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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 15, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shinichi Tamba, Kobe, JP;
Yoshiro Yamane, Akashi, JP;
Assignee:
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M / ; F01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123 9023 ; 123 9031 ; 123 9033 ; 1231 / ; 1231 / ; 1231 / ; 184-65 ;
Abstract
A gear 11 on a crankshaft 10 is made to engage with an internal gear 21 having twice the number of teeth of the gear 11, cams 22 are formed on the exterior surface of the internal gear 21, and the cams 22 are connected with valve actuating mechanisms 40 for actuating an exhaust valve 44 and an intake valve 40 to open or close. The gear 11, the internal gear 21, etc. have the function of an oil pump.