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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123 9017 ; 123 9031 ;
Abstract
A variable valve mechanism using a non-uniform coupling in an internal combustion engine is equipped with an axis-supporting member for supporting a cam-side rotation axis in an eccentric state. In the variable valve mechanism, the axis-supporting member is driven while taking account of friction occurring in the axis-supporting member by changing the position of the axis-supporting member so as to align with the direction of a dragging torque generated between the axis-supporting member and an intermediate rotating member or between the axis-supporting member and a rotation axis member.