Valve-operating device for engine with two banks and variable valve

Abstract

A valve-operating device for an internal combustion engine equipped with two cylinder banks each having a variable valve timing and working angle mechanism comprises a drive shaft, a cylindrical hollow camshaft fitted to an outer periphery of the drive shaft to be rotatable relatively about the drive shaft, a non-uniform velocity coupling including an annular disc disposed between the drive shaft and the camshaft for transmitting motion of rotation from the drive shaft to the camshaft, permitting a phase change of the camshaft relative to the drive shaft with non-uniform rotation during eccentric motion of the annular disc, and a control housing rotatably supporting the annular disc. Also provided is a decentering mechanism supporting the control housing rockably to produce the eccentric motion of the annular disc. A locus of eccentric motion of the center of the annular disc arranged in the left bank and a locus of eccentric motion of the center of the annular disc arranged in the right bank are essentially symmetrical with respect to the line perpendicular to a line segment between and including two central axes of said drive shafts of the two cylinder banks. A direction of eccentric motion of the center of the annular disc arranged in the right bank is opposite to a direction of eccentric motion of the center of the annular disc arranged in the left bank.