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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1997
Hirotomi Nemoto, Wako, JP;
Shigekazu Tanaka, Wako, JP;
Shigemasa Kajiwara, Wako, JP;
Katsuaki Shiiki, Wako, JP;
Takeshi Gomi, Wako, JP;
Tetsuya Ishiguro, Wako, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A valve operating system in an internal combustion engine is disclosed, wherein the operational characteristic of an engine valve which is an intake valve or an exhaust valve, can be changed in accordance with the operational state of the engine. In the valve operating system, a power transmitting means comprises an inner wheel, an outer wheel surrounding the inner wheel, and a carrier on which a planetary rotor is rotatably carried. The inner wheel is operatively connected to a cam shaft, and the outer wheel is connected to the engine valve. A rotational-amount control device is connected to the carrier for controlling the rotational amount of the carrier in accordance with the operational state of the engine. Thus, the size of the valve operating system can be reduced, and moreover, the operational characteristics of the engine valve can be finely changed.