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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ryuji Tanaka, Hamamatsu, JP;
Katsuhiro Fukuda, Hamamatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Suzuki Motor Corporation, Hamamatsu, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 9/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 9/10 ;
Abstract
An intermittent oil supply system is provided that discharges intermittently some of the oil supplied to the cam bearing from the oil supply path formed on the axial center of the camshaft and via the journal path toward the side of the cam and the tappet in line with the rotation of the camshaft The intermittent oil supply system is structured so that an oil groove along the axial direction of the camshaft is formed, for example, on the bearing surface of said cam bearing and at least one end of this oil groove opens on the end face of the cam bearing (bearing housing ).