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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katsuyuki Fukuhara, Hyogo, JP;
Hiroyuki Kinugawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/344 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/344 ;
Abstract
A valve timing control device has a lock pin for controlling the rotation between first and second rotors. A purge valve is arranged at the lock pin, the purge valve discharging air-mixing oil into a discharge hole in a release operation. On application of first pressure of release hydraulic pressure, a part of the first pressure is discharged through the purge valve, a backward pressure chamber and the discharge hole to the outside the device. Therefore, the lock pin is slid to reduce applied pressure, and it can delay a release operation to prevent the occurrence of beat noise on starting an engine.