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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2005
Noriaki Fujii, Wako, JP;
Katsunori Nakamura, Wako, JP;
Keiko Yoshida, Wako, JP;
Hisao Sakai, Wako, JP;
Tadaharu Shoji, Wako, JP;
Motohiro Maruyama, Wako, JP;
Noriaki Fujii, Wako, JP;
Katsunori Nakamura, Wako, JP;
Keiko Yoshida, Wako, JP;
Hisao Sakai, Wako, JP;
Tadaharu Shoji, Wako, JP;
Motohiro Maruyama, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To allow both the valve lift and valve timing for an engine valve to be varied in a continuous manner, the variable valve actuating device () comprises a camshaft () rotatably supported by a fixed part of the engine and provided with a cam (), a first rocker arm () pivotally supported by a fixed part of the engine, the first rocker arm being provided with a first point () engaging a stem of an engine valve (), a drum () rotatably supported by a fixed part of the engine and at least partly surrounding the cam, a second rocker arm () having a first point () pivotally supported by the drum, a second point () adapted to engage the cam and a surface engaged by a second point () of the first rocker arm, and a control member () for selectively turning the drum over a prescribed angular range.