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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2004
Applicants:
Koji Yudate, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Kinugawa, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Sakata, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Yamauchi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Koji Yudate, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Kinugawa, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Sakata, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Yamauchi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishiki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A valve timing adjusting device includes a first rotor that rotates synchronously with a crankshaft of an engine; a second rotor that is relatively rotatable by a predetermined angle within the first rotor, and is secured on the end face of an intake or an exhaust camshaft; and a tension spring that acts as an assisting spring for adjusting a relative position between both the rotors.