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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2005
Applicant:
Fang Shui, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Fang Shui, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A poppet valve operating system for an internal combustion engine features variable valve lift and camshaft phasing. A planetary phaser uses control inputs which are shared with a variable lift mechanism. The phaser adjustment and the variable lift mechanism are controlled by a single positioning motor.