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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2008
Yun Sung Hwang, Suwon, KR;
Yun Sung Hwang, Suwon, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A variable valve lift apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an outer body connected with a valve for opening and closing the valve, an inner body that is reciprocally disposed within the outer body and contacts a first input cam configured to an input shaft, a lost motion spring disposed between the outer body and the inner body, a connecting portion selectively connecting the outer body and the inner body, a hydraulic pressure supplying portion supplying hydraulic pressure to the connecting portion, and a lubrication circuit supplying lubricant to a contacting portion of the first input cam and the inner body.