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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2009
Takeyoshi Iwagami, Aki-gun, JP;
Akihiro Noda, Hatsukaichi, JP;
Yuzou Uotani, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is an assembling method for a timing system of an engine to wind a timing chain () around a sprocket () attached to a crankshaft () and a sprocket () attached to a camshaft (). The assembling method comprises the steps of: winding the timing chain () around the respective sprockets () while aligning a reference mark provided on a respective one of the sprockets (), with a corresponding one of alignment marks provided on the timing chain () in associated relation with respective ones of the reference marks; preliminarily assembling, to an engine body (), a chain guide () adapted to be brought into contact with a tight side () of the timing chain (); positioning the crankshaft () and the camshaft () at corresponding reference phase positions; and finally assembling the preliminarily-assembled chain guide () to the engine body (), while bringing the chain guide () into contact with the tight side () of the timing chain () with a given pushing force.