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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2010
Applicants:
Ayatoshi Matsunaga, Okazaki, JP;
Shinichi Murata, Okazaki, JP;
Daisuke Yoshika, Okazaki, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/34 (2006.01); F01M 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an engine equipped with a variable valvetrain including a second cam phase alteration mechanismfor altering the phase of second intake camsactuating second intake valves, relative to a crankshaft, the second cam phase alteration mechanismis arranged at an end opposite to an end at which a cam sprocket is provided to receive power from the crankshaft, to be located outside a cylinder head, and an actuator coveris fixed to the cylinder headto cover at least a lower portion of the second cam phase alteration mechanism