Continuously variable valve lift device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9027518
APP PUB NO 20140299082A1
SERIAL NO

14352743

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A continuously variable valve lift device with improved lift amount change accuracy includes a rocker arm causing an engine valve to perform an opening/closing operation with a cam of a cam shaft, and an engine valve lift amount change mechanism. The mechanism has a control shaft which has an eccentric circular disc cam, a control arm which swings about the eccentric circular disc cam and having a cam contact portion in contact with a first cam and a first arm, second biasing means for biasing the cam contact portion against the first cam, a second cam portion of a free-form surface shape contacting with the second arm and the rocker arm, a cam member supported so as to be capable of turning around the shall main body, and a link arm with both ends supported so as to be capable of turning by the first arm and the second arm.

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UNIVERSITY OF ULSAN FOUNDATION FOR INDUSTRY COOPERATION93 DAEHAK-RO NAM-GU ULSAN 44610
NITTAN VALVE CO LTDKANAGAWA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kato, Mamoru Hadano, JP 50 502
Kim, Dojoong Ulsan Metropolitan-si, KR 8 3
Shiino, Minoru Hadano, JP 4 13
Sugawara, Ken-ya Hadano, JP 2 1

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