Patents Assigned to Mr. Hermann Harle
  • Patent number: 5738501
    Abstract: The invention relates to a valve train of an internal combustion engine having hydraulic actuator means for controlling a valve control means as a function of engine speed and having a pump driven by the engine for supplying the actuator means with working fluid. The pump is configured as a suction-controlled ring-gear pump having a sealing web extending over a plurality of pockets, and featuring a delivery characteristic as a function of speed which is adapted to the working fluid requirement of said actuator means. In addition, an internal gear pump is provided, particularly useful for such a valve train.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Mr. Hermann Harle
    Inventor: Siegfried Eisenmann