Patents Assigned to Hitachi Unisia Automotove, Ltd.
  • Patent number: 6679209
    Abstract: A valve timing control apparatus is provided which comprises an intermediate rotary member rotatable relative to a driving rotary member and a driven rotary member and having a spiral guide of a single spiral. Rotation of the intermediate rotary member caused by a control force applying unit causes radial movement of the guided members which is in turn converted to relative rotation between the driving rotary member and the driven rotary member by the links. The spiral of the spiral guide is defined so that a rate of change of spiral radius per angle is not constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi Unisia Automotove, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Hibi, Naotaka Nakura