Abstract: A lubricating oil supplying system for an internal combustion engine includes a lubricating oil storage section for storing lubricating oil. A driven pump is driven by the internal combustion engine to suck the lubricating oil from the lubricating oil storage section and discharge the lubricating oil to a discharge passage. An electric pump is provided for sucking the lubricating oil discharged from the driven pump to the discharge passage and discharge the lubricating oil to a lubricating oil requiring section in the internal combustion engine. A controlling mechanism is provided for drivingly controlling the electric pump in accordance with a control signal. A bypass passage is provided for bypassing the driven pump. A check valve is disposed in the bypass passage to allow the lubricating oil in the lubricating oil storage section to flow only through a path bypassing said driven pump and toward side of the discharge passage.

Abstract: A valve actuating link is provided for transmitting a combined movement of a drive cam on a cam shaft and a control cam on a control shaft to a valve pressing structure of an engine valve. The valve actuating link comprises a bearing portion that bears the control shaft, a hook-shaped lower portion that surrounds the cam shaft keeping a given space therebetween and a cam portion that repeatedly pushes the valve pressing structure to induce an open/close operation of the engine valve.

Abstract: A valve operating mechanism of an internal combustion engine, comprises a drive cam rotatable with and eccentric to a drive shaft; a link arm having a circular opening in which the drive cam is rotatably received, so that rotation of drive cam about an axis of the drive shaft produces a swing movement of the link arm; a pair of swing cams swingably disposed on the drive shaft at both sides of the drive cam, the swing cams being connected through a movement transmission mechanism to the link arm to be swung when the link arm is subjected to the swing movement; a pair of swing arms respectively actuated by the swing cams for carrying out an open/close operation of a pair of engine valves; a pair of spring retainers respectively provided by the pair of engine valves; and a pair of valve springs respectively held by the spring retainers and biasing the engine valves in a close direction. A lubricating oil passage is formed in the drive cam.

Abstract: A variable valve system for an internal combustion engine has a plurality of valves provided for one cylinder of the internal combustion engine. The plurality of the valves are disposed on one of an intake side and an exhaust side of the one cylinder. The plurality of the valves has a first valve, and a second valve. The variable valve system further has a first variable gear for variably controlling at least a lift of a valve lift characteristic of the first valve, and a second variable gear for variably controlling at least a lift of a valve lift characteristic of the second valve. The first variable gear and the second variable gear operate independently of each other.

Abstract: In a VVA apparatus, when an actual lift amount detected by a lift-amount detecting sensor exceeds a basic lift-amount target value by a predetermined value or more, ECU corrects a lift phase through a lift-phase varying mechanism to separate from a piston TDC with respect to a basic lift-phase target value.

Abstract: A valve operating device for an internal combustion engine enabling both valve timing and valve lift characteristic to be varied depending on engine operating conditions includes intake and exhaust camshafts, an eccentric cam fixed to a first one of the intake and exhaust camshafts so that an axis of the eccentric cam is eccentric to an axis of the first camshaft. A rockable cam is supported on the first camshaft so that the rockable cam rotates or oscillates about the axis of the first camshaft. A rocker arm is oscillatingly supported on an outer periphery of the eccentric cam so that a center of an oscillating motion of the rocker arm revolves around the axis of the first camshaft. Also provided is a control shaft variably controlling the center of the oscillating motion of the rocker arm.

Abstract: A VVA apparatus includes a driving shaft, a crank cam arranged at an outer periphery of the driving shaft, a VO cam swingably supported by the driving shaft to actuate an engine valve, and a rocker arm having a first arm swingably mounted to an eccentric control cam at a first pivotal point and a second arm rotatably mounted to the crank cam and the VO cam at a second pivotal point and a third pivotal point, respectively, the rocker arm transmitting a driving force of the crank cam to the VO cam. The valve lift produced by the VO cam is varied by changing a rocking fulcrum of the rocker arm through rotation control of the control cam, and the second pivotal point and the third pivotal point are located on the side of the second arm of the rocker arm.

Abstract: In a VVA apparatus, when an actual lift amount detected by a lift-amount detecting sensor exceeds a basic lift-amount target value by a predetermined value or more, ECU corrects a lift phase through a lift-phase varying mechanism to separate from a piston TDC with respect to a basic lift-phase target value.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a cam which actuates a valve by torque of a camshaft and is movable in the radial direction of the camshaft and includes a lift portion which moves forward and backward in the direction of the valve, a support mechanism which rotates the cam with the camshaft, and a device which engages the cam with the camshaft and releases the cam from the camshaft in accordance with engine operating conditions.

Abstract: A VVA apparatus includes an operating mechanism that changes a valve-lift amount, and a microcomputer-based controller that controls the operating mechanism to change the valve-lift amount in accordance with engine operating conditions. A first portion of the valve-lift amount between a high lift and a low lift is changed continuously, and a second portion of the valve-lift amount between the low lift and zero lift is changed with one of the low lift and zero lift selected.

Abstract: A variable valve system for an internal combustion engine has a plurality of valves provided for one cylinder of the internal combustion engine. The plurality of the valves are disposed on one of an intake side and an exhaust side of the one cylinder. The plurality of the valves has a first valve, and a second valve. The variable valve system further has a first variable gear for variably controlling at least a lift of a valve lift characteristic of the first valve, and a second variable gear for variably controlling at least a lift of a valve lift characteristic of the second valve. The first variable gear and the second variable gear operate independently of each other.

Abstract: A valve operating device for an internal combustion engine enabling both valve timing and valve lift characteristic to be varied depending on engine operating conditions includes intake and exhaust camshafts, an eccentric cam fixed to a first one of the intake and exhaust camshafts so that an axis of the eccentric cam is eccentric to an axis of the first camshaft. A rockable cam is supported on the first camshaft so that the rockable cam rotates or oscillates about the axis of the first camshaft. A rocker arm is oscillatingly supported on an outer periphery of the eccentric cam so that a center of an oscillating motion of the rocker arm revolves around the axis of the first camshaft. Also provided is a control shaft variably controlling the center of the oscillating motion of the rocker arm.

Abstract: A VVA apparatus includes a driving shaft, a crank cam arranged at an outer periphery of the driving shaft, a VO cam swingably supported by the driving shaft to actuate an engine valve, and a rocker arm having a first arm swingably mounted to an eccentric control cam at a first pivotal point and a second arm rotatably mounted to the crank cam and the VO cam at a second pivotal point and a third pivotal point, respectively, the rocker arm transmitting a driving force of the crank cam to the VO cam. The valve lift produced by the VO cam is varied by changing a rocking fulcrum of the rocker arm through rotation control of the control cam, and the second pivotal point and the third pivotal point are located on the side of the second arm of the rocker arm.

Abstract: A valve operating device for an engine having at least two engine valves per cylinder, the valve operating device enabling both valve timing and valve-lift characteristic to be varied depending on engine operating conditions, includes a camshaft, at least one cam pair including a low-speed cam and a high-speed cam, each operating an associated valve of at least two engine valves included in a cylinder, a main rocker shaft supported on a cylinder head, a sub rocker shaft, and at least one rocker arm set. The rocker arm set includes a low-speed rocker arm having a first follower driven by the low-speed cam and oscillatingly supported by the main rocker shaft and mounting thereon the sub rocker shaft, and a high-speed rocker arm having a second follower driven by the high-speed cam oscillatingly supported by the sub rocker shaft. The second follower is closely juxtaposed to the first follower and located within a dead space defined in the outside of the engine valves included in the engine cylinder.

Abstract: An electromagnetic driving device of engine valve for internal combustion engine comprising an electromagnetic deriving mechanism includes a first and second electromagnets positioned opposite each other, an armature disposed in a gap formed between the electromagnets for moving therebetween, a follower having a first and second followers that are positioned opposite each other is for moving in relation to the armature, a valve associated with the armature for closing and opening an intake or exhaust passage, a first and second cams having gradually varied their profile are pivoted for contacting respective the first and second followers, a spring is disposed between the follower and the cams for urge the first and second cams toward the first and second followers, respectively.

Abstract: An electromagnetic drive system for repeatedly opening and closing a valve of an internal combustion engine is comprised of an electromagnetic drive mechanism and a damper mechanism. The electromagnetic drive mechanism comprises a pair of electromagnets, an armature disposed between the electromagnets and a pair of springs setting the armature at a neutral position between the electromagnets when both the electromagnets are de-energized. The electromagnets are alternately energized and de-energized according to a control signal. The damper mechanism is interlocked with the electromagnetic drive mechanism and functions to decrease a speed of displacement of the valve at a terminating period of each of a valve-closing stroke and a valve-opening stroke of the valve.

Abstract: A VVA apparatus includes an operating mechanism that changes a valve-lift amount, and a microcomputer-based controller that controls the operating mechanism to change the valve-lift amount in accordance with engine operating conditions. A first portion of the valve-lift amount between a high lift and a low lift is changed continuously, and a second portion of the valve-lift amount between the low lift and zero lift is changed with one of the low lift and zero lift selected.

Abstract: An electromagnetic valve actuator for a cylinder valve, including a pair of electromagnets including magnetic cores and coils serially connected and wound around the magnetic cores in the same direction. An armature is moveable against biasing forces of springs in one direction to open the cylinder valve and in the opposite direction to close the cylinder valve. A permanent magnet is prevented from being undesirably influenced by an opposing magnetic field relative to the permanent magnet.

Abstract: A variable valve actuation apparatus incorporates a mechanism, mounted to a control shaft, to convert rotational motion of a camshaft into pivotal motion of a valve operating cam. The mechanism has different states corresponding to varying angular positions which the control shaft is adjustable to, respectively, The mechanism is continuously variable in state to one of the different states in response to a shift of the control shaft to one of the varying angular positions. The mechanism is also operative to vary the valve operating cam, in position, relative to the associated cylinder valve in response to a shift between the different states.

Abstract: An electromagnetically operating actuator includes a casing (29) that accommodates an armature (30), a valve-closing electromagnet (32), a valve-opening electromagnet (32), and a valve-opening spring (33). The casing is fixed to an upper face of a cylinder head (21) in which an intake valve (23) and a valve litter (27) are slidably moveable. A valve-closing spring (28) is installed between the valve lifter and a bottom face of a retention hole (21a). Further, a transmission cam (46) with first and second cam surfaces (51, 52) is interposed between the valve lifter and a tappet (39) connected with the center of the armature through a tappet shaft (38). The transmission cam is pivotable upward and downward. A hydraulic lash adjuster (47) associated with the transmission cam is disposed within the casing.