WO2005071233A3 - Improvements to variable timing mechanisms - Google Patents

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WO2005071233A3
WO2005071233A3 PCT/GB2005/000095 GB2005000095W WO2005071233A3 WO 2005071233 A3 WO2005071233 A3 WO 2005071233A3 GB 2005000095 W GB2005000095 W GB 2005000095W WO 2005071233 A3 WO2005071233 A3 WO 2005071233A3
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Jean-Pierre Pirault
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Jean-Pierre Pirault
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Priority claimed from GB0413944A external-priority patent/GB2410061B/en
Priority claimed from PCT/GB2004/002766 external-priority patent/WO2005068788A1/en
Application filed by Powertrain Technology Ltd, Jean-Pierre Pirault filed Critical Powertrain Technology Ltd
Publication of WO2005071233A2 publication Critical patent/WO2005071233A2/en
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Abstract

This invention proposes a poppet valve actuation system in which the poppet valve is operated, via a cam follower, by a cam, which has a shaft passing through it, concentric with the bearings that support the aforementioned cam, and the said cam being joined by (2) pivoted links to a connecting rod, driven by a crankshaft, the first link, referred to as the 'cam link', being rotatably connected at one end of the link to the cam, whilst the other end of the first link connects rotatably to one end of the second link, this second link, referred to as 'control link' being rotatably connected, along its length, to the small end of the said connecting rod, the other end of this second link, termed the 'free' end, being connected, via an appropriate mechanical joint, to an actuator that may apply a displacement to this free end of the control link, such that the control link's angularity relative to the first link and therefore the angular displacement of the cam can be adjustably controlled by the said displacement of the free end of the control link causing rotation about the connection of the control link with the small-end of the said connecting rod, the big end of which being free to rotate on the said crankshaft, the said crankshaft being driven in appropriate phase with the main engine crankshaft, and said crankshaft being on a parallel and different axis to that of the aforementioned bearing support shaft that passes through the cam. The actuator may be electrically driven and controlled, in response to signals from a sensor on the poppet valve or actuator shaft, in feedback or feedforward mode.
PCT/GB2005/000095 2004-01-13 2005-01-13 Improvements to variable timing mechanisms WO2005071233A2 (en)

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GB0400764A GB0400764D0 (en) 2004-01-13 2004-01-13 Improvements to variable valve timing
GB0400764.7 2004-01-13
GB0407213.8 2004-03-30
GB0407213A GB0407213D0 (en) 2004-01-13 2004-03-30 Improvements to variable valve timing
GB0413944.0 2004-05-24
GB0413944A GB2410061B (en) 2004-01-13 2004-05-24 Improvements to variable valve timing mechanisms
PCT/GB2004/002766 WO2005068788A1 (en) 2004-01-13 2004-06-28 Improvements to variable valve timing mechanisms
GBPCT/GB2004/002766 2004-06-28

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EP1363002A1 (en) * 2002-05-16 2003-11-19 Nissan Motor Company, Limited Control system and method for an internal combustion engine with variable compression ratio

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