Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Locking structure of valve timing adjustment apparatus for internal combustion engine
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Application No.: US15382946Application Date: 2016-12-19
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Publication No.: US10738663B2Publication Date: 2020-08-11
- Inventor: Koun Young Jang , Sung Dae Kim , Sang Ho Lee , Jae Young Kang , Sung Hoon Baek , Soo Deok Ahn
- Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company , KIA Motors Corporation , Delphi Powertrain Systems Korea Ltd. , Pine Engineering Ltd.
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul KR Seoul KR Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-Do KR Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-Do
- Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY,KIA MOTORS CORPORATION,DELPHI POWERTRAIN SYSTEMS KOREA LTD.,PINE ENGINEERING LTD.
- Current Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY,KIA MOTORS CORPORATION,DELPHI POWERTRAIN SYSTEMS KOREA LTD.,PINE ENGINEERING LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul KR Seoul KR Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-Do KR Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-Do
- Agency: Brinks Gilson & Lione
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@6aa031c8
- Main IPC: F01L1/344
- IPC: F01L1/344

Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a locking structure of a valve timing adjustment apparatus for an internal combustion engine, using torque from a camshaft and the pressure of working fluid. The locking structure includes an anti-rotation mechanism for inhibiting or preventing a position change between a rotor and a housing by preventing relative rotation of the rotor to the housing. The anti-rotation mechanism further includes: a plurality of locking grooves which are formed on the ratchet plate with different depths and connected to each other; and a locking pin member. In particular, the locking pin member has: a hollow outer pin elastically disposed in a fitting hole formed in vanes, an inner pin elastically disposed inside the outer pin, and a lifter ring coupled to the upper portion of the outer pin to slide on the inner side of the fitting hole.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170183986A1 LOCKING STRUCTURE OF VALVE TIMING ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE Public/Granted day:2017-06-29
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