公开(公告)号：US10344682B1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-09

申请号：US15406615

申请日：2017-01-13

Applicant: Andre H Vandenberg

Inventor： Andre H Vandenberg

IPC: F01L1/06 ,  F01L7/02 ,  F02D13/02 ,  F01L13/00 ,  F01L9/04 ,  F02P5/145 ,  F02B75/02 ,  F01L1/36

Abstract: An internal combustion engine (10) with variable valve timing has one or more valve shafts (38, 44) connected to stepper motors (54) for angularly positioning the one or more valve shafts (38, 44) relative to an engine block (12). Flow passages (50, 52) are formed into the one or more valve shafts (38, 44) for passing intake air and exhaust gases into and from the engine (10). Sensors (58, 60 and 62) are located adjacent a crankshaft (28) and the one or more valve shafts (38, 44) for determining crankshaft positions and valve shaft positions relative to the engine block (12). An engine control unit (56) receives crank shaft and valve shaft position signals and emits control signals to the stepper motors (54) to selectively operate the engine in two stroke, four stroke, six stroke, eight stroke, and ten stroke modes. Electrically controlled clutches (74 and 76) are mounted to respective ones of the crankshaft (28) and the valve shafts (38, 44), and connected by a timing chain (72) for actuating to provide backup valve shaft.