Valve timing control apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9903235
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14834568

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A valve timing control apparatus includes: a drive-side rotational member synchronously rotating with a drive shaft of an internal combustion engine; a driven-side rotational member disposed inside the drive-side rotational member and integrally rotating with a valve opening/closing camshaft; a hydrostatic pressure chamber formed by partitioning a space between the drive-side rotational and driven-side rotational members; an advance angle chamber and a retardation angle chamber formed by dividing the hydrostatic pressure chamber; an intermediate lock mechanism able to selectively switch between locked and unlocked states; an advance angle flow path allowing the hydraulic fluid to be circulated; a retardation angle flow path allowing the hydraulic fluid to be circulated; a control valve having a spool; and a phase control unit controlling the control valve.

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  • AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Amano, Hiroyuki Kariya, JP 118 729
Hayashi, Takeshi Nagoya, JP 66 5180
Kobayashi, Masaki Okazaki, JP 314 2702
Mukaide, Hiroki Chiryu, JP 21 85
Toma, Naoto Kariya, JP 22 147
Yamakawa, Yoshiaki Toyota, JP 14 37

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