Valve-timing control apparatus for internal combustion engine and power-feeding mechanism used in valve-timing control apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9991766
APP PUB NO 20150008774A1
SERIAL NO

14288732

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A valve-timing control apparatus includes a motor housing formed with an accommodating space; a permanent magnet provided along an inner circumference of the accommodating space of the motor housing; a rotor configured to rotate relative to the permanent magnet; a transmitting mechanism configured to transmit a rotational force of the rotor to a cam shaft; a switching brush mounted on the motor housing and configured to switch an energization of coil; a power-feeding brush provided to one of the motor housing and a fixed member and configured to feed electric power to the switching brush; a slip ring provided to another of the motor housing and the fixed member and being in contact with the power-feeding brush; a pigtail harness connecting the power-feeding brush with a power-feeding terminal; and contact portions bending the pigtail harness at a plurality of spots of the pigtail harness by contact with the pigtail harness.

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  • HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Tadokoro, Ryo Atsugi, JP 25 156
Yamanaka, Atsushi Atsugi, JP 61 821

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