Continuous variable valve lift apparatus
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorsYoung Hong Kwak, Kiyoung Kwon, Jin Kook Kong, Kyoung Joon Chang
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Abstract
A continuous variable valve lift apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an input cam disposed to an input shaft, a first shaft in parallel with the input shaft, a first link connected with the first shaft, a second link rotatably connected to the first link, an output cam that is rotatably connected with the second link and configured with a contact portion contacting the input cam, a second shaft disposed to the output cam parallel with the input shaft, at least one valve unit that is opened and closed by the output cam, and a control part that controls a position of the second shaft.
Claims8
A continuously variable valve lift apparatus, comprising:
- an input cam disposed on an input shaft;
- a first shaft in parallel with the input shaft;
- a first link connected with the first shaft;
- a second link rotatably connected to the first link;
- an output cam rotatably connected with the second link and configured with a contact portion contacting the input cam;
- a second shaft disposed on the output cam and in parallel with the input shaft;
- at least one valve unit positioned under the output cam, wherein the at least one valve unit is opened and closed by the output cam;
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- a control part that controls a position of the second shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.