Valve timing adjustment device
AssigneeDenso Corporation
InventorMasao KURISU
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A valve timing adjustment device is configured to adjust an opening/closing timing of a valve by rotation of a cam shaft driven by a motor through a speed reduction mechanism. The speed reduction mechanism includes a rolling bearing and a thrust receiver. The rolling bearing includes a raceway groove to guide a rolling element at a surface of an inner ring and a surface of an outer ring. The raceway groove includes a deep groove provided at one side with respect to a center of the rolling element, and a shallow groove provided at the other side with respect to the center of the rolling element. The thrust receiver includes a first draining portion to discharge lubricating oil to outside of the rolling bearing from the shallow groove of the outer ring.
Claims5
A valve timing adjustment device configured to adjust an opening/closing timing of a valve of an engine by rotation of a cam shaft driven by a motor, comprising:
- a speed reduction mechanism that includes
- a rolling bearing arranged between the motor and the cam shaft,
- an oiling passage through which lubricating oil is supplied to the rolling bearing, and
- a thrust receiver configured to lock the rolling bearing at a predetermined position in an axial direction, wherein
- the rolling bearing includes a raceway groove to guide a rolling element at a surface of an inner ring and a surface of an outer ring opposed to each other,
- the raceway groove includes a deep groove provided at one side with respect to a center of the rolling element in the axial direction, and a shallow groove that is shallower than the deep groove and provided at the other side with respect to the center of the rolling element in the axial direction, and
- the thrust receiver includes a first draining portion to discharge the lubricating oil to outside of the rolling bearing from the shallow groove of the outer ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.