Patent ID: 6341585
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: F01L

Abstract:
An apparatus for delaying the closing of an inlet valve of an internal combustion engine, comprising;a fluid cylinder with a piston inside; said combination is connected between the engine cylinder head and said inlet valve, wherein, one end is connected to the engine cylinder head and the other end is connected to the inlet valve mechanism; a fluid storage means; a fluid control valve, that controls the rate of fluid flow, that is connected between said fluid cylinder outlet connection and said fluid storage means; a fluid check valve arranged so that fluid flows one way, but no fluid flows the opposite direction, connected between said fluid cylinder outlet connection and said fluid storage means, said fluid check valve is plumbed parallel to said fluid control valve; fluid inside said fluid cylinder between said piston and said fluid cylinder outlet, said control valve, said check valve, said control valve, and connecting piping; a means of controlling said control valve.