Patent ID: 6311655
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: F01L,Y10T

Abstract:
An internal combustion engine comprising;a camshaft (14);a rotor (22) secured to said camshaft (14) for rotation therewith, said rotor (22) being non-oscillatable with respect to said camshaft (14);a housing (68) circumscribing said rotor (22) and being rotatable with said rotor (22) and said camshaft (14) and being oscilltable with respect to said rotor (22) and said camshaft (14) between a fully retarded position and a fully advanced position;locking means for preventing relative motion between said rotor (22) and said housing (68), said locking means mounted within said rotor (22) and releasably engageable with said housing (68) in said fully retarded position, said fully advanced position, and in at least one intermediate position therebetween; andmeans for controlling oscillation of said rotor (22) relative to said housing (68).