Patent ID: 6688267
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: F01L,Y10T

Abstract:
A valve actuator assembly for an engine of a vehicle comprising:a movable engine valve; a movable roller finger follower contacting said engine valve; a rotatable cam; a first intermediate finger follower for contact with said roller finger follower and said cam; a second intermediate finger follower for contact with said roller finger follower and said cam; and at least one first actuator operatively cooperating with said first intermediate finger follower to position said first intermediate finger follower relative to said cam to move said roller finger follower to position said engine valve at either one of a desired lift and phasing for a primary opening of said engine valve and at least one second actuator operatively cooperating with said second intermediate finger follower to position said second intermediate finger follower relative to said cam to move said roller finger follower to position said engine valve at either one of a desired lift and phasing for a secondary opening of said engine valve.