A tensioner device for a belt or chain defines a housing defining a bore with a plunger disposed in the bore. A spring is engaged with the plunger for biasing the plunger in an outward direction. The housing further includes an oil chamber connected to an oil passage in communication with the oil chamber for delivering pressurized oil to the oil chamber, wherein when the oil chamber is pressurized the pressurized oil applies a counter force opposing a force of the spring.

A cylinder head assembly for a cylinder of a four stroke internal combustion engine, including an intake rotor assembly that includes an intake rotor body, a first intake rotor shell portion, and a second intake rotor shell portion, and is operable to be rotatably received in at least one through bore of a cylinder head member. An exhaust rotor assembly includes an exhaust rotor body, a first exhaust rotor shell portion, and a second exhaust rotor shell portion, and is operable to be rotatably received in the at least one through bore of the cylinder head member. At least one of the first and second intake rotor shell portions or the first and second exhaust rotor shell portions are operable to be urged outwardly towards or against an interior surface of the at least one through bore of the cylinder head member so as to create a seal therebetween.

A cover structure for an internal combustion engine includes: a plastic cover member attached to a body of the internal combustion engine so as to cover the power transmission and a metallic holding member configured to hold an oil seal pressurized to the outer circumference of the crank shaft. Also, the holding member is positionable by engaging with the body of the internal combustion engine with respect to an axial direction of the crank shaft and a planar direction perpendicular to the axial direction. The cover member and the holding member are fastened together by a fastening bolt while interposing a gasket positioned to surround the crank shaft.

A power unit for a hybrid vehicle is provided with a twin-cylinder reciprocating piston engine, which has two pistons which are guided in two cylinders in tandem arrangement. Two counter-directional crankshafts are connected with the pistons by connecting rods. At least one generator is rotatable co-directionally to the first crankshaft and counter-directionally to the second crankshaft. A camshaft with valve cams are operatively connected with control valves. A flywheel mass element is arranged on the second crankshaft or on a flywheel mass compensating shaft, and a compensating camshaft are provided. The compensating camshaft includes at least one compensating cam element which is operatively connected with a linearly guided compensating mass.

A camshaft-drive tensioner system is disclosed for an internal combustion engine having a camshaft-drive element. The camshaft-drive tensioner system includes a tensioner configured to be energized by a pressurized fluid in order to apply a force to the camshaft-drive element. The camshaft-drive tensioner system also includes a fluid pump configured to supply the pressurized fluid. The camshaft-drive tensioner system additionally includes a controller configured to regulate either volume or pressure of the fluid supplied to the tensioner by the fluid pump to thereby selectively vary the force applied to the camshaft-drive element. An internal combustion engine having such a camshaft-drive tensioner system and a method of selectively varying a force applied to the camshaft-drive element are also disclosed.

An object of the present invention is to provide a guide shoe that can prevent a shortage of lubricating oil and supply the lubricating oil onto a sliding surface of the shoe in a favorable manner. To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a guide shoe 120 that has a shoe surface 121 for slidably guiding a running chain CH. An oil guide part 124 with a pair of guide walls 124a is provided in the shoe surface 121. The pair of guide walls 124a are each formed such as to face a rear side in a chain running direction D and converge to each other toward a front side in the chain running direction D.

A independent rotary valve engine and a method for controlling thereof includes an engine crankcase, a crankshaft located therein, a bidirectional servo motor connected to the engine crankcase, a cylinder block connected to the engine crankcase, and a cylinder head connected to the cylinder block, with a spark plug and a piston linked by a connecting rod to the crankshaft. An intake rotary valve is located within a first channel in the cylinder head, and an exhaust rotary valve is located within a parallel second channel. A pulley connects a servo motor shaft of the bidirectional servo motor to the intake rotary valve. An engine control device, operatively connected to the spark plug and the bidirectional servo motor, generates spark timing signals, receives an engine speed requirement, determines a wide-open throttle position and intake valve closing angle, and generates variable valve timing signals to rotate the servo motor shaft.

A independent rotary valve engine and a method for controlling thereof includes an engine crankcase, a crankshaft located therein, a bidirectional servo motor connected to the engine crankcase, a cylinder block connected to the engine crankcase, and a cylinder head connected to the cylinder block, with a spark plug and a piston linked by a connecting rod to the crankshaft. An intake rotary valve is located within a first channel in the cylinder head, and an exhaust rotary valve is located within a parallel second channel. A pulley connects a servo motor shaft of the bidirectional servo motor to the intake rotary valve. An engine control device, operatively connected to the spark plug and the bidirectional servo motor, generates spark timing signals, receives an engine speed requirement, determines a wide-open throttle position and intake valve closing angle, and generates variable valve timing signals to rotate the servo motor shaft.

A independent rotary valve engine and a method for controlling thereof includes an engine crankcase, a crankshaft located therein, a bidirectional servo motor connected to the engine crankcase, a cylinder block connected to the engine crankcase, and a cylinder head connected to the cylinder block, with a spark plug and a piston linked by a connecting rod to the crankshaft. An intake rotary valve is located within a first channel in the cylinder head, and an exhaust rotary valve is located within a parallel second channel. A pulley connects a servo motor shaft of the bidirectional servo motor to the intake rotary valve. An engine control device, operatively connected to the spark plug and the bidirectional servo motor, generates spark timing signals, receives an engine speed requirement, determines a wide-open throttle position and intake valve closing angle, and generates variable valve timing signals to rotate the servo motor shaft.

A independent rotary valve engine and a method for controlling thereof includes an engine crankcase, a crankshaft located therein, a bidirectional servo motor connected to the engine crankcase, a cylinder block connected to the engine crankcase, and a cylinder head connected to the cylinder block, with a spark plug and a piston linked by a connecting rod to the crankshaft. An intake rotary valve is located within a first channel in the cylinder head, and an exhaust rotary valve is located within a parallel second channel. A pulley connects a servo motor shaft of the bidirectional servo motor to the intake rotary valve. An engine control device, operatively connected to the spark plug and the bidirectional servo motor, generates spark timing signals, receives an engine speed requirement, determines a wide-open throttle position and intake valve closing angle, and generates variable valve timing signals to rotate the servo motor shaft.