Patent 7426912 was granted and assigned to Hyundai Motor Company on September, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An oil supply circuit for a cylinder deactivation system having a simple structure and capable of being installed at a cylinder head without needing additional extraneous elements by forming an oil line within a cam shaft. An embodiment may include a hydraulic pump, a plurality of tappets for controlling opening of intake and exhaust valves, a first oil circuit connected to the hydraulic pump through an oil supply line and supplying a high pressure oil to the tappets, and a second oil circuit connected to the hydraulic pump and supplying an oil to the tappets. The second oil circuit includes an oil line formed in a hollow space of the cam shaft.