One of retard passages, which supplies working fluid to one of retard
chambers, is a dedicated passage. The other remaining retard passages,
which supply the working fluid to the other remaining retard chambers,
are branch passages, which are branched from a retard passage that serves
as a supply passage. With this construction, a flow quantity of working
fluid per unit time supplied from the one of retard passages to the one
of retard chambers becomes larger than a flow quantity of working fluid
per unit time supplied from the other remaining retard passages to the
other remaining retard chambers. Thus, the one of retard chambers can be
filled with the working fluid earlier than the other remaining retard
chambers.