A phase control valve, which supplies a drive hydraulic pressure to an
advance chamber or a retard chamber, is integrated with a drain switch
valve, which controls opening and closing of an advance drain control
valve and opening and closing of a retard drain control valve, to form a
solenoid spool valve. The advance drain control valve is provided in an
advance check valve bypass passage, which bypasses an advance check
valve, and is driven by a pilot hydraulic pressure to open and close the
advance check valve bypass passage. The retard drain control valve is
provided in a retard check valve bypass passage, which bypasses a retard
check valve, and is driven by a pilot hydraulic pressure to open and
close the retard check valve bypass passage.