The invention discloses a variable compression ratio device of an automobile engine, comprising a crank shaft, a main connecting rod, a piston, an eccentric sleeve, a hinge bar transmission mechanism and a regulating shaft; a small end of the main connecting rod is connected with the piston by a piston pin, and a large end thereof is connected with the crank shaft; the eccentric sleeve is arranged between the small end of the main connecting rod and the piston pin, a connecting rod neck and the large end of the main connecting rod, or a main journal of the crank shaft and a main bearing saddle bore of a crank shaft case; the hinge bar transmission mechanism is used for the transmission between the regulating shaft and the eccentric sleeve. The hinge bar transmission mechanism controls the rotation of the eccentric sleeve, and can change the position of a dead point on the piston so as to change the compression ratio of the engine; furthermore, the hinge bar transmission mechanism is formed by two parallelogrammic hinged four-bar linkage mechanisms, so that the variable compression ratio device has the advantages of simple structure, easy fabrication, convenient control, reliable use, durability and low cost.