Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a variable valve system capable of restricting partial wear and dropping caused by a lateral dislocation of a swing arm in respect to a supporting member by limiting the maximum number of revolution of an engine in response to a lost motion displacement magnitude (a stroke amount) of a valve stopper mechanism during stopping state of the valve.SOLUTION: At a step S1, a practical valve lift amount L corresponding to a rotational angle θ of a control shaft 21 is calculated and at the same time an output signal of a hydraulic switch 48 is inputted. At a step S2, when a signal outputted from the hydraulic switch is ON, the operation is transferred to a step S3 under an assumption that the valve is kept in its stopped state. In this case, a practical lift L at the operating side from the rotational angle θ of the control shaft is calculated and a lost motion displacement amount S is calculated as an imaginary lift at the stopped side, a practical allowable limit number of revolution Na corresponding to the displacement amount S is calculated in reference to a Na characteristic in Fig.11 and at a step S4, it is set with Na being applied as the limited revolution NI.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a variable valve gear that can enhance fuel consumption by combustion improvement, in which a first intake valve repeatedly opens and closes and a second intake valve retains a closed state in, for example, a low load area, thereby producing a sufficient intake swirl in a cylinder.SOLUTION: A variable valve gear of an internal combustion engine includes: a variable mechanism that varies operation states of first and second intake valves 3a and 3b; a first swing arm 30 that transfers oscillating force by contact with a single oscillating cam 7 to open and close the first intake valve; a second swing arm 31 that opens and closes the second intake valve; and a connection switching mechanism 36 that brings both of the swing arms into connection or no connection with each other in response to an engine operation state. The second intake valve retains in a zero lift state if an oscillation amount of the first swing arm is controlled to be lower than a predetermined value, while the first and second intake valves open and close together if the oscillation amount of the first swing arm is controlled to be more than or equal to the predetermined value.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a variable valve device capable of suppressing falling or the like of a swing arm with respect to a pivot by inhibiting valve stopping control when a lost motion amount (stroke amount) of a valve stopping mechanism during one valve stopping exceeds a predetermined value.SOLUTION: An oscillation cam 7 is oscillated via a transmission mechanism in accordance with rotation of a driving cam 5a and, thereby, respective intake valves 3, 3 are openably and closably operated by a pair of swing arms 6. A valve stopping mechanism is provided for stopping one side intake valve by subjecting a first hydraulic lash adjuster 10a which is brought into contact with the other edge part 6b of one side swing arm to get to an oscillation fulcrum to lost motion in accordance with an engine operation state. Meanwhile, when a lost motion amount of the valve stopping mechanism exceeds a predetermined value, a solenoid selection valve 55 is controlled by a valve stopping inhibition circuit of a control unit 53 such that the valve stopping is inhibited by a regulation pin 41.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a variably operated valve system that facilitates size management on a control shaft and of which the manufacturing work efficiency can be improved.SOLUTION: A variably operated valve system includes: a plane part 24 formed on an outer peripheral surface of a control shaft 19 and having raised opposite surfaces 24b, 24c cut from a shaft direction so as to hold a connection member 27 therebetween from a shaft direction; a bolt hole 25 bored from the plane part along a diameter direction through an oil passage 23, and having a female screw hole 25a formed on a tip side; and a restriction part comprising a cylindrical fitting groove 26 formed at an upper hole edge of the bolt hole of the plane part and a cylindrical fitting projection part 28 formed at a lower hole edge of a bolt insertion hole of the connection member and fitted in the fitting groove, the connection member being fixed to a control shaft by threadedly tightening a fixing bolt 19 in the bolt hole through the bolt insertion hole of the connection member.