Abstract:
A valve mechanism includes a valve (11) having a valve stem (14) which is located for axial movement in a valve guide (13) and valve head (15) adapted at one extreme of movement of the valve (11) to locate against and close a valve seat (16); a valve lever (20) is pivotally mounted at one end (21) and is attached adjacent the other end (23) to the end (22) of the valve stem (14), the valve lever (20) defines a track (25); a drive pin (32) engages in the track (25) the drive pin (32) being mounted at one end of a first link (30) the other end of the link (30) being pivotally mounted about a fixed pivot (31), a second link (40) is pivotally mounted at one end about moveable pivot (41), the first and second links (30,40) being interconnected by an intermediate link (45) pivotally attached to said first and second links (30,40) at positions separated from their pivots (31, 41) a drive link (52) is pivotally connected at one end to the pivotal connection between the second link (40) and intermediate link (45) and at the other end to a crank (51), so that rotation of the crank (51) will cause the linkage (30,40,45) to oscillate and the drive pin (32) to perform a reciprocating motion along an arucate path defined by first link (30); the track (25) has a first portion (26) which is engaged by the drive pin (32) when the valve (11) is olosed and coincides with the arcuate path of the drive pin (32) and a second portion (27) which diverges from the path of the drive pin (32), so that engagement of the second portion (27) by the drive pin (32) will cause the valve lever (20) to move opening and closing the valve (11); and means (55) being provided for movement of the pivot (41) to vary the timing and duration of opening of the valve (11).
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an actuator that can obtain a stable installation state of an oil seal regardless of a change in an inner pressure of a motor casing and suppress degrading of seal efficiency.SOLUTION: A motor output shaft 34 interconnected with a ball screw mechanism is inserted into a shaft insertion hole 36 formed at one end side of a motor casing 33 of an electric motor 31. An annular mechanical seal 37 embedded therein with an annular seal retainer 52 made of metal interposes between the shaft insertion hole and the motor output shaft. A stopper member 38 is formed in a substantial U-shape with a thin line material made from spring steel, and a base end part 38a and tip end parts 38c and 38c of the stopper member 38 are held to be fitted inside a fitting groove 39 of the shaft insertion hole. Meanwhile, a pair of substantially straight beam parts 38b are arranged on an inner circumferential side of the mechanical seal and in parallel to a diameter direction line, while being arranged to face the seal retainer at upper and lower four positions C in a shaft direction of the motor output shaft.
Abstract:
This invention proposes a poppet valve actuation system in which the poppet valve is operated, via a cam follower, by a cam which is joined by 2 pivoted links to a connecting rod, driven by a crankshaft, the first link, referred to as the "cam link", being rotatably connected at one end of the link to the cam, whilst the other end of the first link connects rotatably to one end of the second link, this second link, referred to as "control link" being rotatably connected, along its length, to the small end of the said connecting rod, the other end of this second link, termed the "free" end, being connected, via an appropriate mechanical oint, to an actuator that may apply a displacement to this free end of the control link, such that the control link's angularity relative to the first link and therefore the angular displacement of the cam can be adjustably controlled by the said displacement of the free end of the control link causing rotation about the connection of the control link with the small-end of the said connecting rod, the big end of which being free to rotate on the said crankshaft, the said crankshaft being driven in appropriate phase with the main engine crankshaft. The actuator may be electrically driven and controlled, in response to signals from a sensor on the poppet valve or actuator shaft, in feedback or feedforward mode.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a mechanical valve gear that can be variably adjusted for at least one gas shuttle valve (1) in a piston internal combustion engine, said valve being provided with at least one closing spring (2). Said valve gear comprises a drive element (13) for generating a stroke motion that acts against the force of the closing spring (2) on the gas shuttle valve (1) and a stroke transmission element (4) located between the drive element (13) and the gas shuttle valve (1). Said transmission element acts on the gas shuttle valve (1) in the direction of the displacement axis (14) of the latter and the stroke path of the stroke transmission element can be modified in the direction of the displacement axis (14) by means of an adjustable guide element (11). The stroke transmission element consists of a pivoting element (8), whose end that acts in the direction of the displacement axis (14) interacts with the gas shuttle valve and whose end that faces away from the gas shuttle valve (1) is connected to the drive element (13). Said pivoting element can be directed in a pivoting manner back and forth on a guide element (11) that is configured as a radial cam (11.1).
Abstract:
A system for controlling the opening and closing, as well as the lift, of the intake and exhaust valves of an internal combustion engine as a function of the speed of the engine. In one form of the invention, the system includes a variable length tappet assembly which, in cooperation with a push rod and rocker assembly, functions to open and close the valves of the engine in direct relation to engine speed. The variable length tappet assembly is operably coupled with the oil pump of the engine, the output pressure of which varies as a function of engine speed with the result that the overall length of the tappet assembly also varies as a function of engine speed.
Abstract:
This invention proposes a poppet valve actuation system in which the poppet valve is operated, via a cam follower, by a cam, which has a shaft passing through it, concentric with the bearings that support the aforementioned cam, and the said cam being joined by (2) pivoted links to a connecting rod, driven by a crankshaft, the first link, referred to as the "cam link", being rotatably connected at one end of the link to the cam, whilst the other end of the first link connects rotatably to one end of the second link, this second link, referred to as "control link" being rotatably connected, along its length, to the small end of the said connecting rod, the other end of this second link, termed the "free" end, being connected, via an appropriate mechanical joint, to an actuator that may apply a displacement to this free end of the control link, such that the control link's angularity relative to the first link and therefore the angular displacement of the cam can be adjustably controlled by the said displacement of the free end of the control link causing rotation about the connection of the control link with the small-end of the said connecting rod, the big end of which being free to rotate on the said crankshaft, the said crankshaft being driven in appropriate phase with the main engine crankshaft, and said crankshaft being on a parallel and different axis to that of the aforementioned bearing support shaft that passes through the cam. The actuator may be electrically driven and controlled, in response to signals from a sensor on the poppet valve or actuator shaft, in feedback or feedforward mode.
Abstract:
This invention proposes a poppet valve actuation system in which the poppet valve is operated, via a cam follower, by a cam, which has a shaft passing through it, concentric with the bearings that support the aforementioned cam, and the said cam being joined by (2) pivoted links to a connecting rod, driven by a crankshaft, the first link, referred to as the "cam link", being rotatably connected at one end of the link to the cam, whilst the other end of the first link connects rotatably to one end of the second link, this second link, referred to as "control link" being rotatably connected, along its length, to the small end of the said connecting rod, the other end of this second link, termed the "free" end, being connected, via an appropriate mechanical joint, to an actuator that may apply a displacement to this free end of the control link, such that the control link's angularity relative to the first link and therefore the angular displacement of the cam can be adjustably controlled by the said displacement of the free end of the control link causing rotation about the connection of the control link with the small-end of the said connecting rod, the big end of which being free to rotate on the said crankshaft, the said crankshaft being driven in appropriate phase with the main engine crankshaft, and said crankshaft being on a parallel and different axis to that of the aforementioned bearing support shaft that passes through the cam. The actuator may be electrically driven and controlled, in response to signals from a sensor on the poppet valve or actuator shaft, in feedback or feedforward mode.
Abstract:
An internal combustion engine comprises a driving shaft (100), a pair of camshafts (40) for driving engine valves, a transmission connecting the driving shaft to a first of said camshafts (40) and a transmission (7) connecting the first camshaft to the second camshaft (40). The transmission connecting the two camshafts (40) to each other comprises a pair of articulated parallelogram mechanisms (L1, L2) each comprising two crank members (C1, C2) rotatable with end portions of the camshafts (40) and connected to each by means of a connecting rod (R1, R2). The crank members are made up of circular discs (C1, C2) eccentrically mounted on said camshafts (40) and rotatably received in circular openings (9) formed at the ends of the respective connecting rod (R1, R2). The two crank members (C1, C2) rotatable with the same camshaft (40) are spaced from each other by a determined angle (A).
Abstract:
Zylinderkopf für eine Hubkolben-Brennkraftmaschine mit einer hubvariablen Ventilsteuerung (1) mit zumindest einem Gaswechselventil und mit einer Antriebswelle (2) mit zumindest einem Hubzapfen (3), der über eine gelenkige Verbindung (4) mit einer zur Antriebswelle (2) parallel angeordneten Abtriebswelle (5) mit zumindest einem Stellelement (6, 6') mit zumindest einer Kurvenfläche verbunden ist, wobei eine Drehung der Antriebswelle (2) um eine Antriebsachse (2a) über die gelenkige Verbindung (4) in eine Schwenkbewegung der Abtriebswelle (5) um eine Abtriebsachse (5a) transformiert wird, wobei der Ventilhub durch Schwenken des Stellelementes (6, 6') um die Abtriebsachse (5a) veränderbar ist. Mit der erfindungsgemäßen Ausgestaltung ist eine hubvariable Ventilsteuerung für eine Hubkolben-Brennkraftmaschine mit geringem Bauraumbedarf und geringen bewegten Massen realisierbar.