Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress a vibration increase in an engine itself or a steering resulting from mounting balance bias such as a slanting mounted V-shaped engine and a V-shaped engine equipped with biasing mounted auxiliary machine. SOLUTION: Vibration sensors 21A, 21B are respectively provided on the respective banks A, B of a V-shaped engine 1 so as to detect vibration based on the operation of the engine 1 for the respective banks A, B. While valve timing adjustment mechanisms 12A, 12B are provided on the banks A, B so that the valve timings at the banks can be respectively adjusted. In a control device 30, the difference of detected vibrations between the banks is corrected in response to the mounting balance bias of the engine 1 so that the respective valve timings are controlled via the valve timing adjustment mechanisms 12A, 12B so as to lessen the corrected vibration difference between the banks.
Abstract:
PURPOSE:To expand a central space between both banks so as to enhance the freedom of layout of an in-take system and a fuel system, by determining the axial inclination angle of a valve on the center side of a bank to be smaller than said angle of the valve on the outside of the bank, to a cylinder axis. CONSTITUTION:A V-type engine 1 has right and left banks R, L, formed with right and left cylinder heads 3, 4 installed slantwise on a cylinder block 2 in the center bottom. In-take and exhaust ports 5, 6 have an opening to a cylinder C in each bank R, L, and each port 5, 6 is opened and closed by in-take and exhaust valves 7, 8. In this case, the sliding direction of a piston in each bank R, L or the axial inclination angles of both valves 7, 8 to a cylinder axis A are determined so that the angle of inclination theta1 of the in-take valve 7 may be smaller than said angle theta2 of the exhaust valve 8, thus enabling the center space between both banks R, L to be expanded.
Abstract:
A timing device for an axial engine comprising for each valve a return spring, a rocker arm and a push rod actuated by a cam. Each rocker arm is pivotably mounted in a rocker arm carrier which is itself mounted so that it can slide in a direction perpendicular to the corresponding valve stem and the position of which in this perpendicular direction is maintained by means of an externally controlled regulating element which actuates this rocker arm which bears on a push rod and the valve stem.