Abstract:
A valve timing adjusting device including a first rotor, a lock pin for locking a relative rotation between the first rotor and a second rotor at the most advanced position, and operating by fluid control pressure to release the lock, wherein rotor start-up delaying means is provided for operating the lock pin by the fluid control pressure in the lock releasing direction, and then rotating the second rotor in the lagged direction when the second rotor starts rotating from the most advanced position to the lagged direction.
Abstract:
A system for the rotation of a camshaft relative to a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, which includes a drive pulley connected to the crankshaft of the engine through a chain, belt, or sprocket drive, and includes an electric motor that transfers torque to the camshaft of the engine. The electric motor is flanged directly to one end of the and is a primary drive unit of the camshaft as well as a servomechanism to adjust and maintain a controlled camshaft angular shift, whereas the drive pulley is fastened to and moves about the other end of the camshaft within a defined range of rotation and is provided as a forced synchronization instrument for the electric motor within the range of rotation, as well as being a secondary drive unit of the camshaft. Further, the electric motor (7) is connected to an RPM controller (10) that synchronizes and modifies the RPM of the electric motor (7) relative to the RPM of the drive pulley (4).
Abstract:
Provided is a novel valve timing control apparatus capable of reducing an axial length and of reducing a thickness of a housing. A valve timing control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a timing pulley to which a rotational force is transmitted from a crankshaft via a timing belt, a housing configured to be rotated by the timing pulley and including a plurality of shoes provided on an inner peripheral surface thereof, and a vane rotor relatively rotatably contained inside the housing and configured to be rotated in synchronization with a camshaft. The vane rotor includes a vane forming a retard angle oil chamber and an advance angle oil chamber inside the housing in cooperation with the plurality of shoes. A predetermined interval is provided between an outer peripheral portion of the housing and an inner peripheral portion of the timing pulley. An outer peripheral portion of a housing main body of the housing and the inner peripheral portion of the timing pulley are coupled with each other via a plurality of coupling beam portions with intervals in a circumferential direction. The housing main body, the timing pulley, and the plurality of coupling beam portions are integrally formed.
Abstract:
A camshaft assembly includes a cam carrier and a camshaft that is rotatable relative to the cam carrier in a first configuration and fixed against rotation in a second configuration. The assembly further includes a cam target wheel that includes notches, a first and second half-wheel, and a groove. The assembly additionally includes a camshaft position sensor holder that includes a camshaft sensor bore that provides access to the groove. Also, the assembly includes a camshaft position sensor received in the camshaft sensor bore in the first configuration. Moreover, the assembly includes a locking mechanism received in the camshaft sensor bore in the second configuration. The locking mechanism includes an engagement member configured to selectively engage the groove for locking the camshaft into position relative to the cam carrier.
Abstract:
A module may include a receiving element in the form of a bearing frame or a covering hood for arrangement on a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine. The module may further include a camshaft that is rotatably mounted on the receiving element and projects from the receiving element to hold a camshaft wheel. The module can be prefabricated for direct mounting on the cylinder head. In the prefabrication process, the camshaft may be locked against rotation by an externally accessible securing part in an angular position for acting on valves. The securing part may extend through a first aperture in the camshaft wheel and through or into a receptacle of the receiving element. After mounting the module on the cylinder head, the securing part can be removed.
Abstract:
An adjustable camshaft for an internal combustion engine may have a support shaft that extends along a rotational axis; a cam pack having a cam element that is received on the support shaft such that the cam pack can be displaced along the rotational axis, wherein the cam pack can be latched on the support shaft in at least two axial latching positions; a latching element that is prestressed by way of a spring element; and a latching element receptacle disposed on the support shaft. The latching element can latch into the latching element receptacle in the latching positions. The spring element and the latching element may be received in the cam pack.
Abstract:
A cam target wheel for a camshaft of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The cam target wheel includes a first half-wheel and a second half-wheel. The first and second half-wheels are provided with connecting means for their reciprocal connection.
Abstract:
A method of assembling a variable valve timing apparatus includes steps of temporarily fixing a driven-side rotation body to a base member in a first rotation restricting state by a process of engaging a first projecting and retracting member with the base member of a driving-side rotation body and the driven-side rotation body followed by a process of rotating either the base member or the driven-side rotation body, providing a supplementary member of the driving-side rotation body to the driven-side rotation body to establish a second rotation restricting state by a process of installing the supplementary member to the base member in a state where the second projecting and retracting member engages with the supplementary member and the driven-side rotation body followed by a process of rotating either the supplementary member or the driven-side rotation body, and fastening the supplementary member and the base member by using a fastening member.
Abstract:
In valve timing control after issuance of an engine stop instruction with a prescribed value set as a target phase, an ECU delays permission of an engine stop process within a prescribed time period while an intake valve phase has not yet reached the target value, so that a valve timing control operation is continued while the engine operation is continued in an idle state. After the lapse of a prescribed time period from the issuance of the engine stop instruction, however, the ECU permits the engine stop process no matter whether the intake valve phase has reached the target value or not. As a result, the amount of valve timing that can be changed by the valve timing control in the engine stop operation can be increased, without causing any uncomfortable feeling of the driver.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung (6) zur Positionsbestimmung und/oder Verstellung zumindest einer Welle (1, 2, 3) einer Brennkraftmaschine (100), wobei die Vorrichtung (6): - zumindest ein an der Brennkraftmaschine (100) lösbar befestigbares Konsolenelement (7), - zumindest ein an der Welle (1, 2, 3) lösbar befestigbares Positionsgeberelement (8', 8") und - zumindest ein an dem Konsolenelement (7) lösbar befestigbares Sensorelement (9', 9") zur Bestimmung der Wellenposition anhand des Positionsgeberelements (8', 8") aufweist. Die Erfindung betrifft außerdem ein Verfahren zur Positionsbestimmung und/oder Verstellung zumindest einer Welle einer Brennkraftmaschine unter Anwendung der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung.