Oil Circuit and Spool Valve for Selective Control of Variable Valve Lift Systems

    公开(公告)号:US20250092805A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-20

    申请号:US18970245

    申请日:2024-12-05

    Abstract: A spool valve assembly operable for an automatic control of an oil flow, the spool valve assembly including an outer case, a spool valve configured to slide axially within the outer case, a first inlet port on the outer case configured for connecting with a first oil gallery, wherein the first oil gallery is operable as an outlet of a first oil control valve, a second inlet port on the outer case configured for connecting with a second oil gallery, wherein the second oil gallery is operable as an outlet of a second oil control valve, a spool outlet on the outer case configured for connecting with a third oil gallery, and a return spring configured to cause the spool valve to return to a rest position.

    Hydraulic Lash Adjustment-Compatible Engine Braking System with Guided Bridge Arrangement

    公开(公告)号:US20250020071A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-16

    申请号:US18899963

    申请日:2024-09-27

    Abstract: An added-motion engine braking system selectively operable in an engine braking mode and a drive mode and compatible with providing hydraulic lash adjustment includes an exhaust rocker arm assembly, a main exhaust valve and a brake valve, a valve bridge configured to selectively act on the main exhaust valve and the brake valve and constrained to move parallel to a valve opening direction, a hydraulic lash adjuster disposed on the exhaust rocker arm assembly and configured to automatically compensate for lash between the exhaust rocker arm assembly and the valve bridge; and an engine braking rocker arm assembly configured to selectively act on the brake valve in the engine brake mode, wherein, in a base circle position with the main exhaust valve and the brake valve closed, the valve bridge is configured to preferentially contact the main exhaust valve compared to the brake valve.

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