摘要:
In an arm type valve gear in which a lash adjuster (20) is mounted between an arm (1) pivoted by the rotation of a cam (7) and a valve stem (8), it is aimed to reduce the axial length of the lash adjuster (20) and to suppress wear at the contact portion with the valve stem. An engaging hole (14) is formed in an arm (1) pivoted by the rotation of a cam (7) at a position corresponding to the top end face of a valve stem (8). A lash adjuster (20) received in the engaging hole (14) includes a nut member (21), an adjuster screw (22) in threaded engagement with the nut member (21), an elastic body (23) biasing the adjuster screw (22) toward the valve stem (8), and a ball joint (24) to reduce the axial length of the lash adjuster. Further, by bringing the bottom end face of the ball joint (24) into surface contact with the top end face of the valve stem, wear at the contact portion is suppressed.
摘要:
In a lash adjuster (A) of a valve gear which employs a serration-shaped thread mechanism, the formation of tribochemical reactive film is suppressed by using as the materials for its adjuster screw (15) and nut member (13) or the materials for their thread surfaces such materials that even if FM oil (friction modifier oil: motor oil containing organic molybdenum) is used, the friction coefficient will not extremely fall. The nut member is provided on the underside of an end plate (12) of a lifter body (11). The adjuster screw (15) is threadedly engaged in a threaded hole (14) of the nut member (13). The adjuster screw is biased by a return spring (16). The female threads of the threaded hole and the male threads of the adjuster screw are serration shaped. One or both of the nut member and the adjuster screw, or the pressured thread surfaces of one or both of them are formed of a material that will not react with oil additives of FM oil to suppress the formation of tribochemical reactive film, thereby stabilizing the operation of the lash adjuster.
摘要:
A lash adjuster (A) in a valve actuator includes a lifter body (11) having an end plate (12) having its top surface in contact with a cam (1) and formed with a threaded hole (15) in its bottom surface. An adjuster screw (16) is inserted in the threaded hole (15) with its external thread (16a) in engagement with the internal thread (15a) of the threaded hole (15). An elastic member (17) is mounted in the threaded hole (15) over the adjuster screw (16) to bias the adjuster screw (16) axially downward. Both of the threads (15a,16a) have a sawtooth-shaped section with its pressure flank having a greater flank angle than its clearance flank. One of the pressure flanks is formed with a satin-finished rugged surface which is covered by a hard film which is non-reactive with a low-friction oil. With this arrangement, even after the threads have become worn, the friction coefficient between the thread surfaces is kept substantially constant.
摘要:
A lash adjuster (A) in a valve actuator includes a lifter body (11) having an end plate (12) having its top surface in contact with a cam (1) and formed with a threaded hole (15) in its bottom surface. An adjuster screw (16) is inserted in the threaded hole (15) with its external thread (16a) in engagement with the internal thread (15a) of the threaded hole (15). An elastic member (17) is mounted in the threaded hole (15) over the adjuster screw (16) to bias the adjuster screw (16) axially downward. Both of the threads (15a,16a) have a sawtooth-shaped section with its pressure flank having a greater flank angle than its clearance flank. One of the pressure flanks is formed with a satin-finished rugged surface which is covered by a hard film which is non-reactive with a low-friction oil. With this arrangement, even after the threads have become worn, the friction coefficient between the thread surfaces is kept substantially constant.