Abstract:
In the specific embodiment described herein, a rotary valve for the gas exchange of an internal combustion engine has a rotary member and a housing and a series of circumferential dry-bearing gas-sealing rings and dry surface seals arranged to block leakage between adjacent passageways in the valve member and the housing.
Abstract:
A V-type internal combustion engine including a plurality of pistons and cylinders acting on a crankshaft and having a common cylinder head. The pistons and cylinders are arranged in two banks, the cylinders of the first bank arranged interstitially with the cylinders of the second bank in a longitudinal direction. Each of the cylinders and/or pistons is provided with recesses facing the adjacent cylinder or cylinders which extends partially along the cylinder and/or piston from the crankshaft-side thereof.
Abstract:
A hydraulic tappet-clearance compensating arrangement having no check valve includes an outer cylinder formed with a cup tappet and a piston axially displaceable in the outer cylinder and forming a pressure chamber therein. The outer cylinder is formed with a through-hole and a channel axially positioned so that a flow connection for the pressure medium is provided between the pressure chamber and a reservoir only during the base circle phase of the valve-operating cam and a flow connection is provided between the reservoir and a pressure medium supply only outside the base circle phase of the cam.
Abstract:
A force-transmitting arrangement to effect opening of a lift valve includes a central plunger responsive to the action of a main cam and a valve-engaging piston enclosing a pressure chamber. In addition, another pressure chamber surrounding the plunger and within a displaceable cup plunger communicates with a pressure medium line having a control valve. The cup plunger is responsive to an additional cam having a different lift curve from the main cam. When the control valve is closed, the lift curve of the additional cam is transmitted to the lift valve by way of both pressure chambers. When the control valve is open, the lift curve of the main cam is transmitted to the lift valve.
Abstract:
A water tank for a transverse flow radiator which tank is of the type including an overflow chamber separated from a main coolant stream collecting chamber by means of a substantially vertical partition, openings for permitting a secondary stream of coolant to flow through the overflow chamber and a fill tube opening into the overflow chamber and adapted to be provided with a pressure relief valve. The water tank is made in one piece as a cast or die-cast member with an overflow chamber which is disposed coaxially below the fill tube and which has a cross-sectional area which is equal to or less than that of the fill tube.
Abstract:
A variable cam arrangement for a lift valve includes a cam having a rigid part which is movable on a camshaft in a radial direction between a retracted and an extended position, the movable part being guided on the camshaft, and stops on the camshaft and the movable part to limit the motion of the part.
Abstract:
A profiled seal which is subjected to the influence of gas pressure forces in a pressure chamber associated with a rotary slide valve is provided with an enlargement, facing the slide valve, of its inner cross section in order to prevent an inadmissibly large increase of the contact pressure forces between the profiled seal and the slide valve, with an enlargement.
Abstract:
In a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine, with a first crankshaft part and a second crankshaft part, a device for coupling the crankshaft parts at a predetermined relative angular position is provided. A friction clutch for pre-coupling the crankshaft parts and for attaining substantially the same speed of rotation has a first thrust element coupled to the first crankshaft part wherein the thrust element is rotatable over an angle relative to the first shaft between a first angular position and a second angular position. A clutch plate is coupled to the second crankshaft part for engaging the thrust element. Means are provided for actuating the first friction clutch wherein the thrust element is maintained in the first angular position during initial actuation of the friction clutch, and moves to the second angular position in response to a reversal in torque transmitted between the crankshaft parts. Engagement means for achieving positive locking engagement between the first shaft and the second shaft comprises a first engagement element mounted to the first crankshaft part to be axially displaced, and a second engagement element fixed to the second shaft part, wherein the engagement elements positively engage only at a predetermined relative angular position. The friction clutch includes means for preventing the engagement of the engagement elements when the thrust element is in a first angular position. Means are included for actuating the engagement means when the thrust element is in the second angular position.
Abstract:
In the embodiments described in the specification, a mixture-compressing internal combustion engine has intake and exhaust valve opening and closing times arranged to permit scavenging of the combustion chamber with fresh gas and a valve control is provided to advance the intake valve closing time as a function of engine load in order to increase the compression stroke under partial load conditions. The intake valve opening time and the exhaust valve opening and closing time may also be changed in accordance with the load.
Abstract:
In order to produce a rotary valve with short and small cross-sectional dimensions, fresh gas or exhaust gas ducts of the rotary valve are associated with adjacent cylinders and extend in some regions in a common cross-sectional plane, in different halves of the cross section of the rotary valve outside the longitudinal axis thereof, the plane also contains two diametrically opposite fresh gas and, respectively, exhaust gas openings in the rotary valve housing.