公开(公告)号：US20070215080A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-20

申请号：US11674915

申请日：2007-02-14

Applicant: Charles Thomas

Inventor： Charles Thomas

IPC: F01L1/34

CPC classification number: F01L13/0031 ,  F01L1/146 ,  F01L1/245

Abstract: A variable valve actuation mechanism actuates a valve of an internal combustion engine. The mechanism includes an actuator with a housing and a piston each moveable along a longitudinal axis in the engine. A cavity is defined between the piston and the housing. A body of fluid is disposed in the cavity and in the reservoir. A fluid passage has an open position wherein the cavity and reservoir are in fluid communication and a closed position wherein the cavity is sealed. When the passage is closed, the housing and piston move generally together. When the passage is open, fluid may pass from the cavity to the reservoir and movement of the housing relative to the piston changes the volume of the cavity.

Abstract translation: 可变阀致动机构致动内燃机的阀。 该机构包括具有壳体和活塞的致动器，每个活塞可沿发动机的纵向轴线移动。 在活塞和壳体之间限定空腔。 流体体设置在空腔和储存器中。 流体通道具有打开位置，其中空腔和储存器处于流体连通状态以及关闭位置，其中空腔被密封。 当通道关闭时，壳体和活塞大体一起移动。 当通道打开时，流体可以从空腔传递到储存器，并且壳体相对于活塞的移动改变空腔的体积。

公开(公告)号：US20070193544A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-23

申请号：US11788622

申请日：2007-04-20

Applicant: Dhruva Mandal ,  Carroll Williams

Inventor： Dhruva Mandal ,  Carroll Williams

IPC: F01L1/14

CPC classification number: F01L1/245 ,  F01L1/146 ,  F01L2101/00 ,  F01L2103/00 ,  F01L2105/00 ,  Y10T29/49247

Abstract: The present invention relates to a valve lifter body, comprising an outer surface, enclosing a first cavity and a second cavity, wherein the first cavity includes a first inner surface configured to house a cylindrical insert, the second cavity includes a second inner surface cylindrically shaped, and at least one of the cavities is fabricated through forging.

公开(公告)号：US20070039575A1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-22

申请号：US11505587

申请日：2006-08-17

Applicant: Peter Sailer ,  Oliver Schnell

Inventor： Peter Sailer ,  Oliver Schnell

IPC: F01L1/14

CPC classification number: F01L1/146 ,  F01L1/14 ,  F01L1/24 ,  F01L1/245 ,  F01L2001/2427 ,  F01L2103/00 ,  F01L2105/00 ,  F01L2107/00

Abstract: A guide rail (1, 22) for valve tappets (2) of an internal combustion engine is provided. The guide rail (1, 22) has receptacle spaces (4), which are each used for receiving one of the valve tappets (2) and in which there are flattened sections (6) interacting in a positive-fit connection with key surfaces (7) of the valve tappets (2), such that each of the valve tappets (2) is protected from rotating about its longitudinal axis, with the flattened sections (6) permitting alignment of the valve tappet (2) parallel to the flattened sections (6). Here, the guide rail (1, 22) is formed as a metal carrier (3, 25) and rotational protection elements (8, 9, 23), which are fixed on this carrier, have the flattened sections (6) which also permit alignment of the valve tappet (2) orthogonal to the flattened sections (6), in that each flattened section (6) belonging to one of the receptacle spaces (4) can be displaced relative to the metal carrier (3, 25).

公开(公告)号：US20060169236A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-03

申请号：US11304461

申请日：2005-12-15

Applicant: Henning Karbstein ,  William Carter ,  David Kehr

Inventor： Henning Karbstein ,  William Carter ,  David Kehr

IPC: F01L1/14

CPC classification number: F01L1/146 ,  F01L1/181 ,  F01L1/24 ,  F01L1/245 ,  F01L1/255 ,  F01L2001/256 ,  F01L2101/00 ,  F01L2105/00 ,  Y10T74/2107 ,  Y10T74/2152

Abstract: The invention proposes a valve train (1) of an internal combustion engine comprising a tappet (7) and a tappet pushrod (1) that is actuated by said tappet (7), said tappet pushrod (1) being at least partly hollow and comprising on one end (3), a first support (4) for a pressure piston (5) of a hydraulic lash adjuster (6) of said tappet (7).that follows a periodic driving element such as a cam. A second support (9) for a follower member (2) such as a rocker arm is arranged on a further end (8) of the tappet pushrod (1). The first support (4) comprises a passage (10) for hydraulic medium that can be routed out of the pressure piston (5) during operation of the internal combustion engine into an interior (11) of the tappet pushrod (1), a one-way valve means (12) being installed in the tappet pushrod (1) for retaining a hydraulic medium column during a standstill of the internal combustion engine. In this way, an additional reservoir for hydraulic medium is created that serves for the rapid filling of the pressure piston (5) immediately after a re-starting of the internal combustion engine.

Abstract translation: 本发明提出了一种内燃机的气门机构（1），其包括由所述挺杆（7）致动的挺杆（7）和挺杆推杆（1），所述挺杆推杆（1）至少部分中空，并且包括 在一端（3）上，用于所述挺杆（7）的液压间隙调节器（6）的压力活塞（5）的第一支撑件（4），所述第一支撑件（4）沿着诸如凸轮的周期性驱动元件。 用于诸如摇臂的从动构件（2）的第二支撑件（9）布置在挺杆推杆（1）的另一端（8）上。 第一支撑件（4）包括用于液压介质的通道（10），其在内燃机进入推杆推杆（1）的内部（11）期间可以从压力活塞（5）排出，一个 所述推杆阀装置（12）安装在所述推杆推杆（1）中，用于在所述内燃机停止期间保持液压介质柱。 以这种方式，产生用于液压介质的附加储存器，其用于在内燃机重启之后立即快速填充压力活塞（5）。

公开(公告)号：US07032564B1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-25

申请号：US11021454

申请日：2004-12-22

Applicant: Nathan W. Kryglowski ,  Kenneth J. Parker ,  Tae-Kyung Kim ,  Kelly M. Newby

Inventor： Nathan W. Kryglowski ,  Kenneth J. Parker ,  Tae-Kyung Kim ,  Kelly M. Newby

IPC: F02D13/06

CPC classification number: F02D13/06 ,  F01L1/143 ,  F01L1/245 ,  F01L1/46 ,  F01L13/0005 ,  F01L13/0031 ,  F01L2001/2444 ,  F01L2101/00 ,  F02D17/02 ,  F16J15/102 ,  F16J15/106 ,  Y02T10/18

Abstract: An electro-hydraulic manifold assembly for deactivation of the valves of one bank of cylinders in a V-10 engine. One solenoid valve controls flow of oil to the hydraulic valve lifter/lash adjuster of a single or first cylinder, a second valve controls flow of oil to the lifters/lash adjusters of cylinders two and five and a third valve controls oil flow to the lifters/lash adjusters for cylinders two and three by taking advantage of the common base circle position of the cams for the paired cylinders.

Abstract translation: 一种用于停用V-10发动机中的一组气缸的阀的电动液压歧管组件。 一个电磁阀控制油流到单个或第一个气缸的液压阀升降器/间隙调节器，第二个阀控制油流到两个和五个气缸的升降器/间隙调节器，第三个阀控制到达升降器的油流 通过利用成对的气缸的凸轮的公​​共基圆位置来实现气缸2和3的间隙调节器。

公开(公告)号：US20050166880A1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-04

申请号：US11088776

申请日：2005-03-25

Applicant: Nobert Geyer ,  Peter Sailer ,  Oliver Schnell

Inventor： Nobert Geyer ,  Peter Sailer ,  Oliver Schnell

IPC: F01L1/14 ,  F01L1/245 ,  F01L1/255 ,  F01L13/00 ,  H01H3/42

CPC classification number: F01L1/14 ,  F01L1/146 ,  F01L1/245 ,  F01L1/255 ,  F01L13/0005 ,  F01L13/0031 ,  F01L2103/00 ,  F01L2105/00

Abstract: A switch element (1) is proposed for valve shut-off, fabricated as cam follower for a plunger rod valve drive of an internal combustion engine, having an outer part (2) and an inner element (4) axially movable in its bore (3) and with rotational security (15) relative to the guided inner element (4). The outer part (2), inside the bore (3), has an annular groove (6), and the inner element (4) has a radial bore (7) with two diametrically opposed pistons (8), which to couple the elements (2, 4) in their axially remote relative position achieved by a lost-motion spring (5) are displaceable towards the annular groove (6). On their cam-side under side, emanating from their radially outward, bulbous face, the pistons (8) segmentwise comprise a plane transverse surface as contact area for a facing under side (27) of the annular groove (6). The latter is intersected by two diametrically opposed oil ports (11) running offset 90° from the pistons (8) in circumferential direction. In addition, the outer part (2) has means (13) for rotationally secured guidance of the switch element (1) relative to a surrounding structure.

Abstract translation: 提出了用于阀关闭的开关元件（1），其被制造为用于内燃机的柱塞杆阀驱动器的凸轮从动件，具有外部部件（2）和在其孔中可轴向移动的内部元件（4） 3）并且相对于被引导的内部元件（4）具有旋转安全性（15）。 在孔（3）内部的外部部分（2）具有环形槽（6），并且内部元件（4）具有径向孔（7），其具有两个直径相对的活塞（8） （2,4）在其由空转弹簧（5）实现的轴向远程相对位置中可朝着环形槽（6）移位。 在它们的凸轮侧下侧，从其径向向外的球形表面发射，活塞（8）分段地包括作为环形槽（6）的面向下侧（27）的接触区域的平面横向表面。 后者由在圆周方向上与活塞（8）偏移90°的两个直径相对的油口（11）相交。 此外，外部部分（2）具有用于相对于周围结构可旋转地固定开关元件（1）引导的装置（13）。

公开(公告)号：US20050005884A1

公开(公告)日：2005-01-13

申请号：US10900615

申请日：2004-07-28

Applicant: Norbert Geyer ,  Peter Sailer ,  Oliver Schnell

Inventor： Norbert Geyer ,  Peter Sailer ,  Oliver Schnell

IPC: F01L1/14 ,  F01L1/245 ,  F01L13/00 ,  F01L1/34

CPC classification number: F01L13/0005 ,  F01L1/146 ,  F01L1/245 ,  F01L13/0031 ,  F01L2105/00

Abstract: A switching element (1) for a valve drive of an internal combustion engine, preferably for shutting off valves, is provided, and includes an external part (2) in whose bore (3) an inner element (5) is axially movable. The external part (2) and the inner element (5) have at least a respective mutually aligned recess (7, 8) due to an axially spaced relative position obtained through a lost motion spring (6), and in one of the recesses, in the direction of the other recess, displaceable coupling means (9) are mutually applied in the relative position for coupling the inner element (5) with the external part (2). Two pistons (10) are provided as coupling means (9), which travel in the recess (8) formed as a radial bore of the inner element (5), and which diametrically oppose one another. The recess (7) of the external part (2) is formed as an annular groove (16) in the bore (3), and the pistons (10) at their underside (17) remote from the cam, starting from their radially external end faces (13), sectionally have a planar transverse surface (14) as contact region to a facing annular surface (15) of the annular groove (16), and the pistons (10) are guided with rotation securement (19) in the inner element (5). This provides a switching element (1) which has a simply constructed coupling mechanism, which produces only a small component loading.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于内燃机的阀驱动器的开关元件（1），优选地用于关闭阀门，并且包括其内部元件（5）可轴向移动的孔（3）的外部部件（2）。 由于通过空转弹簧（6）获得的轴向隔开的相对位置，外部部分（2）和内部元件（5）至少具有相应的相互对准的凹部（7,8），并且在其中一个凹部中， 在另一个凹部的方向上，位移联接装置（9）在用于将内部元件（5）与外部部件（2）联接的相对位置相互施加。 提供两个活塞（10）作为联接装置（9），其在形成为内部元件（5）的径向孔的凹部（8）中行进并且彼此直径相对。 外部部件（2）的凹部（7）在孔（3）中形成为环形槽（16），并且活塞（10）在其下侧（17）处远离凸轮，从其径向外部 端面（13）在截面上具有作为与环形槽（16）的相对的环形表面（15）的接触区域的平面横向表面（14），并且活塞（10）在旋转固定件（19）中被引导 内部元件（5）。 这提供了开关元件（1），其具有简单构造的耦合机构，其仅产生小的部件负载。

公开(公告)号：US20040074460A1

公开(公告)日：2004-04-22

申请号：US10316263

申请日：2002-10-18

Inventor： Dhruva Mandal ,  Carroll Williams

IPC: F01L001/14

CPC classification number: F01L1/245 ,  F01L1/146 ,  F01L2101/00 ,  F01L2103/00 ,  F01L2105/00 ,  Y10T29/49247

Abstract: The present invention relates to a valve lifter body, comprising an outer surface, enclosing a first cavity and a second cavity, wherein the first cavity includes a first inner surface configured to house a cylindrical insert, the second cavity includes a second inner surface cylindrically shaped, and at least one of the cavities is fabricated through forging.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种气门挺杆体，包括外表面，包围第一空腔和第二空腔，其中第一空腔包括构造成容纳圆柱形插入件的第一内表面，第二空腔包括第二内表面圆柱形 ，并且通过锻造制造至少一个空腔。

公开(公告)号：US06606972B2

公开(公告)日：2003-08-19

申请号：US10246278

申请日：2002-09-18

Applicant: Hermann Wenisch ,  Mario Kuhl ,  Peter Sailer ,  Oliver Schnell

Inventor： Hermann Wenisch ,  Mario Kuhl ,  Peter Sailer ,  Oliver Schnell

IPC: F01L134

CPC classification number: F01L1/245 ,  F01L1/146 ,  F01L13/0015 ,  F01L2103/00 ,  F01L2105/00

Abstract: In a switching element (1) for a valve train of an internal combustion engine for switching to different valve lifts, said switching element (1) comprising an outer element (2) having an inner element (4) arranged for axial displacement therein, each of the outer and the inner element (2, 4) comprising a reception (11, 9) aligned to each other in a relative position, at least one piston (10) being arranged in at least one of the receptions (11, 9) for sliding toward the other of the receptions (9, 11) to couple the inner element (4) to the outer element (2) in said relative position, and a high-position stop for defining said relative position being arranged between the inner and the outer element (4, 2), at least one part of the high-position stop is configured as an adjustable, separate element (13). This element (13) cooperates through a preferably conical section (15) of its outer periphery with a complementary chamfer (18) on one end (17) of a guide (16) in the outer element (2). By these extremely simple fabrication measures, an aligned adjustment of the receptions (9, 11) is created for effecting coupling.

Abstract translation: 在用于切换到不同的气门升降机的用于内燃机的气门机构的开关元件（1）中，所述开关元件（1）包括外部元件（2），所述外部元件（2）具有布置成在其中轴向位移的内部元件（4） 包括在相对位置彼此对准的接收器（11,9）的外部元件和内部元件（2,4），至少一个活塞（10）布置在至少一个接收部（11,9）中， 用于在所述接收部分（9,11）中滑动以在所述相对位置将内部元件（4）联接到外部元件（2），并且用于限定所述相对位置的高位置止挡件布置在内部元件 所述外部元件（4,2），所述高位置止挡件的至少一部分被构造为可调整的分离元件（13）。 该元件（13）通过其外周缘的优选锥形部分（15）与在外部元件（2）中的引导件（16）的一个端部（17）上的互补倒角（18）配合。 通过这些非常简单的制造措施，产生接收（9,11）的对准调整用于实现耦合。

公开(公告)号：US06550433B2

公开(公告)日：2003-04-22

申请号：US10176709

申请日：2002-06-24

Applicant: Joseph M. Vorih ,  Kevin J. Kinerson ,  Mark A. Israel ,  Richard E. Vanderpoel

Inventor： Joseph M. Vorih ,  Kevin J. Kinerson ,  Mark A. Israel ,  Richard E. Vanderpoel

IPC: F01L134

CPC classification number: F01L1/245 ,  F01L1/16 ,  F01L9/02 ,  F01L13/06

Abstract: The present invention provides a hydraulic actuator for operating an engine valve, which includes a means for controlling the seating velocity of the valve. The design allows for free, unrestricted movement of the actuator piston during opening of the engine valve, and an unrestricted return of the piston and valve until the valve is within a predetermined distance of the valve seat. Once within this predetermined range, the return velocity of the actuator piston and engine valve are limited by the rate at which a fluid may escape through a restriction. The restriction is calibrated to provide the desired maximum valve seating velocity. The invention also provides for automatic lash adjustment.