Abstract:
A mechanically controllable valve-train assembly includes a plurality of gas exchange valves, at least two cylinders assigned to each of the gas exchange valves, and valve-lift adjusting devices which each comprise a rotatable eccentric shaft. The eccentric shaft comprises at least one cam element and circumferential control surfaces which comprise at least one eccentric member. The eccentric shaft is driven by a drive device to set various valve-lift positions. A transmission assembly assigned to each of the gas exchange valves is mounted in a cylinder head via a bearing device so as to be movable and is operatively connected to one of the valve-lift adjusting devices and to a camshaft. The at least one cam element is operatively connected to a spring-loaded tappet element and is arranged outside the circumferential control surfaces and at a level of a zero-lift position of the circumferential control surfaces.
Abstract:
A valve mechanism for an internal combustion engine is provided with a cam that rotates in conjunction with rotation of a crankshaft, an engine valve that is lifted and opened along with rotation of the cam, a variable lift amount mechanism that is arranged between the cam and the engine valve and varies the maximum amount of lift of the engine valve, and a lost motion mechanism that is arranged between the cam and the engine valve and absorbs the amount of lift of the engine valve by contracting when drive force is received from the cam to maintain a closed state of the engine valve. The maximum amount of contraction of the lost motion mechanism is set to such a value that the lost motion mechanism absorbs the minimum value of the maximum lift amount of the engine valve.
Abstract:
An exhaust valve control system of an engine includes a first bank including a plurality of cylinders and a second bank including a plurality of cylinder, in which the angle between the exhaust cam profiles of any two cylinders in the first bank is different by a predetermined angle or more from 180°, and the angle between the exhaust cam profiles of any two cylinders in the second bank is different by a predetermined angle or more from 180°.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a shaft-hub connection, in particular of assembled camshafts (10) for combustion engines, at which at least two functional parts (14, 16, 18) are shrunk or pressed onto corresponding rotationally symmetric shaft sections (24, 26, 28) with the hub thereof, wherein in an assembly direction (30) of the functional parts (14, 16, 18), the first section (24) is designed with a larger exterior circumference than the second section (26). According to the invention, the exterior circumference of the first shaft section (24) has a configuration, which varies between two base circles (dImin) and (dIf), over which first shaft section (24) the second functional part (16) with a corresponding interior circumference can be slid, which varies between two base circles (DIIf) and (DIImax), wherein in the assembly state the smaller base circle (DIIf) and the larger base circle (DIImax) of the second functional part (16) have a larger dimension than the corresponding base circles (dIf) and (dImin) of the first shaft section (24).
Abstract:
A mechanically controllable valve drive for a reciprocating piston engine configured to adjust a gas exchange valve includes the gas exchange valve, a cam assembly comprising a camshaft and at least one cam for the gas exchange valve, a valve, a valve lift adjustment assembly, a drag lift assembly, and a device. The valve lift adjustment assembly comprises a valve lift adjustment device, and an intermediate lever assembly comprising at least one intermediate lever comprising a working curve comprising curve portions. The valve lift adjustment assembly is configured to shift the valve between a zero lift and a maximum lift. The drag lever assembly is operatively connected to the working curve. The device is configured to provide a valve-lift standstill range so that, in a maximum lift position, the valve is opened for a turning angle ω of the camshaft with a flattened valve lift height
Abstract:
A continuous variable valve lifter having a cylinder air volume difference adjuster includes a camshaft having an input cam, an eccentric control shaft disposed parallel to the camshaft, and a control link rotatable around the eccentric control shaft. An output cam is provided to open and close a valve actuator for opening/closing, and a connection link is rotatably connected to the control link, and driving the output cam by the rotation of the input cam. A cam cap is disposed where the camshaft and the eccentric control shaft are mounted.The cylinder air volume difference adjuster includes a hinge pin serving as the rotational center of the output cam disposed parallel to the camshaft, a pin holder where the hinge pin is mounted, and an adjusting bolt for selectively shifting the position of the pin holder.
Abstract:
The horizontally opposed center fired engine improves on the traditional design of the horizontally opposed engines and center fired engines with a better engine geometry. The present invention utilizes four pairs of opposing pistons to compress a larger volume of air-fuel mixture within four different cylinders. The four different cylinders are radially positioned around a center axle in order to achieve a perfectly symmetric engine geometry. The center axle consists of two different shafts spinning in two different directions, which could drastically reduce engine vibrations in the present invention. Engine vibrations are caused by a change in engine speed and result in a loss of energy. Due to the design, the present invention will only experience energy loss in the form of entropy and friction. Thus, the present invention can convert a higher percentage of chemical energy into mechanical energy than any other internal combustion engine.
Abstract:
A needle roller bearing (21) as a roller bearing comprises an outer ring (22) having a plurality of outer ring members (22a) and (22b) split by a split line extending in the axial direction of the bearing, and a plurality of needle rollers (23) arranged along the track surface of the outer ring (22). The outer ring member (22a) is in the form of a semicircular shape having a center angle of 180° and has an engagement click (22c) bent from one circumferential side end to the radial outer side. The two outer ring members (22a) and (22b) are connected in the circumferential direction to form the annular outer ring (22).
Abstract:
Even when a crankshaft reversely rotates, a rotation phase of a camshaft can be accurately detected. A motor shaft rotation angle, a crankshaft forward rotation angle, a crankshaft reverse rotation angle, a final crankshaft rotation angle, a sprocket rotation angle of an electric VTC where a sprocket rotates at ½ rotation speed of the crankshaft and a stator of an electric motor are integrally rotated, a motor shaft rotation angle changing amount during a control period, a sprocket rotation angle changing amount, a motor shaft rotation angle changing amount, an intake camshaft rotation angle changing amount, and a current real rotation angle of the intake camshaft are calculated sequentially, and the VTC manipulated variable is computed so that the VTC real angle follows a VTC target angle.
Abstract:
There is provided a valve gear (11) with a motor (12), a cam mechanism (14) which converts a rotational motion of the motor (12) into a linear motion of an intake valve (2) by a cam (21), and a motor control apparatus (30) which controls the motor (12) such that an acceleration characteristic during a lift of the intake valve (2) changes in correspondence to a rotation number of an internal combustion engine.