Abstract:
A radial roller bearing, which has an outer bearing ring and a multiplicity of cylindrical roller bodies which roll on the inner lateral surface of the outer bearing ring and the outer lateral surface of an inner bearing ring or a shaft. The roller bodies are held at uniform intervals by a bearing cage with inwardly directed radial rims for axial guidance. Lubricating openings, which lead from the outside into the bearing interior, supply lubricant, and are arranged on the outer or inner bearing ring axially at both sides. The lubricating openings are cutouts which are formed into one or both axial sides of the bearing rings, outside a load zone of the bearing rings, which extend into the outer or inner raceway of the roller bodies and in which the roller bodies are arranged so as to be partially freely accessible for receiving oil form the bearing surroundings.
Abstract:
A coupling device (1) of a switchable cam follower (2), in which a borehole (9) extends above a contact (8) for a support element in an outer lever (3) of the cam follower (2), and this borehole has a first section (10) of large diameter that starts from an outer side (11) of a crosspiece (6) on the other end (7) to which connects to a second section (12) of accordingly smaller diameter up to directly before an inner side (13) of the crosspiece (6). A smooth cylindrical coupling slide (14) is guided in a sealing manner through the second section (12), and this coupling slide projects with a sub-region (15) into the first section (10). This sub-region (15) is encompassed by a compression spring (16) that acts, on one end, against an annular end (17) formed between the sections (10, 12) and, on the other end, against a catch element (19) arranged on the lateral surface (18) of the sub-region (15). The first section (10) is closed by a thin-walled plug (20), such that a pressure space (22) for hydraulic medium is located axially between the annular end (17) of the borehole (9) and an inner side (21) of the plug (20), and for a coupled case, the coupling slide (14) can be brought into contact by hydraulic medium that can be guided into the pressure space (22) before its outer end (23) with a sub-region (25) extending on its inner end (24) with a catch surface (26) of a cross region (27) of the inner lever (4) and, for a decoupled case, the coupling slide (14) can be displaced in the direction toward the plug (20) such that it is out of contact from the catch surface (26) for a switched-off/reduced hydraulic medium pressure via the compression spring (16).
Abstract:
The invention relates to an adjustable valve rocker lever (1) of a valve timing gear of an internal combustion engine, having an inner lever (3) and an outer lever (4) enclosing the former with its arms (2), the levers (3, 4) running on a common axis (5) so that they can swivel relative to one another and being connectable to one another by way of coupling links (6) in such a way that a large valve lift is generated when coupled and a comparatively smaller or zero valve lift is generated when decoupled, the inner lever (3) on an underside (7) at one end (8) of the axis (5) having a seating face (9) for an exhaust and refill valve and at the other end (10) a complementary face (11) for a support element, and at least the outer lever (4) having a lifting face (12) for a lifting cam, and a lost-motion spring (13) being provided between the levers (3, 4), the axis (5), viewed in the longitudinal direction of the valve rocker lever (1), being arranged between the seating face (9) for the exhaust and refill valve and a section directly in front of the lifting face (12) for the lifting cam on the outer lever (4), the lost-motion spring (13), viewed in the longitudinal direction, being positioned behind the axis (5), outside at the one end (8).
Abstract:
In a valve train of an internal combustion engine having a switchable support element (1), the lost motion spring (18) of the support element (1) is arranged axially offset next to the support element (1) while being coupled to an inner element (3) of the support element (1) by a crossbar (20). Due to this externally positioned spring (18), the support element (1) requires only a relatively small design space.
Abstract:
An engaging and disengaging support element is proposed, having a compression spring (21) constructed as a so-called “lost-motion spring” that concentrically surrounds an inner element (5) that can be uncoupled. Because of this construction, a considerable amount of construction space is gained in the axial direction. Preferably, the support element (1) is provided with a hydraulic play compensation element (9).
Abstract:
A coupling device (1) of a switchable cam follower (2), in which a borehole (9) extends above a contact (8) for a support element in an outer lever (3) of the cam follower (2), and this borehole has a first section (10) of large diameter that starts from an outer side (11) of a crosspiece (6) on the other end (7) to which connects to a second section (12) of accordingly smaller diameter up to directly before an inner side (13) of the crosspiece (6). A smooth cylindrical coupling slide (14) is guided in a sealing manner through the second section (12), and this coupling slide projects with a sub-region (15) into the first section (10). This sub-region (15) is encompassed by a compression spring (16) that acts, on one end, against an annular end (17) formed between the sections (10, 12) and, on the other end, against a catch element (19) arranged on the lateral surface (18) of the sub-region (15). The first section (10) is closed by a thin-walled plug (20), such that a pressure space (22) for hydraulic medium is located axially between the annular end (17) of the borehole (9) and an inner side (21) of the plug (20), and for a coupled case, the coupling slide (14) can be brought into contact by hydraulic medium that can be guided into the pressure space (22) before its outer end (23) with a sub-region (25) extending on its inner end (24) with a catch surface (26) of a cross region (27) of the inner lever (4) and, for a decoupled case, the coupling slide (14) can be displaced in the direction toward the plug (20) such that it is out of contact from the catch surface (26) for a switched-off/reduced hydraulic medium pressure via the compression spring (16).
Abstract:
A switchable finger lever (1) of a valve train of an internal combustion engine, said finger lever (1) comprising an outer lever (2) between whose arms (3) an inner lever (4) extends, a support (9) for at least one gas exchange valve being arranged on one end (7), said inner and outer levers (4, 2) extending on a common axle (10) in the region of said one end (7), said finger lever (1) further comprising a lost motion spring means (11) acting between said inner and outer levers (4, 2), said outer lever (2) possessing on the undersurface (8) on another end (12), a contact surface (13) for a support element, a coupling element (14) is arranged above or laterally of said contact surface (13), which coupling element (14), for realizing coupling, can be brought partially into engagement with an entraining surface (15) of an adjoining crossbar (16) of the inner lever (4), wherein the inner lever (4), starting from its crossbar (16) on the another end (12), merges into a box-like open center portion (17) having two bar-shaped arms (18).
Abstract:
A switchable support element (1) comprising a housing (2) in whose bore (4) an axially displaceable pressure piston (7) extends, said support element (1) comprising at least one coupling element (8) for an optional coupling of the pressure piston (7) in its axially extended position relative to the housing (2), said pressure piston (7) being biased in an outward direction from the housing (2) by at least one lost motion spring (9). The housing (2) ends in a solid bottom (10) which comprises a central aperture (12) that starts from its inner side (11) and is intersected radially by a reception (13) of the housing (2) comprising the at least one coupling element (8), the pressure piston (7) extending with an outer peripheral surface (14) of its head-side guide section (15) directly in the bore (4) of the housing (2), said guide section (15) connects in bore direction to a radially reduced center piece (16) that merges into a head-distal end piece (17) that is guided in the aperture (12) of the bottom (10), the lost motion spring (9) surrounds the center piece (16) and is supported at one end on the inner side (11) of the bottom (10) while acting at a further end against an underside (18) of the guide section (15), and the end piece (17) comprises an entraining surface (19) for at least one coupling element (8) for achieving coupling.
Abstract:
The invention proposes a switchable support element (1) for a valve train of an internal combustion engine, said support element comprising a housing (2) in whose bore (3) an axially displaceable inner element (4) is received, a coupling means (6) extending in the inner element (4) can be brought partially into engagement with an entraining surface (7) of the housing (2) for achieving coupling, and said support element (1) further comprising at least one vertical stop means (10) that overlaps an annular groove (9) between the inner element (4) and the housing (2) for defining a coupling position of said coupling means (6) with coupling lash relative to said entraining surface (7), the vertical stop means (10) is constituted by at least one thin-walled ring comprising a slot (11), the ring is placed or slipped, slot (11) ahead, onto an outer peripheral surface (12) of the housing (2) to extend parallel to a transverse plane of the support element (1), the housing (2) comprises at least one aperture (13) through which an inner peripheral segment (14) of the ring extends, a longitudinal groove (16) extends in the outer peripheral surface (15) of the inner element (4), and an underside (18) of the inner peripheral segment (14) comes to abut against a lower end (17) of said groove for defining the coupling position.
Abstract:
A switchable finger lever (1) for a valve drive of an internal combustion engine is provided. The inner lever (3) of the finger lever includes a piston (6) on one end thereof, that can be longitudinally displaced, and acts as a coupling element. The coupling element can be partially brought into contact with a driving surface (7) of an outer lever (2), and is provided, for example, with a rising radial profile (13) in the coupling region thereof, and from the front (12) in the coupling direction. The driving surface (7) of the outer lever (2) also has a conical contour which follows the profile (13). During coupling, a contact point (K) of the piston (6) is located on the driving surface (7) in a region of half a depth thereof. In this way, the formation of undesired edge supports is prevented during coupling.