Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to an engine provided with cylinder deactivation (“CDA”) apparatuses for at least some engine cylinders and provided with a water pump, and a method for controlling the same. The method for controlling the engine includes a controller: determining, based on output signals from vehicle driving information sensors, whether or not a current vehicle driving state corresponds to a CDA driving region; operating CDA apparatuses of some of the cylinders when the current vehicle driving state corresponds to the CDA driving region; determining whether or not detonation border lines (“DBLs”) of respective cylinders the CDA apparatuses of which are not operated precede a minimum spark advance for best torque (“MBT”); and, when the DBLs precede the MBT, operating corresponding water injecting nozzles so as to inject water into the respective cylinders.
Abstract:
A cylinder de-activation control method and a cylinder de-activation system are disclosed. A cylinder de-activation control method of an engine having an odd number of cylinders may include: receiving operation state signals of a vehicle; determining whether the operation state signals correspond to a CDA mode driving region of a CDA apparatus; preparing a CDA driving mode of the CDA apparatus when the operation state signals correspond to the CDA mode driving region; and performing a CDA mode conversion on each cylinder.
Abstract:
A multiple variable valve lift apparatus may include a camshaft, a plurality of cams slidably fitted on the camshaft and each having a cam base with a guide groove and a cam lobe, a solenoid valve including an actuating rod capable of being selectively inserted into the guide groove of a cam in the plurality of cams, and a valve opening/closing unit capable of selectively coming in contact with any cam in the plurality of cams.
Abstract:
A CDA device includes: an outer body that moves up/down in contact with a cam and has an oil input hole at one side and latching pin chambers; an upper seat disposed inside the outer body; an inner body disposed slidably inside the outer body, has a latching pin hole, and is combined with a valve; a lost motion spring that elastically supports the outer body in a lost motion between the inner body and the outer body; latching pins that are slidably disposed in the latching pin chambers and inserted in the latching pin holes; and latching pin springs that push the latching pins into the latching pin hole, in which hydraulic pressure selectively transmitted from the oil input hole pushes the latching pins and the latching pins are separated from the latching pin holes.
Abstract:
A multistage variable valve lift apparatus includes: a camshaft; a plurality of cams slidably provided on the camshaft and each including a cam base with a guide projection and a cam lobe; a solenoid unit that includes an operating rod with a guide slot into which the guide projection is selectively inserted; and a valve opening/closing portion that comes into selective contact any one of the plurality of cams.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for controlling deactivation of cylinders in an engine may include a sensor that measures pressure inside an intake manifold of the engine, an oil control valve (OCV) that deactivates the cylinders in the engine, and a controller that is configured to control the OCV to deactivate a specific cylinder in the engine, based on the pressure inside the intake manifold.
Abstract:
A variable valve lift apparatus that changes a lift of a valve in an engine may include an outer body selectively pivoting based on rotation of a cam, having a first end configured to be connected with a valve and a second end mounted with a pivot shaft, and having an internal space formed in the outer body, an inner body pivoting based on rotation of the cam, disposed in the internal space of the outer body, and having a first end rotatably connected to the first end of the outer body, a connecting shaft disposed through the first end of the outer body and the first end of the inner body and connecting the outer body and the inner body to each other, and a lost motion spring having a portion fixed to the outer body and another portion fixed to the inner body.
Abstract:
A variable valve lift apparatus may include an outer body, an inner body inserted in the outer body to move up and down in the outer body, a valve cylinder inserted in the outer body on a lower side of the inner body to have one side coupled to the inner body and the other side coupled to the valve, a latching member provided either to the outer body or to the inner body to be operated by a hydraulic pressure for coupling to the outer body and the inner body selectively, a hydraulic chamber formed between the outer body and the inner body, a latching flow passage formed in the outer body to supply the hydraulic pressure to the latching member, and an oil removal valve provided to drain a fluid.
Abstract:
A variable valve lift apparatus to vary lift of a valve disposed at an engine may include an outer body selectively making a lever motion according to rotation of a cam, being adapted such that the valve is connected with one end thereof and a pivot axis of the lever motion is disposed at another end thereof, and forming an inside space, an inner body disposed in the inside space of the outer body and adapted such that one end thereof is rotatably connected with the one end of the outer body, a connecting shaft disposed so as to penetrate the one end of the outer body and the one end of the inner body and connect the outer body with the inner body, and a lost motion spring provided so as to return the inner body which is relatively rotated with the outer body around the connecting shaft.
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.