Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
123900140 | Pneumatic system | 7 |
20090007863 | Motorcycle provided with valve-operating mechanism - The present invention provides a motorcycle having a valve-operating mechanism for actuating a valve which opens and closes a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. The valve-operating mechanism includes a biasing means for biasing the valve toward a valve closing direction and a drive means for driving the valve toward the valve opening direction against the biasing means, the biasing means is a gas spring formed by filling a gas spring chamber with compressible gas, and a compressed-gas container for supplying the compressible gas is connected to the gas spring chamber, and the compressed-gas container is disposed in an outermost line of body components of the motorcycle except for the compressed-gas container when the motorcycle is viewed from above. | 01-08-2009 |
20090217894 | METHOD OF BRAKING AN ACTUATOR PISTON, AND A PNEUMATIC ACTUATOR - A pneumatic actuator, connected to a pressure fluid circuit ( | 09-03-2009 |
20100180841 | AIR SPRING SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine has at least one intake valve and at least one exhaust valve. A first spring biases the at least one intake valve to a closed position. A second spring biases the at least one exhaust valve to a closed position. At least one of the first and second springs is an air spring. An air compressor fluidly communicates with the air spring to supply air to the air spring. The air compressor is operatively connected to a rotating shaft of the engine to be selectively driven thereby. A motor is operatively connected to the air compressor to selectively drive the air compressor. A method of supplying air to the air spring of the above engine is also disclosed. A method of supplying air to an air spring of an engine having both a mechanical and an electrical air compressor is also disclosed. | 07-22-2010 |
20100180842 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AIR SPRING SYSTEM ARRANGEMENT - An internal combustion engine has at least one intake valve and at least one exhaust valve. A first spring biases the at least one intake valve to a closed position. A second spring biases the at least one exhaust valve to a closed position. At least one of the first and second springs is an air spring. An air compressor is disposed inside the cylinder head and fluidly communicates with the air spring to supply air to the air spring. The air compressor being disposed between a crankshaft and a cylinder head cover in a direction parallel to a cylinder axis is also disclosed. | 07-22-2010 |
20110030630 | PNEUMATIC SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGIN - Pneumatic system for controlling the valves, of an internal combustion engine; the pneumatic system is provided with: a pneumatic accumulator containing pressurized air; a pneumatic manifold; a control device to connect the pneumatic manifold alternatively to the pneumatic accumulator with the internal combustion engine in the high rpm range and to the atmosphere with the internal combustion engine in the low rpm range; a plurality of pneumatic springs, each of which has a variable volume actuating chamber and a piston mounted slidingly inside the actuating chamber; a plurality of connecting conduits, each of which connects the actuating chamber of a respective pneumatic spring to the pneumatic manifold; and a plurality of calibrated cross-sectional portions, each of which has a reduced cross-sectional area and is arranged along a respective connecting conduit. | 02-10-2011 |
20120192817 | VARIABLE FORCE VALVE SPRING - Devices and related methods are disclosed that generally involve variable force valve springs for controlling the motion of an engine valve. The force exerted by the valve spring can be adjusted by altering the pressure at which a fluid is supplied to a fluid chamber thereof, by altering the volume of the fluid chamber, and/or by changing the aggregate surface area over which fluid pressure is coupled to the engine valve. Associated fluid control systems are also disclosed herein, as are various methods for adjusting the force of a valve spring based on a variety of engine parameters, such as engine speed, engine load, and/or a combination thereof. | 08-02-2012 |
20130255609 | COMPRESSED AIR SUPPLY SYSTEM AND PNEUMATIC SYSTEM - The invention relates to a compressed air supply system ( | 10-03-2013 |