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20080202455 | Internal Combustion Engine With Gas Exchange Valve Deactivation - An internal combustion engine with selectively deactivated intake and/or exhaust valves includes a fulcrum plate having a through hole with a slidable plunger supporting a pivot ball that engages an associated rocker arm. A solenoid positioned above the rocker arm cover is directly coupled to a latching mechanism that either allows or prevents sliding movement of the plunger to selectively deactivate associated intake/exhaust valves. When in the valve activated position, the rocker arm pivots about the pivot ball and opens the valve. When in the valve deactivated position, the plunger retracts at least partially into the fulcrum plate so that the rocker arm motion is insufficient to open the associated valve. A lost motion torsional spring acts on the plunger to provide an opposing force to the rocker arm and to return the plunger to the valve activated position during the base circle portion of camshaft rotation. | 08-28-2008 |
20080216779 | Apparatus for and Method of Controlling a Starting Operation to Restart an Engine - In an engine provided with a variable valve mechanism which varies an operating angle of an intake valve and a lift amount thereof, when an engine operation is automatically stopped after the establishment of an idling stop condition, the operating angle of the intake valve and the lift amount thereof are varied to be smaller, so that a load of the variable valve mechanism at an engine operation restarting time is low. Then, when the engine operation restarting is requested, a first explosion pressure is obtained by performing fuel injection and ignition on a cylinder stopped in an expansion stroke, so that the engine operation is started. Further, after a first intake stroke, the operating angle of the intake valve and the lift amount thereof are increased. | 09-11-2008 |
20080216780 | Variable valve actuating apparatus for internal combustion engine and process of controlling the same - A variable valve actuating apparatus for an internal combustion engine with an exhaust turbocharger. An intake valve characteristic varying section is arranged to vary an operating angle and a lift of an intake valve. An exhaust valve characteristic varying section is arranged to vary an opening timing and a closing timing of an exhaust valve. In response to an increase in a desired value of an output of the engine, a control section advances an opening timing of the intake valve, retards a closing timing of the intake valve, and advances the opening timing of the exhaust valve. In response to an increase in a boost pressure of the exhaust turbocharger, the control section increases the operating angle and the lift of the intake valve, and retards the opening timing and the closing timing of the exhaust valve. | 09-11-2008 |
20080230021 | Method for Operating an Internal Combustion Engine - In a method for operating an internal combustion engine, the engine includes a plurality of cylinders each of which having at least one valve of a first type, an inlet valve, and at least one valve of a second type, an exhaust valve, arranged in an end part of the cylinder, each of the cylinders further having a piston movably arranged therein, the piston being adapted to reciprocate between a first end position and a second end position, wherein the first end position is located closer to the valves than the lower end position, the engine being adapted to allow deactivation of at least one cylinder by reducing its supply of fuel, the engine further being adapted to allow varying opening times of the inlet valves and/or the exhaust valves. The method includes extending the total opening time of at least one valve type of a deactivated cylinder compared to the opening time of the same valve type when the cylinder is active, the extension of the total opening time being performed such that at least one valve of the type is open at least partly both during a first engine stroke, wherein the piston moves in a direction towards its second end position, as well as during a second consecutive engine stroke, wherein the piston moves in a direction towards its first end position. | 09-25-2008 |
20080245324 | Control Valve - A control valve ( | 10-09-2008 |
20080257288 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL SYSTEM - A first-side check valve prevents a hydraulic fluid from being discharged out of a retard chamber, and a second-side check valve prevents the hydraulic fluid from being discharged out of an advance chamber. A first-side control valve opens or closes a first-side discharge passage by a pilot pressure received through a retard pilot passage. A second-side control valve opens or closes a second-side discharge passage by the pilot pressure received through an advance pilot passage. Another check valve is disposed in a supply passage between a phase switch valve and a branch point, at which a supply passage is branched. | 10-23-2008 |
20080276890 | Engine Valve Operating System - An engine valve operating system is provided in which one end of a first link arm ( | 11-13-2008 |
20080283005 | METHOD OF STARTING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - There is provided a method of starting an internal combustion engine having a combustion chamber and an intake valve which opens during an intake stroke of an engine cycle to allow air to be inducted into the combustion chamber. The method comprises cranking the internal combustion engine with advanced closing timing and a reduced lift of the intake valve without combustion of air and fuel in the combustion chamber from a stroke of the engine cycle prior to a first intake stroke of the combustion chamber since an engine start request, starting combustion of air and fuel in the combustion chamber after the first intake stroke, and retarding closing timing of said intake valve from the advanced closing timing and increasing the valve lift after the combustion is started. Accordingly, air charge in the combustion chamber may increase properly conforming to the engine speed increase caused by the combustion. Therefore, the torque derived from the combustion of the charged and fuel may increase the engine speed moderately after the beginning of the combustion. | 11-20-2008 |
20080283006 | LOW-LOAD OPERATION EXTENSION OF A HOMOGENEOUS CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE - A method for extending the low-load operation of a homogeneous charge compression ignition engine includes employing a valve actuation device creating a negative valve overlap, thereby trapping and recompressing combusted gases within a combustion chamber, the device effecting increasingly longer negative valve overlap as engine load decreases, injecting during the negative valve overlap a fraction of fuel into the recompressed combusted gases, and igniting the fuel with a heat source during the negative valve overlap. | 11-20-2008 |
20080283007 | ACTUATOR CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - An actuator control apparatus includes: an actuator that changes a state amount of an internal combustion engine; a sensor that detects an actual operation position of the actuator; a controller that controls the actuator to bring the actual operation position of the actuator to a target operation position set based on the operation state of the internal combustion engine; and a diagnosis portion that diagnoses the operation state of the actuator to be normal if the deviation between the target operation position and the actual operation position has been small for a predetermined time period and the amount by which the target operation position has changed in the predetermined time period is equal to or larger than a predetermined value. A method for controlling such an actuator control apparatus is also provided. | 11-20-2008 |
20080302318 | FULLY VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION - A Fully variable mechanical VVA, or FVVA, achieves more than the Lost Motion VVAs and the Constant Duration VVAs can jointly offer, because the FVVA provides the infinite valve lift profiles a Lost Motion VVA can provide, and the infinite valve lift profiles a Constant Duration VVA can provide and infinite more infinities of different valve lift profiles. | 12-11-2008 |
20080302319 | Method and apparatus for controlling transitions in an engine having multi-step valve lift - There is provided a method for controlling engine valves of an internal combustion engine adapted to selectively operate at one of a first open position and a second open position, including controlling engine operation during a transition from a first to a second combustion mode. The method comprises determining a desired engine airflow based upon an operator torque request. A cylinder intake volume is determined for the desired engine airflow when operating at the first open position. A control scheme is determined to control the engine valves to attain the cylinder intake volume for the desired engine airflow when operating at the second open position. The control scheme is executed and the engine valve is transitioned to the second open position when the cylinder intake volume to operate at the second open position is within a range of authority of the engine valves. | 12-11-2008 |
20090007864 | VVT Control Method During Lock Pin Disengagement - A control method for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle that is used with a variable valve timing (VVT) system to promote lock pin disengagement. The method establishes if the VVT is at a lock pin position, establishes if a lock pin is not disengaged out of an associated recess, and can control the rate of movement of the VVT away from the lock pin position so that the lock pin can be disengaged out of the recess. | 01-08-2009 |
20090007865 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE ROTATIONAL ANGLE POSITION OF THE CAMSHAFT OF A RECIPROCATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE IN RELATION TO THE CRANKSHAFT - A method for adjusting the rotational angle position of the camshaft ( | 01-08-2009 |
20090007866 | Control apparatus for internal combustion engine and control method therefor - In control apparatus and method for an internal combustion engine, a first cylinder group in which both of intake and exhaust valves of each of engine cylinders thereof are controllably stopped is provided, second cylinder group in which a lift of the intake valve of each of the engine cylinders thereof is variably controlled is provided, and the lift of the intake valve of each of the engine cylinders of the second cylinder group is controlled n order for an engine torque when the intake and exhaust valves of each of the cylinders of the first cylinder group are controlled to be stopped to be approximately equal to the engine torque by means of the first cylinder group and the second cylinder group before the intake and exhaust valves of each of the cylinders of the first cylinder group are controlled to be stopped. | 01-08-2009 |
20090013945 | CONTROL OF TURBOCHARGER IMBALANCE - A method for controlling flow differences in a turbocharged internal combustion engine is presented. In one example, the description includes a method for adjusting valve timing to reduce flow variation between two compressors. | 01-15-2009 |
20090025665 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - At the time of reference position learning for ensuring accuracy in detecting a valve timing, an operation amount of an actuator is set such that intake valve phase changes to a position of most retarded angle as a reference phase. When the intake valve phase reaches the most retarded angle and the change in the intake valve phase stops (YES at S | 01-29-2009 |
20090038566 | VALVETRAIN MECHANISM OF ENGINE - A valvetrain mechanism of an engine, including a drive shaft configured to rotate in synchronization with the engine, a link arm having a large end and a small end, the drive shaft being inserted into and passed through the large end, a valve lift control shaft disposed parallel to the drive shaft and having an eccentric portion, an oscillating arm disposed rotatably at the eccentric portion of the valve lift control shaft and interconnected with the small end of the link arm via a first rotation support point, a link rod interconnected with the oscillating arm via a second rotation support point positioned at a same side as the first rotation support point with respect to the valve lift control shaft, and an oscillating cam interconnected with the link rod via a third rotation support point and operated correspondingly with an operation of the drive shaft to thereby open a valve. A thickness of the small end of the link arm in a direction of the drive shaft is thinner than a thickness of the large end of the link arm in the direction of the drive shaft. | 02-12-2009 |
20090050084 | Spark-ignited gas engine - Conventional spark-ignited gas engines with a mechanically controlled fuel feed valve have several disadvantages in terms of operation, expensive control, irregular combustion or unstable and unreliable operation, which in turn can lead to operational and mechanical problems. In order to eliminate these disadvantages it is suggested, according to the invention, that a controlled valve is installed in the fuel line upstream of the fuel feed valve so that in the fuel line between fuel feed valve and controlled valve a defined intermediate volume is created and gaseous fuel is fed via the controlled valve into the intermediate volume. | 02-26-2009 |
20090050085 | Method of reducing hydrocarbon emissions from a cold engine and device and engine for carrying out this method - The invention relates to a method of control of an internal combustion engine comprising at least one electrically controlled inlet valve. | 02-26-2009 |
20090050086 | VARIABLE VALVE DRIVING APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable valve driving apparatus of an internal combustion engine, including a drive shaft rotatably supported by a cam bracket, a drive cam disposed about an outer periphery of the drive shaft, a link arm having a first end connected to the drive cam, an oscillating cam extending from the drive cam configured to press and release a drive valve of the engine to open and close the drive valve, a link rod having a first end rotatably connected to the oscillating cam, and a control shaft rotatably supported by the cam bracket. The control shaft includes a main shaft rotatably supported by the cam bracket, an eccentric shaft spaced apart from the main shaft, and a plurality of webs connecting the main shaft and the eccentric shaft. The eccentric shaft is connected to an oscillating arm configured to transfer a drive force of the drive cam. The oscillating arm has a first portion rotatably connected to a second end of the link arm and a second portion rotatably connected to a second end of the link rod, the first and second portions being spaced apart axially with respect to the eccentric shaft. A first flow path for supplying lubricant to a first sliding contact area between the oscillating arm and the eccentric shaft is formed through the control shaft. The first flow path extends from the main shaft to the eccentric shaft through a web located beside the second portion of the oscillating arm. | 02-26-2009 |
20090056652 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A valve timing control device includes: a unit for calculating a target valve timing for one of an intake valve and an exhaust valve in accordance with an operational state; a unit for detecting an actual valve timing of one of the intake valve and the exhaust valve; an actual valve timing control unit for generating a controlled variable for the VVT based on a difference between the target valve timing and the actual valve timing; a unit for learning a learning value of the controlled variable required for maintenance of the actual valve timing based on an integral correction value; and a unit for detecting a malfunction in a VVT from an amount of a shift in the actual valve timing when learning is not completed yet, and for detecting a malfunction in the VVT from the difference when learning is already completed. | 03-05-2009 |
20090064950 | VALVETRAIN CONTROL SYSTEMS WITH LIFT MODE TRANSITIONING BASED ENGINE SYNCHRONIZATION TIMING AND SENSOR BASED LIFT MODE CONTROL - A valve control system for an internal combustion engine includes a valve actuation system. The valve actuation system includes lift control valves that actuate at least one of an intake valve and an exhaust valve between N open lift modes, where N is an integer greater than one. A control module enables transitioning of at least one of the intake valve and the exhaust valve between the open lift modes. The control module synchronizes transitions between the N open lift modes with crankshaft and valvetrain timing. The control module generates an engine position synchronization signal based on the transitioning. | 03-12-2009 |
20090064951 | VALVETRAIN CONTROL SYSTEMS WITH INDEPENDENT INTAKE AND EXHAUST LIFT CONTROL - A valve control system for an internal combustion engine includes a valve actuation system. The valve actuation system includes at least one of first and second configurations. The first configuration includes a shared lift control valve that actuates an intake valve and an exhaust valve between N open lift modes, where N is an integer greater than one. A second configuration includes a first lift control valve that actuates the intake valve and not the exhaust valve and a second lift control valve that actuates the exhaust valve and not the intake valve between the N open lift modes. A control module that enables transitioning of at least one of the intake and exhaust valves between the N open lift modes for the first and second configurations. | 03-12-2009 |
20090071423 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACTUATION OF VALVES IN ENGINE WITH TURBOCHARGER - Surging is reliably prevented from occurring even when an engine with a turbocharger is operated with reduced number of cylinders and at a low speed range. | 03-19-2009 |
20090071424 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A boss portion of a vane rotor includes a tapered outer wall surface, which is tilted relative to an axis of the boss portion. A housing member includes a tapered inner wall surface that contacts the tapered outer wall surface. A seal member is provided at one axial end surface of the vane rotor on one axial side of the vane rotor, toward which the vane rotor urges the housing member by an interaction between the tapered outer wall surface of the supporting portion and the tapered inner wall surface of the housing member. | 03-19-2009 |
20090071425 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING APPARATUS - In a variable valve timing apparatus having a VVT mechanism in each of a plurality of banks, start of a valve timing control is not permitted until reference position learning of valve timing is completed in the corresponding bank and in other banks. Accordingly, the plurality of banks come to have matching valve timing setting at the time of valve timing control, whereby variation in the amount of air introduced to cylinders can be suppressed, and satisfactory combustion characteristics can be maintained. | 03-19-2009 |
20090101091 | VARIABLE VALVE LIFT TRANSITION CONTROL METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A system for controlling a variable valve lift system of an engine comprises a delay module that estimates a total delay based on at least one of a measured and an estimated delay of the variable valve lift system. A variable valve control module commands one of a first transition from a variable valve low-lift profile to a variable valve high-lift profile and a second transition from a variable valve high-lift profile to a variable valve low-lift profile based on the total delay. | 04-23-2009 |
20090101092 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT PUMP, VALVE TIMING CONTROL DEVICE USING THE VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT PUMP, AND VALVE TIMING CONTROL SYSTEM USING THE VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT PUMP, FOR USE IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A variable displacement pump including a chamber volume varying mechanism including a moveable member, a first biasing member always biasing the moveable member in such a direction as to increase volumes of the working fluid chambers, and a second biasing member that is disposed with a set load and applies a biasing force to the moveable member in such a direction as to increase the volumes of the working fluid chambers when the moveable member is displaced against a biasing force of the first biasing member by a predetermined amount or more. The biasing force of the first biasing member is set such that before the moveable member is displaced against the biasing force of the first biasing member, the valve timing control device is shifted to a release state in which an open-and-closure timing of an engine valve is variably controlled. | 04-23-2009 |
20090107430 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR DIESEL ENGINE - A control device for a diesel engine has a valve timing switching mechanism capable of selectively switching between first opening/closing timing and second opening/closing timing for an exhaust valve. The first opening/closing timing is set such that the period for which the exhaust valve is open overlaps the period for which an intake valve is open, and that opening start timing for the exhaust valve is after bottom dead center of expansion stroke of a piston. The second opening/closing timing is set such that opening start timing for the exhaust valve is advanced compared with the opening start timing according to the first opening/closing timing. A control unit controls the valve timing switching mechanism so that the exhaust valve is opened and closed according to the first opening/closing timing, at least when the diesel engine is operating in a predetermined cold condition. | 04-30-2009 |
20090120390 | Control device and method for internal combustion engine - This control device for an internal combustion engine includes a variable intake valve device and a variable exhaust valve device; and it performs fuel cut-off for a plurality of cylinders of the internal combustion engine. And it further includes: an intake valve control means which, when the fuel cut-off execution condition has come into effect, controls the variable intake valve device, so as to keep in a closed state the intake valve of a cylinder, for which an exhaust valve is not kept in a closed state; and an exhaust valve control means which, when the fuel cut-off execution condition has come into effect, controls the variable exhaust valve device, so as to keep in an open state an exhaust valve of at least a pair of cylinders, between which gases in the pair of cylinders come and go via an exhaust passage as the pistons operate. | 05-14-2009 |
20090145381 | Vibration-Damping Control Apparatus and Vibration-Damping Control Method for Internal Combustion Engine - An apparatus and method of controlling vibration-damping for a vehicular internal combustion engine. The combustion is temporarily stopped in some cylinders among a plurality of cylinders, and the engine is operated by the remaining cylinders. Then, a variable valve mechanism which varies a valve lift amount of at least one of intake and exhaust valves of each cylinder is controlled, to decrease the valve lift amount of at least one of the intake and exhaust valves of each cylinder in which the combustion is temporarily stopped. Further, a rotating electric machine having at least one of functions of an electric motor and a generator is controlled, to apply torque to an output shaft of the engine thereby suppressing torque variation in the output shaft at the time when the combustion is temporarily stopped in some cylinders, so that the torque variation due to uneven explosion intervals is reduced. | 06-11-2009 |
20090151671 | CONTROLLER FOR VANE-TYPE VARIABLE TIMING ADJUSTING MECHANISM - One-way valves ( | 06-18-2009 |
20090151672 | OIL SUPPLY STRUCTURE FOR CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE TIMING APPARATUS AND CYLINDER HEAD EMPLOYING THE SAME - An oil supply structure of a continuously variable valve timing apparatus includes: a first oil filter to receive and filter oil from a main gallery; a first oil control valve to receive oil from the first oil filter; a first continuously variable valve timing apparatus to receive oil from the first oil control valve; a second oil filter to receive and filter oil from the main gallery; a second oil control valve to receive oil from the second oil filter; a second continuously variable valve timing apparatus to receive oil from the second oil control valve; and an oil supply line in a cylinder head, that fluidly connects the main gallery, the oil filters, the oil control valves, and the continuously variable valve timing apparatuses. The cylinder head includes the oil supply line, and various holes for the components of the oil supply structure to be disposed therein. | 06-18-2009 |
20090151673 | VARIABLE VALVE SYSTEM - A variable valve system includes a variable valve lifter for changing a first lift amount of one or more valves at a predetermined engine speed; a variable valve timing portion for controlling opening and closing timing of one or more valves; and a cylinder deactivation portion that changes a second lift amount of two or more valves in an alternating pattern. | 06-18-2009 |
20090159024 | Camshaft adjustment device - In an adjustment device for adjusting the phase position of a camshaft relative to a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine which includes a hydraulic system for supplying hydraulic fluid under pressure to the adjustment device for the controlled admission to, and release thereof from, operating chambers of the adjustment device under the control of a control device including a control valve, the operating chambers are in communication with one another via control valves to permit flow of hydraulic fluid from one set of operating chambers to another by the varying torques effective on the camshaft or by controlling fluid supply to the operating chambers from the hydraulic fluid supply system. | 06-25-2009 |
20090159025 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A valve timing control apparatus includes a driving rotation member, a driven rotation member, an advance angle chamber displacing a rotation phase of the driven rotation member relative to the driving rotation member in an advance angle direction, a retard angle chamber displacing the relative rotation phase in a retard angle direction, a groove provided on at least one of an inner surface of the driving rotation member and an outer surface of the driven rotation member for supplying the hydraulic fluid to a sliding contact portion formed by the inner surface of the driving rotation member and the outer surface of the driven rotation member, an advance angle oil passage, a retard angle oil passage, and a groove oil passage for supplying the hydraulic fluid to the groove. | 06-25-2009 |
20090159026 | VARIABLE VALVE SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND ITS DRIVING MECHANISM - In a variable valve system for an internal combustion engine and its driving mechanism, the variable valve system comprises: a variable mechanism that revolves a control axle to change an operation characteristic of an engine valve; a projection section projected at an outer peripheral predetermined position in an axial direction of the control axle and on a tip of which a fixture section is formed; a fixture member fixed in a grasped state for the projection member via an engagement member engaged on the fixture section; a driving mechanism configured to provide a rotating force for the control axle via the fixture member; and control means (a control section) for controlling the driving mechanism in accordance with a driving state of the engine. | 06-25-2009 |
20090178633 | VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION - To improve the precision of the control of the charge of a cylinder during idling and low revs/light load operation, a bypass feeding path of low flow capacity provides the cylinder with air or mixture while the high flow capacity intake valves stay closed. | 07-16-2009 |
20090183701 | PROCESS FOR ADJUSTING THE ANGULAR POSITION OF THE CAMSHAFT OF A RECIPROCATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE RELATIVE TO THE CRANKSHAFT - In a method for setting the rotary angle position of the camshaft of a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine relative to the crankshaft, the crankshaft is connected to the camshaft by means of a triple-shaft gear mechanism. This triple-shaft gear mechanism has a drive shaft which is fixed to the crankshaft, an output shaft which is fixed to the camshaft, and an adjusting shaft which is driven by an electric motor. A crankshaft sensor signal is detected which changes its state when the rotary angle of the crankshaft changes. Furthermore, an adjusting shaft sensor signal is detected which changes its state when the rotary position of the adjusting shaft changes. A phase angle signal is updated, starting from a reference rotary angle value, when the state of the crankshaft sensor signal and/or of the adjusting shaft sensor signal changes, and is adjusted to a provided setpoint phase angle signal. The ignition of the internal combustion engine is then switched off and/or the rotational speed of the crankshaft is lowered to below a prespecified minimum rotational speed value. While the crankshaft and/or the camshaft are/is still rotating, the electric motor is supplied with power in such a way that the camshaft rotates in the direction of a prespecified reference position relative to the crankshaft. When the internal combustion engine is next started, the camshaft and crankshaft are positioned in accordance with the reference position and this is detected with the aid of a sensor. The phase angle signal is set to a reference value and then adjusted to the setpoint phase angle signal. | 07-23-2009 |
20090183702 | Doubled cam shaft adjuster in layered construction - The present invention provides a cam shaft adjuster, which is designed for controlling a double cam shaft, which has a layered construction. The cam shaft adjuster is equipped with a first rotor-type output body and a second rotor-type output body which are arranged parallel to each other with their rotary vane body parts. | 07-23-2009 |
20090188452 | Camshaft variable timing limiting devices, methods of assembly, and uses thereof - A variable timing limiting device for mounting to a camshaft variable timing mechanism includes a flange having a central opening and a travel limiter extending from the flange, wherein the camshaft variable timing mechanism has a hub and a sprocket having a recessed portion, the travel limiter being matably receivable in the recessed portion of the sprocket. In another aspect of the disclosure, a variable timing limiting device for a camshaft variable timing mechanism includes a free floating travel limiter inserted into a chamber portion of the camshaft variable timing mechanism. In another aspect of the disclosure, a camshaft variable timing mechanism for securing to a camshaft includes a hub, a vane lobe extending from the hub, a sprocket portion having a recess configured to receive an end of the vane lobe, the vane lobe being capable of travel within the recess, and a variable timing limiting device. | 07-30-2009 |
20090188453 | DEVICE FOR SETTING THE RELATIVE ROTATIONAL POSITION OF A CAMSHAFT OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE RELATIVE TO A CRANKSHAFT DRIVING THE CAMSHAFT - A device for setting the relative rotational position of a camshaft ( | 07-30-2009 |
20090194047 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An ECU executes a program including the steps of: controlling, when the phase of an intake valve is a phase advanced relative to a threshold value CA (FF) (NO in S | 08-06-2009 |
20090205595 | Continuously variable valve lift system including valve deactivation capability on one of two dual intake vavles - In a dual intake valve arrangement for an internal combustion engine, a continuously variable valve lift (CVVL) system controls two intake valves for one or more engine cylinders. In each cylinder, one of the intake valves includes an associated valve deactivation device, and the other intake valve does not. To improve in-cylinder air flow turbulence under low valve lift, one of the intake valves may be deactivated, resulting in mixture intake through only one valve, resulting in strong swirl by unbalanced flow. A CVVL-equipped engine including a valve deactivation device provides the same amount of air flow for the same engine load as a prior art CVVL engine. A method of introducing a swirl to the mixture is also described. | 08-20-2009 |
20090205596 | VARIABLE AIR INTAKE SYSTEM - A valve closing side engaging groove is formed in a circumferential surface of a collar of a clutch between an optimum angular position, which implements a most effective valve angle for making the maximum fuel consumption improving effect, and a valve closing side least effective angular position, which implements a valve closing side least effective valve angle. Similarly, a valve opening side engaging recess is formed in the circumferential surface of the collar between the optimum angular position and a valve opening side least effective angular position, which implements a valve opening side least effective valve angle. Each of the grooves is engageable with a roller to securely hold the roller in corporation with a driven-side rotator to limit rotation of the driven-side rotator in a deenergized state of a motor. | 08-20-2009 |
20090211547 | CAMSHAFT PHASER FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A camshaft phaser for an internal combustion engine includes a driven hub attached to a camshaft, and a drive sprocket journaled to the driven hub. A locking device uses a pin receptacle having a locking bore and an engagement ramp which is contiguous with the locking bore to allow a locking pin to extend partially from its housing pin bore before the locking pin is registered with the locking bore. | 08-27-2009 |
20090235883 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A valve timing control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, including a drive rotary member that is rotated by the crankshaft, a driven rotary member that transmits rotational force input from the drive rotary member, to the camshaft, and an electromagnetic mechanism that acts to vary a relative rotational phase between the drive rotary member and the driven rotary member. After an ignition switch is turned off and the engine is stopped, the electromagnetic mechanism acts to produce detent torque and hold the relative rotational phase between the drive rotary member and the driven rotary member in a predetermined phase position by the detent torque. | 09-24-2009 |
20090241873 | VARIABLE VALVE-OPERATING SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable valve-operating system for an internal combustion engine, comprising a cylinder head having an intake or exhaust valve, a camshaft rotatably supported by the cylinder head, a cam body rotatably fitted around the camshaft and including a cam lobe having an outer peripheral surface for driving the valve and a boss protruding radially from the cam body, and a valve open period-varying mechanism supported on the camshaft and including an intermediate rotating member having a center of rotation offset from the camshaft, the mechanism transmits rotation of the camshaft to the boss of the cam body through the intermediate rotating member and also permits the valve open period of the valve to be varied through adjustment of the eccentric phase angle of the intermediate rotating member, wherein at least a part of the boss is so positioned as to overlap with the profile of a nose of the cam lobe when viewed in the axial direction of the cam body. | 10-01-2009 |
20090250024 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL DEVICE AND ENGINE DEVICE AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME - When an engine operates at low engine speed, the tip end of a cam nose of an intake cam is at a second position. As the engine speed increases and exceeds a first engine speed, the tip end of the cam nose of the intake cam moves to a first position. When the engine operates at high engine speed, the tip end of the cam nose of the intake cam is at the first position. As the engine speed decreases and becomes lower than a second engine speed smaller than the first engine speed, the tip end of the cam nose of the intake cam moves to the second position different from the first position. | 10-08-2009 |
20090250025 | VARIABLE INTAKE APPARATUS FOR V-TYPE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a variable intake apparatus for a V-type internal combustion engine, each of plural intake pipes is separated from a surge tank by a partition wall, and communication ports, provided in the partition wall for the respective intake pipes, are opened and closed by respective variable intake valves to adjust length of intake passages. The variable intake valves in one of two parallel rows are offset from the variable intake valves in the other row. The variable intake valves are opened and closed by turning the turning shafts to which the variable intake valves are connected. Further, a synchronization mechanism synchronously turns the turning shafts ( | 10-08-2009 |
20090250026 | APPARATUS FOR THE VARIABLE SETTING OF THE CONTROL TIMES OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An apparatus for variable setting of control times of gas exchange valves of an internal combustion engine which has a drive element, an output element and a side cover. The drive element is brought into drive connection with a crankshaft, the ouput element is brought into drive connection with a camshaft, and the output element is arranged such that it can be pivoted with respect to the drive element. The side cover, which has a sealing cover with an opening and a mating element, axially delimits the ouput element and/or the drive element, and is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the drive or output element by means of a fastening element. The fastening element reaches at least partially through the opening and interacts with the fastening element producing a rotationally fixed connection between the side cover and output element or drive element. | 10-08-2009 |
20090255494 | Variable Valve Mechanism for Internal Combustion Engine - A worm gear is connected to an actuator and a worm wheel is connected to a. control shaft. The worm wheel has teeth formed only on a predetermined angular range thereof. The above-referenced angular range includes a required rotational range of the control shaft. The worm wheel is formed to be brought out of mesh with the worm gear outside the predetermined angular range. | 10-15-2009 |
20090255495 | Method of Variable Valve Timing in an Internal Combustion Engine - A method of variable valve timing in an internal combustion engine in which the valve opening and closing timing of the actuated gas exchange valves of the internal combustion engine can be varied as a function of engine speed by adjusting means for adjusting at least one camshaft relative to a crankshaft, said internal combustion engine comprising hydraulic valve lash adjusters for adjusting a valve lash of the gas exchange valves, said lash adjusters being configured at least on one of an inlet side and an outlet side as idle stroke elements which, when actuated, at first produce an engine speed-dependent idle stroke and to provide a method of variable valve timing for internal combustion engines comprising a camshaft adjustment and a hydraulic valve adjustment with an idle stroke function that guarantees favorable valve timing in all operational situations of the internal combustion engine and, at the same time, improves the thermodynamic exploitation of such internal combustion engines, at each adjustment of the at least one camshaft, the respective idle stroke of the valve lash adjusters is taken into account. | 10-15-2009 |
20090260589 | DEVICE FOR VARIABLY ADJUSTING THE CONTROL TIMES OF GAS-EXCHANGE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A device for variably adjusting the control times of gas-exchange valves of an internal combustion engine. The device has a drive input element and a drive output element, The drive input element is placed in driving connection with a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine, the drive output element is arranged so as to be pivotable with respect to the drive input element, and the device is fastened to a camshaft which has a hollow shaft and an inner shaft which is arranged concentrically with respect to the hollow shaft. An improved mounting arrangement of the concentrically arranged shafts with respect to one another is proposed. | 10-22-2009 |
20090277407 | Valve Gear of Internal Combustion Engine - A valve train for an internal combustion engine that uses motors to open/close intake valves of cylinders. The motors drive the intake valves for each of a plurality of groups of cylinders that perform an explosion stroke at substantially equal crank angle intervals. Since the intake valves are driven for each of the plurality of groups of cylinders that perform an explosion stroke at substantially equal crank angle intervals, the explosion stroke is performed regularly even when an operation is conducted with only a particular group of cylinders. This makes it possible to inhibit driveability deterioration. | 11-12-2009 |
20090283062 | Actuator with self-locking helical gears for a continuously variable valve lift system - A CVVL system including a self-locking helical gear pair with, optionally, a transmission to increase output torque of the actuator. The self-locking helical gear pair provides high forward efficiency and a fully mechanically self-locking feature. The actuator therefore requires a smaller motor to perform the same actuation as a prior art worm-gear system. The CVVL system comprises two helical gears having a radial pressure angle {acute over (α)} between 45° and 75° and a helix angle β between 60° and 80°. An asymmetric tooth profile is presently preferred, reducing contact stress and permitting higher torque density. Preferably, the helical gears are discontinuous and comprise laminated spur gear slices and hence are less costly to produce than continuous helical gears. Configurations are possible within the scope of the present invention include a single stage gear system; a multiple stage gear system; a planetary gear system; and an internal or external gear system. | 11-19-2009 |
20090288620 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ENGINE - The present invention is related to an apparatus for and a method of controlling an engine provided with: a variable operation angle mechanism that is provided for varying a valve operation angle of an engine valve driven by a camshaft, and is capable of varying a center phase of the valve operation angle in response to a variation in the valve operation angle; and a variable valve timing mechanism provided for varying a rotating phase of the camshaft relative to a crankshaft of the engine, in which a target valve operation angle and a target rotating phase is calculated based on the engine operating state, and a correction value for correcting the target rotating phase based on the target valve operation angle is set. Then, the target rotating phase is corrected by the correction value, thereby controlling the variable valve timing mechanism based on the corrected target rotating phase. | 11-26-2009 |
20090288621 | Apparatus For and Method of Controlling Variable Valve Timing Mechanism - The application provides a control apparatus of a variable valve timing mechanism capable of converging valve timing to a target value with good responsiveness as well as with high accuracy when an engine starts. In the state where the engine starts, the variable valve timing mechanism is driven to a target value at the engine start by a second manipulated variable corresponding to a maximum variation speed of valve timing. Valve timing is estimate in the state where the variable valve timing mechanism is driven by the second manipulated variable, and when the estimated valve timing reaches the target value, a manipulated variable is switched from the second manipulated variable to a first manipulated variable which is a feedforward manipulated variable or to the first manipulated variable which is a value obtained by adding the feedforward manipulated variable and a feedback manipulated variable. | 11-26-2009 |
20090293823 | TRACTION MECHANISM DRIVE WITH A COMPENSATING DEVICE FOR VIBRATION REDUCTION - The present invention relates to a traction drive with a compensating device for vibration reduction of a driven shaft, for example a camshaft, a water pump shaft or an injection pump shaft of an internal combustion engine, having a drive wheel which is coupled to the shaft, having a drive means, and having at least one compensating mass which is relatively movable in the traction drive and having at least one actuating mechanism for moving the compensating mass. Here, the compensating mass is movable in or counter to the rotational direction of the shaft, and the actuating mechanism is formed as a tangentially acting actuator for moving the compensating mass. The invention also relates to a method for vibration reduction in a traction drive, having a driven shaft, a drive wheel and a drive means, wherein at least one actuating mechanism moves at least one compensating mass which is relatively movable in the traction drive, having the steps: activating the actuating mechanism, moving the compensating mass and generating a compensating torque at the driven shaft. In the case of a control drive with a camshaft adjusting system for the angular adjustment of the control time, the camshaft which is movable relative to the traction drive can simultaneously be used as a compensating mass for vibration reduction. | 12-03-2009 |
20090314234 | DEVICE FOR VARIABLY ADJUSTING THE CONTROL TIMES OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | 12-24-2009 |
20100000478 | START CONTROL DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A start control device of an internal combustion engine, the start control device includes: a starting unit, which cranks the internal combustion engine to start the internal combustion engine while opening and closing an intake valve; a variable valve mechanism, which can change a closing timing of the intake valve; and a control unit, which controls the variable valve mechanism so as to advance the closing timing of the intake valve while the starting unit cranks. | 01-07-2010 |
20100018483 | DIESEL EMISSION REDUCTION USING INTERNAL EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION - A method for controlling combustion in a direct-injection diesel engine includes monitoring a crankshaft rotational position of a cylinder of the engine, monitoring an engine load, determining an intake stroke within the cylinder based upon the crankshaft rotational position, and when the engine load is less than a threshold engine load, opening an exhaust valve for the cylinder during a portion of the intake stroke. | 01-28-2010 |
20100037841 | APPARATUS FOR THE VARIABLE SETTING OF THE CONTROL TIMES OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An apparatus for variable setting of control times of gas exchange valves of an internal combustion engine which has an outer and inner rotor rotatable relative to the former, with one component drive-connected to a crankshaft and the other drive-connected to a camshaft. The apparatus has at least one pressure space, which are each divided into two pressure chambers acting counter to one another. The apparatus has a plurality of pressure medium channels, via which pressure medium is fed to or led away from the pressure chambers. Additionally, the apparatus has a plurality of rotational-angle limitation devices assuming an unlocked and locked state. The locking states are set by the supply of pressure medium to or discharge of pressure medium from the respective rotational-angle limitation apparatus. Furthermore, a method for controlling an apparatus for variable setting of control times of gas exchange valves of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. | 02-18-2010 |
20100037842 | CONTROL UNIT AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VARIABLE VALVE TIMING MECHANISM - An idling-time target phase setting unit ( | 02-18-2010 |
20100050965 | VARIABLE VALVE CONTROL APPARATUS - A variable valve control apparatus includes: a variable valve actuating mechanism arranged to vary a closing timing of an intake valve; and a controller configured to advance the closing timing of the intake valve before a bottom dead center of a piston of an intake stroke until a load of an engine increases from a minimum load to a predetermined load, and to retard the closing timing of the intake valve from a timing before the bottom dead center of the piston, to a timing after the bottom dead center of the piston when the load becomes the predetermined load. | 03-04-2010 |
20100071643 | VALVE OPENING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD - An engine with a valve opening arrangement includes an engine including at least one cylinder and at least one valve for opening and closing an opening in the cylinder. The valve is spring loaded to a closed position. The engine also includes a movable contact surface for urging the valve to an open position, and a control arrangement at least partially connected to the contact surface and operable in a modified mode to at least one of advance opening and delay closing of the valve relative to opening and closing in a normal mode. | 03-25-2010 |
20100101515 | CAM DRIVE - The present invention relates to a cam drive ( | 04-29-2010 |
20100126443 | ACTUATING DEVICE FOR TWO PARALLEL ROTATING CAMSHAFTS - The invention relates to an actuating device for two parallel rotating camshafts. The aim of the invention is to optimize the installation space required for such a device. For this purpose, both camshafts ( | 05-27-2010 |
20100170459 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine includes a valve timing change mechanism that changes the phase of an intake cam, and a lift amount change mechanism that changes lift amount by causing displacement of a control shaft. An electronic control unit performs a coordinated control in which the lift amount change mechanism is operated such that the position of the control shaft that is detected by a position detection sensor becomes the target position, and the valve timing change mechanism is operated according to a control state of the lift amount change mechanism. When a discrepancy between the actual position of the control shaft and the detected position thereof is estimated to be large, coordinated control is forbidden and the valve timing change mechanism is operated based on engine load. | 07-08-2010 |
20100175644 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH VARIABLE VALVE MECHANISM - An intake variable valve mechanism | 07-15-2010 |
20100175645 | ADJUSTING VALVE TIMING TO DEACTIVATE ENGINE CYLINDERS FOR VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT OPERATION - An internal combustion engine having two cylinder banks and adjustable camshaft timing is disclosed in which the camshafts in one cylinder bank are adjusted so that there is no net flow from the cylinders to effectively disable the cylinder bank. In particular, exhaust valve timing is advanced so that the maximum valve lift occurs approximately at bottom center between expansion and exhaust strokes and intake valve timing is advanced so that maximum valve lift occurs approximately at bottom center between intake and compression strokes. Also disclosed is an engine in which an intake and an exhaust camshaft on a single bank are coaxial with valve timings adjusted by rotating the inner of the two camshafts with respect to the outer of the two camshafts. | 07-15-2010 |
20100175646 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control system for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of preventing a variable valve-operating mechanism from suffering problems due to insufficiency of lubrication oil immediately after starting the engine. The ECU of the engine determines an amount of lubrication oil lubricating the variable valve-operating mechanism which is capable of continuously changing an intake lift, holds the intake lift at a predetermined lift if it is determined that the oil amount is less than a predetermined amount, and controls the amount of intake air by changing the opening of a throttle valve capable of adjusting the amount of intake air, when the operation of the variable valve-operating mechanism is inhibited. | 07-15-2010 |
20100175647 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH VARIABLE VALVE CONTROL - In a method for operating an internal combustion engine ( | 07-15-2010 |
20100180843 | Internal Combustion engine valve drive train switching arrangement - In an internal combustion engine valve drive train switching arrangement with a switching unit, the switching unit has at least one actuating unit with at least two switching members and at least one switching device for actuating the two switching members independently in an at least partial chronological offset, so as to perform a first switching process based on a first signal and then a second switching process, independently of an electronic evaluation. | 07-22-2010 |
20100186692 | VALVE OPERATION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A valve operation control system for an internal combustion engine in which hydraulic pressure applied to a valve operation mode changing mechanism is controlled by hydraulic pressure control means that is formed from a holder mounted on a cylinder head, a spool valve formed by slidably housing a spool valve body in a valve body, and an electromagnetic open/close valve for controlling hydraulic pressure of a pilot hydraulic chamber, wherein the holder ( | 07-29-2010 |
20100192881 | METHOD FOR ACTUATING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC SWITCHING VALVE - A method for actuating an electromagnetic switching valve ( | 08-05-2010 |
20100192882 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A cylinder of an internal combustion engine is provided with a turbo-side exhaust valve that opens and closes an exhaust port that communicates with a turbo-side exhaust passageway that leads to a turbine inlet opening of a turbo-supercharger, a bypass-side exhaust valve that opens and closes an exhaust port that communicates with a bypass-side exhaust passageway that bypasses the turbine, a first intake valve disposed opposite to the turbo-side exhaust valve, and a second intake valve disposed opposite to the bypass-side exhaust valve. At the time of engine startup and/or the time of low engine load, the turbo-side exhaust valve and the first intake valve are stopped in the closed state. | 08-05-2010 |
20100192883 | VARIABLE VALVE APPARATUS - A first overlap amount that is an overlap amount of overlap between an intake valve opening timing and an exhaust valve opening timing, is calculated based on rotation speed of an internal combustion engine, load on the engine, and temperature of a working fluid. A second overlap amount that is the overlap amount that is set so that the relative rotation phase of at least one of the intake-side camshaft and the exhaust-side camshaft relative to the rotation phase of the crankshaft is fixed when the engine stops, is calculated based on the temperature of the working fluid. The overlap amount is set to equal to the second overlap amount, if the first overlap amount is larger than the second overlap amount. The overlap amount is set to equal to the first overlap amount, if the first overlap amount is less than or equal to the second overlap amount. | 08-05-2010 |
20100199934 | Internal combustion engine valve drive train switching arrangement - In an internal combustion engine valve drive train switching arrangement with a switching unit, the switching unit includes at least two control structure arranged at adjacent ends of at least two switching devices of the actuating units and an actuating unit cooperating with at least one control track formed by the switching devices of the actuating unit. | 08-12-2010 |
20100199935 | Internal combustion engine valve drive switching device - In an internal combustion engine valve drive switching device with a switching unit, the switching unit includes an implementation unit for implementing a first switching process based on at least one signal and thereafter, to implement a second switching process independently of an electronic evaluation. | 08-12-2010 |
20100199936 | TIMING ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A timing adjustment device with axially joined components, clamped by a camshaft central screw on a hub element which maintains the required peripheral position of these components relative to one another within a narrow tolerance range. On a disk element of the timing adjustment device an insert section is formed, which can be inserted into a recess formed in the hub element and, in the region of the insert section, at least one anchoring structure is formed, through which the insert section is anchored on a counter-structure, which is provided by the hub element. | 08-12-2010 |
20100206253 | POWER UNIT FOR SMALL-SIZED VEHICLE - A power unit for a small-sized vehicle that includes a valve operating system equipped with a hydraulic valve operation mode change mechanism capable of changing the operational mode of an engine valve, and a clutch device disposed between a crankshaft and a shift mechanism so as to switch hydraulically between connection and disconnection of power transmission, wherein a discharge outlet of one oil pump ( | 08-19-2010 |
20100224149 | TIMING CHAIN DRIVE COMPRISING AN INTEGRATED ELECTRIC MOTOR - The invention relates to a timing drive for an internal combustion engine, comprising a crankshaft, at least one camshaft, a driven gear that is connected to the crankshaft, at least one driving gear which drives the associated camshaft and a transmission that interconnects the driven gear and the at least one driving gear. An electric motor is provided which engages with the transmission in an offset manner relative to the crankshaft and the at least one camshaft as well as in an offset manner relative to the associated driven gear and the associated at least one driving gear by means of an intermediate gear. Furthermore, a control device is provided, with the aid of which the electric motor can be triggered in such a way that additional torque and/or an additional torque profile can be introduced into the transmission and/or can be tapped from the transmission based on at least one operational parameter and/or at least one operational situation of the transmission. Also disclosed is a corresponding method. | 09-09-2010 |
20100224150 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH VARIABLE VALVE MECHANISM - An internal combustion engine including a variable valve mechanism that can avoid an unnecessary friction increase while preventing a hydraulic lash adjuster from pumping up. When a first engine speed is a critical rotation speed at which the inertia force of the variable valve mechanism exceeds the maximum load on a lost motion spring and a second engine speed is a critical rotation speed at which the inertia force of a valve and rocker arm exceeds the maximum load on a valve spring, the maximum loads are set such that the first engine speed is lower than the second engine speed. | 09-09-2010 |
20100224151 | DELAYED EXHAUST ENGINE CYCLE - A method of operating an engine in a delayed exhaust engine cycle may include opening an intake valve of the engine during a first stroke to form an intake stroke. The method may further include closing the intake valve and determining an engine operating temperature. The engine operating temperature may be compared to a predetermined temperature limit. A first fuel mass may be provided to the combustion chamber between an end portion of a second stroke and a beginning portion of a third stroke. The third stroke may form a first power stroke and the intake valve and an exhaust valve in communication with the combustion chamber may be closed during the second and third strokes. The exhaust valve may be maintained in a closed position during a fourth stroke when the engine operating temperature is less than the predetermined temperature limit. | 09-09-2010 |
20100236505 | Valve operating device - In a valve operating device for an internal combustion engine with at least one actuating device which is provided to adjust an axially displaceable cam element by means of at least one slotted guide track, the valve operating device comprises a safety unit for moving the axially displaceable cam element in at least one operating mode into a defined basic safety position. | 09-23-2010 |
20100242874 | VARIABLE VALVE-ACTUATING MECHANISM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND ENGINE INCORPORATING SAME - In an internal combustion engine, a variable valve-actuating mechanism includes a trigger pin operable to permit axial movement of a rocker arm concurrently with a axial movement of a rocker arm shaft. A retention member has an insertion aperture formed therein, in which the trigger pin is inserted, and which slidably supports the trigger pin in the inserting direction. The trigger pin includes upper and lower expanded portions disposed on both sides thereof in the inserting direction. The upper and lower expanded portions of the trigger pin are operable to disable sliding motion of the trigger pin, relative to the retention member, beyond a predetermined range. The upper and lower expanded portions allow the trigger pin to be integrally assembled in the insertion aperture of the retention member, so as to be selectively retained therein. | 09-30-2010 |
20100242875 | VALVE GEAR FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A valve gear for an internal combustion engine having a sub-rocker arm return spring that is shortened in a longitudinal length of a cylinder. The valve gear for the internal combustion engine is provided with a camshaft, an intake cam turning integrally with the camshaft, a valve cam for opening and closing an engine valve, a link mechanism for transmitting a valve driving force to the valve cam, a holder for supporting a sub-rocker arm support and a driving mechanism for varying a fulcrum position of the link mechanism. A valve operating characteristic can be varied with an oscillating position of the sub-rocker arm support. A sub-rocker arm is provided with a roller, an eccentrically disposed step and a link section. The step is provided with a spring socket, and a return spring is arranged intervening between the spring socket and the holder. | 09-30-2010 |
20100242876 | MODULAR CONSTRUCTION CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER WITH A CHAIN OR BELT WHEEL - A modular construction camshaft adjuster for the camshaft drive of an internal combustion engine with a chain or belt wheel, which has at least one wheel rim facing radially outwards with tooth engagement recesses, an annular wheel plate around a central circular opening and an essentially cylindrical wheel wall with a wall thickness, projecting in an axial direction from the annular wheel plate, such that the wheel wall and the wheel plate together form a cup shape. The minimum wall thickness of the essentially cylindrical wheel wall beneath the at least one wheel is equal to half the tooth engagement recess and the cup-shaped chain or belt wheel is made from a lightweight material. | 09-30-2010 |
20100242877 | INTAKE SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an intake system comprising a first intake passage ( | 09-30-2010 |
20100269770 | Electric Valve Timing Control Device of Internal Combustion Engine - A drive rotation member is driven by a crankshaft of the engine, and a driven rotation member is rotatable relative to the drive rotation member and secured to a cam shaft of the engine. An electric motor is arranged to rotate together with the drive rotation member and produces a dynamic power when fed with an electric current through brushes. A hollow control shaft is rotatable relative to the drive rotation member and forces the driven rotation member to rotate relative to the drive rotation member when rotated by the power of the electric motor. A bearing device is arranged between the driven rotation member and the hollow control shaft for smoothing a relative rotation therebetween. The bearing device includes a plurality of rollers. A lubrication oil feeding structure is provided for causing the rollers of the bearing device to be submerged in a lubrication oil at least when the engine is in operation. | 10-28-2010 |
20100275863 | Continuously Variable Valvetrain Actuator Having a Torque-Compensating Mechanism - A mechanism for compensating systematic uni-directional torque bias imposed on a bi-directional drive actuator shaft, comprising a pallet disposed on an arm for rotation with the actuator shaft. A bucket tappet is engaged by the pallet and contains a helical compression spring. As the actuator shaft rotates and compresses the spring, the load on the pallet increases linearly but the length of the lever arm changes non-linearly at a rate different from the force applied to the pallet. This results in a non-linear torque about the actuator shaft. The torque can be the same at the compression spring preload state as it is at the full load state or it can be biased to be unsymmetrical based on the layout and size of the components and the stroke of the actuator shaft. | 11-04-2010 |
20100288215 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a variable valve timing control apparatus, a hydraulic variable valve timing device adjusts valve timing by changing a VCT phase. In a lock mode, the lock pin is allowed to be displaced in a lock direction for locking the VCT phase, and the VCT phase is slightly shifted in a lock-mode VCT phase shift direction corresponding to one of an advance direction and a retard direction. A lock control unit shifts the VCT phase in a direction opposite from the VCT phase shift direction if the VCT phase is located on a lock-mode VCT phase shift direction side of the intermediate lock position when the engine becomes equal to or less than a first rotational speed, and otherwise the lock control unit allows the lock pin to be displaced in the lock direction. | 11-18-2010 |
20100300386 | CONTROL APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE FOR VEHICLE - A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle sets the overlap amount of an intake valve and an exhaust valve small when the engine is idling and the vehicle is stopped. Also, the control apparatus sets the overlap amount large using normal control when the vehicle is traveling, even if the engine is idling. | 12-02-2010 |
20100307434 | VALVE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A valve control synchronizing apparatus for an internal combustion engine for controlling opening and closing operations of an engine valve includes a synchronizing pin assembly selectively transferring pivoting movement from one or both of first and second adjacent rocker arms to a central rocker arm. The synchronizing pin assembly is received in a bore defined through the central rocker arm and at least partially into each of the first and second rocker arms. The synchronizing pin assembly bridges between the first rocker arm and the central rocker arm to transfer pivoting movement of the first rocker arm to the central rocker arm and bridges between the second rocker arm and the central rocker arm to transfer pivoting movement from the second rocker arm to the central rocker arm. | 12-09-2010 |
20100307435 | CYLINDER CHARGE TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An engine is operated with a first cylinder to provide a net flow of gases from the engine intake to the engine exhaust while a second cylinder returns combusted gases back to the intake to control a timing of auto-ignition combustion in the first cylinder. | 12-09-2010 |
20100313833 | VALVE PERFORMANCE CONTROLLER FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A valve characteristic controller including an oil pump, a valve timing varying mechanism, and a valve timing control unit is disclosed. The valve timing varying mechanism varies the valve characteristic value of intake valves in an engine based on the hydraulic pressure of hydraulic oil supplied from the oil pump. The valve timing control unit includes a storage and a detector. The storage stores computation maps used to calculate a target value for the valve characteristic value based on a plurality of engine control values. The detector detects the temperature of the hydraulic oil. The computation maps include a first map and a second map. The varying amount of the valve characteristic amount corresponding to a change in the engine control value in a low speed range of the engine speed is set to be smaller in the second map than the first map. The valve timing control unit switches the computation maps from the first map to the second map when the detected temperature of the hydraulic oil is relatively high. | 12-16-2010 |
20100313834 | APPARATUS FOR VARIABLY ADJUSTING THE CONTROL TIMES OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An apparatus for variably adjusting the control times of gas exchange valves in an internal combustion engine. The apparatus has a driving element, an output element, at least one pressure chamber, a pressurized medium supply device, and at least one pressure accumulator. The pressurized medium supply device allows pressurized medium to be fed to or discharged from the at least one pressure chamber. A phase angle of the output element relative to the driving element can be changed by supplying or discharging pressurized medium to or from the pressure chamber. The pressure accumulator encompasses a movable element that has a first pressure surface which partially delimits a storage space. The storage space is connected to the pressurized medium supply device. The movable element can be moved against the force of an energy store by pressurizing the storage space. | 12-16-2010 |
20100313835 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A vane rotor includes a vane to partition an advance chamber from a retard chamber. A valve element communicates a lock port with an exhaust port to drain a fluid from the lock port when moving in a first region including an end of a movable range in the first direction. The regulating member moves in the vane rotor in a thrust direction into a recess dented from an inner surface of the housing by being biased from a resilient member to lock the rotation phase in a regulation phase in the first region when a fluid is drained from the lock chamber. The valve element is configured to communicate an operation port with a supply port to supply a fluid into the advance chamber when being in a throttle region in the first region such that a flow of a fluid supplied to the advance chamber is throttled to be less than a flow of a fluid when the valve element is in the end of the movable range in the first direction. | 12-16-2010 |
20100319639 | VALVE TIMING ADJUSTING APPARATUS - A valve timing adjusting apparatus for an engine includes a casing, magnetorheological fluid, a control device, a brake rotor, a phase adjustment mechanism, and a sealing structure. The control device changes the degree of viscosity of magnetorheological fluid in the casing. The sealing structure seals a gap between the casing and the brake rotor. The sealing structure includes an annular permanent magnet and at least one annular magnetic flux guide. The at least one magnetic flux guide defines a guide gap between the at least one magnetic flux guide and the other one of the casing and the brake rotor. The direction of magnetic flux relative to an axial center of the brake rotor, which flux is generated by the control device is similar to a direction of magnetic flux relative to the axial center generated by the permanent magnet. | 12-23-2010 |
20100319640 | DEACTIVATING CAM SYSTEM FOR A VALVE TRAIN OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A deactivating cam system ( | 12-23-2010 |
20100326383 | APPARATUS FOR VARIABLY ADJUSTING THE CONTROL TIMES OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An apparatus for variably adjusting control times of gas exchange valves in an internal combustion engine. The apparatus has a driving element, an output element, at least one pressure chamber, a pressurized medium supply device, and at least one pressure accumulator. The supply device allows pressurized medium to be fed to or discharged from the pressure chamber. A phase angle of the output element relative to the input element can be changed by feeding or discharging pressurized medium to or from the pressure chamber. The pressure accumulator encompasses a movable element that has a first pressure surface which partially delimits a storage space. The storage space is or can be connected to the supply device. An energy store applies a force to the movable element in the direction of an initial position. The movable element can be moved against the force of the energy store by pressurizing the storage space. | 12-30-2010 |
20100326384 | ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR VARIABLE ACTUATION OF THE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, WITH FAST FILLING OF THE HIGH PRESSURE SIDE OF THE SYSTEM - An electronically controlled hydraulic system for variable actuation of the valves of an internal combustion engine is constructed for fast filling of the high pressure side of the system. | 12-30-2010 |
20110000447 | CONTROL VALVE - A control valve, particularly for a device for altering the actuation periods of an internal combustion engine, which has a valve housing that is configured with a substantially hollow cylindrical structure, a control piston disposed inside the valve housing and is axially displaceable therein, and a closing element. The control piston has at least one section with a hollow structure that ends in an opening of the control piston and the closing element is disposed in the opening. | 01-06-2011 |
20110000448 | CONTROLLING CYLINDER MIXTURE AND TURBOCHARGER OPERATION - A method for controlling differences in exhaust gas residual amount for a two cylinder bank engine having at least one turbocharger is presented. In one example, the description includes a method for adjusting valve timing to reduce cylinder exhaust gas residual variation. | 01-06-2011 |
20110005482 | DEVICE FOR VARIABLY ADJUSTING CONTROL TIMES OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A device for variably adjusting control times of gas exchange valves of an internal combustion engine. The device has a drive element, an output element, a rotation angle limiting device, a control valve and counter-working pressure chambers. Phase adjustment between the output and drive element is initiated by applying pressure to one of the pressure chambers while discharging the other pressure chamber. The rotation angle limiting device, which can be transferred from a locked state into an unlocked state due to pressure, prevents phasing when locked and allows phasing when unlocked. The control valve has a valve housing and a control piston. An inflow connection, an outflow connection, a first and a second working connection and a third working connection are embodied on the valve housing. The working connections are offset in relation to other and do not overlap on the valve housing. | 01-13-2011 |
20110011358 | VCT Active Lock Pin Control - A spool valve | 01-20-2011 |
20110017156 | VARIABLE CAMSHAFT TIMING DEVICE WITH HYDRAULIC LOCK IN AN INTERMEDIATE POSITION - A variable cam timing phaser for an internal combustion engine including a piloted valve in the rotor assembly, movable from a first position to a second position, and detent lines communicating with the advance chamber or the retard chamber are restricted and or blocked when the rotor assembly is in or near an intermediate phase angle position. When the piloted valve is in the first position, fluid is blocked from flowing through the piloted valve. When the piloted valve is in a second position, fluid is allowed to flow between the detent line from the advance chamber and the detent line from the retard chamber through the piloted valve and a common line, such that the rotor assembly is moved to and held in the intermediate phase angle position relative to the housing assembly. | 01-27-2011 |
20110017157 | INTERNAL EGR CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - There is provided an internal EGR control device for an internal combustion engine, which, even when a change in the actual valve timing of exhaust valves is caused by aging, is capable of properly controlling an internal EGR amount while compensating for an adverse influence caused by the change, and thereby properly controlling the temperature within the cylinder. The internal EGR control device | 01-27-2011 |
20110041786 | SPARK IGNITED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SYSTEM - There is provided, in one aspect of the present description, an internal combustion engine system. In one example, the system comprises a controller configured to control an intake valve closing timing varying mechanism to vary a closing timing of the intake valve to regulate air charged in a combustion chamber in accordance with engine operating conditions and, in a first engine operating condition where a least volume of air is required to be charged into the combustion chamber, retard a closing timing of the intake valve to a most retarded crank angle which is after bottom dead center during a cylinder cycle and satisfies the following formulas: | 02-24-2011 |
20110041787 | METHOD FOR COMPENSATING FOR GAS EXCHANGE LOSSES BETWEEN COMBUSTION CHAMBERS OF AN OTTO ENGINE - A method is presented for compensating for combustion chamber-specific actual values of a parameter, which characterizes combustions, between a plurality of combustion chambers of an Otto engine ( | 02-24-2011 |
20110048347 | COMBUSTION CHAMBER DEACTIVATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an internal combustion engine comprising: a plurality of combustion chambers ( | 03-03-2011 |
20110048348 | SOLENOID VALVE FOR VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL DEVICES, AND VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL SYSTEM - A solenoid valve 30 includes a spool | 03-03-2011 |
20110048349 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CONTROL DEVICE - A variable valve mechanism provided on a exhaust side of an internal combustion engine, in which a most advanced state is set as an initial state, operating condition detecting means for detecting operating conditions, variable valve control means for controlling an operation of the variable valve mechanism in accordance with the operating conditions, engine condition determining means for determining whether the internal combustion engine is in a cold state or a warm state, and stop request determining means for determining whether or not a stop request has been issued in relation to the internal combustion engine are provided. When a stop request is issued in the cold state, the internal combustion engine is stopped after returning the variable valve mechanism to the initial state. | 03-03-2011 |
20110061615 | Apparatus and Method for Setting Mechanical Lash in a Valve-Deactivating Hydraulic Lash Adjuster - A DHLA including a hydraulic lash adjustment mechanism disposed within a plunger slidably disposed within a pin housing that is slidably disposed within an axial bore in an adjuster body. A lash ring disposed in a groove near the outer end of the DHLA body includes a portion extending into the bore to limit travel of the pin housing and thereby set the internal mechanical lash in the DHLA. The lash ring has a thickness selected to provided a predetermined amount of mechanical lash in the assembled lifter, which thickness varies from assembly to assembly to compensate for manufacturing variation in the components. A biasing means such as a wave ring, a Belleville washer or a beveled retaining ring is also installed in the annular groove to urge the lash ring against the lower surface of the groove under all DHLA operating conditions. | 03-17-2011 |
20110061616 | Valve Timing Control Apparatus for Internal Combustion Engine, and Method of Producing Same - A valve timing control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, includes a housing body, a sealing plate, a vane rotor, and a sealing ring. The housing body includes an opening at an axial end which is closed by the sealing plate. The sealing ring is disposed between the housing body and the sealing plate. The housing body is formed of an aluminum-based metal material and anodized, wherein the housing body includes a base layer and an anodic oxide coating film layer. The sealing ring abuts on the base layer of the housing body at the axial end. | 03-17-2011 |
20110061617 | INTAKE AND EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR FOUR-STROKE INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention comprises a cylinder block wherein vertical reciprocation of a piston is transmitted to a connecting rod then rotates a crank shaft to generate torque. A cylinder head is joined to the top of the cylinder block, whereof one side is connected to a primary intake and exhaust manifold which is opened and shut by a primary intake and exhaust valve and the other side is connected to a secondary intake and exhaust manifold which is opened and shut by a secondary intake and exhaust valve. A primary cam shaft is placed on the upper side of the cylinder head and rotates to interlock with the rotation of the crank shaft and is connected with a primary intake and exhaust cam driving the primary intake and exhaust valve. A secondary cam shaft is placed on the upper side of the cylinder head and rotates to interlock with the rotation of the crank shaft, and is connected with a secondary intake and exhaust cam driving the secondary intake and exhaust valve. A tertiary cam shaft is placed on the upper side of the cylinder head and rotates to interlock with the rotation of the secondary cam shaft. A primary intake and exhaust control unit is installed in the primary intake and exhaust manifold and controls selectively one of intake of mixed gas or air and exhaust of combustion gas. A secondary intake and exhaust control unit is installed in the secondary intake and exhaust manifold and controls selectively one of intake of mixed gas or air and exhaust of combustion gas. An exhaust-connecting pipe connects the primary and secondary intake and exhaust manifolds, and forms an exhaust path for combustion exhaust gas. Therefore, intake and exhaust performance of a four-stroke internal-combustion engine is improved. | 03-17-2011 |
20110067655 | DEVICE FOR VARYING THE ANGULAR POSITION OF A CAMSHAFT RELATIVE TO A CRANKSHAFT OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A device for varying the angular position of a camshaft relative to a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine. The device has a drive element, which is driven by the crankshaft via a gearwheel and which is supported so that it can rotate in relation to the camshaft. The device also has at least two hydraulic chambers, to which a hydraulic fluid can be admitted in order to set a defined relative rotational position between the drive element and the camshaft, formed between the drive element and the camshaft. In order to produce an optimum axial support of the camshaft in terms of weight and cost, the gearwheel form a bearing face for the axial contact of the camshaft or of a component rotationally fixed to the latter. | 03-24-2011 |
20110067656 | DEVICE FOR VARYING THE ANGULAR POSITION OF A CAMSHAFT WITH RESPECT TO A CRANKSHAFT OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A device for varying the relative angular position of a camshaft ( | 03-24-2011 |
20110067657 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER WITH LOCKING DEVICE - A camshaft adjuster which has a locking device by which a drive input and drive output part can be rotationally fixedly locked in a locking rotational position. The locking device has a multiplicity of engagement pairs which include one axial bar which is held in the drive input or drive output part and a bar slot which is formed in the respective other part. The engagement pairs are designed such that, during an adjustment of the drive output part in the drive direction, the bars can be placed in successive engagement with the bar slots in a relative rotational position between an end rotational position, which lags behind in the drive direction, and the locking rotational position. The bar slots prevent an adjustment of the drive output part counter to the drive direction and permit an adjustment in the drive direction until the locking rotational position is reached. | 03-24-2011 |
20110073053 | METHOD FOR CAM-SHAFT PHASE SHIFTING CONTROL USING CAM REACTION FORCE - A control method for an electro-mechanical camshaft phase shifting devices in general, and a control method for an electro-mechanic camshaft phase shifting device with a self-locking mechanism in particular. The control method takes advantage of a cam shaft reaction torque in conjunction with a frictional self-locking feature of an electro-mechanical camshaft phase shifting device to simplify the control structure and to reduce the actuating torque required for the associated electric machine, consequently reducing the size of electric machine. | 03-31-2011 |
20110079188 | Valve drive train device - In a valve drive train device, particularly of an internal combustion engine, having an actuating device provided to displace at least one first axially displaceable cam element using a shifting gate, the actuating device is designed for switching the axially displaceable first cam element into the various switching positions. | 04-07-2011 |
20110088644 | Internal Combustion Engine Control Device and Internal Combustion Engine Control System - In an internal combustion engine control device, when the engine stops, a variable valve actuation device is controlled to change an operating mode of each of intake valves to a specific state where an all-cylinder valve closed period, during which the intake valves of all engine cylinders are all kept in their non-lifted states, occurs, and a crank position change mechanism is controlled to change a crankshaft-rotation stopped position to a crankangle included within the all-cylinder valve closed period. When restarting the engine, the variable valve actuation device is controlled to bring the operating mode of each of the intake valves closer to an engine-start desired lift characteristic suited to an engine condition, prior to cranking action. | 04-21-2011 |
20110094464 | Vane-type motor cam phaser with a friction disc and mounting method - The invention relates to a vane-type motor cam phaser with a rotor and a camshaft. Between this rotor and the camshaft, a friction disc is braced axially by means of a central screw. Accordingly, this friction disc transmits a drive torque in a frictionally engaged manner. For pivoting the rotor in two oppositely lying directions of rotation, at least two oil channels (A, B) run through the camshaft and a hub of the rotor. At least the one oil channel (A or B) is sealed hydraulically radially inward by an inner ring part of the friction disc and radially outward by an outer ring part of the friction disc. The inner ring part and the outer ring part are joined to each other by means of a crossarm. | 04-28-2011 |
20110100311 | VARIABLE VALVE LIFT SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable valve lift system for an internal combustion engine includes a roller rocker lift mechanism and a driving mechanism. A cam ( | 05-05-2011 |
20110107986 | CYLINDER CHARGE TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method of operating an engine is provided. The engine includes operating a cylinder with net exhaust flow from the exhaust manifold, through the cylinder, to the intake manifold. Concurrently, another cylinder may operate to carry out combustion with net flow from the intake to the exhaust. In this way, exhaust in the intake manifold may be adjusted by varying valve operation of the first cylinder. | 05-12-2011 |
20110107987 | VARIABLE VALVE DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable valve device for an internal combustion engine includes a cam phase variable mechanism for varying a phase difference (split) between first and second intake cams. Under predetermined operating conditions of the internal combustion engine, the second intake cam is controlled to take a phase (split) (S | 05-12-2011 |
20110107988 | VARIABLE VALVE DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a variable valve device for an internal combustion engine, which has a cam phase variable mechanism including a split variable function, when the operation of the internal combustion engine is in a predetermined extremely low speed and load region, the phase of a second intake cam is controlled to a more advanced position (S | 05-12-2011 |
20110107989 | VARIABLE VALVE OPERATING SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable valve operating system includes a position changing mechanism, which is configured by a circular eccentric portion provided for a control shaft of a engine valve in a manner decentered from an axis of the control shaft, an external gear formed on a cam follower swingably supported on the eccentric shaft portion, and an internal gear formed on a rocking cam so as to be engaged with the external gear. The control shaft is rotated when opening/closing characteristics of the engine valve are changed, the external gear is revolved by the eccentric shaft portion around the axis of the control shaft, an engaged portion of the internal gear with the external gear is moved in a circumferential direction of the internal gear by the revolution of the external gear, and the position of the rocking cam with respect to the cam follower is changed by the movement of the engaged portion of the internal gear. | 05-12-2011 |
20110114047 | CAMSHAFT INSERT - The invention relates to a camshaft insert for a camshaft, which can be, in particular, a composite camshaft. In this case, the camshaft insert bears an oscillating motor adjuster. An accumulator that can be loaded by means of a spring force is disposed inside camshaft insert. Alternatively, the accumulator can also be disposed in the camshaft. | 05-19-2011 |
20110120398 | Valve Control Apparatus for Internal Combustion Engine - A valve control apparatus includes a variable mechanism configured to vary operating states of two intake valves by varying a swing range of a single swing cam; a primary swing arm configured to receive swinging force from the swing cam by becoming in contact with the swing cam, and configured to open/close one of the two intake valves; a secondary swing arm configured to open/close another of the two intake valves; and a connection changeover mechanism configured to connect/disconnect the primary swing arm with/from the secondary swing arm in accordance with an operating state of engine. The connection changeover mechanism disconnects the primary swing arm from the secondary swing arm to maintain the another of the two intake valves in a non-lifted state, when the variable mechanism controls a swing amount of the primary swing arm within a range below a predetermined amount. The connection changeover mechanism connects the primary swing arm with the secondary swing arm to open and close both of the two intake valves together, when the variable mechanism controls the swing amount of the primary swing arm within a range greater than or equal to the predetermined amount. | 05-26-2011 |
20110120399 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTING ARRANGEMENT - A camshaft adjusting arrangement for varying angular position of a camshaft relative to a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine which has a drive element that is driven by the crankshaft and is rotatable in relation to the camshaft, at least two hydraulic chambers, to which a hydraulic fluid can be admitted to set a defined relative rotational position between the drive element and camshaft, formed between the drive element and camshaft, a first component and a second component. The first component has a cylindrical receiving face which receives a cylindrical seating face of the second component. To keep the resulting radial compressive stress between the components within an admissible range, at least one compensating element is arranged in the cylindrical receiving face of the first component and/or in the cylindrical seating face of the second component. | 05-26-2011 |
20110120400 | DEVICE FOR VARIABLY ADJUSTING THE VALVE TIMING OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A device for variably adjusting valve timing of gas exchange valves of an internal combustion engine which has an input element an output element and a camshaft. The input element can be brought into driving connection with a crankshaft. The output element is non-rotationally connected to the camshaft and swivelable in relation to the input element. At least one first pressure chamber is provided. A phase position between the output and input element is modifiable by supplying a pressure medium to or discharging a pressure medium from the pressure chamber. An axial lateral face of the camshaft rests against an axial lateral face of the output element. The camshaft has at least one first pressure medium line with a first opening on the axial lateral face. The output element has at least one second pressure medium line with a second opening, axially opposite the first opening, on the axial lateral face. | 05-26-2011 |
20110126785 | HYDRAULIC CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER - A hydraulic cam shaft adjuster has a driven outer body comprising at least one hydraulic chamber, and an inner body disposed on the inside of the outer body ( | 06-02-2011 |
20110132299 | VARIABLE VALVE LIFT APPARATUS - A variable valve lift apparatus may include a variable valve lift housing, a master piston which is slidably disposed in the variable valve lift housing and contacts a cam, a slave piston which is slidably disposed in the variable valve lift housing, defines an oil chamber with the master piston therebetween, and opens a valve connected to the slave piston according to reciprocative motion of the master piston, and a lift control portion which supplies oil to the oil chamber or exhausts oil in the oil chamber selectively to control a relative distance between the master piston and the slave piston. | 06-09-2011 |
20110139100 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A camshaft adjustment device which has a pinion and a drive part that is disposed in a pivoting manner relative thereto. The pinion and the drive part are operatively connected to each other via a pressure chamber that can be pressurized using pressure means. At least one locking device can mechanically couple the pinion and the drive part. The locking device is actuated by a pressure medium. The pressure chamber and the locking device are in a pressure medium connection to one another for regulating the pressure medium supply to the locking device and the pressure medium discharge therefrom by at least one regulating unit. The passage of the pressure medium can be blocked in a pressure-tight manner in the direction of the pressure chamber by at least one locking device disposed in the pressure medium connection. | 06-16-2011 |
20110139101 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER - A camshaft adjuster for adjusting the phase position of a camshaft relative to a crankshaft, in particular a hydraulic camshaft adjuster. A camshaft bearing area provided in the camshaft adjuster is designed as a roller bearing. | 06-16-2011 |
20110146603 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A CRANKSHAFT OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, CAMSHAFT ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM, AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE CRANKSHAFT - A method for adjusting a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine which has a camshaft adjuster that in turn has a triple-shaft gear mechanism with a setting shaft, a camshaft sprocket and a camshaft. The camshaft sprocket is drivably connected to the crankshaft. During motor standstill or in a transition phase, in which at least one of the three shafts of the triple-shaft gear mechanism stands still, a driving of the setting shaft occurs. Also, a camshaft adjustment system is disclosed which has a triple-shaft gear mechanism with a control device that adjusts the crankshaft during the motor standstill or in a transition phase. | 06-23-2011 |
20110155084 | UPPER CYLINDER HEAD HOUSING FOR USE WITH AN ENGINE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An upper cylinder head (UCH) housing for use with a vehicle engine is provided. The UCH housing includes a cover body and a variable cam timing (VCT) valve body integrally formed with the cover body. The VCT valve body is configured to at least partially cover a VCT valve assembly coupled to the vehicle engine. The UCH housing further includes a plurality of cam caps integrally formed with the cover body. The plurality of cam caps is configured to receive at least a portion of a cam shaft for securing the cam shaft to a cylinder head. | 06-30-2011 |
20110162601 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A valve timing control apparatus has a regulation member to fix a phase. The regulation member has a main regulation member and a sub regulation member. The main regulation member is inserted into a recess part to regulate the phase. The sub regulation member has an engagement part engageable with the main regulation member in an escape direction Y and disengageable from the main regulation member in an insertion direction X. Further, the sub regulation member has a pressure reception part that receives pressure in the escape direction Y from hydraulic fluid in an operation chamber. The main regulation member is urged in the insertion direction X by a main resilient member. Further, the sub regulation member is urged in the insertion direction X by a sub resilient member. The main regulation member moves in the escape direction Y only by hydraulic fluid, and moves in the insertion direction X only by the resilient member. | 07-07-2011 |
20110168112 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A valve timing control apparatus includes a drive-side rotation member synchronously rotating with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, a driven-side rotation member integrally rotating with a camshaft, a rotational phase adjusting device including a retarded angle chamber and an advanced angle chamber, the rotational phase adjusting device adjusting the relative rotational phase between the drive-side rotation member and the driven-side rotation member, and a boss member provided at a portion of the driven-side rotation member facing an outer wall surface of the internal combustion engine and including a thrust surface that extends to be perpendicular to a rotational axis of the camshaft and that is exposed to the outer wall surface of the internal combustion engine. The boss member causes the drive-side rotation member to be prevented from making contact with the outer wall surface by making contact with the outer wall surface of the internal combustion engine. | 07-14-2011 |
20110174251 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION MECHANISM - A control device includes an engine valve and a variable valve actuation mechanism that is able to change at least one of a valve operating angle and valve lift of the engine valve. When the at least one of the valve operating angle and the valve lift is larger than or equal to a prescribed upper limit, the control device increases an operating speed of the variable valve actuation mechanism as compared with when the at least one of the valve operating angle and the valve lift is smaller than the prescribed upper limit. | 07-21-2011 |
20110174252 | VALVE TIMING ADJUSTER - A valve timing adjuster is mounted to a driving force transmission system, wherein the driving force transmission system transmits a driving force through a timing belt from a drive shaft to a driven shaft. The timing belt is rotatable synchronously with rotation of the drive shaft. The valve timing adjuster includes a pulley part, a housing, and a vane rotor. The pulley part is rotatable synchronously with the drive shaft through engagement with the timing belt. The housing is formed integrally with the pulley part. The vane rotor is received within the housing. The vane rotor is rotatable synchronously with the driven shaft. The vane rotor has a plurality of vane parts that is rotatable relative to the housing within a predetermined angular range. | 07-21-2011 |
20110192364 | VARIABLE VALVE SYSTEM CONTROL APPARATUS - A control apparatus of a variable valve system includes a variable valve timing mechanism that performs variable control of the valve timing of an intake valve of an internal combustion engine, a variable operation angle mechanism that performs variable control of the operation angle of the intake valve, and a control unit that performs drive control of the variable valve timing mechanism and the variable operation angle mechanism. The control unit sets an upper guard for the operation angle according to an actual value of the valve timing, and when a target value of the valve timing is a value on the retard side of a specified determining value, the control unit reinforces the upper guard compared with when the target value of the valve timing is not a value on the retard side of the specified determining value. | 08-11-2011 |
20110192365 | CAM SHAFT PHASE VARIABLE DEVICE IN ENGINE FOR AUTOMOBILE - [Problems] To provide an inexpensive cam shaft phase variable device of an engine in which the displacement width of attachment angle between a crankshaft and a camshaft is large and operational sound is silent. | 08-11-2011 |
20110197834 | EARLY INTAKE VALVE CLOSING AND VARIABLE VALVE TIMING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - An early intake valve closing (EIVC) and variable valve timing (VVT) assembly and method are provided for an internal combustion engine. The method includes operating an intake valve to open and close an intake port and allow intake gas to enter a cylinder of the internal combustion engine containing a piston, where the timing of the closing of the intake valve occurs at or before bottom dead center (BDC) of the compression stroke of the piston. The method further includes selectively extending duration of the opening of the intake port by an amount that delays closing timing of the intake valve until after BDC of the piston compression stroke. An assembly for EIVC and VVT includes a cylinder head including an intake valve and intake port and a rotatably mounted camshaft including an intake lobe operatively connected to the intake valve to periodically move the valve into the first and second positions. The intake lobe is shaped such that the timing of the closing position occurs at or before BDC of a compression stroke of the piston. The assembly further includes a selectively activatable VVT assembly having an actuator that operatively engages the intake valve before the intake valve reaches the closed position to extend duration of the intake valve opening until after BDC of the piston compression stroke. | 08-18-2011 |
20110197835 | DEVICE FOR THE VARIABLE ADJUSTMENT OF VALVE LIFT CURVES OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A device for the variable adjustment of valve lift curves of gas exchange valves of an internal combustion engine, which has a hydraulic consumer, a camshaft and a volume accumulator. The camshaft is arranged in the internal combustion engine in a rotatably mounted manner by camshaft bearings. The interior of the camshaft has a cavity. Bores are formed on the camshaft in the region of the camshaft bearings and, via the bores, the cavity communicates with the camshaft bearings. The volume accumulator is arranged in the cavity and has a housing which extends in a region of at least one camshaft bearing. | 08-18-2011 |
20110197836 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CONTROL UNIT - A variable valve mechanism varies a lift amount of an inlet valve. A throttle valve is provided upstream of the inlet valve and varies an opening area of an induction passage. An automatic stopper automatically stops the internal combustion engine. A controller can put the internal combustion engine in a first induction control state in which the lift amount of the inlet valve is equal to or smaller than a predetermined amount and the opening of the throttle valve is larger than a predetermined opening with respect to a predetermined running state. The controller can put the internal combustion engine in a second induction control state in which the left amount of the inlet valve is larger than the predetermined amount and the opening of the throttle valve is equal to or smaller than the predetermined opening with respect to the predetermined running state. The automatic stopper automatically stops the internal combustion engine in a case where the lift amount of the inlet valve is equal to or smaller than the predetermined amount, when a stopping condition of the internal combustion engine is met under which a predetermined vehicle state is produced. | 08-18-2011 |
20110197837 | CELLULAR WHEEL - A cellular wheel of a device for variably setting control times of gas exchange valves of an internal combustion engine, which has a cylindrical circumferential wall, a driving wheel that is arranged on an outer surface area of the circumferential wall, with a sealing cover that extends from an inner surface area of the circumferential wall radially inward, and a plurality of projections that extend from the inner surface area of the circumferential wall radially inward and from the sealing cover in an axial direction. | 08-18-2011 |
20110220046 | CAM SHAFT PHASE SETTER COMPRISING A CONTROL VALVE FOR HYDRAULICALLY ADJUSTING THE PHASE POSITION OF A CAM SHAFT - A cam shaft phase setter including a control valve for controlling the feeding and draining of a hydraulic fluid into and out of a pressure chamber which serves to adjust the rotational angular position of a cam shaft relative to a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine. The control valve includes a valve housing with an operating port to the pressure chamber and a reservoir port to a reservoir for the fluid. A valve piston is axially adjustable back and forth in the valve housing between a first position and a second position and includes an axial hollow space, a piston inlet for introducing the fluid into the hollow space, and a piston outlet which leads out of the hollow space and is connected to the operating port in the first position of the valve piston and separated from the operating port in the second position of the valve piston. An actuating unit is coupled to the valve piston for axially adjusting the valve piston. A coupling member protrudes through an axially facing closure wall which closes off the valve housing and couples the actuating unit to the valve piston. The valve piston includes a radial widening which is surrounded by a complementarily widened housing portion of the valve housing and to which the fluid can be applied in an axial direction pointing away from the axially facing closure wall in order to generate an axial pressure force. The widening is dimensioned such that the fluid acts on the valve piston with a pressure force of at least substantially equal size in both axial directions, despite the coupling member. | 09-15-2011 |
20110226202 | CAM SHAFT PHASE VARIABLE DEVICE IN ENGINE FOR AUTOMOBILE - A cam shaft phase variable device of an engine in which the attachment angle of a crankshaft and a cam shaft is maintained securely without being shifted by disturbance torque. The device has a drive body of revolution having a tubular section and a guide groove of reducing diameter and rotating relatively to the cam shaft and being driven by a crankshaft, a control body of revolution rotating relatively to the drive body through a rotary operating force imparting means and having the outer circumferential surface supported by the inner circumferential surface of the tubular section, an eccentric circular cam rotating synchronously, a movable member for displacing the guide groove, a cam guide intersecting the central axis perpendicularly and displaced by the eccentric circular cam, and an intermediate body of revolution displacing in the direction intersecting the cam guide perpendicularly while being supported on, and rotating integrally with, the camshaft. | 09-22-2011 |
20110232594 | OIL PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS - An oil pressure control apparatus includes a control valve mechanism being in communication with a pump via a first fluid passage and being in communication with a control apparatus via a second fluid passage, a third fluid passage diverging from the first fluid passage to supply oil to a predetermined portion other than the control apparatus, and a fluid passage dimension regulating mechanism including a movable member provided at the third fluid passage and including an opening for regulating a fluid passage dimension of the third fluid passage. The fluid passage dimension regulating mechanism is in communication with a fourth fluid passage diverging from the second fluid passage and biases the movable member to a side increasing the fluid passage dimension by applying the hydraulic pressure of the fourth fluid passage to the movable member separately from the hydraulic pressure of the third fluid passage. | 09-29-2011 |
20110239966 | DEVICE FOR VARIABLY ADJUSTING THE CONTROL TIMES OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention relates to a device ( | 10-06-2011 |
20110253083 | Drive Configuration and Method Thereof - A drive configuration for driving one or more rotating sprockets (e.g., of an engine drive train), including a flexible force transmitting member forming a closed curve enclosing an area; a drive sprocket situated outside the area and driving the force transmitting member; first and second pulleys situated at least partially within the area and on opposing sides of the drive sprocket so as to urge the force transmitting member against the drive sprocket; and one or more driven sprockets each coupled to the force transmitting member. The drive configuration may include a cartridge including a base, one or more secondary pulleys being situated on opposing sides of the first pulley such that a timing belt is urged into contact with a drive sprocket and each of the pulleys. Accordingly, a timing belt may be rapidly installed or removed by inserting or removing the cartridge according to the present invention. | 10-20-2011 |
20110259289 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A primary resilient member urges a primary limiting member into a recess in an inserting direction in a state where a rotational phase is a limited phase in a limited phase range. A relative slide gap is radially provided between the primary limiting member and a secondary limiting member at a location adjacent to a working chamber. First and second primary slide gaps are radially provided between the primary limiting member and radially opposed wall surface sections of the receiving hole. A secondary slide gap is radially provided between the secondary limiting member and a radially opposed wall surface section of the receiving hole. The relative slide gap is larger than the first and second primary slide gaps and the secondary slide gap. | 10-27-2011 |
20110265747 | VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a variable valve actuation apparatus with a speed reducer between a timing sprocket and a camshaft for changing a phase of the camshaft relative to the sprocket, while reducing normal-rotation/reverse-rotation of an electric motor, the speed reducer includes an eccentric rotation member connected to an output shaft of the motor, an annular member connected to the sprocket, a plurality of rollers installed between an inner toothed portion of the annular member and an outer peripheral surface of the eccentric rotation member, and a cage connected to the camshaft for circumferentially partitioning the respective rollers, while permitting a radial displacement of each roller. Depending on a dimension of a clearance space between the eccentric rotation member and the annular member, a suitable one of a plurality of roller sets, each having a different outside diameter, is selected, and then the selected rollers are installed. | 11-03-2011 |
20110271919 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A valve timing control apparatus includes a driving-side rotating member, a driven-side rotating member, a fluid pressure chamber formed by the driving-side rotating member and the driven-side rotating member and divided into a retarded angle chamber and an advanced angle chamber by a parting portion, a fluid control valve mechanism controlling a supply and a discharge of an operation fluid to and from the fluid pressure chamber, a lock mechanism locking a relative rotational phase of the driven-side rotating member relative to the driving-side rotating member at a predetermined phase, a monitoring mechanism monitoring a driving state of an internal combustion engine, and a phase setting mechanism controlling the fluid control valve mechanism so as to establish the predetermined phase in a case where the monitoring mechanism detects a signal indicating a likelihood of a decrease of a number of rotations of the internal combustion engine exceeding a control range. | 11-10-2011 |
20110271920 | SPARK IGNITION TYPE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A spark ignition type internal combustion engine of the present invention is provided with a variable closing timing mechanism which can change a closing timing of an intake valve after suction bottom dead center wherein the amount of intake air fed into a combustion chamber is controlled mainly by changing the closing timing of the intake valve. At the time of engine cold start, the closing timing of the intake valve is advanced compared with the time of engine warm operation. At the time of engine cold start, the air-fuel mixture which is taken into a combustion chamber is blown back into the engine intake passage whereby the air-fuel ratio varies among cylinders, but according to the spark ignition type internal combustion engine of the present invention, it is possible to suppress such variation in the air-fuel ratio among cylinders. | 11-10-2011 |
20110277713 | HARMONIC DRIVE CAMSHAFT PHASER WITH A COMPACT DRIVE SPROCKET - A camshaft phaser includes a housing with an array of internal splines formed within a bore. A harmonic gear drive unit is disposed within the housing and includes a circular spline and a dynamic spline, a flexspline disposed radially within the circular spline and the dynamic spline, a wave generator disposed radially within the flexspline, and a rotational actuator connectable to the wave generator. One of the circular spline and the dynamic spline is fixed to the housing. A hub is rotatably disposed radially within the housing and attachable to the camshaft and fixed to the other of the circular spline and the dynamic spline. A back plate has an array of external splines engaged in a sliding fit with the array of internal splines for transmitting torque from the back plate to said housing. The back plate also has an input sprocket for receiving rotational motion, in use. | 11-17-2011 |
20110297113 | APPARATUS FOR VARIABLY SETTING THE CONTROL TIMES OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND SCREWS FOR AN APPARATUS OF THIS TYPE - An apparatus for variably setting the control times of gas exchange valves of an internal combustion engine which has at least one first screw with a threaded section, an action section for an assembly tool and a fastening section arranged on a side of the action section which faces away from the threaded section and acted on by a spring element. As a result of the first screw, a turning operation is omitted during the mounting of the apparatus, and insertion of the spring element on the screw head side is produced without further connecting points or elements. | 12-08-2011 |
20110297114 | PHASE VARYING APPARATUS FOR AUTOMOBILE ENGINE - PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED | 12-08-2011 |
20110303168 | STRUCTURE OF DRIVING MEMBER OF ENGINE VALVE - An engine includes a camshaft carrying a first intake cam, a second intake cam, and an exhaust cam for selectively driving an intake valve driving member and an exhaust valve driving member, which in turn drive an intake valve and an exhaust valve. The intake valve driving member includes first and second driving members, which form push rollers respectively in engagement with the first and second intake cams and a pressing section in engagement with the intake valve. The first and second driving members form bores communicating each other to form a hydraulic cylinder. First and second pistons are movable within the bores to selectively set the first and second driving members in a condition of being allowed to operate independently or in combination with each other. | 12-15-2011 |
20110303169 | FLOW RATE CONTROL VALVE - A flow rate control valve includes a housing having an accommodation chamber in communication with oil passages, and a spool accommodated in the accommodation chamber movably in a reciprocating manner. The housing includes a bolt for fastening a movable member of a variable valve timing mechanism, and a sleeve inserted in an insertion portion provided in the bolt and having the accommodation chamber. The bolt is provided with a port through which the oil passages communicate with the insertion portion. The sleeve is provided with a through hole penetrating the sleeve. Furthermore, an annular protrusion and a recess are provided as a phase adjustment portion that adjusts a phase of rotation of the sleeve with respect to the bolt to a phase in which the port coincides in position with the through hole and holds the phase of rotation of the sleeve with respect to the bolt equal thereto. | 12-15-2011 |
20110315101 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPROVING CHARGED ENGINES - A charged engine may utilize a plurality of independently controllable intake valves for a cylinder of the engine. A method to operate the engine includes monitoring an unmodified timing for the plurality of independently controllable intake valves for the cylinder, monitoring operation of the engine, determining a delayed timing for a first intake valve of the independently controllable intake valves for the cylinder based upon the monitored operation of the engine and the unmodified timing for the plurality of independently controllable intake valves for the cylinder, controlling the first intake valve based upon the determined delayed timing for the first intake valve, and controlling a second intake valve of the independently controllable intake valves for the cylinder based upon the monitored unmodified timing. | 12-29-2011 |
20110315102 | HARMONIC DRIVE CAMSHAFT PHASER AND METHOD FOR USING - A camshaft phaser includes a housing with a harmonic gear drive unit disposed therein. The harmonic gear drive unit includes a circular spline and a dynamic spline, a flexspline disposed radially within the circular spline and the dynamic spline, a wave generator disposed radially within the flexspline, and a rotational actuator connectable to the wave generator. One of the circular spline and the dynamic spline is fixed to the housing. A hub is rotatably disposed radially within the housing and attachable to the camshaft and fixed to the other of the circular spline and the dynamic spline. An anti-rotation means is provided for temporarily fixing the circular spline to the dynamic spline in order to prevent relative rotation therebetween when the hub is being attached to the camshaft. The anti-rotation means prevents damage to the harmonic gear drive unit while the camshaft phaser is being installed onto the camshaft. | 12-29-2011 |
20120000437 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - Provided is a valve timing control apparatus configured to realize a locked state before an engine is stopped by controlling a restricting mechanism and a locking mechanism while the engine is operating. The apparatus includes a partitioning section provided in a driven-side rotary member for partitioning between an advanced angle chamber and a retarded angle chamber, a restricting member disposed in the driven-side rotary member and capable of projecting/retracting relative to a driving-side rotary member, a restricting recess portion formed in the driving-side rotary member and receiving the restricting member projected therein for restricting a relative rotational phase within a predetermined range, a locking member disposed in the driven-side rotary member and capable of projecting/retracting relative to the driving-side rotary member, a locking recess portion receiving the locking member projected therein for locking the relative rotational phase to a predetermined phase, and a communication passageway capable of feeding fluid releasing the restriction by the restricting member to the locking member and incapable of feeding fluid releasing the locking by the locking member to the restricting member. The restricting member switches over the communication passageway to a communicating state or to a non-communicating state. | 01-05-2012 |
20120006290 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A variable valve timing control apparatus, includes a drive-side rotary member, a driven-side rotary member, a partition portion arranged at least one of the drive-side rotary member and the driven-side rotary member to partition a fluid pressure chamber into an advanced angle chamber and a retarded angle chamber, a seal member arranged at a portion of the partition portion, which faces the other one of the drive-side rotary member and the driven-side rotary member, the seal member avoiding a hydraulic fluid from leaking between the advanced angle chamber and the retarded angle chamber, and a biasing member biasing the seal member, wherein at least one of the partition portion and a facing surface of the other one of the drive-side rotary member and the driven-side rotary member facing the partition portion is defined by an inclined surface of a tapered portion. | 01-12-2012 |
20120006291 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - There is provided a control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, which can favorably reduce a load necessary for cranking at the time of the next start, while preventing the fresh air inflow to a catalyst at the time of the stop of the internal combustion engine. A valve stop command is issued to an electrically-driven actuator so that the operational states of intake and exhaust valves becomes a valve closed/stopped state when fuel supply is stopped in response to an establishment of a predetermined stop condition of the internal combustion engine. Then, to return the operational states of the intake and exhaust valves to a valve operating state after the completion of the stopping operation of the internal combustion engine, a valve return command is issued to the actuator, and a crankshaft is rotationally driven by a predetermined angle required to return the operational states of the intake and exhaust valves to the valve operating state. | 01-12-2012 |
20120017857 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A valve timing control device comprises a drive rotation member driven by a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine; a driven rotation member fixed to a camshaft that actuates engine valves to open and close, the drive rotation member and driven rotation member being coaxially arranged to make a relative rotation therebetween; a phase varying mechanism that rotates the driven rotation member relative to the drive rotation member within a given angle, the phase varying mechanism being able to cause the driven rotation member to take the most-retarded phase position, the most-advanced phase position and a middle phase position defined between the most-retarded phase position and the most-advanced phase position; and a position keeping mechanism that is able to keep the driven rotation member at least the most-retarded phase position and the middle phase position at the time of starting the engine, and is able to select one of the most-retarded phase position and the middle phase position in accordance with an operation condition of the engine. | 01-26-2012 |
20120017858 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING MECHANISM WITH INTERMEDIATE LOCKING MECHANISM AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - An intermediate lock mechanism is formed by first and second lock pins, an advancement restricting groove, and a retardation restricting groove. The first and second lock pins are arranged in a vane rotor | 01-26-2012 |
20120031358 | Camshaft adjuster, in particular with camshaft - A valve train comprises a double camshaft with an inner camshaft and an outer camshaft. The two camshafts are preferably designed coaxially. By means of a rotatory change in position of the inner camshaft to the outer camshaft, the angular position of at least one cam of the inner camshaft is adjusted or set relative to a cam of the outer camshaft. The cams are divided into sets that can occupy variable cam positions relative to one another. Various configurations of a camshaft adjuster are provided for this purpose. | 02-09-2012 |
20120037104 | SINTERED COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - A method for powder-metallurgically manufacturing a rotational body, including compacting a first starting body is compacted from a metal powder; forming a second starting body from metal, separately from the first starting body; placing the starting bodies against each other in axial contact via end faces in relation to a longitudinal axis of the rotational body; and permanently and firmly sintered the first starting body and the second starting body to each other by collective sintering. The first starting body is compacted from an aluminium-based powder, the second starting body is formed from an aluminium material, and the starting bodies are sintered to each other at their respective end faces. | 02-16-2012 |
20120055426 | ENGINE INCLUDING VARIABLE VALVE LIFT MECHANISM - An engine assembly may include an engine structure, an engine valve, a valve lift mechanism, and first and second camshafts. The engine structure may define a combustion chamber and a port in communication with the combustion chamber. The engine valve may be supported by the engine structure and displaceable between an open position where the port is in communication with the combustion chamber and a closed position to isolate the port from communication with the combustion chamber. The valve lift mechanism may be engaged with the engine valve. The first camshaft may be rotationally supported by the engine structure and may include a first cam lobe engaged with the valve lift mechanism. The second camshaft may be rotationally supported by the engine structure and may include a second cam lobe engaged with the valve lift mechanism. | 03-08-2012 |
20120055427 | CONTROL VALVE FOR A DEVICE FOR VARIABLY ADJUSTING THE CONTROL TIMES OF GAS-EXCHANGE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control valve for a device to variably adjust control times of gas-exchange valves of an internal combustion engine. The control device has a valve housing and a control piston. The valve housing has an axial cavity with a dividing element arranged in the cavity that separates the cavity into two partial spaces and hydraulically seals the spaces from one another. The dividing element is produced separately from the valve housing and is positionally fixedly fastened in the cavity of the valve housing. The first partial space holds the control piston, and a supply connection is formed in the region of the first partial space. The second partial space has at least one first opening via which pressure medium can be supplied to the second partial space by a pressure medium pump, and at least one second opening by which the second partial space communicates with the supply connection. | 03-08-2012 |
20120060779 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A variable valve timing control apparatus, includes a housing rotating in synchronization with a drive shaft of an internal combustion engine, an inner rotor arranged coaxially with the housing and rotatable relative to the housing, a driven shaft, an intermediate member arranged between the inner rotor and the driven shaft and rotating in synchronization with the inner rotor and the driven shaft, a first hydraulic fluid passage, an inner room formed between the driven shaft and the inner rotor and constituting a portion of the first hydraulic fluid passage, a second hydraulic fluid passage, a passage formed in the intermediate member and constituting a portion of the second hydraulic fluid passage, and a contact portion at which an axial surface of the intermediate member is entirely in contact with the inner rotor between the first hydraulic fluid passage and the second hydraulic fluid passage. | 03-15-2012 |
20120067310 | CAMSHAFT AND PHASER ASSEMBLY - An assembly is disclosed which comprises an SCP camshaft | 03-22-2012 |
20120067311 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ENGINE ARRANGEMENT - A method is provided for operating an internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder, said engine operating according to a four stokes cycle. The engine includes at least one controlled intake port to control communication of the combustion chamber with an intake line. The intake port is controlled to achieve a main open phase mainly during the intake stroke. The intake port is controlled to achieve an auxiliary open phase during the power stroke in view of heating the engine at cold start. | 03-22-2012 |
20120073531 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR ENGINE - When a variable valve timing device controls an oil pressure control valve in a manner that a VCT phase is locked at a middle lock phase, an advance chamber and a retard chamber are made to communicate with each other, so that oil is filled into both of the advance chamber and the retard chamber when the oil pressure control valve supplies oil to one of the advance chamber and the retard chamber in an oil filling mode. An oil pump supplies oil to the oil pressure control valve, and is controlled to have an oil flow rate that is equal to or larger than a predetermined value in the oil filling mode. | 03-29-2012 |
20120073532 | PHASE VARYING DEVICE FOR ENGINE | 03-29-2012 |
20120079998 | DEVICE FOR THE VARIABLE ADJUSTING OF THE CONTROL TIMING OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | 04-05-2012 |
20120085303 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL DEVICE - A valve timing control device comprises a drive-side rotational member synchronously rotatable with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine; a driven-side rotational member mounted coaxially with the drive-side rotational member and synchronously rotatable with a camshaft for opening and closing a valve of the internal combustion engine; a fluid pressure chamber defined by the drive-side rotational member and the driven-side rotational member; a partition provided in at least one of the drive-side rotational member and the driven-side rotational member for dividing the fluid pressure chamber into a retarded angle chamber and an advanced angle chamber; a fluid feeding/discharging mechanism for controlling feed/discharge of working fluid relative to the fluid pressure chamber; a locking mechanism for restricting a relative rotational phase of the driven-side rotational member relative to the drive-side rotational member to a predetermined phase between a most retarded angle phase and a most advanced angle phase; and an urging mechanism for constantly exerting an urging force to the drive-side rotational member and the driven-side rotational member to displace the relative rotational phase to the side of the most retarded angle phase. | 04-12-2012 |
20120090567 | PHASE VARIABLE DEVICE FOR ENGINE - OBJECT: To provide a compact phase varying device for an automobile engine, adapted to vary the relative phase angle between the crankshaft of the engine and the camshaft of the device over a wider range than that of conventional device. | 04-19-2012 |
20120097122 | AXIALLY COMPACT CAMSHAFT PHASER - A camshaft phaser is provided for varying the phase relationship between a crankshaft and a camshaft in an internal combustion engine. The camshaft phaser includes a stator having a plurality of lobes. A rotor is disposed within the stator and includes a plurality of vanes interspersed with the stator lobes to define alternating advance and retard chambers. A bushing adaptor of the camshaft phaser is disposable axially within a pocket of the camshaft and is disposed axially within the rotor. The bushing adaptor defines at least in part a supply passage for communicating pressurized oil from the internal combustion engine to a control valve, an advance passage for selectively communicating pressurized oil from the control valve to the advance chambers, and a retard passage for selectively communicating pressurized oil from the control valve to the retard chambers. | 04-26-2012 |
20120103288 | DEVICE FOR VARIABLY ADJUSTING THE VALVE TIMING OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A device for variably adjusting the valve timing of gas exchange valves of an internal combustion engine which has an input element, an output element and a camshaft. The input element can be brought in a driving connection with the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine. The output element is non-rotationally connected to the camshaft and swivelable in relation to the input element. An axial lateral face of the camshaft rests against an axial lateral face of the output element. A form-locking element on one of the axial lateral faces resting against each other aligns the output element on the camshaft with respect to its circumferential direction and engages in a mating form-locking element of the other component. | 05-03-2012 |
20120103289 | Valve Timing Control Apparatus - A valve timing control apparatus includes a driving rotary member to receive a rotational force from a crankshaft of an engine, and a vane rotor connected with a camshaft and arranged to rotate relative to the driving rotary member, with at least one vane defining a retard pressure chamber and an advance pressure chamber in the inside of the driving rotary member. A lock member is received slidably in the vane of the vane rotor and arranged to engage with a lock hole when the vane is rotated to a predetermined angular position. The lock member includes forward and rearward end portions arranged to receive equal fluid pressures. The lock member further includes a pressure receiving portion to which an operating fluid pressure is selectively applied to force the lock member away from the lock hole. | 05-03-2012 |
20120111292 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE VALVE TIMING APPARATUS - Power consumption for maintaining a target valve timing and noise in operation is reduced by a continuously variable valve timing apparatus including a camshaft holder fixed to a camshaft, a cam sprocket, a leadscrew screw-coupled with the camshaft holder and the cam sprocket and is movable so as to rotate the camshaft holder and the cam sprocket in opposite directions, and an operating unit operated by a motor and moves the leadscrew. | 05-10-2012 |
20120111293 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE VALVE ACTUATION AND ADJUSTABLE LIFT AND TIMING - A cam can rotate on a camshaft of an internal combustion engine. A rocker arm that actuates a valve of the internal combustion engine can include a rocker pivot connection point located on a distal side of a valve component from a proximate end of the rocker arm that is deflected by action of the cam. The rocker arm can include a contact point located between the rocker pivot point and the proximate end. The contact point can act on the valve component to actuate the valve. The rocker pivot connection point can be translated such that it is closer to or further from the cam. This translation can be used to vary valve lift and/or valve timing. The cam can have a three-dimensional profile to provide different actuation distance of the rocker arm. Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture consistent with one or more of these features are described. | 05-10-2012 |
20120111294 | VARIABLE VALVE GEAR FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In the present invention, control shafts ( | 05-10-2012 |
20120111295 | DEVICE FOR VARIABLY ADJUSTING THE CONTROL TIMES OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION DEVICE | 05-10-2012 |
20120118252 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A camshaft adjuster which has a control valve and at least one pressure-controlled positioning valve which is connected to a pair of control chambers. The control chambers each have an early chamber and a late chamber and one of the control chambers is designed in such a manner that, in an unenergized basic position of the control valve, in order to set a middle position, the smaller of the early and late chambers of the one of the control chambers is connected to a supply line and the larger of the early and late chambers of the one of the control chambers is connected to a removal line. | 05-17-2012 |
20120125274 | VALVE TRAIN FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES FOR ACTUATING GAS EXCHANGE VALVES - A valve train for actuating a gas exchange valve of an internal combustion engine includes at least one camshaft configured to be driven by a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine and includes a camshaft tube. At least one cam support is disposed on the at least one camshaft so as to be rotationally engaged and axially displaceable, with respect to the at least one camshaft, the at least one cam support including an identical base circle portion and a plurality of cam profiles differing from one another. A switching shaft is disposed in the camshaft tube and is configured to rotate together with the camshaft tube. A dog operatively connects the at least one cam support to the switching shaft. A displacement piece is connected to the switching shaft and is configured to be rotationally engaged with and axially displaceable on the camshaft tube. | 05-24-2012 |
20120125275 | DEVICE FOR VARIABLY ADJUSTING THE CONTROL TIMES OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | 05-24-2012 |
20120132160 | ADHESIVE JOINING FOR POWDER METAL COMPONENTS - A method of joining multiple powder metal components to form a powder metal component assembly using an adhesive is disclosed. By machining at least one of the powder metal components prior to the adhesive joining, otherwise difficult to machine features can be more easily machined for less cost and at higher production rates. Unlike high temperature joining techniques, the adhesive joins the powder metal components at room temperature. This room temperature adhesive joining eliminates the thermal distortions in pre-joined machined features common to high temperature joining techniques such as brazing or welding that bring these features out of specification during joining. | 05-31-2012 |
20120137995 | DIRECT ACTING VARIABLE VALVE LIFT APPARATUS - The present invention provides a variable valve lift apparatus including an outer body in which a hole is formed horizontally, and that moves upward/downward while slidingly contacting a high cam, an inner body that is inserted in the outer body, a hole is formed in steps such that the hole of the inner body is connected with the hole of the outer body, and moves upward/downward while slidingly contacting a low cam, a latching device that is inserted in the holes of the outer body and the inner body, and causes the movement of the outer body to be selectively dependent on the movement of the inner body, a plate that is located at a side of the latching device such that oil discharge from the outer body can be prevented, an upper seat that partially covers the inner body, and in which an oil passage is formed, and a lost motion spring that is located in the upper seat and provides the outer body with elastic force. | 06-07-2012 |
20120137996 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING APPARATUS - A variable valve timing apparatus according to the present invention may include a camshaft holder connected to a camshaft, a cam sprocket rotating the camshaft, a rotation shaft disposed to the camshaft holder having a moving screw thread formed thereon, a first and second driven bevel gears disposed to distal ends of the rotation shaft, a screw nut engaged with the moving screw thread and moving along length direction of the rotation shaft by rotation of the first driven bevel gear or the second driven bevel gear so as to change relative phase between the camshaft and the cam sprocket and a gear control portion which selectively rotates the first driven bevel gear or the second driven bevel gear. | 06-07-2012 |
20120145099 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A springless check valve enables flow of hydraulic fluid from a supply port toward a corresponding one of an advancing port and a retarding port in a connection passage upon lifting of a valve member from a valve seat and limits flow of the hydraulic fluid from the corresponding one of the advancing port and the retarding port toward the supply port upon seating of the valve member against the valve seat. In a synchronously rotatable member, a drain passage is circumferentially displaced from the drain port, and an advancing passage is placed at a corresponding circumferential position, which coincides with a circumferential position of the advancing port. Furthermore, a retarding passage is placed at a corresponding circumferential position, which coincides with a circumferential position of the retarding port. | 06-14-2012 |
20120145100 | DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING THE ROTATIONAL ANGULAR POSITION OF A CAM SHAFT - A device for adjusting the rotational angular position of a cam shaft relative to a crankshaft of a combustion engine includes a supply branch for supplying pressure fluid to setting chambers to generate torque acting on a rotor; and a pressure storage device arranged in the supply branch and including a spring and a storage chamber which can be filled with the pressure fluid against a spring force of the spring, wherein the storage chamber begins to fill, against the spring force, at a start-of-filling pressure which is at most as large as a hot idling pressure which the pressure fluid exhibits when the combustion engine is idling in its hot operational state, and continues to be filled against the spring force if the hot idling pressure is exceeded. | 06-14-2012 |
20120145101 | VARIABLE VALVE DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable valve device has a configuration in which a first cam ( | 06-14-2012 |
20120145102 | Varying The Phase And Lift Of A Rocker Arm On A Camshaft Actuating A Valve Or Injector - In an internal combustion engine using poppet type valves, a center pivot rocker arm is moved through a specific path wherein the roller in contact with a cam is moved to alter the phasing of the valves or injectors in the engine. Depending on the interface between the valve or injector and the rocker arm, the rocker ratio of the rocker arm may be altered, giving a change in lift as well. By positioning a control arm at desired points on either side of a centered position, and rotating the control arm about its own pivot point via an arm actuator, phase change is achieved. The arm actuator controls the location of the control arm and thus the timing of the valve or injector relative to the rotation of the cam. Advanced, centered, and retarded phase change is possible depending upon the movement of the control arm. | 06-14-2012 |
20120152188 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER - An arrangement of a camshaft adjuster which has a drive wheel, a stator and a rotor. The camshaft adjuster is held together via sleeves arranged coaxially with respect to the axis of rotation. | 06-21-2012 |
20120152189 | CONTROL VALVE - A control valve for a device for the variable adjustment of the valve timing of gas exchange valves of an internal combustion engine. The control valve has a substantially hollow-cylindrical valve box, a control piston and a securing ring. The valve box is arranged in a receptacle inside the device, the securing ring projects over the valve box in the radial direction and the control piston is arranged so as to be axially displaceable inside the valve box. | 06-21-2012 |
20120152190 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A valve timing control apparatus includes a driving-side rotary body, a driven-side rotary body, a fluid pressure chamber partitioned into a retard angle chamber and an advance angle chamber by a partitioning portion provided in at least one of the driving-side rotary body and the driven-side rotary body, a fluid control mechanism for controlling feeding of working fluid from a working fluid pump for feeding the working fluid to the fluid pressure chamber and controlling also discharging of the working fluid from the fluid pressure chamber, a first lock mechanism capable of restraining a relative rotational phase to a first predetermined phase between a most retarded angle phase and a most advanced angle phase, and a second lock mechanism capable of restraining the relative rotational phase to a second predetermined phase different from the first predetermined phase. | 06-21-2012 |
20120152191 | VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a variable valve actuation device for an internal combustion engine, a hollow boss ( | 06-21-2012 |
20120152192 | ENGINE EQUIPPED WITH VARIABLE VALVETRAIN - In an engine equipped with a variable valvetrain including a second cam phase alteration mechanism | 06-21-2012 |
20120152193 | DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING A CAMSHAFT OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A device for adjusting the camshaft of an internal combustion engine, having a lift profile element ( | 06-21-2012 |
20120152194 | VARIABLE VALVE OPERATING DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a variable valve operating device for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of changing operation characteristics of an engine valve in accordance with a change in rotation speed of a camshaft, a high-speed cam ( | 06-21-2012 |
20120160196 | Valve Timing Control Apparatus for Internal Combustion Engine - In a valve timing control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, a torsion spring whose one end section is fixed into a front side of a housing and whose other end section is fixedly retained into a communication hole to bias a vane member to rotate in one direction, the communication hole being formed in an inner axial direction of the vane member to introduce a working oil within the back pressure into the engine. | 06-28-2012 |
20120160197 | VARIABLE VALVE DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable valve device of the invention has a structure in which, as connecting means for connecting a movable cam | 06-28-2012 |
20120167849 | Engine Emissions Control System Green Engine Development - High Temperature application Linear Actuator with control system to regulate emissions in an internal combustion engine through variable valve opening and valve duration. | 07-05-2012 |
20120174883 | Controller of Valve Timing Control Apparatus and Valve Timing Control Apparatus of Internal Combustion Engine - In a valve timing control apparatus configured to execute phase-control via a phase converter, a controller is configured to control a phase angle of a camshaft relative to a crankshaft during an engine stopping period to a target phase angle differing from a required phase angle suited for an engine operating condition. The controller is further configured to change the phase angle of the camshaft toward the required phase angle during a time period from a point of time when cranking starts to a point of time when detection of a rotational position of the camshaft initiates during an engine restarting period. The controller is still further configured to start feedback-control for the phase angle of the camshaft from the point of time of initiation of detection of the rotational position of the camshaft for bringing the phase angle of the camshaft closer to the required phase angle. | 07-12-2012 |
20120174884 | Variable Valve Timing Control Apparatus of Internal Combustion Engine - A variable valve timing control apparatus has a housing having a plurality of working fluid chambers, a vane member rotatably housed in the housing and dividing the each working fluid chamber into advance and retard oil chambers, the vane member rotating to a most-advanced angle side and to a most-retarded angle side within a predetermined angle range relative to the housing, and a torsion spring, one end of which is retained by the housing and the other end of which is retained by the vane member. When the vane member rotates to the most-advanced angle side and to the most-retarded angle side, an angle formed by a line connecting the both ends of the torsion spring through an axial center of the vane member ranges from an angle positioned at one side to an angle positioned at the other side of a boundary with 180° being the boundary. | 07-12-2012 |
20120186544 | ENGINE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING MODIFIED CAMSHAFT ARRANGEMENT - An engine assembly includes an engine block having a first bank defining a first cylinder bore and a second bank defining a second cylinder bore. A first cylinder head is coupled to the first bank and defines first and second ports in communication with the first cylinder bore. A second cylinder head is coupled to the second bank and defines a third port in communication with the second cylinder bore. A first valve is located in the first port and engaged with a first valve lift mechanism, a second valve is located in the second port and engaged with a second valve lift mechanism, and a third valve is located in the third port and engaged with a third valve lift mechanism. A first camshaft is engaged with the first and third valve lift mechanisms and a second camshaft is engaged with the second valve lift mechanism. | 07-26-2012 |
20120186545 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A driving portion is configured to cause a driving force to move a spool in a first direction, and a bias unit is configured to cause a biasing force to bias the spool in a second direction in an axis direction. A part of a lock region is defined as a throttle region at which a flowing amount of working fluid flowing from a supply port to an introduction port is throttled. The throttle region is set to be located at a movable end position of the spool in the second direction to which the spool arrives when the driving force is not applied to the spool. | 07-26-2012 |
20120186546 | LOST MOTION VALVE CONTROL APPARATUS - A valve control device for an internal combustion engine with an engine valve and a camshaft having a cam profile including a first lift profile is disclosed. The device includes a first body and second body. The device is configurable in first and second configurations. When in the first configuration, relative movement between the first and second body, caused when said first lift profile engages a cam engagement surface, inhibits a valve actuating linkage from actuating said engine valve. Embodiments of the device include a means which, when in the second configuration, prevents relative movement between the first and second bodies when the first lift profile engages the cam engagement surface to enable the valve actuating linkage to actuate said engine valve, and when the device is in the second configuration, the means may be arranged so substantially all of the force exerted as the valve is actuated is compressive. | 07-26-2012 |
20120192818 | LOST-MOTION VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION SYSTEM WITH CAM PHASER - Devices and related methods are disclosed that generally involve variable actuation of engine valves. In one embodiment, a valve train for a split-cycle internal combustion engine or an air hybrid split-cycle engine is provided that includes a cam phaser, a dwell cam, an adjustable mechanical element for performing a variable valve actuation function, and/or a valve seating control device. The devices and methods disclosed herein also have application in conventional internal combustion engines and can actuate inwardly-opening and/or outwardly-opening valves. | 08-02-2012 |
20120192819 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a housing body of an engine valve timing control apparatus, a vane rotor includes a vane, wherein the vane and shoes of the housing body define advance and retard chambers. The housing body is formed with a pulley adapted to winding of a belt, and formed with first bolt holes extending axially through the housing body, and formed with a sealing recess at an open axial end. A plate is fixedly inserted in the sealing recess, and formed with second bolt holes facing the first bolt holes. An annular first sealing ring is arranged between an inside periphery of the sealing recess and an outside periphery of the plate. An annular second sealing ring is arranged between the plate and an axial end surface of one of the shoes, wherein the second sealing ring extends circumferentially around one of the second bolt holes. | 08-02-2012 |
20120192820 | CAMSHAFT ARRANGEMENT - A camshaft arrangement ( | 08-02-2012 |
20120199085 | CAMSHAFT ARRANGEMENT - A camshaft arrangement ( | 08-09-2012 |
20120204824 | VALVE GEAR OF ENGINE - A valve drive system of an engine includes a camshaft that is supported by a cylinder head of the engine and on which a plurality of cams having different valve lift characteristics are formed at predetermined intervals (pitches), a rocker shaft that is supported by the cylinder head so as to be parallel to the camshaft, and a rocker arm that is swingably supported by the rocker shaft. The rocker arm is arranged between one of the cams and an intake valve or an exhaust valve and is arranged so as to be movable in an axial direction of the rocker shaft. A presser of the rocker arm that presses the intake valve or the exhaust valve extends in the axial direction with a length greater than a formation interval (pitch) between the cams. The valve drive system includes a drive unit that moves the rocker arm toward one side or toward an opposite side in the axial direction by the formation interval between the cams. | 08-16-2012 |
20120210959 | MULTI-LINK, ADJUSTABLE-STROKE TYPE ENGINE - A multi-link, adjustable-stroke type engine includes: a timing gear provided on and concentrically with a crankshaft; an eccentric gear provided on an eccentric shaft and meshing with the timing gear so that rotation of the timing gear is transmitted to the eccentric gear; a lubricating oil passage provided in a cylinder barrel for supplying lubricating oil to lower shaft end portions of the crankshaft and eccentric shaft; and an ejection section provided in the lubricating oil passage for ejecting lubricating oil toward a meshing engagement section between the timing gear and the eccentric gear. | 08-23-2012 |
20120210960 | Internal Combustion Engine Having Eight Cylinders in a V-Configuration - An internal combustion engine having eight cylinders in V-configuration, wherein a first cylinder bank and a second cylinder bank are disposed opposite one another. The internal combustion engine includes a cross-plane crankshaft and has a firing order of a 90° crank angle from cylinder to cylinder. An intake camshaft and an exhaust camshaft are associated with each cylinder bank for actuating at least one intake gas exchange valve and one exhaust gas exchange valve for each cylinder. The gas exchange intake valves that are actuated at a 90° crank angle in the same cylinder bank have a larger valve stroke than the gas exchange intake valves in same cylinder bank actuated immediately prior thereto. The gas exchange intake valves in the same cylinder bank actuated immediately prior thereto have a smaller valve stroke than all the remaining gas exchange intake valves of both cylinder banks. | 08-23-2012 |
20120210961 | DEVICE FOR VARIABLY ADJUSTING THE CONTROL TIMES OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A camshaft adjuster for actuating cylinder valves of a combustion engine, retardation torques are imparted back to the adjuster by the camshaft when cams are running on, and advance torques are imparted back to the adjuster by the camshaft when cams are running off, supply and removal of pressure medium is controllable by a control unit, a torque mode or pump mode is selectively adjusted by the control unit, and primarily camshaft torque is used in torque mode to build pressure in the first or second partial chamber, whereas pressure build-up in the first or second partial chamber primarily occurs in the pump mode via the pump. The control unit includes a control valve with inner and outer sleeves, and an adjustment direction and the pump or torque mode is adjustable by the control valve by the relative rotational position of the inner sleeve to the outer sleeve. | 08-23-2012 |
20120222635 | VARIABLE VALVE OPERATING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable valve operating apparatus for an internal combustion engine is provided which includes a helical wall part provided in a guide rail for changing valve opening characteristics of a valve and a projection part, and can secure a contact area between the two when the two are engaged, thus successfully reducing the contact pressure generated between the two. The placement of the projection part with respect to the helical wall part is determined such that the central axis line of the projection part and the central axis line of a camshaft perpendicularly intersect with each other in a state in which the projection part is protruded toward the guide rail by an actuator. | 09-06-2012 |
20120227692 | STEPPED ROTOR FOR CAMSHAFT PHASER - A rotor for a camshaft phaser assembly for an internal combustion engine. The rotor includes a base portion from which protrudes a plurality of vanes spaced over the circumference of the base portion of the rotor. An increased diameter stepped portion of the base portion of the rotor is provided over at least one section between at least two of the protruding vanes. The increased diameter portion allows for insertion of at least one locking pin assembly within the base portion of the rotor, reducing the remaining rotor base portion diameter to at least reduce material weight and size of the camshaft phaser assembly. | 09-13-2012 |
20120227693 | DEVICE FOR VARIABLY ADJUSTING THE CONTROL TIMES OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A camshaft adjuster ( | 09-13-2012 |
20120234272 | Variable Valve Control Apparatus for Internal Combustion Engine - A variable valve mechanism control apparatus ensures intake negative pressure in an idling state, decelerating state, coasting state, and a decelerating and coasting state, to operate accessories or a brake device with the ensured intake negative pressure. In the variable valve mechanism control apparatus of an internal combustion engine including a variable valve mechanism which changes the phase of an operating angle of an engine valve, and a control device which changes the phase of the variable valve mechanism, when the temperature of the internal combustion engine is greater than a certain value which can be treated as a post-warm-up state, the accelerator opening is less than a certain value which can be treated as an idling state, and the intake negative pressure is less than a predetermined value, the phase is changed to converge to a predetermined phase at which a predetermined intake negative pressure occurs. | 09-20-2012 |
20120234273 | SPARK IGNITION TYPE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine which is provided with a variable compression ratio mechanism able to change a mechanical compression ratio and a variable valve timing mechanism able to control a closing timing of an intake valve. The expansion ratio is made higher at the time of engine low load operation compared with at the time of engine high load operation. A fuel containing alcohol is used as the fuel, and the expansion ratio at the time of engine low load operation is made to fall when an alcohol concentration in the fuel is high compared with when the alcohol concentration in the fuel is low. | 09-20-2012 |
20120234274 | SPARK IGNITION TYPE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A spark ignition type internal combustion engine includes a plurality of cylinders and can stop combustion in part of these cylinders. Further, the spark ignition type internal combustion engine comprises a variable compression ratio mechanism (A) which can change an mechanical compression ratio, and a variable valve timing mechanism (B) which can control a closing timing of an intake valve. When idling part of the cylinders or increasing idled cylinders, the closing timing of an intake valve ( | 09-20-2012 |
20120240887 | Device And Method Configured To Control Valve Operation In A Piston Engine - A method of operating an internal combustion engine includes moving an exhaust valve to a first open position to enable an exhaust product to flow through an exhaust port of the internal combustion engine. The method also includes maintaining the exhaust valve at the first open position for a predetermined time period. The method also includes moving an intake valve to a second open position during the predetermined time period to enable an intake product to flow through an intake port of the internal combustion engine. Additionally, the method includes preventing at least a portion of the intake product from flowing through the exhaust port during the predetermined time period with a first blocking member and a second blocking member. | 09-27-2012 |
20120255509 | Camshaft Phaser with Independent Phasing and Lock Pin Control - A camshaft phaser is provided for varying the phase relationship between a crankshaft and a camshaft in an engine. The camshaft phaser includes a stator having lobes. A rotor disposed within the stator includes vanes interspersed with the stator lobes to define alternating advance and retard chambers. A lock pin is provided for selective engagement with a lock pin seat for preventing relative rotation between the rotor and stator. Pressurized oil disengages the lock pin from the seat while oil is vented for engaging the lock pin with the seat. A phase relationship control valve is located coaxially within the rotor to control the flow of oil into and out of the chambers. A lock pin oil passage communicates oil to and from the lock pin based on input from a lock pin control valve located outside of the camshaft phaser. The control valves are operational independent of each other. | 10-11-2012 |
20120260873 | Camshaft with Variable Valve Opening Period - A camshaft for an internal combustion engine, having a hollow outer shaft and an inner shaft which is concentrically mounted inside the outer shaft to be rotatable about an angle and a multi-part cam element having a first cam section that is mounted on the outer shaft in a rotationally fixed manner and a second cam section that is connected to the inner shaft in a rotationally fixed manner and rotationally mounted on the outer shaft. The two cam sections have different cam contours, the relative movement of the two cam sections in opposite directions allowing the resulting cam contour of the cam element interacting with a cam follower to be changed to adjust the variable valve opening period. The two cam sections have different maximum lifts, the cam top section of the cam section having the smaller maximum lift being substantially formed by an annular sector. | 10-18-2012 |
20120266833 | VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND CONTROLLER FOR VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATING APPARATUS - A multi-cylinder internal combustion engine is provided with a variable valve actuating system. At a startup of the engine, a controller performs: causing an initial exhaust valve opening timing of a first combustion cylinder to approach bottom dead center; and setting a second valve overlap period greater than a first valve overlap period, wherein the first valve overlap period is a period from an initial intake valve opening timing of the first combustion cylinder to an initial exhaust valve closing timing of the first combustion cylinder, and wherein the second valve overlap period is a period from an initial intake valve opening timing of a second combustion cylinder to an initial exhaust valve closing timing of the second combustion cylinder immediately after an initial combustion event of the second combustion cylinder after an initial combustion event of the first combustion cylinder. | 10-25-2012 |
20120279464 | PHASE CHANGING DEVICE OF CAMSHAFT - A phase changing device | 11-08-2012 |
20120285405 | ENGINE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING CAMSHAFT ACTUATOR - An engine assembly may include an engine structure, a camshaft supported for rotation on the engine structure, a drive member and a camshaft actuation assembly. The camshaft may include a first shaft, a second shaft located within the first shaft and rotatable relative to the first shaft, a first cam lobe located on the first shaft and fixed for rotation with the first shaft and a second cam lobe supported for rotation on the first shaft and fixed for rotation with the second shaft. The drive member may be fixed to a first axial end of the camshaft and rotationally driven to drive rotation of the camshaft. The camshaft actuation assembly may include an actuator coupled to a second axial end of the camshaft and rotationally fixed to the engine structure and relative to the camshaft. | 11-15-2012 |
20120285406 | PHASER WITH OIL PRESSURE ASSIST - A variable cam timing phaser for adjusting phase between a first shaft and a second shaft using oil pressure from an oil pressure source including a housing assembly and a rotor assembly together defining a plurality of segments. The segments include at least one operating segment including an advance chamber and a retard chamber, the advance chamber and the retard chamber being oppositely switchable between at least a source of oil pressure and a drain, the vane being movable by oil pressure from the oil source applied to either the advance chamber or the retard chamber with the other of the advance chamber and the retard chamber being coupled to the drain and at least one assist segment including an assist chamber and a vent chamber, the vent chamber being vented to atmosphere; such that oil supplied to the assist chamber assists the motion of the vane in a direction. | 11-15-2012 |
20120291729 | AXIALLY COMPACT COUPLING FOR A CAMSHAFT PHASER ACTUATED BY ELECTRIC MOTOR - A camshaft phaser includes a housing with a harmonic gear drive unit disposed therein. The harmonic gear drive unit includes a circular spline and a dynamic spline, a flexspline disposed within the circular spline and the dynamic spline, a wave generator disposed within the flexspline, and a rotational actuator connectable to the wave generator. A coupling adapter is disposed coaxially within the housing bore and fixed to the wave generator and supported in the housing by a bearing which is press fit onto a bearing surface of the coupling adapter. The coupling adapter has a coupling adapter bore with opposing drive lugs extending radially inward therefrom which are axially coincident with the bearing surface. A coupling of the rotational actuator is disposed within the coupling adapter bore and has opposing drive slots which receive the opposing drive lugs, thereby transmitting motion from the coupling to the coupling adapter. | 11-22-2012 |
20120291730 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSION ENGINE - A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a controller that performs a variable valve timing control to change a valve timing of an intake valve. A condition for performing the variable valve timing control when the engine is cold includes a condition that a control of increasing a fuel injection amount is being performed. | 11-22-2012 |
20120291731 | DEVICE FOR VARYING THE CHARGE-CHANGING VALVE LIFT IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A device for varying charge-changing valve lift in an internal combustion engine includes a camshaft and a cam carrier disposed on the camshaft. A plurality of different cam profiles are disposed on the cam carrier. An adjusting shaft is disposed parallel to the camshaft. A first transmission element including a guide path is disposed non-rotatably and axially displaceably on the adjusting shaft. A first engagement element is connected in a stationary manner to a housing of the internal combustion engine and is configured to be guided along the guide path via rotation of the adjusting shaft. A second engagement element is disposed on a second transmission element and is configured to be guided along the guide path via rotation of the adjusting shaft. The second transmission element is connected to the cam carrier so as to axially displace the cam carrier along the camshaft. | 11-22-2012 |
20120291732 | FLUID BRAKE DEVICE AND VARIABLE VALVE TIMING APPARATUS - A fluid brake device has a case defining a fluid chamber. Magneto-rheological fluid is contained in the fluid chamber. A brake member is rotatably supported on the case and receives a braking torque according to the viscosity of the magneto-rheological fluid. The device has a movable member driven by a thermo-sensitive wax so that a volume of the fluid chamber is increased as the temperature in the fluid chamber is increased. The movable member is driven to maintain a pressure in the fluid chamber within an allowable range when the temperature in the fluid chamber is changed. | 11-22-2012 |
20120298058 | SYSTEM FOR ATTACHING A CAMSHAFT PHASER TO A CAMSHAFT - A camshaft phaser attachment system is provided for attaching a camshaft phaser to a camshaft of an internal combustion engine. The camshaft phaser attachment system includes a camshaft phaser for controllably varying the phase relationship between a crankshaft and the camshaft. The camshaft phaser attachment system also includes a camshaft phaser installation tool having a handle with a head sized to be inserted through an opening of a cover of the camshaft phaser. A plurality of notches formed on a rotor of the camshaft phaser interfit with a plurality of tangs of the head. The head includes a recess on the periphery to provide clearance relative to a bias spring capture flange extending radially inward from the opening. The head also includes a central passage extending through the head to allow a tightening tool to tighten a bolt used to hold the camshaft phaser to the camshaft. | 11-29-2012 |
20120298059 | ELECTRIC CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE TIMING APPARATUS - An electric continuously variable valve timing apparatus may include a cam sprocket, a camshaft rotatably connected with the cam sprocket, a motor portion, a lead screw portion which may be disposed within the motor portion, may be screwed-engaged with the motor portion, and moves along length direction of the camshaft according to operations of the motor portion, and a camshaft holder rotatably connecting the lead screw portion and the cam sprocket, wherein the camshaft holder moves along length direction of the camshaft according to the movement of the lead screw portion and varies relative phase angle between the cam sprocket and the camshaft for controlling valve timing. | 11-29-2012 |
20120298060 | IMPELLER OF A DEVICE FOR VARIABLE ADJUSTMENT OF THE CONTROL TIMES OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An impeller ( | 11-29-2012 |
20120312258 | HARMONIC DRIVE CAMSHAFT PHASER USING OIL FOR LUBRICATION - A camshaft phaser includes a housing with an array of internal splines formed within a bore. A harmonic gear drive unit is disposed within the housing and includes a circular spline and a dynamic spline, a flexspline disposed within the circular spline and the dynamic spline, a wave generator disposed within the flexspline, and a rotational actuator connectable to the wave generator. One of the circular spline and the dynamic spline is fixed to the housing. A hub is rotatably disposed within the housing and attachable to the camshaft and fixed to the other of the circular spline and the dynamic spline. An oil passage is provided for receiving oil from an internal combustion engine for lubricating the harmonic gear drive unit. | 12-13-2012 |
20120312259 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable valve timing control apparatus has a drive rotary member, a driven rotary member fixed to a camshaft, an electric motor relatively rotating a motor drive shaft with respect to the drive rotary member, a speed reduction mechanism transmitting rotation of the motor drive shaft to the driven rotary member a housing connected integrally with the drive rotary member and housing therein the electric motor, a cover member fixed to an engine so as to cover at least a front end part of the housing, a power feed mechanism having a slip ring and a power-feed brush that touches the slip ring and feeding power to the electric motor, and a ring-shaped member. The ring-shaped member is fixed to either one side of the cover member and the motor drive shaft, and makes sliding contact with the other side of the cover member and the motor drive shaft. | 12-13-2012 |
20120312260 | FLUID BRAKE DEVICE AND VARIABLE VALVE TIMING APPARATUS - A fluid brake device has a rotor having a brake shaft penetrating a case to come into contact with magnetic viscosity fluid. A sealing sleeve is arranged to surround the brake shaft, and a seal gap is defined between the sealing sleeve and the brake shaft and communicates with a fluid chamber. The sealing sleeve has a flux guide that guides magnetic flux to the brake shaft through the seal gap. The brake shaft has a magnetic shaft extending in an axis direction, and a regulation layer that regulates the magnetic flux from passing by covering an outer circumference surface of the magnetic shaft. The brake shaft has an exposing part opposing to the magnetic flux guide, and the exposing part of the brake shaft is exposed from the regulation layer. | 12-13-2012 |
20120312261 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING APPARATUS - A phase adjusting mechanism is engaged with a brake shaft, and adjusts a rotation phase between a crankshaft and a camshaft according to a braking torque acting on a rotor. The rotation phase is adjusted in a predetermined direction when the braking torque is increased. A torque input mechanism inputs a return torque into the phase adjusting mechanism to return the rotation phase in an opposite direction opposite from the predetermined direction. The torque input mechanism increases the return torque corresponding to the rotation phase as an environmental temperature of the variable valve timing apparatus is lowered. | 12-13-2012 |
20120318219 | Camshaft Phaser with Dual Lock Pins and a Passage within the Camshaft Phaser Connecting the Lock Pins - A camshaft phaser is provided for varying the phase relationship between a crankshaft and a camshaft in an engine. The camshaft phaser includes a stator having lobes. A rotor is disposed within the stator and includes vanes interspersed with the stator lobes to define alternating advance and retard chambers. A primary lock pin is provided for selective engagement with a primary lock pin seat for limiting rotation between the rotor and stator to a range between full advance and full retard. A secondary lock pin is provided for selective engagement with a secondary lock pin seat for preventing rotation between the rotor and the stator at a predetermined position within the range. A cap is disposed axially adjacent the rotor to define a bridging lock pin oil passage therebetween. The bridging lock pin oil passage provides fluid communication between the primary lock pin and the secondary lock pin. | 12-20-2012 |
20120318220 | CAM PHASER LOCKING SYSTEMS - A motion limiter system for a cam phaser includes a retractable motion limiter pin that is selectively extendable from a rotor in a cam phaser to contact a lobe on a stator to provide a positive stop for the rotor prior to engagement of a locking pin. Alternatively, the cam phaser may include two pins that are selectively extendable from opposite openings in a hole in the rotor to engage seats that are slightly offset from one another. | 12-20-2012 |
20120318221 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER - An arrangement of a camshaft adjuster ( | 12-20-2012 |
20120318222 | DEVICE FOR VARIABLY ADJUSTING THE CONTROL TIMES OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | 12-20-2012 |
20130000575 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE VALVE TIMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A continuously variable valve timing (CVVT) system which may be operated in cooperation with a continuously variable valve lift (CVVL) engine may be included. A reference position of a suction CVVT may be set by a spring. In addition, a method for controlling a continuously variable valve timing (CVVT) system may be included. The method includes setting a reference position of a suction CVVT to a most advanced angle position, and controlling a delayed angle amount at the reference position of the most advanced angle. | 01-03-2013 |
20130000576 | VALVE CHARACTERISTICS CONTROL APPARATUS - A control valve part switches a flowing direction of working fluid between a first advance chamber and a first retard chamber in a timing adjustment mode, and restricts working fluid from flowing between the first advance chamber and the first retard chamber in a working angle adjustment mode. A check valve part allows working fluid to flow from a second retard chamber through a check passage to a second advance chamber, and restricts working fluid from flowing from the second advance chamber through the check passage to the second retard chamber. A switch valve part allows a communication between the second advance chamber and the second retard chamber through a switch passage in the working angle adjustment mode, and prohibits the communication between the second advance chamber and the second retard chamber through the switch passage in the timing adjustment mode. | 01-03-2013 |
20130000577 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING APPARATUS - A variable valve timing apparatus includes a stopper piston which has an equalizing passage in an axial direction. Even if the engaging hole is filled with the oil, the equalizing passage enables the oil flows from an engaging hole to a holding hole when the stopper piston enters into the engaging hole. It is possible to form a vane as narrow as possible, and to enlarge a variable angular range. In addition, the stopper piston has both end faces which are substantially identical in surface area. Even if pulsation arises in oil pressure, pressures acting on both end faces of the stopper piston can be substantially cancelled and position of the stopper piston can be stabilized. | 01-03-2013 |
20130008398 | ELECTRICAL CAMSHAFT PHASER WITH ENERGY RECOVERY - An electrical camshaft phaser arrangement for controllably varying the phase relationship between a crankshaft and a camshaft in an internal combustion engine includes an adjusting gear drive unit formed as a three shafts transmission having a drive shaft connected with the crankshaft, an output shaft connected with the camshaft, and an adjusting shaft connected with the control shaft of an electrical machine. The electrical machine allows phasing the camshaft with regards to the crankshaft by increasing or decreasing control shaft speed, the control shaft being spinning during phase holding modes. The adjusting gear drive unit is configured such that an energy recovering mode is provided wherein a braking torque is applied to the control shaft in order to generate electrical energy. | 01-10-2013 |
20130019825 | Harmonic Drive Camshaft Phaser with Lock Pin for Selectivley Preventing a Change in Phase Relationship - A camshaft phaser includes a housing. A harmonic gear drive unit is disposed within the housing and includes a circular spline and a dynamic spline, a flexspline disposed within the circular spline and the dynamic spline, a wave generator disposed within the flexspline, and a rotational actuator connectable to the wave generator. One of the circular spline and the dynamic spline is fixed to the housing. A hub is rotatably disposed within the housing and attachable to the camshaft and fixed to the other of the circular spline and the dynamic spline. A lock pin is provided for selective engagement with a lock pin seat such that engagement of the lock pin with the lock pin seat prevents relative rotation between the circular spline and the dynamic spline. | 01-24-2013 |
20130019826 | CONTROLLER FOR VARIABLE VALVE DEVICE - A controller for a variable valve device of an internal combustion engine includes a hydraulic valve timing changing mechanism that changes the valve timing VT of an intake valve, a valve timing locking mechanism that locks the valve timing VT to an intermediate phase, and an electronic controller that controls the operation of the valve timing changing mechanism. The electronic controller limits the variable range of the valve timing VT in accordance with the composition of hydraulic oil, when the operational state of the valve timing changing mechanism is a phase-unlocked state in which the valve timing VT can be changed. | 01-24-2013 |
20130019827 | FLUID BRAKE DEVICE AND VARIABLE VALVE TIMING APPARATUS - A fluid brake device has a brake shaft which penetrates a case. The case provides a fluid chamber for a magneto-rheological fluid. A magnetic seal has a magnetic seal sleeve which holds a small amount of the magneto-rheological fluid by magnetic flux. In addition to the magnetic seal, an axially pumping element is provided on an axial outside of the magnetic seal. The axially pumping element is provided by a shaft helical groove formed on an opposing wall of the brake shaft and/or a case helical groove formed on a surrounding wall. As the brake shaft rotates, the helical groove pushes the magneto-rheological fluid back to the magnetic seal. A combination of the magnetic seal and the axially pumping element may reduce leakage of the magneto-rheological fluid. | 01-24-2013 |
20130019828 | ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM - Disclosed is an engine control system which is designed to allow homogeneous-charge compression ignition combustion to be performed in an HCCI region (R) defined as an engine operating region including at least a partial-load range of an engine. In a low load zone (R | 01-24-2013 |
20130025552 | HYDRAULICALLY ACTUATED CAMSHAFT ADJUSTING DEVICE - A camshaft adjusting device ( | 01-31-2013 |
20130032108 | VALVE TIMING CONTROLLER FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A profile of a cam ( | 02-07-2013 |
20130036993 | VALVE TIMING CONTROLLER - A valve timing controller has a spiral spring biasing a vane rotor in an advance direction. An inner end and an outer end of the spring are respectively engaged with an engage groove and an engage pin in such a manner that a center of a most inner imaginary circle passing through a center line of the wire is apart from a center of a most outer imaginary circle passing through both the center line of the wire and an engage point between the inner end and the engage groove. The most outer imaginary circle is eccentric to the most inner imaginary circle by a specified amount. | 02-14-2013 |
20130042827 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a method for operating an internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder which includes a first exhaust valve and a second exhaust valve, the internal combustion engine is operated in a scavenging operating mode in that the closing times of the exhaust valves after an ejection stroke of a four-stroke operating cycle are situated after an opening time of an intake valve, and the second exhaust valve is opened with a time delay relative to the first exhaust valve in the scavenging operating mode. | 02-21-2013 |
20130042828 | HIGH SPEED ENGINE - This invention is related to an environment friendly, high speed internal combustion engine wherein the fuel is used at high efficiency by improving the connecting rod mechanism and by changing the piston structure and wherein the waste gas emission release is at a minimum level. | 02-21-2013 |
20130042829 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable valve timing apparatus includes: a variable valve timing mechanism that changes a valve timing and locks the valve timing at a most retarded timing; an oil control valve that controls a mode in which hydraulic fluid is supplied to the variable valve timing mechanism; and a controller that varies a duty ratio of the oil control valve within a set range that includes an advance active band, a retard active band, a holding range, an advance release range and a retard release range. In the advance release range, a varying speed of the valve timing is higher than the holding range and a housing rotor is disengaged from a vane rotor. When an engine operating state is a release request state, the controller sets the duty ratio of the oil control valve within the advance release range. | 02-21-2013 |
20130047943 | DEVICE FOR VARIABLY ADJUSTING THE CONTROL TIMES OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | 02-28-2013 |
20130055975 | DEVICE FOR VARYING THE CONTROL TIMES OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | 03-07-2013 |
20130055976 | ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR A VALVE DRIVE MECHANISM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a phase adjustment device for a valve drive mechanism of an internal combustion engine, in particular a camshaft adjustment device, with a phase adjustment unit which, for adjusting a phase position in a normal operating mode, comprises a coupling unit for controlling an adjustment gear element by applying a braking force, and with a failsafe adjustment arrangement for setting a defined fail-safe phase position in a fail-safe operating mode, the adjustment unit includes mechanical means for varying the braking force of the coupling unit of the phase adjustment unit for setting the phase angle to a controllable failsafe phase angle position. | 03-07-2013 |
20130081585 | ROTOR FOR A CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER AND CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER | 04-04-2013 |
20130087112 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE VALVE CONTROL TIMES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | 04-11-2013 |
20130092110 | Continuous Variable Valve Lift Apparatus and Engine with the Same - A continuously variable valve lift (CVVL) apparatus may include a control shaft that is disposed in parallel with a camshaft and is rotatably disposed on a journal that is disposed on a cam carrier, a CVVL device that is disposed on the control shaft, a journal bearing that is disposed on the journal such that the control shaft rotates on the journal bearing, and a washer that is disposed on the control shaft across the journal bearing. An engine comprising a CVVL apparatus is also disclosed. | 04-18-2013 |
20130092111 | CONTROL DEVICE OF ACTUATOR - An electronic control unit ( | 04-18-2013 |
20130092112 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a valve timing control apparatus, phase-retard and phase-advance hydraulic chambers are defined among a plurality of shoes formed in a housing and a plurality of vanes formed integral with a rotor fixed to a camshaft. The rotor has a large-diameter portion formed between a first group of adjacent vanes and a small-diameter portion formed between a second group of adjacent vanes. The innermost end of a shoe of the shoes, opposed to the outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter portion, is configured to protrude radially inward rather than the innermost end of a shoe of the shoes, opposed to the outer peripheral surface of the large-diameter portion. A lock pin is located in the large-diameter portion of the rotor, whereas a lock hole, with which the lock pin slides into and out of engagement, is located in the inner face of a sprocket. | 04-18-2013 |
20130092113 | Control Valve Comprising an Integrated Filter and Cam Shaft Phase Setter Comprising Said Control Valve - A control valve for controlling a pressure fluid, said control valve comprising: a valve housing ( | 04-18-2013 |
20130098321 | INTEGRATION OF AN AXIAL BEARING IN A ROTOR | 04-25-2013 |
20130104819 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE VALVE LIFT SYSTEM WITH DEFAULT MECHANISM | 05-02-2013 |
20130104820 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | 05-02-2013 |
20130118427 | ACTUATOR DEVICE FOR THE ADJUSTMENT OF A SLIDING CAM SYSTEM WITH SWITCHING DISK - Actuator device of a sliding cam system with at least one sliding cam and with at least one actuator pin ( | 05-16-2013 |
20130118428 | VALVE OPENING AND CLOSING CONTROL APPARATUS - A valve opening and closing time control apparatus includes;
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20130118429 | MOTORCYCLE HAVING A COMPACT INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A motorcycle having an internal combustion engine includes a cylinder arrangement in the form of a VR cylinder arrangement having rows of cylinders which are arranged in an offset manner and are nested into each other. The crank drive acts crosswise onto a crankshaft and a common cylinder head is provided. The inlet channels in the cylinder head are arranged in an identical manner for all of the cylinders. Alternatively, the inlet channels of the one row of cylinders are disposed adjacent to one of two or three camshafts and the inlet channels of the other row of cylinders are disposed on the other side of the camshaft. | 05-16-2013 |
20130118430 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A variable valve timing mechanism changes a relative rotation phase of a camshaft to a target phase based on hydraulic pressure supplied to an advance and a retard sides pressure chambers. A lock mechanism is placed in a locked state in which the relative rotation phase is locked at a maximum retard phase when the hydraulic pressure in the advance and the retard side pressure chambers is low, and that is placed in an unlocked state in which the locked state is released when the hydraulic pressure becomes high. Hydraulic pressure regulations in a first mode that changes the relative rotation phase to a side toward the maximum retard phase and in a second mode that changes the relative rotation phase to a side away from the maximum retard phase are executed in combination during a period from when an operating switch is turned off until a crankshaft stops rotating. | 05-16-2013 |
20130125845 | LOCK PIN FOR VARIABLE VALVE TIMING MECHANISM - The variable valve timing mechanism includes a housing, a rotor rotatably supported within the housing, and a lock pin. The housing includes a plurality of fluid chambers one of which includes a lock bore. The rotor includes a central portion and a plurality of vanes extending radially from the central portion. Each of the vanes extends into the fluid chambers of the housing to define an advanced fluid chamber and a retarded fluid chamber. One of the plurality of vanes includes a pin bore. The lock pin includes a shank section and an insertion section. The insertion section includes a nonlinear outer side profile. The lock pin is slidably received within the pin bore between an unlocked position and a locked position in which the insertion section of the lock pin is received within the lock bore of the housing thereby prohibiting relative rotation between the housing and the rotor. | 05-23-2013 |
20130125846 | VARIABLE CAM PHASER FOR AUTOMOBILE ENGINE - The invention provides a variable cam phaser for an automobile engine, equipped with a self-locking mechanism which is simpler in structure, cost effective, and easy to manufacture. The self-locking mechanism includes: a eccentric circular members ( | 05-23-2013 |
20130133597 | VERTICAL-TYPE AIR-COOLED OHV ENGINE - A vertical-type air-cooled OHV engine includes a valve operating system and has a shroud guiding cooling air, which is generated by a cooling fan driven by a crankshaft such that the cooling air flows in an up-down direction with respect to a cylinder head. Intake and exhaust valves are arranged respectively on opposite sides of a vertical plane that is parallel to an axis of the crankshaft and that includes an axis of a cylinder bore. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a vertical-type air-cooled OHV engine capable of evenly cooling both of intake and exhaust valves without changing a route of cooling air. | 05-30-2013 |
20130139770 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A VARIABLE VALVE SYSTEM - A variable valve timing apparatus for an internal combustion engine, including: an actuator ( | 06-06-2013 |
20130146004 | CRANKSHAFT FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A crankshaft for an internal combustion engine comprises at least four main journals aligned on a crankshaft axis of rotation and at least three crankpins, each disposed about a respective crankpin axis and positioned between the main journals. Each of the respective crankpin axes is oriented parallel to, and spaced radially from, the crankshaft axis of rotation. Each of the crankpins is joined to a pair of crank arms for force transmission between the crankpin and the pair of crank arms. Each pair of crank arms is joined to a respective main journal for transmitting torque between the pair of crank arms and the main journal. At least two of the crankpins are positioned substantially in phase with one another and a third crankpin being positioned approximately 180 degrees apart from the at least two crankpins. | 06-13-2013 |
20130146005 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a valve timing control apparatus configured to enable rotary motion of a vane rotor relative to a housing, a recessed-groove passage is formed in the inside end face of the housing. A circumferential length of the recessed-groove passage is dimensioned to be greater than a circumferential width of the associated vane. The recessed-groove passage permits fluid-communication between a phase-advance hydraulic chamber and a phase-retard hydraulic chamber by way of both circumferential ends of the recessed-groove passage at a maximum phase-retard position of the vane rotor relative to the housing. Even when an engine stall has occurred during a low-temperature engine operating condition with the vane rotor positioned nearer the maximum phase-retard position, the vane rotor can rapidly rotate to its lock position by a fluttering motion, caused by alternating torque and multiplied by fluid-communication between the phase-advance hydraulic chamber and the phase-retard hydraulic chamber through the recessed-groove passage. | 06-13-2013 |
20130152887 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An IIS system that performs control related to intermittent stopping of engine operation by idling stop control is applied to an internal combustion engine including a VVT mechanism that makes the valve timing of an engine valve variable and has an intermediate lock mechanism that mechanically locks the valve timing at an intermediate lock position between a most retarded position and a most advanced position. The IIS system is configured to inhibit the engine operation from being intermittently stopped at the occurrence of a failure of the VVT mechanism to avoid the internal combustion engine from being prevented from being restarted after the intermittent stop depending on the occurrence of the failure of the VVT mechanism. | 06-20-2013 |
20130152888 | ENGINE THAT ACTIVELY VARIES COMPRESSION EXPANSION RATIO - An engine that actively varies a compress expansion ratio may include an intake camshaft to which an intake cam may be formed to lift an intake valve, an exhaust camshaft to which an exhaust cam may be formed to lift an exhaust valve, an intake valve variable timing unit disposed at one end portion of the intake camshaft to advance or retard a rotation of the intake camshaft, an exhaust valve variable timing unit disposed at one end portion of the exhaust camshaft to advance or retard a rotation of the exhaust camshaft, an intake valve variable duration unit disposed at the other end portion of the intake camshaft to vary a lift duration of the intake camshaft, and an exhaust valve variable duration unit disposed at the other end portion of the exhaust camshaft to vary a lift duration of the exhaust camshaft. | 06-20-2013 |
20130160727 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device for an internal combustion engine includes: a variable valve timing mechanism that changes a valve timing; and a control unit that controls a change of the valve timing. The control unit sets an engine stop request-time target valve timing that is a target valve timing at the time when a request for an engine stop is issued, starts control for changing the valve timing coincides with the engine stop request-time target valve timing and causes the internal combustion engine to operate at an idle at the time when the request for the engine stop is issued, starts a process of stopping operation of internal combustion engine at the time when the valve timing has reached a predetermined valve timing. | 06-27-2013 |
20130174798 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER - A camshaft adjuster ( | 07-11-2013 |
20130180480 | OIL PRESSURE MODIFICATION FOR VARIABLE CAM TIMING - Systems and methods for modifying oil pressure for a variable cam timing system are provided. In one example approach, a method comprises, in response to an operating condition, adjusting a valve coupled to a hydraulic variable camshaft timing actuator to initiate camshaft phasing and adjusting an oil pressure supplied to the valve based on a camshaft phaser position. If a camshaft phaser locking pin is in a home position, the method may further comprise reducing the oil pressure supplied to the valve for a predetermined time interval to a threshold amount to unlock the locking pin but not move the camshaft phaser and then increasing the oil pressure supplied to the valve to move the camshaft phaser. | 07-18-2013 |
20130180481 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A valve timing control apparatus including a housing, a vane rotor rotatable relative to the housing toward a phase-advance side and a phase-retard side, a first lock member and a second lock member disposed on the vane rotor, a first lock concave portion disposed on the housing so as to be engaged with a tip end portion of the first lock member, a second lock concave portion disposed on the housing so as to be engaged with a tip end portion of the second lock member, and a communication passage formed in the vane rotor and serving to always establish fluid communication between the first and second lock concave portions. | 07-18-2013 |
20130180482 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER - A camshaft adjuster ( | 07-18-2013 |
20130180483 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER - A camshaft adjuster ( | 07-18-2013 |
20130180484 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A camshaft adjuster ( | 07-18-2013 |
20130186356 | CONSTRUCTED PLASTIC ROTOR WITH INTEGRATED CARTRIDGE AND SPRING SUSPENSION | 07-25-2013 |
20130192548 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A VARIABLE VALVE SYSTEM - A variable valve timing apparatus for an internal combustion engine, includes an actuator ( | 08-01-2013 |
20130192549 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VARIABLE VALVE TIMING APPARATUS - A control system for a variable valve timing apparatus that changes a valve timing of an internal combustion engine using a motor which is controlled by operating a switching element includes: an oil temperature estimating portion; a substrate temperature estimating portion; and a current limit controller. The oil temperature estimating portion estimates a temperature of lubricating oil of the engine. The substrate temperature estimating portion estimates a temperature of a substrate to which the switching element is mounted based on the temperature of the lubricating oil. The current limit controller limits a current flowing through the switching element based on the temperature of the substrate in a manner that a temperature of the switching element is restricted from exceeding a predetermined upper limit value. | 08-01-2013 |
20130192550 | ADDITIONAL SPRING AND FOLLOWER MECHANISM BUILT INTO VALVE COVER OR BEARING BRIDGE - A torque pulsated variable cam timing camshaft arrangement for a reciprocating piston, internal combustion engine is provided. The arrangement includes a sprocket. A torque pulsated phaser unit is operatively associated with the sprocket. A camshaft is operatively associated with the sprocket and the camshaft torsionally powers the phaser unit. The camshaft has a cam lobe engaged with a first cam follower for controlling a position of a spring biased valve. A spring biased second cam follower is engaged with the cam lobe providing a torsional input to the camshaft. | 08-01-2013 |
20130199467 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER - A central valve ( | 08-08-2013 |
20130199468 | EXTERNAL VOLUME ACCUMULATOR CONFIGURATION IN A CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER - A camshaft adjuster ( | 08-08-2013 |
20130199469 | CONSTRUCTION OF A HYDRAULIC OIL CHANNEL BETWEEN A CENTRAL VALVE AND A VOLUME ACCUMULATOR OF A CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER - A directional control valve ( | 08-08-2013 |
20130199470 | ARRANGEMENT OF A VOLUME ACCUMULATOR | 08-08-2013 |
20130199471 | CONFIGURATION OF A TANK CONNECTION IN A CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER WITH VOLUME ACCUMULATOR - A camshaft adjuster (b 4) for a camshaft ( | 08-08-2013 |
20130199472 | MECHANICALLY CONTROLLABLE VALVE OPERATING MECHANISM, AND MECHANICALLY CONTROLLABLE VALVE OPERATING MECHANISM ARRANGEMENT - A mechanically controllable valve operating mechanism includes a cylinder head, a camshaft, a transmission arrangement mounted to move in the cylinder head via a bearing device. A gas exchange valve has the transmission arrangement act thereon. A valve-lift adjusting device comprises a rotatable adjusting element with an eccentric element having two base points and a peak contour, and at least one further eccentric element. The valve-lift adjusting device acts on the transmission arrangement so that different valve-lift positions are settable. The transmission arrangement is connected to the valve-lift adjusting device and to the camshaft. The at least one further eccentric element of the rotating adjusting element is arranged so that at least two peak contours are provided so that, depending on a rotational angle α of the rotating adjusting element, the eccentric element or the at least one further eccentric element engage with the transmission arrangement. | 08-08-2013 |
20130206086 | CAMSHAFT PHASING DEVICE - A camshaft phase adjustment device comprises a housing receiving a camshaft. A driving gear member has a first gear and a camshaft receiving portion. The driving gear member transfers motion from the driveshaft to the first gear, which is meshed with a second gear. A second and third gear are mounted on an axle parallel to the camshaft. The second gear and third gear rotate with the same angular velocity. The third gear transfers motion to a fourth gear. The fourth gear is coupled to the camshaft for transferring angular motion to the camshaft such that the camshaft rotates with the angular velocity of the fourth gear. An actuator rotates the housing about the axis of the camshaft. | 08-15-2013 |
20130206087 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A valve timing control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, including a drive rotation member, a follower rotation member, an electric motor, and a speed reducer including an internal gear portion, an eccentric cam on an inner peripheral side of the internal gear portion, rollers disposed between the internal gear portion and the eccentric cam, and a cage rotatable relative to the internal gear portion by rotation of the eccentric cam. A motor output shaft is arranged in series relative to the eccentric cam in an axial direction thereof. A needle bearing is rollably disposed on a part of an outer peripheral surface of the follower rotation member. The eccentric cam and the motor output shaft are press-fitted onto an outer peripheral portion of the needle bearing. The needle bearing extends over both the eccentric cam and the motor output shaft. | 08-15-2013 |
20130206088 | CAM TORQUE ACTUATED - TORSIONAL ASSIST PHASER - A variable cam timing phaser for an internal combustion engine includes a housing ( | 08-15-2013 |
20130213327 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - Provided is a valve timing control apparatus that allows relaxation of manufacturing precision of a driving-side rotary member and a driven-side rotary member and that achieves space saving at the same time. An urging member includes at least one trough-folded portion and at least one crest-folded portion, one end side contact portion formed between one terminal end of the urging member and the trough-folded portion and coming into contact with a sealing element, and other end side contact portion formed between the other terminal end of the urging member and the crest-folded portion and coming into contact with a partitioning portion. In association with urging of the urging member, the distance between the one end side contact portion and the other end side contact portion along the urging direction is decreased and the angles of the trough-folded portion and the crest-folded portion are decreased. | 08-22-2013 |
20130213328 | CONTROL VALVE FOR CONTROLLING COMPRESSION RATIO AND COMBUSTION RATE - A method of controlling the compression ratio in an engine ( | 08-22-2013 |
20130220247 | FLUID-PRESSURE-OPERATED VALVE TIMING CONTROLLER - A fluid-pressure-operated valve timing controller has a control valve that is disposed in a vane rotor and a camshaft. The control valve has a sleeve and a spool moving in an axial direction in the sleeve. The sleeve includes: a valve part held by the vane rotor; a screw part coaxially secured to the camshaft in a state where an axial tension is generated; and a connector part that connects the valve part and the screw part with each other in the axial direction. A strength or rigidity of the connector part relative to the axial tension is lower than that of the valve part. | 08-29-2013 |
20130220248 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER - Camshaft adjuster for an internal combustion engine with a cylinder head, with a drive element and a driven element, the drive element and the driven element can be rotated relative to each other about a common axis, the drive element and the driven element form work chambers acting opposite each other, the work chambers are pressurizable with hydraulic medium, in order to achieve a relative rotation between the drive element and the driven element, and a control valve is arranged in the driven element, the control valve has a valve housing and a control piston that is arranged in the valve housing and is used for controlling the hydraulic medium, the control valve is arranged coaxial to the common axis, and a one-piece radial bearing point constructed by the driven element is provided for support on the cylinder head outside of the axial area of the work chambers. | 08-29-2013 |
20130220249 | HINGED ROCKER ARM AND VALVE OPENING ARRANGEMENT INCLUDING A HINGED ROCKER ARM - A hinged rocker arm includes a first wing including a first opening for receiving a rocker shall and a first contacting surface, and a second wing including a second opening for receiving the rocker shaft, the second wing including a second contacting surface When the first and second wings are mounted on the rocker shaft, the first contacting surface and the second contacting surface are adapted to contact each other and thereby transfer a force in a direction transverse to an axis of the rocker shaft. | 08-29-2013 |
20130220250 | SWITCHABLE CAM FOLLOWER - A switchable cam follower ( | 08-29-2013 |
20130228142 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A variable valve timing control apparatus includes a driving side rotation member, a driven side rotation member positioned coaxially with a rotational axis of the driving side rotation member, at least one plate, a plurality of partition portions forming a fluid chamber between the partition portions, a vane portion being fitted to the fluid chamber to relatively rotate the driving side rotation member and the driven side rotation member within a movable range thereof, a restriction mechanism for restricting a relative rotational phase, a fastening member fixing the plate and the partition portion of the driving side rotation member, and a reinforcement member engaged with the partition portion including a contact surface among the partition portions, the contact surface being configured to receive a contact of the vane portion when the relative rotational phase is either at a most retarded angle phase or a most advanced angle phase. | 09-05-2013 |
20130233260 | HYBRID POWERTRAIN ASSEMBLY INCLUDING ENGINE WITH VARIABLE VALVE LIFT - A powertrain assembly includes a hybrid propulsion system and an internal combustion engine. The hybrid propulsion system includes an electric motor at least partially powering propulsion of a vehicle during a first operating mode and an internal combustion engine at least partially powering propulsion of the vehicle during a second operating mode. The internal combustion engine includes an engine structure defining a combustion chamber and an intake port, an intake valve located in the intake port, and an intake valve lift mechanism supported on the engine structure and engaged with the intake valve. The intake valve lift mechanism is operable in a first lift mode and a second lift mode. The intake valve lift mechanism provides a first intake valve opening profile during the first lift mode and a second intake valve opening profile different than the first intake valve opening profile during the second lift mode. | 09-12-2013 |
20130233261 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Even if an internal combustion engine is stopped having a lock pin of a vane rotor kept disengaged from a lock recess, subsequent engine starting can instantly move the vane rotor to a desired angular position where the lock member an be engaged with the lock recess. The vane rotor has therein two passage control mechanisms each having a hydraulically actuated valve body. When the valve body is moved to a given position, retarding and advancing hydraulic holes become communicated to each other through an annular groove of the valve body. Due to this ON communication, retarding and advancing operation chambers become communicated, so that reciprocative swing movement of the vane rotor induced by an alternating torque produced at the starting of the engine is effectively made and thus the vane rotor can be quickly turned to the desired angular position for ease of engine starting. | 09-12-2013 |
20130233262 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A variable valve timing control apparatus includes a driving side rotating member, a driven side rotating member, a fluid pressure chamber, an advanced angle chamber, a retarded angle chamber, an intermediate lock mechanism including a locking member and a locking hole engaged with the locking member when the locking member comes to protrude, the intermediate lock mechanism being configured to switch between a locked state and an unlocked state, a relative rotational phase of the driven side rotating member relative to the driving side rotating member being restrained at an intermediate phase in the locked state, a valve allowing a fluid to be discharged when electricity is supplied thereto and allowing the fluid to be supplied when supply of electricity is interrupted, and a control portion, wherein the supply of the electricity to the valve is interrupted after a pressure of the fluid starts to decrease. | 09-12-2013 |
20130239918 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION SYSTEM - In a variable valve actuation system capable of changing the angle of action of intake valves by using an actuator whose movement range is between a high end and a low end at which the movement of the actuator is mechanically stopped, it is determined that a fixation is present on condition that the actual amount of movement of the actuator in response to a command A for movement toward the low end that is issued when the present movement position of the actuator is unknown is not more than a prescribed movement criterion value a and that the actual amount of movement in response to a command B output subsequently to the command A in order to cause the actuator to operate in a direction opposite to the direction of the movement in response to the command B is not more than a prescribed movement criterion value b. | 09-19-2013 |
20130247851 | VARIABLE VALVE TRAIN FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable lift valve train for an internal combustion engine, including a pivoted lever with a transmission surface on one end, a counter running surface in a central region and, on a further end, a support element and a contact element, the transmission surface has a zero lift path and, adjoining the zero lift path in lever pivoting direction, a lift path, the transmission surface being in contact with a valve opener, the counter running surface being loaded by at least one lift cam, the support element being guided on a lever guide section, the contact element, for adjusting a valve lift being loaded by an adjusting device in direction of the lever guide section, and the valve train including directly in a region of the pivoted lever, an effective and optionally additionally actuable element for creating an additional valve lift during a base circle phase of the lift cam. | 09-26-2013 |
20130247852 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER - A camshaft adjuster ( | 09-26-2013 |
20130247853 | CONTROL UNIT FOR VARIABLE VALVE TIMING MECHANISM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VARIABLE VALVE TIMING MECHANISM - A control unit for a variable valve timing mechanism for changing a cam phase by an actuator corrects the operation amount of the actuator immediately after an engine is started based on at least an engine rotation angle and a cam phase angle in an engine stop state. | 09-26-2013 |
20130247854 | HYBRID INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND AIR MOTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A hybrid internal combustion engine and air motor system is provided and includes at least one chamber having a drivable member and at least one intake valve and at least one exhaust valve, and a reservoir connected to the chamber through at least one of the intake valve and the exhaust valve. The system further comprises a computer configured to calculate air compressor efficiency during an air compressor mode of operation and select an intake and exhaust valve opening and closing timing sequence for maximizing air compressor efficiency and/or a computer configured to calculate air motor efficiency during an air motor mode of operation and select an intake and exhaust valve opening and closing timing sequence for maximizing air motor efficiency. A method for selecting an intake and exhaust valve opening and closing timing sequence for maximizing air compressor efficiency and/or for selecting an intake and exhaust valve opening and closing timing sequence for maximizing air motor efficiency is also disclosed. | 09-26-2013 |
20130247855 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL DEVICE - A valve timing control device that enables simplification of the manufacturing process and reduction of the number of parts while suppressing deformation of a driven rotary element. The valve timing control device includes a driving rotary element, a driven rotary element, a plurality of partitions each for dividing a fluid pressure chamber into a regarded angle chamber and an advanced angle chamber, and a connecting element for connecting the driven rotary element to a camshaft. The connecting element includes a press fitting portion having a plurality of fitting segments configured to fit to an inner circumference of a recess of the driven rotary element. At least one of centerlines of the fitting segments extending in a radial direction does not overlap any of the partitions. | 09-26-2013 |
20130255610 | CAM PHASER - A cam phaser for transferring rotational energy from a crankshaft ( | 10-03-2013 |
20130263803 | RECIPROCATING EXPANDER VALVE OPERATING APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD - The disclosure describes a method to operate a conventional 4 cylinder engine as an expander for any pressurized fluid (e.g., liquid, vapor, or gas). A poppet valve system is disclosed enabling upward lift of the inlet valve, with assist from cylinder compression pressure, together with downward lift from an exhaust valve, resulting in especially efficient expansion of fluid or gas in a thermodynamic power cycle. Further, it is described that a desmodromic valve operation system may be employed and provides essential guidance and opening closing actions for proper operation of the expander system. | 10-10-2013 |
20130263804 | VARIABLE VALVE MECHANISM - The present invention provides a variable valve mechanism of an internal combustion engine which includes a rotary cam, an output arm, an input member, and a switching device that switches between a coupled state and a non-coupled state. The variable valve mechanism changes a drive state of the valve by the switching operation. The input member includes an annular input roller that contacts the rotary cam, and a swing pin that is inserted into the input roller so as to rotatably support the input roller and that swings relative to the output arm when in the non-coupled state. A center of the relative swinging movement is located at a position different from a rotation center of the input roller which is located inward of the input roller. | 10-10-2013 |
20130263805 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER HAVING A RESTORING SPRING - A configuration of a camshaft phaser ( | 10-10-2013 |
20130269638 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL DEVICE - A valve timing control device includes a driving rotary element synchronously rotatable with a crankshaft; a driven rotary element mounted coaxially with the driving rotary element and synchronously rotatable with a camshaft; a plurality of partitions provided in the driven rotary element each for dividing a fluid pressure chamber formed between the driving rotary element and the driven rotary element into a regarded angle chamber and an advanced angle chamber; and a connecting element for connecting the driven rotary element to the camshaft. The connecting element includes a flange inserted into a recess formed in the driven rotatory element, and a shaft portion inserted into a through bore formed in a wall of the driving rotary element adjacent to the camshaft. The flange has an outer diameter larger than that of the shaft portion, and is disposed between the driven rotary element and the wall. | 10-17-2013 |
20130269639 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER - A configuration of a camshaft phaser ( | 10-17-2013 |
20130276731 | VARIABLE VALVE OPERATING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable valve operating apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a drive camshaft, and a driven cam lobe that is rotatably supported by the drive camshaft. The variable valve operating apparatus further includes a control sleeve that has a raceway surface, a center of which is eccentric with respect to a center of rotation of its own. The variable valve operating apparatus further includes a link mechanism that is connected to each of the drive camshaft and the driven cam lobe and has a control roller which is in contact with the raceway surface. The variable valve operating apparatus further includes an actuator that drives the control sleeve. The variable valve operating apparatus further includes a control amount of the actuator is controlled to change a moving amount of the raceway surface in the above described plane direction in accordance with an operation condition of an internal combustion engine. | 10-24-2013 |
20130276732 | CAMSHAFT TO CONTROL VALVE TIMING - A camshaft for a multiple cylinder four-stroke internal combustion engine is described wherein peak lift of a first exhaust lobe is angularly displaced relative to peak lift of a second exhaust lobe by an angle of cam rotation greater than an angle defined by a full revolution of the camshaft divided by the number of cylinders of the engine. By increasing the angle between peak lift of exhaust lobes associated with physically adjacent and successive firing cylinders, the exhaust port of an earlier firing cylinder begins to close earlier than a conventional symmetric arrangement and opening of the exhaust port of the subsequently firing cylinder may be delayed. As such the crossover or overlap period when two exhaust ports are open may be reduced, which thereby reduces the transfer of exhaust gas from one cylinder to another. | 10-24-2013 |
20130276733 | SPRING SUSPENSION OF A HYDRAULIC CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER - A hydraulic camshaft adjuster ( | 10-24-2013 |
20130276734 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A camshaft may have an inner shaft and an outer shaft, each rotatable relative to the other. An adjusting device may include a first phase adjuster and a second phase adjuster. The outer shaft may be mounted in a stationary counter bearing adjacent to the adjusting device and the adjusting device may have a first phase adjuster and a second phase adjuster. The counter bearing may be designed as a slide bearing and oil supply to the phase adjusters may take place via the slide bearing. The slide bearing may have a first, second and third oil channel. The first oil channel may act on the first phase adjuster with corresponding oil flows, the second oil channel may act on the second phase adjuster with a first oil flow, and the third oil channel may act on the second phase adjuster with a second oil flow. | 10-24-2013 |
20130284132 | VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable valve actuating apparatus includes: a first rotary member which includes a rotor fixed to one of the inner cam shaft and the outer cam shaft, and a receiving chamber formed within the first rotary member, and which is arranged to be rotated in an advance angle direction or in a retard angle direction relative to the drive rotary member by a hydraulic pressure selectively supplied to or drained from the advance angle operation chamber and the retard angle operation chamber; and a second rotary member fixed to the other of the inner cam shaft and the outer cam shaft, rotatably received within the receiving chamber of the first rotary member, and arranged to be rotated relative to the first rotary member and the drive rotary member within a predetermined angle range. | 10-31-2013 |
20130291814 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an intake valve timing control apparatus, a lock member is arranged to lock a vane rotor with respect to a housing when the vane rotor is in a most retarded position within which rotation of the vane rotor is restricted by a stopper mechanism. In an exhaust valve timing control apparatus, a lock member is arranged to lock a vane rotor with respect to a housing when the vane rotor is in a most advanced position within which rotation of the vane rotor is restricted by a stopper mechanism. The exhaust valve timing control apparatus further includes a biasing member arranged to bias the vane rotor with respect to the housing in a direction toward the most advanced position. In each valve timing control apparatus, a housing body of the housing and a vane rotor are formed by extruding an aluminum-based metal. | 11-07-2013 |
20130298855 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING MALFUNCTION OF VARIABLE VALVE LIFT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - A system for detecting malfunction of a variable valve lift apparatus may include an engine provided with the variable valve lift apparatus controlling lift of a valve, a vibration sensor which detects vibrations generated in closing of the valve and outputs corresponding vibration signals, and a control portion which receives the vibration signals and determines the malfunction of the variable valve lift apparatus according to the vibration signals to be detected within a predetermined crank angle. | 11-14-2013 |
20130298856 | VARIABLE VALVE MECHANISM - The present invention provides a variable valve mechanism for an internal combustion engine which includes an input arm, an output arm, a switching pin, and a displacing device. The displacing device includes a pressing device that presses the switching pin from any one of the coupling position and the non-coupling position to the other one of them, a return spring, and a stopper mechanism. The return spring is provided outside of the input arm and the output arm so as to act on one end of the switching pin, which is exposed from the input arm and the output arm. The stopper mechanism includes a displacement restricting groove that is provided on an outer periphery of the switching pin, and a lock member that is engaged with the displacement restricting groove and contacts one end of the displacement restricting groove when the switching pin is stopped at the non-coupling position. | 11-14-2013 |
20130306009 | VALVE TRAIN ACTUATING DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A valve train actuating device for an internal combustion engine including a lever-type cam follower and a hydraulic support element for supporting the cam follower is provided. The hydraulic support element includes at least one piston guided in a housing ( | 11-21-2013 |
20130306010 | MECHANICALLY CONTROLLABLE VALVE-TRAIN ASSEMBLY - 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. | 11-21-2013 |
20130306011 | DUAL PHASERS ASSEMBLED CONCENTRICALLY ON A CONCENTRIC CAMSHAFT SYSTEM - A variable cam timing phaser for an internal combustion engine having a concentric camshaft can include a stator ( | 11-21-2013 |
20130306012 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Provided is an internal combustion engine including two intake valves for each cylinder, the internal combustion engine including: a fixed cam for driving one of the two intake valves with a lift characteristic having a valve opening timing close to a top dead center; a variable valve actuation mechanism capable of changing, in accordance with an engine running condition, lift characteristics between a low-lift characteristic having an event angle and a lift amount each being smaller than an event angle and a lift amount of the fixed cam, and a high-lift characteristic having the event angle and the lift amount each being larger than the event angle and the lift amount of the fixed cam; and a variable cam for driving another of the two intake valves, the variable cam including the variable valve actuation mechanism, in which the variable valve actuation mechanism is configured to set the lift characteristic of the variable cam so as to obtain a valve opening timing on a retard side relative to the valve opening timing of the fixed cam in a case of the low-lift characteristic. | 11-21-2013 |
20130312678 | CONTROL VALVE FOR HYDRAULIC DEVICE - Control valve for a device, in particular for a hydraulic control device, for variably setting the control times of gas exchange valves in internal combustion engines, including a housing component, a control piston and a retaining ring, the control piston being movably mounted, loaded by a spring, on the one hand, and limited with the aid of the retaining ring, on the other hand, the retaining ring projecting over the control piston in the radial direction and being fixable in the axial direction in a recess in the housing component, and a control sleeve and a plastic shell surrounding the control sleeve being provided between the control piston and the housing component, and the retaining ring being axially attachable to the plastic shell in addition to being fixable to the housing component, and limiting the movement of the control piston and/or the control sleeve. | 11-28-2013 |
20130312679 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A variable valve timing control apparatus includes a driving-side rotating member, an driven-side rotating member, a cam shaft, a control valve switching supply and discharge of a working fluid relative to an advanced angle chamber and a retarded angle chamber, an advanced angle-side oil passage, a retarded angle-side oil passage, a spider provided with a first oil passage and a second oil passage, a seal mechanism partitioning between at least one of the first oil passage and the second oil passage, and an outside space, and the seal mechanism allows air to come in the at least one of the first oil passage and the second oil passage in a case where pressure inside the at least the one of the first oil passage and the second oil passage is lower than air pressure of the outside space. | 11-28-2013 |
20130319355 | ENGINE WITH VARIABLE VALVE TIMING MECHANISM - There is provided an engine with a variable valve timing mechanism. A mount attachment part of a chain case is provided with a bracket attachment seat surface part to which a engine-side mount bracket is attached and is provided integrally with a hydraulic control valve attachment part below the bracket attachment seat surface part and in an inner side space part. A fastener part fastening the chain case to a cylinder head is disposed in the inner side space part of the mount attachment part and between the hydraulic control valve attachment part and the bracket attachment seat surface part. | 12-05-2013 |
20130319356 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device for an internal combustion engine including a camshaft of the internal combustion engine; a plurality of plane cam shape portions; at least one transitional shape portion; a cam switching mechanism; a cam position sensor; and a control section. The plane cam shape portions, at the camshaft, have valve lift characteristics different from each other, have respective cam faces parallel to a rotation axis of the camshaft, and are spaced apart from each other. The transitional shape portion is between two adjacent ones of the plane cam shape portions and has a curved cam face which connects the cam faces of the two plane cam shape portions. The cam switching mechanism switches between the valve lift characteristics for an intake valve by selecting one of the plane cam shape portions via the transitional shape portion. | 12-05-2013 |
20130333647 | VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable valve actuating apparatus includes: a first lock recessed portion; a first lock member; a second lock recessed portion formed in the second rotary member's side; a second lock member; a first lock passage arranged to supply the hydraulic fluid, and thereby to move the first lock member out of the first lock recessed portion; and a second lock passage arranged to supply the hydraulic fluid, and thereby to move the second lock member out of the second lock recessed portion, at least a part of the first lock recessed portion and at least a part of the second lock recessed portion being disposed at a position to be projected in an axial direction when the first lock member and the second lock member are in the lock state. | 12-19-2013 |
20130333648 | VALVE CONTROL DEVICE - A cam full close stopper defines a cam full close position that is a limit position of a rotatable range of a cam. A sensor element outputs a signal corresponding to a rotation angle of the cam. A signal processor changes the signal output from the sensor element into a sensor output. A storage part memorizes a data table representing a correspondence relationship between the rotation angle of the cam and the sensor output of the signal processor in a predetermined form, characteristics of the sensor output being adjustable at a plurality of points with respect to the rotation angle of the cam. The storage part memorizes the sensor output of the signal processor when the cam is fully closed at the cam full close position. | 12-19-2013 |
20140014052 | VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a variable valve actuation apparatus with a speed reducer between a timing sprocket and a camshaft for changing a phase of the camshaft relative to the sprocket, while reducing normal-rotation/reverse-rotation of an electric motor, the speed reducer includes an eccentric rotation member connected to an output shaft of the motor, an annular member connected to the sprocket, a plurality of rollers installed between an inner toothed portion of the annular member and an outer peripheral surface of the eccentric rotation member, and a cage connected to the camshaft for circumferentially partitioning the respective rollers, while permitting a radial displacement of each roller. Depending on a dimension of a clearance space between the eccentric rotation member and the annular member, a suitable one of a plurality of roller sets, each having a different outside diameter, is selected, and then the selected rollers are installed. | 01-16-2014 |
20140020642 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE VALVE DRIVE ARRANGEMENT - In an internal combustion engine valve drive arrangement having cam elements which are supported on a camshaft so as to be axially displaceable and having switch gates which are coupled to the cam elements and have gate tracks with track segments and switching segments for displaceing the cam elements, the track segments and the switching segments are formed, at least in part, in partial areas of the switch gates. | 01-23-2014 |
20140020643 | CAMSHAFT PHASER - An arrangement of a camshaft phaser ( | 01-23-2014 |
20140026836 | LINEAR SOLENOID - A housing is molded from a resin material, and a first flange portion of the bobbin forms a fusing protrusion, which is joined and fused with the housing. The housing includes through-holes, which are located on a radially inner side of the fusing protrusion and extends through a portion of the housing in the axial direction. A yoke includes at least one pressure reducing part, which is configured to reduce a pressure exerted to a projection of the bobbin by a flow of the resin material at a time of molding the housing. | 01-30-2014 |
20140026837 | Cylinder Head Configuration For Internal Combustion Engine - A cylinder head ( | 01-30-2014 |
20140033997 | INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A SYSTEM FOR VARIABLE ACTUATION OF THE INTAKE VALVES, PROVIDED WITH THREE-WAY SOLENOID VALVES, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAID ENGINE - An internal-combustion engine with two intake valves for each cylinder is provided with a system for variable actuation of the intake valves, including a single solenoid valve for each cylinder that controls communication of a pressurized-fluid chamber of the system with an exhaust channel. The solenoid valve is a three-way, three-position solenoid valve, including an inlet permanently communicating with the pressurized-fluid chamber and with the hydraulic actuator of an intake valve, and two outlets communicating, respectively, with the actuator of the other intake valve and with the exhaust channel. The solenoid valve has a first position, in which the inlet communicates with both of the outlets, a second position, in which the inlet communicates only with the aforementioned outlet connected to the actuator of an intake valve and does not communicate, instead, with the outlet connected to the exhaust channel, and a third position, in which the inlet does not communicate with any of the two outlets. | 02-06-2014 |
20140033998 | VARIABLE VALVE PHASING LIFT & DURATION - Various exemplary illustrations of a camshaft assembly for actuating valves of an engine are disclosed. The camshaft assembly may include a camshaft having a plurality of lobes, including at least one phase adjustable lobe configured to be selectively rotated with respect to the camshaft. The assembly may further include a hydraulic valve actuator in communication with a first lobe of the camshaft. The hydraulic valve actuator may be configured to selectively actuate at least one valve in communication with the hydraulic valve actuator in response to the at least one cam lobe. | 02-06-2014 |
20140041606 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL DEVICE - Provided is a valve timing control device, including: a drive side rotating member, a driven side rotating member, fluid pressure chambers, partition portions, advanced angle control oil passages, retarded angle control oil passages, an intermediate lock mechanism, and a retarded angle lock mechanism, in which the intermediate lock mechanism is configured to include a single intermediate lock member, a biasing mechanism which biases the intermediate lock member, and an intermediate fitting depression portion, and the retarded angle lock mechanism is configured to include a single retarded angle lock member, a biasing mechanism which biases the retarded angle lock member, and a retarded angle fitting depression portion. | 02-13-2014 |
20140041607 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control system is provided with a piston TDC (top dead center) position variable mechanism and a valve operational characteristics variable mechanism. An actual distance between the valve and the piston of closest approach is calculated based on the actual operation states of these mechanisms. In addition, a limit distance of closest approach necessary to avoid interference between the valve and the piston is set, and, the piston TDC position variable mechanism and the valve operational characteristics variable mechanism are controlled to be driven to increase the actual distance. | 02-13-2014 |
20140048025 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a valve timing control apparatus employing a helical torsion spring attached at one end to a vane rotor and attached at the other end to a housing, for biasing the vane rotor relative to the housing in a specified phase-change direction under a preload, adjacent coils of the torsion spring being brought into contact with each other at a part of the torsion spring in a circumferential direction under a state where the torsion spring is loaded, a back-pressure relief passage is configured to discharge working oil in a back-pressure chamber of a lock mechanism. The back-pressure relief passage is provided at a predetermined circumferential position that goes across a coil-to-coil contact part that the adjacent coils of the torsion spring are brought into contact with each other when the vane rotor rotates relative to the housing by a maximum angular displacement. | 02-20-2014 |
20140048026 | VARIABLE VALVE DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable valve actuation device for an internal combustion engine includes a variable valve timing mechanism and a valve timing restricting mechanism. When the operating state of the variable valve timing mechanism is in the phase restricting state and the operating state of the variable valve timing mechanism is changed to the phase releasing state on the basis of pressing the accelerator pedal, a torque limiting control is then performed to limit an increase in the torque of the internal combustion engine. With this control the rate of increase of the torque is set less than the rate of increase of the torque corresponding to the operation of pressing the accelerator pedal by retarding and correcting the ignition timing. Thus, when the operating state of the variable valve timing mechanism is changed from the phase restricting state to the phase releasing state, thereby reducing discomfort experienced by the driver. | 02-20-2014 |
20140060469 | VALVE OPENING-CLOSING TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A valve opening-closing timing control apparatus includes an intermediate phase retaining mechanism retaining the relative rotational phase of a driven-side rotational member relative to the driving-side rotational member at an intermediate phase that is a phase between most retarded angle phase and most advanced angle phase. The driving-side rotational member synchronously rotates with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine. The driven-side rotational member integrally rotates with a camshaft of the internal combustion engine and makes relative rotations relative to the driving-side rotational member. The valve opening-closing timing control apparatus further includes a state variable acquisition portion acquiring a state variable relating to the internal combustion engine and a phase controller displacing the relative rotational phase to the intermediate phase on condition that the relative rotational phase is at a retarded angle phase at a time at which the internal combustion engine stops and the state variable satisfies a predetermined condition. | 03-06-2014 |
20140069359 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING DEVICE - A variable valve timing device that allows a valve timing of an engine valve to be varied by relatively rotating a vane rotor and a housing. The variable valve timing includes a lock mechanism that releases the locking in accordance with the application of a lock releasing oil pressure. A crank angle CCA at which the application of the lock releasing oil pressure is instructed can be varied in accordance with an engine speed NE so that the lock releasing oil pressure rises at a crank angle in which cam torque is suitable for lock releasing. | 03-13-2014 |
20140069360 | VALVE OPEN/CLOSE TIMING CONTROL DEVICE - Provided is a valve open/close timing control device including, a drive-side rotating body, a driven-side rotating body, a fluid pressure chamber, a partition portion, a fluid control valve part, a first locking mechanism which is capable of restraining a relative rotational phase of the driven-side rotating body relative to the drive-side rotating body at a first predetermined phase between a most retarded angle phase and a most advanced angle phase, and a second locking mechanism which is capable of restraining the relative rotational phase at a second predetermined phase on a more retarded angle side than the first predetermined phase, in which the relative rotational phase is changed to the first predetermined phase when a shift lever position is changed to a parking range. | 03-13-2014 |
20140069361 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A valve timing control apparatus including a vane rotor, a torsion spring having one end portion fixed to the vane rotor, and a front plate having a cylindrical sleeve portion and a cutout portion formed in the sleeve portion, the cutout portion having an end wall surface with which the other end portion of the torsion spring is engaged and a side wall surface opposed to the end wall surface, the cutout portion being formed such that a first straight line extending through the end wall surface toward a radial inside of the sleeve portion is located closer to a central axis of the sleeve portion than a second straight line extending through the side wall surface toward the radial inside of the sleeve portion. | 03-13-2014 |
20140076250 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A valve timing control apparatus includes a driving-side rotation member, a driven-side rotation member, a fluid chamber, an advanced angle chamber and a retarded angle chamber, a fluid control valve portion controlling supply and discharge of fluid relative to each of the advanced angle chamber and the retarded angle chamber, an accumulator accumulating a portion of fluid supplied to the fluid control valve portion from a pump at a fluid storage portion during an operation of an internal combustion engine and supplying fluid accumulated at the fluid storage portion to the fluid control valve portion at a start of the internal combustion engine, and a supply flow passage connecting the pump, the fluid control valve portion, and the accumulator in series. The accumulator includes a relief control valve portion configured to maintain a pressure of fluid accumulated at the fluid storage portion equal to or smaller than a predetermined value. | 03-20-2014 |
20140076251 | Apparatus and Method for Controlling Variable Valve Timing Mechanism - An apparatus for controlling a variable valve timing mechanism includes an electronic controller which includes a microcomputer converges a valve timing of a variable valve timing mechanism to a target changing amount based on a deviation between the target changing amount and an output of a sensor for detecting a changing amount of the valve timing. | 03-20-2014 |
20140083379 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a valve timing control apparatus employing two lock pins located in a vane rotor and two lock holes located in a sprocket so as to permit movement of the lock pins into and out of engagement with the respective holes, a guide mechanism is provided for guiding movement of the vane rotor relative to the sprocket toward a prescribed lock position. The guide mechanism includes a guide pin and a guide hole configured to permit movement of the guide pin into and out of engagement with the guide hole. Hydraulic pressure, used for retreating-movement of the lock pins out of engagement, is supplied through a first branch passage branching from an unlock passage configured to communicate with a pump discharge passage. Hydraulic pressure, used for retreating-movement of the guide pin out of engagement, is supplied through a second branch passage branching from the same unlock passage. | 03-27-2014 |
20140083380 | VARIABLE VALVE MECHANISM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention provides a variable valve mechanism of an internal combustion engine, which includes a main arm having at a rear end thereof a supported portion that is continuously supported swingably by a support member without floating upward, a sub arm which has a tip end to which a roller contacting a cam is rotatably attached, in which a center of the roller is located rearward of the pressing portion and forward of a swing center of the supported portion, which has a rear end that is swingably supported with respect to the main arm by a support pin, and in which a center of the support pin is located rearward of the center of the roller and forward of the swing center of the supported portion, and a switch pin that is inserted in a central portion of the roller. | 03-27-2014 |
20140083381 | INTEGRATED LOST MOTION ROCKER BRAKE WITH AUTOMATIC RESET - Systems and methods for actuating engine valves are disclosed. The systems may include a rocker arm having an adjustable length push tube mounted to a first end and multiple contact surfaces for an engine valve bridge at a second end. An actuator piston assembly may be provided in the rocker arm between the first and second rocker arm ends. The actuator piston assembly is adapted to extend from the rocker arm under the influence of hydraulic pressure and actuate an inboard engine valve through the engine valve bridge when an actuator piston is locked into an extended position. | 03-27-2014 |
20140083382 | CAMSHAFT FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention relates to a camshaft ( | 03-27-2014 |
20140083383 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A valve timing control apparatus has a regulation member to fix a phase. The regulation member has a main regulation member and a sub regulation member. The main regulation member is inserted into a recess part to regulate the phase. The sub regulation member has an engagement part engageable with the main regulation member in an escape direction Y and disengageable from the main regulation member in an insertion direction X. Further, the sub regulation member has a pressure reception part that receives pressure in the escape direction Y from hydraulic fluid in an operation chamber. The main regulation member is urged in the insertion direction X by a main resilient member. Further, the sub regulation member is urged in the insertion direction X by a sub resilient member. The main regulation member moves in the escape direction Y only by hydraulic fluid, and moves in the insertion direction X only by the resilient member. | 03-27-2014 |
20140090611 | VALVE TIMING CONTROLLER - A valve timing controller includes a rotation transmit component; a housing including an outer shape part fixed to the rotation transmit component and a plurality of partition parts extending from the outer shape part inward in a radial direction; and a vane rotor including a boss part and a plurality of vane parts radially extending from the boss part. The vane rotor is rotated relative to the housing on an advance side or a retard side according to a pressure of operation oil in an advance chamber and a retard chamber. The outer shape part of the housing has a dome shape. | 04-03-2014 |
20140090612 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A resin member may include a first side wall, which is placed between a first housing and a laminated body, and a second side wall, which is placed between a second housing and the laminated body. A vane rotor may include a pressing oil passage that is configured to guide hydraulic oil to a first seal member and a second seal member to exert a pressing force, which radially outwardly and axially urge the first seal member and the second seal member. | 04-03-2014 |
20140090613 | VALVE TIMING CONTROLER - A valve timing controller includes a housing, a vane rotor, and a stopper pin. The stopper pin regulates a relative rotation position of the vane rotor relative to the housing. A boss part of the vane rotor has a plurality of metal plates layered with each other in an axial direction. At least one metal plate of the plurality of metal plates has a hole in which the stopper pin is inserted, and a nail projected from an inner wall of the hole toward the stopper pin so as to hold the stopper pin. | 04-03-2014 |
20140090614 | Method and Device for Controlling a Variable Valve Train of an Internal Combustion Engine - A method is disclosed for controlling a variable valve timing mechanism of an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders, wherein, at a first operating point of the internal combustion engine, the fuel quantity which is fed in in each case is reduced successively for each cylinder until a predetermined unsmooth-running limiting value is reached. The variable valve timing mechanism is controlled with consideration of the cylinder-individual values for the fuel-quantity reduction at the first operating point. | 04-03-2014 |
20140096729 | VALVE TRAIN AND METHOD FOR CONTROL TIME VARIATION - The invention relates to a link lever of a valve train, which is rotatably mounted on a swing arm of the valve train by means of a stationary link point having an intermediate cam follower that follows a camshaft, wherein the swing arm supports a cam track that drives a valve. | 04-10-2014 |
20140096730 | MECHANICALLY CONTROLLABLE VALVE DRIVE FOR A RECIPROCATING PISTON ENGINE - 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 | 04-10-2014 |
20140096731 | VALVE TIMING ADJUSTING DEVICE - A main lock member is fitted in a main lock bore at a main lock phase for closing an intake valve at a timing later than a timing when a piston reaches a bottom dead center, whereby a rotation phase is locked. In a subordinate lock mechanism, the rotation phase is locked at a subordinate lock phase advancing further than the main lock phase. In a lock control mechanism, a temperature sensing body is changed to an expanded state, whereby a moving member is latched at a first position in which the main lock member is allowed to be fitted in the main lock bore, whereas at a main lock phase in a cold stop state after a timing when the temperature of the stopped internal combustion engine becomes less than a preset temperature, the temperature sensing body is changed to a contracted state. | 04-10-2014 |
20140102387 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL - A valve timing control having a stator body constructed of a plastic material. The stator body has an annular side wall and a front plate which, together, define a plurality of annularly spaced internal cavities within the stator body. A rotor having a plurality of vanes is positioned within the stator body so that one vane is positioned within each cavity. The rotor is movable relative to the stator body between a first and second rotational position. A plurality of threaded metal inserts are embedded within the stator body and used to attach a metal sprocket to the stator body at a position opposed to the front plate. Two of these inserts also receive the impact load from the rotor. | 04-17-2014 |
20140102388 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A valve timing control apparatus includes: a first passage which is formed in the vane rotor, which extends in the radial direction at a position apart from the first lock member and the second lock member in the circumferential direction, which includes an opening portion located in an outer end portion of the first passage, and which receives a hydraulic pressure different from a hydraulic pressure within the advance angle hydraulic chambers and a hydraulic pressure within the retard angle hydraulic chambers; a second passage which is connected to the first passage and hydraulic pressure receiving portions of the first lock member and the second lock member; and a seal member which is press-fit in the opening portion of the outer end portion of the first passage. | 04-17-2014 |
20140102389 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE VALVE DRIVE DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - In an internal combustion engine valve drive device having at least one switch gate for valve lift switching by converting a rotation of at least a first and a second cam element into an axial movement by first and second actuators provided for axially displacing the first cam element and the second cam element in a first switching direction via an operative connection of the first actuator with the switch gate and the second actuator provided for axially displacing the second cam element in the same switching direction via an operative connection with the switch gate, the device including a control unit controlling the axial displacement of the first and second cam elements in the same switching direction under the control unit by actuating the first and second actuators at the same time. | 04-17-2014 |
20140102390 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine has a working cylinder with two intake valves and two exhaust valves assigned thereto. A first camshaft and a second camshaft each actuate a respective one of the intake valves and a respective one of the exhaust valves. The first camshaft is a variable camshaft with an adjuster for adjusting valve control times and includes an outer shaft, which is a hollow shaft, and an inner shaft, which is disposed within the outer shaft. The outer shaft as well as the inner shaft are rotatable by the adjuster and are rotatable relative to one another by the adjuster such that relative positions of given cams controlling given ones of the intake and exhaust valves are changeable. The second camshaft is driven by a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine and is configured as a fixed camshaft. | 04-17-2014 |
20140109849 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING APPARATUS - A variable valve timing apparatus including: an actuator housing having a space at the inside thereof; an upper plunger mounted inside the upper portion of the actuator housing to move upward and downward; a lower plunger mounted inside the lower portion of the actuator housing to allow the upper plunger to move upward and downward; an oil chamber allows oil to be circulated upwardly and downwardly or blocks the flow of oil through a head formed on the top end periphery of the upper plunger in accordance with the upward and downward movements of the upper plunger; and a communicating passage allows the upper and lower end portions of the oil chamber to communicate with each other in accordance with upward and downward movements of the lower plunger and to adjust the oil flowing thereon to control the speeds of the upward and downward movements of the upper plunger. | 04-24-2014 |
20140109850 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - It is disclosed a method for operating an improved internal combustion engine. An intake valve and an exhaust valve control closing and opening of respective intake and exhaust apertures. The engine includes a separating aperture between the cylinder and a separation chamber, and a controlling separating valve. The separation chamber is connected to the intake and exhaust manifolds respectively by the intake and exhaust apertures. The method includes opening the separating valve. While it is open, the exhaust valve opens and then closes, and then the intake valve opens enabling gas flow from the intake manifold to the cylinder volume through the open intake aperture, the separation chamber and the open separating aperture. The method includes closing the intake valve and closing the separating valve. Thereby, gas flow from the intake manifold stops, isolating the separation chamber from the cylinder volume and providing double isolation during compression and combustion strokes. | 04-24-2014 |
20140109851 | MOUNTING OF A CAMSHAFT - Reciprocating-piston internal combustion engine having a crank mechanism, with at least one cylinder head, the intake and exhaust ducts of which are controlled by in each case at least one gas exchange valve which is configured as an intake or exhaust valve, which gas exchange valves can be actuated by cams of at least one camshaft and by transmission elements which are driven by said cams, wherein the cams are configured as sliding cams with at least two cams per sliding cam unit, which sliding cams are arranged via internal splining on an externally splined basic shaft such that they are fixed so as to rotate with it but can be displaced axially, at least one device which is fixed to the internal combustion engine for displacing the sliding cam unit into different axial positions via displacement grooves on the circumference of the sliding cam unit which interact with an actuator pin, and bearings for fixing the camshaft radially and axially on a component of the internal combustion engine, wherein the basic shaft is guided by bearings on the component of the internal combustion engine. | 04-24-2014 |
20140123920 | CAMSHAFT PHASER WITH CENTRALLY LOCATED LOCK PIN VALVE SPOOL - A camshaft phaser includes a stator having lobes and a rotor disposed within the stator having vanes interspersed with the lobes. A lock pin disposed within one of the rotor and the stator selectively engages a seat for preventing relative rotation between the rotor and the stator when the lock pin is engaged with the seat. A bolt extends coaxially through the rotor and the stator to attach the camshaft phaser to a camshaft. A valve spool in the bolt controls the flow of oil to and from the lock pin. The bolt includes a supply drilling extending therethrough to supply pressurized oil to the valve spool. | 05-08-2014 |
20140130754 | VARIABLE CAM TIMING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A phase control apparatus in a variable cam timing (VCT) system of an engine is described herein. The phase control apparatus includes a locking pin coupled to a vane, the locking pin extending into a locking pin recess in a cover plate in a locked configuration, the locking pin and locking pin recess having a backlash and a housing at least partially enclosing the vane and spaced away from the vane forming a gap in the locked configuration. | 05-15-2014 |
20140137821 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an electrically-driven valve timing control apparatus employing a housing and a cover member axially opposed to each other, a cylindrical-hollow motor output shaft is installed in the housing, and configured to rotate relative to the housing by electricity-feeding to the electric motor, and also configured such that lubricating oil is supplied into the motor output shaft. A plug is fitted to the inner periphery of an axial opening end of the motor output shaft for suppressing a leakage of lubricating oil from the motor output shaft to the outside. One of two opposing faces of the cover member and the plug is formed with a protruding portion configured to prevent the plug's slipping out of the axial opening end. A part of the inside face of the cover member, opposed to the plug, is formed integral with the protruding portion partially disposed within the axial opening end. | 05-22-2014 |
20140137822 | CAMSHAFT PHASER - A camshaft phaser ( | 05-22-2014 |
20140144399 | VALVE TIMING ADJUSTING SYSTEM - A main angle-limiting mechanism mechanically limits a relative movement between a vane rotor and a housing within a main angular range. When a rotational phase difference between the vane rotor and the housing becomes out of the main angular range, for example, due to a breakage of the main angle-limiting mechanism, an electronic control unit sets a target value for the rotational phase difference. The target value is set at such a value within a restricted angular range, which is smaller than the main angular range. | 05-29-2014 |
20140144400 | VALVE ACTUATION MECHANISM AND AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE COMPRISING SUCH A VALVE ACTUATION MECHANISM - A valve actuation mechanism for an internal combustion engine includes rockers moved by a camshaft, each rocker being adapted to exert a valve opening force on at least a portion of a valve actuation mechanism of each cylinder belonging to a housing of the engine, via an engine brake activation piston, housed in a bore of the rocker, and movable with respect to the rocker under action of a fluid pressure raise in a chamber fluidly linked to the bore, from a first position, in which an engine brake function is deactivated, to a second position, in which a roller of the rocker reads at least one engine brake bump of a cam of the camshaft so as to perform the engine brake function. Each rocker includes a discharge valve movable in translation with respect to the rocker, adapted to reduce fluid pressure in the chamber. The engine brake system includes, for each rocker, a stopper fast with the housing and adapted to exert, on a portion of the piston, a force for opening the discharge valve when the activation piston has to be moved from its second position to its first position. | 05-29-2014 |
20140150741 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - In a valve timing control apparatus, a supply oil passage, which supplies hydraulic oil to advancing chambers, is formed separately from a discharge oil passage, which discharges the hydraulic oil from the advancing chambers. A spool is configured to reciprocate in a sleeve to enable and disable communication between each corresponding two of an intake oil passage, the supply oil passage, the discharge passage, and a supply and discharge passage. An isolating member is fixed to one end portion of the spool and isolates an air chamber, which is formed between the one end portion of the spool and a bottom portion of the sleeve, from each of the oil passages. | 06-05-2014 |
20140150742 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A hydraulic pressure control valve is received in a center hole of a vane rotor that is rotatable relative to a housing. A first tubular portion and a second tubular portion are fitted with each other to form an oil accumulation chamber. The oil accumulation chamber accumulates at least one of oil outputted from a gap between the housing and the vane rotor, and oil discharged from an oil passage communicated with the advancing chamber or the retarding chamber. | 06-05-2014 |
20140150743 | CAM ELEMENT FOR A VALVE DRIVE TRAIN DEVICE - In a cam element for a valve drive train device of an internal combustion engine having at least one cam comprising at least two partial cams which are arranged next to one another and have a shared base circle phase in at least one angular camshaft range for valve lift switching by displacing their axial position with respect to a cam follower from one of the partial cams to another of the partial cams, the partial cams are angularly displaced in an axially overlapping arrangement. Also, between adjacent partial cams, a circular undercut is formed which has a center that is slightly offset from the rotational axis of the cam element so as to facilitate a switch over of valve actuation from one to another of the adjacent partial cams. | 06-05-2014 |
20140158074 | CONCENTRIC CAMSHAFT PHASER TORSIONAL DRIVE MECHANISM - A variable cam timing assembly ( | 06-12-2014 |
20140158075 | OSCILLATING MOTOR ADJUSTER - The invention relates to an oscillating motor adjuster with a stator ( | 06-12-2014 |
20140165938 | VALVE-TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A valve-timing control apparatus includes a drive rotating member; a driven rotating member fixed to a cam shaft; an electric motor configured to rotate the driven rotating member relative to the drive rotating member; a motor housing connected integrally with the drive rotating member; a cover member located to face a front portion of the housing; a tubular motor output shaft provided inside the housing to be rotatable relative to the housing; and a plug member fixed to an inner circumferential surface of a tip portion of the tubular motor output shaft and configured to inhibit lubricating oil supplied into the tubular motor output shaft from leaking to an external. The plug member includes a core member formed in a bottomed tubular shape and formed with a through-hole in its bottom portion, and an elastic body coating at least the through-hole and an outer circumferential surface of the core member. | 06-19-2014 |
20140165939 | ENGINE VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - To achieve an intermediate lock state in a short period when an engine is stopped and improve the accuracy of confirmation of the intermediate lock state, an engine valve timing control apparatus includes a variable valve timing mechanism configured to vary engine valve timing, and an intermediate lock mechanism configured to restrict relative rotation positions of a first and a second rotor of the valve timing mechanism at an intermediate lock position for starting the engine. Upon detection of an engine stop request, the valve timing mechanism and the intermediate lock mechanism are driven and controlled for establishing an intermediate lock state. When a predetermined period from detection of the engine stop request has expired without detecting the intermediate lock state within the predetermined period, an engine stopping process is executed. Even after the engine stopping process has been executed, monitoring of the intermediate lock state is continued. | 06-19-2014 |
20140182530 | INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE LIFT DEVICE - An inspection system for a continuous variable valve lift device includes: a drive motor configured to rotate a cam; a sensor unit including at least one sensor configured to output an electrical signal corresponding to rotational displacements at both ends of a swing arm which opens and closes a valve by receiving rotational motion of the cam through the continuous variable valve lift device; and an inspector configured to measure and inspect a valve lift of the continuous variable valve lift device by receiving and calculating the electrical signal of the sensor unit, and is installed in a vehicle engine assembly line to accurately measure and inspect the valve lift after the continuous variable valve lift device is assembled. | 07-03-2014 |
20140182531 | VARIABLE VALVE LIFT APPARATUS - A variable valve lift apparatus may include a camshaft, a cam piece having first cams having lift amounts that are different formed at one side thereof, a first cam protrusion portion formed near the first cams that is slidably disposed on the camshaft to rotate with the camshaft, a first guide pin that protrudes on one side of an exterior circumference of the first cam protrusion portion, a first guide that is disposed to correspond to the first cam protrusion portion and in which a first guide groove is formed thereon to move the first cam piece in one direction along the camshaft according to the rotation of the first guide pin, and a first operation portion that moves the first guide toward the first cam protrusion portion such that the first guide pin is inserted into the first guide groove of the first guide. | 07-03-2014 |
20140182532 | VALVE-TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND COVER MEMBER OF VALVE-TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A valve-timing control apparatus includes a phase change mechanism configured to change a valve timing, a cover member provided near a front end side of the phase change mechanism; slip rings provided to one of a front end portion of the phase change mechanism and a facing surface of the cover member which faces the phase change mechanism; a pair of brushes provided to another of the front end portion of the phase change mechanism and the facing surface of the cover member to be axially slidable. One end portion the pigtail harness is connected with the corresponding brush. Another end portion of the pigtail harness is connected with a connector terminal under a deflected state, at a location radially shifted from an axis of the corresponding brush. The another end portions of the pair of pigtail harnesses are separated from each other by a partition wall. | 07-03-2014 |
20140182533 | VALVE ACTUATION MECHANISM AND AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE COMPRISING SUCH A VALVE ACTUATION MECHANISM - A valve actuation mechanism for an internal combustion engine includes rockers moved by a camshaft, each rocker being adapted to exert a valve opening force on at least a portion of a opening actuator of each cylinder, via an activation piston of the rocker movable with respect to the rocker under action of a fluid pressure raise in a chamber, from a first position to a second position, in which a cam follower of the rocker is adapted to read at least one auxiliary valve lift sector of a cam of the camshaft so as to perform an engine operating function. Each rocker includes a valve for releasing fluid from the chamber, wherein the valve actuation mechanism includes, for each rocker, a stopper fast with a housing of the engine and adapted to exert, on a member of the rocker, a variable force for opening the fluid releasing valve. | 07-03-2014 |
20140182534 | Circulating Piston Engine - An engine, such as a circulating piston engine, includes a housing that defines an annular bore, a piston assembly, and a valve. The piston assembly is disposed within the annular bore and is configured to be coupled to a drive mechanism. The valve is configured to be intermittently disposed within the annular bore to define a combustion chamber relative to the piston assembly. | 07-03-2014 |
20140182535 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE VALVETRAIN - An internal combustion engine valvetrain for an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine Includes one or more cylinders with one or more intake valves, one or more blowdown exhaust valves, and one or more scavenge exhaust valves. In one example, the internal combustion engine valvetrain includes a first valve actuation mechanism to open and close the blowdown exhaust valves, and Includes a second valve actuation mechanism to open and close the scavenge exhaust valves. | 07-03-2014 |
20140190430 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - A camshaft adjuster ( | 07-10-2014 |
20140196676 | VALVE TIMIING CONTROLLER - A valve timing controller includes: a driving-side rolling body configured to rotate synchronously with an engine crankshaft; a driven-side rolling body configured to rotate in a unified manner with a camshaft for opening/closing an engine valve relative to the driving-side rolling body; an advance chamber, and a retard chamber; a torsion spring disposed in a space formed between a front plate or a rear plate of the driving-side rolling body and the driven-side rolling body and configured to bias at all times the driving-side rolling body and the driven-side rolling body in the advance direction or the retard direction; and a first cylindrical portion provided in the front plate or the rear plate and a second cylindrical portion provided in the driven-side rolling body, the first and second cylindrical portions being insertable into each other in an axial direction. | 07-17-2014 |
20140202405 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A variable valve timing control apparatus has a housing; a vane rotor relatively rotating with respect to the housing; a torsion spring always forcing the vane rotor in one rotation direction with respect to the housing; and a spring guide accommodating therein the torsion spring. At least a part of an outside diameter of the torsion spring, before being installed inside the spring guide, is formed to be greater than an inside diameter of an inner wall of the spring guide. In a free state of the torsion spring, after being installed inside the spring guide, in which an urging force of the torsion spring acting on the vane rotor becomes smallest, the outside diameter of the torsion spring is substantially same as the inside diameter of the inner wall of the spring guide or is smaller than the inside diameter of the inner wall of the spring guide. | 07-24-2014 |
20140202406 | VARABLY OPERATED VALVE SYSTEM FOR MULTI-CYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VARIABLY OPERATED VALVE SYSTEM - In a variably operated valve system for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine and a control apparatus for the variably operated valve system, a first valve stop mechanism is configured to switch between a valve operation state in which one of a pair of intake valves from among the pair of intake valves of a part of a plurality of cylinders is operated to be open or closed and a valve stopped state in which the valve open or closure operation of the one of the intake valves is stopped, a second valve stop mechanism is configured to switch between the valve operation state in which the other of the pair of intake valves from among the pair of intake valves of the part of the cylinders is operated to be open or closed and the valve stopped state in which the valve open or closure operation is stopped. | 07-24-2014 |
20140202407 | STARTING DEVICE OF SPARK-IGNITION MULTI-CYLINDER ENGINE - A starting device of a spark-ignition multi-cylinder engine is provided. The device includes a multi-cylinder engine body having cylinders, fuel injection valves, ignition plugs, an intake valve drive mechanism for opening and closing intake valves, a hydraulic variable valve phase mechanism for changing a close timing of each intake valve, an engine-driven hydraulic pressure supply source for supplying a hydraulic pressure, and a start controller for controlling the fuel injection valves, the ignition plugs, and the variable valve phase mechanism. When the supplied hydraulic pressure is below a predetermined pressure, the variable valve phase mechanism locks the close timing. When an engine temperature in an engine-start is high, the start controller retards a fuel injection timing of the cylinder on intake stroke at an engine stopped timing and retards an ignition timing thereof. The start controller does not retard the close timing of the intake valve until the engine-start completes. | 07-24-2014 |
20140202408 | FLEXIBLE COUPLING/LINKAGE FOR AN ACTUATOR - A flexible coupling linkage ( | 07-24-2014 |
20140202409 | SOLENOID VALVE AND VALVE OPENING-CLOSING TIMING CONTROL DEVICE - A valve opening-closing timing control device includes a solenoid valve having a solenoid mechanism provided with a spool having an oil path groove formed in an outer face thereof, and a sleeve for housing the spool to reciprocate and slide. A wall surface of the sleeve has a first port communicating with a first hydraulic oil supply section, a second port communicating with a second hydraulic oil supply section, and a third port communicating with the side of a hydraulic oil supply source. The spool is driven and set to a first position for supplying hydraulic oil from the hydraulic oil supply source to the first port, a second position for supplying the hydraulic oil from the hydraulic oil supply source to the second port, and a third position outside an area between the first and second positions to prevent supply of hydraulic oil from the first and second ports. | 07-24-2014 |
20140216373 | FEED FORWARD DYNAMIC SPOOL VALVE - A method of controlling a spool valve through feedback and feedforward mechanisms is described. In one example, a method includes actuating a spool valve via a solenoid to advance and retard a hydraulic variable cam timing actuator coupled to a camshaft, and while commanded to a null position to maintain current cam timing, modulating the solenoid with a component at a frequency synchronous to engine firing frequency to counteract cam torque oscillations. In this way, a spool valve may be maintained in a null position despite high cam torque oscillation frequency, thereby retaining oil in a solenoid assembly and improving can timing position. | 08-07-2014 |
20140216374 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a valve timing control system for an internal combustion engine, brushes and slip rings are disposed within a space formed between each of an intake air side and an exhaust side device main frames and each of intake air side and exhaust side cover members and partitioned by means of the respective seal members and the respective cover members are configured to enable radial directional position adjustments by a predetermined quantity and are fixed to the internal combustion engine in a state in which the radial directional position adjustments of the respective cover members have been made. | 08-07-2014 |
20140216375 | VEHICLE ENGINE CONTROL DEVICE - A control device of a vehicle engine comprises: an electric motor rotationally driving an engine to start the engine; a variable valve timing mechanism varying a valve timing of an intake valve of the engine; and an intermediate lock mechanism mechanically locking the valve timing at an intermediate position between a most delayed position and a most advanced position of the valve timing, if an output limitation of the electric motor is predicted at restart of the engine, the valve timing at the time of stop of the engine being locked at the intermediate lock position by the intermediate lock mechanism. | 08-07-2014 |
20140230763 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT ACCOMMODATION MEMBER AND VALVE TIMING CONTROL DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - An accommodation space formation member forms an accommodation space and a communication hole. The accommodation space accommodates an electronic component. The communication hole communicates the accommodation space with an outside of the accommodation space formation member. A ventilation member is equipped to the communication hole or an opening of the communication hole on a side of the accommodation space. The ventilation member is configured to permit flow of vapor between the accommodation space and the outside and to restrict flow of liquid between the accommodation space and the outside. The accommodation space formation member has an outer wall having a first groove portion, which forms a first groove. The first groove communicates with an opening of the communication hole on the outside. | 08-21-2014 |
20140230764 | SEALING DEVICE AND CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER - A sealing device ( | 08-21-2014 |
20140238323 | VALVE OPERATING DEVICE OF ENGINE - A valve operating device for an engine is provided. The device includes a cam element formed with an end face cam in one end thereof, and a control member driven by an actuator to project to an actuated position at which the control member is projected to engage with the end face cam so as to move the cam element in one of the axial directions, and retreat to a non-actuated position at which the control member is retreated from the actuated position. The cam element has a slope inclining in a circumferential direction of the cam element and for, when the control member is at the actuated position, sliding in contact with a contact part provided at the control member so as to forcibly move the control member back to the non-actuated position after the movement of the cam element via the end face cam is finished. | 08-28-2014 |
20140238324 | INTRA-CYLINDER AUXILIARY ACTUATION OF ENGINE VALVES THROUGH SELECTIVE DISCONTINUATION OF MAIN VALVE EVENTS - A third motion transfer mechanism transfers valve actuation motion from a second motion source to a first engine valve. A motion decoupler is configured to selectively discontinue the transfer of motion from a first motion transfer mechanism to the first engine valve. Furthermore, a reset mechanism is configured to selectively discontinue, based on operation of a second motion transfer mechanism, the transfer of motion from the third motion transfer mechanism to the first engine valve. The third motion transfer mechanism may comprise a master piston and a slave piston in fluid communication with each other via a hydraulic circuit, the master piston being configured to receive motion from the second motion source and the slave piston being configured to transfer motion to the first engine valve. | 08-28-2014 |
20140245979 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING ARRANGEMENT - A variable valve timing arrangement for an engine system is disclosed. The variable valve timing arrangement includes a cam follower configured to follow a cam lobe. A pushrod is operably connected with the cam follower and a pushrod rotation mechanism is configured to selectively rotate the pushrod. Further, a cam follower adjustment mechanism is configured to reposition the cam follower based on the rotation of the pushrod. | 09-04-2014 |
20140251243 | VARIABLE VALVE SYSTEM, CONTROL APPARATUS AND VARIABLE VALVE APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable valve system for an internal combustion engine includes a plurality of engine valves provided per one cylinder; a swing arm configured to perform an opening-and-closing operation of at least one of the plurality of engine valves by swinging about a fulcrum given by a support member; a variable lift mechanism configured to cause the swing arm to swing, and to vary a lift amount of the at least one of the plurality of engine to valves; a valve stop mechanism provided for the at least one of the plurality of engine valves and configured to stop the opening-and-closing operation of the at least one of the plurality of engine valves by producing a lost motion of the support member; and an engine-speed limiting section configured to variably limit a maximum rotational speed of the internal combustion engine in accordance with a displacement amount of the lost motion. | 09-11-2014 |
20140251244 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A valve timing control apparatus includes: a drive-side rotor rotating in synchronization with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine; a driven-side rotor arranged to have the same shaft center as the drive-side rotor, rotating in synchronization with a camshaft for opening and closing valves; a fluid pressure chamber formed between the drive-side driven-side rotors; a partitioning portion provided in at least one of the drive-side and driven-side rotors; a timing advance chamber and a timing delay chamber formed by partitioning the fluid pressure chamber by the partitioning portion; a lock mechanism including a lock member and a concave portion a lock release flow path through which operating fluid supplied and discharged to and from the concave portion is circulated; a valve arranged in the middle of the lock release flow path; and a control unit controlling the operation of the valve. | 09-11-2014 |
20140251245 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A valve timing control apparatus includes a driving-side rotation member, a driven-side rotation member, a first lock mechanism selectively achieving a first lock state in which a relative rotation phase of the driven-side rotation member relative to the driving-side rotation member is locked at an intermediate lock phase and a first lock release state, and a second lock mechanism selectively achieving a second lock state in which the relative rotation phase is locked at one of a most advanced angle phase and a most retarded angle phase and a second lock release state, the driven-side rotation member being rotatable relative to the driving-side rotation member by a first clearance angle in the first lock state, the driven-side rotation member being rotatable relative to the driving-side rotation member by a second clearance angle in the second lock state, the second clearance angle being smaller than the first clearance angle. | 09-11-2014 |
20140261263 | DUAL LOCK PIN PHASER - A system including a phaser with a first lock pin and a second lock pin in the rotor assembly. The first and second locks pins having a locked position where they engage a recess in the housing assembly and an unlocked position in which they do not engage the housing assembly. The first lock pin locks the rotor assembly to the housing assembly when the phaser is in or near an intermediate phase angle position. The second lock pin locks the rotor assembly to the housing assembly when the phaser is at a full retard position. Alternatively, the second lock pin can lock the rotor assembly to the housing assembly when the phaser is at a full advance position. | 09-18-2014 |
20140283769 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine includes a variable valve timing control apparatus including a driving-side rotating member rotating about a rotary axis by rotational force transmitted from a crankshaft, a driven-side rotating member including at least one fluid pressure chambers partitioned and formed with at least one advanced angle chambers and at least one retarded angle chambers and integrally rotating with a camshaft for opening and closing a valve, and a lock mechanism configured with a lock member provided at one of the driving-side rotating member and the driven-side rotary member to be engageable and disengageable with a recessed portion formed at the other of the driving-side rotating member and the driven-side rotary member, and an engine control unit for stopping the internal combustion engine to position a portion where the lock mechanism is formed below a virtual line passing through the rotary axis when the internal combustion engine is stopped. | 09-25-2014 |
20140283770 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A valve timing control apparatus includes: a first lock mechanism being arranged to lock the vane rotor to a first position between the most retard angle position and the most advance angle position with respect to the housing, and to release the lock; and a second lock mechanism being arranged to lock the vane rotor with respect to the housing, to a second position which is between the most retard angle position and the most advance angle position, and is on the retard angle side of the first position, and to release the lock. | 09-25-2014 |
20140283771 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine includes a lift amount adjusting apparatus, a valve opening-closing timing control apparatus, a first assist portion, a second assist portion, and an engine control portion. The engine control portion performs a lift amount adjustment control controlling the lift amount adjusting portion to reduce a push force that the valve applies on the camshaft when the camshaft rotates in a case where the engine control portion receives start information of the internal combustion engine, controls the phase changing portion thereafter to change the relative rotational phase toward the advanced angle direction or toward the retarded angle direction on a basis of a predetermined condition, controls the lift amount adjusting portion thereafter to make the lift amount reach a predetermined amount corresponding to the predetermined condition, and drives a starter motor of the internal combustion engine thereafter. | 09-25-2014 |
20140283772 | LOST-MOTION VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION SYSTEM WITH CAM PHASER - Devices and related methods are disclosed that generally involve variable actuation of engine valves. In one embodiment, a valve train for a split-cycle internal combustion engine or an air hybrid split-cycle engine is provided that includes a cam phaser, a dwell cam, an adjustable mechanical element for performing a variable valve actuation function, and/or a valve seating control device. The devices and methods disclosed herein also have application in conventional internal combustion engines and can actuate inwardly-opening and/or outwardly-opening valves. | 09-25-2014 |
20140290605 | VALVE TIMING ADJUSTING DEVICE, APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A valve timing adjusting device for and engine includes a sprocket configured to rotate by receiving drive power from a driving shaft, a vane rotor fixed to a driven shaft so as to be rotatable relative to the sprocket, a housing that includes an oil chamber housing the vane rotor and is fixed to one end in a thickness direction of the sprocket, a bolt fixing the sprocket to the housing, and a knock pin inserted into a sprocket hole formed in the sprocket at one end thereof and into a housing hole formed in the housing at the other end thereof to restrict relative relation between the sprocket and the housing. The knock pin abuts against an inner wall of the sprocket hole at one end thereof, and abuts against an inner wall of the housing hole at the other end thereof. | 10-02-2014 |
20140290606 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A valve timing control device includes: a vane rotor having a plurality of vanes; a housing having the vane rotor inside so that an advance chamber is formed on one side of each vane and a retard chamber is formed on the other side; a lock pin inserted in a cylinder provided in the vane and moves to a lock position and to an unlock position; and a feeding passage for feeding oil into the cylinder from the retard chamber adjacent to the vane provided with the cylinder to make the lock pin move to the unlock position, and controls an oil supplying unit to supply oil to each retard chamber, wherein a flow passage cross sectional area of the branch passage connected with the retard chamber linking with the cylinder is larger than a flow passage cross sectional area of the branch passage connected with the other retard chamber. | 10-02-2014 |
20140299080 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE ANGULAR POSITION OF A CRANKSHAFT FOR ACCELERATING THE STARTING OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for estimating the angular position of a crankshaft of a 4-stroke internal combustion engine prior to synchronization of the engine having a plurality of camshafts provided with a number n of targets (CAM_i) secured respectively to n camshafts, each target defining a plurality of events over one revolution of the camshaft to which it is secured, the crankshaft having a securely attached target (CRK) including a plurality of standard teeth and at least one reference tooth which define a plurality of events over one crankshaft revolution, the method including: estimating a range of plausible positions of the crankshaft prior to synchronization, at a given moment, from events detected on the n camshaft targets, correlated with events detected on the crankshaft target, as corresponding to the shortest angular window that is common to all the members of rank i using the following formula: | 10-09-2014 |
20140299081 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A valve timing control apparatus includes a temperature sensing member which expands at a main lock phase when a temperature of an engine is higher than or equal to a predetermined temperature so as to prohibit a main lock component from moving out of a main lock hole to a guide slot. The temperature sensing member shrinks at the main lock phase when the temperature of the engine is lower than the predetermined temperature so as to allow the main lock component to move out of the main lock hole toward the guide slot. | 10-09-2014 |
20140299082 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE VALVE LIFT DEVICE - A continuously variable valve lift device with improved lift amount change accuracy includes a rocker arm causing an engine valve to perform an opening/closing operation with a cam of a cam shaft, and an engine valve lift amount change mechanism. The mechanism has a control shaft which has an eccentric circular disc cam, a control arm which swings about the eccentric circular disc cam and having a cam contact portion in contact with a first cam and a first aim, second biasing means for biasing the cam contact portion against the first cam, a second cam portion of a free-form surface shape contacting with the second arm and the rocker arm, a cam member supported so as to be capable of turning around the shall main body, and a link arm with both ends supported so as to be capable of turning by the first arm and the second arm. | 10-09-2014 |
20140311432 | VALVE OPENING-CLOSING TIMING CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING FRONT MEMBER THEREOF - A valve opening-closing timing control device includes: a driving rotating body that rotates synchronously with a crankshaft; a following rotating body that rotates integrally with a cam shaft; a phase control mechanism that controls changing of relative rotational phases of the driving and following rotating bodies; a torsion coil spring engaged by a front member of the driving rotating body and by the following driving body, and biases the following rotating body in an advance/retarded direction with respect to the driving rotating body. The front member includes multiple bearing surfaces to be attached with countersunk head screws, and an engaging part engaging an end of the torsion coil spring with the torsion coil spring in a twisted state. The engaging part includes a mounting part for a tool with which the end of the torsion coil spring is moved in a direction increasing torsion strength of the torsion coil spring. | 10-23-2014 |
20140318485 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE VALVE DRIVE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - In a device for adjusting a valve drive of a motor vehicle internal combustion engine having at least one camshaft provided with first and second cam elements supported in an axially displaceable manner and each having cam tracks for actuating engine valves, the first cam elements have a number of cam tracks for actuating respective valves associated with the first cam elements and a different number of cam tracks for actuating valves associated with the second cam elements. | 10-30-2014 |
20140331949 | Internal Combustion Engine Valve Train Device - An internal combustion engine valve train device of a motor vehicle, includes at least one exhaust valve actuating unit and at least one intake valve actuating unit, and an operating mode switching unit that is provided for switching the exhaust valve actuating unit into an exhaust gas recirculation mode in order to adjust an internal exhaust gas recirculation. The operating mode switching unit is provided for also switching the intake valve actuating unit into an exhaust gas recirculation mode in order to adjust an internal exhaust gas recirculation. | 11-13-2014 |
20140338617 | CAM PHASER SYSTEM AND METHOD - An engine system is provided. The engine system includes a drive component coupled to a first end of a camshaft and mechanically coupled to a crankshaft and a cam phaser coupled to a second end of the camshaft and mechanically coupled to and spaced away from the drive component, the cam phaser configured to alter the timing of the camshaft. | 11-20-2014 |
20140338618 | CAMSHAFT PHASER WITH A ROTOR NOSE OIL FEED ADAPTER - A camshaft phaser, including: a drive sprocket; a phaser section including a rotor with a first radially aligned channels, first axially aligned channels connected to the first radially aligned channels, and chambers formed by the rotor and a stator; and a rotor nose separately formed from the phaser section and non-rotatably connected to the phaser section, extending past a front side of the phaser section in an axial direction, and including second radially aligned channels and second axially aligned channels connected to the second radially aligned channels and the first axially aligned channels. The second radially aligned channels are arranged to receive fluid for the plurality of chambers to phase the phaser. The first radially aligned channels and the first and second axially aligned channels form respective flow paths for the fluid from the second radially aligned channels to the plurality of chambers. | 11-20-2014 |
20140338619 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A seat surface of a flat head bolt and a seat surface of a front plate are in contact with each other such that a tightening axial tension acts at an axial tension action point in an axial cross-section. A normal vector is perpendicular to the seat surface of the front plate and passes through the axial tension action point in the axial cross-section. An axial tension reach point is an intersection point between the normal vector and a shoe front surface in the axial cross-section. The normal vector intersects the shoe front surface at the axial tension reach point in the axial cross-section, and the axial tension reach point is included in a range of a shoe part. | 11-20-2014 |
20140345550 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A valve timing control apparatus includes a housing rotor, a vane rotor, a control valve, and a lock mechanism which locks a rotation phase at a stop time and a start time of an engine. The control valve has an atmospheric port communicating with atmosphere air; a discharge port through which hydraulic fluid is discharged from a discharge chamber communicating with the discharge port when the engine is stopped; and a check valve which intercepts the atmospheric port and the discharge port from each other by receiving a negative pressure from the discharge chamber through the discharge port when the engine is started. | 11-27-2014 |
20140366821 | CAMSHAFT PHASER - An internal combustion includes a crankshaft and a camshaft rotatable by the crankshaft. The internal combustion engine also includes an oil source, an engine cover, and a drive member disposed within the engine cover for transferring rotational motion from the crankshaft to the camshaft. A camshaft phaser actuated by an electric motor is disposed within the engine cover for controllably varying the phase relationship between the crankshaft and the camshaft. A supply passage communicates oil from the oil source to the camshaft phaser in order to lubricate the camshaft phaser and a drain passage drains oil from the camshaft phaser to the oil source. A sealing arrangement defines a dry zone within the engine cover to isolate the drive member from oil used to lubricate the camshaft phaser. | 12-18-2014 |
20140366822 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CAM SHAFT IN ENGINE - A method for controlling a cam shaft in an engine, may include determining whether a current phase angle of a cam shaft relative to a crank shaft exceeds a predetermined reference range set for determining abnormality of alignment of the cam shaft relative to the crank shaft (S | 12-18-2014 |
20140366823 | VALVE TIMING ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS - A main locking mechanism locks a phase at a main locking phase, at which an intake valve is closed at timing later than a bottom dead center, by inserting a main locking member into a main locking hole. A sub locking mechanism locks a phase at a sub locking phase advanced more than the main locking phase by inserting a sub locking member into a sub locking hole. A movable body disposed in the main locking hole reciprocates between an open position and a blocking position of the main locking hole. During a warm start of an engine, a driving source maintains the movable body at the open position at which the inserting of the main locking member into the main locking hole is maintained. In contrast, during a cold start of the engine, the driving source drives the movable body to the blocking position at which the main locking member is removed from the main locking hole. | 12-18-2014 |
20140373796 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A resin member may include a first side wall, which is placed between a first housing and a laminated body, and a second side wall, which is placed between a second housing and the laminated body. A vane rotor may include a pressing oil passage that is configured to guide hydraulic oil to a first seal member and a second seal member to exert a pressing force, which radially outwardly and axially urge the first seal member and the second seal member. | 12-25-2014 |
20150007787 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING CVVT ACCORDING TO CURRENT CONTROL FOR OIL CONTROL VALVE - A method of controlling a CVVT may include a) checking whether a predetermined time has passed, after engine starts. b) locking an actuator by driving oil control valve with different driving currents in accordance with whether a predetermined time has passed after the engine starts. c) unlocking the actuator or feed-backing control cam phase in accordance with whether the actuator is unlocked. d) feed-backing control cam phase or locking the actuator by driving oil control valve with predetermined current in accordance with whether control cam phase is not reached before the actuator is locked. e) driving the oil control valve with predetermined current to maintain the control cam phase or turning off the oil control valve, after feed-backing control cam phase or locking the actuator by driving the oil control valve with predetermined current in accordance with whether the control cam phase is not reached before the actuator is locked. | 01-08-2015 |
20150013626 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Intermediate position feedback control is executed when valve timing of an intake valve is at an intermediate lock position, an intermediate lock is needed, and an engine revolution speed is greater than a first engine revolution speed R1. Forced lock control is executed when the valve timing of the intake valve is at the intermediate lock position, the intermediate lock is needed, the engine revolution speed is less than the first engine revolution speed R1, and the intermediate position feedback control is not being executed. As a result, even when the engine revolution speed increases in the presence of a demand that the valve timing needs to be in the intermediate lock position, it is possible to maintain the valve timing at the intermediate lock position. | 01-15-2015 |
20150020759 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT PUMP - A variable displacement pump includes an urging mechanism to urge a cam ring in an eccentric direction and to increase the urging force when an eccentricity is decreased, a first control chamber to apply a force to the cam ring in a direction decreasing the eccentricity, and a second control chamber to apply a force, to the cam ring, in a direction increasing the eccentricity. The variable displacement pump further includes a thermosensitive mechanism to control the supply and drain of a discharge pressure supplied into the second control chamber, and a control valve to be operated by the discharge pressure and to decrease the pressure in the second control chamber when the discharge pressure increases. | 01-22-2015 |
20150027392 | MECHANICALLY CONTROLLABLE VALVE DRIVE ARRANGEMENT - A mechanically controllable valve drive arrangement includes gas exchange valves each having cylinders associated therewith, a camshaft comprising a peripheral contour, a bearing, an adjusting lever comprising a first end and a second end, a valve lift adjustment device comprising a control shaft which acts on the first end, and a transmission arrangement associated with a respective gas exchange valve. The adjusting lever is supported in the bearing. Each transmission arrangement comprises at least one intermediate lever arrangement comprising an engagement element, and an intermediate lever comprising a working cam, and at least one pivot lever arrangement comprising a pivot lever. The working cam is operatively connected to the pivot lever. The intermediate lever is operatively connected to the peripheral contour. The engagement element is operatively connected to the valve lift adjustment device. The second end of the adjusting lever is operatively connected to the engagement element. | 01-29-2015 |
20150034032 | VALVE TIMING ADJUSTING DEVICE - In a valve timing adjusting device, a vane rotor includes a second supply oil passage connectable to a first supply oil passage of a second shaft. A check valve is provided between the vane rotor and the second shaft, and permits a flow from the first supply oil passage toward the second supply oil passage and prevents a flow from the second supply oil passage toward the first supply oil passage. A fixing unit is provided between the check valve and the second shaft, and fixes the check valve between the fixing unit and the vane rotor. The fixing unit includes a third supply oil passage which connects the first supply oil passage and the second supply oil passage. A filter is provided for the fixing unit and can capture foreign substances flowing through the third supply oil passage. | 02-05-2015 |
20150047586 | MECHANICALLY CONTROLLABLE VALVE TRAIN ASSEMBLY, INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A valve train assembly for an engine comprising cylinders, each comprising a gas inlet and a gas outlet valve. A camshaft comprises a peripheral contour. A valve stoke adjusting device comprises a control shaft comprising control contours. An intermediate lever arrangement comprises an intermediate lever comprising a working curve which cooperates with a swivel lever, and an engagement element connected to a control contour. Each intermediate lever is connected to the peripheral contour. A transmission arrangement provides that an intermediate lever arrangement and a swivel lever arrangement is associated with each gas inlet valve. A control contour for an idle range is similar to a control contour for a full-load range. A control contour for a part-load range of a gas inlet valve of a shut-off cylinder comprises a section different to a control contour for a part-load range of the gas inlet valve of a remaining cylinder. | 02-19-2015 |
20150047587 | OPERATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A control system is disclosed for operating an internal combustion engine. The control system includes a control unit configured for providing a part load mode that is optimized for slow operation of the engine at loads up to an upper part load limit in the range from 40% to 75% of a maximum engine load. The control unit is also configured for providing a high load mode for engine loads above the upper part load limit. In the part load mode, at least one inlet valve is closed at a closing angle later than in the high load mode. | 02-19-2015 |
20150053156 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A valve timing control apparatus includes: a rear plate; a housing fixed to the rear plate; and a vane rotor which is able to rotate relative to the housing. The vane rotor includes a rotor and a vane extending from the rotor outward in a radial direction to divide an oil pressure chamber of the housing into an advance chamber and a retard chamber. The vane has an axial end surface adjacent to the rear plate and a radially outer surface. A first chamfer part is defined at a connection between the axial end surface and the radially outer surface of the vane so as to reduce a surface pressure applied from the rear plate to the vane. | 02-26-2015 |
20150053157 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WINDING A RETURN SPRING WITH A TWO PIECE ROTOR FOR A CAM PHASER - A camshaft phaser, including: a drive sprocket; a stator; a rotor at least partially rotatable with the stator; a rotor extension fixedly connected to the rotor, having a slot at at least one outer circumferential position; a spring for biasing the rotor relative to the stator, having a first and a second end, the first end secured in the slot in the rotor extension and the second end secured on the stator. | 02-26-2015 |
20150059667 | OIL SUPPLY DEVICE - An oil supply device includes a plurality of hollow cam shafts, cam shaft journals, and a shaft side path. The hollow cam shafts have through holes that pass in a longitudinal direction from interior to exterior thereof. The cam shaft journals are provided on every position at which the through holes are formed. Each of the cam shaft journals has a path connected with an associated through hole and is coupled with a cylinder head. The shaft side path is formed to supply oil into each hollow cam shaft after the oil sequentially passing from an oil pump through an associated cam shaft journal and an associated through hole. | 03-05-2015 |
20150059668 | CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE LIFT DEVICE - A continuous variable valve lift device includes a rotatable input shaft, an input cam rotating with the input shaft, a control shaft rotatably disposed parallel to the input shaft, an input rocker mounted to, and rotatable round, the control shaft so as to be in contact with the input cam to have a torque forwarded thereto from the input cam, a control link mounted to the control shaft eccentrically, an input link having one end connected to the input rocker, a connecting rod connected between the other end of the input link and the control link, and a valve operating unit mounted to rotate as one unit with the control shaft for operating the valve, the valve operating unit having a control long hole for movably inserting the connecting rod therein, for improving the fuel consumption at a low load operation range of the engine. | 03-05-2015 |
20150059669 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL DEVICE - A variable valve timing control device includes a driving side rotation member, a driven side rotation member, a control valve controlling a supply and draining of an operation fluid to and from a fluid pressure chamber to change a relative rotational phase of the driven side rotation member relative to the driving side rotation member, an intermediate member positioned inwardly of the driven side rotation member between the driven side rotation member and a camshaft, the intermediate member including the control valve inwardly thereof; and a torsion spring retained by the driving side rotation member and the intermediate member to bias the driving side rotation member and the driven side rotation member either in a first rotation direction or a second rotation direction. | 03-05-2015 |
20150059670 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL DEVICE - A variable valve timing control device includes a driving side rotation member, a driven side rotation member, a fluid pressure chamber, a first flow path and a second flow path allowing a flow of an operation fluid into and out of the fluid pressure chamber, an intermediate member being provided between an inner circumferential surface of the driven side rotation member and an outer circumferential surface of a camshaft, and a contact portion where the intermediate member and the driven side rotation member come in contact with each other at a position between the first flow path and the second flow path when mounting the intermediate member to the camshaft. | 03-05-2015 |
20150059671 | CONTROL VALVE - A control valve includes a valve case, a spool accommodated in the valve case, an electromagnetic solenoid operating the spool along a spool axis extending in a longitudinal direction, the valve case including a pump port, an advanced angle port, a retarded angle port, and an unlocking port, the spool being operated to at least five positions, and a lock control fluid passage formed inside the spool in an attitude along the spool axis, the lock control fluid passage allowing the fluid from the pump port to be supplied only to the unlocking port irrespective of the position of the spool when the spool is operated to any one of the positions at which the fluid is supplied from the pump port to the unlocking port. | 03-05-2015 |
20150059672 | Valve Control for Internal Combustion Engine and Internal Combustion Engine - The invention relates to a valve control means ( | 03-05-2015 |
20150068473 | MULTIPLE VARIABLE VALVE LIFT APPARATUS - A multiple variable valve lift apparatus connected with a valve opening and closing unit which is adapted to rolling-contact one end thereof with a cam and is operated to open or close by a rotation of the cam, and operating to select the cam which is rolling-contacted with the valve opening and closing unit for changing a valve lift, may include a normal cam rolling-contacting with the valve opening and closing unit so as to realize a normal lift of a predetermined valve, and a low cam rolling-contacting with the valve opening and closing unit so as to realize a valve lift which is lower and longer than the normal lift realized by the normal cam, wherein the normal cam or the low cam is selectively rolling-contacted to the valve opening/closing unit according to a driving state. | 03-12-2015 |
20150068474 | ENGINE HAVING VARIABLE VALVE TIMING DEVICE - An engine having a variable valve timing device of the present invention may include a valve disposed to open/close a port, an elastic member for supporting the valve elastically to close the port, a first camshaft having a first cam formed thereon for moving the valve to open the port as the first camshaft rotates, a second camshaft having a second cam formed thereon for moving the valve to close the port as the second camshaft rotates, a first variable rotation mechanism for advancing or retarding the rotation of the first camshaft, and a second variable rotation mechanism for advancing or retarding the rotation of the second camshaft. | 03-12-2015 |
20150068475 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE VALVE LIFT/TIMING APPARATUS - A continuously variable valve lift/timing apparatus includes: a cam provided on a camshaft; a swing arm rotatable about a first end connected to a cylinder head and includes a second end; an actuating arm which includes: a rotation shaft rotatably coupled to the second end; an output cam coupled to the rotation shaft and has an output surface; and an input roller connected to the rotation shaft and comes into contact with the cam, and of which a relative distance with respect to the rotation shaft is variable; a valve opening and closing unit which comes into contact with the output surface so as to be opened and closed; a swing arm control unit which varies a relative position of the second end; and a lift timing control unit which varies a relative position of the input unit. | 03-12-2015 |
20150068476 | ENGINE HAVING CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE VALVE TIMING MECHANISM - An engine having a variable valve timing mechanism may include a camshaft having a cam formed thereon for moving an intake or exhaust valve, a variable rotation unit disposed on the same axis with the camshaft to rotate the camshaft to have a retard angle chamber and an advance angle chamber for controlling a retard angle and an advance angle of the camshaft, a variable valve bolt having a fastening portion for fastening the variable rotation unit to the camshaft, and an oil control valve for making selective supply of hydraulic oil to the retard angle chamber and the advance angle chamber, and a valve controller disposed on an outer side of the variable rotation unit for controlling the oil control valve in the variable valve bolt. | 03-12-2015 |
20150068477 | VARIABLE CAM PHASER FOR AUTOMOBILE ENGINE AND CONTROLLER THEREFOR - This invention provides an improved variable cam phaser for an automobile engine equipped with a controller capable of enabling execution of a given phase angle varying command in a shortened response time. The variable cam phaser has two control rotors which are arranged coaxial with a camshaft and rotatable relative to each other under the influence of two electromagnetic actuators and driven by the crankshaft of the engine. The variable cam phaser also has a relative phase angle varying mechanism for varying the relative phase angle of the camshaft relative to the crankshaft. When the two electromagnetic actuators are simultaneously energized, the two control rotors are held mutually unrotatable. However, when the braking torque of one actuator is reduced, the control rotor associated with that actuator is rotated relative to the other control rotor to immediately start the execution of the command. | 03-12-2015 |
20150075459 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL UNIT - A variable valve timing control unit includes an intake-side variable valve timing control apparatus, an exhaust-side variable valve timing control apparatus, an intake-side phase control valve selectively performing supply and discharge of fluid relative to an advanced angle fluid passage and a retarded angle fluid passage of the intake-side variable valve timing control apparatus, an exhaust-side phase control valve selectively performing supply and discharge of the fluid relative to the advanced angle fluid passage and the retarded angle fluid passage of the exhaust-side variable valve timing control apparatus, and a single lock control valve controlling supply and discharge of the fluid relative to unlock fluid passages of the respective intake-side variable valve timing control apparatus and the exhaust-side variable valve timing control apparatus. | 03-19-2015 |
20150075460 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A spool has a connection passage that connects a supply port and a discharge port with each other according to a position of the spool in an axial direction. A valve seat is arranged in the connection passage. The connection passage has a supply hole passing through the spool in a radial direction, and a discharge hole passing through the spool in the radial direction. The spool has a guide surface that guides a valve object to move in the axial direction while restricting a position of the valve object in the radial direction. The discharge hole is opened on the guide surface. | 03-19-2015 |
20150075461 | VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable valve actuation apparatus includes a lock pin slidably disposed in a slide bore formed in a rotor of a vane rotor, a retaining hole formed in an inner face of a sprocket, and a lock-hole structural member fixed and press-fitted into the retaining hole and configured to form the lock hole. The retaining hole is formed at the innermost peripheral side of the sprocket so as to face a central support bore of the sprocket. The inner end face of a large-diameter bore of the retaining hole is formed as a flat surface, whereas the outer end face of a lock-hole structural section of the lock-hole structural member is formed as a planar section. The lock-hole structural member is precisely positioned in its rotation direction by abutment between the flat inner end face and the planar outer end face. | 03-19-2015 |
20150075462 | VALVE TIMING ADJUSTING DEVICE - In a valve timing adjusting device, a second rotation body includes a second sun gear part provided inside of a first rotation body, and is connected to a drive shaft or a driven shaft through inside of the sprocket part to be rotated corresponding to the drive shaft or the driven shaft. When the second rotation body is brought into contact with the sprocket part, rotation of the second rotation body relative to the first rotation body is restricted. A planetary rotation body includes a first planetary gear part engaged with the first sun gear part, and a second planetary gear part engaged with the second sun gear part. The planetary rotation body makes a sun-and-planet motion inward of the first sun gear part and the second sun gear part to change a phase of the relative rotation between the first rotation body and the second rotation body. | 03-19-2015 |
20150075463 | VARIABLE VALVE SYSTEM - A control device controls a valve timing changer to retard a phase of an exhaust valve camshaft with respect to a crankshaft such that the time of opening of an intake valve is earlier than the time of closing the exhaust valve after a top dead center, when a determiner determines that an engine is not in a warm-up stage in a low-load operation. The control device controls the valve timing changer to advance the phase of the exhaust valve camshaft with respect to the crankshaft such that the time of closing the exhaust valve is earlier than the time of opening of the intake valve after the top dead center, when the determiner determines that the engine is at the warm-up stage in the low-load operation. | 03-19-2015 |
20150075464 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL - A valve timing control having a stator body constructed of a plastic material. The stator body has an annular side wall and a front plate which, together, define a plurality of annularly spaced internal cavities within the stator body. A rotor having a plurality of vanes is positioned within the stator body so that one vane is positioned within each cavity. The rotor is movable relative to the stator body between a first and second rotational position. A plurality of threaded metal inserts are embedded within the stator body and used to attach a metal sprocket to the stator body at a position opposed to the front plate. Two of these inserts also receive the impact load from the rotor. | 03-19-2015 |
20150083061 | CAM PHASER WITH ECCENTRIC LANTERN GEAR COMPONENT - A cam phaser transmission device is adjustable in rotation angle with a drive gear and output gear arranged coaxial to a rotation axis of the transmission device, having a revolving transmitter element and actuating device. The transmitter element is arranged eccentric relative to the rotation axis and formed as a lantern element. The lantern element comprises a transmitter disk disposed eccentric to the rotation axis and comprising pins protruding concentrically to the transmitter disk relative to the face side of the disk. The lantern element in sections engages with the drive gear and output gear and is by an eccentric portion of the actuating device movable eccentrically to the rotation axis to move the drive gear and output gear relative to each other. In an inverted embodiment, the drive gear and the output gear are formed as lantern elements each engaging with a lantern toothing on the transmitter disk. | 03-26-2015 |
20150096511 | Efficient Phaser Actuation Supply System - A hydraulic cam phaser includes at least one of an advance chamber and a retard chamber for receiving hydraulic fluid for advancing or retarding a rotational position of the camshaft. The hydraulic actuation system includes a hydraulic accumulator in selective communication with the at least one of the advance and retard chambers of the hydraulic cam phaser. A first system oil pump provides lubrication oil to the valvetrain system, and the hydraulic actuation system includes a second oil pump for supplying oil to the hydraulic accumulator. The second oil pump is controlled with a clutch device connecting the second oil pump to the engine drive system. The internal combustion engine includes a controller which controls actuation of the clutch device to actuate the clutch device during deceleration of the vehicle. | 04-09-2015 |
20150101552 | CONNECTING STRUCTURE OF MULTIPLE VARIABLE VALVE LIFT APPARATUS - A variable valve lift apparatus that has a simplified configuration is provided. The apparatus includes a camshaft and first and second cam forming portions inserted with the cam shaft to rotate together with the camshaft and be movable in a shaft direction of the camshaft, and includes an upper cam and a lower cam. A valve opening/closing device is actuated by the upper cam or the lower cam. First and second moving units are inserted with the camshaft and are movable together with the cam forming portions. First and second actuating units selectively move the moving units in the shaft direction of the camshaft and are mounted on a mounting portion. A positioning unit is connected with the moving units, and has first and second grooves. A stopper unit is mounted on the mounting portion, and is selectively inserted into the grooves to align the cam forming portions. | 04-16-2015 |
20150101553 | ENGINE HAVING CONTINUOUS VARIABLE TIMING DEVICE - A control method of an engine having a variable valve timing may include selecting one of a first mode and a second mode as a driving mode, retarding an intake cam to a first predetermined angle range in the first mode, and advancing an intake cam to a second predetermined angle range in the second mode. | 04-16-2015 |
20150107540 | CAMSHAFT ASSEMBLY - A camshaft assembly can control the motion of the intake or exhaust valves of an internal combustion engine and includes a base shaft extending along a longitudinal axis. The camshaft assembly further includes an axially movable structure mounted on the base shaft and axially movable relative to the base shaft. The axially movable structure includes a plurality of lobe packs. Each lobe pack includes a plurality of cam lobes. The axially movable structure includes a barrel cam defining a control groove. The camshaft assembly additionally includes an actuator including an actuator body and a pin movably coupled to the actuator body between a retracted position and an extended position. The axially movable structure can move axially relative to the base shaft when the base shaft rotates about the longitudinal axis and the pin is in the extended position and at least partially disposed in the control groove. | 04-23-2015 |
20150114328 | CONTROL VALVE - A control valve includes a valve body, which defines first, second, and third valve passageways. The valve body also defines a supply passageway. The control valve includes a first spool movable relative to the valve body between first and second positions. The control valve includes a second spool movable relative to the valve body between open and closed positions. The supply passageway is in fluid communication with the first valve passageway when the first spool is in the first position. The supply passageway is in fluid communication with the second valve passageway when the first spool is in the second position. The supply passageway is in fluid communication with the third valve passageway when the second spool is in the open position. The second spool precludes fluid flow between the supply passageway and the third valve passageway when the second spool is in the closed position. | 04-30-2015 |
20150114329 | VALVE TIMING CONTROLLER - Provided is a valve timing controller capable of quickening a response in varying a relative rotational phase. When the valve timing controller is under a locking state, if an ECU outputs a phase maintenance signal indicative of a phase maintaining state wherein control for maintaining the relative rotational phase within a predetermined range by work fluid present in an advancing chamber and a retarding chamber is possible, an intermediate locking mechanism is switched to a lock-releasing state and also the relative rotational phase is maintained to an intermediate locking state. | 04-30-2015 |
20150128888 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE VALVE TIMING DEVICE - A continuously variable valve timing device is provided and includes a cam sprocket connected with a camshaft having a plurality of cams to rotate the camshaft and an electric variable valve timing mechanism connected with the cam sprocket, and driven by an electric motor. A chain cover protects the cam sprocket and a chain system from foreign substances and an electric variable valve timing mechanism cover protects the electric variable valve timing mechanism from foreign substances. A seal ring partitions an internal space between the electric variable valve timing mechanism and the electric variable valve timing mechanism cover. In addition, a pressure maintaining device is mounted within the electric variable valve timing mechanism cover to maintain pressure formed within the internal space of the electric variable valve timing mechanism cover at about atmospheric pressure. | 05-14-2015 |
20150128889 | HOLDING STRUCTURE OF OIL CONTROL VALVE - A holding structure of an oil control valve includes an oil control valve, a cam holder, and a head cover. A valve portion is provided on a second end side of the oil control valve opposite to a first end side in a longitudinal direction. The valve portion is configured to switch oil passages by driving a solenoid portion and has a drain hole at a shaft end portion of the valve portion. The cam holder is attached to a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine and rotatably supports a camshaft of the internal combustion engine. A valve portion side of the oil control valve is embedded in the cam holder and supported by the cam holder. An axis of the oil control valve in the longitudinal direction is oriented towards the camshaft. The head cover is provided on an upper portion of the cylinder head. | 05-14-2015 |
20150136051 | CAMSHAFT AND FOLLOWER GEOMETRY - An internal combustion engine includes a camshaft with a lobe rotatable about a camshaft axis and a follower and which follows the lobe and is reciprocated along a follower axis by the lobe. A contact force is generated between the lobe and the follower such that the contact force is cyclic between a minimum contact force and a maximum contact force. The follower axis is offset from the camshaft axis such that the lobe contacts the follower at a contact point that is substantially aligned with the follower axis when the maximum contact force is generated between the lobe and the follower. In this way, the side load on the follower is minimized. | 05-21-2015 |
20150300212 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTING DEVICE AND CENTRAL VALVE FOR A CAMSHAFT ADJUSTING DEVICE - A camshaft adjusting device for an internal combustion engine including: a rotor that can be rotationally fixed to a camshaft of the internal combustion engine; a pot-shaped stator that encompasses the rotor and can be driven by a crankshaft; and an annular chamber situated between the stator and the rotor and subdivided into multiple pressure chambers by stator ribs that are located on the stator and that extend up to the rotor. Each pressure chamber is subdivided into two working chambers (A,B) by vanes provided on the rotor. The device also includes a central valve ( | 10-22-2015 |
20150300214 | CAMSHAFT PHASER WITH TWO ONE-WAY WEDGE CLUTCHES - A camshaft assembly, including a camshaft phaser with: stator; rotor including first plurality of circumferentially aligned ramps; and second plurality of circumferentially aligned ramps offset from the first plurality of ramps in a first axial direction; first and second wedge plates radially disposed between the rotor and the stator; and camshaft non-rotatably connected to the rotor. In a drive mode: the stator is arranged to receive first torque and to rotate in a first direction; the assembly is arranged to operate in successive cycles of a first phase followed by a second phase; in the first phase the first wedge plate non-rotatably connects the stator and the rotor while the second wedge plate is rotatable with respect to the stator; and in the second phase, the second wedge plate non-rotatably connects the stator and the rotor while the first wedge plate is rotatable with respect to the stator. | 10-22-2015 |
20150308301 | HYDRAULIC ROLLING CYLINDER DEACTIVATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods are provided for a poppet valve operator that may be implemented in a hydraulic rolling cylinder deactivation system of a vehicle, wherein a hydraulically operated pivot ball selectively engages a pivot pocket of a rocker arm. Simple and reliable deactivation systems are needed that can fit into limited packaging space while including fewer moving mechanical components that are susceptible to wear and damage. The proposed systems and methods involve selectively pressurizing hydraulic fluid to rigidly or flexibly hold a piston of the poppet valve operator in place in order to open or close a gas exchange valve. | 10-29-2015 |
20150322824 | High Tension Valve Spring and Valve Float Eliminator - An internal combustion engine cylinder valve actuation system permitting elimination of valve springs. Valve opening and closing is actuated by a valve actuation means such as pressurized liquid or gas, or else mechanical wires or linkage means. The energy created by combustion causes liquid or gas valve actuation means to oscillate or else circulate between corresponding cylinder valves causing synchronized valve opening and closing between those cylinders. Mechanical linkages similarly comprise physical connections between corresponding cylinder valves and effect synchronized valve opening and closing between those cylinders. The above system thereby eliminates valve float and valve spring failure where valve springs are not required and a typical internal combustion engine is easily retrofitted to accommodate this system. | 11-12-2015 |
20150330267 | CAM PHASER WITH ELECTROMAGNETICALLY ACTUATED HYDRAULIC VALVE - A cam phaser including an electromagnetically actuated hydraulic valve; and a hollow piston inserted in a borehole and longitudinally movable by an electromagnet so that a hydraulic fluid is distributed to operating connections associated with pressure cavities of the cam phaser, wherein a first operating connection branches off from a borehole directly adjacent to the electromagnet, wherein the hollow piston includes a circumferential bar with a control edge oriented towards the electromagnet so that a cavity within the borehole is defined on one side by the circumferential bar and on another side by the electromagnet, wherein a drain opening extends from the cavity, wherein the drain opening hydraulically connects the cavity with a drain channel leading towards a tank drain, wherein the bar is movable into a direction expanding the first operating connection in the flow cross section by a force of the electromagnet that is loaded with electrical current. | 11-19-2015 |
20150330313 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control system for an internal combustion engine has an intake valve, an exhaust valve, and an exhaust purifying catalyst that purifies exhaust gas after combustion of a fuel. During a fuel cut in which no fuel is supplied, a closing timing of the intake valve is controlled to a delayed angle side more than at a timing when the fuel is supplied and to a delayed angle side more than at a timing at a bottom dead center of an intake stroke, and an opening timing of the exhaust valve is controlled to an advanced angle side more than at the timing when the fuel is supplied and to an advanced angle side more than at the timing at the bottom dead center of an expansion stroke. | 11-19-2015 |
20150345406 | Internal Combustion Engine - This invention presents a method to improve the volumetric efficiency of a reciprocating internal combustion engine using a common transfer port between the exhaust and intake port. The engine employs a poppet valve as part of the intake and exhaust valve to control the flow from the transfer port into the combustion chamber. Two plate type valves outside of the combustion chamber are located at both ends of the transfer port to control the flow coming from the intake and out the exhaust. The timing for opening and closing of the poppet type valve is regulated to remain open for a longer duration which provides complete evacuation of air in the exhaust stroke. The ejector effect from the exhaust flow through the transfer port draws a vacuum into the cylinder. When the exhaust plate closes, the vacuum diverts the intake into the cylinder. | 12-03-2015 |
20150361837 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING DEVICE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME - The valve timing varying device according to the present invention includes a housing rotor ( | 12-17-2015 |
20150361914 | PREIGNITION RESTRAINING DEVICE - An ECU has an output-value obtaining portion, a preignition estimating portion and a valve-opening-time controller. The output-value obtaining portion obtains the output value of the knock sensor, which corresponds to an intensity of an engine knocking. A preignition estimating portion estimates that a preignition will be generated in an internal combustion engine, when the obtained output value is greater than or equal to the specified threshold. When the preignition estimating portion estimates that a preignition will be generated, the exhaust-valve timing control mechanism advances the opening time of the exhaust valve to suppress the preignition. | 12-17-2015 |
20150377084 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A PHASE VARYING APPARATUS - [Problems to be solved] | 12-31-2015 |
20150377151 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR MULTI-CYLINDER ENGINE - The invention relates to a control device for a multi-cylinder engine provided with an oil pump, a hydraulically operated valve characteristic control device which changes valve characteristics of at least one of an intake valve and an exhaust valve; and a hydraulically operated valve stop device which stops at least one of the intake valve and the exhaust valve when a reduced cylinder operation is performed. The control device for a multi-cylinder engine is provided with a valve control unit which operates the valve stop device after an operation of the valve characteristic control device is completed when the valve characteristic control device is operated at a time of request for the reduced cylinder operation. | 12-31-2015 |
20160003109 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING CVVT ENGINE OF INTERMEDIATE PHASE - A method and an apparatus for controlling a CVVT engine of an intermediate phase may include amending a fixed PWM frequency that is applied to a plunger when a temperature of oil passing through oil fluid passages is a set value or less by a controller so that a stroke value of the plunger can be increased. | 01-07-2016 |
20160010515 | MID LOCK DIRECTIONAL SUPPLY AND CAM TORSIONAL RECIRCULATION | 01-14-2016 |
20160024977 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - Bolts are respectively inserted through through-holes of a sun gear and are respectively threadably inserted into threaded holes of a driving-side rotatable body. The bolts are placed on an outer side of a first internally toothed portion of the sun gear in a radial direction and fix the sun gear and the driving-side rotatable body together. The sun gear includes press-fitting parts, each of which is press-fitted to a corresponding one of press-fitting projections of the driving-side rotatable body at a corresponding location that is located between corresponding adjacent two of the bolts in a circumferential direction, and open parts, each of which is placed at a corresponding location that overlaps with a corresponding one of the bolts in the circumferential direction, while a corresponding predetermined space is located adjacent to each of the open parts on an outer side of the open part in the radial direction. | 01-28-2016 |
20160024978 | CAMSHAFT PHASER - A camshaft phaser includes an input member; an output member defining an advance chamber and a retard chamber with the input member; a valve spool moveable between an advance position and a retard position and having a valve spool bore with a phasing volume and a venting volume defined therein such that the phasing volume is fluidly segregated from the venting volume; and a phasing check valve within the valve spool. The advance position allows oil to flow through the phasing check valve and through the phasing volume from the advance chamber to the retard chamber while preventing oil from flowing from the retard chamber to the advance chamber and the retard position allows oil to flow through the check valve and through the phasing volume from the retard chamber to the advance chamber while preventing oil from flowing from the advance chamber to the retard chamber. | 01-28-2016 |
20160025017 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine is equipped with an intake camshaft and a valve timing adjustment device. The intake camshaft has an intra-axial oil channel, and an outflow hole that causes hydraulic oil in the intra-axial oil channel to flow out toward an intake valve. The valve timing adjustment device discharges hydraulic oil to the intra-axial oil channel in changing the valve timing. A controller executes control for holding the valve timing when an execution condition including that idling operation of the internal combustion engine has continued for a predetermined time is not fulfilled, and executes fluctuation control for fluctuating the valve timing by controlling the valve timing adjustment device when the aforementioned execution condition is fulfilled. | 01-28-2016 |
20160032791 | CONCENTRIC DUAL INDEPENDENT CAMSHAFT PHASER FOR DUAL OVERHEAD CAMSHAFT VALVE TRAIN - A variable valve timing system and methods of operation are provided. A primary valve train driver is configured to rotate about a primary axis. A primary camshaft includes a first plurality of cams positioned on the primary camshaft. The primary camshaft is coaxially coupled to the primary valve train driver. The first plurality of cams is configured to rotate about the primary axis. A primary camshaft phaser is coaxially coupled to the primary camshaft. The primary camshaft phaser is rotatably coupled to the primary valve train driver so as to rotate the primary camshaft phaser and the primary camshaft to a first phase angle. A secondary camshaft driver on the primary axis is coaxially coupled to the primary camshaft, and a secondary camshaft phaser is coaxially coupled to the primary camshaft and coupled to the secondary camshaft driver on the primary axis. The secondary camshaft phaser is rotatably coupled to the primary valve train driver so as to rotate the secondary camshaft driver on the primary axis to a second phase angle. | 02-04-2016 |
20160032843 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIAGONAL BLOW-THROUGH EXHAUST GAS SCAVENGING - Methods and systems are provided for operating an engine in a two-valve diagonal blow-through mode during which a majority of blow-through is directed via a first intake valve positioned diagonally across a first exhaust valve in order to increase a distance of flow path from the intake valve to the exhaust valve. | 02-04-2016 |
20160061063 | VALVE TIMING CONTROLLER - A valve timing controller has a housing, a vane rotor, a valve body and a spool. The valve body has a supply port to communicate with an external oil feed section, a first drain port to communicate with a first oil pressure chamber, and a second drain port to communicate with a second oil pressure chamber. The supply port includes a supply recess recessed outward in a radial direction from an inner wall surface of a pipe part of the valve body. The second drain port includes a drain recess recessed outward in the radial direction from the inner wall surface of the pipe part. A depth of the drain recess in the radial direction is smaller than a depth of the supply recess in the radial direction. | 03-03-2016 |
20160061069 | VALVE LIFT CONTROL DEVICE WITH CYLINDER DEACTIVATION - Methods and systems are provided for a valve lift control device. In one example, a method may include rotating an adjusting camshaft of the valve lift control device in order to adjust a valve lift of one or more cylinders. | 03-03-2016 |
20160069223 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable valve timing control apparatus has drive rotary member having therein working chambers; vane rotor relatively rotatably housed in the drive rotary member and defining the working chambers as retard and advance working chambers; and spiral spring forcing the vane rotor all the time in one rotation direction with respect to the drive rotary member. The vane rotor has tubular portion formed integrally with the vane rotor and protruding from a middle position of one end side of the vane rotor and recessed portion formed on an outer peripheral surface of the tubular portion. Engaging end of outermost circumferential portion of the spiral spring is engaged with the drive rotary member, and engaging end of innermost circumferential portion of the spiral spring is engaged with the tubular portion, and a part of the innermost circumferential portion of the spiral spring is inserted in the recessed portion. | 03-10-2016 |
20160069227 | CAMSHAFT PHASER - A camshaft phaser having a vane-type phaser having a central-position locking device having locking pins lockable in a locking slot stationary with respect to the stator and locking in the locking slot from different directions. A locking pin has a blocking portion and a flow-through pressure medium conduit, by which a fluid connection between two working chambers of different directions of action can be established or blocked in the different positions of the first locking pin. The working chambers-of the different directions of actions are capable of being short-circuited by a switching device. At least one pressure medium conduit fluidically connectable to the pressure medium circuit by the flow-through pressure medium conduit of the locking pin has a check valve therein which allows the pressure medium to flow into one of the working chambers whose volume is increased during a rotation of the rotor from either of the advance or retard stop positions toward the central locking position, while at the same time preventing backflow from the same working chamber. | 03-10-2016 |
20160069228 | Adjusting Device, in Particular for Adjusting a Camshaft of an Internal Combustion Engine - An adjusting device, in particular for adjustment of a camshaft of an internal combustion engine, is disclosed. The adjusting device includes a brake unit which has at least one brake disc and at least one electromagnet for actuating the brake unit. The electromagnet has a yoke and an armature formed separately from the brake disc, where the brake disc is disposed at least partially spatially between the yoke and the armature of the electromagnet. | 03-10-2016 |
20160076408 | VALVE OPENING AND CLOSING TIMING CONTROL DEVICE - A valve opening and closing timing control device includes: a driving-side rotating body including a sprocket around which a rotating body interlocked with a driving shaft of an internal combustion engine is wound and rotates in synchronization with the driving shaft; a driven-side rotating body supported by an inside of the driving-side rotating body to be rotatable coaxially with the same rotational axis and integrally rotating with a valve opening and closing cam shaft; a bolt inserted into the driven-side rotating body to fix the driven-side rotating body to the cam shaft; a fluid pressure chamber formed by being partitioned between the driving-side and driven-side rotating bodies; and a control valve switching supplying and discharging of a hydraulic fluid with respect to the fluid pressure chamber such that a relative rotational phase of the driven-side rotating body with respect to the driving-side rotating body is changed. | 03-17-2016 |
20160076409 | VALVE OPENING AND CLOSING TIMING CONTROL DEVICE - A valve opening and closing timing control device includes: a driving-side rotating body coaxial with a rotational axis and rotated in synchronization with an internal combustion engine crankshaft; a driven-side rotating body coaxial with the rotational axis and integrally rotated with a valve opening and closing cam shaft; a connecting member screwed into the cam shaft for connecting the driven-side rotating body to the cam shaft and having a pump port to which a fluid is supplied, an advance angle port communicating with an advance angle chamber, and a retarded angle port communicating with an retarded angle chamber; a spool accommodated within a space of the connecting member to reciprocally move between advance angle, neutral, and retarded angle positions along the rotational axis; and an actuator causing a pressing force to act along rotational axis and operates the spool to be in the neutral, advance angle, or retarded angle positions. | 03-17-2016 |
20160076471 | ENGINE CYLINDER BANK-TO-BANK TORQUE IMBALANCE CORRECTION - An engine bank-to-bank airflow balancing technique includes calculating current and offset volumetric efficiencies of the engine and calculating a slope representing (i) a difference between the offset and current volumetric efficiencies and (ii) a difference between offset and current intake camshaft positions. Based on the respective exhaust gas oxygen concentrations, the technique involves calculating a volumetric efficiency correction corresponding to each cylinder bank and based on the slope and the volumetric efficiency corrections, calculating target intake camshaft position shifts. The technique further involves controlling offsets of the intake camshafts based on the target intake camshaft position shifts. After a predetermined number of target intake camshaft position shifts are determined and stored with respect to various combinations of engine speed and a ratio of intake manifold pressure to barometric pressure, final intake camshaft position shifts may be determined and utilized when determining the intake camshaft positions. | 03-17-2016 |
20160084121 | ROTOR FOR A VANE CELL ADJUSTER OF A CAMSHAFT ADJUSTING DEVICE | 03-24-2016 |
20160108771 | VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - When a lock demand of a camshaft phase occurs, a control mode of a hydraulic control valve s switched to a locking mode after an actual camshaft phase is controlled to a lock phase, and a lock pin (an inner pin and an outer pin) is moved to a lock position. Thus, the camshaft phase is locked at the lock phase, and a timing advance chamber and a timing retard chamber are made a state of communicating with each other through a back space. In this state, a locking time filling control is executed. In the locking time filling control, the control mode of a hydraulic control valve is switched to a filling mode, the hydraulic oil is supplied to a timing advance chamber, both of the timing advance chamber and the timing retard chamber are filled with the hydraulic oil, the back space is filled with the hydraulic oil, and thereafter the control mode of the hydraulic control valve is returned to the locking mode. | 04-21-2016 |
20160108834 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVE CYLINDER DEACTIVATION - Methods and systems are provided for adjusting a cylinder deactivation pattern to improve camshaft phasing. In response to a request for actuating a camshaft phaser of a variable cam timing device, a cylinder deactivation pattern is adjusted by reactivating cylinders that were deactivated while deactivating other cylinders that were active, while maintaining a total number of deactivated/active cylinders. Cylinders are selected for reactivation or deactivation based on their individual camshaft torsion signatures so that sufficient cam torque is generated to actuate the phaser and provide the requested phasing. | 04-21-2016 |
20160115828 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER - A camshaft adjuster having a drive element, an output element and a spring, wherein the drive element and the output element can rotate relative to each other, wherein the spring is secured by a spring bearing of the drive element and a spring bearing of the output element, wherein the spring supports the relative rotation between the drive element and the output element, wherein the spring bearing has a radius that is larger than the radius of the spring and, as a result of this ratio of the radii, a two-line contact between the spring and the spring bearing is formed. | 04-28-2016 |
20160115876 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine includes a piston, a plurality of intake valves, an exhaust valve, a valve drive unit, an intake valve halting unit, an injector, and an ECU. The ECU configured to: (a) control the valve drive unit so as to close the exhaust valve on an advance side of the exhaust top-dead-center of the piston, when an engine temperature is lower than a prescribed value; (b) control the intake valve halting unit so as to halt the operation of the portion of intake valves in a closed state, when the engine temperature is lower than the prescribed value; and (c) control the valve control unit so as to form a negative overlap between the exhaust valve and the intake valve other than the portion of intake valves, among the plurality of intake valves, when the engine temperature is lower than the prescribed value. | 04-28-2016 |
20160123194 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A valve timing control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a driving rotation member to which rotation of a crankshaft is transmitted, a driven rotation member coupled to a camshaft so as to be rotatable relative to the driving rotation member, an electric motor having a motor output shaft to cause rotation of the driven rotation member relative to the driving rotation member, a cover member arranged axially facing a front end portion of the motor output shaft and an electromagnetic induction type rotational angle detection mechanism disposed between the motor output shaft and the cover member so as to detect a rotational angle of the motor output shaft. The rotational angle detection mechanism has a detected part provided to the front end portion of the motor output shaft and a detecting part provided to a portion of the cover member axially facing the detected part. | 05-05-2016 |
20160123196 | ADJUSTMENT DRIVE - There is described an adjustment drive for a motor vehicle, in particular for a camshaft adjuster of an internal combustion engine, wherein the adjustment drive is constructed as a three-shaft transmission, having a transmission input shaft (NAR), an adjustment shaft (VW) which drives an eccentric tappet (EL, ZEL) which supports an externally toothed transmission element (GE), a gearwheel, and a transmission output shaft (GP) which is coupled to an internal gear (HR) which interacts with the externally toothed transmission element (GE) driven by the eccentric tappet (EL, ZEL) of the adjustment shaft (VW), the gearwheel, with a torque support between transmission input shaft and the externally toothed transmission element which has elastic coupling elements (FE). | 05-05-2016 |
20160123197 | VALVE TIMING CONTROLLER - A valve timing controller has a driving rotor, a driven rotor, and a planet gear engaged with the driving rotor and the driven rotor to control a rotation phase of the driven rotor relative to the driving rotor by carrying out planet movement. The driven rotor has a contact surface in contact with a tip end of a chamfering portion of a camshaft, and a feed port passing through the driven rotor in an axial direction to introduce lubricant supplied from the camshaft into the driving rotor. The feed port has an outer edge part located on a radially outer side. The outer edge part, on a side adjacent to the contact surface, is located on a radially outer side of the tip end of the chamfering portion and is located on a radially inner side of an outer circumference part of the journal portion. | 05-05-2016 |
20160130987 | LOCK DETERMINATION DEVICE FOR VARIABLE VALVE TIMING MECHANISM AND LOCK DETERMINATION METHOD FOR VARIABLE VALVE TIMING MECHANISM - A lock determination device for variable valve timing mechanism includes means for detecting an operating position of a variable valve timing mechanism having a function of locking a valve timing of an internal combustion engine in an intermediate position between a most retarded position where the valve timing is most retarded and a most advanced position where the valve timing is most advanced in stopping operation of the internal combustion engine, means for starting a timer when the operating position of the variable valve timing mechanism enters an intermediate region, the intermediate region being a predetermined region including the intermediate position, means for determining whether or not the operating position of the variable valve timing mechanism is in a determination holding region wider on a retardation side than the intermediate region after the timer is started, means for incrementing a value of the timer if the operating position of the variable valve timing mechanism is in the determination holding region, and means for determining that the operating position of the variable valve timing mechanism has been locked in the intermediate position when the value of the timer reaches a predetermined value. | 05-12-2016 |
20160130989 | CAMSHAFT PHASER - A camshaft phaser includes a stator having a plurality of lobes; a rotor coaxially disposed within the stator and having a plurality of vanes interspersed with the lobes defining advance chambers and retard chambers; a camshaft phaser attachment bolt for attaching the camshaft phaser to a camshaft, the camshaft phaser attachment bolt defining a valve bore that is coaxial with the stator. A supply passage extends radially outward from the valve bore and includes a downstream end that is proximal to the valve bore and an upstream end that is distal from the valve bore and separated from the downstream end by a check valve seat. A check valve member in the supply passage is biased toward the check valve seat by centrifugal force. A valve spool is moveable within the valve bore such that the valve spool directs oil that has passed through the supply passage. | 05-12-2016 |
20160138439 | VARIABLE VALVE LIFT APPARATUS - 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. | 05-19-2016 |
20160138485 | Method for adapting valve timings of an internal combustion engine - A method for adapting valve timings of an internal combustion engine, includes selecting multiple instantaneous operating points of the internal combustion engine by comparison to specified operating points, ascertaining a cylinder charge of at least one cylinder of the internal combustion engine at each of the selected operating points, ascertaining a charge error for each selected operating point from the difference of each ascertained cylinder charge from an expected value of the cylinder charge for the particular operating point, comparing the ascertained charge errors to expected charge errors, and ascertaining an adaptation value of the valve timings from the result of the comparison. | 05-19-2016 |
20160146066 | SPRING ARRANGEMENT FOR A VARIABLE VALVE DRIVE OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A spring arrangement for a variable valve drive of an internal combustion engine includes an intermediate lever, a control shaft, a control shaft roller, a working cam contour, and a spring element. The intermediate lever comprises a contact surface, a camshaft roller which bears against a camshaft, and a slot roller which bears against a slotted guide. The control shaft roller is arranged on the intermediate lever to face away from the slotted guide. The control shaft roller bears against the control shaft. The working cam contour is formed at an end of the intermediate lever opposite the camshaft roller. The spring element comprises a force component on the contact surface in the direction of the camshaft and the slotted guide, and an end leg. The spring element loads the camshaft roller against the camshaft and the slot roller against the slotted guide. The end leg bears against the contact surface. | 05-26-2016 |
20160146069 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RELEASING JAMMING OF LOCKING PIN BY USE OF HOLDING CONTROL - A method for releasing jamming of a locking pin by use of holding control may include preparing the rotation of a camshaft so that the camshaft rotates in a target direction in a state in which the locking pin is jammed in a locking pin hole; applying a signal for releasing the locking pin from the locking pin hole; performing holding control so that a signal for rotating the camshaft is not applied for a predetermined reference time; and rotating the camshaft in the target direction after the locking pin is released by the performing of the holding control. | 05-26-2016 |
20160153369 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE VALVE TIMING | 06-02-2016 |
20160160698 | CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE TIMING APPARATUS AND ENGINE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A continuously variable valve timing apparatus may include a camshaft, a plurality of wheels mounted to the camshaft, of which a wheel key is formed thereto respectively, a plurality of cam portions of which a cam and a cam key are formed thereto respectively, of which the camshaft is inserted thereto, of which relative phase angle with respect to the camshaft is variable, a plurality of inner brackets connected with the each wheel key and the each cam key, a plurality of a slider housings of which the each inner bracket is rotatably inserted thereto respectively, and rotatably configured around a hinge hole formed an upper side of a cam cap and a control portion selectively moving the slider housings to change relative position of a rotation center of the inner brackets. | 06-09-2016 |
20160160702 | CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE DURATION APPARATUS AND ENGINE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A continuous variable valve duration apparatus may include a camshaft, a plurality of wheels mounted to the camshaft, of which a wheel key is formed thereto respectively, a plurality of cam portions of which a cam and a cam key are formed thereto respectively, of which the camshaft is inserted thereto, of which relative phase angle with respect to the camshaft is variable, a plurality of inner brackets connected with the each wheel key and the each cam key, a plurality of slider housings of which the each inner bracket is rotatably inserted thereto, and movable up and down direction of an engine, a control portion selectively moving the slider housings to adjust relative position of a rotation center of the inner brackets and a guider guiding movement of the sliding housings. | 06-09-2016 |
20160160703 | CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE DURATION APPARATUS AND ENGINE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A continuous variable valve duration apparatus may include a camshaft, a plurality of wheels mounted to the camshaft, of which a wheel key is formed thereto respectively, a plurality of cam portions of which a cam and a cam key are formed thereto respectively, of which the camshaft is inserted thereto, of which relative phase angle with respect to the camshaft is variable, a plurality of inner brackets connected with the each wheel key and the each cam key, a plurality of a slider housings of which the each inner bracket is rotatably inserted thereto respectively, and rotatably configured around a hinge hole formed a side of a cam cap and a control portion selectively moving the slider housings to change relative position of a rotation center of the inner brackets. | 06-09-2016 |
20160160704 | CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE DURATION APPARATUS AND ENGINE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A continuous variable valve duration apparatus includes a camshaft, a plurality of wheels mounted to the camshaft, and a wheel pin, a plurality of cam portions of which a cam and a cam pin are formed thereto respectively, of which the camshaft is inserted thereto, and of which relative phase angle with respect to the camshaft is variable a plurality of inner brackets including a first pin guide hole and a second pin guide hole and a wheel pin connected to the wheel respectively and a cam pin connected to the cam respectively are slidably inserted into the first pin guide hole and the second pin guide hole respectively, a plurality of a slider housings of which the each inner bracket is rotatably inserted thereto respectively, and rotatably configured around a hinge hole formed a side of a cam cap and a control portion selectively moving the slider housings. | 06-09-2016 |
20160160705 | CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE DURATION APPARATUS AND ENGINE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A continuous variable valve duration apparatus may include a camshaft mounted to a cylinder head, a plurality of wheels mounted to the camshaft, of which a wheel key is formed respectively, and disposed on each cylinder, a plurality of cam portions of which a cam and a cam key are formed respectively, of which the camshaft is inserted thereto, of which relative phase angles with respect to the camshaft are variable, and disposed on the each cylinder, a plurality of inner brackets connected with the each wheel key and the each cam key, a plurality of slider housings of which the each inner bracket is rotatably inserted thereto, and disposed movable up and down direction of an engine, a guide shaft connecting the plurality of slider housings and a control portion moving a position of the guide shaft for changing rotation centers of the inner brackets. | 06-09-2016 |
20160160706 | CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE DURATION APPARATUS AND ENGINE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A continuous variable valve duration apparatus may include a camshaft, a first cam portion and a second cam portion of which a cam is formed thereto respectively, of which the camshaft is inserted thereto, of which relative phase angles with respect to the camshaft are variable, and the first and second cam portions disposed on one cylinder and the next cylinder respectively, a first inner bracket and a second inner bracket transmitting rotation of the camshaft to the first and second cam portions respectively, a slider housing of which the first and second inner brackets are rotatably inserted thereto and of which relative position with respect to the camshaft is variable and a control portion selectively changing the relative position of the slider housing. | 06-09-2016 |
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