Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090277405 | CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE LIFT DEVICE - A continuous variable valve lift (CVVL) device opens and closes a valve by pressing a rocker arm through a rotational force transmitted from a drive cam. The CVVL device includes a drive arm, which is pivotably mounted such that one side thereof presses a rocker arm, a variable arm, which is pivotably mounted, and pushes and pivots the drive arm when pivoted, and a transmission arm, which is coupled with a transmission roller, which is located between the drive cam and the variable arm, at one end thereof and is pivoted such that a position where the transmission roller comes into contact with both the drive cam and the variable arm is changed. | 11-12-2009 |
20090288622 | CONTINUOUS VARIABLE VALVE LIFT DEVICE - The CVVL device includes a rocking cam having a rolling face contacting a rocker arm is formed to press the rocker arm when pivoted, a rocking roller, which is disposed above the drive cam and rolls on an outer circumference of the drive cam, a control apparatus, which changes a position of the rocking roller rolling on the outer circumference of the drive cam; and a rocking apparatus, which pivots the rocking cam according to a position of the rocking roller such that a position where the rocker arm is contacted with the rolling face is changed depending on the position of the rocking roller. | 11-26-2009 |
20100077974 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE VALVE LIFT DEVICE AND OPERATION LOGIC THEREOF - A continuously variable valve lift device may include a vibration link having one end eccentrically and rotatably coupled to a rotation shaft, a rocker arm having a middle portion pivotally coupled to the other end of the vibration link, an advance lever having one end coupled to the one end of the rocker arm to select advance or delay, a swivel cam link having one end pivotally coupled to the other end of the rocker arm, and a swivel cam, one end of which is pivotally coupled to the other end of the swivel cam link and the other end of which is pivotally coupled to a stationary shaft to open and close a valve. | 04-01-2010 |
20120000444 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO APPARATUS - A variable compression ratio apparatus may include a connecting rod rotatably connected to the piston and the other end being eccentrically and rotatably connected to the crankshaft, an eccentric bearing link, a control link having both ends and a middle portion, the one end being rotatably connected to the other end of the eccentric bearing link, a first shake link having both ends, the one end being rotatably connected to the middle portion of the control link, a second shake link having both ends, the one end being rotatably connected to the other end of the control link, and a control shaft eccentrically connected to a first eccentric cam rotatably connected to the other end of the first shake link and a second eccentric cam rotatably connected to the other end of the second shake link respectively, and rotating together with the first and second eccentric cams. | 01-05-2012 |
20120012090 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO APPARATUS - A variable compression ratio apparatus may include an external piston, a piston pin mounted in the external piston and a connecting rod, including an internal piston including a slot and sliding in an interior circumference of the external piston, wherein the piston pin passes through the internal piston and the external piston, a latching pin passing through the piston pin and selectively sliding therein, variable sliders disposed to selectively contact one of both ends of the latching pin, at both sides thereof to push the one of the both ends to the opposite side, and a support plate slidably supporting the variable sliders such that the variable sliders reciprocate perpendicular to length direction of the latching pin, wherein one end of a connecting arm selectively rotating may be connected to the variable slider and a sliding direction of the variable sliders may be controlled by rotation of the connecting arm. | 01-19-2012 |
20120042854 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO APPARATUS - A variable compression ratio apparatus may include a connecting rod provided with one end formed of a mounting hole and the other end eccentrically and rotatably connected to a crankshaft, wherein a piston pin may be inserted in the mounting hole and the connecting rod may be rotatably connected to the piston through the piston pin, an eccentric link provided with an eccentric bearing concentrically and rotatably mounted in the mounting hole may be connected and, the piston pin being eccentrically and rotatably mounted in the eccentric bearing, a variable link pivotally connected to the eccentric link, a variable gear link pivotal with respect to a fixed shaft and having a first gear teeth at an exterior circumference thereof, an external circumferential portion thereof being rotatably connected to the variable link, and a control shaft formed of a second gear teeth engaged to the first gear teeth. | 02-23-2012 |
20120118270 | Variable Compression Ratio Apparatus - A variable compression ratio apparatus may be mounted at an engine receiving combustion force of an air-fuel mixture from a piston and rotating a crankshaft, and may change compression ratio of the air-fuel mixture. The variable compression ratio apparatus includes a connecting rod having a small end and a big end, the small end being formed of an eccentric bearing hole concentrically so as to be rotatably connected to the piston through a piston pin, and the crankshaft is rotatably mounted at the big end, an eccentric link having one end to which an eccentric bearing rotatably mounted in the eccentric bearing hole concentrically is connected, an eccentric link slot being formed along a length direction thereof, a variable bar formed of a variable bar gear at one end portion thereof, and connected to the eccentric link through a variable bar pin movable along the eccentric link slot, and a variable gear engaged with the variable bar gear so as to move the variable bar to a predetermined direction reciprocally, wherein a piston pin hole is formed at the eccentric bearing eccentrically, and the piston pin is inserted in the piston pin hole such that the piston, the connecting rod, and the eccentric link are rotatably connected to each other. | 05-17-2012 |
20120125297 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO APPARATUS - A variable compression ratio apparatus for an engine receiving combustion force of an air-fuel mixture from a piston and rotating a crankshaft, and for changing compression ratio of the air-fuel mixture. The apparatus may include a connecting rod including one end with a mounting hole and an other end eccentrically and rotatably connected to the crankshaft, an eccentric link including one end connected to an eccentric bearing concentrically and rotatably mounted in the mounting hole, a piston pin eccentrically and rotatably mounted in the eccentric bearing, a variable link including one end rotatably connected to an other end of the eccentric link, a variable gear link pivoting with respect to a fixed shaft and formed of first gear teeth at an exterior circumference, an external circumferential portion rotatably connected to an other end of the variable link, a control shaft including second gear teeth engaged to the first gear teeth and rotating to pivot the variable gear link, and a guide bar, together with the connecting rod, limiting horizontal movement of the eccentric link. | 05-24-2012 |
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20140014070 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO APPARATUS - A variable compression ratio apparatus mounted on an engine may include an eccentric bearing assembly engaged with the piston through a piston pin, and including an eccentric ring having an eccentric hole so that the piston pin may be rotatably installed therethrough while being eccentric to the eccentric ring, and an eccentric link connected to the eccentric ring to transfer rotation force to the eccentric ring, a first connecting rod rotatably installed at an one side in an axial direction of the eccentric ring, a second connecting rod rotatably installed at the other side in the axial direction of the eccentric ring, and a control shaft connected to the eccentric link to rotate the eccentric bearing assembly by transferring the rotation force to the eccentric ring. | 01-16-2014 |
20140014071 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO APPARATUS - A variable compression ratio apparatus mounted on an engine configured to receive combustion force of a mixer from a piston to rotate a crankshaft, and configured to change a compression ratio of the mixer may include an eccentric bearing assembly connected with the piston through a piston pin, and including an eccentric ring including an eccentric hole through which the piston pin passes so that the piston pin may be rotatably installed while being eccentric to the eccentric ring, and an eccentric link connected to the eccentric ring to transfer rotation force thereof to the eccentric ring, a connecting rod including one end provided with a mounting hole into which the eccentric ring may be rotatably inserted, a central portion provided with an operation hole, wherein the eccentric link may be movable through the operation hole, and the other end rotatably connected to the crankshaft while being eccentric to the crankshaft, and a control shaft connected to the eccentric link and configured to rotate the eccentric bearing assembly. | 01-16-2014 |
20140020660 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO APPARATUS - A variable compression ratio apparatus may include a connecting rod having a small end portion having an eccentric bearing installation hole, a large end portion rotatably connected to the crank shaft, and a space portion formed in a longitudinal direction of the connecting rod and communicated with the eccentric bearing installation hole, a piston pin fixedly, an eccentric bearing rotatably engaged to the eccentric bearing installation hole and coupled to the piston pin through a pin installation hole of the eccentric bearing, wherein the piston pin may be offset from a center axis of the eccentric bearing, an eccentric link connected to the eccentric bearing, a variable link rotatably connected to the eccentric link, a control link rotatably connected to the variable link, and a control shaft provided in the control link to rotate the control link, wherein the eccentric link may be rotated within the space portion. | 01-23-2014 |
20140022220 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device including: a display panel; and a signal controller which controls signals for driving the display panel, where the signal controller includes a representative value generator which sequentially operates a portion of image data of one frame, where the representative value generator moves a last position digit into another position digit of the portion of the image data and generates a representative value representing a portion of a frame image corresponding to the portion of the image data; a storage portion which stores the representative value therein; and a comparator which compares the representative values of present and prior frames to determine whether the portion of the frame image is a still image or a motion picture, and the signal controller controls the signals for driving the display panel such that a driving frequency for the still image is lower than a driving frequency for the motion picture. | 01-23-2014 |
20140035961 | DISPLAY DEVICE, SIGNAL CONVERTER FOR THE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel including pixels for displaying four colors including a white color. The display device further includes a signal converter for generating four output signals pertaining to the four colors using three input signals pertaining to three non-white colors of the four colors. The display device further includes a signal processor for processing the output signals to generate data signals and to provide the data signals to the display panel for the pixels to display an image. The signal converter includes at least one adder and a plurality of bit shifters for calculating a white-signal candidate using signals related to the input signals. The signal converter may determine a white-related output signal of the output signals using the white-signal candidate. | 02-06-2014 |
20140096747 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO APPARATUS - A variable compression ratio apparatus includes: a piston defining a combustion chamber, a connecting rod connected to the piston; an eccentric link eccentrically connected to the piston, a swing link connected to the eccentric link so as to rotate the eccentric link, a crankpin to which the connecting rod is connected, and a crank web disposed at both sides of the crankpin and provided with a guide portion for guiding downward motions of the eccentric link and the swing link when the eccentric link and the swing link move downward. Thereby, the downward motions of the eccentric link and the swing link are stabilized. | 04-10-2014 |
20140123957 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO APPARATUS - A variable compression ratio apparatus may include a crankshaft, a connecting rod, first and second eccentric links mounted at both sides of the connection rod, respectively, and having one ends at which the piston pin may be eccentrically and rotatably installed, a swing link of which one end may be branched into two parts to form first and second branches, the first and second branches being connected to the other ends of the first and second eccentric links, and a control device connected to the other end of the swing link to control the swing link, wherein the crank arm includes guide surfaces formed in a predetermined thickness at an inner circumferential surface of the crank arm so that the first and second branches of the swing link slide to move between the guide surfaces. | 05-08-2014 |
20140238355 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO DEVICE AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE INCLUDING THE SAME - A variable compression ratio device may include a piston assembly having double pistons of which the volume may be varied, a lifter relatively moving one piston of the double pistons with respect to the other piston of the double pistons, a guide unit engaged with the piston assembly and guiding a movement of the one piston with respect to the other piston, and a locking unit selectively coupling the one piston to the other piston. | 08-28-2014 |
20140238356 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO CONTROL SYSTEM - Disclosed is a variable compression ratio control system configured to change a top dead center of a piston in an engine according to an operation state of the engine. The control system may include a motor provided as a power source, a control shaft coupled to the piston, wherein the control shaft changes the top dead center of the piston by a rotation of the control shaft, a driving shaft connected to the motor and to be rotated by the motor, an operation unit movable in a shaft direction of the driving shaft by a rotation of the driving shaft, and an operation link protruding from one portion of an exterior circumferential surface of the control shaft, wherein the operation unit is connected with the operation link so that the operation link rotates the control shaft while the operation unit moves in the shaft direction of the driving shaft. | 08-28-2014 |
20150035739 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A gate-on voltage applied to a third gate line connected to the current stage pixel is configured to be applied during any one or more of a first pre-charge period, a second pre-charge period, and a main-charge period. Data voltages are applied, in order, to a before-previous stage pixel, a previous stage pixel, and a current stage pixel, and the signal controller is configured to control the gate driver to selectively apply the gate-on voltage to the gate line connected to the current stage pixel during at least one of the first pre-charge period while the before-previous stage pixel is being charged and the second pre-charge period while the previous stage pixel is charged, so as to at least partially pre-charge the current stage pixel. | 02-05-2015 |
20150070343 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines which crosses the plurality of scan lines, and a plurality of pixels that is connected to the plurality of scan lines and the plurality of data lines, a scan driving unit which provides a plurality of scan signals, each of which includes a scan-on signal and a scan-off signal, to the plurality of scan lines, a data driving unit that provides data voltages to the plurality of data lines, and a timing control unit that determines an order in which the scan signals are provided to the plurality of scan lines, where the scan-on signal is provided to each of the plurality of scan lines based on an order of averages of the data voltages transferred to the pixels connected thereto. | 03-12-2015 |