EP0345252B1 - Nockenfolger mit variablem hub - Google Patents

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EP0345252B1
EP0345252B1 EP87906051A EP87906051A EP0345252B1 EP 0345252 B1 EP0345252 B1 EP 0345252B1 EP 87906051 A EP87906051 A EP 87906051A EP 87906051 A EP87906051 A EP 87906051A EP 0345252 B1 EP0345252 B1 EP 0345252B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01L—CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES
    • F01L13/00—Modifications of valve-gear to facilitate reversing, braking, starting, changing compression ratio, or other specific operations
    • F01L13/0015—Modifications of valve-gear to facilitate reversing, braking, starting, changing compression ratio, or other specific operations for optimising engine performances by modifying valve lift according to various working parameters, e.g. rotational speed, load, torque
    • F01L13/0063—Modifications of valve-gear to facilitate reversing, braking, starting, changing compression ratio, or other specific operations for optimising engine performances by modifying valve lift according to various working parameters, e.g. rotational speed, load, torque by modification of cam contact point by displacing an intermediate lever or wedge-shaped intermediate element, e.g. Tourtelot
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01L—CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES
    • F01L1/00—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear
    • F01L1/12—Transmitting gear between valve drive and valve
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01L—CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES
    • F01L13/00—Modifications of valve-gear to facilitate reversing, braking, starting, changing compression ratio, or other specific operations
    • F01L13/0015—Modifications of valve-gear to facilitate reversing, braking, starting, changing compression ratio, or other specific operations for optimising engine performances by modifying valve lift according to various working parameters, e.g. rotational speed, load, torque
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01L—CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES
    • F01L9/00—Valve-gear or valve arrangements actuated non-mechanically
    • F01L9/10—Valve-gear or valve arrangements actuated non-mechanically by fluid means, e.g. hydraulic

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  • the present invention relates to variable lift cam followers.
  • US 4502426 discloses a mechanism for varying the lift of a valve of an internal combustion engine, the valve being controlled by means of a cam lobe on a rotatable cam shaft.
  • This mechanism may be considered to include a support member, mounted for rotation about the axis of the said cam shaft, providing a pivot axis spaced radially from the said cam shaft.
  • the mechanism may also be considered to include a first lever, mounted on the said support member for pivotal movement about the said pivot axis, having at one side thereof a first actuating surface, which bears against the said cam lobe when the mechanism is in use, and having at an opposite side thereof a second actuating surface, which surface serves to control displacement of a cam follower of the mechanism used to actuate the said valve, whereby such rotation of the said support member can bring about variation of the timing of lift of the valve relative to the rotation of the said cam shaft.
  • a secondary cam (lever) is interposed between the primary cam of the cam shaft and the valve stem (cam follower) and is mounted for pivotal movement on a support shaft which is rotatable around the cam shaft.
  • the secondary cam has a profile shaped such that as the secondary cam is varied in position the timing of opening/closing of the valve is varied and also the degree of lift of the valve is varied.
  • this prior mechanism is such that variations in the timing of lift of the valve are inevitably accompanied by variations in the degree of lift.
  • variable lift cam follower mechanism in which variations in the lift and timing of the valve are not so strongly linked to one another.
  • a mechanism for varying the lift of a valve the valve being controlled by means of a cam lobe on a rotatable cam shaft
  • which mechanism includes: a support member, mounted for rotation about the axis of the said cam shaft, providing a pivot axis spaced radially from the said cam shaft; and a first lever, mounted on the said support member for pivotal movement about the said pivot axis, having at one side thereof a first actuating surface, which bears against the said cam lobe when the mechanism is in use, and having at an opposite side thereof a second actuating surface, which surface serves to control displacement of a cam follower of the mechanism used to actuate the said valve, whereby such rotation of the said support member can bring about variation of the timing of lift of the valve relative to the rotation of the said cam shaft; characterised by a sleeve, coaxial with the cam shaft and rotatable thereabout, having pivotally connected thereto a second lever that has at a side thereof facing the cam shaft
  • Figure 1 shows, by way of background information, a mechanism, for varying the lift of a valve, not embodying the present invention. Hydraulic arrangements shown in Fig. 1 (and in Fig. 4) are, however, also applicable to mechanisms embodying the present invention.
  • the mechanism of Fig. 1 includes a cam shaft 1 provided with a number of cam lobes 2 corresponding to the number of inlet and exhaust valves 3 (only one is shown in Fig. 1) of the internal combustion engine, the cam shaft operating in a housing 4.
  • the housing 4 includes end plates 5 which are rotatable in the housing 4 about the cam shaft 1, a plurality of intermediate plates 5′ being mounted in the housing, these intermediate plates being spaced intermediate the adjacent cam lobes 2.
  • the plates 5, 5′ are connected by a pair of diametrically opposed shafts 6 to support and add stability to the assembly to allow movement to be rigid and accurate, one of the shafts 6 having pivoted thereon cam levers 7 acting between the cam lobes 2 and the cam followers 8.
  • a lever 9 is attached to one of the plates 5 so that the plates may be rotated about the cam shaft 1 so that in this way the timing of the opening of the inlet and exhaust valves of the engine can be varied.
  • the cam levers 7 can be of any desired shape, having a bearing area 10 to bear on the cam lobe 2, the body of the lever preferably being a thin flange-like construction which can be lightened by the incorporation of holes therein, and also having an upper bearing surface 11, for the cam follower 8, in the form of a flange or the like.
  • the contour of the upper surface 11 is curved and is ground concentric with the cam shaft 1.
  • the plates 5 are rotatable about the cam shaft with the cam levers contacting and moving relative to the cam shaft 1, and each cam lever 7 has its bearing surface 11 extended for contact with the cam follower.
  • valve 3 is operated by a rocker arm 12 which is actuated by a hydraulic piston 13, a spring 14 maintaining the piston 13 against a bearing member 15 on the rocker 12.
  • Hydraulic fluid is supplied through line 16 from a pump and pressure relief valve through a manifold block 17 which distributes fluid to all the valves of the engine, a line 18 connecting the manifold block to the piston chamber 19.
  • Line 20 connects the piston chamber 19 to the bore 21 in housing 4 in which the cam follower 8 moves, the cam follower at its inner end forming a cam follower piston 22, a spring 23′ acting on the piston 22 to maintain contact of the follower 8 with the lever 7.
  • An adjustable bleed valve 23 connects to the bore 21, the bleed valve being adjustable by lever 24 and control member 25 and a one way valve 26 is provided on the inlet to the block 17.
  • a further one way valve (not shown) is provided in the outlet of the block.
  • US-4278233 discloses a hydraulic system for actuating gas-change valves in an internal combustion engine in which a cam lobe actuates an input piston formed integrally with the cam follower.
  • a control line leads from the input cylinder to the output cylinder which has an output piston adapted to actuate a gas-change valve.
  • the system concerned includes infinitely adjustable throttle means for adjusting the specific lift of the valve but does not permit adjustment of the timing of the valves.
  • the supply of pressure fluid to line 16 can be provided by a further cam follower 27 operated by a further cam lobe 28 on a further cam shaft 29, and supplied by a pump 30 through line 31, and having a bleed line 32.
  • the pressure impulse by the further cam follower is controlled and modified by the first cam follower to either increase the lift or vary the timing as desired.
  • lubrication line 41 connected to the through passage 42.
  • Figs. 2 and 3 illustrate a mechanism embodying the present invention.
  • the degree of lift of the opening of the valve can be varied, i.e. to give a greater opening of the valve, and the valve can be mechanically operated or have a hydraulic lift arrangement as in Fig. 1.
  • the lift is mechanical, by means of a through a cam follower 33 actuating a push rod 34.
  • This cam follower can be a mechanical follower or a hydraulic cam follower.
  • a rotatable sleeve 35 actuated by a control lever 36, the sleeve 35 having pivoted thereto a follower lever 37 by a pivot pin 38.
  • the cam follower 33 bears on a follower lever 37, the follower lever 37 having a contact abutment 39 which bears on the cam lever 7.
  • FIGs. 2 and 3 show the operation of the two levers in two positions of the cam shaft 1.
  • DE 2951361 also discloses a double lever arrangement for varying the degree of lift a valve wherein the effective lever arm of a primary cam lever is adjusted by means of a follower lever bearing thereagainst.
  • adjustment is effected by a translational movement of the follower lever rather than by a purely rotational movement as described above.
  • This prior arrangement is accordingly not so compact or so reliable in operation as the coaxial sleeve arrangement embodying the present invention.
  • the control for the timing of the opening of the valves by virtue of the end plates 5 can be any desired mechanism for turning the end plates.
  • a further gear on the interconnecting shaft can thus be actuated by any suitable control mechanism.
  • the control for varying the angular position of the sleeve can be as desired, preferably by a lever arrangement. All mechanisms return to preset positive location for idle either by using a spring tensioned mechanism or a powered source.
  • the two controls can be manual, or can be automatic (hydraulic, pneumatic or electrical) dependent upon the speed and load requirements on the engine, or can be part automatic and part manual so that the driver can select himself the control for either economy or performance.
  • control can be computerised so that this is fully automatic depending upon the speed, throttle opening, load and other operating parameters of the engine.
  • a further mechanism embodying the invention can be bolted to the head of the engine and there may be a direct mechanical action between the cam shaft and the valve stem, the follower lever bearing on an adjustable tappet which contacts the valve stem, and the valve stem having a spring retained by a collet.
  • the cam lobe may be of flattened form to have a flat extended contact area so as to provide a longer duration of the valve opening.
  • One such mechanism and the cam shaft can be utilised by the inlet valves, while a second such mechanism and cam shaft can operate the outlet valves, whereby in effect the invention can be applied to a twin overhead cam shaft engine.
  • either or both of the sets of valves can be individually controlled, and, by controlling the inlet valves, speed variation can be obtained without recourse to varying the flow of the fuel/air mixture by a carburettor.
  • a constant fuel mixture can be delivered to the inlet valves eliminating the high vacuum in the inlet manifold which would be created by a carburettor, the speed control being attained by adjustment of the duration and timing of opening only of the inlet valves.
  • inlet and exhaust valves of each of the cylinders it is within the concept of this invention to vary selected ones of the inlet valves so that a group of valves for a particular group of pistons and cylinders may be rendered ineffective while the engine continues to run on the remaining cylinders.
  • various cylinders such as two or three or four cylinders from six or eight cylinder engines so that the valves are then effectively held open all the time or closed all the time, as desired, so that the engine would then operate on a reduced number of cylinders at low loads.
  • each of the cam levers can be mounted on an independent spacer mounted in the housing, so that each cam lever can be moved independently of the others as desired, or alternatively a mechanism can be provided, externally of the housing, interconnecting each of the independent spacers controlling the cam levers.
  • one cam follower can be used to control or modify the action produced by another cam follower.
  • the latter cam follower operates as a conventional solid cam follower, with a heat expansion gap, and has a closed hydraulic cylinder connected hydraulically to a valve lifter connected also with the said one cam follower. If the said one cam follower fails, in certain circumstances the said valve lifter can continue to function under the control of the other cam follower, so that although there may be some loss of efficiency the engine will continue to operate without causing undue problems.
  • Embodiments of the invention can be applied to engines when the hydraulic cam followers are provided on the cylinder head, and is also applicable to engines operating by push rods.

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1. Mechanismus zur Änderung des Hubs eines Ventils, wobei das Ventil (3) über eine Nockennase (2) auf einer drehbaren Nockenwelle (1) gesteuert wird und der Mechanismus umfasst:
   ein Trägerteil (6), drehbar um die Achse der besagten Nockenwelle (1) befestig, das eine von der besagten Nockenwelle radial versetzte Drehachse gewährt, und
   einen ersten Hebel (7), auf den besagten Trägerteil (6) für eine Drehbewegung um die besagte Drehachse befestig, an dessen einer Seite sich eine erste Auslösefläche (10), die bei Aktion des Mechanismus an der besagten Nockennase (2) anliegt, und auf einer davon gegenüberliegenden Seite eine zweite Auslösefläche (11) aufweist, die zur Steuerung der Verschiebung eines Nockenfolgers (33, 8) des Mechanismus dient, der zur Betätigung des besagten Ventils (3) verwendet wird, wobei eine solche Drehung des besagten Trägerteils (6) eine Änderung der Hubzeitenstellung des Ventils relativ zur Drehung der besagten Nockenwelle (1) bewirkt,
   gekennzeichnet durch eine koaxial zur Nockenwelle (1) befindlichen und um diese drehbare Muffe (35), mit der ein zweiter Hebel (37) drehbar verbunden ist, der auf einer der Nockenwelle gegenüberliegenden Seite davon ein Kontaktauflager (39) aufweist, der an der besagten zweiten Auslösefläche (11) anliegt, wenn der Mechanismus in Aktion ist, und welcher zweite Hebel (37) zwischen der besagten zweiten Auslösefläche (11) und dem besagten Nockenfolger (33, 18) so verläuft, dass eine Drehung der besagten Muffe (35) den wirksamen Hebelarm des besagten ersten Hebels (7) verändert und dadurch eine Änderung der Hubgrösse des besagten Ventils (3) bewirkt.
2. Mechanismus nach Anspruch 1, worin das Ventil (3) das Ventil eines Verbrennungsmotors ist.
3. Mechanismus nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, worin der besagte Nockenfolger (33) eine Stösselstange (34) zur Steuerung des Ventils (3) betätigt.
4. Mechanismus nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, worin der besagte Nockenfolger ein hydraulischer Nockenfolger ist.
5. Mechanismus nach Anspruch 4, worin der besagte hydraulische Nockenfolger einen Kolben (22) umfasst, der in einer ersten Kammer (21) arbeitet, sowie einen weiteren Kolben (13), der in einer weiteren Kammer (19) arbeitet, die mit der besagten ersten Kammer (21) über eine Hydraulikleitung (20) verbunden ist, wobei dieser weitere Kolben über ein Gestänge (12) zur Betätigung des besagten Ventils (3) angeschlossen ist.
6. Mechanismus nach Anspruch 5, worin Druckflüssigkeit von einer Pumpe (P) über ein Druckentlastungsventil (PRV) zu einem Verteilerblock (17) geführt wird, an dem ein Rückschlagventil (26) so angeordnet ist, dass der Rücklauf der Flüssigkeit zur Pumpe vermieden wird, und die Druckflüssigkeit dann vom Verteilerblock (17) über eine weitere Hydraulikleitung (18) zu der besagten weiteren Kammer (19) geführt wird, an der ein einstellbares Entlastungsventil (23) zur Regelung des Auslasses von dem besagten hydraulischen Nockenfolger angeordnet ist.
7. Mechanismus nach Anspruch 5, worin die Druckflüssigkeit für den besagten hydraulischen Nockenfolger, der mit einer Vorrichtung (23) zum Ablassen der Flüssigkeit ausgestattet ist, von einer Pumpe (30) zu einem zweiten hydraulischen Nockenfolger (27) geführt wird, wodurch eine Einstellung der Wirkung des hydraulischen Nockenfolgers nach Anspruch 3 die Einflüsse des besagten zweiten hydraulischen Nockenfolgers (27) auf die Zeiteinstellung und den Hub des besagten Ventils (3) verändert.
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