EP2634386B1 - Structure of oil control valve for variable lift of engine valve - Google Patents
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- the present invention generally relates to a structure of oil control valve for variable lift of engine valve, and more particularly to a structure that prevents an oil control valve from interfering with maintenance operations of other components and shortens a controlling oil passage between the oil control valve and an oil-control driving mechanism so as to reduce loss of oil pressure and also make the oil control valve controlling and driving the oil-control driving mechanism more precisely.
- FIG 1 An arrangement of oil passage for a variable valve lift mechanism used in a conventional engine 1 is illustrated in FIG 1 , where an electromagnetic valve 2 is mounted atop a cylinder head 11.
- Lubricant oil flowing through an oil pressure inlet is guided by an oil tube 21 to directly introduce the external oil pressure into the electromagnetic valve 2 to allow the electromagnetic valve 2 to conduct the lubricant oil into oil passages inside the cylinder head 11 so that the oil pressure can be used to drive the variable lift mechanism of each cylinder to cope with switching between intake and exhaust valves of different lifts at different rotational speeds of the engine 1.
- the conventional engine 1 adopts the arrangement of the electromagnetic valve 2 and the oil tube 21 to achieve switching between intake and exhaust valves of different lifts for matching the rotational speeds of the engine 1.
- the electromagnetic valve 2 since the electromagnetic valve 2 is mounted by a plurality of bolts 22 to the cylinder head 11, the assembling is complicated. Further, the oil tube 21 externally connected to the electromagnetic valve 2 is susceptible to oil leaking and in addition, it is exposed outside the engine 1 so that it may get embrittled and thus damaged due to high temperature of the engine 1. Further, since the electromagnetic valve 2 is arranged atop the cylinder head 11, the electromagnetic valve 2 may easily interfere with a component on the upper side, such as a storage box, when the engine 1 swings.
- EP 2 381 074 A1 describes an engine having an oil control valve. However, no discussion has been provided by EP 2 381 074 A1 regarding the arrangement of the oil control valve to prevent heat accumulation around the oil control valve and to protect the oil control valve from damages caused by high temperature of the engine.
- the primary technical solution of the present invention is that a structure of oil control valve for variable lift of engine valve is provided.
- the engine at least comprises a crankcase, a cylinder block mounted on the crankcase, and a cylinder head mounted on the cylinder block.
- the cylinder block comprises a timing chain compartment, which extends upward to the cylinder head.
- the timing chain compartment receives a timing chain mounted therein.
- the cylinder head comprises a rocker arm compartment, which comprises a cam assembly, a rocker arm assembly, and a valve assembly mounted therein, wherein the rocker arm assembly comprises an oil-control driving mechanism and the oil-control driving mechanism is controlled by an oil control valve.
- An oil control valve mounting base is mounted on a surface of the cylinder head that is on the same side as the intake port.
- the oil control valve mounting base comprises a coupling seat and an insertion seat.
- the oil control valve comprises a valve body and an insertion section.
- the insertion seat of the oil control valve mounting base receives the insertion section of the oil control valve to insert therein, wherein the insertion seat of the oil control valve mounting base and the cylinder head are spaced from each other by a spacing distance.
- the oil control valve is set distant from the high temperature site of the engine to prevent the oil control valve mounting base from forming a heat accumulation object thereby improving the durability of the oil control valve, easing the installation of the oil control valve, and preventing the oil control valve from interfering with the maintenance operation of other components. Further, this also helps shorten the controlling oil passage between the oil control valve and the oil-control driving mechanism to thereby reduce loss of oil pressure and make the oil control valve controlling and driving the oil-control driving mechanism more precisely.
- the present invention provides an engine 3, which at least comprises a crankcase 31, a cylinder block 32 mounted on the crankcase 31, and a cylinder head 33 mounted on the cylinder block 32.
- the cylinder block 32 comprises a timing chain compartment 34.
- the timing chain compartment 34 extends upward to the cylinder head 33 and a rocker arm compartment 35 formed on the cylinder head 33.
- the timing chain compartment 34 receives a timing chain 341 mounted therein.
- the cylinder head 33 comprises the rocker arm compartment 35 and the rocker arm compartment 35 comprises a cam assembly 351, a rocker arm assembly 352, and a valve assembly 353 mounted therein.
- the rocker arm assembly 352 comprises an oil-control driving mechanism 354.
- the oil-control driving mechanism 354 is controlled by an oil control valve 4.
- the oil control valve 4 comprises a valve body 4a and an insertion section 4b, whereby the oil control valve 4 controls and drives the oil-control driving mechanism 354 and the oil-control driving mechanism 354 in turn causes the valve assembly 353 to do movements of different high and low lifts.
- the cylinder head 33 comprises an intake port 331 located at the intake side.
- the intake port 331 is connected to an intake duct 3311 and the intake duct 3311 is connected to a throttle valve 5 and an electronic control unit (ECU) 6, as shown in FIG 2 .
- ECU electronice control unit
- the cylinder head 33 comprises an exhaust port 332 located at a side thereof opposite to the intake port 331.
- the exhaust port 332 is connected to an exhaust pipe 3321.
- the cylinder head 33 comprises an igniter mounting base 333 formed at a side opposite to the timing chain compartment 34.
- the igniter mounting base 333 receives an igniter 3331 mounted thereon.
- the cylinder head 33 comprises an oil control valve mounting base 334 formed on the surface of the cylinder head on which the intake port 331 is mounted.
- the oil control valve mounting base 334 is formed on the surface that is located at the same side as the intake port 331.
- the oil control valve mounting base 334 comprises a coupling seat 3341 and an insertion seat 3342.
- the coupling seat 3341 is coupled to an outer wall of the rocker arm compartment 35 of the cylinder head 33.
- the insertion seat 3342 receives the insertion section 4b of the oil control valve 4 to insert therein in order to securely mount the oil control valve 4 on the oil control valve mounting base 334.
- the oil control valve mounting base 334 is mounted to the cylinder head 33 in a manner of being integrated with the cylinder head 33 or in a manner of being externally attached to the cylinder head 33 by means of screwing or welding. In the embodiment illustrated in the drawings, threaded fasteners are used to fix the coupling seat 3341 of the oil control valve mounting base 334 to the cylinder head 33.
- the oil control valve mounting base 334 is mounted in such a manner as to form a spacing distance between the insertion seat 3342 of the oil control valve mounting base 334 and the cylinder head 33, as shown in FIG 2 .
- the insertion seat 3342 of the oil control valve mounting base 334 is set to extend in a direction toward the crankcase 31 and is arranged on the cylinder head 33 to be substantially parallel to or form an acute angle with respect to the intake duct 3311.
- the oil control valve mounting base 334 and the oil control valve 4 are set on the surface of the cylinder head 33 that is on the same side as the intake port 331 between the intake port 331 and the igniter mounting base 333 in such a way that the oil control valve mounting base 334 is located on the second quadrant of the engine 3, as shown in FIG 5 , whereby a controlling oil passage 41 between the oil control valve 4 and the oil-control driving mechanism 354 can be effectively shortened, as shown in FIG 2 , and thus, the operation of the oil control valve 4 controlling and driving the oil-control driving mechanism 354 can be made more precisely. Also, it is possible to prevent the formation of a heat accumulation object on the oil control valve mounting base 334 and prevent high temperature from transferring from the cylinder head 33 to the oil control valve mounting base 334 and the oil control valve 4 to thereby improve durability of the oil control valve 4.
- the insertion seat 3342 of the oil control valve mounting base 334 is provided with an ancillary fixation pillar 3343, which is fixed to a position adjacent to the intake port 331.
- the ancillary fixation pillar 3343 is mounted adjacent to the intake port 331 of the cylinder head 33 so that a projection thereof is coincident with that of the intake port 331 of the cylinder head 33, as shown in FIG 3 .
- the oil control valve mounting base 334 has a plurality of fixation points on the cylinder head 33 so that when the oil control valve 4 is inserted into the oil control valve mounting base 334, the oil control valve 4 can be provided with secured positioning on the cylinder head 33 and it is also to prevent the ancillary fixation pillar 3343 of the oil control valve mounting base 334 from affecting flow of cooling air and thus preventing deterioration of cooling of the cylinder head 33.
- the engine 3 can be an air-cooling engine 3a or a water-cooling engine 3b.
- a cooling fan 311 is provided at one side of the crankcase 31 and an airflow guide hood 7 encloses the cylinder block 32 and the cylinder head 33.
- the oil control valve mounting base 334 and the oil control valve 4 are mounted to the cylinder head 33 at the same side of a cylinder axis A as the cooling fan 311.
- the cooling fan 311 draws in cold air from the surroundings and the airflow guide hood 7 conducts the cold air toward the cylinder block 32 and the cylinder head 33 so as to cool and dissipate heat from the cylinder block 32 and the cylinder head 33. As shown in FIGS.
- the oil control valve mounting base 334 and the oil control valve 4 are mounted to the cylinder head 33 in such a way that the insertion seat 3342 of the oil control valve mounting base 334 is set at a spacing distance from the cylinder head 33 and extends in a direction toward the crankcase 31 and is arranged on the cylinder head 33 to be substantially parallel to or form an acute angle with respect to the intake duct 3311.
- the spacing distance between the insertion seat 3342 of the oil control valve mounting base 334 and the cylinder head 33 define a channel therebetween and the channel allows the external cold air drawn in by the cooling fan 311 to flow therethrough so that the cold air so drawn in is not interfered with by the arrangement of the oil control valve mounting base 334 and the oil control valve 4 and the cooling effect on the cylinder head 33 is not deteriorated.
- the insertion seat 3342 of the oil control valve mounting base 334 and the oil control valve 4 are located outside the airflow guide hood 7.
- the airflow guide hood 7 is arranged between the oil control valve 4 and the cylinder head 33, so that when the present invention is embodied on an air-cooling engine 3a, the oil control valve 4 can be directly cooled by the external cold air.
- the oil control valve mounting base 334 is mounted to the cylinder head 33 at a location exactly upstream the external cold air flow so that it is possible to prevent the high temperature of the cylinder block 32 and the cylinder head 33 from affecting the oil control valve mounting base 334 and the oil control valve 4 and thus, the service life of the oil control valve 4 will not be affected and get shortened.
- a water pump 312 is arranged at one side of the crankcase 31.
- the water pump 312 drives cooling water to flow through a water jacket (not shown) of the water-cooling engine 3b to reach the cylinder block 32 and the cylinder head 33 for cooling and removing heat from the water-cooling engine 3b.
- a cooling water outlet assembly 335 is mounted on the cylinder head 33.
- the cooling water outlet assembly 335 functions to discharge the cooling water that has cooled down the cylinder block 32 and the cylinder head 33.
- the cooling water outlet assembly 335 is arranged at one side of the intake port 331.
- the surface of the cylinder head 33 on which the intake port 331 is arranged is provided with the oil control valve 4 and the cooling water outlet assembly 335 in such a way that the oil control valve 4 and the cooling water outlet assembly 335 are respectively set at opposite sides of the intake port 331 in an opposite arrangement.
- the effectiveness of the present invention is that the surface of the cylinder head 33 where the intake port 331 is arranged is provided with the oil control valve mounting base 334 that receives the oil control valve 4 to mounted thereto in such a way that the oil control valve 4 extends in a direction toward the crankcase 31 and the insertion seat 3342 of the oil control valve mounting base 334 and the cylinder head 33 are spaced from each other by a spacing distance that defines a channel to allow cold air drawn in by the cooling fan 311 to flow therethrough. As such, the cold air flow is not interfered with by the arrangement of the oil control valve mounting base 334 and the oil control valve 4 to cause deterioration of the cooling effect on the cylinder head 33.
- the oil control valve 4 is set distant from the high temperature site of the engine 3 to prevent the oil control valve mounting base 334 from forming a heat accumulation object thereby improving the durability of the oil control valve 4, easing the installation of the oil control valve 4, and preventing the oil control valve 4 from interfering with the maintenance operation of other components. Further, this also helps shorten the controlling oil passage 41 between the oil control valve 4 and the oil-control driving mechanism 354 to thereby reduce loss of oil pressure and make the oil control valve 4 controlling and driving the oil-control driving mechanism 354 more precisely.
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Description
- The present invention generally relates to a structure of oil control valve for variable lift of engine valve, and more particularly to a structure that prevents an oil control valve from interfering with maintenance operations of other components and shortens a controlling oil passage between the oil control valve and an oil-control driving mechanism so as to reduce loss of oil pressure and also make the oil control valve controlling and driving the oil-control driving mechanism more precisely.
- An arrangement of oil passage for a variable valve lift mechanism used in a
conventional engine 1 is illustrated inFIG 1 , where anelectromagnetic valve 2 is mounted atop acylinder head 11. Lubricant oil flowing through an oil pressure inlet is guided by anoil tube 21 to directly introduce the external oil pressure into theelectromagnetic valve 2 to allow theelectromagnetic valve 2 to conduct the lubricant oil into oil passages inside thecylinder head 11 so that the oil pressure can be used to drive the variable lift mechanism of each cylinder to cope with switching between intake and exhaust valves of different lifts at different rotational speeds of theengine 1. - The
conventional engine 1 adopts the arrangement of theelectromagnetic valve 2 and theoil tube 21 to achieve switching between intake and exhaust valves of different lifts for matching the rotational speeds of theengine 1. However, since theelectromagnetic valve 2 is mounted by a plurality ofbolts 22 to thecylinder head 11, the assembling is complicated. Further, theoil tube 21 externally connected to theelectromagnetic valve 2 is susceptible to oil leaking and in addition, it is exposed outside theengine 1 so that it may get embrittled and thus damaged due to high temperature of theengine 1. Further, since theelectromagnetic valve 2 is arranged atop thecylinder head 11, theelectromagnetic valve 2 may easily interfere with a component on the upper side, such as a storage box, when theengine 1 swings. -
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DE 10 2007 049405 A1 describes an engine to which an oil control valve mounting base is mounted in such a way that an oil control valve is distant from the engine. However, the oil control valve mounting base is mounted to the engine with a large contact area therebetween, which allows for transfer of a significant amount of heat from the engine to the oil control valve mounting base. Accumulation of heat around the oil control valve may easily result. - In view of the above discussed shortcomings of the conventional oil passage arrangement of variable lift mechanism, it is an issue that needs to be overcome by motorcycle manufacturers by providing an oil control valve that simplifies the assembling of engine and eases the installation of lubricant oil passages and that minimizes oil pump and reduces loss of engine power.
- The primary technical solution of the present invention is that a structure of oil control valve for variable lift of engine valve is provided. The engine at least comprises a crankcase, a cylinder block mounted on the crankcase, and a cylinder head mounted on the cylinder block. The cylinder block comprises a timing chain compartment, which extends upward to the cylinder head. The timing chain compartment receives a timing chain mounted therein. The cylinder head comprises a rocker arm compartment, which comprises a cam assembly, a rocker arm assembly, and a valve assembly mounted therein, wherein the rocker arm assembly comprises an oil-control driving mechanism and the oil-control driving mechanism is controlled by an oil control valve. An oil control valve mounting base is mounted on a surface of the cylinder head that is on the same side as the intake port. The oil control valve mounting base comprises a coupling seat and an insertion seat. The oil control valve comprises a valve body and an insertion section. The insertion seat of the oil control valve mounting base receives the insertion section of the oil control valve to insert therein, wherein the insertion seat of the oil control valve mounting base and the cylinder head are spaced from each other by a spacing distance. As such, the oil control valve is set distant from the high temperature site of the engine to prevent the oil control valve mounting base from forming a heat accumulation object thereby improving the durability of the oil control valve, easing the installation of the oil control valve, and preventing the oil control valve from interfering with the maintenance operation of other components. Further, this also helps shorten the controlling oil passage between the oil control valve and the oil-control driving mechanism to thereby reduce loss of oil pressure and make the oil control valve controlling and driving the oil-control driving mechanism more precisely.
- The foregoing objectives and summary provide only a brief introduction to the present invention. To fully appreciate these and other objects of the present invention as well as the invention itself, all of which will become apparent to those skilled in the art, the following detailed description of the invention and the claims should be read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the specification and drawings identical reference numerals refer to identical or similar parts.
- Many other advantages and features of the present invention will become manifest to those versed in the art upon making reference to the detailed description and the accompanying sheets of drawings in which a preferred structural embodiment incorporating the principles of the present invention is shown by way of illustrative example.
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FIG 1 is a schematic view showing a conventional cylinder head. -
FIG 2 is a schematic view showing arrangement of an oil control valve mounting base and an oil control valve according to the present invention. -
FIG 3 is a schematic view showing the oil control valve mounting base and a controlling oil passage of the oil control valve according to the present invention. -
FIG 4 is a schematic side elevational view of an engine according to the present invention. -
FIG 5 is a schematic front view of the engine according to the present invention. -
FIGS. 6 and7 are schematic views showing a water-cooling engine in which the present invention is embodied. - The following descriptions are exemplary embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the following description provides a convenient illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of the invention. Various changes to the described embodiments may be made in the function and arrangement of the elements described without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
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FIGS. 2 and3 , the present invention provides anengine 3, which at least comprises acrankcase 31, acylinder block 32 mounted on thecrankcase 31, and acylinder head 33 mounted on thecylinder block 32. - As shown in
FIG 3 , thecylinder block 32 comprises atiming chain compartment 34. Thetiming chain compartment 34 extends upward to thecylinder head 33 and arocker arm compartment 35 formed on thecylinder head 33. Thetiming chain compartment 34 receives atiming chain 341 mounted therein. - As shown in
FIGS. 2 and3 , thecylinder head 33 comprises therocker arm compartment 35 and therocker arm compartment 35 comprises acam assembly 351, arocker arm assembly 352, and avalve assembly 353 mounted therein. Therocker arm assembly 352 comprises an oil-control driving mechanism 354. The oil-control driving mechanism 354 is controlled by anoil control valve 4. Theoil control valve 4 comprises avalve body 4a and aninsertion section 4b, whereby theoil control valve 4 controls and drives the oil-control driving mechanism 354 and the oil-control driving mechanism 354 in turn causes thevalve assembly 353 to do movements of different high and low lifts. - The
cylinder head 33 comprises anintake port 331 located at the intake side. Theintake port 331 is connected to anintake duct 3311 and theintake duct 3311 is connected to athrottle valve 5 and an electronic control unit (ECU) 6, as shown inFIG 2 . - As shown in
FIGS. 2 and4 , thecylinder head 33 comprises anexhaust port 332 located at a side thereof opposite to theintake port 331. Theexhaust port 332 is connected to anexhaust pipe 3321. - Referring to
FIGS. 2 ,3 , and4 , thecylinder head 33 comprises anigniter mounting base 333 formed at a side opposite to thetiming chain compartment 34. Theigniter mounting base 333 receives anigniter 3331 mounted thereon. - Referring to
FIGS. 2 ,3 ,4 , and5 , thecylinder head 33 comprises an oil controlvalve mounting base 334 formed on the surface of the cylinder head on which theintake port 331 is mounted. In other words, the oil controlvalve mounting base 334 is formed on the surface that is located at the same side as theintake port 331. The oil controlvalve mounting base 334 comprises acoupling seat 3341 and aninsertion seat 3342. Thecoupling seat 3341 is coupled to an outer wall of therocker arm compartment 35 of thecylinder head 33. Theinsertion seat 3342 receives theinsertion section 4b of theoil control valve 4 to insert therein in order to securely mount theoil control valve 4 on the oil controlvalve mounting base 334. The oil controlvalve mounting base 334 is mounted to thecylinder head 33 in a manner of being integrated with thecylinder head 33 or in a manner of being externally attached to thecylinder head 33 by means of screwing or welding. In the embodiment illustrated in the drawings, threaded fasteners are used to fix thecoupling seat 3341 of the oil controlvalve mounting base 334 to thecylinder head 33. The oil controlvalve mounting base 334 is mounted in such a manner as to form a spacing distance between theinsertion seat 3342 of the oil controlvalve mounting base 334 and thecylinder head 33, as shown inFIG 2 . When the oil controlvalve mounting base 334 is mounted to thecylinder head 33, theinsertion seat 3342 of the oil controlvalve mounting base 334 is set to extend in a direction toward thecrankcase 31 and is arranged on thecylinder head 33 to be substantially parallel to or form an acute angle with respect to theintake duct 3311. Specifically speaking, as shown inFIG 5 , in a front view of theengine 3, the oil controlvalve mounting base 334 and theoil control valve 4 are set on the surface of thecylinder head 33 that is on the same side as theintake port 331 between theintake port 331 and theigniter mounting base 333 in such a way that the oil controlvalve mounting base 334 is located on the second quadrant of theengine 3, as shown inFIG 5 , whereby a controllingoil passage 41 between theoil control valve 4 and the oil-control driving mechanism 354 can be effectively shortened, as shown inFIG 2 , and thus, the operation of theoil control valve 4 controlling and driving the oil-control driving mechanism 354 can be made more precisely. Also, it is possible to prevent the formation of a heat accumulation object on the oil controlvalve mounting base 334 and prevent high temperature from transferring from thecylinder head 33 to the oil controlvalve mounting base 334 and theoil control valve 4 to thereby improve durability of theoil control valve 4. - Further, the
insertion seat 3342 of the oil controlvalve mounting base 334 is provided with anancillary fixation pillar 3343, which is fixed to a position adjacent to theintake port 331. In a side elevational view, theancillary fixation pillar 3343 is mounted adjacent to theintake port 331 of thecylinder head 33 so that a projection thereof is coincident with that of theintake port 331 of thecylinder head 33, as shown inFIG 3 . As such, the oil controlvalve mounting base 334 has a plurality of fixation points on thecylinder head 33 so that when theoil control valve 4 is inserted into the oil controlvalve mounting base 334, theoil control valve 4 can be provided with secured positioning on thecylinder head 33 and it is also to prevent theancillary fixation pillar 3343 of the oil controlvalve mounting base 334 from affecting flow of cooling air and thus preventing deterioration of cooling of thecylinder head 33. - In practicing the present invention, the
engine 3 can be an air-cooling engine 3a or a water-cooling engine 3b. - Referring to
FIGS. 2 and4 , in which theengine 3 is an air-cooling engine 3a, a coolingfan 311 is provided at one side of thecrankcase 31 and anairflow guide hood 7 encloses thecylinder block 32 and thecylinder head 33. The oil controlvalve mounting base 334 and theoil control valve 4 are mounted to thecylinder head 33 at the same side of a cylinder axis A as the coolingfan 311. The coolingfan 311 draws in cold air from the surroundings and theairflow guide hood 7 conducts the cold air toward thecylinder block 32 and thecylinder head 33 so as to cool and dissipate heat from thecylinder block 32 and thecylinder head 33. As shown inFIGS. 3 and4 , the oil controlvalve mounting base 334 and theoil control valve 4 are mounted to thecylinder head 33 in such a way that theinsertion seat 3342 of the oil controlvalve mounting base 334 is set at a spacing distance from thecylinder head 33 and extends in a direction toward thecrankcase 31 and is arranged on thecylinder head 33 to be substantially parallel to or form an acute angle with respect to theintake duct 3311. The spacing distance between theinsertion seat 3342 of the oil controlvalve mounting base 334 and thecylinder head 33 define a channel therebetween and the channel allows the external cold air drawn in by the coolingfan 311 to flow therethrough so that the cold air so drawn in is not interfered with by the arrangement of the oil controlvalve mounting base 334 and theoil control valve 4 and the cooling effect on thecylinder head 33 is not deteriorated. Further, as shown inFIG 4 , theinsertion seat 3342 of the oil controlvalve mounting base 334 and theoil control valve 4 are located outside theairflow guide hood 7. Specifically speaking, theairflow guide hood 7 is arranged between theoil control valve 4 and thecylinder head 33, so that when the present invention is embodied on an air-cooling engine 3a, theoil control valve 4 can be directly cooled by the external cold air. Further, the oil controlvalve mounting base 334 is mounted to thecylinder head 33 at a location exactly upstream the external cold air flow so that it is possible to prevent the high temperature of thecylinder block 32 and thecylinder head 33 from affecting the oil controlvalve mounting base 334 and theoil control valve 4 and thus, the service life of theoil control valve 4 will not be affected and get shortened. - Referring to
FIGS. 6 and7 , when theengine 3 is a water-cooling engine 3b, awater pump 312 is arranged at one side of thecrankcase 31. Thewater pump 312 drives cooling water to flow through a water jacket (not shown) of the water-cooling engine 3b to reach thecylinder block 32 and thecylinder head 33 for cooling and removing heat from the water-cooling engine 3b. A coolingwater outlet assembly 335 is mounted on thecylinder head 33. The coolingwater outlet assembly 335 functions to discharge the cooling water that has cooled down thecylinder block 32 and thecylinder head 33. The coolingwater outlet assembly 335 is arranged at one side of theintake port 331. More specifically, the surface of thecylinder head 33 on which theintake port 331 is arranged is provided with theoil control valve 4 and the coolingwater outlet assembly 335 in such a way that theoil control valve 4 and the coolingwater outlet assembly 335 are respectively set at opposite sides of theintake port 331 in an opposite arrangement. - The effectiveness of the present invention is that the surface of the
cylinder head 33 where theintake port 331 is arranged is provided with the oil controlvalve mounting base 334 that receives theoil control valve 4 to mounted thereto in such a way that theoil control valve 4 extends in a direction toward thecrankcase 31 and theinsertion seat 3342 of the oil controlvalve mounting base 334 and thecylinder head 33 are spaced from each other by a spacing distance that defines a channel to allow cold air drawn in by the coolingfan 311 to flow therethrough. As such, the cold air flow is not interfered with by the arrangement of the oil controlvalve mounting base 334 and theoil control valve 4 to cause deterioration of the cooling effect on thecylinder head 33. Further, theoil control valve 4 is set distant from the high temperature site of theengine 3 to prevent the oil controlvalve mounting base 334 from forming a heat accumulation object thereby improving the durability of theoil control valve 4, easing the installation of theoil control valve 4, and preventing theoil control valve 4 from interfering with the maintenance operation of other components. Further, this also helps shorten the controllingoil passage 41 between theoil control valve 4 and the oil-control driving mechanism 354 to thereby reduce loss of oil pressure and make theoil control valve 4 controlling and driving the oil-control driving mechanism 354 more precisely. - It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together may also find a useful application in other types of methods differing from the type described above.
- While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.
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- A structure of oil control valve for variable lift of engine valve, wherein the engine (3) at least comprises a crankcase (31), a cylinder block (32) mounted on the crankcase (31), and a cylinder head (33) mounted on the cylinder block (32), the cylinder block (32) comprising a timing chain compartment (34), which extends upward to the cylinder head (33), the timing chain compartment (34) receiving a timing chain (341) mounted therein, the cylinder head (33) comprising a rocker arm compartment (35), which comprises a cam assembly (351), a rocker arm assembly (352), and a valve assembly (353) mounted therein, wherein the rocker arm assembly (352) comprises an oil-control driving mechanism (354), the oil-control driving mechanism (354) being controlled by an oil control valve (4), characterized in that: an oil control valve mounting base (334) is mounted on a surface of the cylinder head (33) that is on the same side as the intake port (331), the oil control valve mounting base (334) comprising a coupling seat (3341) and an insertion seat (3342), the oil control valve (4) comprising a valve body (4a) and an insertion section (4b), the insertion seat (3342) of the oil control valve mounting base (334) receiving the insertion section (4b) of the oil control valve (4) to insert therein, wherein the insertion seat (3342) of the oil control valve mounting base (334) and the cylinder head (33) are spaced from each other by a spacing distance; and wherein in a front view of the engine (3), the oil control valve mounting base (334) and the oil control valve (4) are arranged in a second quadrant of the engine (3) whereby the oil control valve mounting base (334) and the oil control valve (4) are set on the surface of the cylinder head (33) that is on the same side as the intake port (331) between the intake port (331) and the igniter mounting base (333).
- The structure of oil control valve for variable lift of engine valve according to claim 1, wherein the insertion seat (3342) of the oil control valve mounting base (334) comprises an ancillary fixation pillar (3343), which is fixed at a location adjacent to the intake port (331), whereby in a side view, projections of the ancillary fixation pillar (3343) and the intake port (331) of the cylinder head (33) are coincident with each other.
- The structure of oil control valve for variable lift of engine valve according to claim 1, wherein the oil control valve mounting base (334) is mounted via the coupling seat (3341) to a wall of the rocker arm compartment (35) and the insertion seat (3342) of the oil control valve mounting base (334) extends in a direction toward the crankcase (31).
- The structure of oil control valve for variable lift of engine valve according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the spacing distance between the insertion seat (3342) of the oil control valve mounting base (334) and the cylinder head (33) defines a channel that allows cold air to flow therethrough.
- The structure of oil control valve for variable lift of engine valve according to claim 1, wherein the engine (3) is an air-cooling engine (3a), a cooling fan (311) being provided at one side of the crankcase (31) of the engine (3), an airflow guide hood (7) enclosing the cylinder block (32) and the cylinder head (33) of the engine (3), the oil control valve mounting base (334) and the oil control valve (4) being mounted to the cylinder head (33) at the same side of a cylinder axis as the cooling fan (311).
- The structure of oil control valve for variable lift of engine valve according to claim 5, wherein the airflow guide hood (7) is arranged between the oil control valve (4) and the cylinder head (33).
- The structure of oil control valve for variable lift of engine valve according to claim 1, wherein the engine (3) is a water-cooling engine (3b), a water pump (312) being arranged on the crankcase (31) of the engine (3), a cooling water outlet assembly (335) being mounted on the cylinder head (33) of the engine (3).
- The structure of oil control valve for variable lift of engine valve according to claim 7, wherein the cooling water outlet assembly (335) is arranged at one side of the intake port (331) of the cylinder head (33), the intake port (331) of the cylinder head (33) being provided, at a side thereof opposite to the cooling water outlet assembly (335), with the oil control valve (4).
- The structure of oil control valve for variable lift of engine valve according to claim 1, wherein the oil control valve mounting base (334) is mounted to the cylinder head (33) in a manner of being integrated with the cylinder head (33) or in a manner of being externally attached to the cylinder head (33).
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