EP0395311A1 - Poussoir hydraulique - Google Patents

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EP0395311A1
EP0395311A1 EP90304249A EP90304249A EP0395311A1 EP 0395311 A1 EP0395311 A1 EP 0395311A1 EP 90304249 A EP90304249 A EP 90304249A EP 90304249 A EP90304249 A EP 90304249A EP 0395311 A1 EP0395311 A1 EP 0395311A1
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reservoir
oil
pressure chamber
tappet
inner reservoir
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Flavio Rigamonti
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Eaton Engine Lifters SpA
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Eaton Automotive SpA
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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
    • F01L1/00—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear
    • F01L1/20—Adjusting or compensating clearance
    • F01L1/22—Adjusting or compensating clearance automatically, e.g. mechanically
    • F01L1/24—Adjusting or compensating clearance automatically, e.g. mechanically by fluid means, e.g. hydraulically
    • F01L1/245—Hydraulic tappets
    • F01L1/25—Hydraulic tappets between cam and valve stem

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  • the present invention refers to a hydraulic tappet for taking up play between a driving cam and the stem of a valve, as soon as possible after a startup, even after a certain period of inactivity of an internal combustion engine.
  • Known hydraulic tappets comprise essentially a first, outer part which engages the driving cam and which has an inner reservoir where the oil collects and an outer reservoir connected to the inner one via an opening; and a second, inner part which slides telescopically inside the first part and contacts the valve stem, such telescopic assembly of the first part inside the second part providing a high pressure chamber of variable capacity which communicates in unidirectional manner with the inner reservoir, eg. via a ball-valve.
  • a diagonal duct is provided in the inner reservoir, which is only able to bypass the ball-valve when the two telescopic parts of the tappet are collapsed, such duct being nearly closed under normal non-collapsed operating conditions.
  • a shielding diaphragm positioned at the inlet or on the top of the inner reservoir, which has a small central bore to allow the oil to pass through.
  • Such diaphragm stops all the oil draining from the inner reservoir, when the oil pump is inoperative for some time and the car or the engine has an inclined aspect.
  • the wall of the inner reservoir is provided with horizontal ducts permanently connecting the leakdown region to the inner reservoir, whereas, as a rule, in known tappets, the leakdown region is always connected to the outer reservoir.
  • a known hydraulic tappet comprises an outer part 10, an inner part 12 and an inner reservoir 16 inserted in the inner part 12. Between such parts 10 and 12 there is defined an outer reservoir 14. Between said inner part 12 and said inner reservoir 16 there is defined a high pressure chamber 18. Lubricating oil originating from the lubricating circuit enters the outer reservoir 14 via an opening 20. From the outer reservoir 14 the oil moves into the inner reservoir 16 via an aperture 36 provided in a diaphragm 38 or by flowing directly into the inner reservoir 16 if diaphragm 38 is not provided. The function of the optional diaphragm 38 will be explained hereinafter. From the inner reservoir 16 the oil flows into the high pressure chamber 18 as a result of a relative movement between the inner part 12 and the inner reservoir 16, i.e. between a wall 40 of the inner part 12 and a wall 42 of the inner reservoir 16, whereby a one-way check valve or ball-valve 44 opens as known in the prior art.
  • a diagonal duct 46 is provided in the thickness of the floor of the inner reservoir 16, such duct 46 normally having one end opening into the oil leakdown region 48 and having the other end opening into the inner reservoir 16.
  • the duct 46 is positioned at an angle alpha of approx 35 degrees in relation to the vertical plane. Any air which is undesirably present in the oil of the high pressure chamber can normally flow through this duct to a non-critical area, making it easier for adequate oil with a minimum of air bubbles to reach and occupy the high pressure chamber 18.
  • the outlet of the diagonal duct 46 ceases to communicate with the annular space provided by the rebate 52, and therefore the oil can flow normally from the inner reservoir 16 to the chamber 18 only via the ball-valve 44, except for a slight leakdown, as is conventional practice, but keeps being partially recirculated from chamber 18 to 16 rather than completely to chamber 14.
  • the walls 42 of the inner reservoir 16, which may or may not be provided with the diaphragm 38, have (Fig.2) horizontally extending holes or ducts connecting the leakdown region 48 to the inner reservoir 16.
  • the leakdown region is always only connected to the outer reservoir 14. Therefore, in known tappets, when the engine is switched off and the tappet tends to fall, the oil contained in the high pressure chamber 18 as aforesaid drains through the leakdown region 48 into the outer reservoir 14.
  • the oil draining through the leakdown region 48 finds a preferred path through the horizontal ducts 54 and flows into the inner reservoir 16 instead of the outer reservoir, hence normal operation of the tappet is quickly restored.
  • these two embodiments both assist recovery from collapse by communicating oil through a duct which has one outlet in what is at least normally the leakdown region 48 and another outlet in the inner reservoir (16).

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  • Valve-Gear Or Valve Arrangements (AREA)
EP90304249A 1989-04-20 1990-04-20 Poussoir hydraulique Expired - Lifetime EP0395311B1 (fr)

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IT8920213A IT1230011B (it) 1989-04-20 1989-04-20 Punteria idraulica a compensazione migliorata del gioco dopo un periodo di inattivita' del motore.
IT2021389 1989-04-20

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EP0395311A1 true EP0395311A1 (fr) 1990-10-31
EP0395311B1 EP0395311B1 (fr) 1993-06-16

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Cited By (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0485007A1 (fr) * 1990-11-08 1992-05-13 General Motors Corporation Poussoir hydraulique de soupape à actions directe
DE4339453A1 (de) * 1993-11-19 1995-05-24 Schaeffler Waelzlager Kg Verfahren zur Montage eines hydraulischen Spielausgleichselementes
DE19503699A1 (de) * 1995-02-04 1996-08-08 Schaeffler Waelzlager Kg Hydraulischer Ventiltriebsstößel
EP0857857A1 (fr) * 1997-02-06 1998-08-12 General Motors Corporation Construction de culbuteur
CN110645064A (zh) * 2019-10-31 2020-01-03 东风汽车零部件(集团)有限公司襄阳粉末冶金分公司 一种用于柴油发动机的配气机构的液压挺柱

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DE1808000A1 (de) * 1968-11-09 1970-05-27 Richard Kuechen Sen Hydraulische,selbsttaetig arbeitende Ventilspielausgleichsvorrichtung
DE3418707A1 (de) * 1984-05-19 1985-10-24 Daimler-Benz Ag, 7000 Stuttgart Hydraulisches spielausgleichselement in einem ventiltrieb fuer brennkraftmaschinen
DE3800945C1 (fr) * 1988-01-15 1989-02-16 Daimler-Benz Ag, 7000 Stuttgart, De

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1808000A1 (de) * 1968-11-09 1970-05-27 Richard Kuechen Sen Hydraulische,selbsttaetig arbeitende Ventilspielausgleichsvorrichtung
DE3418707A1 (de) * 1984-05-19 1985-10-24 Daimler-Benz Ag, 7000 Stuttgart Hydraulisches spielausgleichselement in einem ventiltrieb fuer brennkraftmaschinen
DE3800945C1 (fr) * 1988-01-15 1989-02-16 Daimler-Benz Ag, 7000 Stuttgart, De

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0485007A1 (fr) * 1990-11-08 1992-05-13 General Motors Corporation Poussoir hydraulique de soupape à actions directe
US5119774A (en) * 1990-11-08 1992-06-09 General Motors Corporation Direct acting hydraulic valve lifter
DE4339453A1 (de) * 1993-11-19 1995-05-24 Schaeffler Waelzlager Kg Verfahren zur Montage eines hydraulischen Spielausgleichselementes
DE4339453C2 (de) * 1993-11-19 2001-07-05 Schaeffler Waelzlager Ohg Verfahren zur Montage eines hydraulischen Spielausgleichselementes
DE19503699A1 (de) * 1995-02-04 1996-08-08 Schaeffler Waelzlager Kg Hydraulischer Ventiltriebsstößel
US5595149A (en) * 1995-02-04 1997-01-21 Ina Walzlager Schaeffler Kg Method of first filling of a hydraulic valve actuating device
EP0857857A1 (fr) * 1997-02-06 1998-08-12 General Motors Corporation Construction de culbuteur
CN110645064A (zh) * 2019-10-31 2020-01-03 东风汽车零部件(集团)有限公司襄阳粉末冶金分公司 一种用于柴油发动机的配气机构的液压挺柱

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EP0395311B1 (fr) 1993-06-16
DE69001950T2 (de) 1993-11-11
IT8920213A0 (it) 1989-04-20
DE69001950D1 (de) 1993-07-22
IT1230011B (it) 1991-09-20

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