EP0484656B1 - Vorrichtung zum dosierten Einspeisen von verbrannten Gasen in den Brennraum einer Verbrennungskraftmaschine - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum dosierten Einspeisen von verbrannten Gasen in den Brennraum einer Verbrennungskraftmaschine Download PDF

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EP0484656B1
EP0484656B1 EP91115249A EP91115249A EP0484656B1 EP 0484656 B1 EP0484656 B1 EP 0484656B1 EP 91115249 A EP91115249 A EP 91115249A EP 91115249 A EP91115249 A EP 91115249A EP 0484656 B1 EP0484656 B1 EP 0484656B1
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Sebastian Zabeck
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02D—CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02D21/00—Controlling engines characterised by their being supplied with non-airborne oxygen or other non-fuel gas
    • F02D21/06—Controlling engines characterised by their being supplied with non-airborne oxygen or other non-fuel gas peculiar to engines having other non-fuel gas added to combustion air
    • F02D21/08—Controlling engines characterised by their being supplied with non-airborne oxygen or other non-fuel gas peculiar to engines having other non-fuel gas added to combustion air the other gas being the exhaust gas of engine
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M26/00—Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding exhaust gases to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture, e.g. by exhaust gas recirculation [EGR] systems
    • F02M26/52—Systems for actuating EGR valves
    • F02M26/64—Systems for actuating EGR valves the EGR valve being operated together with an intake air throttle
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M26/00—Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding exhaust gases to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture, e.g. by exhaust gas recirculation [EGR] systems
    • F02M26/65—Constructional details of EGR valves
    • F02M26/66—Lift valves, e.g. poppet valves
    • F02M26/67—Pintles; Spindles; Springs; Bearings; Sealings; Connections to actuators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02D—CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02D9/00—Controlling engines by throttling air or fuel-and-air induction conduits or exhaust conduits
    • F02D9/02—Controlling engines by throttling air or fuel-and-air induction conduits or exhaust conduits concerning induction conduits
    • F02D2009/0201—Arrangements; Control features; Details thereof
    • F02D2009/0276—Throttle and EGR-valve operated together

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  • the invention relates to a device according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such a device is known from DE-OS 23 15 432. It is intended to reduce pollutant emissions from internal combustion engines and is characterized by a simple structure. It should be noted, however, that the operating behavior can change over a long period of use if the check valve shows signs of caking in the area of its sealing seat, which lead to a change in the opening cross section.
  • the invention has for its object to develop a device of the type mentioned in such a way that consistently good performance characteristics result over a long period of use with inexpensive manufacturability.
  • the opening characteristics of the shut-off valve must always be the same in long-term use.
  • the closing member is supported on the associated support part in a self-locking manner, but is displaceable in the opening direction, and / or that the valve seat is supported on the assigned support parts in a self-locking manner, but is displaceable against the opening direction of the closing member.
  • the valve seat can be formed, for example, by the end face of a tube which extends axially parallel to the direction of movement of the closing member and which is received in a self-locking manner in an enclosing bore by means of an elastic sealing element. Even if caking phenomena occur in the area of the end face, this always results in a matching opening cross-section, regardless of the period of use. A corresponding attachment is of course also possible on the part of the closing member. In this case, it is only necessary to design the closing element as such independently of its actual drive means and to fix it displaceably in accordance with the above statements.
  • the auxiliary drive of the valve can comprise a spring element in order to compensate for play of the actuating means used.
  • the spring is expedient designed as a compression spring and arranged so that it causes a transfer of the actuator of the valve into a closed position when relieved.
  • the actuating device of the valve can comprise a servo drive, which is controlled on the basis of an electrical, hydraulic or pneumatic coupling by the throttle valve or its drive means.
  • the control characteristic of the valve can be particularly easily adapted to special requirements of the application in such designs.
  • the auxiliary drive used in this case can comprise at least one servo motor which can be actuated by a signal, the servo motor being connected in a signal-conducting manner to a control unit determining the operating characteristics of the internal combustion engine. In this way, it can be achieved that there is an optimal activation of the check valve even if the actual operating data of the internal combustion engine deviate considerably from the normal conditions, which can be the case, for example, in the event of a malfunction.
  • the auxiliary drive can comprise an electromagnet. In such a case, it can be obtained inexpensively and is particularly easy to control.
  • the device can be manufactured and assembled inexpensively by the common actuating device. It is also characterized by excellent operational reliability, which surprisingly already results in a significant reduction in polluting exhaust gas emissions results if a supplementary use of electronic control devices is dispensed with. Use of the device according to the invention is therefore particularly recommended when equipping internal combustion engines in which greater attention is paid to the cost-effective availability of the required parts.
  • the design of the device depends largely on the design of the drive means of the shut-off valve and throttle valve.
  • the throttle valve is fixed non-rotatably on an actuating shaft and can be adjusted to the desired extent by a relative rotation of the actuating shaft.
  • check valves it is more common to achieve a change in the flow cross-section by a linear reciprocating movement of an actuator.
  • the joint actuation of such a check valve and such a throttle valve therefore requires the use of actuating means which are suitable for converting a reciprocating movement into a rotary movement.
  • a large number of mechanical aids are known in this regard.
  • the actuator of the valve By using a spindle drive, it is possible to arrange the actuator of the valve on an axis of movement which forms an extension of the axis of rotation of the throttle valve shaft.
  • the production is particularly simple and there is the further advantage that the housing of the valve can be attached in the immediate vicinity of the intake pipe and, if necessary, as an integral part of the same.
  • the actuating device is designed as a cam drive
  • a cam plate is expediently fastened interchangeably, which makes it possible to make an otherwise identical device usable for internal combustion engines of different sizes by simply exchanging the cam plate.
  • the actuating device can comprise a rack and pinion drive, which makes it possible to bridge large spatial distances between the throttle valve shaft and the actuator of the valve.
  • a similar advantage results in an embodiment in which the actuating device is formed by a connecting rod drive. In the latter case, the manufacturing costs are comparatively lower, but it is necessary to generate a static preload, for example by means of a compression spring, in order to suppress unwanted play.
  • Bowden cables enable the valve to be decoupled from the throttle valve shaft in terms of vibration. This improves durability.
  • cam drives is also possible.
  • the drive device of the check valve can be provided with a device for relatively delayed opening and for throttle valve-synchronous closing.
  • a device for relatively delayed opening and for throttle valve-synchronous closing can be formed, for example, by an asymmetrical fluid damper.
  • Corresponding fluid dampers are known per se. They are used, for example, in the area of wheel suspension in motor vehicles.
  • the sketch shows a schematic representation of a device for the metered introduction of combustion gases into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine 22 with an intake manifold 6, in which a throttle valve 3 is arranged and an exhaust pipe 23, the intake pipe 6 and the exhaust pipe 23 through a line 20 with a check valve 1 contained therein are connected and wherein the check valve 1 and the throttle valve 3 drive means are assigned to transfer to an open position.
  • a throttle valve 3 is arranged in the intake pipe 6 and is fixed non-rotatably on the outer circumference of a throttle valve shaft 14.
  • the throttle valve shaft 14 is provided outside the intake pipe 6 with a ring gear which is in engagement with a rack 16.
  • a cam 17 is attached on the rack 16, a cam 17 is attached. This is provided with a cam track 13, which is in engagement with a roller 25 of the actuator 15 of the check valve 1.
  • the pressure of the roller 25 against the cam track 13 causes a pressure spring 10, which is supported on the one hand on a projection of the actuator 15 projecting outward in the radial direction and on the other hand on a component of the housing 11 of the check valve 1.
  • the closing member 29 of the check valve 1 is thereby automatically transferred to an open position when the actuating linkage 12 is displaced relative to the left.
  • it reaches an open position in a defined manner, whereby an amount of exhaust gas of a defined size is transferred from the exhaust pipe 23 into the intake pipe 6 per unit time.
  • the ratio of the mixture of fresh and exhaust gases supplied to the internal combustion engine 22 per unit of time through the intake pipe 6 can hereby be changed as required.
  • the associated embodiment is provided in the exemplary embodiment shown To support the closing member 29 and the associated valve seat 28 in the opening direction, but displaceably on the associated supporting parts.
  • the closing member 29 is supported by means of elastically deformed sealing rings 26 made of heat-resistant material on a column-shaped section of the actuator 15 extending parallel to the opening direction, and the valve seat 28 formed by the end face of a tube in the same way by means of two elastic sealing rings 27 in a parallel to the Opening direction extending bore of the housing 11.
  • an auxiliary drive 4 is provided for the check valve 1.
  • This consists of an electromagnet supported on the toothed rack 16, which is connected to the cam disk 17 and makes it possible to move it parallel to the longitudinal direction of the toothed rack 16, depending on special circumstances, and in this way the opening characteristic of the check valve 1 with respect to the throttle valve 3 to change and adapt to special circumstances.
  • This possibility is of great advantage in order to achieve optimal operating behavior. It may be dispensed with and the cam plate is rigidly attached to the rack 16 in this case.

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  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
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  • Control Of Throttle Valves Provided In The Intake System Or In The Exhaust System (AREA)
  • Valve Device For Special Equipments (AREA)
  • Output Control And Ontrol Of Special Type Engine (AREA)
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EP91115249A 1990-11-06 1991-09-10 Vorrichtung zum dosierten Einspeisen von verbrannten Gasen in den Brennraum einer Verbrennungskraftmaschine Expired - Lifetime EP0484656B1 (de)

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DE59103681D1 (de) 1995-01-12
ES2064844T3 (es) 1995-02-01
DE4035176C2 (es) 1992-08-27
US5213087A (en) 1993-05-25
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