EP0623190A1 - Tappet with hydraulic compensation of valve clearance and free piston. - Google Patents
Tappet with hydraulic compensation of valve clearance and free piston.Info
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- EP0623190A1 EP0623190A1 EP92922696A EP92922696A EP0623190A1 EP 0623190 A1 EP0623190 A1 EP 0623190A1 EP 92922696 A EP92922696 A EP 92922696A EP 92922696 A EP92922696 A EP 92922696A EP 0623190 A1 EP0623190 A1 EP 0623190A1
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Classifications
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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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Definitions
- the invention relates to a tappet with a hydraulic play compensation element, consisting of a high-pressure chamber, a housing consisting of a shirt and a base, with a spring-loaded, longitudinally displaceable compensating piston which delimits the high-pressure chamber with its piston surface facing away from a valve stem of a gas exchange valve, and with an idle stroke piston of smaller diameter than the compensating piston, on the piston surface of which the hydraulic pressure of the high-pressure chamber acts.
- tappets are used in the valve drive of internal combustion engines. They serve to compensate for changes in length due to wear, thermal expansion and manufacturing tolerances. The previously known tappets compensate for these changes in length at the beginning of the basic circular phase of the cam, that is to say after the valve has been lifted. This creates a non-positive connection between the cam and a valve.
- a disadvantage of these devices is that, for example, in the case of base circle errors of the cam, displacements of the camshaft due to transverse vibrations and / or camshaft bearing play, the valves are relieved or even pressed open during the base circle phase of the cam. This can lead to friction Losses, increased exhaust emission values or rough engine running.
- Such a tappet with an idle lifting device is apparent from GB-PS 1498460.
- the high-pressure chamber on the side opposite the compensating piston is closed off by a floating piston. Since this piston has a slightly smaller piston area to the high-pressure chamber than the compensating piston, a certain idle stroke effect is achieved.
- the area ratios of the compensating piston to the floating piston are poorly designed in this device.
- the leakage rate of the floating piston proves unfavorable due to its relatively large surface area, or is difficult to define in terms of production technology.
- an exact adjustment of the idle stroke proves to be difficult due to the close to 1 area ratio of the area of the compensating piston to the area of the floating piston.
- the invention has for its object to provide a tappet with hydraulic valve lash adjuster and idle piston, in which the disadvantages described above are eliminated, and a slight flexibility of the valve train is realized during the basic circle phase of the cam, and wherein the idle stroke generated by the idle piston precisely definable and almost constant over the lifespan of the tappet and the manufacturing effort for such a tappet is low.
- this object is achieved according to the characterizing part of claim 1 in that the ratio of the projected piston surface of the compensating piston facing the high pressure chamber to the projected piston surface facing the high pressure chamber of the idle stroke piston is> 3 or that, as stated in claim 2, the tolerance of the stroke of the idle piston is ⁇ 50 ⁇ m x A2 AI, where A2 is the projected Piston area of the compensating piston and AI represents the projected piston area of the idle stroke piston.
- A2 is the projected Piston area of the compensating piston
- AI represents the projected piston area of the idle stroke piston.
- a preferred arrangement of the Leerhub ⁇ piston emerges from claims 3 and 4. Due to the arrangement in an edge region between the housing base and the shirt, the idle piston is separated from the compensating piston. This receptacle for the idle piston in the housing can be handled relatively easily in terms of production technology.
- Claims 5 to 7 relate to the design of the idle piston integrated directly in the compensating piston.
- the stop for the idle stroke piston can simultaneously be formed by the flange of the valve cap of the check valve of the compensating piston.
- This solution is relatively simple to construct.
- the stops for the idle stroke piston are also conceivable from metal plates or the like introduced into the compensating piston, the idle stroke also being able to be realized by a ball or another suitable object. It is also possible here to support the idle stroke movement of the ball by means of a spring.
- Claim 8 relates once again directly to the spring support of the idle piston. This spring causes the idle piston first at the end of the stroke of the cam is pushed into its outer position facing the high-pressure chamber, so that a possibly required idle stroke movement can be realized during the base circle phase of the cam.
- Claim 9 describes a possibility of realizing the leak gap via the idle stroke piston. It is conceivable to determine the leak rate completely or at least partially via the idle stroke piston. The smaller leakage gap compared to the compensating piston allows a larger leakage clearance. This in turn means the possibility of an expanded manufacturing tolerance for the idle stroke piston or a narrowed sinking tolerance for the compensating piston.
- Claims 10 and 11 relate to the possibility of directly attaching the check valve of the compensating piston to the idle stroke piston, the check valve also carrying out the idle stroke movement of the idle stroke piston.
- This solution relates in particular to the arrangement of the idle stroke piston in a bore of the compensating piston. In this case, there is again no need for a separate bore for the idle piston.
- tappet described here should not be limited to the valve train of internal combustion engines. All areas are conceivable in which it is necessary to compensate for play due to thermal expansion or wear. Furthermore, the features of this invention are not limited to the plungers listed here. Other than tassenför ige, directly acted upon by a cam tappets are also conceivable, for example those designed as insertion elements in rocker arms or rocker arms.
- FIG. 3 shows a sectional view of a compensating piston with an integrated idle piston
- FIG. 4 shows a section of the tappet shown in FIG. 2 in the region of its idle piston
- FIG. 5 shows a sectional view of a compensating piston with an integrated ball as an idle stroke element
- Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a further compensation piston with an integrated ball
- FIG. 7 shows a sectional view of a compensating piston with an integrated idle piston.
- Figure 1 shows a longitudinal section of the upper part of a Zylinderkop ⁇ fes 1.
- the plunger 2 consists of a housing 3, which is closed by a bottom 4 in the upper part.
- the housing 3 is guided by means of a sliding guide 5 in the above-mentioned cylinder head 1 of an internal combustion engine.
- a cam 6 as a valve control element moves the plunger 2 with its flank 7 in a direction facing away from the base 4 of the plunger 2.
- the housing 3 contains a concentrically arranged play compensation element 8. The structure and the mode of operation of the play compensation element 8 are not explained in more detail here, since this is already well known.
- a spring-loaded, not shown in this figure, compensation piston lies with its end facing away from the bottom 4 on a likewise not visible End of a valve stem 9 of a gas exchange valve 10.
- An idle stroke piston 11 according to the invention is integrated in an edge region 12, which is formed by the bottom 4 of the housing 3 and the shirt 13 of the tappet 2. The structure and function of the tappet 2 according to the invention with idle stroke piston 11 will be explained in more detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 4.
- a longitudinal section of a plunger 2, shown enlarged, can be seen from FIG.
- the actual play compensation element 8, with the compensation piston 15, is guided axially in a hub 14 starting from the base 4 of the tappet 2 and arranged concentrically there.
- the idle piston 11 can be seen in detail in FIG. 4. If a force now acts axially on the tappet 2 through the cam 6 (see FIG. 1) in a direction facing away from the base 4 of the cam 6, the compensating piston 15 is loaded. A part of the oil in the high-pressure chamber 18 is displaced and initially causes one Displacement of the idle stroke piston 11 in the direction of the shirt 13.
- the idle stroke piston 11 executes due to the surface translation of its piston surface 19 facing the high pressure space 18 to the piston surface 20 of the compensating piston 15 facing the high pressure space 18 an idle stroke movement. Only when the pressure has built up in the high-pressure chamber 18 is the force fit necessary to open the valve 10 against the force of the valve spring 21 (see FIG. 1). During the stroke of the cam 6, a certain small oil volume is then pressed out of the high-pressure chamber 18 via a leakage gap, not shown, as in known lash adjusters, so that at the end of the stroke of the cam 6, a need for oil in the high-pressure chamber 18 arises.
- FIG. 3 shows a sectional view of a compensating piston 15 with an integrated idling piston 11.
- the idling piston 11 is seated concentrically and axially displaceably in a bore 25 of the compensating piston 15.
- the movement of the idle stroke piston 11 in the direction of the high-pressure chamber 18 is supported by a spring 26, which is supported on the one hand on a bottom 27 of the compensating piston 15 and on the other hand on a bottom 28 of the idle stroke piston 11.
- the mode of operation of the compensation piston 15 described here for the tappet 2 and that described in FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 for further embodiments is the same as that mentioned in FIG. 2.
- the idle stroke piston 11 also carries out the compensating movement of the compensating piston 15.
- the idle stroke piston 11 from FIG. 2 is shown in more detail in FIG.
- a spring 30 is supported on the one hand on the idle piston 11 and on the other hand is limited by a cap 31.
- the spring 30 always loads the idle stroke piston 11 in the direction of the high-pressure chamber 18 (see FIG. 2).
- FIGS. 5 to 7 show further variants of compensating piston 15 with integrated idle stroke piston 11. It is possible, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, to use a ball 32 as idle stroke piston 11 and, as shown in FIG. 6, by a spring 33 , which is supported on a valve cap 34. The axial movement of the ball 32 is expediently limited by a plate 34a, further stop forms also being conceivable.
- a further variant of accommodating the idle stroke piston 11 in the compensating piston 15 can be seen in FIG. 7.
- the idle stroke piston 11 is integrated in a bore 33b arranged in the compensating piston 15 and moves along an axis which is approximately parallel to the longitudinal central axis of the compensating piston 15. It has proven to be an advantageous solution to implement an axial end stop of the idle stroke piston 11 on a flange 35 of a valve cap 34.
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Abstract
Un poussoir (2) comprend un élément (8) de compensation hydraulique du jeu de soupape constitué par une chambre de haute pression (18), par un boîtier (3) avec un piston de compensation (15) sollicité par un ressort et mobile dans le sens longitudinal, ainsi que par un piston libre (11) ayant un diamètre inférieur à celui du piston de compensation (15). Afin d'obtenir par des moyens techniques simples un actionnement de soupape avec une élasticité minime pendant la phase correspondant au cercle de base d'une came (6), le rapport entre la surface (20) du piston de compensation (15) projetée, tournée du côté de la chambre de haute pression (18), et la surface (19) du piston libre (11) projetée, tournée du côté de la chambre de haute pression (18), est supérieur à trois.A pusher (2) comprises an element (8) for hydraulic compensation of the valve clearance constituted by a high pressure chamber (18), by a housing (3) with a compensation piston (15) biased by a spring and movable in the longitudinal direction, as well as by a free piston (11) having a diameter smaller than that of the compensating piston (15). In order to obtain by simple technical means valve actuation with minimal elasticity during the phase corresponding to the base circle of a cam (6), the ratio between the surface (20) of the projected compensation piston (15), facing the side of the high pressure chamber (18), and the surface (19) of the free piston (11) projected, facing the side of the high pressure chamber (18), is greater than three.
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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DE4201618A DE4201618A1 (en) | 1992-01-22 | 1992-01-22 | PILOT WITH HYDRAULIC VALVE COMPENSATION AND EMPTY LIFTING PISTON |
DE4201618 | 1992-01-22 | ||
PCT/EP1992/002409 WO1993015308A1 (en) | 1992-01-22 | 1992-10-21 | Tappet with hydraulic compensation of valve clearance and free piston |
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EP0623190A1 true EP0623190A1 (en) | 1994-11-09 |
EP0623190B1 EP0623190B1 (en) | 1995-05-31 |
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US5758613A (en) * | 1997-01-30 | 1998-06-02 | Eaton Corporation | Hydraulic lash adjuster and biased normally open check valve system therefor |
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