EP1757779B1 - Phaser for controlling the timing between a camshaft and a timing gear - Google Patents
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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
- F01L1/34—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of means for changing the timing of the valves without changing the duration of opening and without affecting the magnitude of the valve lift
- F01L1/344—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of means for changing the timing of the valves without changing the duration of opening and without affecting the magnitude of the valve lift changing the angular relationship between crankshaft and camshaft, e.g. using helicoidal gear
- F01L1/3442—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of means for changing the timing of the valves without changing the duration of opening and without affecting the magnitude of the valve lift changing the angular relationship between crankshaft and camshaft, e.g. using helicoidal gear using hydraulic chambers with variable volume to transmit the rotating force
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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
- F01L1/34—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of means for changing the timing of the valves without changing the duration of opening and without affecting the magnitude of the valve lift
- F01L1/344—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of means for changing the timing of the valves without changing the duration of opening and without affecting the magnitude of the valve lift changing the angular relationship between crankshaft and camshaft, e.g. using helicoidal gear
- F01L1/34409—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of means for changing the timing of the valves without changing the duration of opening and without affecting the magnitude of the valve lift changing the angular relationship between crankshaft and camshaft, e.g. using helicoidal gear by torque-responsive means
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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
- F01L1/34—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of means for changing the timing of the valves without changing the duration of opening and without affecting the magnitude of the valve lift
- F01L1/344—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of means for changing the timing of the valves without changing the duration of opening and without affecting the magnitude of the valve lift changing the angular relationship between crankshaft and camshaft, e.g. using helicoidal gear
- F01L1/3442—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of means for changing the timing of the valves without changing the duration of opening and without affecting the magnitude of the valve lift changing the angular relationship between crankshaft and camshaft, e.g. using helicoidal gear using hydraulic chambers with variable volume to transmit the rotating force
- F01L2001/34423—Details relating to the hydraulic feeding circuit
- F01L2001/34426—Oil control valves
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- the present invention relates to a phaser for controlling the timing between a camshaft and a timing gear.
- An internal combustion engine has a crank-shaft driven by the connecting rods and pistons and one or more camshafts, which actuate the intake and exhaust valves of the cylinders.
- the camshaft is connected to a timing gear by means of a timing drive, such as a belt, chain or gears.
- a timing drive such as a belt, chain or gears.
- the timing gear is replaced by a variable angle coupling, known as a phaser.
- the phaser is provided with a rotor connected to the camshaft in a housing or stator connected to the timing gear. This allows the camshaft to rotate independently of the timing gear, within angular limits, to change the relative timing of the camshaft and the crank-shaft.
- phaser includes the stator and the rotor and all of the parts to control the relative angle of position of the stator and the rotor to allow the timing of the camshaft to be offset from the crank-shaft. In any of the multiple-camshaft engines, it will be understood that there would be one or more phasers per engine.
- phaser as described in the introduction is known in the prior art.
- Most variable camshaft phasers in production today are hydraulically activated devices, using vanes received in recesses, the vanes and the recesses enclosing fluid pockets, wherein the fluid pressure in the fluid pockets will control the angular position of the vane in the recess.
- the phasers known in the prior art, are activated by oil pressure derived from an engine oil pump.
- oil pressure derived from an engine oil pump.
- the capacity of such an engine oil pump should be as high as possible.
- the bigger the engine oil pump will be, the bigger the parasitic power losses the oil pump will cause. Therefore, a compromise must be found in order not to overlay fuel economy gains of the phaser with losses created by a larger engine oil pump.
- cam phaser arrangements are disclosed in US5107804 , EP1400661 , US5056477 , EP1477529 , US2004/0040525 , US5507254 and FR1085087 .
- phaser for controlling the timing between a camshaft and a timing gear, the phaser comprising:
- control means is capable of timing the opening of the connection between the first and second pockets with the occurrence of peak pressures in one of the first or second pockets, caused by the inherent torque reversals of the camshaft.
- a phaser, according to the present invention is able to utilise oil pressure created internally in the phaser during the use thereof to improve phase rate performance.
- phaser can modulate the timing of opening and closing of communication between the pockets on either side of the rotor vanes short-cut means, these higher pressure peaks can be used to support the oil flow from the pockets on the first side of the vanes to the other side of the vanes. This additional shift of fluid from the first pockets towards the second or vice versa will increase the performance of the phaser without the need of using a pump with a larger capacity.
- control ring does not rotate with the rotor and the stator along the rotational axis of the assembly.
- the angular position of the ring can be adjusted by the drive means to alter the opening and closing of communication between the pockets of the stator recess with respect to the angular position of the camshaft.
- the drive means are adapted to rotate the ring with respect to its rotational axis.
- the drive means comprise a cam-cam follower system for converting a translational movement of the drive means into a rotational movement of the ring.
- the drive means comprise a stepper motor. It should be understood that alternative drive means for changing the angular position of the control ring.
- Figure 1 shows the assembly of a stator 1, a rotor 2 and a ring 3.
- the stator 1 is provided with four recesses 4.
- the rotor is provided with four vanes 5.
- Each of the vanes 5, divide each of the recesses 4 into a first pocket 4a and second pocket 4b.
- the pockets 4a and 4b are capable for receiving fluid, such as oil under pressure.
- Fluid such as oil under pressure.
- An increase of pressure in pocket 4a will move the vane 5 in a direction clockwise with respect to the stator 1.
- An increase in the oil pressure in pockets 4 will move the vane 5 in the opposite direction. That means by controlling the fluid pressure in both pockets 4a, 4b the angular position of the rotor with respect to the stator 1 can be manipulated.
- the fluid pressure in the pockets 4a and 4b will be regulated, using the engine oil pressure. In case the pressure in pocket 4a is to be increased, the passage to pocket 4a will be opened to allow fluid to flow out of pocket 4b.
- the engine oil pressure would be the only mechanism to control the relative movement of the stator 1 and the rotor 2, the movement of the two parts would be dependent on the instantaneous oil pressure. When the latter is low, the rotor moves very slowly, or not at all, with respect to the stator.
- control ring 3 is present in the phaser according to the invention.
- the control ring 3 is co-axial with both the rotor 2 and the stator 1.
- the rotor is capable of rotating with respect to control ring 3 and is mounted to be stationary with respect to the cylinder head, albeit angularly adjustable with respect thereto as will be described below.
- the control ring 3 comprises four first ring-apertures 6 and four second ring-apertures 7.
- the rotor 2 is provided with four first rotor-apertures 8 and four second rotor-apertures 9.
- first ring-apertures 6 of the control ring 3 are in line with the first rotor-apertures 8 in the rotor 2, a connection is created between the first pocket 4a and a central reservoir 10 for receiving fluid.
- the second ring-apertures 7 of the control ring 3 are in line with the second rotor-apertures 9 of the rotor 2, creating a connection between the pockets 4b and the central reservoir 10 for receiving fluid.
- the control ring 3 does not rotate with the rotor 2, but is rather stationery with respect to the cylinder head. However, its angular position with respect to the camshaft can be adjusted by a drive means, such as a stepper motor.
- the drive means will be controlled, for example, by the engine control unit to position the ring-apertures 6 and 7 relative to the rotor-apertures 8 and 9 in order to ensure that the connection between both the pockets 4a and 4b and the central reservoir for fluid is established at a cam angle that represents a pressure difference between the first pockets 4a and the second pockets 4b.
- the control ring 3 is adjusted so that the pockets 4a and 4b are connected at a time when the pressure in the second pocket 4b is higher than the pressure in the pocket 4a, causing the fluid to flow into the first pocket 4a, and thereby enabling the phasing activity.
- FIG 2 a side cross sectional view of part of the phaser according to one embodiment of the invention is shown.
- Figure 2 shows the stator 1 which is connected to a timing gear 20.
- the rotor 2 is connected to a camshaft 11, the phaser allowing rotational movement of the camshaft with respect to the timing gear 20.
- the angular position of the control ring 3 should be determined. Therefore, drive means 12 are present to control the angular position of the control ring 3 with respect to rotational axis thereof.
- the ring 3 is provided with first ring-apertures 6 and second ring-aperture 7. Those apertures are to be brought in line, at the appropriate time, with the rotor-apertures 8 and 9 in the rotor 2.
- Figure 3 provides a side view of the control ring according to the present invention.
- first ring-apertures 6 are present and second ring-apertures 7.
- Figure 4 provides a top view of the rotor 2 provided with rotor-apertures 8, 9.
- a possible embodiment of the second ring-aperture 7 is shown in Figure 5 .
- first ring-aperture 6 with a similar configuration.
- This feature will have the effect that at one of the sets of ring-apertures 6 or 7 is permanently connected to the central cavity 10, comprise a groove 7a in the surface of the ring 3, connected to a through-hole 7b which is connectable to the central recess 10 for receiving fluid (see Figure 5 ).
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Description
- The present invention relates to a phaser for controlling the timing between a camshaft and a timing gear.
- An internal combustion engine has a crank-shaft driven by the connecting rods and pistons and one or more camshafts, which actuate the intake and exhaust valves of the cylinders. The camshaft is connected to a timing gear by means of a timing drive, such as a belt, chain or gears. In a variable cam timing system, the timing gear is replaced by a variable angle coupling, known as a phaser. The phaser is provided with a rotor connected to the camshaft in a housing or stator connected to the timing gear. This allows the camshaft to rotate independently of the timing gear, within angular limits, to change the relative timing of the camshaft and the crank-shaft. The term "phaser", as used in the present text, includes the stator and the rotor and all of the parts to control the relative angle of position of the stator and the rotor to allow the timing of the camshaft to be offset from the crank-shaft. In any of the multiple-camshaft engines, it will be understood that there would be one or more phasers per engine.
- A phaser as described in the introduction is known in the prior art. Most variable camshaft phasers in production today are hydraulically activated devices, using vanes received in recesses, the vanes and the recesses enclosing fluid pockets, wherein the fluid pressure in the fluid pockets will control the angular position of the vane in the recess. The phasers, known in the prior art, are activated by oil pressure derived from an engine oil pump. In order to optimise the phaser performance, theoretically the capacity of such an engine oil pump should be as high as possible. However, the bigger the engine oil pump will be, the bigger the parasitic power losses the oil pump will cause. Therefore, a compromise must be found in order not to overlay fuel economy gains of the phaser with losses created by a larger engine oil pump.
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- It is an object of the present invention to increase the phaser performance with a given oil pump capacity. That means that the control of the phaser will be optimised, without the need of using a bigger engine oil pump.
- According to the present invention this object is achieved in that a phaser for controlling the timing between a camshaft and a timing gear, the phaser comprising:
- a rotor having at least one vane, the rotor being connectable to one of the camshaft and the timing gear for rotation therewith;
- a stator, co-axially surrounding the rotor, provided with at least one recess for receiving the at least one vane of the rotor and allowing rotational movement of the rotor with respect to the stator, the stator being connectable to the other of the camshaft and the timing gear,
- wherein the at least one vane divides the recess into a first pocket and a second pocket, the pockets being able to receive fluids under pressure, wherein the introduction of a fluid into the first pocket causes the rotor to move in a first rotational direction relative to the stator, and in that the introduction of a fluid in the second pocket causes the rotor to move in the opposite rotational direction relative to the stator;
- wherein the phaser comprises control means for controlling the fluid pressure on opposite sides of the vanes to thereby control the angular position of the rotor with respect to the stator, the control means comprising first rotor-apertures and second rotor-apertures, positioned on opposite sides of the vanes, and a control ring, co-axial with the rotor, drive means being provided for adjusting the angular position of the control ring with respect to the rotational axis thereof to adjust the timing of the opening and closing of communication between the first and second rotor apertures;
- Preferably the control means is capable of timing the opening of the connection between the first and second pockets with the occurrence of peak pressures in one of the first or second pockets, caused by the inherent torque reversals of the camshaft.
- A phaser, according to the present invention is able to utilise oil pressure created internally in the phaser during the use thereof to improve phase rate performance.
- The inherent torque reversals of the camshaft will create pressure pulsations in the pockets on either side of the rotor vanes, which are significantly higher than the engine oil pressure. Since the phaser according to the present invention can modulate the timing of opening and closing of communication between the pockets on either side of the rotor vanes short-cut means, these higher pressure peaks can be used to support the oil flow from the pockets on the first side of the vanes to the other side of the vanes. This additional shift of fluid from the first pockets towards the second or vice versa will increase the performance of the phaser without the need of using a pump with a larger capacity.
- In one embodiment, the control ring does not rotate with the rotor and the stator along the rotational axis of the assembly. The angular position of the ring can be adjusted by the drive means to alter the opening and closing of communication between the pockets of the stator recess with respect to the angular position of the camshaft.
- According to the present invention it is possible that the drive means are adapted to rotate the ring with respect to its rotational axis. Alternatively, it is possible that the drive means comprise a cam-cam follower system for converting a translational movement of the drive means into a rotational movement of the ring.
- According to the invention, it is possible that the drive means comprise a stepper motor. It should be understood that alternative drive means for changing the angular position of the control ring.
- The present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein:
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Figure 1 shows the stator, rotor and ring of a cam phaser according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
Figure 2 shows, in cross section, part of the cam phaser ofFig. 1 ; -
Figure 3 shows a top view of the control ring of the cam phaser ofFig. 1 ; -
Figure 4 is a top view of the rotor of the cam phaser ofFig. 1 ; and -
Figure 5 is a tope view of a modified control ring. -
Figure 1 shows the assembly of astator 1, arotor 2 and aring 3. According toFigure 1 , thestator 1 is provided with fourrecesses 4. The rotor is provided with fourvanes 5. Each of thevanes 5, divide each of therecesses 4 into afirst pocket 4a andsecond pocket 4b. - The
pockets pocket 4a will move thevane 5 in a direction clockwise with respect to thestator 1. An increase in the oil pressure inpockets 4 will move thevane 5 in the opposite direction. That means by controlling the fluid pressure in bothpockets stator 1 can be manipulated. - The fluid pressure in the
pockets pocket 4a is to be increased, the passage topocket 4a will be opened to allow fluid to flow out ofpocket 4b. In case the engine oil pressure would be the only mechanism to control the relative movement of thestator 1 and therotor 2, the movement of the two parts would be dependent on the instantaneous oil pressure. When the latter is low, the rotor moves very slowly, or not at all, with respect to the stator. - During the use of the phaser, pressure pulsations in
pockets vanes 5 will reach values which are significantly higher than the engine oil pressure. These pressure pulsations are caused by the inherent torque reversals of the camshaft 11 (shown inFigure 2 ). In order to use these pressure pulsations inpockets additional control ring 3 is present in the phaser according to the invention. Thecontrol ring 3 is co-axial with both therotor 2 and thestator 1. The rotor is capable of rotating with respect tocontrol ring 3 and is mounted to be stationary with respect to the cylinder head, albeit angularly adjustable with respect thereto as will be described below. Thecontrol ring 3 comprises four first ring-apertures 6 and four second ring-apertures 7. Therotor 2 is provided with four first rotor-apertures 8 and four second rotor-apertures 9. In case the first ring-apertures 6 of thecontrol ring 3 are in line with the first rotor-apertures 8 in therotor 2, a connection is created between thefirst pocket 4a and acentral reservoir 10 for receiving fluid. - As shown in
Figure 1 , at the same time, the second ring-apertures 7 of thecontrol ring 3 are in line with the second rotor-apertures 9 of therotor 2, creating a connection between thepockets 4b and thecentral reservoir 10 for receiving fluid. - The
control ring 3 does not rotate with therotor 2, but is rather stationery with respect to the cylinder head. However, its angular position with respect to the camshaft can be adjusted by a drive means, such as a stepper motor. The drive means will be controlled, for example, by the engine control unit to position the ring-apertures apertures pockets first pockets 4a and thesecond pockets 4b. - For example, when the phaser is to be commanded to advance, meaning that the
stator 1 will turn clockwise relative to therotor 2, thecontrol ring 3 is adjusted so that thepockets second pocket 4b is higher than the pressure in thepocket 4a, causing the fluid to flow into thefirst pocket 4a, and thereby enabling the phasing activity. - In
Figure 2 a side cross sectional view of part of the phaser according to one embodiment of the invention is shown.Figure 2 shows thestator 1 which is connected to atiming gear 20. Therotor 2 is connected to acamshaft 11, the phaser allowing rotational movement of the camshaft with respect to thetiming gear 20. In order to use pressure differences betweenpockets Figure 1 , the angular position of thecontrol ring 3 should be determined. Therefore, drive means 12 are present to control the angular position of thecontrol ring 3 with respect to rotational axis thereof. Thering 3 is provided with first ring-apertures 6 and second ring-aperture 7. Those apertures are to be brought in line, at the appropriate time, with the rotor-apertures rotor 2. -
Figure 3 provides a side view of the control ring according to the present invention. In thering 3, first ring-apertures 6 are present and second ring-apertures 7. -
Figure 4 provides a top view of therotor 2 provided with rotor-apertures pockets Figure 1 , a possible embodiment of the second ring-aperture 7 is shown inFigure 5 . - Alternatively, it is possible to have a first ring-
aperture 6 with a similar configuration. This feature will have the effect that at one of the sets of ring-apertures central cavity 10, comprise agroove 7a in the surface of thering 3, connected to a through-hole 7b which is connectable to thecentral recess 10 for receiving fluid (seeFigure 5 ).
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- A phaser for controlling the timing between a camshaft and a timing gear, the phaser comprising:- a rotor (2) having at least one vane (5), the rotor being connectable to one of the camshaft and the timing gear for rotation therewith;- a stator (1), co-axially surrounding the rotor, provided with at least one recess (4) for receiving the at least one vane of the rotor and allowing rotational movement of the rotor (2) with respect to the stator (1), the stator (1) being connectable to the other of the camshaft and the timing gear,- wherein the at least one vane (5) divides the recess (4) into a first pocket (4a) and a second pocket (4b), the pockets being able to receive fluids under pressure, wherein the introduction of a fluid into the first pocket causes the rotor to move in a first rotational direction relative to the stator, and in that the introduction of a fluid in the second pocket causes the rotor (2) to move in the opposite rotational direction relative to the stator (1);- wherein the phaser comprises control means for controlling the fluid pressure on opposite sides of the vanes to thereby control the angular position of the rotor with respect to the stator, the control means comprising first rotor-apertures (8) and second rotor-apertures (9), positioned on opposite sides of the vanes, and a control ring (3), co-axial with the rotor, drive means being provided for adjusting the angular position of the control ring with respect to the rotational axis thereof to adjust the timing of the opening and closing of communication between the first and second rotor apertures;characterised in that the control ring comprises first ring-apertures (6), able to align with the first rotor-apertures (8) in order to bring the first pocket in communication with a reservoir for receiving fluid, and second ring-apertures (7), able to align at the same time with the second rotor-apertures (9) in order to bring the second pocket in communication with said reservoir, in order to thereby allow communication between the first and second pockets via the reservoir, whereby the angular position of the control ring can be adjusted by the drive means to alter the opening and closing of communication between the pockets of the stator recess with respect to the angular position of the camshaft.
- A phaser as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control means is capable of timing the opening of the connection between the first and second pockets with the occurrence of peak pressures in one of the first or second pockets, caused by the inherent torque reversals of the camshaft.
- A phaser as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the control ring (3) does not rotate with the rotor (2) and the stator (4) along the rotational axis of the assembly.
- A phaser as claimed in according to claim 1, wherein the drive means comprises a cam-cam follower system for converting a translational movement of the drive means into a rotational movement of the ring.
- A phaser as claimed in claim 1, wherein the drive means comprises a stepper motor.
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