EP2226477A1 - Hydraulic unit for a cylinder head of a combustion engine with hydraulically variable gas exchange valve drive - Google Patents

Hydraulic unit for a cylinder head of a combustion engine with hydraulically variable gas exchange valve drive Download PDF

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EP2226477A1
EP2226477A1 EP20100154528 EP10154528A EP2226477A1 EP 2226477 A1 EP2226477 A1 EP 2226477A1 EP 20100154528 EP20100154528 EP 20100154528 EP 10154528 A EP10154528 A EP 10154528A EP 2226477 A1 EP2226477 A1 EP 2226477A1
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Andreas Eichenberg
Calin Petru Itoafa
Mario Kuhl
Thomas Kremer
Jens Lang
Lothar Von Schimonsky
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01LCYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES
    • F01L9/00Valve-gear or valve arrangements actuated non-mechanically
    • F01L9/10Valve-gear or valve arrangements actuated non-mechanically by fluid means, e.g. hydraulic
    • F01L9/11Valve-gear or valve arrangements actuated non-mechanically by fluid means, e.g. hydraulic in which the action of a cam is being transmitted to a valve by a liquid column
    • F01L9/12Valve-gear or valve arrangements actuated non-mechanically by fluid means, e.g. hydraulic in which the action of a cam is being transmitted to a valve by a liquid column with a liquid chamber between a piston actuated by a cam and a piston acting on a valve stem
    • F01L9/14Valve-gear or valve arrangements actuated non-mechanically by fluid means, e.g. hydraulic in which the action of a cam is being transmitted to a valve by a liquid column with a liquid chamber between a piston actuated by a cam and a piston acting on a valve stem the volume of the chamber being variable, e.g. for varying the lift or the timing of a valve
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01LCYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES
    • F01L1/00Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear
    • F01L1/34Valve-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
    • F01L1/344Valve-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
    • F01L1/3442Valve-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
    • F01L2001/34423Details relating to the hydraulic feeding circuit
    • F01L2001/34446Fluid accumulators for the feeding circuit
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
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  • Such a hydraulic unit is from the unpublished DE 10 2007 054 376 A1 out.
  • the lower housing part is formed very compact design, and in the intermediate housing part is also a substantially flat plate, so that each of the intermediate pressure chambers is limited to a correspondingly small volume.
  • a small-volume medium-pressure chamber during the starting process of the internal combustion engine can be problematic, especially if it is a starting operation at low ambient temperatures and after a long period of stoppage of the internal combustion engine.
  • This problem applies to a greater extent in a short time repetitive starting operations, since in this case the hydraulic fluid consumption from the medium-pressure space can be greater than the nachge deviste from the hydraulic fluid supply to the internal combustion engine volume.
  • Such multi-start operations are typical, for example, for taxi cabs at taxi stands.
  • the throttle point proposed in the cited document is designed as a stepped bore through the intermediate housing part with a small diameter amounting to only a few tenths of a millimeter.
  • a throttle may be disadvantageous in several respects.
  • the rigid orifice has a flow rate independent flow characteristic with strong throttling in both directions, which is particularly pronounced in cold, i. highly viscous hydraulic fluid prevents rapid refilling of the medium-pressure space.
  • hydraulic fluid bores with a very small diameter the increased risk of clogging with dirt particles in the form of manufacturing residues or abrasion during operation of the internal combustion engine.
  • the production of small hydraulic fluid hole is associated with considerable effort. For example, in the case of a machined bore with high tool wear or frequent tool failure to be expected, while the production by means of laser beam leads to undesirably high shape and cross-sectional deviations of the desired geometry of the throttle point.
  • the present invention is therefore based on the object, in particular to further develop a hydraulic unit of the type mentioned above, that the medium-pressure chamber during cold start of the internal combustion engine is a both sufficiently large and sufficiently quickly available hydraulic fluid reservoir to the side.
  • the throttle point is formed by means of a displaceable relative to the hydraulic medium passage valve body and depending on the position of the valve body has different sized flow cross-sections.
  • the valve body in its first position corresponding to the hydraulic fluid flow from the medium-pressure space into the low-pressure space, the valve body blocks the throttle point down to a throttling flow cross-section and releases a low-throttle flow cross-section in its second position corresponding to the hydraulic fluid flow from the low-pressure space into the medium-pressure space.
  • the displaceable valve body allows a flow characteristic dependent on the flow direction, so that the hydraulic fluid transfer in the direction of the low-pressure chamber is still throttled, but in the opposite direction to the medium pressure space, but largely low resistance.
  • the valve body should extend partially or completely in the hydraulic medium passage and be supported by stops on the housing intermediate part, which stops define the first and second position of the valve body.
  • the valve body is a valve plate or has such, should be the first layer of the valve body defining stop a medium pressure chamber facing first surface on the intermediate housing part and form the valve plate together with the first surface a plate valve, wherein the throttling flow cross section through one or more bead-shaped depressions on the valve plate and / or the first surface is formed.
  • the throttling action in bead-shaped depressions is much more dependent on the viscosity of the hydraulic fluid due to their relatively large length-cross-section ratio.
  • This property is particularly advantageous if the upper housing part is provided with an overflow opening into the cylinder head. This not only serves to vent the low pressure chamber, but also the cooling of the hydraulic unit by escaping heated hydraulic fluid via low pressure chamber in the cylinder head and thus can be returned to the cooled hydraulic fluid circuit of the engine.
  • the viscosity-dependent throttling effect of the bead-shaped recesses causes a needs-based flushing of the hydraulic unit, which is ideally such that when hot hydraulic fluid flushing the largest possible and cold hydraulic fluid does not rinse the hydraulic unit.
  • valve body should have holding claws extending from the valve plate, starting through the hydraulic medium passage and extending over a low pressure chamber facing the second surface on the intermediate housing part.
  • the second surface serves as the second position of the valve body defining stop.
  • Such a valve body can be made particularly cost effective as an injection molded part made of plastic.
  • valve body is a ball and the hydraulic medium passage has the shape of a spherical cap opening in the direction of the medium-pressure space.
  • the throttling flow cross-section is by a bead-shaped extending in the axial direction of the spherical cap Groove formed on the inner circumferential surface of the hydraulic medium passage.
  • To hold the ball of the second position of the ball defining stop should be formed by one or more extending into the hydraulic medium passage material projections on the intermediate housing part.
  • three material projections distributed uniformly over the inner circumferential surface of the hydraulic medium passage are provided, which may also be produced by caulking the intermediate housing part.
  • the known manner of operation of the hydraulic gas exchange valve drive 1 can be summarized to the effect that the high pressure chamber 11 between the transmitter unit 6 and the slave unit 8 acts as a hydraulic linkage, which - neglecting leaks - proportional to the stroke of the cam 3 displaced by the pump plunger 7 hydraulic volume as a function of the opening time and the opening duration of the hydraulic valve 10 in a first, the slave piston 9 acting sub-volume and in a second, in the medium pressure chamber 12 including pressure accumulator 13 effluent partial volume is split.
  • the stroke transmission of the pump tappet 7 to the slave piston 9 and therefore not only the timing, but also the lifting height of the gas exchange valve 4 are fully variable adjustable.
  • FIG. 2 shows the throttle point 17 as a hydraulic symbol.
  • Essential for the invention is the existence of a displaceable valve body 19 by which the flow of hydraulic fluid from the medium-pressure chamber 12 into the low-pressure chamber 16 is throttled significantly more strongly than in the opposite direction.
  • a viscosity-dependent throttling effect of the throttle body 17 is particularly advantageous if the low-pressure chamber 16 with a in the Cylinder head opening overflow 20 is provided (see FIG. 1 ).
  • the overflow 20 serves not only to vent the low-pressure chamber 16, but also to cool the hydraulic unit 5, in that heated hydraulic fluid can escape via low-pressure chamber 16 into the cylinder head 2 and can therefore be returned to the cooled hydraulic fluid circuit of the internal combustion engine.
  • the viscosity-dependent throttling action of the throttle point 17 causes a needs-based flushing of the hydraulic unit 5: in the ideal case theoretically, the highest possible flushing takes place with hot hydraulic fluid and no flushing of the hydraulic unit 5 with cold hydraulic fluid.
  • the hydraulic unit 5 has a common hydraulic housing 21 in order to mount the hydraulic unit 5 as a preassembled and optionally already filled with hydraulic fluid assembly in the cylinder head 2 of the internal combustion engine.
  • the executed for a 4-cylinder inline hydraulic unit 5 is in general view FIG. 3 out.
  • the composite in sandwich construction hydraulic housing 21 consists of a lower housing part 22, formed as intermediate housing part 23 partition wall 18 and a housing top 24. While the housing parts 22, 23, 24 are screwed together at various Verschraubungsddlingen 25 hydraulically sealing, the lower housing part 22 separate Verschraubungsus 26 Attaching the entire hydraulic unit 5 in the cylinder head 2 of the internal combustion engine.
  • the four transmitter units 6 each include a seated in the housing part 22 support member 27, a pivotally mounted thereon drag lever 28 with rotatably mounted roller 29 for a low-friction cam and the here actuated by rocker arm 28 and spring-loaded in the return stroke pump tappet 7 from the intermediate housing part 23 outgoing bracket 30 serve as a captive for the drag lever 28 when not mounted in the cylinder head 2 hydraulic unit 5.
  • This is further designed so that each of the transmitter units 6 with two slave units 8 (see also FIG. 1 ) cooperates.
  • the upper housing part 24 is coated with a sealing material made of elastomer material, not shown here.
  • this coating is not limited only to the contact area to the intermediate housing part 23, but is located on the entire surface of here
  • separate flat gaskets such as single or multi-layered metal gaskets can be used in addition or as an alternative to E-lastomerbe Anlagenung ,
  • FIGS. 5 to 12 three embodiments of the throttle restriction 17 according to the invention are illustrated.
  • This runs in each case in the region of a per se low-throttle hydraulic fluid passage 32 through the intermediate housing part 23 and is formed by the partially or completely arranged in the hydraulic medium passage 32 and relative to this displaceable valve body 19.
  • the throttle body 17 depending on the position of the valve body 19 of different size flow cross sections, wherein the valve body 19 in its the hydraulic fluid flow from the medium pressure chamber 12 in the low pressure chamber 16 corresponding first position the throttle body 17 blocks up to a throttling flow cross section and in his the hydraulic fluid flow from the low pressure chamber 16 in the middle pressure chamber 12 corresponding second layer releases a low-throttle flow cross-section.
  • the valve body 19 is respectively supported by stops, which define the first and second position of the valve body 19, on the housing intermediate part 23.
  • FIGS. 5 to 7 it is an enlarged view of the in FIG. 4 contained restrictor 17 'with valve body 19'.
  • This is an injection-molded plastic part with a valve plate 33 and outgoing retaining claws 34, which are guided by elastic deformation through the hydraulic medium passage 32 therethrough.
  • As the first position of the valve body 19 'defining stop is a medium pressure chamber 12 facing the first surface 35 on the intermediate housing part 23, here the underside, with which the valve plate 33 forms a plate valve (see FIG. 5 ).
  • the throttling flow cross-section is formed by bead-shaped depressions 36 'on the valve plate 33.
  • the holding claws 34 extend over a second surface 37 facing the low-pressure chamber 16 on the intermediate housing part 23, in this case the upper side thereof, which serves as stop which supports the retaining claws 34 and thus defines the second position of the valve body 19 '.
  • the throttle body 17 'in this second position due to the then open plate valve on a comparatively large, ie throttle-poor cross-section.
  • valve body 19 is a ball
  • the hydraulic medium passage 32 in the intermediate housing part 23 has the shape of a spherical cap opening in the direction of the medium-pressure space 12.
  • the throttling flow cross-section is formed by a bead-shaped recess 36" extending in the axial direction of the spherical cap on the inner lateral surface of the ball Hydraulic fluid passage 32 formed.
  • the spherical cap serves as the first position of the ball 19 "defining stop and the hydraulic fluid flow in the direction of the low pressure space can only be done via the bead-shaped recess 36"
  • the second position of the ball 19 "defining stop by three material protrusions 38 on the intermediate housing part 23rd In this second position, the hydraulic fluid flow in the direction of the medium-pressure space is the entire surface of the ball 19 "with correspondingly low throttling available.
  • the material protrusions 38 extending into the hydraulic medium passage 32 are formed by caulking the intermediate housing part 23 and are uniformly distributed over the inner circumferential surface of the hydraulic medium passage 32.
  • the valve body 19 "' is in this case designed as a disc-shaped valve plate, which is arranged in play-like manner between two bushings 39, 40 pressed into the hydraulic medium passage 32.
  • the bushes 39, 40, each on the front side have one of the stops for the valve plate 19 "'are designed differently.
  • the upper sleeve 40 forms with the valve plate 19"' a plate valve, wherein the throttling flow cross-section is formed by four bead-shaped recesses 36 "'on the first surface 35 of the bushing 40 facing the medium-pressure chamber 12.
  • the lower bushing 39 is provided on its second surface 37 facing the low-pressure chamber 16 with circular-arc interruptions 41, which in the second Position of the valve plate 19 "'provide a sufficiently low-throttle flow area available.

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The hydraulic unit (5) has drive-side master and slave units (6, 8), low-and medium-pressure chambers (12, 16), and a controllable hydraulic valve (10) extending in a bottom part (22) of a hydraulic housing (21). A valve body blocks a throttle point (17') in a position corresponding to a hydraulic-flow from the medium-pressure chamber into a low-pressure chamber up to a throttling through-flow cross section. The body opens a low-throttle through-flow cross section in another position corresponding to a flow of hydraulic medium from the low-pressure chamber into the medium-pressure chamber.

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Gebiet der ErfindungField of the invention

Die Erfindung betrifft eine Hydraulikeinheit für einen Zylinderkopf einer Brennkraftmaschine mit hydraulisch variablem Gaswechselventiltrieb. Die Hydraulikeinheit umfasst:

  • ■ zumindest eine antriebseitige Gebereinheit,
  • ■ zumindest eine abtriebseitige Nehmereinheit,
  • ■ zumindest ein ansteuerbares Hydraulikventil,
  • ■ zumindest einen Mitteldruckraum,
  • ■ zumindest einen Hochdruckraum, der im Übertragungssinn zwischen der zugehörigen Gebereinheit und der zugehörigen Nehmereinheit angeordnet und über das zugehörige Hydraulikventil mit dem zugehörigen Mitteldruckraum verbindbar ist,
  • ■ zumindest einen als Hydraulikmittelreservoir dienenden Niederdruckraum, der über eine Drosselstelle mit dem zugehörigen Mitteldruckraum verbunden ist,
  • ■ und ein Hydraulikgehäuse mit einem Gehäuseunterteil, einem Gehäusezwischenteil und einem Gehäuseoberteil,
    wobei die Gebereinheit, die Nehmereinheit, der Hochdruckraum, das Hydraulikventil und der Mitteldruckraum im Gehäuseunterteil verlaufen, der Niederdruckraum im Gehäuseoberteil ausgebildet ist und die Drosselstelle im Bereich eines Hydraulikmitteldurchlasses durch das Gehäusezwischenteil verläuft.
The invention relates to a hydraulic unit for a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine with hydraulically variable gas exchange valve train. The hydraulic unit comprises:
  • At least one drive-side transmitter unit,
  • At least one output-side receiving unit,
  • At least one controllable hydraulic valve,
  • ■ at least one medium-pressure space,
  • At least one high-pressure space, which is arranged in the direction of transmission between the associated transmitter unit and the associated slave unit and can be connected to the associated medium-pressure chamber via the associated hydraulic valve,
  • At least one low-pressure space serving as a hydraulic medium reservoir, which is connected via a throttle point to the associated medium-pressure space,
  • ■ and a hydraulic housing with a housing lower part, a housing intermediate part and a housing upper part,
    wherein the transmitter unit, the receiver unit, the high-pressure chamber, the hydraulic valve and the medium-pressure chamber run in the lower housing part, the low-pressure chamber is formed in the upper housing part and the throttle point extends in the region of a hydraulic medium passage through the intermediate housing part.

Hintergrund der ErfindungBackground of the invention

Eine derartige Hydraulikeinheit geht aus der nicht vorveröffentlichten DE 10 2007 054 376 A1 hervor. Bei der dort vorgeschlagenen Hydraulikeinheit sind alle wesentlichen, für die hydraulisch variable Übertragung von Nockenerhebungen auf die Gaswechselventile erforderlichen Bauteile und die Druckräume in einem gemeinsamen Hydraulikgehäuse in Sandwichbauweise zusammengefasst. Das Gehäuseunterteil ist sehr kompakt bauend ausgebildet, und bei dem Gehäusezwischenteil handelt es sich zudem um eine im wesentlichen flache Platte, so dass jeder der Mitteldruckräume auf ein entsprechend kleines Volumen begrenzt ist.Such a hydraulic unit is from the unpublished DE 10 2007 054 376 A1 out. In the hydraulic unit proposed there are all essential, required for the hydraulically variable transmission of cam lobes on the gas exchange valves components and the pressure chambers in a common hydraulic housing in sandwich construction summarized. The lower housing part is formed very compact design, and in the intermediate housing part is also a substantially flat plate, so that each of the intermediate pressure chambers is limited to a correspondingly small volume.

Wie es in der zitierten Druckschrift erläutert ist, kann jedoch ein kleinvolumiger Mitteldruckraum beim Startvorgang der Brennkraftmaschine problematisch sein, insbesondere wenn es sich um einen Startvorgang bei tiefen Außentemperaturen und nach längerem Stillstand der Brennkraftmaschine handelt. Dies liegt darin begründet, dass die Hydraulikmittelversorgung der Brennkraftmaschine während des Startvorgangs noch keinen ausreichenden Hydraulikmittelstrom in den Mitteldruckraum fördert und lediglich das im Mitteldruckraum verbliebene und zudem bei tiefen Temperaturen geschrumpfte Hydraulikmittelvolumen unzureichend groß für ein vollständiges Wiederbefüllen eines dann expandierenden Hochdruckraums ist. Diese Problematik gilt in verstärktem Maße für sich in kurzer Zeitfolge wiederholende Startvorgänge, da in diesem Fall der Hydraulikmittelverbrauch aus dem Mitteldruckraum größer als das von der Hydraulikmittelversorgung der Brennkraftmaschine nachgeförderte Volumen sein kann. Solche Mehrfachstartvorgänge sind beispielsweise für Taxifahrzeuge an Taxiständen typisch.As explained in the cited document, however, a small-volume medium-pressure chamber during the starting process of the internal combustion engine can be problematic, especially if it is a starting operation at low ambient temperatures and after a long period of stoppage of the internal combustion engine. This is due to the fact that the hydraulic fluid supply of the internal combustion engine still does not promote sufficient hydraulic fluid flow into the medium-pressure space during start-up and only the hydraulic fluid volume remaining in the medium-pressure space and shrunk at low temperatures is insufficiently large for a complete refilling of a then-expanding high-pressure space. This problem applies to a greater extent in a short time repetitive starting operations, since in this case the hydraulic fluid consumption from the medium-pressure space can be greater than the nachgeförderte from the hydraulic fluid supply to the internal combustion engine volume. Such multi-start operations are typical, for example, for taxi cabs at taxi stands.

Zur Lösung dieser Problematik wird in der zitierten Druckschrift vorgeschlagen, im Gehäuseoberteil einen als Hydraulikmittelreservoir dienenden Niederdruckraum auszubilden, der über eine Drosselstelle im Gehäusezwischenteil mit dem Mitteldruckraum verbunden ist. Mit Hilfe des Niederdruckraums wird zum einen das während des Startvorgangs der Brennkraftmaschine erforderliche Hydraulikmittelreservoir für den Mitteldruckraum und mithin für den Hochdruckraum erweitert und zum anderen das Risiko eines Ansaugens von Gasblasen weitestgehend beseitigt. Letzteres ergibt sich durch das Gehäusezwischenteil, das den Niederdruckraum vom Mitteldruckraum separiert, so dass während der Stillstandsphase der Brennkraftmaschine und dabei abkühlendem und folglich schrumpfendem Hydraulikmittel die Bildung von Gasblasen im Mitteldruckraum durch Nachsaugen von Hydraulikmittel aus dem Niederdruckraum verhindert wird.To solve this problem is proposed in the cited document, serving in the upper housing part serving as a hydraulic fluid reservoir low pressure space form, which is connected via a throttle point in the intermediate housing part with the medium-pressure space. With the help of the low-pressure chamber on the one hand during the starting process of the engine required hydraulic fluid reservoir for the medium-pressure space and thus expanded for the high-pressure chamber and on the other hand eliminates the risk of suction of gas bubbles as far as possible. The latter results from the intermediate housing part, which separates the low-pressure chamber from the medium-pressure chamber, so that during the stoppage phase of the internal combustion engine while cooling and thus shrinking hydraulic fluid, the formation of gas bubbles in the medium-pressure space is prevented by suction of hydraulic fluid from the low-pressure chamber.

Die in der genannten Druckschrift vorgeschlagene Drosselstelle ist als Stufenbohrung durch das Gehäusezwischenteil mit einem nur wenige Zehntelmillimeter betragenden Kleinstdurchmesser ausgebildet. Eine derartige Drosselstelle kann jedoch in verschiedener Hinsicht nachteilig sein. Vor allem weist die starre Drosselstelle eine von der Durchflussrichtung unabhängige Durchflusscharakteristik mit starker Drosselung in beide Richtungen auf, welche insbesondere bei kaltem, d.h. hochviskosem Hydraulikmittel einer schnellen Wiederbefüllung des Mitteldruckraums entgegensteht. Zudem besteht bei Hydraulikmittelbohrungen mit sehr kleinem Durchmesser das erhöhte Risiko einer Verstopfung mit Schmutzpartikeln in Form von Fertigungsrückständen oder Abrieb während des Betriebs der Brennkraftmaschine. Außerdem ist die Herstellung der kleinen Hydraulikmittelbohrung mit erheblichem Aufwand verbunden. Beispielsweise ist im Falle einer spanend hergestellten Bohrung mit hohem Werkzeugverschleiß oder häufigem Werkzeugausfall zu rechnen, während die Herstellung mittels Laserstrahl zu unerwünscht hohen Form- und Querschnittsabweichungen von der Sollgeometrie der Drosselstelle führt.The throttle point proposed in the cited document is designed as a stepped bore through the intermediate housing part with a small diameter amounting to only a few tenths of a millimeter. However, such a throttle may be disadvantageous in several respects. In particular, the rigid orifice has a flow rate independent flow characteristic with strong throttling in both directions, which is particularly pronounced in cold, i. highly viscous hydraulic fluid prevents rapid refilling of the medium-pressure space. In addition, in hydraulic fluid bores with a very small diameter, the increased risk of clogging with dirt particles in the form of manufacturing residues or abrasion during operation of the internal combustion engine. In addition, the production of small hydraulic fluid hole is associated with considerable effort. For example, in the case of a machined bore with high tool wear or frequent tool failure to be expected, while the production by means of laser beam leads to undesirably high shape and cross-sectional deviations of the desired geometry of the throttle point.

Aufgabe der ErfindungObject of the invention

Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Hydraulikeinheit der eingangs genannten Art insbesondere dahingehend fortzubilden, dass dem Mitteldruckraum beim Kaltstart der Brennkraftmaschine ein sowohl ausreichend großes als auch ausreichend schnell verfügbares Hydraulikmittelreservoir zur Seite steht.The present invention is therefore based on the object, in particular to further develop a hydraulic unit of the type mentioned above, that the medium-pressure chamber during cold start of the internal combustion engine is a both sufficiently large and sufficiently quickly available hydraulic fluid reservoir to the side.

Zusammenfassung der ErfindungSummary of the invention

Die Lösung dieser Aufgabe ergibt sich aus den kennzeichnenden Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1, während vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen und Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung den Unteransprüchen entnehmbar sind. Demnach ist es vorgesehen, dass die Drosselstelle mittels eines relativ zum Hydraulikmitteldurchlass verlagerbaren Ventilkörpers gebildet ist und je nach Lage des Ventilkörpers unterschiedlich große Durchflussquerschnitte aufweist. Dabei versperrt der Ventilkörper in seiner dem Hydraulikmittelfluss vom Mitteldruckraum in den Niederdruckraum entsprechenden ersten Lage die Drosselstelle bis auf einen drosselnden Durchflussquerschnitt und gibt in seiner dem Hydraulikmittelfluss vom Niederdruckraum in den Mitteldruckraum entsprechenden zweiten Lage einen drosselarmen Durchflussquerschnitt frei. Mit anderen Worten ermöglicht der verlagerbare Ventilkörper eine von der Durchflussrichtung abhängige Durchflusscharakteristik, so dass der Hydraulikmittelübertritt in Richtung des Niederdruckraums nach wie vor gedrosselt, in die entgegengesetzte Richtung zum Mitteldruckraum hin jedoch weitgehend widerstandsarm erfolgt. Zudem entfällt mit der starren und querschnittsarmen Hydraulikmittelbohrung das Verstopfungsrisiko der Drosselstelle durch Schmutzpartikel.The solution of this problem arises from the characterizing features of claim 1, while advantageous developments and refinements of the invention are the dependent claims can be removed. Accordingly, it is provided that the throttle point is formed by means of a displaceable relative to the hydraulic medium passage valve body and depending on the position of the valve body has different sized flow cross-sections. In this case, in its first position corresponding to the hydraulic fluid flow from the medium-pressure space into the low-pressure space, the valve body blocks the throttle point down to a throttling flow cross-section and releases a low-throttle flow cross-section in its second position corresponding to the hydraulic fluid flow from the low-pressure space into the medium-pressure space. In other words, the displaceable valve body allows a flow characteristic dependent on the flow direction, so that the hydraulic fluid transfer in the direction of the low-pressure chamber is still throttled, but in the opposite direction to the medium pressure space, but largely low resistance. In addition, eliminates the risk of clogging of the throttle body by dirt with the rigid and low-cross-sectional hydraulic fluid bore.

In Weiterbildung der Erfindung soll der Ventilkörper teilweise oder vollständig im Hydraulikmitteldurchlass verlaufen und durch Anschläge am Gehäusezwischenteil gehaltert sein, welche Anschläge die erste und zweite Lage des Ventilkörpers definieren. Für den Fall, dass der Ventilkörper eine Ventilplatte ist oder eine solche aufweist, soll der die erste Lage des Ventilkörpers definierende Anschlag eine dem Mitteldruckraum zugewandte erste Oberfläche am Gehäusezwischenteil sein und die Ventilplatte gemeinsam mit der ersten Oberfläche ein Plattenventil bilden, wobei der drosselnde Durchflussquerschnitt durch eine oder mehrere sickenförmige Vertiefungen auf der Ventilplatte und/oder der ersten Oberfläche gebildet ist.In a further development of the invention, the valve body should extend partially or completely in the hydraulic medium passage and be supported by stops on the housing intermediate part, which stops define the first and second position of the valve body. In the event that the valve body is a valve plate or has such, should be the first layer of the valve body defining stop a medium pressure chamber facing first surface on the intermediate housing part and form the valve plate together with the first surface a plate valve, wherein the throttling flow cross section through one or more bead-shaped depressions on the valve plate and / or the first surface is formed.

Gegenüber der im eingangs zitierten Stand der Technik vorgeschlagenen Stufenbohrung, deren Drosselwirkung den Eigenschaften einer viskositätsunabhängigen Blende nahe kommt, ist die Drosselwirkung bei sickenförmigen Vertiefungen aufgrund ihres relativ großen Längen-Querschnitt-Verhältnisses in deutlich stärkerem Maße von der Viskosität des Hydraulikmittels abhängig. Diese Eigenschaft ist besonders dann von Vorteil, wenn das Gehäuseoberteil mit einem in den Zylinderkopf mündenden Überlauf versehen ist. Dieser dient nicht nur der Entlüftung des Niederdruckraums, sondern auch der Kühlung der Hydraulikeinheit, indem aufgeheiztes Hydraulikmittel via Niederdruckraum in den Zylinderkopf entweichen und mithin in den gekühlten Hydraulikmittelkreislauf der Brennkraftmaschine zurückgeführt werden kann. Hierbei bewirkt die viskositätsabhängige Drosselwirkung der sickenförmigen Vertiefungen eine bedarfsgerechte Spülung der Hydraulikeinheit, die idealerweise dergestalt ist, dass bei heißem Hydraulikmittel eine größtmögliche Spülung und bei kaltem Hydraulikmittel keine Spülung der Hydraulikeinheit erfolgt.Compared with the stepped bore proposed in the cited prior art, whose throttling effect comes close to the properties of a viscous-independent diaphragm, the throttling action in bead-shaped depressions is much more dependent on the viscosity of the hydraulic fluid due to their relatively large length-cross-section ratio. This property is particularly advantageous if the upper housing part is provided with an overflow opening into the cylinder head. This not only serves to vent the low pressure chamber, but also the cooling of the hydraulic unit by escaping heated hydraulic fluid via low pressure chamber in the cylinder head and thus can be returned to the cooled hydraulic fluid circuit of the engine. Here, the viscosity-dependent throttling effect of the bead-shaped recesses causes a needs-based flushing of the hydraulic unit, which is ideally such that when hot hydraulic fluid flushing the largest possible and cold hydraulic fluid does not rinse the hydraulic unit.

In einer konstruktiven Ausgestaltung der Erfindung sind eine oder zwei im Hydraulikmitteldurchlass befestigte und jeweils stirnseitig einen der Anschläge für die Ventilplatte bildende Buchsen vorgesehen. Alternativ soll der Ventilkörper Haltekrallen aufweisen, die von der Ventilplatte ausgehend durch den Hydraulikmitteldurchlass verlaufen und sich über eine dem Niederdruckraum zugewandte zweite Oberfläche am Gehäusezwischenteil erstrecken. Dabei dient die zweite Oberfläche als die zweite Lage des Ventilkörpers definierender Anschlag. Ein solcher Ventilkörper kann besonders kostengünstig als Spritzgussteil aus Kunststoff hergestellt sein.In a constructive embodiment of the invention, one or two in the hydraulic medium passage attached and each end face of the stops for the valve plate forming jacks are provided. Alternatively, the valve body should have holding claws extending from the valve plate, starting through the hydraulic medium passage and extending over a low pressure chamber facing the second surface on the intermediate housing part. The second surface serves as the second position of the valve body defining stop. Such a valve body can be made particularly cost effective as an injection molded part made of plastic.

Es besteht ebenfalls die Möglichkeit, dass der Ventilkörper eine Kugel ist und der Hydraulikmitteldurchlass die Form einer sich in Richtung des Mitteldruckraums öffnenden Kugelkalotte aufweist. Dabei ist der drosselnde Durchflussquerschnitt durch eine sich in Achsrichtung der Kugelkalotte erstreckende, sickenförmige Vertiefung an der Innenmantelfläche des Hydraulikmitteldurchlasses gebildet.There is also the possibility that the valve body is a ball and the hydraulic medium passage has the shape of a spherical cap opening in the direction of the medium-pressure space. In this case, the throttling flow cross-section is by a bead-shaped extending in the axial direction of the spherical cap Groove formed on the inner circumferential surface of the hydraulic medium passage.

Zur Halterung der Kugel soll der die zweite Lage der Kugel definierende Anschlag durch einen oder mehrere sich in den Hydraulikmitteldurchlass erstreckende Materialvorsprünge am Gehäusezwischenteil gebildet sein. Vorzugsweise sind drei über die Innenmantelfläche des Hydraulikmitteldurchlasses gleichmäßig verteilte Materialvorsprünge vorgesehen, die außerdem durch Verstemmen des Gehäusezwischenteils erzeugt sein können.To hold the ball of the second position of the ball defining stop should be formed by one or more extending into the hydraulic medium passage material projections on the intermediate housing part. Preferably, three material projections distributed uniformly over the inner circumferential surface of the hydraulic medium passage are provided, which may also be produced by caulking the intermediate housing part.

Kurze Beschreibung der Zeichnungen Brief description of the drawings

Weitere Merkmale der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung und aus den Zeichnungen, in denen Ausführungsbeispiele der Erfindung dargestellt sind. Soweit nicht anders erwähnt, sind dabei gleiche oder funktionsgleiche Merkmale oder Bauteile mit gleichen Bezugszahlen versehen.Further features of the invention will become apparent from the following description and from the drawings, in which embodiments of the invention are shown. Unless otherwise stated, the same or functionally identical features or components are provided with the same reference numbers.

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Figur 1FIG. 1
eine schematische Darstellung eines hydraulisch variablen Gaswechselventiltriebs;a schematic representation of a hydraulically variable gas exchange valve drive;
Figur 2FIG. 2
die erfindungsgemäße Drosselstelle als Hydrauliksymbol;the throttle restriction according to the invention as a hydraulic symbol;
Figur 3FIG. 3
eine Hydraulikeinheit in perspektivischer Gesamtdarstellung;a hydraulic unit in an overall perspective view;
Figur 4FIG. 4
einen Querschnitt der Hydraulikeinheit gemäß Figur 3;a cross section of the hydraulic unit according to FIG. 3 ;
Figur 5FIG. 5
eine Drosselstelle mit Plattenventil gemäß Figur 4 in vergrößerter Schnittdarstellung (1. Seitenansicht);a throttle point with plate valve according to FIG. 4 in enlarged sectional view (1st side view);
Figur 6FIG. 6
die Drosselstelle gemäß Figur 4 in vergrößerter Schnittdarstellung (2. Seitenansicht);the throttle point according to FIG. 4 in enlarged sectional view (2nd side view);
Figur 7FIG. 7
den Ventilkörper gemäß Figur 4 in vergrößerter Perspektivdarstellung;the valve body according to FIG. 4 in enlarged perspective view;
Figur 8FIG. 8
eine Drosselstelle mit Kugel in vergrößerter Schnittdarstellung;a throttle point with ball in an enlarged sectional view;
Figur 9FIG. 9
den Schnitt A-A gemäß Figur 8;the section AA according to FIG. 8 ;
Figur 10FIG. 10
eine Drosselstelle mit Plattenventil und Buchsen in vergrößerter Schnittdarstellung;a throttle point with plate valve and sockets in an enlarged sectional view;
Figur 11FIG. 11
die obere Buchse gemäß Figur 10 in vergrößerter Perspektivdarstellung undthe upper bush according to FIG. 10 in enlarged perspective and
Figur 12FIG. 12
die untere Buchse gemäß Figur 10 in vergrößerter Perspektivdarstellung.the lower socket according to FIG. 10 in enlarged perspective view.
Ausführliche Beschreibung der ZeichnungenDetailed description of the drawings

In Figur 1 ist der prinzipielle Aufbau eines hydraulisch variablen Gaswechselventiltriebs 1 schematisch offenbart. Dargestellt ist ein für das Verständnis der Erfindung wesentlicher Ausschnitt eines Zylinderkopfs 2 einer Brennkraftmaschine mit einem Nocken 3 einer Nockenwelle und einem in Schließrichtung federkraftbeaufschlagten Gaswechselventil 4. Die Variabilität des Gaswechselventiltriebs 1 wird mittels einer zwischen dem Nocken 3 und dem Gaswechselventil 4 angeordneten Hydraulikeinheit 5 erzeugt, die folgende Komponenten umfasst:

  • ■ eine antriebseitige Gebereinheit 6, hier in Form eines vom Nocken 3 angetriebenen Pumpenstößels 7,
  • ■ eine abtriebseitige Nehmereinheit 8, hier in Form eines das Gaswechselventil 4 unmittelbar betätigenden Nehmerkolbens 9,
  • ein ansteuerbares Hydraulikventil 10, hier in Form eines elektromagnetischen 2-2-Wege-Schaltventils,
  • ■ einen zwischen der Gebereinheit 6 und der Nehmereinheit 8 verlaufenden Hochdruckraum 11, aus dem bei geöffnetem Hydraulikventil 10 Hydraulikmittel in einen Mitteldruckraum 12 abströmen kann,
  • ■ ein an den Mitteldruckraum 12 angeschlossener Druckspeicher 13 mit einem federkraftbeaufschlagten Ausgleichskolben 14,
  • ■ ein in Richtung des Mitteldruckraums 12 öffnendes Rückschlagventil 15, über das die Hydraulikeinheit 5 an den Hydraulikmittelkreislauf der Brennkraftmaschine angeschlossen ist,
  • ■ und einen als Hydraulikmittelreservoir dienenden Niederdruckraum 16, der über eine Drosselstelle 17 in einer den Niederdruckraum 16 vom Mitteldruckraum 12 separierenden Trennwand 18 mit dem Mitteldruckraum 12 verbunden ist.
In FIG. 1 the basic structure of a hydraulically variable gas exchange valve drive 1 is schematically disclosed. Shown is a section of a cylinder head 2 of an internal combustion engine with a cam 3 of a camshaft and a spring-loaded gas exchange valve 4 which is essential for understanding the invention. The variability of the gas exchange valve drive 1 is generated by means of a hydraulic unit 5 arranged between the cam 3 and the gas exchange valve 4. the following components include:
  • A drive-side transmitter unit 6, here in the form of a pump tappet 7 driven by the cam 3,
  • ■ an output side slave unit 8, here in the form of a gas piston valve 4 directly actuated slave piston 9,
  • ■ a controllable hydraulic valve 10, here in the form of an electromagnetic 2-2-way switching valve,
  • ■ a high-pressure space 11 extending between the transmitter unit 6 and the receiver unit 8, from which hydraulic fluid can flow into an intermediate-pressure space 12 when the hydraulic valve 10 is open,
  • ■ a pressure accumulator 13 connected to the medium-pressure chamber 12 with a compensating piston 14, which is acted on by spring force,
  • ■ a non-return valve 15 which opens in the direction of the medium-pressure chamber 12 and via which the hydraulic unit 5 is connected to the hydraulic fluid circuit of the internal combustion engine,
  • ■ and serving as a hydraulic fluid reservoir low-pressure chamber 16 which is connected via a throttle point 17 in a the low pressure chamber 16 from the central pressure chamber 12 separating partition 18 with the central pressure chamber 12.

Die an sich bekannte Funktionsweise des hydraulischen Gaswechselventiltriebs 1 lässt sich dahingehend zusammenfassen, dass der Hochdruckraum 11 zwischen der Gebereinheit 6 und der Nehmereinheit 8 als hydraulisches Gestänge wirkt, wobei das - bei Vernachlässigung von Leckagen - proportional zum Hub des Nockens 3 vom Pumpenstößel 7 verdrängte Hydraulikvolumen in Abhängigkeit des Öffnungszeitpunkts und der Öffnungsdauer des Hydraulikventils 10 in ein erstes, den Nehmerkolben 9 beaufschlagendes Teilvolumen und in ein zweites, in den Mitteldruckraum 12 einschließlich Druckspeicher 13 abströmendes Teilvolumen aufgesplittet wird. Hierdurch sind die Hubübertragung des Pumpenstößels 7 auf den Nehmerkolben 9 und mithin nicht nur die Steuerzeiten, sondern auch die Hubhöhe des Gaswechselventils 4 vollvariabel einstellbar.The known manner of operation of the hydraulic gas exchange valve drive 1 can be summarized to the effect that the high pressure chamber 11 between the transmitter unit 6 and the slave unit 8 acts as a hydraulic linkage, which - neglecting leaks - proportional to the stroke of the cam 3 displaced by the pump plunger 7 hydraulic volume as a function of the opening time and the opening duration of the hydraulic valve 10 in a first, the slave piston 9 acting sub-volume and in a second, in the medium pressure chamber 12 including pressure accumulator 13 effluent partial volume is split. As a result, the stroke transmission of the pump tappet 7 to the slave piston 9 and therefore not only the timing, but also the lifting height of the gas exchange valve 4 are fully variable adjustable.

Figur 2 zeigt die Drosselstelle 17 als Hydrauliksymbol. Für die Erfindung wesentlich ist die Existenz eines verlagerbaren Ventilkörpers 19, durch den der Hydraulikmittelfluss vom Mitteldruckraum 12 in den Niederdruckraum 16 deutlich stärker als in die entgegengesetzte Richtung gedrosselt wird. Wie bereits einleitend erwähnt und in den nachfolgend erläuterten Ausführungsbeispielen umgesetzt, ist eine viskositätsabhängige Drosselwirkung der Drosselstelle 17 besonders dann vorteilhaft, wenn der Niederdruckraum 16 mit einem in den Zylinderkopf mündenden Überlauf 20 versehen ist (siehe Figur 1). Der Überlauf 20 dient nicht nur der Entlüftung des Niederdruckraums 16, sondern auch der Kühlung der Hydraulikeinheit 5, indem aufgeheiztes Hydraulikmittel via Niederdruckraum 16 in den Zylinderkopf 2 entweichen und mithin in den gekühlten Hydraulikmittelkreislauf der Brennkraftmaschine zurückgeführt werden kann. Die viskositätsabhängige Drosselwirkung der Drosselstelle 17 bewirkt eine bedarfsgerechte Spülung der Hydraulikeinheit 5: im theoretischen Idealfall erfolgt bei heißem Hydraulikmittel eine größtmögliche Spülung und bei kaltem Hydraulikmittel gar keine Spülung der Hydraulikeinheit 5. FIG. 2 shows the throttle point 17 as a hydraulic symbol. Essential for the invention is the existence of a displaceable valve body 19 by which the flow of hydraulic fluid from the medium-pressure chamber 12 into the low-pressure chamber 16 is throttled significantly more strongly than in the opposite direction. As already mentioned in the introduction and implemented in the embodiments explained below, a viscosity-dependent throttling effect of the throttle body 17 is particularly advantageous if the low-pressure chamber 16 with a in the Cylinder head opening overflow 20 is provided (see FIG. 1 ). The overflow 20 serves not only to vent the low-pressure chamber 16, but also to cool the hydraulic unit 5, in that heated hydraulic fluid can escape via low-pressure chamber 16 into the cylinder head 2 and can therefore be returned to the cooled hydraulic fluid circuit of the internal combustion engine. The viscosity-dependent throttling action of the throttle point 17 causes a needs-based flushing of the hydraulic unit 5: in the ideal case theoretically, the highest possible flushing takes place with hot hydraulic fluid and no flushing of the hydraulic unit 5 with cold hydraulic fluid.

Wie es an den nachfolgend beschriebenen Figuren 3 und 4 deutlich wird, weist die Hydraulikeinheit 5 ein gemeinsames Hydraulikgehäuse 21 auf, um die Hydraulikeinheit 5 als vormontierte und gegebenenfalls bereits mit Hydraulikmittel befüllte Baueinheit in den Zylinderkopf 2 der Brennkraftmaschine montieren zu können. Die für eine 4-Zylinder-Reihenmaschine ausgeführte Hydraulikeinheit 5 geht in Gesamtansicht aus Figur 3 hervor. Das in Sandwichbauweise zusammengesetzte Hydraulikgehäuse 21 besteht aus einem Gehäuseunterteil 22, der als Gehäusezwischenteil 23 ausgebildeten Trennwand 18 und einem Gehäuseoberteil 24. Während die Gehäuseteile 22, 23, 24 an diversen Verschraubungspunkten 25 hydraulisch dichtend miteinander verschraubt sind, weist das Gehäuseunterteil 22 separate Verschraubungspunkte 26 zum Befestigen der gesamten Hydraulikeinheit 5 im Zylinderkopf 2 der Brennkraftmaschine auf.As it is described below FIGS. 3 and 4 becomes clear, the hydraulic unit 5 has a common hydraulic housing 21 in order to mount the hydraulic unit 5 as a preassembled and optionally already filled with hydraulic fluid assembly in the cylinder head 2 of the internal combustion engine. The executed for a 4-cylinder inline hydraulic unit 5 is in general view FIG. 3 out. The composite in sandwich construction hydraulic housing 21 consists of a lower housing part 22, formed as intermediate housing part 23 partition wall 18 and a housing top 24. While the housing parts 22, 23, 24 are screwed together at various Verschraubungspunkten 25 hydraulically sealing, the lower housing part 22 separate Verschraubungspunkte 26 Attaching the entire hydraulic unit 5 in the cylinder head 2 of the internal combustion engine.

Die vier Gebereinheiten 6 umfassen jeweils ein im Gehäuseunterteil 22 aufgenommenes Abstützelement 27, einen darauf schwenkbeweglich gelagerten Schlepphebel 28 mit drehbar gelagerter Rolle 29 für einen reibungsarmen Nockenabgriff und den hier vom Schlepphebel 28 betätigten und in Rückhubrichtung federkraftbeaufschlagten Pumpenstößel 7. Vom Gehäusezwischenteil 23 abgehende Bügel 30 dienen als Verliersicherung für die Schlepphebel 28 bei nicht im Zylinderkopf 2 montierter Hydraulikeinheit 5. Diese ist weiterhin so ausgebildet, dass jede der Gebereinheiten 6 mit zwei Nehmereinheiten 8 (siehe auch Figur 1) zusammenwirkt. Mit anderen Worten wird für jedes Paar gleichwirkender Gaswechselventile 4, d.h. Einlassventile oder Auslassventile eines Zylinders der Brennkraftmaschine, nur ein Nocken 3 und eine Gebereinheit 6 benötigt, wobei das vom Pumpenstößel 7 verdrängte Hydraulikvolumen beide Nehmereinheiten 8 gleichzeitig beaufschlagt. Auf der den Gebereinheiten 6 gegenüber liegenden Seite der Hydraulikeinheit 5 sind die jeweils einer Gebereinheit 6 und den beiden Nehmereinheiten 8 zugeordneten Hydraulikventile 10 mit elektrischen Anschlusssteckern 31 zu erkennen, wobei die im stromlosen Zustand geöffneten Hydraulikventile 10 auf an sich bekannte und hier nicht näher dargestellte Weise in Ventilaufnahmen im Gehäuseunterteil 22 befestigt sind.The four transmitter units 6 each include a seated in the housing part 22 support member 27, a pivotally mounted thereon drag lever 28 with rotatably mounted roller 29 for a low-friction cam and the here actuated by rocker arm 28 and spring-loaded in the return stroke pump tappet 7 from the intermediate housing part 23 outgoing bracket 30 serve as a captive for the drag lever 28 when not mounted in the cylinder head 2 hydraulic unit 5. This is further designed so that each of the transmitter units 6 with two slave units 8 (see also FIG. 1 ) cooperates. In other words, for every pair gleichwirkender gas exchange valves 4, ie intake valves or exhaust valves of a cylinder of the internal combustion engine, only a cam 3 and a transmitter unit 6 is required, wherein the displaced by the pump plunger 7 hydraulic volume both slave units 8 simultaneously applied. On the side facing the transmitter units 6 side of the hydraulic unit 5 are each a transmitter unit 6 and the two slave units 8 associated hydraulic valves 10 can be seen with electrical connectors 31, wherein the open in the de-energized state hydraulic valves 10 in a known per se and not shown here manner are mounted in valve seats in the housing base 22.

Die bereits in Figur 3 anhand der Auswölbungen im Gehäuseoberteil 24 erkennbaren Niederdruckräume 16 gehen deutlich aus dem in Figur 4 dargestellten Querschnitt durch die Hydraulikeinheit 5 vor. In diesem Querschnitt ist auch der an den Mitteldruckraum 12 angeschlossene Druckspeicher 13 mit dem federkraftbeaufschlagten Ausgleichskolben 14 erkennbar. Obwohl nur eine Drosselstelle 17' gezeigt ist, kann jeder der Mitteldruckräume 12 auch über zwei oder mehr Drosselstellen 17' mit dem zugehörigen Niederdruckraum 16 kommunizieren. Umgekehrt wäre es auch denkbar, jedem Mitteldruckraum 12 zwei oder mehr voneinander separierte Niederdruckräume 16 zuzuordnen.The already in FIG. 3 On the basis of the bulges in the upper housing part 24 recognizable low pressure chambers 16 go clearly from the in FIG. 4 shown cross section through the hydraulic unit 5 before. In this cross section, the pressure accumulator 13 connected to the medium-pressure chamber 12 can be seen with the compensating piston 14, which is acted on by spring force. Although only one throttle point 17 'is shown, each of the medium-pressure chambers 12 can also communicate with the associated low-pressure chamber 16 via two or more throttle points 17'. Conversely, it would also be conceivable to associate each of two medium-pressure chambers 12 with two or more low-pressure chambers 16 separated from one another.

Sowohl Gasblasen, die während des Betriebs der Brennkraftmaschine über die Drosselstelle 17' aus dem Mitteldruckraum 12 in den Niederdruckraum 16 gelangen, als auch überschüssiges Hydraulikmittel können über den im Gehäuseoberteil 24 verlaufenden und in den Zylinderkopf 2 mündenden Überlauf 20 in das Innere des Zylinderkopfs 2 abgeschieden werden.Both gas bubbles that pass through the throttling point 17 'from the medium-pressure chamber 12 into the low-pressure chamber 16 during operation of the internal combustion engine, as well as excess hydraulic fluid can be deposited in the interior of the cylinder head 2 via the overflow 20 extending in the upper housing part 24 and opening into the cylinder head 2 become.

Um einen Hydraulikmittelverlust aus dem Niederdruckraum 16 insbesondere während der Stillstandsphase der Brennkraftmaschine zu verhindern, ist das Gehäuseoberteil 24 mit einem hier nicht näher dargestellten Dichtmittel aus Elastomerwerkstoff beschichtet. In dem dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel ist diese Beschichtung nicht nur auf den Kontaktbereich zum Gehäusezwischenteil 23 beschränkt, sondern befindet sich auf der gesamten Oberfläche des hier in einem Tiefziehverfahren aus Stahlblech hergestellten Gehäuseoberteils 24. Zur Abdichtung der Trennfugen zwischen Gehäuseunterteil 22 und Gehäusezwischenteil 23 einerseits sowie zwischen Gehäusezwischenteil 23 und Gehäuseoberteil 24 andererseits können ergänzend bzw. als Alternative zur E-lastomerbeschichtung auch separate Flachdichtungen, wie ein- oder mehrlagige Metalldichtungen eingesetzt werden.In order to prevent a loss of hydraulic fluid from the low pressure chamber 16, in particular during the stoppage phase of the internal combustion engine, the upper housing part 24 is coated with a sealing material made of elastomer material, not shown here. In the illustrated embodiment, this coating is not limited only to the contact area to the intermediate housing part 23, but is located on the entire surface of here For sealing the joints between the lower housing part 22 and intermediate housing part 23 on the one hand and between intermediate housing part 23 and upper housing part 24 on the other hand, separate flat gaskets, such as single or multi-layered metal gaskets can be used in addition or as an alternative to E-lastomerbeschichtung ,

In den nachfolgend erläuterten Figuren 5 bis 12 sind drei Ausführungsbeispiele der erfindungsgemäßen Drosselstelle 17 illustriert. Diese verläuft jeweils im Bereich eines an sich drosselarmen Hydraulikmitteldurchlasses 32 durch das Gehäusezwischenteil 23 und ist durch den teilweise bzw. vollständig im Hydraulikmitteldurchlass 32 angeordneten und relativ zu diesem verlagerbaren Ventilkörper 19 gebildet. Wie bereits in Figur 2 symbolhaft dargestellt, weist die Drosselstelle 17 je nach Lage des Ventilkörpers 19 unterschiedlich große Durchflussquerschnitte auf, wobei der Ventilkörper 19 in seiner dem Hydraulikmittelfluss vom Mitteldruckraum 12 in den Niederdruckraum 16 entsprechenden ersten Lage die Drosselstelle 17 bis auf einen drosselnden Durchflussquerschnitt versperrt und in seiner dem Hydraulikmittelfluss vom Niederdruckraum 16 in den Mitteldruckraum 12 entsprechenden zweiten Lage einen drosselarmen Durchflussquerschnitt freigibt. Der Ventilkörper 19 ist jeweils durch Anschläge, welche die erste und zweite Lage des Ventilkörpers 19 definieren, am Gehäusezwischenteil 23 gehaltert.In the following explained FIGS. 5 to 12 three embodiments of the throttle restriction 17 according to the invention are illustrated. This runs in each case in the region of a per se low-throttle hydraulic fluid passage 32 through the intermediate housing part 23 and is formed by the partially or completely arranged in the hydraulic medium passage 32 and relative to this displaceable valve body 19. As already in FIG. 2 symbolically represented, the throttle body 17 depending on the position of the valve body 19 of different size flow cross sections, wherein the valve body 19 in its the hydraulic fluid flow from the medium pressure chamber 12 in the low pressure chamber 16 corresponding first position the throttle body 17 blocks up to a throttling flow cross section and in his the hydraulic fluid flow from the low pressure chamber 16 in the middle pressure chamber 12 corresponding second layer releases a low-throttle flow cross-section. The valve body 19 is respectively supported by stops, which define the first and second position of the valve body 19, on the housing intermediate part 23.

Bei den Figuren 5 bis 7 handelt es sich um eine vergrößerte Darstellung der in Figur 4 enthaltenen Drosselstelle 17' mit Ventilkörper 19'. Bei diesem handelt es sich um ein Spritzgussteil aus Kunststoff mit einer Ventilplatte 33 und davon ausgehenden Haltekrallen 34, die unter elastischer Verformung durch den Hydraulikmitteldurchlass 32 hindurch geführt sind. Als die erste Lage des Ventilkörpers 19' definierender Anschlag dient eine dem Mitteldruckraum 12 zugewandte erste Oberfläche 35 am Gehäusezwischenteil 23, hier dessen Unterseite, mit der die Ventilplatte 33 ein Plattenventil bildet (siehe Figur 5). Der drosselnde Durchflussquerschnitt ist durch sickenförmige Vertiefungen 36' auf der Ventilplatte 33 gebildet. Je nach gewünschter Viskositätsabhängigkeit der erzeugten Drosselwirkung sind gegenüber den hier geraden Vertiefungen 36' andere Geometrien denkbar, wie beispielsweise eine spiralförmige Vertiefung geringen Querschnitts und großer Länge im Falle einer sehr hohen Viskositätsabhängigkeit. Die Haltekrallen 34 erstrecken sich über eine dem Niederdruckraum 16 zugewandte zweite Oberfläche 37 am Gehäusezwischenteil 23, hier dessen Oberseite, die als die Haltekrallen 34 abstützender und mithin die zweite Lage des Ventilkörpers 19' definierender Anschlag dient. Wie es in Figur 6 deutlich erkennbar ist, weist die Drosselstelle 17' in dieser zweiten Lage aufgrund des dann offenen Plattenventils einen vergleichsweise großen, d.h. drosselarmen Querschnitt auf.Both FIGS. 5 to 7 it is an enlarged view of the in FIG. 4 contained restrictor 17 'with valve body 19'. This is an injection-molded plastic part with a valve plate 33 and outgoing retaining claws 34, which are guided by elastic deformation through the hydraulic medium passage 32 therethrough. As the first position of the valve body 19 'defining stop is a medium pressure chamber 12 facing the first surface 35 on the intermediate housing part 23, here the underside, with which the valve plate 33 forms a plate valve (see FIG. 5 ). The throttling flow cross-section is formed by bead-shaped depressions 36 'on the valve plate 33. Depending on the desired viscosity dependence of the generated Throttling effect are compared to the straight recesses 36 'other geometries conceivable, such as a spiral depression of small cross-section and long in the case of a very high viscosity dependence. The holding claws 34 extend over a second surface 37 facing the low-pressure chamber 16 on the intermediate housing part 23, in this case the upper side thereof, which serves as stop which supports the retaining claws 34 and thus defines the second position of the valve body 19 '. As it is in FIG. 6 is clearly visible, the throttle body 17 'in this second position due to the then open plate valve on a comparatively large, ie throttle-poor cross-section.

Eine alternative Drosselstelle 17" geht aus den Figuren 8 und 9 hervor. Der Ventilkörper 19" ist eine Kugel, und der Hydraulikmitteldurchlass 32 im Gehäusezwischenteil 23 weist die Form einer sich in Richtung des Mitteldruckraums 12 öffnenden Kugelkalotte auf. Der drosselnde Durchflussquerschnitt ist durch eine sich in Achsrichtung der Kugelkalotte erstreckende, sickenförmige Vertiefung 36" an der Innenmantelfläche des Hydraulikmitteldurchlasses 32 gebildet. Während die Kugelkalotte gleichzeitig als die erste Lage der Kugel 19" definierender Anschlag dient und der Hydraulikmittelfluss in Richtung des Niederdruckraums lediglich über die sickenförmige Vertiefung 36" erfolgen kann, ist der die zweite Lage der Kugel 19" definierende Anschlag durch drei Materialvorsprünge 38 am Gehäusezwischenteil 23 gebildet. In dieser zweiten Lage steht dem Hydraulikmittelfluss in Richtung des Mitteldruckraums die gesamte Oberfläche der Kugel 19" bei entsprechend geringer Drosselung zur Verfügung. Die sich in den Hydraulikmitteldurchlass 32 erstreckenden Materialvorsprünge 38 sind durch Verstemmen des Gehäusezwischenteils 23 erzeugt und gleichmäßig über die Innenmantelfläche des Hydraulikmitteldurchlasses 32 verteilt.An alternative choke point 17 "goes out of the FIGS. 8 and 9 out. The valve body 19 "is a ball, and the hydraulic medium passage 32 in the intermediate housing part 23 has the shape of a spherical cap opening in the direction of the medium-pressure space 12. The throttling flow cross-section is formed by a bead-shaped recess 36" extending in the axial direction of the spherical cap on the inner lateral surface of the ball Hydraulic fluid passage 32 formed. While the spherical cap at the same time serves as the first position of the ball 19 "defining stop and the hydraulic fluid flow in the direction of the low pressure space can only be done via the bead-shaped recess 36", the second position of the ball 19 "defining stop by three material protrusions 38 on the intermediate housing part 23rd In this second position, the hydraulic fluid flow in the direction of the medium-pressure space is the entire surface of the ball 19 "with correspondingly low throttling available. The material protrusions 38 extending into the hydraulic medium passage 32 are formed by caulking the intermediate housing part 23 and are uniformly distributed over the inner circumferential surface of the hydraulic medium passage 32.

Eine weitere alternative Drosselstelle 17"' ist in den Figuren 10 bis 12 dargestellt. Der Ventilkörper 19"' ist hierbei als scheibenförmige Ventilplatte ausgebildet, die zwischen zwei im Hydraulikmitteldurchlass 32 eingepressten Buchsen 39, 40 spielbehaftet angeordnet ist. Die Buchsen 39, 40, die jeweils stirnseitig einen der Anschläge für die Ventilplatte 19"' bilden, sind unterschiedlich gestaltet. Die obere Buchse 40 bildet mit der Ventilplatte 19"' ein Plattenventil,
wobei der drosselnde Durchflussquerschnitt durch vier sickenförmige Vertiefungen 36"' auf der dem Mitteldruckraum 12 zugewandten ersten Oberfläche 35 der Buchse 40 gebildet ist. Die untere Buchse 39 ist an ihrer dem Niederdruckraum 16 zugewandten zweiten Oberfläche 37 mit kreisbogenförmigen Unterbrechungen 41 versehen, die in der zweiten Lage der Ventilplatte 19"' einen ausreichend drosselarmen Durchflussquerschnitt zur Verfügung stellen.
Another alternative restrictor 17 "'is in the FIGS. 10 to 12 shown. The valve body 19 "'is in this case designed as a disc-shaped valve plate, which is arranged in play-like manner between two bushings 39, 40 pressed into the hydraulic medium passage 32. The bushes 39, 40, each on the front side have one of the stops for the valve plate 19 "'are designed differently.The upper sleeve 40 forms with the valve plate 19"' a plate valve,
wherein the throttling flow cross-section is formed by four bead-shaped recesses 36 "'on the first surface 35 of the bushing 40 facing the medium-pressure chamber 12. The lower bushing 39 is provided on its second surface 37 facing the low-pressure chamber 16 with circular-arc interruptions 41, which in the second Position of the valve plate 19 "'provide a sufficiently low-throttle flow area available.

Liste der BezugszahlenList of reference numbers

11
GaswechselventiltriebGas exchange valve train
22
Zylinderkopfcylinder head
33
Nockencam
44
GaswechselventilGas exchange valve
55
Hydraulikeinheithydraulic unit
66
Gebereinheittransmitter unit
77
Pumpenstößelpump plunger
88th
Nehmereinheitreceiver unit
99
Nehmerkolbenslave piston
1010
Hydraulikventilhydraulic valve
1111
HochdruckraumHigh-pressure chamber
1212
MitteldruckraumMedium-pressure chamber
1313
Druckspeicheraccumulator
1414
Ausgleichskolbenbalance piston
1515
Rückschlagventilcheck valve
1616
NiederdruckraumLow-pressure chamber
1717
Drosselstellerestriction
1818
Trennwandpartition wall
1919
Ventilkörpervalve body
2020
Überlaufoverflow
2121
Hydraulikgehäusehydraulic housing
2222
GehäuseunterteilHousing bottom
2323
GehäusezwischenteilIntermediate housing part
2424
GehäuseoberteilHousing top
2525
Verschraubungspunktscrew fixing
2626
Verschraubungspunktscrew fixing
2727
Abstützelementsupporting
2828
Schlepphebelcam follower
2929
Rollerole
3030
Bügelhanger
3131
Anschlussstecker des HydraulikventilsConnector of the hydraulic valve
3232
HydraulikmitteldurchlassHydraulic fluid passage
3333
Ventilplattevalve plate
3434
HaltekralleRetaining claw
3535
erste Oberfläche am Gehäusezwischenteilfirst surface on the housing intermediate part
3636
sickenförmige Vertiefungbead-shaped depression
3737
zweite Oberfläche am Gehäusezwischenteilsecond surface on the housing intermediate part
3838
Materialvorsprung am GehäusezwischenteilMaterial projection on the housing intermediate part
3939
BuchseRifle
4040
BuchseRifle
4141
Unterbrechunginterruption

Claims (10)

Hydraulikeinheit (5) für einen Zylinderkopf (2) einer Brennkraftmaschine mit hydraulisch variablem Gaswechselventiltrieb (1), umfassend ■ zumindest eine antriebseitige Gebereinheit (6), ■ zumindest eine abtriebseitige Nehmereinheit (8), ■ zumindest ein ansteuerbares Hydraulikventil (10), ■ zumindest einen Mitteldruckraum (12), ■ zumindest einen Hochdruckraum (11), der im Übertragungssinn zwischen der zugehörigen Gebereinheit (6) und der zugehörigen Nehmereinheit (8) angeordnet und über das zugehörige Hydraulikventil (10) mit dem zugehörigen Mitteldruckraum (12) verbindbar ist, ■ zumindest einen als Hydraulikmittelreservoir dienenden Niederdruckraum (16), der über eine Drosselstelle (17, 17', 17", 17"') mit dem zugehörigen Mitteldruckraum (12) verbunden ist, ■ und ein Hydraulikgehäuse (21) mit einem Gehäuseunterteil (22), einem Gehäusezwischenteil (23) und einem Gehäuseoberteil (24), wobei die Gebereinheit (6), die Nehmereinheit (8), der Hochdruckraum (11), das Hydraulikventil (10) und der Mitteldruckraum (12) im Gehäuseunterteil (22) verlaufen, der Niederdruckraum (16) im Gehäuseoberteil (24) ausgebildet ist und die Drosselstelle (17, 17', 17", 17"') im Bereich eines Hydraulikmitteldurchlasses (32) durch das Gehäusezwischenteil (23) verläuft, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Drosselstelle (17, 17', 17", 17"') mittels eines relativ zum Hydraulikmitteldurchlass (32) verlagerbaren Ventilkörpers (19, 19', 19", 19"') gebildet ist und je nach Lage des Ventilkörpers (19, 19', 19", 19"') unterschiedlich große Durchflussquerschnitte aufweist, wobei der Ventilkörper (19, 19', 19", 19"') in seiner dem Hydraulikmittelfluss vom Mitteldruckraum (12) in den Niederdruckraum (16) entsprechenden ersten Lage die Drosselstelle (17, 17', 17", 17"') bis auf einen drosselnden Durchflussquerschnitt versperrt und wobei der Ventilkörper (19, 19', 19", 19"') in seiner dem Hydraulikmittelfluss vom Niederdruckraum (16) in den Mitteldruckraum (12) entsprechenden zweiten Lage einen drosselarmen Durchflussquerschnitt freigibt.Hydraulic unit (5) for a cylinder head (2) of an internal combustion engine with hydraulically variable gas exchange valve drive (1), comprising At least one drive-side transmitter unit (6), At least one output-side receiving unit (8), At least one controllable hydraulic valve (10), At least one medium-pressure space (12), At least one high-pressure chamber (11) which is arranged in the transmission sense between the associated transmitter unit (6) and the associated slave unit (8) and can be connected to the associated medium-pressure chamber (12) via the associated hydraulic valve (10), At least one low-pressure space (16) serving as a hydraulic medium reservoir, which is connected via a throttle point (17, 17 ', 17 ", 17"') to the associated medium-pressure space (12), ■ and a hydraulic housing (21) having a housing lower part (22), a housing intermediate part (23) and an upper housing part (24), wherein the transmitter unit (6), the receiver unit (8), the high-pressure chamber (11), the hydraulic valve (10) and the medium-pressure chamber (12) extend in the lower housing part (22), the low-pressure chamber (16) is formed in the upper housing part (24) and the throttle point (17, 17 ', 17 ", 17"') extends in the region of a hydraulic medium passage (32) through the intermediate housing part (23), characterized in that the throttle point (17, 17 ', 17 ", 17"') a valve body (19, 19 ', 19 ", 19"') which is displaceable relative to the hydraulic medium passage (32) and has differently sized flow cross sections, depending on the position of the valve body (19, 19 ', 19 ", 19"') Valve body (19, 19 ', 19 ", 19"') in its the hydraulic fluid flow from the medium-pressure chamber (12) in the low-pressure chamber (16) corresponding first position the throttle point (17, 17 ', 17 ", 17"') to Blocked to a throttling flow cross-section and wherein the valve body (19, 19 ', 19 ", 19"') in its the hydraulic fluid flow from the low-pressure chamber (16) in the middle pressure chamber (12) corresponding second position releases a low-throttle flow cross-section. Hydraulikeinheit (5) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Ventilkörper (19', 19", 19"') teilweise oder vollständig im Hydraulikmitteldurchlass (32) verläuft und durch Anschläge am Gehäusezwischenteil (23) gehaltert ist, welche Anschläge die erste und zweite Lage des Ventilkörpers (19', 19", 19"') definieren.Hydraulic unit (5) according to claim 1, characterized in that the valve body (19 ', 19 ", 19"') extends partially or completely in the hydraulic medium passage (32) and is supported by stops on the housing intermediate part (23), which stops the first and second position of the valve body (19 ', 19 ", 19"') define. Hydraulikeinheit (5) nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Ventilkörper (19', 19"') eine Ventilplatte (33, 19"') ist oder aufweist, der die erste Lage des Ventilkörpers (19', 19"') definierende Anschlag eine dem Mitteldruckraum (12) zugewandte erste Oberfläche (35) am Gehäusezwischenteil (23) ist und die Ventilplatte (19"', 33) gemeinsam mit der ersten Oberfläche (35) ein Plattenventil bildet, wobei der drosselnde Durchflussquerschnitt durch eine oder mehrere sickenförmige Vertiefungen (36', 36"') auf der Ventilplatte (33, 19"') und/ oder der ersten Oberfläche (35) gebildet ist.Hydraulic unit (5) according to claim 2, characterized in that the valve body (19 ', 19 "') is or has a valve plate (33, 19"') defining the first position of the valve body (19', 19 "') Stop is a medium pressure chamber (12) facing the first surface (35) on the housing intermediate part (23) and the valve plate (19 "', 33) together with the first surface (35) forms a plate valve, wherein the throttling flow cross-section through one or more bead-shaped Wells (36 ', 36 "') on the valve plate (33, 19"') and / or the first surface (35) is formed. Hydraulikeinheit (5) nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine oder zwei im Hydraulikmitteldurchlass (32) befestigte und jeweils stirnseitig einen der Anschläge für die Ventilplatte (19"') bildende Buchsen (39, 40) vorgesehen sind.Hydraulic unit (5) according to claim 3, characterized in that one or two in the hydraulic medium passage (32) attached and each end face of the stops for the valve plate (19 "') forming bushings (39, 40) are provided. Hydraulikeinheit (5) nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Ventilkörper (19') Haltekrallen (34) aufweist, die von der Ventilplatte (33) ausgehend durch den Hydraulikmitteldurchlass (32) verlaufen und sich über eine dem Niederdruckraum (16) zugewandte zweite Oberfläche (37) am Gehäusezwischenteil (23) erstrecken, welche zweite Oberfläche (37) als die zweite Lage des Ventilkörpers (19') definierender Anschlag dient.Hydraulic unit (5) according to claim 3, characterized in that the valve body (19 ') retaining claws (34) which extend from the valve plate (33), starting through the hydraulic medium passage (32) and a low pressure chamber (16) facing the second Surface (37) on the housing intermediate part (23) extend, which second surface (37) serves as the second position of the valve body (19 ') defining stop. Hydraulikeinheit (5) nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es sich bei dem Ventilkörper (19') um ein Spritzgussteil aus Kunststoff handelt.Hydraulic unit (5) according to claim 5, characterized in that it is in the valve body (19 ') is an injection molded part made of plastic. Hydraulikeinheit (5) nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Ventilkörper (19") eine Kugel ist und der Hydraulikmitteldurchlass (32) die Form einer sich in Richtung des Mitteldruckraums (12) öffnenden Kugelkalotte aufweist, wobei der drosselnde Durchflussquerschnitt durch eine sich in Achsrichtung der Kugelkalotte erstreckende, sickenförmige Vertiefung (36") an der Innenmantelfläche des Hydraulikmitteldurchlasses (32) gebildet ist.Hydraulic unit (5) according to claim 2, characterized in that the valve body (19 ") is a ball and the hydraulic fluid passage (32) has the shape of a spherical cap opening in the direction of the medium pressure space (12), wherein the throttling flow cross section is defined by a Axial direction of the spherical cap extending, bead-shaped recess (36 ") on the inner circumferential surface of the hydraulic medium passage (32) is formed. Hydraulikeinheit (5) nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der die zweite Lage der Kugel (19") definierende Anschlag durch einen oder mehrere sich in den Hydraulikmitteldurchlass (32) erstreckende Materialvorsprünge (38) am Gehäusezwischenteil (23) gebildet ist.Hydraulic unit (5) according to claim 7, characterized in that the second layer of the ball (19 ") defining stop by one or more in the hydraulic medium passage (32) extending material projections (38) on the intermediate housing part (23) is formed. Hydraulikeinheit (5) nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass drei über die Innenmantelfläche des Hydraulikmitteldurchlasses (32) gleichmäßig verteilte Materialvorsprünge (38) vorgesehen sind.Hydraulic unit (5) according to claim 8, characterized in that three on the inner surface of the hydraulic fluid passage (32) evenly distributed material projections (38) are provided. Hydraulikeinheit (5) nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Materialvorsprünge (38) durch Verstemmen des Gehäusezwischenteils (23) erzeugt sind.Hydraulic unit (5) according to claim 8, characterized in that the material projections (38) are produced by caulking the intermediate housing part (23).
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