EP2868876B1 - Integrated engine brake - 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
- F01L13/00—Modifications of valve-gear to facilitate reversing, braking, starting, changing compression ratio, or other specific operations
- F01L13/06—Modifications of valve-gear to facilitate reversing, braking, starting, changing compression ratio, or other specific operations for braking
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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
- F01L13/00—Modifications of valve-gear to facilitate reversing, braking, starting, changing compression ratio, or other specific operations
- F01L13/06—Modifications of valve-gear to facilitate reversing, braking, starting, changing compression ratio, or other specific operations for braking
- F01L13/065—Compression release engine retarders of the "Jacobs Manufacturing" type
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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
- F01L1/26—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of two or more valves operated simultaneously by same transmitting-gear; peculiar to machines or engines with more than two lift-valves per cylinder
- F01L1/267—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of two or more valves operated simultaneously by same transmitting-gear; peculiar to machines or engines with more than two lift-valves per cylinder with means for varying the timing or the lift of the valves
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02D—CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F02D13/00—Controlling the engine output power by varying inlet or exhaust valve operating characteristics, e.g. timing
- F02D13/02—Controlling the engine output power by varying inlet or exhaust valve operating characteristics, e.g. timing during engine operation
- F02D13/04—Controlling the engine output power by varying inlet or exhaust valve operating characteristics, e.g. timing during engine operation using engine as brake
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- Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to an engine brake and, more particularly, to an integrated engine brake in which a structure associated with a valve mechanism such as an exhaust rocker arm or a cam shaft is formed, thereby decreasing a size along with weight to provide a more compact configuration.
- a valve mechanism such as an exhaust rocker arm or a cam shaft
- Such auxiliary brakes are based on a principle in which power transmitted to a crankshaft during intake-compression-expansion-exhaust strokes of combustion strokes of an engine is reduced to further secure the braking force.
- the auxiliary brakes may include an engine brake, a jake brake, and an exhaust brake by way of example.
- the engine brake has a mode in which vacuum pressure resistance applied to a piston during an intake stroke, compression resistance during a compression stroke, compression resistance during an exhaust stroke, and a mechanical frictional force generated when the engine rotates are used as a braking force.
- a driving force of a vehicle is generated during typical travelling in which the intake-compression-explosion-exhaust strokes are normally performed, but an exhaust valve is forcibly opened at a compression top dead center while an accelerator pedal is released, and thereby the vehicle is decelerated.
- the engine brakes are formed on an upper portion of the engine along with a valve mechanism, and circulate oil to operate an exhaust rocker arm when activated.
- the exhaust rocker arm presses the exhaust valve, and thereby an exhaust gas in a combustion chamber is forcibly discharged.
- the engine brakes are not at all structurally associated with the valve mechanism such as the rocker arm or the cam shaft while controlling the operation of the rocker arm of the valve mechanism on the upper portion of the engine, are manufactured as a separate assembly, and are installed on the upper portion of the engine so that the manufactured separate assembly is connected to the valve mechanism.
- Document EP 2439381 A1 shows an engine braking apparatus having a cam, a rocker arm, a valve bridge and braking pistons.
- Document EP 2 677 127 A1 prior art under Art. 54(3) EPC, shows an engine brake having a braking actuation mechanism, braking pistons, a valve bridge and an oil passage. Further engine brake apparatuses are shown in documents US 2010/170471 A1 , DE 10 2006 054312 A1 , US 2005/211206 A1 and WO 2010/141633 A1 .
- Various aspects of the present invention are directed to providing an integrated engine brake in which an oil channel is formed using an exhaust rocker arm configured to activate an exhaust valve during an exhaust stroke, and thereby weight is reduced along with a size, and can be easily applied to a commercial vehicle engine which has high horsepower and high torque, which is decreased in size, and in which the exhaust regulation and the improvement of fuel efficiency are required, due to a compact configuration resulting from the reduction in weight and size.
- the present invention provides an integrated engine brake according to claim 1. Further advantageous embodiments are set out in the dependent claims.
- the oil outlet may be formed in an adjustor bolt, and the adjustor bolt may be coupled to the exhaust rocker arm and come into contact with the bridge.
- the oil outlet may be formed in an internal space of the adjustor bolt in an axial direction, and the oil outlet may communicate with the oil flow path through a circumferential hole of the adjustor bolt.
- the chamber may include a plug having a plug chamber oil inlet into which the oil discharged from the oil outlet flows, and which discharges the oil to the chamber.
- the pair of first and second master pistons may be housed in the pair of first and second piston chambers in which the oil pressure is formed, and the pair of first and second piston chambers may be connected to a pair of first and second oil diffusion paths which extend toward both of left and right ends of the chamber.
- the exhaust rocker arm may further include a bias spring, and the bias spring presses the exhaust rocker arm so that the adjustor bolt coupled to the exhaust rocker arm comes into contact with the bridge.
- the protrusion may be located on a lower portion of the exhaust rocker arm, and protrude from an outer circumferential surface of a rotated exhaust cam.
- the protrusion may come into contact with an exhaust rocker arm roller, and the exhaust rocker arm roller may be formed on the exhaust rocker arm.
- FIGS. 1A and 1B show a configuration of an integrated engine brake according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- the engine brake includes an engine brake lever 10, an oil supply member 20, an adjustor bolt 50, a bridge 60, a bias spring 70, a reset bar 80, and a lifter 90.
- the engine brake lever 10 is installed on a steering wheel 7 and generates an On/Off signal.
- the oil supply member 20 forms a flow path in which engine oil flows through an exhaust rocker arm 3 when the engine brake lever 10 is switched on.
- the exhaust rocker arm 3 is a member of a valve mechanism 1 that is installed on an upper portion of the engine and opens/closes a pair of first and second exhaust valves 5-1 and 5-2 installed on each cylinder of the engine.
- the adjustor bolt 50 is cooperated with movement of the exhaust rocker arm 3 and functions as a path through the engine oil supplied from the oil supply member 20 is discharged to the bridge 60.
- the bridge 60 presses the pair of first and second exhaust valves 5-1 and 5-2 due to an action of the introduced engine oil, thereby forcibly discharging a combustion gas within the cylinder.
- the bias spring 70 presses the exhaust rocker arm 3 so that the adjustor bolt 50 and the bridge 60 are brought into contact with each other.
- the reset bar 80 is located on a lower portion of the bridge 60 so as to discharge the engine oil within the bridge 60 at a predetermined point in time.
- the lifter 90 raises the exhaust rocker arm 3 at a compression top dead center.
- the lifter 90 includes an exhaust cam 91, an exhaust rocker arm roller 93, and a protrusion 90-1 installed between them, and the protrusion 90-1 protrudes from an outer circumferential surface of the exhaust cam 91 at a position of the compression top dead center.
- FIG. 2 shows a detailed configuration of the oil supply member 20.
- the oil supply member 20 includes a valve 30 that opens an engine oil flow path 4a when the engine brake lever 10 is operated, and an internal oil flow path 40 that forms a path of the introduced engine oil.
- the valve 30 blocks the engine oil flow path 4a of a rocker arm shaft 4 and then opens the engine oil flow path 4a when the engine brake lever 10 is operated.
- a solenoid type is applied to the valve 30.
- the internal oil flow path 40 includes an oil inlet 41, an oil flow path 43, and an oil outlet 45.
- the oil inlet 41 is formed in a shaft hole of the exhaust rocker arm 3 to which the rocker arm shaft 4 is coupled.
- the oil flow path 43 is formed inside the exhaust rocker arm 3 so that the oil flowing into the oil inlet 41 flows to an end portion of the exhaust rocker arm 3, and the oil outlet 45 is formed in the adjustor bolt 50 so that the oil is discharged through the adjustor bolt 50.
- the oil flow path 43 has an end connected to a joint of the adjustor bolt 50.
- the oil outlet 45 is formed in an internal space of a bolt shank 51 of the adjustor bolt 50 in an axial direction, and has an inlet communicating with the oil flow path 43 through a circumferential hole of the bolt shank 51 and an outlet connected to the bridge 60.
- FIG. 3 shows a detailed configuration of the bridge 60.
- the bridge 60 includes a bridge body 61 in which a chamber is formed by an inner hollow space, a plug 62 that has a plug chamber oil inlet 62-1 into which the oil of the oil supply member 20 flows and a plug chamber 61-1 of the bridge body 61, a pair of first and second master pistons 67-1 and 67-2 which are located at both left and right sides of the bridge body 61 and to which a pressure of the oil flowing from the plug chamber oil inlet 62-1 into the chamber is applied, and a reset pin 69 that is installed on a lower portion of the bridge body 61 so that the oil of the chamber is discharged to the outside.
- the chamber of the bridge body 61 includes the plug chamber 61-1 into which the plug 62 is inserted, a pair of first and second oil diffusion paths 63-1 and 63-2 that extend toward the pair of first and second master pistons 67-1 and 67-2 at left and right sides of the plug chamber 61-1, and a pair of first and second piston chambers 65-1 and 65-2 that are formed in ends of the pair of first and second oil diffusion paths 63-1 and 63-2 so that the pair of first and second master pistons 67-1 and 67-2 are housed therein.
- the plug chamber oil inlet 62-1 of the plug 62 communicates with the plug chamber 61-1.
- first master piston 67-1 presses the first exhaust valve 5-1
- second master piston 67-2 presses the second exhaust valve 5-2.
- first master piston 67-1 and the first exhaust valve 5-1 are formed at a predetermined interval without being in contact with each other, and the second master piston 67-2 and the second exhaust valve 5-2 are formed at a predetermined interval without being in contact with each other. These intervals are the same interval D.
- the pair of first and second master pistons 67-1 and 67-2 are pushed to the interval D or more by the oil pressure.
- the pair of first and second master pistons 67-1 and 67-2 press the pair of the first and second exhaust valves 5-1 and 5-2, and forcibly be opens the pushed first and second exhaust valves 5-1 and 5-2.
- the reset pin 69 is configured so that one part thereof is housed in the plug chamber 61-1 of the bridge body 61 and the other part thereof is exposed to the outside of the bridge body 61 and is in contact with the reset bar 80. As such, the reset pin 69 moves to discharge the oil in the inside of the bridge 60 to the outside thereof due to an action of the reset bar 80 at a predetermined point in time.
- FIG. 4 shows a state in which the integrated engine brake according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is activated by an oil flow and pressure until the piston reaches a compression top dead center.
- the oil inlet 41 causes the engine oil to flow into the oil flow path 43, and the oil flowing into the oil flow path 43 flows to the adjustor bolt 50 located on an end of the oil flow path 43 due to the oil pressure.
- the oil flowing into the plug chamber oil inlet 62-1 is discharged to the plug chamber 61-1.
- the oil pressure is formed in the plug chamber 61-1, and the oil of the plug chamber 61-1 is discharged to the pair of first and second oil diffusion paths 63-1 and 63-2 which are connected to both of the left and right sides of the plug chamber 61-1.
- the oil discharged to the pair of first and second oil diffusion paths 63-1 and 63-2 flows into the pair of first and second piston chambers 65-1 and 65-2 formed on the ends of the respective oil diffusion paths 63-1 and 63-2.
- the oil pressure is formed in the pair of first and second piston chambers 65-1 and 65-2, and the pair of first and second master pistons 67-1 and 67-2 housed in the pair of first and second piston chambers 65-1 and 65-2 move downward by the oil pressure.
- FIG. 5A shows a state in which the pair of first and second exhaust valves 5-1 and 5-2 are forcibly opened.
- the forcible pushing of the bridge 60 acts on the pair of first and second master pistons 67-1 and 67-2 which continue to be in contact with the pair of first and second exhaust valves 5-1 and 5-2 (at the interval D-1), and thereby the pair of first and second master pistons 67-1 and 67-2 are pressed downward.
- the compressed air is discharged to the atmosphere at the compression top dead center, and thus does not push down the piston.
- the engine brake realizes the operation of preventing the driving force from being generated.
- FIG. 5B shows a state in which the exhaust cam 91 further rotates after the compression top dead center, and thereby the exhaust rocker arm 3 lifted by the protrusion 90-1 is returned to an original state again, and in which the interval between the pair of first and second master pistons 67-1 and 67-2 and the pair of the first and second exhaust valves 5-1 and 5-2 is returned from the interval D-1 to the interval D (D ⁇ 0) again.
- the reset bar 80 applies a force F to a lower portion of the reset pin 69, and thus the reset pin 69 is pushed into the internal chamber of the bridge 60. Thereby, the oil filled in the internal chamber of the bridge 60 is discharged to the outside. As such, the return state of the interval D (D ⁇ 0) is realized.
- the integrated engine brake includes the internal oil flow path 40 through which the oil flowing toward the exhaust rocker arm 3 is supplied to the bridge 60 to form the oil pressure so that the bridge 60 is lowered due to the oil pressure and comes into contact with the pair of first and second exhaust valves 5-1 and 5-2 installed in the combustion chamber.
- the integrated engine brake is reduced in size and weight, and can be easily applied to the commercial vehicle engine which has high horsepower and high torque, which is decreased in size and in which the exhaust regulation and the improvement of fuel efficiency are required, due to a compact configuration resulting from the reduction in weight and size.
- the engine brake has the oil flow path in the valve mechanism that controls a combustion stroke cycle on the upper portion of the engine, and thereby an effect of decreasing size and weight is achieved.
- the oil flow path using the valve mechanism is applied to the cam shaft that controls a combustion stroke cycle or the exhaust rocker arm that activates the exhaust valve during the exhaust stroke, and thereby an effect of decreasing size and can be further achieved.
- the engine brake of the present invention has a compact configuration resulting from the reduction in weight and size, and is suitable for the commercial vehicle engine for which the exhaust regulation and the improvement of fuel efficiency are required.
- the engine brake is easily applied to the commercial vehicle engine which has, in particular, high horsepower and high torque while its size is decreased according to requirements for the exhaust regulation and the improvement of fuel efficiency.
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Description
- The present application claims priority to
Korean Patent Application No. 10-2013-0121171, filed on October 11, 2013 - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to an engine brake and, more particularly, to an integrated engine brake in which a structure associated with a valve mechanism such as an exhaust rocker arm or a cam shaft is formed, thereby decreasing a size along with weight to provide a more compact configuration.
- In general, since large commercial vehicles cannot secure a sufficient braking force using only a foot brake which catches and restrains wheels, various auxiliary brakes are further mounted.
- Such auxiliary brakes are based on a principle in which power transmitted to a crankshaft during intake-compression-expansion-exhaust strokes of combustion strokes of an engine is reduced to further secure the braking force.
- The auxiliary brakes may include an engine brake, a jake brake, and an exhaust brake by way of example.
- Among them, the engine brake has a mode in which vacuum pressure resistance applied to a piston during an intake stroke, compression resistance during a compression stroke, compression resistance during an exhaust stroke, and a mechanical frictional force generated when the engine rotates are used as a braking force.
- For example, in the mode, a driving force of a vehicle is generated during typical travelling in which the intake-compression-explosion-exhaust strokes are normally performed, but an exhaust valve is forcibly opened at a compression top dead center while an accelerator pedal is released, and thereby the vehicle is decelerated.
- Such deceleration of the vehicle occurs because, while air compressed at the compression top dead center is discharged into the atmosphere, the compressed air does not push down the piston, to prevent generation of the driving force.
- On the other hand, when the exhaust valve is not opened at the compression top dead center while the accelerator pedal is released, the piston consumes a predetermined amount of energy (driving force) while compressing the air that has entered a cylinder during the intake stroke during the compression stroke. However, the air compressed in the cylinder is expanded to push down the piston again during the explosion stroke, and generates a predetermined amount of energy (driving force). Thereby, the deceleration hardly takes place. In this case, since the fuel is not ignited or burnt spontaneously in the cylinder, no explosion occurs.
- Typically, the engine brakes are formed on an upper portion of the engine along with a valve mechanism, and circulate oil to operate an exhaust rocker arm when activated. Thus, the exhaust rocker arm presses the exhaust valve, and thereby an exhaust gas in a combustion chamber is forcibly discharged.
- However, the engine brakes are not at all structurally associated with the valve mechanism such as the rocker arm or the cam shaft while controlling the operation of the rocker arm of the valve mechanism on the upper portion of the engine, are manufactured as a separate assembly, and are installed on the upper portion of the engine so that the manufactured separate assembly is connected to the valve mechanism.
- For this reason, the engine brakes are increased in weight, particularly in size because all of a solenoid valve, a control valve, master and slave pistons, and an oil circulation path are incorporated into a housing. Thus, it is obvious that such engine brakes are disadvantageous to commercial vehicle engines in which exhaust regulation and improvement of fuel efficiency are required.
- Furthermore, since two cylinders are controlled by one engine brake, a six-cylinder engine should be mounted with three engine brakes. For this reason, it is obvious that such engine brakes are further disadvantageous to the commercial vehicle engines which have high horsepower and high torque, which is decreased in size, and in which the exhaust regulation and the improvement of fuel efficiency are required. Document
EP 2439381 A1 shows an engine braking apparatus having a cam, a rocker arm, a valve bridge and braking pistons.Document EP 2 677 127 A1 , prior art under Art. 54(3) EPC, shows an engine brake having a braking actuation mechanism, braking pistons, a valve bridge and an oil passage. Further engine brake apparatuses are shown in documentsUS 2010/170471 A1 ,DE 10 2006 054312 A1 ,US 2005/211206 A1 andWO 2010/141633 A1 . - The information disclosed in this Background of the Invention section is only for enhancement of understanding of the general background of the invention and should not be taken as an acknowledgement or any form of suggestion that this information forms the prior art already known to a person skilled in the art.
- Various aspects of the present invention are directed to providing an integrated engine brake in which an oil channel is formed using an exhaust rocker arm configured to activate an exhaust valve during an exhaust stroke, and thereby weight is reduced along with a size, and can be easily applied to a commercial vehicle engine which has high horsepower and high torque, which is decreased in size, and in which the exhaust regulation and the improvement of fuel efficiency are required, due to a compact configuration resulting from the reduction in weight and size.
- In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides an integrated engine brake according to
claim 1. Further advantageous embodiments are set out in the dependent claims. - The oil outlet may be formed in an adjustor bolt, and the adjustor bolt may be coupled to the exhaust rocker arm and come into contact with the bridge.
- The oil outlet may be formed in an internal space of the adjustor bolt in an axial direction, and the oil outlet may communicate with the oil flow path through a circumferential hole of the adjustor bolt.
- The chamber may include a plug having a plug chamber oil inlet into which the oil discharged from the oil outlet flows, and which discharges the oil to the chamber.
- The pair of first and second master pistons may be housed in the pair of first and second piston chambers in which the oil pressure is formed, and the pair of first and second piston chambers may be connected to a pair of first and second oil diffusion paths which extend toward both of left and right ends of the chamber.
- The exhaust rocker arm may further include a bias spring, and the bias spring presses the exhaust rocker arm so that the adjustor bolt coupled to the exhaust rocker arm comes into contact with the bridge.
- The protrusion may be located on a lower portion of the exhaust rocker arm, and protrude from an outer circumferential surface of a rotated exhaust cam.
- The protrusion may come into contact with an exhaust rocker arm roller, and the exhaust rocker arm roller may be formed on the exhaust rocker arm.
- The methods and apparatuses of the present invention have other features and advantages which will be apparent from or are set forth in more detail in the accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein, and the following Detailed Description, which together serve to explain certain principles of the present invention.
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FIGS. 1A and1B show a configuration of an integrated engine brake according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 shows a configuration in which an oil supply member of the integrated engine brake according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is monolithically formed with an exhaust rocker arm. -
FIG. 3 shows a detailed configuration of a bridge associated with the oil supply member ofFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 4 shows a state in which the integrated engine brake according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is activated by an oil flow and pressure until a piston reaches a compression top dead center. -
FIGS. 5A to 5C show a state in which an exhaust valve of the integrated engine brake according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is forcibly opened, and then returned to an original state. - It should be understood that the appended drawings are not necessarily to scale, presenting a somewhat simplified representation of various features illustrative of the basic principles of the invention. The specific design features of the present invention as disclosed herein, including, for example, specific dimensions, orientations, locations, and shapes will be determined in part by the particular intended application and use environment.
- In the figures, reference numbers refer to the same or equivalent parts of the present invention throughout the several figures of the drawing.
- Reference will now be made in detail to various embodiments of the present invention(s), examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings and described below. While the invention(s) will be described in conjunction with exemplary embodiments, it will be understood that the present description is not intended to limit the invention(s) to those exemplary embodiments. On the contrary, the invention(s) is/are intended to cover not only the exemplary embodiments, but also various alternatives, modifications, equivalents and other embodiments, which may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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FIGS. 1A and1B show a configuration of an integrated engine brake according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. - As shown in
FIGS. 1A and1B , the engine brake includes anengine brake lever 10, anoil supply member 20, anadjustor bolt 50, abridge 60, abias spring 70, areset bar 80, and alifter 90. - The
engine brake lever 10 is installed on asteering wheel 7 and generates an On/Off signal. - The
oil supply member 20 forms a flow path in which engine oil flows through anexhaust rocker arm 3 when theengine brake lever 10 is switched on. Theexhaust rocker arm 3 is a member of avalve mechanism 1 that is installed on an upper portion of the engine and opens/closes a pair of first and second exhaust valves 5-1 and 5-2 installed on each cylinder of the engine. - The
adjustor bolt 50 is cooperated with movement of theexhaust rocker arm 3 and functions as a path through the engine oil supplied from theoil supply member 20 is discharged to thebridge 60. - The
bridge 60 presses the pair of first and second exhaust valves 5-1 and 5-2 due to an action of the introduced engine oil, thereby forcibly discharging a combustion gas within the cylinder. - The
bias spring 70 presses theexhaust rocker arm 3 so that theadjustor bolt 50 and thebridge 60 are brought into contact with each other. - The
reset bar 80 is located on a lower portion of thebridge 60 so as to discharge the engine oil within thebridge 60 at a predetermined point in time. - The
lifter 90 raises theexhaust rocker arm 3 at a compression top dead center. To this end, thelifter 90 includes anexhaust cam 91, an exhaustrocker arm roller 93, and a protrusion 90-1 installed between them, and the protrusion 90-1 protrudes from an outer circumferential surface of theexhaust cam 91 at a position of the compression top dead center. -
FIG. 2 shows a detailed configuration of theoil supply member 20. - As shown in
FIG. 2 , theoil supply member 20 includes avalve 30 that opens an engineoil flow path 4a when theengine brake lever 10 is operated, and an internaloil flow path 40 that forms a path of the introduced engine oil. - The
valve 30 blocks the engineoil flow path 4a of arocker arm shaft 4 and then opens the engineoil flow path 4a when theengine brake lever 10 is operated. A solenoid type is applied to thevalve 30. - The internal
oil flow path 40 includes anoil inlet 41, anoil flow path 43, and anoil outlet 45. - The
oil inlet 41 is formed in a shaft hole of theexhaust rocker arm 3 to which therocker arm shaft 4 is coupled. Theoil flow path 43 is formed inside theexhaust rocker arm 3 so that the oil flowing into theoil inlet 41 flows to an end portion of theexhaust rocker arm 3, and theoil outlet 45 is formed in theadjustor bolt 50 so that the oil is discharged through theadjustor bolt 50. - The
oil flow path 43 has an end connected to a joint of theadjustor bolt 50. - The
oil outlet 45 is formed in an internal space of abolt shank 51 of theadjustor bolt 50 in an axial direction, and has an inlet communicating with theoil flow path 43 through a circumferential hole of thebolt shank 51 and an outlet connected to thebridge 60. -
FIG. 3 shows a detailed configuration of thebridge 60. - As shown in
FIG. 3 , thebridge 60 includes abridge body 61 in which a chamber is formed by an inner hollow space, aplug 62 that has a plug chamber oil inlet 62-1 into which the oil of theoil supply member 20 flows and a plug chamber 61-1 of thebridge body 61, a pair of first and second master pistons 67-1 and 67-2 which are located at both left and right sides of thebridge body 61 and to which a pressure of the oil flowing from the plug chamber oil inlet 62-1 into the chamber is applied, and areset pin 69 that is installed on a lower portion of thebridge body 61 so that the oil of the chamber is discharged to the outside. - The chamber of the
bridge body 61 includes the plug chamber 61-1 into which theplug 62 is inserted, a pair of first and second oil diffusion paths 63-1 and 63-2 that extend toward the pair of first and second master pistons 67-1 and 67-2 at left and right sides of the plug chamber 61-1, and a pair of first and second piston chambers 65-1 and 65-2 that are formed in ends of the pair of first and second oil diffusion paths 63-1 and 63-2 so that the pair of first and second master pistons 67-1 and 67-2 are housed therein. - The plug chamber oil inlet 62-1 of the
plug 62 communicates with the plug chamber 61-1. - In the pair of first and second master pistons 67-1 and 67-2, the first master piston 67-1 presses the first exhaust valve 5-1, and the second master piston 67-2 presses the second exhaust valve 5-2.
- In particular, the first master piston 67-1 and the first exhaust valve 5-1 are formed at a predetermined interval without being in contact with each other, and the second master piston 67-2 and the second exhaust valve 5-2 are formed at a predetermined interval without being in contact with each other. These intervals are the same interval D.
- Therefore, the pair of first and second master pistons 67-1 and 67-2 are pushed to the interval D or more by the oil pressure. Thereby, the pair of first and second master pistons 67-1 and 67-2 press the pair of the first and second exhaust valves 5-1 and 5-2, and forcibly be opens the pushed first and second exhaust valves 5-1 and 5-2.
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reset pin 69 is configured so that one part thereof is housed in the plug chamber 61-1 of thebridge body 61 and the other part thereof is exposed to the outside of thebridge body 61 and is in contact with thereset bar 80. As such, thereset pin 69 moves to discharge the oil in the inside of thebridge 60 to the outside thereof due to an action of thereset bar 80 at a predetermined point in time. -
FIG. 4 shows a state in which the integrated engine brake according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is activated by an oil flow and pressure until the piston reaches a compression top dead center. - As shown in
FIG. 4 , when theengine brake lever 10 installed on thesteering wheel 7 is switched on, the engineoil flow path 4a of therocker arm shaft 4 is opened by activation of thevalve 30 based on an engine control unit (ECU) 9, and the internaloil flow path 40 of theexhaust rocker arm 3 is supplied with the oil. - In other words, the
oil inlet 41 causes the engine oil to flow into theoil flow path 43, and the oil flowing into theoil flow path 43 flows to theadjustor bolt 50 located on an end of theoil flow path 43 due to the oil pressure. - Then, the oil flowing through the
oil flow path 43 flows into theoil outlet 45 formed in thebolt shank 51 of theadjustor bolt 50, and the oil flowing into theoil outlet 45 flows along theoil outlet 45. Thereby, the oil flowing through theoil outlet 45 flows into the plug chamber oil inlet 62-1 of theplug 62. - Subsequently, the oil flowing into the plug chamber oil inlet 62-1 is discharged to the plug chamber 61-1. Thereby, the oil pressure is formed in the plug chamber 61-1, and the oil of the plug chamber 61-1 is discharged to the pair of first and second oil diffusion paths 63-1 and 63-2 which are connected to both of the left and right sides of the plug chamber 61-1.
- The oil discharged to the pair of first and second oil diffusion paths 63-1 and 63-2 flows into the pair of first and second piston chambers 65-1 and 65-2 formed on the ends of the respective oil diffusion paths 63-1 and 63-2. Thereby, the oil pressure is formed in the pair of first and second piston chambers 65-1 and 65-2, and the pair of first and second master pistons 67-1 and 67-2 housed in the pair of first and second piston chambers 65-1 and 65-2 move downward by the oil pressure.
- Due to such downward movement of the pair of first and second master pistons 67-1 and 67-2, the interval D formed between the pair of first and second master pistons 67-1 and 67-2 and the pair of first and second exhaust valves 5-1 and 5-2 is decreased. As a result, the first master piston 67-1 comes into contact with the first exhaust valve 5-1, and the second master piston 67-2 comes into contact with the second exhaust valve 5-2. A state in which the interval D is equal to 0(zero) is denoted by an interval D-1.
- Such an operation is realized until the piston reaches the compression top dead center.
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FIG. 5A shows a state in which the pair of first and second exhaust valves 5-1 and 5-2 are forcibly opened. - As shown in
FIG. 5A , when the protrusion 90-1 comes into contact with the exhaustrocker arm roller 93 at the compression top dead center while theexhaust cam 91 rotates, theexhaust rocker arm 3 is lifted by the protrusion 90-1. - Then, due to the seesaw mechanism, the
rocker arm shaft 4 associated with thebridge 60 is lowered using the rocker arm shaft as an axis, and thereby thebridge 60 is pushed. - Subsequently, the forcible pushing of the
bridge 60 acts on the pair of first and second master pistons 67-1 and 67-2 which continue to be in contact with the pair of first and second exhaust valves 5-1 and 5-2 (at the interval D-1), and thereby the pair of first and second master pistons 67-1 and 67-2 are pressed downward. - As a result, the first exhaust valve 5-1 and the second exhaust valve 5-2 are pushed, and thereby the combustion chamber is switched to a forced open state.
- Thus, in the engine, the compressed air is discharged to the atmosphere at the compression top dead center, and thus does not push down the piston. Thereby, the engine brake realizes the operation of preventing the driving force from being generated.
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FIG. 5B shows a state in which theexhaust cam 91 further rotates after the compression top dead center, and thereby theexhaust rocker arm 3 lifted by the protrusion 90-1 is returned to an original state again, and in which the interval between the pair of first and second master pistons 67-1 and 67-2 and the pair of the first and second exhaust valves 5-1 and 5-2 is returned from the interval D-1 to the interval D (D ≠ 0) again. - As shown in
FIG. 5C , thereset bar 80 applies a force F to a lower portion of thereset pin 69, and thus thereset pin 69 is pushed into the internal chamber of thebridge 60. Thereby, the oil filled in the internal chamber of thebridge 60 is discharged to the outside. As such, the return state of the interval D (D ≠ 0) is realized. - As described above, the integrated engine brake according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes the internal
oil flow path 40 through which the oil flowing toward theexhaust rocker arm 3 is supplied to thebridge 60 to form the oil pressure so that thebridge 60 is lowered due to the oil pressure and comes into contact with the pair of first and second exhaust valves 5-1 and 5-2 installed in the combustion chamber. Thereby, the integrated engine brake is reduced in size and weight, and can be easily applied to the commercial vehicle engine which has high horsepower and high torque, which is decreased in size and in which the exhaust regulation and the improvement of fuel efficiency are required, due to a compact configuration resulting from the reduction in weight and size. - As described above, according to the engine brake of the present invention, the engine brake has the oil flow path in the valve mechanism that controls a combustion stroke cycle on the upper portion of the engine, and thereby an effect of decreasing size and weight is achieved.
- In addition, according to the engine brake of the present invention, the oil flow path using the valve mechanism is applied to the cam shaft that controls a combustion stroke cycle or the exhaust rocker arm that activates the exhaust valve during the exhaust stroke, and thereby an effect of decreasing size and can be further achieved.
- According to the engine brake of the present invention, the engine brake has a compact configuration resulting from the reduction in weight and size, and is suitable for the commercial vehicle engine for which the exhaust regulation and the improvement of fuel efficiency are required. The engine brake is easily applied to the commercial vehicle engine which has, in particular, high horsepower and high torque while its size is decreased according to requirements for the exhaust regulation and the improvement of fuel efficiency.
- For convenience in explanation and accurate definition in the appended claims, the terms "upper", "lower", "inner" and "outer", are used to describe features of the exemplary embodiments with reference to the positions of such features as displayed in the figures.
- The foregoing descriptions of specific exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teachings. The exemplary embodiments were chosen and described in order to explain certain principles of the invention and their practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to make and utilize various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, as well as various alternatives and modifications thereof. It is intended that the scope of the invention be defined by the Claims appended hereto.
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- An integrated engine brake assembly, comprising:a valve (30) that forces oil circulating through an engine to flow to an exhaust rocker arm (3) when an engine brake lever (10) is operated;a bridge (60) that forms an interval with a pair of first (5-1) and second (5-2) exhaust valves installed on a combustion chamber;an internal oil flow path (40) which supplies the oil flowing toward the exhaust rocker arm to the bridge through an internal space of the exhaust rocker arm, and along which the oil is supplied to the bridge and brings the bridge into contact with the pair of first and second exhaust valves under pressure; anda protrusion (90-1) that lifts up the exhaust rocker arm at a compression top dead center so that the pair of first and second exhaust valves are pressed and opened forcibly by the bridge, and the bridge is pressed by seesaw movement of the exhaust rocker arm,wherein the internal oil flow path (40) includes:an oil inlet (41) that is formed in a shaft hole of the exhaust rocker arm (3) and into which the oil that flows toward the exhaust rocker arm flows;an oil flow path (43) that is formed inside the exhaust rocker arm so that an oil flow of the oil inlet leads to an end portion of the exhaust rocker arm; andan oil outlet (45) that is connected to the oil flow path so that the oil flowing into the oil flow path is discharged to the bridge (60); andwherein the bridge (60) includes:a chamber that is filled with the oil discharged from the oil outlet (45) to form oil pressure;a pair of first (67-1) and second (67-2) master pistons that are housed in the chamber to be lowered due to the oil pressure of the chamber and come into contact with the pair of first (5-1) and second (5-2) exhaust valves;a reset pin (69), a portion of which is exposed to an outside of the chamber characterized in that the reset pin (69) is in contact with a reset bar (80) so that the oil within the chamber is discharged to the outside, when the reset pin is activated, wherein the reset bar (80) is configured such that it applies a force to the lower portion of the reset pin (69) and thus the reset pin (69) is pushed into the chamber of the bridge to discharge the oil filled in the chamber.
- The integrated engine brake assembly of claim 1, wherein the oil outlet (45) is formed in an adjustor bolt (50), and the adjustor bolt is coupled to the exhaust rocker arm (3) and comes into contact with the bridge (60).
- The integrated engine brake assembly of claim 2, wherein the oil outlet (45) is formed in an internal space of the adjustor bolt (50) in an axial direction, and the oil outlet communicates with the oil flow path (40) through a circumferential hole of the adjustor bolt.
- The integrated engine brake assembly of claim 1, wherein the chamber includes a plug (62) having a plug chamber oil inlet (62-1) into which the oil discharged from the oil outlet (45) flows, and which discharges the oil to the chamber.
- The integrated engine brake assembly of claim 1,
wherein the pair of first and second master pistons are housed in the pair of first and second piston chambers in which the oil pressure is formed, and
wherein the pair of first and second piston chambers are connected to a pair of first and second oil diffusion paths which extend toward both of left and right ends of the chamber. - The integrated engine brake assembly of claim 1, wherein the exhaust rocker arm (3) further includes a bias spring (70), and the bias spring presses the exhaust rocker arm so that the adjustor bolt (50) coupled to the exhaust rocker arm comes into contact with the bridge (60).
- The integrated engine brake assembly of claim 1, wherein the protrusion (90-1) protrudes from an outer circumferential surface of a rotated exhaust cam (91).
- The integrated engine brake assembly of claim 7, wherein the protrusion (90-1) comes into contact with an exhaust rocker arm roller (93), and the exhaust rocker arm roller is formed on the exhaust rocker arm (3).
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