JP2014512486A - VALVE DEVICE FOR GAS CHANGE VALVE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING CAM SUPPORT DISABLED AT TWO OR MORE SEPARATED DISPLACEMENT POSITIONS BETWEEN CAM SHAFT MAIN - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a valve device (1) for a gas exchange valve (2) of an internal combustion engine, the internal combustion engine having an axial direction on at least one camshaft body (4) and the camshaft body (4). At least one cam support (5) having at least one cam group (6, 7) having at least three cams (13, 14, 15) having different cam contours, and a cam group ( 6, 7) devices (21, 22) for displacing the cam support (5) in the axial direction on the cam shaft main body (4) at a number of spaced displacement positions corresponding to the number of cams (13, 14, 15). , 23, 24, 25) and a locking device (26) having a spring-biased ball (28) for locking the cam support (5) in spaced apart displacement positions. In the present invention, in order to reduce the required mounting space in particular, the camshaft body (4) is pivotally supported by a rotary bearing (3) whose positions are fixed on both sides of the cam support (5), and the locking device (26). The spring-biased ball (28) is disposed in the receiving recess (27) of the camshaft body (4), and the axial direction presser (3) is fixed at each of the two outer displacement positions. , 18) against the cam support (5).
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Description

  The present invention relates to a valve device for a gas exchange valve of an internal combustion engine according to the superordinate concept of claim 1 and an internal combustion engine provided with the valve device.

  Mechanical devices that interfere with the operating cycle of the valve device to improve the thermodynamic properties of the internal combustion engine are known, such as the opening period and / or the lift amount of the gas exchange valve of the cylinder of the internal combustion engine. Can be changed according to the rotation speed.

  From Patent Document 1, a valve device is known in which a plurality of cam supports are arranged so as not to rotate with respect to a camshaft body and to be displaceable in the axial direction. In order to operate the two gas exchange valves of the cylinder of the internal combustion engine, each cam support is provided with two cam groups shifted in the axial direction, each having two cams having different cam profiles. . On the camshaft body, the cam support is displaced in the axial direction between two spaced apart displacement positions, so that one of both cams for each cam group is one rocker of both gas exchange valves. Since it can contact | abut with an arm, the lift amount and / or opening period of a gas exchange valve can be changed. In order to displace the cam support in the axial direction on the camshaft body, two spiral drivers that are spaced apart from each other in the axial direction are used. Each helical drive is provided with a telescopic transmission pin which is mounted in the cylinder head housing of the internal combustion engine and can be engaged with a cam-like curve connection or switching connection on the opposite cam support Actuators are included. For this cam-like curve connection part or switching connection part, one of the two spiral drivers has a counterclockwise spiral groove and the other of the two spiral drivers has a clockwise spiral groove. The cam support can be alternately displaced between two spaced displacement positions by actuation of the corresponding actuator. In either of the two displacement positions, the cam support is pressed from one side to a rotary bearing disposed between the cam groups and fixed in position, and the cam support is pivotally supported by the rotary bearing. Has been. The cam support is fixed by a ball of a locking device inserted in the hole of the camshaft body at any of the two displacement positions, and this ball is pressed against the inclined edge of the cam support body by a spring. Thus, one of the cam groups is pressed against the rotary bearing from one side.

  In order to improve the influence on the operating cycle of the valve device, it is desirable to add at least one cam to any one of the cam groups or each of the cam groups. However, adding one cam with another type of cam profile to each cam group will cause the cam support to move alternately between at least three different displacement positions, selectively hitting all cams against the rocker arm. It is necessary to be able to touch. In order to make this possible, Patent Document 2 has already proposed a valve device having the structure described at the beginning. In this valve device, each cam support is provided with two cam groups each having three cams. , And can be displaced between three spaced apart displacement positions. The cam support is fixed at three displacement positions by a locking device fixed in position within the internal combustion engine casing, and this locking device is displaced in the axial direction together with the cam support. Acts on possible rotary bearings. At that time, the spring-biased ball of the locking device is moved into three recesses separated from each other by two protrusions provided on a locking member attached to the outside of the rotary bearing at three displacement positions. Fit. In both outer displacement positions, the ball is pressed against the outer edge of one of the two protrusions, and the cam support is pressed against the fixed position of the cylinder head housing. In the central displacement position, the ball meshes with the recess of the locking member formed in a complementary shape between the two protrusions. The problem with this solution is that the rotary bearing must be displaceable in the axial direction within the cylinder head housing, making it difficult to lubricate the rotary bearing, and the locking device within the cylinder head housing. A relatively large mounting space is required in the radial direction of the camshaft body, and two pressers must be provided near the rocker arm below the camshaft body for displaceable rotary bearings. There is almost no room for installation space.

European Patent No. 1608849 German Patent Application No. 102007010150

  From such a background, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to improve the valve device having the structure described at the beginning so that the rotary bearing need not be displaceable and the required installation space can be reduced. There is to do.

  According to the present invention, the camshaft body is pivotally supported by a rotary bearing whose position is fixed on both sides of the cam support, and the spring of the locking device disposed in the housing recess of the camshaft body is biased. The ball is solved by pressing the cam support against an axial hold down at a fixed position at the two opposite outer displacement positions of the cam support.

  The present invention provides a rotary bearing having a fixed position for pivotally supporting the camshaft and a presser for determining a displacement position at both the outer sides, not the cam support area, and the cam support. This is based on the idea of disposing outside the body tip, that is, between adjacent cam supports. In this way, the ball of the locking device is accommodated in the side hole of the camshaft main body in the same manner as the valve device of Patent Document 1, and is pressed against the inclined edge of the concave portion of the inner periphery of the cam support body by the spring. The cam support can be pressed against one of the presses fixed in position at both the outer displacement positions, the press being one of the two rotary bearings adjacent to the cam support or the bearing of this rotary bearing It is preferably formed by blocks. Thereby, a required installation space can be reduced significantly.

  In order to fix the cam support in one or more inner displacement positions, a spring-biased ball fits into a recess in the inner periphery of the cam support that is preferably facing away from the displacement position. It is arranged between two recesses with inclined edges. In other words, the cam support has at least three axially arranged recesses on its inner periphery, and at least both of the outer recesses are each defined by one inclined edge and are arranged between them. At least one recess is spaced apart by a protrusion. When the cam support is displaced from one of the outer displacement positions to the other outer displacement position, the spring-biased ball continuously passes over the protrusions and passes through the inner (each) recess. To do. For reasons of manufacturing technology, all the recesses are preferably formed as grooves that circulate around the inner periphery of the cam support, and the distance between the centers of the recesses in the axial direction is equal to the center distance of the corresponding cam or cam profile.

  Similar to the prior art described in Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2, it is preferable that the device for displacing the cam support in the axial direction includes a spiral driver including at least one actuator having a fixed position. Then, at least one transmission member is extended from the actuator, and is engaged with the helical groove of the cam-like curve connecting portion or the switching connecting portion of the cam support on the opposite side. When the transmission body is meshed with either a clockwise or counterclockwise groove, the cam support is appropriately displaced left or right on the camshaft body.

  In an internal combustion engine with two intake valves or exhaust valves per cylinder, the cam support or each cam support has a valve spacing so that both valve lifts and / or opening periods can be changed simultaneously. Are preferably provided with two cam groups arranged at an axial interval equal to. Since the camshaft body is pivotally supported between adjacent cam supports, the camshaft body rotates to a portion between the two cam groups of each cam support as in the prior art described in Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2. Since it is not necessary to provide a bearing, the cam-like curve connection or switching connection of the helical drive can be arranged between the two cam groups of each cam support as another preferred configuration of the present invention. Therefore, the mounting length of each cam support can be significantly shortened. Also, unlike the prior art, a single helical drive having a general purpose cam-like curve connection or switching connection is sufficient to displace the cam support.

  Furthermore, the operation of at least one actuator of the device for axially displacing the cam-like curve connection or switching connection and the cam support is free according to the axial spacing of the valve or the situation of available space It is good to adjust. Preferably, the cam support is pressed against the rotary bearing or the bearing block of the rotary bearing below the camshaft body at both outer displacement positions, so that a sufficient mounting space for at least one actuator is obtained above the camshaft. Like that.

  Another preferred configuration of the present invention is that the central cam of each cam group is slightly wider than both cams outside each cam group, which is due to the thermal expansion of the cylinder head and camshaft body. This is because the tolerance of the generated displacement lift amount is larger at that location than at the outer cam portion.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

A part of a valve device for a pair of intake valves of a cylinder of an internal combustion engine is shown. A part of a camshaft main body provided with a cam support that is axially displaceable and supported by a rotary bearing FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows a part of cam support body provided with the locking device for locking three cam support bodies and a cam support body a little long. It is an enlarged view which shows the detail of the III section in FIG.

  Although only a part of the figure is shown in the figure, the internal combustion engine is provided with a camshaft body 4 that is pivotally supported by a rotary bearing 3 of a cylinder head housing (not shown) of the internal combustion engine in the upper part of the figure. Of the cylinders (not shown) of the cylinders (not shown) and a plurality of cam supports 5 that can be displaced in the axial direction on the camshaft body 4, The lift amount and / or the opening period can be changed independently of the lift amount and / or the opening period of the intake valves 2 of the other cylinders.

  For this purpose, the valve device 1 is provided with one displaceable cam support 5 for each pair of intake valves 2 so that the cam support does not rotate with respect to the camshaft body 4. The two cam groups 6 and 7 are connected to each other and are axially spaced from each other. Both of the two cam groups 6 and 7 interact with the roller 8 of the roller rocker arm 9 pivotally supported for either of the valves 2. A valve stem 10 provided with a valve head 10 ′ at the lower end as shown in FIG. 1 is actuated through the roller 8, and the valve stem has a force of a valve spring 11 (FIG. 2) to open each valve 2. Against this, it is pushed down in the cylinder head. The valve device 1 further includes one hydraulic valve gap adjusting member 12 that is also shown in FIG.

  Each of the two cam groups 6 and 7 of each cam support 5 includes three cams 13, 14, and 15. These cams partially protrude from the outer periphery of the cam support and have different cam profiles. doing. The cam groups 6 and 7 have a base circular portion 16 on the diametrically opposite side of the cams 13, 14 and 15 of the cam support 5, and the base circular portion has a constant outer diameter and the cam groups 6 and 7. Over the entire axial length and a circumferential angle of about 180 degrees. The size of the protrusion of the cams 13, 14, 15 from the basic circular portion 16 changes according to the desired lift height of the valve stem 10, and the apex of the cams 13, 14, 15 in the rotational direction of the camshaft body 4. The angular position varies depending on the desired maximum opening time of the valve 2. The cam profiles of the cams 13, 14, 15 of the two cam groups 6, 7 may have different shapes and / or different dimensions. In the two cam groups 6, 7, the central cam 14 is slightly wider than both the outer cams 13 and 15, as will be described later.

  The three cams 13, 14, 15 of the two cam groups 6, 7 are selectively camped by displacing the cam support 5 in the axial direction between three displacement positions spaced apart on the camshaft body 4. It can be brought into contact with the roller 8 of the rocker arm 9 of the valve 2 belonging to the group 6 or the cam group 7.

  The three displacement positions are indicated by the example of three cam supports 5 in FIG. The left cam support 5 is located at the outer right side displacement position in the figure, and the right tip 17 is in contact with the bearing seat 18 of the adjacent rotary bearing 3 from the left side. The rollers 8 of the rocker arms 9 of the two valves 2 are in contact with the cams 13 on the outer left side of the cam groups 6 and 7, respectively. The cam support 5 shown in the center is in the center displacement position, and the tip 17 on both sides thereof is pivoted from two adjacent bearing seats 18 of the rotary bearing 3 arranged on both sides of the cam support 5. The rollers 8 of the rocker arms 9 of the two valves 2 are in contact with the cams 14 at the center of the cam groups 6 and 7, respectively. The right cam support 5 is located at the outer left displacement position, and the left end 16 is between the center cam support and the right cam support 5 and is positioned on the bearing seat 18 of the adjacent rotary bearing 3 on the right. The rollers 8 of the rocker arms 9 of the two valves 2 are in contact with the cams 15 on the outer right side of the cam groups 6 and 7, respectively. On the other hand, in FIG. 1, only one cam support 5 at the central displacement position is shown.

  While the cam support 5 is coupled to the cam shaft main body 4 so as not to rotate, the cam support 5 having a hollow cylindrical shape is included therein in order to enable axial displacement along the cam shaft main body 4. An internal spline 19 (FIG. 2) is provided along a part of the circumference, and engages with a complementary external spline 20 (FIG. 1) on a part of the camshaft body 4.

  The axial displacement of the cam support 5 on the camshaft main body 4 for changing the lift amount or opening period of the intake valve 2 is performed as necessary, and the basic circular portion 16 of the cam groups 6 and 7 is always the rocker arm. 9 between the rotation angles of the camshaft body 4 at about 180 degrees located at the position facing the 9 rollers 8. The magnitude of the axial displacement of the cam support 5 between two adjacent displacement positions is equal to the distance between the centers of the adjacent cams 13 and 14 or the cams 14 and 15 of the cam groups 6 and 7.

  Each cam support 5 is provided with only one spiral driver 21 so that the cam support 5 can be displaced to any of the three displacement positions as required. The helical drive 21 includes a single cam-like curve connection or switching connection 22, which is connected to two cam groups 6, 7 or two valves approximately in the center of the cam support 5 in the axial direction. 1 and includes an actuator 23 fixed in position and mounted within the cylinder head housing, but is shown only schematically in FIG. Depending on the design, the actuator 23 can be provided with one or more transmission pins 24, which are selectively extended from the actuator 23, with their exposed ends facing the cam-like curve connection or switching connection. Engaging with the groove 25 of the portion 22, the cam support 5 can be displaced to any one of three adjacent displacement positions spaced about the distance between the centers of two adjacent cams 13, 14 or cams 14, 15.

  The outer diameter of the cam-like curve connecting portion or the switching connecting portion 22 is such that when the cam-like curve connecting portion or the switching connecting portion 22 displaces the cam support 5 from the central displacement position to any one of the outer displacement positions, The size is such that the roller 8 of the rocker arm 9 overlaps the holder 37 (FIG. 2), which is rotatably held, in the axial direction.

  In order to fix each cam support 5 at a desired displacement position, a locking device 26 is provided on each cam support 5. As best shown in FIG. 2, each locking device 26 includes a ball 28 inserted in a blind hole 27 extending in the radial direction of the camshaft body 4, and this ball is the bottom of the blind hole 27. Are pressed against the inner periphery of the cam support 5 on the radial direction side by a biasing compression coil spring 29 disposed between the ball 28 and the ball 28. In the range of the cam support 5 that is positioned on the opposite side of the ball 28 when it is displaced between the three displacement positions, the cam support 5 is disposed not on the inner periphery of the cam support 5 but on the front and rear in the axial direction. Three circumferential grooves 30, 31, 32 are provided.

  The central groove 31 has a concave curved groove cross section matched to the shape of the ball, and is separated from the adjacent outer grooves 30 and 32 by protruding portions 33 and 34 having convex curves on both sides. As shown in FIG. 2 for the central cam support 5, the ball 28 is pushed into the central groove 31 by the spring 29 at the central displacement position of the cam support 5. The cam support 5 is fixed at this central displacement position only by the engagement of the balls 29. When an axial displacement force is exerted on the cam support 5 by the helical driver 21 at this displacement position, the ball 28 is pressed against either one of the two protrusions 33 and 34 in the left or right direction. Since the portions 33 and 34 are pushed back into the stop hole 27 against the force of the spring 29, the ball 28 can move to the adjacent grooves 30 and 32 beyond the protruding portions 33 and 34. As shown in FIG. 2 for the left or right cam support 5, the movement of the ball 28 hits the bearing block 18 of the adjacent rotary bearing 3 at the front end 17 in the moving direction. End at the moment.

  The two outer grooves 30, 32 are delimited by one inclined edge 35, 36 on the side facing the central groove 31, respectively. In a state where the cam support body 5 hits the bearing block 18 of the adjacent rotary bearing 3 that restricts the axial displacement operation of the cam support body 5 at each outer displacement position at the front end 17 in the moving direction. The ball 28 is pressed against the edge 35 or 36 by a compression coil spring 29. When the ball 28 presses against the inclined edges 35 and 36, an axial component force acts from the ball 28 to the cam support 5 as indicated by an arrow in FIG. 2. The cam support 5 is defined by being pressed against the bearing block 18 of the rotary bearing 3 adjacent in the moving direction at one of the tip ends 17 at the two outer displacement positions by this axial component force. The position is fixed, and one of the two outer cams 13 and 15 faces the roller 8 of the rocker arm 9 with high accuracy. For this reason, the width of the two outer cams 13 and 15 can be made slightly narrower than the width of the central cam 14.

  Although this is not shown, the central groove 31 does not necessarily have a concave curved groove section adapted to the shape of the ball 28, for example a triangular groove section delimited by two planar inclined edges. In this case, the ball 28 in the central groove 31 is pressed against the two edges by the spring 29 at two points.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Valve apparatus 2 Intake valve 3 Rotating bearing 4 Cam shaft main body 5 Cam support body 6 Cam group 7 Cam group 8 Roller 9 Roller rocker arm 10 Valve rod 10 'Valve head 11 Valve spring 12 Valve gap adjustment member 13 Cam 14 Cam 15 Cam 16 Basic circular portion 17 Cam support tip 18 Bearing seat of rotary bearing 19 Internal spline 20 External spline 21 Spiral drive 22 Cam-shaped curve connecting portion 23 Actuator 24 Transmission pin 25 Groove 26 Locking device 27 Blind hole 28 Ball 29 Spiral Energizing Spring 30 Groove 31 Groove 32 Groove 33 Projection 34 Projection 35 Edge 36 Edge 37 Roller Holder

Claims (14)

A valve device for a gas exchange valve of an internal combustion engine,
At least one camshaft body;
At least one cam support including at least one cam group having at least three cams that are axially displaceable on the camshaft body and have different cam profiles;
A device for axially displacing the cam support on the camshaft body to a number of spaced displacement positions corresponding to the number of cams in the cam group;
A locking device having a spring-biased ball for locking the cam support at a spaced displacement position;
A valve device comprising:
The camshaft body (4) is pivotally supported by a rotary bearing (3) whose position is fixed on both sides of the cam support (5).
The spring-biased ball (28) of the locking device (26) is disposed in the accommodation recess (27) of the camshaft body (4), and the position is fixed at each of the two outer displacement positions. A valve device characterized in that the cam support (5) is pressed against a presser (3, 18) in the axial direction.   The spring-biased ball (28) of the locking device (26) is located at the inner circumference of the cam support (5) on the opposite side in at least one inner displacement position between the outer displacement positions. The valve device according to claim 1, wherein the valve device is fitted into the recess (31).   3. A valve device according to claim 2, characterized in that the spring-biased ball (28) of the locking device (26) meshes with the recess (31) on the opposite side at the inner displacement position.   The cam support (5) has at least three recesses (30, 31, 32) arranged in the axial direction on the inner periphery thereof, and both of the outer recesses (30, 32) are protrusions ( 4. The valve device according to claim 1, wherein the valve device is separated from at least one recess (31) disposed therebetween by 33, 34).   The distance between the axial centers of the recesses (30, 31, 32) is equal to the distance between the centers of adjacent cams (13, 14, 15) of the cam group (6, 7). The valve device described.   6. A valve device according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that both at least the outer recesses (30, 32) are each defined by one inclined edge (35, 36).   7. A valve device according to claim 4, 5 or 6, characterized in that the recess is a groove (30, 31, 32) that goes around the inner periphery of the cam support (5).   The cam support (5) includes two cam groups (6, 7) that are spaced apart from each other in the axial direction, and a device (21, 22, 23) that displaces the cam support (5) in the axial direction. , 24, 25) includes a spiral driver (21) having a single cam-like curve connection or switching connection (22) disposed between both cam groups (6, 7). The valve device according to any one of claims 1 to 7.   The spiral driver (21) includes at least one actuator (23) having at least one telescopic transmission body (24) and fixed in position, and the transmission body is a cam-like curved connection portion or a switching connection portion. 9. The valve device according to claim 8, wherein the valve device meshes with the spiral groove (25) of (22).   Holding the roller (8) of one rocker arm (9) of the gas exchange valve (2) in both the outer displacement positions of the cam-like curve connection or switching connection (22) of the helical drive (21) 10. Valve device according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that it overlaps the tool (37) in the axial direction.   11. The center cam (14) of each cam group (6, 7) is wider than the outer cam (13, 15) of each cam group (6, 7). The valve device according to any one of the above.   The spring-biased ball (28) of the locking device (26) presses the tip (17) of the cam support (5) against the axial presser (3, 18) in both outer displacement positions. The valve device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein:   The axial retainer (3, 18) is formed by either the bearing block (18) of one of the rotary bearings (3) having a fixed position or of the rotary bearing (3) having a fixed position. The valve device according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein:   An internal combustion engine comprising at least one valve device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims.

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