JP2600128B2 - Valve timing control device for supercharged internal combustion engine - Google Patents

Valve timing control device for supercharged internal combustion engine

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JP2600128B2
JP2600128B2 JP59094670A JP9467084A JP2600128B2 JP 2600128 B2 JP2600128 B2 JP 2600128B2 JP 59094670 A JP59094670 A JP 59094670A JP 9467084 A JP9467084 A JP 9467084A JP 2600128 B2 JP2600128 B2 JP 2600128B2
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孝 三橋
亨 北山
春也 白勢
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02DCONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02D13/00Controlling the engine output power by varying inlet or exhaust valve operating characteristics, e.g. timing
    • F02D13/02Controlling the engine output power by varying inlet or exhaust valve operating characteristics, e.g. timing during engine operation
    • F02D13/0261Controlling the valve overlap
    • 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
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02DCONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02D13/00Controlling the engine output power by varying inlet or exhaust valve operating characteristics, e.g. timing
    • F02D13/02Controlling the engine output power by varying inlet or exhaust valve operating characteristics, e.g. timing during engine operation
    • F02D13/0223Variable control of the intake valves only
    • F02D13/0234Variable control of the intake valves only changing the valve timing only
    • F02D13/0238Variable control of the intake valves only changing the valve timing only by shifting the phase, i.e. the opening periods of the valves are constant
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01LCYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES
    • F01L2201/00Electronic control systems; Apparatus or methods therefor
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02DCONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02D41/00Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents
    • F02D41/0002Controlling intake air
    • F02D2041/001Controlling intake air for engines with variable valve actuation
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Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〈産業上の利用分野〉 本発明は過給機付内燃機関の吸気弁及び排気弁の開閉
時期(バルブタイミング)の制御装置に関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a control device for opening and closing timing (valve timing) of an intake valve and an exhaust valve of a supercharged internal combustion engine.

〈従来の技術〉 吸・排気弁を開弁リフトする夫々のカムシャフトの相
対位相を変えることにより、吸・排気弁の開閉時期を可
変制御する装置として例えば特開昭51−89022号公報の
ものが知られる。このものは機関回転速度が増大するに
つれて排気弁に対する吸気弁の開閉時期を進め、吸気弁
と排気弁の開弁時期のオーバーラップ量を増大する。こ
れにより機関低速回転時は、吸・排気弁開弁時期のオー
バーラップ量を減少し、燃焼室に吸入した空気の逆流を
防止して吸気充填効率の低下を防ぎ、排気性状の悪化を
防止し、燃費の向上を図る。一方機関高速回転時は、逆
に前記オーバーラップ量を増加し、吸入空気の慣性に基
づく燃焼室内への導入遅れを防止して充填効率の低下を
防ぎ、燃費,排気性状,出力の悪化を防止する。
<Prior Art> A device for variably controlling the opening / closing timing of intake / exhaust valves by changing the relative phase of the respective camshafts for opening / lifting the intake / exhaust valves is disclosed, for example, in JP-A-51-89022. Is known. This increases the opening / closing timing of the intake valve with respect to the exhaust valve as the engine speed increases, and increases the amount of overlap between the opening timings of the intake valve and the exhaust valve. As a result, when the engine is running at low speed, the amount of overlap between the opening timings of the intake and exhaust valves is reduced, the backflow of the air drawn into the combustion chamber is prevented, preventing a reduction in intake charging efficiency and preventing deterioration of exhaust characteristics. , Improve fuel economy. On the other hand, when the engine is running at high speed, the overlap amount is increased, preventing the delay of introduction of the intake air into the combustion chamber due to the inertia of the intake air, preventing a decrease in charging efficiency, and preventing deterioration of fuel efficiency, exhaust properties, and output. I do.

〈発明が解決しようとする問題点〉 しかしながらこのような従来のバルブタイミング制御
装置を有する内燃機関に過給機を装着すると、吸気圧力
(過給圧力)が機関高速回転領域で強大となるから、吸
・排気弁開時期のオーバーラップ量が大であると、過給
空気が燃焼室から排気ポート側へ吹き抜けてしまい、充
填効率が低下しかつ燃料がそのまま排出されて出力が悪
化すると共に、未燃成分の排出により燃費悪化をもたら
し、ひいては排気性状を悪化する。
<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, when a supercharger is mounted on an internal combustion engine having such a conventional valve timing control device, the intake pressure (supercharging pressure) becomes large in the engine high-speed rotation region. If the amount of overlap between the intake and exhaust valve opening timings is large, the supercharged air blows from the combustion chamber to the exhaust port side, lowering the charging efficiency and discharging the fuel as it is, and the output is deteriorated. Emission of fuel components causes deterioration of fuel efficiency and, consequently, exhaust properties.

また一方では、第6図に示すような市場における一般
的な走行状態、つまり通常市場走行で用いられる運転領
域で、前記吸・排気弁の開弁時期の切り換えが頻繁に行
われるため、装置本体の耐久性を損なうばかりでなく、
前記切り換えに伴う切り換えショック(機関出力が変動
することによる車両の進行方向加速度の突然変動)が頻
繁に発生するので、車両運転性を損なうという問題があ
った。
On the other hand, in the general driving state in the market as shown in FIG. 6, that is, in the operating region used for normal market driving, the valve opening timing of the intake / exhaust valve is frequently switched. Not only impairs the durability of
A switching shock (sudden fluctuation of the acceleration in the traveling direction of the vehicle due to a fluctuation of the engine output) accompanying the switching frequently occurs, so that there is a problem that the drivability of the vehicle is impaired.

本発明は上記に鑑み、吸・排気弁のバルブタイミング
可変機構と過給機とを備えた内燃機関において、機関全
運転領域おける吸・排気弁の開閉弁時期相対位相を最適
化して高出力化、燃費・排気浄化性能を向上させると同
時に、通常市場走行領域における前記バルブタイミング
可変機構の切り換え頻度を最小に抑え、前記機構の耐久
性の向上及び車両運転性の向上を図ることができる過給
機付内燃機関のバルブタイミング制御装置を提供するこ
とを目的とする。
In view of the above, the present invention provides a high output by optimizing the relative phase of the opening and closing valve timings of intake and exhaust valves in an entire engine operating region in an internal combustion engine having a variable valve timing mechanism for intake and exhaust valves and a supercharger. In addition, it is possible to improve the fuel efficiency and the exhaust gas purification performance, and at the same time, minimize the switching frequency of the variable valve timing mechanism in the normal market driving region, thereby improving the durability of the mechanism and the vehicle drivability. It is an object of the present invention to provide a valve timing control device for an engine-equipped internal combustion engine.

〈問題点を解決するための手段〉 そのために本発明では、吸気弁と排気弁との開閉弁時
期相対位相を可変制御するバルブタイミング可変装置
と、機関に吸気を過給する過給機と、機関の少なくとも
回転速度と負荷を含む運転状態を検出する機関運転状態
検出手段と、該機関運転状態検出手段の検出信号に基づ
き前記バルブタイミング可変装置に作用して低速高負荷
運転領域で、他の運転領域よりも吸気弁開閉弁時期を進
めて前記開閉弁時期相対位相を減少させる制御装置とを
設けて構成した。
<Means for solving the problem> In the present invention, for this purpose, a valve timing variable device that variably controls the opening / closing valve timing relative phase of the intake valve and the exhaust valve, a supercharger that supercharges intake air to the engine, An engine operating state detecting means for detecting an operating state including at least a rotational speed and a load of the engine; and operating on the variable valve timing device based on a detection signal of the engine operating state detecting means to operate the variable valve timing device in a low-speed high-load operating region, A control device is provided to advance the intake valve opening / closing valve timing relative to the operation range and reduce the opening / closing valve timing relative phase.

〈作用〉 かかる構成を有する本願発明のバルブタイミング制御
装置は、過給機付内燃機関において、低速高負荷領域に
おいて最適な出力特性を得るべく、吸気弁開閉時期を早
めて吸・排気弁の開閉弁時期相対位相が小さく(バルブ
オーバーラップ量が大きく)なるように設定すると共
に、上記以外の運転領域(低速軽負荷及び中速・高速領
域)では、給気や燃料が排気弁から排気通路側に吹き抜
けるのを防止して最適な排気・出力特性が得られるよう
に、吸気弁開閉時期を遅らせて吸・排気弁の開閉弁時期
相対位相を前記低速高負荷領域より大きく(バルブオー
バーラップ量を小さく)切り換えるように制御する。こ
れにより、機関運転領域の全領域において、吸・排気弁
の開閉弁時期相対位相を最適値に設定することが可能と
なると同時に、通常市場走行で用いられる運転領域(第
6図参照)では、前記切り換えが行われなくなる。
<Operation> The valve timing control apparatus of the present invention having the above-described structure is used in a turbocharged internal combustion engine to advance intake valve opening / closing timing to open / close an intake / exhaust valve in order to obtain optimum output characteristics in a low-speed / high-load region. The valve timing relative phase is set to be small (valve overlap amount is large), and in the operation regions other than the above (low-speed light load and medium-speed / high-speed region), the air supply and fuel flow from the exhaust valve to the exhaust passage side. The opening and closing timing of the intake valve is delayed so that the relative phase of the opening and closing timing of the intake and exhaust valves is larger than that in the low-speed and high-load region so that optimum exhaust and output characteristics can be obtained by preventing blow-by at the same time. (Small) control to switch. This makes it possible to set the opening / closing valve timing relative phase of the intake / exhaust valve to the optimum value in the entire engine operating region, and at the same time, in the operating region (see FIG. 6) normally used in market driving. The switching is not performed.

なお、本発明にかかる過給機付内燃機関のバルブタイ
ミング制御装置において、過給機無しの自然吸気内燃機
関の場合と異なり、低速高負荷領域で吸気弁開閉時期を
中高速域等に対して早めてオーバーラップ量を大きくす
るようにしているのは、下記の理由等によるものであ
る。
In the valve timing control device for a supercharged internal combustion engine according to the present invention, unlike the case of a naturally aspirated internal combustion engine without a supercharger, the intake valve opening / closing timing in a low-speed high-load region is compared with that in a medium-high speed region or the like. The reason for increasing the amount of overlap earlier is as follows.

即ち、 過給機付内燃機関の場合、中高速高負荷領域において
過給圧が高くなりノッキングが発生し易いため、これを
抑制すべく見かけの圧縮比〔ε=(Vc+Vs)/Vc,Vcは上
死点位置におけるピストンとシリンダヘッドとの間隙容
積、Vsは行程容積〕を、通常、自然吸気内燃機関に対し
て低めに設定するようにしているが、低速高負荷領域で
は、中高速高負荷領域など過給圧の増大を望めないの
で、上記低めに設定された見かけの圧縮比ではノッキン
グの発生に対して余裕がある。従って、低速高負荷領域
では、吸気弁開閉時期を早めることによって、所謂実圧
縮比を高めるようにすれば、ノッキングを発生させない
範囲で、見かけの圧縮比が低く設定されていることに伴
う出力低下を補えるのである。
That is, in the case of the internal combustion engine with a supercharger, the supercharging pressure is high in a medium-to-high-speed high-load region and knocking is apt to occur. Therefore, in order to suppress this, the apparent compression ratio [ε = (Vc + Vs) / Vc, The gap volume between the piston and the cylinder head at the top dead center position, and Vs is the stroke volume, is usually set lower for a naturally aspirated internal combustion engine. Since an increase in the supercharging pressure cannot be expected in the region or the like, the apparent compression ratio set at a lower value has a margin against the occurrence of knocking. Therefore, in the low-speed and high-load region, if the so-called actual compression ratio is increased by accelerating the opening and closing timing of the intake valve, the output is reduced due to the apparent compression ratio being set to a low value within a range where knocking does not occur. Can be supplemented.

また、過給機付内燃機関の場合、低速高負荷領域は、
中高速高負荷領域ほど過給圧が高くなく、気筒内圧力の
方が早期に高くなり易いので、吸気弁開閉時期を早める
ことで、過給により気筒内へ供給した給気が、吸気系へ
逆流するのを防止したほうが、気筒内に留まる新気量の
増大が図れ出力の増大を図れる。また、中高速高負荷領
域では、高い過給圧を供給でき、気筒内圧力より高い過
給圧を供給できる期間が長いので、吸気弁開閉時期を遅
めることによって、気筒内に過給により新気を供給し続
けた方が、気筒内により多くの新気を供給でき、出力の
増大を図れることになるのである。
In the case of a supercharged internal combustion engine, the low-speed high-load region is
The supercharging pressure is not so high in the medium to high speed high load region, and the pressure in the cylinder is likely to increase earlier.Therefore, by making the intake valve opening and closing timing earlier, the air supplied to the cylinder by supercharging is supplied to the intake system. By preventing the backflow, the amount of fresh air remaining in the cylinder can be increased and the output can be increased. In addition, in the medium-speed, high-load region, a high boost pressure can be supplied, and a period in which a supercharge pressure higher than the cylinder pressure can be supplied is long. By continuing to supply fresh air, more fresh air can be supplied into the cylinder and the output can be increased.

更に、過給機付内燃機関の場合、低速高負荷領域で
は、中高速高負荷領域ほど過給圧が高くなく吸気量が多
くなく、排気系への吹き抜けによる排気性能の悪化(HC
の増大)が少ないので、燃焼安定性を維持できる範囲で
吸気弁開閉時期を早めてオーバーラップ量を大きくし、
残留ガス掃気効率を向上させたほうが出力向上を図れ
る。一方、中高速高負荷領域では、吸気量が多く小さな
オーバーラップ量でも掃気効率を十分向上させ出力を向
上できるので、吸気弁開閉時期を遅めてオーバーラップ
量を小さくしたほうが、排気系への吹き抜け量の低減及
び気筒内に充填される新気量を増大でき、以って排気性
能の悪化を抑制しつつ出力増大を図れることになるので
ある。
Furthermore, in the case of a supercharged internal combustion engine, in a low-speed high-load region, the supercharging pressure is not so high and the intake air amount is not large in a medium-high speed high-load region.
Increase), the intake valve opening / closing timing is advanced and the amount of overlap is increased as long as combustion stability can be maintained.
The output can be improved by improving the residual gas scavenging efficiency. On the other hand, in the medium-speed, high-load region, even with a large intake volume and a small overlap amount, the scavenging efficiency can be sufficiently improved and the output can be improved, so it is better to delay the intake valve opening / closing timing and reduce the overlap amount to reduce the exhaust system. It is possible to reduce the blow-by amount and increase the amount of fresh air charged into the cylinder, thereby increasing the output while suppressing the deterioration of the exhaust performance.

以上のような理由から、過給機付内燃機関の場合に
は、本発明のように、低速高負荷領域において、吸気弁
開閉時期を中高速域等に対して早めてオーバーラップ量
を大きくする必要があるのである。
For the above reasons, in the case of a supercharged internal combustion engine, as in the present invention, in the low-speed high-load region, the intake valve opening / closing timing is advanced with respect to the medium-high speed region or the like to increase the overlap amount. It is necessary.

なお、自然吸気内燃機関の場合には、元々見かけの圧
縮比が高く設定されているので上記のような実圧縮比
の影響は小さく、また、元々吸気圧力が小さいので上記
のような吸気弁開閉時期の変更による実吸入空気量へ
の影響も小さい。しかし、自然吸気内燃機関の場合は、
低速高負荷領域では吸気速度が小さく上記の残留ガス
掃気効率の向上を余り期待できないので、過給機付内燃
機関の場合とは異なり、吸気弁開閉時期を遅らせオーバ
ーラップ量を小さくし、排気の気筒内への逆流,排気系
への吹き抜け量を極力低減し、気筒内に留まる新気量を
増大させたほうが出力増大を図れる。一方、中高速高負
荷領域では、吸気速度が大きくなるので、吸気弁開閉時
期を早めオーバーラップ量を大きくして、排気系への吹
き抜け量をある程度多くしても、掃気効率を向上させ、
気筒内の新気量の割合を増大させたほうが、より効果的
に出力増大を図れるのである。
In the case of a naturally aspirated internal combustion engine, the apparent compression ratio is originally set high, so that the effect of the actual compression ratio is small, and since the intake pressure is originally small, the intake valve opening and closing as described above is performed. The effect on the actual intake air amount by the change of the timing is small. However, in the case of a naturally aspirated internal combustion engine,
In the low-speed and high-load region, the intake speed is small and the improvement of the above-mentioned residual gas scavenging efficiency cannot be expected so much.Therefore, unlike the case of a supercharged internal combustion engine, the intake valve opening / closing timing is delayed to reduce the overlap amount, The output can be increased by reducing the amount of backflow into the cylinder and the amount of blow-by to the exhaust system as much as possible, and increasing the amount of fresh air remaining in the cylinder. On the other hand, in the medium-speed, high-load region, the intake speed increases, so the intake valve opening / closing timing is advanced, the overlap amount is increased, and even if the blow-through amount to the exhaust system is increased to some extent, the scavenging efficiency is improved.
The output can be more effectively increased by increasing the ratio of the fresh air amount in the cylinder.

また、自然吸気内燃機関の場合、中高速高負荷領域で
は、吸気弁開閉時期を早めオーバーラップ量を増大させ
ることで、排気の逆流による内部EGR量を増大させ、こ
のEGR効果により低減されるNOx分を、点火時期の進角に
当てたほうが、オーバーラップ量を小さくしたままで点
火時期を遅らせておくよりは、より一層出力を増大させ
ることができると考えることもできる。
Also, in the case of a naturally aspirated internal combustion engine, in a medium-speed, high-load region, the intake valve opening / closing timing is advanced to increase the overlap amount, thereby increasing the internal EGR amount due to the exhaust gas backflow, and reducing the NOx by this EGR effect. It can be considered that the output can be further increased by assigning the minute to the advance of the ignition timing, rather than by delaying the ignition timing while keeping the overlap amount small.

そこで、自然吸気内燃機関の場合には、従来より、中
高速域等において吸気弁開閉時期を低速高負荷領域に対
して早めオーバーラップ量を大きくするようにしている
のである。
Therefore, in the case of a naturally aspirated internal combustion engine, the opening / closing timing of the intake valve in a middle-high speed region or the like is set earlier than in a low-speed high-load region to increase the amount of overlap.

このように、過給機付内燃機関の特性と、自然吸気内
燃機関の特性と、の相違により、吸気弁開閉時期の設定
は過給機付内燃機関と自然吸気内燃機関とでは相違させ
る必要があり、そのため、本発明の過給機付内燃機関の
バルブタイミング制御装置では、低速高負荷領域で吸気
弁開閉時期を中高速域等に対して早めるようにして、過
給機付内燃機関における出力特性・排気特性等の向上を
図るようにしているのである。
Thus, due to the difference between the characteristics of the supercharged internal combustion engine and the characteristics of the naturally aspirated internal combustion engine, the setting of the intake valve opening / closing timing needs to be different between the supercharged internal combustion engine and the naturally aspirated internal combustion engine. Therefore, in the valve timing control apparatus for a supercharged internal combustion engine of the present invention, the output of the supercharged internal combustion engine is set so that the intake valve opening / closing timing is advanced in a low-speed high-load region with respect to a medium-high speed region or the like. The characteristics and exhaust characteristics are improved.

〈実施例〉 以下に本発明の実施例を図面に基づいて説明する。<Example> An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

第1図において、往復動式内燃機関1の出力軸である
クランクシャフト2に軸着されたクランクスプロケット
3とオーバーヘッド式の排気弁駆動用カムシャフト4に
軸着された第1のカムスプロケット5との間に第1のタ
イミングベルト6を掛け回し、その張り側に、機関1に
支持されるスプリング7の弾性力を受けたテンショナプ
ーリ8を押圧接触させて、該第1のタイミングベルト6
の張力を最適値に保持する。
In FIG. 1, a crank sprocket 3 axially mounted on a crankshaft 2 which is an output shaft of a reciprocating internal combustion engine 1 and a first cam sprocket 5 axially mounted on an overhead type exhaust valve driving camshaft 4 are shown. The first timing belt 6 is wrapped around, and a tensioner pulley 8 receiving the elastic force of a spring 7 supported by the engine 1 is brought into press contact with the tight side thereof, so that the first timing belt 6
Is maintained at the optimum value.

ここにおいてクランクスプロケット3と第1のカムス
プロケット5との径の比は1対2とし、クランクシャフ
ト2の1/2の回転速度でカムシャフト4を回転させる。
Here, the ratio of the diameter of the crank sprocket 3 to the diameter of the first cam sprocket 5 is set to 1: 2, and the cam shaft 4 is rotated at a rotation speed that is 1/2 of that of the crank shaft 2.

前記カムシャフト4には更に第1のカムスプロケット
5よりも充分小径の第2のカムスプロケット11を軸着
し、該第2のカムスプロケット11と吸気弁駆動用のカム
シャフト12に軸着した前記カムスプロケット11と同径の
第3のカムスプロケット13との間に第2のタイミングベ
ルト14を掛け回す。ここにおいて両カムスプロケット1
1,13は等しい径とする。
The camshaft 4 is further provided with a second cam sprocket 11 having a diameter sufficiently smaller than that of the first cam sprocket 5, and the second cam sprocket 11 and a camshaft 12 for driving an intake valve. The second timing belt 14 is looped between the cam sprocket 11 and the third cam sprocket 13 having the same diameter. Where both cam sprockets 1
1, 13 have the same diameter.

第2のタイミングベルト14の張り側a及び緩み側b外
面には夫々バルブタイミングの調整車として機能する1
対のアジャストプーリ15,16を押圧接触させる。
The outer surfaces of the tensioning side a and the loosening side b of the second timing belt 14 function as a valve timing adjustment wheel, respectively.
The pair of adjustment pulleys 15 and 16 are brought into pressure contact with each other.

夫々のアジャストプーリ15,16を一端に回転自由に支
承するアジャストレバー17,18は、夫々機関1にピン17
a,18aを介して揺動自由に支承される。このうち一方の
アジャストレバー17の他端には機関1に支持されたリタ
ーンスプリング21が係止されており、またアーム17bの
先端にはワイヤ22を介して駆動装置の一部として機能す
る伝導モータ例えばステップモータ23の出力端が連結さ
れている。
The adjusting levers 17 and 18 that rotatably support the respective adjusting pulleys 15 and 16 at one end thereof are fixed to the engine 1 by pins 17 and 18, respectively.
It is supported to swing freely via a and 18a. A return spring 21 supported by the engine 1 is locked to the other end of one of the adjustment levers 17, and a transmission motor functioning as a part of a driving device via a wire 22 is provided at the tip of the arm 17 b. For example, the output end of the step motor 23 is connected.

ステップモータ23には、機関運転状態検出装置から出
力される検出信号を入力する制御装置24の制御パルス信
号が入力される。ここで機関運転状態検出装置として
は、例えばクランクシャフト2の回転速度を検出するク
ランク角センサ25,吸入空気量を検出する吸気通路に介
装されたホットワイヤー式エアフローメータ35,吸気絞
り弁開度を検出するスロットルセンサ40,機関冷却水温
度センサ及びスタータモータスイッチ等、が挙げられ
る。本実施例では制御装置24は、低速回転かつ所定値以
上の高負荷を検出したときにステップモータ23を介して
ワイヤ22を引張り、後述する作用に基づいてタイミング
ベルト14の張り側aを長くするように作用する。
To the step motor 23, a control pulse signal of the control device 24 for inputting a detection signal output from the engine operation state detection device is input. Here, as the engine operating state detecting device, for example, a crank angle sensor 25 for detecting a rotation speed of the crankshaft 2, a hot wire air flow meter 35 interposed in an intake passage for detecting an intake air amount, an intake throttle valve opening degree , An engine cooling water temperature sensor, a starter motor switch, and the like. In the present embodiment, the control device 24 pulls the wire 22 via the step motor 23 when detecting a low speed rotation and a high load equal to or more than a predetermined value, and lengthens the tension side a of the timing belt 14 based on an operation described later. Act like so.

緩み側のアジャストレバー18はコネクティングレバー
26を介して張り側のアジャストレバー17と連動する。即
ち、ピン17aとアジャストプーリ15の回転軸との間のア
ジャストレバー17にコネクティングレバー26の一端が回
転自由に連結され、コネクティングレバー26の他端に設
けた所定長さのスリットにアジャストレバー18に設けた
ガイドピン28が摺動自由に挿入されていて、該ピン28と
コネクティングレバー26に設けたピン29とに引張スプリ
ング30が介装されている。
Adjusting lever 18 on the loose side is a connecting lever
It works with the adjustment lever 17 on the tension side via 26. That is, one end of the connecting lever 26 is rotatably connected to the adjusting lever 17 between the pin 17a and the rotating shaft of the adjusting pulley 15, and the adjusting lever 18 is connected to a slit of a predetermined length provided at the other end of the connecting lever 26. The provided guide pin 28 is slidably inserted, and a tension spring 30 is interposed between the pin 28 and the pin 29 provided on the connecting lever 26.

かかるバルブタイミング制御装置を備えた内燃機関1
の排気は排気通路31を介して過給機32のタービンインペ
ラ33を回転駆動し、これと一体に軸結されたコンプレッ
サロータ34を回転する。これにより、ホットワイヤ式エ
アフローメータ35で計量された吸入空気が圧送過給され
吸気通路36に介装した吸気絞り弁37の調量作用を受けて
機関に吸入される。燃料噴射弁38は、各種機関運転状態
検出装置からの検出信号を入力した制御装置24により、
その噴射量が制御される。
Internal combustion engine 1 equipped with such a valve timing control device
The exhaust gas drives the turbine impeller 33 of the supercharger 32 through the exhaust passage 31, and rotates the compressor rotor 34 which is integrally connected to the turbine impeller 33. As a result, the intake air measured by the hot wire air flow meter 35 is pressure-fed and supercharged, and is taken into the engine by being subjected to the metering action of the intake throttle valve 37 interposed in the intake passage 36. The fuel injection valve 38 is controlled by the control device 24 that receives a detection signal from the various engine operation state detection devices.
The injection amount is controlled.

上記構成に係る作用は次のようである。 The operation according to the above configuration is as follows.

機関1が運転されるとクランクシャフト2が回転し、
クランクスプロケット3,第1のタイミングベルト6,第1
のカムスプロケット5を介して排気弁用のカムシャフト
4を回転させる。クランクスプロケット3に対して第1
のカムスプロケット5の径は2倍であるので、後者の回
転速度は前者の1/2である。
When the engine 1 is operated, the crankshaft 2 rotates,
Crank sprocket 3, 1st timing belt 6, 1st
The camshaft 4 for the exhaust valve is rotated via the cam sprocket 5 of FIG. First for crank sprocket 3
Since the diameter of the cam sprocket 5 is twice, the rotation speed of the latter is 1/2 of that of the former.

排気弁用のカムシャフト4の上記回転は、第2のカム
スプロケット11,第2のタイミングベルト14及び第3の
カムスプロケット13を介して吸気弁用のカムシャフト12
を回転させる。カムシャフト12の回転速度は2つのカム
スプロケット11,13の径を同一にしているため等しい。
The above rotation of the exhaust valve camshaft 4 is performed via the second cam sprocket 11, the second timing belt 14, and the third cam sprocket 13 through the camshaft 12 for the intake valve.
To rotate. The rotational speeds of the camshafts 12 are equal because the diameters of the two cam sprockets 11, 13 are the same.

今機関1が低速かつ所定値以上の負荷(高負荷)でで
回転されている場合に、第2図に示すように、排気弁と
吸気弁とが所定の位相でもって開閉駆動されていると
し、この状態から機関1が増速回転され所定値を越えて
高速領域に、或いは負荷が所定値以下の低負荷領域に入
ったとする。この運転状態は、前記機関運転状態検出装
置を介して制御装置24に入力され、これより制御信号が
ステップモータ23に入力されてワイヤ22を送り出す。こ
のためリターンスプリング21のばね力よりアジャストレ
バー17をピン17aのまわりに反時計方向に所定量揺動さ
せ、第2のタイミングベル14の張り側aの張力を緩め
る。このとき排気弁用のカムシャフト4は、クランクス
プロケット3と第1のカムスプロケット5との位相関係
が特定されているから、前記張り側aの張力弛緩は張り
側aを図で左方向に送り出すこととなり、その送り出し
量だけ第3のカムスプロケット13を反時計方向に遅れ側
に回動させて第2図に示すように吸気弁開閉時期を遅角
する。これにより、吸・排気弁の開弁時期のオーバーラ
ップ量が減少し、大きな過給圧で燃焼室に送り込まれる
吸気が排気通路に吹き抜ける量が少なくなり、或いは吹
き抜けが防止される。これにより燃料を有効に使用する
と共に、過給充填効率が向上し、出力が増強され、燃
費,排気性状が良好となる。
Now, when the engine 1 is rotating at a low speed and a load higher than a predetermined value (high load), as shown in FIG. 2, it is assumed that the exhaust valve and the intake valve are driven to open and close with a predetermined phase. In this state, it is assumed that the engine 1 is rotated at an increased speed to exceed a predetermined value and enter a high-speed region or a load enters a low-load region equal to or less than a predetermined value. This operation state is input to the control device 24 via the engine operation state detection device, from which a control signal is input to the step motor 23 and the wire 22 is sent out. Therefore, the adjusting lever 17 is swung counterclockwise by a predetermined amount around the pin 17a by the spring force of the return spring 21, and the tension on the tight side a of the second timing bell 14 is relaxed. At this time, since the phase relationship between the crank sprocket 3 and the first cam sprocket 5 is specified for the camshaft 4 for the exhaust valve, the tension relaxation on the tight side a sends the tight side a leftward in the figure. As a result, the third cam sprocket 13 is rotated counterclockwise to the lag side by the feed amount to retard the intake valve opening / closing timing as shown in FIG. As a result, the overlap amount of the intake and exhaust valves at the valve opening timing is reduced, and the amount of intake air sent into the combustion chamber with a large supercharging pressure flowing through the exhaust passage is reduced, or blow-by is prevented. As a result, the fuel can be used effectively, the supercharging efficiency is improved, the output is increased, and the fuel consumption and exhaust properties are improved.

一方第2のタイミングベルト14の張り側の長さが短く
なった分、緩み側が長くなるが、アジャストレバー17の
上記反時計方向の回動につれてコネクティングレバー26
を介し緩み側のアジャストレバー18も反時計方向に回動
してアジャストプーリ16を図で上動させ緩み側のベルト
張力弛緩を防止する。
On the other hand, as the tension side of the second timing belt 14 becomes shorter, the loose side becomes longer. However, as the adjusting lever 17 rotates counterclockwise, the connecting lever 26
The adjustment lever 18 on the loose side is also rotated counterclockwise through this to move the adjust pulley 16 upward in the drawing to prevent the loosening of the belt tension on the loose side.

ここにおいて、引張スプリング30の弾性力は、タイミ
ングベルト14の緩み側bの張力とバランスし、該張力を
所定値に保持する作用を営む。
Here, the elastic force of the tension spring 30 balances the tension on the slack side b of the timing belt 14 and acts to maintain the tension at a predetermined value.

低速低負荷領域或いは高速領域から低速高負荷領域に
移行した場合には、上記とは逆に作用して吸気弁を進角
側に切り換える。これにより第2図に示すように吸・排
気弁開弁時期のオーバーラップ量を増大する。このとき
のオーバーラップ量は燃焼室に吸入した空気の逆流を防
止して吸気充填効率の低下を防ぎ、排気性状の悪化防
止、燃費の向上を図るべく最適値にマッチングされてい
る。つまり、第5図における機関全負荷運転性能曲線
(Mは過給機付内燃機関を、Nは自然吸気の内燃機関を
示す。)に示されるように、Mにおいては、一点鎖線で
表した曲線(吸気弁開閉時期を進めた場合、即ちバルブ
オーバーラップ量が大きい場合)の方がN1以下の低速領
域では軸トルクが大きくなり、N1より高速領域において
は、破線で表した曲線(吸気弁開閉時期を遅らせた場
合、即ちバルブオーバーラップ量が小さい場合)の方が
軸トルクが大きくなるので、本実施例では、低速高負荷
運転領域において高い軸トルクが得られるようにバルブ
オーバーラップ量が大きくなるように切り換えられ、そ
れ以外の領域では低速高負荷運転領域のバルブオーバー
ラップ量より小さく設定して、高負荷領域において低速
から高速まで高い軸トルクが得られるようにバルブオー
バーラップ量の切り換えが行われる。
When shifting from the low-speed low-load area or the high-speed area to the low-speed high-load area, the intake valve is switched to the advanced side by acting in the opposite manner. As a result, as shown in FIG. 2, the overlap amount of the intake / exhaust valve opening timing is increased. The amount of overlap at this time is matched to an optimum value in order to prevent the backflow of the air drawn into the combustion chamber, prevent a decrease in intake charging efficiency, prevent deterioration of exhaust characteristics, and improve fuel efficiency. That is, as shown in the engine full-load operation performance curve in FIG. 5 (M indicates an internal combustion engine with a supercharger, and N indicates an internal combustion engine with a natural intake), a curve represented by a dashed line in M (when advancing the timing off the intake valves, i.e. valve case overlap amount is large) towards the axial torque increases in N 1 below the low-speed region, in the high speed range than N 1, the curve represented by the broken line (intake When the valve opening / closing timing is delayed (that is, when the valve overlap amount is small), the shaft torque increases. Therefore, in this embodiment, the valve overlap amount is set so that a high shaft torque can be obtained in the low speed and high load operation region. Is set to be larger, and in other areas, it is set smaller than the valve overlap amount in the low-speed and high-load operation area. Switching of the valve overlap amount as obtained is performed.

尚、巻き掛け伝導媒体がチェーン又はタイミングベル
トであれば、原動車はクランクスプロケット、伝導車は
カムスプロケットであり、ベルトであれば、原動車及び
伝導車はプーリである。以上の説明では便宜上タイミン
グベルト−スプロケットからなる巻き掛け伝導装置を代
表させて述べたがこれに限るものではないことはいうま
でもない。
If the wrapping conductive medium is a chain or a timing belt, the prime mover is a crank sprocket, and the conductive wheel is a cam sprocket. If the belt is a belt, the prime mover and the conductive wheel are pulleys. In the above description, the winding transmission device including the timing belt and the sprocket has been described as a representative for convenience, but it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to this.

またバルブタイミング可変装置は上記巻き掛け伝導装
置を用いる他に、油圧タペットその他の動弁機構そのも
のに可変装置を設けてもよく、この場合駆動機構として
はステップモータ23に代えて電磁弁等を用いるのが一般
である。バルブタイミングの可変制御は実施例の如く2
段制御式でなくとも無段変速式であってもよい。カムシ
ャフト4,12は目的に応じていずれを吸気弁用若しくは排
気弁用にしてもかまわない。
Further, in addition to using the above-described wrapping transmission device, the variable valve timing device may be provided with a variable device in a hydraulic tappet or other valve operating mechanism itself, and in this case, an electromagnetic valve or the like is used instead of the step motor 23 as the driving mechanism. It is common. The variable control of the valve timing is performed as described in the second embodiment.
Instead of the step control type, a stepless speed change type may be used. Either of the camshafts 4 and 12 may be used for the intake valve or the exhaust valve depending on the purpose.

次に上記制御装置24の機能的構成及びその作用を説明
する。
Next, the functional configuration and operation of the control device 24 will be described.

第3図は制御装置24の機能的構成を示すブロック図で
ある。
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the control device 24.

図において制御装置24は入・出力処理装置,中央演算
装置,記憶装置等よりなるマイクロコンピュータからな
っており、運転状態検出手段51はクランク角センサ25か
ら出力される機関回転速度N信号を入力し、これを電気
的に処理して出力する。
In the figure, a control device 24 is composed of a microcomputer comprising an input / output processing device, a central processing unit, a storage device and the like, and an operating state detecting means 51 receives an engine speed N signal output from the crank angle sensor 25. This is electrically processed and output.

吸気量検出手段71はエアフローメータ35からの検出信
号を入力し、その電気的信号を出力する。基本噴射パル
ス幅演算手段72は、吸気量検出手段71から出力される吸
入空気量Qと回転速度検出手段51から出力される回転速
度Nとに基づいてTp=K×Q/Nなる関係式に基づいて基
本噴射パルス幅Tpを演算する。これは機関1回転当りの
吸入空気量に体する基本噴射パルス幅であって、機関の
負荷にも相当するといえる。メモリ52には切換回転速度
N1と切換基本噴射パルス幅Tp1とを予め記憶しておき、
バブルタイミング制御手段53に入力されてくる回転速度
N信号と、基本噴射パルス幅Tp信号とを前記N1とTp1
の比較に基づいてバルブタイミングを進角させるか、遅
角させるかを判断し、その判断結果をステップモータ駆
動手段54に出力する。ステップモータ駆動手段54は、バ
ルブタイミング制御手段53からの出力信号を受けて、吸
気弁のバルブタイミングを進めて吸・排気弁の開弁時期
オーバーラップ量を大きく設定する場合には、ステッピ
ングモータ23にワイヤ23を引っ張るように出力し、吸気
弁のバルブタイミングを遅めて吸・排気弁の開弁時期オ
ーバーラップ量を小さく設定する場合には、ステッピン
グモータ23にワイヤ23を緩めるように出力する。尚基本
噴射パルス幅演算手段72で求めた基本噴射パルス幅Tpに
基づき、これを各種補正要素により補正して噴射パルス
幅を求め、噴射弁駆動手段55を介して噴射弁56から機関
に所望の量の燃料を噴射供給することは従来と同様であ
る。そして、機関回転速度は上記に限らず、車速或いは
車速と変速ギヤ比との組合せ等によって置換してもよ
く、また機関回転速度を検出する代わりにエアフローメ
ータ35より検出された機関吸入空気量信号を運転状態検
出手段51に入力し、これに対応してメモリ52,バルブタ
イミング制御手段53を適当にセットすることにより排気
弁に対する給気弁のバルブタイミングを機関吸入空気量
に応じて切換制御するようにしてもよい。
The intake air amount detecting means 71 receives a detection signal from the air flow meter 35 and outputs an electric signal thereof. The basic injection pulse width calculating means 72 calculates a relational expression of Tp = K × Q / N based on the intake air amount Q output from the intake air amount detecting means 71 and the rotation speed N output from the rotation speed detecting means 51. The basic injection pulse width Tp is calculated based on the basic injection pulse width Tp. This is a basic injection pulse width corresponding to the amount of intake air per one revolution of the engine, and can be said to correspond to the load of the engine. Switching speed is stored in memory 52
N 1 and the switching basic injection pulse width Tp 1 are stored in advance,
Determining the rotational speed N signal input to the bubble timing control means 53, whether or not to advance the valve timing based on the basic injection pulse width Tp signal on a comparison between the N 1 and Tp 1, to retard Then, the judgment result is output to the step motor driving means 54. The stepping motor drive unit 54 receives the output signal from the valve timing control unit 53, and advances the valve timing of the intake valve to set the valve opening timing overlap amount of the intake / exhaust valve to a large value. When the valve timing of the intake valve is delayed and the valve opening timing overlap amount of the intake / exhaust valve is set to be small, the wire 23 is output to the stepping motor 23 so that the wire 23 is loosened. . Based on the basic injection pulse width Tp obtained by the basic injection pulse width calculating means 72, this is corrected by various correction elements to obtain an injection pulse width, and a desired injection pulse width from the injection valve 56 to the engine via the injection valve driving means 55 is provided. Injecting and supplying an amount of fuel is the same as in the prior art. The engine speed is not limited to the above, and may be replaced by the vehicle speed or a combination of the vehicle speed and the transmission gear ratio, or the like, and the engine intake air amount signal detected by the air flow meter 35 instead of detecting the engine speed. Is input to the operating state detecting means 51, and the memory 52 and the valve timing control means 53 are appropriately set in response to this to control switching of the valve timing of the air supply valve with respect to the exhaust valve in accordance with the engine intake air amount. You may do so.

従ってその作動は第4図に示すようにS81で吸入空気
量Qと機関回転速度Nとを読み込むS82で基本噴射パル
ス幅演算手段72により基本噴射パルス幅Tpを演算する。
Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 4, the basic injection pulse width Tp is calculated by the basic injection pulse width calculating means 72 in S82 in which the intake air amount Q and the engine speed N are read in S81 as shown in FIG.

S83では機関回転速度Nと切換回転速度N1とを比較
し、N1より高速領域の場合には、S84に進んで吸気弁の
開閉時期を遅らすようにステップモータ23にその作動信
号を出力する。
S83 compares the and the engine rotational speed N and the switching speed N 1, if from N 1 in the high speed region, and outputs the actuation signal to the step motor 23 so as to delay the closing timing of the intake valve advances to S84 .

もし、S83で機関回転速度NがN1以下であった場合に
は、S85において負荷即ちTpが所定値Tp1以上か否かを判
定し、TpがTp1より小さい低負荷時には同じくS84へ進ん
で吸気弁の開閉時期を遅角させ、またTpがTp1より大き
い高負荷の場合には、S86へ進みステップモータ駆動手
段54から吸気弁開閉時期を早めるように出力信号を出
す。
If, when the engine rotational speed N is was N 1 or less in S83, the load or Tp is determined whether or not a predetermined value Tp 1 or more in S85, Tp is proceeded to Tp 1 smaller low load also in S84 in closing timing of the intake valve is retarded, when the Tp is Tp 1 greater than high-load also issues an output signal to advance the intake valve timing from the step motor driving means 54 advances to S86.

以上の操作により次の効果を得ることができる。 The following effects can be obtained by the above operation.

低速回転低負荷領域時は低速回転の高負荷領域より
も、吸気弁の開閉時期を遅らせるので吸・排気弁の開弁
時期のオーバーラップ量が減少し、吸気及び燃料の排気
側への吹き抜けを減少させ、燃費向上を図ると共に、排
気中の未燃成分含有量を減少させて排気を浄化すること
ができる。また機関アイドル運転の安定度も向上する。
In the low-speed rotation low-load range, the opening and closing timing of the intake valve is delayed more than in the low-speed rotation high-load range, so the overlap amount of the intake and exhaust valve opening timing decreases, and the intake and fuel flow to the exhaust side. It is possible to purify the exhaust gas by reducing the amount of unburned components in the exhaust gas while improving the fuel efficiency. Also, the stability of the engine idling operation is improved.

第7図には吸気弁開閉時期の変化に対するアイドル燃
費の変化を示す。これからわかるように、吸気弁開閉時
期を遅らせることにより、燃料消費量が向上している。
FIG. 7 shows a change in idle fuel efficiency with respect to a change in intake valve opening / closing timing. As can be seen, the fuel consumption is improved by delaying the intake valve opening / closing timing.

ところで、第6図に示すRoad Load(RL)線は、平坦
路を一定車速で走行する場合の機関回転速度Nと機関負
荷Tpとの関係を示している。
The Road Load (RL) line shown in FIG. 6 shows the relationship between the engine speed N and the engine load Tp when traveling on a flat road at a constant vehicle speed.

なお、市場における一般的な走行領域(通常市場走行
領域)は、加速中は、前記RL線よりも高い機関負荷とな
り、減速中は前記RL線より低い機関負荷となるので、第
6図中のクロスハッチ部の領域内にほぼ収まることとな
る。ここで、本発明では、低速高負荷運転領域(第6図
の斜線領域)で初めてバルブタイミング可変装置を切り
換えるように構成したので、通常市場走行領域では、バ
ルブタイミング可変装置の切り換えが行われることがな
いため、切り換え頻度が極めて少なく、加減速の度にバ
ルブタイミング可変装置が作動することがなくなる。従
って、バルブタイミング可変装置の耐久性を確保でき、
またバルブタイミングの切り換えに伴う切り換えショッ
クの発生を防止して、車両運転性を向上させることがで
きる。
The general running area (normal market running area) in the market has a higher engine load than the RL line during acceleration, and has a lower engine load than the RL line during deceleration. It will be almost within the area of the cross hatch. Here, in the present invention, the variable valve timing device is switched for the first time in the low-speed high-load operation region (the hatched region in FIG. 6), so that the variable valve timing device is switched in the normal market driving region. Since there is no switching, the switching frequency is extremely low, and the variable valve timing device does not operate every time acceleration / deceleration is performed. Therefore, the durability of the variable valve timing device can be secured,
Further, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a switching shock accompanying the switching of the valve timing, and to improve the vehicle drivability.

その一方で、前記通常走行領域から離れて極めて大き
な加速が必要な領域では、即ち低速高負荷運転領域(積
載量や乗車定員が多い場合等の発進加速時等)では、低
速高負荷運転領域に最適化してあるバルブオーバーラッ
プ量で機関は運転されるのであるから、高い出力を得る
ことができ、十分な発進加速性能を得ることができる。
なお、低負荷時は、元々吸気量が少なくて良い領域であ
り、即ち空燃比調整のために吸気絞り弁で吸気通路を絞
って吸気量を低減しても良いような領域であるから、オ
ーバーラップ量を大きくして吸気慣性効果による吸気量
増大を必要としない。従って、低負荷時は、高負荷時の
ようにオーバーラップ量を大きくする必要がなく、オー
バーラップ量を小さくしても良いのであって、然もオー
バーラップ量を小さくした方が、吸気の排気通路への吹
き抜けを低減でき機関回転の安定化を図ることができる
のである。
On the other hand, in an area where extremely large acceleration is required apart from the normal traveling area, that is, in a low-speed high-load operation area (for example, at the time of starting acceleration when the load capacity or the number of passengers is large), the low-speed high-load operation area is used. Since the engine is operated with the optimized valve overlap amount, a high output can be obtained and a sufficient start acceleration performance can be obtained.
It should be noted that, when the load is low, this is a region where the amount of intake air may be originally small, that is, the region where the intake air amount may be reduced by narrowing the intake passage with an intake throttle valve for air-fuel ratio adjustment. By increasing the lap amount, it is not necessary to increase the intake amount due to the intake inertia effect. Therefore, when the load is low, it is not necessary to increase the overlap amount as in the case of the high load, and the overlap amount may be reduced. Thus, blow-by into the passage can be reduced, and engine rotation can be stabilized.

しかも、吸気弁の開閉弁時期を遅らせることでバルブ
オーバーラップ量を小さくするので、排気弁の開閉弁時
期を進めてバルブオーバーラップ量を小さくするものに
較べ、即ちバルブオーバーラップ量を小さくすると同時
に排気エネルギを増大させてしまうものに較べ、膨張行
程における燃焼ガスのピストンへの有効仕事を減少させ
ることがなく、機関燃費を悪化させることがない。さら
に、排気弁の開閉弁時期を進めて排気エネルギを増大さ
せるものに較べ、特に高速高負荷時において問題となる
過給機の耐久性の低下(排気エネルギ増大に伴う過剰回
転上昇や排気温度の増大が原因のタービン・軸受破損
等)を招くことがない。
Moreover, since the valve overlap amount is reduced by delaying the opening / closing valve timing of the intake valve, the valve overlap amount is reduced as compared with the case where the valve opening amount is reduced by advancing the opening / closing valve timing of the exhaust valve. Compared to a system that increases the exhaust energy, the effective work of the combustion gas to the piston in the expansion stroke is not reduced, and the fuel consumption of the engine is not deteriorated. Further, compared with the exhaust gas that increases the exhaust energy by advancing the opening and closing timing of the exhaust valve, the durability of the turbocharger, which is a problem particularly at high speed and high load, is reduced (excessive rotation increase and exhaust temperature increase due to increase in exhaust energy). It does not cause turbine / bearing damage due to the increase).

尚、本実施例では、負荷の大小を吸入空気量と回転速
度から演算される噴射パルス幅Tpによって判定している
が、吸入空気量を直接用いてもよく、また吸気絞り弁の
開度や吸入負圧等を用いることもできる。
In the present embodiment, the magnitude of the load is determined by the injection pulse width Tp calculated from the intake air amount and the rotation speed. However, the intake air amount may be used directly, and the opening degree of the intake throttle valve or the like may be determined. Suction negative pressure or the like can also be used.

〈発明の効果〉 以上述べたように、本発明によれば吸・排気弁の相対
位相を可変制御するバルブタイミング可変装置と、過給
装置とを備えた内燃機関において、低速高負荷運転領域
において他の領域より、吸・排気弁の開閉弁相対位相が
小さく(バルブオーバーラップ量が大きく)なるように
切り換え設定するようにしたので、機関運転領域の全領
域において、機関の高出力化が図れると共に、燃費・排
気浄化性能を向上させることができ、またアイドル運転
時における回転変動等を抑制し安定した機関運転状態を
得ることができる。更に、通常市場走行領域内では、前
記切り換えが行われないので、切り換え頻度を少なく抑
えバルブタイミング可変装置の耐久性を確保することが
できると共に、前記切り換えに伴う切り換えショックの
発生を防止して車両運転性を向上させることができる。
<Effects of the Invention> As described above, according to the present invention, in an internal combustion engine including a variable valve timing device that variably controls the relative phases of intake and exhaust valves and a supercharging device, in a low-speed and high-load operation region, The switching is set so that the opening / closing valve relative phase of the intake / exhaust valve becomes smaller (the valve overlap amount becomes larger) than in other regions, so that the engine output can be increased in the entire engine operating region. At the same time, it is possible to improve the fuel efficiency and the exhaust gas purification performance, and it is possible to obtain a stable engine operating state by suppressing rotation fluctuations during idling operation. Further, since the switching is not performed in the normal market driving region, the switching frequency can be reduced, the durability of the variable valve timing device can be ensured, and the occurrence of the switching shock due to the switching can be prevented. Drivability can be improved.

そして、吸気弁の開閉弁時期を遅らせることでオーバ
ーラップ量を小さくするようにしたので、排気弁の開閉
弁時期を進めてオーバーラップ量を小さくするものに較
べ、膨張行程におけるピストンに作用する有効仕事量を
減少させることがないので機関燃費を悪化させることが
なく、また高速高負荷時において問題となる過給切の耐
久性の低下を招くこともない。
The overlap amount is reduced by delaying the opening and closing timing of the intake valve, so that the effective action on the piston in the expansion stroke is reduced as compared with the case where the opening and closing timing of the exhaust valve is advanced to reduce the overlap amount. Since the amount of work is not reduced, the fuel consumption of the engine is not degraded, and the durability of supercharging, which is a problem at high speed and high load, is not reduced.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

第1図は本発明に係るバルブタイミング制御装置の一実
施例を示す概略構成図、第2図は同上の実施例による吸
・排気弁のバルブリフト特性図、第3図は同上実施例の
制御装置の機能的構成を示すブロック図、第4図は同上
実施例の作用を示すフローチャート、第5図は同上実施
例におけるバルブタイミング制御に基づいて変化する軸
トルクの特性を示すグラフ、第6図は同上実施例のバル
ブタイミング制御特性を示すグラフ、第7図は吸気弁の
開閉時期と燃料消費量との関係を示すグラフである。 1……内燃機関、3……クランクスプロケット(原動
車)、4,12……カムシャフト、5,11,13……カムスプロ
ケット(伝導車)、14……第2のタイミングベルト(巻
き掛け伝導媒体)、a……張り側、b……緩み側、15,1
6……アジャストプーリ(調整車)、17,18……アジャス
トレバー、26……コネクティングレバー、30……引張ス
プリング、22……ワイヤ、23……ステップモータ、24…
…制御装置、25……クランク角センサ、32……過給機、
33……タービンインペラ、34……コンプレッサロータ、
35……エアフローメータ、40……スロットルセンサ、51
……運転状態検出手段、52……メモリ、53……バルブタ
イミング制御手段、54……ステップモータ駆動手段、71
……吸気量検出手段、72……基本噴射パルス幅演算手段
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing one embodiment of a valve timing control device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a valve lift characteristic diagram of an intake / exhaust valve according to the above embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the device, FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment, FIG. 5 is a graph showing the characteristics of the shaft torque that changes based on the valve timing control in the embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a graph showing the valve timing control characteristics of the embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a graph showing the relationship between the opening / closing timing of the intake valve and the fuel consumption. 1 internal combustion engine, 3 crank sprocket (motor vehicle), 4,12 camshaft, 5,11,13 cam sprocket (conduction wheel), 14 second timing belt (winding transmission) Medium), a ... tension side, b ... loose side, 15,1
6 ... Adjust pulley (adjustment wheel), 17,18 ... Adjust lever, 26 ... Connecting lever, 30 ... Tension spring, 22 ... Wire, 23 ... Step motor, 24 ...
... Control device, 25 ... Crank angle sensor, 32 ... Supercharger,
33 ... Turbine impeller, 34 ... Compressor rotor,
35 …… Air flow meter, 40 …… Throttle sensor, 51
………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………….
... intake air amount detecting means, 72 ... basic injection pulse width calculating means

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Claims (2)

(57)【特許請求の範囲】(57) [Claims] 【請求項1】吸気弁と排気弁との開閉弁時期相対位相を
可変制御するバルブタイミング可変装置と、 機関に吸気を過給する過給機と、 機関の少なくとも回転速度と負荷を含む運転状態を検出
する機関運転状態検出手段と、 該機関運転状態検出手段の検出信号に基づき前記バルブ
タイミング可変装置に作用して低速高負荷運転領域で、
他の運転領域よりも吸気弁開閉弁時期を進めて前記開閉
弁時期相対位相を減少させる制御装置と、 を設けたことを特徴とする過給機付内燃機関のバルブタ
イミング制御装置。
1. A valve timing variable device for variably controlling an opening / closing valve timing relative phase of an intake valve and an exhaust valve, a supercharger for supercharging intake air to an engine, and an operation state including at least a rotational speed and a load of the engine. Engine operating state detecting means for detecting the operation of the variable valve timing device based on the detection signal of the engine operating state detecting means, in the low-speed high-load operation region,
A control device for advancing the intake valve opening / closing valve timing relative to other operation regions to reduce the opening / closing valve timing relative phase, and a valve timing control device for a supercharged internal combustion engine.
【請求項2】バルブタイミング可変装置は、吸気弁と排
気弁とを夫々開閉作動する1対のカムシャフトのうち一
方に軸着した大径の第1の伝導車及び小径の第2の伝導
車と、クランクシャフトに軸着した原動車と、他方のカ
ムシャフトに軸着した小径の第3の伝導車と、前記原動
車と第1の伝導車とに掛け回した第1の巻き掛け伝導媒
体と、前記第2の伝導車と第3の伝導車とに掛け回した
第2の巻き掛け伝導媒体と、 該第2の巻き掛け伝導媒体の張り側と緩み側とに夫々押
圧接触して張力を付与しかつ移動可能に構成された1対
の調整車と、該1対の調整車を変位させる駆動装置と、
を備えたことを特徴とする特許請求の範囲第1項に記載
の過給機付内燃機関のバルブタイミング制御装置。
The variable valve timing device includes a large-diameter first transmission wheel and a small-diameter second transmission wheel that are axially mounted on one of a pair of camshafts that open and close an intake valve and an exhaust valve, respectively. , A prime mover pivotally mounted on a crankshaft, a small-diameter third conductive wheel pivotally mounted on the other camshaft, and a first winding conductive medium wound around the prime mover and the first conductive wheel. And a second wound conductive medium wound around the second conductive wheel and the third conductive wheel; and a tension contacted with a tight side and a loose side of the second wound conductive medium, respectively. A pair of adjusting wheels configured to be movable and movable, and a driving device for displacing the pair of adjusting wheels,
The valve timing control device for a supercharged internal combustion engine according to claim 1, characterized by comprising:
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