US20050000476A1 - System and method for improving performance of hydraulic actuating system - Google Patents

System and method for improving performance of hydraulic actuating system Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US20050000476A1
US20050000476A1 US10/839,143 US83914304A US2005000476A1 US 20050000476 A1 US20050000476 A1 US 20050000476A1 US 83914304 A US83914304 A US 83914304A US 2005000476 A1 US2005000476 A1 US 2005000476A1
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
lost motion
reservoir
hydraulic fluid
hydraulic
engine
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
US10/839,143
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Richard Vanderpoel
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Jacobs Vehicle Systems Inc
Original Assignee
Individual
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual
Priority to US10/839,143 priority Critical patent/US20050000476A1/en
Assigned to JACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC. reassignment JACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC. ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: VANDERPOEL, RICHARD
Publication of US20050000476A1 publication Critical patent/US20050000476A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • 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
    • F01L9/00—Valve-gear or valve arrangements actuated non-mechanically
    • F01L9/10—Valve-gear or valve arrangements actuated non-mechanically by fluid means, e.g. hydraulic
    • F01L9/11—Valve-gear or valve arrangements actuated non-mechanically by fluid means, e.g. hydraulic in which the action of a cam is being transmitted to a valve by a liquid column
    • 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
    • F01L1/20—Adjusting or compensating clearance
    • F01L1/22—Adjusting or compensating clearance automatically, e.g. mechanically
    • F01L1/24—Adjusting or compensating clearance automatically, e.g. mechanically by fluid means, e.g. hydraulically
    • 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
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B7/00—Systems in which the movement produced is definitely related to the output of a volumetric pump; Telemotors
    • F15B7/001—With multiple inputs, e.g. for dual control
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B7/00—Systems in which the movement produced is definitely related to the output of a volumetric pump; Telemotors
    • F15B7/003—Systems in which the movement produced is definitely related to the output of a volumetric pump; Telemotors with multiple outputs
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B7/00—Systems in which the movement produced is definitely related to the output of a volumetric pump; Telemotors
    • F15B7/005—With rotary or crank input
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B7/00—Systems in which the movement produced is definitely related to the output of a volumetric pump; Telemotors
    • F15B7/06—Details
    • F15B7/10—Compensation of the liquid content in a system
    • 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
    • F01L1/02—Valve drive
    • F01L1/04—Valve drive by means of cams, camshafts, cam discs, eccentrics or the like
    • F01L1/08—Shape of cams
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01L—CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES
    • F01L1/00—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear
    • F01L1/34—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of means for changing the timing of the valves without changing the duration of opening and without affecting the magnitude of the valve lift
    • F01L1/344—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of means for changing the timing of the valves without changing the duration of opening and without affecting the magnitude of the valve lift changing the angular relationship between crankshaft and camshaft, e.g. using helicoidal gear
    • F01L1/3442—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of means for changing the timing of the valves without changing the duration of opening and without affecting the magnitude of the valve lift changing the angular relationship between crankshaft and camshaft, e.g. using helicoidal gear using hydraulic chambers with variable volume to transmit the rotating force
    • F01L2001/34423—Details relating to the hydraulic feeding circuit
    • F01L2001/34426—Oil control valves
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01L—CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES
    • F01L1/00—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear
    • F01L1/34—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of means for changing the timing of the valves without changing the duration of opening and without affecting the magnitude of the valve lift
    • F01L1/344—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of means for changing the timing of the valves without changing the duration of opening and without affecting the magnitude of the valve lift changing the angular relationship between crankshaft and camshaft, e.g. using helicoidal gear
    • F01L1/3442—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of means for changing the timing of the valves without changing the duration of opening and without affecting the magnitude of the valve lift changing the angular relationship between crankshaft and camshaft, e.g. using helicoidal gear using hydraulic chambers with variable volume to transmit the rotating force
    • F01L2001/34423—Details relating to the hydraulic feeding circuit
    • F01L2001/34446—Fluid accumulators for the feeding circuit
    • 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
    • F01L2305/00—Valve arrangements comprising rollers

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to systems and methods of improving the performance of a hydraulic system.
  • the present invention relates to a reservoir system and method using same that provides hydraulic fluid to a lost motion system disposed in an internal combustion engine and used to actuate engine valves.
  • Valve actuation in an internal combustion engine is required in order for the engine to produce positive power, as well as to produce engine braking.
  • intake valves may be opened to admit fuel and air into a cylinder for combustion.
  • the exhaust valves may be opened to allow combustion gas to escape from the cylinder.
  • the exhaust valves may be selectively opened to convert, at least temporarily, an internal combustion engine of compression-ignition type into an air compressor.
  • This air compressor effect may be accomplished by cracking open one or more exhaust valves near piston top dead center position for compression-release type braking, or by maintaining one or more exhaust valves in a cracked open position for much or all of the piston motion for bleeder type braking.
  • the engine develops retarding horsepower to help slow the vehicle down. This can provide the operator increased control over the vehicle and substantially reduce wear on the service brakes of the vehicle.
  • a properly designed and adjusted engine brake can develop retarding horsepower that is a substantial portion of the operating horsepower developed by the engine in positive power.
  • the engine cylinder intake and exhaust valves may be opened and closed by fixed profile cams in the engine, and more specifically by one or more fixed lobes which may be an integral part of each of the cams.
  • the use of fixed profile cams can make it difficult to adjust the timings and/or amounts of engine valve lift needed to optimize valve opening times and lift for various engine operating conditions, such as different engine speeds.
  • the lost motion system 100 may include a master piston 110 hydraulically linked to a slave piston 120 by the hydraulic passage 130 .
  • a check valve 140 allows hydraulic fluid to be supplied to and retained in the hydraulic passage 130 .
  • a control valve 150 permits fluid in the hydraulic passage 130 to be selectively released.
  • a cam 200 may provide the “maximum” (longest dwell and greatest lift) motion needed for engine operating conditions.
  • the lost motion system 100 may be included in the valve train linkage, intermediate of the valve 300 to be opened and the cam 200 providing the maximum motion.
  • Cam motion imparted to the master piston 110 may be transferred to the slave piston 120 , and thus the engine valve 300 , when the hydraulic passage 130 is full of fluid.
  • the engine valve 300 e.g., exhaust or intake valve
  • the control valve 150 allows the lost motion system to subtract or lose part or all of the motion imparted by the cam to the master piston 110 by releasing fluid from the hydraulic passage 130 .
  • Lost motion systems while beneficial in many aspects, have also been subject to some drawbacks.
  • the use of hydraulics may result in initial starting difficulties as the result of a lack of hydraulic fluid in the system.
  • fluid in the hydraulic passage 130 may drain out of the system due to leakage past the master piston 110 , the slave piston 120 , the check valve 140 , and/or the control valve 150 .
  • the oil supply pump (not shown) that provides hydraulic fluid to the passage 130 may not be capable of supplying fluid quickly enough.
  • it is possible that the hydraulic passage 130 may not be completely filled until more than a minute after initial cranking of the engine.
  • Operation of the lost motion system 100 may also be interfered with by the presence of air in the hydraulic passage 130 connecting the master and slave pistons.
  • Air is not a hydraulic fluid, but rather a compressible fluid. Air entrained in the hydraulic passage 130 can cause the hydraulic circuit to compress instead of transferring motion from the master piston 110 to the slave piston 120 . This can result in loss of the cam motion even when it is desired that it not be lost.
  • the system comprises: a reservoir; a gallery circuit connected to the reservoir, wherein the gallery circuit is adapted to be connected to one or more lost motion systems; and a control valve adapted to provide selective hydraulic communication between the gallery circuit and the one or more lost motion systems.
  • Applicant has further developed an innovative method of providing hydraulic fluid to a lost motion system during start up of an internal combustion engine.
  • the method comprises the steps of: providing hydraulic fluid in a reservoir, the reservoir being disposed relative to the lost motion system to facilitate the flow of hydraulic fluid to the lost motion system under the influence of gravity; blocking hydraulic communication between the reservoir and the lost motion system during application of at least an initial portion of an engine valve event motion to the lost motion system; and providing hydraulic communication between the reservoir and the lost motion system during application of at least a later portion of the engine valve event motion to the lost motion system.
  • FIG. 1 is a cross-section of a lost motion valve actuation system.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-section of a lost motion valve actuation system including a system for charging the lost motion valve actuation system with hydraulic fluid in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-section of a lost motion valve actuation system including a system for charging the lost motion valve actuation system with hydraulic fluid in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-section of a portion of a lost motion valve actuation system including an orthogonal master-slave piston arrangement in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a graph of crank angle position versus cam lobe motion and control valve position which illustrates an example of control valve timing that may be employed in a method embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a cross-section of a lost motion valve actuation system including a system for charging the lost motion valve actuation system with hydraulic fluid in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a cross-section of a lost motion valve actuation system including a system for charging the lost motion valve actuation system with hydraulic fluid in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the present invention.
  • each lost motion system 100 may be disposed between a cam 200 and an engine valve 300 .
  • the cams 200 may include one or more cam lobes 210 , 220 , etc., for imparting an engine valve actuation motion to the lost motion system 100 .
  • the lost motion system 100 is shown to act on a single engine valve 300 , however, it is appreciated that the lost motion system 100 may act on more than one engine valve through a valve bridge in alternative embodiments.
  • each lost motion system 100 may include a master piston 110 hydraulically linked to a slave piston 120 by a hydraulic passage 130 .
  • a control valve 150 is disposed in the hydraulic passage 130 so that it may selectively block or unblock the hydraulic passage. Electronic or mechanical control of the control valve 150 permits fluid to enter the hydraulic passage 130 when the control valve 150 is in an open position (as shown). When the control valve 150 is closed (downward as shown in FIG. 2 ), hydraulic fluid is trapped in the passage 130 , thereby hydraulically locking the master piston 110 to the slave piston 120 . Reopening the control valve 150 may also allow fluid in the passage 130 to be selectively released, thereby unlocking the master piston 110 from the slave piston 120 .
  • An optional accumulator piston 160 may assist in maintaining low pressure fluid in the vicinity of the hydraulic passage 130 so that it may be drained and refilled rapidly.
  • the optional accumulator piston 160 may be particularly useful when the lost motion system 100 is used to provide variable valve actuation.
  • the control valve 150 may be a high-speed trigger valve. High-speed trigger valves may be capable of being opened and closed one or more times per engine cycle to enable locking and unlocking the master piston 110 from the slave piston 120 one or more times per engine cycle.
  • Hydraulic fluid may be supplied to the hydraulic passage 130 by the reservoir system 400 .
  • the reservoir system 400 may include a reservoir 410 , a low pressure feed 420 , an optional check valve 430 , an inlet port 440 , an air bleed opening 450 , and a common gallery circuit 460 .
  • Hydraulic fluid such as, for example, engine oil, may be provided from the low pressure feed 420 to the reservoir 410 .
  • the optional check valve 430 may prevent hydraulic fluid in the reservoir 410 from flowing back to the low pressure feed 420 .
  • the reservoir system 400 may include an air bleed opening 450 near the top of the reservoir 410 .
  • the air bleed 450 may allow air entrained in the hydraulic fluid that enters the reservoir 410 from the low pressure feed 420 to exit the system before it enters the one or more lost motion systems 100 .
  • the air bleed opening 450 may be sized to allow small quantities of air to exit from the reservoir system 400 freely, while still offering restriction to the exit of hydraulic fluid, even at relatively high pressure.
  • the air bleed 450 may also allow air to enter the reservoir 410 to make up for hydraulic fluid that is fed by the reservoir to the gallery circuit 460 . This may prevent a vacuum effect from preventing hydraulic fluid from flowing out of the reservoir 410 under a relatively small gravitational force.
  • the air bleed 450 may permit air that does become entrained in the hydraulic fluid of the lost motion systems 100 to bubble up and out of these systems over time.
  • the inlet port 440 may be located near the top of the reservoir 410 . Placement of the inlet port 440 near the top of the reservoir 410 may enhance the ability of the reservoir system 400 to allow air entrained in the fluid provided by the low pressure feed 420 to exit through the air bleed 450 .
  • the gallery circuit 460 may provide hydraulic fluid from the reservoir system 400 to each of the possible plurality of lost motion systems 100 .
  • the reservoir system 400 may be located at any point along the expanse of the gallery circuit 460 .
  • the upper level of hydraulic fluid in the reservoir 410 may be above the level of the hydraulic passages 130 so that gravity can facilitate the flow of hydraulic fluid from the reservoir to the hydraulic passages.
  • each lost motion system 100 may benefit from incorporating a reservoir system 400 local to the lost motion system. These local reservoir systems 400 may be integrally incorporated into the housing of each lost motion system 100 .
  • the low pressure feed 420 need not connect directly to the reservoir 410 .
  • the low pressure feed 420 may connect to the gallery circuit 460 directly, instead of connecting through the reservoir 410 .
  • the lost motion system 100 may further comprise an optional passage 170 for bypassing the control valve 150 , and an optional check valve 175 disposed in the passage 170 .
  • the optional passage 170 and check valve 175 may permit hydraulic fluid to enter and refill the hydraulic passage 130 when there is insufficient time to open the control valve 150 between engine valve events, for example, in a variable valve actuation system.
  • operation of the lost motion system 100 may begin by filling the reservoir 410 with hydraulic fluid from the low pressure feed 420 .
  • the optional check valve 430 permits hydraulic fluid flow into the reservoir 410 from the low pressure feed 420 , but does not permit a substantial amount of fluid to flow back to the low pressure feed from the reservoir.
  • control valve 150 may be normally open, or normally closed.
  • a normally open control valve 150 As shown in FIG. 2 , an embodiment of the present invention including a normally open control valve 150 will be described. Embodiments of the present invention may use either a normally open or a normally closed control valve 150 .
  • the reservoir 410 may contain a substantial amount of hydraulic fluid.
  • each of the control valves 150 open, thereby connecting the hydraulic passage 130 from the gallery circuit 460 and the reservoir 410 , as shown in FIG. 2 .
  • hydraulic fluid may leak out of the hydraulic passage 130 due to leakage past the master piston 110 and the slave piston 120 . Hydraulic leakage may also occur past the accumulator 160 .
  • the accumulator 160 may be disposed so that it is inverted as compared to its position shown in FIG. 2 . The accumulator 160 position in FIG.
  • the master piston 110 and/or the slave piston 120 may be inverted to limit the drainage of hydraulic fluid.
  • the reservoir 410 may be provided with a sufficiently great amount of hydraulic fluid that it will continue to retain a useful amount of fluid over a prolonged period even if a low to moderate level of fluid leakage occurs past the accumulator 160 .
  • the bottom of the reservoir 410 may be positioned below the level of the gallery circuit 460 such that the fluid in the reservoir 410 is prevented from being entirely drained out.
  • the reservoir feed 440 may be positioned at the top of the reservoir 410 to prevent hydraulic fluid drainage into the engine should the check valve 430 fail or be absent.
  • the hydraulic passage 130 may be so depleted of hydraulic fluid that displacement of the master piston 110 fails to result in sufficient displacement of the slave piston 120 to produce a desired actuation of engine valve 300 .
  • Hydraulic fluid may be supplied by the reservoir 410 to the hydraulic passage 130 at this time.
  • the supply of fluid to the hydraulic passage 130 may begin by opening the control valve 150 .
  • opening the control valve 150 fluid is permitted to flow from the reservoir 410 , through the gallery circuit 460 to the hydraulic passage 130 .
  • the gallery circuit 460 may be located relative to the individual lost motion systems 100 so that gravity encourages the flow of fluid from the gallery circuit to the individual lost motion systems.
  • the flow of fluid into each of the hydraulic passages 130 may be further encouraged by the pumping action of the master piston 110 in conjunction with selective control of the control valve 150 .
  • the control valve 150 may be open so that fluid may be drawn into the hydraulic passage 130 by the vacuum created by the master piston.
  • the control valve 150 may be maintained closed so that the master piston 110 does not drive fluid back out of the hydraulic passage 130 . This cycle may be repeated until the passage 130 and accumulator 160 are refilled with fluid.
  • the high pressure generated in the master-slave circuit may force any air in the circuit out past the close clearance between the master piston 110 and the slave piston 120 and their respective bores.
  • the master piston 110 may be disposed in a direction substantially orthogonal or perpendicular to the orientation of the slave piston 120 , such that any air in the circuit may be located at the piston/bore interface and may be readily forced out.
  • FIG. 5 An example of the control valve timing that may be used to further enhance the refilling of the lost motion system 100 is provided in FIG. 5 .
  • the cam may be provided with one or more cam lobes that provide a main exhaust motion 500 and a compression release motion 510 , for example.
  • the control valve position may be maintained in an open position until just prior to the main exhaust motion 500 . At this time the control valve may be closed, and maintained closed until approximately the mid-point of the main exhaust motion 500 , at which time the control valve may be re-opened.
  • This timing may be used during the first part of cranking (engine start-up) to facilitate refilling of the circuits, after which time the normal starting valve motion may be generated. It is contemplated that the control valve timing of embodiments of the present invention may be used in conjunction with other engine valve events, such as, a main intake valve event and an engine braking valve event.
  • the one or more lost motion systems 100 may include a collapsible tappet assembly 180 operatively connected to a rocker arm 182 , which, in turn, is operatively connected to one or more engine valves 300 .
  • Other embodiments of the one or more lost motion systems 100 for selectively losing part or all of the motion imparted to the system 100 are considered well within the scope and spirit of the present invention.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Valve Device For Special Equipments (AREA)
US10/839,143 2003-05-06 2004-05-06 System and method for improving performance of hydraulic actuating system Abandoned US20050000476A1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US10/839,143 US20050000476A1 (en) 2003-05-06 2004-05-06 System and method for improving performance of hydraulic actuating system

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US46808803P 2003-05-06 2003-05-06
US10/839,143 US20050000476A1 (en) 2003-05-06 2004-05-06 System and method for improving performance of hydraulic actuating system

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US20050000476A1 true US20050000476A1 (en) 2005-01-06

Family

ID=33452186

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US10/839,143 Abandoned US20050000476A1 (en) 2003-05-06 2004-05-06 System and method for improving performance of hydraulic actuating system

Country Status (5)

Country Link
US (1) US20050000476A1 (fr)
EP (1) EP1623100A4 (fr)
JP (1) JP2007500314A (fr)
CN (1) CN1820123A (fr)
WO (1) WO2004102008A2 (fr)

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20170081986A1 (en) * 2015-09-22 2017-03-23 Jacobs Vehicle System, Inc. Lost motion differential valve actuation
WO2017190216A1 (fr) * 2016-05-03 2017-11-09 Tonand Inc. Dispositif hydraulique pour des éléments temporisés à fonctionnement variable d'un moteur à combustion interne
WO2018065010A1 (fr) * 2016-10-05 2018-04-12 Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG Unité hydraulique pour un moteur à combustion interne à commande hydraulique variable des soupapes d'échange des gaz
WO2020055924A1 (fr) * 2018-09-10 2020-03-19 Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Inc. Systèmes et procédés d'actionnement de soupape variable à mouvement perdu
US20200182105A1 (en) * 2018-12-11 2020-06-11 Hyundai Motor Company Oil control valve

Families Citing this family (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2008248838A (ja) * 2007-03-30 2008-10-16 Man Diesel As 大型２サイクルディーゼルエンジン用のカム駆動排気弁作動システム
EP2261471B1 (fr) * 2009-05-25 2014-09-17 C.R.F. Società Consortile per Azioni Moteur à combustion interne avec deux soupapes d'admission hydrauliques avec des ressorts différents pour chaque cylindre
WO2013095693A1 (fr) * 2011-04-21 2013-06-27 Actuant Corporation Appareil de levage synchronisé
FI20135019L (fi) * 2013-01-07 2014-07-08 Waertsilae Finland Oy Venttiilinnostojärjestely ja menetelmä venttiilinnostojärjestelyn käyttämiseksi
ZA201502677B (en) 2014-04-24 2015-12-23 Harnischfeger Tech Inc Mining shovel with bushings at pin locations
GB2559401B (en) 2017-02-06 2020-02-19 Jaguar Land Rover Ltd Apparatus and method for a hydraulic valvetrain system
WO2019028424A1 (fr) * 2017-08-03 2019-02-07 Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Inc. Systèmes et procédés de gestion de contre-courant et de séquençage de mouvement de soupape dans un freinage moteur amélioré

Citations (13)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2602434A (en) * 1947-03-29 1952-07-08 Worthington Pump & Mach Corp Hydraulic valve operating mechanism operable to vary valve lift and valve timing
US2694387A (en) * 1944-07-10 1954-11-16 Bendix Aviat Corp Internal-combustion engine
US5000145A (en) * 1989-12-05 1991-03-19 Quenneville Raymond N Compression release retarding system
US5327860A (en) * 1992-10-14 1994-07-12 Volkswagen Ag Hydraulic tappet-clearance compensating arrangement for a cam-controlled valve lifter
US5537976A (en) * 1995-08-08 1996-07-23 Diesel Engine Retarders, Inc. Four-cycle internal combustion engines with two-cycle compression release braking
US5537975A (en) * 1994-10-07 1996-07-23 Diesel Engine Retarders, Inc. Electronically controlled compression release engine brakes
US5746175A (en) * 1995-08-08 1998-05-05 Diesel Engine Retarders, Inc. Four-cycle internal combustion engines with two-cycle compression release braking
US6024060A (en) * 1998-06-05 2000-02-15 Buehrle, Ii; Harry W. Internal combustion engine valve operating mechanism
US20020121252A1 (en) * 2001-03-05 2002-09-05 Natalie Payne Control system for deactivation of valves in an internal combustion engine
US6758175B2 (en) * 2002-10-25 2004-07-06 Delphi Technologies, Inc. Apparatus for purging and excluding air from a hydraulic manifold assembly for variable deactivation of engine valves
US6779496B2 (en) * 2001-01-16 2004-08-24 Robert Bosch Gmbh Pressure reservoir for exerting pressure on a hydraulic system, with which preferably a gas exchange valve of an internal combustion engine is actuated
US6907851B2 (en) * 2002-05-14 2005-06-21 Caterpillar Inc Engine valve actuation system
US6941909B2 (en) * 2003-06-10 2005-09-13 Caterpillar Inc System and method for actuating an engine valve

Family Cites Families (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4664070A (en) * 1985-12-18 1987-05-12 The Jacobs Manufacturing Company Hydro-mechanical overhead for internal combustion engine
JPS63176610A (ja) * 1987-01-19 1988-07-20 Honda Motor Co Ltd 吸・排気弁の制御装置
DE3929072A1 (de) * 1989-09-01 1991-03-07 Bosch Gmbh Robert Ventilsteuervorrichtung mit magnetventil fuer brennkraftmaschinen
DE3939934A1 (de) * 1989-12-02 1991-06-06 Man Nutzfahrzeuge Ag Ventilsteuerung fuer gaswechselventile von brennkraftmaschinen
EP0843779B1 (fr) * 1995-08-08 2001-02-28 Diesel Engine Retarders, Inc. Un systeme de frein moteur par decompression pour moteur a combustion interne
JP2001522017A (ja) * 1997-11-04 2001-11-13 ディーゼル エンジン リターダーズ，インコーポレイテッド ロストモーションバルブ作動システム
BR9814889A (pt) * 1997-11-21 2000-10-03 Diesel Engine Retarders Inc Sistema de atuação de válvula para atuar pelo menos uma válvula em um motor durante uma operação do motor, sistema de partida para um conjunto de atuação de válvula de motor, e, processo de remover pelo menos um dentre ar e resìduos de um conjunto de atuação de válvula de motor durante uma operação de partida de motor
US6267098B1 (en) * 1997-11-24 2001-07-31 Diesel Engine Retarders, Inc. Valve operating system having full authority lost motion
GB2348245B (en) * 1999-03-25 2002-10-23 Ricardo Inc Valvegear for engines of reciprocating piston type
EP1232336A4 (fr) * 1999-09-17 2009-08-05 Diesel Engine Retarders Inc Accumulateur a volume captif pour systeme a perte de mouvement

Patent Citations (13)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2694387A (en) * 1944-07-10 1954-11-16 Bendix Aviat Corp Internal-combustion engine
US2602434A (en) * 1947-03-29 1952-07-08 Worthington Pump & Mach Corp Hydraulic valve operating mechanism operable to vary valve lift and valve timing
US5000145A (en) * 1989-12-05 1991-03-19 Quenneville Raymond N Compression release retarding system
US5327860A (en) * 1992-10-14 1994-07-12 Volkswagen Ag Hydraulic tappet-clearance compensating arrangement for a cam-controlled valve lifter
US5537975A (en) * 1994-10-07 1996-07-23 Diesel Engine Retarders, Inc. Electronically controlled compression release engine brakes
US5746175A (en) * 1995-08-08 1998-05-05 Diesel Engine Retarders, Inc. Four-cycle internal combustion engines with two-cycle compression release braking
US5537976A (en) * 1995-08-08 1996-07-23 Diesel Engine Retarders, Inc. Four-cycle internal combustion engines with two-cycle compression release braking
US6024060A (en) * 1998-06-05 2000-02-15 Buehrle, Ii; Harry W. Internal combustion engine valve operating mechanism
US6779496B2 (en) * 2001-01-16 2004-08-24 Robert Bosch Gmbh Pressure reservoir for exerting pressure on a hydraulic system, with which preferably a gas exchange valve of an internal combustion engine is actuated
US20020121252A1 (en) * 2001-03-05 2002-09-05 Natalie Payne Control system for deactivation of valves in an internal combustion engine
US6907851B2 (en) * 2002-05-14 2005-06-21 Caterpillar Inc Engine valve actuation system
US6758175B2 (en) * 2002-10-25 2004-07-06 Delphi Technologies, Inc. Apparatus for purging and excluding air from a hydraulic manifold assembly for variable deactivation of engine valves
US6941909B2 (en) * 2003-06-10 2005-09-13 Caterpillar Inc System and method for actuating an engine valve

Cited By (16)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US10184363B2 (en) * 2015-09-22 2019-01-22 Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Inc. Lost motion differential valve actuation
US20170081986A1 (en) * 2015-09-22 2017-03-23 Jacobs Vehicle System, Inc. Lost motion differential valve actuation
WO2017190216A1 (fr) * 2016-05-03 2017-11-09 Tonand Inc. Dispositif hydraulique pour des éléments temporisés à fonctionnement variable d'un moteur à combustion interne
US11187117B2 (en) 2016-10-05 2021-11-30 Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG Hydraulics unit for an internal combustion engine with hydraulically variable gas exchange valve gear
WO2018065010A1 (fr) * 2016-10-05 2018-04-12 Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG Unité hydraulique pour un moteur à combustion interne à commande hydraulique variable des soupapes d'échange des gaz
WO2020055924A1 (fr) * 2018-09-10 2020-03-19 Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Inc. Systèmes et procédés d'actionnement de soupape variable à mouvement perdu
KR20210045484A (ko) * 2018-09-10 2021-04-26 자콥스 비히클 시스템즈, 인코포레이티드. 로스트 모션 가변 밸브 작동 시스템 및 방법
CN112912596A (zh) * 2018-09-10 2021-06-04 雅各布斯车辆系统公司 空动可变气门致动系统和方法
JP2022500585A (ja) * 2018-09-10 2022-01-04 ジェイコブス ビークル システムズ、インコーポレイテッド ロストモーション可変バルブ駆動システム及び方法
US11230951B2 (en) 2018-09-10 2022-01-25 Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Inc. Lost motion variable valve actuation systems and methods
EP3850196A4 (fr) * 2018-09-10 2023-01-04 Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Inc. Systèmes et procédés d'actionnement de soupape variable à mouvement perdu
JP7241861B2 (ja) 2018-09-10 2023-03-17 ジェイコブス ビークル システムズ、インコーポレイテッド ロストモーション可変バルブ駆動システム及び方法
KR102551572B1 (ko) * 2018-09-10 2023-07-04 자콥스 비히클 시스템즈, 인코포레이티드. 로스트 모션 가변 밸브 작동 시스템 및 방법
KR20230101954A (ko) * 2018-09-10 2023-07-06 자콥스 비히클 시스템즈, 인코포레이티드. 로스트 모션 가변 밸브 작동 시스템 및 방법
KR102642043B1 (ko) * 2018-09-10 2024-02-27 자콥스 비히클 시스템즈, 인코포레이티드. 로스트 모션 가변 밸브 작동 시스템 및 방법
US20200182105A1 (en) * 2018-12-11 2020-06-11 Hyundai Motor Company Oil control valve

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
JP2007500314A (ja) 2007-01-11
WO2004102008A3 (fr) 2005-07-14
CN1820123A (zh) 2006-08-16
WO2004102008A2 (fr) 2004-11-25
EP1623100A2 (fr) 2006-02-08
EP1623100A4 (fr) 2008-11-26

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US7500466B2 (en) Variable valve actuation and engine braking
KR101101556B1 (ko) 고정시간 밸브 구동을 위한 로스트 모션 시스템 및 방법
KR100575042B1 (ko) 엔진 밸브 작동 시스템
US6883492B2 (en) Compact lost motion system for variable valve actuation
US7823553B2 (en) Engine brake having an articulated rocker arm and a rocker shaft mounted housing
JP4129490B2 (ja) 弁積極動力作動を伴うエンジン・ブレーキング
US5996550A (en) Applied lost motion for optimization of fixed timed engine brake system
JP2010508463A (ja) エンジンブレーキ装置
CN103109049A (zh) 组合发动机制动和正功率发动机空动阀致动系统
US20050000476A1 (en) System and method for improving performance of hydraulic actuating system
US7059283B2 (en) System and method of retaining hydraulic fluid in a hydraulic valve actuation system

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AS Assignment

Owner name: JACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC., CONNECTICUT

Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:VANDERPOEL, RICHARD;REEL/FRAME:015765/0031

Effective date: 20040819

STCB Information on status: application discontinuation

Free format text: ABANDONED -- FAILURE TO RESPOND TO AN OFFICE ACTION