Electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism, control unit for variable valve mechanism, electro-mechanical variable valve system and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11143065-B2
Application number	US-201916682720-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 13, 2019
Priority date	Nov 20, 2018
Publication date	Oct 12, 2021
Grant date	Oct 12, 2021

Abstract

An electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism includes a variable valve mechanism body, a latching pin arranged in front of the variable valve mechanism body, and an inner body arranged inside the variable valve mechanism body. The latching pin reciprocates in a longitudinal direction of the variable valve mechanism body and the inner body to latch the variable valve mechanism body and the inner body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electro-mechanical variable valve system comprising:
an electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism comprising:
a variable valve mechanism body;
a latching pin arranged in front of the variable valve mechanism body; and
an inner body arranged inside the variable valve mechanism body and having a latching hole configured to latch or unlatch the latching pin; and

a control unit for the electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism, the control unit comprising:
a control camshaft;
a fan shaped control cam through which the control camshaft can pass, the control cam including a control cam hole comprising an arch shaped opening having a first arc and a second arc radially spaced from the first arc;
a control camshaft connection pin arranged inside the control cam and connected to the control camshaft; and
a control spring to be pressed to the control camshaft connection pin, the control camshaft connection pin and the control spring being arranged within the arch shaped opening of the control cam hole;

wherein the control unit for the electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism causes the latching pin of the electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism to reciprocate in order to latch or unlatch the variable valve mechanism body and the inner body.

2. The electro-mechanical variable valve system according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit for the electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism causes the latching pin to be pressed to latch the variable valve mechanism body and the inner body of the electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism.

3. The electro-mechanical variable valve system according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit for the electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism causes pressure to the latching pin to be released to unlatch the variable valve mechanism body and the inner body.

4. The electro-mechanical variable valve system according to claim 1 , further comprising a latching pin reciprocating part configured to allow the latching pin to reciprocate, the latching pin reciprocating part being formed in front of the variable valve mechanism body.

5. The electro-mechanical variable valve system according to claim 4 , wherein a length of the latching pin is larger than a length of the latching pin reciprocating part.

6. The electro-mechanical variable valve system according to claim 1 , further comprising a latching spring configured to impart spring force to the latching pin, the latching spring being provided in front of the variable valve mechanism body.

7. The electro-mechanical variable valve system according to claim 1 , wherein a portion of the latching pin in contact with the control unit has a round shape.

8. A control method of an electro-mechanical variable valve system, the method comprising:
providing an electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism comprising:
a variable valve mechanism body;
a latching pin arranged in front of the variable valve mechanism body; and
an inner body arranged inside the variable valve mechanism body and having a latching hole to latch or unlatch the latching pin;

providing a control unit comprising:
a control camshaft;
a fan shaped control cam through which the control camshaft can pass, the control cam including a control cam hole comprising an arch shaped opening having a first arc and a second arc radially spaced from the first arc;
a control camshaft connection pin arranged inside the control cam and connected to the control camshaft; and
a control spring to be pressed to the control camshaft connection pin, the control camshaft connection pin and the control spring being arranged within the arch shaped opening of the control cam hole, wherein the control unit for the electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism causes the latching pin of the electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism to reciprocate in order to latch or unlatch the variable valve mechanism body and the inner body,

pressing the latching pin of the electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism by the control cam of the control unit for the electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism; and
releasing pressure to the latching pin of the electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism by the control cam of the control unit for the electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the latching pin is converted from an unlatched state to a latched state upon pressing the electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism by the control cam of the control unit for the electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein upon being converted from the unlatched state to the latched state, the latching pin is latched at a time when the control cam is in a base circle and a center of the latching hole of the inner body is concentric with a center of the latching pin.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein upon being converted from the unlatched state to the latched state, the control spring is compressed at a time when the control cam is lifted, and the latching pin is latched at a time when the control cam is in a base circle section.

12. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the latching pin is converted from the latched state to the unlatched state upon releasing pressure to the electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism by the control cam of the control unit for the electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism.

13. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the latching pin is converted from a latched state to an unlatched state upon releasing pressure to the electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism by the control cam of the control unit for the electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the latching pin is unlatched at a time when the control cam is in a base circle and a center of the latching hole of the inner body of the electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism is concentric with a center of the latching pin.

15. The method according to claim 13 , wherein, when the control cam comes in a base circle section from a lifting section, the inner body of the electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism releases pressure to the latching pin so that the latching pin is unlatched by the latching spring.

16. An electro-mechanical variable valve system comprising:
an electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism comprising:
a variable valve mechanism body;
a latching pin arranged in front of the variable valve mechanism body; and
an inner body arranged inside the variable valve mechanism body and having a latching hole configured to latch or unlatch the latching pin; and

a control unit for the electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism, the control unit comprising:
a control camshaft;
a fan shaped control cam through which the control camshaft can pass, the control cam including a control cam hole comprising an arch shaped opening having a first arc and a second arc radially spaced from the first arc;
a control camshaft connection pin arranged inside the control cam and connected to the control camshaft; and
a control spring to be pressed to the control camshaft connection pin, the control camshaft connection pin and the control spring being arranged within the arch shaped opening of the control cam hole;

wherein the control unit for the electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism causes the latching pin of the electro-mechanical variable valve mechanism to reciprocate in order to latch or unlatch the variable valve mechanism body and the inner body; and
wherein the latching pin reciprocates in a l

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp
• Back You Seok

Inventors

• Choi Myung-Sik
• Back You-Seok

Classifications

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