Valve switching apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9840949-B2
Application number	US-201514933932-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 5, 2015
Priority date	May 29, 2015
Publication date	Dec 12, 2017
Grant date	Dec 12, 2017

Abstract

A valve switching apparatus includes a rocker arm coming into contact with a cam to open and close a valve along with a rotation of the cam, and an eccentric generation means provided to the rocker arm so as to allow an eccentric position to be changed by rotation thereof.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A valve switching apparatus comprising:
a rocker arm coming into contact with a cam to open and close a valve along with a rotation of the cam; and
an eccentric generation means, including eccentric cams rotatably arranged to the rocker arm and a rotary shaft eccentrically coupled to the eccentric cams, and provided to the rocker arm so as to allow an eccentric position to be changed by a rotation thereof,
wherein the eccentric position of each of the eccentric cams is adjusted according to a rotation of the rotary shaft so that a degree of contact between the cam and the rocker arm is adjustable,
wherein the rocker arm comprises a body coupled to the eccentric cams and an operation section pressed by the body to press the valve, and the operation section is coupled through the body by the rotary shaft, and
wherein the operation section has a rotation hole formed at one side thereof, the rotary shaft passes through the rotation hole, the operation section has an extension portion formed at the other side thereof, the extension portion extends laterally from an upper side of the rotation hole, the extension portion is provided with a pressure section, and the extension portion is formed with support protrusions protruding to the left and right.

2. The valve switching apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a rotating member is coupled through one side of the rocker arm by a pin, and a pressure section is provided to the other side thereof such that the valve is pressed by the pressure section.

3. The valve switching apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the body has a front portion, a rear portion, and a coupling portion, the front portion and the rear portion are symmetrical to each other relative to a plane perpendicular to the rotation shaft and arranged between the front portion and the rear portion, through-holes are respectively formed at centers of the front and rear portion so that the eccentric cams are coupled to the through-holes, coupling holes are formed at one side of the body, and push portions are formed at the other side of the body while extending laterally from upper sides of the through-holes.

4. The valve switching apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the body has through-holes formed at a center thereof so that the eccentric cams are coupled to the through-holes, the body has coupling holes formed at one side thereof, and the body has push portions formed at the other side thereof;
the operation section has a rotation hole formed at one side thereof, the operation section has an extension portion formed at the other side thereof, and the extension portion is provided with a pressure section;
the rotary shaft passes through the eccentric cams and the rotation hole so that the body is coupled to the operation section; and
the push portions press the support protrusions formed at the extension portion such that the pressure section presses the valve.

5. The valve switching apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the operation section has a bearing provided at a point in which the operation section corresponds to the rotary shaft.

6. The valve switching apparatus of claim 1 , wherein bearings are coupled to an outer peripheral surface of each of the eccentric cams.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jeon Jae Hee
• Son You Sang

Classifications

• F01L1/181

  Centre pivot rocking arms · CPC title

• F02D2041/001

  for engines with variable valve actuation · CPC title

• F01L2305/00

  Valve arrangements comprising rollers · CPC title

• F01L1/185

  Overhead end-pivot rocking arms · CPC title

• F01L1/20

  Adjusting or compensating clearance · CPC title