Mixer valve of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9869280-B2
Application number	US-201314395382-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 11, 2013
Priority date	Apr 18, 2012
Publication date	Jan 16, 2018
Grant date	Jan 16, 2018

Abstract

A mixer valve of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle has a drive device with a respective drive pinion and a control disc for driving two flaps. A single servomotor for driving the drive pinion is arranged in a corner region of an exhaust gas duct and of an intake duct.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mixer valve ( 6 ) of an internal combustion engine ( 1 ) of a motor vehicle, the mixer valve ( 6 ) comprising:
an intake duct ( 4 );
an exhaust duct ( 5 );
a common manifold duct ( 7 ) into which each of the intake duct ( 4 ) and the exhaust duct ( 5 ) issue;
a first flap ( 10 ), having a first rotatable shaft ( 12 ) holding the first flap ( 10 ), arranged in the intake duct ( 4 );
a second flap ( 11 ), having a second rotatable shaft ( 13 ) holding the second flap ( 11 ), arranged in the exhaust duct ( 5 ); and
a drive device ( 8 ) configured to drive the first and second flaps ( 10 , 11 ), the drive device ( 8 ) having:
first and second control disks ( 16 , 17 ) respectively arranged rotationally conjointly on the first and second rotatable shafts ( 12 , 13 ) of the first and second flaps ( 10 , 11 ), and
first and second drive pinions ( 18 , 19 ) respectively mounted rotatably, and driven, on the first and second rotatable shafts ( 12 , 13 ) of the first and second flaps ( 10 , 11 ),
wherein the control disks ( 16 , 17 ) and the drive pinions ( 18 , 19 ) have drivers ( 22 - 25 ) that correspond with one another,
wherein the first control disk ( 16 ) is arranged axially outward of the first drive pinion ( 18 ) on the first rotatable shaft ( 12 ) and the second control disk ( 17 ) is arranged axially inward of the second drive pinion ( 19 ) on the second rotatable shaft ( 13 ),
wherein the first and second drive pinions ( 18 , 19 ) each comprise partial gearwheels with a ring of teeth extending over only 180°, and
wherein the ring of teeth of first drive pinion ( 18 ) couple with the ring of teeth of the second drive pinion ( 19 ) via an intermediate common pinion gear ( 21 ).

2. The mixer valve as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a housing ( 14 ) configured to mount the first and second rotatable shafts ( 12 , 13 ), the housing having stops ( 26 - 29 ) configured to support the drivers ( 24 , 25 ).

3. The mixer valve as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a least one of the first and second control disks ( 16 , 17 ) is biased into a main position by a spring element ( 30 , 31 ).

4. The mixer valve as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the spring element ( 31 ) is supported in a recess ( 32 ), arranged adjacent to the stops ( 28 , 29 ) of the housing ( 14 ).

5. The mixer valve as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the exhaust duct ( 5 ) and the intake duct ( 4 ) are arranged at right angles to one another and a single servomotor ( 9 ) of the drive device ( 8 ) is arranged in a corner region of the exhaust duct ( 5 ) and of the intake duct ( 4 ).

6. The mixer valve as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the housing ( 14 ) has a recess ( 15 ), accessible from the side of the stops ( 26 - 29 ), for the servomotor ( 9 ).

Assignees

• Continental Automotive Gmbh

Inventors

• Maxim Daniel Iosif

Classifications

• F02M26/51 Primary

  EGR valves combined with other devices, e.g. with intake valves or compressors (combined with intake air throttles F02M26/64) · CPC title

• F02D9/1065 Primary

  Mechanical control linkage between an actuator and the flap, e.g. including levers, gears, springs, clutches, limit stops of the like · CPC title

• F02D2009/0276

  Throttle and EGR-valve operated together · CPC title

• F02M26/21

  with EGR valves located at or near the connection to the intake system · CPC title

• F02M26/54

  Rotary actuators, e.g. step motors · CPC title