Oil control device for fully variable hydraulic valve system of internal combustion engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9995188-B2
Application number	US-201314902268-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 12, 2013
Priority date	Jul 15, 2013
Publication date	Jun 12, 2018
Grant date	Jun 12, 2018

Abstract

The present invention relates to a valve train mechanism and a fuel supply system of internal combustion engine, and particularly relates to an oil control device of a hydraulic fully variable valve system of the internal combustion engine. This device connected with the hydraulic valve system of internal combustion engine, the device consists of a housing, a rotary valve, a hydraulic accumulator and a transmission mechanism. The rotary valve, the hydraulic accumulator and the transmission mechanism are installed in the housing. The rotary valve consists of a rotary valve shaft and a rotary valve sleeve. The hydraulic accumulator consists of an accumulator piston, an accumulator spring, an end cover, a sealing seat ring and a rubber gasket and is installed in the cavity at one end of the housing. An accumulator chamber is provided between the rotary valve and the hydraulic accumulator. The transmission mechanism consists of a transmission gear, a gear shaft and a cross slide coupling. The transmission gear is installed on the gear shaft, while the gear shaft is connected with the rotary valve shaft through the cross slide coupling. The present invention can replace a high-frequency solenoid valve, it is applicable to use with hydraulic fully variable valve system of single-cylinder and multi-cylinder internal combustion engines. And the present invention has the advantages of simple structure, reliability, good manufacturability and low cost.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An oil control device of a hydraulic fully variable valve system for an internal combustion engine, connecting with the hydraulic valve system of an internal combustion engine, wherein
the oil control device comprises a housing, a rotary valve, a hydraulic accumulator and a transmission mechanism;
the rotary valve, the hydraulic accumulator and the transmission mechanism are installed in the housing, the rotary valve comprises a rotary valve shaft and a rotary valve sleeve, the rotary valve shaft is installed in the rotary valve sleeve with gear teeth on one end thereof, and the rotary valve sleeve is installed in a cavity of the housing;
on the housing, a rack rail is provided at a position corresponding to the gear teeth of the rotary valve sleeve, and a rack in the rack rail is engaged with the gear teeth on the rotary valve sleeve;
the hydraulic accumulator installed in the cavity of the housing comprises an accumulator piston, an accumulator spring, an end cover, a sealing seat ring and a rubber gasket, the sealing seat ring and the rubber gasket are fixedly installed in the housing cavity, the accumulator piston is flexibly installed in the cavity of the housing, the end cover is fixedly installed on the end surface of the housing, and the accumulator spring which is a pressure spring is installed between the accumulator piston and the end cover; an accumulator chamber is provided between the rotary valve and the hydraulic accumulator;
the transmission mechanism comprises a transmission gear, a gear shaft and a cross slide coupling; the transmission gear is installed on the gear shaft through a connecting key, while the gear shaft is connected with the rotary valve shaft through the cross slide coupling.

2. The oil control device of a hydraulic fully variable valve system for an internal combustion engine of claim 1 , wherein
an axial blind hole, and a radial oil hole communicated therewith, are provided on the rotary valve shaft, a retaining ring groove is provided at one end of the rotary valve shaft, two connecting teeth matched with a teeth space of the cross slide coupling are provided at the other end;
the rotary valve shaft is installed in the rotary valve sleeve, and a retaining ring for axial positioning is installed in the retaining ring groove;
on the rotary valve sleeve, radial oil holes are provided at an axial position corresponding to the radial oil hole of the rotary valve shaft, and an annular groove is provided at the position on the radial oil hole of the rotary valve sleeve, the rotary valve sleeve with the rotary valve shaft is installed in the cavity of the housing; on the housing, a high pressure oil hole is provided at a position corresponding to the annular groove, and a low pressure oil hole is provided at a position corresponding to the accumulator chamber in axial direction;
a radial oil escape hole is provided at the bottom of the housing cavity in which the accumulator piston moves, and a vent hole is provided on the end cover.

3. The oil control device of a hydraulic fully variable valve system for a internal combustion engine of claim 2 , wherein that radial oil holes of the rotary valve sleeve are uniformly provided in circumference at an axial position corresponding to the radial oil hole of the rotary valve shaft, the number of which is equal to the rotary speed ratio N of a valve train camshaft to the rotary valve shaft and N is a positive integer.

4. The oil control device of a hydraulic fully variable valve system for a internal combustion engine of claim 2 , wherein a rotary valve switch set comprises a high pressure oil hole in the housing, an annular groove of the rotary valve sleeve, a radial oil hole of the rotary valve sleeve and a radial oil hole of the rotary valve shaft at the same axial position; at least one rotary valve switch set should be provided in one oil control device; the number of the rotary valve switches is equal to that of the cylinders of the internal combustion engine matched therewith for use.

Assignees

• Univ Shandong

Inventors

• Xie Zongfa

Classifications

• F16K11/076 Primary

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