Cam Patents (Class 123/90.6)
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Publication number: 20140360448Abstract: A camshaft guide member is provided for guiding a camshaft through a plurality of axially aligned camshaft bearings in an engine along a camshaft rotation axis. The camshaft guide member includes a first end, a second end and a contact surface extending between the first end and the second end. The camshaft guide member further includes a connecting portion configured to attach the contact surface to the engine between at least a pair of camshaft bearings.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2013Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventor: Jonathan R. Chittenden
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Patent number: 8887682Abstract: A camshaft may include a shaft with journals that have outer surfaces with a common outer diameter for carrying cages and roller bearings, such as low-friction needle roller bearings, to provide a uniform rolling speed of the rolling members axially along the camshaft.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Mahle International GmbHInventor: Luke Brodeck
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Patent number: 8887680Abstract: An engine assembly includes an engine block having a first bank defining a first cylinder bore and a second bank defining a second cylinder bore. A first cylinder head is coupled to the first bank and defines first and second ports in communication with the first cylinder bore. A second cylinder head is coupled to the second bank and defines a third port in communication with the second cylinder bore. A first valve is located in the first port and engaged with a first valve lift mechanism, a second valve is located in the second port and engaged with a second valve lift mechanism, and a third valve is located in the third port and engaged with a third valve lift mechanism. A first camshaft is engaged with the first and third valve lift mechanisms and a second camshaft is engaged with the second valve lift mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2011Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Alan W. Hayman, Rodney E. Baker
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Patent number: 8887681Abstract: A cam unit for arranging on a camshaft main part of a camshaft in a rotationally fixed and axially movable manner. The cam unit includes a tubular sleeve main part and at least one cam element that lies on the sleeve main part in a rotationally fixed and non-movable manner. The sleeve main part and the at least one cam element are designed as individual parts that can be separately produced and subsequently assembled.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2010Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Presta TecCenter AGInventors: Peter Wiesner, Manfred Muster, Thomas Binder, Jonathan Heywood
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Patent number: 8857177Abstract: A piston engine, having at least one cylinder that includes at least a first and a second discharge valve and a double overhead camshaft for controlling the first and a second discharge valves. The double overhead camshaft includes both an inner shaft, which has at least one first cam for controlling the first discharge valve, and an outer shaft that is coaxial to the first inner shaft and has at least one second cam for controlling the second discharge valve. The inner shaft and the outer shaft are rotationally adjustable relative to one another changing the discharge time frame of the discharge valves.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2008Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Mahle International GmbHInventors: Alfred Elsässer, Hermann Hoffmann, Sascha Senjic, Peter Wieske
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Patent number: 8851039Abstract: An adjustable camshaft may include an inner shaft and an outer shaft coaxially surrounding the inner shaft. A cam may have a cam body and a ring collar axially projecting from the cam body. The ring collar may be slidingly arranged with a radial gap on the outer shaft and have a receptacle for pinning together the cam and the inner shaft with a pin. A seal may be arranged in a region of the ring collar for sealing the gap.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2013Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Mahle International GmbHInventors: Thomas Flender, Michael Kreisig, Juergen Rommel
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Publication number: 20140290602Abstract: A cam structure driving a tappet having a crowning on a top face and connected to a base end section of an intake or exhaust valve of an engine, includes: a camshaft rotating in synchronization with a crankshaft of the engine; a cam lobe mounted on the camshaft, and including: a base cam including: a base circular section having a mounting hole for the camshaft; and a valve lift section having a cut-out section in a tip end portion; and a roller provided in the cut-out section and having a cylindrical section with a constant diameter. A center section in a width direction of the base cam makes contact with the tappet at a position deviated from a center of the top face of the tappet, and the cylindrical section makes contact with the center of the top face of the tappet.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yusuke KIDO, Akira YOSHIHARA, Toshihiko OKA, Shinichi MURATA
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Patent number: 8844130Abstract: A camshaft that is assembled or is to be assembled carries at least one cam element that is to be disposed on a main camshaft body to be rotationally fixed and axially movable, and at least one cam element to be disposed on the main camshaft body so as to be rotationally fixed and axially immovable. The main camshaft body has first axial sub-sections having a multi-tooth profile, so that due to a positive connection between shaft and hub the cam element to be disposed in the sub-section so as to be axially movable is seated so as to be rotationally fixed. The main camshaft body also has second axial sub-sections having an extended diameter so that by a non-positive connection between shaft and hub it is ensured that the cam element to be disposed in the sub-section is seated so as to be rotationally fixed and secured against movement.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2010Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Presta TecCenter AGInventors: Guido Scherzinger, Manfred Muster
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Patent number: 8820281Abstract: A camshaft for an internal combustion engine, having a hollow outer shaft and an inner shaft which is concentrically mounted inside the outer shaft to be rotatable about an angle and a multi-part cam element having a first cam section that is mounted on the outer shaft in a rotationally fixed manner and a second cam section that is connected to the inner shaft in a rotationally fixed manner and rotationally mounted on the outer shaft. The two cam sections have different cam contours, the relative movement of the two cam sections in opposite directions allowing the resulting cam contour of the cam element interacting with a cam follower to be changed to adjust the variable valve opening period. The two cam sections have different maximum lifts, the cam top section of the cam section having the smaller maximum lift being substantially formed by an annular sector.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2010Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Thyssenkrupp Presta Teccenter AGInventors: Uwe Dietel, Uwe Grossgebauer, Jurgen Meusel, Bernd Mann
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Patent number: 8813704Abstract: A continuous variable valve duration apparatus may vary an opening duration of a valve. The continuous variable valve duration apparatus may include a camshaft in which a camshaft slot is formed, a cam portion of which a cam and a cam slot are formed thereto and of which a rotation center is identical to a rotation center of the camshaft and the cam portion of which a phase angle to the cam shaft is variable, and a duration control portion which varies the phase angle between the camshaft slot and the cam slot.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Back Sik Kim, Sang Hee Lee, Kwangsoon Choi, Joong Soo Kim, Dae Sung Kim, Hyuk Im, Kyoung Pyo Ha
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Patent number: 8807106Abstract: A camshaft assembly configured to rotate about an axis of rotation within the engine of a motor vehicle to provide timing between cyclic operation of engine components is provided. The camshaft assembly includes a member for providing timing to a first engine component. The member includes a cam surface configured to drive the timing of the first engine component, and an opening. The camshaft assembly also includes a camshaft body cast to the member and configured to engage the opening of the member. The camshaft body includes a lobe configured to drive the timing of a second engine component, and a journal configured to allow efficient rotation of the camshaft body about the axis of rotation. The member is formed from a first material and the camshaft body is formed from a second material, thereby allowing the camshaft assembly to withstand two levels of stress.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2011Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Textron Inc.Inventors: Philip D. Johnson, Richard M. Kritzman
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Publication number: 20140165935Abstract: A camshaft of an internal combustion engine may include at least one function device connected therewith via a shaft-hub connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Mahie International GmbHInventors: Dautel Gerlingen, Thomas Flender, Antonio Menonna, Stefan Steichele
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Publication number: 20140137819Abstract: Systems and methods for an overhead cam shaft coupled to an inline engine with inner cylinders and outer cylinders are disclosed. In one example approach, an engine bank comprises inner cylinders each having only first and second lift profiles, both being non-zero lift profiles, and outer cylinders each having first, second, and third lift profiles, two being non-zero lift profiles and one being zero lift.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2012Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Gregory Patrick McConville, Kim Hwe Ku
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Patent number: 8726861Abstract: A variable valve lift apparatus may include a camshaft, a low lift cam which may be connected to the camshaft and rotates, a high lift cam which may be rotatably mounted to the camshaft and may be selectively connected to the camshaft to rotate with the camshaft, a high lift cam connecting portion which selectively connects the high lift cam to the camshaft, and a tappet including a low lift cam contact portion contacting the low lift cam and a high lift cam contact portion selectively activating the high lift cam.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2010Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Byong Young Choi, Jin Kook Kong, Soo Hyung Woo, Young Hong Kwak, Gee Wook Shin, Jei Choon Yang, Chang Ho Yang
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Patent number: 8726864Abstract: An engine that actively varies a compress expansion ratio may include an intake camshaft to which an intake cam may be formed to lift an intake valve, an exhaust camshaft to which an exhaust cam may be formed to lift an exhaust valve, an intake valve variable timing unit disposed at one end portion of the intake camshaft to advance or retard a rotation of the intake camshaft, an exhaust valve variable timing unit disposed at one end portion of the exhaust camshaft to advance or retard a rotation of the exhaust camshaft, an intake valve variable duration unit disposed at the other end portion of the intake camshaft to vary a lift duration of the intake camshaft, and an exhaust valve variable duration unit disposed at the other end portion of the exhaust camshaft to vary a lift duration of the exhaust camshaft.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2012Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventor: Jin Hee Cho
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Patent number: 8720055Abstract: The instant invention relates to a cam shaft for internal combustion engines of motor vehicles, which is supported on a cylinder head housing via at least one roller bearing, wherein provision is made for at least one thrust bearing, which supports the cam shaft in axial direction and which is embodied as ball or also as roller bearing.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2012Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Mahle International GmbHInventors: Thomas Flender, Michael Kreisig, Falk Schneider
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Patent number: 8701609Abstract: A camshaft assembly has a rotationally drivable basic camshaft and at least one sliding piece which is mounted in the basic camshaft and can be displaced in the longitudinal direction of the latter, the sliding piece having at least one cam pack with at least two cams with different cam profiles, and having a switching device which has a switch guide plate for displacing the at least one sliding piece into different switching positions of the cams. It is provided in a camshaft of this type that the switching device has a switching shaft which can be rotated about the rotational axis of the basic camshaft with a switch guide plate which has a slotted-guide track, and a slotted-guide pin which is connected to the sliding piece and engages into the slotted-guide track.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2012Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AktiengesellschaftInventors: Michael Wahl, Siegfried Luhmann, Rainer Messer
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Patent number: 8695545Abstract: A phase changing device 100A of a camshaft is provided to a dual structure camshaft 10 which is rotated by a driving force input thereto and which includes an inner shaft 11 and an outer shaft 12. The phase changing device 100A of the camshaft includes a phase changing portion 1A including a single housing 2 defining: an advance hydraulic chamber R1 advancing wholly a phase of the camshaft 10 by a hydraulic pressure; a retard hydraulic chamber R2 retarding wholly the phase of the camshaft 10 by a hydraulic pressure; and a phase difference hydraulic chamber R3 changing a difference between a phase of the inner shaft 11 and a phase of the outer shaft 12 by a hydraulic pressure.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2011Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Manabu Tateno
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Patent number: 8689755Abstract: A cam for a camshaft of an internal combustion engine may include an axial extension with a holding contour for receiving a holding tool.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2011Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Mahle International GmbHInventors: Falk Schneider, Antonio Menonna, Stefan Steichele
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Patent number: 8677620Abstract: A method for the linking of components to hollow shafts, preferably for producing camshafts, is disclosed where the components, especially cam rings, are manufactured so as to generate their function-related contour, that either a hardenable material is used for this purpose which, aside from its elastic deformability, after hardening still has a permissible plastic deformability of minor extent; or that subsequently the surface of the components, particularly the contact face of the cams, is subjected to a surface-hardening process. These components together with the hollow shaft to be deformed are placed into an IHPF tool in a manner to suit the respective function, and that in a second process step through the application of the IHPF process and due to the internal pressure exerted the components are joined to the hollow shaft in a force- and form-closing manner.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2011Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Inventor: Bodo Furchheim
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Patent number: 8667939Abstract: In one form a rocker is disclosed coupled with a valve stem at one end and a cam follower at the other end. The rocker is operable to rotate about a fixed axis. In one form the cam follower includes a set of lower rollers operable to follow one cam lobe and an upper roller operable to follow another cam lobe. A leaf spring can be used to couple the cam follower with the rocker. A cam shaft can have a nested configuration including an inner shaft, an intermediate tube, and an outer tube. Cam lobes can be fastened to the cam shaft in one form by fastening through each of the inner shaft, intermediate tube, and outer tube, and in another form by attaching at least two devices inserted from either side of the cam shaft and that are not inserted at least through the inner shaft.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2011Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Cummins Inc.Inventors: David M. Barnes, Adam C. Cecil
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Patent number: 8662043Abstract: The present invention relates to an assembled shaft element, in particular an assembled camshaft for valve-controlled internal combustion engines, wherein a hub body having at least one functional part, in particular at least one cam, is held on a shaft by a formfit connection using a splined tooth system in the circumferential direction, wherein the splined tooth system includes shaft splines formed on the shaft and interacting with hub body splines formed in a hub body recess. According to the invention, the at least one hub body (14) is held in addition to the circumferential formfit connection by an interference fit on the shaft (12) implemented by a press fit between a tooth circle of the shaft splines (22) and a root circle of the hub body splines (26). The invention further relates to a method for producing an assembled camshaft for valve-controlled internal combustion engines.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2010Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Audi AGInventors: Peter Dollinger, Thomas Schimmer
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Patent number: 8631776Abstract: An assembled camshaft includes an outer hollow camshaft body and an inner camshaft body disposed within the outer hollow camshaft body and mounted so as to rotate relative to it by a predetermined angle. The camshaft also includes at least two separate cam elements. A first cam element is connected with the inner camshaft body so as to rotate with it, and is disposed so as to rotate relative to the outer hollow camshaft body. A second cam element has at least two partial cam elements, in such a manner that a first partial cam element is disposed on the outer hollow camshaft body, so as to rotate with it, and a second partial cam element is connected with the inner camshaft body, so as to rotate with it, and is disposed so that it can be rotated relative to the outer hollow camshaft body.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2011Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Presta TecCenter AGInventors: Uwe Dietel, Uwe Grossgebauer, Jonathan Heywood, Bernd Mann
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Patent number: 8627795Abstract: A camshaft arrangement (1) for changing the relative angle position of at least one cam of a camshaft (2) relative to a second cam of the camshaft (2), wherein the arrangement includes an angular adjustment device (3) having a stator (4) and a rotor (5) which is arranged such that it can be rotated relative thereto. The rotor (5) is connected to a shaft (6) in a rotationally fixed manner, the stator (4) is connected to a hollow shaft (7) in a rotationally fixed manner, and the shaft (6) and the hollow shaft (7) are arranged concentrically to one another. The at least one first cam is connected to the shaft (6) in a rotationally fixed manner and the at least one second cam is connected to the hollow shaft (7) in a rotationally fixed manner.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2010Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Matthias Kapp, Craig Dupuis, Inhwa Chung
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Patent number: 8607749Abstract: A camshaft including a carrier element and a cam, in which the carrier element is composed of carrier segments arranged axially one behind the other along a longitudinal axis such that the carrier segments are axially displaceable relative to each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2012Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Neumayer Tekfor Holding GbmHInventor: Matthias Bechtold
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Patent number: 8596237Abstract: An internal combustion piston engine having gas exchange valves actuated by cams of a camshaft. The cams are sliding cams having two cams per sliding cam unit situated on a basic shaft in rotationally fixed fashion but axially displaceable. At least one actuator unit has two actuator pins for displacing the sliding cam units into different axial positions using displacement grooves on the circumference of the sliding cam units, the grooves being helical and situated mirror-symmetrically, and having an ejection ramp for the actuator pins. The actuator pins are spring-loaded toward the sliding cam unit and, in retracted positions, can be fixed by arresting devices, which have control needles that correspond to clamping bodies of locking devices. These needles are actuatable by an electromagnet unit, with the control needles being connected with a needle bridge. A pin engages the needle bridge, and the pin is controlled by the electromagnet unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2012Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Oliver Popp, Ronny Gunnel
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Patent number: 8596238Abstract: A valve train includes a a plurality of individual cam sleeves axially displaceable relative to one another and disposed so as to form the camshaft, each of the plurality of individual cam sleeves including a plurality of different cam profiles each having a same base circle portion and being configured to engage, by switching, one of a plurality of gas exchange valves. A switching shaft is disposed inside the plurality of cam sleeves and configured to rotate together with the plurality of cam sleeves. An encircling switching contour is disposed inside each of the plurality of cam sleeves. A switching pin operatively connects one of the plurality of cam sleeves to the switching shaft, the switching pin configured to slide in the encircling switching contour. An actuator is operatively connected to the switching shaft so as to rotate the switching shaft relative to the plurality of cam sleeves.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2010Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: IAV GmbH Ingenieurgesellschaft Auto und VerkehrInventors: Andreas Werler, Thomas Arnold, Heiko Neukirchner, Joerg Wutzler
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Patent number: 8584641Abstract: A deactivating cam system (1) for a valve train (1a) of an internal combustion engine is provided having a camshaft (2) on which at least one cam (3) is seated for rotation but fixed in axial direction while being able to be connected through a coupling device (4) rotationally fast to the camshaft (2). The coupling device (4) has a ball detent mechanism (5) which is arranged within the cam (3) and whose balls (6) are seated within radial pockets (7) of the cam (3).Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2010Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventor: Jeffrey Shewell
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Patent number: 8584639Abstract: A valve drive of an internal combustion engine is provided, having a camshaft (1) which includes a carrier shaft (2) and a cam part (3), which is arranged thereon in a rotationally fixed manner and displaceable between two axial positions and which has at least one cam group of directly adjoining cams (5, 6) having different cam elevations and an axial gate (8) having two cam tracks (9, 10) that extend axially along the circumference in opposing directions, and further having an actuating element (11) that can be coupled to the axial gate for displacing the cam part in the direction of both cam tracks. The cam tracks are arranged one behind the other in the circumferential direction of the axial gate (8).Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2010Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Harald Elendt, Lars Pfutzenreuter, Detlef Axmacher, Andreas Nendel, Markus Schnepp, Mathias Boegershausen, Heiko Schmidt
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Publication number: 20130291813Abstract: Provided are a drive cam having an improved wear resistant sliding surface that gives the drive cam enhanced durability and a valve operating system in an engine with such a drive cam. The drive cam of the present invention, made of a nitriding steel, has on its sliding surface, a hardened surface formed by nitrocarburizing wherein the hardened layer lies on top of the sliding surface. It is preferred that the driven mechanism used in combination with the drive cam has, in its sliding surface against which the drive cam slides, a chrome-plated layer and thereon a diamond-like carbon coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2011Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Aki Kodai, Satoaki Ichi, Kozo Isano
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Publication number: 20130291812Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes an engine housing defining a cylinder, and a first and a second gas exchange valve for the cylinder, positioned within the engine housing. The engine further includes a valve actuating mechanism having a first and a second valve lifter reciprocating within adjacent lifter bores to actuate the first and second gas exchange valves. Each of the first and second valve lifters includes an end cap having a misalignment limiting projection, limiting rotation of the valve lifter in response to dynamic perturbation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2012Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicant: CATERPILLAR, INC.Inventors: Satish Remala, Sathishkumar Raman
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Patent number: 8573169Abstract: A variable valve device of the invention has a structure in which, as connecting means for connecting a movable cam 22 located in an outer periphery of an outer camshaft 17a and an inner camshaft 17b located inside the outer camshaft 17a, there are provided a pin-like member 24 that is movably inserted so as to penetrate the movable cam 22, the outer camshaft 17a and the inner camshaft 17b along a diametrical direction of a shaft member 17 that is formed by turnably encasing the inner camshaft 17b in the outer camshaft 17a, and an escape-preventing portion 50 disposed in the end portion of the pin-like member 24. The movable cam 22 and the inner camshaft 17b are thus connected together while preventing large press-fit load and axial force from acting on components.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2010Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Ayatoshi Matsunaga, Daisuke Yoshika, Katsuhiro Tanaka, Shinichi Murata
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Patent number: 8567361Abstract: A valve drive for an internal combustion engine, wherein in order to activate gas exchange valves at least one camshaft having at least one sliding cam which can be displaced axially on the camshaft is provided, wherein the respective sliding cam has a sliding block section with a plurality of grooves which are formed on an outer lateral face and are positioned one behind the other on the circumference, wherein in order to bring about displacement of the respective sliding cam an actuator is provided with a first pin for displacement in the two directions about a first axial segment and a second pin for displacement in the two directions about a second axial segment. The sliding block section is manufactured in certain sections from a material with a relatively high electrical conductivity and in certain sections from a material with a relatively low electrical conductivity.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2012Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AktiengesellschaftInventor: Joachim Grüberger
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Publication number: 20130269315Abstract: Embodiments for routing exhaust in an engine are provided. In one example, an engine method comprises, during a first condition, firing a subset of cylinders and routing all exhaust from the subset of cylinders through a first exhaust manifold coupled directly to a catalyst and not a turbocharger, and during a second condition, firing all cylinders, routing a first portion of exhaust through a second exhaust manifold coupled to the turbocharger, and routing a second portion of exhaust through the first exhaust manifold. In this way, exhaust can be directly routed to a catalyst under some conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2012Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: James Douglas Ervin, Kim Hwe Ku, Gregory Patrick McConville, Brad Alan Boyer
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Patent number: 8544436Abstract: An engine assembly may include an engine structure, a first valve, a first valve lift mechanism and a first camshaft. The engine structure may define a first combustion chamber and a first port in communication with the first combustion chamber. The first valve may be located in the first port and the first valve lift mechanism may be engaged with the first valve. The first camshaft may be rotationally supported on the engine structure and may include a first double lobe engaged with the first valve lift mechanism. The first double lobe may define a first valve opening region including a first peak and a second valve opening region including a second peak rotationally offset from the first peak.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2010Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Alan W. Hayman, Robert S. McAlpine
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Patent number: 8544430Abstract: A valve drive of an internal combustion engine with variable-lift gas exchange valve actuation. The valve drive has a camshaft with a support shaft and a cam piece arranged on the support shaft for conjoint rotation therewith and to be movable between axial positions. The cam piece has two cam groups of directly adjacent cams with different elevations and, on the end side, the cam piece has an axial slotted guide into which can be coupled an actuating element. The cam piece has a bearing journal which runs between the cam groups and rotatably mounted in a camshaft bearing point arranged in a positionally fixed manner in the engine. Here, the diameter of the bearing journal is larger than the envelope circle diameter of a cam closest to the bearing journal with the cam and camshaft bearing point overlapping axially in an axial position of the cam piece.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2010Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Harald Elendt, Andreas Nendel
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Patent number: 8534251Abstract: An engine assembly may include an engine structure, a first camshaft housing assembly and a first camshaft assembly. The first camshaft housing assembly may be supported by the engine structure and have a first portion providing a first plurality of bearing support surfaces on a first side and a second portion coupled to the first portion and providing a second plurality of bearing support surfaces on a second side opposite the first side. The first camshaft assembly may be rotationally supported by the first camshaft housing assembly and arranged between the first portion and second portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2010Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Inventors: Rodney E. Baker, Brian W. Geiser, Cynthia Ann Stuvel, Gary L. Nye
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Patent number: 8534252Abstract: A camshaft may include a first shaft, a first lobe member, and a second lobe member. The first shaft may include an annular wall defining a first bore. The wall may include a first portion having a first radial outer surface and a second portion having a second radial outer surface that is radially offset relative to the first radial outer surface. The first lobe member may define a second bore having the first portion of the first shaft located therein and frictionally engaged with the first shaft for rotation with the first shaft. The second lobe member may define a third bore having the second portion of the first shaft located therein. The second lobe member may be rotatably disposed on the second portion of the first shaft.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Inventors: Glenn E. Clever, Frederick J. Rozario, Shekhar G. Wakade, Joseph E. Robbins
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Patent number: 8499742Abstract: A valve train of an internal combustion engine having a swing of a link mechanism that is stabilized to stabilize the operating characteristics of an engine valve. A camshaft is provided together with a valve operating cam pivotally supported by the camshaft so as to operatively open and close an engine valve. A link mechanism allows a drive cam rotated integrally with the camshaft to swing the valve operating cam, and a drive mechanism swings the link mechanism, wherein opening and closing of the engine valve are started in a buffer section of the valve operating cam, and opening/closing timing of the engine valve is controlled by the drive mechanism swinging the valve operating cam via the link mechanism, without the provision of a buffer transition section and a buffer constant-speed section encountered at the time of transiting from a base circle to a cam lobe of the drive cam.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2010Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaki Cho, Tadashi Niino, Toshiyuki Sato
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Patent number: 8495980Abstract: A camshaft arrangement for a motor vehicle engine has a hollow outer shaft and an inner shaft supporting inner shaft cams. The inner shaft cams are non-rotatably attached to the inner shaft by at least one connection element that protrudes with clearance through an aperture in the outer shaft and is attached to the respective inner shaft cam which is rotatably mounted on the outer shaft. When inserted into a receiver in the inner shaft, a portion of the connection element protrudes out of the receiver, and the protruding portion is at least partially inserted into an aperture located at the joint diameter of the inner shaft cam. This aperture is open at least towards an end face of the inner shaft cam. The protruding portion has at least two opposite-lying side surfaces lying with an interference fit against corresponding inner surfaces of the aperture of the inner shaft cam.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2009Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Presta TecCenter AGInventors: Guido Scherzinger, Bernd Mann, Gunther Martin Lugauer, Mario Wolfinger, Frank Altag, Peter Wiesner, Juergen Meusel, Manfred Muster, Alex Meier
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Patent number: 8490591Abstract: A valve arrangement for a four-cycle internal combustion engine is described. The arrangement includes a single poppet valve mechanically-timed by a unified single lobe cam in such a manner as to be totally dosed during the compression cycle and the power cycle and to be open during the exhaust cycle and the inlet cycle. During the period when the poppet valve remains open, the correct direction of the combustion gas exiting through the exhaust port and the air charge (direct fuel injected spark engines and compression ignition engines) or fuel/air mixture (indirect fuel injected and carburetted engines) entering through the inlet port is maintained by two passive unidirectional reed valves, preferably located close to the exit from the exhaust port and close to the entrance to the inlet port respectively. The invention requires substantially fewer mechanically-timed components, delivering key advantages in terms of cost, efficiency and adaptability.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2012Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Inventor: Salvatore Anthony Perillo
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Patent number: 8479696Abstract: A valve train of an internal combustion engine equipped with a valve reciprocated by a cam is equipped with a spring seat manufactured in order to prevent the surging of a coil spring. A spring seat having a squeeze film effect of damping the axial motion of a coil spring is provided at one end of the coil spring in a closing direction. The spring seat is configured to be provided with an oil slit which radially intersects and extends helically around a valve axis.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2010Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Honda Motor Co., LtdInventor: Koshoku Sai
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Patent number: 8459220Abstract: A novel concentric phaser camshaft comprises valve actuating lobes that are arranged into lobe structures. The valve actuating lobes to be affixed to an inner camshaft member, are arranged in pinned structures comprising adjacent pairs of lobes which are affixed to the inner camshaft member by pins. The valve actuating lobes to be affixed to the outer camshaft member by an interference fit are arranged into lobe structures comprising a bearing journal and at least one lobe, each lobe structure including an index feature operable to engage a jig to angularly position the lobe structure on the outer camshaft member while the interference fit is established.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2008Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Magna Powertrain Inc.Inventor: Paolo J. Comello
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Patent number: 8443499Abstract: A method of assembling a camshaft may include locating a first lobe member of the camshaft on a first shaft and inserting a locking pin into a first bore in the first lobe member and into a second bore in the first shaft. The locking pin may include a first recess extending into a first end thereof defining a first annular wall. A first retaining member may be forced into a first recess. The forcing may displace the annular wall in an outward radial direction and into a frictional engagement with the first bore.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2009Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Inventors: Glenn E. Clever, Roy Glenn Kaywood, Ronald Hendrick
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Patent number: 8447499Abstract: A supercharged diesel engine is equipped with an electronically controlled hydraulic system for variable actuation of the intake valves of the engine. The cam that controls each intake valve has an additional lobe for causing an additional opening of the intake valve, during the expansion and exhaust strokes, so as to provide an exhaust-gas recirculation directly inside the engine. The aforesaid additional lobe has its descending stretch radiused to the main lobe with a stretch corresponding to a non-zero lift of the valve in such a way that the profile of the lift of the valve has a portion corresponding to a substantially non-zero value of the lift that radiuses the descending stretch of the profile of the additional lift to the ascending stretch of the profile of the main lift.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2009Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: C.R.F. Società Consortile per AzioniInventors: Luca Gentile, Francesco Vattaneo
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Patent number: 8418666Abstract: A camshaft assembly may include a monolithic camshaft body, a journal member and a thrust ring. The monolithic camshaft body may define lobes and journal regions along an axial extent thereof. The journal member may be separate from and fixed to an axial end of the camshaft body adjacent an end lobe of the camshaft body. The thrust ring may be axially secured to the camshaft assembly at the axial end of the camshaft body.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2010Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Inventors: Dominique T. Lester, Rodney E. Baker, Alan W. Hayman
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Patent number: 8418667Abstract: A valve train of an internal combustion engine with a camshaft (1) that has a carrier shaft (2) and a cam part (3) that is locked on rotation on the carrier shaft and is arranged displaceable in the axial direction and has at least one cam group (4a to 4c, 5a to 5c) of different elevations for variable actuation of a gas-exchange valve and a groove-shaped axial connecting link (10) with two connecting-link paths (11, 12) crossing its periphery, and with two actuation pins (13, 14) that can be coupled in the connecting-link paths for displacement of the cam part in the direction of the two connecting-link paths.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2011Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventor: Andreas Nendel
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Patent number: 8402650Abstract: A method for producing a built-up cam shaft and a built-up cam shaft having a shaft are provided. A functional component is produced in a separate manufacturing process and has an internal orifice to receive the shaft. The orifice in the functional component is substantially round to receive the shaft, and an insertion mechanism is provided on the raised areas and/or at the orifice in the functional component, which allow the functional component to be pushed onto the raised areas substantially without shavings being produced. The raised areas partially dig into the orifice and in so doing connect the functional component to the shaft in a non-positive and positive manner substantially by deformation of the material of the functional component in the region of the orifice in the functional component.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2006Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Thyssenkrupp Presta TecCenter AGInventor: Oskar Mueller
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Patent number: 8387579Abstract: In a valve drive train arrangement for an internal combustion engine having a camshaft with a cam element axially displaceable supported on the camshaft and having a stop for limiting the axial movement of the cam element, the stop has at least one stop element extending radially from the camshaft for engagement with the cam element.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2010Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Thomas Stolk, Alexander von Gaisberg-Helfenberg, Jens Meintschel
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Patent number: 8375580Abstract: A method for manufacturing cams for composite camshafts with the steps hot-forming a cam 11 such that a cam outside contour is produced and a cam bore 13 is punched and axially and radially calibrating the cam 11, wherein the calibration comprises the steps inserting the cam into an undivided mold 21 that defines the calibrated cam outside contour 12, inserting an arbor 23 into the cam bore 13 that defines the calibrated cam bore 13, and axially shortening the cam 11 between a lower die 22 that is situated between the mold 21 and the arbor 23 and on which the cam 11 lies with a first end face 14 and an upper die 25 that is guided between the mold 21 and the arbor 23 and acts upon the second end face 15 of the cam 11.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2008Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Muhr und Bender KGInventors: Rudolf Bonse, Jürgen Schellbach, Jochen Wolf