WO2001077502A1 - Valve gear of internal combustion engine - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01L—CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES
- F01L1/00—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear
- F01L1/12—Transmitting gear between valve drive and valve
- F01L1/14—Tappets; Push rods
- F01L1/143—Tappets; Push rods for use with overhead camshafts
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01L—CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES
- F01L13/00—Modifications of valve-gear to facilitate reversing, braking, starting, changing compression ratio, or other specific operations
- F01L13/0015—Modifications of valve-gear to facilitate reversing, braking, starting, changing compression ratio, or other specific operations for optimising engine performances by modifying valve lift according to various working parameters, e.g. rotational speed, load, torque
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01L—CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES
- F01L13/00—Modifications of valve-gear to facilitate reversing, braking, starting, changing compression ratio, or other specific operations
- F01L13/0015—Modifications of valve-gear to facilitate reversing, braking, starting, changing compression ratio, or other specific operations for optimising engine performances by modifying valve lift according to various working parameters, e.g. rotational speed, load, torque
- F01L13/0036—Modifications of valve-gear to facilitate reversing, braking, starting, changing compression ratio, or other specific operations for optimising engine performances by modifying valve lift according to various working parameters, e.g. rotational speed, load, torque the valves being driven by two or more cams with different shape, size or timing or a single cam profiled in axial and radial direction
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01L—CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES
- F01L1/00—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear
- F01L1/02—Valve drive
- F01L1/04—Valve drive by means of cams, camshafts, cam discs, eccentrics or the like
- F01L1/047—Camshafts
- F01L1/053—Camshafts overhead type
- F01L2001/0537—Double overhead camshafts [DOHC]
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01L—CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES
- F01L2305/00—Valve arrangements comprising rollers
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01L—CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES
- F01L2307/00—Preventing the rotation of tappets
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
- F02B2275/00—Other engines, components or details, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
- F02B2275/18—DOHC [Double overhead camshaft]
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- the present invention relates to a valve train for an internal combustion engine, and more particularly, to a main valve lifter that operates in the same manner as a valve mounted on an engine body, and a sub-pulley lifter that is adjacent to the main valve lifter and slidable relative thereto.
- a main cam that gives the valve a first operating mode via a main valve lifter; a sub cam that can operate the sub valve lift in the valve opening direction with a larger lift than the main cam; A connection means for switching between a non-connection state permitting individual operation and a connection state for connecting the main and sub-valve lifters to each other to forcibly operate the two valve lifts together; A valve actuating device in which, when the sub valve lifts are connected to each other, the sub cam gives the valve a second operation mode in which the valve is opened more than the first operation mode. It improved on.
- a valve spring is mounted between the knob and the engine body to urge the valve in the closing direction, and a sub-lifter and the sub-lifter mounted between the valves are connected to the sub-cam side.
- a lifter spring biasing the main valve to open and close the main valve in cooperation with the main valve lifter and the valve spring when the connecting means is in a non-connected state in which the two valve lifters are free.
- the cam cooperates with the lifter spring to give the secondary valve lifter an invalid reciprocating motion.
- the auxiliary cam opens and closes the valve in cooperation with both valve lifters and valve springs.
- the lifter spring is mounted between the valve and the sub-valve lifter, when the connecting means is in the non-connected state and the sub-cam cooperates with the lift spring to give the sub-valve lifter an invalid reciprocating operation,
- the inertia of the secondary cam and lifter spring acts on the valve, and the valve has the disadvantage that it is easy to jump. That Such jumping of the valve can be suppressed by setting the set load of the valve spring, which biases the valve in the closing direction, to a higher value. However, doing so increases the load on the camshaft and increases the sliding force. New problems arise, such as hastening the wear of the device.
- a cylindrical main valve lifter and a hollow cylindrical sub-valve lifter are slidably fitted to each other, and an outer sub-valve lifter slides into a lifter guide hole of the engine body. It is movably fitted.
- the main and sub valve lifters are provided with radial main and sub guide holes, and the connection between the two valve lifters is established by fitting a connecting plunger over both guide holes. In such a case, it is necessary to provide a high-precision positioning means between the main and sub valve lifters to align the main and sub guide holes on the same line.
- the circular upper surface of the main valve lifter and the annular upper surface of the sub-valve lifter are formed on the slipper surface on which the main cam and the sub-cam slide respectively.
- the main and sub-valve lifters are provided with radial main and sub-guide holes, and a connection plunger is fitted over the two guide holes to connect the two valve lifters.
- the upper and lower parts of the inner main valve lifter 011 and the outer sub-norbriefer 012 are located on the upper and lower sides.
- the main and sub slipper surfaces 0 11 s and 0 12 s on which the cams 15 and 16 are in sliding contact the main and sub slipper surfaces 0 lis and 0 1 2 s is the belt-shaped sliding contact area A, which is generated by the rotation of the main and sub cams 15, 16. It is necessary to have a space that includes the entire B, which leads to an increase in the diameter of the main and valve lifters 011 and 012, and consequently an increase in the size of the valve gear.
- a first object is to provide a valve gear for an internal combustion engine that can improve the durability of a moving part.
- a second object is to provide a valve device.
- the present invention provides a valve operating device for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of giving a movement corresponding to a cam profile to a valve lifter, that is, a valve accurately and smoothly, without increasing the diameter of the valve lifter.
- the third purpose is to provide.
- the present invention firstly comprises a main valve lifter which operates in the same manner as a valve mounted on an engine body, and a main valve lifter which is adjacent to the main valve lifter and slides relative thereto.
- An auxiliary valve lifter that can operate the auxiliary valve lifter in a valve opening direction with a lift amount larger than the main cam, and a main cam that provides the valve with a first operation mode via the main valve lifter.
- a connecting means for switching between a non-connected state in which the individual operation of the valve lifter and the auxiliary valve lifter is permitted and a connected state in which the main and auxiliary valve lifters are connected to each other to force the combined operation of the two valve lifters.
- a valve train for an internal combustion engine wherein the secondary cam gives the valve a second operating mode in which the valve is opened more than the first operating mode when the main and auxiliary valve lifters are connected to each other according to the state. And a valve spring mounted between the valve and the engine body to bias the valve in the closing direction, and a lifter spring mounted between the sub-valve lifter and the engine body to bias the sub-lifter toward the sub-cam side.
- the sub-valve lifter reciprocates with a larger stroke than the main valve lifter, causing the lifter spring to flex greatly.
- the large inertial force of the secondary valve lifter and lifter spring does not act on the valve, preventing the valve from jumping and preventing the valve from moving from the main cam to the valve.
- the unnecessary increase in pressure can be suppressed to minimize their wear, and the load on the camshaft does not increase unnecessarily.
- the present invention provides a main valve lifter which operates in the same manner as a valve mounted on an engine body, and which is adjacent to the main valve lifter and which can slide relative to the main valve lifter.
- a sub-valve lifter a main force that gives the valve a first operation mode via the main pulp lid, a sub-cam that can actuate the sub-valve lifter in a valve opening direction with a larger lift than the main force,
- the main and sub-guide holes provided in the main and sub-valve lifters and extending in the direction perpendicular to their operating directions, and the uncoupled position where only one of the main and sub-guide holes is fitted,
- a connecting member having a connecting member that moves between a connecting position fitted to both of the connecting members.
- the main and auxiliary valve lifters have flat surfaces which slidably overlap each other, The flat surface is formed so as to be slidably fitted in a common lifter guide hole, and the flat surface is formed so as to extend in parallel with the axis of the lifter guide hole.
- a second feature is that the main and sub-valve lifters are provided so as to open on the surfaces.
- the main and sub-valve lifters can be prevented from rotating with each other by the abutment of the wide flat surface, and therefore the guide holes of both valve lifters can be provided without special positioning means. Matching can be achieved easily and accurately, and the number of parts can be reduced, which can contribute to cost reduction.
- the present invention provides, in addition to the second feature, a single auxiliary valve adjacent to the main valve lifter.
- the third feature is that a lifter is provided.
- the engine valve can be provided with two different operation modes with a small number of parts.
- the main valve lifter is formed in a partially circular shape having a superior arc outer peripheral surface, while the sub-valve lifter is formed in a partially circular shape having a subarc outer peripheral surface.
- the fourth feature is that the main guide hole of the main valve lifter is formed longer than the sub guide hole of the sub valve lifter, and the connecting member is supported by the main guide hole.
- this third feature it is easy to form a long main guide hole in the main valve lifter, and the supporting span of the connecting plunger supported by this main guide hole is lengthened to minimize the collapse of the connecting plunger. Therefore, when the connecting means is connected, a good connection between the two valve lifters can be obtained.
- a pair of sub-valve lifters are provided on both sides of the valve lifter, and a pair of sub-cams having the same shape are provided corresponding to the two sub-valve lifters.
- a fifth feature is that the main valve lifter can be connected to both sub-valve lifters via a pair of connecting members.
- the main valve lifter when the main valve lifter is connected to the two sub-valve lifters via a pair of connecting members, the two sub-valve lifters are connected to both sides of the main valve lifter, and the operating force of the two sub-cams is reduced.
- the main valve lifter since the main valve lifter is evenly applied to both sides of the main valve lifter via both connecting members, the main valve lifter can be operated in an appropriate posture without inclination.
- the present invention further comprises first and second sub-valve lifters disposed on both sides of the main valve lifter, and the lift amounts are different from each other in accordance with the first and second sub-valve lifters.
- a sixth feature is that the first and second sub-cams are provided so that the main norbrifter can be individually connected to the first and second sub-valve lifters via the first and second connecting members. .
- the first and second sub-valve lifters are separated from the main pallet lifter, only the first sub-valve lifter is connected to the main valve lifter, or the second sub-valve lifter is connected to the main valve lifter. Then, in cooperation with the main cam, the first sub-cam and the second sub-cam, three different operation modes can be given to the engine valve.
- the present invention further comprises a pair of circular lifter guide holes, a part of which is disposed so as to wrap each other, and two sets of circular lifter guide holes are fitted into the lift guide holes.
- the seventh feature of the main and sub-nor pre-lifters is that they have flat surfaces that contact each other at the boundary between the lifter guide holes.
- the two sets of main and sub valve lifts are arranged adjacent to each other, and the flat surfaces formed on them are brought into contact at the boundary between the pair of lift guide holes. Since the two sets of main and sub-pal lifters restrain the rotation of each other, there is no need to take any detent means between the main and sub-valve lifters of each set and the lift guide holes, thus simplifying the structure. In addition to this, two sets of main and main valve lifters and a pair of valves operated by them can be arranged close to each other, and the engine can be made more compact.
- the present invention provides a main valve lifter which is in operation with a valve mounted on an engine body, and which is adjacent to the main valve lifter and slides relative thereto.
- An eighth aspect of the present invention provides a valve operating device for an internal combustion engine which provides a second operating mode in which the valve is opened larger than the operating mode. At least one of the main and sub valve lifters has a roller supported in contact with a corresponding cam.
- the valve lifter that supports the roller has a cam profile in contact with the roller even if the upper end surface of the valve lifter along the rotation direction of the cam is short. Corresponding movement can be smoothly given to the valve lifter. Moreover, since the pallet lifter does not require a sliding surface with the cam, the size can be reduced, and the size of the valve train can be reduced.
- the present invention provides a main valve lifter having a partially circular shape having a superior arc outer peripheral surface.
- the secondary lifter is formed in the shape of a broken circle having an arc-shaped outer peripheral surface, and the two valve lifters are camshafts in which the flat surfaces slidably contacting each other have the primary and secondary cams.
- the auxiliary valve lifter has a slipper surface on the upper end surface of the main valve lifter that slides in contact with the main cam.
- the maximum diameter of the main valve lifter can be effectively used to secure a long slipper surface on the upper end surface where the main cam can slide along the entire circumference. It is not necessary to support one shaft, which leads to simplification of the configuration and contributes to cost reduction.
- the auxiliary valve lifter even if its upper end surface has a short length along the rotation direction of the auxiliary cam, can smoothly receive movement corresponding to the auxiliary cam profile by providing rollers.
- the guide hole is provided in a roller support shaft fixed to a corresponding valve lift to support the roller. .
- the roller support shaft and the connecting member fitted into the guide hole can be arranged concentrically, so that the configuration can be simplified and the size can be reduced.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view of a valve train of a two-valve twin-camshaft type internal combustion engine according to a first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 2-2 in FIG. 1
- FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line 4-14 in FIG. 2
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 5-5 in FIG. 4 (shown in the low-speed mode)
- FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line 6-6 in FIG.
- FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory view showing the state of preparation for switching to the high-speed mode
- FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory view showing the high-speed mode.
- FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing a second embodiment of the present invention, corresponding to FIG. 2, and
- FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along the line 10-10 in FIG.
- FIG. 1 A longitudinal sectional view of a valve train of a two-valve twin-camshaft type internal combustion engine according to a third embodiment of the present invention
- Fig. 12 is a sectional view taken along line 12-12 in Fig. 11
- Fig. 13 is a sectional view.
- Fig. 12 is a sectional view taken along the line 13--13
- Fig. 14 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 14-14 in Fig. 13 (showing low-speed mode)
- Fig. 15 is a sectional view taken along the line 15- Figure 15 is a cross-sectional view
- Figure 16 shows the preparation for switching to high-speed mode.
- FIG. 14 is an operation explanatory diagram corresponding to FIG. 14, and FIG.
- FIG. 17 is an operation explanatory diagram corresponding to FIG. 14 showing the high-speed mode.
- FIG. 18 is a longitudinal sectional view of a valve train of a four-valve twin-camshaft type internal combustion engine according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 19 is a sectional view taken along the line 19-19 in FIG. 10
- FIG. FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 18,
- FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 21-21 of FIG. 20
- FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view of a 4-knob single camshaft type internal combustion engine according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of a valve train.
- FIG. 23 is a longitudinal sectional view of a valve train of a two-valve twin camshaft type internal combustion engine according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 24 is a sectional view taken along line 24-24 of FIG. 23, and FIG. —
- FIG. 26 is a sectional view taken along line 26-26 of Fig. 25 (showing low speed mode)
- Fig. 27 is a sectional view taken along line 27-27 of Fig. 26, and
- Fig. 28 is switching to high speed mode.
- FIG. 29 is an operation explanatory view showing the preparation state
- FIG. 29 is an operation explanatory view showing the high-speed mode.
- FIG. 30 is a vertical sectional view of the valve gear of the 4-valve twin camshaft type internal combustion engine according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 31 is a sectional view taken along line 31-31 of FIG. 30, and
- FIG. FIG. 30 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 30, showing a nine embodiment
- FIG. 33 is a sectional view taken along line 33-33 of FIG. 32
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 35 of Fig. 34
- FIG. 36 shows the eleventh embodiment of the present invention, a longitudinal sectional view corresponding to FIG. 23,
- FIG. 37 is a sectional view taken along line 37-37 of FIG. 36
- FIG. 38 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 38-38 of FIG. 39 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 38-38 in Fig. 38 (showing the low-speed mode)
- Fig. 40 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 40-40 in Fig. 39
- Fig. 41 is an operation explanatory view showing the preparation for switching to the high-speed mode
- FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory view showing a high-speed mode.
- FIG. 43 is a longitudinal sectional front view of a valve system for a four-valve single camshaft type internal combustion engine showing the twelfth embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 44 is a sectional view taken along the line 44-44 in FIG. 43
- FIG. Fig. 46 is an enlarged view of the main part of Fig. 43 (showing the low-speed mode)
- Fig. 47 is an explanatory diagram of the action showing the high-speed mode.
- FIG. 48 is a longitudinal sectional front view of a valve train of a four-valve single camshaft / 3-mode internal combustion engine showing a thirteenth embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 49 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 48 (showing a low-speed mode).
- Fig. 50 is an explanatory diagram of the operation corresponding to Fig. 49, showing the medium speed mode
- Fig. 51 is an explanatory diagram of the operation corresponding to Fig. 49, showing the high speed mode.
- Figures 52A and 52B show the conventional valve train.
- FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view and a plan view of the device.
- the internal combustion engine is configured as a two-valve twin camshaft. That is, one intake valve 3 and one exhaust valve 4 are provided in the cylinder head 1 constituting a part of the engine main body, corresponding to one cylinder pore 2, and the intake camshaft 5 is located immediately above them. And an exhaust camshaft 6 are provided respectively. These camshafts 5 and 6 are driven from a crankshaft (not shown) via a timing transmission as usual.
- valve gear D of the present invention is provided between each camshaft 5 and 6 and each valve 3 and 4. Since each valve gear D has the same configuration, a representative example thereof is an intake valve. The third side valve gear D will be described below.
- a cylindrical sub-valve lifter 12 is slidably fitted in a circular lifter guide hole 8 provided in the cylinder head 1 above the valve ⁇ 3.
- the sub-valve lifter 12 has a thick head 11a having a circular lifter guide hole 7 at the center and a thin skid extending downward from the outer periphery of the head 11a.
- the main valve lift 11 is relatively slidably fitted into the lifter guide hole 7 of the auxiliary valve lift 12.
- a key 9 is interposed between the cylinder head 1 and the sub-valve lifter 12 to prevent the rotation of the sub-valve lifter 12, and between the main and sub-valve lifters 11, 12.
- Key 10 is interposed to prevent the relative rotation of.
- the upper surfaces of both valve lifters 11 and 12 are formed on crowning surfaces 13 and 14 having a generatrix parallel to the axis of camshaft 5.
- the camshaft 5 has one main cam 15 that slides on the upper surface of the main valve lifter 11 and a pair of sub-cams 16 and 16 that slide on both sides of the upper surface of the sub-nor lifter 12.
- the base circles of the main and sub cams 15 and 16 have no difference in height, the lift 16 a of the sub cam 16 is formed higher than the lift 15 a of the main cam 15. You. Therefore, the main cam 15 is for low speed and the sub cam 16 is for high speed.
- the main valve lifter 11 is arranged so that the stem head of the valve 3 is in contact with the lower surface of the main valve lifter 11 via a shim 28.
- the main valve lifter 11 also has a flange-shaped retainer 21 fixed to the stem of the valve 3 and a cylinder.
- a coil-shaped valve spring 22 is mounted to urge the valve spring.
- a lifter spring 23 for biasing the sub-valve lifter 12 toward the sub-cam 16 is provided with skirts 1, 1b. It is mounted in close proximity to the inner surface of the vehicle.
- the main and sub guide holes 24 of the same diameter extend along one diameter line in the head portions 12a of the main and sub valve lifters 11 and 11. , 25 are provided, respectively, when the base circle portions of the main and sub cams 15, 16 simultaneously contact the upper surfaces of the main and sub valve lifters 11, 12, that is, both valve lifters 11, 12.
- a hydraulic chamber 27 is provided at one outer end of the sub guide hole 25 of the sub valve lifter 12 via an annular step 26. The other outer end of the sub guide hole 25 of the sub valve lifter 12 is closed by a stopper 40 fitted to the main valve lifter 11.
- the sub-guide hole 25 of the sub-valve lifter 12 has a sub-connection plunger 29 on the hydraulic chamber 27 side and a sub-return piston 31 on the closure 40 side slidably fitted.
- a main connection plunger 30 is slidably fitted in the main guide hole 24.
- a return spring 32 for urging the return piston 31 toward the hydraulic chamber 27 is accommodated between the stopper 40 and the return piston 31.
- connection means 33 is constituted by the main and sub connection plungers 29 and 30, the return piston 31, the hydraulic chamber 27 and the return spring 32.
- the two connecting plungers 29, 30 and the return piston 31 move at the same time to the hydraulic chamber 27 side, and the sub-connecting plunger 29 comes into contact with the annular step portion 26, so that the connecting means is formed.
- 3 3 Disconnected state is established.
- the main and sub connection plungers 30 and 29 occupy positions that do not hinder the relative sliding of the main and sub valve lifters 11 and 12.
- the two sub-connection plungers 30 and 29 and the return biston 31 move at the same time to the stopper 40 side, and the return piston 31 comes into contact with the stopper 40, so that the connection state of the connection means 33 is changed.
- the main and sub connection plungers 30 and 29 occupy the positions connecting the main and valve lifters 11 and 12 across the boundaries of the main and valve lifters 11 and 12.
- the main connection plunger 30 is expected to have a machining error. And is slightly longer than the outer diameter of the main valve lifter 11. In order to avoid interference between both ends of the main connecting plunger 30 and the sub-nor lifter 12 when the connecting means 33 is not connected, both ends of the main connecting plunger 30 are provided on the inner surface of the sub-valve lifter 12. A pair of recessed recesses 34 that receive and extend in the axial direction of the sub-valve lifter 12 are provided. As shown in FIG. 6, the concave portion 34 has a U-shape that opens to the upper surface of the sub-valve lifter 12 to facilitate the processing and to hold the lubricating oil.
- the cylinder head 1 is provided with an oil passage 35 communicating with a hydraulic chamber 27.
- the oil passage 35 is selectively connected to a hydraulic supply source such as a hydraulic pump and a low-pressure oil reservoir.
- a switching valve (not shown) for connection is provided.
- the hydraulic chamber 27 is opened to the oil reservoir through the oil passage 35, and the connecting means 33 is disconnected. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the biasing force of the return spring 32 holds the sub-connecting piston 29 at the position of contact with the annular step 26 of the sub-guide hole 25, and the main connecting plunger 30 as well. However, the connecting means 33 is disengaged by allowing the two ends of the valve lifters 11 and 12 to slide relative to each other. Become one.
- the main cam 15 opens and closes the valve 3 via the main valve lifter 11 while cooperating with the valve spring 22.
- the auxiliary pulp lifter 12 simply reciprocates with a dog-like stroke from the main valve lifter 11 and does not participate in the opening and closing of the valve 3. Therefore, the opening / closing characteristics of the valve 3 in this case are determined by the cam profile of the main cam 15 having the low lift portion 15a, and the low-speed to medium-speed performance of the engine can be improved. .
- the sub-connecting plunger 29 changes the main connecting plunger 30 and the return piston 31 from the hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic chamber 27. It is pressed against the urging force of the return spring 32, but at this time, the main and sub cams 15 and 16 are in contact with the upper surfaces of the main and sub pallet lifters 11 and 12, respectively, except at the base circle.
- the position of the main guide hole 24 of the main valve lifter 11 and the position of the sub guide hole 25 of the sub-valve lifter 12 are different, so that the sub-connecting plunger 29, as shown in FIG.
- the main connecting plunger 30 temporarily stops at the position where it comes into contact with the outer peripheral surface of 1, and stops once by contacting the bottom surface of the escape recess 34 on the return piston 31 side to be ready for switching.
- the auxiliary cam 16 having the high lift section 16a opens and closes the knob 3 via both valve lifters 11 and 12 while cooperating with the valve spring 22 and the low lift section of the main cam 15 15 a rotates idle with respect to the main valve lifter 11.
- the opening and closing characteristics of the valve 3 are determined by the cam profile of the auxiliary cam 16 having the high lift portion 16a, and the high-speed performance of the engine can be improved.
- the valve spring 22 and the lifter spring 23 individually exert repulsive force on both of the connected valve lifters 11 and 12, respectively, and the sum of the repulsive forces is expressed by both the parilev lifters 11 and 1. Is to join two. Therefore, both palbrifters 1 Despite the fact that the inertia mass has increased due to the destruction of 1, 1 2, both valve lifters 1 1, 1
- FIGS. 9 and 10 Next, a second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 will be described.
- a flat abutting surface 6 that abuts on both sides of the inner peripheral surface of the auxiliary guide hole 25 of the auxiliary valve lifter 12 and the outer peripheral surface of the main pallet lifter 11 fitted to it; 0, 6
- both ends of the connecting plunger 31 and the secondary valve lifter 1 are not connected to the connecting means 33 without providing the escape recess 34 as in the previous embodiment on the inner peripheral surface of the auxiliary valve lifter 12.
- the upper surfaces of the main and sub-valve lifters 11 and 12 with which the main and sub-cams 15 and 16 are in sliding contact are formed flat, and the lifter guide holes of the cylinder head 1 into which the sub-valve lifters 12 fit.
- An annular groove 39 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of 8, and the hydraulic chamber 27 and the oil passage 35 are communicated via the annular groove 39.
- FIGS. 11 to 17 Next, a third embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 11 to 17 will be described.
- This third embodiment also applies the present invention to a two-valve twin-camshaft type internal combustion engine, and the structure of each pair of intake valves and exhaust valves is the same.
- the valve gear D for the intake valves 3 and 3 will be described below.
- a circular lifter guide hole 8 is provided in the cylinder head 1, and the main and sub-valve lifters 11, 12 are slidably fitted into this.
- the main valley lid 11 has an arc-shaped outer peripheral surface corresponding to the inner peripheral surface of the guide hole 8 and an axial flat surface 11 c connecting both ends thereof.
- the sub-valve lifter 12 also has an arcuate outer peripheral surface corresponding to the inner peripheral surface of the lifter guide hole 8 and a flat surface 12c connecting between both ends of the lifter guide hole 8. It has a circular shape.
- the two valve lifters 11 and 12 form a single cylindrical shape when their flat surfaces 11c12c are combined.
- the two valve lifters 11 and 12 are slidably fitted in the common lifter guide hole 8 with their flat surfaces 11c and 12c together.
- a detent key 10 is interposed between at least one of the main and sub valve lifters 11 and 12 and the cylinder head 1.
- the main and 3 ⁇ 4 ⁇ valve lifters 11 and 12 consist of the thick heads 11 a and 12 a and the lower surface of these heads 11 a and 12 a. It has a thin arcuate skirt portion 11b, 12b extending downward.
- the camshaft 5 has a main cam 15 sliding on the upper surface of the main valve lifter 11 and a sub-cam 16 sliding on the upper surface of the sub-valve lifter 12.
- the main and sub-cams 15, 1 Although there is no height difference in the base circle portion of 6, the lift portion 16a of the sub cam 16 is formed higher than the lift portion 15a of the main cam 15. Therefore, the main cam 15 is for low speed and the sub cam 16 is for high speed.
- both the pallet lifters 11 and 12 are connected to the main and sub cams.
- a common coiled lifter spring 23 biasing to the sides 15 and 16 is mounted close to the inner surfaces of the skirts 1 lb and 12 b.
- the head portion 11a of the main valve lifter 11 has a main guide hole 24 opening in a flat surface 11c thereof, and a main guide hole 24 connected to the main guide hole 24 via an annular step 26 and having an outer periphery.
- a hydraulic chamber 27 that opens to the side is provided, and a bottomed sub-guide hole 25 that opens perpendicular to the flat surface 12 c is formed in the head portion 12 a of the sub-palbrifter 12.
- the main guide hole 24 is formed longer than the sub guide hole 25.
- connection plunger 30 is slidably fitted in the main guide hole 24, a return piston 31 is slidably fitted in the sub guide hole 25, and this is attached to the main valve lifter 11 side.
- a biasing return spring 32 is accommodated.
- the main and sub guide holes 24 and 25 are formed to have the same diameter.
- the return piston 31 and the connection plunger 30 move to the hydraulic chamber 27 side at the same time, and the return piston 31 comes into contact with the annular step portion 26. Is established.
- the connecting plunger 30 occupies a position that does not hinder the relative sliding of the main and sub valve lifters 11 and 12.
- the return piston 31 and the connecting plunger 30 move to the sub guide hole 25 side at the same time, and the return piston 31 comes into contact with the end wall of the sub guide hole 25. Is established.
- the connecting plunger 30 occupies a position that crosses the boundary between the two valve lifters 11 and 12 and restricts the relative sliding between the two valve lifters 11 and 12.
- FIGS. 13 and 14 when the connecting means 33 is in the non-connected state, an interference between the tip of the connecting plunger 30 and the sub-valve lifter 12 or a return piston 3 due to a manufacturing error.
- a relief recess 34 extending in the axial direction is provided on the flat surface 1 2c of the second, and this recess recess 34 is adapted to receive both contact end faces of the connecting plunger 30 and the return piston 31.
- the relief recess 34 has a U-shape that opens to the upper surface of the sub-valve lifter 12 to facilitate its processing and to retain lubricating oil. .
- the cylinder head 1 is provided with an oil passage 35 communicating with the hydraulic chamber 27.
- the oil passage 35 is selectively connected to a hydraulic supply source such as a hydraulic pump and a low-pressure oil reservoir.
- a switching valve (not shown) for connection is provided.
- the hydraulic chamber 27 is opened to the oil reservoir through the oil passage 35, and the connecting means 33 is disconnected. Then, as shown in Fig. 14, the return piston 31 holds the connecting plunger 30 in the contact position with the annular step 26 of the main guide hole 24 with the biasing force of the return spring 32. . At this time, the connecting plunger 30 escapes its tip so as to face the concave portion 34, the connecting means 33 becomes a non-connected state in which the two valve lifters 11 and 12 can slide relative to each other, and the valve gear D is driven at a low speed. Mode.
- the main cam 15 cooperates with the valve spring 22 to open and close the valve 3 via the main valve lift 11, while the sub cam 16 rotates the lifter spring.
- the opening / closing characteristics of the noreb 3 in this case are determined by the cam profile of the main cam 15 having the low lift portion 15a, and the low-speed to medium-speed performance of the engine can be improved. .
- the main and sub cams 15 and 16 The valve lifters 11 and 12 are tilted with the relative movement due to the lift difference. However, since the above-mentioned lift difference is relatively small, the tilt is small and does not burden the lifter spring 23. . '
- the lift spring 23 that urges the main valve lifter 11 toward the sub cam has its fixed end, that is, the lower end, supported by the cylinder head 1. The load received from the cylinder head is directly received by the cylinder head 1, and has no effect on the valve 3.
- the connecting plunger 30 returns the return piston 31 from the oil pressure in the hydraulic chamber 27 and the urging force of the return spring 32.
- the main and sub cams 15 and 16 are in contact with the upper surfaces of the main and sub valve lifts 11 and 12, respectively, other than the base circle, the main guide hole Since the position of the sub guide hole 25 is different from that of the sub guide hole 25, as shown in FIG. 16, the connecting plunger 30 is located at the position in contact with the side surface of the sub valve lifter 12, that is, the bottom surface of the escape recess 34. To stop temporarily and enter the switching preparation state.
- the auxiliary cam 16 having a high lift section 16a opens and closes the valve 3 via both valve lifters 11 and 12 while cooperating with the valve spring 22 and the low lift section 1 of the main cam 15 5 a is idled with respect to the main palbrifter 11.
- the opening and closing characteristics of the valve 3 depend on the force of the auxiliary cam 16 having a high lift section 16a, The speed of the engine can be improved.
- the valve springs 22 and lifter springs 23 in a parallel relationship exert a repulsive force on the two valve lifters 11 and 12 in a connected state, the sum of the repulsive forces is equal to the two valve lifters 11 and 1. You will be joining 2.
- valve lifters 11 and 12 are integrated and the inertia mass is increased, the inertial force of both valve lifters 11 and 12 is effectively suppressed to prevent jumping of the knob 3 Not only that, the return responsiveness of both valve lifters 11 and 12 and, consequently, the valve closing response of valve 3 can be enhanced, contributing to further improvement in high-speed performance.
- the main and sub valve lifters 11 and 12 are each formed in an oval shape so that the flat surfaces 11 c and 12 c together form one cylindrical body.
- the main guide hole 24 for opening the flat surface 1 1 c and fitting the connecting plunger 30 is fitted.
- the auxiliary valve lifter 12 is fitted on the flat surface 1 2 c and fitted with a return piston 31. Since the auxiliary guide holes 25 are provided respectively, the wide flat surfaces 11c and 12'c can be abutted against each other to prevent the main and auxiliary valve lifters 11 and 12 from rotating around. Therefore, it is possible to easily and accurately match the main and # 1 guide holes 24 and 25 without providing any special positioning means.
- the connecting plunger 30 and the return piston 31, are required for the connecting means 33, the number of parts can be greatly reduced.
- the main valve lift 11 has an arcuate arc shape, and a relatively long main guide hole 24 provided in the main valve lift 11 supports the connecting plunger 30. Therefore, a long supporting span of the connecting plunger 30 is secured. Therefore, in the connection state of the connection means 33, the fall of the connection plunger 30 can be minimized, and a good connection state of the two valve lifters 11 and 12 can be obtained.
- FIGS. 18 and 19 Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 18 and 19 will be described.
- a pair of parallel valves 3 and 3 are used for intake and exhaust.
- the present invention is applied to a four-pulp type internal combustion engine equipped with an exhaust valve (not shown).
- the intake valve extends in the direction of the arrangement just above each pair of intake valves 3, 3 and the exhaust valve.
- Cam shaft 5 and an exhaust cam shaft (not shown) are provided.
- Two sets of main and sub-valve lifters 11, 12; 11, 12 are provided corresponding to 3, 3.
- flat surfaces 46 and 46 are formed on one side of the outer peripheral surface of each set of main pallet lifters 11 and 11, and these flat surfaces 46 and 46 are brought into contact with each other.
- the pair of main and sub valve lifters 11 and 12; 11 and 12 are arranged adjacently.
- a pair of lifter guide holes 8, 8 provided in the cylinder head 1 for slidably fitting the two sets of main and sub-knob lifters 11, 12; 11, 12 are partially formed. It is wrapped and placed.
- the flat surfaces 46, 46 are disposed at the boundary between the two guide holes 8, 8.
- two sets of main and sub-valve lifters 11 1 and 12; 11 and 12 can be arranged close to each other, in other words, a pair of valves 3 and 3 can be arranged close to each other to reduce the size of the engine. be able to.
- the adjacent main valve lifters 11 and 11 have flat surfaces 4 6 and
- the oil passages 35 connected to the hydraulic chambers 27, 27 of the adjacent main valve lifters 11, 11 are integrated into one common line. By doing so, the oil passage 35 of the entire valve gear D can be simplified.
- FIGS. 11 and 12 Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 will be described.
- the left intake valve 3 ′ of the pair of left and right intake valves 3 ′ 3 is stopped in the low-speed operation range of the engine.
- the left main cam 15' is practically not provided with a lift.
- the main cam is used to provide a small opening to the intake valve 3 ′ during the intake stroke of the engine in order to avoid fuel stagnation in the corresponding intake port 1 i ′.
- An extremely low lift may be formed at 15 '.
- the left and right hydraulic chambers 27 'and 27 are individually lubricated through a pair of oil passages 35' and 35, respectively. Pressure is supplied.
- FIGS. 20 and 21 Since other configurations are the same as those of the fourth embodiment, in FIGS. 20 and 21, parts corresponding to those of the fourth embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.
- the left and right hydraulic chambers 27 ', 27 are opened to the oil reservoir through the respective oil passages 35', 35, and the left and right connecting means 33, 33 are brought into a disconnected state. Therefore, the main and sub-valve lifters 11, 12 corresponding to the left and right intake valves 3 ', 3 can be operated individually, and the main valve lifter 11, which slides on the no-lift main cam 15', operates substantially.
- the intake valve 3 ′ is held in the closed rest state by the corresponding valve spring 22, while the right main cam 15 having the lift portion 15 a is used in the intake stroke of the engine as in the previous embodiments. Since the intake valve 3 is opened via the main knob 11 corresponding to the air, the air is sucked into the cylinder pores together with the fuel only through the right intake port 1i, and swirl is generated to improve the mixing of air and fuel. This enables the combustion of lean air-fuel mixtures, which can contribute to a reduction in fuel consumption.
- the hydraulic pressure is supplied to the right hydraulic chamber 27 only through the oil passage 35, and only the right connecting means 33 is connected. Therefore, in the intake stroke of the engine, the right lift valve 16a of the right sub-cam 16 causes the right intake valve 3 to open greatly through the right main and sub-valve lifters 11, 12, so that the air-fuel mixture intake amount Can be increased, and the medium-speed output performance of the engine can be improved.
- both intake valves 3 ′ and 3 are made larger through the corresponding valve lifters 11 and 12; 11 and 12 than the high lift sections 16 a and 16 a of the left and right auxiliary cams 16 and 16. Since it is opened, a large amount of air-fuel mixture can be sucked, and the high-speed output performance of the engine can be improved.
- FIG. 22 Next, a sixth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 22 will be described.
- the sixth embodiment is applied to a four-valve internal combustion engine in which each pair of intake valves 3, 3 and exhaust valves 4, 4 are opened and closed by a single common camshaft 50. That is, the camshaft 50 has a pair of intake valves 3, 3 and a pair of exhaust valves 4, 4.
- a plurality of sets of main and sub 15 and 16 are formed, and the corresponding main cam 15 and main valve lifter 11 and the sub cam 16 and sub valve lift 12 are respectively connected to the cylinder head 1.
- the main and sub rocker arms 51 and 52 are pivotally supported so as to be swingably connected to each other.
- Reference numeral 53 denotes a rocker shaft that supports the rocker arms 51 and 52.
- FIGS. 23 to 29 Next, a seventh embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 23 to 29 will be described.
- the present invention is applied to a valve train of a two-valve twin-camshaft type internal combustion engine.
- valve train D on the side of the P and air valves 3 will be described.
- a circular lifter guide hole 8 is provided in the cylinder head 1 above the P and air valves 3, and the main and auxiliary valve lifters 11 and 12 are It is slidably fitted.
- the main valve lifter 11 has an arc-shaped outer peripheral surface corresponding to the inner peripheral surface of the lifter guide hole 8 and an axial flat surface 11c connecting between both end edges thereof, and is formed in a partially circular shape.
- the sub-valve lifter 12 also has an arc-shaped outer peripheral surface corresponding to the inner peripheral surface of the lifter guide hole 8 and a flat surface 12 c connecting the both edges. Has made.
- the two valve lifters 11 and 12 form one cylindrical shape when their flat surfaces 11 C and 12 c are combined.
- the two parilev lifters 11 and 12 are slidably fitted in the common lifter guide hole 8 with their flat surfaces 11 c and 12 c aligned. At this time, the flat surfaces 11c and 12c of the two valve lifters 11 and 12 are arranged parallel to the axis of the lifter guide hole 8 so as to extend longitudinally between the two valve lifters 11 and 12. Relative sliding is possible, allowing individual sliding of the lift valves 11 and 12 in the lift guide hole 8.
- a detent key 10 is interposed between at least one of the main and sub-valve lifters 11 and 12 and the cylinder head 1, whereby the main and sub-valve lifters 11 and 12 are connected to their
- the flat surfaces 11 c and 12 c are positioned so as to be orthogonal to the axis of the cam shaft 5.
- the main and sub-valve lifters 11 and 12 consist of the thick heads 1 la and 12 a and the lower surfaces of the heads 11 a and 12 a, which are continuously downward from the lower surface of the heads 11 a and 12 a. And a thin arcuate skirt portion 11b, 12b.
- Main and sub roller housings 13 and 14 are provided at the head portions 11a and 12a of the main and sub valve lifters 11 and 12 respectively.
- the main rollers 19 and 20 are accommodated in these.
- the main and sub rollers 19 and 20 are rotatably supported on the main and support shafts 17 and 18 which are press-fitted into the main and valve lifters 11 and 12 via respective bearings 37 and 38, respectively.
- the main and auxiliary shafts 17, 18 are parallel to the axis of the camshaft 5 and are opposite to the flat surfaces 11c, 12c of the main and valve lifters 11, 12, respectively. They are arranged so as to traverse the outer peripheral surface, respectively.
- the camshaft 5 has a main cam 15 that contacts the upper surface of the main roller 19 and a sub cam 16 that contacts the upper surface of the sub roller 20.
- the main cam 15 is for low speed and the sub cam 16 is for high speed.
- the main and sub-ports 19, 20 have upper surfaces which are the main and sub-knob lifters 11, 12, respectively. Are arranged so as to protrude from the upper end surface by a predetermined height.
- the sub-roller housing 14 is open at the bottom so as to expose the lower surface of the sub-roller 20 in order to reduce the weight of the head portion 11a of the main valve lifter 11 as much as possible.
- a bottom wall 13 a is provided to cover the lower surface of the main roller 19, and the stem end of the valve 3 disposed at the center of the lift guide hole 8 contacts the lower surface of the bottom wall 13 a via a shim 28.
- a coil-shaped valve spring 22 for urging the valve 3 in the closing direction, that is, toward the main cam 15 is mounted.
- the main roller support shaft 17 has a main guide hole 24 that opens perpendicular to the flat surface 11 c, and a hydraulic chamber 27 that is connected to the main guide hole 24 through an annular step 26 and opens to the arc-shaped outer peripheral surface.
- the sub-roller support shaft 18 is provided with a bottomed sub-guide hole 25 which opens perpendicular to the flat surface 12c.
- the main guide hole 24 is formed longer than the sub guide hole 25.
- connection plunger 30 is slidably fitted in the main guide hole 24, and the sub guide hole 25
- a return piston 31 is slidably fitted in the housing, and a return spring 32 for urging the return piston 31 toward the main valve lifter 11 is accommodated therein.
- the main and sub guide holes 24 and 25 are formed to have the same diameter.
- the return piston 31 and the connection plunger 30 move to the hydraulic chamber 27 side at the same time, and the return piston 31 comes into contact with the annular step portion 26. Is established.
- the connecting plunger 30 occupies a position that does not hinder the relative sliding of the main and sub valve lifters 11 and 12.
- the return piston 31 and the connecting plunger 30 move to the sub guide hole 25 side at the same time, and the return piston 31 comes into contact with the end wall of the sub guide hole 25. Is established.
- the connecting plunger 30 occupies a position that crosses the boundary between the two valve lifters 11 and 12 and restricts the relative sliding of the two valve lifters 11 and 12.
- the connecting means 33 when the connecting means 33 is in the non-connected state, the interference between the leading end of the connecting plunger 30 and the corresponding opening of the guide hole 25 of the sub-valve lifter 12 due to a manufacturing error.
- the relief recess 34 has a U-shape that opens to the upper surface of the sub-valve lifter 12 to facilitate its processing and to retain lubricating oil.
- the cylinder head 1 is provided with an oil passage 35 communicating with the hydraulic chamber 27.
- a switching valve (not shown) is provided in the oil passage 35 so that the oil passage 35 can be selectively connected to a hydraulic supply source such as a hydraulic pump and a low-pressure oil reservoir.
- the hydraulic chamber 27 is opened to the oil reservoir through the oil passage 35, and the connecting means 33 is disconnected.
- the return piston 31 holds the connecting plunger 30 at the contact position with the annular step 26 of the main guide hole 24 with the biasing force of the return spring 32.
- the connecting plunger 30 escapes its tip to face the concave portion 3, the connecting means 33 is in a non-connected state in which the two valve lifters 11 and 12 can slide relative to each other, and the valve gear D is in the low-speed mode.
- the main cam 15 cooperates with the valve spring 22 to open and close the valve 3 via the main valve lifter 11
- the sub cam 16 cooperates with the lifter spring 23. Therefore, the secondary valve lifter 12 simply reciprocates with a dog stroke more than the main valve lifter 11 and does not participate in the opening and closing of the norb 3. Therefore, the opening and closing characteristics of the valve 3 in this case are determined by the cam profile of the main cam 15 having the low lift section 15a, and the improvement of the low-speed medium-speed performance of the engine is improved. It can be achieved.
- the main and sub cams 15 and 1 are provided.
- the valve lifters 11 and 12 are inclined with the relative movement due to the lift difference of 6, the above-mentioned lift difference is relatively small, so the inclination is also small and the load of the lifter spring 23 is reduced. Not be.
- the lifter spring 23 for urging the main valve lifter 11 toward the sub cam has its fixed end, that is, the lower end supported by the cylinder head 1. Load received from 6 is directly received by cylinder head 1. And has no effect on Noreb 3. Therefore, even if the auxiliary lever lifter 12 reciprocates with a stroke larger than the main valve lift 11 and greatly deflects the lifter spring 23, the large inertial force of the auxiliary valve lift 12 and the lifter spring 23 accompanying it will not increase. It does not act on the valve 3 to prevent the occurrence of jumping of the valve 3 and to suppress the unnecessary increase of the surface pressure in the sliding part and the abutting part from the main cam 15 to the valve 3 to reduce their wear. Is minimized, and the load on the camshaft 5 is not unnecessarily increased.
- the connecting plunger 30 returns the return piston 31 from the hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic chamber 27 and the urging force of the return spring 32.
- the main and sub cams 15 and 16 are in contact with the main and sub rollers 19 and 20 at positions other than the base circle, respectively, the main guide holes 24 and Since the position of the auxiliary guide hole 25 is different from that of the auxiliary guide hole 25, as shown in FIG. 28, the connecting plunger 30 is located at the position where it contacts the side surface of the auxiliary valve lifter 12, that is, the bottom surface of the escape recess 34. Stops temporarily and is ready for switching.
- the auxiliary cam 16 having the high lift section 16a opens and closes the valve 3 via both valve lifters 11 and 12 while cooperating with the valve spring 22 and the low lift section 1 of the main cam 15 5a will miss the main mouth 1 9
- the opening and closing characteristics of the valve 3 are determined by the profile of the auxiliary cam 16 having the high lift portion 16a, and the high-speed performance of the engine can be improved.
- the main and sub-valve lifters 11 and 12 are each formed in an oval shape so that the flat surfaces 11 c and 12 c together form one cylindrical body.
- a main guide hole 24 for opening the flat surface 1 1c and fitting the connecting plunger 30 is fitted thereto, and a sub-valve lifter 12 is fitted for the return piston 31 opening on the flat surface 1 2c and returning. Since the auxiliary guide holes 25 are provided respectively, the large flat surfaces 11c and 12c can abut against each other to prevent rotation between the main and ij norbrifters 11 and 12 without play.
- the alignment of the main and sub guide holes 24 and 25 can be achieved easily and accurately without special positioning means.
- the connecting plunger 30 and the return piston 31, are required for the connecting means 33, the number of parts can be greatly reduced.
- the main valve lift 11 is formed as a circular arc with a large arc.
- a relatively long main guide hole 24 for supporting the connecting plunger 30 is provided on a relatively long main roller support shaft 17 fixed to the main valve lift 11.
- a long supporting span of the connecting plunger 30 can be secured, and therefore, in the connected state of the connecting means 33, the collapse of the connecting plunger 30 is minimized, and both valve lifters 11 and 12 are connected. Good connection state can be obtained.
- the concentric arrangement of the main roller support shaft 17 and the connecting plunger 30 and the main roller support shaft 17 and the return piston 31 makes it possible to reduce the size of the main and auxiliary knurled lifters 11 and 12.
- FIGS. 30 and 31 Next, an eighth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 30 and 31 will be described.
- the present invention is applied to a 4-valve twin camshaft type internal combustion engine, and only the valve gear D for the intake valves 3 and 3 will be described.
- Two pairs of main and sub-valve lifters 11, 12; 11, 12 are provided corresponding to each pair of intake valves 3, 3.
- flat surfaces 36, 36 are formed on one side of the outer peripheral surface of each set of main valve lifters 11, 11, and these flat surfaces 36, 36 are brought into contact with each other.
- the two sets of main and sub valp lifters 11 and 12; 11 and 12 are arranged adjacently.
- a pair of lifter guide holes 8, 8 provided in the cylinder head 1 to slidably fit the two sets of main and auxiliary valve lifters 11 and 12; 11 and 12 are partially wrapped. It is arranged with it.
- the flat surfaces 36, 36 are arranged at the boundary between the lifter guide holes 8, 8.
- two sets of main and sub-valve lifts 11 and 12; 11 and 12 can be arranged in close proximity, in other words, a pair of valves 3 and 3 can be arranged in close proximity, and the engine can be made more compact.
- the adjacent main valve lifters 11 1 and 11 1 restrain rotation of each other by abutment of the flat surfaces 36 and 36, the distance between the lifter guide hole 8 and the main and sub-valve lifters 11 and 12 of each set is reduced. This eliminates the need to insert a detent key into the device, which can contribute to simplifying the configuration.
- oil passages 35 connected to the hydraulic chambers 27, 27 of the adjacent main valley lifters 11, 11 are integrated into one common line. By doing so, the oil passage 35 of the entire valve gear D can be simplified.
- FIG. 30 and FIG. 31 portions corresponding to those of the seventh embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
- FIGS. 32 and 33 Next, a ninth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 32 and 33 will be described.
- the left intake valve 3 ′ of the pair of left and right intake valves 3 ′ 3 is stopped in the low-speed operation range of the engine.
- the left main cam 15' is practically not provided with a lift.
- the intake valve 3' can be given a small opening during the intake stroke of the engine to avoid fuel stagnation at the corresponding intake port 1 ⁇ .
- an extremely low lift may be formed on the main cam 15 '.
- the left and right hydraulic chambers 27 'and 27 are individually supplied with hydraulic pressure through a pair of oil passages 35' and 35, respectively.
- the left and right hydraulic chambers 27 ', 27 are opened to the oil reservoirs through the respective oil passages 35', 35, and the left and right connecting means 33, 33 are opened. Disconnect.
- the main and sub-valve lifters 1 1 and 1 2 corresponding to the left and right intake valves 3 ′ and 3 respectively can be operated individually, so that the main valve lifter 11 sliding on the non-lift main cam 15 ′ is Substantially inactive, the P and intake valves 3 'are held closed by the corresponding valve springs 22 while the right main cam 15 with lift 15a is connected to the engine intake.
- the intake valve 3 is opened via the corresponding main valve 11 as in the previous embodiments, so that air is sucked into the cylinder pores together with fuel only through the intake port 1 i on the right side, causing swirl.
- the mixture of air and fuel can be improved, and lean air-fuel mixture can be burned, which can contribute to a reduction in fuel consumption.
- the hydraulic pressure is supplied to the right hydraulic chamber 27 only through the oil passage 35, and only the connecting means 33 on the side is connected. Therefore, during the intake stroke of the engine, the right intake valve 3 is greatly opened via the right main and J valve lifters 11 and 12 by the high lift portion 16a of the right auxiliary cam 16 It is possible to increase the intake amount of the air-fuel mixture and improve the medium-speed output performance of the engine.
- both intake valves 3 'and 3 are greatly opened, a large amount of air-fuel mixture can be sucked, and the high-speed output performance of the engine can be improved.
- FIGS. 34 and 35 Next, a tenth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 34 and 35 will be described.
- the sub-nor pre-lifter 12 having a narrow upper end surface is mounted via a roller 20 force S roller support shaft 18, but the wide upper part of the main valve lifter 11 having a superior arc shape.
- a slipper surface 11 s to which the main cam 15 is in direct sliding contact is formed on the end surface. Therefore, since the main pallet lifter 11 does not need to have a roller support shaft, the main guide hole 24 into which the connecting plunger 30 is fitted is formed directly on the main lever lifter 11. Therefore, the main and sub valve lifters 11 and 12 are arranged such that their flat surfaces 11 c and 12 c that slidably contact each other are orthogonal to the axis of the cam shaft 5.
- the slipper surface 11 s of the main valve lifter 12 can be formed longer in the rotation direction of the main cam 15 by effectively utilizing the maximum diameter thereof, and the corresponding lift portion 15 a of the main cam 15 Is relatively low, so that the main cam 15 slides firmly over the entire circumference of the slipper surface 11 s and gives a movement corresponding to the cam profile to the main valve lift 11, that is, the intake valve 3. be able to.
- the belt-shaped area A where the main cam 15 is in sliding contact with the slipper surface 11s due to its rotation is indicated by oblique lines.
- the main valve lifter 11 does not include the main roller 19 as in the first embodiment.
- the auxiliary valve lift 12 has a roller 20 so that the movement corresponding to the profile of the auxiliary cam 16 can be smoothly performed even if the length of the upper end surface along the rotation direction of the ij ij cam 16 is short. Can be received.
- FIGS. 34 and 35 Since other configurations are the same as those of the previous embodiment, in FIGS. 34 and 35, the portions corresponding to those of the seventh embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.
- FIGS. 36 to 42 Next, the eleventh embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 36 to 42 will be described.
- valve gear D is an oval-shaped main valve lifter 11 having a pair of opposed flat surfaces 11 1 c 1 1 c and a hollow cylinder surrounding the main valve lifter 11.
- a sub-valve lifter 12 is provided.
- the sub-valve lifter 12 is slidably fitted in a circular lifter guide hole 8 provided in the cylinder head 1.
- the sub-valve lifter 12 comprises a thick head portion 12a and a thin cylindrical skirt portion 12b extending downward from the outer periphery of the head portion 12a.
- the main valve lifter 11 is slidably fitted in an oval hollow portion 9 provided at the center of the door portion 12a. Therefore, the hollow portion 9 has a pair of flat surfaces 12 c, 12 c slidably in contact with the flat surface 11 c 11 c of the main valve lift 11.
- the sub-valve lifter 12 is positioned by the key 10 so that the flat surfaces 12 c and 12 c are substantially orthogonal to the axis of the camshaft 5. .
- the main valve lifter 11 is provided with a main roller housing 13, and the head portion 12 a of the sub valve lifter 12 is provided with a pair of sub roller housings arranged with the main valve lifter 11 therebetween.
- the housings 14 and 14 are provided, and the main roller housing 13 accommodates the main roller 19, and the sub-opening housings 14 and 14 accommodate the auxiliary rollers 20 and 20, respectively.
- the main roller 19 is rotatably supported via a needle bearing 37 on a main shaft support shaft 17 which is press-fitted into the main valve lifter 11, and the sub-ports 20 and 20 are a pair which are press-fitted into the sub-valve lifter 12.
- the main and sub roller support shafts 17, 18, and 18 are arranged parallel to the axis of the cam shaft 5.
- the camshaft 5 has a main cam 15 in contact with the upper surface of the main roller 19, and a pair of sub-cams 16, 16 of the same shape in contact with the upper surfaces of the sub-rollers 20, 20, respectively.
- the lift portion 16a of each sub cam 16 is formed higher than the lift portion 15a of the main cam 15.
- the main and sub porters 20 have upper surfaces of the main and sub valve lifters 11 and 12 respectively. Are arranged so as to protrude from the upper end surface by a predetermined height.
- Each sub-roller housing 14 has an open bottom so as to expose the lower surface of each sub-roller 20 in order to reduce the weight of the head portion 12a of the sub-valve lifter 12 as much as possible.
- a bottom wall 13 a is provided to cover the lower surface of the main roller 19, and the stem head of the intake valve 3 disposed at the center of the lift guide hole 8 contacts the lower surface of the bottom wall 13 a via a shim 28. .
- a coil-shaped valve spring 22 that urges the intake valve 3 in the closing direction, that is, toward the main force 15. Is attached.
- a lifter spring 23 for urging the sub-valve lifter 12 toward the sub-cam 16 comes close to the inner surface of the skirt portion 12b. Be attached.
- the main and sub roller support shafts 17, 18, and 18 have the same diameter main and sub guide holes extending along a straight line perpendicular to the flat surfaces 11c, 12c. 24, 25, 25 are provided. These guide holes 24, 25, 25 are used when the base circle portions of the main and sub cams 15, 16, 16 simultaneously contact the main and sub rollers 19, 20, 20. They match each other.
- the outer end of one sub-guide hole 25 has an annular step A hydraulic chamber 27 is provided continuously through the portion 26, and the outer end of the other sub guide hole 25 is closed by the end wall 25a.
- a connection plunger 30 is slidably fitted in the main guide hole 24.
- a pressing piston 29 is fitted in the sub guide hole 25 on the hydraulic chamber 27 side, and a return piston 31 is slidably fitted in the sub guide hole 25 on the opposite side.
- a return spring 32 is provided between the end wall 25a and the return piston 31 to bias the piston 31 toward the hydraulic chamber 27.
- the connecting plunger 30 is formed slightly longer than the width of the main valve lifter 11 along the axial direction of the plunger 30 in consideration of a machining error.
- both flat surfaces 12c and 12c of the sub-valve lifter 12 A pair of escape recesses 34 (see FIG. 40) for receiving both ends of the connection plunger 30 are provided.
- the connecting plunger 30, the pressing piston 29, the return piston 31 and the return spring 32 cooperate to form the connecting means 33.
- the other configuration is the same as that of the seventh embodiment, and the same reference numerals are given to parts corresponding to the seventh embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted.
- the main cam 15 opens and closes the intake valve 3 via the main valve lifter 11 while cooperating with the valve spring 22, while the sub cam 16 cooperates with the lift spring 23.
- the auxiliary valve lifter 12 simply reciprocates with a larger stroke than the main valve lifter 11 without any effect, and does not participate in the opening and closing of the P and air valves 3.
- the pressing piston 29 causes the connecting plunger 30 and the return piston 31 to be biased by the return spring 32 by the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic chamber 27.
- the main and sub cams 15, 16, and 16 are in contact with the main and sub rollers 19, 20, and 20, respectively, at positions other than the base circle portion, the main guide hole of the main valve lifter 11
- the pressing piston 29 temporarily stops at a position where it contacts the flat surface 11 c of the main valve lifter 11, and The connecting plunger 30 comes into contact with the bottom surface of the escape recess 34 on the return piston 31 side and temporarily stops to be ready for switching.
- the auxiliary cam 16 having the high lift portion 16a opens and closes the intake valve 3 through the two valve lifters 11 and 12 while cooperating with the valve spring 22, and the low lift portion 15a of the main cam 15 is connected to the main valve lifter.
- the main and sub-valve lifters 11 and 12 support the main and sub-rollers 19, 20, and 20 which are in contact with the main and sub-forces 15, 16 and 16, respectively. Moves corresponding to the profiles 15, 16, 16 It can be smoothly applied to the lubricators 11, 12.
- the upper end surfaces of the main and sub-valve lifters 11 and 12 which do not slide on the main and sub-cams 16 only open the main and sub-roller housings 13, 14 and 14 for accommodating the main and sub-rollers 19, 20, and 20. Therefore, the diameters of the main and auxiliary valve lifters 11 and 12 can be reduced, and the size of the valve gear D can be reduced.
- the main and sub valve lifters 11 and 12 of the eleventh embodiment are adjacent to each other according to the eighth embodiment shown in FIGS. 30 and 31 or the ninth embodiment shown in FIGS. 32 and 33. Therefore, the valve train of the 4-valve twin cam shaft type internal combustion engine can be compactly configured.
- FIGS. 43 to 47 Next, a twelfth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 43 to 47 will be described.
- the present invention is applied to a four-valve twin-camshaft type internal combustion engine, and the valve train D of the intake valves 3 and 3 will be described.
- the two sets of valve lifters provided corresponding to the pair of valves 3 are composed of a central main valve lifter 11 and a pair of sub-valve lifters 12 and 12 arranged adjacent to both sides of the main valve lifter 11, respectively. Is done.
- flat surfaces 46, 46 which are in contact with each other are formed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the sub-nor-briefers 12, 12, which are disposed inside the two sets of main valve lifters 11, 11, respectively.
- a pair of lifter guide holes 8, 8 provided in the cylinder head 1 to slidably fit the two sets of nor-brifters are arranged so as to partially overlap.
- the flat surfaces 46, 46 are arranged at the boundary between the lifter guide holes 8, 8.
- the main and sub-valve lifters 11, 12 and 12 of each set are composed of thick heads 11a, 12a and 12a and circles from the bottom of these heads 11a, 12a and 12a. It has a thin arcuate skirt portion 11b, 12b, 12b extending downward continuously to the arc-shaped outer peripheral surface.
- the head portions 11a, 12a and 12a of the main and sub-valve lifters 11, 12, and 12 are provided with main and sub-roller housings 13, 14, and 14, respectively. , 20, and 20 are accommodated.
- the primary and secondary rollers 19, 20 and 20 are fitted with needle bearings 37, 38 and 38 respectively on the primary and secondary roller shafts 17, 18 and 18 which are pressed into the primary and secondary valve lifters 11, 12 and 12. Through It is supported rotatably.
- the cam shaft 5 has a main cam 15 in contact with the upper surface of the main roller 19 and a pair of sub-cams 16 and 16 of the same shape in contact with the upper surfaces of both sub-rollers 20 and 20.
- the main cam 15 is for low speed and both sub cams 16 are for high speed.
- the main and sub-rollers 19, 20, and 20 have upper surfaces thereof.
- the main and sub valve lifters 11, 12, and 12 are arranged so as to protrude from the upper end surfaces by a predetermined height.
- the two sub-roller housings 14 and 14 are open at the bottom so as to expose the lower surfaces of the two sub-rollers 20 and 20 in order to reduce the weight of the head portion 11a of the main valve lifter 11 as much as possible.
- a bottom wall 13 a is provided on the lower surface of the main roller 19, and a stem end of the valve 3 disposed at the center of the lifter guide hole 8 is applied to the lower surface of the bottom wall 13 a via a shim 28. Touch Between the flange-shaped retainer 21 fixed to the stem of the valve 3 and the cylinder head 1, a coil-shaped valve spring 22 for urging the valve 3 in the closing direction, that is, toward the main cam 15 is mounted.
- the main and sub valve lifters 11, 12, and 12 are located between the lower surfaces of the head sections 1 la, 12a, 12a of the main and sub valve lifters 11, 12, and 12 and the cylinder head 1.
- a common coiled lifter spring 23, which urges the main and sub-cams 15, 16, 16 side, is mounted close to the inner surfaces of the contact parts l ib, 12b, 12b.
- the main shaft support shaft 17 has both end surfaces continuous with the flat surfaces 11c, 11c on both sides of the main valve lifter 11, and each sub-roller support shaft 18 has a sub-valve lifter whose both end surfaces correspond to the sub-valve lifter. It is formed so as to be continuous with the outer peripheral surface.
- the main shaft support shaft 17 is provided with a pair of main guide holes 24, 24 which are opened at both end surfaces thereof and are coaxially arranged with a central annular positioning stopper 45 interposed therebetween.
- Each sub-portion support shaft 18 is provided with a sub-guide hole 25 opening in the flat surface 12 c and a hydraulic chamber 27 connected to the sub-guide hole 25 via an annular step 40.
- the connecting plungers 30, 30 are slidably fitted in the two sub guide holes 25, 25, respectively, and return pistons 31, 31 are slid in the two main guide holes 24, 24 respectively.
- a common return spring 32 that is fitted freely and urges them toward the connecting plungers 30, 30 is housed.
- the main and sub-guide holes 24, 25, 25 are formed to have the same diameter, and when the main and sub-cams 15, 16, 16 contact the upper surfaces of the main and sub-valve lifters 11, 12, 12, simultaneously, That is, when the upper surfaces of all the valve lifters 11, 12, 12 are aligned, the connecting plungers 30, 30 can enter and exit the corresponding sub guide holes 25, 25 of the main valve lifter 11.
- the connection means 33 is constituted by the connection plunger 30, the return piston 31, the return spring 32 and the hydraulic chamber 27.
- each connecting plunger 30 interferes with the opening of the corresponding main guide hole 24 due to a manufacturing error, or the tip of the return piston 31 and the corresponding sub guide hole 24.
- at least one of the opposing flat surfaces 11c and 12c of the main and sub valve lifters 11 and 12 is provided with a relief recess 34 similar to that of the previous embodiments.
- the cylinder head 1 is provided with oil passages 35, 35 communicating with the two hydraulic chambers 27, 27. These oil passages 35, 35 are selectively connected to a hydraulic supply source such as a hydraulic pump and a low-pressure oil reservoir via a common switching valve (not shown).
- a hydraulic supply source such as a hydraulic pump and a low-pressure oil reservoir via a common switching valve (not shown).
- the two hydraulic chambers 27, 27 are opened to the oil reservoir through the oil passages 35, 35, and the connection means 33 is disconnected.
- the return pistons 31, 31 hold the connecting plungers 30, 30 at the contact positions with the annular step portions 40, 40 of the sub guide holes 24, 24 by the biasing force of the return spring 32.
- each connecting plunger 30 has its tip facing the escape recess 34, and the connecting means 33 is in an unconnected state in which the main and sub valve lifters 11, 12, and 12 can slide relative to each other. It becomes the low-speed mode.
- the main and sub cams 15, 16, and 16 When the camshaft 5 rotates in this low-speed mode, the main and sub cams 15, 16, and 16 always rotate while contacting the corresponding main and sub rollers 19, 20, and 20, so that the main and sub rollers 19, 20, By the rotation of 20, the movement corresponding to the profile of the main and sub cams 15, 16, and 16 can be smoothly applied to the main and sub valve lifters 11, 12, and 12. Moreover, the upper end surfaces of the main and sub-valve lifters 11, 12, and 12, which do not slide on the main and sub-cams 15, 16, and 16, are large enough to open the main and sub-roller housings 13, 14, and 14. Do I have to Therefore, it is possible to reduce the diameter of the main and sub-knowledges 11, 12, and 12, and consequently, the size of the valve gear D.
- the main cam 15 cooperates with the valve spring 22 to open and close the valve 3 via the main valve lifter 11, while the sub cams 16 and 16 cooperate with the lift spring 23 and It merely reciprocates the valve lifters 12 and 12 with strokes larger than the main valve lifter 11 unnecessarily, and does not contribute to the opening and closing of the valve 3. Therefore, the opening / closing characteristics of the valve 3 in this case are determined by the cam profile of the main cam 15 having the low lift portion 15a, which can improve the low to medium speed performance of the engine. .
- the upper ends of the lifter springs 23 are supported by the lower surfaces of the heads 12a and 12a of the pair of sub-pul-brifters 12 and 12 arranged on both sides of the main valve pre-lifter 11, so that the main and sub cams 15
- the main spring and sub-valve lifts 11, 12, and 12 are moved relative to each other due to the lift difference of, 16, and 16, so that the lift spring 23 does not tilt, and biased load can be avoided.
- the connecting plungers 30 and 30 return the return pistons 31 and 31 to the return spring 32 with the hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic chamber 27.
- the connecting plunger 30 temporarily stops at the position where it contacts the side surface of the main valve lifter 11, and is ready for switching.
- each connecting plunger 30 is connected to the hydraulic chamber 27 because the period in which the base circle portions of the main and sub cams 15, 16 and 16 are in contact with the main and sub rollers 19, 20, and 20 is relatively long.
- the return piston 31 is pushed against the urging force of the return spring 32 to bring the return piston 31 into contact with the annular stopper 45 of the main guide hole 24 (see Fig. 47).
- the secondary valve lifts 11, 12, and 12 are in a connected state that disables relative sliding, and the valve train D is in the high-speed mode.
- the secondary cams 16 and 16 having the high lift portion 16a cooperate with the valve springs 22 to open and close the valve 3 via the primary and secondary valve lifters 11, 12 and 12, and the low lift of the main cam 15
- the portion 15 a is swung with respect to the main roller 19.
- the opening / closing characteristics of the valve 3 are determined by the profile of the auxiliary cam 16 having the high lift portion 16a, so that the high-speed performance of the engine can be improved.
- valve springs 22 and lifter springs 23 in a parallel relationship both exert repulsive force on the connected main and sub-knob lifters 11, 12, and 12, the total repulsive force is equal to the total valve lifter 11 , 12, and 12. Therefore, despite the fact that all the valve lifters 11, 12, and 12 are integrated and the inertial mass is increased, the inertial force of all the valve lifters 11, 12, and 12 is effectively suppressed, and jumping of the valve 3 is prevented. Not only that, the return responsiveness of all the valve lifters 11, 12, and 12, and consequently the valve-closing responsiveness of the valve 3, can be improved, contributing to further improvement in high-speed performance.
- a pair of sub-valve lifters 12, 12 are connected to both sides of the main valve lifter 11, and the operating force of the pair of sub-cams 16, 16 is applied to both sub-valve lifters 12, 12, and both connecting plungers. Since it is evenly applied to both sides of the main valve lifter 11 via 30, 30, the main valve lifter 11 can be operated in an appropriate posture without inclination.
- each return piston 31 moves the corresponding connecting plunger 30 to the initial position with the repulsive force of the return spring 32.
- the connecting means 33 is in a non-connected state in which the main and sub-valve lifters 11, 12, 12 can be moved relative to each other. Since the other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals in FIGS. 43 to 47 denote the parts corresponding to the eighth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. The explanation is omitted. .
- FIGS. 48 to 51 a thirteenth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 48 to 51 will be described.
- the thirteenth embodiment also applies the present invention to a 4-valve twin-twin-shaft internal combustion engine, and the valve train D on the intake valves 3 and 3 will be described.
- the main and first and second sub-valve lifters 11, 12 and 12 'of each set have thick heads 11a, 12a and 12a' and heads 11a, 12a and 12a '. From the lower surface, there are thin arc-shaped skirt portions 11b, 12b, 12b 'extending downward continuously from the respective arc-shaped outer peripheral surfaces.
- the main and first and second sub-ports 13, 14, and 14 ′ are provided in the head sections 1 la, 12 a, and 1 a ′ of the main and first and second sub-valve lifters 11, 12, and 12 ′.
- the main and first and second sub-rollers 19, 20 and 20 are accommodated therein.
- the main and first and second sub-rollers 19, 20, and 20 ' are the main and first and second sub-roller shafts which are pressed into the main and first and second sub-valve lifters: L1, 12, and 12'. It is rotatably supported on needles 17, 18, and 18 'via needle bearings 37, 38, and 38', respectively.
- the camshaft 5 has a main cam 15 in contact with the upper surface of the main roller 19, and first and second positions which are in contact with the upper surfaces of the first and second sub-mouths 20, 20 'and are located on both sides of the main cam 15.
- the lift portions 16a and 16a' of the first and second sub cams 16 and 16 'are provided. Are formed higher than the lift portion 15a of the main cam 15, and the lift portion 16a of the first sub-cam 16 is formed higher than the lift portion 16a 'of the second sub-cam 16'.
- the main cam 15 is for low speed
- the first sub cam 16 is for medium speed
- the second sub cam 16 ' is for high speed.
- the main and first and second sub cams 15, 16 and 16 ' are used.
- the auxiliary rollers 19, 20 and 20 ' are arranged such that their upper surfaces project a predetermined height from the upper end surfaces of the main and first and second auxiliary valve lifters 11, 12 and 12'.
- the reference numeral of the member ⁇ on the side of the second auxiliary valve lifter 12 2 ′ arranged outside the main valve lifter 11 of each set is marked with “”, and the oil passages 35, 35, connected to the hydraulic chambers 27, 27 ′ Are selectively connected to a hydraulic supply source such as a hydraulic pump and a low-pressure oil reservoir via switching valves (not shown) that operate individually. Except for this, the configuration is the same as that of the twelfth embodiment. Therefore, in FIGS. 48 to 51, parts corresponding to those in the twelfth embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals except for the reference sign with a slash, and the description thereof is omitted.
- each connecting plunger 30, 30 ′ has its tip made to escape to the concave portion 34, and the connecting means 33, 33 ′ are both sliding relative to the main and first and second auxiliary valve lifts 11, 12, 12 ′.
- the valve-operating device D is in the low-speed mode because it is in a non-connected state that enables operation.
- the raw and first and second auxiliary rollers 15, 16, 16 'always contact the corresponding main and first and second auxiliary rollers 19, 20, 20'.
- the main and first and second sub-rollers 19, 20, and 20 ' rotate, the main and first and second sub-cams 15, 16, and 16' move in accordance with the profiles of the first and second sub-cams 15, 16, and 16 '. , And can be smoothly applied to the second auxiliary valve lifters 11, 12, and 12 '.
- the first and second sub-cams 16 and 16 ′ perform the lift operation.
- the first and second sub-valve lifters 12, 12 ' are simply reciprocated with a stroke larger than the main valley lifter 11, and are not involved in the opening and closing of the valve 3. Therefore, the opening and closing characteristics of the valve 3 in this case are determined by the cam profile of the main cam 15 having the low lift portion 15a, and the low-speed performance of the engine can be improved.
- the hydraulic pressure is supplied from one oil passage 35 only to the hydraulic chamber 27 on the first sub-valve lifter 12 side.
- the connecting plunger 30 presses the return piston 31 against the urging force of the return spring 32 by the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic chamber 27.
- the main and first sub-cams 15, 16 are respectively located at positions other than the base circle. If the main and first sub rollers 19 and 20 are in contact, the main guide hole 24 and the first sub guide hole 25 Since the positions are different, the connecting plunger 30 temporarily stops at the position where it abuts the side surface of the main valley lid 11 and is ready for switching.
- the main and first sub-guide holes 24 and 25 coincide with each other, and the period during which the base circle portions of the main and first sub-cams 15 and 16 are in contact with the main and first sub-rollers 19 and 20 is relatively long.
- the plunger 30 pushes the return piston 31 against the urging force of the return spring 32 with the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic chamber 27, and pushes the return piston 31 against the annular stopper 45 of the main guide hole 24.
- the connecting means 33 is in a connected state in which the relative movement of the main and first sub-knob lifters 11 and 12 is disabled, and the valve gear D is in the medium speed mode.
- the first sub cam 16 having the intermediate height lift section 16a opens and closes the valve 3 via the main and first sub valve lifters 11 and 12 while cooperating with the valve spring 22.
- the lower lift portion 15a of the main cam 15 swings with respect to the main roller 19, the opening / closing characteristics of the valve 3 in this case have an intermediate height lift portion 16a. This is determined by the profile of one subcam 16, which can improve the medium speed performance of the engine.
- the oil pressure is supplied from the other oil passage 35 'to the hydraulic chamber 27' on the second auxiliary valve lifter 12 'side until the oil pressure in the hydraulic chamber 27 is maintained. Supply. Then, the connecting plunger 30 ′ presses the return piston 31 ′ against the urging force of the return spring 32 by the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic chamber 27 ′. At this time, the main and second sub cams 15, 16 Is in contact with the main and second sub rollers 19, 20 'at positions other than the base circle, respectively, because the positions of the main guide hole 24 and the second sub guide hole 25' are different. The connecting plunger 30 'temporarily stops at the position where it abuts the side surface of the main valley lifter 11, and is ready for switching.
- the return piston 31 1 ′ is brought into contact with the annular stopper 45 of the main guide hole 2 ′ 4, and the connecting means 33 ′ is also connected to the main and second sub-portions, the lubricator 11, 1 2 'is in a connected state that makes relative sliding impossible, and the valve gear D is in the medium speed mode.
- the second auxiliary cam 16 ′ having the maximum height lift section 16 a ′ cooperates with the valve spring 22, and the valve 3, via the main and second auxiliary valve lifters 11, 1 2 ′.
- 6 a 'of the second sub-cam 16' are opened and closed.
- the opening and closing characteristics of the pulp 3 are determined by the profile of the second auxiliary cam 16 having the lift section 16a of the maximum height. As a result, the high-speed performance of the engine can be improved.
- connection state of the connection means 33 on the first sub-valve lifter 12 side may be maintained, but in order to reduce the inertial mass of the valves 3 and 3 as much as possible, Fig. 5
- the hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic chamber 27 on the side of the first sub pallet lifter 12 is released to the oil reservoir to disengage the connecting means 33, and the first sub valve lifter 12 is moved from the main valve lifter 11 to the main valve lifter 11. Separation is effective.
- each return piston 31 and 31' is resiliently driven by the return spring 32 and the corresponding connecting piston. Since the lancers 30 and 30 'are pushed back to the original positions, the two connecting means 33 and 33' can slide relative to the main and first and second sub-valve lifters 11 and 12 and 12 '. It will be clear that there will be an unconnected state.
- the first and second sub-valve lifters 12 and 12 ′ are separated from the main valve lifter 11, and the first sub-valve lifter 11 is connected to the main valve lifter 11. 2 or the main valve lifter 11 is connected to the second sub-valve lifter 12 'to cooperate with the main cam 15, the first sub-cam 16 and the second sub-cam 16'.
- three different operating modes can be given to the valves 3 and 3 of the engine.
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