EP0342051A1
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Valve operating mechanism for internal combustion engine
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-05-12
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-05-12
Abstract
Abstract A valve operating mechanism for an internal combustion engine has a plurality of rotatable cams with different cam profiles for operating an intake or exhaust valve differently in high and low speed ranges of the engine. A plurality of rocker arms are selectively connected or disconnected for transmitting the appropriate cam lift to the valve depending on the engine speed range. The cam profiles have dampening areas (CH-CL) at the start of opening and the finish of closing of the valve. The dampening areas of the high speed cam (CH) have a smaller rate of change than the dampening areas of the low speed cam (CL) to minimize the possibility of engagement by a rocker arm with a cam for one speed while the engine is operating at another speed by another cam and rocker arm.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenichi Nagahiro
- 👤 Tsuneo Konno
- 👤 Atsushi Ishida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 06:27
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01L; F01L1/00; F01L1/26; F01L1/267
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A valve operating mechanism for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of rotatable cams having cam profiles corresponding to rotational speed ranges of the engine, a valve disposed in an intake or exhaust port of a combustion chamber and normally closed by spring means and openable by the cams, a plurality of transmitting members associated respectively with the cams for imparting cam lifts of the cams to the valve, and switching means for selectively connecting and disconnecting the transmitting means, comprising, each cam profile including a base-circle portion and dampening areas contiguous to the base-circle portion, a rate of change of the cam lift in each of said dampening areas with respect to the angular displacement of the cams for the cams used for operating in one speed range being different from that for the cams used for operating in another speed range.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
A valve operating mechanism for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of rotatable cams having cam profiles corresponding to rotational speed ranges of the engine, a valve disposed in an intake or exhaust port of a combustion chamber and normally closed by spring means and openable by the cams, a plurality of transmitting members associated respectively with the cams for imparting cam lifts of the cams to the valve, and switching means for selectively connecting and disconnecting the transmitting means, comprising, each cam profile including a base-circle portion and dampening areas contiguous to the base-circle portion, a rate of change of the cam lift in each of said dampening areas with respect to the angular displacement of the cams for the cams used for operating in one speed range being different from that for the cams used for operating in another speed range.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
A valve operating mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the rate of change of the cam lift of the cam which has a cam profile corresponding to a high rotational speed range is smaller than the rate of change of the cam lift of the cam which has a cam profile corresponding to a low rotational speed range.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
83 words
A valve operating mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the cam profile corresponding to a high rotational speed range has a dampening area extending further into the base circle portion than for a conventional cam profile for a high rotational speed range, thereby decreasing the base circle portion, and wherein the rate of change of the cam lift of that cam profile corresponding to a high rotational speed range is smaller than for a conventional cam profile for a high rotational speed range.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
86 words
A valve operating mechanism according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the cam profile corresponding to a low rotational speed range has a dampening area extending less into the base circle portion than for a conventional cam profile for a low rotational speed range thereby increasing the base circle portion, and wherein the rate of change of the cam lift of that cam profile corresponding to a low rotational speed range is larger than for a conventional cam profile for a low rotational speed range.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
59 words
A valve operating mechanism according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cam profile corresponding to a high rotational speed range has a dampening area for starting the opening of the valve that starts substantially in advance of the dampening area for starting the opening of the valve of the cam profile corresponding to a low rotational speed range.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
58 words
A valve operating mechanism according to claim 1, 2 or 5, wherein the cam profile corresponding to a high rotational speed range has a dampening area for finishing the closing of the valve that ends substantially after the dampening area for finishing the closing of the valve of the cam profile corresponding to a low rotational speed range.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
GB637950A
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EP0265281A1
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