US4485780A
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Compression release engine retarder
Assignee: Diesel Engine Retarders Inc
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Filing: 1983-05-05
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Granted: 1984-12-04
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Expires: 2003-05-05
Abstract
Abstract An improved engine retarder of the compression release type in which the exhaust valves are opened near the end of the compression stroke of the engine by a slave piston hydraulically interconnected with a master piston driven by an existing pushtube is provided. The improved engine retarder includes a second master piston interconnected hydraulically in parallel with the first master piston and driven by a separate existing pushtube whereby the timing of the compression release event may be regulated and the stress on the engine pushtubes may be reduced.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert B. Price
- 👤 Stanislav Jakuba
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 18:45
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D13/00; F02D13/02; F02D13/04; F01; F01L; F01L13/00; F01L13/06; F01L13/065
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
In an engine braking system of a gas compression release type including an internal combustion engine having intake valve means and exhaust valve means and pushtube means associated with each of said intake valve means and exhaust valve means, hydraulically actuated first piston means associated with said exhaust valve means to open said exhaust valve means at a predetermined time and second piston means actuated by said pushtube means associated with said exhaust valve means and hydraulically interconnected with said first piston means, the improvement comprising third piston means actuated by said pushtube means associated with said intake valve means and hydraulically interconnected with said first piston means and said second piston means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
In an engine braking system of a gas compression release type including an internal combustion engine having intake valve means and exhaust valve means and pushtube means associated with each of said intake valve means and exhaust valve means, hydraulically actuated first piston means associated with said exhaust valve means to open said exhaust valve means at a predetermined time and second piston means actuated by said pushtube means associated with said exhaust valve means and hydraulically interconnected with said first piston means, the improvement comprising third piston means actuated by said pushtube means associated with said intake valve means and hydraulically interconnected with said first piston means and said second piston means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
232 words
An apparatus as described in claim 1 in which the exhaust valve for Cylinder No. 1 is controlled by the second piston means driven by the exhaust pushtube for Cylinder No. 2 and the third piston means driven by the intake pushtube for Cylinder No. 3, the exhaust valve for Cylinder No. 2 is controlled by the second piston means driven by the exhaust pushtube for Cylinder No. 3 and the third piston means driven by the intake pushtube for Cylinder No. 1, the exhaust valve for Cylinder No. 3 is controlled by the second piston means driven by the exhaust pushtube for Cylinder No. 1 and the third piston means driven by the intake pushtube for Cylinder No. 2, the exhaust valve for Cylinder No. 4 is controlled by the second piston means driven by the exhaust pushtube for Cylinder No. 6 and the third piston means driven by the intake pushtube for Cylinder No. 5, the exhaust valve for Cylinder No. 5 is controlled by the second piston means driven by the exhaust pushtube for Cylinder No. 4 and the third piston means driven by the intake pushtube for Cylinder No. 6 and the exhaust valve for Cylinder No. 6 is controlled by the second piston means driven by the exhaust pushtube for Cylinder No. 5 and the third piston means driven by the intake pushtube for Cylinder No. 4.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
41 words
An apparatus as described in claims 1 or 2 in which the diameters of the second and third piston means are substantially equal whereby the loads carried by the pushtubes associated with said second and third piston means are substantially equal.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
53 words
An apparatus as described in claims 1 or 2 in which the relative diameters of the second and third piston means are regulated so that the said first piston means opens the said exhaust valve substantially at the top dead center position of the engine cylinder with which said exhaust valve is associated.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
126 words
In an engine braking system of a gas compression release type including an internal combustion engine having intake valve means, exhaust valve means and fuel injector means and pushtube means associated with each of said intake valve means, exhaust valve means and fuel injector means, hydraulically actuated first piston means associated with said exhaust valve means to open said exhaust valve means at a predetermined time and second piston means actuated by said pushtube means associated with said fuel injector means and hydraulically interconnected with said first piston means, the improvement comprising third piston means actuated by said pushtube means associated with one of said exhaust valve means and said intake valve means and hydraulically interconnected with said first piston means and said second piston means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
126 words
In an engine braking system of a gas compression release type including an internal combustion engine having intake valve means, exhaust valve means and fuel injector means and pushtube means associated with each of said intake valve means, exhaust valve means and fuel injector means, hydraulically actuated first piston means associated with said exhaust valve means to open said exhaust valve means at a predetermined time and second piston means actuated by said pushtube means associated with said fuel injector means and hydraulically interconnected with said first piston means, the improvement comprising third piston means actuated by said pushtube means associated with one of said exhaust valve means and said intake valve means and hydraulically interconnected with said first piston means and said second piston means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
238 words
An apparatus as described in claim 5 in which the exhaust valve for Cylinder No. 1 is controlled by the second piston means driven by the fuel injector pushtube for Cylinder No. 1 and the third piston means driven by the intake pushtube for Cylinder No. 3, the exhaust valve for Cylinder No. 2 is controlled by the second piston means driven by the fuel injector pushtube for Cylinder No. 2 and the third piston means driven by the intake pushtube for Cylinder No. 1, the exhaust valve for Cylinder No. 3 is controlled by the second piston means driven by the fuel injector pushtube for Cylinder No. 3 and the third piston means driven by the intake pushtube for Cylinder No. 2, the exhaust valve for Cylinder No. 4 is controlled by the second piston means driven by the fuel injector pushtube for Cylinder No. 4 and the third piston means driven by the intake pushtube for Cylinder No. 5, the exhaust valve for Cylinder No. 5 is controlled by the second piston means driven by the fuel injector pushtube for Cylinder No. 5 and the third piston means driven by the intake pushtube for Cylinder No. 6 and the exhaust valve for Cylinder No. 6 is controlled by the second piston means driven by the fuel injector pushtube for Cylinder No. 6 and the third piston means driven by the intake pushtube for Cylinder No. 4.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
238 words
An apparatus as described in claim 5 in which the exhaust valve for Cylinder No. 1 is controlled by the second piston means driven by the fuel injector pushtube for Cylinder No. 1 and the third piston means driven by the exhaust pushtube for Cylinder No. 2, the exhaust valve for Cylinder No. 2 is controlled by the second piston means driven by the fuel injector pushtube for Cylinder No. 2 and the third piston means driven by the exhaust pushtube for Cylinder No. 3, the exhaust valve for Cylinder No. 3 is controlled by the second piston means driven by the fuel injector pushtube for Cylinder No. 3 and the third piston means driven by the exhaust pushtube for Cylinder No. 1, the exhaust valve for Cylinder No. 4 is controlled by the second piston means driven by the fuel injector pushtube for Cylinder No. 4 and the third piston means driven by the exhaust pushtube for Cylinder No. 6, the exhaust valve for Cylinder No. 5 is controlled by the second piston means driven by the fuel injector pushtube for Cylinder No. 5 and third piston means driven by the exhaust pushtube for Cylinder No. 4 and the third exhaust valve for Cylinder No. 6 is controlled by the second piston means driven by the fuel injector pushtube for Cylinder No. 6 and the third piston means driven by the exhaust pushtube for Cylinder No. 5.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
42 words
An apparatus as described in claims, 5, 6, or 7 in which the diameters of the second and third piston means are substantially equal whereby the loads carried by the pushtubes associated with said second and third piston means are substantially equal.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
54 words
An apparatus as described in claims 5, 6 or 7 in which the relative diameters of the second and third piston means are regulated so that the said first piston means opens the said exhaust valve substantially at the top dead center position of the engine cylinder with which said exhaust valve is associated.
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