Device for varying valve timing of gas exchange valves of internal combustion engines, particularly a hydraulic camshaft adjusting device of a rotary piston type
US6453858B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01L1/3442
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention concerns a device for varying valve timing of gas exchange valves of an internal combustion engine, particularly a hydraulic camshaft adjusting device of a rotary piston type, said device comprising a drive pinion (2) connected in driving relationship to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine and a winged wheel (3) connected rotationally fast to a camshaft of the internal combustion engine. The drive pinion (2) comprises a hollow space formed by a circumferential wall (4) and two side walls (5, 6), at least one hydraulic working chamber (10) being formed in the hollow space by at least two limiting walls (8, 9). The winged wheel (3) comprises at least one radial wing (12), and with each wing (12) it divides one hydraulic working chamber (10) into two hydraulic pressure chambers (13, 14) which, when pressurized by a hydraulic pressure medium effect a pivoting or a fixing of the winged wheel (3) relative to the drive pinion (2). When the internal combustion engine is switched off, the camshaft is rotated into a preferred basic position for starting the internal combustion engine, and in this position, the winged wheel (3) can be mechanically coupled to the drive…
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