Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080210183 | Adjusting device for an internal combustion engine, in particular camshaft adjusting device - In an adjusting device for an internal combustion engine, in particular a camshaft adjusting device, an adjusting unit is provided which comprises at least one currentless sensor unit for carrying out in at least one mode an adjustment as a function of a momentary phase angle between cooperating relatively rotatable members. | 09-04-2008 |
20080283027 | Internal combustion engine having a variable compression ratio - In an internal combustion engine including cylinders arranged in a housing, a crankshaft, pistons disposed in the cylinders so as to be movable by the crankshaft, and a device for varying a compression ratio of the internal combustion engine wherein the device, for varying the compression ratio, includes an adjusting structure which varies the effective length of a connecting rod of the piston, the lift of the crankshaft or the position of the cylinder with respect to the center of the crankshaft, an operating structure is provided by rotation of which the position of the adjusting structure can be controlled, and a drive device for controlling the operating structures contains a coupling mechanism with an integrated brake function, whereby h the adjusting structure can either be placed in operative connection with the crankshaft or can be blocked. | 11-20-2008 |
20090095242 | Stroke-transmitting device - In a stroke-transmitting device for a variable transmission of an operating stroke to a member to be actuated, specifically a gas exchange valve for an internal combustion engine, including a control unit with first and second control structures, a control cam coupling the first and second control structures and having different control regions which are displaceable for an adjustment of the stroke of the member to be actuated with at least first and second degrees of freedom for controlling the stroke transmitted to the member to be actuated. | 04-16-2009 |
20090114192 | Injector for accumulator injector system - In an injector for an accumulator injection system comprising an injector having an injector housing with an injection nozzle and an actuator for operating the injection nozzle arranged in a fuel-filled pressure space of the injector housing wherein the actuator includes a piezoelectric element disposed between an actuator head and an actuator the base with a fuel-tight casing at least partially surrounding the actuator head and the actuator base, the casing is engaged in a sealing fashion by a first annular element with the actuator base and by a second annular element with the actuator head. | 05-07-2009 |
20100180843 | Internal Combustion engine valve drive train switching arrangement - In an internal combustion engine valve drive train switching arrangement with a switching unit, the switching unit has at least one actuating unit with at least two switching members and at least one switching device for actuating the two switching members independently in an at least partial chronological offset, so as to perform a first switching process based on a first signal and then a second switching process, independently of an electronic evaluation. | 07-22-2010 |
20100180850 | Actuating device - In an actuating device with at least one electrical or electromagnetic actuation unit, at least two activation sequences performed by different actuation elements of the actuation unit are associated with at least two different electrical and/or electromagnetic states of the actuation unit via electric coil units energized by current flowing in different flow directions. | 07-22-2010 |
20100199934 | Internal combustion engine valve drive train switching arrangement - In an internal combustion engine valve drive train switching arrangement with a switching unit, the switching unit includes at least two control structure arranged at adjacent ends of at least two switching devices of the actuating units and an actuating unit cooperating with at least one control track formed by the switching devices of the actuating unit. | 08-12-2010 |
20100199935 | Internal combustion engine valve drive switching device - In an internal combustion engine valve drive switching device with a switching unit, the switching unit includes an implementation unit for implementing a first switching process based on at least one signal and thereafter, to implement a second switching process independently of an electronic evaluation. | 08-12-2010 |
20100199945 | Internal combustion engine valve drive train switching device - In an internal combustion engine valve drive train switching device, at least one safety device is provided for preventing an unscheduled switching of a valve train switching unit. | 08-12-2010 |
20100236505 | Valve operating device - In a valve operating device for an internal combustion engine with at least one actuating device which is provided to adjust an axially displaceable cam element by means of at least one slotted guide track, the valve operating device comprises a safety unit for moving the axially displaceable cam element in at least one operating mode into a defined basic safety position. | 09-23-2010 |
20100236506 | Internal combustion engine valve drive train shifting device - In an internal combustion engine valve drive train shifting device including a camshaft having at least two shifting units arranged on the camshaft in spaced relationship, at least one coupling unit is provided interconnecting the at least two shifting units for shifting purposes. | 09-23-2010 |
20100237264 | Valve operating mechanism - In a valve operating mechanism of an internal combustion engine, with an actuation device including at least two shifting elements which are driven by actuators for engaging a shifting gate of a cam control element, a safety device is provided to prevent the shifting elements from being deployed simultaneously. | 09-23-2010 |
20100242873 | Valve drive arrangement - In a valve drive arrangement for an internal combustion engine, with a camshaft including at least one cam element which is axially movable by means of a switching gate structure for adjusting the valve drive, and a sensor unit for determining an axial control position of the cam element, the sensor unit has at least a first sensor element coupled to an axial movement of the cam element whose operation position can be determined by a corresponding sensor element. | 09-30-2010 |
20100242884 | Valve drive arrangement - In a valve drive device, especially for an internal combustion engine including a camshaft with a cam element which is axially movably supported on the camshaft but in a rotationally fixed manner, the cam element includes a gate structure and an actuation device is provided with at least one shift element for engagement with the gate arrangement for axially displacing the cam element and the shift element has a rotationally asymmetrical basic shape in order to follow the gate structure when placed in engagement therewith. | 09-30-2010 |
20100288217 | Valve drive train arrangement - In a valve drive train arrangement for an internal combustion engine having a camshaft with a cam element axially displaceable supported on the camshaft and having a stop for limiting the axial movement of the cam element, the stop has at least one stop element extending radially from the camshaft for engagement with the cam element. | 11-18-2010 |
20100288218 | Valve drive device - In a valve drive arrangement for an internal combustion engine including a camshaft carrying axially movable cam elements provided with cams for operating gas exchange valves of the internal combustion engine and an actuation device having at least one shift element which is provided to shift cam element by means of a shifting gate between opposite axial positions, the valve drive arrangement has a change-over device for changing the axial shift direction of the shift element from one to the opposite axial position. | 11-18-2010 |
20110079188 | Valve drive train device - In a valve drive train device, particularly of an internal combustion engine, having an actuating device provided to displace at least one first axially displaceable cam element using a shifting gate, the actuating device is designed for switching the axially displaceable first cam element into the various switching positions. | 04-07-2011 |
20110079190 | Camshaft unit - In a camshaft unit, particularly of an internal combustion engine, comprising a camshaft connected to a drive unit to be driven thereby, a phase displacement unit including an actuating gear and a control unit with a rotor and a stator unit in the form of a brake element for adjusting a phase relation between the drive unit and the camshaft, and a bearing device for supporting part of the control unit, the bearing device is designed to accommodate radial tolerances between the stator element and the rotor element. | 04-07-2011 |
20110079191 | Valve drive train device - In a valve train device, particularly of an internal combustion engine, which device has an actuating device for displacing at least one axially displaceable cam element and a gear shifting gate for axially displacing the cam element and furthermore at least one switch unit with a switch element and an actuator for operating the switch element so as to engage the gear shifting gate at least in one switching position and to move the switch element into a desired switching position, the gear shifting gate has at least one intermediate segment for terminating a switching action. | 04-07-2011 |
20110203541 | Valve drive train arrangement - In a valve drive train device of an internal combustion engine, comprising a phase adjustment device for the adjustment of a phase position between a primary cam and a secondary cam which belong to a same category and which are arranged coaxial with one another, at least one is assigned to a pair of cams for executing a valve lift changeover so as to allow the valve drive train device to be instantly adjusted to a momentary operating situation. | 08-25-2011 |
20120037102 | Valve drive control device - In a valve drive control device, in particular for an internal combustion engine, for controlling the position of a cam element on a camshaft, the valve drive comprises at least one control armature element and a control element connected to the control armature element for engagement with a control gate of the cam element for controlling axial positioning of the cam element on the camshaft. The valve drive control device has a coupling unit which is provided to couple the control armature element and the control element movably to each other with at least one degree of freedom. | 02-16-2012 |
20120210984 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle, comprising a crankcase and a crankshaft accommodated therein, and a cylinder housing including at least one cylinder with a cylinder head, the cylinder housing with the cylinder head is supported directly on the crankshaft via eccentric elements which are pivotable for adjusting a position of the cylinder housing with the cylinder head relative to the crankshaft with the crankcase ( | 08-23-2012 |
20130055976 | ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR A VALVE DRIVE MECHANISM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a phase adjustment device for a valve drive mechanism of an internal combustion engine, in particular a camshaft adjustment device, with a phase adjustment unit which, for adjusting a phase position in a normal operating mode, comprises a coupling unit for controlling an adjustment gear element by applying a braking force, and with a failsafe adjustment arrangement for setting a defined fail-safe phase position in a fail-safe operating mode, the adjustment unit includes mechanical means for varying the braking force of the coupling unit of the phase adjustment unit for setting the phase angle to a controllable failsafe phase angle position. | 03-07-2013 |
20130104823 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE | 05-02-2013 |
20130306014 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE VALVE ACTUATION CONTROL ARRANGEMENT - In an internal combustion engine a valve actuation control arrangement is provided, which has at least three independently axially displaceable cam elements and a switch gate which has at least one continuous gate track for displacing the at least three cam elements sequentially one after the other. | 11-21-2013 |
20140020642 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE VALVE DRIVE ARRANGEMENT - In an internal combustion engine valve drive arrangement having cam elements which are supported on a camshaft so as to be axially displaceable and having switch gates which are coupled to the cam elements and have gate tracks with track segments and switching segments for displaceing the cam elements, the track segments and the switching segments are formed, at least in part, in partial areas of the switch gates. | 01-23-2014 |
20140102389 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE VALVE DRIVE DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - In an internal combustion engine valve drive device having at least one switch gate for valve lift switching by converting a rotation of at least a first and a second cam element into an axial movement by first and second actuators provided for axially displacing the first cam element and the second cam element in a first switching direction via an operative connection of the first actuator with the switch gate and the second actuator provided for axially displacing the second cam element in the same switching direction via an operative connection with the switch gate, the device including a control unit controlling the axial displacement of the first and second cam elements in the same switching direction under the control unit by actuating the first and second actuators at the same time. | 04-17-2014 |
20140150743 | CAM ELEMENT FOR A VALVE DRIVE TRAIN DEVICE - In a cam element for a valve drive train device of an internal combustion engine having at least one cam comprising at least two partial cams which are arranged next to one another and have a shared base circle phase in at least one angular camshaft range for valve lift switching by displacing their axial position with respect to a cam follower from one of the partial cams to another of the partial cams, the partial cams are angularly displaced in an axially overlapping arrangement. Also, between adjacent partial cams, a circular undercut is formed which has a center that is slightly offset from the rotational axis of the cam element so as to facilitate a switch over of valve actuation from one to another of the adjacent partial cams. | 06-05-2014 |
20140202410 | CAMSHAFT DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a camshaft adjusting device of a motor vehicle internal combustion engine which has an electromagnetic braking unit that includes a stationary actuator having a first braking surface and an axially spaced second braking surface which is movable relative to the first braking surface, the braking unit further includes a brake disk which is functionally separate from the stationary actuator and is at least partially situated between the spaced braking surfaces of the actuator and connected to an adjusting input of the camshaft adjusting device. | 07-24-2014 |
20140318485 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE VALVE DRIVE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - In a device for adjusting a valve drive of a motor vehicle internal combustion engine having at least one camshaft provided with first and second cam elements supported in an axially displaceable manner and each having cam tracks for actuating engine valves, the first cam elements have a number of cam tracks for actuating respective valves associated with the first cam elements and a different number of cam tracks for actuating valves associated with the second cam elements. | 10-30-2014 |
20140331949 | Internal Combustion Engine Valve Train Device - An internal combustion engine valve train device of a motor vehicle, includes at least one exhaust valve actuating unit and at least one intake valve actuating unit, and an operating mode switching unit that is provided for switching the exhaust valve actuating unit into an exhaust gas recirculation mode in order to adjust an internal exhaust gas recirculation. The operating mode switching unit is provided for also switching the intake valve actuating unit into an exhaust gas recirculation mode in order to adjust an internal exhaust gas recirculation. | 11-13-2014 |
20150013628 | MOTOR VEHICLE VALVEE TRAIN ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - In a motor vehicle valve train adjustment device comprising at least one camshaft with at least two axially displaceable cam elements wherein at least one cam element has a cam track with a valve lift and a cam track with zero valve lift for a deactivation of at least one cylinder, and at least one other cam element of the at least two axially displaceable cam elements has a cam track with a first valve lift and a cam track with a second valve lift by which a cylinder which remains fueled during a partial cylinder deactivation is adapted to the at least one cylinder deactivation by special valve lift characteristics. | 01-15-2015 |
20150047588 | Internal Combustion Engine Valve Train Adjustment Device - A device for adjusting a motor vehicle valve train includes at least one camshaft with at least four cam elements arranged in an axially displaceable manner. In each case two of the cam elements that are adjacently situated are formed as a cam element group to be switched together. | 02-19-2015 |