Variable valve train mechanism of internal combustion engine
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHideo Fujita, Koichi Hatamura
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Abstract
A rotational cam can be disposed on a camshaft rotationally driven by a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine. A swing cam can be swingable through the rotational cam. The swing cam has a rotational cam abutment portion which contacts the rotational cam and transmits driving force from the rotational cam to the swing cam. An abutment portion displacing mechanism can be provided for displacing the rotational cam abutment portion to change a relative distance between the rotational cam abutment portion and a center axis of the swing shaft. Changing the relative distance allows changing a lift and the like of a valve.
Claims17
A variable valve train mechanism of an internal combustion engine, configured to change a lift of an intake valve or an exhaust valve of the internal combustion engine, the variable valve train mechanism comprising:
- a camshaft rotationally driven by a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine, a rotational cam disposed on the camshaft;
- a swing shaft disposed parallel to the camshaft, and a swing cam supported with the swing shaft and being swingable with a movement of the rotational cam, wherein the swing cam has a movable rotational cam abutment portion which contacts the rotational cam and transmits driving force from the rotational cam to the swing cam, and a guide portion for guiding the rotational cam abutment portion in a certain direction, the swing cam being configured to input the driving force from the rotational cam is to the guide portion via the rotational cam abutment portion so that the swing cam is swung with a movement of the rotational cam;
- an abutment portion displacing mechanism configured to displace the rotational cam abutment portion along the guide portion so as to change a relative distance between the rotational cam abutment portion and a center axis of the swing shaft, the abutment portion displacing mechanism comprising a drive shaft having a center axis parallel to and eccentric from the center axis of the swing shaft, and an arm with one end connected to the rotational cam abutment portion and the other end connected to the drive shaft;
- wherein as the swing shaft is rotated to displace the drive shaft around the center axis of the swing shaft, the rotational cam abutment portion is displaced through the arm, so that the relative distance between the rotational cam abutment portion and the center axis of the swing shaft is changed, whereby a lift of the valve is changed.
A variable valve lift mechanism comprising a valve assembly, a cam shaft having at least one cam lobe, a following member configured to press against the cam lobe, at least a first pressing member configured to be pressed by the following member so as to press the pressing member against the valve assembly, and an adjustment device configured to change a position of the following member relative to the pressing member.
A variable valve lift mechanism comprising a valve assembly, a cam shaft having at least one cam lobe, a following member configured to press against the cam lobe, at least a first pressing member configured to be pressed by the following member so as to press the pressing member against the valve assembly, and means for changing a position of the following member relative to the pressing member so as to change the maximum lift of the valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.