# US 2014/0360014 A1 · Method for producing a built hollow valve of an internal combustion engine > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0360014 A1 - Document ID: US20140360014A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/301,614 - Filed: 2014-06-11 - Published: 2014-12-11 - Earliest claimed: 2013-06-11 - Assignees: Mahle International GmbH - Applicants: Mahle International GmbH - Inventors: Peter Kroos; Christoph Luven; Alexander Mueller; Alexander Puck - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140360014A1 ## CPC - B23P 15/002: {poppet valves} - B23K 26/0823: {Devices involving rotation of the workpiece} - B23K 26/28: of curved planar seams - Y10T 29/49307: Composite or hollow valve stem or head making - B23P: METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS (arrangements for copying or controlling B23Q) - B23K: SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A method for producing a hollow valve of an internal combustion engine may include providing a valve stem and a valve disc having a valve bottom and a valve cone; placing the valve bottom centrally in a mounting of an assembly device; holding the valve stem via a holding device; concentrically placing the valve stem onto the valve bottom and rotating the valve stem together with the valve bottom; welding the valve stem to the valve bottom; pushing the valve cone over the valve stem until the valve stem contacts the valve bottom; welding the valve cone together with the valve bottom; and welding the valve cone together with the valve stem. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for producing a hollow valve of an internal combustion engine, comprising: providing a valve stem and a valve disc having a valve bottom and a valve cone; placing the valve bottom centrally in a mounting of an assembly device, holding the valve stem via a holding device, concentrically placing the valve stem onto the valve bottom and rotating the valve stem together with the valve bottom, welding the valve stem to the valve bottom, pushing the valve cone over the valve stem until the valve stem contacts the valve bottom, welding the valve cone together with the valve bottom, and welding the valve cone together with the valve stem. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein welding at least one of (i) the valve stem to the valve bottom and (ii) the valve cone to at least one of the valve bottom and valve stem takes place via at least one laser, the laser is stationary and rotating at least one of the valve stem, valve bottom and valve cone during the welding about the stationary laser forming an associated circumferential seam. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein welding at least one of (i) the valve stem to the valve bottom and (ii) the valve cone to at least one of the valve bottom and valve stem takes place via at least one laser, and rotating the laser about at least one of the valve stem, valve bottom and valve cone during welding forming an associated circumferential seam. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein welding includes two opposing lasers such that at least one of the valve stem, valve bottom and valve cone is rotated 180 degrees to produce an associated circumferential seam. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein pushing the valve cone onto the valve stem includes supporting the valve cone and the valve bottom respectively on at least one of an outer edge region and an inner region. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising preloading the valve cone against the valve bottom during the step of welding the valve cone together with the valve bottom. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the steps of placing the valve bottom in the mounting, holding the valve stem, placing the valve stem onto the valve bottom, and welding the valve stem to the valve bottom are performed via a first device, the steps of pushing the valve cone over the valve stem and welding the valve cone together with the valve bottom are performed via a second device, and the step of welding the valve cone together with the valve stem is performed via a third device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the steps of (i) welding the valve stem to the valve bottom, (ii) welding the valve cone to the valve bottom, and (iii) welding the valve cone to the valve stem includes two opposing lasers, and forming a circumferential seam in response to 180 degrees of relative rotation between the opposing lasers and the valve stem. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising preloading the valve cone against the valve bottom during the step of welding the valve cone together with the valve bottom. ### Claim 10 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, wherein at least one of the steps of (i) welding the valve stem to the valve bottom, (ii) welding the valve cone to the valve bottom, and (iii) welding the valve cone to the valve stem includes two opposing lasers, and forming a circumferential seam in response to 180 degrees of relative rotation between opposing lasers and the valve stem. ### Claim 11 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, further comprising preloading the valve cone against the valve stem during the step of welding the valve cone together with the valve stem. ### Claim 12 A method of manufacturing a hollow valve for an internal combustion engine, comprising: providing a valve stem, a valve bottom and a valve cone; mounting the valve bottom centrally in an assembly device; arranging the valve stem concentrically onto the valve bottom; joining the valve stem to the valve bottom to form a metallurgical joint encircling the valve stem; inserting the valve stem through the valve cone until a periphery of the valve cone overlays a corresponding periphery of the valve bottom; joining the valve cone together with the valve bottom; and joining the valve cone together with the valve stem; ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, wherein joining the valve stem to the valve bottom includes rotating the valve stem and the valve bottom relative to a stationary joining device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, wherein joining the valve stem to the valve bottom includes rotating a joining device relative to the valve stem and valve bottom. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, further comprising preloading the valve cone against the valve bottom during the step of joining the valve cone together with the valve bottom. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, further comprising preloading the valve cone against the valve stem during the step of joining the valve cone together with the valve stem. ### Claim 17 A method of assembling a hollow valve, comprising: providing a hollow valve stem, a valve bottom having an outer edge, and a valve cone having an outer edge and an inner annular region defining an opening; centring the valve bottom in a mounting; abutting an end of the valve stem against the valve bottom, and aligning the valve stem concentrically with the valve bottom; joining the valve stem with the valve bottom forming a metallurgical joint encircling the end of the valve stem; inserting the valve stem through the opening of the valve cone, and abutting the outer edge of the valve cone against the outer edge of the valve bottom; preloading at least one of (i) the valve cone against the valve bottom and (ii) the valve cone against the valve stem; joining the outer edge of the valve cone with the outer edge of the valve bottom forming a metallurgical joint encircling the valve cone and valve bottom; and joining the inner annular region of the valve cone with the valve stem forming an encircling metallurgical joint. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method according to claim 17, wherein joining the valve stem with the valve bottom includes rotating the valve stem and the valve bottom relative to a stationary welding device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method according to claim 17, wherein at least one of the steps of (i) joining the valve stem with the valve bottom, (ii) joining the valve cone with the valve bottom, and (iii) joining the valve cone with the valve stem includes rotating a welding device circumferentially about the respective metallurgical joints. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The method according to claim 17, wherein at least one of the stems of (i) joining the valve stem with the valve bottom, (ii) joining the valve cone with the valve bottom, and (iii) joining the valve cone with the valve stem includes welding via two opposing lasers such that forming the associated encircling metallurgical joint occurs in response to 180 degrees of relative rotation between the opposing lasers and the valve stem.