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US 2019/0113009 A1Published application
Exhaust gas recirculation valve
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorJong Gu KIM
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Abstract
An exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve is disclosed. The EGR valve includes a housing defining a flow path for exhaust gas recirculation, a flap for opening and closing the flow path, and an actuator for generating force for rotating the flap. The EGR valve includes further includes a three-arm linkage connecting between an output shat of the actuator and a rotational shaft of the flap.
Claims10
An exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve, comprising:
- a valve housing having a flow path;
- a flap configured to open and close the flow path of the valve housing, the flap having a shaft and a hub configured to receive the shaft;
- an actuator configured to generate torque for rotating the flap;
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- a torque transmitting mechanism configured to transmit the torque of the actuator to the flap,
- wherein the torque transmitting mechanism includes a first lever connected to an output shaft of the actuator, a second lever connected to the shaft of the flap, and an intermediate link connecting the first lever and the second lever,
- wherein a first bushing and a second bushing are symmetrically provided at both ends of the hub,
- wherein a third bushing and a fourth bushing are provided on an internal surface of the valve housing, and
- wherein as the flap moves from a closed position in which the flow path of the valve housing is closed to an open position in which the flow path of the valve housing is open, the intermediate link is configured to move from an inclined position to a vertical position, and the first bushing is configured to move from a contacting position in which the first busing contacts the third bushing to a separated position in which the first bushing is separated from the third bushing.
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