Turbocharged internal combustion engine having exhaust gas pressure actuated turbine bypass valve
AssigneeGeneral Motors Corporation
InventorMichael A. Potter
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Abstract
An internal combustion engine system having reduced high speed emissions comprising an exhaust driven supercharger having turbine pressure dependent control means for regulating turbine pressure and turbine speed to a substantially constant value to produce a decreasing compressor pressure profile with increasing engine speed and to reduce mass air flow through the engine during high speed operation, thereby reducing engine emissions and improving durability.
Claims4
An exhaust driven supercharger for use with an internal combustion engine comprising a turbine operable by exhaust gas from said engine, a compressor, driven by said turbine, a turbine inlet pressure dependent control means operable to regulate exhaust gas pressure in said turbine, said pressure dependent control means comprising a turbine wastegate having a valve member actuable, in response to turbine inlet pressure, to regulate the flow of exhaust gas through said turbine, a crank member having a first end operably connected to said valve member, a second end spaced radially from said first end to define a lever arm between said ends, biasing means operably connected to said crank member to exert a closing force on said valve, and radially extending lost-motion means disposed between said crank member and said biasing means and operable as said crank member is rotated by the movement of said valve member from a closed to an opened position, to vary the effective lever arm between said biasing means and said valve member and said closing force exerted on said valve by said biasing means.
An exhaust driven supercharger for use with an internal combustion engine comprising a turbine operable by exhaust gas from said engine, a compressor, driven by said turbine, a turbine inlet pressure dependent control means operable to regulate exhaust gas pressure in said turbine, said pressure dependent control means comprising a turbine wastegate having a valve member actuable, in response to turbine inlet pressure, to regulate the flow of exhaust gas through said turbine, a crank member having a first end connected to said valve member, a second end spaced radially from said first end to define a lever arm between said ends, radially extending lost-motion means between said first and second ends, and biasing means operably connected to said lost-motion means to exert a closing force on said valve, said lost motion means movable between said first and second ends of said lever as said crank member is rotated by the movement of said valve member, from a closed to an opened position, to vary the effective lever arm between said biasing means and said valve member and said closing force exerted on said valve by said biasing means.
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