Variable valve for internal combustion engine
OwnerJohn Manolisinventor
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Abstract
A variable intake valve for internal combustion engine comprising: A cam shaft, a valve with a valve head, a valve spring and a valve stem. A valve tappet is slidably extended into a sleeve guide between the cam shaft and the top of the upper end of the valve stem. The upper end of the valve stem is slidably extended into the valve tappet and a valve tappet spring is mounted on the top of the upper end of the valve stem. Also the upper end of the valve stem has a socket suitable to receive a locking pin. A locking mechanism mounted on the valve tappet comprises a locking pin controlled by a spring. The locking pin is slidably extended into the socket of the upper end of the valve stem when the locking mechanism is activated.
Claims1
An internal combustion engine including a variable valve system, the system comprising:
- a cam on a camshaft;
- a valve with a valve head and a valve stem;
- a valve spring biasing the valve in a closing direction;
- a valve tappet with a locking mechanism mounted on a cylindrical wall of the valve tappet, and a tappet spring mounted between the tappet and the valve stem for biasing the tappet into engagement with the cam, the valve spring having a greater force than the tappet spring;
- a socket located at an upper end of the valve stem to engage and disengage a locking pin of the locking mechanism so as to connect and disconnect, respectively, the tappet to the valve thereby allowing actuation and non-actuation of the valve by the cam;
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- an actuation means selectively actuating the pin of the locking mechanism based on various engine conditions to control the operation of the valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.