Actuation of valves of internal combustion engines

Details Actuation of valves of internal combustion engines Actuation of valves of internal combustion engines

1979-12-19

1982-12-28

Feinberg, Craig R.

Internal-combustion engines

Poppet valve operating mechanism

Tappet

F01L 122

Patent

active

043655955

ABSTRACT:
The invention provides an inexpensive and simple mechanical spring system which automatically compensates for variations in the clearance gap in the valve-actuating mechanism of internal combustion engines, whereby considerably to lengthen the time an engine can be in operation before manual adjustment of the clearance gap becomes necessary. The system comprises at least one thin metal disc located between a convex surface in contact with the center of one face of the disc and an annular surface in contact with the periphery of the other face of the disc, movement of the surfaces together deforming the disc around the convex surface to produce a spring force which increases at a variable rate until it exceeds the valve spring loading and the valve opens. The mechanism is initially adjusted so that the spring deflection is approximately one half the deflection required to overcome the valve spring loading.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1580846 (1926-04-01), Miller
patent: 1613117 (1927-01-01), Miller
patent: 1784125 (1930-12-01), Wilson et al.
patent: 2066976 (1937-01-01), Holmes
patent: 2130001 (1938-09-01), Fitts

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