Valve operating mechanism for an internal combustion engine

Details Valve operating mechanism for an internal combustion engine Valve operating mechanism for an internal combustion engine

1990-02-05

1990-11-20

Dolinar, Andrew M.

Internal-combustion engines

Poppet valve operating mechanism

With means for varying timing

123 9066, 267166, F01L 100

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049709976

ABSTRACT:
A valve operating mechanism for an internal combustion engine having a valve disposed in an intake port or an exhaust port of a combustion chamber and being openable by a rotatable cam and cam follower in synchronism with the engine crankshaft rotation. The valve is normally urged toward the closed position by a spring means encircling the valve. Various embodiments are disclosed for varying the resilient force urging the valve toward the closed position during different engine operating conditions, such as, increasing the resilient valve closing force during high-speed operation for ensuring proper valve operation and decreasing the resilient valve closing force during low-speed operation for reducing friction in the valve operating mechanism. The valve operating mechanism includes means for switching between actuation by a low-speed cam or a high-speed cam. One form of the spring means includes a mechanism for increasing the spring force on the high-speed cam follower only during high-speed operation. Another form of the spring means includes a valve spring having a non-uniform rate of compression for imposing a higher rate of increase of spring force as the valve is opened a larger amount at high-speed.

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