Global Patent Index - EP 1427918 B1

EP 1427918 B1 20080305 - VALVE MECHANISM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

Title (en)

VALVE MECHANISM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

Title (de)

VENTILTRIEB FÜR EINE BRENNKRAFTMASCHINE

Title (fr)

DISTRIBUTION DANS MOTEUR A COMBUSTION INTERNE

Publication

EP 1427918 B1 20080305 (DE)

Application

EP 02769980 A 20020822

Priority

  • DE 10144712 A 20010911
  • DE 10212327 A 20020320
  • EP 0209379 W 20020822

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03023197A1] The invention relates to a valve mechanism for an internal combustion engine, comprising at least two inlet and/or outlet valves (EV1, EV2, AV1, AV2) per cylinder which can be activated by the inlet and/or outlet camshaft (8); in addition to lift transmission elements (4) which are arranged between the camshafts (6,7) of the inlet and/or outlet camshaft, and means for altering the valve lift of the inlet and/or outlet valves. At least two inlet valves and/or two outlet valves per cylinder cooperate with at least two partial cams (24, 25, 26) having two different lift curves, and the lift transmission elements (4) of the gas exchange valves are provided with at least two lift elements (22, 23) which respectively cooperate with the partial cams (24, 25, 26) and with the hydraulic supply lines for switching purposes. According to the invention, the supply lines (34, 44) for switching a first inlet or outlet valve (EV1, AV2) are separate from the supply lines (40, 48) for switching a second inlet or outlet valve (EV2, AV2), whereby a first inlet or outlet valve (EV1, AV1) can be switched independently from the second inlet or outlet valve (EV2, AV2). As a result two-step valve switching can be achieved in a simple manner.

IPC 8 full level

F01L 13/00 (2006.01); F01L 1/053 (2006.01); F01L 1/14 (2006.01); F01L 1/26 (2006.01); F01L 1/34 (2006.01); F01L 1/344 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F01L 1/0532 (2013.01); F01L 1/143 (2013.01); F01L 1/267 (2013.01); F01L 1/34 (2013.01); F01L 1/3442 (2013.01); F01L 13/00 (2013.01); F01L 13/0005 (2013.01); F01L 13/0036 (2013.01); F01L 2307/00 (2020.05)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03023197 A1 20030320; AT E388306 T1 20080315; DE 50211849 D1 20080417; EP 1427918 A1 20040616; EP 1427918 B1 20080305; JP 2005502808 A 20050127

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0209379 W 20020822; AT 02769980 T 20020822; DE 50211849 T 20020822; EP 02769980 A 20020822; JP 2003527244 A 20020822