Global Patent Index - EP 3121398 B1

EP 3121398 B1 20180509 - INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

Title (en)

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

Title (de)

VERBRENNUNGSMOTOR

Title (fr)

MOTEUR À COMBUSTION INTERNE

Publication

EP 3121398 B1 20180509 (EN)

Application

EP 16180061 A 20160719

Priority

JP 2015145052 A 20150722

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3121398A1] An internal combustion engine (1) includes: a cylinder head (2); an oil feed passage (16); a camshaft (3); a vacuum pump (35) that has a rotor (36) and a housing (42), with a negative-pressure chamber defined by the rotor (36) and the housing (42) being connected to the oil feed passage (16), and is configured to generate negative pressure inside the negative-pressure chamber as the rotor (36) rotates; a hydraulic lash adjuster (21) connected to the oil feed passage (16); and a branch passage (76) branched from the oil feed passage (16). An open hole (73) open to the atmosphere is provided at a leading end of the branch passage (76), and oil is fed through the open hole (73) to the camshaft (3) while the internal combustion engine (1) is in operation, and air is introduced through the open hole (73) into the vacuum pump (35) while the internal combustion engine (1) is stopped.

IPC 8 full level

F01M 9/10 (2006.01); F01L 1/047 (2006.01); F01L 1/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F01L 1/047 (2013.01); F01L 1/185 (2013.01); F01M 9/10 (2013.01); F01M 9/101 (2013.01); F01M 9/102 (2013.01); F02B 63/06 (2013.01); F02B 67/04 (2013.01); F01L 2810/02 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3121398 A1 20170125; EP 3121398 B1 20180509; JP 2017025783 A 20170202; JP 6317297 B2 20180425

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16180061 A 20160719; JP 2015145052 A 20150722