JP3365199B2 - Valve timing control device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a valve opening / closing timing control device for an internal combustion engine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a large number of valve opening / closing timing control devices for controlling the timing between a timing pulley and a cam shaft have been introduced, and a vane type valve opening / closing timing control device is known as an example thereof.

For example, a vane type valve opening / closing timing control device is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-92504.

The technique disclosed in this publication is shown in FIGS.
8, which is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1, a timing pulley 1 is a crank pulley of an internal combustion engine (not shown) as a drive source, and a rotational force is transmitted by an annular belt, an annular chain, a gear or the like. . A camshaft 4 is supported by the cylinder head 14 of the engine, and the vane 2 is connected to the camshaft 4 via the inner rotor 3.
It is fixed to. A partition wall 1b is formed on the timing pulley inner peripheral portion 1a of the timing pulley 1, and a hydraulic chamber 8 is formed between the partition walls 1b and 1b. The vanes 2 are inserted into the hydraulic chambers 8, and the vanes 2 and the outer plate 5 form pressure working chambers 9 and 9a, and the outer plate 5 includes the plate 21 and the fixing bolts 20.
Positioned by and. That is, the camshaft 4 side including the vane 2 and the timing pulley 1 side including the hydraulic chamber 8 are rotatably supported relative to each other. Also,
This relative rotation is achieved by the vane 2 rotating within the range of the hydraulic chamber 8 provided on the inner peripheral portion of the timing pulley, and the angle can be rotated by the angle θ shown in FIG. The relative rotation between the camshaft 4 and the timing pulley 1 is caused by the pressure working chambers 9 provided on both sides of the vane 2,
This is performed by rotating the vane 2 with the hydraulic pressure supplied to and discharged from 9a. In addition, with respect to the rotation direction shown by the arrow in FIG. 8, the upstream side of the vane 2 is the pressure operating chamber 9, and the downstream side of the vane 2 is the pressure operating chamber 9a. This oil pressure is controlled by the switching valve 15 by using an oil pump (not shown) as a hydraulic pressure source. This switching valve 15 slides the valve spool 18 in the right direction in the figure against the spring 16 by energizing the solenoid 13, and transfers the oil discharged from the oil pump from the oil passage 12 to the switching valve 15. Intake, through the oil passages 10 and 11, hydraulic working chambers 9 and 9 on both sides of the vane 2.
The hydraulic pressure of a is adjusted.

In the operation of the prior art having such a structure, the oil passage 10 communicates with the pressure working chamber 9 and the oil passage 11 communicates with the pressure working chamber 9a. When the switching valve 15 is controlled to supply oil to the oil passage 10 to increase the oil pressure in the pressure working chamber 9, the vane 2 rotates in the direction shown by the arrow in FIG. 8, and the phase of the camshaft 4 with respect to the timing pulley 1. Vane 2
Therefore, it is possible to advance the opening / closing timing of the intake valve or the exhaust valve that opens / closes with the rotation of the camshaft 4. Conversely, when the switching valve 15 is controlled to supply oil to the oil passage 11 to increase the hydraulic pressure in the pressure working chamber 9a, the vane 2 rotates in the direction opposite to the arrow in FIG. 8, and the phase of the camshaft 4 changes in timing. It is possible to delay the rotation of the vane 2 with respect to the pulley 1, and it is possible to delay the opening / closing timing of the intake valve or the exhaust valve that opens / closes with the rotation of the camshaft 4.

Reference numeral 22 shown in FIG. 8 is a knock pin, which is inserted into a hole 24 formed in the inner rotor 3 by a biasing force of a spring 23. The position of this hole 24 is the vane 2
It is an end portion of the relative rotatable range in the oil groove 8 and is provided at a position most delayed with respect to the rotation direction of the timing pulley 1. Further, 22a is also a knock pin and is provided at a symmetrical position with respect to the knock pin 22. When the relative rotation is made by an angle θ from the state shown in FIG. 8, the knock pin 22a is inserted into the hole 24a by the urging force of the spring 23a. There is.

[0007]

In the above prior art, while the engine is in operation, the hydraulic pressure is supplied from the oil pump (not shown) to the valve opening / closing timing control device via the oil passage 12, the switching valve 15, and the oil passages 10 and 11. Therefore, it is possible to rotate the position of the vane 2 to an arbitrary position within the range of the angle θ in FIG. 8 or hold the vane 2 at the arbitrary position. However, when the engine is stopped, the oil pump also stops, and the supply of hydraulic pressure to the valve opening / closing timing control device also stops. Further, even if an attempt is made to maintain the hydraulic pressure in the valve opening / closing timing control device by using the control of the check valves (check valves) 7 and 7a provided in the oil passages 10 and 11, and the switching valve 15, the hydraulic pressure will not change with the passage of time. Will decrease. This is because, for the purpose of lubricating the valve opening / closing timing control device, oil is allowed to leak from an oil passage in the valve opening / closing timing control device and flow back to an oil pan (not shown). In the situation where the oil pressure in the hydraulic chamber has dropped,
When the engine is started next time, the valve opening / closing timing control device is arranged in the path for transmitting the rotational force from the timing pulley to the cam shaft.
When the rotation of the vane 2 is not synchronized with the rotation of the vane 2, the vane 2 rotates to a position (the most retarded angle position shown in FIG. 8) in contact with the partition wall 1b forming the hydraulic chamber 8. At this time, a hammering sound of the vane 2 coming into contact with the partition wall 1b is generated, which gives a driver discomfort.

Further, when the valve opening / closing timing control device is attached to the camshaft for opening / closing the exhaust valve of the engine, the opening / closing of the exhaust valve is delayed due to the above-mentioned retarding operation. The overlap area that opens simultaneously with the intake valve is increased. This means that the air-fuel mixture sucked at the time of engine start-up does not have sufficient inertial force and the exhaust gas has no residual pressure, so the air-fuel mixture sucked from the intake valve is exhausted via the intake valve. Therefore, not only the normal combustion cannot be performed and the engine cannot be started, but there is a possibility that the exhaust gas may cause a problem of atmospheric pollution.

The present invention discloses a valve opening / closing timing control device which solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art.

[0010]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the applicants have proposed that when the hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic working chamber drops, such as when the engine is stopped and the hydraulic pressure supply from the oil pump is stopped. By rotating the camshaft equipped with the valve to the advance side or the retard side with respect to the timing pulley and holding that position, the opening and closing timing of the intake valve and the exhaust valve can be set to the appropriate timing when the engine is started next time. I focused on that. Means taken in the invention according to the first includes a timing pulley having a partition wall forming a plurality of hydraulic chambers in the inner peripheral portion, said hydraulic chamber, said timing pulley
Hydraulic operation to rotate the camshaft to the advance side with respect to
And the chamber, fitted with a vane to partition each of the hydraulic chamber for rotating the retard side to supply and discharge said cam shaft for opening and closing the exhaust valve, a hydraulic communication the each hydraulic operation chamber
Passages and hydraulic pressure adjustment hands that control the intake and exhaust of hydraulic pressure to each of the passages
A valve opening / closing timing control device that includes a step and a holding mechanism that holds a phase difference between the timing pulley and the camshaft, in a direction that prevents simultaneous opening of the intake valve and the exhaust valve.
The elastic means for urging the camshaft in the advancing direction is interposed between the timing pulley and the camshaft. Of the intake valve and the exhaust valve
Advance the camshaft in a direction that prevents simultaneous valve opening
By providing the elastic means for urging in the direction of the arrow between the timing pulley and the cam shaft, the overlap area is not enlarged. Therefore, when the engine stops and the hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic working chambers formed on both sides of the vane drops, the force of the elastic means causes the camshaft to rotate to the advance position or the retard position, and this position is held by the holding mechanism. Thus, the next time the engine is started, the engine will normally burn and the engine can be started.

[0011]

Further, the elastic force of the elastic means is the hydraulic chamber.
Less than the force due to the hydraulic pressure supplied to and discharged from
Even if the hydraulic pressure to the chamber drops, the camshaft
Is preferably biased in the advance direction. Also, the elasticity
The means is a spring, one end of said spring
The inner rotor integrated with the camshaft has the other end
Are fixed to the timing pulleys respectively
Is desirable.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a camshaft for opening and closing a timing pulley having a partition wall for forming a plurality of hydraulic chambers on an inner peripheral portion thereof, and an exhaust valve provided with a vane for partitioning the hydraulic chambers. If, position of each a passage for hydraulic to supply and discharge the hydraulic pressure chamber to the hydraulic chamber and the hydraulic chamber respectively partitioned by the vanes, and oil pressure adjusting means of the hydraulic actuation chamber for connecting to the passage, the timing pulley and the cam shaft In a valve opening / closing timing control device including a holding mechanism for holding a phase difference, an accumulator arranged between hydraulic pressure adjusting means and a hydraulic power source to store hydraulic pressure for biasing the camshaft in an advance direction, and an accumulator and a hydraulic power source. And a check valve that is arranged between and to prevent the flow of hydraulic pressure from the accumulator to the hydraulic pressure source. By arranging the accumulator in the hydraulic passage, the hydraulic pressure is stored in the accumulator during engine operation, and when the hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic operating chamber decreases due to engine stop etc., the hydraulic pressure stored in the accumulator advances the camshaft. Which is supplied to the hydraulic operating chamber of the camshaft, rotates the camshaft to the most advanced position, and holds this position by the holding mechanism so that the engine can be burned normally when the engine is started next time and the engine can be started. Is.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A first embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a valve opening / closing timing control device 31a according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2
2 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.
1a shows a state in which the rotation of the camshaft 4 reaches the most advanced angle. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 1, and shows a state in which the rotation of the camshaft 4 has reached the most retarded angle by the valve opening / closing timing control device 31a. The same members as those of the conventional technique described in FIGS. 7 and 8 are given the same numbers.

In the first embodiment, the oil passages 4a and 4b are formed inside the camshaft 4 along the axial direction, and the oil passage 4a communicates with the oil passage 10 and the oil passage 4b. Communicates with the oil passage 11. The oil passages 4a and 4b communicate with the oil passages 3a and 3b formed in the inner rotor 3 via the connecting portions 4c and 4d formed in the camshaft 4, respectively. The oil passages 3a and 3b are respectively provided in the pressure working chamber 9 and
It communicates with 9a. Further, the knock pin 22a is biased toward the inner peripheral side by the spring 23a, and is inserted when the phase matches the hole 24a formed in the outer peripheral surface of the internal rotor 3. The hole 24a is provided at a position where the knock pin 22a is inserted when the phase between the timing pulley 1 and the cam shaft 4 reaches the most advanced angle. On the other hand, the tip portion of the hole 24 communicates with the oil passage 3b of the oil supplied to the pressure working chamber 9a when the vane 2 is rotated in the retard direction, and the hydraulic pressure of the oil supplied to the pressure working chamber 9a. Acts against the spring 23a, and the elastic force of the spring 23a is smaller than the hydraulic pressure supplied to the pressure operating chambers 9 and 9a so that the engagement between the knock pin 22a and the hole 24a can be released. A spring 32 is arranged on the outer peripheral side of the rotor 3, and the spring 32
Has one end fixed to the timing pulley 1 and the other end fixed to the inner rotor 3 integrated with the camshaft 4, and the elastic force of the spring 32 is the pressure working chambers 9 and 9a.
It is set smaller than the hydraulic pressure supplied to the.

Reference numeral 14a is a drain passage provided in the cylinder head 14 for discharging oil from the switching valve 15 to an oil pan (not shown). Further, the oil passage 12 is connected to an oil pump (not shown) from the switching valve 15
It is an oil passage for supplying oil to.

Numeral 33 is a ball for closing the tip (right end in the figure) of the oil passage 4a.

The operation of the valve opening / closing timing control device 31a having the above configuration will be described.

An intake valve or an exhaust valve (not shown) is opened / closed in association with the rotation of the camshaft 4. When it is desired to advance the opening / closing timing of the intake valve or the exhaust valve, the switching valve 15 is controlled by a control device (not shown) so that the oil passage 1
The oil supplied from 2 is communicated with the oil passage 10 to supply the hydraulic pressure to the pressure working chamber 9. On the other hand, the oil in the oil passage 11 is communicated with the drain 14a to discharge the hydraulic pressure in the pressure working chamber 9a.
Then, the pressure working chambers 9, 9 formed on both sides of the vane 2 are formed.
There is a difference in the pressure of a, and the vane 2 rotates with respect to the timing pulley 1 in the direction of the arrow shown in FIGS. At this time, a knock pin 22a fixed to the timing pulley 1
At a position (the most advanced angle position) that coincides with the hole 24a formed in the inner rotor 3, the knock pin 22a is inserted into the hole 24a by the urging force of the spring 23a (see FIG. 2).
State).

On the contrary, when it is desired to delay the opening / closing timing of the intake valve or the exhaust valve, the switching valve 15 is controlled by a control device (not shown) so that the oil supplied from the oil passage 12 is communicated with the oil passage 11. Hydraulic pressure is supplied to the pressure working chamber 9a. On the other hand, the oil in the oil passage 10 is communicated with the drain 14a to discharge the hydraulic pressure in the pressure working chamber 9. Then, the pressure working chamber 9
By supplying hydraulic pressure to the oil passage 3b communicating with a,
Hydraulic pressure also acts on the knock pin 22a from the inner peripheral side of the hole 24a, and resists the biasing force of the spring 23a.
a is pushed to the outer peripheral side, and at the same time, there is a difference in pressure between the pressure working chambers 9 and 9a formed on both sides of the vane 2, and the vane 2 is opposite to the arrow shown in FIGS. The vane 2 can rotate to the position where the vane 2 contacts the hydraulic chamber 8 (state shown in FIG. 3).

Further, by controlling the switching valve 15, it is possible to evenly maintain the hydraulic pressure to the pressure working chambers 9 and 9a during the phase change, and to hold the vane 2 at an arbitrary position within the phase change range. .

While the engine is being driven, the timing pulley 1 is rotated in the direction of the arrow shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 by the driving force of the timing belt (not shown) attached to the timing pulley 1. Since the vanes 2 and the pressure working chambers 9 and 9a are arranged in the transmission passage for transmitting the rotation of the timing pulley 1 to the camshaft 4, the force in the retard direction is always maintained while the engine is driven. Is working. Therefore, regardless of whether the valve opening / closing timing control device 31a is attached to the intake valve side camshaft or the exhaust valve side camshaft, a predetermined hydraulic pressure is supplied from the oil pump (not shown) to the switching valve 15, A desired engine characteristic can be obtained by the valve opening / closing timing control device 31a, but the switching response of the valve opening / closing timing control device 31a is different from that in the retard angle direction when the ignition timing is changed to the advance angle side. Will be slowed down as much as the power of. Also, the engine process is the exhaust process,
It circulates in the order of intake process, compression process, expansion process, exhaust valve,
The intake valves are opened during the exhaust process and the intake process, respectively.
Therefore, in order to avoid the overlap in which the exhaust valve and the intake valve open simultaneously, it is preferable to delay the opening and closing of the exhaust valve and avoid advancing the opening and closing of the intake valve. The valve opening / closing timing control device 31a is attached to both the exhaust valve side camshaft and the intake valve camshaft, and the spring 32 is biased in the exhaust valve side camshaft in the advance direction, and the intake valve camshaft is moved in the forward direction. The retard direction can be achieved.

However, there are many engines in which the valve opening / closing timing control device 31a is mounted on only one of the exhaust valve side camshaft and the intake valve camshaft. However, as described above, the engine always operates in the retard direction. In order to obtain the preferable effect of the present invention, the camshaft 4 is used as a camshaft on the exhaust valve side.
The spring 32 preferably urges the camshaft 4 in the advance direction to generate a force that opposes the force in the retard direction described above.

Next, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the valve opening / closing timing control device 31a is attached to the camshaft 4 on the exhaust side, and the spring 32 urges the camshaft 4 in the advance direction. Then, when the engine is stopped, the oil pump is also stopped and the supply of hydraulic pressure to the switching valve 15 is stopped. In the valve opening / closing timing control device 31a, the oil supplied from the oil pump is attached to the sliding surface between the cylinder head 14 and the cam shaft 4 and the timing pulley 1 in addition to the purpose of hydraulic control for the rotation of the vane 2. It also serves as lubrication for the annular ring that is used, and the sealing property of the oil passage for the rotation of the vane 2 is not set high. Therefore, after the engine is stopped, the oil pressure of the oil passage provided in the valve opening / closing timing control device 31a decreases with time. In such a situation, the phase of the camshaft 4 is rotated in the advance direction by the biasing force of the spring 32 arranged between the timing pulley 1 and the camshaft 4, and the knock pin 22a shown in FIG. 2 is inserted into the hole 24a. Fix it in the position where you want it. Therefore, when the engine is next started, even if the hydraulic pressure supplied to the hydraulic chambers 9 and 9a is small, the vane 2
Does not rotate and does not generate a tapping sound between the oil groove. Further, even if the valve opening / closing timing control device 31a is attached to the camshaft on the exhaust valve side, the overlap region is not increased, so that normal combustion can be performed even when the engine is started.

Even if the spring 32 is arranged so as to urge the camshaft 4 with respect to the timing pulley 1 in the retard angle direction, the normal combustion is possible when the engine is started. .

The second embodiment according to the present invention is shown in FIGS.
It will be described based on.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a valve opening / closing timing control device 31b according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The valve opening / closing timing control device 31b is the same as the valve opening / closing timing control device 31a shown in FIG. 1 except that the switching valve 15 and the spring 32 are not arranged, and the detailed description thereof is the same as FIG. Omit the numbering. FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating a hydraulic pressure supply / discharge path to the valve opening / closing timing control device 31b.

The valve opening / closing timing control device 31b uses a solenoid valve 38 as a switching valve. The solenoid valve 38 causes the oil in the oil pan 37 to pass through the oil pump 36, the check valve 35, and the accumulator 34. Is leading the oil. Further, 39 is an oil discharge passage for guiding the oil discharged from the solenoid valve 38 to the oil pan 37.

The operation of the valve opening / closing timing control device 31b will be described. When the valve opening / closing timing control device 31b is operated to change the phase between the timing pulley 1 and the camshaft 4, the chamber 38a provided in the solenoid valve 38,
By switching 38b and 38c, the oil passage 10,
The hydraulic pressure can be supplied to 11 and the hydraulic pressure in the oil passages 10 and 11 can be maintained (the phase change inside the valve opening / closing timing control device 31b is the same as that in the first embodiment. ).

When the engine is stopped, the oil pump 36 is stopped. At the same time, since the solenoid valve 38 is also de-energized, the solenoid valve 38 becomes the basic position shown in FIG. 5, the oil passage 10 communicates with the oil passage 12, and the oil passage 11 opens in the oil passage 39.
Communicate with. As a result, the hydraulic pressure stored while the engine is being driven is guided to the pressure working chamber 9 through the oil passage 10 by the check valve 35, and the oil in the pressure working chamber 9a is fed into the oil passage 3a.
It is discharged to the oil pan from 9 and a large pressure difference is generated between the pressure working chamber 9 and the pressure working chamber 9a. Therefore, the vane 2 rotates in the advance angle direction shown in FIG. 2, and the knock pin 22a is inserted into the hole 24 and fixed at the most advanced angle position shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 shows a modification of the hydraulic pressure supply / discharge path to the valve opening / closing timing control device 31b shown in FIG. Figure 6
In the modified example, the accumulator 34 is arranged in parallel with the oil passage 12, the check valve 40 is arranged on the upstream side of the accumulator 34, and the solenoid valve 41 is arranged on the downstream side. The resistance of the check valve 40 to the oil flowing from the oil pump 36 to the accumulator 34 is set to be larger than the resistance of the check valve 35 from the oil pump 36 to the solenoid valve 38. Further, by controlling the solenoid valve 41, the accumulator 34 is communicated with the oil passage 12 only after the engine is stopped. Therefore, as described in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 5, not only is the vane 2 rotated to the most advanced position when the engine is stopped, but the accumulator 34 is used when the engine is started.
There is no need to store hydraulic pressure in the valve opening / closing timing control device 31b.
The hydraulic pressure can be quickly supplied to.

In the modification of FIG. 6, since the hydraulic pressure stored in the accumulator 34 is supplied to the valve opening / closing timing control device 31b after the engine is stopped, it is stored in the accumulator 34 when the engine is started next time. It is expected that the hydraulic pressure does not reach the pressure required to rotate the vane 2 to the most advanced position. When the engine stops immediately after starting the next engine in this state (for example, engine stall at the time of starting), the problem that the vane 2 cannot be rotated to the most advanced position by the hydraulic pressure of the accumulator 34 is solved. For this purpose, for example, solenoid valves 38, 4
It is preferable to limit switching in the retard direction until the hydraulic pressure capable of rotating the vane 2 is stored in the accumulator 34 by an ECU or the like that controls the valve 1 and the valve opening / closing timing control device 31b.

[0034]

According to the invention of claim 1, the intake valve and the exhaust valve are provided between the timing pulley and the camshaft.
The camshaft in a direction that prevents simultaneous opening of air valves
Since the elastic means for urging the engine in the advancing direction is provided, when the engine stops and the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic working chambers formed on both sides of the vane decreases by this elastic means, the opening / closing timing of the exhaust valve or the intake valve is next time when the engine can start the engine by burning properly at the time of operation of the engine, i.e. the overlap between the exhaust valve and the intake valve is opened at the same time Ryo the
The area is not enlarged.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the valve opening / closing timing control device is attached to the camshaft on the exhaust side, and when the hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic chamber decreases, the intake valve and the aforesaid valve are provided between the timing pulley and the camshaft. To prevent simultaneous opening of exhaust valves
Since the elastic means for urging the camshaft in the advancing direction is provided, when the engine is stopped by this elastic means and the hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic working chambers formed on both sides of the vane decreases, the camshaft is moved to the maximum position. The engine can be rotated to an advanced position, and the next time the engine is started, the engine will normally burn and the engine can be started. Further, since the vane fixed to the camshaft can be fixed at the most advanced position, it is possible to prevent the vane from coming into contact with the side wall of the hydraulic operating chamber formed on the inner peripheral side of the timing pulley to generate a tapping sound. .

[0036]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a cross section of a valve opening / closing timing control device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 1, showing a state in which the camshaft is at the most advanced position.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 1, showing a state in which the camshaft is at the most retarded position.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a valve opening / closing timing control device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows a hydraulic pressure supply / discharge passage of a valve opening / closing timing control device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a hydraulic pressure supply / discharge passage of a valve opening / closing timing control device of a modified example in FIG.

FIG. 7 shows a cross section of a prior art valve opening / closing timing control device of the present invention.

8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Timing pulley 1b ... Partition wall 2 ... Vane 3 ... Top ring groove 4 ... Camshaft 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 10, 11 ... Oil passage (passage) 8・ ・ ・ Hydraulic chambers 9 and 9a ・ ・ ・ Hydraulic working chamber 15 ・ ・ ・ Switching valve (hydraulic pressure adjusting means) 22 ・ ・ ・ Knock pin 23 ・ ・ ・ Spring 24 ・ ・ ・ Hole 31a, 31b ・ ・ ・ Valve opening / closing timing control Device 32 ... Spring (elastic means) 34 ... Accumulator 35 ... Check valve 38 ... Electromagnetic valve (hydraulic pressure adjusting means)

Continuation of the front page (56) Reference JP-A-8-14015 (JP, A) JP-A-1-92504 (JP, A) JP-A-9-170408 (JP, A) Actual development 5-77506 (JP , U) Furukaihei 5-1802 (JP, U) German patent application publication 3922662 (DE, A 1) German patent application publication 3930157 (DE, A 1) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷⁾ , DB name) F01L 1/34

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A timing pulley having a partition wall forming a plurality of hydraulic chambers on an inner peripheral portion thereof, and the hydraulic chamber being provided with a camshaft with respect to the timing pulley.
The hydraulic working chamber that rotates the shaft to the advance side and the rotation to the retard side
Fitted with a vane to partition each of the hydraulic chamber to the control and the cam shaft for opening and closing the exhaust valve, a passage for supplying and discharging hydraulic communicating said each hydraulic operation chamber, a hydraulic supply and discharge said each passageway In the valve opening / closing timing control device that includes a hydraulic pressure adjusting means for controlling the phase difference between the timing pulley and the camshaft, the valve opening / closing timing control device may prevent the simultaneous opening of the intake valve and the exhaust valve.
A valve opening / closing timing control device, wherein elastic means for urging the camshaft in a direction of advancing is interposed between the timing pulley and the camshaft. 2. The elastic force of the elastic means is smaller than the force due to the hydraulic pressure supplied to and discharged from the hydraulic chamber, and biases the camshaft in the advance direction even when the hydraulic pressure to the hydraulic operating chamber is reduced. The valve opening / closing timing control device according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The elastic means is a spring,
3. The spring according to claim 1, wherein one end of the spring is fixed to an internal rotor integrated with the cam shaft, and the other end is fixed to the timing pulley.
The valve opening / closing timing control device described in.