Engine having continuously variable valve timing mechanism

• US 9,169,745 B2
• Filed: 12/31/2013
• Issued: 10/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Oh, Young Kyu, Yu, Chulho, Park, Dongheon, Cho, Yoonho, Hwang, Il Joong, Seok, Dong Hoon
• Primary Examiner(s): Chang, Ching
• Application Number:
  US14/145,473
• Publication Number:
  US 20150068476A1
• Time in Patent Office: 665 Days
• Field of Search: 123/90.15, 123/90.17, 123/90.38
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F01L 1/34 characterised by the provision of means for changing the timing of the valves without changing the duration of opening and without affecting the magnitude of the valve lift
• CPC Class Codes: F01L 1/3442 using hydraulic chambers with variable volume to transmit the rotating force
• CPC Class Codes: F01L 2001/3443 Solenoid driven oil control valves
• CPC Class Codes: F01L 2001/34433 Location oil control valves

Abstract

An engine having a variable valve timing mechanism may include a camshaft having a cam formed thereon for moving an intake or exhaust valve, a variable rotation unit disposed on the same axis with the camshaft to rotate the camshaft to have a retard angle chamber and an advance angle chamber for controlling a retard angle and an advance angle of the camshaft, a variable valve bolt having a fastening portion for fastening the variable rotation unit to the camshaft, and an oil control valve for making selective supply of hydraulic oil to the retard angle chamber and the advance angle chamber, and a valve controller disposed on an outer side of the variable rotation unit for controlling the oil control valve in the variable valve bolt.

Claims

1. An engine having a variable valve timing mechanism comprising:

a camshaft having a cam formed thereon for moving an intake or exhaust valve;

a variable rotation unit being coaxially disposed with the camshaft to rotate the camshaft and having a retard angle chamber and an advance angle chamber for controlling a retard angle and an advance angle of the camshaft;

a variable valve bolt having;

a fastening portion for fastening the variable rotation unit to the camshaft; and

an oil control valve for making selective supply of hydraulic oil to the retard angle chamber and the advance angle chamber; and

a valve controller disposed on an outer side of the variable rotation unit for controlling the oil control valve in the variable valve bolt,

wherein the valve controller is attached to an outer side of a cover which covers a belt or a chain.

2. The engine having the variable valve timing mechanism of claim 1, wherein the variable valve bolt is passed through a center portion of the variable rotation unit and a center portion of the camshaft to fasten the variable rotation unit to the camshaft with a thread structure.

3. The engine having the variable valve timing mechanism of claim 1, wherein the valve controller is a solenoid valve.

4. The engine having the variable valve timing mechanism of claim 1, wherein the valve controller is coaxially disposed with the camshaft matched to a rotation axis of the variable rotation unit.

5. The engine having the variable valve timing mechanism of claim 1, wherein the variable rotation unit has a torque forwarded thereto from the engine through a belt or a chain to control the camshaft at a preset retard angle phase, intermediate angle phase, or advance angle phase.

6. The engine having the variable valve timing mechanism of claim 1, wherein the valve controller is mounted to one side of a head cover which covers the camshaft.

7. The engine having the variable valve timing mechanism of claim 1, wherein the cover includes:

an insertion portion extending upwards, wherein the insertion portion is mounted in an insertion groove formed in the valve controller, and

an extending portion formed at an upper end portion of the insertion portion and extending in an outer or an inner side of an axial direction of the camshaft, wherein the extending portion is mounted in a locking groove formed in an upper portion of the insertion groove in the valve controller,

wherein the extending portion is disposed on a position corresponding to an axial direction of the camshaft.