Granted Patent B2

US 7,077,090 · App. 11/102,011 · Granted Jul 18, 2006

Abstract

Claims (4)

1. A valve train with hydraulic lash adjustment in the entire timing train, in which oil is delivered from the oil supply space of the hydraulic valve-lash adjuster (HLA) to the valve rocker arm via a hollow push rod, a choke limiting the oil discharge, characterized in that the choke is designed in such a way that it seals off the push rod bore at the top when the oil pressure drops, that is to say when the engine is shut off, so that the oil is retained in the push rod bore ( 12 ) until—after the engine is started—the choke body ( 15 , 22 ) opens up the discharge opening again wherein a retaining clip having an integrated oil-retaining and choke element is inserted into a recess of the valve rocker arm.

2. The valve train according to claim 1 , wherein the choke is arranged in an oil-discharge bore ( 14 , 14 ′) of the rocker arm ( 10 ) following a cup ( 9 ) for accommodating a through-bored bearing ball ( 8 ) at the top end of the push rod ( 6 ).

3. The valve train according to claim 1 , wherein the choke comprises an essentially cylindrical choke body ( 15 ) which is mounted in a bearing bore with tight clearance and is pressed by gravitational force or a return spring ( 19 ) into the bottom shut-off position onto a sealing shoulder ( 16 ) of a narrowed connecting bore ( 14 ).

4. The valve train according to claim 1 , wherein the retaining clip 24 is provided with an elastically mounted retaining-oil strap forming the choke.

Assignments (6)