Granted Patent B2

US 7,246,584 · App. 11/287,852 · Granted Jul 24, 2007

Abstract

Claims (16)

1. Force-transmitting arrangement ( 4 ) for a valve train ( 1 ) of an internal-combustion engine ( 2 ) comprising a hydraulic valve play compensation device ( 6 ) with a hollow cylindrical compensation piston ( 13 ), which borders, on one end, a working space ( 28 ) of the valve play compensation device ( 6 ) and borders, on another end, a hydraulic medium reservoir ( 29 ), which is used for supplying the working space ( 28 ) and which is connected to a hydraulic medium supply ( 23 ) of the internal-combustion engine ( 2 ), wherein a run-off safety device ( 27 ) at least partially prevents a hydraulic medium flow from the hydraulic medium reservoir ( 29 ) in a direction of the hydraulic medium supply ( 23 ), the hydraulic medium reservoir ( 29 ) includes an inner storage space ( 15 ) enclosed by the compensation piston ( 13 ) and at least one outer storage space ( 52 ) located outside of the compensation piston ( 13 ), wherein the run-off safety device ( 27 ) is arranged as a component of the force-transmitting arrangement ( 4 ) between the hydraulic medium supply ( 23 ) and hydraulic medium reservoir ( 29 ),

wherein the run-off safety device ( 27 ) permits the hydraulic medium flow between a supply opening ( 25 ) arranged in the force-transmitting arrangement ( 4 ) and the hydraulic medium reservoir ( 29 ) in a supply direction (P) and blocks a flow in a direction opposite the supply direction (P) at least during a base circle phase of a cam ( 7 ) which activates the force-transmitting arrangement ( 4 ), and

the run-off safety device ( 27 ) includes a slide ( 35 ), which can move relative to an inner casing surface ( 30 ) of a housing ( 9 ) of the force-transmitting arrangement ( 4 ) and which interacts with the inner casing surface ( 30 ) and with an outer casing surface ( 31 ) of an inner part ( 10 ) running within the housing ( 9 ), that faces the inner casing surface ( 30 ), to form a seal at least in a blocking position (L), blocking the hydraulic medium flow.

2. Force-transmitting arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein pressure is applied to the slide ( 35 ) by the force of a spring ( 42 ) in a direction of the blocking position (L).

3. Force-transmitting arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the slide ( 35 ) is formed as a ring ( 34 ), which is arranged in a hollow cylindrical hydraulic medium channel ( 26 ) and which can move in a longitudinal direction (Y) of the hydraulic medium channel ( 26 ), wherein the hydraulic medium channel ( 26 ) is bordered by the inner casing surface ( 30 ) of the housing ( 9 ) and the outer casing surface ( 31 ) of the inner part ( 10 ).

4. Force-transmitting arrangement according to claim 3 , wherein the ring ( 34 ) has a cylindrical outer casing surface ( 36 ), which is concentric to the inner casing surface ( 30 ) of the housing ( 9 ) at least in a region of the blocking position (K) and which interacts with the inner surface to form a seal.

5. Force-transmitting arrangement according to claim 4 , wherein a convex casing surface ( 39 ), which interacts with a first shoulder ( 32 ) of the outer casing surface ( 31 ) of the inner part ( 10 ) to form a seal, extends between a first end ( 37 ) of the ring ( 34 ) and an inner casing surface ( 38 ) of the ring ( 34 ).

6. Force-transmitting arrangement according to claim 5 , wherein the force-transmitting arrangement ( 4 ) is formed as a tappet ( 3 ) which activates hollow cylindrical tappet push rods ( 8 ).

7. Force-transmitting arrangement according to claim 6 , wherein the hydraulic medium reservoir ( 29 ) includes an outer storage space ( 22 ) formed by a hollow space ( 19 ) of the tappet push rod ( 8 ).

8. Force-transmitting arrangement according to claim 6 , wherein the tappet ( 3 ) is embodied to be switchable via a locking mechanism ( 14 ), which permits an at least a partial break in a transfer of movement of the housing ( 9 ) to the inner part ( 10 ), in that, for an unlocked locking mechanism ( 12 ), the housing ( 9 ) can move telescopically relative to the inner part ( 10 ), wherein the inner part ( 10 ) activates the tappet push rod ( 8 ).

9. Force-transmitting arrangement according to claim 8 , wherein:

a. the inner casing surface ( 38 ) of the ring ( 34 ) is cylindrical and concentric to a cylindrical section ( 43 ) of the outer casing surface ( 31 ) of the inner part ( 10 ),

b. the ring ( 34 ) is guided in the radial direction on the cylindrical section ( 43 ) of the outer casing surface ( 31 ) of the inner part ( 10 ),

c. the ring ( 34 ) is assembled from two segments ( 55 ), which each extend over an angle of at least approximately 180 °,

d. the inner casing surface ( 38 ) of the ring ( 34 ) has at least one formation ( 46 ) extending over the entire height ( 47 ) of the inner casing surface ( 38 ) of the ring ( 34 ).

10. Force-transmitting arrangement according to claim 9 , wherein pressure is applied to the ring ( 34 ) by the force of a spring ( 42 ) in a direction of the blocking position (L), wherein the spring ( 42 ) extends between a second end ( 40 ) of the ring ( 34 ) facing away from the first end ( 37 ) and a second shoulder ( 41 ) of the outer casing surface ( 31 ) of the inner part ( 10 ).

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