IP Library Granted Patent US 11,225,886
Granted Patent B2
US 11,225,886 · App. 16/755,124 · Granted Jan 18, 2022

Valve gear for a combustion engine of a motor vehicle

Inventor: Matthias Lahr (Schwaebisch Gmuend, DE)
Assignee: Daimler AG
F01L13/0036F01L1/047F01L1/18F01L13/06F01M9/10F16H25/14F01L2305/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,225,886
App. No.
16/755,124
Granted
Jan 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A valve gear has a cam shaft with a firing cam and a braking cam. A first cam follower is allocated to the firing cam with the first cam follower being provided in a firing operation for actuating a gas exchange valve. A second cam follower is allocated to the braking cam with the second cam follower being provided in a braking operation for actuating the gas exchange valve. A changeover device switches between the operations and has a tilting lever mount having a pivotably mounted mounting element on which a tilting lever belonging to the first cam follower and a tilting lever belonging to the second cam follower are pivotably mounted. The tilting lever mount has two mounting screws respectively having a ball head and the ball heads each form a ball joint together with a ball head receiver of the allocated tilting lever.

Claims (26)

1. A valve gear, comprising:

a cam shaft which has a cam group including a firing cam and a braking cam;

a first cam follower assigned to the firing cam, wherein the first cam follower in a firing operation actuates a gas exchange valve;

a second cam follower assigned to the braking cam, wherein the second cam follower in a braking operation actuates the gas exchange valve; and

a changeover device with a tilting lever mount, wherein the changeover device switches between the firing operation and the braking operation, wherein the tilting lever mount has a pivotably mounted mounting element on which a first tilting lever belonging to the first cam follower and a second tilting lever belonging to the second cam follower are pivotably mounted;

wherein the tilting lever mount has a first mounting screw with a first ball head and a second mounting screw with a second ball head;

wherein the first ball head and a first ball head receiver of the first tilting lever form a first ball joint via which the first tilting lever is mounted on the tilting lever mount;

wherein the second ball head and a second ball head receiver of the second tilting lever form a second ball joint via which the second tilting lever is mounted on the tilting lever mount;

wherein the mounting element receives the first and the second mounting screws;

wherein the first and the second mounting screws are each formed adjustably for setting a valve play relative to the mounting element.

2. The valve gear according to claim 1 , wherein the first and the second mounting screws each have an oil channel and wherein the respective oil channels are connected to a pressure oil supply.

3. The valve gear according to claim 2 , wherein a respective oil supply line is disposed in the first and the second ball head receivers and wherein the respective oil supply lines overlap the respective oil channel.

4. A valve gear, comprising:

a cam shaft which has a cam group including a firing cam and a braking cam;

a first cam follower assigned to the firing cam, wherein the first cam follower in a firing operation actuates a gas exchange valve;

a second cam follower assigned to the braking cam, wherein the second cam follower in a braking operation actuates the gas exchange valve; and

a changeover device with a tilting lever mount, wherein the changeover device switches between the firing operation and the braking operation, wherein the tilting lever mount has a pivotably mounted mounting element on which a first tilting lever belonging to the first cam follower and a second tilting lever belonging to the second cam follower are pivotably mounted;

wherein the tilting lever mount has a first mounting screw with a first ball head and a second mounting screw with a second ball head;

wherein the first ball head and a first ball head receiver of the first tilting lever form a first ball joint via which the first tilting lever is mounted on the tilting lever mount;

wherein the second ball head and a second ball head receiver of the second tilting lever form a second ball joint via which the second tilting lever is mounted on the tilting lever mount;

wherein the mounting element receives the first and the second mounting screws;

wherein the first and the second mounting screws each have an oil channel and wherein the respective oil channels are connected to a pressure oil supply;

wherein a respective oil supply line is disposed in the first and the second ball head receivers and wherein the respective oil supply lines overlap the respective oil channel;

wherein the first and the second tilting levers each have a respective stopping element, wherein the respective stopping element is formed from a respective spring loaded ball that faces towards the respective mounting screw, and wherein the respective stopping element is disposed next to the respective oil supply line.

5. The valve gear according to claim 4 , wherein in a stopping state of the respective stopping element, the stopping element is latched into an end, facing towards the respective tilting lever, of the respective oil channel and covers the respective oil channel.

6. The valve gear according to claim 5 , wherein the first and the second mounting screws each have a conical extension opening outwardly of the respective oil channel on the end of the oil channel on the respective ball head.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 9, 2022
From: DAIMLER AG
To: DAIMLER TRUCK AG
Reel/Frame 061629/0616 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2020
From: LAHR, MATTHIAS
To: DAIMLER AG
Reel/Frame 053195/0187 →