Compression-release engine brake system for lost motion rocker arm assembly and method of operation thereof
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F02D-013/04
F01L-013/06
F01L-001/18
F02B-075/02
F01L-001/26
출원번호
US-0241609
(2016-08-19)
등록번호
US-9752471
(2017-09-05)
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/ 주소
Meneely, Vincent
Price, Robert
출원인 / 주소
Pacbrake Company
대리인 / 주소
Berenato & White, LLC
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A compression-release brake system is provided that includes a lost motion exhaust rocker assembly, an actuation piston, and a reset device. The actuation piston includes an actuation piston body that is slidably received by the rocker arm to define a piston cavity in the rocker arm and is movable b
A compression-release brake system is provided that includes a lost motion exhaust rocker assembly, an actuation piston, and a reset device. The actuation piston includes an actuation piston body that is slidably received by the rocker arm to define a piston cavity in the rocker arm and is movable between piston retracted and extended positions. The actuation piston is configured to be operatively associated with the exhaust valve to permit unseating of the exhaust valve from the seated state. An actuation piston check valve is configured to move between closed and open positions to permit hydraulic fluid flow through an actuation piston communication port to the piston cavity. The reset device includes a reset check valve and a reset pressure control spring for applying a biasing force to the reset check valve to urge the reset check valve toward an open position.
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1. A compression-release brake system for effectuating a compression-release engine braking operation in connection with an internal combustion engine comprising an engine cylinder that is associated with a four-stroke piston cycle comprising a compression stroke and an expansion stroke and is provi
1. A compression-release brake system for effectuating a compression-release engine braking operation in connection with an internal combustion engine comprising an engine cylinder that is associated with a four-stroke piston cycle comprising a compression stroke and an expansion stroke and is provided with at least one intake valve, at least one exhaust valve, and at least one exhaust valve return spring exerting a closing force on the exhaust valve to urge the exhaust valve into a seated state, the compression-release brake system comprising: a lost motion exhaust rocker assembly comprising a rocker arm;an actuation piston comprising an actuation piston body slidably received by a first pocket of the rocker arm to define a piston cavity in the rocker arm and movable between a piston retracted position and a piston extended position, the actuation piston configured to be operatively associated with an exhaust valve to permit unseating of the exhaust valve from the seated state, the actuation piston body having an actuation piston communication port and an actuation piston check valve configured to move between a first closed position and a first open position to provide a first hydraulic fluid flow pathway through the actuation piston communication port to the piston cavity; anda reset device received by a second pocket of the rocker atm, the reset device operatively associated with the actuation piston through at least one connecting conduit, and comprising a reset check valve configured to move between a second closed position and a second open position to provide a second hydraulic fluid flow pathway to the piston cavity, the second hydraulic fluid flow pathway comprising the at least one connecting conduit, the reset check valve further comprising a reset pressure control spring for applying a biasing force to the reset check valve to urge the reset check valve toward the second open position. 2. The compression-release brake system of claim 1, wherein the compression-release brake system is configured for installation on the internal combustion engine and operation in a brake-on mode in which the reset device is operatively associated with the actuation piston through the at least one connecting conduit to release a portion of hydraulic fluid from the piston cavity so that the exhaust valve return spring resets the exhaust valve to the seated state by the end of the expansion stroke. 3. The compression-release brake system of claim 1, wherein the at least one connecting conduit comprises a first connecting conduit and a second connecting conduit, wherein the reset device is in communication with a continuous supply conduit through the first connecting conduit, and wherein the reset device is in communication with the piston cavity through the second connecting conduit. 4. The compression-release brake system of claim 1, wherein in the first open position the actuation piston check valve is operable to open the actuation piston communication port to place a continuous supply conduit in fluid communication with the piston cavity through the actuation piston communication port, and wherein the actuation piston check valve is operable to close the actuation piston communication port to prevent backflow of the hydraulic fluid from the piston cavity through the actuation piston communication port. 5. The compression-release brake system of claim 1, wherein the actuation piston further comprises an actuation piston biasing member for urging the actuation piston check valve toward the first closed position. 6. The compression-release brake system of claim 1, wherein: the reset check valve is movable between the second open position and the second closed position relative to a reset communication port of the reset device, wherein in the second open position the reset check valve opens the reset communication port to place a continuous supply conduit in fluid communication with the piston cavity through the at least one connecting conduit and the reset communication port, and wherein in the second closed position the reset check valve closes the reset communication port; andthe reset device further comprises a reset trigger and a reset piston, the reset trigger being operatively connected to the reset check valve and the reset pressure control spring and movable between a trigger retracted position and a trigger extended position. 7. The compression-release brake system of claim 6, wherein the rocker arm further comprises a brake-on supply conduit configured to supply activation fluid to the reset device to move the reset trigger from the trigger retracted position to the trigger extended position, wherein the brake-on supply conduit is not in fluid communication with the piston cavity. 8. The compression-release brake system of claim 6, wherein the supply conduit is configured to supply the hydraulic fluid to the reset device to move the reset trigger from the trigger retracted position to the trigger extended position, and wherein the supply conduit is also configured to supply the hydraulic fluid to the piston cavity. 9. The compression-release brake system of claim 6, wherein the compression-release brake system is configured for installation on the internal combustion engine and operation in a brake-on mode so that: the lost motion exhaust rocker assembly is operatively associated with the reset device to cause, during the compression stroke, the reset trigger to be moved from the trigger extended position into the trigger retracted position by relative movement between the pivoting rocker arm and a stop member of the lost motion exhaust rocker assembly to compress the reset pressure control spring while maintaining the reset check valve in the second closed position,the lost motion exhaust rocker assembly is operatively associated with the actuation piston to cause, during the compression stroke, the actuation piston in the piston extended position to exert sufficient force on the exhaust valve to unseat the exhaust valve, andthe reset device is operatively associated with the actuation piston so that after unseating of the exhaust valve, and as the hydraulic pressure within the piston cavity decreases, the biasing force of, the reset pressure control spring compressed by the reset trigger and the reset piston moves the reset check valve into the second open position to thereby release a portion of the hydraulic fluid in the piston cavity through the reset communication port so that the closing force of the exhaust valve return spring resets the exhaust valve to the seated state by the end of the expansion stroke. 10. The compression-release brake system of claim 1, wherein the actuation piston contains a variable-volume accumulator cavity. 11. The compression-release brake system of claim 10, wherein the actuation piston further comprises an accumulator connection port configured to place the accumulator cavity into operative communication with the piston cavity to supply the hydraulic fluid from the accumulator cavity to the piston cavity through the actuation piston communication port. 12. The compression-release brake system of claim 10, wherein the actuation piston further comprises an accumulator piston slidable within the actuation piston to vary a volume of the accumulator cavity, and an accumulator spring configured to urge the accumulator piston toward the actuation piston check valve to reduce the volume of the accumulator cavity. 13. An internal combustion engine, comprising: an engine cylinder associated with a four-stroke piston cycle comprising a compression stroke and an expansion stroke, the engine cylinder comprising at least one intake valve, at least one exhaust valve, and at least one exhaust valve return spring exerting a closing force on the exhaust valve to urge the exhaust valve into a seated state; andthe compression-release brake system of claim 1. 14. A method of effectuating a compression-release engine braking operation in connection with the internal combustion engine of claim 13, comprising releasing a portion of hydraulic fluid from the piston cavity so that the exhaust valve return spring resets the exhaust valve to the seated state by the end of the expansion stroke. 15. A compression-release brake system for effectuating a compression-release engine braking operation in connection with an internal combustion engine comprising an engine cylinder that is associated with a four-stroke piston cycle comprising a compression stroke and an expansion stroke and is provided with at least one intake valve, at least one exhaust valve, and at least one exhaust valve return spring exerting a closing force on the exhaust valve to urge the exhaust valve into a seated state, the compression-release brake system comprising: a lost motion exhaust rocker assembly comprising a rocker arm;an actuation piston slidably received by the rocker arm to define a piston cavity in the rocker arm and movable between a piston retracted position and a piston extended position, the actuation piston being configured to be operatively associated with the exhaust valve to permit unseating of the exhaust valve from the seated state, the actuation piston comprising an actuation piston body containing a variable-volume accumulator cavity; anda reset device received by the rocker arm. 16. The compression-release brake system of claim 15, wherein the compression-release brake system is configured for installation on the internal combustion engine and operation in a brake-on mode in which the reset device is operatively associated with the actuation piston through at least one connecting conduit of the rocker arm to release a portion of hydraulic fluid from the piston cavity so that exhaust valve return spring resets the exhaust valve to the seated state by the end of the expansion stroke. 17. The compression-release brake system of claim 15, wherein the actuation piston further comprises an accumulator connection port configured to place the accumulator cavity into operative communication with the piston cavity to supply hydraulic fluid from the accumulator cavity through the accumulator connection port to the piston cavity. 18. The compression-release brake system of claim 15, wherein the actuation piston further comprises an accumulator piston slidable within the actuation piston to vary a volume of the accumulator cavity, and an accumulator spring configured to urge the accumulator piston toward the piston cavity to reduce the volume of the accumulator cavity. 19. The compression-release brake system of claim 15, wherein the reset device is operatively associated with the actuation piston through at least one connecting conduit and comprises a reset check, valve and a reset pressure control spring for applying a biasing force to the reset check valve to urge the reset check valve toward an open position. 20. The compression-release brake system of claim 15, wherein the actuation piston further contains an actuation piston communication port and an actuation piston check valve configured to move between an open position to permit hydraulic fluid flow from the accumulator cavity through the actuation piston communication port to the piston cavity and a closed position to prevent backflow of the hydraulic fluid from the piston cavity through the actuation piston communication port. 21. An internal combustion engine, comprising: an engine cylinder associated with a four-stroke piston cycle comprising a compression stroke and an expansion stroke and provided with, at least one intake valve, at least one exhaust valve, and at least one exhaust valve return spring exerting a closing force on the exhaust valve to urge the exhaust valve into a seated state; andthe compression-release brake system of claim 15. 22. A method of effectuating a compression-release engine braking operation in connection with the internal combustion engine of claim 21, comprising releasing a portion of hydraulic fluid from the piston cavity so that the exhaust valve return spring resets the exhaust valve to the seated state by the end of the expansion stroke. 23. A lost motion exhaust rocker assembly, comprising: a rocker arm; andan actuation piston slidably received by a pocket of the rocker anti to define a piston cavity and movable between a piston retracted position and a piston extended position, the actuation piston being configured to be operatively associated with an exhaust valve of an engine cylinder of an internal combustion engine to permit unseating of the exhaust valve from the seated state, the actuation piston comprising an actuation piston body containing a variable-volume accumulator cavity configured to feed hydraulic fluid to the piston cavity. 24. The lost motion exhaust rocker assembly of claim 23, wherein actuation piston body further contains an accumulator connection port configured to place the accumulator cavity into operative communication with the piston cavity to supply the hydraulic fluid from the accumulator cavity to the piston cavity. 25. The lost motion exhaust rocker assembly of claim 23, wherein the actuation piston further comprises an accumulator piston slidable within the actuation piston to vary a volume of the accumulator cavity, and an accumulator spring configured to urge the accumulator piston toward the piston cavity to reduce the volume of the accumulator cavity. 26. The lost motion exhaust rocker assembly of claim 23, wherein the actuation piston body further contains an actuation piston communication port and an actuation piston check valve configured to move between an open position to permit hydraulic fluid flow from the accumulator cavity through the actuation piston communication port to the piston cavity and a closed position to prevent backflow of the hydraulic fluid from the piston cavity through the actuation piston communication port. 27. An internal combustion engine, comprising: an engine cylinder associated with a four-stroke piston cycle comprising a compression stroke and an expansion stroke and provided with at least one intake valve, at least one exhaust valve, and at least one exhaust valve return spring exerting a closing force on the exhaust valve to urge the exhaust valve into a seated state; anda compression-release brake system comprising the lost motion exhaust rocker assembly of claim 23. 28. A method of effectuating a compression-release engine braking operation in connection with the internal combustion engine of claim 27, comprising releasing a portion of hydraulic fluid from the piston cavity so that the exhaust valve return spring resets the exhaust valve to the seated state by the end of the expansio stroke.
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