A variable valve timing control device has, as control modes for adjusting inflow and outflow of oil with an OCV, a lock mode for moving a lock pin in a locking direction, a phase control mode for controlling a camshaft phase by a target phase in accordance with an operation state of an engine, and an oil filling mode for filling an advancement chamber and a retardation chamber with the oil in a state that the lock pin moves in the locking direction, before shifting from the lock mode to the phase control mode. When the oil filling mode has been selected, a target position of a spool is set based on viscosity of the oil, and the position of the spool is controlled so as to be the set target position.

Methods and systems are described for an engine with a cam torque actuated variable cam timing phaser. Phaser positioning control is improved by reducing inaccuracies resulting from inadvertent spool valve and/or phaser movement when the spool valve is commanded between regions. In addition, improved spool valve mapping is used to render phaser commands more consistent and robust.

A camshaft phaser includes a stator having an inner wall with lobes extending radially inward and a stator flange extending radially outward, the stator flange having a plurality of apertures; a rotor coaxially disposed within the stator, the rotor having vanes interspersed with the lobes defining alternating advance chambers and retard chambers; a plurality of compression limiters extending through the apertures; a front cover which closes one end of the advance and retard chambers; a back cover which closes the other end of the advance and retard chambers; and a plurality of fasteners which extend through the apertures such that the fasteners apply a clamping load which clamps the stator between the front cover and the back cover such that the clamping load is transmitted through the compression limiters.

A central actuator for a magnet valve of a cam phaser, the central actuator including a housing that envelops the central actuator; a pole tube and a pole core that are arranged within at least one coil that generates a magnetic field; an actuation plunger that is arranged at an armature that is axially movable in a direction in an armature cavity; a closure element that closes the armature cavity, wherein the closure element includes at least one pole core insert that includes a central bore hole and a support bushing that is arranged in the central bore hole of the pole core insert, wherein the actuation plunger is supported axially movable in the support bushing, and wherein the closure element includes a closure cover and is provided as a pre-assembled module.

The present disclosure provides a camshaft phase adjuster, including: a stator provided with a plurality of hydraulic chambers; a rotor rotatably disposed in the stator and provided with a basic body and a plurality of blades fixed to the basic body, the basic body has a first end surface and the second end surface which face opposite directions along an axial direction, the plurality of blades are arranged in intervals along the circumferential direction and divide the hydraulic chambers into first pressure chambers and second pressure chambers, respectively; wherein the basic body is provided with a plurality of first oil holes and a plurality of second oil holes which are communicated with the first pressure chambers and the second pressure chambers, respectively, the second oil hole is provided with at least two oil sub-holes, a first oil sub-hole extends along a radial direction of the basic body and is located on a same plane, with the first oil hole, perpendicular to a central axis of the rotor, the first oil sub-hole communicates with the second pressure chamber, and the second oil sub-hole penetrates through the first end surface along an axial direction of the basic body. Accordingly, technical solution of the present disclosure solves the problems of large in axial dimension and great in mass of existing camshaft phase adjusters.

A control valve includes a valve housing extending along a longitudinal axis. The valve housing defines an inlet port, a first outlet port, and a second outlet port. In addition, the control valve includes a spool guide disposed inside the valve housing and a flow guide belt disposed around the spool guide. The flow guide belt is disposed inside the valve housing. The control valve further includes a spool movably disposed in the spool guide. The spool can move relative to the valve housing along the longitudinal axis between a first spool position and a second spool position. The first outlet port is in fluid communication with the inlet port when spool is disposed in the first spool position.

A friction shim is configured to generate a frictional force between a first shim contact surface of the friction shim and a shaft end surface of a driven shaft and a frictional force between a second shim contact surface of the friction shim and an opposing surface of a second rotatable body after installation of a valve timing regulator to the driven shaft. A contact member has a first member contact surface configured to contact the shaft end surface. The contact member is installed to the second rotatable body such that the first member contact surface contacts the shaft end surface before occurrence of contact of the first shim contact surface to the shaft end surface at a time of installing the valve timing regulator to the driven shaft.

The present disclosure provides a CVVT system including: an OCV supplying oil received from a cylinder block into a CVVT; an oil supply unit supplying oil from the OCV to a lock pin; and an actuator selectively opening or closing the oil supply unit such that oil is supplied to the lock pin and the lock pin is separated from a lock pin hole when the oil supply unit is opened.

In a flexible-fuel engine capable of using fuel containing alcohol as fuel to be combusted in a cylinder, the geometric compression ratio is set to 12 or more, the engine is started by using fuel containing alcohol, an intake valve closing timing at an engine start time is set to an advance angle side than a first reference timing being a timing corresponding to a most retarded angle position out of intake valve closing timings capable of starting the engine in combusting fuel of alcohol 100% in the cylinder at a first intake temperature, and is set to a timing on a retarded angle side than a second reference timing being a timing corresponding to a most advanced angle position out of intake valve closing timings capable of avoiding pre-ignition in combusting fuel of gasoline 100% at an engine start time at a second intake temperature.

A control valve assembly of a variable cam timing phaser of a variable cam timing system, with the variable cam timing phaser including a housing and a rotor, and with the variable cam timing system including a camshaft, includes a valve housing extending along an axis. The valve housing includes a threaded portion adapted to engage the camshaft, and a body portion spaced axially from the threaded portion. The body portion defines a body interior. The control valve assembly also includes a piston disposed in the body interior and moveable along the axis between a first position and a second position. The control valve assembly further includes a cap removably coupled to the body portion of the valve housing. The cap includes a torque driving element configured to be received by a tool for transmitting torque from the tool for fixing the cap to the body portion.