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 valve opening and closing timing control apparatus includes: a driving side rotor synchronously rotating with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine; a driven side rotor disposed coaxially with a rotary axis of the driving side rotor and synchronously rotating with a camshaft; a connecting bolt disposed coaxially with the rotary axis, and connecting the driven side rotor to the camshaft; and a position determination unit performing positioning between the driven side rotor and the camshaft, or in a case where an intermediate member is provided between the driven side rotor and the camshaft, between the driven side rotor and the intermediate member, or between the camshaft and the intermediate member, wherein the position determination unit includes an engaging pin, first and second hole portions, and a deformation absorbing unit.

A valve opening and closing timing control apparatus includes: a driving side rotor synchronously rotating with a crankshaft of an engine; a driven side rotor disposed coaxially with the driving side rotor and synchronously rotating with a camshaft in the internal combustion engine; a fluid pressure chamber formed on at least one of the driving side and driven side rotors, and partitioned into advance angle and retard angle chambers; a bolt disposed coaxially with a rotary axis of the driven side rotor, connecting the driven side rotor and the camshaft, and including a cylindrical portion coaxial with the rotary axis; and a partition body including a press-fit portion press-fitted into the cylindrical portion, and partitioning the cylindrical portion into first and second flow passages for use for feeding and discharging working fluid to and from the fluid pressure chamber, wherein the press-fit portion is provided with a cutting portion.

A camshaft adjusting device, wherein said camshaft adjusting device has a lubricant supply unit, wherein the lubricant supply unit has a filter device for filtering the lubricant, wherein the filter device has at least one lubricant inlet, at least one lubricant outlet and at least one filter path, wherein the lubricant inlet and the lubricant outlet are fluidically connected to each other by way of the filter path, and wherein an output shaft of the camshaft adjusting device has two wall sections, wherein the at least one filter path is configured in a filter volume between the two wall sections, and wherein the lubricant inlet is at a smaller distance from the axis of rotation than the lubricant outlet, and the filter path extends at least in sections in the radial direction with respect to the axis of rotation.

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.

The invention relates to a screen for a hydraulic valve including a band plate with screen openings wherein the screen openings form etched functional contours. The invention also relates to a hydraulic valve with the screen.

An oil passage control valve include: a sleeve, including an internal passage extending in an axis direction and through which hydraulic oil passes, an annular groove formed on an outer periphery, and an opening penetrating in a radial direction in a region of the annular groove and through which hydraulic oil passes; a valve body, slidably housed in the internal passage and opening and closing the opening; a filter member of a strip-like shape, annularly wrapped around and fixed to the annular groove; and a drive element, driving the valve body. The sleeve includes a protrusion protruding from a bottom surface and a side surface of the annular groove at a position offset from the opening within the region of the annular groove. The filter member includes a notch engaged with the protrusion, a filtration part facing the opening, and a joint where both end regions overlap.

A fluid control valve unit includes: a fluid control valve including a sleeve that defines an axis and a spool slidably disposed in the sleeve; a passage member including an inner peripheral surface to which the sleeve is fitted, passages, an annular receiving part facing one end of the sleeve, an opening adjacent to the annular receiving part, and an annular groove formed adjacent to the other end of the sleeve and recessed from the inner peripheral surface; a filter member including an elastic part sandwiched between the one end of the sleeve and the annular receiving part and exerting a biasing force in the axial direction; and a snap ring fitted in the annular groove for receiving the other end of the sleeve and detachably receiving the spool.

An oil passage control valve include: a sleeve, including an internal passage extending in an axis direction and through which hydraulic oil passes, an annular groove formed on an outer periphery, and an opening penetrating in a radial direction in a region of the annular groove and through which hydraulic oil passes; a valve body, slidably housed in the internal passage and opening and closing the opening; a filter member of a strip-like shape, annularly wrapped around and fixed to the annular groove; and a drive element, driving the valve body. The sleeve includes a protrusion protruding from a bottom surface and a side surface of the annular groove at a position offset from the opening within the region of the annular groove. The filter member includes a notch engaged with the protrusion, a filtration part facing the opening, and a joint where both end regions overlap.