Classifications

• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
  • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
  • F02B75/00—Other engines
  • F02B75/04—Engines with variable distances between pistons at top dead-centre positions and cylinder heads
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
  • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
  • F02B75/00—Other engines
  • F02B75/04—Engines with variable distances between pistons at top dead-centre positions and cylinder heads
  • F02B75/045—Engines with variable distances between pistons at top dead-centre positions and cylinder heads by means of a variable connecting rod length
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
  • F01B—MACHINES OR ENGINES, IN GENERAL OR OF POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT TYPE, e.g. STEAM ENGINES
  • F01B9/00—Reciprocating-piston machines or engines characterised by connections between pistons and main shafts, not specific to groups F01B1/00 - F01B7/00
  • F01B9/04—Reciprocating-piston machines or engines characterised by connections between pistons and main shafts, not specific to groups F01B1/00 - F01B7/00 with rotary main shaft other than crankshaft
  • F01B9/047—Reciprocating-piston machines or engines characterised by connections between pistons and main shafts, not specific to groups F01B1/00 - F01B7/00 with rotary main shaft other than crankshaft with rack and pinion
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
  • F01L—CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES
  • F01L1/00—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear
  • F01L1/34—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of means for changing the timing of the valves without changing the duration of opening and without affecting the magnitude of the valve lift
  • F01L1/344—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of means for changing the timing of the valves without changing the duration of opening and without affecting the magnitude of the valve lift changing the angular relationship between crankshaft and camshaft, e.g. using helicoidal gear
  • F01L1/348—Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear characterised by the provision of means for changing the timing of the valves without changing the duration of opening and without affecting the magnitude of the valve lift changing the angular relationship between crankshaft and camshaft, e.g. using helicoidal gear by means acting on timing belts or chains

Definitions

• the subject of the present invention is a device making it possible to vary the effective displacement and / or volumetric ratio of a piston engine during its operation.
• volumetric ratio is also, according to the usual language, a geometric relation existing between the chamber volume and the volume defined by the stroke that multiplies the bore. We will retain here the effective volumetric ratio determined by the effective compression ratio of the fresh gases.
• the maximum efficiency of internal combustion piston engines is generally recorded at full load, ie throttle valve at full opening, at speed or range of speed where the average effective pressure of the engine cycle is at its maximum value.
• the main characteristic of the engines which defines their maximum output power and speed is their displacement.
• large displacement motors consume more energy than large displacement motors, due to a greater distance from their operating conditions generating maximum efficiency.
• the disadvantages of large displacement engines can become an advantage in conditions of use requiring high power, for example on high speed motorways.
• the adjustment of the power of the engines is carried out mainly by action on their speed via a gearbox, and on their load through the throttle valve which controls the intake pressure by rolling and modifies the filling rate of the cylinder (s) and the effective average pressure of the engine cycle.
• Another characteristic of the engines determines their general performance: it is their volumetric ratio. This is defined by the relationship between the volume of the cylinder and the volume of the explosion chamber. This ratio is fixed, it is calculated taking into account the maximum load conditions of the engine and the fuel used, or at partial load or when the cylinder is insufficiently filled at high revs, this ratio could be significantly increased in order to increase the engine efficiency. If the advantage of adapting the engine displacement to the work required of them is obvious, today there is practically no effective device enabling engines, and in particular automobile engines, to obtain this result. However, devices have been tested which in particular provide for disengaging or rendering a certain number of cylinders passive on multi-cylinder engines.
• the device according to the invention has the following advantages according to a particular embodiment:
• the engine automatically adapts its displacement to the work requested of it, taking into account the operating conditions which are imposed on it. • Associated with a supercharging device, the engine can be smaller than a conventional engine while retaining a high power and this without penalizing the efficiency at partial load.
• the engine adapts its volumetric ratio to said filling conditions in order to optimize its performance, ie, it optimizes its effective compression ratio as a function of the diet.
• the maximum power of the engine is increased, in particular by improving the filling of its cylinder (s) at high speed.
• the idle speed can be lowered by reducing the residual burnt gas.
• the engine can operate at degraded efficiency allowing rapid heating of the catalyst used in the exhaust to treat pollutants.
• the engine cycle exploits a longer expansion stroke than the stroke used to compress the gases, the expansion diagram then being truncated later than on an engine of the same displacement as defined according to the prior art.
• the time necessary for the compression of the gases is reduced, this limits the time of confinement of the gases which is favorable for triggering undesirable detonation effects.
• the device according to the invention comprises, according to a first characteristic:
• a system allowing the volumetric ratio of the engine to be controlled during its operation.
• the system acts by modifying the origin of the stroke of the piston relative to the cylinder without modifying the length of said stroke.
• a system for monitoring the effective displacement of the engine operates by pushing back into the intake manifold part of the gases admitted into the engine cylinder thanks to the assistance of an additional intake valve.
• the closing of the additional intake valve can be significantly delayed so that the piston expels excess inlet gas during its ascent into the cylinder and the start of gas compression takes place later during the upward stroke of the piston.
• the intake valve as defined according to the prior art can itself be used for this task, this by checking its opening and closing diagrams.
• This device according to the invention comprises in particular for a displacement:
• a piston provided with a rack mounted integrally with its lower part, said rack constituting one of the parts of a meshing system, and being held in a guide system which allows it a movement of longitudinal translation.
• a control rack mounted in a cavity or on a guide arranged in the engine block which allows it a longitudinal translation movement, the position of said control rack being controlled by a control device.
• a connecting rod mounted freely on the crankshaft of the engine which comprises in its upper part a free mounted gear, said gear constituting the element for transmitting movement between the piston and said connecting rod.
• a control device which makes it possible to act on the position of the control rack taking account of the result of the processing of the parameters coming from said probes;
• a servo device which makes it possible to act on the angular offset of the camshaft controlling the opening of the additional intake valve taking into account the result of the processing of the parameters coming from said probes.
• the device according to the invention comprises:
• the gear is designed to constitute the member for transmitting the movement between the piston and the connecting rod;
• a control device which acts on the position of the control rack and which includes:
• At least one hydraulic cylinder or any other system making it possible to impart a translational movement to the control rack and made integral with said control rack by any mechanical connection;
• At least one hydraulic cylinder or any other system making it possible to constitute a device which controls the angular offset of the camshaft which controls the opening of the additional intake valve, said hydraulic cylinder being able to act, according to a particular mode of embodiment and by way of nonlimiting example, on the position of an additional pulley thus varying the length of belt or chain located between the pulley of the camshaft of the intake and exhaust valves of the engine such as defined according to the prior art, and the pulley of the camshaft of the additional intake valve; • And a device which controls the angular offset of the camshaft controlling the opening of the additional intake valve and which does not necessarily act on the camshaft controlling the intake and exhaust valves of the motor as defined according to the rules of the prior art.
• the latter has, according to a particular embodiment, the following advantages:
• the control system provides in particular that:
• a control rod positioned parallel to the cylinder axis having a shoulder and being able to move longitudinally, said control rod passing right through the cylinder cover, the cylinder body and the cylinder piston by means of orifices in said cylinder cover, cylinder body and cylinder piston;
• Valves housed in a duct arranged in the mass of the cylinder piston, allowing the circulation of hydraulic fluid between the upper and lower chambers of the cylinder to be authorized or prohibited as defined by the position of the cylinder piston relative to the body cylinder;
• a non-return valve housed in a hydraulic fluid inlet duct, the orifice of which opens into the central part of the cylinder body, said non-return valve allowing the entry of hydraulic fluid into the cylinder body, but preventing the outlet ;
• Sealing devices which can be made, according to a particular embodiment according to the invention, of rubber O-rings. According to a particular embodiment, its operation requires one or more low-power servo means making it possible to act on the longitudinal position of the control rod relative to the jack body, taking account of the operating requirements of the engine.
• the control device making it possible to act on the position of the control rack comprises:
• An eccentric longitudinal duct which is arranged in the mass of the cylinder piston and which connects the lower and upper circular surfaces of said cylinder piston.
• the duct is designed so that it constitutes a housing for the two valves making it possible to authorize or prohibit the circulation of the hydraulic fluid.
• the conduit is of a diameter greater than that of the valves in order to allow the flow of the fluid through said conduit when said valves are open;
• An eccentric longitudinal duct which is arranged in the mass of the cylinder piston and which ensures the longitudinal guidance of the control rod; •
• a cylinder piston which has a cavity on its cylindrical surface opposite the hydraulic fluid inlet orifice opening into the central part of the cylinder body. The cavity has a height at least equivalent to the maximum stroke of the cylinder piston and is connected to the eccentric longitudinal duct arranged in the mass of the cylinder piston;
• Valves which allow the circulation of hydraulic fluid between the upper and lower chambers of the cylinder to be authorized or prohibited as defined by the position of the cylinder piston relative to the cylinder body.
• the valves consist of rings which can slide around the control rod. The inside diameter of the valves is less than the diameter of the shoulder of the control rod. When the valves are not kept open by the shoulder of the control rod, they are held in their seats by springs;
• a shoulder of the control rod which ensures the centering of said control rod in the eccentric longitudinal duct arranged in the mass of the cylinder piston.
• the shoulder makes it possible to move one or the other of the valves making it possible to authorize or prohibit the circulation of the hydraulic fluid between the upper and lower chambers of the jack.
• the shoulder is provided with grooves or grooves allowing the circulation of the fluid through the conduit;
• a non-return valve which is housed in the hydraulic fluid inlet pipe, the orifice of which opens into the central part of the jack body and which may consist, according to a particular embodiment, of a ball held on carried by a spring and closing a hole;
• a hydraulic fluid inlet conduit whose orifice opens into the central part of the cylinder body and which can be connected, according to a particular embodiment, to the pressurized hydraulic circuit ensuring the lubrication of the variable displacement engine.
• the device according to the invention making it possible to vary the effective displacement and / or the volumetric ratio of a piston engine during its operation, comprises:
• a first device making it possible to control the volumetric ratio of the engine by acting by modifying the origin of the stroke of the piston relative to the cylinder without modifying the length of said stroke;
• the device according to the present invention comprises a first device making it possible to control the volumetric ratio of the engine constituted by a gear system which comprises: • A rack integral with the lower part of the piston and which is held in a guide system allowing a longitudinal translational movement to said rack;
• the device according to the present invention comprises a second device for controlling the effective displacement of the engine consisting of an additional intake valve and a device which controls its opening / closing and which makes it possible to modify the angular offset of the closing point. and opening said valve relative to the crankshaft.
• the device according to the present invention comprises a second device making it possible to control the effective displacement of the engine without an additional intake valve consisting of a device which controls the opening and closing of the intake valve known per se and which makes it possible to modify the angular offset of the point of closure and opening of said valve relative to the crankshaft.
• the device according to the present invention comprises a device controlling the opening and closing of the additional intake valve which is a camshaft controlled by a device which controls its angular offset relative to the crankshaft of the engine.
• the device according to the present invention comprises a device controlling the opening and closing of the intake valve known per se which consists of an additional camshaft controlled by a device which controls its angular offset relative to the engine crankshaft , said additional camshaft actuating said valve via a mechanical connection in addition to the movement imparted to said valve by its camshaft.
• the device according to the present invention comprises a device controlling the angular offset of the camshaft controlling the opening of the additional intake valve which consists of an intermediate pulley whose position defines the length of the timing belt or chain between the camshaft pulley of the engine intake and exhaust valves and the camshaft pulley which controls the opening of the additional intake valve.
• the device according to the present invention comprises a device controlling the position of the control rack which consists of a hydraulic cylinder which acts on said rack via a mechanical connection.
• the device according to the present invention comprises a device which controls the position of the intermediate pulley consisting of a hydraulic cylinder.
• the device according to the present invention comprises a gear having a truncated profile so as to retain only the teeth useful for the transmission of movement between the piston and the connecting rod.
• the device according to the present invention comprises rolling surfaces which are arranged respectively on the gear and the racks ensuring permanent centering of said gear between said racks, while the point of contact between said rolling surfaces is permanently positioned at the primitive of the gear.
• the device according to the present invention comprises a piston whose cylindrical part is of a height sufficient to accommodate segments, but does not include a skirt ensuring its longitudinal guidance.
• the device making it possible to vary the effective displacement and / or the volumetric ratio of a piston engine comprises a device controlling the position of the control rack which comprises:
• a hydraulic cylinder comprising means for extending its axis making it possible to maintain a volume of fluid displaced as a function of the stroke of the cylinder piston which is identical for each of the upper and lower chambers of said cylinder.
• Control means which make it possible to move towards a determined position or to maintain in a determined position the axis of the jack with respect to the body of the jack.
• the device according to the present invention comprises a control device which comprises:
• An actuator body mounted fixed relative to the engine block parallel to the control rack, an actuator cover mounted fixed relative to the actuator body, an actuator piston, an actuator axis and an actuator axis extension assembly with the control rack, which constitute the upper guide system of said control rack and which can move longitudinally relative to the cylinder body;
• Control means which consist of a control rod having a shoulder and which can move longitudinally, said control rod being positioned parallel to the cylinder axis and passing right through the cylinder cover, the body of cylinder and the cylinder piston by means of orifices arranged in said cylinder cover, cylinder body and piston cylinder, valves housed in a conduit placed longitudinally and eccentrically arranged in the mass of the cylinder piston, said valves making it possible to authorize or prohibit the circulation of hydraulic fluid between the upper and lower chambers of the cylinder as defined by the position of the jack piston relative to the jack body, said valves being made up of rings which can slide around the control rod, and their internal diameter being less than the diameter of the shoulder of the control rod so that 'it is possible to keep them open thanks to said shoulder of said control rod, when said valves are not kept open by said shoulder of said control rod, they are held in their seat by springs, and a check valve -return housed in a hydraulic fluid inlet conduit whose orifice opens into the central part of the central
• the device according to the present invention comprises a control device which comprises a jack piston provided with a cavity on its cylindrical surface facing the orifice of the hydraulic fluid inlet pipe opening into the central part of the jack body, said cavity being of a height at least equivalent to the maximum stroke of said cylinder piston and being connected to the conduit placed longitudinally and eccentrically arranged in the mass of said cylinder piston connecting the lower and upper circular surfaces of said cylinder piston a connecting channel.
• the device according to the present invention comprises a control device which comprises a non-return valve consisting of a ball held on a bearing by a spring and closing an orifice.
• the device according to the present invention comprises a control device which comprises a hydraulic fluid inlet pipe, one of the orifices of which opens into the central part of the jack body and which is connected to the pressurized hydraulic circuit ensuring the lubrication of the engine. with variable displacement.
• the device according to the present invention comprises a control device which comprises sealing elements made up of rubber O-rings.
• the device according to the present invention comprises a control device whose shoulder ensures the centering of the control rod in the conduit placed longitudinally and eccentrically arranged in the mass of said cylinder piston, said shoulder comprising grooves or grooves allowing the circulation of hydraulic fluid through said conduit.
• Figure 1 is a schematic sectional front view of the device according to the invention.
• Figure 2 is a schematic sectional right view along line AA of Figure 1 of the device according to the invention.
• Figure 3 is a schematic sectional view of the opening control device of the intake valve as defined according to the prior art, which, according to a variant of the device according to the invention, can be used to control the displacement of the motor.
• Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the arrangement of the main elements which constitute the device according to the invention.
• FIG. 5 is an overall view showing the positioning of the control device according to the invention which makes it possible to act on the position of the control rack relative to the other elements constituting the variable displacement motor, and the representation of an alternative embodiment of the meshing system.
• Figure 6 is a schematic sectional front view of the control rack control device.
• Figure 7 is a perspective view showing the arrangement and appearance of the main elements which constitute the device for controlling the position of the control rack according to the invention.
• the device according to the invention is inserted in an environment well known from the prior art: piston engines.
• FIGS 1 to 4 there is shown an engine comprising a piston 1, a cylinder 2, valves 3, 4, 15 or 22, an engine block 5, a cylinder head 6, a crankshaft 7, a spark plug 8 and a explosion chamber 9.
• the device according to the invention essentially comprises a rack 10 integral with the lower part of the piston 1, a control rack 11 mounted in a cavity or on a guide, arranged in the engine block 5, a device 12 which controls the position of said control rack relative to the engine block. It also includes a connecting rod 13 mounted free on the crankshaft 7 of the engine and which comprises in its upper part a gear 14 mounted free.
• the cylindrical part of the piston 1 is of sufficient height to accommodate the segments, but does not have a skirt ensuring its longitudinal guidance (Figure 5).
• the gear 14 may have a truncated profile so as to retain only the teeth useful for the transmission of movement between the piston 1 and the connecting rod 13 ( Figure 5).
• the rolling surfaces are arranged respectively on the gear 14 and the racks 10, 11 ensuring the permanent centering of the said gear between the said racks, while the point of contact between the said rolling surfaces is permanently positioned at the level of the primitive of the gear 14 ( Figure 5).
• the device according to the invention further comprises an additional intake valve 15 whose camshaft 16 controlling its opening is controlled by a device 17 which controls its angular offset relative to the crankshaft 7 of the engine.
• the function fulfilled by the additional intake valve 15 can be assumed by the intake valve 22 as defined according to the prior art as shown in FIG. 3.
• the additional device then makes it possible to modify the angular offset of the point of closure and opening of the valve 22 relative to the crankshaft 7.
• the additional device may include an additional camshaft 21 slaved to a device not shown which controls its angular offset relative to the engine crankshaft.
• the additional camshaft 21 actuates the inlet valve 22 via a mechanical connection 23 in addition to the movement imparted to said valve by its camshaft 24 as defined according to the prior art.
• the device according to the invention may also include various accessories, not shown, such as probes transmitting various operating parameters of the engine, one or more computers or devices processing the information coming from said probes and a system allowing the device to be subjected 12 which controls the position of the control rack 11 with respect to the engine block 5 and the device 17 which controls the angular offset of the additional intake valve 15 as a result of the processing of the information from said probes.
• various accessories not shown, such as probes transmitting various operating parameters of the engine, one or more computers or devices processing the information coming from said probes and a system allowing the device to be subjected 12 which controls the position of the control rack 11 with respect to the engine block 5 and the device 17 which controls the angular offset of the additional intake valve 15 as a result of the processing of the information from said probes.
• the operation of the device making it possible to vary the effective displacement and / or the volumetric ratio of a piston engine is as follows:
• the modification of the effective displacement of the engine while maintaining an adequate volumetric ratio is effected by the combined action of the devices making it possible to control, during its operation, the volumetric ratio of the engine on the one hand and the effective displacement of said engine on the other.
• the volumetric ratio of the engine is checked by checking the original position of the stroke of the piston 1 relative to the cylinder 2, without modifying the length of said stroke.
• the effective displacement of the engine is checked as follows:
• the control device 12 of the rack 11 receives the order to move said control rack 11. This order is materialized, for example, by the introduction into a hydraulic cylinder 25 of a certain volume of pressurized oil from of a pump (not shown).
• the volume introduced is previously calculated by the device (s) (not shown) processing the information coming from parametric engine probes (not shown).
• the action of the control device 12 on the control rack 11 by means of a mechanical link 20 has the effect of imparting to said control rack 11 a translational movement parallel to its longitudinal axis.
• the control rack 11 constitutes a meshing system with the gear 14 mounted freely in the upper part of the connecting rod 13 and the rack 10 secured to the lower part of the piston 1.
• the displacement of the control rack 11 implies a modification the point of origin of the stroke of the piston 1 relative to the cylinder 2.
• the modification of the point of origin of the stroke has the effect of modifying the volume of the explosion chamber 9, the length of said stroke being unchanged, the engine's volumetric ratio is changed.
• the control of the effective displacement of the engine also operates as follows:
• the device 17 which controls the angular offset of the camshaft 16 which controls the opening of the additional intake valve 15 receives the order to delay or to advance the closing of said additional intake valve 15.
• This order is materialized according to a particular embodiment of the control device 17 by the introduction into a hydraulic cylinder 26 of a certain volume of pressurized oil from of a pump (not shown).
• the volume introduced is calculated beforehand by the device (s) not shown performing the processing of information coming from parametric engine probes (not shown).
• the hydraulic cylinder 26 can act on the position of an intermediate pulley 18 which modifies the length of timing belt 27 or chain between the pulley 28 of the camshaft 24 of the intake 3 and exhaust 4 valves of the engine, and the pulley 29 of the camshaft 16 which controls the opening of the additional intake valve 15.
• a delay calculated on closing the additional intake valve 15 has the effect of allowing the piston 1 to discharge into the intake manifold 19 a certain quantity of fresh gas admitted in excess on the one hand, and to exploit only part of the length of the stroke of the piston 1 to compress the gases on the other hand.
• the fresh gases discharged into the intake manifold 19 can be re-aspirated by a neighboring cylinder during the intake phase.
• the device according to the invention provides that the ratio between the volume of the explosion chamber defined by the system which controls the volumetric ratio and the length of the piston stroke used to compress the fresh gases may not remain constant, in order to to allow the engine to work according to the highest effective volumetric ratio possible authorized by the operating conditions of said engine.
• FIGS. 5 to 7 show an alternative embodiment of the device 12 which controls the position of the control rack 11 relative to the engine block 5.
• the control device 12 essentially comprises a jack body 45 mounted fixed relative to the engine block 5 parallel to the control rack 11, a jack cover 46 mounted fixed relative to the jack body 45, a jack piston 47, a cylinder axis 48 and a cylinder axis extension 49 assembled with the control rack 11, which constitute the upper guide system of said control rack 11 and which can move longitudinally relative to the cylinder body 45.
• control means 42 which consist of a control rod 50 provided with a shoulder 51 and which can move longitudinally.
• the control rod 50 is positioned parallel to the actuator axis 48 and passes right through the actuator cover 46, the actuator body 45 and the actuator piston 47 by means of conduits arranged in said actuator covers 46, cylinder body 45 and cylinder piston 47.
• the control means 42 also consist of valves 52, 53 housed in a conduit 54 arranged in the mass of the cylinder piston 47.
• the valves 52, 53 make it possible to authorize or prohibit the circulation of the hydraulic fluid between the upper 40 and lower 41 chambers of the jack as defined by the position of the jack piston 47 relative to the jack body 45.
• the valves 52, 53 consist of rings which can slide around the control rod 50. The internal diameter of the rings is provided smaller than the diameter of the shoulder 51 of the control rod 50 so that it is possible to keep them open by said audit the shoulder 51.
• the control means 42 consist of a non-return valve 43 housed in a hydraulic fluid inlet conduit 57, one of the orifices of which opens into the central part of the jack body 45.
• the non-return valve 43 authorizes the entry of hydraulic fluid into the cylinder body 45, but prohibits the exit.
• the valve 43 may consist, according to a particular embodiment, of a ball 58 held on a surface by a spring 59 in order to close an orifice 44.
• the control means 42 of the device 12 provide that the jack piston 47 has a cavity 30 on its cylindrical surface opposite the inlet duct 57 provided in the central part of the jack body 45.
• the cavity 30 is of a height at least equivalent to the maximum stroke of the cylinder piston 47.
• the cavity 30 communicates with the conduit 54 placed longitudinally and eccentrically in order to connect the lower and upper circular surfaces of the cylinder piston 47, by a connecting channel 31.
• control means 42 also provide that the moving elements 49, 48, 47, 50, 52, 53 are respectively provided with sealing elements which may consist of rubber O-rings 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 , 37, 38, 39.
• control device 12 shown in Figures 5 to 7 is as follows:
• the position of the control rack 11 is checked by means of the control rod 50, the position of which determines the position of the jack piston 47 by the action of the two valves 52, 53.
• valves 52, 53 make it possible to control the volume of oil trapped respectively in the upper 40 and lower 41 chamber of the hydraulic cylinder.
• the control of the position of the control rack 11 operates as follows
• the computer not shown which permanently defines the adequate height of the control rack 11 taking into account the operating conditions of the engine acts on the position of the control rod 50 via a servo device which can for example consist of a low power electric stepper motor (not shown).
• the new position of the control rod 50 relative to the cylinder piston 47 integral with the control rack 11, has the effect of opening the valve 52, 53 located on the side of the direction of movement of said control rod 50, the valve then being lifted by the shoulder 51.
• valve 52, 53 open, one or more cycles of change of direction of the additional effort may be necessary.
• the valve 52, 53 remained free relative to the control rod 50 then ensuring a non-return role preventing the hydraulic fluid stored on its side from returning to the side of the valve 52, 53 is kept open by the control rod 50, and this until the desired position of the cylinder piston 47 is obtained relative to the cylinder body 45.
• Closing and opening the corresponding valves has the effect of filling the chamber opposite to the leaking chamber of hydraulic fluid admitted via the non-return valve 43 housed in the conduit 57.
• the hydraulic fluid is conveyed to the chamber 40, 41 opposite to the leaking chamber thanks to the cavity 30 provided on the cylindrical surface of the cylinder piston 47 which is opposite on the one hand with the orifice of the conduit 57 opening into the central part of the cylinder body 45 and on the other hand with the connecting channel 31 which connects said cavity 30 to the conduit 54, arranged in the mass of the cylinder piston 47.
• the position of the control rod 50 therefore permanently conditions the position of the control rack 11 relative to the engine block 5, and therefore the volume of the explosion chamber 9 of the engine. It is thus possible to control the chamber volume of the engine with a very low-power servo device (not shown).

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