Electronic Valve Train Assembly

Abstract

An electronic valve train assembly for performing intake and exhaust duties of an internal combustion engine includes a housing that is mounted to a head of an internal combustion engine. A plurality of valves is each movably integrated into the housing and extends into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine. A plurality of magnets is each attached to a respective one of the valves. A plurality of first electromagnets is each positioned within the housing to magnetically attract a respective one of the magnets when the first electromagnets are turned on thereby urging the valves into a closed condition. A plurality of second electromagnets is each positioned within the housing to magnetically attract a respective one of the magnets when the second electromagnets are turned on thereby urging the valves into an open condition.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An electronic valve train assembly for electronically opening and closing valves in an internal combustion engine, said assembly comprising:
 an internal combustion engine having a head and a combustion chamber;   a housing being elongated along a longitudinal axis thereby facilitating said housing to be mounted to said head of said internal combustion engine;   a plurality of valves, each of said valves being movably integrated into said housing, each of said valves extending outwardly from said housing thereby facilitating each of said valves to extend through said head and into a combustion chamber of said internal combustion engine;   a plurality of magnets, each of said magnets being attached to a respective one of said valves, each of said magnets being positioned within said housing;   a plurality of first electromagnets, each of said first electromagnets being positioned within said housing, each of said first electromagnets magnetically attracting a respective one of said magnets when said first electromagnets are turned on thereby urging said valves into a closed condition;   a plurality of second electromagnets, each of said second electromagnets being positioned within said housing, each of said second electromagnets magnetically attracting a respective one of said magnets when said second electromagnets are turned on thereby urging said valves into an open condition; and   a control unit being integrated into said internal combustion engine, said control unit being in communication with each of said first electromagnets and each of said second electromagnets, said control unit being in communication with an engine control module of said internal combustion engine, each of said first electromagnets being turned on when said control unit receives a close command from said engine control module, each of said second electromagnets being turned off when said control unit receives said close command from said engine control module, each of said second electromagnets being turned on when said control unit receives an open command from said engine control module, each of said first electromagnets being turned off when said control unit receives said open command from said engine control module.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said housing has a top wall, a bottom wall and an outer wall extending between said top wall and said bottom wall, said outer wall having a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a front side and a back side, each of said first lateral side and said second lateral side having an angled portion angling inwardly toward said bottom wall such that said bottom wall has a width being less than a width of said top wall;   said bottom wall has a plurality of holes each extending into an interior of said housing, said holes being spaced apart from each other and being distributed between said front side and said back side; and   said bottom wall abuts a top surface of said head of said internal combustion engine having each of said holes being aligned with a respective one of a plurality of valve guides in said head.   
     
     
         3 . The assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein each of said valves has a stem and a valve head, said stem having a distal end with respect to said valve head, said stem of each of said valves extending through a respective one of said holes in said bottom wall of said housing having said distal end of said stem of each of said valves being positioned within said housing, said stem of each of said valves extending through a respective one of said valve guides in said head such said valve head is positioned in said combustion chamber of said internal combustion engine. 
     
     
         4 . The assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein each of said magnets has a top surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface having a flattened portion and a pair of angled portions, said flat portion lying on a plane being oriented coplanar with said top surface, said flattened portion being positioned between each of said angled portions, each of said angled portions angling upwardly toward said top surface such that each of said magnets has a trapezoidal shape, said stem of each of said valves extending through said flattened portion and said top surface of a respective one of said magnets having said distal end of said stem being exposed on said top surface of said respective magnet. 
     
     
         5 . The assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein each of said first electromagnets has an upper surface and a lower surface, said upper surface of each of said first electromagnets being bonded to an inside surface of a top wall of said housing, each of said first electromagnets being aligned with a respective one of said valves, each of said first electromagnets having an opening extending through said lower surface and said upper surface. 
     
     
         6 . The assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein:
 each of said magnets has a top surface;   each of said valves includes a stem having a distal end; and   said top surface of each of said magnets abuts said lower surface of a respective one of said first electromagnets when said first electromagnets are turned on having said distal end of said stem of said respective valve extending into said opening when said first electromagnets are turned on.   
     
     
         7 . The assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein each of said second electromagnets has a top surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface of each of said second electromagnets being bonded to an inside surface of said angled portion of a respective one of said first lateral side and said second lateral side of said outer wall of said housing. 
     
     
         8 . The assembly according to  claim 7 , wherein each of said second electromagnets is positioned adjacent to a respective one of said valves having said stem of said respective valve being positioned between a respective pair of said second electromagnets. 
     
     
         9 . The assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein each of said angled portions of said bottom surface of a respective one of said magnets abuts said top surface of a respective one of said second electromagnets when said second electromagnets are turned on. 
     
     
         10 . An electronic valve train assembly for electronically opening and closing valves in an internal combustion engine, said assembly comprising:
 an internal combustion engine having a head and a combustion chamber;   a housing being elongated along a longitudinal axis thereby facilitating said housing to be mounted to said head of said internal combustion engine, said housing having a top wall, a bottom wall and an outer wall extending between said top wall and said bottom wall, said outer wall having a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a front side and a back side, each of said first lateral side and said second lateral side having an angled portion angling inwardly toward said bottom wall such that said bottom wall has a width being less than a width of said top wall, said bottom wall having a plurality of holes each extending into an interior of said housing, said holes being spaced apart from each other and being distributed between said front side and said back side, said bottom wall abutting a top surface of said head of said internal combustion engine having each of said holes being aligned with a respective one of a plurality of valve guides in said head;   a plurality of valves, each of said valves being movably integrated into said housing, each of said valves extending outwardly from said housing thereby facilitating each of said valves to extend through said head and into a combustion chamber of said internal combustion engine, each of said valves having a stem and a valve head, said stem having a distal end with respect to said valve head, said stem of each of said valves extending through a respective one of said holes in said bottom wall of said housing having said distal end of said stem of each of said valves being positioned within said housing, said stem of each of said valves extending through a respective one of said valve guides in said head such said valve head is positioned in said combustion chamber of said internal combustion engine;   a plurality of magnets, each of said magnets being attached to a respective one of said valves, each of said magnets being positioned within said housing, each of said magnets having a top surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface having a flattened portion and a pair of angled portions, said flat portion lying on a plane being oriented coplanar with said top surface, said flattened portion being positioned between each of said angled portions, each of said angled portions angling upwardly toward said top surface such that each of said magnets has a trapezoidal shape, said stem of each of said valves extending through said flattened portion and said top surface of a respective one of said magnets having said distal end of said stem being exposed on said top surface of said respective magnet;   a plurality of first electromagnets, each of said first electromagnets being positioned within said housing, each of said first electromagnets magnetically attracting a respective one of said magnets when said first electromagnets are turned on thereby urging said valves into a closed condition, each of said first electromagnets having an upper surface and a lower surface, said upper surface of each of said first electromagnets being bonded to an inside surface of said top wall of said housing, each of said first electromagnets being aligned with a respective one of said valves, each of said first electromagnets having an opening extending through said lower surface and said upper surface, said top surface of each of said magnets abutting said lower surface of a respective one of said first electromagnets when said first electromagnets are turned on having said distal end of said stem of said respective valve extending into said opening when said first electromagnets are turned on;   a plurality of second electromagnets, each of said second electromagnets being positioned within said housing, each of said second electromagnets magnetically attracting a respective one of said magnets when said second electromagnets are turned on thereby urging said valves into an open condition, each of said second electromagnets having a top surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface of each of said second electromagnets being bonded to an inside surface of said angled portion of a respective one of said first lateral side and said second lateral side of said outer wall of said housing, each of said second electromagnets being positioned adjacent to a respective one of said valves having said stem of said respective valve being positioned between a respective pair of said second electromagnets, each of said angled portions of said bottom surface of a respective one of said magnets abutting said top surface of a respective one of said second electromagnets when said second electromagnets are turned on; and   a control unit being integrated into said internal combustion engine, said control unit being in communication with each of said first electromagnets and each of said second electromagnets, said control unit being in communication with an engine control module of said internal combustion engine, each of said first electromagnets being turned on when said control unit receives a close command from said engine control module, each of said second electromagnets being turned off when said control unit receives said close command from said engine control module, each of said second electromagnets being turned on when said control unit receives an open command from said engine control module, each of said first electromagnets being turned off when said control unit receives said open command from said engine control module, said control unit including a communication plug and a plurality of conductors each being electrically coupled to said communication plug, said communication plug being electrically matable to an output port on said engine control module, each of said conductors being electrically coupled to a respective one of said first electromagnets or a respective one of said second electromagnets.