CN106468193B - Internal combustion engine and the oil treatment provisions being used therewith - Google Patents

Internal combustion engine and the oil treatment provisions being used therewith Download PDF

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CN106468193B
CN106468193B CN201610664228.XA CN201610664228A CN106468193B CN 106468193 B CN106468193 B CN 106468193B CN 201610664228 A CN201610664228 A CN 201610664228A CN 106468193 B CN106468193 B CN 106468193B
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01MLUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
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    • F01M1/10Lubricating systems characterised by the provision therein of lubricant venting or purifying means, e.g. of filters
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01MLUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
    • F01M1/00Pressure lubrication
    • F01M1/02Pressure lubrication using lubricating pumps
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01MLUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
    • F01M9/00Lubrication means having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01M1/00 - F01M7/00
    • F01M9/02Lubrication means having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01M1/00 - F01M7/00 having means for introducing additives to lubricant
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01MLUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
    • F01M9/00Lubrication means having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01M1/00 - F01M7/00
    • F01M9/06Dip or splash lubrication

Abstract

The present invention relates to a kind of internal combustion engines with improved oil treatment system.The internal combustion engine can be splashing lubrication engine, wherein making oil stream through oily circulation loop by passively pump.On the other hand, it is possible to provide the oil dipstick tube of a part including oily circulation loop.In another aspect, internal combustion engine includes one or more protrusions, when oil treatment provisions are installed to internal combustion engine, the protrusion pierces through oil treatment provisions automatically, and oil treatment provisions are thus fluidly coupled to oily circulation loop.

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Internal combustion engine and the oil treatment provisions being used therewith
The cross reference of related application
This application claims the U.S. Provisional Patent Applications for the Application Serial No. 62/205,156 that August in 2015 is submitted on the 14th Equity, entire contents are incorporated herein by reference.
Background technique
Splash system lubrication engine it is known that and be widely used in small engine, such as grass trimmer, outboard operation on the sea, Those of lawn equipment, generator, washing machine, snowblower etc. engine.In splash system lubrication engine, it is gathered under crankcase The oil in portion, the oil such as on food tray, oil sump or other liquid storage devices are shed upwards in the form of drop (or water mists), thus Lubrication is provided to all parts of engine, such as valve system, piston pin, cylinder wall and piston ring.In such a typical splashing Formula lubricates in the design of engine, and the ladle that the connecting-rod bearing covers enters the draw-off tray positioned at crankshaft lower box part, and each crankshaft turns Oil is generated to splash.A channel can be drilled out in each connecting rod from ladle to bearing, to ensure to lubricate.In certain situations Under, splash system lubrication engine can be lubricated by the combination of splash lubrication and full-force feed.In some such embodiments, Oil pump can keep draw-off tray to be full of, and can splash on enough oil to other components of engine to make engine bearing always.
In addition, the gear of closed-end gear transmission can also be lubricated by splashing.In this case, the tooth of gear immerses oil In, it rotates with it and is then able to be diffused on the tooth of meshing gear.
Many splash system lubrication engines do not have oil treatment system.As it is used herein, oil processing include oil filtering and/ Or with required additive makeup oil.Engine oil can degrade because of the accumulation of wear particle, fuel, moisture and sludge.Meanwhile oil Additive is also in consumption-detergent, dispersing agent, corrosion inhibiter and rubbing agent.In splash system lubrication engine, oil degradation be by User maintenance consumes old oil come what is controlled, along with new oil.Therefore, the oil processing of splash system lubrication engine is clearly Desirable.But it is believed that adding oil treatment system into splash system lubrication engine will need to carry out very many casting It is a large amount of to redesign, thus generate great expenditure.
In addition, it is also necessary to the new method of oil is handled in the internal combustion engine with forced oil flow circuit.
Summary of the invention
The present invention provides a kind of solutions of aforementioned drawback for the lubrication engine that splashes, and also propose a kind of use The new method and apparatus of oil in processing internal combustion engine, the internal combustion engine had both included splashing to lubricate engine or including forcing Oil stream moves engine.
According to present disclosure, it will be clear that, inventive concept discussed in this article can be with minimal redesign It is incorporated in existing splashing lubrication engine design.In addition, although engine will be lubricated referring to splashing here, present invention is described, It is appreciated that theory disclosed herein can be used in including forcing in the engine type for flowing oily filtration circuit.Moreover, of the invention The method that can simply relate to oil treatment provisions itself or processing oil, and it is not limited to engine itself and/or its component.For example, It is contemplated that the device includes that can be readily inserted into the oily circulation loop of engine the present invention relates to the oil treatment provisions of sealing Come at least one of filter medium and/or the oil additive for handling oil.
The means that the present invention is capable of providing supplement oil additive, extends oil replacement interval and/or enhancing engine life.
On the one hand, the present invention can be a kind of splashing lubrication internal combustion engine, comprising: crankcase comprising have oil deposit Oil groove;Splashing component is located in the crankcase and is configured to splash around the crankcase from oil deposit Oil;Oily circulation loop is fluidly coupled to the oil deposit;Oily filter device is operably coupled to the oil circulation Circuit, the oil filter device includes filter medium;And passive pump, be operably coupled to the oily circulation loop and It is configured to from oil deposit filter circulate oil by the oily circulation loop.
Preferably, the passive pump, which is configured to be forced through the oil using the pressure change in the crankcase, follows The flowing of the oil of loop back path.
Preferably, the passive pump is that vacuum pulse pumps.
Preferably, the oily circulation loop includes: the oily supply passageway formed in the oil groove and in the oil groove The oily return path of middle formation, the oil supply passageway, which is used to lay in from the oil, extracts oil, institute into the oily circulation loop Oily return path is stated for returning to oil from the oily circulation loop to the oil deposit.
Preferably, the crankcase further includes main crankshaft cabinet, and the oil groove is attached to the main crankshaft cabinet.
Preferably, when splashing lubrication internal combustion engine is in off state, the ingate of the oil supply passageway and institute The outlet opening for stating oily return path is located under the oil liquid position of the oil deposit.
Preferably, the lubrication internal combustion engine that splashes further comprises: the oil dipstick tube extended from the crankcase, the oil Ruler pipe includes the first access;And wherein first access forms a part of the oily circulation loop.
Preferably, the lubrication internal combustion engine that splashes further comprises: installing to the oily filter device of the oil dipstick tube;With And it extends through the oily filter device and enters the dipstick of first access.
Preferably, the passive oil pump is installed to the oil dipstick tube.
On the other hand, the present invention can be a kind of internal combustion engine, comprising: crankcase comprising have the oil groove of oil deposit; Oil dipstick tube comprising the first access;Oily circulation loop, is fluidly coupled to the oil deposit, and described the of the oil dipstick tube One access forms a part of the oily circulation loop;Oil treatment provisions are operably coupled to oily circulation loop;And Pump, is operably coupled to oily circulation loop, and is configured to be recycled back to from the oil of oil deposit filter by oil It circulates on road.
Preferably, the internal combustion engine further comprises the splashing component in the crankcase, the splashing component It is configured to splash from the oil ring of the oil deposit around the crankcase.
Preferably, the internal combustion engine further comprises: dipstick, and it is logical that at least part of the dipstick is located at described first Lu Zhong.
Preferably, the internal combustion engine further comprises: oil dipstick tube comprising alternate path, the alternate path are formed A part of the oil circulation loop;Oil treatment provisions comprising filter medium;And the oil treatment provisions are installed to described Oil dipstick tube, so that the filtering of first access of the oil dipstick tube and the alternate path and the oil treatment provisions is situated between The opposite side of matter fluidly couples.
Preferably, oil flows through first access with first direction, and oil flows through the alternate path with second direction, The first direction is opposite with the second direction.
Preferably, first access of the oil dipstick tube is the oily return path of the oil dipstick tube, and described second Access is the oily supply passageway of the oil dipstick tube.
Preferably, the internal combustion engine further comprises: oil treatment provisions comprising shell, the shell include inner cavity, The filter medium is arranged in the shell so that the inner cavity of the oil treatment provisions is divided into inlet chamber and downstream chamber; Oil dipstick tube comprising at least one supply protrusion, the supply protrusion have oil stream through supply passageway therein;And oil processing Device, installation to the oil dipstick tube, so that at least one described supply protrusion pierces through the shell of the oil treatment provisions, Allow oil to the inlet chamber that the oil treatment provisions are transported to via the carrying path of at least one supply protrusion In.
Preferably, the internal combustion engine further comprises: at least one returns to protrusion, can flow through with oil therein Return path;And it is described at least one return to protrusion and pierce through the shells of the oil treatment provisions, allow oil to via At least one described described return path for returning to protrusion leaves the downstream chamber of the oil treatment provisions.
Preferably, the internal combustion engine further comprises: being attached to the holding element of the oil dipstick tube, the holding element Including at least one described return protrusion;And it is attached to the dipstick of the holding element, the dipstick passes through described at least one A return path for returning to protrusion and first access for entering the oil dipstick tube.
Preferably, the oil dipstick tube along oil dipstick tube axis extend, and wherein first access substantially parallel to The oil dipstick tube axis extends.
Preferably, the pump is installed to the oil dipstick tube.
Preferably, the internal combustion engine further comprises: pumping and have the pump of air chamber as vacuum pulse;Pump line Road has a first end and a second end, and the first end is fluidly coupled to the air chamber, and the second end opens at institute The inner cavity for stating crankcase, when the internal combustion engine is in normal operating state, the second end in the pump line road is located at institute On the oil liquid position for stating oil deposit.
In another aspect, the present invention can be a kind of internal combustion engine, comprising: crankcase comprising have the oil groove of oil deposit; Oily circulation loop is fluidly coupled to oily deposit;And pump, it is operably coupled to oily circulation loop and is configured to Oil from oil deposit filter is circulated by oily circulation loop;And installation branch comprising one or more is prominent It rises, the protrusion is configured to install when oil treatment provisions to the shell for piercing through oil treatment provisions when installing branch, thus will be oily It is attached to oily circulation loop to the cavity fluid of processing unit.
Preferably, the installation branch is located on the crankcase.
Preferably, the installation branch is located on the oil dipstick tube.
Preferably, each of one or more of protrusions include extending through access therein, and oil can flow through The flow channels.
Preferably, one or more of protrusions include at least one supply protrusion, and the supply protrusion has supply logical Road, oil can flow through the inner cavity that the supply passageway enters the oil treatment provisions, and at least one returns to protrusion tool There is return path, oil can leave the inner cavity of the oil treatment provisions by the return path.
Preferably, one or more of protrusions include prominent at least one multiple described supply of circumference pattern setting It rises;And wherein at least one described return protrusion is located within the circumference pattern.
Preferably, the internal combustion engine further comprises: oil treatment provisions, and the oil treatment provisions include: shell, has Inner cavity;And it is arranged at least one of filter medium or oil additive in the inner cavity of the shell;At the oil Manage device can be changed between following two state: (1) original state, wherein when being not mounted to the installation branch, the oil There is the housing seal in the inner cavity of processing unit;And (2) dispose state, wherein one or more of protrusions pierce through institute Shell is stated, thus the cavity fluid of the oily filter device is attached to the oily circulation loop.
Preferably, the oil treatment provisions include filter medium, and the filter medium is arranged in the shell with by institute The inner cavity for stating oily filter device is divided into inlet chamber and downstream chamber.
Preferably, the shell of the oil treatment provisions includes structural body, lid and bottom.
Preferably, at least one of the bottom and the lid are sheet metal, plastic tab or combinations thereof.
Preferably, each of the bottom of the shell of the oily filter device and the lid be sheet metal, Plastic tab or combinations thereof.
Preferably, the oil treatment provisions include oil additive.
Preferably, the oil additive is liquid form.
Preferably, one or more of protrusions include that the return protrusion of return path therein can be flowed through with oil; And in placement state, the lid and the bottom plate for returning to protrusion and piercing through the oily filter device, so that oil can The inner cavity of the oily filter device is left via the return path for returning to protrusion.
Preferably, the internal combustion engine further comprises: one or more protrusions, including at least one supply protrusion, institute Stating supply protrusion has supply passageway, and oil can flow through the inner cavity that the supply passageway enters the oil treatment provisions;With And holding element, it extends through the oil treatment provisions and returns to protrusion including at least one, the return protrusion includes Return path, oil can leave the inner cavity of the oil treatment provisions by the return path.
Preferably, the internal combustion engine further comprises: dipstick, and the dipstick passes through at least one return protrusion The return path.
Again in another aspect, the present invention can be the oil treatment process in a kind of internal combustion engine, comprising: provide oil processing dress It sets, the oil treatment provisions include shell, and the shell includes the inner cavity of sealing and is arranged in the inner cavity of the shell Filter medium or at least one of oil additive;And install oil treatment provisions to the installation branch of internal combustion engine, During installation, the shells of oil treatment provisions is pierced, and the cavity fluid of oil treatment provisions is thus attached to internal combustion and is drawn The oily circulation loop held up.
Preferably, during step b), one or more protrusions in the installation branch pierce through the oil treatment provisions The shell, be consequently formed one or more holes in the shell, oil can pass through the hole and flow into the inner cavity And/or it is flowed out from the inner cavity.
Preferably, one or more of protrusions include that oil can flow through access therein.
Preferably, the oil treatment provisions include oil additive.
Preferably, the oil additive is liquid condition.
Preferably, the oil treatment provisions include filter medium.
Preferably, once step b) is completed, the oil stream of the oily circulation loop is flowed through through the oil treatment provisions.
On the other hand, the present invention can be a kind of oil treatment provisions, comprising: shell forms sealing inner cavity;And filtering is situated between Matter is arranged in the inner cavity;And oil additive, it is arranged in the inner cavity, the oil additive is liquid form.
Preferably, the shell of the oil treatment provisions includes structural body, lid and bottom.
Preferably, at least one of the bottom and the lid are sheet metal, plastic tab or combinations thereof.
Preferably, each of the bottom of the shell of the oily filter device and the lid be sheet metal, Plastic tab or combinations thereof.
The other aspects of application of the invention will be clearer by detailed description provided below.It is appreciated that described Be described in detail and specific example when indicating the embodiment of the present invention only for the purposes of illustration, without of the invention to limit Range.
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The present invention is more fully understood by below in conjunction with attached drawing and following detailed description, in which:
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of a part of the lubrication internal combustion engine according to the present invention that splashes;
Fig. 2 shows the top perspective view of the lubrication engine according to the present invention that splashes in the form that first partial is cut off;
Fig. 3 shows the side view for the lubrication engine that splashes in Fig. 2 in the form of the second local excision;
Fig. 4 is the enlarged view of region IV-IV in Fig. 2;
Fig. 5 is the perspective view of the oil treatment provisions in the accommodating chamber of the oil dipstick tube of the splashing lubrication engine in load map 2;
Fig. 6 is the decomposition view of Fig. 5;
Fig. 7 is the perspective view of the splashing lubrication engine in Fig. 2, shows oil treatment provisions, pump, oil dipstick tube with decomposing state Top and holding element;
Fig. 8 shows the perspective view of oil treatment provisions according to the present invention in the form of local excision;
Fig. 9 A is the schematic diagram that forced oil according to the present invention flows engine, wherein the oil treatment provisions are in initial shape State, wherein housing seal;And
Fig. 9 B is the schematic diagram of the forced oil flowing engine in Fig. 9 B, and wherein oil treatment provisions are in placement state, wherein The oil treatment provisions are installed to installation branch and are coupled with oily circulation loop fluid.
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Description below with preferred embodiment is substantially only exemplary, and be never intended to restriction the present invention, The application or use of the invention.
As using in the whole text, range is used as simply expressing, for describing each value within the scope of this.Appointing in range What value can choose the endpoint for the range.In addition, that is drawn herein passes through all referring to document to its whole reference merging In this.In the definition situation contradictory with the definition of drawn bibliography of present disclosure, it is subject to present disclosure.
Principle according to the present invention is intended to read in conjunction with the accompanying to the description of exemplary embodiment, and attached drawing is considered It is a part of entire written description.In the description disclosed herein to the embodiment of the present invention, direction or orientation are appointed What refers to the convenience merely for description, it is no intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.Relational language, such as "lower", "upper", "horizontal", "vertical", " on ", " under ", " upward ", " downward ", "left", "right", " top ", " bottom " and its group New word (such as " horizontally ", " down ", " upward " etc.) should be construed as described in instruction discussion or shown in figure Orientation.These relational languages are only used for the convenience of description, it is not required that device is with specific directional structure or operation, except non-clearly It points out.Term, such as " attachment ", " attaching ", " connection ", " connection ", " interconnection ", " installation " etc., it is straight to indicate multiple structures Ground connection or relationship that is indirectly secured to one another by intermediate structure or being attached, and removable or rigidity attachment or relationship, are removed Non-clearly point out.
Referring first to Fig. 1, it is schematically shown that splashing according to the present invention lubricates engine 2000.Unlike traditional splashing Engine is lubricated, lubrication of splashing engine 2000 includes oil treatment system.Lubrication of splashing engine 2000 is internal combustion engine, and is usually wrapped It includes and defines that the crankcase 2100 of inner cavity 2101 (for the succinct and easy of instruction, illustrates only crankcase 2100 herein A part).Crankcase 2100 generallys include main crankshaft cabinet 2110 (it is the top of crankcase 2100) and 2120 (its of oil groove It is the lower part of crankcase 2100).Oil groove 2120 (it is referred to alternatively as food tray or draw-off tray) forms a peviform object, and engine oil is gathered in This, to be splashed on the part 2130 for the lubrication engine 1000 that splashes.The engine oil being gathered in oil groove 2120 is referred to herein as oil Deposit 2140.By the part 2130 lubricated (box is shown schematically as in Fig. 1) may include (but being not limited to) crankshaft, Wall, crankshaft bearing, connecting rod, connecting rod bearing, camshaft, camshaft bearing, cylinder block, cylinder head, the piston, liquid of crankcase Pressure valve elevating lever and/or valve mechanism part.
Oil passes through splashing element 2800 (in Fig. 1 about the splashing of the inner cavity 2101 of crankcase 2100 from oil deposit 2140 It is generally illustrated as a box) it completes.Splashing element 2800 is placed in crankcase 2100, and is configured as storing up oil from oil Standby 2140 splash about crankcase 2100.Splashing element 2800 can be placed as, and be in it just in the lubrication engine 2000 that splashes (or activating periodically) contacts with the oil laid in from oil when under normal operating condition.Splashing element 2800 can be by It is configured to any structure for making oil splash about crankcase 2100, such as by driving/actuating paddle, bucket, throwing arm, gear, thick stick Bar etc..One suitable specific example of splashing element 2800 be attached to (for example, in trunnion axis engine) connecting rod (or Other structures) bucket.Another suitable specific example of splashing element 2800 is (for example, in vertical axes engine) with paddle Fly rotating disk (commonly referred in the art as " throwing arm ").
Messy for ease of discussing and avoiding, the numerous parts of lubrication of splashing engine 2000 are omitted from Fig. 1.Example Such as, lubrication of splashing engine 2000 includes necessary valve system, piston pin, cylinder, cylinder head, cylinder wall, piston, piston ring, combustion Room, crankshaft, camshaft, connecting rod bearing cap and other elements for connecting the oily bucket to splash, the bucket are burnt, such as originally Known to the technical staff of field.In one embodiment, lubrication of splashing engine 2000 can be single cylinder engine or multi cylinder Engine.Lubrication of splashing engine 2000 can be trunnion axis engine or vertical axes engine.
As described above, the lubrication engine 2000 that splashes includes oil treatment system.As used herein, term " oil processing " packet It includes the filtering to engine oil, oil additive is added to engine oil or combination of the two.As it can be seen, profit of splashing The oil treatment system of sliding engine 2000 generallys include improved oil dipstick tube 2300, pump 2400 and oil treatment provisions 2600.Oil dipstick tube 2300 (as shown in the figure) are the individual parts for being attached to crankcase 2100.More specifically (as shown in the figure), oil dipstick tube 2300 It is connected to oil groove 2120.In other arrangements, oil dipstick tube 2300 could be attached to the other parts or even engine group of crankcase 2100 Other parts.In other arrangement, oil dipstick tube 2300 may be formed integrally as a part of crankcase, become monolithic knot Structure.Oil dipstick tube 2300 extends along oil dipstick tube axis A-A.
As describing in more detail below, certain parts of lubrication of splashing engine 2000 include access and room, described logical Road and the room collectively define oily circulation loop 2700, and oil is drawn into oily circulation loop from oil deposit 2140, flows through oil and follow Loop back path, and return to oil deposit 2140.Oil is schematically shown with dark arrow in Fig. 1 by the flowing of oily circulation loop 2700 Out.As can be seen that oil stream is through oil treatment provisions 2600 as oil stream is through oily circulation loop 2700.As an example, oil treatment provisions 2600 include filter medium 2601.Therefore, as oil stream is through oily circulation loop 2700, oil stream through filter medium 2601, thus from Unwanted particle and other undesired pollutants are eliminated in oil.However, just as discussed in more detail below, oil processing dress Setting 2600 can also include one or more additives (in addition to filter medium 2601, or not having filter medium 2601).Oil Additive is included in oil treatment provisions 2600 and the mixing of they and the oil stream for flowing through oily circulation loop 2700, will be under Text is further described in more detail.When filter medium includes in oil treatment provisions 2600, oil treatment provisions 2600 can claim For " oily filter device ".
In the exemplary embodiment, oil treatment provisions 2600 are installed to oil dipstick tube 2300.Therefore, in this example, oily Ruler pipe 2300 includes the mounting portion 2310 for being configured as receiving and supporting oil treatment provisions 2600.(it is dipstick to mounting portion 2310 A part of pipe 2300) one embodiment CONSTRUCTED SPECIFICATION below by reference to Fig. 2 to Fig. 8 carry out more detail discussion.? In other arrangements of the invention, oil treatment provisions 2600 are mountable in the other positions for splashing lubrication engine 2000, for example, bent On the outer surface of axle box 2100.Therefore, in such arrangement, mounting portion 2310 will be located at other places on engine, and Other structures arrangement, such as the structure arrangement in conjunction with described in Fig. 9 A to Fig. 9 B can be presented.
Pump 2400 is operably coupled to oily circulation loop 2700, in order to which oil passes through oily circulation loop from oil deposit 2140 2700 (including passing through oil treatment provisions 2600 on the way) simultaneously returned to the flowing in oil deposit.In one embodiment, pump 2400 can To be actively to pump, such as rotary pump is driven by the rotation of crankshaft or other machinery linkage or driving mechanism.? In another embodiment, pump 2400 is passively to pump.In one passively pumped arranges, pump true in 2400 usable crankcases 2100 Sky/pressure is dynamic to realize oil stream.The passive pump for being suitable for as one is vacuum pulse pump.In the implementation pumped using vacuum pulse In example, pump line road 2410 can be provided.Pump line road 2410 can have first end 2411 and second end 2412, the first end stream Body is attached to the air chamber of pump 2400, and the second end is opened to the inner cavity of crankcase 2,100 2101.This allows air indoor Change/beat in a manner of the pressure of inner cavity 2101 of the pressure to correspond to crankcase 2100, to make the elastic diaphragm of pump 2400 It beats (be bent and unclamp), to force oil unidirectionally to flow through grease chamber on the diaphragm other side.As can be seen that when internal combustion engine is in just When normal operating condition, the second end 2412 in pump line road 2410 is located on the oil liquid position 2141 of oil deposit 2140.Such vacuum The accurate specification and size of pulse pump can (it will be used for profit of splashing with oily stickiness data based on crankcase pressure measurement Sliding engine 2000) it determines.
In other embodiments, other types of passive pump can be used.In one example, passive pump can be generation By the mechanism of the thermal siphon stream of the oil of oily circulation loop 2700.In such embodiments, passive pump, which can be, is appropriately put The cooling element heat exchange elements (for example, cooling fins or coolant flow) set, raise position in oily circulation loop 2700 Place's of setting (such as at oil treatment provisions 2600) cools down oil, thus allows cooling oil via oily circulation loop 2700 Oily return path (following to assert) falls back in the oil deposit 2140 of oil groove 2120, is simultaneously from the oil of the heating of oil deposit 2140 It will be increased naturally in the oily feed path of oily circulation loop 2700 (following to assert).
In the suitable another example passively pumped, inertial pump can be used, inertial pump is using engine vibration come along pipe portion Mobile piston block.Piston has check-valves.During use, oil is pulled to as piston is mobile towards oil treatment provisions 2600 Oil treatment provisions 2600, and check-valves is flowed through when piston moves away from oil treatment provisions 2600.
In the suitable another example passively pumped, permanent magnet generator pump can be carried out.In such embodiments, ferromagnetic Diaphragm can be used to generate pumping behavior (pumping in similar structure arrangement with vacuum pulse).However, ferromagnetic diaphragm in response to Ignition magneto magnet (its can be located at flywheel on) and be bent and reply.
Referring still to Fig. 1, pump 2400 can operate and be in fluid communication with oily circulation loop 2700 (and can be conceptually It is considered as a part of oily circulation loop 2700).As shown, 2400 installation of pump is to mounting portion 2310, mounting portion 2310 is oil A part of ruler pipe 2300.However, as described above, in other embodiments, mounting portion 2310 can be located at crankcase 2100 (or Engine group) on other positions, therefore, pump 2400 (non-limiting shows installation elsewhere see one of Fig. 9 A to Fig. 9 B Example).
In illustrative arrange, oily circulation loop 2700 is by the feed path 2103, the shape that are formed in crankcase 2100 At in oil dipstick tube 2300 feed path 2301 (in some instances be also referred to as the second feed path), be formed in oil dipstick tube Return path 2303 (being also referred to as the first access in some instances) in 2300, and the return being formed in crankcase 2100 Access 2104 limits jointly.The return path 2303 of oil dipstick tube 2300 is configured with design size to be receiving dipstick 2500 (its company It is connected to dipstick cap 2501).Dipstick 2500 extends past oil treatment provisions 2600 (discussing in greater detail below) and enters The return path 2303 of oil dipstick tube 2300 allows user to check the oil liquid position 2141 of oil deposit 2140.However, in other realities It applies in example, oil dipstick tube 2300 can be configured as, so that dipstick 2500 extends into the feed path 2301 of oil dipstick tube 2300.
In the operation of pump 2400, oil flows through the feed path 2301 of oil dipstick tube 2300 in a first direction, and oil exists Second party flows up through the return path 2303 of oil dipstick tube 2300.The second direction phase that the dynamic first direction of oil stream is moved with oil stream Instead.In addition, the first direction that oil stream is moved substantially is parallel to oil dipstick tube axis A-A.As described above, oil treatment provisions 2600 are installed To mounting portion 2310, it is made to be fluidly coupled to oily circulation loop 2700.Oil treatment provisions 2600 include filter medium 2601 (such as Shown in figure) embodiment in, the inner cavity of oil treatment provisions 2600 can be divided by filter medium 2601 supply room 2603 and to be returned Go back to room 2604.Therefore, when such oil treatment provisions 2600 are fluidly coupled to oily circulation loop 2700, oily circulation loop is flowed through 2700 oil has to flow through filter medium 2601, by oily circulation loop 2700.
During the lubrication engine 2000 that splashes operates, oil is gathered in oil deposit 2140.Pump 2400 will from oil deposit 2140 Oil is drawn into the feed path 2103 of crankcase 2100.The operation that pump 2400 continues is so that oil then flows through oil dipstick tube 2300 Alternate path 2301.Oil is then lifted off the alternate path of oil dipstick tube 2300 and enters oil treatment provisions 2600.As hereafter joining It is discussed in more detail further according to Fig. 3 to Fig. 9 B, the fluid connection that oil treatment provisions 2600 arrive oily circulation loop 2700 can be by one Or multiple outstanding realizations, when the installation of oil treatment provisions 2600 is to mounting portion 2310, the protrusion automatically wears out, cuts off, Destroy or in other ways pierce through oil treatment provisions 2600 shell, thus the hole for allowing oil stream to generate through the protrusion into Enter and/or leave oil treatment provisions 2600.In other embodiments, oil treatment provisions 2600 arrive the fluid of oily circulation loop 2700 Connection can be by removing the sealing element of grease removal treatment device 2600 or by the way that filter medium 2600 is simply inserted in oily circulation The collinear position in circuit 2700 and realize.
Once oil is just filtered when it passes through filter medium 2601 inside oil treatment provisions 2600.If oil processing Device 600 includes oil additive (being not shown in Fig. 1), then oil additive mixes and become a part of oil stream with oil.Oil (it can optionally include oil additive at this moment) is then lifted off oil treatment provisions 600, and flow into oil dipstick tube 2300 first is logical Road 2303, and then flow into the return path 2104 of crankcase 2100 and return to oil deposit 2140.
Present referring also to Fig. 9 A and Fig. 9 B, it is schematically shown that internal combustion engine 9200, the mistake with forced flow oil Circuit is filtered, which provides oil the one or more parts 9100 that will be lubricated and/or be cooled down.It is one or more A part 9100 those of can discuss identical with the part 2130 for Fig. 1.
Internal combustion engine 9200 includes the oil deposit 9510 of fluid connection, oil pump 9520 and oil treatment provisions 9500 (when being in When placement state).Pump 9520 can be actively pump or passive pump.In addition, oil cooler can be provided in certain embodiments.Also Provide pressure reducing valve 9550.Pressure reducing valve 9550 is configured as normally closed, and opens under a predetermined, so that oil be allowed to topple over back Without being subjected to the rest part of oily circulation loop 9700 in oil deposit 9510.
Oily circulation loop 9700 generally includes feed path 9525, and oil is transported to oil treatment provisions from oil deposit 9510 9500.Oil treatment provisions 9500 discuss in greater detail below, and may include being begged for for the oil treatment provisions 2600 of Fig. 1 Any details of opinion.Oily circulation loop 9535 further comprises return path 9535, will leave the oil of oil treatment provisions 2600 It is transported to one or more parts 9100, the oil is then via return path 9545 (or by simply dripping back oily deposit 9510) oil deposit 9510 is returned.It is in the embodiment for splashing lubrication engine in engine 9200, return path 9535 can will leave The oil of oil treatment provisions 2600 directly transports oil return deposit 9510.Oil is illustrated in figures 9 b and 9 by the flowing of oily circulation loop 9700 Shown with dark arrow to property.
It is of particular interest that internal combustion engine 9200 is specifically designed to have multiple protrusions 9902,9903, by oil processing When the installation of device 9500 to internal combustion engine 9200, the protrusion automatically pierces through the shell of the sealing of oil treatment provisions 9500, from And oil treatment provisions 9500 are fluidly coupled to the oil circulation path 9700 of internal combustion engine 9200.It can be seen that multiple protrusions 9902,9903 are located on the mounting portion 9950 of internal combustion engine 9200.Mounting portion 9950 is in this embodiment positioned at oil groove 9205 On outer surface.However, in another embodiment, mounting portion 9950 can be located on main crank case main body (not shown), oil dipstick tube On (not shown) or any other suitable part of engine group (or the machine for being wherein mounted with internal combustion engine 9200) On.
In figure 9 a, oil treatment provisions 9500 are fitted without to mounting portion 9950, therefore in original state (wherein at oil The inner cavity 9501 of reason device 9500 is sealed by the shell 9544 of oil treatment provisions 9500).In figures 9 b and 9, at oil treatment provisions 9500 In placement state, plurality of protrusion 9902,9903 has pierced through shell 9544, thus by the inner cavity of oil treatment provisions 9500 9501 are fluidly coupled to oily circulation loop 9700.The details and mounting portion 9950 and oil treatment provisions of this installation process 9500 dependency structure details, will be described in greater detail in the following.
In addition to multiple protrusions 9902,9903, installing branch 9950 further comprises installation elements 9951, installation elements construction To engage and/or oil treatment provisions 9500 are maintained at required position, to make oil stream through wherein.The essence of installation elements 9951 True structure performance will be designed specifically for the CONSTRUCTED SPECIFICATION of received oil treatment provisions 9500 dependent on it (vice versa).Example Such as, if oil treatment provisions 9500 are similar to screw-in filter, annular collar form is can be used in installation elements 9951, has one A thread outer surface and/or thread inner surface.In other embodiments, installation elements 9951 can use clip, latch, protrusion Portion, prong for, protruding portion (overhang), undercut surface (undercut surface), recess or combinations thereof and/or any It can be sufficiently engaged with and be maintained at oil treatment provisions 9500 structure type of required position, allow oil to flow through oil treatment provisions 9500。
In one embodiment, multiple protrusions 9902,9903 are hollow structures, respectively include access therethrough 9902A, 9903A, oil can flow through the access.But in other arrangements, multiple protrusions 9902,9903 can be solid knot Structure is designed to only pierce through the shell 9544 of oil treatment provisions 9500.As it is used herein, term " puncture " includes any dynamic Make, by the movement, multiple protrusions 9902,9903 form hole in shell 9544 under the action of contact and pressure, and Cover and such as tears, wears out, cleaving, rupturing, cutting off (slicing), cutting verb.
In the shown embodiment, multiple protrusions 9902,9903 include supply protrusion 9902 and return to protrusion 9903, wherein supplying There is supply passageway 9902 to protrusion 9902, oil can flow into the inner cavity of oil treatment provisions 9500 by supply passageway 9902 9501, returning to protrusion 9903 has return path 9903A, and oil can leave the inner cavity of oil treatment provisions 9500 by return path 9501.Although exemplarily only describing supply and returning to one of them of every kind in protrusion 9902,9903, it will be understood that It can be implemented as multiple supply protrusions 9902 and/or multiple supply protrusions 9903.In addition, in other embodiments, providing only Independent one in the protrusion 9902,9903, such as single supply protrusion 9902 or individually return protrusion 9903.Accurate demand will Depending on oil treatment provisions 9500 and the structure of other mechanisms, the mechanism can be used for forming stream in oil treatment provisions 9500 Body stream opening.
The shell 9544 of oil treatment provisions 9500 limits inner cavity 9501.In the shown embodiment, oil treatment provisions 9500 Shell 9544 includes structural body 9650, lid 9651 and bottom 9652.Preferably, at least one of bottom 9652 and lid 9651 are metal Thin slice, plastic tab or combinations thereof or other appropriate thin and/or fragile materials, to allow protrusion 9902,9903 just It is pierced through wherein during normal filter installation process.In one embodiment, bottom 9652 and lid 9651 are both structures so It makes.The structural body 9650 of shell 9544 can be formed by sufficiently rigid material, to keep the structure of oil treatment provisions 9500 complete Whole property, so that oil treatment provisions 600 be made to keep its shape before the mounting, during the installation process and during engine 9200 operates Shape.In one embodiment, structural body 9650 is cylinder, but other shapes can also be used.
In the illustrated embodiment, oil treatment provisions 9500 include the filter medium 9543 being included therein and oil addition Agent 9750.However, as discussed above, it is convenient to omit any one of these.In one embodiment, oil additive 9750 It can be the form of liquid.In other embodiments, oil additive 9750 can be solid, gel, gas, liquid or combinations thereof Form.The example of oil additive 9750 includes but is not limited to detergent, dispersing agent, viscosity index improver, antiwear additive, antioxygen Agent, friction improver, only bubble additive, metal deactivator, pour-point depressant, sealing element steep rise agent and rust and corrosion prevention Agent.In other embodiments, oil additive can be particle, gel, powder or other forms.
Filter medium 9543 is disposed in shell 9544, so as to by the inner cavity 9501 of oil treatment provisions 9500 be divided into Mouthful room 9541 (inlet chamber 9541 is ring-shaped, as shown in the figure) and downstream chamber 9542 (downstream chamber 9542 be by inlet chamber 9541 outside The central compartment connect, as shown in the figure).When oil treatment provisions 9500 are mounted to installation installation branch 9950 (to assume to dispose State): (1) it supplies protrusion 9902 and pierces through bottom 9652, so that supply passageway 9525 is fluidly coupled to inlet chamber 9541, to incite somebody to action Oil is supplied to oil treatment provisions 9500;And (2) return to protrusion 9903 and pierce through bottom 9652, so that 9535 fluid of return path joins It is connected to downstream chamber 9542, (is passing through filter medium 9543 and/or and oil additive so that oil may exit off oil treatment provisions 9500 After 9970 mixing).
It reference is now concurrently made to Fig. 2-Fig. 4, show splashing lubrication engine 1000 according to embodiments of the present invention, lubrication of splashing is drawn Hold up 1000 have be incorporated in oil treatment system therein.Lubrication of splashing engine 1000, which instantiates a structure of the invention, to be implemented Example, the constructive embodiment include the various theories discussed above for Fig. 1 and Fig. 9 A- Fig. 9 A, such as (1) by oil dipstick tube The access of (dipstick tube) is used as a part of oily circulation loop;(2) made in the lubrication engine that splashes using passive pump Oil stream crosses circulation loop, to be handled;(3) pump is installed to oil dipstick tube;(4) it is being configured to the shell of oil treatment provisions Protrusion is formed in the installation branch of puncture;And (5) include at the oil of the sealing of the oil additive of filter medium and liquid form Manage device.Certainly, it does not need that any combination thereof also can be used using all these theories.Furthermore, it is to be understood that The details discussed above to engine 2100 and 9200 (and its part) can be applied to engine 1000 (and its part).
Lubrication of splashing engine 1000 is a kind of internal combustion engine, generally includes the crankcase 100 limited inner cavity 101.Crankshaft Case 100 has oil groove 102, and oil groove 102 forms draw-off tray, assembles engine oil in draw-off tray to be splashed to the lubrication engine that splashes On the 1000 expectation part (not shown) for needing to lubricate.Mix for ease of discussing and avoiding, splashing profit is omitted from attached drawing Many parts of sliding engine 1000.For example, the lubrication engine 1000 that splashes includes necessary valve system, piston pin, cylinder, cylinder The connecting rod bearing that lid, cylinder wall, piston, piston ring, combustion chamber, crankshaft, camshaft, the bucket that oil is splashed, the bucket connect Cap and other elements, as is known to persons skilled in the art.
It should also be noted that the lubrication engine 1000 that splashes includes being placed in the inner cavity 101 of crankcase 100 and being matched It is set to the splashing element that oil splashes from oil deposit (oil being gathered in around crankcase 100 in oil groove 102).Splashing element quilt It is positioned to when the lubrication engine 1000 that splashes is in normal operation conditions operation to contact with the oil of oil deposit (or in activating It is contacted periodically with the oil of oil deposit).Splashing element can be arranged to the oily any knot that splashes to crankcase surrounding Structure, such as by driving/actuating paddle, bucket, throwing arm, gear, lever etc., as discussed above.In order to avoid mixing and The view for avoiding blocking the other parts of engine omits splashing element from the attached drawing of Fig. 2-Fig. 8.
Oil treatment system generally includes oil dipstick tube 300, pump 400, holding element 500 and the oil treatment provisions 600 of modification.Such as Be described in more detail, certain parts of oil treatment system 200 include the common access for limiting oily circulation loop 700 and Room, the oil being gathered in oil groove 102 are drawn into oil groove 102 by oily circulation loop 700, flow through oil groove 102 and return To oil groove 102.Fig. 1-Fig. 2 schematically shows oil by the flowing of oily circulation loop 700 with dark arrow.As it can be seen that , when oil stream is through oily circulation loop 700, oil stream is through oil treatment provisions 600.As exemplary, oil treatment provisions 600 include filtering Medium 601.Therefore, when oil stream is through oily circulation loop 700, oil stream is through filter medium 601, thus by undesired particle and its Its undesirable pollutant is removed from oil.As shown in fig. 7, the substitution as filter medium 601, or in addition to filter medium Other than 601, oil treatment provisions 600 may include one or more oil additives 602.It hereafter will be about Fig. 5 and Fig. 8 in further detail Oil additive 602 is included in oil treatment provisions 600 by ground description, flows through oily circulation loop 700 together with them are mixed into In oil stream.
Pump 400 is operably linked to oily circulation loop 700, to promote oil to flow through oily circulation loop 700 from oil groove 102 It (filter medium 601 including flowing through oil treatment provisions 600) and returns in oil groove 102.In one embodiment, pump 400 is Utilize the vacuum/pressurized passive pump to realize the flowing of oil in crankcase 100.One this suitable passive pump is vacuum arteries and veins Punching pump.It can be measured based on crankcase pressure and to be used in the oily viscosity data in the lubrication engine 1000 that splashes to determine The definite specification and size of this vacuum pulse pump.In other embodiments, it can use other types of pump.It may also require that Other passive pumps, such as above as described in Figure 1.In addition, in other arrangements, pump 400, which can be, actively to be pumped.
As it can be seen, pump 400 is mounted to oil dipstick tube 300, thus be it is operable and with oily circulation loop 700 It is in fluid communication.In other embodiments, pump 400 can be located at and/or be installed to the different piece for the lubrication engine 1000 that splashes, example Such as it is located at and/or is installed to crankcase 100, as discussed above.
In illustrative arrangements, in the supply passageway 103 that is formed in oily draw-off tray 102, crankcase 100, oil dipstick tube 300 The return path formed in the supply distributor chamber 302 that is formed in the supply passageway 301 of formation, oil dipstick tube 300, oil dipstick tube 300 303 and crankcase 100 in the return room 104 that is formed limit oily circulation loop 700 jointly.Oily circulation loop 700 can also wrap Include the oil flow path of the protrusion 304, protrusion 502 (as discussed above) that pierce through oil treatment provisions 600.
During the lubrication engine 1000 that splashes operates, oil is gathered in oil groove 102.Due to what is generated in crankcase 100 Vacuum pressure pulse, pump 400 is by oil from the supply passageway 103 for being drawn into crankcase 100 in draw-off tray 102.Pump line road is provided 410 (visible in Fig. 3).Pump line road 410 has the first end 411 for the air chamber 415 for being fluidly coupled to pump 400 and to crankcase The open second end 412 in 2100 inner cavity 101.This allows the pressure in air chamber 415 with the inner cavity 101 of crankcase 100 Pressure change/bounce in the corresponding way, so that the elastic diaphragm 416 of pump 400 is made to beat (be bent and unclamp), it is oily single to force To the grease chamber for flowing through 416 other side of diaphragm.
When internal combustion engine is in normal operation conditions, the second end 412 in pump line road 410, which is located at, to be present in oil groove 102 Above the oil liquid position of oil deposit.As shown, pump line road 410 may include the branch formed by pipe 418, which can be passed through Supply passageway 104 and entering in the inner cavity 101 of crankcase 100 is supplied.Pipe 418 includes second end 412 and can be with It is bent upwards (similar to snorkel) to oil liquid position top.Splashing lubrication engine is measured and is used in based on crankcase pressure The viscosity data of oil in 1000 can determine the definite specification and size of this vacuum pulse pump.
Then, pump 400 continue bounce make oil stream through 300 supply passageway 301 of oil dipstick tube the first branch 301A, flow through pump Access 401 and the second branch 301B for flowing through 300 supply passageway 303 of oil dipstick tube.Then, it is logical to leave the supply of oil dipstick tube 300 for oil The second branch 303B on road 303, and enter the supply distributor chamber 302 of oil dipstick tube 300.The supply distributor chamber 302 of oil dipstick tube 300 It is doughnut, this doughnut includes the multiple supply protrusions extended from the bottom of supply distributor chamber 302, the shape of these supply protrusions Formula is entrance penetrating member 304.It is as follows to will be discussed in more detail, when oil treatment provisions 600 are placed in oil dipstick tube 300 When in accommodating chamber 305, entrance penetrating member 304 pierces through/penetrates the shell of the sealing of oil treatment provisions 600, thus allow oil from Supply distributor chamber 302 flows in the inlet chamber 603 of oil treatment provisions 600.In shown arrangement, arranged with circumference pattern Entrance penetrating member 304.
If oil treatment provisions 600 include oil additive 602 in inlet chamber 603, oil additive 602 is mixed with oil And a part of referred to as oil stream.Then, oily (at this point, oil optionally may include oil additive 602) passes through filter medium 601, and flow in the return room 604 of oil treatment provisions 600.It is as follows that ground is discussed in greater detail, it is filled entering oil processing After setting 600 return room 604, oil can be flowed in the return path 501 formed in returning to protrusion, returned to projection form and be The outlet piercing element 502 of retainer 500.Then, no matter which kind of mode, in the return path 303 of oil stream to oil dipstick tube 300, Oil flows through the return path 104 of crankcase 100 in return path 303 and returns in oil groove 102.
It should be noted that the return path 303 of oil dipstick tube 300 has size, the use of dipstick pipe cap 310 is connected to accommodate Dipstick (not shown) in the oil liquid position to check engine.In addition, although dipstick pipe cap 310 be illustrated as being divided with retainer 500 The part opened, but dipstick pipe cap 310 and retainer 500 can also be formed as integrated part.Moreover, of the invention certain Aspect can be omitted retainer 500, and dipstick itself can be used to pierce through the seal casinghousing of oil treatment provisions 600 to form the stream of oil Outlet.
Referring now to Figure 8, the details that exemplary oil treatment provisions 600 will be discussed.Oil treatment provisions 600 include by outer ring The seal casinghousing 610 that wall 611, bottom 612 and lid 613 limit jointly.It should be understood that in each width figure, due to oil processing Container 600 is arranged in oil treatment system 200, and pierced holes 614A-D has been formed on bottom 612 and the lid 613 of oil disposal receptacle 600 In.However, these pierced holes 614A-D is simultaneously not present, therefore shell 610 is formd by filter medium before the placement 601 (it is ring structure) are divided into the sealing inner cavity 615 of inlet chamber 603 and downstream chamber 604.Because oil treatment provisions 600 Inner cavity 615 is sealing, so, the oil additive 602 of liquid form can be maintained in inner cavity 615.Oil additive 602 Example includes but is not limited to detergent, dispersing agent, viscosity index improver, antiwear additive, antioxidant, friction improver, only steeps Additive, metal deactivator, pour-point depressant, sealing element steep rise agent and rust and corrosion preventive.In other embodiments, oily Additive can be particle, gel, powder or other forms.
In certain embodiments, oil treatment provisions 600 include filter medium 601 and one or more oil additives 602. In another embodiment, oil treatment provisions 600 include filter medium, and oil additive 602 is omitted.In another implementation In example, oil treatment provisions 600 include oil additive 60, and filter medium 601 is omitted.
Bottom 612 and lid 613 can be formed by sheet metal, plastics or other materials that can be pierced through.Annular wall 611 can To be formed by sufficiently rigid material, to maintain structural intergrity so that oil treatment provisions 600 before placement, disposing Period and in engine 1000 oil treatment system 200 operate during maintain its shape.
It reference is now concurrently made to Fig. 5-Fig. 7, exemplary oil treatment provisions 600 be arranged in oily circulation loop 700 by discussing. Oil dipstick tube 300 includes installation branch 800, and installation branch 800 includes accommodating chamber 305, and accommodating chamber 305 has size and shape to hold Receive oil treatment provisions 600.When oil treatment provisions 600 are inserted into accommodating chamber 305, (it is from receiving for supply piercing element 304 The bottom 306 of room is prominent) pierce through oil treatment provisions 600 shell 610 bottom 613, pierce through mouth 614C- to be formed in bottom 613 D, oil stream pierce through mouth 614C-D through these.As exemplary, the form of supply piercing element 304 is impartial tubulose (par- Tubular) structure, this structure, which not only pierces through bottom 613 to be formed, pierces through mouth 614C-D, but also allows oil stream through piercing through mouth 614C-D supplies piercing element 304 simultaneously and still extends through puncture mouth 614C-D.In order to realize this, member is pierced through in each supply Part 304 includes supply passageway 304A.
When oil treatment provisions 600 are fully inserted into the accommodating chamber 305 of oil dipstick tube, the flange 625 of oil treatment provisions 600 The top edge 325 for contacting oil dipstick tube 300, to make oil treatment provisions 600 be located in accommodating chamber 305, so that oil treatment provisions 600 Bottom 613 be spaced apart with the bottom 306 of accommodating chamber 305.Therefore, supply distributor chamber 302 is formed in the bottom 613 of oil treatment provisions 600 Between the bottom 306 of accommodating chamber 305.Mouth 614C-D is pierced through to be formed from the supply chamber for supplying distributor chamber 302 to oil treatment provisions 600 603 access, to allow the oily supply chamber 603 for flowing to oil treatment provisions 600 from supply distributor chamber 302.
Once oil treatment provisions 600, in accommodating chamber 305, retainer 500 is aligned and downward with oil treatment provisions 600 Insertion, so that the lid 613 for returning to piercing element 502 and piercing through oil treatment provisions 600 of retainer 500, to form puncture mouth 614A.Retainer 500 continues to be inserted downwardly, until the return piercing element 502 of retainer 500 also pierces through oil treatment provisions Mouth 614B is pierced through to be formed in 600 bottom 612.Mouth 614B is pierced through to be formed from the return room 604 of oil treatment provisions 600 to dipstick The access of the return path 303 of pipe 300 enables the oil for having passed through filter medium 601 to return to draw-off tray 102.
As it can be seen, the return piercing element 502 of retainer 500 is the both ends open for limiting return path 501 Tubular structure 505.Similarly, returning to piercing element 502 further includes the multiple holes 506 being formed in tubular structure 505, these Hole allows oil to enter in return path 501 from the return room 604 of oil treatment provisions 600.
Although description and attached drawing above represents exemplary embodiment of the present invention, it is to be understood that can be at it It is middle to carry out various increases, modification and replacement, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims.Especially Ground, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that can with other elements, material and parts by it is other it is specific in the form of, structure, peace Row, ratio, size embody the present invention, without departing from its spirit or essential attributes.It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that this Invention can be used together with many modifications of structure, arrangement, ratio, size, material and parts, and be otherwise used for Implement the present invention, is particularly adapted to specific environment and operation requires, without departing from principle of the invention.Therefore, open at present Embodiment be in all respects considered illustrative and not restrictive, and be not limited to description above or implementation above Example, the scope of the present invention are defined by the following claims.

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1. a kind of splashing lubricates internal combustion engine, comprising:
Crankcase comprising there is the oil groove of oil deposit;
Splashing component is located in the crankcase and is configured to the oil from oil deposit that splashes around the crankcase;
Oily circulation loop is fluidly coupled to the oil deposit;
Oily filter device is operably coupled to the oily circulation loop, and the oil filter device includes filter medium;And
Passive pump is operably coupled to the oily circulation loop and is configured to oil passing through institute from oil deposit filter It states oily circulation loop to circulate, the passive pump is configured to using the pressure change in the crankcase to be forced through State the flowing of the oil of oily circulation loop.
2. splashing according to claim 1 lubricates internal combustion engine, which is characterized in that the passive pump is that vacuum pulse pumps.
3. a kind of internal combustion engine, comprising:
Crankcase comprising there is the oil groove of oil deposit;
Oil dipstick tube comprising the first access;
Oily circulation loop, is fluidly coupled to the oil deposit, and first access of the oil dipstick tube forms the oil and follows A part of loop back path;
Oil treatment provisions are operably coupled to the oily circulation loop;And
Passive pump is operably coupled to the oily circulation loop, and being configured to will be from the oil of oil deposit filter It is circulated by the oily circulation loop, the passive pump is configured to promote using the pressure change in the crankcase Pass through the flowing of the oil of the oily circulation loop.
4. internal combustion engine according to claim 3 further comprises the splashing component in the crankcase, described to fly Component is splashed to be configured to splash from the oil ring of the oil deposit around the crankcase.
5. internal combustion engine according to claim 3, further comprises: at least part of dipstick, the dipstick is located at institute It states in the first access.
6. internal combustion engine according to claim 3, further comprises:
Oil dipstick tube comprising alternate path, the alternate path form a part of the oily circulation loop;
Oil treatment provisions comprising filter medium;And
The oil treatment provisions are installed to the oil dipstick tube, so that first access of the oil dipstick tube and the alternate path Fluidly couple with the opposite side of the filter medium of the oil treatment provisions;
Wherein oil flows through first access with first direction, and oil flows through the alternate path with second direction, and described the One direction is opposite with the second direction.
7. internal combustion engine according to claim 6, which is characterized in that first access of the oil dipstick tube is the oil The oily return path of ruler pipe, and the alternate path of the oil dipstick tube is the oily supply passageway of the oil dipstick tube.
8. internal combustion engine according to claim 6, further comprises:
Oil treatment provisions comprising shell, the shell include inner cavity, and the filter medium is arranged in the shell with by institute The inner cavity for stating oil treatment provisions is divided into inlet chamber and downstream chamber;
Oil dipstick tube comprising at least one supply protrusion, the supply protrusion have oil stream through supply passageway therein;And
Oil treatment provisions, installation to the oil dipstick tube, so that at least one described supply protrusion pierces through the oil treatment provisions The shell, allow oil to via it is described at least one supply protrusion carrying path be transported to the oil treatment provisions In the inlet chamber.
9. internal combustion engine according to claim 3, which is characterized in that the oil dipstick tube extends along oil dipstick tube axis, and And wherein first access extends substantially parallel to the oil dipstick tube axis.
10. internal combustion engine according to claim 3, further comprises:
The passive pump of air chamber is pumped and had as vacuum pulse;
Pump line road, has a first end and a second end, and the first end is fluidly coupled to the air chamber, and the second end The inner cavity for opening at the crankcase, when the internal combustion engine is in normal operating state, described the second of the pump line road End is located on the oil liquid position of the oil deposit.
11. a kind of internal combustion engine, comprising:
Crankcase comprising there is the oil groove of oil deposit;
Oily circulation loop is fluidly coupled to the oil deposit;And
Pump is operably coupled to the oily circulation loop and is configured to lead to from the oil of the oil deposit filter The oily circulation loop is crossed to circulate;And
Branch is installed comprising one or more protrusions, the protrusion are configured to install when oil treatment provisions to the installation The shell of the oil treatment provisions is pierced through when branch, and thus the cavity fluid of the oil treatment provisions is attached to the oil followed Loop back path.
12. internal combustion engine according to claim 11, which is characterized in that each of one or more of protrusions packet It includes and extends through access therein, oil can flow through the flow channels.
13. internal combustion engine according to claim 11, which is characterized in that one or more of protrusions include at least one Protrusion is supplied, the supply protrusion has supply passageway, and oil can flow through the supply passageway into the oil treatment provisions The inner cavity, and at least one returns to protrusion with return path, and oil can be left by the return path at the oil Manage the inner cavity of device.
14. internal combustion engine according to claim 13, which is characterized in that one or more of protrusions include with circumference sample At least one multiple described supply protrusion of formula setting;And wherein at least one described return protrusion is located at the circumference pattern Within.
15. internal combustion engine according to claim 11, further comprises:
Oil treatment provisions, comprising:
Shell has inner cavity;And
At least one of filter medium or oil additive for being arranged in the inner cavity of the shell;
The oil treatment provisions can be changed between following two state: (1) original state, wherein being not mounted to the installation point When portion, there is the housing seal in the inner cavity of the oil treatment provisions;And (2) dispose state, wherein one or more A protrusion pierces through the shell, thus the cavity fluid of the oil treatment provisions is attached to the oily circulation loop.
16. internal combustion engine according to claim 15, which is characterized in that the oil treatment provisions include filter medium, institute Filter medium is stated to be arranged in the shell so that the inner cavity of the oil treatment provisions is divided into inlet chamber and downstream chamber.
17. internal combustion engine according to claim 15, which is characterized in that the shell of the oil treatment provisions includes knot Structure body, lid and bottom, wherein at least one of the bottom and the lid are sheet metal, plastic tab or combinations thereof.
18. internal combustion engine according to claim 15, which is characterized in that the oil treatment provisions include oil additive, Described in oil additive be liquid form.
19. internal combustion engine according to claim 11, further comprises:
One or more protrusions, including at least one supply protrusion, the supply protrusion have supply passageway, and oil can flow through institute State the inner cavity that supply passageway enters the oil treatment provisions;And holding element, extend through the oil treatment provisions And protrusion is returned to including at least one, the return protrusion includes return path, and oil can leave by the return path The inner cavity of the oil treatment provisions;And
Dipstick, the dipstick pass through the return path of at least one return protrusion.
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