Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide an oil-gas separation assembly for a vehicle, which solves the technical problem that an oil-gas separator in the prior art cannot meet the separation efficiency and smaller pressure loss at the same time.
It is a further object of the first aspect of the invention to further improve the separation efficiency of the oil and gas separation assembly.
It is an object of a second aspect of the invention to provide a vehicle.
According to the object of the first aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides an oil-gas separation assembly for a vehicle, comprising a housing having a receiving cavity, wherein the bottom of the housing is provided with an oil return port, the housing is further provided with an air outlet, a mixed oil-gas inlet connected with an outlet of an engine crankcase, and at least one separation mechanism arranged inside the housing, the separation mechanism comprises:
the oil-gas separator comprises a main channel communicated with a mixed oil-gas inlet, wherein an elastic sheet is arranged at the top of the main channel, and an adjustable included angle is defined between the elastic sheet and the main channel, so that when mixed oil gas flowing into the main channel through the mixed oil-gas inlet impacts the elastic sheet, engine oil particles in the mixed oil gas are rebounded to the main channel through the elasticity of the elastic sheet and flow to the oil return opening, and gas in the mixed oil gas flows out to the gas outlet from an included angle between the elastic sheet and the main channel, so that oil-gas separation is achieved.
Optionally, a partition plate is arranged inside the casing to divide the casing into an oil cavity below and an air cavity above, the main channel penetrates through the partition plate to enable the bottom of the main channel to be communicated with the oil cavity, the top of the main channel to be communicated with the air cavity, the mixed oil and gas inlet is communicated with the oil cavity, and the gas outlet is communicated with the air cavity.
Optionally, the separating mechanism further comprises an annular baffle disposed within the gas chamber, the annular baffle comprising:
a body arranged on the top of the elastic sheet and spaced from the top of the main channel by a first preset distance, the body is connected with the partition board through a bracket, and
the side wall is bent and extends towards the main channel direction along the edge of the body, and a second preset distance is arranged between the side wall and the partition plate to form a gas flow channel, so that gas flowing out of the elastic sheet flows around the annular baffle and flows out of the gas flow channel.
Optionally, the oil chamber includes an annular passage disposed corresponding to the main passage, so that the mixed oil gas flowing in from the mixed oil gas inlet flows along the annular passage, thereby pre-separating a part of oil particles in the mixed oil gas, and the pre-separated mixed oil gas flows into the main passage.
Optionally, the air outlet includes a first air outlet and a second air outlet, the first air outlet is connected with an air inlet manifold of the engine, and the second air outlet is connected with the supercharger.
Optionally, the method further comprises:
the collecting device is arranged at the mixed oil gas inlet and used for detecting the flow of the mixed oil gas;
and the control device is connected with the elastic sheet and used for adjusting an included angle between the elastic sheet and the main channel according to the flow after receiving the flow of the mixed oil gas sent by the acquisition device.
Optionally, the number of the separation mechanisms is three, three separation mechanisms are arranged in parallel, the number of the annular channels is three, and the three annular channels are arranged corresponding to the three separation mechanisms.
Optionally, the control device is further configured to control an included angle between the elastic sheet of one of the three separating mechanisms and the main channel when the flow rate is lower than a first preset flow rate, so as to be in an open state, and control the elastic sheets of the remaining two separating mechanisms and the main channel to be closed, so as to be in a closed state; and when the flow is higher than a second preset flow, the elastic sheets of the three separating mechanisms are controlled to be in an open state, wherein the second preset flow is larger than the first preset flow.
Optionally, the adjustable range of the included angle is 0 ° to 45 °.
According to the object of the second aspect of the invention, the invention also provides a vehicle which is provided with the oil-gas separation assembly.
The oil-gas separation device comprises a shell with a containing cavity, wherein an oil return port is formed in the bottom of the shell, an air outlet, a mixed oil-gas inlet connected with an outlet of a crankcase of an engine and at least one separation mechanism arranged in the shell, the separation mechanism comprises a main channel communicated with the mixed oil-gas inlet, an elastic sheet is arranged at the top of the main channel, and an adjustable included angle is defined between the elastic sheet and the main channel, so that when the mixed oil-gas flowing into the main channel through the mixed oil-gas inlet impacts the elastic sheet, engine oil particles in the mixed oil-gas are rebounded to the main channel through the elasticity of the elastic sheet and flow to the oil return port, and gas in the mixed oil-gas flows out to the air outlet from an included angle between the elastic sheet and the main channel, so that oil-gas separation is achieved. The invention can make oil-gas separation by the self elasticity of the elastic sheet fluctuating back and forth under the impact of mixed oil-gas and utilizing the difference of inertia of gas and engine oil particles, and the included angle between the elastic sheet and the main channel can be adjusted, thereby properly reducing pressure loss and simultaneously improving the separation efficiency of the mixed oil-gas.
Furthermore, the number of the separating mechanisms is three, when the flow rate is lower than the first preset flow rate, the control device controls the elastic sheet of one of the three separating mechanisms to define an included angle with the main channel so as to be in an open state, and controls the elastic sheets of the remaining two separating mechanisms to be closed with the main channel so as to be in a closed state; and controlling the elastic sheets of the three separating mechanisms to be in an open state when the flow is higher than a second preset flow, wherein the second preset flow is larger than the first preset flow. The invention can control the opening and closing of the three separating mechanisms according to the flow, can further improve the separating efficiency, reduces the pressure loss and is beneficial to improving the fuel discharge.
The above and other objects, advantages and features of the present invention will become more apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of specific embodiments thereof, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
Detailed Description
Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are illustrative and intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "top," "bottom," and the like, as used herein, refer to an orientation or positional relationship based on that shown in the drawings for convenience in describing the present invention and simplicity in description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be taken as limiting the present invention.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an oil and gas separation assembly 100 for a vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention, fig. 2 is a schematic partial sectional view of the oil and gas separation assembly 100 shown in fig. 1, fig. 3 is a schematic sectional view of the oil and gas separation assembly 100 shown in fig. 1, in which a separation mechanism 40 is shown, and fig. 4 is a schematic gas flow diagram inside the oil and gas separation assembly 100 shown in fig. 1. As shown in fig. 1, 2, 3 and 4, in one specific embodiment, the oil-gas separation assembly 100 for a vehicle may generally include a housing 1 having a receiving cavity, an oil return port 20 provided at the bottom of the housing 1, an air outlet port 30 provided on the housing 1, a mixed oil-gas inlet port 10 connected to an air outlet port (not shown) of an engine crankcase, and at least one separation mechanism 40 provided inside the housing 1.
Further, the separating mechanism 40 includes a main passage 41 communicated with the mixed oil-gas inlet 10, a spring plate 42 is arranged at the top of the main passage 41, an adjustable included angle is defined between the spring plate 42 and the main passage 41, so that when the mixed oil-gas flowing into the main passage 41 through the mixed oil-gas inlet 10 impacts the spring plate 42, the oil particles in the mixed oil-gas rebound to the main passage 41 through the elasticity of the spring plate 42 and flow to the oil return opening 20, and the gas in the mixed oil-gas flows out to the gas outlet 30 from an included angle between the spring plate 42 and the main passage 41, thereby achieving oil-gas separation.
According to the invention, the elasticity of the elastic sheet 42 can fluctuate back and forth under the impact of the mixed oil gas, the oil gas is separated by utilizing the difference of inertia of gas and engine oil particles, and the included angle between the elastic sheet 42 and the main channel 41 can be adjusted, so that the pressure loss can be properly reduced and the separation efficiency of the mixed oil gas can be improved.
Further, a partition plate 11 is arranged inside the housing 1 to divide the housing 1 into an oil chamber 12 located below and an air chamber 13 located above, the main passage 41 penetrates through the partition plate 11 to communicate the bottom of the main passage 41 with the oil chamber 12, the top of the main passage 41 with the air chamber 13, the mixed oil and gas inlet 10 with the oil chamber 12, and the gas outlet 30 with the air chamber 13.
In one embodiment, the shape of the main passage 41 may be circular, and the diameter of the bottom of the main passage 41 is smaller than the diameter of the top of the main passage 41, so that the mixture can be prevented from flowing into the main passage 41 in a large amount.
In another embodiment, the separating mechanism 40 further includes an annular baffle 43 disposed in the air cavity 13 and a sidewall 432 bent and extended toward the main channel 41 along an edge of the body 431, the annular baffle 43 includes a body 431 disposed on a top of the elastic sheet 42 and spaced apart from the top of the main channel 41 by a first predetermined distance, and the body 431 is connected to the partition 11 by a bracket 45. The sidewall 432 is spaced apart from the partition 11 by a second predetermined distance to form the gas flow passage 44, so that the gas flowing out of the resilient plate 42 flows around the annular baffle 43 and flows out of the gas flow passage 44. The first preset distance and the second preset distance can be specifically set according to actual requirements. According to the invention, the body 431 of the annular baffle 43 is utilized to prevent gas from flowing out from the included angle between the elastic sheet 42 and the main channel 41 and then directly flowing to the gas outlet 30, the gas can impact the annular baffle 43 after passing through the elastic sheet 42 and then carry out oil-gas separation through impact, and the side wall 432 of the annular baffle 43 also plays a role in guiding flow.
Fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along a sectional line a-a in fig. 2. As shown in fig. 5, in one embodiment, the oil chamber 12 includes an annular passage 121 disposed corresponding to the main passage 41, so that the mixture oil flowing in from the mixture oil inlet 10 flows along the annular passage 121, thereby pre-separating a part of the oil particles in the mixture oil, and the pre-separated mixture oil flows into the main passage 41. Here, the annular channel 121 can be regarded as a centrifugal separation channel (preseparation). It can be understood that the annular channel 121 in the oil chamber 12 of the present invention plays a role in pre-separating the oil-gas mixture, the oil-gas mixture flows in the annular channel 121 in a rotating manner, and continuously collides with the inner wall of the annular channel 121, so as to separate the large-particle engine oil molecules, then the pre-separated oil-gas mixture flows into the main channel 41, the oil-gas mixture is finely separated by the elastic sheet 42 into the small-particle engine oil molecules, and the elastic sheet 42 can also play a role in adjusting the operating state of the separation mechanism 40. Specifically, when the number of the separating mechanisms 40 is multiple, the number of the annular channels 121 in the oil chamber 12 is correspondingly multiple, the plurality of annular channels 121 are connected in series, and the inlets of the annular channels 121 are all arranged on the side of the annular channels 121, so that the mixed oil gas can enter along the side wall of the annular channels 121, and the inlets of the annular channels 121 are all connected with the mixed oil gas inlet 10.
The passive separator is difficult to match with a large-displacement engine, on one hand, the low-rotating-speed low-load separation efficiency is improved, and the oil-gas separation assembly 100 is required to be designed into a small separation channel, so that the pressure loss of the oil-gas separation assembly 100 under the high-rotating-speed high-load working condition is large, and the pressure of an engine crankcase is large; on one hand, if the separation channel of the oil-gas separation assembly 100 is enlarged, the pressure loss is reduced when the flow rate is high, the separation efficiency is too low in a low-rotating-speed and low-load state, and more small engine oil particles enter a combustion chamber through a supercharger, so that the service life of the supercharger is influenced, and even abnormal combustion is caused. The invention can control the gas flow and separate the mixed oil gas by adjusting the included angle between the elastic sheet 42 and the main channel 41, the pressure loss is proper, the pressure of the crankcase of the engine can be controlled, the separation efficiency under high and low load working conditions can be considered, the separator under the full working condition of the engine can be kept in the optimal state, the content of the escaping engine oil in the ventilation device of the crankcase can be reduced, the impeller of the supercharger can be protected, the tendency of combustion and detonation can be improved, and the particulate matters in the exhaust gas can be reduced.
Furthermore, the invention can be suitable for the condition of excessive wear or abnormal increase of air leakage of the engine by adjusting the included angle between the elastic sheet 42 and the main channel 41, and the engine is not instantly scrapped due to the fact that a large amount of engine oil is sprayed out. In addition, the maximum flow range of the separator can be set high because the flow interval limit value can be avoided to a certain extent (depending on the engine arrangement space), namely, the range of the included angle between the elastic sheet 42 and the main channel 41 is increased.
Further, the air outlet 30 in the present invention includes a first air outlet 31 and a second air outlet 32, the first air outlet 31 is connected to an intake manifold of the engine, and the second air outlet 32 is connected to the supercharger. Specifically, when the engine is in a medium-low load condition, the gas separated by the oil-gas separation assembly 100 directly enters the intake manifold of the engine through the first gas outlet 31. When the engine is in a high-load working condition, the gas separated by the oil-gas separation assembly 100 enters the front end of the supercharger through the second gas outlet 32. And, a pressure regulating valve 60 for controlling the flow rate of the gas is further provided in front of the gas outlet 30. One-way valves (not shown) are arranged between the pressure regulating valve 60 and the first air outlet 31 and the second air outlet 32, so that gas backflow can be avoided, and unidirectional flow of gas in the pipeline is ensured.
In another embodiment, the oil-gas separation assembly 100 further comprises an oil storage chamber 70 disposed between the oil chamber 12 and the oil return port 20 for storing separated oil to facilitate the accumulation and precipitation of separated oil droplets. A return valve (not shown) is disposed between the oil storage chamber 70 and the return port 20 to control the connection and disconnection between the oil storage chamber 70 and the return port 20. In addition, the oil return port 20 can be recycled through an oil return pipeline and an oil pan of the engine.
Further, the oil-gas separation assembly 100 further includes a collection device 14 and a control device 50 connected to the elastic sheet 42, wherein the collection device 14 is disposed at the mixed oil-gas inlet 10 for detecting the flow rate of the mixed oil-gas. The control device 50 is used for adjusting an included angle between the elastic sheet 42 and the main channel 41 according to the flow after receiving the flow of the mixed oil gas sent by the collecting device 14.
In a preferred embodiment, the number of the separating mechanisms 40 is three, three separating mechanisms 40 are arranged in parallel, the number of the annular channels 121 is three, and three annular channels 121 are arranged corresponding to three separating mechanisms 40. Specifically, the elasticity of the elastic pieces 42 on the three separating mechanisms 40 may be set to be different.
Further, the control device 50 is configured to control the elastic sheet 42 of one of the three separating mechanisms 40 to define an included angle with the main channel 41 when the flow rate is lower than the first preset flow rate, so as to be in an open state, and control the elastic sheets 42 of the remaining two separating mechanisms 40 to be closed with the main channel 41, so as to be in a closed state; and when the flow is higher than a second preset flow, the elastic sheets 42 of the three separating mechanisms 40 are controlled to be in an open state, wherein the second preset flow is larger than the first preset flow. In one embodiment, the adjustable range of the included angle is 0 to 45 °.
The invention also provides a vehicle equipped with an oil-gas separation assembly 100 according to any of the embodiments described above. The oil and gas separation assembly 100 need not be described in detail herein.
According to the invention, when the engine crankcase is in a small flow state, mixed oil and gas in the crankcase enters the oil-gas separation assembly 100 through the mixed oil-gas inlet 10 and then enters the centrifugal separation device through the inlet of the annular channel 121 (centrifugal separation channel) to separate large engine oil particles, because the pressure loss of the channel is small in the small flow state, two elastic sheets 42 in the three separation mechanisms 40 are in a closed state, only one elastic sheet 42 is in an open state, and the same result is that all gas enters the gas cavity 13 through the included angle between the opened elastic sheet 42 and the corresponding main channel 41, so that the separation mechanisms 40 work in the best state to improve the separation efficiency. Meanwhile, the opened elastic sheet 42 is opened at different angles along with the different gas flow rates, the separation efficiency and the pressure loss of different flow rates in a small flow rate state are adjusted, the fluctuation of the elastic sheet 42 is a good fine separation structure, the small oil particles can be rebounded to the centrifugal separation device by utilizing the different inertia of the gas and the oil particles, the gas escapes to the elastic sheet 42 and then collides with the annular baffle 43 again, and the separated fresh gas enters the gas inlet manifold through the one-way valve and the first gas outlet 31 in sequence after the gas flow rate is adjusted by the pressure adjusting valve 60.
When the engine crankcase is in a large flow state, mixed oil and gas in the crankcase enters the oil-gas separation assembly 100 through the mixed oil-gas inlet 10 and then enters the centrifugal separation device through the inlet of the annular channel 121 (centrifugal separation channel) to separate large engine oil particles, because the flow is large, the pressure loss of the centrifugal separation device is overlarge, at the moment, the elastic sheets 42 of the three separation mechanisms 40 are all opened, part of gas flows out through the other two separation mechanisms 40, so that the other two separation mechanisms 40 work in the best state to improve the separation efficiency, on one hand, the pressure loss of the first separation mechanism 40 can be prevented from being rapidly increased due to the fact that the air leakage amount exceeds a certain limit, and on the other hand, the elastic sheets 42 in the first separation mechanism 40 are prevented from being damaged by impact. Meanwhile, because the elastic sheets 42 on the two separating mechanisms 40 are opened at different angles along with different flow rates, the separating efficiency and the pressure loss of different flow rates can still be adjusted, the small oil drop particles are rebounded to the centrifugal separating mechanism 40 by utilizing the fluctuation of the elastic sheets 42 and the different inertia of gas and oil drop particles, the gas collides the annular baffle 43 again after escaping to the elastic sheets 42, and the separated fresh gas passes through the pressure regulating valve 60 to adjust the gas flow rate and then sequentially passes through the one-way valve and the gas outlet 30 to enter the front end of the supercharger.
Thus, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that while a number of exemplary embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described in detail herein, many other variations or modifications consistent with the principles of the invention may be directly determined or derived from the disclosure of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention should be understood and interpreted to cover all such other variations or modifications.