EP1482157B1 - Unterteil eines Kurbelgehäuses einer Brennkraftmaschine - Google Patents

Unterteil eines Kurbelgehäuses einer Brennkraftmaschine Download PDF

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EP1482157B1
EP1482157B1 EP20040253155 EP04253155A EP1482157B1 EP 1482157 B1 EP1482157 B1 EP 1482157B1 EP 20040253155 EP20040253155 EP 20040253155 EP 04253155 A EP04253155 A EP 04253155A EP 1482157 B1 EP1482157 B1 EP 1482157B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02F—CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES; ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02F7/00—Casings, e.g. crankcases or frames
    • F02F7/0002—Cylinder arrangements
    • F02F7/0007—Crankcases of engines with cylinders in line
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
    • B22D19/00—Casting in, on, or around objects which form part of the product
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02F—CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES; ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02F7/00—Casings, e.g. crankcases or frames
    • F02F7/0043—Arrangements of mechanical drive elements
    • F02F7/0053—Crankshaft bearings fitted in the crankcase
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05C—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO MATERIALS, MATERIAL PROPERTIES OR MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR MACHINES, ENGINES OR PUMPS OTHER THAN NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES
    • F05C2201/00—Metals
    • F05C2201/02—Light metals
    • F05C2201/021—Aluminium
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05C—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO MATERIALS, MATERIAL PROPERTIES OR MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR MACHINES, ENGINES OR PUMPS OTHER THAN NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES
    • F05C2201/00—Metals
    • F05C2201/04—Heavy metals
    • F05C2201/0433—Iron group; Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel
    • F05C2201/0436—Iron
    • F05C2201/0439—Cast iron

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  • This invention relates to a lower casing of an engine crankcase.
  • it is formed through aluminum casting by using a supporting member for supporting a crankshaft as an insert member.
  • a conventional lower casing of the engine crankcase is disclosed in JP-A-H10-331715 .
  • the lower casing of the crankcase disclosed in the above publication comprises a pair of left and right aluminum side members extending along a crankshaft and disposed on the left and right thereof, and a laterally extending cross member provided between the side members and formed with a semicircular supporting recess on its top surface for the crankshaft to be fitted in and supported at the lower half of its journal.
  • the cross member comprises an aluminum cross member body provided between the side members, and a cast-iron supporting member formed with the supporting recess on its top surface and built in the cross member body while leaving the top surface, and the side members and the cross member body are formed together through aluminum casting by using the supporting member as an insert member. Since the supporting member is made of cast iron as described, its strength of supporting the crankshaft is reliably secured.
  • Methods of casting the lower casing of the crankcase described above include the following.
  • a mold for the lower casing is formed with the supporting member as an insert member disposed in position.
  • liquid aluminum is poured into an inner mold of the mold for one of the side members, that is, one of inner molds for the side members.
  • the liquid aluminum flows along inside of an inner mold for the cross member body longitudinally from the inner mold for one of the side members toward the inner mold for the other side member. Filling the inside of the mold with the liquid aluminum in such a way as described forms the lower casing, with the supporting member built in the cross member body.
  • a longitudinal midsection of the cross member body has a top surface formed with a recess corresponding to the supporting recess formed on the top surface of the supporting member.
  • the midsection of the cross member body therefore, tends to become smaller in cross-sectional area than longitudinal ends thereof.
  • German patent DE19640719 and Japanese patent JP2000337348 disclose crank shaft supporting members within cast crank case.
  • German patent DE19532326 also discloses a crank shaft supporting member in a crank case.
  • an object of examples of this invention is to prevent casting defects from occurring in casting the lower casing of the crankcase for supporting the crankshaft and to maintain good strength of the lower casing supporting the crankshaft.
  • the cross sectional area of the cross member body in the region of the notch is substantially invariable in a longitudinal direction.
  • reference numeral 1 denotes a four-stroke multi-cylinder (four-cylinder) engine (internal combustion engine).
  • the engine 1 comprises a crankcase 2, a crankshaft 5 including a journal 4 supported by the crankcase 2 to be rotatable about its approximately horizontally extending axis 3, and an oil pan 6 supported at a lower end of the crankcase 2.
  • the crankcase 2 is divided into an upper and a lower casing 7, 8 with reference to the axis 3 of the crankshaft 5.
  • the upper and the lower casings 7. 8 are connectable to each other with fasteners 9.
  • the crankshaft 5 is interposed and supported between the upper and the lower casings 7, 8.
  • the lower casing 8 is shaped like a ladder frame.
  • the lower casing 8 comprises a pair of left and right aluminum side members 11, 12 extending along the crankshaft 5 and disposed on the left and right thereof, and a laterally extending cross member 13 provided between the side members 11, 12.
  • the cross member 13 comprises an aluminum cross member body 14 provided between the side members 11, 12, and a cast-iron supporting member 17 formed with a semicircular supporting recess 15 on its top surface 16 for the crankshaft 5 to be fitted in and supported at the lower half of the journal 4, and built in the cross member body 14 while leaving the top surface 16.
  • the supporting recess 15 has an arcuate surface approximately centered on the axis 3 of the crankshaft 5.
  • the supporting member 17 comprises a supporting member body 19 shaped like a cuboid as a whole and formed with the supporting recess 15 on its top surface 16, and a projecting rib 20 integrally formed on an outer surface of the supporting member body 19 around the edge of the supporting recess 15 (the axial edge of the crankshaft 5).
  • the rib 20 is formed in an arcuate shape approximately centered on the axis 3 of the crankshaft 5.
  • a notch 23 is formed at a lower end of the supporting member 17 below the supporting recess 15.
  • the notch 23 is formed to face approximately the entire region of the supporting recess 15.
  • the notch 23 has a ceiling 24 formed in an arcuate protrusion approximately centered on the axis 3 of the crankshaft S.
  • the cross member body 14 below the supporting recess 15 has a bottom surface 25 formed in an arcuate protrusion approximately centered on the axis 3 of the crankshaft 5 and protruded downward of the bottom surface of the supporting member 17.
  • longitudinal (lateral) cross sections of the cross member body 14 below the supporting recess 15 are made generally equal in area to one another.
  • the supporting member 17 is built in the cross member body 14 while leaving its top surface 16 and the rib 20 close to the top surface 16.
  • the side members 11, 12 and the cross member body 14 are formed together through aluminum casting by using the supporting member 17 as an insert member.
  • a mold for the lower casing 8 is formed with the supporting member 17 as an insert member disposed in position.
  • liquid aluminum A is poured into an inner mold of the mold for the side member 11, that is, one of inner molds for the side members 11, 12.
  • the liquid aluminum A flows along inside of an inner mold for the cross member body 14 longitudinally from the inner mold for one of the side members 11 toward the inner mold for the other side member 12. Filling the inside of the mold with the liquid aluminum A in such a way as described forms the lower casing 8, with the supporting member 17 built in the cross member body 14.
  • the notch 23 is formed at the lower end of the supporting member 17 below the supporting recess 15.
  • Forming the notch 23 provides increased cross-sectional area of a longitudinal midsection of the cross member body 14 below the supporting recess 15.
  • the midsection of the cross member body 14 has a top surface formed with a recess of a semicircular shape corresponding to the shape of the supporting recess 15 formed on the top surface 16 of the supporting member 17.
  • the midsection of the cross member body 14, therefore, tends to become smaller in cross-sectional area than longitudinal ends thereof. Forming the notch 23, however, allows the midsection of the cross member body 14 to be increased in cross-sectional area as described above, so that the longitudinal cross sections of the cross member body 14 are made more equal in area to one another.
  • the ceiling 24 of the notch 23 is formed in an arcuate protrusion approximately centered on the axis 3 of the crankshaft 5, as described above.
  • bottom surface 25 of the cross member body 14 below the supporting recess 15 is formed in an arcuate protrusion approximately centered on the axis 3 of the crankshaft 5, as described above.
  • the ceiling 24 of the notch 23, as well as the bottom surface 25 of the midsection of the cross member body 14, is formed in an arcuate protrusion approximately centered on the axis 3 of the crankshaft 5, as described above. Therefore, the longitudinal cross sections of the cross member body 14 below the supporting recess 15 are made generally equal in area to one another.
  • the engine may be a two-stroke single-cylinder engine.
  • An aspect of the present invention provides a lower casing of an engine crankcase comprising: a pair of left and right aluminum side members extending along a crankshaft and disposed on the left and right thereof; and a laterally extending cross member provided between the side members, the cross member including: an aluminum cross member body provided between the side members; and a cast-iron supporting member formed with a semicircular supporting recess on its top surface for the crankshaft to be fitted in at the lower half of its journal, and built in the cross member body while leaving the top surface, the side members and the cross member body being formed together through aluminum casting by using the supporting member as an insert member, in which a notch is formed at a lower end of the supporting member below the supporting recess.
  • Forming the notch provides increased cross-sectional area of a longitudinal midsection of the cross member body below the supporting recess.
  • the midsection of the cross member body has a top surface formed with a recess of a semicircular shape corresponding to the shape of the supporting recess formed on the top surface of the supporting member.
  • the midsection of the cross member body therefore, tends to become smaller in cross-sectional area than longitudinal ends thereof. Forming the notch, however, allows the midsection of the cross member body to be increased in cross-sectional area as described above, so that longitudinal cross sections of the cross member body are made more equal in area to one another.
  • the notch has a ceiling formed in an arcuate protrusion approximately centered on an axis of the crankshaft.
  • a bottom surface of the cross member body below the supporting recess is formed in an arcuate protrusion approximately centered on the axis of the crankshaft.
  • the ceiling of the notch, as well as the bottom surface of the midsection of the cross member body is formed in an arcuate protrusion approximately centered on the axis of the crankshaft. Therefore, the longitudinal cross sections of the cross member body below the supporting recess are made generally equal in area to one another.
  • This can reliably prevent further unevenness from occurring, at the time of casting, in the flow of the liquid in the inner mold for the cross member body below the supporting recess, as well as casting defects including pores.
  • an engine 1 includes a pair of left and right aluminum side members 11, 12 extending along a crankshaft 5 and disposed on the left and right thereof, and a laterally extending cross member 13 provided between the side members 11, 12.
  • the cross member 13 comprises an aluminum cross member body 14 provided between the side members 11, 12, and a cast-iron supporting member 17 formed with a semicircular supporting recess 15 on its top surface 16 for the crankshaft 5 to be fitted in at the lower half of its journal 4, and built in the cross member body 14 while leaving the top surface 16.
  • the side members 11, 12 and the cross member body 14 are formed together through aluminum casting by using the supporting member 17 as an insert member.
  • a notch 23 is formed at a lower end of the supporting member 17 below the supporting recess 15.
  • Such an arrangement can prevent casting defects from occurring in casting a lower casing of a crankcase for supporting a crankshaft.

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  1. Unterteil (8) eines Kurbelgehäuses (2) eines Motors mit:
    einem Paar eines linken und eines rechten Aluminiumseitenglieds (11, 12), die sich entlang einer Kurbelwelle (5) erstrecken und an der linken und rechten Seite davon angeordnet sind; und
    einem sich seitlich erstreckenden Querträger (13), der zwischen den Seitengliedern vorgesehen ist, wobei der Querträger umfasst:
    einen Aluminiumquerträgerkörper (14), der zwischen den Seitengliedern vorgesehen ist; und
    ein gusseisernes Abstützglied (17) mit einem Abstützgliedkörper (19), das wie ein Quader als Ganzes geformt ist und mit einer halbkreisförmigen Abstützaussparung (15) an seiner oberen Oberfläche (16) für die an dem unteren Teil ihres Lagerzapfens einzupassende Kurbelwelle ausgebildet ist, und das in den Querträgerkörper eingebaut ist, wobei die obere Oberfläche frei bleibt,
    wobei die Seitenglieder und der Querträgerkörper zusammen durch Aluminiumgießen ausgebildet werden, wobei das Abstützglied als Einsatzglied verwendet wird, wobei das gusseiserne Abstützglied (17) des Weiteren eine vorstehende Rippe (20) umfasst, die integral an einer äußeren Fläche des Abstützgliedkörpers (19) um den Rand der Abstützaussparung (15) ausgebildet ist,
    wobei eine Kerbe (23) an einer unteren Oberfläche des Abstützglieds unter der Abstützaussparung ausgebildet ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Kerbe eine Decke (24) aufweist, die in einem bogenförmigen Vorsprung ungefähr mittig auf einer Achse (3) der Kurbelwelle ausgebildet ist.
  2. Unterteil eines Kurbelgehäuses eines Motors nach Anspruch 1, bei dem eine Bodenfläche (25) des Querträgerkörpers unter der Abstützaussparung in einem bogenförmigen Vorsprung ungefähr mittig auf der Achse der Kurbelwelle ausgebildet ist.
  3. Unterteil eines Kurbelgehäuses eines Motors nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, bei dem das Querschnittsgebiet des Querträgerkörpers in dem Bereich der Kerbe in einer Längsrichtung im Wesentlichen invariabel ist.
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