EP3227541A1 - Flap device for an internal combustion engine - Google Patents
Flap device for an internal combustion engineInfo
- Publication number
- EP3227541A1 EP3227541A1 EP15790044.0A EP15790044A EP3227541A1 EP 3227541 A1 EP3227541 A1 EP 3227541A1 EP 15790044 A EP15790044 A EP 15790044A EP 3227541 A1 EP3227541 A1 EP 3227541A1
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- Prior art keywords
- housing
- flow
- actuator
- projection
- bearing
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Classifications
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02D—CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F02D9/00—Controlling engines by throttling air or fuel-and-air induction conduits or exhaust conduits
- F02D9/08—Throttle valves specially adapted therefor; Arrangements of such valves in conduits
- F02D9/10—Throttle valves specially adapted therefor; Arrangements of such valves in conduits having pivotally-mounted flaps
- F02D9/1035—Details of the valve housing
- F02D9/106—Sealing of the valve shaft in the housing, e.g. details of the bearings
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F02M26/00—Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding exhaust gases to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture, e.g. by exhaust gas recirculation [EGR] systems
- F02M26/52—Systems for actuating EGR valves
- F02M26/53—Systems for actuating EGR valves using electric actuators, e.g. solenoids
- F02M26/54—Rotary actuators, e.g. step motors
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F02M26/00—Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding exhaust gases to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture, e.g. by exhaust gas recirculation [EGR] systems
- F02M26/65—Constructional details of EGR valves
- F02M26/70—Flap valves; Rotary valves; Sliding valves; Resilient valves
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F02M26/00—Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding exhaust gases to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture, e.g. by exhaust gas recirculation [EGR] systems
- F02M26/65—Constructional details of EGR valves
- F02M26/72—Housings
Definitions
- the invention relates to a flap device for an internal combustion engine having a flow housing defining a flow channel, a flap body rotatably disposed in the flow channel, a shaft on which the flap body is mounted, an actuator, via which the shaft and the flap body in the flow channel rotatable are, an actuator housing in which the actuator is arranged.
- flap devices are used, for example, as exhaust gas flaps or exhaust gas recirculation valves in low-pressure or high-pressure exhaust gas circuits or as throttle valves in the intake tract of internal combustion engines and serve to control an amount of exhaust gas attributable to the cylinders or to regulate the pressure in the exhaust gas recirculation channel to reduce the pollutant emissions of the engine or to control the intake air quantity ,
- valves are subject to varying degrees of load, both with regard to the amount of pollutants produced and with regard to the prevailing temperatures.
- thermal expansions can occur due to the high thermal load, which can lead to jamming of the shaft.
- non-thermally loaded valves which are stored only on one side, a simple rotation must be ensured by providing a reliable storage is provided with the alignment errors are avoided.
- Such a valve with a flow housing separable from the actuator housing is known from DE 10 2009 011 951 AI.
- the two housings are fastened to one another via a fastening frame, which is welded to the flow housing, by means of two radially extending screws, and the valve shaft is connected to the shaft of the actuator via a coupling.
- the storage of the flap is completely in the flow housing at the two axial ends of the shaft.
- an exhaust valve device in which a sleeve-shaped sealing means surrounding the shaft of the flap outside the housing, wherein in the sealing means a groove is formed, which prevents exhaust gas from penetrating along the shaft to the outside.
- penetration of spray water from the outside in the direction of the bearings can not be prevented.
- the projection and the receiving element are designed in the shape of a hollow cylinder, so that, depending on the installation space, the actuator can be turned to the flow housing. Furthermore, the production of the mutually corresponding surfaces of the projection and the receiving element and the intermediate groove is simplified.
- the projection of the flow housing projects into the receiving element of the actuator housing and abuts axially with the interposition of a seal against a shoulder-shaped end of the receiving element of the actuator housing.
- the shaft protrudes into the actuator housing and is mounted on one side via a first bearing and a second bearing.
- a reliable storage of the shaft is created, which can be dispensed with a storage on the opposite side of the flow housing.
- the assembly is significantly simplified.
- plain bearings insensitivity to thermal stress or impurities is additionally achieved.
- a good thermal connection and thus heat dissipation to the actuator housing can be ensured by these bearings.
- the first bearing is arranged in a first bearing receptacle, which is formed on the flow housing and the second bearing is arranged in a second bearing receptacle, which on Actuator housing is formed.
- the one-sided flap bearing also leads to insensitivity to distortion due to thermal stress.
- the connection of the flap on the actuator in a simple manner with a continuous shaft is possible, so that the installation is inexpensive to carry out. On an additional storage of an output shaft of the transmission can be omitted.
- the bearing receptacle of the actuator housing, the bearing receptacle of the flow housing, the receiving element and the projection of the flow housing have a common center axis, so that the connection of the shaft to the actuator in the axial direction takes place directly over the bearing points of the two housings, whereby an offset can be excluded.
- a shoulder is preferably formed in the radially inner part of the projection of the flow housing, against which an annular disc rests axially, which is fastened in the projection and axially delimits the bearing receptacle of the first bearing.
- the actuator housing is attached to the flow housing by means of screws secured to the flow housing via connecting plates.
- two screws wherein the first screw is arranged coaxially to the shaft axis and the second screw is arranged tangentially to the shaft axis
- an optimal alignment of the two bearings can be adjusted to each other, since both angle and length offsets can be compensated.
- the bearing clearance can be minimized to the shaft, whereby the seal is improved and the bearings have a longer life.
- the connecting plates in which bores are formed for the passage of the screws, wherein on the actuator housing threaded holes are formed for receiving the screws, the assembly is simplified.
- the thread can be integrated in the connecting plates, so that through holes are formed in the actuator housing through which the screws are inserted.
- a sealing ring which surrounds the shaft is arranged axially on the side of the second bearing facing away from the flap body in the second bearing receptacle.
- a thrust washer is mounted on the shaft, which is loaded by a compression spring against the second bearing.
- the thrust washer is fixedly mounted on the shaft and provides with the spring for an axial position fixing of the shaft and thus the flap in the channel.
- an exhaust gas flow along the shaft is minimized by the thrust washer, so that in addition an improved seal is achieved by the thrust washer.
- a flap device for an internal combustion engine with the penetration of water spray into the housing interior and the bearings is reliably prevented in a cost effective manner. Also, the shaft is protected from contact with spray because it is completely surrounded by the housing in the area outside the flow housing.
- the flap device can be used in the hot gas area, wherein a smooth running of the flap or the Wave is ensured even when occurring heat distortion and humid environment.
- Figure 1 shows a side view of a flap device according to the invention in a sectional view.
- Figure 2 shows a rotated in comparison to the first embodiment by 90 ° view of the flap device according to the invention in a sectional view.
- the flap device according to the invention has a flow housing 10 which delimits a flow channel 12.
- a flap body 14 is arranged, via which the flow cross-section of the flow channel 12 can be controlled by the flap body 14 is rotated in the flow channel 12.
- the flap body 14 is mounted on a shaft 16 which projects through the flow housing 10 into the flow channel 12.
- a driven gear 18 is mounted on the shaft 16, which is part of a transmission 20 designed as a spur gear.
- This transmission 20 is driven by an electric motor 22 with appropriate energization of the electric motor 22.
- a drive pinion 26 is mounted on an output shaft 24 of the electric motor 22, which acts as a drive member of the transmission 20, so that the rotational movement of the electric motor 22 underpinned is transmitted via the gear 20 to the shaft 16 and thus to the valve body 14.
- the electric motor 22 and the gear 20 thus serve as an actuator 28 of the flap device and are arranged in a common actuator housing 30, which consists of a main housing part 32, in which the electric motor 22 and the gear 20 are mounted and an actuator interior 34 occlusive cover 36, which is fastened with the interposition of a seal 38 on the main housing part 32 of the actuator housing 30.
- the shaft 16 In order to prevent ingress of exhaust gas and spray water into the actuator housing 30 and to ensure easy rotation and positioning of the shaft 16 and the valve body 14 in the flow channel 12, the shaft 16 must be reliably stored and sealed axially and radially and a connection surface between the actuator housing 30 and the flow housing 10 are reliably sealed.
- a hollow cylindrical projection 40 is formed on the flow housing 10, which extends in the direction of the actuator housing 30 and at its outer periphery according to the invention a circumferential groove 42 is formed.
- the hollow cylindrical projection 40 bears with its outer circumference radially against an inner wall of a hollow cylindrical receiving element 44 of the actuator housing 30, which thus radially radially surrounds the projection 40 over a defined height, wherein the groove 42 is formed within this portion surrounded by the receiving member 44 of the projection 40 ,
- This projection 40 surrounding portion of the receiving element 44 serves as a receiving opening 46 for the projection 40.
- a hollow cylindrical projection 52 of reduced diameter Adjoining the receiving element 44 in the actuator interior 34 projecting a hollow cylindrical projection 52 of reduced diameter, so that between the axially extending receiving member 44 and the axially extending hollow cylindrical projection 52, a second shoulder 54 is formed. In the further course of the hollow cylindrical projection 52, this has on its inside a third shoulder 56, from which extends the projection 52 with again reduced diameter.
- this projection 52 is the output gear 18, so that the shaft 16 extends from the flow channel 12 through the hollow cylindrical projection 40 of the flow housing 10 and the projection 52 of the actuator housing 30.
- the shaft 16 is mounted on one side via a first bearing 58 and a second bearing 60.
- the first bearing 58 is arranged in a first bearing receptacle 62, which is formed in the hollow cylindrical projection 40 axially between the flow channel 12 bounding the housing wall 64 of the flow housing 10 and formed on the inner wall of the projection 40 paragraph 66.
- the second bearing 60 is arranged in a second bearing receptacle 68, which is formed axially between the second shoulder 54 and the third shoulder 56 on the projection 52 of the actuator housing 30. Accordingly, the projections 40, 52, the receiving element 44 and the bearings 58, 60 and the bearing receivers 62, 68 have a common central axis 70, which is also the shaft axis.
- Both bearings 58, 64 are preferably made as a sliding bearing made of carbon-graphite and are radially against the surrounding projections 40, 52 at. Axial movement of the first bearing 58 on the one hand by the housing wall 64 on the other hand limited by an annular disc 72 which is fixed in the interior of the projection 40 and axially abuts against the shoulder 66 which limits the bearing seat 62 and from which the projection 40th extends with an enlarged inner diameter in the actuator housing 30.
- This shoulder 66 and thus the bearing 58 are located in a portion of the projection 40, which is not surrounded by the receiving element 44, so that heat from the bearing 58 can be easily dissipated to the outside.
- the second bearing 60 bears axially on the one hand against the third shoulder 56 on the projection 52 and on the other hand against a thrust washer 76, which is fixedly connected to the shaft 16.
- the axial end of the second bearing 60 facing the flap body 14 protrudes slightly beyond the second shoulder 54, so that the thrust washer 76, viewed from the direction of the flow housing 10, protrudes in front of the second shoulder 54 is arranged.
- the thrust washer 76 is pressed against the second bearing 60 via a torsion and compression spring 78 for axial positional fixation of the shaft 16 and forms an additional seal which clearly shows an exhaust gas flow along the shaft 16 in the direction of the actuator 28 reduced.
- This spirally wound rotary compression spring 78 is in the actuator interior 34, the projection 52 radially surrounding and at the bottom of the actuator housing 30 is supported and presses against the fixedly arranged on the shaft 16 output gear 18, so that with this, the shaft 16 in this axial Direction is charged. Furthermore, the two end legs of the spring 78 engage behind in the figures not recognizable projections on the actuator housing 30 and the output gear 18 in a known manner that the shaft 16 is biased in one direction at least during rotation from the rest position. Accordingly, the shaft 16 is rotated due to the spring force in case of failure of the electric motor 22 in a Notlaufposition.
- the shaft 16 is surrounded by a sealing ring 79 which bears axially against the third shoulder 56 from the side opposite the bearing 60 and additionally seals the shaft passage in the direction of the actuator interior 34.
- a pre-positioning of the actuator housing 30 to the flow housing 10 by pushing the receiving element 44 on the projection 40 of the flow housing 10 and against the stop on the shoulder 48. Furthermore, by the two bearing receivers 62, 68 in the actuator housing 30 and the flow housing 10th ensures that the shaft 16 is optimally arranged both to the transmission 20 and to the flow channel 12.
- the final attachment of the actuator housing 30 to the flow housing 10 via two mutually perpendicular screws 80 which are inserted through through holes 86, 88 on the flow housing 10 and in threads of weld nuts, which are attached to connecting plates 82, 84, screwed.
- the connecting plates 82, 84 are also fixed to the flow housing 10 by welding. Of course, this attachment is also possible vice versa by tapping holes are introduced in the actuator housing.
- a flap device in which penetration of the spray water is reliably prevented by a gap between the flow housing and the actuator housing.
- the protruding from the flow channel portion of the shaft and the bearings of the shaft are completely surrounded by the housing, so that contact with the spray water with consequent corrosion is reliably prevented.
- an exact alignment of the bearing is ensured to each other, one of which is arranged in the actuator housing and one in the flow housing.
- a plurality of grooves between the receiving element and the projection can be attached, which can be arranged both on the outer wall of the projection and on the inner wall of the receiving element. It is also conceivable to arrange the receiving element within the projection and to form the corresponding groove on the inner wall or on the outer wall of the receiving element.
- the structural design the housings, the drives or gears used as well as the channel and flap shapes can also be modified.
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- Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
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- Control Of Throttle Valves Provided In The Intake System Or In The Exhaust System (AREA)
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DE102014117675.8A DE102014117675B4 (en) | 2014-12-02 | 2014-12-02 | Valve device for an internal combustion engine |
PCT/EP2015/074120 WO2016087108A1 (en) | 2014-12-02 | 2015-10-19 | Flap device for an internal combustion engine |
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