EP3375992B1 - Oil pan device - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01M—LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01M—LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01M—LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
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- This disclosure relates to an oil pan device and particularly relates to oil pan device used in an engine of a vehicle.
- an oil pan for storing engine oil is attached to a lower end of a crankcase.
- a bolt hole for discharging engine oil is provided in the bottom portion of the oil pan, and a drain bolt for closing the bolt hole is detachably attached to this bolt hole.
- WO 2014/079591 discloses a combined oil pan and filter, in particular for an engine oil circuit of an internal combustion engine, in particular of a motor vehicle.
- the oil pan has an oil drain opening which is closeable with a closure element.
- Patent Literature 1 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. H5-306653
- the height position of a bottom portion of an oil pan In a vehicle, from the viewpoint of improving steering stability and the like, there is a demand for lowering the mounting position of an engine.
- the height position In a case where the height position of a bottom portion of an oil pan is lowered, for example, the height position may be lower than a predetermined lower limit height such as minimum ground clearance of a vehicle, and thus it has been considered to employ a thin (shallow plate) oil pan.
- the head portion of a drain bolt protrudes downwardly from the lowermost end position of the oil pan bottom portion, which is disadvantageous in securing a predetermined lower limit height.
- a method of recessing the bottom portion of the oil pan upward to form a recessed portion and uprightly attaching the drain bolt in the recessed portion is considered.
- This disclosure is made in consideration of the above circumstances and provides an oil pan device capable of reducing the amount of oil remaining in an oil pan when engine oil is discharged.
- An oil pan device according to an aspect of the present invention is set out in claim 1.
- the recessed portion may be formed in a reversed V shape in a cross-sectional view.
- the oil pan device of this disclosure it is possible to reduce the amount of oil remaining in the oil pan when engine oil is discharged.
- the oil pan device is in a state in which the oil pan device is mounted on an engine of a vehicle (not illustrated), and the up-and-down direction is determined based on the up-and-down direction of the vehicle.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating a bottom surface side of an oil pan device 1 according to an embodiment of this disclosure.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG. 1 .
- a reference numeral R indicates a road surface.
- a dashed line L indicates the lowermost end position of a head portion 52 of a drain bolt 50
- a two-dot chain line X indicates the minimum ground clearance of a vehicle.
- the engine is arranged inclined to a cylinder axis so as to be slightly inclined in the vertical direction. Therefore, in FIGS. 2 and 3 , in appearance, the oil surface of engine oil O seems to be inclined to a road surface R in the left-and-right direction.
- the front-and-rear and left-and-right directions of the oil pan device 1 are not related with the front-and-rear and left-and-right directions of a vehicle and are merely determined for convenience of explanation.
- the front direction of an oil pan 10 coincides with the front direction of a vehicle.
- the oil pan device 1 includes the oil pan 10 that is attached to a lower end 5a of a crankcase 5 and a drain bolt 50.
- the oil pan 10 is formed of a metal material or a heat resistant resin material and includes a side wall 20 forming a side surface and a bottom plate 30 forming a bottom surface. Inside the oil pan 10, engine oil O for lubricating a lubrication target member such as a crank shaft (not illustrated) is stored. In the embodiment, the oil pan 10 is formed of a thin (shallow plate) oil pan in which the length of the side wall 20 in the up-and-down direction is short.
- a flange portion 21 which is attached to the lower end 5a of the crankcase 5 via a gasket (not illustrated) is provided.
- the flange portion 21 is detachably attached to the lower end 5a of the crankcase 5 by a bolt 22 or the like.
- the bottom plate 30 includes a flat plate portion 31 formed in a flat plate shape, and the recessed portion 33 by recessing the bottom surface portion 32 (lower surface) upward. This recessed portion 33 is formed at a portion ahead of the left half of the bottom plate 30.
- the recessed portion 33 has a top portion 33T at a position higher than a position of an attachment surface F (the upper surface of the flange portion 21) of the oil pan 10 with the crankcase 5 (lower end 5a). As illustrated in FIG. 3 , the recessed portion 33 is formed in a reversed V shape in a cross-sectional view.
- the recessed portion 33 is formed by partially recessing the bottom surface portion 32 in a cylindrical shape.
- the portion 33 having a recessed partially cylindrical shape has a first inclined portion 34 formed in a cylindrical circumferential surface shape and a second inclined portion 35 formed in a cylindrical end surface shape.
- a bolt hole 36 is vertically provided in the second inclined portion 35.
- the bolt hole 36 has a through-hole 36a passing through the second inclined portion 35, and a nut portion 36b arranged in the oil pan 10 and coaxially provided with the through-hole 36a.
- a flange 36c is formed at the end portion of the nut portion 36b on the second inclined portion 35 side and is fixed to the second included portion 35 by wielding or the like.
- a lateral hole 36d is formed at the interfacial position between the nut portion 36b and the flange 36c.
- the lateral hole 36d is inclined to the axis of the bolt hole 36 and passes through the interface substantially horizontally from the lowermost end position of the through-hole 36a to the interfacial position.
- the drain bolt 50 is detachably attached to the bolt hole 36 from the outside of the oil pan 10.
- the drain bolt 50 has a screw portion 51 and a head portion 52, and the screw portion 51 is engaged with the bolt hole 36 by screwing.
- An O ring 53 for sealing a gap between the screw portion and the inner circumferential surface of the through-hole 36a is attached to the root portion of the screw portion 51.
- the oil pan device 1 of the embodiment is configured such that when the drain bolt 50 is attached to the bolt hole 36, the head portion 52 is accommodated in the recessed portion 33.
- a height position L of the lowermost end of the oil pan device 1 (here, the head portion 52 of the drain bolt 50) is positioned above a predetermined lower limit height of a vehicle and in the embodiment, a minimum ground clearance X.
- FIG. 4A illustrates a level of oil remaining when the engine oil O is discharged by detaching the drain bolt 50 from the bolt hole 36 in the oil pan device 1 of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 3 .
- FIG. 4B illustrates a level of oil remaining in a configuration in which a drain bolt is uprightly attached in a recessed portion in an oil pan device 1' of Comparative Example without an inclined portion.
- the lower end position (the height position indicated by the dashed line Z1) of the horizontal hole 36d of the bolt hole 36 is a level of oil remaining.
- the lower end portion (the height position indicated by the dashed line Z2) of an opening of a horizontal hole 36d' of a bolt hole 36' in the oil pan 10' is a level of oil remaining.
- the level of oil remaining (Z2) is positioned higher than the level of oil remaining (Z1) of the embodiment.
- the amount of oil remaining can be reduced by the amount corresponding to (Z2 - Z1).
- the recessed portion 33 formed by recessing the bottom surface portion 32 upward is provided and the head portion 52 of the drain bolt 50 is accommodated in the recessed portion 33.
- the head portion 52 of the drain bolt 50 is accommodated in the recessed portion 33.
- the top portion 33T of the recessed portion 33 of the embodiment is arranged oil pan 10 at a position higher than the position of the attachment surface F with the crankcase 5. Therefore, even in a case of using a thin oil pan to meet the minimum ground clearance X as a lower limit level, a space for accommodating the head portion 52 can be sufficiently secured.
- an operation of attachment (detachment) of the drain bolt 50 can be easily performed using a longer spanner or wrench to which force is more easily applicable.
- the recessed portion is partially recessed in a cylindrical shape, but the shape of the recessed portion may have other shapes.
- the recessed portion may be formed in a substantially hemispherical shape.
- the oil pan device of this disclosure it is possible to reduce the amount of oil remaining in an oil pan when engine oil is discharged.
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Description
- This disclosure relates to an oil pan device and particularly relates to oil pan device used in an engine of a vehicle.
- In an engine of a vehicle, an oil pan for storing engine oil is attached to a lower end of a crankcase. Generally, a bolt hole for discharging engine oil is provided in the bottom portion of the oil pan, and a drain bolt for closing the bolt hole is detachably attached to this bolt hole.
WO 2014/079591 discloses a combined oil pan and filter, in particular for an engine oil circuit of an internal combustion engine, in particular of a motor vehicle. The oil pan has an oil drain opening which is closeable with a closure element. - [Patent Literature 1]: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No.
H5-306653 - In a vehicle, from the viewpoint of improving steering stability and the like, there is a demand for lowering the mounting position of an engine. On the other hand, in a case where the height position of a bottom portion of an oil pan is lowered, for example, the height position may be lower than a predetermined lower limit height such as minimum ground clearance of a vehicle, and thus it has been considered to employ a thin (shallow plate) oil pan.
- In a case where a thin oil pan is used, the head portion of a drain bolt protrudes downwardly from the lowermost end position of the oil pan bottom portion, which is disadvantageous in securing a predetermined lower limit height. Thus, a method of recessing the bottom portion of the oil pan upward to form a recessed portion and uprightly attaching the drain bolt in the recessed portion is considered.
- However, in the method, when engine oil is discharged, a relatively large amount of engine oil remains in the oil pan around the bolt hole.
- This disclosure is made in consideration of the above circumstances and provides an oil pan device capable of reducing the amount of oil remaining in an oil pan when engine oil is discharged.
- An oil pan device according to an aspect of the present invention is set out in
claim 1. - In the oil pan device, the recessed portion may be formed in a reversed V shape in a cross-sectional view.
- According to the oil pan device of this disclosure, it is possible to reduce the amount of oil remaining in the oil pan when engine oil is discharged.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating a bottom surface side of an oil pan device according to an embodiment of this disclosure. -
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 4A is a view illustrating a level of oil remaining in the embodiment of this disclosure. -
FIG. 4B is a view illustrating a level of oil remaining in a case where a drain bolt is uprightly attached in a recessed portion without an inclined portion. - Hereinafter, an oil pan device according to an embodiment of this disclosure will be described based on the accompanying drawings. In the embodiment described below, the oil pan device is in a state in which the oil pan device is mounted on an engine of a vehicle (not illustrated), and the up-and-down direction is determined based on the up-and-down direction of the vehicle.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating a bottom surface side of anoil pan device 1 according to an embodiment of this disclosure.FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II ofFIG. 1 . - In
FIG. 2 , a reference numeral R indicates a road surface. InFIG. 3 , a dashed line L indicates the lowermost end position of ahead portion 52 of adrain bolt 50, and a two-dot chain line X indicates the minimum ground clearance of a vehicle. In the embodiment, the engine is arranged inclined to a cylinder axis so as to be slightly inclined in the vertical direction. Therefore, inFIGS. 2 and 3 , in appearance, the oil surface of engine oil O seems to be inclined to a road surface R in the left-and-right direction. - In these drawings, the front-and-rear and left-and-right directions of the
oil pan device 1 are not related with the front-and-rear and left-and-right directions of a vehicle and are merely determined for convenience of explanation. In the embodiment, the front direction of anoil pan 10 coincides with the front direction of a vehicle. - As illustrated in
FIGS. 1 to 3 , theoil pan device 1 includes theoil pan 10 that is attached to alower end 5a of acrankcase 5 and adrain bolt 50. - The
oil pan 10 is formed of a metal material or a heat resistant resin material and includes aside wall 20 forming a side surface and abottom plate 30 forming a bottom surface. Inside theoil pan 10, engine oil O for lubricating a lubrication target member such as a crank shaft (not illustrated) is stored. In the embodiment, theoil pan 10 is formed of a thin (shallow plate) oil pan in which the length of theside wall 20 in the up-and-down direction is short. - In the upper end portion of the
side wall 20, aflange portion 21 which is attached to thelower end 5a of thecrankcase 5 via a gasket (not illustrated) is provided. Theflange portion 21 is detachably attached to thelower end 5a of thecrankcase 5 by abolt 22 or the like. - The
bottom plate 30 includes aflat plate portion 31 formed in a flat plate shape, and therecessed portion 33 by recessing the bottom surface portion 32 (lower surface) upward. Thisrecessed portion 33 is formed at a portion ahead of the left half of thebottom plate 30. - In the embodiment, particularly, the
recessed portion 33 has atop portion 33T at a position higher than a position of an attachment surface F (the upper surface of the flange portion 21) of theoil pan 10 with the crankcase 5 (lower end 5a). As illustrated inFIG. 3 , therecessed portion 33 is formed in a reversed V shape in a cross-sectional view. - More specifically, the
recessed portion 33 is formed by partially recessing thebottom surface portion 32 in a cylindrical shape. Theportion 33 having a recessed partially cylindrical shape has a firstinclined portion 34 formed in a cylindrical circumferential surface shape and a secondinclined portion 35 formed in a cylindrical end surface shape. In the embodiment, abolt hole 36 is vertically provided in the secondinclined portion 35. - The
bolt hole 36 has a through-hole 36a passing through the secondinclined portion 35, and anut portion 36b arranged in theoil pan 10 and coaxially provided with the through-hole 36a. Aflange 36c is formed at the end portion of thenut portion 36b on the secondinclined portion 35 side and is fixed to the second includedportion 35 by wielding or the like. - In the
bolt hole 36, alateral hole 36d is formed at the interfacial position between thenut portion 36b and theflange 36c. Thelateral hole 36d is inclined to the axis of thebolt hole 36 and passes through the interface substantially horizontally from the lowermost end position of the through-hole 36a to the interfacial position. - The
drain bolt 50 is detachably attached to thebolt hole 36 from the outside of theoil pan 10. Specifically, thedrain bolt 50 has ascrew portion 51 and ahead portion 52, and thescrew portion 51 is engaged with thebolt hole 36 by screwing. AnO ring 53 for sealing a gap between the screw portion and the inner circumferential surface of the through-hole 36a is attached to the root portion of thescrew portion 51. - The
oil pan device 1 of the embodiment is configured such that when thedrain bolt 50 is attached to thebolt hole 36, thehead portion 52 is accommodated in therecessed portion 33. A height position L of the lowermost end of the oil pan device 1 (here, thehead portion 52 of the drain bolt 50) is positioned above a predetermined lower limit height of a vehicle and in the embodiment, a minimum ground clearance X. - Next, the action effect of the
oil pan device 1 of the embodiment will be described base onFIGS. 3 ,4A and 4B. FIG. 4A illustrates a level of oil remaining when the engine oil O is discharged by detaching thedrain bolt 50 from thebolt hole 36 in theoil pan device 1 of the embodiment illustrated inFIG. 3 .FIG. 4B illustrates a level of oil remaining in a configuration in which a drain bolt is uprightly attached in a recessed portion in an oil pan device 1' of Comparative Example without an inclined portion. - In the embodiment, as illustrated in
FIG. 4A , when thedrain bolt 50 is detached from thebolt hole 36, the engine oil O is discharged to the outside from thehorizontal hole 36d. Thus, the lower end position (the height position indicated by the dashed line Z1) of thehorizontal hole 36d of thebolt hole 36 is a level of oil remaining. - On the other hand, as illustrated in
FIG. 4B , in the oil pan device 1' of Comparative Example, the lower end portion (the height position indicated by the dashed line Z2) of an opening of ahorizontal hole 36d' of a bolt hole 36' in the oil pan 10' is a level of oil remaining. In Comparative Example, the level of oil remaining (Z2) is positioned higher than the level of oil remaining (Z1) of the embodiment. - Accordingly, in the embodiment, by providing the
bolt hole 36 in the secondinclined portion 35, the amount of oil remaining can be reduced by the amount corresponding to (Z2 - Z1). - In the embodiment, as illustrated in
FIG. 3 , the recessedportion 33 formed by recessing thebottom surface portion 32 upward is provided and thehead portion 52 of thedrain bolt 50 is accommodated in the recessedportion 33. As a result, it is possible to prevent thehead portion 52 from protruding from thebottom surface portion 32 to the road surface R side, which is advantageous in lowering the engine mounting position. - The
top portion 33T of the recessedportion 33 of the embodiment is arrangedoil pan 10 at a position higher than the position of the attachment surface F with thecrankcase 5. Therefore, even in a case of using a thin oil pan to meet the minimum ground clearance X as a lower limit level, a space for accommodating thehead portion 52 can be sufficiently secured. - In the embodiment, by providing the
bolt hole 36 in the secondinclined portion 35, an operation of attachment (detachment) of thedrain bolt 50 can be easily performed using a longer spanner or wrench to which force is more easily applicable. - This disclosure is not intended to be limited to the embodiments described above and may be appropriately modified present disclosure within the range not departing from the scope of this disclosure.
- For example, in the embodiment, the recessed portion is partially recessed in a cylindrical shape, but the shape of the recessed portion may have other shapes. For example, the recessed portion may be formed in a substantially hemispherical shape.
- According to the oil pan device of this disclosure, it is possible to reduce the amount of oil remaining in an oil pan when engine oil is discharged.
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- 1: oil pan device
- 5: crankcase of engine
- 10: oil pan
- 32: bottom surface portion
- 33: recessed portion
- 35: (second) inclined portion
- 36: bolt hole
- 50: drain bolt
- 52: head portion
Claims (2)
- An oil pan device (1) comprising:an oil pan (10) that is attached to a lower end of a crankcase of an engine (5); anda drain bolt (50),wherein the oil pan includes:a recessed portion (33) formed by recessing upwardly a bottom surface portion (32);an inclined portion (35) that sections the recessed portion (33); anda bolt hole (36) that is provided in the inclined portion (35), characterised in that:when the drain bolt (50) is attached to the bolt hole (36), a head portion (52) of the drain bolt (50) is accommodated in the recessed portion (33), and whereina top portion of the recessed portion (33) is arranged at a position higher than an attachment surface of the oil pan (10) with the crankcase (5).
- The oil pan device (1) according to claim 1, wherein
the recessed portion (33) is formed in a reversed V shape in a cross-sectional view.
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