JP2005111432A - Strainer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a strainer which permits the housing of a filter having a large filtration area by securing the size of a filter housing part and facilitates the layout by making the strainer compact. <P>SOLUTION: The filter housing part 4 is formed in a hollow plate shape extended in the vertical direction. The plate-like filter is housed into the filter housing part 4. The filter housing part 4 is divided into an upstream side member 10 provided with an upstream side wall part 12 and a downstream side member 11 provided with a downstream side wall part 28. A suction pipe part 16 which is communicated with the inside of the filter housing part 4 and is extended to the outer part is integrally formed on the upstream side wall part 12 of the filter housing part 4. A suction port 2 is formed on the tip of the suction pipe part 16. An outflow pipe part 31 which is communicated with the inside of the filter housing part 4 and is extended to the outer part is integrally formed on the downstream side wall part 28 of the filter housing part 4. An outflow port 3 is formed on the tip of the outflow pipe part 31. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a strainer for filtering fluid.

  Generally, in an engine for a vehicle, an oil pan for storing oil circulating in the engine is provided at the lower part, and a strainer is provided inside the oil pan to filter oil sucked up by a pump. In addition, foreign matter such as dust mixed in the oil is prevented from being sent to each part of the engine.

As a strainer of this type, for example, in Patent Document 1, a tubular body is arranged obliquely in the vertical direction, a suction port is formed at the lower end portion, and an outlet port connected to the pump is formed at the upper end portion. Is disclosed. The strainer of Patent Document 1 is formed in a hollow plate shape in which a filter accommodating portion for accommodating a filter extends substantially horizontally, and the filter is accommodated with an oil passage surface directed substantially horizontally. . The cross-sectional shape of the filter housing portion is larger than that of the other part of the tubular body, which enables the housing of a filter having a wide filtration area, and extends the use period of the filter.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-200208 (page 3, FIGS. 1 and 2)

  By the way, in recent years, miniaturization and high performance of the engine have progressed, and parts other than the strainer have been set inside the oil pan. Due to the components located inside the oil pan, it is difficult to secure a space for arranging the strainer.

  However, in the strainer of Patent Document 1, the tubular body extends obliquely from the suction port to the outlet in the vertical direction, while the filter housing portion protrudes in a plate shape in a substantially horizontal direction, so that the strainer is disposed. It is necessary to secure a wide space for the vertical and horizontal directions, and layout is difficult.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and the object of the present invention is to normally pay attention to the fact that the strainer is formed so as to guide the stored fluid upward. It is to make the strainer easier by making the strainer compact while securing the size of the filter housing portion by guiding it upward by the portion.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, the filter is accommodated in the filter accommodating portion so as to extend in the vertical direction, and the fluid is allowed to flow into the lower end side of the filter accommodating portion and to flow out from the upper end side.

  Specifically, a strainer including a tubular body having a suction port at the lower end and an outlet at the upper end and a filter housing portion provided in the middle of the tubular body is targeted. .

  In the filter housing portion, a plate-like filter is housed so as to extend in the vertical direction, and the filter housing portion causes the fluid sucked from the suction port to flow into the lower end side and pass through the filter. To the outflow port.

  According to this configuration, the filter housing portion is formed so as to extend in the vertical direction corresponding to the arrangement of the filter, and the fluid sucked from the suction port flows into the lower end side in the filter housing portion and flows through the filter housing portion. The fluid is filtered through the filter while flowing upward, and the filtered fluid is guided from the upper end side of the filter housing portion to the outlet and flows out from the outlet. In other words, the filter housing part also serves as a part of the passage for guiding the fluid upward, and the filter is disposed in that part, so that the filter housing part does not protrude greatly in the horizontal direction as in the prior art. It is possible to accommodate a filter having a large filtration area with a large size.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a mounting flange is provided on the periphery of the outlet, and a reinforcing portion for connecting the vicinity of the mounting flange and the filter housing portion is provided.

  According to this configuration, the strainer is assembled by fixing the mounting flange to the pump side. When the pump is operated, a vibration force acts on the mounting flange. At this time, the filter housing portion accommodates the filter and is relatively heavy. Therefore, the vibration force during the pump operation causes a vibration between the vicinity of the mounting flange and the filter housing portion. A relatively large force acts between them, but since both are connected by the reinforcing portion, it is possible to prevent stress from being concentrated between the vicinity of the mounting flange and the filter housing portion. .

  In the invention of claim 3, in the invention of claim 2, the filter housing portion is positioned closer to the outflow side than the center of the suction port and the outflow port.

  According to this configuration, since the relatively heavy filter housing portion is positioned closer to the outlet side, that is, closer to the mounting flange, the vicinity of the mounting flange and the filter housing portion are caused by the exciting force acting on the mounting flange when the pump is operated. The force acting between the two becomes smaller, and it is possible to prevent the stress from being concentrated.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the filter housing portion includes an upstream member having an upstream side wall portion facing a fluid flow upstream surface of the filter, and a filter fluid. It is set as the structure formed by joining the downstream member provided with the downstream side wall part which opposes the surface of the flow downstream.

  According to this configuration, since the upstream member and the downstream member are separately molded and then joined to each other to form a hollow filter housing portion, the filter housing portion is formed as an integrally molded product. Molding is easier than that.

  In the invention of claim 5, in the invention of claim 4, the upstream member and the downstream member are joined by hot plate welding.

  According to this configuration, when the upstream member and the downstream member are joined, the entire joining portion of both members is melted substantially uniformly by the hot plate, the melted portion is pressed and held, and solidified. The entire joint portion is welded substantially uniformly.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the plate-like filter is accommodated in the filter accommodating portion so as to extend in the vertical direction, the fluid is allowed to flow into the lower end side of the filter accommodating portion, the filter is allowed to pass, and the filter is allowed to flow out from the upper end side. Therefore, the filter housing portion also serves as a part of the passage for guiding the fluid upward, and the size of the filter housing portion can be ensured without causing the filter housing portion to largely protrude in the horizontal direction. Thereby, the strainer which accommodated the filter with a large filtration area becomes compact, the space for arrange | positioning this strainer can be made small, and a layout can be made easy.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the vicinity of the mounting flange and the filter housing portion are connected by the reinforcing portion, stress is applied between the vicinity of the mounting flange and the filter housing portion due to the excitation force acting on the mounting flange when the pump is operated. Concentration can be prevented and durability can be improved.

  According to the invention of claim 3, since the filter housing portion is positioned closer to the outflow port side, the force acting between the vicinity of the mounting flange and the filter housing portion is small due to the excitation force acting on the mounting flange when the pump is operated. Thus, the stress can be prevented from being concentrated and the durability can be improved.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the filter housing portion is configured by joining two members, the filter housing portion can be easily molded as compared with the case where the filter housing portion is an integrally molded product.

  According to the invention of claim 5, the entire joint portion between the upstream member and the downstream member can be welded substantially uniformly, and both members can be firmly joined.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a case where a strainer 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is used in a lubrication system of an automobile engine (not shown). The strainer 1 includes a tubular body 6 having a suction port 2 at the lower end and an outlet 3 connected to the pump of the engine at the upper end, and further filters oil sucked from the suction port 2. A filter housing portion 4 for housing the filter 5 is provided.

  The filter accommodating portion 4 is formed in a hollow plate shape extending substantially in the vertical direction, and is inclined with respect to the vertical plane in a side view as shown in FIG. The inclination angle of the filter housing portion 4 with respect to the vertical plane is set to 30 ° in the present embodiment, but may be set to be smaller than 30 °. For example, the filter housing portion 4 is arranged along the vertical surface. It may be formed. A vertical intermediate portion on one side in the width direction (left side in FIG. 3) of the filter housing portion 4 is cut out in a substantially U shape so as not to contact parts disposed in the oil pan of the engine. . Furthermore, in order to avoid contact with the components inside the oil pan, it is possible to form the filter housing portion 4 in a substantially S shape or zigzag shape.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the strainer 1 is divided into two in the thickness direction in the filter housing portion 4, and the upstream member 10 located on the upstream side and the downstream member 11 located on the downstream side are joined. It becomes. The upstream side member 10 and the downstream side member 11 are injection molded products of a resin material.

  The upstream side member 10 includes an upstream side wall portion 12 that faces the surface of the filter 5 on the upstream side of the oil flow, and around the upstream side wall portion 12, as shown in FIG. 5, toward the downstream side member 11. An extending peripheral wall portion 12 is integrally formed. An opening (not shown) that is long in the width direction of the upstream side wall 12 is formed on the lower end side of the upstream side wall 12, and a suction pipe that extends to the outside of the filter housing 4 at the periphery of the opening 16 is integrally formed. As shown in FIG. 2, the suction pipe part 16 includes a horizontal pipe part 16a extending relatively horizontally from the periphery of the opening part, and a vertical pipe part 16b extending substantially vertically downward from the tip of the horizontal pipe part 16a. The suction port 2 is formed at the tip of the vertical pipe portion 16b. The angle, length, and shape of each of the horizontal tube portion 16a and the vertical tube portion 16b of the suction pipe portion 16 can be changed. Thus, the suction port 2 can be changed without changing the position of the filter housing portion 4. The position of can be set freely.

  The cross-sectional shape of the suction pipe portion 16 has a rectangular shape over the entire length direction, and the cross-sectional shape on the base end side of the horizontal pipe portion 16a smoothly expands upward toward the base end side. The oil in the suction pipe portion 16 flows smoothly toward the upper side of the filter housing portion 4.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a flange 17 is formed on the distal end side of the peripheral wall portion 13 of the upstream member 10 and extends substantially in parallel with the inclination direction of the filter housing portion 4. On the downstream member 11 side of the flange 17, a joining surface to be joined to the downstream member 11 is formed over the entire circumference of the peripheral wall portion 13. A welding protrusion 20 that is welded to the downstream member 11 extends over the entire circumference of the joining surface, and an inner groove 21 and an outer groove 22 are provided inside and outside the protrusion 20 on the joining surface. Is formed. Further, on the surface opposite to the joint surface of the flange 17, a ridge portion 23 is formed over the entire circumference of the peripheral wall portion 13.

  On the other hand, the downstream side member 11 includes a downstream side wall portion 28 that faces the oil flow downstream surface of the filter 5, and a peripheral wall portion 29 that extends toward the upstream side member 10 is provided around the downstream side wall portion 28. It is integrally formed. The downstream side wall portion 28 and the peripheral wall portion 29 of the downstream side member 11 and the upstream side wall portion 12 and the peripheral wall portion 13 of the upstream side member 10 constitute the filter housing portion 4.

  As shown in FIG. 4, an opening 30 is formed on one side in the width direction on the upper end side of the downstream side wall portion 28, and an outflow pipe portion 31 extending to the outside of the filter housing portion 4 at the periphery of the opening 30. Are integrally formed. As shown in FIG. 7, the outflow pipe part 31 includes a horizontal pipe part 31a extending substantially horizontally from the periphery of the opening 30 and a vertical pipe part 31b extending substantially vertically upward from the tip of the horizontal pipe part 31a. Thus, the outflow port 3 is formed at the tip of the vertical pipe portion 31b. The angle, length, and shape of each of the horizontal pipe portion 31a and the vertical pipe portion 31b of the outflow pipe portion 31 can be changed, and thus the position of the filter housing portion 4 can be freely set. It has become.

  The cross-sectional shape of the horizontal tube portion 31a of the outflow tube portion 31 is substantially rectangular and smoothly expands downward toward the proximal end side, and the oil in the filter housing portion 4 smoothly flows into the outflow tube portion 31. It comes to flow. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2, the horizontal pipe part 31a of the outflow pipe part 31 is set shorter than the horizontal pipe part 16a of the suction pipe part 16, and the filter housing part 4 includes the suction port 2 and the outlet. 3 is positioned closer to the outlet 3 side than the center. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 6, the cross-sectional shape of the vertical pipe part 31b of the outflow pipe part 31 is substantially circular.

  A mounting flange 35 is formed on the periphery of the outflow port 3 of the outflow pipe portion 31. The mounting flange 35 extends long from the outer peripheral surface of the outflow pipe portion 31 toward both sides in the width direction of the filter housing portion 4 and is formed in a substantially rhombus shape in plan view. Through holes 36, 36 are formed in the center of both extending portions of the mounting flange 35 in the vertical direction. Further, a groove portion 37 (shown only in FIGS. 6 and 7) into which an O-ring (not shown) is fitted is formed on the outer periphery of the outlet 3 of the mounting flange 35. When the strainer 1 is assembled to the engine, although not shown, the strainer 1 is fastened and fixed by inserting bolts through the through holes 36 and 36 of the mounting flange 35 from below and screwing them into the screw holes on the engine side. It has become so.

  The downstream member 11 is integrally formed with a plate-like reinforcing portion 40 that connects the outflow pipe portion 31 and the filter housing portion 4. As shown in FIG. 7, the reinforcing portion 40 is connected to the horizontal tube portion 31 a and the peripheral wall portion 29 of the outflow tube portion 31, and extends upward to be connected to the vertical tube portion 31 b of the outflow tube portion 31. It is formed in a triangular shape. As shown in FIG. 1, three reinforcing portions 40 are provided at intervals in the width direction of the filter housing portion 4 and extend substantially parallel to each other.

  Further, the three reinforcing portions 40, 40, 40 are connected by a rib 41. As shown in FIG. 7, the rib 41 protrudes upward from the boundary between the horizontal tube portion 31 a and the vertical tube portion 31 b of the outflow tube portion 31.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a flange 45 joined to the flange 17 of the upstream member 10 is formed on the distal end side of the peripheral wall portion 29 of the downstream member 11. On the upstream member 10 side of the flange 45, a joining surface that joins the upstream member 10 is formed over the entire circumference of the peripheral wall portion 29. A welding protrusion 47 corresponding to the welding protrusion 20 of the upstream member 10 extends over the entire connection surface on the bonding surface. An outer groove 48 corresponding to the outer groove 22 of the upstream member 10 is formed on the outer side of the protrusion 47 on the joint surface. The width of the welding protrusion 47 is set to about half the width of the welding protrusion 20 of the upstream member 10 and is welded to the outer periphery of the protrusion 20. A stepped portion 49 into which the filter 5 is fitted is formed on the flange 45 of the downstream side member 11 inside the welding protrusion 47. Further, a protrusion 50 is formed on the entire surface of the peripheral wall 29 on the surface opposite to the joint surface of the flange 45.

  The filter 5 is an injection molded product of a resin material, and is formed in a plate shape as shown in FIGS. The filter 5 includes a mesh part 52 having an outer shape corresponding to the upstream side wall part 12 and the downstream side wall part 28 and filtering oil, and a peripheral wall part 53 extending from the outer periphery of the mesh part 52 to both sides in the oil flow direction. ing. The mesh portion 52 is integrally formed with ribs 54 that protrude to both sides in the oil flow direction. Further, the downstream side member 11 side of the peripheral wall portion 53 is formed in a stepped shape so as to fit inside the stepped portion 49 of the downstream side member 11. Further, on the upstream side member 10 side of the peripheral wall portion 53, a weld portion 55 that is welded to the inner peripheral side of the welding ridge portion 20 of the upstream side member 10 is formed on the outer peripheral side thereof. An inner groove 56 (shown only in FIG. 5) corresponding to the inner groove 21 of the upstream member 10 is formed inside the welded portion 55.

  Next, the assembly of the strainer 1 will be described. First, the filter 5 is fitted and held on the downstream member 11. Then, although not shown in figure, the hot plate heated more than the melting temperature of resin is contact | adhered to the welding protrusion part 20 of the upstream member 10, the welding protrusion part 47 of the downstream member 11, and the welding part 55 of the filter 5. Or by making it adjoin, the welding protrusions 20 and 47 and the welding part 55 fuse | melt similarly over a perimeter. Thereafter, the upstream member 10 and the downstream member 11 are overlapped, and the welding protrusion 20 of the upstream member 10 is pressed against the protrusion 47 of the downstream member 11 and the welding part 55 of the filter 5. By holding, the molten resin is solidified and welded.

  When the upstream member 10 and the downstream member 11 are overlapped, the opening of the outer groove 22 of the upstream member 10 and the opening of the outer groove 48 of the downstream member 11 coincide with each other. The opening of the inner groove 21 coincides with the opening of the inner groove 56 of the filter 5. Thereby, space R, R which adjoins the outer side and inner side of the welding protrusion part 20, 47, respectively is formed. And the molten resin at the time of welding flows into the said space R and R, it solidifies, and becomes a burr | flash. For this reason, the burrs are not exposed to the inside or the outside of the filter housing portion 4, and it is possible to prevent the burrs from being mixed into the oil.

  Further, since the welded portion 55 is formed on the peripheral wall portion 53 of the filter 5 and the welded portion 55 is welded to the entire circumference of the welding protrusion portion 20 of the upstream member 10, the filter accommodating portion is drawn from the suction pipe portion 16. The oil that has flowed to 4 is prevented from flowing downstream without passing through the mesh portion 52, and the entire amount of oil sucked in is reliably filtered.

  Therefore, according to the strainer 1 according to this embodiment, since the filter housing portion 4 extends in the vertical direction, the filter housing portion 4 forms a passage for guiding oil upward. When the pump is activated when the engine is in an operating state, the oil sucked from the suction port 2 flows from the suction pipe portion 16 to the upstream side of the filter 5 at the lower end side in the filter housing portion 4. The oil that has flowed into the filter housing portion 4 passes through the mesh portion 52 of the filter 5 while flowing upward through the filter housing portion 4, is filtered and flows to the downstream side of the filter 5, and flows from the outflow pipe portion 31 to the outlet 3. It is sucked into the pump through. That is, since the filter housing portion 4 also serves as a passage for guiding the oil upward, and the mesh portion 52 of the filter 5 is disposed in that portion, the filter housing portion 4 is protruded greatly in the horizontal direction as in the prior art. The size of the filter accommodating portion 4 can be ensured without any problem. Thereby, the strainer 1 becomes compact while accommodating the filter 5 having a large filtration area, the space for disposing the strainer 1 can be reduced, and the layout can be facilitated.

  Further, due to the vibration of the engine and the pump, an excitation force acts on the mounting flange 35, and a force acts between the proximal end portion of the outflow pipe portion 31 and the filter housing portion 4. At this time, since the filter 5 that contains the filter 5 and is relatively heavy is positioned on the side close to the mounting flange 35, it acts between the base end portion of the outflow pipe portion 31 and the filter storage portion 4. The force to perform can be made relatively small. In addition, since the reinforcing portion 40 connects the vicinity of the attachment flange 35 of the outflow pipe portion 31 and the filter housing portion 4, the force acting between the base end portion of the outflow pipe portion 31 and the filter housing portion 4 is dispersed. Can be made. By these things, it can prevent that stress concentrates between the base end part of the outflow pipe part 31, and the filter accommodating part 4, and can improve the durability of the strainer 1. FIG.

  Further, since the strainer 1 is divided into the upstream side member 10 and the downstream side member 11 in the filter housing portion 4, it is possible to set the die cutting directions of the molding dies of both the members 10 and 11 separately. Thereby, compared with the case where the strainer 1 is an integrally molded product, a complicated shape can be easily formed. Furthermore, since the upstream member 10 and the downstream member 11 are joined by hot plate welding, the welding protrusions 20 and 47 of both members 10 and 11 are welded substantially uniformly over the entire circumference. Can be firmly joined.

  In addition, the reinforcement part 40 may be comprised from a pair of rib 42 and 42 and the vertical rib 43 which a vertical cross section makes reverse L shape like the modification shown in FIG. The ribs 42 and 42 are provided on both sides in the width direction of the filter housing portion 4 in the mounting flange 35 and have a symmetrical shape. Each rib 42 extends from the lower end portion of the mounting flange 35 to the filter housing portion 4 side along the horizontal tube portion 31a, and then bends downward and continues to the peripheral wall portion 29, and the first plate-like portion 42a. The plate-shaped portion 42 a is configured by a second plate-shaped portion 42 b that extends downward from the inner edge of the filter housing portion 4 and continues to the outer peripheral surface of the outflow pipe 31. The joint portions between the ribs 42 and the mounting flange 35 and the joint portions between the ribs 42 and the peripheral wall portion 29 are formed of curved surfaces, whereby the stress acting on the joint portions is dispersed and the strainer 1 is durable. Can be improved. Further, the vertical rib 43 extends upwardly between the ribs 42, 42, continuously with the outer peripheral surface of the outflow pipe portion 31 and the peripheral wall portion 29 of the filter housing portion 4. The connecting portion of the vertical rib 43 with the outflow pipe portion 31 and the connecting portion with the peripheral wall portion 29 are also formed of a curved surface so as to distribute stress. Further, when the reinforcing portion 40 is configured by the ribs 42 and 42 and the vertical rib 43 in this manner, the ribs 42, 42, and 43 may be connected by a connecting rib, although not shown. This connecting rib can be provided below the ribs 42, 42. Further, the vertical rib 43 may be omitted.

  In this embodiment, the filter 5 is inclined so as to approach the outlet 3 as it goes upward. However, it may be inclined so as to move away from the outlet 3 as it goes upward. In this case, the filter housing portion 5 is similarly inclined.

  In this embodiment, the filter 5 is an injection-molded product made of a resin material.

  Further, the present invention can also be applied to an oil strainer disposed inside an automatic transmission of a vehicle, for example.

  As described above, the strainer according to the present invention is suitable, for example, as an oil strainer disposed in an oil pan of a vehicle engine.

It is the perspective view which looked at the strainer which concerns on embodiment of this invention from the suction pipe part side. It is a side view of a strainer. It is the front view which looked at the strainer from the outflow pipe part side. It is a disassembled perspective view of a strainer. It is an expanded sectional view in the AA line of FIG. It is a top view of a strainer. It is an expanded sectional view in the BB line of FIG. It is the FIG. 1 equivalent figure which concerns on the modification of embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Strainer 2 Suction port 3 Outlet 4 Filter accommodating part 5 Filter 10 Upstream member 11 Downstream member 12 Upstream side wall 28 Downstream side wall 35 Mounting flange 40 Reinforcement part

Claims (5)

A strainer comprising a tubular body provided with a suction port at the lower end and an outlet at the upper end, and a filter housing provided in the middle of the tubular body,
In the filter accommodating portion, a plate-like filter is accommodated so as to extend in the vertical direction,
The strainer is configured to cause the fluid sucked from the suction port to flow into the lower end side, pass through the filter, and guide the fluid from the upper end side to the outlet. The strainer according to claim 1, wherein
A mounting flange is provided on the periphery of the outlet,
A strainer provided with a reinforcing portion for connecting the vicinity of the mounting flange and the filter housing portion. The strainer according to claim 2,
The strainer, wherein the filter housing portion is positioned closer to the outflow side than the center of the suction port and the outflow port. In the strainer as described in any one of Claims 1-3,
The filter housing unit joins an upstream member having an upstream side wall portion facing the upstream surface of the filter in the fluid flow and a downstream member having a downstream side wall portion facing the downstream surface of the filter in the fluid flow. A strainer characterized by The strainer according to claim 4,
The strainer, wherein the upstream member and the downstream member are joined by hot plate welding.

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