JP2005155447A - Fuel supply device for internal combustion engine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fuel supply device for an internal combustion engine capable of enhancing accessability to piping connection parts. <P>SOLUTION: The fuel supply device for an internal combustion engine 1 is structured to have liquid fuel supplied to injection valves 17 of each cylinder by a pump 15 driven by an extension part of a camshaft (exhaust camshaft 4) provided at an upper part of a cylinder head 2. The axial lines of the pump 15 and the camshaft are orthogonal to each other, a fuel distribution pipe 16 for distributing fuel to each of the injection valves 17 is extendingly provided along the cylinder row direction at the upper part of an engine main body, and a low pressure fuel supplying pipe (input port 23) for supplying fuel to the pump 15 and a high pressure fuel supplying pipe 20 for supplying fuel to the fuel distribution pump are connected at the upper part of the pump 15. Connecting workability of the low pressure fuel supplying pipe and the high pressure fuel supplying pipe to the pump 15 is thereby improved, and visibility of the fuel piping connection part in an on-vehicle state is enhanced. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a fuel supply device for an internal combustion engine, and in particular, an internal combustion engine configured to supply high-pressure liquid fuel to an injection valve by a pump driven by an extended portion of a cam shaft provided above a cylinder head. The present invention relates to an engine fuel supply apparatus.

  In order to supply high-pressure liquid fuel to the injection valves individually provided in each cylinder, a pump driven by an extending portion formed integrally with the shaft end of a camshaft that opens and drives an intake valve or an exhaust valve is provided. An internal combustion engine is known (see Patent Document 1).

In this conventional fuel supply device, a pump is disposed at one end in the cylinder row direction of the engine body placed horizontally on the vehicle body, and a fuel distribution pipe for distributing fuel to the injection valves of each cylinder has an intake manifold. It is arrange | positioned inside. A return pipe for returning the surplus fuel to the tank extends upward from the pump, and a high-pressure fuel supply pipe connected to the fuel distribution pipe extends below the pump.
JP 2001-193601 A (FIG. 3)

  According to the above-described conventional fuel supply device, the fuel distribution pipe is arranged inside the intake manifold, and the high-pressure fuel supply pipe from the pump to the fuel distribution pipe is located below the pump. In addition to being low, it is difficult to visually check the pipe connection portion. That is, the conventional configuration has a drawback that workability during maintenance and maintenance is extremely low.

  In order to provide a fuel supply device for an internal combustion engine that can eliminate the drawbacks of the prior art and improve the accessibility to the pipe connection portion, the present invention provides a fuel supply device for an internal combustion engine that is provided above the cylinder head (2). Fuel of the internal combustion engine (1) configured to supply liquid fuel to the injection valve (17) of each cylinder by a pump (15) driven by an extended portion of the provided cam shaft (exhaust cam shaft 4). In the supply device, a fuel distribution pipe (16) that distributes fuel to each injection valve extends in the cylinder row direction at an upper part of the engine body so that the axis of the pump and the axis of the cam shaft are orthogonal to each other. A low-pressure fuel supply pipe (input port 23) for supplying fuel and a high-pressure fuel supply pipe (20) for supplying fuel to the fuel distribution pipe are connected to the pump above the pump. .

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above configuration, in an internal combustion engine having a pair of cam shafts for individually driving an intake valve and an exhaust valve, an end face of one cam shaft (intake cam shaft 3) The pump arranged at a position opposite to is driven by the other cam shaft (exhaust cam shaft 4).

  According to the configuration of the first aspect of the present invention, the connection workability of the low-pressure fuel supply pipe and the high-pressure fuel supply pipe to the pump is improved, and the visibility of each pipe connection portion in the vehicle is improved. Therefore, the assembling property and the maintainability are improved, and a great effect can be obtained in maintaining high reliability over a long period of time. According to the configuration of the second aspect, the amount of protrusion of the pump from the end of the engine body in the cylinder row direction can be reduced and the size of the engine body in the cylinder row direction can be reduced. A big effect can be produced.

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

  FIG. 1 is an elevation view showing a main part of an end face on the flywheel side of an in-line four-cylinder internal combustion engine to which the present invention is applied. The internal combustion engine 1 is mounted on the vehicle body with the cylinder row directed in the vehicle body width direction and the cylinder shaft inclined backward.

  Above the cylinder head 2, an intake camshaft 3 for opening the intake valve and an exhaust camshaft 4 for opening the exhaust valve are fixed to the cylinder head 2. 6 is supported. A head cover 7 that covers the valve mechanism is coupled to the upper surface of the cylinder head 2 as shown in FIG.

  In the head cover 7, blow-by gas chambers 8, 9 having a hollow inside are defined above the two cam shafts 3, 4 and a fuel injection valve mounting portion 10 provided in the upper cam shaft holder 5. An opening 11 is provided so as to expose the above. And the edge of the downward extension part of the outer peripheral wall of blow-by gas chambers 8 and 9 is connected to the upper surface of the cylinder head 2 and a part of the upper surface of the flywheel side end of the upper camshaft holder 5 via the seal member 12. The lower end edge of the inner peripheral wall of the blow-by gas chambers 8, 9, that is, the outer peripheral edge of the opening 11 is in contact with the upper surface of the upper camshaft holder 5 via the seal member 13.

  A part of the camshaft holders 5 and 6 protrudes from the end surface of the head cover 7 on the flywheel side, and an extension surface integrally formed with the shaft end of the exhaust camshaft 4 is formed on the end surface of the protruding portion in the camshaft direction. A pump 15 provided with a plunger P driven by a cam 14 formed in the installation portion is coupled. As shown in FIG. 3, the main body of the pump 15 is disposed at a position facing the shaft end of the intake camshaft 3.

  A fuel distribution pipe 16 extending along the inner wall of the blow-by gas chamber 8 extending above the intake camshaft 3 is fixed to the upper surface of the upper camshaft holder 5 exposed from the opening 11 of the head cover 7. Yes. A branch pipe 18 to an injection valve 17 corresponding to each cylinder is connected to the fuel distribution pipe 16. A high-pressure fuel supply pipe 20 connected to a discharge port 19 flange-connected to the upper portion of the pump 15 is connected to one end (flywheel side) of the fuel distribution pipe 16, and the other end (not shown) of the fuel distribution pipe 16 is illustrated. The surplus fuel return pipe 21 (FIG. 2) is connected to the non-flywheel side.

  In order to cross these high pressure fuel supply pipes 20 and surplus fuel return pipes 21, the head cover 7 has flywheel side ends of two blow-by chambers 8, 9 along the intake and exhaust camshafts 3, 4. A concave portion 22 that is depressed downward is formed in a part of a portion that connects the two.

  The pump 15 takes in liquid fuel such as gasoline pumped from the fuel tank from the low pressure fuel supply pipe connected to the input port 23 extended upward of the pump body, pressurizes it, and pressurizes it into the upper part of the pump body. The pressure is fed to the fuel distribution pipe 16 through the connected high-pressure fuel supply pipe 20. Fuel is supplied from the fuel distribution pipe 16 to the injection valve 17 of each cylinder via the branch pipe 18.

  The surplus fuel not injected from the injection valve 17 returns from the surplus fuel return pipe 21 connected to the end of the fuel distribution pipe 16 on the side opposite to the flywheel, and flows out from the hose port 24 protruding upward from the side surface of the pump 15. Along with the leaked fuel in the pump mechanism, the fuel is returned to the fuel tank from the return passage extending toward the back side of the paper surface in FIG.

  According to the configuration of the present invention described above, since all the fuel pipe connection portions are provided upward, the assembly work is easy and all the connection portions can be visually confirmed from above, so that inspections such as fuel leakage can be confirmed. Is easy. In other words, not only productivity can be improved, but also maintenance and maintainability can be improved.

  Further, the main body of the pump 15 is disposed at a position facing the shaft end of the intake valve driving cam shaft 3, and the axis of the plunger P is disposed orthogonal to the axis of the cam shaft 4. Since the plunger P is driven, the amount of protrusion of the pump 15 from the end of the engine body in the cylinder row direction can be reduced, and the size of the engine body in the cylinder row direction can be reduced.

It is the principal part elevation seen from the flywheel side of the internal combustion engine to which this invention was applied. It is a principal part front view which cuts off and shows a part of internal combustion engine to which this invention was applied. It is a principal part top view which cuts off and shows a part of internal combustion engine to which this invention was applied.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Internal combustion engine 2 Cylinder head 3 Intake cam shaft 4 Exhaust cam shaft 15 Pump 16 Fuel distribution pipe 17 Injection valve 20 High pressure fuel supply pipe 23 Input port (low pressure fuel supply pipe)

Claims (2)

A fuel supply device for an internal combustion engine configured to supply liquid fuel to an injection valve of each cylinder by a pump driven by an extended portion of a camshaft provided above a cylinder head,
The axis of the pump and the axis of the cam shaft are orthogonal to each other,
A fuel distribution pipe for distributing fuel to the injection valve extends along the cylinder row direction at the top of the engine body,
A fuel supply for an internal combustion engine, wherein a low-pressure fuel supply pipe for supplying fuel to the pump and a high-pressure fuel supply pipe for supplying fuel to the fuel distribution pipe are connected to the pump above the pump. apparatus. The internal combustion engine includes a pair of camshafts for individually driving an intake valve and an exhaust valve,
2. The engine fuel supply device according to claim 1, wherein the pump is disposed at a position facing an end face of one cam shaft and is driven by the other cam shaft.

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