JP2006046270A - Engine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an engine of an air-cooled type, in which cooling air is guided to a desired position when it is sent from a cooling fan through the side of a cylinder toward the opposite side to be guided by a cover so as to improve cooling efficiency. <P>SOLUTION: The cooling fan is fixed to one end of a crankshaft, and on the outer side of the cylinder 3a on the opposite side to the cooling fan, the cover 20 is provided to guide cooling air from the cooling fan in this engine. On a back surface of the cover 20 facing the cylinder 3a, air guide plates 31 and 32 are disposed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an air-cooled engine, and more particularly to a cover structure provided on the engine.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an air-cooled engine having a configuration in which various devices such as a muffler, a fuel tank, and an air cleaner are arranged on the side of a cylinder head is known. In such an engine, the cooling function is improved by sending cooling air from a cooling fan provided on one side of the cylinder to the outside of the cylinder opposite to the cooling fan (for example, patents). Reference 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-232654

  In the conventional technology, a wind exhaust flange is provided so as to surround the cylinder head and the cylinder, and a guide is attached to the flange so as to cover a part of the cylinder to guide the cooling air, thereby cooling the cylinder. In this case, since each part of the cylinder is cooled substantially uniformly with the cooling air, sufficient cooling could not be performed at the part where the temperature of the cylinder head becomes high.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is as described above. Next, means for solving the problem will be described.

  That is, in the first aspect of the present invention, in the engine in which the cooling fan is fixed to one end of the crankshaft and the cover for guiding the cooling air from the cooling fan is provided outside the cylinder opposite to the cooling fan, the engine faces the cylinder. An air guide plate is arranged on the back surface of the cover.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the air guide plate is arranged in a “C” shape when viewed from the front.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, one of the two air guide plates arranged in the “C” shape extends higher than the other.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a horizontal shielding plate is integrally disposed on the cover at a cylinder upper position above the air guide plate.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, both sides of the cover are bent in the front-rear direction according to the shape of the fin provided on the outer periphery of the cylinder.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the upper part of the cover extends upward, covers the exhaust manifold, and the upper end is connected to the upper cover.

  As effects of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, in an engine in which a cooling fan is fixed to one end of a crankshaft, and a cover for guiding cooling air from the cooling fan is provided outside the cylinder on the opposite side of the cooling fan, Since the air guide plate is disposed on the rear surface, the cooling air can be guided to a desired position by the air guide plate on the side opposite to the cooling fan to cool the cylinder. Therefore, it becomes possible to concentrate the cooling air on the portion of the cylinder where the temperature is highest and to blow the air, thereby improving the cooling efficiency. Further, since the air guide plate is disposed on the back surface of the cover, the appearance is not impaired.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the air guide plate is arranged in a “C” shape when viewed from the front, the cooling air can be concentrated and blown near the upper center of the cylinder where the temperature is highest. Further, the air guide plate can be configured simply by bending the plate into an “L” shape in a cross-sectional view and fixing the plate.

  In claim 3, since one of the two air guide plates arranged in the “C” shape is extended higher than the other, the cooling air guided to the two air guide plates is located at the upper center of the cylinder. The flow of the cooling air does not deteriorate in the vicinity and the upper center of the cylinder head can be efficiently cooled.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the horizontal shielding plate is integrally arranged on the cover at the cylinder upper position above the air guide plate, the cooling air is collected near the upper center of the cylinder without escaping upward. be able to. Moreover, since the shielding plate is provided integrally with the cover, the assembly can be easily performed.

  According to the fifth aspect, since both sides of the cover are bent in the front-rear direction according to the shape of the fin provided on the outer periphery of the cylinder, as much cooling air as possible can be collected in the center of the cylinder.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the upper part of the cover extends upward, covers the exhaust manifold, and the upper end is connected to the upper cover, the exhaust manifold can be cooled by the cooling air after cooling the cylinder. Further, the cover is integrated with the upper cover, and the appearance is improved.

Next, embodiments of the invention will be described.
1 is a side view of an engine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing a cover mounting portion, FIG. 3 is a front view of the cover, FIG. 4 is a side view of the same, and FIG. X sectional view, FIG. 6 is a rear view of the guide part of a cover.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the engine 1 includes a crankcase 2 and a cylinder block 3, and a cylinder head 4 is disposed on a cylinder 3 a formed in the cylinder block 3. A bonnet 5 is attached on the cylinder head 4. In the present embodiment, the direction of arrow A in FIG. Moreover, the arrow shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2 shows the flow of cooling air.

  An exhaust manifold 6 is attached to the front side surface of the cylinder head 4 via a flange, and the tip of the exhaust manifold 6 is connected to a muffler 7 disposed on the right side of the cylinder head 4. On the other hand, an intake manifold 8 is attached to the rear side surface of the cylinder head 4, and an air cleaner 9 disposed on the rear side of the cylinder head 4 is connected to the tip of the intake manifold 8.

  A cooling fan 12 is disposed below the air cleaner 9. The cooling fan 12 includes a flywheel 14 fixed to an end of a crankshaft 13 extending from the crankcase 2 and a plurality of fins 15 fixed to the outer periphery of the flywheel 14. The air that is covered by the fan case 16 attached to the cylinder block 3 and sucked into the fan case 16 is sent to the cylinder block 3 or the cylinder head 4 as cooling air, and these members are cooled by the cooling air. It is configured.

  Further, a fuel tank 10 is disposed on the left side of the cylinder head 4, so that three of the front, rear, left and right sides of the cylinder head 4 are covered with a muffler 7, an air cleaner 9, and a fuel tank 10. The remaining one of the cylinder heads 4 is covered with a cover 20. Furthermore, the upper part of the cylinder head 4 and the bonnet 5 is covered with an upper cover 18.

  The cover 20 guides cooling air from the cooling fan 12 and is arranged in front of the cylinder head 4 on the side opposite to the cooling fan 12 so as to cover from the cylinder 3a side to the bonnet 5 side. Has been. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the cover 20 includes a guide portion 21, a discharge portion 22, and a connection portion 23, and the connection portion 23 and the guide portion 21 are respectively provided above and below the discharge portion 22 disposed in front of the cylinder head 4. Are integrally formed and formed in a substantially hat shape in a side view.

  The discharge portion 22 protrudes in a “U” shape in front view of the cylinder head 4 and has a substantially trapezoidal shape in front view so that the vertical width increases from the cylinder head 4 side toward the muffler 7 side. The exhaust manifold 6 attached to the front side surface of the cylinder head 4 is covered.

  A plurality of openings 22 a are provided on the side surface of the discharge part 22, and cooling air from the cooling fan 12 can be discharged from both the left and right sides of the opening 22 a or the discharge part 22. In this embodiment, the opening 22a is a long hole that opens in the vertical direction, and five openings 22a are provided at predetermined intervals on the left and right.

  The connecting portion 23 extends upward from the upper end of the discharge portion 22 and can be connected to the cylinder head 4 and the upper cover 18 disposed above the bonnet 5 on the side of the bonnet 5. That is, the hole 23a is provided on both the left and right sides of the connecting portion 23, and the nut 25 is fixedly provided inside the hole so as to coincide with the hole 23a. Then, the connecting portion 23 is overlapped with the edge portion 19 of the upper cover 18 so that the hole 23a of the connecting portion 23 matches the hole provided in the upper cover 18, and bolts 26 are inserted from these holes to connect the connecting portion 23. The cover 20 is connected to the upper cover 18 at the connecting portion 23 by screwing into the nut 25 and fastening the connecting portion 23 to the edge portion 19. In this way, the cover 20 is integrally formed with the upper cover 18 to improve the appearance.

  Further, a substantially V-shaped notch 23b is provided between the left and right holes 23a provided in the connecting portion 23, and when the connecting portion 23 is connected to the edge 19 of the upper cover 18 as described above. The operation shaft 27a of the decompressor 27 provided on the bonnet 5 is configured to protrude forward from an arcuate opening 23c formed on the closed side of the notch 23b. The decompressor 27 is disposed so as not to protrude forward from the discharge portion 22, and can be operated even when the cover 20 is attached to the engine 1.

  The guide portion 21 extends downward from the lower end of the discharge portion 22 and can be fixed to the cylinder 3a on the side of the cylinder 3a. That is, a hole 21a is provided at the approximate center of the guide portion 21, while a boss portion 3c is formed on the outer periphery of the cylinder 3a together with the fins 3b so as to protrude. And the hole 21a of the guide part 21 is made to correspond to the screw hole of this boss | hub part 3c, the volt | bolt 28 is inserted from the hole 21a, it is screwed together in the screw hole of the boss | hub part 3c, and the guide part 21 is fastened to the boss | hub part 3c. Thus, the cover 20 is fastened to the cylinder 3 a by the guide portion 21.

  In the guide portion 21, both left and right sides thereof are bent in the front-rear direction in accordance with the shape of the fin 3b provided on the outer periphery of the cylinder 3a. The left side portion 21b of the guide portion 21 is bent and bent rearward, and extends to a position covering the diagonally left front of the cylinder 3a. On the other hand, the right side portion 21c of the guide portion 21 is bent substantially vertically rearward and extends to a position covering the diagonally right front of the cylinder 3a. Thus, the cooling air blown forward from the cooling fan 12 through the left and right sides of the cylinder 3a is introduced into the space in front of the cylinder 3a formed by the guide portion 21 by the left and right side portions 21b and 21c of the guide portion 21. It is guided and collected near the center of the cylinder 3a.

  An insertion protrusion 21d is formed at the rear end of the right side portion 21c of the guide portion 21 so as to protrude rearward. The insertion protrusion 21d can be inserted into the vertical slit 3d provided on the side surface of the cylinder 3a so that the guide portion 21 can be positioned and attached easily when the cover 20 is attached to the engine 1. Yes.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, air guide plates 31 and 32 are provided on the back surface of the guide portion 21. The air guide plates 31 and 32 are plates bent in an L shape in cross section, and are fixed to the guide portion 21 on one side thereof. The wind plates 31 and 32 are arranged in a “C” shape in the center of the guide portion 21 in front view, and the cooling air guided to the space in front of the cylinder 3 a by the left and right side portions 21 b and 21 c of the guide portion 21 is the hottest. It is comprised so that it may be guide | induced to the upper center vicinity of the cylinder 3a used.

  One of the two air guide plates 31 and 32 arranged in the “C” shape is extended higher than the other. In the present embodiment, the left air guide plate 31 extends higher than the right air guide plate 32, and the position of the upper end of the left air guide plate 31 and the position of the upper end of the right air guide plate 32 are shifted in the vertical direction. Has been. Accordingly, the cooling air guided to the left air guide plate 31 and the cooling air guided to the right air guide plate 32 do not collide near the upper center of the cylinder 3a, so that the flow of the cooling air is not deteriorated. The upper center of the can be efficiently cooled.

  Further, shielding plates 33 and 34 are provided at the upper and lower ends of the guide portion 21. The upper and lower shielding plates 33 and 34 extend in the horizontal direction to the vicinity of the cylinder 3 a, and the cooling air guided by the left and right side portions 21 b and 21 c of the guide portion 21 does not escape from above or below the guide portion 21. It is configured to gather near the upper center of the.

  Note that the upper shielding plate 33 is configured to be about half of the left and right width of the guide portion 21 and the lower shielding plate 34 configured to be approximately the same as the left and right width of the guide portion 21, and has a lower upper end. The air flow guide plate, that is, the right air guide plate 32, is arranged above the guide portion 21 to guide the cooling air to flow out from above the guide portion 21 to the vicinity of the upper center of the shielding cylinder 3a and to be guided by the left and right air guide plates 31 and 32. The cooling air that has cooled the upper center of the cylinder 3a is allowed to flow upward from the open portion 35 on the opposite side, so that the exhaust manifold 6 can be cooled by the cooling air. The upper and lower shielding plates 33 and 34 are formed integrally with the guide portion 21 so that the assembly can be easily performed.

  In the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 1, the cooling air blown from the cooling fan 12 branches in the fan case 16, and a part thereof is sent upward from the upper end of the fan case 16 to the intake manifold 8. The guide 11 provided is introduced into the cylinder head 4 or a space formed between the cylinder head 4 and the upper cover 18 to cool the cylinder head 4 and the bonnet 5. Then, the cooling air that has cooled the cylinder head 4 and the bonnet 5 is blown forward and guided by the cover 20 disposed on the side opposite to the cooling fan 12 to cool the exhaust manifold 6. 22 is discharged to the outside from the opening 22a provided in 22 or the left and right sides of the discharge portion 22.

  On the other hand, the remaining cooling air branched in the fan case 16 passes through the left and right sides of the cylinder 3a and is blown forward while cooling the cylinder 3a. The left and right side portions 21 b and 21 c formed in the guide portion 21 are guided to the space in front of the cylinder 3 a formed by the guide portion 21.

  The cooling air guided in the space formed in front of the cylinder 3a is provided with air guide plates 31 and 32 arranged in a "C" shape in the center of the guide portion 21 and shielding plates 33 provided at the upper and lower ends. 34 is collected near the upper center of the cylinder 3a, cools the portion of the cylinder 3a that is the hottest, and then flows upward from the upper shielding plate 33 and the open portion 35 on the opposite side of the left side, and the discharge portion After the exhaust manifold 6 covered with 22 is cooled, the exhaust manifold 6 is discharged to the outside from the opening 22 a provided in the discharge portion 22 or the left and right sides of the discharge portion 22.

  As described above, the cooling air can be guided to a desired position by the air guide plates 31 and 32 provided on the back surface of the cover 20 on the side opposite to the cooling fan 12 to cool the cylinder 3a. Thus, it becomes possible to concentrate the cooling air on the part to be blown and to improve the cooling efficiency.

The side view of the engine which concerns on one Example of this invention. The front view which shows a cover attachment part. The front view of a cover. Similarly side view. XX arrow sectional drawing in FIG. The rear view of the guide part of a cover.

Explanation of symbols

3a cylinder 3b fin 6 exhaust manifold 12 cooling fan 13 crankshaft 18 upper cover 20 cover 31 air guide plate 32 air guide plate 33 shielding plate

Claims (6)

  In an engine in which a cooling fan is fixed to one end of the crankshaft and a cover for guiding cooling air from the cooling fan is provided outside the cylinder on the opposite side of the cooling fan, an air guide plate is provided on the back surface of the cover facing the cylinder. An engine characterized by the arrangement.   The engine according to claim 1, wherein the air guide plate is arranged in a “C” shape in a front view.   The engine according to claim 2, wherein one of the two air guide plates arranged in a "C" shape is extended higher than the other.   The engine according to claim 2, wherein a horizontal shielding plate is integrally arranged on the cover at a cylinder upper position above the air guide plate.   The engine according to claim 1, wherein both sides of the cover are bent in the front-rear direction in accordance with the shape of a fin provided on the outer periphery of the cylinder. The engine according to claim 1, wherein an upper portion of the cover extends upward, covers an exhaust manifold, and an upper end is connected to the upper cover.

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