JP2009108702A - Fuel pump for internal combustion engine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fuel pump for an internal combustion engine, capable of restricting seizure between an end surface of a roller and an inner circumferential surface of a lifter facing it. <P>SOLUTION: The fuel pump for an internal combustion engine converts rotary motion of a cam that is driven to rotate by the engine into reciprocatory motion of the lifter 110 through a roller 20 rotatably housed in the lifter 110 as a cylinder having a bottom, so that the volume of a pump chamber is increased/decreased by a plunger connected to the lifter 110 to suck/discharge fuel. On the inner circumferential surface of the lifter 110, grooves 141, 142, 143, and 144 are formed to extend from parts facing the end surfaces 21 and 22 of the roller 20 to an opening part of the lifter 110. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  In this invention, the rotational movement of a cam that is rotationally driven by an engine is converted into a reciprocating movement of the lifter via a roller rotatably accommodated in a bottomed cylindrical lifter and connected to the lifter. The present invention relates to a fuel pump for an internal combustion engine that sucks and discharges fuel by increasing and decreasing the volume of a pump chamber with a plunger.

  Conventionally, as a fuel pump of such an internal combustion engine, there is one described in Patent Document 1, for example. FIG. 14 shows a partial cross-sectional structure centered on a tappet mechanism, particularly for a fuel pump that has been conventionally employed as such a pump, including the fuel pump described in Patent Document 1.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the tappet mechanism 1 constituting the fuel pump includes a bottomed cylindrical lifter 10, a roller 20 rotatably accommodated in the lifter 10, and a pin 30 that supports the roller 20. It has. Among these, the lifter 10 is provided so as to be able to reciprocate within a cylinder 61 formed in the housing 6. The roller 20 is provided so as to contact the cam surface of the cam 72 provided on the camshaft 71. A plunger 8 is provided on the opposite side of the cam 72 with respect to the lifter 10, and a base end portion 81 of the plunger 8 is fixed to the lifter 10. A pump chamber (not shown) is formed by the tip of the plunger 8 and the cylinder 61. Further, a convex portion 62 is provided on the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder 61 on the pump chamber side from a portion where the base end portion 81 of the plunger 8 is located, and between the convex portion 62 and the base end portion 81. Is provided with a spring 9 for urging the plunger 8 and the lifter 10 toward the cam 72.

In such a fuel pump, when the camshaft 71 is rotationally driven by the engine, the roller 20 rolls on the cam surface of the rotating cam 72, and accordingly, the lifter 10 reciprocates in the cylinder 61 and the spring 9. Expands and contracts. The plunger 8 reciprocates in the cylinder 61 together with the lifter 10 to increase or decrease the volume of the pump chamber, thereby discharging and sucking fuel.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-71441

  By the way, the alignment of each part may deviate from an ideal state due to a manufacturing intersection of each part constituting such a fuel pump or an assembly intersection when each part is assembled. When the force transmitted from the cam 72 to the roller 20 acts in the direction of the axis C1 of the pin 30 in addition to the direction orthogonal to the direction of the axis C1 of the pin 30, the roller 20 is in the direction of the axis C1 of the pin 30. The one end surface 21 of the roller 20 comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the lifter 10 facing the roller 20. As a result, there is a possibility that the lubricating oil is not supplied to the contact portion between the end surface 21 of the roller 20 and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter 10 opposed to the end surface 21 and the contact portion is seized.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a fuel pump for an internal combustion engine that can suppress seizure between an end surface of a roller and an inner peripheral surface of a lifter facing the roller. It is in.

Hereinafter, means for solving the above-described problems and the effects thereof will be described.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the rotational movement of the cam that is rotationally driven by the engine is converted into the reciprocating movement of the lifter via a roller rotatably accommodated in the bottomed cylindrical lifter. In a fuel pump of an internal combustion engine that sucks and discharges fuel by increasing / decreasing the volume of a pump chamber by a plunger connected to a lifter, an opening portion of the lifter is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the lifter from a portion facing the end surface of the roller. The gist is that a groove extending up to is formed.

  According to this configuration, even when the end surface of the roller and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the roller are in contact with each other, a part of the lubricating oil used for lubrication between the cam and the roller is the roller. As the roller rotates, it is supplied from the opening portion side of the lifter to the contact portion between the end surface of the roller and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter through the groove. Therefore, it is possible to suppress seizure between the end surface of the roller and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the roller.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the fuel pump of the internal combustion engine according to the first aspect, the groove sandwiches an imaginary line extending from both sides extending in the reciprocating direction of the lifter through the rotation axis of the roller. The gist is to include the first groove and the second groove formed in the above.

  According to this configuration, even if the roller rotates in any direction with respect to the lifter, the end surface of the roller and the lifter are connected to the lifter through the first groove or the second groove from the opening side of the lifter. Lubricating oil is supplied to the contact portion with the inner peripheral surface. For this reason, lubricating oil can be supplied to the contact portion between the end surface of the roller and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter regardless of the rotation direction of the roller with respect to the lifter.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the fuel pump of the internal combustion engine according to the first or second aspect, the groove is formed on both of the pair of inner peripheral surfaces of the lifter facing the pair of end surfaces of the roller. It is the gist of what has been done.

  According to the configuration, even if any one of the pair of end surfaces of the roller is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the end surface, the roller passes through the groove from the opening side of the lifter. Lubricating oil is supplied to a contact portion between the end surface of the lifter and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter. For this reason, the lubricating oil can be supplied to the contact portion between the end surface of the roller and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter regardless of the contact position of the roller with respect to the lifter.

Specifically, according to the invention described in claim 4, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the groove is formed in a form extending in parallel with the reciprocating direction of the lifter.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fuel pump for an internal combustion engine according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the inner surface of the lifter is disposed at a portion facing the end surface of the roller. The gist is that a recess is formed for introducing the lubricating oil between the bottom and the outer peripheral surface of the roller into the end surface of the roller and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the end surface of the roller.

  According to this configuration, even when the end surface of the roller and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the roller come into contact with each other, the cam and the roller are lubricated and the roller rotates. Part of the lubricating oil that has moved between the bottom of the lifter and the outer peripheral surface of the roller is supplied to the contact portion between the end surface of the roller and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter via the recess. Therefore, the seizure between the end surface of the roller and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the roller end surface can be more suitably suppressed.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fuel pump of the internal combustion engine according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, an opening of the lifter is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the end surface of the roller. The gist is that the portion to be included is formed with an inclined portion in which the distance from the end face of the roller increases as the lifter approaches the opening in the reciprocating direction of the lifter.

  According to this configuration, a part of the lubricating oil used for lubrication between the cam and the roller is formed by the inclined portion of the lifter and the end surface of the roller facing the lifter from the opening side of the lifter as the roller rotates. Is supplied to a contact portion between the end surface of the roller and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the roller. Therefore, it is possible to further suppress the seizure between the end surface of the roller and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the roller.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the rotational movement of the cam that is rotationally driven by the engine is converted into the reciprocating movement of the lifter via a roller rotatably accommodated inside the bottomed cylindrical lifter. In a fuel pump of an internal combustion engine that sucks and discharges fuel by increasing or decreasing the volume of a pump chamber by a plunger connected to a lifter, a bottom portion of the lifter is disposed at a portion facing an end surface of the roller on an inner peripheral surface of the lifter The gist of the present invention is that a recess is formed for introducing lubricating oil between the roller and the outer peripheral surface of the roller into the end surface of the roller and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the end surface of the roller.

  According to this configuration, even when the end surface of the roller and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the roller come into contact with each other, the cam and the roller are lubricated and the roller rotates. Part of the lubricating oil that has moved between the bottom of the lifter and the outer peripheral surface of the roller is supplied to the contact portion between the end surface of the roller and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter via the recess. Therefore, it is possible to suppress seizure between the end surface of the roller and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the roller.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the fuel pump for an internal combustion engine according to the seventh aspect, the recesses are respectively formed on both of the pair of inner peripheral surfaces of the lifter facing the pair of end surfaces of the roller. It becomes the gist.

  According to the same configuration, even when any one of the pair of end surfaces of the roller is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the end surface, after being used for lubrication between the cam and the roller, A part of the lubricating oil moved between the bottom of the lifter and the outer peripheral surface of the roller as the roller rotates is supplied to the contact portion between the end surface of the roller and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter through the recess. For this reason, the lubricating oil can be supplied to the contact portion between the end surface of the roller and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter regardless of the contact position of the roller with respect to the lifter.

Specifically, as in the ninth aspect of the invention, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the recess is formed along a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the lifter.
A tenth aspect of the present invention is the fuel pump of the internal combustion engine according to any one of the seventh to ninth aspects, wherein an opening of the lifter is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the end surface of the roller. The gist is that the portion to be included is formed with an inclined portion in which the distance from the end face of the roller increases as the lifter approaches the opening in the reciprocating direction of the lifter.

  According to this configuration, a part of the lubricating oil used for lubrication between the cam and the roller is formed by the inclined portion of the lifter and the end surface of the roller facing the lifter from the opening side of the lifter as the roller rotates. Is supplied to a contact portion between the end surface of the roller and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the roller. Therefore, it is possible to further suppress the seizure between the end surface of the roller and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the roller.

  According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the rotational motion of the cam that is rotationally driven by the engine is converted into the reciprocating motion of the lifter via a roller rotatably accommodated in the bottomed cylindrical lifter. In a fuel pump of an internal combustion engine that sucks and discharges fuel by increasing or decreasing the volume of a pump chamber by a plunger connected to a lifter, the end surface of the roller is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the end surface. The gist of the invention is that a groove extending from the portion facing the inner peripheral surface of the lifter to the opening of the lifter is formed when it comes into contact.

  According to this configuration, even when the end surface of the roller comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the roller, part of the lubricating oil used for lubrication between the cam and the roller is lifted. From the opening side of the roller to the contact portion between the end surface of the roller and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter through the concave groove. Therefore, it is possible to suppress seizure between the end surface of the roller and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the roller.

  Specifically, as in the twelfth aspect of the invention, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the groove is formed in an annular shape including the rotation axis of the roller inside. According to this configuration, the lubricating oil can be supplied substantially evenly between the end surface of the roller and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the roller, and the seizure can be effectively suppressed.

The gist of a thirteenth aspect of the present invention is the fuel pump according to the eleventh or twelfth aspect, wherein the groove is formed on both of a pair of end faces of the roller.
According to this configuration, it is possible to achieve the same effect as that of the invention according to the third aspect.

  The invention according to claim 14 is the fuel pump of the internal combustion engine according to any one of claims 11 to 13, wherein an opening of the lifter is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the end surface of the roller. The gist is that the portion to be included is formed with an inclined portion in which the distance from the end face of the roller increases as the lifter approaches the opening in the reciprocating direction of the lifter.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a fuel pump of an internal combustion engine according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the fuel pump of this embodiment, the structure of the lifter is changed in the conventional fuel pump illustrated in FIG. 14. However, the structure other than this lifter is the same as the structure of the conventional fuel pump. In general.

FIG. 1 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 14 and shows a partial cross-sectional structure centering on a tappet mechanism, particularly, for the fuel pump of the internal combustion engine according to this embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the tappet mechanism 101 constituting the fuel pump includes a bottomed cylindrical lifter 110, a roller 20 rotatably accommodated in the lifter 110, and a pin 30 that supports the roller 20. It has. Of these, the lifter 110 has a cylindrical cylindrical portion 111 and a disk-shaped bottom portion 112, and is provided so as to be capable of reciprocating in a cylinder 61 formed in the housing 6. Further, the portion of the inner peripheral surface of the lifter 110 facing the end faces 21 and 22 of the roller 20 that includes the opening of the lifter 110 is closer to the opening in the reciprocating direction of the lifter 110, that is, Inclined portions 151 and 152 are formed such that the distance from each end face 21 and 22 of the roller 20 increases continuously as it is located at the lower side in the figure. The roller 20 has a cylindrical shape, and a cylindrical pin 30 is inserted into the roller 20. The roller 20 is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the pin 30. Further, the roller 20 is provided so as to come into contact with the cam surface of the cam 72 provided on the camshaft 71. A plunger 8 is provided on the opposite side of the cam 72 with respect to the lifter 110, and a base end portion 81 of the plunger 8 is fixed to the lifter 110. A pump chamber (not shown) is formed by the tip of the plunger 8 and the cylinder 61. Further, a convex portion 62 is provided on the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder 61 on the pump chamber side from a portion where the base end portion 81 of the plunger 8 is located, and between the convex portion 62 and the base end portion 81. Is provided with a spring 9 for urging the plunger 8 and the lifter 110 toward the cam 72.

  In such a fuel pump, when the camshaft 71 is rotationally driven by the engine, the roller 20 rolls on the cam surface of the rotating cam 72, and accordingly, the lifter 110 reciprocates in the cylinder 61 and the spring 9. Expands and contracts. Then, when the plunger 8 reciprocates in the cylinder 61 together with the lifter 110, the volume of the pump chamber is increased / decreased, and fuel is discharged / sucked. Lubricating oil is supplied to the sliding surfaces of the sliding surfaces of the cam 72 and the roller 20 and the sliding surfaces of the roller 20 and the pin 30 in order to enhance the lubricity.

  Next, the configuration of the lifter 110 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. FIG. 4 shows a planar structure of the inner peripheral surface of the lifter 110 as seen from the direction indicated by the arrow D in FIG. In FIG. 2, the shape of the planar portion of the conventional lifter 10 shown in FIG. 14 is virtually indicated by a two-dot chain line. Further, in FIG. 4, the roller 20 and the pin 30 are virtually indicated by a two-dot chain line.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cylindrical portion 111 of the lifter 110 has a curved inner surface having a curved surface, more specifically, a curved surface portion 113 having a circular arc shape, and an inner circumferential surface having a planar shape and a roller 20. Plane portions 114 and 115 that face the respective end surfaces 21 and 22 of the above. Of these, the flat portions 114 and 115 are formed thicker than the curved surface portion 113, and insertion holes 116 and 117 for inserting and fixing the pins 30 are respectively formed in the flat portions 114 and 115. . In addition, four grooves 141, 142, 143, and 144 are provided between the inner peripheral surface of the lifter 110 facing the end surfaces 21 and 22 of the roller 20, specifically, between the curved surface portion 113 and the flat surface portions 114 and 115, respectively. Is formed.

Next, the configuration of the grooves 141, 142, 143, and 144 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 3, the grooves 141, 142, 143, and 144 are formed on both inner peripheral surfaces of the pair of flat portions 114 and 115 of the lifter 110 that face the pair of end surfaces 21 and 22 of the roller 20. Has been. Further, these grooves 141 (142) and 144 (143) extend from the inner peripheral surface of the bottom portion 112 of the lifter 110 to the opening 118 of the lifter 110 through a portion facing the end surfaces 21 and 22 of the roller 20. Is formed. More specifically, these grooves 141 (142) and 143 (144) are formed in a manner extending in parallel with the reciprocating direction of the lifter 110, in other words, the direction of the axis C3 of the lifter 110.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the groove includes a first groove 141 formed in such a manner that a virtual line C3 extending in the reciprocating direction of the lifter 110 through the rotation axis C1 of the roller 20 is sandwiched from both sides. A second groove 142 is formed. Although not shown here, similarly, the groove is formed in such a manner that a virtual line C3 extending in the reciprocating motion direction of the lifter 110 through the rotation axis C1 of the roller 20 is sandwiched from both sides. Groove 143 and second groove 144 (not shown).

  If the sizes of the grooves 141, 142, 143, and 144 are too large, in other words, if the size of the inner peripheral surface of the flat surface portion 114 (115) of the lifter 110 is too small, the lifter 110 and the roller 20 The contact pressure on the contact surface increases, and there is a possibility that the lubricant cannot be supplied to these contact portions. Therefore, the sizes of the grooves 141, 142, 143, and 144 are set in consideration of the surface pressure at the contact surface between the lifter 110 and the roller 20.

  According to such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, when the end surface 21 of the roller 20 and the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 114 of the lifter 110 opposed to the end surface 21 come into contact with each other, When the roller 20 rotates in the direction indicated by R, a portion of the lubricating oil used for lubrication between the cam 72 and the roller 20 passes through the groove 142 from the opening 118 side of the lifter 110 as the roller 20 rotates. The roller 20 is supplied to the contact portion between the end surface 21 of the roller 20 and the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 114 of the lifter 110. In the configuration in which the roller 20 rotates in the opposite direction, a part of the lubricating oil used for the lubrication between the cam 72 and the roller 20 is partly opened by the rotation of the roller 20. From the 118 side, the groove 141 is supplied to the contact portion between the end surface 21 of the roller 20 and the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 114 of the lifter 110.

As described above, according to the fuel pump of the internal combustion engine according to the first embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) Grooves 141, 142, 143, and 144 extending from a portion facing the end surfaces 21 and 22 of the roller 20 to the opening 118 of the lifter 110 are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the lifter 110. Thus, even when the end surface 21 (22) of the roller 20 and the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 114 (115) of the lifter 110 facing the end surface 21 (22) come into contact with each other, the cam 72 and the roller 20 A part of the lubricating oil used for lubrication is moved from the opening 118 side of the lifter 110 through the grooves 141, 142, 143, and 144 to the end surface 21 (22) of the roller 20 and the lifter 110. The flat portion 114 (115) is supplied to a contact portion with the inner peripheral surface. Therefore, seizure between the end surface 21 (22) of the roller 20 and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter 110 facing the end surface 21 (22) can be suppressed.

  (2) The grooves 141, 142, 143, and 144 are first grooves 141 formed in such a manner that a virtual line C <b> 3 extending in the reciprocating motion direction of the lifter 110 through the rotation axis C <b> 1 of the roller 20 is sandwiched from both sides. 143) and the second groove 142 (144). Accordingly, the first groove 141 (143) or the second groove 142 (144) from the opening 118 side of the lifter 110, regardless of which direction the roller 20 rotates relative to the lifter 110. The lubricating oil is supplied to the contact portion between the end surface 21 (22) of the roller 20 and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter 110 via the. Therefore, the lubricating oil can be supplied to the contact portion between the end surface 21 (22) of the roller 20 and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter 110 regardless of the rotation direction of the roller 20 with respect to the lifter 110.

  (3) The grooves 141, 142, 143, and 144 are formed on both inner peripheral surfaces of the pair of flat portions 114 and 115 of the lifter 110 facing the pair of end surfaces 21 and 22 of the roller 20. As a result, even when any one of the pair of end surfaces 21 and 22 of the roller 20 is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 114 (115) of the lifter 110 facing the end surface 21 (22). From the opening 118 side of the lifter 110 to the contact portion between the end surface 21 (22) of the roller 20 and the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 114 (115) of the lifter 110 through the grooves 141, 142 (143, 144). Lubricating oil is supplied. For this reason, lubricating oil is supplied to the contact portion between the end surface 21 (22) of the roller 20 and the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 114 (115) of the lifter 110 regardless of the contact position of the roller 20 with respect to the lifter 110. Can do.

  (4) The grooves 141, 142, 143, and 144 are formed so as to extend in parallel with the reciprocating direction of the lifter 110. Accordingly, the grooves 141, 142, 143, and 144 can be processed relatively easily.

(5) The portion of the inner peripheral surface of the lifter 110 facing the end surfaces 21 and 22 of the roller 20 that includes the opening of the lifter 110 is closer to the opening in the reciprocating direction of the lifter 110. That is, the inclined portions 151 and 152 in which the distances from the end surfaces 21 and 22 of the roller 20 continuously increase as they are positioned on the lower side in the figure are formed. As a result, a part of the lubricating oil provided for lubrication between the cam 72 and the roller 20 is rotated with the rotation of the roller 20, and the inclined portion 151 (152) of the lifter 110 and the end surface 21 (22 of the roller 20 facing this). ) Is supplied from the opening 118 side of the lifter 110 to a contact portion between the end surface 21 (22) of the roller 20 and the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 114 (115) of the lifter 110 through a space formed by the above. Therefore, seizure between the end surface 21 (22) of the roller 20 and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter 110 facing the end surface 21 (22) can be suitably suppressed.
<Second Embodiment>
A second embodiment of a fuel pump for an internal combustion engine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  In the fuel pump of this embodiment, the configuration of the lifter and the roller in the conventional fuel pump illustrated in FIG. 14 is changed, but the configuration other than the lifter and the roller is the configuration of the conventional fuel pump. And basically the same configuration.

  FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional structure of the tappet mechanism of the fuel pump of the internal combustion engine according to this embodiment as a view corresponding to FIG. 14 of the previous embodiment and FIG. 1 of the first embodiment. FIG. 6 shows a planar structure of the end face of the roller, and FIG. 7 shows a partially enlarged cross-sectional structure of the lifter and roller shown in FIG. 5 to 7, the same elements as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the reference numerals “1 **” are used in FIGS. 1 to 4. The indicated elements are denoted by reference numeral “2 **” (“**” is “01 to 52”), and redundant description of each element is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the end surfaces 221 and 222 of the roller 220 are brought into contact with the end surfaces 221 and 222 and the flat portions 214 and 215 of the lifter 210 facing the end surfaces 221 and 222, respectively. Grooves 261 and 262 having a V-shaped cross section extending from the portions facing the inner peripheral surfaces of the flat portions 214 and 215 to the opening 218 of the lifter 210 are formed. These grooves 261 and 262 are formed on both of the pair of end surfaces 221 and 222 of the roller 220, respectively. Here, the inclined portions 251 and 252 formed on the inner peripheral surface of the outer end portion of the lifter 210 are formed at the same positions as the grooves 261 and 262 in the reciprocating motion direction of the lifter 210, that is, in the direction of the axis C3 of the lifter 210. Has been.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the groove 261 (262) is formed in a circular shape centering on the rotation axis C <b> 1 of the roller 220.
If the sizes of the grooves 261 and 262 are excessively increased, the surface pressure at the contact surface between the lifter 210 and the roller 220 increases, and it may not be possible to supply lubricating oil to these contact portions. There is. Therefore, the sizes of the grooves 261 and 262 are set in consideration of the surface pressure at the contact surface between the lifter 210 and the roller 220.

  According to such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, when the end surface 221 of the roller 220 and the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 214 of the lifter 210 facing the roller 220 come into contact with each other, the cam 72 A portion of the lubricating oil used for lubrication with the roller 220 passes from the opening 218 side of the lifter 210 through the groove 261 and the inclined portion 251 to the end surface 221 of the roller 220 and the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 214 of the lifter 210. Is supplied to the contact portion.

As described above, according to the fuel pump of the internal combustion engine according to the second embodiment, the following effects can be obtained in addition to the effect (5) of the first embodiment.
(6) When the end surface 221 (222) of the roller 220 comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 214 (215) of the lifter 210 facing the end surface 221 (222), the lifter 210 A groove 261 (262) extending from the portion facing the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 214 (215) to the opening 218 of the lifter 210 is formed. As a result, even when the end surface 221 (222) of the roller 220 and the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 214 (215) of the lifter 210 opposed to the end surface 221 (222) come into contact with each other, the cam 72 and the roller 220 Part of the lubricating oil used for lubrication passes through the groove 261 (262) from the opening 218 side of the lifter 210 and the inner peripheral surface of the end surface 221 (222) of the roller 220 and the flat portion 214 (215) of the lifter 210. Is supplied to the contact portion. Therefore, seizure between the end surface 221 (222) of the roller 220 and the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 214 (215) of the lifter 210 facing the roller 221 can be suppressed.

  (7) The grooves 261 and 262 are formed in a circular shape around the rotation axis C1 of the roller 220. Thus, the lubricating oil can be supplied almost evenly between the end surface 221 (222) of the roller 220 and the inner peripheral surface of the flat surface portion 214 (215) of the lifter 210 facing the roller 221. Can be suppressed.

(8) The grooves 261 and 262 are formed on both of the pair of end surfaces 221 and 222 of the roller 220, respectively. Accordingly, even when any one of the pair of end surfaces 221 and 222 of the roller 220 is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 214 (215) of the lifter 210 facing the end surface 221 (222). Lubricating oil is supplied from the opening 218 side of the lifter 210 to the contact portion between the end surface 221 (222) of the roller 220 and the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 214 (215) of the lifter 210 through the groove 261 (262). Is done. Therefore, the lubricating oil is supplied to the contact portion between the end surface 221 (222) of the roller 220 and the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 214 (215) of the lifter 210 regardless of the contact position of the roller 220 with respect to the lifter 210. Can do.
<Third Embodiment>
A third embodiment of a fuel pump for an internal combustion engine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  In the fuel pump of this embodiment, the configuration of the lifter in the conventional fuel pump illustrated in FIG. 14 is changed, but the configuration other than the lifter is basically the same as the configuration of the conventional fuel pump. It is the composition.

  FIG. 8 is a view corresponding to FIG. 11, FIG. 1 of the first embodiment, and FIG. 5 of the second embodiment, and is a tappet of the fuel pump of the internal combustion engine according to this embodiment. The cross-sectional structure of the mechanism is shown. 9 is an EE cross-sectional view of FIG. 8, and FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged view of the cross-sectional structure of the lifter and roller shown in FIG. 8 to 10, the same elements as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the reference numerals “1 **” are used in FIGS. 1 to 4. The indicated elements are denoted by reference numeral “3 **” (“**” is “01 to 52”), and redundant description of each element is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 8, between the inner peripheral surface of the lifter 310, specifically, between the flat surface portions 314 and 315 and the inner peripheral surface of the bottom portion 312, there is a portion facing the end surfaces 21 and 22 of the roller 20. The lubricating oil formed between the bottom 312 of the lifter 310 and the outer peripheral surface of the roller 20 is introduced into the end surfaces 21 and 22 of the roller 20 and the inner peripheral surfaces of the flat portions 314 and 315 of the lifter 310 facing the end surfaces 21 and 22. Two concave portions 371 and 372 are formed. These concave portions 371 and 372 are formed such that the distance from the end surfaces 21 and 22 of the roller 20 continuously increases as the recesses 371 and 372 are located inside the lifter 310, that is, on the upper side in the drawing. The recesses 371 and 372 are respectively formed on both inner peripheral surfaces of the pair of flat portions 314 and 315 of the lifter 310 facing the pair of end surfaces 21 and 22 of the roller 20.

Next, the configuration of the concave portions 371 and 372 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 9, the concave portion 371 (372) is formed in a direction perpendicular to the reciprocating direction of the lifter 310, specifically, in a manner extending in the vertical direction C4 in the drawing, the flat portion 314 (315) of the lifter 310. ) And the curved surface portion 313 from one boundary to the other boundary.

  If the size of the concave portions 371 and 372 is excessively increased, in other words, if the size of the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 314 (315) of the lifter 310 is excessively decreased, the contact surface between the lifter 310 and the roller 20 There is a risk that the surface pressure at the pressure increases and the lubricating oil cannot be supplied to these contact portions. For this reason, the size of the concave portions 371 and 372, in other words, the size of the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 314 (315) of the lifter 310 takes into consideration the surface pressure at the contact surface between the lifter 310 and the roller 20. Is set.

  According to such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 10, when the end surface 21 of the roller 20 and the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 314 of the lifter 310 facing the end surface 21 come into contact with each other, the cam 72 and the roller Part of the lubricating oil that has moved between the inner peripheral surface of the bottom 312 of the lifter 310 and the outer peripheral surface of the roller 20 with the rotation of the roller 20 through the recess 371. It is supplied to a contact portion between the end surface 21 of the roller 20 and the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 314 of the lifter 310. Further, a part of the lubricating oil used for lubrication between the cam 72 and the roller 20 is rotated from the opening 318 side of the lifter 310 with the rotation of the roller 20, and the inner periphery of the end surface 21 of the roller 20 and the flat portion 314 of the lifter 310. It comes to be supplied to the contact portion with the surface.

As described above, according to the fuel pump of the internal combustion engine according to the third embodiment, the following effects can be obtained in addition to the effect (5) of the first embodiment.
(7) The inner peripheral surface of the lifter 310 is formed in a portion facing the end surfaces 21 and 22 of the roller 20, and lubricant oil between the bottom 312 of the lifter 310 and the outer peripheral surface of the roller 20 is applied to the end surface 21 of the roller 20. 22 and recesses 371 and 372 for introduction into the inner peripheral surfaces of the flat portions 314 and 315 of the lifter 310 facing the lifter 310 are formed. Thus, even when the end surface 21 (22) of the roller 20 and the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 314 (315) of the lifter 310 facing the end surface 21 (22) come into contact with each other, the cam 72 and the roller 20 After being used for lubrication, a part of the lubricating oil that has moved between the bottom 312 of the lifter 310 and the outer peripheral surface of the roller 20 as the roller 20 is rotated passes through the recesses 371 and 372 and the end surface 21 of the roller 20. (22) and the contact portion between the flat surface portion 314 (315) of the lifter 310 and the inner peripheral surface. Therefore, it is possible to suppress seizure between the end surface 21 (22) of the roller 20 and the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 314 (315) of the lifter 310 facing the end surface 21 (22).

  (8) The concave portions 371 and 372 are formed on both the inner peripheral surfaces of the pair of flat portions 314 and 315 of the lifter 310 facing the pair of end surfaces 21 and 22 of the roller 20, respectively. As a result, even when any one of the end surfaces 21 and 22 of the roller 20 is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 314 (315) of the lifter 310 facing the end surface 21 (22). Then, after being used for lubrication of the cam 72 and the roller 20, a part of the lubricating oil moved between the bottom 312 of the lifter 310 and the outer peripheral surface of the roller 20 as the roller 20 rotates is part of the recess 371 (372 ) To the contact portion between the end surface 21 (22) of the roller 20 and the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 314 (315) of the lifter 310. Therefore, lubricating oil is supplied to the contact portion between the end surface 21 (22) of the roller 20 and the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 314 (315) of the lifter 310 regardless of the contact position of the roller 20 with respect to the lifter 310. Can do.

  The fuel pump of the internal combustion engine according to the present invention is not limited to the configuration exemplified in the above embodiment, and may be implemented as the following form, for example, appropriately modified.

  As in the first embodiment, the reciprocating motion direction of the lifter 110 is the same as that of the inner peripheral surface of the lifter 110 facing the end surfaces 21 and 22 of the roller 20 including the opening of the lifter 110. It is possible to form the inclined portions 151 and 152 in which the distances from the end faces 21 and 22 of the roller 20 continuously increase as the position is closer to the opening, that is, the lower side in the drawing, As the roller 20 rotates, a part of the lubricating oil used for lubrication is inclined from the opening 118 side of the lifter 110 to the inclined portion 151 (152) of the lifter 110 and the end surface 21 (22) of the roller 20 facing this. It is desirable that the end surface 21 (22) of the roller 20 and the inner peripheral surface of the flat portion 114 (115) of the lifter 110 are preferably supplied to a contact portion through the space formed by. However, when lubricating oil can be supplied to the contact portion without providing such an inclined portion, this may be omitted. The same applies to the second and third embodiments.

  In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the grooves 141, 142, 143, and 144 are formed so as to extend in parallel with the reciprocating direction C <b> 3 of the lifter 110. The embodiment is not limited to this. In addition, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, the lifter 410 is inclined with respect to the reciprocating direction C <b> 3, specifically, the width of the lifter 410 is increased in the circumferential direction as it is located outside the lifter 410. The grooves 441 and 442 may be formed.

  In the first embodiment, the grooves 141, 142, 143, and 144 are formed in such a manner that a virtual line C <b> 3 that extends in the reciprocating direction of the lifter 110 through the rotation axis C <b> 1 of the roller 20 is sandwiched from both sides. Although the first groove 141 (143) and the second groove 142 (144) are included, the structure of the groove is not limited to this. In addition, for example, only one groove may be formed in a portion of the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the end surface of the roller, or three or more grooves may be formed. In short, the inner peripheral surface of the lifter only needs to extend from a portion facing the end surface of the roller to the opening of the lifter.

  In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the grooves 261 and 262 are formed in a circular shape centering on the rotation axis C1 of the roller 220. However, the groove configuration is not limited to this. In addition, for example, the groove may be formed in a circular shape around a point other than the rotation axis C1, or may be formed in an elliptical shape. Further, the shape of the groove is not limited to an annular shape, and as shown in FIG. 12, for example, a plurality of grooves 561 (562) are formed at equal angular intervals around the rotation axis C1. May be. In short, a groove extending from the portion facing the inner peripheral surface of the lifter to the opening of the lifter is formed on the end surface of the roller when the end surface comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the end surface. Anything is acceptable.

  In the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the recesses 371 and 372 are formed in such a manner that they extend in a direction C4 perpendicular to the reciprocating motion direction C3 of the lifter 310. The embodiment is not limited to this. In addition, for example, the recess may be formed in a manner inclined with respect to a direction C4 perpendicular to the reciprocating direction C3 of the lifter.

  In the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the recess 371 (372) is formed from one boundary between the flat surface portion 314 (315) and the curved surface portion 313 of the lifter 310 to the other boundary. However, instead of this, as shown in FIG. 13, the inner surface of the flat portions 614 and 615 of the lifter 610 faces the end surface of the roller 20 in the direction C4 orthogonal to the reciprocating direction of the lifter 610. You may make it form the recessed part 671,672 only in the site | part. In short, the lubricating oil between the bottom of the lifter and the outer peripheral surface of the roller is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the lifter at the portion facing the end surface of the roller, and introduced into the end surface of the roller and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the roller. What is necessary is just to form the recessed part for doing.

  -You may make it form the recessed part 371,372 illustrated in the said 3rd Embodiment in the lifter 110 illustrated in the said 1st Embodiment.

1 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a partial cross-sectional structure centering on a tappet mechanism, in particular, for a fuel pump of an internal combustion engine according to a first embodiment of the present invention; AA sectional drawing of FIG. BB sectional drawing of FIG. The side view which shows the side structure of the internal peripheral surface of the lifter seen from the direction shown by the arrow D in FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the cross-sectional structure about the tappet mechanism of the fuel pump of the internal combustion engine concerning 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The top view which shows the planar structure of the end surface of a roller. The expanded sectional view which expands and shows partially the sectional structure of the lifter and roller shown in FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the cross-sectional structure about the tappet mechanism of the fuel pump of the internal combustion engine concerning 3rd Embodiment of this invention. EE sectional drawing of FIG. The expanded sectional view which expands and shows partially the sectional structure of the lifter and roller shown in FIG. The side view which shows the side structure of the internal peripheral surface of a lifter about the modification of the lifter which comprises the fuel pump of the internal combustion engine of this invention. The top view which shows the planar structure of the end surface about the modification of the roller which comprises the fuel pump of the internal combustion engine of this invention. Sectional drawing which shows the cross-sectional structure about the modification of the lifter which comprises the fuel pump of the internal combustion engine of this invention. The fragmentary sectional view which shows the fragmentary sectional structure centering on a tappet mechanism especially about the fuel pump of the conventional internal combustion engine.

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  1, 101, 201, 301 ... tappet mechanism, 6 ... housing, 8 ... plunger, 9 ... spring, 10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 610 ... lifter, 20, 220, 520 ... roller, 21, 22, 221 222, 520, 521 ... end face, 30 ... pin, 61 ... cylinder, 62 ... convex part, 71 ... cam shaft, 72 ... cam, 81 ... base end part, 111, 211, 311 ... cylinder part, 112, 212, 312 ... Bottom, 113, 313, 413 ... Curved surface, 114, 115, 214, 215, 314, 315, 614, 615 ... Planar part, 116, 117, 216, 217, 316, 317 ... Insertion hole, 118, 218 , 318 ... opening, 141, 142, 143, 144, 261, 262, 441, 442, 561, 562 ... groove, 151, 152, 25 , 252,351,352 ... the inclined portion, 371,372,671,672 ... recess.

Claims (14)

The rotational movement of the cam driven by the engine is converted into the reciprocating movement of the lifter via a roller rotatably accommodated in the bottomed cylindrical lifter, and the pump chamber is driven by a plunger connected to the lifter. In an internal combustion engine fuel pump that sucks and discharges fuel by increasing or decreasing the volume of
A fuel pump for an internal combustion engine, wherein a groove extending from a portion facing the end surface of the roller to an opening of the lifter is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the lifter. The fuel pump of the internal combustion engine according to claim 1,
The groove includes a first groove and a second groove formed in such a manner that a virtual line extending in the reciprocating direction of the lifter through the rotation axis of the roller is sandwiched from both sides. Engine fuel pump. The fuel pump for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1 or 2,
The groove is formed on each of the pair of inner peripheral surfaces of the lifter facing the pair of end surfaces of the roller. A fuel pump for an internal combustion engine, wherein: In the fuel pump of the internal combustion engine according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The fuel pump for an internal combustion engine, wherein the groove is formed so as to extend in parallel with a reciprocating direction of the lifter. In the fuel pump of the internal combustion engine according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Lubricating oil between the bottom of the lifter and the outer peripheral surface of the roller is applied to a portion of the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the end surface of the roller, on the end surface of the roller and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the roller. A fuel pump for an internal combustion engine, wherein a recess for introduction is formed. In the fuel pump of the internal combustion engine according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The slope of the inner peripheral surface of the lifter that faces the end surface of the roller, including the opening portion of the lifter, the distance from the end surface of the roller increases as the lifter moves closer to the opening direction in the reciprocating direction of the lifter. A fuel pump for an internal combustion engine, characterized in that a portion is formed. The rotational movement of the cam driven by the engine is converted into the reciprocating movement of the lifter via a roller rotatably accommodated in the bottomed cylindrical lifter, and the pump chamber is driven by a plunger connected to the lifter. In a fuel pump for an internal combustion engine that sucks and discharges fuel by increasing or decreasing the volume of
Lubricating oil between the bottom of the lifter and the outer peripheral surface of the roller is applied to a portion of the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the end surface of the roller, on the end surface of the roller and the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the roller. A fuel pump for an internal combustion engine, wherein a recess for introduction is formed. The fuel pump for an internal combustion engine according to claim 7,
The concave portion is formed on each of the pair of inner peripheral surfaces of the lifter facing the pair of end surfaces of the roller. A fuel pump for an internal combustion engine, wherein: The fuel pump according to claim 7 or 8,
The said recessed part is formed in the aspect extended in the direction orthogonal to the reciprocating motion direction of the said lifter. The fuel pump characterized by the above-mentioned. The internal combustion engine fuel pump according to any one of claims 7 to 9,
The slope of the inner peripheral surface of the lifter that faces the end surface of the roller, including the opening portion of the lifter, the distance from the end surface of the roller increases as the lifter moves closer to the opening direction in the reciprocating direction of the lifter. A fuel pump for an internal combustion engine, characterized in that a portion is formed. The rotational movement of the cam driven by the engine is converted into the reciprocating movement of the lifter via a roller rotatably accommodated in the bottomed cylindrical lifter, and the pump chamber is driven by a plunger connected to the lifter. In a fuel pump for an internal combustion engine that sucks and discharges fuel by increasing or decreasing the volume of
A groove extending from the portion facing the inner peripheral surface of the lifter to the opening of the lifter is formed on the end surface of the roller when the end surface comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the lifter facing the end surface. A fuel pump for an internal combustion engine. The fuel pump according to claim 11, wherein
The fuel pump according to claim 1, wherein the groove is formed in an annular shape including the rotation axis of the roller. The fuel pump according to claim 11 or 12,
The groove is formed on each of a pair of end surfaces of the roller. The fuel pump for an internal combustion engine according to any one of claims 11 to 13,
The slope of the inner peripheral surface of the lifter that faces the end surface of the roller, including the opening portion of the lifter, the distance from the end surface of the roller increases as the lifter moves closer to the opening direction in the reciprocating direction of the lifter. A fuel pump for an internal combustion engine, characterized in that a portion is formed.

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