JP2009156199A - Engine exhaust emission control device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an engine exhaust emission control device for preventing the breakage of fins by reducing stress on the fins of an agitating means when guiding exhaust gas, while avoiding the occurrence of resonance when the pulsation frequency of exhaust gas corresponds to the natural frequency of each of the fins. <P>SOLUTION: On a base plate 22 arranged in an exhaust passage for an engine, the eight fins 23 bent to the downstream side by press molding are lined in the peripheral direction. In a state that exhaust gas is distributed through a distribution hole 26 formed at the base plate 22 by the bent fins 23, the distributing direction is changed by the fins 23 to create a swirl flow. During press molding, each fin 23 is plastically deformed near its base end on the outermost periphery side in the drawing direction without being parted to form a connection portion 27, and the fin 23 is connected at its outer periphery to the base plate 22 by the connection portion 27. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an exhaust emission control device for an engine. More specifically, the present invention relates to a downstream after-treatment device by diffusing the reducing agent injected from the reducing agent injection means into the exhaust gas while stirring the exhaust gas by the stirring means provided in the exhaust passage. The present invention relates to an exhaust purification device to be supplied.

As an exhaust gas purification apparatus that purifies harmful components in exhaust gas using this type of reducing agent, for example, there is an apparatus equipped with an SCR catalyst (selective reduction type NOx catalyst) (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
The technique of the patent document 1 is an injection nozzle in which an oxidation catalyst and an SCR catalyst are disposed in the exhaust passage of an engine from the upstream side, and urea water is injected as a reducing agent into an exhaust pipe connecting between the oxidation catalyst and the SCR catalyst. And a fin device is arranged upstream of the injection nozzle in the exhaust pipe. The fin device is manufactured by press-molding a base plate having a steel disk shape, and this base plate is disposed in the exhaust pipe so as to be divided into an upstream side and a downstream side. On the base plate, four fins centered on the axis are bent at a predetermined angle on the downstream side, and flow holes having a shape corresponding to each fin are formed on the base plate, and each of the flow holes is passed. The exhaust gas is guided along the inclination of each fin to generate a swirling flow in the exhaust gas, and urea water injected from the injection nozzle is diffused in the exhaust gas by the swirling flow.
JP 2006-29233 A

However, the pressure of the exhaust gas from the engine is always applied to the fin device provided in the exhaust passage, and particularly a large stress is concentrated in the vicinity of the base end of the fin that receives a reaction force when guiding the exhaust gas while being cantilevered.
In addition, the exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust passage generates pulsations corresponding to the engine rotation speed, and each fin of the fin device is constantly subjected to the pulsations of the exhaust gas. There is no problem if the natural frequency of the fin is sufficiently higher than the pulsation frequency at the upper engine speed, but each fin cantilevered from the base plate has low rigidity and the natural frequency is also quite low. The natural frequency of the fin enters the region of the pulsation frequency of the exhaust gas. Therefore, there is a concern that the fins resonate and break when the pulsation frequency of the exhaust gas coincides with the natural frequency of the fins as the engine speed changes.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems. The object of the present invention is to reduce the stress generated in the fin of the fin device when guiding the exhaust gas and to reduce the pulsation frequency of the exhaust gas. It is an object of the present invention to provide an engine exhaust purification device that can avoid resonance when it matches the natural frequency and thereby prevent damage to the fins.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is directed to an aftertreatment device disposed in an exhaust passage of an engine, which is supplied with a reducing agent and exerts a purifying action, and reduced into an exhaust passage upstream of the aftertreatment device. A reductant injection means for injecting the agent and a base plate disposed in an upstream exhaust passage of the post-processing device and defining the exhaust passage into an upstream side and a downstream side, starting from one side at a predetermined angle And stirring means for changing the flow direction with the fins and stirring while circulating the exhaust gas through the flow holes opened on the base plate by bending of the fins, and the stirring means is bent by the base plate The base end vicinity of the fin spaced apart from the base plate is connected to the base plate by a connecting portion.

Therefore, the exhaust gas of the engine reaches the agitating means via the exhaust passage, and is agitated by being changed in the circulation direction by the fins while being circulated downstream through the circulation hole of the agitating means, and thereby the reducing agent injected from the injection means Is diffused well in the exhaust gas and used for purification of the exhaust gas by the aftertreatment device.
The fin is cantilevered with respect to the base plate, and stress concentrates on the base end of the fin due to the reaction force when guiding the exhaust gas, but the vicinity of the base end of the fin is connected to the base plate via the connecting part Therefore, the stress at this location is relieved and damage is prevented. In addition, since the vicinity of the base end of the fin is connected to the base plate by the connecting portion, the support of the fin from the base plate is stronger than the simple cantilever support, and accordingly the natural vibration of the fin The number increases. For this reason, the pulsation frequency of the exhaust gas does not reach the natural frequency of the fin even at the upper limit rotational speed of the engine, and damage due to resonance of the fin is prevented.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the stirring means includes a plurality of fan-shaped fins arranged in the circumferential direction on the base plate, and each fin has a base on the other side starting from one side in the circumferential direction. The exhaust gas is bent so as to be separated from the plate, and the exhaust gas that has passed through the flow hole is configured to generate a swirling flow by each fin and stir, and the connecting portion is located near the base end on the outermost peripheral side of each fin and the base It is arrange | positioned so that a board may be connected.

  Accordingly, the exhaust gas is swirled by the fins of the stirring means to be stirred. At this time, the fins receive more reaction force by guiding more exhaust gas toward the outer peripheral side, so stress concentrates in the vicinity of the base end on the outermost peripheral side of the fin, and the outermost peripheral side is the most flexible and rigid. Although it is low, since the connecting portion is formed on the outermost peripheral side of each fin, the stress at this portion is relaxed and the natural frequency is increased together with the rigidity, thereby preventing the breakage of the fin.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the stirring means is formed by punching the base plate except for the base end by press molding so that the fin is punched and bent, and the flow hole corresponding to the shape of the fin has the base plate. The connecting portion is formed above and is formed by plastic deformation in the extending direction with plastic deformation between the vicinity of the base end of the fin and the base plate during press molding.
Therefore, since the connecting portion is formed simultaneously with the press molding of the fin device, the manufacturing process is simplified and the manufacturing cost is reduced.

As described above, according to the engine exhaust gas purification apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, the stress generated in the fins of the stirring means when guiding the exhaust gas is reduced, and the pulsation frequency of the exhaust gas coincides with the natural frequency of the fin. In this case, the resonance can be avoided and the damage to the fins can be prevented.
According to the engine exhaust gas purification apparatus of the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect, damage to the fins can be prevented in the fin apparatus of the type that causes the swirling flow.

  According to the exhaust purification device for an engine of the invention of claim 3, in addition to claim 1, by forming the connecting portion simultaneously with press molding, the manufacturing process of the fin device can be simplified and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. it can.

Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in an exhaust emission control device for a diesel engine will be described.
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an exhaust emission control device for a diesel engine according to this embodiment. The engine 1 is configured as a 4-cycle in-line 6-cylinder engine. Each cylinder of the engine 1 is provided with a fuel injection valve 2, and each fuel injection valve 2 is supplied with pressurized fuel from a common common rail 3 and is opened at a timing according to the operating state of the engine. The fuel is injected into the inside.

  An intake manifold 4 is mounted on the intake side of the engine 1, and an intake passage 5 connected to the intake manifold 4 is provided with an air cleaner 6, a compressor 7 a of a turbocharger 7, and an intercooler 8 from the upstream side. An exhaust manifold 9 is mounted on the exhaust side of the engine 1, and an exhaust passage 10 is connected to the exhaust manifold 9 via a turbine 7b of a turbocharger 7 coaxially connected to the compressor 7a.

  The intake air introduced into the intake passage 5 via the air cleaner 6 during operation of the engine 1 is pressurized by the compressor 7a of the turbocharger 7 and then distributed to each cylinder via the intercooler 8 and the intake manifold 4, and the intake air of each cylinder It is introduced into the cylinder in the process. In the cylinder, fuel is injected from the fuel injection valve 2 at a predetermined timing and ignited and combusted in the vicinity of the compression top dead center. The exhaust gas after combustion rotates the turbine 7b through the exhaust manifold 9, and then passes through the exhaust passage 10. It is discharged outside.

  The exhaust passage 10 is provided with the exhaust purification apparatus of the present invention, and the exhaust purification apparatus includes an upstream casing 11, a downstream casing 12, and a mixing chamber 13 disposed between the casings 11 and 12. A pre-stage oxidation catalyst 14 and a DPF (diesel particulate filter) 15 are accommodated in the upstream casing 11 from the upstream side, and an SCR catalyst (selective reduction type NOx catalyst) from the upstream side in the downstream casing 12 according to the present invention. A post-treatment device) 16 and a post-stage oxidation catalyst 17 are accommodated.

  As a whole, the mixing chamber 13 has a venturi shape in which the intermediate portion in the exhaust flow direction is reduced in diameter, and after being reduced in taper shape from the downstream end of the upstream casing 11 toward the downstream side, the diameter is increased again in a taper shape. And continues to the upstream end of the downstream casing 12. A fin device 18 (stirring means) is provided at the most upstream position in the mixing chamber 13, and details of the fin device 18 will be described later.

  An injection nozzle 19 (reducing agent injection means) is disposed on the downstream side of the fin device 18 in the mixing chamber 13, and this injection nozzle 19 extends from the outer peripheral side of the mixing chamber 13 toward the center. The tip 19a is directed to the exhaust downstream side at the center of the mixing chamber 13. The injection nozzle 19 is supplied with urea water of a predetermined pressure from a urea tank (not shown) via an electromagnetic valve 20 installed on the outer periphery of the mixing chamber 13, and the tip 19 a of the injection nozzle 19 is opened and closed according to the opening and closing of the electromagnetic valve 20. The urea water is sprayed radially toward the outer periphery of the mixing chamber 13 from the spray holes penetrating the nozzle. Although not described in detail, the solenoid valve 20 of the injection nozzle 19 and the fuel injection valve 2 of the engine 1 are driven and controlled by a control device (not shown).

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the fin device 18 and the mixing chamber 13 viewed from the exhaust downstream side, and FIG. 3 is an assembled perspective view of the fin device 18 and the mixing chamber 13 viewed from the exhaust upstream side.
As shown in FIG. 1, the downstream end of the upstream casing 11 and the upstream end of the mixing chamber 13 are connected via flanges 11a and 13a. Similarly, the downstream end of the mixing chamber 13 and the upstream of the downstream casing 12 are connected. The ends are also connected via flanges 13b and 12a. Although FIG. 3 shows the flange 13a on the upstream side of the mixing chamber 13, the flange 13a is connected to the mating flange 11a with bolts and nuts (not shown) using a large number of bolt holes 13c arranged in the circumferential direction. The other flanges 13b and 12a have the same connection structure.

  The fin device 18 is manufactured by press-molding a steel base plate 22 having a plate thickness t, and has a disk shape as a whole. The base plate 22 is equally divided in the circumferential direction, and a plurality of fan-shaped fins 23 are arranged in the circumferential direction around the axis of the base plate 22. Spoke portions 24 extending in the radial direction are formed. The outer ends of the spoke portions 24 are connected to a rim portion 25 that forms an annular shape with a predetermined width and forms the outer periphery of the base plate 22, and the inner ends of the spoke portions 24 are connected to each other at the center of the base plate 22. . The inner ends of the spoke portions 24 are not completely coincident with the center of the base plate 22 and are slightly decentered. Accordingly, the inner peripheral side of each fin 23 is also decentered with respect to the center of the base plate 22. . However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the inner ends of the spoke portions 24 may be completely aligned with the center of the base plate 22.

  Each fin 23 is continuous with the spoke part 24 located on one side in the circumferential direction of the base plate 22, and the other spoke part 24 and the outer rim part 25 are divided during press molding. Each fin 23 is bent at the same angle toward the exhaust downstream side so that the other side is separated from the base plate 22 with the spoke portion 24 on one side as a starting point at the time of press molding. The angle is set to α (shown in FIG. 5). As the fins 23 are bent, fan-shaped flow holes 26 corresponding to the shapes of the fins 23 are formed on the base plate 22, and the upstream casing 11 and the mixing chamber 13 are formed through the flow holes 26. And communicate with each other.

4 is a partially enlarged view of the fin device 18 as viewed from the exhaust downstream side, FIG. 5 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow A in FIG. 4 showing details of the connecting portion, and FIG. 6 is a VI-VI view of FIG. FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG. 4 showing the relationship between the fins 23 and the flow holes 26.
As described above, the outermost peripheral side of each fin 23 is divided with respect to the rim portion 25 of the base plate 22, and the cross section thereof shows that the outer periphery of the fin 23 is downstream of the base plate 22 as shown in FIG. It has a shape that is spaced apart to the side. However, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, on the base end side (side closer to the spoke portion 24) on the outermost peripheral side of each fin 23, the outer periphery of the fin 23 and the rim over a predetermined length L (direct length). The inner periphery of the portion 25 is connected to each other via a connecting portion 27.

  When the base plate 22 is press-molded, the connecting portion 27 is formed by plastic deformation in the extending direction along with the relative movement of the press die without dividing the fin 23 and the rim portion 25. . However, the method of forming the connecting portion 27 is not limited to this. For example, the connecting portion 27 is formed by welding a plate piece of another member over the length L in the gap between the outer periphery of the fin 23 and the inner periphery of the rim portion 25. May be.

As shown in FIG. 3, an annular step portion 28 is formed on the inner periphery of the flange 13 a on the upstream side of the mixing chamber 13, and the fin device 18 is disposed in the annular step portion 28, and the rim on the outer periphery is formed. The portion 25 is welded to the flange 13 a at a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction, whereby the fin device 18 is fixed to the mixing chamber 13.
Next, the operation of the exhaust emission control device for the engine 1 configured as described above will be described.

The exhaust gas discharged from the engine 1 is introduced into the upstream casing 11 through the exhaust manifold 9, the compressor 7 a of the turbocharger 7, and the exhaust passage 10, and is contained when flowing through the upstream oxidation catalyst 14 and the DPF 15. Particulates are collected by the DPF 15. Thereafter, the exhaust gas flows while being branched into each flow hole 26 of the fin device 18 and is introduced into the mixing chamber 13. Immediately after flowing through each flow hole 26, the exhaust gas collides with the fin 23 and follows the fin angle α to flow direction. Will be changed. As a result, the exhaust gas generates a swirling flow around the axis of the mixing chamber 13 in the mixing chamber 13, and urea water is injected from the injection nozzle 19 into the exhaust gas. The swirling flow caused by the exhaust gas is once reduced following the change in the cross-sectional area of the mixing chamber 13 and then expanded again, whereby the urea water is diffused well in the exhaust gas. During the transfer in the mixing chamber 13, the urea water is hydrolyzed by the exhaust heat and the water vapor in the exhaust gas to generate NH _3, and the generated NH ₃ causes the NO _{2 in the} exhaust gas to be harmless on the SCR catalyst 16. The excess NH _{3 at} this time is oxidized to NO by the post-stage oxidation catalyst 17 and processed.

  The diffusion state of urea water into the exhaust gas changes greatly depending on the strength of the stirring action caused by the swirling flow generated in the mixing chamber 13, and the urea water becomes better in the exhaust gas as the exhaust gas is strongly stirred by the swirling flow. It is possible to improve the NOx purification action by diffusing and eventually supplying ammonia generated from the urea water evenly to each part of the inlet of the SCR catalyst 16. For this purpose, it is necessary to suddenly change the flow direction of the exhaust gas to generate a strong swirling flow. From this viewpoint, a relatively small angle is set as the fin angle α. As is clear from the above, each fin 23 of the fin device 18 is disposed so as to prevent the flow of the exhaust gas, and receives a large reaction force when the exhaust gas is guided. Further, as described in [Problems to be Solved by the Invention], the fins 23 of the fin device 18 always receive the pulsation of the exhaust gas in accordance with the engine speed, and the pulsation of the exhaust gas is equal to the natural frequency of the fin 23. Resonance occurs when they match.

  The connecting portion 27 formed on the outer periphery of the fin 23 is a measure for preventing the fin 23 from being damaged by these factors. The stress due to the reaction force when guiding the exhaust gas is concentrated in the vicinity of the proximal end of the fin 23 that is cantilevered from the spoke portion 24 of the base plate 22, and the fan-shaped fin 23 guides more exhaust gas toward the outer peripheral side. Since a large reaction force is received, stress concentrates particularly near the base end on the outermost peripheral side of the fin 23, and there is a high possibility that this portion will be damaged. In the present embodiment, a region corresponding to the vicinity of the proximal end on the outermost peripheral side of the fin 23 is connected to the inner periphery of the rim portion 25 through the connecting portion 27 over the length L. Therefore, the stress at this location is greatly relieved and damage is prevented.

  In addition, the rigidity of the fin 23 that is cantilevered from the spoke part 24 is inherently low, and the natural frequency is inevitably considerably low, but by connecting the fin 23 to the rim part 25 via the connection part 27, The support of the fin 23 from the base plate 22 becomes stronger than the simple cantilever support, and the natural frequency of the fin 23 increases accordingly. In particular, the fan-shaped fins 23 are most easily bent when subjected to exhaust gas pulsation. However, since the outermost peripheral side is connected to the rim portion 25 by the connecting portion 27, the rigidity of the fins 23 and the natural vibration are obtained. The number increases efficiently.

  In order to verify the effect of the connecting portion 27 described above, the present inventor compares the fin device of the prior art that does not include the connecting portion 27 and the fin device 18 of the present embodiment that includes the connecting portion 27 based on an analysis model. A simulation test was conducted. The specifications and test results of these fin devices 18 are summarized in Table 1.

  The thermal stress in Table 1 refers to the primary natural frequency of the fin 23, and the stress due to surface pressure refers to the base on the outermost peripheral side of the fin 23 due to the reaction force during exhaust gas guidance. The stress generated in the vicinity of the end means a displacement amount due to the surface pressure, which similarly means a displacement amount when the central portion of the base plate 22 is bent toward the exhaust downstream side by a reaction force at the time of exhaust gas guidance. The unit of natural frequency is Hz, the unit of stress is MPa, and the unit of displacement is mm, but Table 1 shows the ratio of the embodiment when the conventional technology is 100.

  As shown in Table 1, the natural frequency is greatly increased in the embodiment as compared with the conventional technique. Therefore, in the related art, the pulsation frequency of the exhaust gas exceeds the natural frequency of the fin 23 near the upper limit rotation speed of the engine 1 and there is a risk of damage due to resonance. In the present embodiment, where the natural frequency is much higher, Even if the engine 1 reaches the upper limit rotational speed, the pulsation frequency of the exhaust gas does not reach the natural frequency of the fin 23 and resonance does not occur. That is, in this embodiment, the fins 23 do not resonate in any engine rotation range, and damage to the fins 23 due to resonance can be reliably prevented.

  Further, the stress and displacement amount due to the surface pressure are greatly reduced in the present embodiment as compared with the prior art. Since the stress is an index that directly represents the difficulty of the fin 23 being damaged, in the present embodiment, the stress generated on the outermost peripheral side in the vicinity of the base end of the fin 23 when the exhaust gas is guided is reduced. 23 can be prevented from being damaged. In addition, the small amount of displacement of the central portion of the base plate 22 means that the rigidity of the entire base plate 22 is increased together with the rigidity of the fins 23 due to the formation of the connecting portions 27. It can be seen that the effect of preventing damage is obtained.

  Here, generally, the longer the connecting portion 27, the lower the stress generated in the fin 23 when the exhaust gas is guided, and the natural frequency of the fin 23 increases to reduce the possibility of resonance. However, as for the stress, the longer the connecting portion 27 is, the more preferable the stress concentration is. In contrast, the natural frequency is at least in order to prevent the resonance of the fin 23 in the entire rotation range of the engine 1. It is necessary to set the natural frequency of the fin 23 higher than the pulsation frequency of the exhaust gas at the upper limit rotational speed, and there is a clear target value. Therefore, for example, in this embodiment, the natural frequency is set by the following procedure.

First, since the engine 1 of the present embodiment is a 4-cycle in-line 6-cylinder engine, if the upper limit rotational speed is 2500 rpm, the pulsation frequency N (Hz) of exhaust gas at the upper limit rotational speed is derived from the following equation.
N = 2500/60 × 6/2 = 126
That is, in this case, the fins 23 of the fin device 18 are subjected to exhaust gas pulsation of 126 Hz at the maximum. Therefore, the target value of the natural frequency of the fin 23 is set to 150 Hz or more in consideration of a margin considering the length error of the connecting portion 27 and the like. Then, as a result of conducting a test in which the connecting portion 27 was changed to various lengths, 30 mm was determined as the length L of the connecting portion 27 that achieves the target value of the natural frequency.

However, the length of the connecting portion 27 is not necessarily set from the viewpoint of such a natural frequency. For example, the stress generated on the outermost peripheral side near the base end of the fin 23 may be set as an index. Needless to say, since the optimum length of the connecting portion 27 varies depending on the specifications of the fin device 18 and the engine 1, it is not limited to the above 30 mm.
On the other hand, although the formation of the connecting portion 27 has an effect of preventing the fins 23 from being damaged, regarding the influence on the flow of the exhaust gas, the flow is only slightly disturbed on the outermost peripheral side of the fins 23. Since the distribution state of the exhaust gas on the outermost peripheral side of the fins 23 has little relation to the occurrence of the swirling flow, the swirling flow can be generated as in the case where the connecting portion 27 is not provided. For example, when the connecting portion 27 is formed in the opening in the circumferential direction of the fin 23, it is clear that the flow of the exhaust gas is largely disturbed by the connecting portion 27 and a sufficient swirling flow cannot be generated. The original exhaust gas stirring action of the fin device 18 can be achieved without causing any adverse effects, and the formation of the connecting portion 27 does not lead to an increase in pressure loss, so that it does not cause a decrease in engine performance.

  In addition, in the present embodiment, the connecting portion 27 is formed simultaneously with the press molding of the fin device 18. Accordingly, the manufacturing process of the fin device 18 can be simplified to reduce the manufacturing cost, and the connecting portion 27 formed by plastic deformation can be welded and peeled as in the case where a plate piece of another member is welded to the base plate 22, for example. Therefore, there is an advantage that the reliability is high.

Here, the stirring means of the present invention is not limited to a type that generates a swirling flow in the exhaust gas like the fin device 18 of the above embodiment, and can be variously changed. Therefore, another example that is embodied as a fin device of a type for stirring exhaust gas will be described below.
FIG. 8 is a front view showing another example of the fin device, and FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line IX-IX of FIG.

  The base plate 32 of the fin device 31 has a disk shape made of steel, and four fins 33 having a trapezoidal shape are arranged vertically and horizontally on the base plate 32. Each fin 33 has a left-right symmetrical posture in which the upper base (short side) faces each other in pairs, and the lower base (long side) is continuous with the base plate 32 and includes the upper base. The other three sides are separated from the base plate 32 by press molding. Each of the fins 33 is bent toward the exhaust downstream side at a predetermined angle with the lower bottom as a base during press molding, whereby a trapezoidal shape corresponding to the shape of the fins 33 is formed on the base plate 32. A hole 34 is formed.

A connecting portion 35 having a predetermined length is formed on both sides near the base end of each fin 33. Similar to the above-described embodiment, these connecting portions 35 are formed by stretching the fin 33 and the base plate 32 without being divided and plastically deforming in the direction when the fin 33 is press-molded.
The fin device 31 configured as described above is fixed to the flange 13a on the upstream side of the mixing chamber 13 in the same manner as in the above embodiment, and immediately after flowing through the flow holes 34 of the fin device 31 during operation of the engine 1. Colliding with the fin 33, the flow direction is changed following the fin angle. Since the left and right fins 33 are arranged symmetrically, the exhaust gas whose flow direction has been changed by the fins 33 collides from the left and right and is sufficiently stirred in the mixing chamber 13, and urea water is injected into the exhaust gas from the injection nozzle 19. Is injected and used for NOx purification of the SCR catalyst 16.

Although not redundantly described, by forming the coupling portion 35 in each fin 33, the natural frequency of the fin 33 increases as in the above embodiment, and stress generated in the vicinity of the proximal end of the fin 33 is increased. The damage of the fins 33 can be prevented beforehand by these factors.
This is the end of the description of the embodiment, but the aspect of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the exhaust gas purification device of the diesel engine 1 provided with the SCR catalyst 16 for NOx purification is embodied. However, the present invention is not limited to this as long as the engine is provided with an aftertreatment device that requires supply of a reducing agent. For example, it may be applied to a gasoline engine.

  In addition, for example, an NOx purge that injects fuel into the exhaust passage as a reducing agent is provided periodically in order to provide a storage type NOx catalyst that stores NOx in exhaust gas in the exhaust passage and release and store the stored NOx from the NOx catalyst. It may be applied to an engine that needs to be executed. In this case, the SCR catalyst 16 in FIG. 1 is replaced with a storage-type NOx catalyst, and fuel is injected from the injection nozzle 19 instead of urea water. An effect is acquired similarly to the said embodiment.

1 is an overall configuration diagram illustrating an exhaust emission control device for a diesel engine according to an embodiment. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the fin apparatus and the mixing chamber from the exhaust downstream side. FIG. 3 is an assembled perspective view of the fin device and the mixing chamber as viewed from the exhaust upstream side. It is the elements on larger scale which looked at the fin apparatus from the exhaust-gas downstream side. It is A arrow directional view of FIG. 4 which shows the detail of a connection part. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. It is the VII-VII sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 4 which shows the relationship between a fin and a circulation hole. It is a front view which shows the fin apparatus of another example. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IX-IX in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 Engine 12 Downstream casing (exhaust passage)
13 Mixing chamber (exhaust passage)
16 SCR catalyst (post-processing equipment)
18, 31 Fin device (stirring means)
19 Injection nozzle (reducing agent injection means)
22, 32 Base plate 23, 33 Fin 26, 34 Flow hole 27, 35 Connecting portion

Claims (3)

A post-processing device that is disposed in the exhaust passage of the engine and that is supplied with a reducing agent to perform a purification action;
Reducing agent injection means for injecting a reducing agent into the exhaust passage upstream of the aftertreatment device;
A fin is bent at a predetermined angle starting from one side on a base plate that is disposed in the exhaust passage on the upstream side of the post-treatment device and divides the exhaust passage into an upstream side and a downstream side, and the fin A stirring means for changing the flow direction with the fins and stirring while flowing the exhaust gas through the flow holes opened on the base plate by bending,
The engine exhaust purification apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the agitation means connects the vicinity of the base end of the fin separated from the base plate by bending to the base plate by a connecting portion. The stirring means includes a plurality of fan-shaped fins arranged in a circumferential direction on the base plate, and each fin is bent so that the other side is separated from the base plate starting from one side in the circumferential direction. The swirl flow is generated by each fin in the exhaust gas that has passed through the flow hole, and stirred.
2. The exhaust emission control device for an engine according to claim 1, wherein the connecting portion is disposed so as to connect the vicinity of a base end on the outermost peripheral side of each fin and the base plate. The stirring means is formed by punching the base plate excluding the base end by press molding and bending the periphery, and a flow hole corresponding to the shape of the fin is formed on the base plate.
2. The connecting portion according to claim 1, wherein the connecting portion is formed by plastic deformation in the extending direction with plastic deformation between the vicinity of the base end of the fin and the base plate during the press molding. Engine exhaust purification system.

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