JP2013245637A - Cylinder head, and manufacturing method and inspection method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cylinder head provided with measuring parts which facilitate the measurement of port positions for inspecting port shapes of an intake port and an exhaust port, have a high degree of the freedom of shapes, and can be easily formed or removed, and in which a change in measurement positions attributable to the kind of the cylinder head is small, and a manufacturing method and an inspection method thereof.SOLUTION: In a cylinder head 12 in which an intake port 41 and an exhaust port 42 whose communication with a combustion chamber 4 is opened or occluded by engine valves 45 and 46 whose shafts 45b and 46b are slidably supported by a valve guide 57 are formed, measuring parts 7 for inspecting port shapes of the intake port 41 and the exhaust port 42 are continuously formed projectingly from a valve guide boss 47 in the intake and exhaust ports during the cylinder head casting process, and when retaining holes 58 for retaining the valve guide are processed and formed in the valve guide boss after the measurement for the port shape inspection, the measuring parts are cut and removed concurrently.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cylinder head provided with a measurement unit for measuring the position of a port in the inspection of the port shape of an intake port and an exhaust port, and also relates to a manufacturing method and an inspection method of the cylinder head.

Abnormalities in the shape and position of the intake and exhaust ports are unavoidably affected by the performance of the internal combustion engine. Therefore, as the performance of the internal combustion engine has improved recently, the intake port and exhaust formed in the cylinder head of the internal combustion engine The requirements for port shape and position accuracy are becoming stricter.
However, when inspecting the port shape of the intake port and the exhaust port of the cylinder head, it is difficult to perform a dimensional inspection to measure the position of the port that forms a pipeline whose cross-sectional shape changes in a complicated manner.
Therefore, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1 below, there is a technique that enables a highly reliable inspection by using a rectifying unit integrally formed in a port as an inspection object.

  However, since the shape and arrangement of the rectifying unit as in Patent Document 1 differ depending on the internal combustion engine according to the target characteristics of the internal combustion engine, it is necessary to change the measurement position of the inspection device according to the shape and arrangement. In addition, it is difficult to increase the efficiency when continuously inspecting various types of cylinder heads, for example, it is necessary to adjust the position of the inspection unit of the inspection device for each type of cylinder head to be inspected. was there.

Japanese Patent No. 2988464 (FIGS. 1 to 4)

  In view of the above prior art, the present invention makes it easy to measure the position of the port in order to inspect the port shape of the intake port and the exhaust port, and has a high degree of freedom in shape, and is easy to form and remove. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cylinder head provided with a measurement unit with little change in measurement position depending on the type of cylinder head, and to provide a manufacturing method and an inspection method of the cylinder head.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to an intake port and an exhaust gas whose communication with the combustion chamber is opened and closed by an engine valve whose shaft portion is slidably supported by a valve guide. In the cylinder head in which the port is formed, the measuring part for inspecting the port shape of the intake and exhaust ports is continuously projected from the valve guide boss part in the intake and exhaust ports during the casting process of the cylinder head. The measurement part is formed by cutting and removing the holding hole for holding the valve guide after the measurement for the port shape inspection in the valve guide boss part. It is a cylinder head.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the cylinder head according to the first aspect, the tip of the measuring portion is formed on a flat surface parallel to a coupling surface with the cylinder block of the cylinder head. .

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the cylinder head according to the second aspect, in the plan view from the coupling surface side of the cylinder head with the cylinder block, the flat surface is on the combustion chamber side of the intake and exhaust ports. It is located within the opening circumference of the opening.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the cylinder head according to the third aspect, the measuring portion is formed so as to protrude into the intake and exhaust ports along a straight line orthogonal to a coupling surface with the cylinder block. It is characterized by that.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the cylinder head according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, a fitting groove portion for fitting an annular valve seat into the combustion chamber side opening of the intake and exhaust ports. Is formed and protruded in a range in which the tip of the measurement part does not overlap the fitting groove.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the cylinder head according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the measuring portion is simultaneously processed with the holding hole by a tool for processing the holding hole of the valve guide. It is a manufacturing method of a cylinder head characterized by being cut off.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the cylinder head manufacturing method according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the holding hole of the valve guide is formed on the side opposite to the side penetrating the intake and exhaust ports from above the cylinder head. A method for manufacturing a cylinder head, characterized in that the forming is performed.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the cylinder head according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the position of the measuring unit is measured by an inspection device.

According to the cylinder head of the first aspect of the present invention, the measuring portion for inspecting the port shape in the cylinder head is formed so as to continuously protrude from the valve guide boss portion in the intake and exhaust ports during the casting process of the cylinder head. At the same time, when the holding hole for holding the valve guide is formed in the valve guide boss, it is formed so as to be cut and removed together. Therefore, the measuring part is integrated with the valve guide boss within the drilling range of the holding hole. The position of the measuring part does not vary greatly depending on the type of cylinder head, and when the type of cylinder head changes, it is formed in accordance with the position of the holding hole of the valve guide. The number of man-hours required to adjust the position of the inspection section of the inspection apparatus required can be reduced, and efficiency can be improved in the inspection of various types of cylinder heads.
In addition, the measurement part is easily formed by casting, and after the measurement for port shape inspection, it is easily cut and deleted together by drilling the holding hole of the valve guide, so the degree of freedom of the shape of the measurement part is ensured In addition, a separate removal process of the measurement unit is not required, and the cylinder head can be reduced in the cost of the port shape inspection.

  According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, since the tip of the measuring part is a flat surface parallel to the coupling surface with the cylinder block, the part to be inspected when performing inspection by contact or photographing The position measurement of the flat surface of the measurement unit can be easily and accurately performed as coordinates on a plane parallel to the coupling surface.

  According to the invention of claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 2, the flat surface at the tip of the measuring part is located within the opening circumference of the combustion chamber side opening of the intake and exhaust ports. The flat surface can be easily measured by the inspection unit of the inspection apparatus from the room side opening.

  According to the invention of claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 3, when the measuring part is cast-molded, the casting core of each port can be easily taken out from the combustion chamber side opening, and the casting is facilitated. .

  According to the invention of claim 5, in addition to the effect of the invention of any one of claims 1 to 4, the tip of the measuring part is projected in a range not overlapping the fitting groove, so that the fitting groove is processed. Sometimes, the tool can be prevented from coming into contact with the measuring part, and the machining operation can be easily performed.

  According to the cylinder head manufacturing method of the sixth aspect of the present invention, in the cylinder head of any one of the first to fifth aspects of the present invention, the measuring section can process the holding hole with the tool for processing the holding hole of the valve guide. By manufacturing the cylinder head so as to be cut off at the same time, the cutting of the measuring part after completion of the inspection can be performed simultaneously with the processing step of the holding hole, so that the processing time of the cylinder head can be shortened.

  According to the invention of claim 7, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 6, the measurement of the holding hole of the valve guide is performed from the upper side of the cylinder head on the side opposite to the intake and exhaust ports. The measuring part can be excised at the same time while accurately processing the holding hole without being affected by the shape of the part.

  According to the cylinder head inspection method of the eighth aspect of the invention, in the cylinder head of any one of the first to fifth aspects of the present invention, the cylinder head is formed so as to continuously protrude from the valve guide boss portion at the time of casting. The measurement part to be excised at the same time as the processing of the holding hole after the measurement for the measurement is measured, and the measurement part for the port shape inspection can be easily formed and measured. This eliminates the need for processing steps for inspection, and as a result, the number of cylinder head manufacturing steps can be reduced.

1 is a left side sectional view of an internal combustion engine including a cylinder head according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a top view of the cylinder head as viewed in the direction of arrows II-II in FIG. 1 and shows a state in which a valve guide is fitted. FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the cylinder head as viewed in the direction of arrows III-III in FIG. 1 and shows a state in which a valve guide and a valve seat are fitted. FIG. 4 is an elevational cross-sectional view of the cylinder head as viewed along arrows IV-IV in FIGS. 2 and 3 and shows a state in which a valve guide and a valve seat are fitted. FIG. 5 is a sectional elevation view of the cylinder head showing the same cross section as FIG. 4, showing a state before the holding hole of the valve guide and the fitting groove of the valve seat are processed. FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the cylinder head shown in the same manner as FIG. 3 as viewed in the direction of arrows VI-VI in FIG. 5, showing a state before the holding hole of the valve guide and the fitting groove of the valve seat are processed. FIG. 5 corresponds to a cross-sectional view taken along the arrow VV in this figure. It is explanatory drawing of the modification of the processing state of the holding hole of a valve guide.

A cylinder head, a manufacturing method thereof, and an inspection method thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The cylinder head according to the present embodiment is a cylinder head in an internal combustion engine mounted on a small vehicle such as a motorcycle.
Note that the directions such as front, rear, left, right, up, down, etc. in the description and claims of the present specification shall follow the direction of the vehicle when the internal combustion engine according to the present embodiment is mounted on a small vehicle such as a motorcycle.
In the figure, an arrow FR indicates the front of the vehicle, LH indicates the left side of the vehicle, RH indicates the right side of the vehicle, and UP indicates the upper side of the vehicle.

1 to 7 relate to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 shows an internal combustion engine 1 of the present embodiment in a posture in a state where the internal combustion engine 1 is mounted on a vehicle (not shown).
The internal combustion engine 1 according to the present embodiment is a water-cooled in-line four-cylinder engine that is mounted on a motorcycle with its crankshaft 2 oriented in the vehicle width direction of a motorcycle (not shown) that is a vehicle to be mounted, that is, in the left-right direction. 4 stroke cycle internal combustion engine.

As shown in FIG. 1, a crankcase 10 that supports a crankshaft 2 arranged in the vehicle width direction is divided into upper and lower parts that are divided vertically by a dividing surface 10 a around the crankshaft 2.
At the front upper part of the upper crankcase 10A, the cylinder block 11 has a cylinder axis X of four cylinder bores 11a (only the left cylinder bore 11a is shown in FIG. 1) that is α degrees forward from the vertical line V with respect to the dividing surface 10a. The cylinder block 11 is formed integrally with the cylinder block 12 so that the cylinder head 12 is overlapped with the coupling surface 12a of the cylinder block 11 and fastened to be fastened. Covered and fastened. In the present embodiment, the forward tilt angle α degree is 30 degrees, but the present invention is not limited to this, and includes a case where the forward tilt angle has a rear tilt angle.

On the other hand, an oil pan 14 is attached under the lower crankcase 10B. An oil filter 15 is provided at the front of the lower crankcase 10B.
An oil pump 16 is provided in the lower crankcase 10B, and the oil pump 16 sucks the oil accumulated in the oil pan 14 and supplies it to the lubrication location via the oil filter 15 and the like.

The upper crankcase 10A and the lower crankcase 10B are integrally fastened by bolts with their divided surfaces 10a aligned, and are rotatably supported so as to sandwich the crankshaft 2 from above and below.
In the present embodiment, the internal combustion engine 1 is mounted on a motorcycle (not shown) with the divided surfaces 10a of the upper and lower crankcases 10A and 10B oriented horizontally, but the divided surface 10a is not provided. It may be mounted at a slight angle, for example, tilted forward by about 10 degrees.

Further, the internal combustion engine 1 of the present embodiment has a transmission 3 incorporated in its crankcase 10 and constitutes a so-called power unit. The crankcase 10 extends rearward from the crankshaft 2, and in addition to the crankshaft 2, includes a main shaft 31, a countershaft 32, and the like of the transmission 3 disposed in the crankcase 10 behind the crankshaft 2. The shaft is oriented in the vehicle width direction parallel to the crankshaft 2 and is rotatably supported.
Similarly to the crankshaft 2, the countershaft 32 is held on the split surface 10a between the upper crankcase 10A and the lower crankcase 10B, and the main shaft 31 is held on the upper crankcase 10A.

  The transmission 3 is a constantly meshing gear transmission, and a group of transmission gears mounted on the main shaft 31 and the counter shaft 32 meshes with a pair of gears. Switching is performed and a shift is performed.

The rotation of the crankshaft 2 is transmitted to the main shaft 31 via a clutch (not shown), and the countershaft 32 is shifted and driven to rotate by the gear switching of the transmission gear group of the transmission 3.
The counter shaft 32 penetrates to the left of the crankcase 10 and protrudes to the outside to become the final output shaft 32 of the internal combustion engine 1, and an output sprocket (not shown) is spline fitted to the protruding portion.
Hereinafter, although not shown, a drive chain wound around the output sprocket is laid over a driven sprocket on the rear wheel side, and rotational power is transmitted to the rear wheel.

As shown in FIG. 1, a piston 23 is connected to a crankpin 21 of a crankshaft 2 provided corresponding to each cylinder bore 11a via a connecting rod 22, and the piston 23 slides in the cylinder bore 11a. .
A combustion chamber 4 corresponding to each cylinder bore 11a is formed between each piston 23 and cylinder head 12 (see FIG. 3).
The cylinder head 12 is provided with an intake port 41 and an exhaust port 42 communicating with each combustion chamber 4. The intake port 41 is connected to the combustion chamber 4 via a pair of combustion chamber side openings 41a, and a pair of exhaust ports 42 is also provided. Is connected to the combustion chamber 4 via the combustion chamber side opening 42a (see FIG. 3).

A spark plug 43 is provided at the center of each combustion chamber 4, and a pair of intake valves (the “engine valve” of the present invention) 45 and a pair of exhaust valves (the “engine” of the present invention) are disposed around the spark plug 43. Valve ") 46 is provided. (In FIGS. 2 and 3, it is shown that a valve guide 57 of each valve described later is disposed so as to surround the mounting hole 43a of the spark plug 43.)
These valves are driven by the valve gear 5 to open and close the combustion chamber side openings 41a of the respective intake ports 41 and the combustion chamber side openings 42a of the exhaust ports 42.
The valve operating device 5 itself is well known and will not be described in detail, but includes an intake cam shaft 51, an exhaust cam shaft 52, an intake cam 53, and an exhaust cam 54, and pushes the valve lifter 55 provided in each valve to thereby introduce an intake valve 45. The exhaust valve 46 is opened and closed at a predetermined timing according to the rotational position of the crankshaft 2.

That is, the cylinder head 12 holds the valve guide 57 on the upper wall side of the intake port 41, as shown in FIG. A thick valve guide boss portion 47 is formed, and the valve guide boss portion 47 is drilled with a holding hole 58 of the valve guide 57 from the intake port 41 toward the top of the cylinder head 12, A valve guide 57 having an elongated cylindrical shape is press-fitted into the holding hole 58.
A throttle body (not shown) is connected to the external opening 41b of the intake port 41. A fitting groove portion 59 is machined and an annular valve seat 60 is fitted to the opening edge of the combustion chamber side opening 41a. Yes.

As shown in FIG. 1, the intake valve 45 is an umbrella-shaped valve body, and has an umbrella portion 45 a that contacts the valve seat 60 and a rod-shaped shaft portion 45 b, and the shaft portion 45 a is inserted through the valve guide 57. The upper part is connected to the valve lifter 55.
The valve lifter 55 is urged upward by a coiled spring 62 disposed in the lifter guide hole 61, and the intake valve 45 connected to the valve lifter 55 also closes upward, that is, closes the combustion chamber side opening 41a of the intake port 41. Biased in the direction.
On the other hand, an intake cam shaft 51 is disposed above the valve lifter 55. When the valve lifter 55 is pressed downward by the intake cam 53, the combustion chamber side opening 41a of the intake port 41 is opened.

On the other hand, as shown in detail in FIG. 4, the exhaust port 42 also has a valve guide boss portion 47 formed thick to hold the valve guide 57 on the upper wall side of the exhaust port 42. A holding hole 58 of a valve guide 57 is drilled into the guide boss portion 47 from the exhaust port 42 toward the upper part of the cylinder head 12, and a valve guide 57 having an elongated cylindrical shape is press-fitted into the holding hole 58. Yes.
An exhaust pipe 44 is connected to the external side opening 42b of the exhaust port 42, and a fitting groove 59 is processed and an annular valve seat 60 is fitted to the opening edge of the combustion chamber side opening 42a.

As shown in FIG. 1, the combustion chamber side opening 42 a is opened and closed by an exhaust valve 46 slidably attached to the cylinder head 12.
As with the intake side, the exhaust valve 46 is an umbrella-shaped valve body, and has an umbrella portion 46a that contacts the valve seat 60 and a rod-shaped shaft portion 46b. The shaft portion 46b is a valve that is press-fitted into the holding hole 58. The upper part of the guide 57 is connected to the valve lifter 55.
The valve lifter 55 is biased upward by a spring 62, and the exhaust valve 46 closes the combustion chamber side opening 42a of the exhaust port 42. However, the valve lifter 55 descends when pressed by the exhaust cam 54 of the exhaust cam shaft 52, and the exhaust valve 46 opens the combustion chamber side opening 42 a of the exhaust port 42.

  In the cylinder head 12 configured as described above, a combustion chamber 4 is formed corresponding to each cylinder bore 11 a of the cylinder block 11, and an intake port 41 and an exhaust port 42 are formed so as to be connected to the combustion chamber 4. However, as described above with respect to the prior art, the requirements for the port shape and position accuracy of the intake port 41 and the exhaust port 42 are becoming strict.

The cylinder head 12 is manufactured by casting, and an intake port 41 and an exhaust port 42 that are formed as conduits having a complicated change in cross-sectional shape are formed in the casting (not shown) following the shape of the intake port 41 and the exhaust port 42. Formed by a child.
Therefore, the pipe shape itself of the intake port 41 and the exhaust port 42 can be dealt with by manufacturing an accurate casting core, but the position of the intake port 41 and the exhaust port 42 is shifted or inclined in the position of the casting core during casting. There is a risk that a deviation outside the allowable range may occur due to, for example, a difference from the normal one in terms of the shape of the combustion chamber 4.

Although the installation of the casting core at the time of casting is performed in consideration of such points, in order to prevent the occurrence of defective products, the intake port 41 and the exhaust port 42 in the cast cylinder head 12 are used. The cylinder head 12 is provided with a measuring unit 7 for measuring the position.
In the cylinder head 12 of the present embodiment, such a measuring portion 7 is formed in the casting process of the cylinder head 12.

  FIG. 5 is the same cross section as FIG. 4, and a fitting groove for fitting the valve seat 60 to the combustion chamber side opening 42 a of the exhaust port 42 before casting the holding hole 58 of the cylinder guide 57 after the casting. The cylinder head 12 is shown in a state before 59 is processed.

A port shape inspection of the intake port 41 is continued from the valve guide boss portion 47 in the axial direction below the drilling range 58a of the holding hole 58 of the valve guide 57 in the valve guide boss portion 47 on the upper wall side of the intake port 41. The measuring part 7 for the projection is formed to protrude.
The measuring unit 7 is formed in the casting process of the cylinder head 12. In the casting core for forming the intake port 41, the measuring unit 7 is formed as a recess with respect to the shape of the intake port 41. Is formed as a protrusion protruding into the intake port 41.

  Note that the measurement unit 7 is configured to perform a drilling range 58a of the holding hole 58 when the holding hole 58 of the valve guide 57 is drilled into the valve guide boss portion 47 after the measurement for the port shape inspection of the intake port 41. The measuring portion 7 formed so as to protrude integrally from the valve guide boss portion 47 is cut and removed together.

  That is, the coupling surface 47 with the cylinder block 11 is disposed below, the drilling drill (“tool” of the present invention) 80 is lowered from above, and the drilling range 58a of the holding hole 58 is cut, so that the inside of the intake port 41 When the tip 80a of the drilling drill 80 reaches, the measuring part 7 integrally protruding from the valve guide boss part 47 is cut off and removed.

Similarly, in the exhaust port 42, the valve guide boss portion 47 continuously extends downward in the axial direction of the drilling range 58 a of the holding hole 58 of the valve guide 57 in the valve guide boss portion 47 on the upper wall side of the exhaust port 42. The measuring portion 7 for inspecting the port shape of the exhaust port 42 is formed to protrude.
The measuring portion 7 is formed in the casting process of the cylinder head 12. In the casting core for forming the exhaust port 42, the measuring portion 7 is formed as a recess with respect to the shape of the exhaust port 42. Is formed as a projection protruding into the exhaust port.

Note that the measurement unit 7 is configured to perform a drilling range 58a of the holding hole 58 when the holding hole 58 of the valve guide 57 is drilled into the valve guide boss part 47 after the measurement for the port shape inspection of the exhaust port 42. In FIG. 5, the measuring portion 7 formed integrally with the valve guide boss portion 47 is cut off.
That is, the measurement unit 7 of the exhaust port 42 is configured similarly to the measurement unit 7 of the intake port 41 and functions in the same manner.

  6 is a bottom view of the cylinder head as viewed in the direction of arrows VI-VI in FIG. 5. After the casting, the holding hole 58 of the valve guide 57 and the fitting groove 59 of the valve seat 60 are formed. The state before being processed is shown. That is, a plan view from the coupling surface 12a side of the cylinder head 12 with the cylinder block 11 is shown.

  In the coupling surface 12a, the center line X of the cylinder bore 11a of the cylinder block 11 is arranged in the direction of the crankshaft 2, that is, in the vehicle width direction, for four cylinders to form a cylinder center line Y. In this embodiment, the cylinder center A line perpendicular to the column line Y and passing through an intermediate position between the cylinder bores 11a of the second cylinder and the third cylinder is a cylinder alignment center line Z, and an intersection of the cylinder alignment center line Z and the cylinder center column line Y is a measurement reference point C. As a reference point for measuring the position of the measurement unit 7 of each port by the inspection unit 91 of the inspection apparatus 90 before the measurement unit 7 is cut and removed.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the position of the cylinder center row line Y side of the measurement unit 7 of each port and the cylinder center row line Y are measured by the measuring element 92 of the inspection unit 91 of the inspection device 90. The distance y and the distance z between the cylinder arrangement center line Z side end position and the cylinder arrangement center line Z are measured, and the coordinates of each measurement unit 7 with respect to the measurement reference point C are inspected.
In the inspection apparatus 90, the coordinates of the normal measuring units 7 obtained by design are compared with the measured coordinates of the measuring units 7, and if the difference is within a predetermined tolerance, The cylinder head 12 is determined to be a normal product and a signal is issued to proceed to the next process. If the cylinder head 12 is greater than the allowable value, it is determined to be a defective product and an instruction signal for a predetermined treatment is issued.

  As described above, if there is an abnormality in the port shape of the intake port 41 and the exhaust port 42 in the cylinder head 12, it is caused by a shift in the position of the casting core of each port. It appears as an abnormality in the position of the measurement part 7 formed by the above, and if there is an abnormality in the shape of the casting core itself, it is considered that an abnormality also appears in the position of the measurement part 7, as described above. The port shape inspection is effectively performed by the inspection of the position of the measurement unit 7.

Here, the position detection points of the measurement unit 7 are not limited to those described above, and other appropriate positions such as an end portion and a central portion on the opposite side of the measurement unit 7 may be targeted.
The measurement reference point C is not limited to the above, and may be another appropriate point of the cylinder head 12. The measurement reference point C may also serve as a material processing reference position in subsequent processing.
Further, the inspection unit 91 of the inspection device 90 is not limited to the one that performs contact measurement with the above-described measuring element 92, and may be based on other known appropriate means, for example, video information acquisition and It may be based on image processing.

The characteristics of the cylinder head 12 of this embodiment will be further described. Since the measuring unit 7 is provided for the port shape inspection of the intake port 41 and the exhaust port 42 as described above, the measuring unit 7 In the casting process, when it is formed continuously protruding from the valve guide boss portion 47 in the intake port 41 and the exhaust port 42, and the holding hole 58 for holding the valve guide 57 is formed in the valve guide boss portion 47, Since both are formed so as to be removed by cutting, the measuring portion 7 is formed so as to protrude integrally with the valve guide boss portion 47 within the drilling range 58 a of the holding hole 58, and the holding hole 58 of the valve guide 57. Therefore, the position of the measuring unit 7 is not greatly different depending on the type of the cylinder head 12, and the inspection device 90 required when the type of the cylinder head 12 is changed. It reduces the man-hours alignment of 査部 91, efficiency in the inspection of high-mix cylinder head becomes possible.
Further, the measuring part 7 is easily formed by casting, and after the measurement for the port shape inspection, both are easily cut and deleted by drilling the holding hole 58 of the valve guide 57. The degree of freedom is ensured, and a separate removal process of the measuring unit 7 is not required, and the cylinder head 12 can be reduced in the cost of the port shape inspection.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the tip of the measuring unit 7 is formed on a flat surface 7a parallel to the coupling surface 12a of the cylinder head 12 with the cylinder block 11, and the flat surface 7a is shown in FIG. A surface including the coupling surface 12a is denoted as B, and a surface including the coupling surface 12a is denoted as B.
Therefore, when inspection by contact or imaging is performed, the position measurement of the flat surface 7a at the tip of the measurement unit 7 which is an inspection target portion is a surface (surface A in the drawing) parallel to the coupling surface 12a (surface B in the drawing). It can be done easily and accurately as the upper coordinates.

  Further, as clearly shown in FIG. 6 and as indicated by the side surface extending direction line D of the measurement unit 7 shown in FIG. 5, the flat surface 7 a at the tip of the measurement unit 7 is formed by the cylinder block of the cylinder head 12. 11 is located in the opening circle of the combustion chamber side openings 41a, 42a of the intake port 41 and the exhaust port 42 in a plan view from the side of the coupling surface 12a with the inspection surface 90 from the combustion chamber side openings 41a, 42a. The obstacle to the access to the flat surface 7a by the inspection unit 91 is avoided, and measurement is easy regardless of mechanical measurement or optical measurement.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the measuring unit 7 has a side surface extending direction line D (“straight line” in the present invention) perpendicular to the coupling surface 12 a (the B surface in the drawing) of the cylinder head 12 with the cylinder block 11. Are formed in the intake port 41 and the exhaust port 42 so that when the measuring portion 7 is cast-molded, the casting core of each port can be easily taken out from the combustion chamber side openings 41a, 42a. It has become easy.

  Further, in the combustion chamber side openings 41a and 42a, the combustion chamber side openings 41a and 42a are formed with a fitting groove portion 59 for fitting the annular valve seat 60, but the tip of the measuring portion 7 is a fitting groove portion. The protrusion is formed in a range that does not overlap with 59, and it is avoided that the tool comes into contact with the measuring portion 7 when the fitting groove 59 is processed, so that the processing operation can be easily performed.

  The cylinder head 12 of the present embodiment is cut at the same time as the measuring portion 7 is processed by the drilling drill 80 for drilling the holding hole 58 of the valve guide 57 at the time of manufacture. According to such a method of manufacturing a cylinder head, the cutting of the measuring part 7 after completion of the inspection can be performed simultaneously with the processing step of the holding hole 58, so that the processing time of the cylinder head 12 can be shortened.

  Further, since the holding hole 58 of the valve guide 57 is formed by drilling from above the cylinder head 12 on the side opposite to the side penetrating into the intake port 41 and the exhaust port 42, the shape of the measuring portion 7 is affected. Accordingly, the measuring portion 7 can be excised at the same time while the holding hole 58 is accurately processed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, since the cylinder head inspection method is used to measure the position of the measurement unit 7 formed as described above by the inspection device 90, it continuously protrudes from the valve guide boss portion 47 during casting. The measurement portion 7 formed and cut simultaneously with the drilling of the holding hole 7 after the measurement for the port shape inspection is measured, and the formation and measurement of the measurement portion 7 for the port shape inspection can be easily performed. In addition, an additional excision step of the measuring unit 7 is not required, and a processing step for inspection is reduced. As a result, the number of manufacturing steps of the cylinder head 12 can be reduced.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the holding hole 58 of the valve guide 57 is drilled from above the cylinder head 12 on the side opposite to the side penetrating into the intake port 41 and the exhaust port 42. Although formed, if the measurement unit 7 is sufficiently small so as not to cause inconvenience in accuracy in drilling the holding hole 58 with a drilling tool as in the modification shown in FIG. From the side penetrating into the intake port 41 and the exhaust port 42, drilling may be performed with a drill 80 or other appropriate drilling tool.

As mentioned above, although the cylinder head which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention and its modification, its manufacturing method, and the inspection method were demonstrated, of course, it is not limited to the aspect, and this invention is each claim. In the scope of the gist of the invention of the section, the invention includes those implemented in various modes.
For example, the cylinder head is not limited to an in-line four-cylinder internal combustion engine, but may be a single cylinder or an internal combustion engine having a different number of cylinders. It may be that of a valve.
The crankcase of the internal combustion engine is not limited to the vertically divided crankcase, and may be a horizontally divided one.
The internal combustion engine provided with the cylinder head of the present invention is not limited to being mounted on a motorcycle, but may be mounted on various small vehicles such as buggy cars, and further is a stationary internal combustion engine. Good,

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Internal combustion engine, 2 ... Crankshaft, 7 ... Measurement part, 7a ... Flat surface, 10 ... Crankcase, 11 ... Cylinder block, 11a ... Cylinder bore, 12 ... Cylinder head, 12a ... Connection surface, 41 ... Intake port, 41a ... Combustion chamber side opening, 42 ... Exhaust port, 42a ... Combustion chamber side opening, 45 ... Intake valve ("engine valve" of the present invention), 45b ... Shaft, 46 ... Exhaust valve ("engine valve" of the present invention) 46b ... shaft portion, 47 ... valve guide boss portion, 58 ... holding hole, 58a ... drilling range, 59 ... fitting groove, 60 ... valve seat, 80 ... drilling drill ("tool" of the present invention), 90 ... Inspection device, 91 ... Inspection unit, 92 ... Measurement element, A ... Surface including flat surface of measurement unit, C ... Measurement reference point, B ... Surface including coupling surface, D ... Side extension direction line of measurement unit ("Straight line" of the present invention)

Claims (8)

An intake port (41) whose communication with the combustion chamber (4) is opened and closed by an engine valve (45, 46) whose shaft (45b, 46b) is slidably supported by a valve guide (57); In the cylinder head (12) in which the exhaust port (42) is formed,
A measuring section (7) for inspecting the port shape of the intake and exhaust ports (41, 42) is provided with a valve guide boss in the intake and exhaust ports (41, 42) in the casting process of the cylinder head (12). Projecting continuously from the part (47),
The measurement unit (7) is configured to be used when a holding hole (58) for holding the valve guide (57) is formed in the valve guide boss portion (47) after measurement for port shape inspection. A cylinder head that is cut and removed.   The tip of the measuring part (7) is formed on a flat surface (7a) parallel to a coupling surface (12a) with the cylinder block (11) of the cylinder head (12). Cylinder head.   In a plan view from the side of the coupling surface (12a) of the cylinder head (12) to the cylinder block (11), the flat surface (7a) is the combustion chamber side opening (41, 42) of the intake and exhaust ports (41, 42). 41. The cylinder head according to claim 2, wherein the cylinder head is located within an opening circumference of 41a, 42a).   The measurement part (7) is formed so as to protrude into the intake and exhaust ports (41, 42) along a straight line (D) perpendicular to the coupling surface (12a) with the cylinder block (11). 4. The cylinder head according to claim 3, wherein   A fitting groove (59) for fitting an annular valve seat (60) is formed in the combustion chamber side openings (41a, 42a) of the intake and exhaust ports (41, 42), and the measuring part (7 The cylinder head according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the tip of the cylinder head protrudes so as not to overlap the fitting groove (59).   The cylinder head (12) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the measuring section (7) is formed by the tool (80) for processing the holding hole (58) of the valve guide (57). A method of manufacturing a cylinder head, characterized by being cut simultaneously with the processing of the holding hole (58).   The holding hole (58) of the valve guide (57) is processed and formed from above the cylinder head (12) on the side opposite to the side penetrating into the intake and exhaust ports (41, 42). The method for manufacturing a cylinder head according to claim 6.   The cylinder head inspection method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the position of the measurement unit (7) is measured by an inspection device (90).

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