JP2019034636A - Engine room structure of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an engine room structure which can be applied to various vehicles without causing a suction air packing density to lower excessively.SOLUTION: The application discloses an engine room structure 100 of a vehicle which includes: a partition wall 110 which partitions a housing space in which an engine is housed from a pipe space in which an intake path leading to the engine is formed; and an intake pipe which partially forms the intake path in the pipe space. The intake pipe extends along the partition wall and is integrated with the partition wall.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle engine room structure.

  Various devices such as an engine and a transmission are arranged in an engine room. A loud noise comes from these devices located in the engine room. Patent Document 1 teaches that a sound insulation cover that blocks propagation of sound generated in an engine room is disposed in the engine room.

JP 11-125158 A

  The sound insulation cover of Patent Document 1 is attached to the engine. An intake path for supplying air to the engine is formed at a position adjacent to the engine and the sound insulation cover. That is, the intake path of Patent Document 1 is partially surrounded by the engine and the sound insulation cover.

  The sound insulation cover has not only a sound insulation property but also a heat insulation property. Therefore, the sound insulation cover of Patent Document 1 exhibits the effect of keeping the heat generated from the engine in the region where the intake path is formed. As a result, the air in the intake path is warmed. This results in a reduction in intake charge density.

  The intake path of Patent Document 1 is formed in a wide space on the side of the engine. However, since a large number of devices are densely arranged in the engine room, there is a vehicle type to which the design of the intake path of Patent Document 1 is difficult to be applied.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an engine room structure that can be applied to various vehicles without causing an excessive decrease in the intake charge density.

  An engine room structure for a vehicle according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a partition wall that partitions an accommodation space in which an engine is accommodated from a piping space in which an intake path to the engine is formed; and the intake air in the piping space. An intake pipe that partially forms a path. The intake pipe extends along the partition wall and is integrated with the partition wall.

  According to the above configuration, the partition wall partitions the housing space in which the engine is housed from the piping space in which the intake path to the engine is formed, so that heat from the engine is not easily transmitted from the housing space to the piping space. Become. Since the intake pipe partially forms an intake path in the piping space partitioned from the accommodation space by the partition wall, the air in the intake pipe is not excessively heated by the heat from the engine. Accordingly, an excessive decrease in the intake charge density does not occur. Since the intake pipe extends along the partition wall and is integrated with the partition wall, an unnecessary air gap does not occur between the intake pipe and the partition wall. Therefore, the intake path can be formed in a narrow space around the partition wall. The engine room structure can be applied to various vehicles because a designer can form an intake path even if various devices are densely arranged in the engine room.

  With regard to the above configuration, the engine room structure may further include an air cleaner connected to the upstream end of the intake pipe. The partition wall may include a side wall portion disposed on a side of the engine. The intake pipe may extend along the side wall portion from the upstream end, and may be integrated with the side wall portion.

  According to the above configuration, since the air cleaner is connected to the upstream end of the intake pipe, the air cleaned by the air cleaner is supplied to the engine. Since the intake pipe extends from the upstream end along the side wall portion arranged on the side of the engine, the heat transfer from the engine to the intake pipe is hindered by the side wall portion, and the air cleaned by the air cleaner is The temperature is not raised excessively. Accordingly, an excessive decrease in the intake charge density does not occur. Since the intake pipe is integrated with the side wall, the intake path can be formed in a narrow space on the side of the partition wall. The engine room structure can be applied to various vehicles because a designer can form an intake path even if various devices are densely arranged in the engine room.

  With respect to the above configuration, the partition wall may include a rear wall portion located behind the engine. The intake pipe may extend along the side wall portion and the rear wall portion, and may be integrated with the rear wall portion.

  According to said structure, since a partition wall contains the rear wall part located in the back of an engine, the heat and sound which generate | occur | produced from the engine become difficult to be transmitted to the vehicle interior behind an engine. Since the intake pipe extends along the side wall portion and the rear wall portion and is integrated with the rear wall portion, the intake passage can be formed in a narrow space on the side and rear of the partition wall. The engine room structure can be applied to various vehicles because a designer can form an intake path even if various devices are densely arranged in the engine room. In addition, even if a long intake path is required due to the design of the vehicle, the heat transfer from the engine to the air in the intake pipe is hindered by the side wall part and the rear wall part. Does not occur.

  With regard to the above configuration, the partition wall may include a sound insulation layer that reduces a level of sound transmitted from the housing space to the piping space.

  According to the above configuration, the partition wall includes the sound insulation layer that reduces the level of sound transmitted from the housing space to the piping space, so that the sound generated from the engine is difficult to leak from the engine room.

  With regard to the above configuration, the partition wall may include a heat shield layer that reduces a level of heat transferred from the housing space to the piping space.

  According to said structure, since a partition wall contains the thermal insulation layer which reduces the level of the heat transmitted from accommodation space to piping space, the heat from an engine becomes easy to remain in accommodation space. Therefore, the warm-up efficiency of the engine is improved by the partition wall.

  The engine room structure described above does not cause an excessive decrease in the intake charge density and can be applied to various vehicles.

2 is a schematic plan view of an exemplary engine room structure. FIG. FIG. 5 is another schematic plan view of another engine room structure shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view of a partition wall around a separation wall of the engine room structure shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 5 is another schematic plan view of another engine room structure shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view of a partition wall around a separation wall of the engine room structure shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 2 is a schematic vertical sectional view of a partition wall of the engine room structure shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is another schematic vertical sectional view of another compartment wall of the engine room structure shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view of a partition wall of the engine room structure shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view of a partition wall of the engine room structure shown in FIG. 2. It is the expanded horizontal sectional view of the partition wall of the engine room structure shown by FIG.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of an exemplary engine room structure 100 for a vehicle. With reference to FIG. 1, an engine room structure 100 will be described. In the following description, terms representing directions such as “front”, “back”, “left”, and “right” are the same as the definition of a direction generally used for a vehicle. The principle of this embodiment is not limited at all by the terms representing these directions.

  The engine room structure 100 includes a partition wall 110 and an intake pipe (not shown) that partially forms an intake path (not shown) to the engine (not shown). The partition wall 110 partitions a storage space in which the engine is stored from a piping space in which an intake path to the engine is mainly formed. The partition wall 110 has high sound insulation and high heat insulation. Therefore, sound and heat generated from the engine are not easily transmitted to the accommodation space. As a result, the vehicle can travel quietly. In addition, the intake charge density of the air taken into the engine can be kept at a high level.

  With respect to the present embodiment, the partition wall 110 is fixed to a frame FRM disposed in the engine room of the vehicle. However, the partition wall 110 may be fixed to another part in the engine room. The principle of the present embodiment is not limited to a specific position for fixing the partition wall 110.

  The partition wall 110 is divided into three common areas and two exchangeable areas. The partition wall 110 includes common walls 111, 112, and 113 that are respectively used as three common areas. The common wall 111 and the common wall 112 disposed behind the common wall 111 form a part of the left side wall of the partition wall 110 (the wall portion located on the left side of the engine). The common wall 113 faces the common walls 111 and 112, and forms the right side wall (wall portion located on the right side of the engine) of the partition wall 110. One of the two exchangeable areas is formed between the common walls 111 and 112. The other of the two exchangeable areas is formed between the common walls 112 and 113.

  A plurality of wall members that differ in shape are provided for each of the two interchangeable areas. The wall members arranged in the exchangeable area are selected from these wall members so as to match the layout, shape and size of the engine in the accommodation space. On the other hand, the common walls 111, 112, and 113 are used in common for various vehicles. Therefore, the manufacturer who manufactures a vehicle can form the partition wall 110 suitable for a vehicle using few kinds of wall members.

  The intake path for supplying air to the engine depends on the design in the engine room of the vehicle. Generally, since the traveling wind of the vehicle is supplied to the engine, the air supplied to the engine is cleaned by an air cleaner (not shown) disposed in the front part of the engine room.

  The front ends of the common walls 111 and 113 are located near the front end of the vehicle itself, and sound and heat leakage from the accommodation space is reduced as much as possible. If the air cleaner is positioned between the common walls 111 and 113, the air cleaner is disposed in the accommodation space together with the engine. In this case, the air cleaned by the air cleaner is heated by heat from the engine. This results in a reduction in the intake charge density of the air supplied to the engine. Therefore, the air cleaner is preferably disposed in the piping space. In this case, heat transfer from the engine to the air cleaner is hindered by the partition wall 110.

  An intake pipe that forms a part of the intake path in the piping space is extended from an air cleaner disposed in the piping space. The intake pipe is connected to one of the wall members arranged in the exchangeable area. The connection position where the intake pipe is connected to the partition wall 110 depends on the design in the engine room of the vehicle. Therefore, the wall member arranged in the exchangeable area described above may or may not have a connection portion with the intake pipe. Various intake path layouts are described below.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the engine room structure 100. The engine room structure 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

  FIG. 2 schematically shows the engine EG1 and the air cleaner AC1 in addition to the partition wall 110. FIG. FIG. 2 shows separation walls 114, 115, 116 as the partition wall 110 in addition to the common walls 111, 112, 113.

  The separation wall 114 is disposed between the common walls 111 and 112. The separation wall 114 can be separated from the common walls 111 and 112. The separation wall 115 is disposed between the common wall 112 and the separation wall 116. The separation wall 115 can be separated from the common wall 111 and the separation wall 116. The separation wall 116 is disposed between the separation wall 115 and the common wall 113. The separation wall 115 can be separated from the separation wall 115 and the common wall 113.

  As described above, the common wall 113 forms the right side wall portion of the partition wall 110. The common walls 111 and 112 and the separation walls 114 and 115 face the common wall 113 and form a left side wall portion of the partition wall 110. Separation wall 116 extends between left and right side wall portions behind engine EG1. The separation wall 116 has an arcuate contour that curves backward.

  The air cleaner AC <b> 1 is disposed on the left side of the common wall 111 and the separation wall 114. The air cleaner AC1 may be fixed to the partition wall 110, or may be fixed to a frame FRM (see FIG. 1) that extends below the air cleaner AC1. The principle of this embodiment is not limited at all depending on where the air cleaner AC1 is fixed.

  The exhaust port EXT of the air cleaner AC <b> 1 is located near the boundary between the common wall 112 and the separation wall 114. The intake port INT of the engine EG1 is located near the boundary between the separation walls 115 and 116.

  The following table shows exemplary conditions for designing an intake path extending from the exhaust port EXT to the intake port INT. The designer may design the intake path in consideration of the conditions shown in the following table.

  As a result of the above condition 1, the flow loss of air flowing from the air cleaner AC1 to the engine EG1 becomes a low value. As a result of Condition 2 described above, the amount of heat transfer from the engine EG1 to the air flowing along the intake path becomes a low value. As a result, a high intake charge density is maintained. With respect to the intake path layout shown in FIG. 2, under these design conditions, the intake path is preferably extended across the separation wall 115. Therefore, the separation wall 115 has an opening structure in which a through hole for forming an intake path is formed. On the other hand, similarly to the common walls 111, 112, and 113, no through holes are formed in the other separation walls 114 and 116.

  FIG. 3 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view of the partition wall 110 around the separation wall 115. The engine room structure 100 will be further described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

  The engine room structure 100 further includes an intake pipe 120. The intake pipe 120 extends leftward from the left surface of the separation wall 115 (i.e., the outer surface: the surface facing the piping space), and then bends forward (i.e., the air cleaner AC1 (see FIG. 2)) exhaust port EXT (see FIG. 2). 2). The base end portion of intake pipe 120 (that is, the downstream end in the flow direction of air blown from air cleaner AC1) is integrated with the left surface of separation wall 115. The tip of intake pipe 120 (that is, the upstream end in the flow direction of air blown from air cleaner AC1) may be connected to exhaust port EXT of air cleaner AC1 by a hose (not shown). Alternatively, the tip of the intake pipe 120 may be directly connected to the exhaust port EXT of the air cleaner AC1. As a result of the connection of the intake pipe 120 to the exhaust port EXT of the air cleaner AC1, an intake path (see FIG. 2) is formed in the piping space. The principle of the present embodiment is not limited at all depending on how the tip of the intake pipe 120 is connected to the exhaust port EXT of the air cleaner AC1.

  The base end of the intake pipe 120 is integrated with the separation wall 115, and the hose connected to the front end of the intake pipe 120 or the front end of the intake pipe 120 is fixed to the air cleaner AC1 at the exhaust port EXT. The intake path formed by the pipe 120 (and the hose) extends along the common wall 112 and the separation wall 115 that form a part of the left side wall of the partition wall 110. In addition, the intake path formed in the piping space is stably held by the separation wall 115 and the air cleaner AC1.

  The partition wall 110 includes an inner tube portion 117. The inner pipe portion 117 protrudes obliquely rearward from the right surface of the separation wall 115. That is, since the inner pipe portion 117 protrudes in the accommodation space toward the intake port INT of the engine EG1, the intake path in the accommodation space is shortened. Therefore, the heat generated from the engine EG1 does not excessively raise the temperature of the air in the inner pipe portion 117. As a result, the intake charge density of the air sucked into the engine EG1 can be maintained at a high level.

  The inner pipe portion 117 cooperates with the intake pipe 120 to form an intake path. A through hole penetrating the separation wall 115 is formed at the boundary between the intake pipe 120 and the inner pipe portion 117. The air purified by the air cleaner AC1 can flow into the intake port INT of the engine EG1 through the intake pipe 120 and the inner pipe portion 117.

  Inner tube portion 117 may be connected to intake port INT of engine EG1 by a bellows tube (not shown). In this case, since the bellows tube attenuates vibration from the engine EG1, the vibration of the partition wall 110 is suppressed to a low level.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of the engine room structure 100. The engine room structure 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 4.

  Similar to FIG. 2, FIG. 4 shows the air cleaner AC <b> 1 and the partition wall 110. FIG. 4 shows common walls 111, 112, 113 and a separation wall 114 as the partition walls 110. The description of FIG. 2 is incorporated by these elements.

  FIG. 4 further shows separation walls 115 </ b> A and 116 </ b> A as the partition walls 110. The separation wall 115A is used in place of the separation wall 115 described with reference to FIG. Unlike the separation wall 115, the through hole for forming the intake path is not formed in the separation wall 115A. The separation wall 116A is used in place of the separation wall 116 described with reference to FIG. Unlike the separation wall 116, a through hole for forming an intake passage is formed in the separation wall 116A.

  FIG. 4 shows the engine EG2 arranged in the accommodation space. The engine EG2 is different from the engine EG1 with reference to FIG. 2 at the position of the intake port INT. The intake port INT of the engine EG2 is located near the boundary between the common wall 113 and the separation wall 116A. Therefore, if the design conditions shown in Table 1 are taken into consideration, it is preferable that the through hole for forming the intake path is formed in the separation wall 116A.

  FIG. 5 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view of the partition wall 110 around the separation wall 116A. The engine room structure 100 will be further described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5.

  FIG. 5 shows intake air that forms a part of an intake path (see FIG. 4) that extends from the exhaust port EXT of the air cleaner AC1 fixed to the left of the common wall 111 and the separation wall 114 toward the intake port INT of the engine EG2. Shown is tube 120A. Unlike the intake pipe 120 (see FIG. 3) separated from the left surface (outer surface) of the separation wall 115 except for the base end portion, the intake pipe 120A includes a part of the rear surface (outer surface) of the separation wall 116A and the separation wall 116A. A part of the front surface (inner surface: the surface facing the accommodation space) is formed. That is, the intake pipe 120A is integrally formed with the separation wall 116A over a part of the length of the intake path. 4 may be interpreted as a portion where the intake pipe 120A is integrally formed with the separation wall 116A. The intake pipe 120A extends further leftward from the section integrated with the separation wall 116A. As a result, the intake pipe 120A protrudes from the outer surface of the separation wall 116A to the accommodation space. A hose or other pipe member may be connected to the protruding portion of the intake pipe 120A from the separation wall 116A and the exhaust port EXT of the air cleaner AC1 to form an intake path in the piping space. Alternatively, the intake pipe 120A may be bent forward from the protruding portion from the separation wall 116A and directly connected to the exhaust port EXT of the air cleaner AC1 to form an intake path in the piping space. As shown in FIG. 4, the intake path extends from the exhaust port EXT of the air cleaner AC1 to a region overlapping with the separation wall 116A, and the partition wall 110 (that is, the common wall 112, the separation wall 115A, and the separation wall 116A It extends along the outer surface of a part). In this section, since the intake path is formed in the vicinity of the partition wall 110, the intake path is easily formed even under a design in which parts of the vehicle are densely packed in the left region of the partition wall 110. be able to. As described above, the intake path is formed integrally with the separation wall 116A behind the engine EG2. Therefore, even if the space behind the engine EG2 is narrow, the intake passage can be easily formed. With respect to the layout of the intake path shown in FIG. 4, the rear wall is exemplified by the separation wall 116A.

  The partition wall 110 includes an inner tube portion 117A that protrudes from the inner surface of the separation wall 116A. The inner pipe portion 117A is continuously formed with the intake pipe 120A integrated with the separation wall 116A, and forms an intake path in cooperation with the intake pipe 120A. Therefore, the air cleaned by the air cleaner AC1 can flow into the inner pipe portion 117A through the intake pipe 120A. 117 A of inner pipe parts may be connected with the inlet port INT of engine EG2 by the bellows pipe (not shown). Air can flow into the intake port INT of the engine EG2 through the bellows tube. Since the bellows tube attenuates the vibration from the engine EG2, the vibration of the partition wall 110 is suppressed to a low level.

  The inner tube portion 117A protrudes obliquely rightward from the front surface of the separation wall 116A. That is, since the inner pipe portion 117A projects in the accommodation space toward the intake port INT of the engine EG2, the intake path in the accommodation space becomes shorter. Therefore, the heat generated from the engine EG2 does not excessively raise the air in the inner pipe portion 117A. Therefore, the intake charge density of the air taken into engine EG2 can be maintained at a high level.

<Other features>
The designer can give various features to the engine room structure 100 described above. The features described below do not limit the design principle of the engine room structure 100 described above.

(Cross sectional structure of the partition wall)
The partition wall 110 may have various cross-sectional structures for achieving high sound insulation and high heat insulation. An exemplary cross-sectional structure of the partition wall 110 is described below.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic vertical sectional view of the partition wall 110. An exemplary cross-sectional structure of the partition wall 110 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The partition wall 110 includes a substrate 210 and a sound insulation layer 220. The substrate 210 may form the outer surface of the partition wall 110. The sound insulation layer 220 may form the inner surface of the partition wall 110. The substrate 210 may be formed from a heat resistant resin. In order to achieve high mechanical strength, fiberglass may be included in the heat resistant resin. The principle of this embodiment is not limited to a specific composition of the substrate 210.

  The sound insulation layer 220 is fixed to the substrate 210. The sound insulation layer 220 has higher sound insulation properties (ability to reduce the level of sound transmitted from the accommodation space to the piping space) than the substrate 210. The sound insulation layer 220 may be disposed closer to the engine (not shown) than the substrate 210. As a result, the level of noise generated from the engine is reduced by the sound insulation layer 220 before the noise reaches the substrate. The sound insulation layer 220 may be formed of fiberglass, or may be formed of other materials that can achieve excellent sound insulation. The principle of this embodiment is not limited to a specific composition of the sound insulation layer 220.

  The sound insulation layer 220 may be thicker than the substrate 210. If the sound insulating layer 220 is thick, excellent sound insulating properties can be obtained. The thickness of the sound insulation layer 220 may be determined in consideration of the level of noise that may be generated from the engine. If the level of noise generated from the engine is high, the sound insulation layer 220 may be thick. If the level of noise generated from the engine is low, the sound insulation layer 220 may be thin. The principle of this embodiment is not limited to a specific thickness of the sound insulation layer 220.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic vertical sectional view of the partition wall 110. An exemplary cross-sectional structure of the partition wall 110 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 6, and 7.

  If the sound insulation layer 220 is formed of fiberglass, the sound insulation layer 220 itself can have high heat insulation properties. However, if the engine is very hot, the sound insulation layer 220 alone may not provide sufficient heat insulation. In this case, the partition wall 110 may include a heat insulating layer 230 in addition to the substrate 210 and the sound insulating layer 220. The heat insulating layer 230 that forms the inner surface of the partition wall 110 is superior in heat insulating properties to the substrate 210 and the sound insulating layer 220. For example, the thermal barrier layer 230 may be an aluminum layer. Dimples may be formed on the surface of the aluminum layer. Various techniques for improving thermal insulation may be applied to the selection of materials used for the thermal insulation layer 230 and the surface structure of the thermal insulation layer 230. Therefore, the principle of this embodiment is not limited to a specific composition and a specific structure of the thermal barrier layer 230.

  The heat insulating layer 230 is laminated on the sound insulating layer 220. Therefore, the heat shield layer 230 faces the accommodation space. Since the heat from the engine is blocked by the heat insulating layer 230 before reaching the sound insulating layer 220, the level of heat transferred from the housing space to the piping space is greatly reduced.

  If the amount of heat generated from the engine is low, the cross-sectional structure described with reference to FIG. 6 may be applied to the entire partition wall 110. If the amount of heat generated from the engine is high, the cross-sectional structure described with reference to FIG. 7 may be applied to the entire partition wall 110. However, the designer may design the partition wall 110 by combining the cross-sectional structures shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 in consideration of the engine temperature distribution. For example, if a very hot section (eg, the exhaust system) is located in the right half of the engine, the cross-section shown in FIG. The structure may be applied to the remaining wall members of the partition wall 110.

(Alternative structure of separation wall)
The separation walls 115 and 116A described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 5 are formed inseparable from the intake pipes 120 and 120A and the inner pipe parts 117 and 117A. For example, the separation walls 115 and 116A are integrally formed with the intake pipes 120 and 120A and the inner pipe parts 117 and 117A by a resin molding technique. However, the separation wall may be formed so as to be separable from the intake pipe and the inner pipe part. In this case, the separation wall is mechanically integrated with the intake pipe and the inner pipe part. An alternative structure for the separation wall is described below.

  FIG. 8 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view of the partition wall 110. The engine room structure 100 will be further described with reference to FIGS. 2, 3 and 8.

  FIG. 8 shows the separation wall 115B. The separation wall 115 </ b> B is used for forming the intake passage described with reference to FIG. 2, and is used instead of the separation wall 115. Therefore, like the separation wall 115, the separation wall 115 </ b> B is disposed between the common wall 112 and the separation wall 116.

  FIG. 8 shows the attachment member 300. The attachment member 300 includes the inner tube portion 117 described with reference to FIG. The description of FIG. 3 is applied to the inner tube portion 117.

  The attachment member 300 further includes a blocking wall portion 118 and an outer tube portion 119. The inner tube portion 117 protrudes obliquely rearward from the right surface of the blocking wall portion 118 in the accommodation space. The outer pipe portion 119 protrudes obliquely forward from the left surface of the blocking wall portion 118 in the piping space. The through hole or notch is formed in the separation wall 115B, and the cylindrical structure portion including the inner tube portion 117 and the outer tube portion 119 is inserted into the through hole or notch in the separation wall 115B. The closing wall portion 118 closes the through hole or notch of the separation wall 115B, and forms a side wall portion located on the left side of the engine EG1 in cooperation with the separation wall 115B.

  The blocking wall portion 118 is superimposed on the right surface of the separation wall 115B. The separation wall 115B is thinned at a portion where the blocking wall 118 is overlapped. Therefore, the left surface of the blocking wall portion 118 is substantially flush with the left surface of the separation wall 115B. 8 is overlapped with the right surface of the separation wall 115B. However, the blocking wall portion 118 may be superimposed on the left surface of the separation wall 115B.

  FIG. 8 shows two fixtures FXT. These fixtures FXT fix the blocking wall 118 to the separation wall 115B. These fixtures FXT may be rivets or screws. The principle of the present embodiment is not limited to a specific member used as the fixture FXT.

  FIG. 8 shows the tube member 121. The tube member 121 is connected to the tip of the outer tube portion 119. The pipe member 121 extends along the separation wall 115B and the common wall 112, and is connected to the exhaust port EXT of the air cleaner AC1. That is, the outer pipe portion 119 and the pipe member 121 become an intake pipe 120C that forms an intake path in the piping space. The air cleaned by the air cleaner AC1 is supplied to the intake port INT of the engine EG1 through the intake pipe 120C, the inner pipe part 117, and a bellows pipe (not shown) connected to the inner pipe part 117.

  FIG. 9 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view of the partition wall 110. The engine room structure 100 will be further described with reference to FIGS. 2, 8 and 9.

  FIG. 9 shows the separation wall 115C. The separation wall 115 </ b> C is used for forming the intake passage described with reference to FIG. 2, and is used instead of the separation wall 115. Therefore, similarly to the separation wall 115, the separation wall 115 </ b> C is disposed between the common wall 112 and the separation wall 116. The notch opened upward is formed in the separation wall 115C. Two slots 124 extending in the vertical direction are respectively formed at two vertical edges of the separation wall 115 </ b> C forming the vertical contour of the notch.

  FIG. 9 shows the attachment member 301 and the tube member 121. The attachment member 301 includes the inner tube portion 117 and the outer tube portion 119 described with reference to FIG. The description of FIG. 8 is applied to the inner tube portion 117, the outer tube portion 119, and the tube member 121.

  Attachment member 301 further includes a blocking wall portion 302 that closes the notch formed in separation wall 115C and forms a side wall portion located on the left side of engine EG1 in cooperation with separation wall 115C. The inner tube portion 117 protrudes obliquely rearward from the right surface of the blocking wall portion 302 in the accommodation space. The outer pipe portion 119 protrudes obliquely forward from the left surface of the blocking wall portion 302 in the piping space. Therefore, the cylindrical structure portion including the inner tube portion 117 and the outer tube portion 119 is inserted through the cutout of the separation wall 115C.

  An operator who assembles the partition wall 110 can insert the closing wall portion 302 into each of the two slots 124 of the separation wall 115C and push the attachment member 301 downward. As a result, the attachment member 301 is connected to the separation wall 115C. Unlike the structure shown in FIG. 8, the structure shown in FIG. 9 is advantageous over the structure of FIG. 8 in that it does not have the fixture FXT.

  FIG. 10 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view of the partition wall 110. The engine room structure 100 will be further described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5, 8 and 10.

  FIG. 10 shows the separation wall 116B. The separation wall 116B is used in place of the separation wall 116A used for forming the intake passage described with reference to FIG. Therefore, like the separation wall 116A, the separation wall 116B is disposed between the common wall 113 and the separation wall 115A.

  FIG. 10 shows the attachment member 300A. The attachment member 300A includes the inner pipe portion 117A and the intake pipe 120A described with reference to FIG. The description of FIG. 5 is applied to the inner pipe portion 117A and the intake pipe 120A.

  Unlike the separation wall 116A integrated with the intake pipe 120A, the separation wall 116B is separable from the intake pipe 120A. A notch opened toward the left edge of the common wall 113 is formed in the separation wall 116B. The cylindrical structure portion including the inner pipe portion 117A and the intake pipe 120A is inserted through the cutout of the separation wall 116B.

  The attachment member 300A further includes a blocking wall portion 118A and a plurality of claw portions 122. The closing wall portion 118A is formed so as to close the notch of the separation wall 116B and cooperates with the separation wall 116B to form a rear wall portion of the engine EG2. The blocking wall 118A is integrally molded with a cylindrical structure composed of the inner pipe 117A and the intake pipe 120A by a resin molding technique. A part of the blocking wall 118A is fused with a part of the intake pipe 120A.

  The plurality of claws 122 protrude from the edge of the blocking wall 118A and the outer peripheral surface of the intake pipe 120A, and are engaged with the left edge of the common wall 113 and the edge of the separation wall 116B forming a notch. A bellows tube (not shown) connected to the tip of the inner tube portion 117A and the intake port INT of the engine EG2 so that the plurality of claw portions 122 are pressed against the inner surfaces of the common wall 113 and the separation wall 116B, The elastic force is biased to the attachment member 300A. As a result, the attachment member 300A is fixed to the common wall 113 and the separation wall 116B.

  Similar to the structure described with reference to FIG. 8, a pipe member (not shown) extending from the exhaust port EXT of the air cleaner AC1 may be connected to the intake pipe 120A. Alternatively, the intake pipe 120A may extend to the exhaust port EXT of the air cleaner AC1 and be directly connected to the exhaust port EXT. The air cleaned by the air cleaner AC1 is supplied to the intake port INT of the engine EG2 through the intake pipe 120A, the inner pipe portion 117A, and the bellows pipe.

  With respect to the above-described embodiment, the partition wall 110 has a divided structure including a plurality of wall members. However, the partition wall may be integrally formed by a single wall member.

  The principle of the above-described embodiment is suitably used for various vehicles.

100 ... Engine room structure 110 ... Partition walls 111 and 112・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Common wall (side wall)
114B ... Separation wall (side wall)
115, 115A-115C ... Separation wall (side wall)
116A, 116B ..... Separation wall (rear wall)
118 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Blocking wall (side wall)
118A ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Blocking wall (rear wall)
120, 120A, 120C ... Intake pipe 220 ... Sound insulation layer 230 ...・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Heat shield layer 302 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Blocking wall (side wall)
AC1 ... Air cleaner EG1, EG2 ... Engine

Engine room structure for a vehicle according to an aspect of the present invention, a housing space in which the engine is accommodated, a partition wall for partitioning the piping space intake path to the engine is formed, the partition walls in the pipe space An air cleaner disposed on the outside of the partition wall at a position spaced from the partition wall, and an intake pipe for allowing the air purified by the air cleaner to flow into the engine . The intake pipe extends along the partition wall outside the partition wall and is integrated with the partition wall so that the partition wall forms a part of the intake pipe .

Respect to the configuration described above, the partition wall may include a side wall portion disposed on the side of the engine. The air cleaner may be connected to an upstream end of the intake pipe. The intake pipe may extend along the side wall portion from the upstream end, and may be integrated with the side wall portion.

Respect to the configuration described above, the partition wall and a side wall portion arranged on a side of the engine may include a rear wall portion located behind the engine. The intake pipe may extend along the side wall portion and the rear wall portion, and may be integrated with the rear wall portion.

According to said structure, since a partition wall contains the thermal insulation layer which reduces the level of the heat transmitted from accommodation space to piping space, the heat from an engine becomes easy to remain in accommodation space. Therefore, the warm-up efficiency of the engine is improved by the partition wall.
With respect to the above configuration, the intake pipe may extend from the air cleaner. The downstream end of the intake pipe may be formed integrally with the partition wall. The intake pipe may be spaced outward from the partition wall except for the downstream end.
According to the above configuration, the air in the intake pipe is not excessively heated by the heat from the engine.

Claims (5)

A partition wall that partitions a storage space in which an engine is stored from a piping space in which an intake path to the engine is formed;
An intake pipe partially forming the intake path in the piping space,
The intake pipe extends along the partition wall and is integrated with the partition wall. An air cleaner connected to the upstream end of the intake pipe;
The partition wall includes a side wall portion disposed on a side of the engine,
The engine room structure according to claim 1, wherein the intake pipe extends along the side wall portion from the upstream end and is integrated with the side wall portion. The partition wall includes a rear wall portion located behind the engine,
The engine room structure according to claim 2, wherein the intake pipe extends along the side wall portion and the rear wall portion, and is integrated with the rear wall portion. The engine room structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the partition wall includes a sound insulation layer that reduces a level of sound transmitted from the housing space to the piping space. The engine room structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the partition wall includes a heat shield layer that reduces a level of heat transmitted from the housing space to the piping space.

Images