JP2021139300A - Arrangement structure of pressure sensor in engine - Google Patents

Abstract

To arrange a pressure sensor at a top of a surge tank without increasing height of an entire silhouette including an engine.SOLUTION: A constitution that an engine E is provided to incline a center shaft of a cylinder comprises: a surge tank 11 arranged above an engine body 1 and having a tank part 13 extending in a cylinder row direction; and a branch pipe 12 connected to a bottom of the tank part 13, curved to extend in a direction opposite to a suction port 6, curved to pass through a top of the tank part 13, and then extending toward the suction port 6. When seen from a top face, the branch pipe 12 has a shape extending toward a transmission mounting part 9 through the top of the tank part 13, and extending toward the suction port 6 via a curve part 15. An end opposite to an end of the tank part 13 on the transmission mounting part 9 side is not covered and is exposed at the branch pipe 12, and a pressure sensor 27 is arranged at the exposed portion.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an arrangement structure of pressure sensors in an engine.

For example, in a vehicle such as a cab-over type vehicle in which the engine is mounted under the floor, the engine may be installed so as to incline the central axis of the cylinder in order to lower the height of the overall silhouette including the engine.
For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which a branch pipe of an intake manifold passes above a surge tank in an engine that is laid out by inclining a predetermined angle with respect to a crankshaft.
Here, the surge tank may be provided with a pressure sensor (also referred to as a MAP (Manifold Absolute Pressure) sensor) for detecting the pressure in the surge tank. In this case, it is preferable to arrange the pressure sensor on the upper part of the surge tank. This is because if the pressure sensor is placed below the surge tank, it is easily affected by water vapor and the like contained in the intake air.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2001-41118

However, in a configuration in which the branch pipe passes above the surge tank, it may be difficult to arrange the pressure sensor on the upper part of the surge tank. In this case, for example, it is conceivable to secure a space in the height direction between the branch pipe and the surge tank and arrange the pressure sensor on the upper part of the surge tank. The height of the silhouette becomes high.

The present invention has been made in view of this situation, and in a configuration in which the branch pipe passes above the surge tank, a pressure sensor is placed on the upper part of the surge tank without increasing the height of the entire silhouette including the engine. The purpose is to be able to place.

The arrangement structure of the pressure sensor in the engine of the present invention is installed so as to incline the central axes of the plurality of cylinders, the intake port opens upward, the exhaust port opens downward, and the cylinder of the engine body. A cylinder connected to a transmission mounting portion provided at the end in the row direction, a tank portion arranged above the engine body and extending in the cylinder row direction, and an end of the tank portion on the transmission mounting portion side. A surge tank having an air introduction portion that extends linearly in a direction orthogonal to the row direction, and a surge tank that is connected to the bottom of the tank portion and is curved so as to extend in the direction opposite to the intake port, and further, the tank portion. A branch pipe extending toward the intake port and connecting to the intake port, and a pressure sensor provided on the upper part of the surge tank to detect the pressure in the surge tank after being curved so as to pass above the surge tank. The branch pipe has a shape that extends above the tank portion toward the transmission mounting portion and extends toward the intake port via a curved portion. In the top view, the end portion of the tank portion in the direction opposite to the end portion on the transmission mounting portion side is exposed without being covered with the branch pipe, and the pressure sensor is arranged at this exposed portion. It is characterized by that.

According to the present invention, in a configuration in which the branch pipe passes above the surge tank, the pressure sensor can be arranged on the upper part of the surge tank without increasing the height of the entire silhouette including the engine.

It is a top view which shows the engine which concerns on Example. It is a front view which shows the engine which concerns on Example. It is a rear view which shows the engine which concerns on Example. It is an enlarged view which shows the main part of the top view of the engine which concerns on Example.

The arrangement structure of the pressure sensor in the engine according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an engine main body in which the central axes of a plurality of cylinders are tilted, the intake port opens upward, and the exhaust port opens downward. A transmission mounting portion provided at the end of the engine body in the cylinder row direction, a tank portion arranged above the engine body and extending in the cylinder row direction, and an end of the tank portion on the transmission mounting portion side. A surge tank having an air introduction portion connected to the portion and extending linearly in a direction orthogonal to the cylinder row direction, and a surge tank connected to the bottom portion of the tank portion and curved so as to extend in the direction opposite to the intake port. Further, after being curved so as to pass above the tank portion, a branch pipe extending toward the intake port and connecting to the intake port and a branch pipe provided on the upper part of the surge tank are provided to apply pressure in the surge tank. A pressure sensor for detecting is provided, and in a top view, the branch pipe extends above the tank portion toward the transmission mounting portion and extends toward the intake port via a curved portion. The end portion of the tank portion in the direction opposite to the end portion on the transmission mounting portion side of the tank portion is exposed without being covered with the branch pipe, and the pressure is applied to the exposed portion. The sensor is placed.
With such a configuration, the pressure sensor can be arranged on the upper part of the surge tank without increasing the height of the entire silhouette including the engine.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The engine E, which is an internal combustion engine according to the present embodiment, is mounted on a vehicle as a power source. FIG. 1 shows a top view of the engine E according to the embodiment, FIG. 2 shows a front view of the engine E, and FIG. 3 shows a rear view of the engine E. Further, FIG. 4 shows an enlarged view of a main part of the top view of the engine E. In the following description, the front-rear, left-right directions shall be defined with reference to the direction viewed from the driver's seat of the vehicle, and shall be appropriately indicated in each figure. In each figure, some of the components may be simplified and the illustration may be omitted. For example, in FIG. 2, the chain cover 8 and the exhaust pipe 20 and the like, which will be described later, are not shown.

In the engine E, the engine body 1 is configured such that the oil pan 3 is coupled to the right side of the cylinder block 2 and the cylinder head 4 and the cylinder head cover 5 are coupled to the left side. The engine E is configured as a multi-cylinder, in-line 3-cylinder engine in this embodiment, and the 1st to 3rd cylinders are arranged in series in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the engine body 1 is installed so as to incline the central axis (cylinder axis) of each cylinder, the intake port 6 of each cylinder opens upward, and the exhaust port 7 faces downward. Open.

A sprocket and a cam timing chain for transmitting power to a camshaft of a valve operating mechanism (not shown) are arranged on the front surfaces of the cylinder block 2 and the cylinder head 4, and a chain cover 8 for covering them is attached. Further, a transmission mounting portion 9 for mounting a transmission (not shown) is formed on the rear surface of the cylinder block 2.

The engine E includes an intake device that supplies air supplied from an air cleaner (not shown) and an exhaust device that exhausts exhaust gas after combustion from the engine E.

The configuration of the intake device will be described.
The intake manifold 10 is connected to the intake port 6 of each cylinder that opens upward in the cylinder head 4.
The intake manifold 10 includes a surge tank 11 arranged above the cylinder block 2 and three branch pipes 12 that branch from the surge tank 11 and are connected to the intake port 6, respectively. The flow path shape of each branch pipe 12 may be, for example, a flat shape in which the vertical interval is narrowed and the width is widened. The intake manifold 10 is configured by appropriately combining a plurality of parts formed of, for example, a synthetic resin material.

The surge tank 11 is a hollow body, and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, it is connected to a tank portion 13 extending in the cylinder row direction and a rear end portion (end portion on the transmission mounting portion 9 side) of the tank portion 13. It has an air introduction unit 14. While the tank portion 13 extends in the cylinder row direction, the air introduction portion 14 extends linearly and substantially horizontally in a direction orthogonal to the cylinder row direction and toward the oil pan 3.

As shown in FIG. 2, the three branch pipes 12 are connected to the bottom of the tank portion 13 of the surge tank 11, are curved so as to extend in the direction opposite to the intake port 6, and are further above the tank portion 13. After being curved so as to pass through, it extends substantially horizontally toward the intake port 6 and is connected to the intake port 6, respectively. That is, the three branch pipes 12 surround the tank portion 13 when viewed in the cylinder row direction (specifically, the bottom portion of the tank portion 13 and the end portion of the tank portion 13 in the direction opposite to the intake port 6 (oil pan 3). It has an annular portion) (a side end) and an annular portion (such as surrounding the top of the tank portion 13) and a linear portion that connects to the annular portion and extends toward the intake port 6. Due to the shape of the branch pipe 12 surrounding the tank portion 13 in this way, the length of the branch pipe 12 can be secured, and the torque performance of the engine E in the low to medium speed range can be improved.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, in the top view, the three branch pipes 12 are curved in the cylinder row direction from the position on the oil pan 3 side toward the intake port 6 with the tank portion 13 in between. Has a shape. Specifically, the three branch pipes 12 extend above the tank portion 13 toward the transmission mounting portion 9, and extend toward the intake port 6 via the curved portion 15. Due to the shape of the branch pipe 12 curved in the cylinder row direction in this way, the length of the branch pipe 12 is secured without increasing the height of the overall silhouette including the engine E, and the engine E in the low to medium speed range can be secured. The torque performance can be improved.

In this way, the tank portion 13 of the surge tank 11 can be brought closer to the intake port 6 while ensuring the length of the branch pipe 12. By bringing the tank portion 13 closer to the intake port 6, it is possible to secure a space for extending the air introduction portion 14 linearly.
The upstream side portions of the three branch pipes 12 are connected to each other via the plate-shaped portion 12a in order to maintain the strength.

A boss portion 17 is formed downstream of the air introduction portion 14 of the surge tank 11. Further, a bracket 16 is provided on the upper portion of the transmission mounting portion 9 of the engine body 1. Then, by connecting the boss portion 17 to the bracket 16, the air introduction portion 14 is supported by the transmission mounting portion 9. Since the air introduction portion 14 is supported by the transmission mounting portion 9 via the bracket 16 in this way, the vibration of the air introduction portion 14 can be suppressed.

A flange portion 14b is provided at the upstream end 14a of the air introduction portion 14, and the throttle body 18 is connected via the flange portion 14b. Air cleaned by an air cleaner (not shown) is introduced into the intake manifold 10 via the throttle body 18 and supplied to the engine E from the intake port 6.
A drive device 19 including a motor for driving the throttle valve in the throttle body 18 is provided on the upper portion of the throttle body 18. As shown in FIG. 4, in the top view, the drive device 19 has a substantially cylindrical shape, is arranged so as to intersect _{the axis C 1 of the air introduction portion 14, and extends forward.}

The configuration of the exhaust device will be described.
An exhaust pipe 20 from which exhaust gas is discharged is connected to an exhaust port 7 which opens downward in the cylinder head 4.

Here, in the engine E according to the present embodiment, an EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) valve 21 is attached to introduce a part of the exhaust gas into the surge tank 11.
The EGR valve 21 is arranged in the air introduction portion 14 of the surge tank 11 so as to be adjacent to the transmission mounting portion 9. EGR valve 21 has a substantially cylindrical housing 22, as shown in FIG. 4, the axis C ₁ of the axis C ₂ and the air inlet portion 14 of the housing 22 are arranged so as to extend in the same direction. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the housing 22 is arranged at a position slightly higher than the air introduction portion 14 so as to overlap the air introduction portion 14 in the vertical direction in the cylinder row direction view. By arranging in this way, the exhaust gas can be smoothly flowed from the housing 22 on the upstream side to the air introduction portion 14 on the downstream side.

A pipe constituting the EGR pipe 23 is connected to one end of the housing 22 in the axial direction (the end on the cylinder head 4 side). The EGR pipe 23 is connected to the exhaust pipe 20 and a part of the exhaust gas is introduced into the housing 22. As shown in FIG. 3, the EGR pipe 23 passes behind the engine body 1 and is arranged so as not to protrude above the intake manifold 10 so that the height of the entire silhouette including the engine E does not increase. NS.
An actuator 24 for driving a valve in the housing 22 is attached to the other end of the housing 22 in the axial direction (the end on the oil pan 3 side).

As shown in FIG. 4, the length L from the upstream end 14a to the boss portion 17 of the air introduction portion 14 is set to be longer than the length l of the housing 22 of the EGR valve 21. The housing 22 is arranged between the flange portion 14b of the upstream end 14a of the air introduction portion 14 and the boss portion 17. As a result, the EGR valve 21 can be brought closer to the air introduction unit 14 and the throttle body 18. The EGR valve 21 is controlled to adjust the recirculation amount of the exhaust gas based on the intake air amount, and it is desirable to arrange the EGR valve 21 near the throttle body 18 in order to improve the responsiveness to the change of the intake air amount.

Further, as described above, the drive device 19 provided on the throttle body 18 is arranged so as to extend forward, that is, extend in the direction opposite to the EGR valve 21. As a result, the drive device 19 and the EGR valve 21 can be prevented from interfering with each other, and the EGR valve 21 can be brought closer to the air introduction unit 14 and the throttle body 18. The EGR valve 21 is controlled based on the intake air amount, and it is desirable to arrange the EGR valve 21 near the throttle body 18 in order to improve the responsiveness to a change in the intake air amount.

A connecting portion 25 projecting in the direction of the housing 22 of the EGR valve 21 is provided in the middle of the air introduction portion 14, specifically, at a position between the upstream end 14a and the boss portion 17. Further, a connecting portion 26 facing the direction of the air introduction portion 14 is provided in the middle of the housing 22. By connecting these connecting portions 25 and 26, the housing 22 is supported by the air introducing portion 14, and a communication passage communicating with the housing 22 and the air introducing portion 14 is formed in the connecting portions 25 and 26. Since the EGR valve 21 can be brought close to the air introduction portion 14 and the throttle body 18 as described above, the connection length by the connection portions 25 and 26 can be shortened.

As described above, by bringing the tank portion 13 of the surge tank 11 closer to the intake port 6 while ensuring the length of the branch pipe 12, it is possible to secure a space for extending the air introduction portion 14 linearly.
_{The EGR valve 21 is arranged adjacent to the air introduction portion 14 so that the axis C 2} of the housing 22 and the axis C ₁ of the air introduction portion 14 extend in the same direction.
As a result, the EGR valve 21 can be attached to the engine E without protruding upward, and the height of the entire silhouette including the engine E can be kept low.
Then, since the exhaust gas that has passed through the EGR valve 21 is introduced into the upstream portion of the air introduction portion 14 that extends linearly, the exhaust gas is diffused into the air sucked into the surge tank 11 and into the three branch pipes 12. It can be inhaled evenly.
In the engine E installed so as to incline the central axis of each cylinder in this way, the exhaust gas introduced into the surge tank 11 is evenly supplied to each branch pipe 12 and evenly distributed to each cylinder. Becomes possible.

Further, by making the length L from the upstream end 14a to the boss portion 17 of the air introduction portion 14 longer than the length l of the housing 22, the air sucked from the throttle body 18 and the EGR valve 21 at the air introduction portion 14 It is possible to secure a distance for sufficiently mixing with the exhaust gas from. As a result, the exhaust gas introduced into the surge tank 11 can be evenly supplied to each branch pipe 12.

Next, in the engine according to the present embodiment, a pressure sensor 27 (also referred to as a MAP (Manifold Absolute Pressure) sensor) for detecting the pressure in the surge tank 11 is provided above the surge tank 11.
As described above, in the top view, the three branch pipes 12 extend above the tank portion 13 toward the transmission mounting portion 9, and extend toward the intake port 6 via the curved portion 15. Put out. Due to the shape in which the three branch pipes 12 extend toward the transmission mounting portion 9, the front end portion of the tank portion 13 (the end on the transmission mounting portion 9 side) is located near the curved portion 15 in the top view. The end portion in the direction opposite to the portion) is exposed without being covered with the branch pipe 12. Therefore, the pressure sensor 27 is arranged at the exposed portion of the tank portion 13.

As described above, even when the three branch pipes 12 pass above the tank portion 13, the three branch pipes 12 are shaped to be curved in the cylinder row direction, and the end portion of the tank portion 13 is exposed. , The pressure sensor 27 can be arranged on the upper part of the surge tank 11. In the configuration in which the branch pipe 12 passes above the surge tank 11 in this way, the pressure sensor 27 can be arranged above the surge tank 11 without increasing the height of the overall silhouette including the engine E. .. Therefore, it is not easily affected by water vapor or the like contained in the intake air, and the accuracy of pressure detection of the pressure sensor 27 can be improved.

Further, in the tank portion 13, the pressure sensor 27 can be arranged at the end portion in the direction opposite to the air introduction portion 14. As a result, the influence of the air and the exhaust gas flowing from the air introduction unit 14 into the tank unit 13 on the pressure sensor 27 can be reduced, and the accuracy of the pressure detection of the pressure sensor 27 can be improved. Further, if the pressure sensor 27 is arranged near the air introduction unit 14, the pressure sensor 27 is easily contaminated by exhaust gas or oil. However, by arranging the pressure sensor 27 at a position away from the air introduction unit 14, the pressure sensor 27 is easily contaminated. It is possible to prevent the pressure sensor 27 from becoming dirty and to prevent the accuracy of the pressure detection of the pressure sensor 27 from deteriorating.

Although the examples of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, each of the examples merely shows specific examples in carrying out the present invention. The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to each embodiment. The present invention can be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and these are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

E: Engine, 1: Engine body, 6: Intake port, 7: Exhaust port, 9: Transmission mounting part, 10: Intake manifold, 11: Surge tank, 12: Branch pipe, 13: Tank part, 14: Air introduction Part, 16: Bracket, 17: Boss part, 18: Throttle body, 19: Drive unit, 21: EGR valve, 22: Housing, 25, 26: Connection part, 27: Pressure sensor

Claims (2)

The engine body is installed so that the central axes of multiple cylinders are tilted, the intake port opens upward, and the exhaust port opens downward.
A transmission mounting portion provided at the end of the engine body in the cylinder row direction, and
A tank portion arranged above the engine body and extending in the cylinder row direction, and an air introduction portion connected to the end of the tank portion on the transmission mounting portion side and extending linearly in a direction orthogonal to the cylinder row direction. With a surge tank,
It is connected to the bottom of the tank portion, curved so as to extend in the direction opposite to the intake port, further curved so as to pass above the tank portion, and then extends toward the intake port, and the intake air is provided. The branch pipe that connects to the port and
It is provided on the upper part of the surge tank and includes a pressure sensor for detecting the pressure in the surge tank.
In top view, the branch pipe has a shape that extends above the tank portion toward the transmission mounting portion and extends toward the intake port via a curved portion.
In a top view, the end of the tank in the direction opposite to the end of the tank on the transmission mounting portion side is exposed without being covered by the branch pipe, and the pressure sensor is arranged at this exposed portion. The arrangement structure of the pressure sensor in the engine characterized by. The arrangement structure of a pressure sensor in an engine according to claim 1, wherein the exhaust gas from the exhaust pipe connected to the exhaust port is introduced into the air introduction portion via an EGR valve.

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