JP2932375B2 - Metal gasket - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a cylinder bore having a cast-in type cylinder sleeve or a flange provided on the inner periphery of a cylinder hole, and a cooling water passage formed on an outer periphery of a cylindrical portion surrounding the cylinder hole in an endless or semi-endless shape. The present invention relates to a metal gasket interposed in a mating surface of an open deck type cylinder block and a cylinder head formed in the above.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in a gasoline engine or a diesel engine, it is becoming common to form a cylinder head and a cylinder block from an aluminum material in order to reduce weight and increase production speed.

[0003] Above all, a cylinder block is manufactured by die casting as a technique for further improving productivity. Unlike the low-pressure casting method, this die-casting method eliminates the need for a basket, and is a method that can achieve a short cycle time by casting, cooling, and removing the product using a mold with a draft angle. is there.

[0004] The cylinder block formed by die casting in this manner is of an open deck type in which a cooling water passage is formed endlessly on the outer periphery of a cylindrical portion surrounding a cylinder hole.

[0005]

In order to insert a metal gasket into the mating surface of such a cylinder head and a cylinder block, the metal gasket must be bolted with the metal gasket sandwiched between the outer wall of the cylinder block and the cylinder head. Due to the fastening, the cylinder portion of the cylinder block behaves differently from the outer wall portion of the cylinder block having the bolt fastening portion when the engine load is operated. As a result, the metal gasket comes into contact with the upper surface of the cylindrical portion of the cylinder block and vibrates, so that the surface of the metal gasket becomes rough or cracks occur in the beads formed on the metal gasket, and the combustion gas from the cylinder hole is generated. There is a problem that air blow-through is easily generated.

On the other hand, when a cast-in cylinder sleeve or a cylinder liner with a flange is provided on the inner periphery of the cylinder hole, the cylinder sleeve or the cylinder liner is depressed due to a bolt fastening force or a pressing force of a metal gasket at the time of combustion explosion. Or deformation occurs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems. A cast-in cylinder sleeve or a cylinder liner with a flange is provided on the inner periphery of a cylinder hole, and a cylinder portion surrounding the cylinder hole is provided. A cooling water passage is formed in the outer periphery in an endless or semi-endless shape and inserted into the mating surface of an open deck type cylinder block and a cylinder head to prevent the cylinder sleeve or the cylinder liner from being depressed or deformed, and It is an object of the present invention to provide a metal gasket that ensures a durable sealing performance.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a cast-in cylinder sleeve or a cylinder liner with a flange is provided on the inner periphery of a cylinder hole, and a cooling water passage is provided on the outer periphery of a cylindrical portion surrounding the cylinder hole. In the metal gasket inserted into the mating surface of the open deck type cylinder block and the cylinder head formed in an endless shape or a semi-endless shape, the cylindrical portion of the cylinder block and the outer wall portion forming the outside of the cooling water passage are formed. A grommet provided with a molybdenum coating on the outer surface is provided along the inner periphery of the cylinder hole of the board inserted between both, and the grommet has an extension piece on the cylinder block side which reaches near the inner periphery of the cooling water passage. The grommet has a folded piece on the cylinder head side, and the extended piece of the grommet, the folded piece, and the substrate overlap.
The part to be joined is closer to the outside of the cylinder sleeve or
Located on the top surface of the cylinder liner flange, its total thickness
Has a maximum thickness greater than other parts, while forming a bead on the substrate and the extended piece of the grommet between the outside of the folded piece of the grommet and the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion of the cylinder block, A bead is formed on one or both of these substrates and / or sub-plates, the total thickness of which is obtained by fixing a sub-plate over the upper surface of the outer wall portion of the cylinder block to the substrate and which is smaller than the maximum thickness portion. is there.

Further, by pressing the inner peripheral end of the grommet on the inner peripheral side of the cylinder hole of the substrate, the overlapped thickness of the folded piece and the extended piece of the grommet is made smaller than the maximum thickness portion. Is preferred.

[0010] Further, it is preferable that a molybdenum coating is applied to the outer surface of the grommet.

Further, it is preferable to apply a rubber coating or a molybdenum coating to portions other than the grommet.

Further, a rubber coating may be applied to the contact surface of the sub-plate on the substrate side, and the sub-plate may be fixed to the substrate by fixing means such as rivets.

[0013] Further, a bead may be formed in a state where the contact surface of the sub-plate on the substrate side is uncoated, and the sub-plate is fixed to the substrate with an adhesive.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the metal gasket of the present invention.
FIG. FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing Embodiment 2 of the metal gasket of the present invention. FIG. 3 (a) is a cross-sectional view showing a third embodiment of the metal gasket of the present invention, and FIG. 3 (b) is a cross-sectional view in which the substrate and the sub-plate are fixed by notches of the sub-plate.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing Embodiment 4 of the metal gasket of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing Embodiment 5 of the metal gasket of the present invention.

FIG. 1 or FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, a cast-in cylinder sleeve 12 (see FIG. 1) or a cylinder liner 14 with a flange 13 (see FIG. 2 or 5) is provided on the inner periphery of the cylinder hole 11,
Cylindrical part 1 of cylinder block surrounding cylinder hole 11
A cooling water passage 16 is formed in an endless or semi-endless shape on the outer periphery of the cylinder 5 (the cooling water passage 16 is not formed completely endless on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 15, and the cylindrical portion 15 and the outer wall portion 19 are partially connected. In this state, the cylinder block 17 and the cylinder head 18 of the open deck type formed in the above state are inserted.

(Embodiment 1) In a metal gasket shown in FIG. 1, a substrate 1 made of a hard stainless steel plate is provided over both a cylindrical portion 15 of a cylinder block 17 and an outer wall portion 19 outside a cooling water passage 16. A plurality of cooling water holes 2 are formed so as to be able to be inserted and communicate with the cooling water passage 16.

A grommet 4 made of, for example, a soft stainless steel plate and having a molybdenum coating 3b on the entire outer surface is provided along the inner periphery of the cylinder hole 11 of the substrate 1. The grommet 4 Yes formed to have a fold-back piece 6 to the cylinder head 18 side and having an extension piece 5 extending in the vicinity of the inner periphery of the cooling water passage 16 in the cylinder block 17 side, the extension piece 5 of the grommet 4 Folded piece 6 and substrate
The portion where 1 overlaps is closer to the outside of the cylinder sleeve 12
, And the total thickness T1 is different from the other portions T2, T3, T
A maximum thickness portion 7 larger than 4 is formed .

Further, between the outside of the folded piece 6 of the grommet 4 and the outer circumference of the cylindrical portion 15 of the cylinder block 17, the substrate 1 and the extended piece 5 of the grommet 4 are in contact with each other and have two step beads 9a, 9a. Is formed.

On the other hand, the outer wall 19 of the cylinder block 17
A sub-plate 8 made of, for example, a soft or hard stainless steel plate or an iron plate is fixed to the substrate 1 with rivets 10 or the like, and the total thickness T3 of the sub-plate 8 and the substrate 1 is the maximum thickness. A step bead 9a is formed on both or one of the substrate 1 and the sub-plate 8 so as to be smaller than the thickness T1 of the edge portion 7.

Such a maximum thickness portion 7 and the cooling water passage 16
By forming step beads 9a on both sides separated by
The cooling water flowing through the cooling water passage 16 can be sealed well.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the metal gasket shown in FIG.
When the bolt is fastened at the position of the outer wall portion 19 of the cylinder block 17 by inserting the metal gasket into the mating surface of the cylinder block 17, the load of the entire metal gasket has a load F1 much larger than the bead loads F2 and F3 in the maximum thickness portion 7. The load F1 of the maximum thickness portion 7 forms a primary seal with the gap between the mating surfaces,
In addition, the bead loads F2 and F3 form a secondary seal, and the gap between the mating surfaces can be double sealed.

Further, the cylindrical portion 1 of the cylinder block 17
5 is the outer wall 1 of the cylinder block 17 in the event of a combustion explosion.
9, the molybdenum coating 3b having excellent sliding performance is applied to the outside of the grommet 4, so that the maximum thickness portion 7 having the maximum load F1 is formed between the cylinder head 18 and the cylinder block 17. Even in the state of being sandwiched by the cylindrical portion 15, the bead and the like can be protected completely by sliding due to the unique behavior of the cylindrical portion 15 without generating excessive force on the bead or the like. It is.

The inner peripheral end 4a of the grommet 4 is pressed and crushed so that the overlapped thickness T4 of the folded piece 6 and the extension piece 5 of the grommet 4 is smaller than the maximum thickness portion 7. is there.

However, the inner peripheral end 4a of the grommet 4 shown in FIG. 1 is in a state in which the folded piece 6 and the extended piece 5 are crimped, but they do not necessarily need to contact each other. A gap (see FIG. 5) may be provided between the pieces 5. The inner peripheral end 4a of the grommet 4 does not contact the upper surface of the cylinder sleeve 12, and the cylinder sleeve 12 does not collapse or deform.

In the metal gasket of FIG. 1, a rubber coating 3a or a molybdenum coating 3b is applied to the substrate 1 on the cylinder head 18 side. When the rubber coating 3a is applied, it has excellent adhesion to the surface roughness of the cylinder head 18 and can prevent the combustion gas from blowing through. When the molybdenum coating 3b is applied, In order to improve the sliding performance, the bead 8 on both sides is protected.

Further, rubber coatings 3a are provided on both sides of the sub-plate 8 and are fixed to the substrate 1 with rivets 10. When the rubber coatings 3a are applied to both sides of the sub-plate 8 in this manner, the adhesion to the metal surface of the substrate 1 on the cylinder block 17 side is improved, and the substrate 1 is not exposed to the cooling water passage 16, The metal surface on the side of the cylinder block 17 faces the cooling water flowing through the cooling water passage 16 so that the problem of rubber peeling does not occur.

(Embodiment 2) The metal gasket shown in FIG. 2 has substantially the same construction as that of Embodiment 1, but has an open deck type cylinder in which a cylinder liner 14 with a flange 13 is provided on the inner periphery of a cylinder hole 11. It is inserted into the mating surface of the block 17 and the cylinder head 18.

In the configuration of the metal gasket shown in this figure, the maximum thickness portion 7 is formed so as to be located on the flange 13 of the cylinder liner 14. The maximum load of the maximum thickness portion 7 is The flange 13 is pressed so as to act on the step of the cylinder block 17 supporting the flange 13 to prevent the cylinder liner 14 from being depressed and deformed.

As described above, since the molybdenum coating 3b having good sliding performance is applied to the outside of the grommet 4,
The sliding movement of the maximum thickness portion 7 in response to the unique behavior of the cylindrical portion 15 of the cylinder block 17 does not generate an excessive force on the bead or the like, and can completely protect the bead or the like.

The other difference between this metal gasket and the metal gasket of the first embodiment is that the rubber coating 3a is applied only to the cylinder block 17 side of the sub-plate 8 so that the substrate 1 of the sub-plate 8
The point is that the side contact surface is uncoated, and a bead is formed with the sub-plate 8 fixed to the substrate 1 with an adhesive.

By doing so, the two have an advantage that they can be engaged with each other in a stepped shape of the bead to improve the adhesiveness, and that the bead can be formed simultaneously on the sub-plate 8 and the substrate 1 that match in this manner.

The cylindrical portion 15 of the cylinder block 17
A step bead 9a is formed in the upper portion of the grommet 4 with the extended piece 5 of the grommet 4 and the substrate 1 having a gap 20 therebetween. However, as in the first embodiment, the bead of the substrate 1 and the grommet 4 In contrast to the bead of the extension piece 5 having a spring force obtained by summing the bead loads of the two pieces,
By separating the two beads as described above, the bead loads of each other can be dispersed and exerted, and a bead load smaller than that of the beads in close contact can be exhibited.

(Embodiment 3) The metal gasket shown in FIG. 3A has substantially the same structure as that of Embodiment 1 except that a step bead 9a formed on the extension piece 5 of the grommet 4 and a sub-plate 8 are formed. The difference is that the method of fixing to the substrate 1 is different from that of the first embodiment.

That is, the cylindrical portion 15 of the cylinder block 17
Above the substrate 1, a two-step bead 9 is formed on the substrate 1.
The extension piece 5 of the grommet 4 is formed in a convex step so as to match the lower step bead 9a on the lower side of the substrate 1 while the extension piece 5 of the grommet 4 is in the opposite direction from the upper step bead 9a on the upper side of the substrate 1. The bead shape is separated. By the bead shape of the extension piece 5 of the grommet 4, the bead load summed with the beat of the substrate 1 can be higher than that of the closely adhered bead, and the secondary sealing performance by these beads can be improved. Become.

The method of fixing the sub-plate 8 to the substrate 1 is as follows.
As shown in FIG. 3, the notch 10a of the sub-plate 8 is
As a fixing means which is inserted into the through hole 10b provided in the above and turned back.

(Embodiment 4) The metal gasket shown in FIG. 4 has substantially the same structure as that of Embodiment 1, except that a bead of the substrate 1 and a grommet 4 bead formed above the cylindrical portion 15 of the cylinder block 17 are provided. In addition, the substrate 1 formed above the outer wall 19 of the cylinder block 17 and the step beat 9a of the sub-plate 8 are different from the first embodiment.

That is, the cylindrical portion 15 of the cylinder block 17
Is formed as a step bead 9a in the vicinity of the turning piece 6 of the grommet 4, and is formed as a bead 9b having an arc-shaped cross section outside thereof, and a step bead 9a formed as an extension piece 5 of the grommet 4. Is polymerized along the step bead 9a of the substrate 1, and the substrate 1
A similar bead 9b having an arc-shaped cross section is formed on the opposite side of the bead 9b having an arc-shaped cross section. This makes it possible to form the bead 9b having an arcuate cross section, which contributes to the improvement of the secondary sealing performance due to the bead shape having the arcuate cross section.

The outer wall 19 of the cylinder block 17
Steps 9a and 9 between the substrate 1 and the sub-plate 8 formed above
a is a stepped bead 9a in a direction away from each other, and a bead 9b having an arc-shaped cross section on the cylinder portion 15 side of the cylinder block 17 is formed.
And the bead heights are made to substantially match, so that the bead heights of the two are balanced.

(Embodiment 5) The metal gasket of FIG. 5 is an open deck type cylinder block 17 having a cylinder liner 14 with a flange 13 provided on the inner periphery of a cylinder hole 11.
And a cylinder head 18 interposed between the mating surfaces.

The structure of this metal gasket is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, except that a bead structure formed above the cylindrical portion 15 of the cylinder block 17 and a substrate formed above the outer wall portion 19 of the cylinder block 17 are provided. 1 in that the bead configuration and the sub-plate 8 are different from those in the first embodiment.

That is, the cylindrical portion 15 of the cylinder block 17
With the intermediate plate 21 inserted between the substrate 1 and the extension piece 5 of the grommet 4 above the substrate 1, the substrate 1 and the grommet 4
A two-step bead 9a is formed with the extension piece 5 of the first embodiment, and a gap 20 is formed between the beads 9a.

As described above, the intermediate plate 21 is also provided with the step beads 9a.
By adjusting the material hardness by selecting the material of the intermediate plate 21 or changing the gap 20, it is possible to increase and adjust the bead load in the secondary seal.

The outer wall 19 of the cylinder block 17
Above, a step bead 9a is formed in the vicinity of the cooling water passage 16 of the substrate 1, and the bolt 23 is inserted into the bolt hole 22 in a state in which the step bead 9a is in close contact with the flat sub-plate 8 having the rubber coating 3a on both surfaces. , A bead 9b having an arc-shaped cross section is formed on the outside thereof through the fastening portion, and the sub-plate 8 and the substrate 1 are fixed to each other with rivets 10.

[0045]

As described above, according to the metal gasket of the present invention, the grommet extension piece, the folded piece, the substrate,
If the area where
Located on the top surface of the
The maximum thickness is greater than that of the
To, form a primary seal against the gap between the mating surface of the cylinder head and a cylinder block, the beads formed on the extension piece of the substrate and the grommet during the period from the outside of the folding return pieces of the grommet to the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion of the cylinder block And a bead formed on at least one of the sub-plate and the substrate fixed to the sub-plate over the upper surface of the outer wall portion of the cylinder block forms a secondary seal, whereby the gap between the mating surfaces can be double sealed. .

Further, the metal gasket of the present invention has a maximum thickness portion formed by applying a molybdenum coating having excellent sliding performance to the outside of the grommet, in a state of being sandwiched between the cylinder portion of the cylinder head and the cylinder block. Gasket,
When the cooling water passage is inserted into the mating surface of an open deck type cylinder block and a cylinder head formed in an endless or semi-endless shape on the outer periphery of a cylindrical portion surrounding the cylinder hole and bolted with an outer wall portion, By sliding movement with respect to the cylindrical portion which shows a unique behavior different from the outer wall portion of the cylinder block at the time of the combustion explosion, an unreasonable force is not generated in the bead or the like, and this can be completely protected.

Further, since the maximum thickness portion exerts the maximum load of the metal gasket on the outer side of the cylinder sleeve or on the upper surface of the flange of the cylinder liner, the inner peripheral end of the grommet does not contact the upper surface of the cylinder sleeve. The cylinder sleeve does not collapse or deform.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing Embodiment 1 of a metal gasket of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing Embodiment 2 of the metal gasket of the present invention.

FIG. 3 (a) is a third embodiment of the metal gasket of the present invention.
FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view in which the substrate and the sub-plate are fixed by notches of the sub-plate.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a fourth embodiment of the metal gasket of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing Embodiment 5 of the metal gasket of the present invention.

[Description of sign]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Substrate 2 ... Cooling water hole 3a ... Rubber coating 3b ... Molybdenum coating 4 ... Grommet 5 ... Extension piece 6 ... Folding piece 7 ... Maximum thickness part 8 ... Sub-plate 9a ... Step bead 9b ... Arc-shaped bead 10 ... Rivets 11 ... Cylinder holes 12 ... Cylinder sleeves 13 ... Flanges 14 ... Cylinder liners 15 ... Cylinder parts 16 ... Cooling water passages 17 ... Cylinder blocks 18 ... Cylinder heads 19 ... Outer wall parts 20 ... Gaps 21 ... Intermediate plates 22 ... Bolt holes 23 …bolt

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] (1) A cast-in type cylinder sleeve or a flanged cylinder liner is provided on an inner periphery of a cylinder hole.
In a metal gasket inserted into a mating surface of an open deck type cylinder block and a cylinder head in which a cooling water passage is formed in an endless or semi-endless shape on an outer periphery of a cylindrical portion surrounding a cylinder hole, the cylinder portion of the cylinder block A grommet provided with a molybdenum coating on the outer surface along the inner periphery of the cylinder hole of the substrate inserted both over the outer wall portion forming the outside of the cooling water passage, and the grommet is provided on the cylinder block side. An extension piece reaching the vicinity of the inner periphery of the cooling water passage, and a folded piece on the cylinder head side, wherein the extended piece of the grommet, the folded piece, and the substrate
The part where the superposition occurs is shifted toward the outside of the cylinder sleeve or
Is located on the upper surface of the flange of the cylinder liner.
The total thickness forms a maximum thickness greater than other portions, and a bead is formed on the substrate and the extended piece of the grommet from the outside of the folded piece of the grommet to the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion of the cylinder block. On the other hand, a bead is formed on both or one of these substrates or sub-plates whose total thickness formed by fixing the sub-plate over the upper surface of the outer wall portion of the cylinder block to the substrate is smaller than the maximum thickness portion. A metal gasket characterized by: 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the grommet is formed by pressing an inner peripheral end of the grommet on an inner peripheral side of a cylinder hole of the substrate so that a thickness of the grommet when folded and extended pieces are overlapped is smaller than the maximum thickness portion. The metal gasket according to claim 1, wherein the metal gasket is formed. 3. The metal gasket according to claim 1, wherein a rubber coating or a molybdenum coating is applied to a portion other than the grommet. 4. The metal gasket according to claim 1, wherein a rubber coating is applied to the contact surface of the sub-plate on the substrate side, and the sub-plate is fixed to the substrate by fixing means such as rivets. . 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the contact surface of the sub-plate on the substrate side is uncoated, and a bead is formed with the sub-plate fixed to the substrate with an adhesive. Metal gasket.