JP3214785B2 - Fuel supply system for vertical multi-cylinder engine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fuel supply system for a vertical multi-cylinder engine for supplying fuel from a fuel pump to carburetors provided in a plurality of cylinders.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A fuel pump is driven by a pump driving cam provided on a cam shaft of an engine.
3660, JP-A-63-104668, and JP-A-3-119562.

[0003]

Since the fuel pump is provided near the shaft end of the camshaft in any of the above-mentioned conventional engines, the engine is installed vertically and the fuel pump is mounted near the lower end of the camshaft. When the fuel pump is arranged, it is necessary to set the fuel pump high so that the fuel can be reliably supplied to the carburetor of the cylinder located at the highest position and the fuel level in the float chamber can be secured. For example, there is a concern that the degree of freedom in layout in the engine room may be reduced or the cost may be increased.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to reliably supply fuel to a plurality of carburetors provided in a vertical multi-cylinder engine without using a large-capacity fuel pump. I do.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention is a vertical type for supplying fuel from a fuel pump to a carburetor provided in each of a plurality of cylinders arranged vertically. In a fuel supply device for a multi-cylinder engine, the plurality of cylinders are divided into a plurality of cylinder groups, and a fuel pump is provided for each cylinder group.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect, a plurality of cylinders are provided with a common camshaft and a plurality of pumps for driving a plurality of fuel pumps on the camshaft. A drive cam is provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, a plurality of cylinder groups are divided along the cylinder arrangement order, and the cylinder groups are arranged within the cylinder arrangement range of each cylinder group. A fuel pump corresponding to the above is arranged.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, by providing a fuel pump for each cylinder group, the height difference between each fuel pump and its corresponding carburetor is reduced, so that the pumping performance required for the fuel pump is reduced. Therefore, even if the pumping ability is relatively small, fuel can be reliably supplied to the carburetor.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the plurality of fuel pumps are driven by the plurality of pump driving cams provided on the common cam shaft, the plurality of fuel pumps are compactly arranged along one side of the engine. can do.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the fuel pump is arranged at a position near the carburetor of the cylinder belonging to each cylinder group, the height difference between the fuel pump and the carburetor can be reduced.

[0011]

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

1 to 5 show one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall side view of an outboard motor, FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the cylinder head, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, an outboard motor O includes a mount case 2 coupled to an upper portion of an extension case 1.
The in-line 4-cylinder 4-cycle engine E is supported on the upper surface of the mount case 2. An undercase 3 having an open upper surface is coupled to the mount case 2, and an engine cover 4 is detachably mounted on an upper portion of the undercase 3. An under cover 5 is mounted between the lower edge of the under case 3 and the upper edge of the extension case 1 so as to cover the outside of the mount case 2.

The engine E includes a cylinder block 6, a crankcase 7, a cylinder head 8, a head cover 9, a lower belt cover 10, and an upper belt cover 11. The cylinder block 6 and the crankcase 7 are mounted on the upper surface of the mount case 2. Supported. Four cylinders 12a ₁ , 12a ₂ , 12 formed in the cylinder block 6
Pistons 13 are slidably fitted to b ₁ and 12b ₂ , respectively, and each of the pistons 13 is connected to a vertically disposed crankshaft 15 via a connecting rod 14. Upper two cylinders 12a ₁ , 12a ₂
Constitutes a first cylinder group 12a, and the two lower cylinders 12b ₁ and 12b ₂ constitute a second cylinder group 12b. The cylinder block 6 and the crankcase 7 constitute an engine body.

The flywheel 1 is provided at the lower end of the crankshaft 15.
The drive shaft 17 connected with the extension case 6 extends downward inside the extension case 1, and the lower end thereof is connected to the gear case 18.
Is connected to a propeller shaft 21 having a propeller 20 at the rear end via a bevel gear mechanism 19 provided inside the. A lower end of a shift rod 22 is connected to a front portion of the bevel gear mechanism 19 so as to switch the rotation direction of the propeller shaft 21.

A swivel shaft 25 is fixed between an upper mount 23 provided on the mount case 2 and a lower mount 24 provided on the extension case 1, and a swivel case 26 rotatably supporting the swivel shaft 25.
Is supported by a stern bracket 27 attached to the stern S via a tilt shaft 28 so as to be vertically swingable.

One camshaft 29 parallel to the crankshaft 15
(See FIG. 4) is rotatably supported by the cylinder head 8, and a timing belt 33 is wound around a crank pulley 30 provided at an upper end of the crankshaft 15 and a cam pulley 31 provided at an upper end of the camshaft 29. The cam pulley 31, the tension pulley 32, and the timing belt 33
Are stored inside the lower belt cover 10 and the upper belt cover 11.

Referring to FIG. 3 as well, it is clear that
A cylinder block 6, a crankcase 7 and mounting said by the case 2 to the flywheel housing chamber 38 which is defined and the flywheel 16 is accommodated, the output shaft 3 of the starter motor 39 to the gear 16 ₁ formed on the outer periphery
9 pinion 40 plunge type provided in _one meshing can be opposite.

Next, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the engine E
The structure of the intake system will be described.

On the right side of the cylinder head 8 of the engine E housed in an engine room 51 defined inside the engine cover 4, four cylinders 12a ₁ , 12a ₂ ,
An intake manifold 53 integrally having four intake passages 52... Respectively corresponding to 12b ₁ and 12b ₂ is connected. Each of the intake passages 52 is curved forward, and four carburetors 54a ₁ , 54a ₂ , 54b ₁ , 54 are provided at their front ends.
b ₂ are respectively connected.

Each carburetor 54a ₁ , 54a ₂ , 54b
_A throttle valve (not shown) and a choke valve (not shown) are housed inside the _first and 54b ₂ , and a throttle valve lever 56 connected to a valve shaft 55 of each throttle valve.
Are driven in conjunction with a common link 57,
The choke valve levers 59... Connected to the valve shafts 58.

The upstream ends of the four carburetors 54a ₁ , 54a ₂ , 54b ₁ , 54b ₂ are connected to a porous first intake silencer 61 arranged along the right side of the crankcase 7 of the engine E. . First intake silencing chamber 61 includes a carburetor 54a _1, 54a _2, 54b _1, 54b ₂ and air horns 41 ... substrate 61 ₁ supporting a main body portion 61 ₂ constituting the silencing space in cooperation with the substrate 61 Consists of The air horns 41 extend into the first intake silencing chamber 61, and meshes 42 are provided at their ends. At the lower end of the first intake silence chamber 61, a drain pipe 43 for discharging oil accumulated inside is provided.

In a space along the side of the crankcase 7 opposite the cylinder head 8, that is, in the front space of the engine room 51, a second duct-shaped second side connected to the upstream side of the first intake muffler 61 is provided.
An intake silencer 62 is connected via a grommet 44 and
It is fixed to the front surface of the crankcase 7 by the bolts 45, 45. Second intake silencing chamber 62 and the first portion 62 ₂ extending upwardly from the intake port 62 ₁ which opens downwardly, the upper left side of the first intake silencing chamber 61 and 90 ° bend in the horizontal direction from the first portion 62 ₂ and a second portion 62 ₃ which is connected to the surface.

The reference numeral 63 in FIG. 2 denotes a breather pipe 6 connecting the head cover 9 and the first intake silence chamber 61.
Reference numeral 46 denotes an oil return hose.

As described above, the first intake silencer 61 is disposed by utilizing the space along the right side surface of the crankcase 7, and the second intake silencer 62 is utilized by utilizing the space along the front surface of the crankcase. Because it was arranged, both intake silencer 6
By ensuring a sufficient total volume of 1,62, intake noise can be effectively prevented. Moreover, since the second intake silencing chamber 62 is provided with a first portion 62 ₂ and the third portion 62 _3, which is curved over 90 °, not only it is possible to ensure a large volume in a limited space, Inlet 62 ₁
Is opened downward, so that intrusion of water into the intake system can be reliably prevented.

Further, since the noise reduction effect is improved by providing the second intake noise reduction chamber 62, the porous portion accommodated in the first intake noise reduction chamber 61 can be changed, reduced, or omitted. In order to connect the silencing chamber 62, the first intake silencing chamber 61 is formed so as to protrude greatly forward.
The air horn 41 housed inside the intake silencing chamber 61
... The length can be set longer. This allows
Not only is it possible to set the silencing characteristics arbitrarily,
The blow-back from the carburetors 54a ₁ , 54a ₂ , 54b ₁ , 54b _{2 is} easily collected by the air horns 41. Furthermore, since the first intake silence chamber 61 and the second intake silence chamber 62 are arranged at right angles, the carburetors 54a ₁ , 54a
A blow-back from a ₂ , 54b ₁ , 54b ₂ can be kept in the first intake silence chamber 61.

Next, the structure of the fuel supply system of the engine E will be described with reference to FIG.

A first fuel pump 64a and a second fuel pump 64b are provided on the right side of the cylinder head 8 of the engine E, and a fuel tank (not shown)
5. The two fuel pumps 64 via the fuel supply pipe 66, the joint 67, and the fuel supply pipes 68a, 68b.
a, 64b are connected to the suction ports.

The discharge port of the upper first fuel pump 64a is connected to the two cylinders 12 of the upper first cylinder group 12a.
The carburetors 54a ₁ , 54a ₂ of the a ₁ , 12a ₂ are connected via fuel supply pipes 69a ₁ , 69a _2, and the discharge port of the lower second fuel pump 64b is connected to the lower second cylinder group 12b. Two cylinders 12b ₁ , 1
Carburetor carburetor 54b ₁ of 2b _2, 54b ₂ are connected via a fuel supply pipe 69b _1, 69b ₂ on.

The first fuel pump 64a is connected to the first cylinder group 1
Two cylinders 12a of 2a _1, than carburetor 54a ₂ of the lower cylinder 12a ₂ of 12a ₂ is provided slightly lower position, thus the fuel supply pipe 69a
_1, 69a ₂ extends upwardly toward the two carburetors 54a _1, 54a ₂ from the first fuel pump 64a.
The second fuel pump 64b is connected to the second cylinder group 12b.
Than number of cylinders 12b _1, carburetor 54b ₂ of the lower cylinder 12b ₂ of 12b ₂ is provided slightly lower position, thus the fuel supply pipe 69b _1, 69
b ₂ is the two carburetors 54 from the second fuel pump 64b.
It extends upwardly toward the b _1, 54b _2.

Next, the structure of the drive system of the fuel pumps 64a and 64b will be described with reference to FIGS. Since the drive systems of the first fuel pump 64a and the second fuel pump 64b have the same structure, the structure of the drive system of the first fuel pump 64a will be described as a representative.

The camshaft 29 supported by the cylinder head 8 is provided with intake cams 70 and exhaust cams 71 corresponding to the cylinders 12a ₁ , 12a ₂ . Intake rocker arm 73 ...
Are the intake cams 70 and the cylinders 12a ₁ , 12a ₂ .
The exhaust rocker arms 76 which are in contact with the two intake valves 74 provided on the exhaust rocker arm shaft 75 are connected to the exhaust cams 71 and the respective cylinders 12a.
Exhaust valves 78 provided one for each of ₁ , 12a ₂ .
Abut.

The pump driving cam 79 between the intake cam 70 and the exhaust cam 71 of the cylinder 12a ₂ is provided, the pump drive rod 80 in contact with the pump driving cam 79
Are formed on the cylinder head 8 by a pair of support portions 8 ₁ , 8 ₁
Slidably supported by The pump drive rod 80 is the first
It extends inside the fuel pump 64a, where it is connected to a plunger (not shown). Therefore, by the rotation of the cam shaft 29,
The first fuel pump 64a can be driven via the pump driving cam 79 and the pump driving rod 80.

The pump drive rod 80 is disposed so as to pass between the valve springs 81 of the two intake valves 74, 74.
The first fuel pump 64a can be driven while avoiding interference between the valve springs 81 and 81. Moreover, by providing the pair of support portions 8 _1, 8 _1, without increasing the distance between the intake valves 74, 74, to avoid interference of the valve spring 81, 81 and both supporting portions 8 _1, 8 ₁ Can be.

As described above, the pump drive rod 80 and the bar
By avoiding interference with the lube springs 81, 81
And the first and second fuel pumps 64a and 64b
It is possible to dispose it at the middle part in the longitudinal direction of the door 29.
As a result, a fuel pump is installed at the lower end of the camshaft 29.
Cylinder and fuel pump at a higher position than
The height difference between the pump and the fuel pump can be reduced.
Even if small and low capacity 4a and 64b are used,
Gabreta 54a₁, 54a_Two, 54b₁, 54b _TwoBurning
Supply the fuel and make the fuel level in the float chamber even
be able to.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration will be described.

When the camshaft 29 rotates in conjunction with the crankshaft 15 by the operation of the engine E, the pump drive rods 80, 80 abutting on the two pump drive cams 79, 79 reciprocate to make the first fuel pump 64a. And the second fuel pump 6
4b is driven, and the fuel sucked from a fuel tank (not shown) through the fuel filter 65, the fuel supply pipe 66, the joint 67, and the fuel supply pipes 68a and 68b is supplied to the first tank.
Fuel supply pipes 69a ₁ , 69 connected to the fuel pump 64a
a2, _two cylinders 12 of the first cylinder group 12a
a _1, carburetors 54a ₁ of 12a _2, is supplied to 54a _2, by the fuel supply pipe 69b _1, 69b ₂ leading to the second fuel pump 64b second cylinder group 12b
Of the two cylinders 12b ₁ and 12b ₂
b ₁ and 54b ₂ .

On the other hand, the air sucked from the intake port 62 ₁ of the second intake silencing chamber 62 through the air inlet 4 ₁ formed in the upper portion of the engine cover 4 the carburetor 54a ₁ of the first intake silencing chamber 61, 54a ₂ , 54b ₁ , 54b
₂ is supplied to each cylinder 1 through an intake passage 52 of an intake manifold 53.
2a ₁ , 12a ₂ , 12b ₁ , and 12b ₂ .

As described above, the first fuel pump 64a is provided for the _two cylinders 12a ₁ and 12a ₂ of the first cylinder group 12a, and the two cylinders 12b ₁ and 12b _{2 of} the second cylinder group 12b are provided. Is provided with the second fuel pump 64b, the fuel pumps 64a, 64b
Even if a small-sized and small-capacity fuel pump is used, it is possible to reliably supply fuel to the carburetors 54a ₁ and 54b ₁ located at high positions, and further, compared with the case of using one large fuel pump. The degree of freedom of layout in the narrow engine room 51 can be increased.

The first fuel pump 64a is connected to the first cylinder
Two cylinders 12a of the cylinder group 12a ₁, 12a_TwoOut of
Lower cylinder 12a_TwoCarburetor 54a_Twothan
Since it is provided at a slightly lower position, the fuel supply pipe 6
9a₁, 69a_TwoFrom the first fuel pump 64a.
Gabreta 54a₁, 54a_TwoExtend upwards towards
The fuel vapor can be prevented from being retained, and the second fuel
The pump 64b has two cylinders of the second cylinder group 12b.
12b₁, 12b_TwoOf the lower cylinder 12b_Twoof
Carburetor 54b_TwoIs located slightly lower than
The fuel supply pipe 69b₁, 69b_TwoThe second fuel
Two carburetors 54b from the pump 64b₁, 54b_Two
To prevent fuel vapor stagnation.
Can be.

Further, the first and second fuel pumps 64a, 64
b is arranged along the side wall of the cylinder head 8,
Moreover, the first fuel pump 64a is connected to the corresponding cylinder group 12
a, and the second fuel pump 64b is
The first and second lamps are arranged near the solder group 12b.
The fuel pumps 64a and 64b and the cylinder 1 at a high position
2a₁, 12b₁And minimize the height difference
The fuel supply pipe 69a ₁, 69a_Two, 69b₁, 69
b_TwoLength can be minimized.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, various design changes can be made in the present invention without departing from the gist thereof.

For example, in the embodiment, the in-line four-cylinder engine E of the outboard motor O has been exemplified. However, the present invention can be applied to an engine other than the outboard motor O. The present invention can be applied to a multi-cylinder engine other than the four-cylinder engine. Further, each cylinder group 12a, 12
b, the cylinders 12a ₁ , 12a ₂ , 12b ₁ ,
The number of 12b ₂ is not limited to the embodiment, and the fuel pump 64
The numbers of a and 64b are not limited to the embodiment.

[0044]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of cylinders of a vertical multi-cylinder engine are divided into a plurality of cylinder groups, and a fuel pump is provided for each cylinder group. The height difference between each fuel pump and the corresponding carburetor is reduced. As a result, the capacity required for each fuel pump is reduced, and even a small and inexpensive fuel pump having relatively small capacity can reliably supply fuel to the carburetor.

According to the second aspect of the present invention,
A common camshaft is provided for a plurality of cylinders, and a plurality of pump drive cams for driving a plurality of fuel pumps are provided on the camshaft. Therefore, the plurality of fuel pumps are laid out compactly along one side of the engine. be able to.

According to the third aspect of the present invention,
Dividing a plurality of cylinder groups along the cylinder arrangement order,
Since the fuel pumps corresponding to the cylinder groups are arranged within the cylinder arrangement range of each cylinder group, the height difference between the fuel pump and the carburetor can be further reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall side view of an outboard motor.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a view in the direction of arrows in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a cylinder head.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

12a, 12b cylinder group _{12a 1, 12a 2, 12b 1} , 12b 2 cylinder 15 crankshaft 29 cam shaft _{54a 1, 54a 2, 54b 1} , 54b 2 carburetor 64a, 64b fuel pump 79 pump drive cam

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] A plurality of cylinders (1) arranged in a vertical direction.
_{2a 1, 12a 2, 12b 1} , 12b 2) each provided with a carburetor in _{(54a 1, 54a 2, 54b} 1, 54
b ₂ ), which supplies fuel from the fuel pumps (64 a, 64 b) to a vertical multi-cylinder engine, wherein the plurality of cylinders (12 a ₁ , 12 a ₂ , 12 b ₁ , 12 b ₁ ,
12b ₂ ) is divided into a plurality of cylinder groups (12a, 12b), and a fuel pump (64a, 64b) is provided corresponding to each cylinder group (12a, 12b). Fuel supply system. 2. A plurality of cylinders (12a ₁ , 12a ₂ ,
12b ₁ and 12b ₂ ), a common camshaft (29) is provided, and a plurality of fuel pumps (64) are mounted on the camshaft (29).
a, 64b) a plurality of pump drive cams (79)
The fuel supply device for a vertical multi-cylinder engine according to claim 1, wherein: 3. A cylinder (12a _1, 12a _2, 12b
₁ , 12b ₂ ) and a plurality of cylinder groups (1
2a, 12b) are divided into cylinder groups (12a, 12b).
b) cylinders (12a ₁ , 12a ₂ , 12b ₁ , 12
b ₂ ), the cylinder group (12a, 12b)
2. The fuel supply device for a vertical multi-cylinder engine according to claim 1, wherein fuel pumps (64a, 64b) corresponding to the first and second embodiments are arranged.