JP4550659B2 - Intake silencer - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an intake silencer used for an internal combustion engine such as an automobile or a generator.

Conventionally, inhalation silencers for automobiles are provided with a Helmholtz silencer and the like in order to reduce intake noise. In particular, a large volume is required for an intake silencer for taking measures against low frequencies, but there is a problem that its installation is very difficult due to space restrictions in the engine room. In Patent Document 1, a sponge layer is provided on the inner peripheral surface of a duct, and a sealed air layer is provided between the sponge layer and the duct body, thereby suppressing an increase in intake resistance and reducing noise such as intake sound and pulsation sound. An intake hose that can be used and is not constrained by engine room space is described.
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  However, the intake hose described in Patent Document 1 has a limit in the adjustment range of the obtained air permeability due to restrictions such as the rigidity and durability of the sponge, and there are cases where the required silencing characteristics cannot be obtained. In addition, the silencing effect is relatively shifted to the high frequency side, and a large resonator is required for low frequency countermeasures. Further, since the sponge layer extends over the entire circumference of the duct, it is necessary to make the shape uniformly expanded with respect to the basic cross section, and it becomes difficult to deal with a complicated space in the engine room. Furthermore, since a coil for holding the sponge layer inside the duct is required, there are various problems such as deterioration in ventilation resistance.

  In view of the above problems, the present invention seals a plate-like porous material in a non-adhered state in a communication hole that communicates an air flow path and an air layer, and presses and fixes tightly by a fixing member. In order to complete the present invention, we will discover the effects of having various excellent aspects such as characteristics that do not deteriorate the properties, structural aspects that are excellent in layout properties, bonding processes such as welding, and economic aspects that can reduce costs. It has come.

That is, the present invention is an air intake silencer constituted by a duct serving as an air flow passage, a case body forming an air layer, and a communication hole communicating the air flow passage and the air layer, and a plate is provided in the communication hole. An air intake silencer in which a porous material is sealed in a non-adhered state and is pressed and fixed by a rib extending from the case body toward the communication hole .

  In the intake silencer of the present invention, a plate-like porous material is sealed in a non-adhered state in a communication hole that communicates an air flow path and an air layer, which has not been considered in the past, and is further pressed by a fixing member, By fixing, air leakage from the mating surface of the communication hole and the porous material can be reliably and easily suppressed, and the sound deadening performance can be improved.

  The plate-like porous material can correspond to various shapes of the sealing place, and can be easily fixed in a stable state even if the surface shape of the communication hole is bad.

  By sealing the porous material in the communication hole, there is no need for a shape-retaining coil or the like formed in the air flow path that causes the air permeability to deteriorate as described in Patent Document 1, It is possible to prevent deterioration of air permeability in the air flow path.

  Since the porous material is fixed to the communication hole in a non-adhered state, there is no need for adhesion means such as welding, and man-hours and costs can be reduced. In addition, the porous material that causes deterioration of air permeability is welded to the communication hole. Since it is not necessary to specially provide a welded portion such as a flat portion that is necessary for this, deterioration of air permeability can be prevented.

  In addition, since the porous material is fixed to the communication hole in a non-adhered state, the opening area of the communication hole can be easily changed, and the air permeability can be changed without changing the material, configuration, thickness, etc. of the porous material. The muffler can be adjusted easily. For example, if the opening area of the communication hole is reduced, it will also be effective for low frequencies, contributing to the miniaturization of low frequency resonators, etc. If the opening area of the communication hole is increased, a silencing characteristic that is close to high frequencies will be obtained. Things are also possible. Moreover, when the opening area of a communicating hole cannot be changed, the air permeability can also be adjusted by changing the density and thickness of the porous material itself.

  Since the porous material seals only the communication holes, it can be used as an air layer except for the portion occupied by the porous material, and the case body surrounding the air layer is the entire duct that serves as an air flow path. There is no need to cover the door, and there is a considerable degree of freedom in the shape.

  According to this invention, it can fix to a communicating hole easily, without being influenced by the shape of the place which seals a porous material. In addition, the silencing characteristics can be easily adjusted and the air permeability can be improved. In addition, the layout in the engine room is excellent, and further, the bonding process such as welding and the cost can be reduced.

  Hereinafter, an intake silencer of the present invention will be described with reference to examples.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an intake silencer according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The intake silencer 1 includes an upper case 21 made of polypropylene (PP), a plate-like porous material 3 made of urethane sponge, and a slit-like communication. A PP duct 4 having a hole 41 and a PP lower case 22 are provided. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the first embodiment, which is applied when there is no space in the lower part A (dotted line portion) of the case body 2 when installing the intake silencer 1 in an engine room (not shown). The case body 2 includes an upper case 21 having ribs 21a and 21a and a lower case 22 having drain holes 22b. A duct 4 surrounded by an air layer 5 is installed inside the case body 2. The duct 4 is formed with a communication hole 41 that communicates the air layer 5 and the air flow passage 6. The porous material 3 is tightly fixed to the communication hole 41. The porous material 3 is inserted into an insertion portion 23 formed between the ribs 21a and 21a, and the upper case 21 and the lower case 22 are joined to seal the porous material 3 in the communication hole 41 in a non-adhered state. Further, the insertion portion 23 presses the porous material 3 against the communication hole 41 and is fixed in close contact. The porous material 3 has ribs 21a and 21a as walls, and is restricted from moving freely. Although not shown, by forming a pin-like protrusion on the wall surface of the insertion portion 23, the porous material 3 can be penetrated into the insertion portion 23 and can be more firmly fixed.

  A characteristic test was conducted on each of the intake silencer of Example 1 and Patent Document 1 (hereinafter referred to as “prior art”) and ducts.

  [Sound attenuation characteristics test] A sound source is provided on one side of the duct opening, and the difference in sound pressure level (sound attenuation) between the upstream and downstream of the silencer is measured. A comparison was made. The results are shown in FIG.

  It can be seen from FIG. 3 that Example 1 can obtain a higher silencing effect from low frequencies than the prior art and duct alone.

  [Pressure loss characteristics] The pressure difference between the upstream and downstream of the silencer at a constant air flow rate (pressure loss of the silencer unit) was measured, and the ventilation performance for Example 1, the prior art, and the duct alone was compared. The results are shown in FIG.

  From FIG. 4, the pressure loss is increased by the coil provided inside the duct in the prior art as compared to the duct only, but the pressure loss is hardly increased in Example 1 and the influence on the ventilation performance is extremely small. You can see that

  The intake silencer of the present invention is not limited to the first embodiment, and can flexibly cope with the layout in the engine room. For example, the intake silencer may be formed as shown in FIGS.

  FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the second embodiment of the present invention, which is applied when there is no space in the lower portion and both side portions B (dotted line portions) of the intake silencer 1 in an unillustrated engine room. The PP case body 2 is composed of an upper case 21 made of PP and a lower case 22 made of PP in which ribs 21a and 21a extending toward the slit-like communication hole 41 are formed. Inside the case body 2, a PP duct 4 surrounded by an air layer 5 having a wide area on the upper side is installed. A plate-like porous material 3 made of urethane sponge is fixed in close contact with the communication hole 41 communicating the air layer 5 and the air flow passage 6. The porous material 3 is sealed in the communication hole 41 in a non-adhered state, and the upper case 21 and the lower case 22 are joined, so that the ribs 21a and 21a press the porous material 3 against the communication hole 41 and are firmly fixed. The Although not shown in the drawings, by forming the tips of the ribs 21a and 21a into a pin shape, the porous material 3 can be penetrated into the communication hole 41 and can be more firmly fixed.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the third embodiment of the present invention, which is applied when the thickness of the PP case body 2 of the intake silencer 1 cannot be secured in an engine room (not shown). FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX in FIG. 6. The air flow path 6, the air layer 5, and the slit-like communication hole 41 formed in the case body 2 of the intake silencer 1 are made of PP. It is surrounded by a case 21 and a PP lower case 22. Insertion portions 23 and 23 are formed in the upper case 21 and the lower case 22 that form the communication holes 41. A porous material 3 made of urethane sponge is inserted in the insertion portions 23 and 23. By joining the upper case 21 and the lower case 22, the duct 4 is formed, the porous material 3 is sealed in the communication hole 41 in a non-adhered state, and one insertion portion 23 is inserted into the other insertion portion 23. The porous material 3 is pressed against the installation portion 23 to be closely fixed.

  The porous material 3 used in the present invention is not limited to urethane sponge, but refers to all breathable materials, and may be, for example, cotton-like sound absorbing material, glass wool, non-woven fabric or the like.

  Further, the shape of the communication hole 41 of the present invention is not limited to the slit shape, and may be, for example, a row of small holes 42, a mesh hole 43, or the like as shown in FIG.

It is a block diagram of Example 1 of the intake silencer of the present invention. 1 is a cross-sectional view of Example 1. FIG. It is the figure which compared the noise reduction performance with respect to Example 1, a prior art, and only a duct. It is the figure which compared the ventilation performance with respect to Example 1, a prior art, and a duct only. It is sectional drawing of Example 2 of this invention. It is a perspective view of Example 3 of the present invention. It is XX arrow sectional drawing of FIG. It is a typical example of the duct used for this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Intake silencer 2 Case body 3 Porous material 4 Duct 5 Air layer 6 Air flow path 21 Upper case 21a Rib 22 Lower case 22b Drain hole 23 Insertion part 41 Communication hole 42 Small hole 43 Mesh hole

Claims (1)

A duct that serves as an air flow passage, a case body that forms an air layer, and an intake silencer that includes a communication hole that communicates the air flow passage and the air layer, and a plate-like porous material is formed in the communication hole. An air intake silencer which is sealed in a non-adhered state and is pressed and fixed by a rib extending from the case body toward the communication hole .

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