JP4813510B2 - Resin intake manifold - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an intake manifold provided in an intake system of an engine, and more particularly, to a resin intake manifold formed of synthetic resin.

  Conventionally, an intake manifold is provided in an intake system of an engine, and air flowing via a throttle valve is evenly distributed to each cylinder of the engine by the intake manifold. Patent Documents 1 and 2 below disclose this type of intake manifold. In particular, Patent Document 1 discloses a cast intake manifold having a surge tank and a plurality of branch passages branched from the surge tank, wherein the drain passage connects the bottom of the surge tank and one of the branch passages. It is described that a (drainage passage) is formed. By flowing a liquid such as oil or moisture from the surge tank to the branch passage through the drain passage, liquid is prevented from accumulating in the surge tank.

  On the other hand, Patent Document 3 below describes a resin intake manifold formed from a synthetic resin. Since this resin intake manifold is molded by synthetic resin injection molding using a mold, the whole is divided into a plurality of resin pieces for convenience of molding. A plurality of molded resin pieces are combined and integrated to produce a single resin intake manifold.

JP 2000-87816 A JP-A-8-135530 JP 2006-291915 A

  By the way, it is conceivable to mold the intake manifold described in Patent Document 1 as described in Patent Document 3, but in this case, the bottom of the surge tank and the branch passage are displaced in the vertical and horizontal directions. It is conceivable to be arranged. In such an arrangement, it is difficult to mold the drainage passage between the bottom of the surge tank and the branch passage and mold them integrally in the process of resin molding the intake manifold. For this reason, after the intake manifold is molded with resin, the drainage passage must be post-processed in the surplus portion formed in the surge tank, or the drainage passage must be provided by retrofitting a hose. There was a concern that this would increase costs.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to branch from the bottom of the surge tank to the bottom of the surge tank in a configuration in which the bottom of the surge tank and the branch passage are arranged to be shifted in the vertical and horizontal directions. An object of the present invention is to provide a resin intake manifold that can easily provide a drainage passage without any post-processing or the like between the passage and the passage.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 includes a surge tank and a plurality of branch passages branched from the surge tank, and the bottom and the branch passages of the surge tank are vertically and horizontally arranged. In a resin intake manifold that is arranged in a shifted manner and is configured by combining and integrating multiple resin pieces as a whole, one resin piece projects from the bottom of the bottom of the surge tank and is integrally formed A first passage portion that is formed in the lower overhang portion, is formed in the lower overhang portion, and includes a passage portion that communicates with the bottom portion and extends downward; and another resin piece adjacent to the bottom portion of the surge tank. A laterally projecting portion that is integrally formed by projecting from the side of one branch passage located at the extreme end, and is formed in the laterally projecting portion, and communicates with one branch passage located at the extreme end and extends in the horizontal direction. Including passage A second passage portion, and by combining and joining a plurality of resin pieces, the lower overhanging portion and the lateral overhanging portion are joined and integrated, and the first passage portion and the second passage portion are connected to each other by approximately L The purpose is to form a letter-shaped drainage passage.

  According to the configuration of the above invention, the lower overhanging portion and the first passage portion are integrally formed when one resin piece including the bottommost portion of the surge tank is resin-molded. The laterally projecting portion and the second passage portion are integrally formed when another resin piece including a plurality of branch passages is resin-molded. And, in order to manufacture a resin intake manifold, by joining one resin piece including the bottom of the surge tank and another resin piece including a plurality of branch passages, The laterally projecting portions are joined and integrated, and at this time, the first passage portion and the second passage portion are connected to form a substantially L-shaped drainage passage.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, in which the first resin piece in which a part of the plurality of branch passages can be divided into two along their axial directions; Consists of a second resin piece, the bottom of the surge tank, the lower overhang and the first passage are formed in the first resin piece, and the lateral overhang and the second passage are formed in the second resin piece. By joining the first resin piece and the second resin piece in combination, the lower overhanging portion and the lateral overhanging portion are joined and integrated, and the first passage portion and the second passage portion are connected to each other by approximately L. The purpose is to form a letter-shaped drainage passage.

  According to the configuration of the above invention, the lower overhanging portion and the first passage portion are integrally formed when the first resin piece including the bottom of the surge tank is resin-molded. The laterally projecting portion and the second passage portion are integrally formed when the second resin piece is resin-molded. Then, in order to manufacture the resin intake manifold, the first resin piece and the second resin piece are combined and bonded together, so that the lower overhang portion and the lateral overhang portion are bonded and integrated. The first passage portion and the second passage portion are connected to form a substantially L-shaped drainage passage.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the bottom of the surge tank is constituted by the first resin piece, and a part of the plurality of branch passages is formed by the first resin piece. It is composed of a second resin piece and a third resin piece that can be divided into two along the axial direction. The first resin piece has a lower projecting portion and a first passage portion, and the second resin piece is laterally stretched. A part of the protruding portion and the second passage portion is formed, the remaining portion of the laterally protruding portion and the second passage portion is formed on the third resin piece, and the first to third resin pieces are combined and joined together. Thus, the lower overhanging portion and the lateral overhanging portion are joined, and the first passage portion and the second passage portion are connected to form a substantially L-shaped drainage passage.

  According to the configuration of the above invention, the lower overhanging portion and the first passage portion are integrally formed when the first resin piece including the bottom of the surge tank is resin-molded. A part of the laterally projecting portion and the second passage portion is integrally formed when the second resin piece is molded. Further, the other portions of the laterally projecting portion and the second passage portion are integrally molded when the third resin piece is molded. Then, in order to manufacture the resin intake manifold, the first and third resin pieces are combined and joined, so that the lower overhanging portion and the lateral overhanging portion are joined and integrated. The portion and the second passage portion are connected to form a substantially L-shaped drain passage.

  According to the first to third aspects of the present invention, in the resin intake manifold in which the bottom of the surge tank and the branch passage are arranged to be shifted in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, the bottom of the surge tank and the branch passage The drainage passage can be easily provided without any post-processing in between.

[First Embodiment]
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a first embodiment in which a resin intake manifold of the present invention is embodied will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a resin intake manifold 1. FIG. 2 is a right side view of the resin intake manifold 1 shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the resin intake manifold 1 taken along the line AA in FIG. FIG. 4 is an exploded front view of the resin intake manifold 1. FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the resin intake manifold 1 and is shown by the right side view of FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the resin intake manifold 1 of this embodiment is schematically composed of a surge tank 2 and a plurality of (four in this embodiment) curved from the surge tank 2. The branch passage 3 is provided. As shown in FIG. 3, the surge tank 2 is disposed so as to be contained inside the curved branch passages 3. A throttle device mounting flange 4 for fixing the throttle device is formed on the right side of the resin intake manifold 1. The attachment flange 4 is formed with an intake inlet 5, and a plurality of attachment holes 4 a are formed around the intake inlet 5. The intake inlet 5 leads to the internal surge tank 2. Similarly, an EGR pipe mounting flange 6 for mounting the EGR pipe is formed on the right side of the resin intake manifold 1. An EGR gas introduction port 7 is formed in the attachment flange 6, and a pair of attachment holes 6 a are formed on both sides of the EGR gas introduction port 7. The EGR gas inlet 7 leads to the internal surge tank 2. Similarly, a gas pipe fitting 8 for attaching a blow-by gas reduction pipe is provided on the right side of the resin intake manifold 1. This pipe joint 8 leads to the internal surge tank 2. Furthermore, a negative pressure pipe fitting 9 for attaching a negative pressure pipe for supplying a negative pressure to the brake booster is formed at the upper center of the resin intake manifold 1. This pipe joint 9 leads to the internal surge tank 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the entire resin intake manifold 1 is configured by combining and integrating a plurality of (in this embodiment, five) resin pieces 11 to 15. The resin intake manifold 1 constitutes an upper half shell portion of the surge tank 2, a base piece 11 constituting a lower half shell portion of each branch passage 3 positioned above the surge tank 2, and the base piece 11 An upper piece 12 that constitutes the upper half shell part of each upper branch passage 3, and a first lower piece 13 that is located below the base piece 11 and constitutes the lower half shell part of the surge tank 2. The second lower piece 14 is disposed below the first lower piece 13 and constitutes the upper half shell of each branch passage 3 located below the surge tank 2, and is disposed below the second lower piece 14. The third lower piece 15 constituting the lower half shell portion of each lower branch passage 2. Each of these pieces 11 to 15 is molded into a predetermined shape by injection molding using a synthetic resin as a material. 4 and 5, the pieces 11 to 15 are combined with each other and joined together by vibration welding to be integrated, whereby one resin intake manifold 1 is manufactured.

  FIG. 6 shows the base piece 11 in a plan view. FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the base piece 11. As shown in FIG. 7, an engine side mounting flange 16 that is fixed to the cylinder head of the engine is formed on the lower surface side of the base piece 11. The intake flange 17 is formed side by side with four intake outlets 17 corresponding to a four-cylinder engine. A plurality of mounting holes 16 a for fixing to the cylinder head are formed at the edge of the mounting flange 16. Furthermore, a concave portion 18 constituting the upper half shell portion of the surge tank 2 is formed on the lower surface side of the base piece 11. Four passage holes 19 corresponding to the respective branch passages 3 are formed side by side on the opposite side of the engine side mounting flange 16 with the recess 18 interposed therebetween.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, on the upper surface side of the base piece 11, four passage grooves 20 constituting the lower half shell portion of each upper branch passage 3 are formed side by side. Further, on the right side of the upper surface side of the base piece 11, the above-described throttle device mounting flange 4 is formed, and a pipe joint base 21 for fixing the above-described gas pipe pipe joint 8 is formed. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a gas introduction hole 22 for introducing blow-by gas into the surge tank 2 is formed in the pipe joint base 21. Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a gas introduction hole 23 that communicates with the surge tank 2 is formed in the central portion of the base piece 11 corresponding to the above-described negative pressure pipe fitting 9.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a welding line 24 is formed on the upper surface side of the base piece 11 along the outer shape of the passage groove 20 of each branch passage 3 and the pipe joint base 21. The welding line 24 is welded in contact with the upper piece 12 combined on the upper side thereof. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a welding line 25 is formed on the lower surface side of the base piece 11 along the outer shape of the recess 18 of the surge tank 2 and the outer shapes of the four passage holes 19. The welding line 25 is welded in contact with the first lower piece 13 combined on the lower side thereof.

  FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the upper piece 12. FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the upper piece 12. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the upper piece 12 is formed in a shape constituting the upper half shell portion of each upper branch passage 3. On the right side of the upper piece 12, the above-described gas pipe fitting 8 protrudes laterally and is integrally formed. The gas pipe fitting 8 includes a seat portion 8a. In addition, the above-described negative pressure pipe fitting 9 is integrally formed at the upper surface side center of the upper piece 12. As shown in FIG. 9, four passage grooves 26 constituting the upper branch passages 3 are formed side by side on the lower surface side of the upper piece 12. On the lower surface side of the upper piece 12, a welding line 27 is formed along the outer shape of each passage groove 26 and the seat 8a of the pipe joint 8 for gas pipe. The welding line 27 is welded in contact with the welding line 24 formed on the upper surface side of the base piece 1 described above. 8 and 9, a plurality of brackets 28 for fixing the resin intake manifold 1 to an engine or the like are integrally formed on the left and rear sides of the upper piece 12.

  FIG. 10 is a plan view showing the first lower piece 13. FIG. 11 is a bottom view of the first lower piece 13. As shown in FIG. 10, the upper surface side of the first lower piece 13 constitutes a lower half shell portion corresponding to the upper half shell portion of the surge tank 2 formed on the lower surface side of the base piece 11. The bottom wall of the lower half shell constitutes the bottom 29 of the surge tank 2. In the bottom 29, the inlets 30 of the four branch passages 3 are formed side by side. Further, on the right side of the bottom portion 29, a bottom portion 29 a that is the lowest recess in the bottom portion 29 is formed. The other part of the bottom part 29 is gently inclined toward the bottom part 29a. A first drain hole 31 constituting the first passage portion of the present invention is formed in the bottommost portion 29a. As shown in FIG. 10, a welding line 32 is formed on the upper surface side of the first lower piece 13 along the outer shape thereof and welded in contact with the welding line 25 on the lower surface side of the base piece 11 described above.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 11, the above-described EGR pipe mounting flange 6 is formed on the lower surface side of the first lower piece 13 in addition to the four inlets 30. Further, corresponding to the first drain hole 31 described above, a lower projecting portion 33 having a cylindrical shape is formed so as to surround the hole 31. The lower projecting portion 33 projects from the lower side of the bottommost portion 29 a of the surge tank 2 and is formed integrally with the first lower piece 13. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, a welding line 34 is formed on the lower surface side of the first lower piece 13 along the outer shape of each inlet 30 and along the rear edge of each piece 13 from each inlet 30. Is done. The welding line 34 is welded in contact with the lower second lower piece 14. In this embodiment, the first lower piece 13 corresponds to the first resin piece of the present invention.

  FIG. 12 is a plan view showing the second lower piece 14. FIG. 13 is a bottom view of the second lower piece 14. As shown in FIG. 12, on the upper surface side of the second lower piece 14, four passage holes 35 constituting each branch passage 3 are formed side by side in alignment with the inlet 30 of the first lower piece 13. On the rear side, another four passage holes 36 that also form the branch passage 3 are formed side by side. In addition, on the upper surface side of the second lower piece 14, on the right side thereof, a first lateral stretch projecting horizontally from the lateral side of one branch passage 3 located at the extreme end adjacent to the bottommost portion 29 a of the surge tank 2. The protruding portion 37 is integrally formed. The first lateral projecting portion 37 is arranged in alignment with the lower projecting portion 33 of the first lower piece 13. The first laterally projecting portion 37 is formed with a second drainage hole 38 that is aligned with the first drainage hole 31 of the lower projecting portion 33 and extends in the vertical direction. A welding line 39 is formed on the upper surface side of the second lower piece 14 along the outer shape and the like of each passage hole 35. The welding line 39 is welded in contact with the lower welding line 34 of the first lower piece 13. Similarly, a welding line 40 is formed along the outer shape of another passage hole 36 on the upper surface side of the second lower piece 14. The welding line 40 is welded in contact with the welding line 25 formed along the outer shape of the passage hole 19 of the base piece 11. Further, on the upper surface side of the second lower piece 14, a welding line 41 is formed around the second drain hole 38 in the first laterally projecting portion 37. The welding line 41 is welded in contact with the lower projecting portion 33 of the first lower piece 13.

  As shown in FIG. 13, on the lower surface side of the second lower piece 14, four passage grooves 42 that form the upper half shell portion of each branch passage 3 located below the surge tank 2 are formed side by side. The above-described passage holes 35 and 36 are respectively formed at both front and rear ends of each passage groove 42. Further, on the lower surface side of the second lower piece 14, the first laterally projecting portion 37 communicates with the second drain hole 38, and is located at the end adjacent to the bottommost portion 29 a of the surge tank 2. A long groove-like passage portion 38a is formed which communicates with the passage groove 42 of the branch passage 3 and extends in the horizontal direction. In this embodiment, the 2nd drain hole 38 and the channel | path part 38a comprise the 2nd channel | path part of this invention. And the welding line 43 is formed in the lower surface side of the 2nd lower piece 14 along the external shape of each channel | path groove | channel 42 and the 1st lateral overhang | projection part 37. As shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the second lower piece 14 corresponds to the second resin piece of the present invention.

  FIG. 14 is a plan view of the third lower piece 15. FIG. 15 is a bottom view of the third lower piece 15. As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the third lower piece 15 is formed in a shape constituting the lower half shell portion of each lower branch passage 3. As shown in FIG. 14, on the upper surface side of the third lower piece 15, four passage grooves 44 that form each branch passage 3 together with each passage groove 42 of the second lower piece 14 are formed side by side. Further, on the upper surface side of the third lower piece 15, on the right side thereof, a second laterally projecting portion 45 projecting in the horizontal direction from the lateral side of one branch passage 3 located at the extreme end adjacent to the bottommost portion 29 a. It is integrally formed. The second laterally projecting portion 45 is aligned with the first laterally projecting portion 37 of the second lower piece 14. The second laterally projecting portion 45 is formed with a passage portion 46 that forms a passage extending in the horizontal direction together with the passage portion 38 a of the first laterally projecting portion 37. In this embodiment, the passage portion 46 constitutes a second passage portion of the present invention. Further, a welding line 47 is formed on the upper surface side of the third lower piece 15 along the outer shape of each passage groove 44 and the second laterally extending portion 45. The welding line 47 is welded in contact with the welding line 43 on the lower surface side of the second lower piece 14. As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, a bracket 48 for fixing the resin intake manifold 1 to an engine or the like is integrally formed on the left side of the third lower piece 15. In this embodiment, the third lower piece 15 corresponds to the third resin piece of the present invention.

  Here, the above-described resin intake manifold 1 includes the bottom 29a of the surge tank 2, and the bottom 29a and each branch passage 3 do not overlap in the vertical direction but are shifted in the vertical and horizontal directions. Has been. Since liquid such as oil or moisture that has entered the surge tank 2 collects at the bottom 29a, it is necessary to discharge the liquid from the bottom 29a to the branch passage 3. Therefore, in this embodiment, among the above-described pieces 11 to 15, the first to third lower pieces 13 to 15 are provided with the lower overhang portion 33, the first lateral overhang portion 37, and the second lateral overhang portion 45, respectively. The liquid collected in the bottom 29a is caused to flow to one of the branch passages 3 and discharged by the drainage passages provided in the overhang portions 33, 37, and 45.

  That is, FIG. 16 shows an enlarged sectional view of a portion surrounded by a chain line circle S1 in FIG. In a state where the first to third lower pieces 13 to 15 are welded to each other, the lower projecting portion 33 of the first lower piece 13, the first lateral projecting portion 37 of the second lower piece 14, and the second of the third lower piece 15. The laterally extending portion 45 is welded and integrated with each other. As a result, the first drain hole 31 formed in the lower projecting portion 33, the second drain hole 38 and the passage portion 38a formed in the first lateral projecting portion 37, and the second lateral projecting portion 45 are formed. The passage portions 46 thus formed are connected to each other to form a substantially L-shaped drainage passage 49. By this drainage passage 49, the liquid collected at the bottommost portion 29 a of the surge tank 2 flows into one branch passage 3 located at the end of the four branch passages 3 and is discharged.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 16, a recess 29 b is formed at the bottom 29 a of the surge tank 2 with the first drain hole 31 as the center. The liquid collected at the bottom 29a is guided to the first drain hole 31 by the recess 29b and flows down. The lower overhang portion 33 is formed to project to the lower surface side of the first lower piece 13, and the first drain hole 31 and the recess 29 b are formed in the vertical direction of the piece 13. Thus, it is possible to mold integrally when resin molding. On the upper surface of the first laterally projecting portion 37, inner and outer double cylindrical portions 37a and 37b are formed around the second drain hole 38. The welding line 41 described above is formed between the inner inner cylinder portion 37a and the outer outer cylinder portion 37b. And the front-end | tip part of the underhang | projection part 33 fits between both cylinder part 37a, 37b. The welding line 43 described above is formed on the lower surface of the first laterally projecting portion 37. The first laterally projecting portion 37 is formed to project from the side of the second lower piece 14 in the horizontal direction, and the second drain hole 38 and the inner and outer cylindrical portions 37 a and 37 b are formed in the vertical direction of the piece 14. The passage portion 38 a is formed in the horizontal direction on the lower surface of the first lateral overhang portion 37. For this reason, when the second lower piece 14 is resin-molded with a mold, the first laterally projecting portion 37, the second drain hole 38, the passage portion 38a, and the like can be molded integrally. A welding groove 45a is formed on the upper surface of the second laterally extending portion 45, and the above-described welding line 47 is formed in the welding groove 45a. The welding line 43 of the first lateral projecting portion 37 is fitted into the welding groove 45a, and the welding line 43 is welded in contact with the welding line 47 in the welding groove 45a. The second laterally projecting portion 45 is formed to project from the side of the third lower piece 15 in the horizontal direction, and the passage portion 46 is formed in the horizontal direction on the upper surface of the laterally projecting portion 45. For this reason, when the 3rd lower piece 15 is resin-molded with a metal mold | die, the 2nd overhang | projection part 45, the channel | path part 46, etc. can be shape | molded integrally. The first drain hole 31 formed in the lower projecting portion 33 and the second drain hole 38 formed in the first lateral projecting portion 37 are formed in a vertical portion of the substantially L-shaped drain passage 49. Constitute. The passage portion 38 a formed in the first laterally projecting portion 37 and the passage portion 46 formed in the second laterally projecting portion 45 constitute a horizontal portion of the substantially L-shaped drainage passage 49.

  According to the resin intake manifold 1 of this embodiment described above, the lower overhang portion 33 and the first drainage passage 31 are formed by resin molding the first lower piece 13 including the bottommost portion 29a of the surge tank 2 with a mold. Sometimes molded as one piece. Further, the first laterally projecting portion 37, the second drainage passage 38, and the passage portion 38a are integrally formed when the second lower piece 14 is resin-molded by a mold. Further, the second laterally projecting portion 45 and the passage portion 46 are integrally formed when the third lower piece 15 is resin-molded with a mold. And in order to manufacture the resin-made intake manifold 1, the 1st-3rd lower piece 13-15 is combined and welded, and the lower overhang | projection part 33, the 1st side overhang | projection part 37, and the 2nd side overhang part 45 The first drainage hole 31, the second drainage hole 38, and the two passage portions 38a and 46 are connected to each other to form a substantially L-shaped drainage passage 49. Therefore, as in the resin intake manifold 1 of this embodiment, in the configuration in which the bottommost portion 29a of the surge tank 2 and each branch passage 3 are arranged to be shifted in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, the bottommost portion of the surge tank 2 The drainage passage 49 is easily provided between the branch 29a and each branch passage 3 without providing a drainage portion to post-process the drainage passage or retrofitting a hose to provide the drainage passage. be able to. For this reason, since there is no need for post-processing or the like, the manufacturing effort of the resin intake manifold 1 can be saved, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment in which the resin intake manifold of the present invention is embodied will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted. Hereinafter, different points will be mainly described.

  FIG. 17 shows an enlarged cross-sectional view similar to FIG. In this embodiment, in addition to the inner and outer double cylindrical portions 37a and 37b formed around the second drain hole 38 on the upper surface of the first laterally projecting portion 37, an inner cylindrical portion is further provided inside the inner cylindrical portion 37a. 37c is formed. The second drain hole 38 is formed in alignment with the middle cylinder portion 37c. The middle cylinder part 37c is formed lower than the other cylinder parts 37a, 37b. Thus, a gap G1 is provided between the upper end of the middle cylinder portion 37c and the lower surface of the recess 29b having the first drain hole 31. This embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the above points.

  Therefore, according to this embodiment, the lower overhang portion 33 and the first lateral overhang portion 37 are slightly shifted in the horizontal direction in FIG. 17 during welding, and the first drain hole 31 and the second drain hole 38. The gap G1 is provided between the upper end of the middle cylinder portion 37c and the lower surface of the recess 29b, so that the gap G1 becomes a margin and the flow passage area of the drainage passage 49 is substantially reduced. No narrowing. In other words, the flow path area corresponding to the inner diameter of the second drain hole 38 can always be ensured.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, In the range which does not deviate from the meaning of invention, it can also implement as follows.

  (1) In each of the embodiments described above, a substantially L-shaped drainage passage 49 is provided in the lower overhang portion 33 and the first and second lateral overhang portions 37 and 45 provided in the three lower pieces 13 to 15. As shown in FIG. 18, a substantially L-shaped drainage passage 55 may be provided in the lower projecting portion 53 and the lateral projecting portion 54 provided in the two lower pieces 51 and 52. Specifically, a part of each branch passage 3 is constituted by a resin-made first lower piece 51 and second lower piece 52 that can be divided into two along the axial direction thereof. The first lower piece 51 is formed with the bottom 29a of the surge tank 2 and the lower overhang 53. The lower overhang 53 is formed with a drain hole 56 extending downward from the bottom 29a, a long groove-shaped passage 56a leading from the lower end of the drain hole 56 to one branch passage 3, and a welding line 57, respectively. . On the other hand, the second lower piece 52 is formed with a laterally extending portion 54, and the laterally extending portion 54 and a long groove-shaped passage portion 58 constituting a drainage hole extending in the horizontal direction together with the passage portion 56 a described above and a welding line. 59 is formed. Then, by combining and welding the first lower piece 51 and the second lower piece 52, the lower overhanging portion 53 and the lateral overhanging portion 54 are welded and integrated at the welding lines 57 and 59, and the drainage hole extends in the vertical direction. 56 and a drain hole extending in the horizontal direction constituted by the passage portions 56 a and 58 are connected to form a substantially L-shaped drain passage 55. In this case, the same effect as that of the embodiment can be obtained.

  (2) In each of the above embodiments, the present invention is embodied in the resin intake manifold 1 for a four-cylinder engine. However, the present invention is not limited to a four-cylinder engine but may be embodied in a resin intake manifold for any multi-cylinder engine. Can do.

  (3) In each of the above embodiments, the resin intake manifold 1 is configured by combining and integrating the five pieces 11 to 15 as a plurality of resin pieces, but the number of resin pieces is limited to five. It can be any number of 3, 4, and 6 or more.

The front view which shows a resin-made intake manifold. The right view of FIG. 1 which shows a resin-made intake manifold. Sectional drawing along the AA of FIG. 1 which shows a resin-made intake manifold. The front view which decomposes | disassembles and shows a resin-made intake manifold. The right view of FIG. 4 which decomposes | disassembles and shows the resin-made intake manifolds. The top view which shows a base piece. The bottom view which shows a base piece. The top view which shows an upper piece. The bottom view which shows an upper piece. The top view which shows a 1st lower piece. The bottom view which shows a 1st lower piece. The top view which shows a 2nd lower piece. The bottom view which shows a 2nd lower piece. The top view which shows a 3rd lower piece. The bottom view which shows a 3rd lower piece. The expanded sectional view which shows the part enclosed with the chain line circle | round | yen of FIG. The expanded sectional view according to FIG. The expanded sectional view according to FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Resin intake manifold 2 Surge tank 3 Branch passage 11 Base piece 12 Upper piece 13 1st lower piece (1st resin piece)
14 Second lower piece (second resin piece)
15 Third lower piece (third resin piece)
29a Bottommost part 31 First drain hole (first passage part)
33 Lower overhang portion 37 First lateral overhang portion 38 Second drain hole (second passage portion)
38a passage part (second passage part)
45 Second laterally extending portion 46 passage portion (second passage portion)
49 Drainage passage 51 First lower piece (first resin piece)
52 Second lower piece (second resin piece)
53 Underhanging portion 54 Horizontally extending portion 55 Drain passage 56 Drain hole (first passage portion)
56a passage part (first passage part)
58 passage part (second passage part)

Claims (3)

A surge tank and a plurality of branch passages branching from the surge tank, the bottom of the surge tank and the branch passages are arranged so as to be shifted in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and a plurality of resin pieces are combined as a whole In a resin intake manifold constructed by integrating
A lower projecting portion integrally formed by projecting from the bottom of the bottom of the surge tank with a single resin piece;
A first passage portion including a passage portion formed in the lower overhang portion and extending downward in communication with the bottom portion;
A laterally projecting portion integrally formed by projecting from the lateral side of one branch passage located at the endmost adjacent to the bottom of the surge tank in another resin piece;
A second passage portion including a passage portion that is formed in the laterally projecting portion and communicates with the one branch passage located at the outermost end and extends in the horizontal direction, and the plurality of resin pieces are joined in combination. The lower projecting portion and the lateral projecting portion are joined and integrated to form a substantially L-shaped drainage passage by connecting the first passage portion and the second passage portion. Made intake manifold. A part of the plurality of branch passages is constituted by a first resin piece and a second resin piece that can be divided into two along the axial direction thereof, and the bottom portion of the surge tank, the first resin piece, A bottom projecting portion and the first passage portion are formed, and the lateral projecting portion and the second passage portion are formed on the second resin piece, and the first resin piece and the second resin piece are combined. Connecting the first and second passage portions to form an approximately L-shaped drainage passage. The resin intake manifold according to claim 1, wherein the resin intake manifold is a resin intake manifold. The bottom part of the surge tank is constituted by a first resin piece, and a part of the plurality of branch passages is constituted by a second resin piece and a third resin piece that can be divided into two along their axial directions. The first resin piece is formed with the lower overhanging portion and the first passage portion, and the second resin piece is formed with the lateral overhanging portion and a part of the second passage portion with the third resin. The laterally projecting portion and the remaining portion of the second passage portion are formed on the product piece, and the lower projecting portion and the laterally projecting portion are joined by joining the first to third resin pieces in combination. The resin intake manifold according to claim 1, wherein the first passage portion and the second passage portion are joined to form a substantially L-shaped drain passage.

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