JP4914877B2 - Oil passage structure for engine cooling - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cooling oil pump that pumps oil for cooling a cooled part of an engine body to which an oil pan is attached to the bottom, and an oil cooler that cools oil discharged from the cooling oil pump. An engine cooling circuit, a bypass circuit that bypasses the oil cooling circuit, and a thermostat that controls the flow of oil discharged from the cooling oil pump to the oil cooling circuit and the bypass circuit The present invention relates to an oil passage structure.

The oil from the oil pump is flowed to the cylinder head, which is the cooled part of the engine body, and after cooling the cylinder head, it returns to the oil pan side, and the middle part of the return passage provided in the cylinder block and crankcase An engine in which a thermostat is connected to the front face of a crankcase of an engine body in a state where the thermostat is mounted on a vehicle is disclosed in Patent Document 1.
JP 2007-270737 A

  In the engine disclosed in Patent Document 1, an oil passage is provided by disposing a thermostat between an oil cooler disposed in front of the engine body and a return passage provided in a front portion of the cylinder block and the crankcase. However, since the thermostat is attached to the crankcase so as to protrude forward from the crankcase, a space for arranging the thermostat is reduced. Not only is a space to be secured required, but a member that protects the thermostat is required, which may affect the layout of the vehicle on which the engine is mounted.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is not necessary to secure a space for disposing a thermostat on the outside of the engine body, but for cooling an engine that does not require a member for protecting the thermostat. An object is to provide an oil passage structure.

  In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 is directed to a cooling oil pump for pumping oil for cooling a cooled portion of an engine body to which an oil pan is attached to the bottom, and the cooling oil pump. An oil cooling circuit having an oil cooler that cools oil discharged from the oil pump, a bypass circuit that bypasses the oil cooling circuit, and the oil cooling circuit for oil discharged from the cooling oil pump and the bypass circuit In the oil passage structure for engine cooling provided with a thermostat for controlling the circulation of the oil, the bypass circuit and the oil cooling circuit are provided in an oil discharge pipe leading to a discharge port of the cooling oil pump, and are provided in the oil pan. It is connected to the branch part to be accommodated, and the thermostat is arranged in the branch part And features.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, a thermostat storage case constituting the branch portion is connected to the oil discharge pipe so as to store and fix the thermostat. It is characterized by that.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the second aspect of the invention, a lower portion of the thermostat storage case is attached to the oil pan, and extends in a direction in which the oil pan is attached to or detached from the engine body. A connecting pipe connected to the pipe is liquid-tightly fitted to the upper part of the thermostat storage case.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the third aspect of the invention, an upper portion of a relief valve connected to the cooling oil pump or another oil pump constitutes a part of the engine body. The lower end of the relief valve is in contact with and supported by the thermostat storage case that is liquid-tightly fitted to the case from below and attached to the oil pan connected to the bottom of the crankcase.

  Furthermore, in the invention according to claim 5, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to claim 4, a scattering suppression wall for suppressing scattering of oil discharged from the relief valve surrounds at least a part of the outer periphery of the relief valve. Thus, the thermostat storage case is integrally provided.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the thermostat is disposed at the branch portion provided in the oil discharge pipe and accommodated in the oil pan so as to connect the bypass circuit and the oil cooling circuit, the thermostat is the oil Since it is arranged in the pan, it becomes unnecessary to secure a space for arranging the thermostat outside the engine main body, and a member for protecting the thermostat is also unnecessary, and the vehicle is mounted in the vehicle in the mounted state. Does not affect the layout.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the thermostat storage case for storing the thermostat is connected to the oil discharge pipe so as to form a branch portion, the thermostat storage case is exposed to the outside of the engine body. There is no risk of reducing the appearance. Moreover, when it is close to the discharge side of the cooling oil pump, the discharge pressure is high, so usually a high level of sealing performance is required. However, the thermostat storage case is stored in the oil pan, so it has a high seal. Performance is not required, and normal performance can be used.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the lower part of the thermostat storage case is attached to the oil pan, and the connection pipe extending in the attaching / detaching direction of the oil pan with respect to the engine body and continuing to the oil discharge pipe is liquid-tightly connected to the upper part of the thermostat storage case. Because it is fitted, the thermostat can be replaced by removing the oil pan from the engine body, and the connecting pipe is attached to the top of the thermostat storage case by attaching the oil pan with the thermostat storage case attached to the engine body. So that the thermostat storage case can be easily assembled to the oil discharge pipe.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the upper part of the relief valve is liquid-tightly fitted to the crankcase from below and the lower end of the relief valve is brought into contact with and supported by the thermostat storage case attached to the oil pan. Supporting the valve with a thermostat storage case eliminates the need for support-specific parts and reduces the number of parts.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the scattering suppression wall that suppresses the scattering of the oil discharged from the relief valve is integrally provided in the thermostat storage case, the number of parts can be reduced by using the scattering suppression wall also as the thermostat storage case. Can be reduced.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on examples of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

  1 to 15 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a right side view of a motorcycle, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a four-cycle air-oil cooled engine, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 in FIG. 1 is a front view of the engine body mounted on the body frame as viewed from the direction of the arrow 6 in FIG. 1, and FIG. 7 is a view of the crankcase from the direction of the arrow 7-7 in FIG. 3 with the oil strainer removed. FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 7 for showing a part of the oil passage structure in the crankcase and the oil pan. FIG. 9 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 9-9 in FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by an arrow 10 in FIG. 3, FIG. 11 is a view taken along an arrow 11 in FIG. 3, FIG. 12 is a plan view of a seal member, FIG. 13 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 13-13 in FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a part of a cylinder head during casting, FIG. 15 is a line 15-15 sectional view of FIG.

  First, in FIG. 1, a body frame F of this motorcycle includes a head pipe 141 that supports a front fork 140 that pivotally supports a front wheel WF at a lower end portion thereof, and a main frame 142 that extends rearward from the head pipe 141. A pair of left and right center tubes 143 extending downward from the rear end of the main frame 142; a pair of left and right down tubes 144 inclined downward and rearward at a steep angle from the main frame 142 from the head pipe 141; It is provided with a pair of left and right pivot plates 145 provided at the lower ends of the center tubes 143, and a pair of left and right seat rails 146 extending rearward from the pivot plates 145.

  A steering handle 147 is connected to an upper end of the front fork 140, a riding seat 148 is provided on the seat rail 146, and a fuel tank 149 straddling the main frame 142 in front of the riding seat 148 is provided. Attached to the main frame 142.

  In the portion surrounded by the main frame 142, the center tube 143, and the down tube 144, an engine body 15 of an in-line multi-cylinder air-oil cooled engine having four cycles is provided with a down tube 144 and a pivot. It arrange | positions so that it may be supported by plate 145 ....

  Further, the pivot plate 145... Has a front end portion of a swing arm 150... That pivotally supports a rear wheel WR driven by the engine at a rear end portion. Rear cushion units 152 are provided between the seat rails 146 and the swing arms 150.

  2 and 3, the engine main body 15 includes a crankcase 16, a cylinder block 17, a cylinder head 18, and a head cover 19, and a plurality of cooling fins 17a, 17a... 18a, 18a. An oil pan 20 is coupled to the bottom of the engine body 15, that is, the bottom of the crankcase 16. Further, the crankcase 16 is formed by connecting an upper case half 16a and a lower case half 16b to each other, and a crankshaft 21 is rotatably supported between the upper and lower case halves 16a and 16b.

  4 and 5 together, the engine body 15 includes a plurality of cylinders of four or more cylinders arranged in series in a cylinder arrangement direction 22 that is parallel to the axis of the crankshaft 21, for example, first to fourth cylinders C1, C1. Pistons 23, which have C2, C3 and C4 and are slidably fitted to the cylinder block 17 for each of the cylinders C1, C2, C3 and C4, are connected in common to the crankshaft 21 and are connected to the pistons. .. Are formed between the cylinder block 17 and the cylinder head 18 for each of the cylinders C1 to C4.

  In FIG. 6, the lower part of the front left and right down tubes 144 extending rearwardly downward from the head pipe 141 at the front end of the vehicle body frame F is supported by the lower front portion of the engine body 15 so that the cylinder axis C is in front. The engine main body 15 in an inclined posture is mounted on the vehicle body frame F so as to be positioned behind the down tubes 144.

  Further, the cylinder head 18 has intake ports 28 formed by bifurcatingly branching into the first side wall 30 of the cylinder head 18 (the rear side wall when mounted on the motorcycle). An exhaust port 29 is provided for each C4 and is bifurcated to open to a second side wall 31 opposite to the first side wall 30 of the cylinder head 18 (a front side wall when mounted on a motorcycle). Thus, it is provided for each of the cylinders C1 to C4. Open ends of the intake ports 28 to the combustion chambers 24 are opened and closed by an intake valve 32 that is disposed in the cylinder head 18 so as to be opened and closed and is urged by a spring in the valve closing direction. The opening end to the combustion chambers 24 is opened and closed by an exhaust valve 33 (see FIG. 4) which is disposed in the cylinder head 18 so as to be opened and closed and is spring-biased in the valve closing direction.

  Throttle bodies 35 having throttle valves 34 are connected to the intake ports 28 through insulators 36, and fuel injection for injecting fuel toward the intake ports 28 is performed on the throttle bodies 35. Valves 37 are attached. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, exhaust pipes 38 are individually connected to the exhaust ports 29, and the exhaust pipes 38 are bent downward from the second side wall 31 of the cylinder head 18, so that the engine body 15 It extends backward through the bottom of the.

  An intake side valve operating device 39I that opens and closes each intake valve 32 is housed between the cylinder head 18 and the head cover 19, and is in contact with the stem end at the upper end of the intake valve 32 of each of the cylinders C1 to C4. A bottomed cylindrical lifter 40 that is slidably fitted to the head 18, and extends in parallel with the crankshaft 21 in common to each of the cylinders C1 to C4, and is fastened to the cylinder head 18 and the cylinder head 18. The intake side camshaft 42I is rotatably supported between the plurality of cam holders 41I, and each of the lifter valves 40 slides up and down in response to the rotation of the intake side camshaft 42I. Opens and closes.

  Further, an exhaust side valve operating device 39E that opens and closes each exhaust valve 33 ... extends in parallel with the crankshaft 21 in common to each of the cylinders C1 to C4 and is fastened to the cylinder head 18 and the cylinder head 18. 41E... An exhaust side camshaft 42E supported rotatably between 41E... Is constructed in the same manner as the intake side valve operating device 39I and is accommodated between the cylinder head 18 and the head cover 19.

  By the way, between the intake side camshaft 42I and the exhaust side camshaft 42E and the crankshaft 21, the rotational power of the crankshaft 21 is transmitted to the intake side camshaft 42I and the exhaust side camshaft 42E at a reduction ratio of 1/2. A timing transmission mechanism 44 (see FIG. 2) is provided, and a cam chain passage 46 for running a cam chain 45 constituting a part of the timing transmission mechanism 44 includes first to fourth cylinders. It is provided across the crankcase 16, the cylinder block 17, and the cylinder head 18 at a central portion along the cylinder arrangement direction 22 of C1 to C4, that is, a portion corresponding to between the second and third cylinders C2 and C3.

  Moreover, the cam chain passage 46 is formed so as to protrude forward from the front surfaces of the cylinder block 17 and the cylinder head 18 and to protrude rearward from the rear surfaces of the cylinder block 17 and the cylinder head 18. Front projecting portions 17b and 18b that form a part of the cam chain passage 46 and project forward are integrally formed at the central portion along the cylinder arrangement direction 22 on the front surfaces of the cylinder block 17 and the cylinder head 18. In addition, rear projecting portions 17c and 18c that form a part of the cam chain passage 46 and project rearward are integrally provided at the center portion along the cylinder arrangement direction 22 on the rear surfaces of the cylinder block 17 and the cylinder head 18. .

  A pair of cylinder heads 18 are disposed at portions corresponding to the first and second cylinders C1, C2 and the third and fourth cylinders C3, C4, respectively, and sandwich the cam chain passage 46 therebetween. When the engine body 15 is mounted on the motorcycle, the plug mounting recesses 47 are formed so as to open to the left side and the upper side, and to the right side and the upper side, respectively.

  Further, a spark plug 48 is attached to the cylinder head 18 so that its tip end faces the center of the combustion chamber 24 of the first to fourth cylinders C1 to C4. A plug mounting hole for mounting the spark plug 48 is provided. 49 ... are provided at the center of each of the cylinders C1 to C4 at the bottom of the plug mounting recess 47 ....

  Referring to FIG. 2, a generator 50 is connected to one end of the crankshaft 21, and the generator 50 is formed between the side cover 51 coupled to the crankcase 16 and the crankcase 16. Housed in the generator room 52. Further, the rotational power of the crankshaft 21 is transmitted to the rear wheels of the motorcycle via an endless chain 53. The rotational power of the crankshaft 21 is transmitted to the primary speed reducer 54, the damper spring 55, the start clutch 56, and the like. It is transmitted to the chain 53 via a gear transmission 57.

  The gear transmission 57 has a main shaft 58 to which the rotational power of the crankshaft 21 is input via the primary reduction device 54, the damper spring 55 and the starting clutch 55, and an axis parallel to the main shaft 58. A counter shaft 59 on which a drive sprocket 61 around which the chain 53 is wound is fixed is fixed to the projecting portion from the case 16, and a plurality of speed changes provided between the main shaft 58 and the counter shaft 59 so as to be selectively established. Stepwise gear trains, for example, first to fifth speed gear trains G1, G2, G3, G4, and G5, and first to fifth speed gear trains G1 to G5 are alternatively established according to the rotation operation. A shift drum 60 that can rotate about an axis parallel to the main shaft 58 and the counter shaft 59 is preferably housed in the crankcase 16. That. Moreover, the main shaft 58 and the counter shaft 59 are rotatably supported between the upper and lower case halves 16a and 16b constituting the crankcase 16.

  Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8 together, the cooling oil pump 63 and the lubricating oil pump 64 are unitized with a common pump shaft 65 and are arranged at the bottom of the crankcase 16. Is done. An oil strainer 66 is accommodated in an oil pan 20 coupled to the bottom of the crankcase 16, and an upper portion of an oil suction pipe 67 extending upward from the oil strainer 66 is connected to the cooling oil pump 63 and the cooling pump 60. The lubricating oil pump 64 is fitted and fixed to a suction passage 68 provided in common from below. Thus, the cooling oil pump 63 and the lubricating oil pump 64 pump oil from the oil pan 20 via the oil strainer 66, and the power from the crankshaft 21 is transmitted to the pump shaft 65.

  The lubrication discharge pipe 69 connected to the lubrication oil pump 64 extends forward (rightward in FIG. 7 and leftward in FIG. 8) while curving in the oil pan 20 and extends to the motorcycle on the side wall of the crankcase 16. When the engine body 15 is mounted, the engine body 15 is connected to an oil filter 71 attached to the front wall 70 facing forward. A main gallery 72 is provided in the lower case half 16 b of the crankcase 16, and an oil filter outlet passage 73 that extends from the center of the oil filter 71 communicates with the main gallery 72.

  Referring also to FIG. 9, a journal portion 21a for rotatably supporting the crankshaft 21 between the upper and lower case halves 16a and 16b of the crankcase 16 between the cylinders C1 to C4. Are provided between the journal portions 21a and the upper and lower case halves 16a and 16b of the crankcase 16, and branch from the main gallery 72. A plurality of oil passages 75 directed to the lubricating chambers 74 are provided in the lower case half 16b.

  Oil jet oil passages 76 are provided in the cylinder block 17 between the first and second cylinders C1 and C2 and between the third and fourth cylinders C3 and C4. The oil from the lubrication chambers 74 is guided through oil passages 77 provided in the upper case half 16a. Moreover, a substantially T-shaped distribution pipe 78 is connected to the oil jet oil passages 76, and the distribution pipe connected to the oil jet oil passage 76 between the first and second cylinders C1 and C2. 78 is provided with injection nozzles 79, 79 for injecting oil toward the pistons 23 of the first and second cylinders C1, C2, and in an oil jet oil passage 76 between the third and fourth cylinders C3, C4. Injection nozzles 79, 79 for injecting oil toward the pistons 23 of the third and fourth cylinders C 3, C 4 are attached to the connected distribution pipe 78.

  The oil from the main gallery 72 is supplied for lubrication to the intake side valve operating device 39I and the exhaust side valve operating device 39E through an oil passage (not shown) provided in the cylinder block 17 and the cylinder head 18. .

  10, oil jackets 81 through which oil pumped from the cooling oil pump 63 circulates are formed for each of the cylinders C1 to C4 so as to surround each plug mounting hole 49, and the oil jacket 81 is An opening end of a ring-shaped groove 82 provided in the cylinder head 18 so as to surround the plug mounting hole 49 is closed by a lid member 83 formed in a ring shape surrounding the ignition plug 48 and fixed to the cylinder head 18.

  By the way, the cylinder head 18 has flat first and second sealing surfaces 84 and 85 which are arranged in the same plane orthogonal to the axis of the plug mounting hole 49 and are endlessly connected so as to sandwich the opening end of the groove 82 from inside and outside. A lid member 83 formed for each of the cylinders C1 to C4 and having a flat surface 86 facing the first and second seal surfaces 84 and 85 includes the first and second seal surfaces 84 and 85, and the flat surface 86. As shown in FIG. 11, the seal member 87 is interposed therebetween, and is fastened to the cylinder head 18 by a dedicated fastening member, for example, a pair of bolts 88 and 88.

  In FIG. 12, the seal member 87 has a hole 153 through which the spark plug 48 can be inserted and has an outer shape substantially corresponding to the lid member 83, and the holes 153 are mutually connected. A pair of insertion holes 154 and 154 sandwiched therebetween are provided in the seal member 87 so that the bolts 88 and 88 can be inserted therethrough.

  The oil jackets 81 of the pair of cylinders C1, C2; C3, C4 adjacent to each other are communicated with each other via a communication passage 89 extending in the cylinder arrangement direction 22, and a pair of adjacent cylinders C1, C2; The cylinders C1, C2; C3, C4 are provided with a pair of lid members 83, 83 ..., and the oil jackets 81, 81 ... for the cylinders C1, C2; Both ends of communication cylinder portions 90 forming communication passages 89 communicating with each other through communication holes 155 (see FIG. 12) are integrally connected. Thus, in this embodiment, the lid members 83 of the first and second cylinders C1, C2 are integrally connected via the connecting cylinder portion 90, and the lid members 83 of the third and fourth cylinders C3, C4. Are continuously connected to each other through the connecting cylinder portion 90.

  The plug mounting holes 49 are formed by a first side wall 30 (rear side wall when mounted on a motorcycle) where the intake port 28 is opened and a second side wall 31 (mounted state when mounted on a motorcycle) where the exhaust port 29 is opened. In this case, the cylinder head 18 having the front side wall is provided so as to be disposed between the first and second side walls 30, 31. It is arranged at a position shifted to the first side wall 30 side, that is, the side opposite to the exhaust port 29.

  The cylinder head 18 includes an introduction-side oil passage 91 that introduces oil from the exhaust port 29 side into the oil jacket 81 of one of a pair of cylinders adjacent to each other, and a pair of cylinders adjacent to each other. Among them, a lead-out side oil passage 92 for leading oil to the exhaust port 29 side from the oil jacket 81 of the other cylinder is provided. In this embodiment, the first and second cylinders C1, C1 adjacent to each other are adjacent to each other. A pair of introduction-side oil passages 91 for introducing oil from the exhaust port 29 side into the oil jacket 81 of one cylinder C2 of C2 and the oil jacket 81 of one cylinder C3 of the third and fourth cylinders C3 and C4. ..., the oil jacket 81 and the third and fourth of the other cylinder C1 of the first and second cylinders C1 and C2. Cylinder C3, a pair of lead-out side oil passage 92 to derive the oil to the exhaust port 29 side from the oil jacket 81 of the other cylinder C4 of the C4 ... and are provided.

  The introduction-side oil passages 91 are formed in the first and second cylinders C1 and C2 and the second and third cylinders C2 and C3 arranged on the inner side in the cylinder arrangement direction 22 among the third and fourth cylinders C3 and C4. Corresponding portions are respectively provided in the cylinder head 18, and the lead-out side oil passages 92... Are disposed outside the first and second cylinders C 1 and C 2 and the third and fourth cylinders C 3 and C 4 in the cylinder arrangement direction 22. The cylinder heads 18 are respectively provided at portions corresponding to the arranged first and fourth cylinders C1 and C4.

  In the upper case half 16a of the cylinder block 17 and the crankcase 16, a pair of oil discharge passages 93 and 93 for guiding the oil from the pair of lead-out side oil passages 92 to the crankcase 16 are led out. The oil discharge passages 93 are provided in the cylinder block 17 and the upper case half 16a of the crankcase 16 so as to communicate with the side oil passages 92 individually. .., 95..., And as shown in FIG. 13, both end portions of cylindrical cylindrical members 96 are fitted in a liquid-tight manner to opposite ends of both passage holes 94.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the lid members 83 are integrally provided with a plurality of cooling fins 97, 97, which are arranged at least partially on portions of the lid member 83 that overlap the communication passages 89 in a plan view. Each of the cooling fins 97, 97... Is positioned outwardly toward the rear of the motorcycle in a state where the engine body 15 is mounted on the motorcycle with the cylinder arrangement direction 22 in the left-right direction. It is formed so as to be inclined with respect to the front-rear direction of the motorcycle.

  Referring also to FIG. 14, in order to facilitate fastening of the lid member 83 on the inner periphery near the bottom of the plug mounting recesses 47 provided in the upper part of the cylinder head 18, the upper and lower sides of the plug mounting recesses 47. An annular recess 98 is formed so that the middle portion in the direction is overhanged, and the plug mounting recess 47 and the groove 82 for forming the oil jacket 81 are formed on the cylinder head 18. At the time of casting, the annular recesses 98 and the grooves 82 are formed to form a plurality of cores 99 that are divided in the circumferential direction, and a mold that is partially fitted into the cores. 100.

  Referring again to FIG. 8, an oil having an oil cooler 104 (see FIG. 6) is provided in a branching portion 103 provided in the cooling oil discharge pipe 102 leading to the discharge port of the cooling oil pump 63 and accommodated in the oil pan 20. A cooling circuit 105 and a bypass circuit 106 that bypasses the oil cooling circuit 105 are connected to distribute the oil discharged from the cooling oil pump 63 to the oil cooling circuit 105 and the bypass circuit 106. A thermostat 107 to be controlled is disposed in the branch portion 103. Moreover, the branch portion 103 is constituted by a thermostat storage case 108 that is connected to the cooling oil discharge pipe 102 so as to store and fix the thermostat 107.

  The thermostat storage case 108 includes a bottomed cylindrical upper case 109 with an open bottom, and a lower case 110 that is formed into a bottomed cylindrical shape with an open top and fits into the upper case 109 from below. The lower part of the thermostat storage case 108 is attached to the oil pan 20. That is, as shown in FIG. 15, a flange 110 a is provided at the lower end of the lower case 110, and the flange 110 a is fastened to the oil pan 20 by a pair of bolts 111, 111, for example.

  Also, the bottom of the bottomed cylindrical connecting pipe 112 extending in the attaching / detaching direction of the oil pan 20 with respect to the crankcase 16, that is, in the vertical direction and continuing to the cooling oil discharge pipe 102 is liquid-tightly connected to the upper part of the thermostat storage case 108. The upper end closed portion of the connecting pipe 112 is fitted to the lower end portion of the communication hole 113 provided in the crankcase 16 so that the oil filter outlet passage 73 extending from the central portion of the oil filter 71 communicates with the main gallery 72. Is closed against the plug member 114 fixed to the crankcase 16.

  A relief valve 115 is connected to the discharge port of the lubrication oil pump 64. In this embodiment, the lubrication discharge pipe 69 connected to the lubrication oil pump 64 is connected to the oil filter 71, and the crank is connected. The upper part of the relief valve 115 is liquid-tightly fitted to the crankcase 16 from below so as to be connected to an inlet-side passage 116 provided in the case 16 and attached to an oil pan 20 coupled to the bottom of the crankcase 16. The upper case 109 of the thermostat storage case 108 is provided with an arcuate support protrusion 109a that abuts and supports the lower end of the relief valve 115.

  Further, a scattering suppression wall 109b that suppresses scattering of oil discharged from the relief valve 115 surrounds the upper case 109 of the thermostat storage case 108 so as to surround at least a part of the outer periphery of the relief valve 115, in this embodiment, a substantially half periphery. The oil pan 20 is integrally provided with an arc-shaped wall 117 surrounding a part of the outer periphery of the relief valve 115 from the side opposite to the scattering suppression wall 109b.

  The oil cooling circuit 105 includes a first oil conduit 119 having one end connected to the thermostat storage case 108 and the other end connected to and supported by the inner surface of the front wall of the crankcase 16, and the first oil conduit 119. An oil cooler 104 includes a second oil conduit 120 having one end connected to the inner surface of the front wall of the crankcase 16 and connected to the oil cooler 104 as shown in FIG. The oil cooler 104 includes a third oil conduit 121 that guides the cooled oil from the oil cooler 104, and the oil cooler 104 is positioned above the cylinder block 17 and forward of the engine body 15 in the engine body 15. It is supported by the down tubes 27 of the vehicle body frame F.

  Further, a passage forming member 123 formed separately from the engine body 15 by forming a branch passage 122 extending in the cylinder arrangement direction 22 on the front wall of the cylinder block 17 in the engine body 15 includes the oil cooler. It is attached with bolts 127 and 127 so as to face the front of the motorcycle below 104.

  Thus, the bypass circuit 106 has one end connected to the thermostat storage case 108 and the other end connected to and supported by the inner surface of the front wall of the crankcase 16, and the oil filter 71. Is connected to the outer surface of the front wall of the crankcase 16 at a position between the second oil conduit 120 and the connection point of the second oil conduit 120 to the crankcase 16, and the fifth oil conduit 125 leads to the fourth oil conduit 124. The branch passage 122 for communicating the other end of the oil conduit 125 and the cylinder block 17 have one end communicating with the branch passage 122 and the other end communicating with the pair of introduction-side oil passages 91. And a pair of oil supply passages 126, 126.

  The pair of oil supply passages 126... Is an introduction-side oil passage provided in the cylinder head 18 at a portion corresponding to two cylinders adjacent to each other along the cylinder arrangement direction 22, that is, the second and third cylinders C 2 and C 3. 91 are provided in the cylinder block 17 at portions corresponding to the second and third cylinders C2 and C3 so that both ends of the passage forming member 123 are connected to both ends of the branch passage 122. 126... Are attached to the cylinder block 17 so as to communicate with each other.

  Thus, connecting pipe portions 123a (see FIG. 3) communicating with both end portions of the branching passage 122 are integrally projected on the passage forming member 123 so as to be liquid-tightly fitted to the cylinder block 17. The connecting pipe portions 123 a communicate with the oil supply passages 126 of the cylinder block 17.

  A mounting flange 121 a that forms part of the oil cooling circuit 105 and that extends downward from the oil cooler 104 and is provided at the lower end of the third oil conduit 121 is provided at the upper portion of the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the passage forming member 123. Fastened to the flange 128. That is, the oil cooler 104 that cools a part of the oil discharged from the cooling oil pump 63 is provided between the cooling oil pump 63 and the branch passage 122 and the oil cooled by the oil cooler 104 is supplied to the branch passage 122. An oil cooling circuit 105 that leads to the above is provided.

  On the other hand, a mounting flange 125a that forms part of the bypass circuit 106 and that is provided at the upper end of the fifth oil conduit 125 that extends upward from the crankcase 16 is provided at the lower portion of the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the passage forming member 123. The flange 129 is fastened. That is, a fifth oil conduit 125 that constitutes a part of the bypass circuit 106 is connected to the passage forming member 123 from below so as to continue to the branch passage 122, and guides oil from the oil cooler 104. A third oil conduit 121 constituting a part of the oil cooling circuit 105 is connected to the passage forming member 123 from above so as to be continuous with the branch passage 122.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the passage forming member 123 is formed in a cylindrical shape so that one end is closed by a plug member 130, and an oil temperature for detecting the temperature of oil flowing through the branch passage 122. A sensor 131 is attached to the passage forming member 123 so as to close the other end of the passage forming member 123.

  Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described. Among the first to fourth cylinders C1 to C4 arranged in the cylinder arrangement direction 22, the exhaust ports 29 are arranged on the oil jackets 81 of the second and third cylinders C2 and C3. A pair of introduction-side oil passages 91 for introducing oil from a first and fourth oil passages 92 for guiding the oil from the oil jackets 81 of the first and fourth cylinders C1 and C4 to the exhaust port 29 side. A communication passage provided in the cylinder head 18 and extending in the cylinder arrangement direction 22 through the oil jackets 81 of the first and second cylinders C1, C2 adjacent to each other and the oil jackets 81 of the third and fourth cylinders C3, C4. 89...

  Accordingly, the oil jackets 81 adjacent to each other are communicated with each other through a communication passage 89, and oil is introduced into one oil jacket 81 from the exhaust port 29 through the introduction-side oil passage 91, and from the other oil jacket 81. The oil is led out to the exhaust port 29... Through the lead-out side oil passage 92, and the periphery of the plug mounting hole 49. The cylinder head 18 around the exhaust ports 29 can be cooled by the oil flowing through the oil passage 91 and the outlet side oil passage 92. Therefore, the communication passage 89 connecting the two oil jackets 81 can be formed in a simple shape so as to extend in the cylinder arrangement direction 22 without having a complicated shape, the cooling performance of the exhaust port 29 and the simpleness of the oil passage. Can be achieved simultaneously.

  Further, since the engine body 15 is mounted on the motorcycle with the second side wall 31 of the cylinder head 18, that is, the side wall where the exhaust port 29 is opened, facing forward, the introduction side oil passage 91. The cylinder head 18 can be cooled more effectively by cooling the vicinity with traveling wind during motorcycle traveling and cooling the oil flowing through the introduction-side oil passages 91... And the outlet-side oil passages 92.

  By the way, in the cylinder head 18 of the engine body 15 in which the first to fourth cylinders C1 to C4 are arranged in the cylinder arrangement direction 22, the two cylinders located inside in the cylinder arrangement direction 22, that is, around the second and third cylinders C2 and C3. This is likely to be hotter than the surroundings of the two cylinders on the outside in the cylinder arrangement direction 22, that is, the first and fourth cylinders C1 and C4, but in the portion corresponding to the second and third cylinders C2 and C3. Introducing oil passages 91 are provided in the cylinder head 18 and lead-out oil passages 92 are provided in the cylinder head 18 at portions corresponding to the first and fourth cylinders C1 and C4. Since the oil is at a lower temperature than the oil flowing through the outlet-side oil passage 92. It is possible to cool the exhaust port 29 ... around the cylinder C2, C3 more effectively.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the cam chain passage 46 is provided across the crankcase 16, the cylinder block 17, and the cylinder head 18 at the central portion along the cylinder arrangement direction 22, and forms a part of the cam chain passage 46 to move forward. Since the front projecting portion 18b projecting to the front is integrally provided on the front surface of the cylinder head 18, as shown by the arrow in FIG. 11, the traveling wind during motorcycle travel is cammed by the front projecting portion 18b on the front surface of the cylinder head 18. A large amount of the front surface of the cylinder head 18 is disposed on the side where the outlet oil passages 92... Where the heated oil flows are arranged in a direction away from the chain passage 46, that is, toward the outside along the cylinder arrangement direction 22. The oil flowing through the outlet side oil passage 92 is effectively cooled. It can be. In this embodiment, the air-oil cooled engine is configured as an in-line four cylinder, and the cam chain passage 46 is disposed at the center along the cylinder arranging direction 22. The same effect can be obtained also when the cam chain passage is arranged on one end side along the line.

  The cylinder block 17 and the crankcase 16 have passage holes 94, 95 ... that are coaxially connected to each other so as to form oil discharge passages 93 ... for guiding oil from the outlet side oil passages 92 ... into the crankcase 16. Since both ends of the cylindrical cylindrical members 96 are fitted to the opposite ends of the two passage holes 94, 95..., The oil discharge passages 93 are formed in the cylinder block 17 and the crankcase 16. The cylinder block 17 and the crankcase 16 can be positioned by the cylindrical cylindrical members 96 using the respective passage holes 94, 95, etc., and there is no need to provide special positioning holes. Processing man-hours can be reduced.

  Since a pair of oil discharge passages 93... Individually communicating with the pair of outlet side oil passages 92... Are provided in the cylinder block 17 and the crankcase 16, the oils from both outlet side oil passages 92. As compared with the case where the oil is discharged into the crankcase 16 through the pair of oil discharge passages 93, the flow path resistance on the discharge side can be reduced.

  The cylinder head 18 is provided with plug mounting holes 49 for mounting the spark plugs 48, and is provided with ring-shaped grooves 82 surrounding the plug mounting holes 49, and around the plug mounting holes 49. A lid member 83 that closes the opening end of the groove 82 is formed in a ring shape surrounding the spark plug 48 so as to be formed between the oil jacket 81 and the cylinder head 18 and fixed to the cylinder head 18. However, the cylinder head 18 is arranged on the same plane perpendicular to the axis of the plug mounting holes 49, and the flat first and second flat endlessly connected so as to sandwich the open end of the groove 82 from inside and outside. The lid member 83 is formed with two sealing surfaces 84, 85, and has a flat surface 86 that faces the first and second sealing surfaces 84, 85, and so on. And the second seal surfaces 84, 85 ... and the flat surfaces 86 ... are fixed to the cylinder head 18 with a seal member 87 interposed therebetween, so a simple configuration using a single seal member 87 ... With this sealing structure, it is possible to seal between the lid members 83 and the cylinder head 18 inside and outside the grooves 82, so that the sealing structure can be simplified and the sealing performance can be secured and the assembling property can be improved.

  In addition, since the lid members 83 are fastened to the cylinder head 18 with dedicated bolts 88..., Compared with the structure in which the lid member 83 is sandwiched between the spark plug 48 and the cylinder head 18, The sealing performance can be kept constant without being affected by the removal.

  The oil jackets 81, 81, for each of the cylinders C1, C2; C3, C4 are connected to a pair of cover members 83, 83, which are arranged for each pair of cylinders C1, C2; C3, C4. Since both ends of the connecting cylinders 90 forming the connecting passages 89 are integrally connected, the pair of lid members 83 are integrated via the connecting cylinder 90, thereby reducing the number of parts. Assembling can reduce the number of assembling steps.

  The cylinder head 18 has a first side wall 30 where the intake ports 28 are opened, and a second side wall 31 which faces the opposite side of the first side wall 30 and where the exhaust ports 29 are opened. The plug mounting holes 49 are provided in the cylinder head 18 so as to be disposed between the first and second side walls 30 and 31, and the connecting cylinder portion 90 is arranged on the first side wall 30 side from the center of the lid member 83. Therefore, the thermal influence from the exhaust port 29 side to the communication passage 89 can be suppressed.

  The cover member 83 is integrally formed with a plurality of cooling fins 97, 97... At least partially disposed in a portion overlapping the communication passage 89 in a plan view. ... can be efficiently cooled.

  When the engine body 15 is mounted on a motorcycle with the cylinder arrangement direction 22 set to the left-right direction, the cooling fins 97, 97... Since the vehicle is inclined with respect to the front-rear direction, the traveling air flowing through the sides of the cooling fins 97, 97... It is possible to suppress heat buildup.

  By the way, the cylinder head 18 of the engine body 15 having the first to fourth cylinders C1 to C4 arranged in series and the cylinder axis C of each cylinder C1 to C4 tilted forward is provided with oil for each cylinder C1 to C4. The jackets 81 are formed, and the oil discharged from the cooling oil pump 63 is supplied to the respective oil jackets 81 through the branch passages 122. Since the separately formed passage forming member 123 faces the front side of the motorcycle and is attached to the front surface of the cylinder block 17 in the engine body 15, the oil flowing through the branch passage 122 can be cooled by running wind. It is possible to improve the cooling performance by supplying oil having a relatively low temperature to the oil jackets 81.

  The cylinder block 17 of the engine body 15 is provided with a pair of oil supply passages 126 communicating with the oil jackets 81 of the second and third cylinders C2 and C3, and both ends of the passage forming member 123 are connected to the branch passage. Since both end portions of 122 are attached to the cylinder block 17 so as to communicate with both oil supply passages 126..., The passage forming member 123 arranged on the front surface of the cylinder block 17 can be made as short as possible so as to be inconspicuous.

  Further, an oil cooler 104 that cools a part of the oil discharged from the cooling oil pump 63 is provided between the cooling oil pump 63 and the branching passage 122, and the oil cooled by the oil cooler 104 is supplied to the branching passage 122. Since the oil cooling circuit 105 is provided, the oil is guided to the branch passage 122 from the oil cooler 104 that cools a part of the oil discharged from the cooling oil pump 63, and is supplied to the oil jackets 81. The oil can be cooled to a lower temperature, and the cooling performance can be further improved.

  A bypass circuit 106 that bypasses the oil cooling circuit 105 is provided between the cooling oil pump 63 and the branch passage 122, and the oil discharged from the cooling oil pump 63 flows to the oil cooling circuit 105 and the bypass circuit 106. The amount is controlled by a thermostat 107, and a fifth oil conduit 125 that projects from the side surface of the crankcase 16 and constitutes a part of the bypass circuit 106 is connected to the passage forming member 123 from below so as to continue to the branch passage 122. The third oil conduit 121 constituting a part of the oil cooling circuit 105 is connected to the passage forming member 123 from above so as to guide the oil from the oil cooler 104 and to be connected to the branch passage 122. Between the fifth oil conduit 125 and the passage forming member 123. The seal surface and the seal surface between the third oil conduit 121 and the passage forming member 123 can be a surface orthogonal to the axes of the fifth oil conduit 125 and the third oil conduit 121, which complicates the seal surface. A sufficient sealing performance can be obtained without any problems.

  Moreover, the passage forming member 123 is formed in a cylindrical shape so that one end is closed by the plug member 130, and an oil temperature sensor 131 that detects the temperature of the oil flowing through the branch passage 122 connects the other end of the passage forming member 123. Since it is attached to the passage forming member 123 in a closed manner, the other end opening of the passage forming member 123 can be closed using the oil temperature sensor 131, and the number of parts can be reduced without using a special plug member. Can be reduced.

  An oil cooling circuit 105 having an oil cooler 104 that cools oil discharged from the cooling oil pump 63 that pumps oil from the oil pan 20 and a bypass circuit 106 that bypasses the oil cooling circuit 105 include a cooling oil pump. The oil cooling circuit 105 for oil discharged from the cooling oil pump 63 and connected to a branch portion 103 provided in a cooling oil discharge pipe 102 communicating with a discharge port 63 and accommodated in the oil pan 20 Since the thermostat 107 that controls the flow to the bypass circuit 106 is disposed in the branch portion 103, the thermostat 107 is disposed in the oil pan 20, and the thermostat 107 is disposed outside the engine body 15. It is not necessary to secure a space for Also member for protecting the thermostat 107 becomes unnecessary, it does not affect the layout of the motorcycle in a mounted state of the motorcycle.

  Further, since the thermostat storage case 108 constituting the branch portion 103 is connected to the cooling oil discharge pipe 102 so as to store and fix the thermostat 107, the thermostat storage case 108 is exposed to the outside of the engine body 15. And there is no risk of reducing the appearance. Moreover, when close to the discharge side of the cooling oil pump 63, since the discharge pressure is high, a high degree of sealing performance is usually required, but the thermostat storage case 108 is stored in the oil pan 20, so High sealing performance is not required, and normal performance can be used.

  A lower part of the thermostat storage case 108 is attached to the oil pan 20, and a connection pipe 112 extending in the direction of attaching and detaching the oil pan 20 to the crankcase 16 of the engine body 15 and continuing to the cooling oil discharge pipe 102 is an upper part of the thermostat storage case 108 Therefore, the thermostat 107 can be replaced by removing the oil pan 20 from the crankcase 16, and the oil pan 20 with the thermostat storage case 108 attached is attached to the crankcase 16. As a result, the connecting pipe 112 is fitted to the upper portion of the thermostat storage case 108, and the assembly work of the thermostat storage case 108 to the cooling oil discharge pipe 102 can be facilitated.

  A thermostat storage case in which the upper part of the relief valve 115 connected to the discharge port of the lubricating oil pump 64 is liquid-tightly fitted to the crankcase 16 from below and attached to the oil pan 20 connected to the bottom of the crankcase 16. Since the lower end of the relief valve 115 is brought into contact with and supported by 108, the relief valve 115 is supported by the thermostat storage case 108, so that no dedicated support parts are required and the number of parts can be reduced.

  Further, since the scattering suppression wall 109b that suppresses the scattering of oil discharged from the relief valve 115 is integrally provided in the thermostat storage case 108 so as to surround at least a part of the outer periphery of the relief valve 115, the scattering suppression wall 109b is stored in the thermostat. The number of parts can be reduced by using the case 108 as well.

  16 and 17 show a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 16 is a longitudinal sectional view of the upper part of the engine body, and FIG. 17 is a view taken in the direction of arrow 17 in FIG.

  It should be noted that portions corresponding to the first embodiment are only given the same reference numerals for illustration, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Seal members 133 are interposed between the pair of lid members 83 and 83 and the cylinder head 18 disposed in the plug mounting recess 47 in the third and fourth cylinders C3 and C4 adjacent to each other. However, the sealing members 133 made of metal are formed so as to be continuous with each other.

  An air guide plate 135 is integrally connected to the seal members 133... Integrally connected so as to be disposed between the pair of lid members 83, 83, and the air guide plate 135 is connected to the plug mounting recess 47. It extends upward and is directed forward, and the traveling wind is guided around the spark plugs 48 by the air guide plate 135. A window 136 for guiding the traveling wind more effectively on the ignition plug 48 side and a flange 137 for guiding the wind from the window 136 to the ignition plug 48 side are provided at appropriate portions of the wind guide plate 135. It may be provided.

  The first and second cylinders C1 and C2 (see the first embodiment) are also configured similarly to the third and fourth cylinders C3 and C4.

  According to the second embodiment, the pair of lid members 83 and the metal seal members 133 respectively interposed between the cylinder heads 18 are integrally formed to contribute to a reduction in the number of parts. be able to. Moreover, since the wind guide plate 135 that guides the traveling wind around the spark plugs 48 is integrally provided on the seal members 133 so as to extend above the plug mounting recess 47 and be directed forward, the number of parts is reduced. The spark plugs 48 and their surroundings can be cooled while avoiding the increase.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various design changes can be made without departing from the present invention described in the claims. It is.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the case where the relief valve is connected to the lubricating oil pump has been described, but the present invention can also be applied to the case where the relief valve is connected to the cooling oil pump.

1 is a right side view of a motorcycle according to a first embodiment. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a 4-cycle air-oil cooling engine, and is sectional drawing which follows the 2-2 line of FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 2. Fig. 4 is a view taken along line 4-4 in Fig. 3. FIG. 5 is a view taken along line 5-5 in FIG. 3. FIG. 6 is a front view of the engine body mounted on the vehicle body frame as viewed from the direction of arrow 6 in FIG. 1. It is the figure which looked at the crankcase from the 7-7 arrow direction of FIG. 3 in the state which removed the oil strainer. It is sectional drawing which follows the 8-8 line of FIG. 7 for showing a part of oil passage structure in a crankcase and an oil pan. FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 9-9 in FIG. 2. FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by an arrow 10 in FIG. 3. FIG. 11 is a view taken in the direction of arrow 11 in FIG. 3. It is a top view of a sealing member. It is a 13-13 line expanded sectional view of Drawing 6. It is sectional drawing which shows a part of cylinder head at the time of casting molding. FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 15-15 in FIG. 8. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the upper part of an engine body, showing a second embodiment. It is 17 arrow line view of FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 ... Engine main body 16 ... Crankcase 20 ... Oil pan 63 ... Cooling oil pump 64 ... Oil pump 102 for lubrication which is another oil pump ... Oil discharge pipe 103 ...・ Branch part 104 ... oil cooler 105 ... oil cooling circuit 106 ... bypass circuit 107 ... thermostat 108 ... thermostat storage case 109b ... scattering suppression wall 112 ... connecting pipe 115 ...・ Relief valve

Claims (5)

  A cooling oil pump (63) for pumping oil from the oil pan (20) for cooling the cooled portion of the engine body (15) to which the oil pan (20) is attached to the bottom, and the cooling oil pump (63 ) From an oil cooling circuit (105) having an oil cooler (104) for cooling oil discharged from it, a bypass circuit (106) bypassing the oil cooling circuit (105), and the cooling oil pump (63) In an oil passage structure for cooling an engine, comprising a thermostat (107) for controlling the flow of discharged oil to the oil cooling circuit (105) and the bypass circuit (106), the bypass circuit (106) and the oil A cooling circuit (105) is connected to an oil discharge pipe (1 2) connected to a branch part (103) accommodated in the oil pan (20), and the thermostat (107) is arranged in the branch part (103). Oil passage structure for cooling.   The thermostat storage case (108) constituting the branch portion (103) is connected to the oil discharge pipe (102) so as to store and fix the thermostat (107). An oil passage structure for cooling the described engine.   The lower part of the thermostat storage case (108) is attached to the oil pan (20), and extends in the direction in which the oil pan (20) is attached to and detached from the engine body (15), and is connected to the oil discharge pipe (102). 3. An oil passage structure for cooling an engine according to claim 2, wherein (112) is liquid-tightly fitted to the upper portion of the thermostat storage case (108).   An upper part of a relief valve (115) connected to the cooling oil pump (63) or another oil pump (64) is supplied from below to a crankcase (16) constituting a part of the engine body (15). The lower end of the relief valve (115) abuts and is supported by the thermostat storage case (108) attached to the oil pan (20) that is closely fitted and coupled to the bottom of the crankcase (16). The engine oil passage structure for cooling according to claim 3.   A scattering suppression wall (109b) that suppresses scattering of oil discharged from the relief valve (115) is provided integrally with the thermostat storage case (108) so as to surround at least a part of the outer periphery of the relief valve (115). The engine cooling oil passage structure according to claim 4, wherein the engine cooling oil passage structure is provided.

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