JP5595079B2 - Cylinder head water jacket structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a water jacket structure for a cylinder head in an engine such as an automobile, and more particularly to a water jacket structure for a cylinder head in which exhaust manifolds from a plurality of cylinders are integrally formed.

  Such an exhaust manifold integrated cylinder head is known from Patent Documents 1 to 4 listed below, and the exhaust manifold can be cooled by a water jacket formed on the cylinder head. For this purpose, a water jacket through which the cooling water passes is formed around the exhaust manifold integrated with the cylinder head.

  In Patent Documents 1 and 2, a water jacket is provided on the cylinder row in the cylinder head and above and below the exhaust manifold, and the water jacket connecting the upper and lower water jackets is connected between the ignition plug and the exhaust manifold. A water jacket structure provided to communicate in a direction is disclosed. In addition, a bolt through hole through which a cylinder head fastening bolt penetrates is formed in a wall portion between exhaust ports extending from individual exhaust valve ports to one exhaust port of the exhaust manifold, and adjacent to the exhaust port side of the bolt through hole. Thus, an oil return passage for returning oil from the valve operating chamber to the oil pan is formed.

  Patent Document 3 discloses that in an exhaust manifold in which a water jacket is formed around, a partition wall between two exhaust ports of a cylinder located in the center of the cylinder arrangement direction, and a partition wall between two exhaust ports of other cylinders. Disclosed is a water jacket structure in which a water jacket and an oil passage are formed in the enlarged partition wall, and a female screw portion is formed in which a cylinder head fastening bolt is screwed into a wall portion between two adjacent exhaust ports. Then, compared to the technique described in Patent Document 2, the merging angle is reduced to improve the output performance, the distance between the oil passage and the female screw portion is increased to ensure the strength of the water jacket forming core, It is said that productivity can be improved.

  Patent Document 4 discloses a structure in which a water jacket is formed on the exhaust manifold and the intake manifold connection port including the upper part in the cylinder arrangement direction, below the exhaust manifold, and below the intake manifold connection port in the cylinder head. ing. Patent Document 4, in particular, provides a recess in a portion of the joint surface with the cylinder block located below the exhaust port assembly, and forms a space in which the recess circulates oil or water in a joined state with the cylinder block. The exhaust port assembly portion and the exhaust port outlet portion can be effectively cooled without deteriorating the manufacturability of the cylinder head.

JP 2000-161131 A JP 2000-161129 A JP 2007-162591 A JP 2008-267184 A

  By the way, an exhaust manifold formed integrally with a conventional cylinder head rises from an individual exhaust valve port corresponding to each cylinder, and then extends toward one exhaust port that opens to one side facing the cylinder arrangement direction. However, it leads to the exhaust port (see FIGS. 1 and 2 of Patent Document 1). For this reason, the rising part from the exhaust valve port of each exhaust port is located in the cylinder arrangement area on the center side with a larger diameter than those along with the spark plug longitudinal part and the exhaust valve longitudinal part, The flow resistance is high on the center side, and a large amount flows to the exhaust port side where the flow resistance is low, that is, the exhaust port side extending from the rising portion to the exhaust port, and the amount of cooling water passing between the rising portions is reduced. . As a result, there is a temperature difference between the water jacket on the exhaust port side and the water jacket on the center side, and cooling on the center side is insufficient. This is remarkable on the center side of the lower water jacket where the rising portion of the exhaust port that is particularly hot is located.

  Further, as seen in Patent Documents 1 and 2, if an oil return passage is provided on the outside of the bolt longitudinal portion, that is, on the side of one side wall of the cylinder head where the exhaust port is located, the cylinder head is enlarged on the exhaust port side. . In addition, the oil return passage is far from the water jacket side of the exhaust port and is not easily cooled, so that it becomes too hot during high-load operation and the oil tends to deteriorate. If an attempt is made to cope with this by providing an oil return passage together with a water jacket in the wall portion between the exhaust ports as in the case of Patent Document 3, this also leads to an increase in the size of the cylinder head.

  In view of such problems, the present invention reduces the temperature difference between the center side of the cooling water and the exhaust port side in the cylinder head integrated with the exhaust manifold, and can sufficiently cool the center side where the temperature becomes high. The main object is to provide a structure, and it is also an object to provide an oil return passage that can reduce deterioration of the oil without increasing the size of the cylinder head.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the water jacket structure of the cylinder head according to the present invention has an exhaust port opened on one side parallel to the cylinder arrangement direction after the exhaust ports of a plurality of cylinders merge at a merge point in the cylinder head The exhaust manifold integrated cylinder head water jacket structure has a cooling water inlet at one end in the cylinder arrangement direction, a cooling water outlet at the other end in the cylinder arrangement direction, and between the cooling water inlet and the cooling water outlet. the inner surface of the side wall of the outlet side of the forming the water jacket, having a bulging portion for directing the coolant toward the center is a cylinder arrangement region, the expanded portion is provided on the lower side of at least the exhaust port , Characterized in that it extends to the center side including the junction .

  In such a configuration, the cooling water flows from the main cooling water inlet at one end of the cylinder head into the downstream water jacket and flows out to the cooling water outlet at the other end of the cylinder head. In addition, the center side, which is the cylinder arrangement area, has a high flow resistance because the spark plug vertical part, exhaust valve vertical part, and the rising part of the exhaust port from the exhaust valve port are concentrated, so the exhaust port side with low flow resistance. However, the flow of the cooling water can be directed to the center side by the bulging portion of the inner surface of the side wall on the exhaust port side. In addition, the flow resistance at the center side is particularly high below the exhaust port where there is a rising portion from the exhaust valve port of each exhaust port, and tends to flow more toward the exhaust port side. By being at least on the lower side, it can be actively directed to the center side.

In the above, the water jacket further includes an upper water jacket and a lower water jacket of the exhaust port, and the upper water jacket is provided up to the upper part of the exhaust port.

  In the above, a plurality of bulges may be provided in the cylinder arrangement direction.

  In such a configuration, in addition to the above, the spark plug longitudinal portion that gives flow resistance to the cooling water and the rising portion from the exhaust valve port of the exhaust port are concentrated corresponding to a plurality of cylinder positions. Since the concentrated area is adjacent in the cylinder arrangement direction, the cooling water can be passed from the exhaust port side between the plurality of flow resistance portions where the thermal load increases.

  In the above, it is also possible that at least the bulging portion below the exhaust port extends to the center side from the confluence of the exhaust port and the oil return passage penetrates the bulging portion.

  In such a configuration, in addition to the above, at least the bulging portion below the exhaust port extends to the center side from the merging portion of the exhaust port, and the flow resistance is increased toward the center side where the thermal load is high. The flow of the cooling water passing between the parts can be strengthened, and the oil return passage penetrates the bulging portion extending to the center side, so that the cooling of the oil return passage is performed by the cooling water colliding with the bulging portion. I can plan.

  In the above, the water jacket further includes an upper water jacket and a lower water jacket of the exhaust port, and bulge portions are provided on both sides of the oil return passage on the inner surface of the exhaust port side wall of the upper water jacket. be able to.

  In such a configuration, in addition to the above, in the upper part of the exhaust port where the thermal load of the oil return passage is high, the cooling water passage around the oil return passage is narrowed to increase the flow velocity, and cooling is performed by the bulging portion. By causing the water flow to collide with the oil return passage, the cooling effect can be enhanced.

  According to the water jacket structure of the cylinder head of the present invention, the center side, which is the cylinder arrangement region in the water jacket, has a spark plug longitudinal portion, an exhaust valve longitudinal portion, and an exhaust port in spite of a high thermal load. Because the flow resistance is high due to the concentration of the rising part from the exhaust valve port, a large amount of cooling water tends to flow to the exhaust port side where the flow resistance is low. Therefore, it is possible to sufficiently cool the cooling water flowing along the inner surface of the side wall by using the cooling water at the center side having a high thermal load, thereby achieving uniform cooling water temperature.

  In addition, the flow resistance at the center side is particularly high below the exhaust port where there is a rising portion from the exhaust valve port of each exhaust port. This can be done by turning to the center side.

In the water jacket structure of the cylinder block in the three-cylinder engine according to the embodiment of the present invention, one having a bulging portion directed toward the center side on the side surface on the exhaust port side above and below a typical exhaust port The schematic diagram which shows an example by planar view. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the same structure taken along a plane including an axis of an exhaust port of an exhaust manifold of the cylinder head and an axis of a spark plug longitudinal portion. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 2. The cross-sectional view seen from the VV line of FIG. FIG. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 2. The cross-sectional view seen from the VII-VII line of FIG. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view (as viewed from the line VIII-VIII in FIG. 7) taken along a plane passing through the axis of the bolt longitudinal portions facing each other on the center side in FIG. 2. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the relationship of the representative part of the water jacket structure of the cylinder head of FIG.

  One specific example of the water jacket structure of the cylinder head according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9 for the understanding of the present invention.

  The water jacket structure of the cylinder head of the present embodiment is such that the exhaust ports EP of a plurality of cylinders S merge in the cylinder head 1 as shown in a plan view in FIG. A water jacket structure of an exhaust manifold-integrated cylinder head 1 having an exhaust port 2 opened on a parallel side 1a, and having a main cooling water inlet 3 at one end 1b in the arrangement direction of the cylinders S, and the arrangement direction of the cylinders S The water jacket 5 shown in FIGS. 1A to 1C, 2 and 3 to 9 is provided between the main cooling water inlet 3 and the cooling water outlet 4. A side wall on the side of the exhaust port 2 that forms a bulging portion 7 that directs the cooling water 6 toward the central side, which is the arrangement area of the cylinders S, on the inner surface 5a shown in FIGS. Have The bulging portion 7 includes a bulging portion 7 on the exhaust port EP shown in FIGS. 1B and 5, and a bulging portion 7 below the exhaust port shown in FIGS. 1C, 2, and 4. However, the basic feature of the present invention is to provide at least the lower side of the exhaust port EP.

  As a result, as shown by arrows in FIGS. 1B and 1C, the cooling water 6 flows into the downstream water jacket 5 from the main cooling water inlet 3 at the cylinder head one end 1b, and the cooling water at the other end 1c of the cylinder head. It flows out to exit 4. Further, the flow resistance is high at the central side, which is the arrangement area of the cylinders S, due to the concentration of the spark plug longitudinal portion 11, the exhaust valve longitudinal portion 12, and the rising portion 9 from the exhaust valve port 8 of the exhaust port EP. A large amount of flow toward the low exhaust port EP can be directed toward the center as shown by the arrow in FIG. 1C by the bulging portion 7 of the side wall inner surface 5a on the exhaust port 2 side.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 1B, 1 C, 6, and 7, the main cooling water inlet 3 forms a joint surface with the cylinder block 22 of the cylinder head 1 and forms a bottom portion of the water jacket 5. 35. In addition to the main cooling water inlet 3, there may be a sub cooling water inlet 3a. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the sub-cooling water inlets 3a are located at 18 places excluding the two main cooling water inlets. Cooling water 6 is supplied from the cylinder block to the main cooling water inlet 3 and the sub cooling water inlet 3a. The diameter of the hole provided in the gasket interposed between the cylinder head 1 and the cylinder block 22 limits the amount of cooling water supplied from the sub cooling water inlet. As a result, about 80% of the cooling water 6 is supplied from the main cooling water inlet 3. Note that due to the limitation, there is a sub-cooling water inlet that is completely blocked by the gasket.

  Further, the flow resistance at the center side is particularly high below the exhaust port EP where the rising portion 9 from the exhaust valve port 8 of each exhaust port EP is present, and the cooling water 6 that tends to flow more to the exhaust port EP side. As shown in FIGS. 1 (c), 2 and 9, the bulging portion 7 can be forcibly directed toward the center by being at least below the exhaust port EP.

  As a result, according to the water jacket structure of the cylinder head of the present embodiment, the center side, which is the cylinder arrangement area in the water jacket 5, has a high thermal load, although the thermal load is high, Since the flow resistance is high due to the concentration of the rising part 9 from the exhaust valve port 8 of the valve longitudinal part 12 and the exhaust port EP, the cooling water 6 tends to flow to the exhaust port EP side having a low flow resistance. Since the bulging portion 7 of the side wall inner surface 5a on the exhaust port 2 side is directed toward the center side, the cooling water 6 having a small amount of heat received flowing along the side wall inner surface is used for cooling at the center side to sufficiently cool the cooling water temperature. Uniformity can be achieved.

  Further, the flow resistance at the center side is particularly high below the exhaust port EP where the rising portion 9 from the exhaust valve port 8 of each exhaust port EP exists. However, since the bulging portion 7 is directed at the lower side of the exhaust port EP and the cooling water 6 is directed toward the center, the cooling water can be concentrated, and sufficient cooling and uniform temperature of the cooling water 6 can be obtained. I can plan.

  FIG. 1 (a) shows the effect of uniform cooling water 6 temperature and sufficient cooling on the center side by the flow creation toward the center side of the cooling water 6 by the bulging portion 7, The same effect can be obtained in the bulging portion 7 on the upper side of the exhaust port EP. However, since these rising portions 9 are not provided on the upper side of the exhaust port EP, the amount of cooling water directed toward the center side is reduced from the lower side by suppressing the degree of bulging toward the center side from the degree of bulging on the lower side. Thus, it is possible to prevent overcooling and non-uniformity of the temperature of the cooling water 6 above and below.

  In addition, the tip of the bulging portion 7 is assumed to correspond between two adjacent exhaust ports EP and EP, as particularly shown in the center position of FIG. 1 (c) and FIG. Yes. As a result, the bulging portion 7 directs the flow of the cooling water 6 from the upstream toward the center, but the flow between the two adjacent exhaust ports EP, EP to which the tip of the bulging portion 7 corresponds corresponds. Therefore, between the exhaust valve ports 8 having a high thermal load and between the exhaust valve longitudinal portions 12 can be cooled.

  In particular, under the exhaust port EP, it is possible to cool between the rising portion 9 from the exhaust valve port 8 and between the narrow rising portions 9 of the adjacent exhaust port EP through the cooling water 6 including the periphery of the exhaust valve port 8. it can. Therefore, it is effective to provide the bulging portions 7 corresponding to the adjacent groups of the exhaust ports EP, and the number of the bulging portions 7 can be made equal to or less than the number of the adjacent groups. Two adjacent exhaust ports EP, EP are from two exhaust valve ports 8, 8 of one cylinder S and one from one exhaust valve port 8, 8 of adjacent cylinder S. The case where there are two exhaust valve ports 8 in one cylinder S and the case where there is one exhaust valve port 8 in one cylinder S can be dealt with.

  In particular, like a bulging portion 7 provided in the center of the lower water jacket 52, a thin protrusion 7a facing between narrow flow resistance portions such as between the rising portions 8 and 8 at the tip (FIGS. 1C and 4). If the cooling water 6 is provided, the cooling water 6 comes closer to the flow resistance parts without particularly narrowing the cooling flow path between the expansion part 7 and the flow resistance parts, and the cooling water 6 is also flowed between the narrow flow resistance parts. It is surely passed without dropping. Moreover, the cooling efficiency can be increased by increasing the flow velocity there.

  The bulging part 7 provided correspondingly between the adjacent exhaust valve ports 8 and 8 can be provided corresponding to at least the center of the arrangement direction of the cylinders S, that is, one can be provided. In this way, regardless of whether the number of cylinders S is an even number or an odd number, the cooling water 6 is passed from the exhaust port EP side to the part where the thermal load is cumulatively increased at the center of the cylinder S in the arrangement direction. Can be cooled.

  Further, as shown in the illustrated example, a plurality of the bulging portions 7 can be provided in the arrangement direction of the cylinders S. As a result, the spark plug longitudinal portion 11 that gives flow resistance to the coolant 6 and the rising portion 9 from the exhaust valve port 8 of the exhaust port EP are concentrated corresponding to the arrangement positions of the plurality of cylinders S. Since the areas are adjacent to each other in the arrangement direction of the cylinders S, the cooling water 6 is indicated by arrows in FIGS. 1B and 1C from the exhaust port EP side between the plurality of flow resistance portions where the thermal load increases. Can be passed through.

  Therefore, the central side having high flow resistance and high thermal load can be cooled without excess and deficiency, and further uniform temperature of the cooling water 6 is ensured. In this case, the tip of each bulging portion 7 is located between adjacent flow resistance portions to which the cooling water 6 is to be directed due to the relationship with the flow direction of the cooling water 6 guided by the upstream flow path or the bulging portion 7. May be provided with a bias. In the illustrated example, the positions other than the one located in the center of the arrangement direction of the cylinders S are set to positions deviated downstream.

  When a plurality of the bulging portions 7 are provided in the flow direction of the cooling water 6 in the lower water jacket 52, the thermal burden is highest at the center in the arrangement direction of the cylinders S and tends to be lower toward the one end 1b and the other end 1c. Become. Therefore, the central bulging portion 7 is bulged most, and the degree of bulging of the bulging portion 7 on the one end 1b and the other end 1c side is reduced, and the cooling between upstream and downstream is reduced. The temperature distribution of the water 6 can be made uniform. Between the exhaust valve ports 8 of the cylinders S on both sides, there are cooling water 6 flowing from the inlet 3 to the exhaust port jacket and cooling water 6 flowing from the exhaust port jacket to the outlet 4, but the exhaust valve port of the central cylinder S Since there is little cooling water 6 flowing between the eight, the bulging portion 7 facing the central cylinder S is enlarged.

  Further, at least the bulging portion 7 below the exhaust port EP is located at the center from the joining point P of the exhaust port EP as shown in the example of the center position in the arrangement direction of the cylinders S shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 8, an oil return passage 23 for returning oil from the valve operating chamber 21 of the cylinder head 1 shown in FIGS. 2 and 8 to the oil pan (not shown) through the cylinder block 22 forms the bulging portion 7 at the central position. As shown in FIG. 4, it penetrates.

  As a result, at least the bulging portion 7 below the exhaust port EP extends toward the center side from the merging portion P of the exhaust port EP, so that the cooling passes through the flow resistance portions toward the center side where the thermal load is high. The flow of the water 6 can be increased, and the oil return passage 23 provided in the wall portion of the confluence portion P of the exhaust port EP passes through the bulge portion 7 extending to the center side, so that the bulge portion 7 The oil return passage 23 can be cooled by the cooling water 6 that collides with the oil.

  The water jacket 5 includes an upper water jacket 51 and a lower water jacket 52 for the exhaust port EP, as shown in FIGS. (B) As shown in FIG. 5, two bulging portions 7 are provided on one side 1a. That is, the bulging portions 7 are provided on both sides of the oil return passage 23. As a result, cooling around the oil return passage 23 is performed at the upper portion of the exhaust port EP where the thermal load becomes particularly high due to high-temperature exhaust gas flowing along the ceiling surface of the exhaust port EP from the exhaust valve port 8 through the rising portion 9. The cooling effect of the oil return passage can be enhanced by narrowing the passage of the water 6 and increasing the flow velocity, and causing the flow of the cooling water 6 to collide with the oil return passage 23 by the bulging portion 7.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1B and 1C, a bolt boss forming the bolt longitudinal portion 24 is located in the water jacket 5 and partially faces, but in the exhaust port EP arrangement region, A bolt boss forming the bolt longitudinal portion 24 is disposed on the inner wall portion of the junction P of the exhaust port EP where the oil return passage 23 is not located, and is shared by the exhaust port EP. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the bolt longitudinal portion 24 and the oil return passage 23 from being arranged in the axial direction of the exhaust port 2 and to prevent the cylinder head 1 from becoming large. Further, both sides of the exposed portion of the bolt boss forming the bolt longitudinal portion 24 to the central water jacket 53 are flat portions 5b as shown in FIGS. 1 (a) to 1 (c). Since the flow of 6 is guided and rectified, a dedicated rib for guiding the cooling water 6 can be omitted in the corresponding region of the flat portion 5b.

  Further, an intake manifold connection port 32 extending from the intake valve port 31 of each cylinder S is provided in the peripheral wall on the other side 1d side, and an inner surface 5c shown in FIGS. 1 (c), 2, 4, 5, and 6 of this peripheral wall. Forms an inner surface on the other side 1d side of the water jacket 5, and a bulging portion 71 of the upper water jacket 51 as shown in FIG. 1 (b) and FIG. Yes. The water jacket 5 extends around the intake manifold connection port 32, but the contact area with the periphery of the intake manifold connection port 32 is small, preventing overcooling, and the temperature of the cooling water 6 over the entire water jacket 5 is reduced. Uniformity is intended.

  Further, the cooling water outlet 4 is provided to be biased to the other side 1d side, and the flow of each part of the wide area on the exhaust manifold side is divided between the resistance parts so as to create a flow that passes around each flow resistance part. The cooling effect described above is enhanced at each part on the exhaust manifold side. 3 and 5 are provided so as to hang down from the ceiling wall 34 so that the cooling water 6 does not flow along the ceiling wall of the central jacket 53. The cooling water 6 is directed downward. The central water jacket 53 is also connected to the water jacket 54 on the intake valve port 31 side shown in FIGS. 2, 4 to 6, and 8.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be practically used in a water jacket of a cylinder head in order to achieve sufficient cooling and uniform cooling water temperature according to the height of a thermal load without the influence of a flow resistance portion.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cylinder head 2 Exhaust port 3 Main cooling water inlet 4 Cooling water outlet 5 Water jacket 5a Side wall inner surface by the side of the exhaust port 2 6 Cooling water 7 Expansion part 8 Exhaust valve port 9 Rising part from exhaust valve port 11 Spark plug vertical passage Portion 12 Exhaust valve longitudinal passage 23 Oil return passage 24 Bolt longitudinal passage (bolt boss)
32 Intake manifold connection port 51 Upper water jacket of the exhaust port EP 52 Lower water jacket of the exhaust port EP 53 Bolt boss center side water jacket 71 The bulging portion of the water jacket 51

Claims (5)

In the water jacket structure of the exhaust manifold integrated cylinder head in which the exhaust ports are opened on one side parallel to the cylinder arrangement direction after the exhaust ports of a plurality of cylinders merge at the joining point in the cylinder head,
A cooling water inlet is provided on one end side in the cylinder arrangement direction,
A cooling water outlet is provided on the other end side in the cylinder arrangement direction,
On the inner surface of the side wall on the exhaust port side that forms a water jacket between the cooling water inlet and the cooling water outlet, a bulging portion that directs the cooling water toward the center side that is the cylinder arrangement region,
The bulging portion is provided at least on the lower side of the exhaust port, and extends to the center side including the junction, and has a water jacket structure for a cylinder head. The water jacket structure for a cylinder head according to claim 1, wherein the water jacket includes an upper water jacket and a lower water jacket for the exhaust port, and the upper water jacket is provided up to an upper portion of the exhaust port . Water jacket structure of a cylinder head according to any one of claims 1, 2 OIL return passage extends through said bulging portion. The water jacket structure of a cylinder head according to claim 3 , wherein the bolt longitudinal portion is disposed on an inner wall portion of a confluence portion of the exhaust port where the oil return passage is not located . 4. The cylinder head according to claim 3 , wherein the water jacket includes an upper water jacket and a lower water jacket of the exhaust port, and a bulging portion is provided on both sides of the oil return passage on the inner surface of the exhaust port side wall of the upper water jacket. Water jacket structure.

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