JP5719334B2 - Cylinder head water jacket structure - Google Patents

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  The present invention relates to a water jacket structure for a cylinder head, and more particularly to a water jacket structure for a cylinder head in which an exhaust collecting portion for collecting a plurality of exhaust ports is integrally formed.

Conventionally, downsizing of an internal combustion engine such as an engine has been desired due to demands for improving fuel consumption and reducing CO _2. However, such an internal combustion engine is provided with a supercharger in order to eliminate torque shortage due to downsizing. There are many. On the other hand, in order to reduce the size and weight of an internal combustion engine, an internal combustion engine has been developed in which an exhaust collecting portion for collecting a plurality of exhaust ports extending from a plurality of combustion chambers is integrally formed in a cylinder head. The exhaust collecting part tends to be hot, and it is important to cool the exhaust collecting part sufficiently to prevent thermal damage to the turbocharger, especially when a turbocharger is arranged immediately downstream of the exhaust collecting part. become. Therefore, in such a cylinder head, in addition to the combustion chamber water jacket for cooling the combustion chamber, an exhaust water jacket for cooling the exhaust port and the exhaust collecting portion is provided.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, an exhaust water jacket is provided on each of the upper and lower sides of the exhaust collecting portion, and between the side surface of the cylinder head provided with the outlet opening of the exhaust collecting portion and the exhaust collecting portion, There is disclosed a water jacket structure of a cylinder head provided with a communicating portion that communicates the upper and lower exhaust water jackets.

JP 2010-209749 A

  However, in the cooling passage structure of the cylinder head described in Patent Document 1, since there is a communication portion that communicates the upper and lower exhaust water jackets of the exhaust collecting portion, the flow of the coolant in the exhaust water jacket Becomes complicated. For this reason, the flow velocity inside the exhaust water jacket may decrease or a portion (stagnation portion) where the coolant may stay may be generated, and the cooling efficiency of the exhaust water jacket may decrease. On the other hand, if the capacity of the water jacket is increased and the flow rate of the coolant is increased in order to solve this problem, downsizing of the cylinder head and the water pump is hindered.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and provides a water jacket structure for a cylinder head capable of improving the cooling efficiency of an exhaust collecting portion while suppressing an increase in the amount of coolant. Is an issue.

A water jacket structure of a cylinder head according to the present invention includes a plurality of combustion chamber tops formed on a bottom surface of the cylinder head, a plurality of intake ports and a plurality of exhaust ports communicating with each of the plurality of combustion chamber tops, An exhaust collecting portion for collecting the plurality of exhaust ports inside a cylinder head, a combustion chamber water jacket for cooling the top of the combustion chamber, and an exhaust water jacket for cooling the exhaust collecting portion. The water jacket for the upper exhaust water jacket disposed so as to cover the exhaust collecting portion from above on the upper side in the cylinder axial direction with respect to the exhaust collecting portion, and the cylinder axial direction with respect to the exhaust collecting portion A lower exhaust water jacket disposed on the lower side so as to cover the exhaust collecting portion from the lower side; Has, the combustion chamber for the water jacket is communicated with the upper exhaust water jacket, wherein the bottom surface of the cylinder head, a water intake arranged on the lower side of the intake port from the block-side water jacket influx and upper exhaust inlet for flowing the cooling liquid to the upper exhaust water jacket through the water jacket through the combustion chamber jacket, the cooling liquid to the lower exhaust water jacket from the block-side water jacket A lower exhaust inflow portion for forming the upper exhaust water jacket, and the upper exhaust water jacket forms a flow along the arrangement direction of the top of the combustion chamber, and the lower exhaust water jacket includes the combustion chamber. Forming a flow along the direction of the arrangement of the top, in front of the cylinder head The upper exhaust outlet opening for discharging the coolant from the upper exhaust water jacket and the lower exhaust water jacket for discharging the coolant on the downstream side surface of the flow along the arrangement direction of the combustion chamber top portion A lower exhaust outlet opening, and a flow path from the upper exhaust inlet through the combustion chamber water jacket through the upper exhaust water jacket to the upper exhaust outlet. The flow path from the lower exhaust inflow part to the lower exhaust outlet opening through the lower exhaust water jacket forms an independent flow path inside the cylinder head. Features.

According to such a configuration, the exhaust water jacket includes an upper exhaust water jacket disposed on the upper side in the cylinder axial direction with respect to the exhaust collect portion so as to cover the exhaust collect portion from above. A lower exhaust water jacket disposed on the lower side in the cylinder axial direction with respect to the exhaust collective portion so as to cover the exhaust collective portion from the lower side, and the combustion chamber water jacket is arranged on the upper side. An exhaust water jacket communicates with the bottom surface of the cylinder head through the intake water jacket disposed below the intake port from the block side water jacket and the combustion chamber water jacket. An upper exhaust inflow portion for allowing the coolant to flow into the water jacket, and the block A lower exhaust inflow portion for allowing a coolant to flow into the lower exhaust water jacket from the water jacket, respectively, and the upper exhaust water jacket has a flow along the arrangement direction of the top of the combustion chamber. The lower exhaust water jacket forms a flow along the arrangement direction of the top of the combustion chamber, and the lower side surface of the flow along the arrangement direction of the top of the combustion chamber of the cylinder head has the upper side An upper exhaust outlet opening for discharging the coolant from the exhaust water jacket and a lower exhaust outlet opening for discharging the coolant from the lower exhaust water jacket are respectively formed, and the upper exhaust inflow is formed. The upper exhaust outlet opening through the combustion chamber water jacket and the upper exhaust water jacket And a flow path extending from the lower exhaust inflow portion through the lower exhaust water jacket to the lower exhaust outlet opening forms an independent flow path within the cylinder head. Therefore, there is no need to forcibly deflect the cooling water inside the cylinder head and branch it, and the flow of the cooling liquid is separated from each other to suppress a decrease in the flow rate and the occurrence of a stay (stagnation) of the cooling liquid. be able to. Further, since the decrease in the flow rate and the occurrence of the coolant staying portion (stagnation portion) are suppressed, the flow rate of the coolant flowing inside the exhaust water jacket is increased so that the exhaust collecting portion can be efficiently used with a small amount of coolant. Can be cooled. In addition, since the exhaust collecting portion can be efficiently cooled with a small amount of coolant, the capacity of the exhaust water jacket can be reduced, and the size of the cylinder head can be reduced.
Further, since the upper exhaust water jacket and the lower exhaust water jacket are formed so as to have a so-called longitudinal flow in which the coolant flows in the arrangement direction (cylinder row direction) of the combustion chamber top, the flow passage area is large. However, the flow rate can be easily adjusted. Therefore, it becomes easy to increase the flow rate and improve the cooling efficiency even with a small amount of coolant.
Moreover, according to such a structure, since the upper exhaust water jacket communicates with the combustion chamber water jacket, it corresponds to the combustion chamber water jacket among the plurality of cores used when casting the cylinder head. The core and the core corresponding to the upper exhaust water jacket can be integrally formed. Further, since the upper exhaust water jacket and the lower exhaust water jacket are separated from each other, there is no need to separately prepare a core for forming the communication path as in Patent Document 1. Thereby, the increase in the core is suppressed, and the alignment of the cores is unnecessary, so that the manufacturing process (core installation work) can be prevented from becoming complicated.
Note that “up and down in the cylinder axis direction” means that the upper side is the upper side and the lower side is the lower side with respect to the cylinder orthogonal plane that is a plane orthogonal to the cylinder axis.

  Further, at least one of the upper exhaust water jacket and the lower exhaust water jacket has a projecting portion disposed so as to project toward the other side and to face the downstream side portion of the exhaust collecting portion. Is preferable.

  According to such a configuration, while the upper exhaust water jacket and the lower exhaust water jacket are formed as independent flow paths, the downstream side portion of the exhaust collecting portion is covered with the protruding portion so that the entire exhaust collecting pipe is covered. Since it can be covered with the exhaust water jacket, the cooling efficiency of the exhaust assembly can be improved.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the water jacket structure of the cylinder head which can aim at the improvement of the cooling efficiency of an exhaust_gas | exhaustion gathering part, suppressing the increase in the amount of cooling fluid can be provided.

It is sectional drawing of the internal combustion engine which has the water jacket structure of the cylinder head which concerns on this embodiment. It is a perspective view of a cylinder head. It is the perspective view drawn through seeing through the exhaust gathering part inside a cylinder head, and a head side water jacket. It is the perspective view which decomposed | disassembled and showed the head side water jacket and the exhaust_gas | exhaustion assembly part up and down. FIG. 6 is a bottom view of an intake water jacket, a combustion chamber water jacket, and an upper exhaust water jacket. It is a bottom view of the water jacket for lower exhaust. It is the front view which looked at the head side water jacket and the exhaust gas collection part from the front. It is a disassembled perspective view for demonstrating the flow of the cooling fluid from the block side water jacket to the water jacket for intake. It is a disassembled perspective view for demonstrating the flow of the cooling fluid from the block side water jacket to the lower water jacket for exhaust. It is the bottom view which overlapped and drew the head side water jacket and the block side water jacket on the gasket. It is a bottom view for demonstrating the flow of the cooling fluid of the water jacket for intake, the water jacket for combustion chambers, and the water jacket for upper side exhaust. It is a bottom view for demonstrating the flow of the cooling fluid of the water jacket for lower side exhaust.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. In the description, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted. Further, the direction will be described based on the front, rear, left, right, top and bottom in a state where the internal combustion engine E is installed in the vehicle, as shown in each drawing.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an internal combustion engine having a water jacket structure for a cylinder head according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, an internal combustion engine E to which the present invention is applied includes a cylinder block 1 in which four cylinders 1 a (only one is shown in FIG. 1) are arranged in series, and are integrally provided. The cylinder head 2 is coupled to the upper end of the cylinder, the gasket 3 is installed between the cylinder block 1 and the cylinder head 2, and the head cover (not shown) is coupled to the upper end of the cylinder head 2. Equipped with an engine body.

The internal combustion engine E is a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine that includes four cylinders 1a, pistons 4 that are reciprocally fitted to the cylinders 1a, and crankshafts 6 that are connected to the pistons 4 via connecting rods 5. The vehicle is mounted in a horizontal arrangement in which the rotation center line of the crankshaft 6 is directed in the left-right direction. The internal combustion engine E is disposed with the intake side facing the rear of the vehicle and the exhaust side facing the front of the vehicle.
For each cylinder 1a, a combustion chamber 7 is formed between the piston 4 and the cylinder head 2 between the piston 4 and the cylinder head 2 in the cylinder axis direction that is parallel to the cylinder axis Lc of the cylinder 1a. Is done.
In the present embodiment, the internal combustion engine E is installed so that the cylinder axis Lc and the vertical axis direction (that is, the vertical direction) coincide with each other. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the cylinder axis The internal combustion engine E may be installed such that Lc is inclined with respect to the vertical axis direction.

  The cylinder block 1 includes a block-side water jacket 10 that serves as a flow path for a coolant that cools the cylinder 1a, in addition to the cylinder 1a and the crankcase (not shown). The block-side water jacket 10 is a concave groove-like space that continuously surrounds the whole of the four cylinders 1a, and opens on the upper surface of the cylinder block 1 (see FIGS. 8 and 9). A coolant cooled by a radiator (not shown) is supplied to one end side of the block-side water jacket 10. The block-side water jacket 10 communicates with an intake water jacket 50 and a lower exhaust water jacket 90, which will be described later, through the through holes 32, 35 and the like of the gasket 3, and supplies coolant to both. ing. The block side water jacket 10 and the gasket 3 will be described in detail later.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cylinder head. FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the exhaust collecting part and the head-side water jacket inside the cylinder head. In addition, in FIG. 3, the external shape of the cylinder head 2 is drawn with the virtual line (two-dot chain line).

  The cylinder head 2 is a metal member manufactured by casting using a core. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 (mainly FIG. 1), the cylinder head 2 includes four combustion chamber tops 21 (only one is shown in FIG. 1) constituting the top of the combustion chamber 7, and each combustion chamber 7. An intake port 22 for introducing air into the exhaust chamber, an exhaust port 23 for exhausting combustion gas from each combustion chamber 7, an exhaust collecting portion 24 for collecting a plurality of exhaust ports 23 inside the cylinder head 2, and for cooling them The head side water jacket 40 is mainly included. Further, the cylinder head 2 has a valve operating chamber 25 for accommodating a part of the valve operating mechanism (not shown) at the upper part thereof.

  The combustion chamber top 21 is a substantially conical recess provided on the bottom surface 2 a of the cylinder head 2. The intake port 22 communicates each combustion chamber top 21 with the rear surface 2b of the cylinder head 2. The exhaust port 23 communicates each combustion chamber top portion 21 and the exhaust collecting portion 24. Two intake ports 22 and two exhaust ports 23 are provided for each combustion chamber top 21. The intake port 22 and the exhaust port 23 are provided with an intake valve and an exhaust valve (not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the exhaust collecting portion 24 has one opening 24 a that opens at a substantially central portion in the left-right direction of the front surface 2 c of the cylinder head 2. The exhaust collecting portion 24 is provided in a portion of the cylinder head 2 that projects forward from the cylinder block 1 (see FIG. 1). The valve operating chamber 25 is a concave space formed in the upper surface 2 d of the cylinder head 2. The valve operating chamber 25 accommodates a part of a valve operating mechanism such as a camshaft, a rocker arm, and a valve (not shown). Further, on the left side surface 2e of the cylinder head 2, outlet openings 63, 83, and 93 serving as coolant outlets of the head side water jacket 40 described later are formed. A water outlet (not shown) that distributes the coolant discharged from the outlet openings 63, 83, and 93 to the heater and the radiator is attached to the left side surface 2e of the cylinder head 2.

  The front surface 2c of the cylinder head 2 has two support holes 2f formed by connecting portions that connect the core installed in the cavity during casting and the baseboard supported by the mold. The support hole 2f is closed with a cap attached later.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the head-side water jacket 40 is a space serving as a coolant flow path, and cools the intake water jacket 50 for cooling the intake port 22 and the combustion chamber top 21. A combustion chamber water jacket 60 and an exhaust water jacket 70 for cooling the exhaust port 23 and the exhaust collecting portion 24.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the intake water jacket 50 is provided below the intake port 22. The combustion chamber water jacket 60 is provided immediately above the combustion chamber top 21 and between the intake port 22 and the exhaust port 23. The exhaust water jacket 70 includes an upper exhaust water jacket 80 disposed above the exhaust port 23 and the exhaust collecting portion 24, and a lower exhaust water jacket disposed below the exhaust port 23 and the exhaust collecting portion 24. 90.

  The intake water jacket 50 communicates with the block-side water jacket 10 and also with the combustion chamber water jacket 60 (see the broken line in FIG. 1). The combustion chamber water jacket 60 communicates with the block-side water jacket 10 and also communicates with the upper exhaust water jacket 80. The lower exhaust water jacket 90 communicates with the block-side water jacket 10. The lower exhaust water jacket 90 does not communicate with the intake water jacket 50, the combustion chamber water jacket 60, and the upper exhaust water jacket 80. That is, the upper exhaust water jacket 80 and the lower exhaust water jacket 90 form independent flow paths inside the cylinder head 2.

  Next, regarding the detailed structure of the exhaust collecting portion 24 and the head side water jacket 40 (that is, the intake water jacket 50, the combustion chamber water jacket 60, the upper exhaust water jacket 80, and the lower exhaust water jacket 90), This will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the head-side water jacket and the exhaust collecting part in an exploded manner. FIG. 5 is a bottom view of an intake water jacket, a combustion chamber water jacket, and an upper exhaust water jacket. FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the lower exhaust water jacket. FIG. 7 is a front view of the head side water jacket and the exhaust collecting portion as viewed from the front.
Here, in FIG. 4 to FIG. 7, for convenience of explanation, the exhaust collecting portion 24 and the head-side water jacket 40 that are spaces are drawn as if they existed (that is, cores corresponding to them).

  As shown in FIG. 4, the exhaust collecting portion 24 includes a first collecting portion 24 b that collects two exhaust ports 23 communicating with each combustion chamber 7 into one, and four first collecting portions 24 b that are openings. And a second collection unit 24c that collects in one place immediately before 24a. The second collecting portion 24c and the opening 24a are provided at a substantially central portion in the left-right direction of the cylinder head 2. Of the four first collecting portions 24b, the right and left first collecting portions 24b are longer than the two first collecting portions 24b in the middle of the two. The front side surface of the right and left first collecting portions 24b is a protrusion 81 of an upper exhaust water jacket 80 and a protrusion 91 of a lower exhaust water jacket 90 (see FIGS. 1, 4 to 6). ) Constitutes the downstream side portion 24d of the exhaust collecting portion 24 to be cooled. The downstream side portion 24d is inclined so as to be positioned on the front side as it approaches the central opening portion 24a from the exhaust ports 23 at both left and right ends in plan view.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 (mainly FIG. 5), the intake water jacket 50 is a portion for cooling the intake port 22 (see FIG. 1), and traverses the lower side of each intake port 22 in the left-right direction. It is extended while meandering. The intake water jacket 50 has eight intake-side inflow portions 51 that open to the bottom surface 2 a of the cylinder head 2 (see FIG. 2) below each intake port 22. The intake water jacket 50 and the combustion chamber water jacket 60 are located at positions corresponding to each other between the adjacent cylinders 1a (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “between cylinder shafts”) and outside the left and right cylinders 1a. It has the communication part 52 which connects. Below the communication portion 52 between the three cylinder shafts, an inter-axis inflow portion 53 that opens to the bottom surface 2a of the cylinder head 2 is provided.

  The combustion chamber water jacket 60 is a portion that cools the combustion chamber top 21 (see FIG. 1), and extends above the combustion chamber top 21 in the left-right direction. The combustion chamber water jacket 60 is formed wider in the front-rear direction than the intake water jacket 50 and surrounds a spark plug (not shown). The combustion chamber water jacket 60 has two combustion chamber side inflow portions 61 that open to the bottom surface 2a of the cylinder head 2 at the right end (see FIG. 7). In addition, the combustion chamber water jacket 60 has a communication portion 62 that communicates with the upper exhaust water jacket 80 at a position corresponding to between the exhaust ports 23 (see FIG. 1). Further, the combustion chamber water jacket 60 has an outlet opening 63 that opens to the left side surface 2e of the cylinder head 2 and serves as an outlet for the coolant at the left end (see FIG. 2). The outlet opening 63 is formed wider in the front-rear direction than the combustion chamber water jacket 60 and extends to the front side.

  As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 7 (mainly FIG. 5), the upper exhaust water jacket 80 is provided so as to cover the upper sides of the exhaust ports 23 and the exhaust collecting portion 24. The upper exhaust water jacket 80 has a wider width in the front-rear direction and a smaller thickness in the vertical direction than the intake water jacket 50 and the combustion chamber water jacket 60 (FIG. 1). reference). The upper exhaust water jacket 80 has a projecting portion 81 projecting downward from the front end portion (see FIG. 1). The protruding portion 81 is disposed so as to face the downstream side portion 24 d of the exhaust collecting portion 24. In addition, the protrusion part 81 is not provided in the part 82 corresponding to the opening part 24a of the exhaust gas collection part 24 among the front side edge parts of the upper water jacket 80 for exhaust. The upper exhaust water jacket 80 has, at the left end, an outlet opening 83 that opens to the left side surface 2e of the cylinder head 2 and serves as a coolant outlet (see FIG. 2).

  Incidentally, with reference to FIG. 5, the intake port 22 is installed in a portion 55 between the intake water jacket 50 and the combustion chamber water jacket 60. In addition, a spark plug (not shown) is installed in a portion 65 of the combustion chamber water jacket 60 corresponding to the center position of the cylinder 1a. Further, an exhaust valve (not shown) is installed in a portion 67 between the combustion chamber water jacket 60 and the upper exhaust water jacket 80.

As shown in FIGS. 4, 6, and 7 (mainly FIG. 6), the lower exhaust water jacket 90 is provided so as to cover the lower sides of the exhaust ports 23 and the exhaust collecting portion 24. The lower exhaust water jacket 90 is formed flat so as to have the same thickness as the upper exhaust water jacket 80 (see FIG. 1). The lower exhaust water jacket 90 has a protrusion 91 that protrudes upward from the front end (see FIG. 1). The protruding portion 91 is disposed so as to face the downstream side portion 24 d of the exhaust collecting portion 24. In addition, the protrusion 91 is not provided in the part 92 corresponding to the opening part 24a of the exhaust gas collection part 24 among the front edge parts of the lower exhaust water jacket 90. The lower exhaust water jacket 90 has an outlet opening 93 that opens to the left side surface 2e of the cylinder head 2 and serves as an outlet for cooling liquid at the left end (see FIG. 2). The lower exhaust water jacket 90 has eight exhaust-side inflow portions 94 that open to the bottom surface 2a of the cylinder head 2 at positions corresponding to the lower ends of the exhaust ports 23 at the rear end. . Thus, since the exhaust-side inflow portion 94 is provided immediately below the exhaust port 23, the exhaust port 23 can be efficiently cooled. An additional inflow portion 95 is provided between the two exhaust side inflow portions 94 on the side farthest from the outlet opening 93 (that is, the upstream side).
Here, the “intake side inflow portion 51”, “interaxial inflow portion 53”, and “combustion chamber side inflow portion 61” correspond to the “upper exhaust inflow portion” in the claims, and “exit opening” The portion 83 "corresponds to the" upper exhaust outlet opening "in the claims. The “exhaust side inflow portion 94” and the “additional inflow portion 95” correspond to the “lower exhaust inflow portion” in the claims, and the “exit opening 93” in the claims. This corresponds to the “lower exhaust outlet opening”.

  The exhaust collecting portion 24 and the head-side water jacket 40 include the second water jacket core 200, the exhaust core 300, and the first water jacket core 100, which are sand molds as shown in FIG. The cylinder head 2 is formed by being installed in this order from below in a cavity of a casting mold (not shown). That is, since the installation of the core is completed simply by arranging the three cores so as to be stacked in order from the bottom, complication of the installation work of the core is suppressed.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view for explaining the flow of the coolant from the block-side water jacket to the intake water jacket. FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view for explaining the flow of the coolant from the block-side water jacket to the lower exhaust water jacket. FIG. 10 is a bottom view in which a head side water jacket and a block side water jacket are overlapped with a bottom view of the gasket.
In FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, for convenience of explanation, portions of the head-side water jacket 40 other than the inflow portion are drawn with imaginary lines (two-dot chain lines). In FIG. 10, the gasket 3 is hatched with dots and the opening of the block-side water jacket 10 is drawn with a virtual line (thick broken line).

  As shown in FIGS. 8, 9, and 10, the block-side water jacket 10 is formed so as to entirely surround the four cylinders 1a. The block-side water jacket 10 has a coolant introduction portion 11 that is wider than other portions on the front side of the rightmost cylinder 1a. A partition member 11a is inserted into the introduction portion 11, and regulates the direction in which the coolant flows. In the present embodiment, the coolant pipe P is connected to the left side of the partition member 11a of the introduction portion 11. Further, the block-side water jacket 10 has a constricted portion 12 at a portion corresponding to between the cylinders 1a (between the cylinder shafts). In addition, a concave groove-shaped inter-axis slit 13 is formed between the cylinder shafts so that the front and rear constricted portions 12 communicate with each other.

  As shown in FIGS. 8, 9, and 10 (mainly FIG. 10), the gasket 3 is a metal plate-like member that seals the coupling portion between the cylinder block 1 and the cylinder head 2. The gasket 3 has four cylinder openings 31 corresponding to the four cylinders 1 a of the cylinder block 1. The gasket 3 includes an intake-side through hole 32 and an inter-axis through hole 33 formed at positions corresponding to the intake-side inflow portion 51 and the inter-axis inflow portion 53 of the intake water jacket 50, and a combustion chamber water jacket 60. The combustion chamber side through hole 34 formed at a position corresponding to the combustion chamber side inflow portion 61 and the exhaust gas formed at positions corresponding to the exhaust side inflow portion 94 and the additional inflow portion 95 of the lower exhaust water jacket 90. A side through hole 35 and an additional through hole 36 are provided. These intake side through hole 32, inter-shaft through hole 33, combustion chamber side through hole 34, exhaust side through hole 35 and additional through hole 36 are all formed at positions corresponding to the opening of block side water jacket 10. Yes. The intake-side through-hole 32 and the exhaust-side through-hole 35 have some exceptions, but the hole located on the right side (the hole far from the outlet openings 63, 83, 93) is formed with a large diameter. ing. In particular, the combustion chamber side through hole 34 is formed to have a larger diameter than the other through holes 32, 33, 35, and 36. Thereby, the vertical flow described later is easily formed.

Next, the flow of the coolant in the block-side water jacket 10 and the head-side water jacket 40 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 11 is a bottom view for explaining the flow of the coolant in the intake water jacket, the combustion chamber water jacket, and the upper exhaust water jacket. FIG. 12 is a bottom view for explaining the flow of the coolant in the lower exhaust water jacket.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the coolant (arrow Y1) that has flowed into the introduction portion 11 from the coolant pipe P flows in the left direction along the block-side water jacket 10 (arrow Y2). Then, after making a U-turn at the left end (arrow Y3), the rear side of the cylinder 1a flows rightward along the block-side water jacket 10 (arrow Y4), and reaches the right end (arrow Y5). Further, the coolant flows from the front constricted portion 12 toward the rear constricted portion 12 through the inter-axis slit 13 (arrow Y6).

  As shown in FIG. 9, a part of the coolant (arrow Y <b> 2) that flows in the left direction along the block-side water jacket 10 in the front side of the cylinder 1 a 36 and flows into the inside of the lower exhaust water jacket 90 from the exhaust side inflow portion 94 and the additional inflow portion 95 (arrow Y7). That is, the flow of the coolant in the present embodiment is a so-called exhaust-preceding flow in which the coolant flows into the lower exhaust water jacket 90 prior to the intake water jacket 50. As a result, the exhaust port 23 and the exhaust collecting portion 24 can be efficiently cooled.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a part of the coolant (arrow Y 4) flowing in the right direction on the rear side of the cylinder 1 a along the block-side water jacket 10 passes through the intake-side through-hole 32 formed in the gasket 3. Then, the air flows into the intake water jacket 50 from the intake-side inflow portion 51 (arrow Y8a). In addition, the coolant (arrow Y6) passing through the inter-axis slit 13 merges with the constricted portion 12 on the rear side, passes through the inter-axis through hole 33 formed in the gasket 3, and passes through the inter-axis inflow portion 53 for intake. It flows into the inside of the water jacket 50 (arrow Y8b). Further, the coolant (arrow Y5) that has reached the right end portion of the block-side water jacket 10 passes through the combustion chamber-side through hole 34 formed in the gasket 3 and from the combustion chamber-side inflow portion 61 to the combustion chamber water jacket 60. (Arrow Y9).

  As shown in FIG. 11, the coolant that has flowed from the combustion chamber side inflow portion 61 into the right end portion of the combustion chamber water jacket 60 flows from the right to the left toward the outlet opening 63 at the left end portion (arrow Y10). This flow (arrow Y10) forms a flow (so-called vertical flow) along the arrangement direction Lb (see FIGS. 8 and 9) of the cylinder 1a (that is, the combustion chamber top portion 21) in the water jacket 60 for the combustion chamber. Further, the coolant that has flowed into the intake water jacket 50 from the intake-side inflow portion 51 and the inter-shaft inflow portion 53 flows into the combustion chamber water jacket 60 through the communication portion 52 (arrow Y11). Join the longitudinal flow. The coolant (arrow Y10) that has flowed from right to left in the combustion chamber water jacket 60 flows out of the cylinder head 2 through the outlet opening 63.

  A part of the coolant flowing through the combustion chamber water jacket 60 flows into the upper exhaust water jacket 80 through the communication portion 62. The flow (arrow Y12) flowing in from each communication portion 62 merges at the front end side of the upper exhaust water jacket 80 and follows the arrangement direction Lb (see FIGS. 8 and 9) of the cylinder 1a (that is, the combustion chamber top portion 21). A flow (so-called longitudinal flow) is formed (arrow Y13). The right front portion 80a of the upper exhaust water jacket 80 is inclined so as to be positioned on the front side as it approaches the outlet opening 83, so that the coolant flowing in from the right communication portion 62 toward the front It is guided by the right front part 80 a of the exhaust water jacket 80 and flows easily toward the outlet opening 83. The coolant flowing from the right to the left in the upper exhaust water jacket 80 flows out of the cylinder head 2 through the outlet opening 83.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the coolant (arrow Y14) that has flowed into the lower exhaust water jacket 90 from the exhaust side inflow portion 94 flows toward the front and joins at the front end side of the lower exhaust water jacket 90. Then, a flow (so-called vertical flow) is formed along the arrangement direction Lb (see FIGS. 8 and 9) of the cylinders 1a (that is, the combustion chamber top portion 21) (arrow Y15). Note that the right front portion 90a of the lower exhaust water jacket 90 is inclined so as to be positioned on the front side as it approaches the outlet opening 93, so that it faces forward from the right exhaust side inflow portion 94 and the additional inflow portion 95. The coolant that has flowed in is guided to the right front portion 90 a of the lower exhaust water jacket 90 and easily flows toward the outlet opening 93. The coolant (arrow Y15) that has flowed from right to left in the lower exhaust water jacket 90 flows out of the cylinder head 2 through the outlet opening 93.

  As described above, according to the water jacket structure of the cylinder head according to the present embodiment, the upper exhaust water jacket 80 and the lower exhaust water jacket 90 form mutually independent flow paths in the cylinder head 2. Therefore, the flow of the cooling liquid can be separated from each other, and the decrease in the flow rate and the occurrence of the staying place (stagnation part) of the cooling liquid can be suppressed. Further, since the decrease in the flow rate and the occurrence of the staying portion (stagnation portion) of the cooling liquid can be reduced as much as possible, the flow speed of the cooling liquid flowing through the inside of the exhaust water jacket 70 is increased and the cooling liquid amount is efficient. It becomes possible to cool the exhaust collecting part 24. Further, since the exhaust collecting portion 24 can be efficiently cooled with a small amount of coolant, the capacity of the exhaust water jacket 70 can be reduced, and the cylinder head 2 and the water pump can be downsized. Can be planned.

  Further, the upper exhaust water jacket 80 and the lower exhaust water jacket 90 have projecting portions 81 and 91 arranged so as to project toward the other side and to face the downstream side portion 24d of the exhaust collecting portion 24. Since the upper exhaust water jacket 80 and the lower exhaust water jacket 90 are flow paths independent of each other, the downstream side portion 24d of the exhaust assembly portion 24 can be covered with the projecting portions 81 and 91. The entire exhaust assembly 24 can be covered with the exhaust water jacket 70 to improve the cooling efficiency.

  Further, since the intake water jacket 50 communicates with the combustion chamber water jacket 60 and the combustion chamber water jacket 60 communicates with the upper exhaust water jacket 80, a plurality of cores used when casting the cylinder head 2 are used. Of these, the cores corresponding to the intake water jacket 50, the combustion chamber water jacket 60, and the upper exhaust water jacket 80 (that is, the first water jacket core 100 shown in FIG. 4) may be integrally formed. it can. Further, since the upper exhaust water jacket 80 and the lower exhaust water jacket 90 are separated from each other, it is not necessary to separately prepare a core for forming a communication path as in Patent Document 1. Thereby, the increase in a core is suppressed and the complication of a manufacturing process (core installation work, positioning of cores, etc.) can be suppressed.

  Further, the upper exhaust water jacket 80 communicating with the combustion chamber water jacket 60 is formed so that the coolant flows in the arrangement direction Lb of the combustion chamber top portion 21, so that the flow velocity is large even if the flow channel area is large. Adjustment becomes easy. Therefore, it becomes easy to increase the flow rate and improve the cooling efficiency even with a small amount of coolant. Further, the lower exhaust water jacket 90 into which the coolant directly flows from the block-side water jacket 10 is also formed so that the coolant flows in the arrangement direction Lb of the combustion chamber top portion 21. Therefore, the same effect as described above can be obtained. Play.

  The water jacket structure of the cylinder head according to the present embodiment has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and does not depart from the spirit of the present invention. Needless to say, it can be changed as appropriate.

  For example, in the present embodiment, the combustion chamber water jacket 60 is configured to communicate with the upper exhaust water jacket 80, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the upper exhaust water jacket 80 and the lower exhaust water jacket 80 are connected to the lower exhaust water jacket 80. The combustion chamber water jacket 60 may be configured to communicate with the lower exhaust water jacket 90 as long as the side exhaust water jacket 90 forms an independent flow path. Incidentally, if the combustion chamber water jacket 60 is configured to communicate with the upper exhaust water jacket 80, the thickness dimension in the vertical direction of the communication portion 62 can be increased. The rigidity of the water jacket core 100 can be increased.

  In the present embodiment, the protrusions 81 and 91 are provided on both the upper exhaust water jacket 80 and the lower exhaust water jacket 90. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the upper exhaust water jacket 90 is provided. Only one of the water jacket 80 and the lower exhaust water jacket 90 may be provided with a protrusion. Even in such a configuration, the downstream side portion 24d of the exhaust collecting portion 24 can be cooled while the upper exhaust water jacket 80 and the lower exhaust water jacket 90 are separated.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the opening 24a of the exhaust collecting portion 24 is formed at a position that is substantially the center in the left-right direction of the cylinder head 2, but the opening of the exhaust collecting portion 24 is located at a position offset to either the left or right. 24a may be formed.

  Further, the present invention has been described taking the in-line four-cylinder internal combustion engine E as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and is applicable to the internal combustion engine E having other cylinder numbers such as two cylinders and three cylinders. It is also possible to apply to a V-type internal combustion engine E or the like. Further, the present invention is not limited to the internal combustion engine E of an automobile, and it is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to other internal combustion engines E such as ships and general-purpose machines.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cylinder block 1a Cylinder 2 Cylinder head 21 Combustion chamber top part 22 Intake port 23 Exhaust port 24 Exhaust collecting part 24d Downstream side part 3 Gasket 10 Block side water jacket 40 Head side water jacket 50 Intake water jacket 60 Combustion chamber water jacket 70 Exhaust Water Jacket 80 Upper Exhaust Water Jacket 81 Protrusion 90 Lower Exhaust Water Jacket 91 Protrusion E Internal Combustion Engine Lc Cylinder Axis

Claims (2)

A plurality of combustion chamber tops formed on the bottom surface of the cylinder head;
A plurality of intake ports and a plurality of exhaust ports communicating with the tops of the plurality of combustion chambers;
An exhaust collecting portion for collecting the plurality of exhaust ports inside the cylinder head;
A water jacket for the combustion chamber for cooling the top of the combustion chamber;
An exhaust water jacket for cooling the exhaust assembly,
The exhaust water jacket includes an upper exhaust water jacket disposed on the upper side in the cylinder axial direction with respect to the exhaust collecting portion so as to cover the exhaust collecting portion from above, and a cylinder axis with respect to the exhaust collecting portion. A lower exhaust water jacket arranged so as to cover the exhaust collecting portion from the lower side in the lower direction,
The combustion chamber water jacket communicates with the upper exhaust water jacket,
In order to allow the coolant to flow into the bottom surface of the cylinder head from the block-side water jacket through the intake water jacket disposed below the intake port, through the combustion chamber water jacket, and into the upper exhaust water jacket. An upper exhaust inflow portion, and a lower exhaust inflow portion for allowing a coolant to flow from the block side water jacket to the lower exhaust water jacket, respectively,
The upper exhaust water jacket forms a flow along the arrangement direction of the combustion chamber tops,
The lower exhaust water jacket forms a flow along the arrangement direction of the combustion chamber tops,
On the downstream side of the flow along the arrangement direction of the top of the combustion chamber of the cylinder head, there is an upper exhaust outlet opening for discharging the coolant from the upper exhaust water jacket, and the lower exhaust water jacket. A lower exhaust outlet opening for discharging the coolant, respectively,
A flow path from the upper exhaust inflow portion, through the combustion chamber water jacket, through the upper exhaust water jacket, to the upper exhaust outlet opening, and from the lower exhaust inflow portion to the lower exhaust water. A water jacket structure for a cylinder head, wherein a flow path that passes through a jacket and reaches the lower exhaust outlet opening forms a flow path that is independent of each other inside the cylinder head.   At least one of the upper exhaust water jacket and the lower exhaust water jacket has a protrusion that protrudes toward the other side and is arranged to face the downstream side of the exhaust assembly. The water jacket structure for a cylinder head according to claim 1.

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