JP5991296B2 - Exhaust turbocharger - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an exhaust turbocharger, and more particularly to an exhaust turbocharger capable of cleaning the inside of an exhaust turbine side.

  In an exhaust turbocharger that supercharges an internal combustion engine using the exhaust energy of the internal combustion engine, a combustion residue adhering to the surface of the turbine wheel or the like is solidified to form a deposit, and the deposit is deposited. The increase in the amount tends to cause a decrease in supercharging performance. On the other hand, the work of periodically disassembling the exhaust turbocharger to clean and remove the deposit has been done for a long time, but the work was complicated and time-consuming, so the deposit was cleaned and removed in a relatively short period of time. Technologies that make it possible have been proposed.

  As such a prior art, for example, the upstream exhaust pipe for introducing the exhaust gas into the exhaust turbocharger is once disconnected, and a cleaning pipe having a large number of cleaning water injection holes is inserted into the scroll passage of the exhaust turbocharger. It is known that an exhaust turbine and a turbine nozzle can be cleaned by injecting. In this case, a drain hole for discharging the cleaning liquid to the outside of the machine is formed in the inner bottom wall portion of the exhaust turbocharger (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, there is also known one that introduces air from the bearing housing side in order to remove deposits (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 56-054340 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-082038

  However, in the prior art as described above, when a large number of movable members and an operation mechanism for operating them are arranged around the turbine wheel, such as a variable nozzle type turbocharger, the operation mechanism The side could not be washed.

  That is, in a variable nozzle type turbocharger, a large number of movable nozzle vanes and an operation link mechanism for operating their rotational postures are arranged around the turbine wheel, and an annular link chamber that houses the operation link mechanism is a turbocharger. Because of this, the exhaust gas easily enters the link chamber.

  Therefore, for example, when diesel fuel is added to the exhaust gas for forced regeneration of DPF (diesel particulate filter), the added fuel is heated after entering the link chamber and deposited by polymerization reaction. The deposit hinders the slidability between the members in the operation link mechanism, which may impair the smooth operation of the operation link mechanism.

  In addition, when the deterioration of the slidability becomes remarkable due to the use of poor fuel or the like, and a plurality of movable nozzle vanes that change the opening of the variable nozzle are substantially fixed, Since the deposit on the operation link mechanism side cannot be removed by cleaning with the cleaning device, it is necessary to disassemble and replace the exhaust turbocharger.

  Such disassembly work of the exhaust turbocharger requires a high degree of accuracy and adjustment that can guarantee the performance after reassembly, so there is a problem that it cannot be handled by stores without sufficient facilities. It was.

  Therefore, the present invention enables a cleaning operation that can suppress or eliminate the sticking of the variable nozzle in the mounted state without performing a disassembly operation or a replacement operation even when the variable nozzle is configured around the turbine. An object is to provide an exhaust turbocharger.

  In order to achieve the above object, an exhaust turbocharger according to the present invention has (1) a turbine wheel integrally connected with a turbine shaft, a cylindrical shape that rotatably supports the turbine shaft, and an enlarged diameter portion on the outer peripheral side. A bearing housing, a turbine housing coupled to the enlarged diameter side of the bearing housing and forming a scroll passage for guiding exhaust of the internal combustion engine to the turbine wheel, and a plurality of movable members, the exhaust A variable nozzle that changes the opening degree of the nozzle passage that blows the turbine passage from the scroll passage to the turbine wheel according to the posture of the movable member, and an operation mechanism that operates the movable member to change the posture of the movable member. An exhaust turbocharger comprising the operation mechanism, the bearing housing And a wall on the upper side in the vertical direction of the operation mechanism chamber which is housed in an operation mechanism chamber formed in the vicinity of the scroll passage by at least one of the turbine housings, and is configured by the at least one housing. A cleaning agent injection hole through which a cleaning agent can be injected from the outside is formed in the operation mechanism chamber.

  With this configuration, in the exhaust turbocharger of the present invention, when the cleaning agent is injected into the operation mechanism chamber through the cleaning agent injection hole, the operation mechanism that operates the plurality of movable members of the variable nozzle is cleaned. Therefore, the deposit accumulated in the operation mechanism chamber can be cleaned with the exhaust turbocharger mounted. As a result, in the mounted state of the exhaust turbocharger, it is possible to perform a cleaning operation to eliminate the sticking of the plurality of movable members without performing a disassembly operation or a replacement operation.

  In the exhaust turbocharger of the present invention, (2) a communication passage that connects the operation mechanism chamber and the scroll passage to a wall portion on the lower side in the vertical direction of the operation mechanism chamber constituted by the at least one housing. It may be formed.

  In this way, the operation mechanism chamber communicates with the scroll passage, and deposits accumulated in the operation mechanism chamber can be easily discharged to the scroll chamber side during operation of the internal combustion engine, and the deposit is discharged outside the exhaust turbocharger. It becomes easy.

  In the exhaust turbocharger according to the present invention, (3) cleaning in which the cleaning agent can flow down and be discharged from the scroll passage to a wall portion on the vertically lower side of the scroll passage constituted by the turbine housing. An agent discharge hole may be formed.

  In this case, since the discharge hole is provided in the inner bottom wall portion of the scroll passage, the cleaning agent after washing away the deposit can be easily and reliably discharged together with the deposit.

  In the exhaust turbocharger of the present invention, (4) the communication path may be inclined so as to be positioned on the lower side in the vertical direction as it approaches the scroll path side from the operation mechanism chamber side.

  With this configuration, the cleaning agent after cleaning can be reliably discharged together with the deposit from the operation link mechanism chamber to the scroll chamber side, and the deposit can be easily discharged to the outside of the exhaust turbocharger.

  In the exhaust turbocharger according to the present invention, (5) the operation mechanism includes a partition portion formed by the at least one housing so as to partition the operation mechanism chamber and the scroll passage, and the one side of the partition portion on the one surface side. A plurality of support shafts that support a plurality of movable members and are rotatably supported by the partition wall, a peripheral wall surface of the at least one housing that is an inner wall surface of the operation mechanism chamber, and the other surface of the partition wall A ring member that rotates along the ring member, and a plurality of support shaft portions that are interposed between the plurality of support shaft portions and the ring member so as to rotate in synchronization with the rotation of the ring member. The interlocking engagement member may be included.

  With this configuration, when the cleaning agent is injected into the operation mechanism chamber, the cleaning agent adheres to the sliding portion of the ring member, the engaging portions of the plurality of interlocking engagement members and the ring member, the plurality of support shafts, and the like. The deposited deposits are washed away, or the deposits of each part immersed in the cleaning agent are washed away. Therefore, although the operation mechanism for rotating a plurality of movable members in synchronization has a large number of sliding portions, it can effectively suppress or eliminate the deterioration of the sliding properties of the sliding portions due to deposit accumulation. It becomes. Further, the cleaning agent after cleaning can be discharged together with the deposit to the outside of the exhaust turbocharger.

  In the exhaust turbocharger of the present invention, (6) the cleaning agent injection hole extends along an outer end extending in a direction orthogonal to the peripheral wall surface serving as an inner wall surface of the operation mechanism chamber, and the peripheral wall surface. You may have the inner-end part expanded so that it might extend in the inner peripheral direction.

  With this configuration, the cleaning agent injected into the operation mechanism chamber can easily spread in the inner circumferential direction, and a uniform cleaning effect can be obtained.

  According to the present invention, even when a variable nozzle is configured around the turbine, it is possible to perform a cleaning operation that can suppress or eliminate the sticking of the variable nozzle in a mounted state without performing a disassembly operation or a replacement operation. An exhaust turbocharger can be provided.

It is principal part sectional drawing by the side of the exhaust turbine of the variable nozzle type turbocharger which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 1 showing a variable nozzle operation link mechanism in a nozzle turbocharger according to an embodiment of the present invention from the back side. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a main part upper surface side on an exhaust turbine side of a variable nozzle type turbocharger according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is an external perspective view of a lower surface side of a main part on an exhaust turbine side of a variable nozzle type turbocharger according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an internal combustion engine including a variable nozzle type turbocharger according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the upper surface side of the main part on the exhaust turbine side showing a modification of the coupling form of the turbine housing and the bearing housing in the vicinity of the cleaning agent injection hole of the variable nozzle type turbocharger according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(One embodiment)
1 to 4 show the configuration of a variable nozzle type turbocharger according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 shows the configuration of an intake / exhaust system of an internal combustion engine including the turbocharger of the embodiment. ing. FIG. 6 shows a modification of the coupling structure of the turbine housing and the bearing housing in the embodiment.

  First, the configuration of the present embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 1 shows only the exhaust turbine side section in cross section, and FIG. 5 shows the arrangement of the turbocharger 10 of this embodiment, which is installed in an intake / exhaust system of an engine 1 that is a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine for driving a vehicle. Has been.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the engine 1 includes, for example, an engine body 1M which is a diesel engine, an intake device 3, an exhaust device 4 and an exhaust gas recirculation device 5 mounted on the engine body 1M, and a variable nozzle according to this embodiment. (Variable capacity type) turbocharger 10.

  The intake device 3 includes an intake pipe 31 including an intake manifold 31a, an air cleaner 32, an intercooler 33, and a throttle valve 34.

  The exhaust device 4 includes an exhaust pipe 41 including an exhaust manifold 41a, an exhaust gas purification device 42 having a built-in DPF (diesel particulate filter), and an exhaust air / fuel ratio sensor 43 located on the inlet side of the exhaust gas purification device 42. It is configured to include.

  Further, the exhaust device 4 includes an oxygen concentration sensor 44 and an exhaust purification catalyst unit 45 located on the downstream side of the exhaust gas purification device 42, a differential pressure sensor 46 that detects a differential pressure across the exhaust gas purification device 42, and a differential pressure And a fuel addition valve 47 for injecting added fuel into the exhaust manifold 41a when the detected differential pressure of the sensor 46 increases.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the turbocharger 10 rotates the compressor wheel 13 using an exhaust turbine portion 10a that generates rotational power by the energy of exhaust from the engine 1, and the rotational power from the exhaust turbine portion 10a, And a compressor portion 10b capable of supercharging the intake air of the engine 1 to a positive pressure.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the turbocharger 10 includes a turbine shaft 11, a turbine wheel 12, a compressor wheel 13, a center housing 14, a turbine housing 16, and a compressor housing (not shown in detail). It consists of

  As shown in FIG. 1, the turbine shaft 11 is a rotor shaft extending along the rotation center axis C <b> 1, and the turbine wheel 12 is integrally connected to one end side (right end side in FIG. 1) of the turbine shaft 11. Has been.

  The compressor wheel 13 is integrally connected to the other end side (the left end side outward in FIG. 1) of the turbine shaft 11.

  The center housing 14 is a cylindrical bearing housing that rotatably supports the turbine shaft 11, and has an annular plate-like outer peripheral flange portion 14 f in the vicinity of one end thereof.

  The turbine housing 16 is connected to one end of the center housing 14 to house the turbine wheel 12, and forms an exhaust passage 15 for guiding the exhaust gas of the engine 1 around the turbine wheel 12.

  The compressor wheel 13 integrally connected to the other end side of the turbine shaft 11 can compress intake air by performing a centrifugal compression action by its rotation.

  The compressor housing is connected to the other end of the center housing 14 so as to store the compressor wheel 13 between the compressor housing 13 and a diffuser passage for decelerating air accelerated in the centrifugal direction by the compressor wheel 13. Is supposed to form.

  The center housing 14, the turbine housing 16, and the compressor housing are integrally bolted so as to constitute the housing of the turbocharger 10 as a whole, and the flange portion 14f of the center housing 14 is located near the outer periphery thereof. The plurality of bolts 18 are fastened to the turbine housing 16 side via a substantially annular holding plate 19.

  The exhaust passage 15 communicates with an upstream exhaust passage 41u formed in an exhaust pipe 41 (including an exhaust manifold) at the upstream exhaust passage portion 15a, and exhaust gas from the engine body 1M flows in. . An upstream side exhaust flow path portion 15a of the exhaust flow path 15 is a scroll path having a spiral shape.

  The exhaust passage 15 has a nozzle passage portion 15b directed radially inward from the upstream exhaust passage portion 15a toward the turbine wheel 12, and accelerates through the nozzle passage portion 15b. The turbine wheel 12 is driven by the exhaust gas. The downstream exhaust flow path portion 15 c downstream of the turbine wheel 12 communicates with the downstream exhaust passage 41 d in which the exhaust gas purification device 42 is mounted.

  At the center of the center housing 14 through which the turbine shaft 11 passes, there are a plurality of bearings for rotatably supporting the turbine shaft 11 such as a pair of floating bush bearings 17 (only one of them is shown in FIG. 1). A positioning means (not shown) for positioning the turbine shaft 11 in the axial direction is mounted.

  Further, although not shown in detail, the center housing 14 is formed with an oil passage for supplying pressurized lubricating oil to the pair of floating bush bearings 17, a plurality of cooling water passages 14w for passing the cooling water, and the like. .

  A variable nozzle 20 having a plurality of movable nozzle vanes 21 (movable members) is disposed between the center housing 14 and the turbine housing 16 so as to be positioned on the exhaust flow path 15. An operation link mechanism 25 (operation mechanism) for operating the movable nozzle vane 21 is provided.

  The plurality of movable nozzle vanes 21 are rotatably held at equal angular intervals on a nozzle back plate 24 that forms a part of the wall surface of the exhaust passage 15 via the corresponding vane operation shafts 22. The movable nozzle vanes 21 are operated from the back side of the nozzle back plate 24 by the operation link mechanism 25 shown in FIG.

  The operation link mechanism 25 is accommodated in an operation link mechanism chamber 23 (operation mechanism chamber) formed between the center housing 14 and the turbine housing 16 in the vicinity of the exhaust passage 15.

  The nozzle back plate 24 is defined by at least one of the center housing 14 and the turbine housing 16 by the housing 14 or 16 so as to partition the operation link mechanism chamber 23 and the upstream exhaust flow path portion 15a of the exhaust flow path 15 which is a scroll path. A partition wall is formed.

  That is, the nozzle back plate 24 is configured as a separate part fitted to the center housing 14 and the turbine housing 16 in FIG. 1, but may be provided integrally with the center housing 14 or the turbine housing 16. Alternatively, the center housing 14 and the turbine housing 16 may be integrated with a portion integrally provided with the center housing 14. Therefore, the operation link mechanism chamber 23 can be formed by at least one of the center housing 14 and the turbine housing 16.

  The operation link mechanism 25 is a member that forms an operation linkage to the outside. The operation lever 51 is rotated by an operation force from the outside of the center housing 14, and is rotated according to an operation input to the operation lever 51. And a bearing bush 53 that passes through the flange portion 14f of the center housing 14 and rotatably supports the rotation shaft 52 on the flange portion 14f of the center housing 14. The bearing bush 53 incorporates a seal (not shown) that seals a bearing gap (no symbol) around the rotation shaft 52.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the operation link mechanism 25 includes an inner input lever 54 and a unison ring 55 so as to form an operation linkage interposed between the rotation shaft 52 and the plurality of vane operation shafts 22. And a plurality of operation transmission links 58.

  The rotation shaft 52 connects the operation lever 51 and the inner input lever 54 integrally in the rotation direction, and the inner input lever 54 is connected to the inner end 52 a of the rotation shaft 52 in the operation link mechanism chamber 23. And extends from the inner end 52 a of the rotating shaft 52 toward the unison ring 55.

  The unison ring 55 is slidably supported in the relative rotational direction with respect to the inner peripheral guide surface portion 16 a of the turbine housing 16 and the nozzle back plate 24 on the back surface 24 b side of the nozzle back plate 24.

  The unison ring 55 has a plurality of convex portions 55b projecting radially outward from the ring main body portion 55a forming an annular shape, and is located on the outer peripheral side of the ring main body portion 55a and between the plurality of convex portions 55b. A plurality of spaces 55c are formed.

  In addition, an operation input groove portion 56 (concave portion) that opens toward the radially inward side is formed on a part of the inner peripheral side of the unison ring 55 so as to engage with the front end portion 54a of the inner input lever 54 in an uneven manner. A plurality of transmission groove portions 57 are formed in the remaining portion on the inner peripheral side of the unison ring 55 and open toward the radially inner side while being spaced apart at equal angular intervals by the number corresponding to the movable nozzle vanes 21.

  The plurality of operation transmission links 58 are serrated to the one end portions 58a engaging with the plurality of transmission groove portions 57 and the one end portions 22a of the plurality of vane operation shafts 22 protruding to the back side of the nozzle back plate 24. And the other end portions 58b coupled together in the rotation direction.

  When the rotation shaft 52 rotates in response to an operation input to the operation lever 51, the unison ring 55 is rotated around the operation input groove 56 by the rotation of the inner input lever 54 that rotates integrally with the rotation shaft 52. The unison ring 55 rotates while being guided by the inner peripheral guide surface portion 16a of the turbine housing 16 on the outer peripheral side.

  Further, the plurality of operation transmission links 58 engaged with the plurality of transmission grooves 57 by the unison ring 55 are rotated in synchronization with each other via the plurality of vane operation shafts 22 connected to the plurality of operation transmission links 58. Thus, the plurality of movable nozzle vanes 21 are respectively rotated by an equal angle.

  Here, the plurality of vane operation shafts 22 support the plurality of movable nozzle vanes 21 on the one surface 24 a side of the nozzle back plate 24, and become a plurality of support shaft portions that are rotatably supported by the nozzle back plate 24. Yes.

  The unison ring 55 is a ring member that rotates along the inner peripheral guide surface portion 16 a of the turbine housing 16 that serves as the inner wall surface of the operation link mechanism chamber 23 and the other surface 24 b of the sulback plate 24.

  Further, the plurality of operation transmission links 58 are interposed between the plurality of vane operation shafts 22 and the unison ring 55 so as to rotate the plurality of vane operation shafts 22 in synchronization with the rotation of the unison ring 55. This is an interlocking engagement member.

  It should be noted that the concave and convex portions of the inner input lever 54 and the operation input groove portion 56 and the concave and convex engaging portions of the plurality of operation transmission links 58 and the plurality of transmission groove portions 57 may be reversed. .

  On the opposite side of the plurality of movable nozzle vanes 21 from the nozzle back plate 24, an annular plate-like shroud plate 61 is provided that rotatably holds the other end portions 22 b of the plurality of vane operating shafts 22. The shroud plate 61 and the nozzle back plate 24 form a nozzle passage portion 15 b of the exhaust passage 15.

  Further, a disc spring-like elastic member 62 is interposed between the shroud plate 61 and the turbine housing 16, and the plurality of movable nozzle vanes 21 are connected to the nozzle back plate 24 via the shroud plate 61 by the elastic member 62. While being urged to the side, it is held between the shroud plate 61 and the nozzle back plate 24 so as to be rotatable and without rattling.

  By the way, a wall portion on the upper side in the vertical direction of the operation link mechanism chamber 23 constituted by at least one of the center housing 14 and the turbine housing 16, for example, a large diameter located in the vicinity of the inner peripheral guide surface portion 16 a of the turbine housing 16. A cleaning agent injection hole 71 through which the cleaning agent L can be injected from the outside into the operation link mechanism chamber 23 is formed in the wall portion 16d on the upper side in the vertical direction formed by a part of the annular stepped portion 16b. .

  For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the cleaning agent injection hole 71 is formed in the wall portion 16 d on the upper side in the vertical direction of the turbine housing 16, but as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the upper direction in the vertical direction of the center housing 14. It may be formed on the side wall portion 14d. Further, any shape and number of detergent injection holes instead of the cleaning agent injection holes 71 may be formed in both the center housing 14 and the turbine housing 16 as long as they are above the operation link mechanism chamber 23 in the vertical direction.

  The cleaning agent injection hole 71 includes an outer end portion 71a extending in a radial direction orthogonal to the inner peripheral guide surface portion 16a of the turbine housing 16 serving as an inner wall surface of the operation link mechanism chamber 23, and an inner end guide surface portion 16a along the inner end guide surface portion 16a. And an inner end portion 71b that is expanded in the circumferential direction. An internal thread is formed in a part or all of the hole depth direction on the outer end 71a side of the cleaning agent injection hole 71 extending in the radial direction.

  Further, a plug-like bolt 76 fitted with a metal gasket 77 is fastened to the cleaning agent injection hole 71, and the cleaning agent injection hole 71 is sealed by a bolt 76 and a metal gasket 77 (for example, a copper gasket). ing. Therefore, the cleaning agent injection hole 71 can be opened by removing the bolt 76.

  On the other hand, a wall portion on the lower side in the vertical direction of the operation link mechanism chamber 23 constituted by at least one of the center housing 14 and the turbine housing 16, for example, an annular stepped portion 16 b of the turbine housing 16 and an outer peripheral portion of the back plate 24. A communication path that connects the operation link mechanism chamber 23 and the upstream exhaust flow path portion 15a of the exhaust flow path 15 to the walls 16f and 24p on the lower side in the vertical direction, which are configured by a part of each (not indicated). 72 is formed.

  The communication passage 72 includes an upstream passage portion 72a that extends in the circumferential direction on the operation link mechanism chamber 23 side, and a downstream passage that extends from the operation link mechanism chamber 23 side to the upstream exhaust flow passage portion 15a side of the exhaust flow passage 15. Part 72b.

  In addition, the communication passage 72 extends while branching to both sides in the circumferential direction of the inner peripheral guide surface portion 16a of the turbine housing 16 on the upstream passage portion 72a side, and the upstream side of the exhaust passage 15 extends from the upstream passage portion 72a. A downstream passage portion 72b extends toward the exhaust flow passage portion 15a.

  Further, the opening area of the upstream passage portion 72 a of the communication passage 72 with respect to the operation link mechanism chamber 23 is larger than the opening area of the downstream passage portion 72 b of the communication passage 72 with respect to the upstream exhaust passage portion 15 a of the exhaust passage 15. Therefore, the cleaning agent flowing down in the operation link mechanism chamber 23 easily flows into the communication path 72.

  In addition, the opening area of the upstream-side passage portion 72a of the communication passage 72 can be narrowed by the unison ring 55 in which the plurality of operation transmission links 58 engage with each other. That is, the upstream passage portion 72a of the communication passage 72 is opened / closed by any of the plurality of convex portions 55b in accordance with the rotational position of the unison ring 55, and the opening area thereof can be changed.

  The downstream passage portion 72b of the communication passage 72 is formed by cutting out a part of an annular fitting portion into which the turbine housing 16 and the outer peripheral portion of the back plate 24 are fitted into a concave shape having an arc cross section.

  The downstream passage portion 72b of the communication passage 72 is a back plate from the operation link mechanism chamber 23 side (left side in FIG. 1) toward the upstream exhaust passage portion 15a (right side in FIG. 1) of the exhaust passage 15. 24 extends in the plate thickness direction, and is positioned on the lower side in the vertical direction as it approaches the upstream exhaust flow path portion 15 a of the exhaust flow path 15.

  In addition, the upstream bottom exhaust flow passage portion 15a (scroll passage) of the exhaust flow passage 15 constituted by the turbine housing 16 has a cleaning agent from the upstream exhaust flow passage portion 15a to the inner bottom wall portion 16e on the lower side in the vertical direction. A cleaning agent discharge hole 73 that allows L to flow down and discharge to the outside (outside the machine) is formed.

  The cleaning agent discharge hole 73 is a straight cylindrical hole extending downward in the vertical direction in the radial direction of the inner peripheral guide surface portion 16a of the turbine housing 16, and has a female screw in a part or all of the hole depth direction. Is formed.

  A plug-like bolt 78 fitted with a metal gasket 79 is fastened to the cleaning agent discharge hole 73, and the cleaning agent discharge hole 73 is sealed by a bolt 78 and a metal gasket 79 (for example, a copper gasket). ing. Therefore, the cleaning agent discharge hole 73 can be opened by removing the bolt 78.

  Note that the flange portion 14f of the center housing 14 faces the annular stepped portion 16b of the turbine housing 16 on one side, and is between the flange portion 14f of the center housing 14 and the annular stepped portion 16b of the turbine housing 16. The annular plate-like gasket 63 is held under pressure.

  Next, the operation will be described.

  In the turbocharger 10 of the present embodiment configured as described above, when the cleaning agent L is injected into the operation link mechanism chamber 23 through the cleaning agent injection hole 71, the plurality of movable nozzle vanes 21 of the variable nozzle 20 are rotated. The operation link mechanism 25 to be operated is cleaned. Therefore, the deposit accumulated in the operation link mechanism chamber 23 can be cleaned with the turbocharger 10 mounted. Therefore, it is possible to perform a cleaning operation for suppressing or eliminating the sticking of the plurality of movable nozzle vanes 21 in the mounted state of the turbocharger 10 without performing the disassembling operation or the replacing operation of the variable nozzle type turbocharger 10.

  In addition, in this embodiment, the operation link mechanism chamber 23 and the upstream exhaust flow path portion 15a are communicated with the walls 16f and 24p on the lower side in the vertical direction of the operation link mechanism chamber 23 constituted by at least one housing 16. A communication path 72 is formed. Accordingly, the operation link mechanism chamber 23 and the upstream side exhaust flow path portion 15a communicate with each other via the communication path 72, and the deposit accumulated in the operation link mechanism chamber 23 is upstream of the exhaust flow path 15 when the engine 1 is operated. It becomes easy to discharge to the exhaust flow path portion 15 a side, and it becomes easy to discharge the deposit to the outside of the turbocharger 10.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the cleaning agent L is caused to flow down from the upstream exhaust flow passage portion 15a to the inner bottom wall portion 16e on the lower side in the vertical direction of the upstream exhaust flow passage portion 15a constituted by the turbine housing 16 and discharged. A cleaning agent discharge hole 73 is formed. Therefore, the cleaning agent L that has been washed away from the deposit can be easily and reliably discharged to the outside of the turbocharger 10 together with the washed-out deposit.

  In addition, since the communication path 72 is inclined so as to be positioned on the lower side in the vertical direction as it approaches the upstream exhaust flow path portion 15a side from the operation link mechanism chamber 23 side, the cleaning agent after cleaning is washed away. Together with the deposit, the gas is reliably discharged from the operation link mechanism chamber 23 to the upstream exhaust flow path portion 15a side.

  In this embodiment, when the cleaning agent L is injected into the operation link mechanism chamber 23, the cleaning agent L causes the sliding portion of the unison ring 55, the engaging portion of the operation transmission link 58 and the unison ring 55, Deposits adhering to the plurality of vane operating shafts 22 and the like are washed away, and deposits of respective parts immersed in the cleaning agent L are washed away. Therefore, although the operation link mechanism 25 that rotates the plurality of movable nozzle vanes 21 in synchronization has a large number of sliding portions, it is possible to effectively suppress a decrease in the slidability of the sliding portions due to deposit accumulation. And the cleaning agent L after washing | cleaning can be discharged | emitted outside the turbocharger 10 with a deposit.

  Further, since the cleaning agent injection hole 71 has an inner end portion 71b whose diameter is extended along the inner peripheral guide surface portion 16a of the turbine housing 16 so as to extend in the inner peripheral direction, As a result, the cleaning agent L injected into the gas easily spreads in the inner circumferential direction, and a uniform cleaning effect is obtained.

  As described above, in the turbocharger 10 of the present embodiment, the variable nozzle 20 is configured around the turbine wheel 12, but without performing the disassembly work or the entire replacement work on the turbine wheel 12 side of the turbocharger 10. Thus, it is possible to provide the turbocharger 10 capable of performing a cleaning operation that can suppress or eliminate the sticking of the variable nozzle 20 in the mounted state.

  In the above-described embodiment, the engine body 1M is a diesel engine, for example, but it goes without saying that the present invention is also applicable to an internal combustion engine using other fuels. Further, the exhaust gas purification device 42 is not limited to the one using the DPF, but may be any other exhaust purification device in which unburned combustion components are added to the exhaust gas by fuel addition, post injection, or the like.

  Further, like the center housing 14 and the turbine housing 16 shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the cleaning agent injection hole 71 is provided on the upper side in the vertical direction of the operation link mechanism chamber 23 regardless of the coupling form of the bearing housing and the turbine housing. As long as the liquid cleaning agent L to be introduced can flow down, the cleaning agent injection hole 71 may have an axis inclined with respect to the vertical direction, or may be curved or bent. May be.

  Further, the communication path 72 is formed by partially cutting the outer peripheral portion 24p of the nozzle back plate 24 and the wall portion 16f on the lower side in the vertical direction of the turbine housing 16, but it becomes at least one of the housings 14 or 16. The communication path 72 may be formed by drilling only in the nozzle back plate 24 or only in the center housing 14 or the turbine housing 16.

  When the deposit in the operation link mechanism chamber 23 is washed away by the cleaning agent L and discharged to the upstream side exhaust flow passage portion 15a side of the exhaust passage 15 which is the scroll passage, the cleaning agent L after cleaning is passed through the scroll passage. The cleaning agent discharge hole 73 is not always necessary when it can easily flow down or suck out of the turbocharger 10. However, by forming the cleaning agent discharge hole 73, the work of attaching and detaching the pipe can be made unnecessary, and the cleaning agent discharge hole 73 is disposed at the flow-down portion of the cleaning agent L in the mounted state of the turbocharger 10 to perform cleaning. Since the agent L and deposit can be easily and reliably discharged, it is more preferable.

  Needless to say, the operation link mechanism 25 is not limited to a specific operation mechanism as illustrated. In addition, the movable member referred to in the present invention is not limited to the movable nozzle vane, and may be configured by a movable member having an arbitrary shape that can control the diameter of the turbine nozzle, which is a variable nozzle, by changing the posture.

  As described above, the present invention is a cleaning that can suppress or eliminate the sticking of the variable nozzle in the mounted state without disassembling work or replacement work even when the variable nozzle is configured around the turbine. An exhaust turbocharger capable of working can be provided. The present invention is useful for all exhaust turbochargers that can clean the inside of the exhaust turbine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Engine (internal combustion engine, diesel engine), 3 ... Intake device, 4 ... Exhaust device, 10 ... Turbocharger (exhaust turbocharger, supercharger), 10a ... Exhaust turbine part, 10b ... Compressor part, 11 ... Turbine shaft , 12 ... Turbine wheel, 14 ... Center housing (bearing housing, one housing), 14d ... Wall portion on the upper side in the vertical direction, 14f ... Flange portion, 15a ... Upstream exhaust passage portion (scroll passage), 15b ... Nozzle Passage portion, 16 ... turbine housing (one housing), 16d ... wall portion on the upper side in the vertical direction, 16e ... inner bottom wall portion, 16f ... wall portion on the lower side in the vertical direction, 20 ... variable nozzle, 21 ... movable nozzle vane ( Movable member), 22 ... vane operation shaft (a plurality of support shaft portions), 23 ... operation link mechanism chamber (operation mechanism chamber) 24 ... Nozzle back plate (partition wall), 24p ... outer peripheral part, 25 ... operation link mechanism (operation mechanism), 41d ... downstream exhaust passage, 41u ... upstream exhaust passage, 47 ... fuel addition valve, 51 ... operating lever, 52 ... Rotating shaft, 54 ... Inner input lever, 55 ... Unison ring (ring member), 55b ... Projection, 55c ... Space, 56 ... Operation input groove (recess), 57 ... Transmission groove, 58 ... Operation transmission link ( A plurality of interlocking engagement members), 58a ... one end, 58b ... the other end, 71 ... a cleaning agent injection hole, 71a ... an outer end, 71b ... an inner end, 72 ... a communication passage, 72a ... an upstream passage portion, 72b ... downstream passage portion, 73 ... cleaning agent discharge hole, 76 ... bolt, 77 ... metal gasket, 78 ... bolt, 79 ... metal gasket

Claims (6)

A turbine wheel integrally connected to the turbine shaft, a bearing housing having a cylindrical shape that rotatably supports the turbine shaft and having an enlarged diameter portion on an outer peripheral side, and the enlarged diameter portion side of the bearing housing. A turbine housing that forms a scroll passage for guiding the exhaust of the internal combustion engine to the turbine wheel, and a plurality of movable members, and an opening degree of a nozzle passage that blows the exhaust from the scroll passage to the turbine wheel is movable. An exhaust turbocharger comprising: a variable nozzle that changes according to a posture of a member; and an operation mechanism that operates the movable member so as to change the posture of the movable member,
The operation mechanism is housed in an operation mechanism chamber formed in the vicinity of the scroll passage by at least one of the bearing housing and the turbine housing;
A cleaning agent injection hole capable of injecting a cleaning agent from the outside into the operation mechanism chamber is formed in a vertically upper wall portion of the operation mechanism chamber constituted by the at least one housing. Exhaust turbocharger.   2. A communication passage for communicating the operation mechanism chamber and the scroll passage is formed in a wall portion on the lower side in the vertical direction of the operation mechanism chamber constituted by the at least one housing. Exhaust turbocharger as described in 1.   A cleaning agent discharge hole capable of flowing down and discharging the cleaning agent from the scroll passage is formed in a wall portion on a vertically lower side of the scroll passage constituted by the turbine housing. The exhaust turbocharger according to claim 2.   4. The exhaust turbocharger according to claim 2, wherein the communication passage is inclined so as to be positioned on a lower side in a vertical direction as it approaches the scroll passage side from the operation mechanism chamber side. 5. The operating mechanism is
A partition portion formed by the at least one housing to partition the operation mechanism chamber and the scroll passage;
A plurality of support shafts that support the plurality of movable members on one surface side of the partition wall and are rotatably supported by the partition;
A ring member that rotates along a peripheral wall surface of the at least one housing that is an inner wall surface of the operation mechanism chamber and the other surface of the partition wall;
And a plurality of interlocking engagement members interposed between the plurality of support shaft portions and the ring member so as to rotate the plurality of support shaft portions in synchronization with the rotation of the ring member. The exhaust turbocharger according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the exhaust turbocharger is provided.   The cleaning agent injection hole has an outer end portion extending in a direction orthogonal to the peripheral wall surface serving as an inner wall surface of the operation mechanism chamber, and an inner diameter expanded to extend in the inner peripheral direction along the peripheral wall surface. The exhaust turbocharger according to claim 2, further comprising an end portion.

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