JPH061855Y2 - Vehicle interlacer device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to an intercooler device.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, as an intercooler device, for example, a device described on pages 82 and 83 of a magazine "Motor Fan" (published by Sanei Shobo Co., Ltd. in February 1987) is known. There is.

In this conventional intercooler device, intercoolers are vertically fixed in the vehicle width direction at both ends in the vehicle width direction in the rear part of the engine room provided at the rear part of the vehicle, and the introduction surface for introducing the cooling outside air of the intercooler is in front of the vehicle. The discharge surface was placed close to the discharge hole formed in the rear wall of the engine room.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) However, in such a conventional intercooler device, the intercooler is placed vertically in the vehicle width direction so that the lead-out surface of the intercooler faces the rear of the vehicle, and Since the exhaust hole is formed in the rear wall, there is a problem that the trunk room and the like cannot be placed at the rear position of the intercooler, and because the intercooler is placed near the outer wall of the vehicle, There was a problem that the distance became long and the response of the engine deteriorated.

Further, the hot air in the engine room tends to be trapped between the partition wall that partitions the rear of the engine room and the rear end of the engine, and in order to improve the ventilation between the engine and the partition wall, the partition wall is better than the engine. It is necessary to place it at a large distance in the rear. As a result, there is a problem that the vehicle compartment in front of or behind the engine compartment becomes narrow, and it becomes difficult to secure a space such as a trunk room behind the partition wall.

(Means for Solving Problems) The present invention has been made for the purpose of solving the above problems, and in order to achieve this object, in the present invention, the engine is installed vertically in the longitudinal direction. In the engine room of the arranged vehicle, the introduction surface where the outside air for cooling is introduced,
An intercooler having a derived surface to be derived is provided,
The intercooler is fixed by vertically placing the introduction surface toward the outer side of the vehicle and vertically placing the extraction surface toward the center of the engine room between the partition wall partitioning the rear of the engine room and the rear end of the engine. The surface is provided with an air guide duct communicating with the outside air introduction hole formed in the outer wall of the vehicle, and the exhaust holes for discharging the outside air discharged from the outlet surface of the intercooler are provided above and below the engine room. It was taken as a means.

(Operation) In the intercooler device of the present invention, the outside air for cooling the intercooler is introduced from the outside air introduction hole formed in the outer wall of the vehicle, is guided to the introduction surface of the intercooler through the air duct, and the intercooler is introduced. After cooling, it is discharged from the outlet surface toward the center of the engine room between the rear end of the engine and the partition wall behind it, and this discharged outside air carries the hot air between the engine and the partition wall and rises above the engine room. And is discharged to the outside through a discharge hole provided below.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. In the description of this embodiment, the case where the invention is applied to a vehicle having an engine room in the rear is taken as an example.

First, the configuration of the embodiment will be described.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an intercooler device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, in which 10 denotes an engine room.

As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 2, the engine room 10 is provided at a rear portion of the vehicle body 100, that is, behind the vehicle compartment 101, and a trunk room 20 partitioned by a partition 102 is provided behind the vehicle compartment 101. There is. As shown in FIG. 1, the trunk room 20 is formed so as to have a width as wide as the rear fender 103 as an outer wall of the vehicle body 100. In addition, as shown in FIG.
Two side members 104 and 105 are vertically provided on the left and right of the vehicle so as to extend in the vehicle front-rear direction.

In the engine room 10, reference numeral 30 denotes an engine, which is vertically installed in the center of the engine room 10 (in the front-rear direction). A transmission 12 is provided in front of this transmission 1.
Fuel tanks 13, 13 are arranged on both sides of 2, and radiators 14, 14 are arranged outside the fuel tanks 13, 13. As shown in FIG. 2, upper exhaust holes 15 and 15 for exhausting hot air in the engine room 10 and external air c (FIG. 3) discharged from the intercooler 40, which will be described later, to the outside of the vehicle are provided at left and right positions above the engine 30. Engine hood 10
8 and the upper discharge hole 15 is provided with a louver 151. Further, in order to discharge hot air in the engine room 10 and external air discharged from the intercooler 40 described later to the outside of the vehicle, a lower exhaust hole 16 is formed in a lower position of the engine room 10 as shown in FIG.

Further, shock absorber towers 17 for accommodating and supporting shock absorbers (not shown) of the suspension are formed at both left and right ends of the engine room 10.

In the engine 30, 31 and 31 are intake manifolds and 32 and 32 are exhaust manifolds, and two turbochargers 33 and 33 are provided in the vicinity of the exhaust manifolds 32 and 32. An intercooler 40 is provided midway in the intake path 36 from the turbocharger 33 to the intake manifold 31. The exhaust gas that has passed through the turbocharger 33 passes through the muffler 34, and the exhaust pipe 3
Exhausted from 5.

As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 4, the intercooler 40 has a thin rectangular parallelepiped shape and an upper portion of the turbocharger 3
An upper tank 41 for introducing the engine intake air a from 3 is provided, and a lower tank 42 for leading the engine intake air a to the intake manifold 31 is provided in the lower part, and the engine intake a is cooled between both tanks 41 and 42. A core 43 for heat exchange is formed for this purpose, and an introduction surface 44 for introducing the outside air b for cooling is provided on one surface of the core 43, and a lead-out surface for leading out the heat-exchanged outside air on the back surface thereof. 45 is formed.

The intercooler 40, as shown in FIG.
Shock absorber tower 1 in the engine room 10
7, the lead-in surface 44 faces the outer side of the vehicle body 100, the lead-out surface 45 faces the center of the engine room 10, and the lead-out surface 45 extends in the vehicle width direction toward the upper discharge hole 15 and the lower side. In the state projected on the discharge hole 16, it is vertically arranged in the front-rear direction, and further, as shown in the rear view of FIG. 3, the introduction surface 44 is fixed so as to be inclined downward. ing.

An air guide duct 50 communicating with an outside air introduction hole 106 formed in the rear fender 103 is provided on the introduction surface 44 of the intercooler 40. The outside air introduction hole 106
2 are located on the left and right sides of the front part of the engine room 10, and as shown in FIG. 2, are opened at the upper part of the rear fender (outer wall of vehicle body) 103 behind the rear pillar 107.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described.

The intake air a of the engine 30 is pumped by the turbocharger 33, further cooled by the intercooler 40, and then supplied to the intake manifold 31 of the engine 30.

In the intercooler 40, the engine intake air a is cooled by exchanging heat with the core 43, and the heat of the core 43 is cooled by the outside air b for cooling that passes from the introduction surface 44 to the extraction surface 45. The outside air b for cooling is the outside air introduction hole 106.
After being taken in from the above, it is guided to the introduction surface 44 through the air duct 50, heat-exchanged by the intercooler 40, and then discharged from the discharge surface 45 toward the center of the engine room 10. The discharged outside air c is discharged to the outside of the vehicle from above and below the engine room 10 through both discharge holes 15 and 16 as shown in FIG. When the discharged outside air c is discharged to the outside of the vehicle, the intercooler 40 is arranged so that the discharge holes 15 and 16 overlap each other in the discharging direction of the discharged outside air c from the discharge surface 45, that is, in the vehicle width direction. The discharge is done smoothly.

In the engine room 10, outside air heated through the radiator 14 and air heated by the engine 30 and other devices are easily collected.
The discharged air of 0 is discharged and is discharged together. In particular, air, which tends to be trapped, is smoothly discharged at the rear position of the engine 30.

As described above, in the vehicle intercooler of the first embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

Since the intercooler 40 is placed vertically in the front-rear direction and the exhaust air c of the intercooler 40 is exhausted from both the upper and lower exhaust holes 15 and 16 of the engine room 10, a trunk room that is long in the vehicle width direction behind the intercooler 40. The effect that 20 or the like can be secured is obtained.

Since the intercooler 40 is placed vertically in the front-rear direction and the introduction surface 44 of the intercooler 40 and the outside air introduction hole 106 of the rear fender (outer wall) 103 are communicated with each other by the air guide duct 50, the introduction of the cooling outside air b is ensured. As a result, the cooling performance is improved, and the intercooler 40 can be arranged close to the engine 30, so that the response of the engine 30 can be improved.

The outside air c discharged from the intercooler 40 is transferred to the engine room 10
Since the exhaust air is discharged toward the center of the engine room 10, the hot air in the engine room 10 can be discharged together with the discharged outside air c, and the hot air in the engine room 10 is prevented from being trapped.

Since both the engine 30 and the intercooler 40 are vertically installed in the front-rear direction, the size in the vehicle width direction can be kept short.

Next, a second embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 will be described.

In the second embodiment, the engine room 210 has the vehicle body 200.
This is an example applied to a vehicle provided in the front part of the above, and the same configurations as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

The intercooler 40 is vertically arranged in the front-rear direction at the left and right positions of the rear portion of the engine room 210.

Further, outside air introduction holes 202 are formed at both left and right ends of the front bumper 201 as an outer wall of the vehicle.
0 is connected to the introduction surface.

Therefore, the outside air c discharged from the intercooler 40 is discharged to the center of the engine room 10 and does not give a space restriction to the vehicle compartment 101 behind the engine room 10.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment. For example, in the embodiment, an example in which two tabochargers and two intercoolers are provided on the left and right sides, respectively. Although shown, both may be one, and the arrangement of the fuel tank and the radiator may be appropriately set.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, in the intercooler device of the present invention, the intercooler is placed vertically in the front-rear direction, and the lead-out surface is arranged between the engine and the partition wall behind the engine. As a result, the hot air between the engine and the partition can be placed on the exhaust air of the intercooler and discharged, and the performance of preventing the hot air from collecting behind the engine is greatly improved. As a result, the distance between the engine and the partition wall behind it can be made narrower than before, so that it is possible to widen the passenger compartment in front of or behind the engine room, and to secure a trunk space behind the engine room. The effect is obtained.

Also, the intercooler is placed vertically in the front-rear direction, and the introduction surface of the intercooler and the outside air introduction hole of the outer wall are connected by the air duct, so it is possible to place the intercooler close to the engine, and the response of the engine is improved. The effect that it can be improved is obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a plan view showing an intercooler device for a vehicle according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the first embodiment device, and FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the first embodiment device. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an essential part of the first embodiment device, FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an intercooler device for a vehicle according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
It is a side view which shows an Example apparatus. 10 ... Engine room 15 ... Upper discharge hole 16 ... Lower discharge hole 40 ... Intercooler 103 ... Rear fender (outer wall) 106 ... Outside air introduction hole

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An intercooler having an inlet surface for introducing outside air for cooling and an outlet surface for discharging outside air is provided in an engine room of a vehicle in which an engine is longitudinally arranged in a longitudinal direction. Is fixed to the introduction surface of the intercooler by vertically placing the introduction surface toward the outer side of the vehicle and vertically extending the extraction surface toward the center of the engine room between the partition wall partitioning the rear of the engine room and the rear end of the engine. Is provided with an air guide duct that communicates with an outside air introduction hole formed in the outer wall of the vehicle, and
An intercooler device for a vehicle, characterized in that exhaust holes for exhausting the outside air emitted from a lead-out surface of the intercooler are provided above and below the engine room.