KR20000007015U - Engine oil pollution measurement device of automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for measuring the engine oil pollution level of an automobile, and includes an absorbent paper that allows the engine oil buried in one end of a gauge to be detachably inserted into an oil pan to measure the pollution level of the engine oil according to its diffusion range. Therefore, the driver can directly check the degree of contamination of the engine oil to accurately determine the replacement time, and thus prevent unnecessary replacement of the engine oil, thereby improving the lubrication and cooling efficiency of the power transmission unit and the cylinder. have.

Description

Engine oil pollution measurement device of automobile

The present invention relates to a device for measuring the pollution level of an engine oil of a vehicle, and more particularly, an engine oil pollution measuring apparatus of a vehicle that enables a driver to directly measure the pollution level of an engine oil stored in an oil pan so as to accurately check the replacement time of the engine oil. It is about.

In general, the engine oil is scattered toward the main part of the engine, that is, the crankshaft and the connecting rod and the cylinder by the drive of the oil pump to perform lubrication and cooling at the same time, such an engine oil is shown in Figure 1 As shown in the figure is stored in a predetermined amount in the oil pan 12 installed in the lower portion of the engine case (10).

The baffle plate 14 having the drain hole 14a is mounted on the oil pan 12 to prevent the engine oil from being oriented in one direction when the vehicle is driven, and the driver can check the remaining amount of the engine oil. Oil level gauge (not shown) is fitted.

In this way, the engine oil stored in the oil pan 12 is driven by the oil pump 16 fixedly installed at one side of the engine case 10 via an oil strainer 18 and an oil filter (not shown), and a power transmission unit. After being scattered into the cylinder, the oil is stored in the oil pan 12 again through the drain hole 14a of the baffle plate 14.

Here, the oil filter is piped to the oil pump 16 as to remove impurities contained in the engine oil flowing along the oil strainer 18.

On the other hand, when the engine oil circulates inside the engine case 10 and is vaporized or contaminated by deterioration due to heat generated from the engine and the viscosity coefficient of the engine oil decreases, the engine oil is checked and replaced accordingly. .

In other words, the method of checking the engine oil is to check the engine oil and the color on the upper or lower surface of the engine oil based on the remaining oil level gauge of the oil level gauge while the oil level gauge inserted in the oil pan 12 is removed. Quantity and contamination were judged and exchanged.

However, since the driver has visually checked the engine oil on the oil level gauge as described above, it is difficult to accurately determine the time when the engine oil needs to be replaced. Missing was the disadvantage that the power transmission and the cylinder can not be efficiently lubricated and cooled.

In order to solve this problem, recently, in order to measure the pollution level of the engine oil, a device for measuring the pollution degree by the energization effect using the characteristics of the dielectric and the optical characteristics of the light transmitted to the engine oil using the optical characteristics. An apparatus for measuring the degree of contamination according to the amount of permeation has been developed.

However, such pollution degree measuring devices are generally applied to luxury vehicles, when applied to general vehicles other than luxury vehicles, the price of the vehicle is not only increased, but there is a problem that the driver cannot easily use it.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a blotting paper that the driver can directly measure the pollution level of the engine oil stored in the oil pan, so that the average driver can accurately determine when to replace the engine oil It is possible to prevent unnecessary replacement of the engine oil, and to provide an engine oil pollution measuring device of the automobile that can improve the lubrication and cooling efficiency of the power transmission unit and the cylinder.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a conventional oil pan in which engine oil of an automobile is stored;

2 is a block diagram showing an engine oil pollution measuring apparatus of a vehicle according to the present invention,

3 is a state diagram of use of the pollution degree measuring apparatus shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: engine case 12: oil pan

14 baffle plate 14a drain hole

16: oil pump 18: oil strainer

20: gauge 22: measuring unit

22a: graduation 24: disc

26: handle portion 30: absorbent paper

32: Display section

A feature of the present invention for achieving the above object is, in the engine oil pollution measuring apparatus of a vehicle provided to measure the pollution degree of the engine oil stored in the oil pan and the oil pan mounted on the lower part of the engine case, the engine In order to show the degree of contamination of the oil, a plurality of sections at regular intervals are displayed on the surface thereof, and an absorbent paper capable of measuring the degree of contamination according to the range in which the engine oil buried at a predetermined position in the plurality of sections is spread.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is achieved by further comprising a gauge consisting of a disc for embedding the engine oil at a predetermined position of the absorbent paper, a measuring part fixed to one end thereof and a handle portion extending to the other end of the measuring part. .

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the engine oil pollution level measuring apparatus for a vehicle according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a view showing a pollution degree measuring device according to the present invention, the measuring device comprises a gauge (gauge) 20 that is detachably fitted with respect to the oil pan 12, buried in one end of the gauge 20 It becomes the absorbent paper 30 for measuring the pollution degree of the engine oil which exists.

The gauge 20 is fixed to the measuring unit 22 contained in the engine oil stored in the oil pan 12 and one end of the measuring unit 22 and the disc 24 in contact with the absorbent paper 30, and the measuring unit ( It is extended to the other end of the 22) consists of a handle portion 26 for easily pulling out the gauge 20 with respect to the engine case 10, the measuring portion 22 is the engine oil remaining in the oil pan 12 The scales 24a are indexed at equal intervals to measure the remaining amount of.

In the absorbent paper 30, a plurality of sections 32 indicating the pollution level are marked to allow the driver to directly check the contamination state of the engine oil.

This section 32 is spaced apart from the center section (A) and the center section (A) in which the disc 24 of the gauge 20 on which the engine oil is buried is buried on the absorbent paper 30, and the diffusion range of the engine oil is separated. This results in a good (B), warning (C) and exchange section (D) indicating contamination.

Here, the absorbent paper 30 may be made of a material whose color is changed in the section in which the engine oil is diffused or painted in a different color in each section 32 in order to clearly show the range in which the engine oil is diffused. It is possible.

With reference to Figure 3 will be described in detail the operation of the engine oil pollution measuring apparatus of the vehicle according to the present invention configured as described above.

When the vehicle starts, the oil pump 16 is driven so that the engine oil stored in the oil pan 12 is scattered along the oil strainer 18 and the oil filter into the engine case 10. Therefore, each engine of the engine, that is, the crankshaft, the cylinder, and the like are lubricated and cooled by the engine oil, and the engine oil falls on the upper surface of the baffle plate 14 and at the same time, the oil pan through the drain hole 14a formed therein. Flows back to (12).

At this time, when the vehicle is operated for a long time, the engine oil is deteriorated by heat generated from the engine, and impurities are stored in the oil pan 12 in a contaminated state by containing impurities in the engine case 10. You need to check.

In this way, the method for checking the replacement time of the contaminated engine oil is to remove the gauge 20 from the oil pan 12 and check the remaining amount of the engine oil with the scale 22a indexed to the measuring unit 22, and then measure the measuring unit ( The disk 24 fixed to one end of 22 is buried in the center section A of the absorbent paper 30. Then, the engine oil gradually diffuses from the center section A to each section 32 according to the degree of contamination.

Therefore, the driver directly checks the engine oil diffused into the section 32 of the absorbent paper 30 with the naked eye, and then determines whether to replace the engine oil. For example, when the engine oil spreads to the good (B) and the warning section (C) of the sections 32, it is possible to prevent unnecessary replacement of the engine oil by not replacing the engine oil, and the engine oil is a warning section ( If it spreads to D), it can be replaced immediately to prevent malfunction and overload of each engine.

As described above, according to the engine oil pollution measuring apparatus of a vehicle according to the present invention, the driver has an absorbent paper that directly measures the pollution level of the engine oil stored in the oil pan so that the general driver can accurately determine the engine oil replacement time. In addition, it is possible to prevent unnecessary replacement of engine oil, and to improve lubrication and cooling efficiency of power transmission unit and cylinder.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described specific preferred embodiments, and any person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. Of course, such changes will fall within the scope of the claims.

Claims (2)

In the engine oil pollution measuring apparatus of the vehicle provided for measuring the pollution degree of the oil pan mounted on the lower part of the engine case and the engine oil stored in the oil pan, In order to show the degree of contamination of the engine oil, a plurality of sections of a predetermined interval are displayed on the surface thereof, and the absorbing paper capable of measuring the pollution degree according to the range in which the engine oil buried at a predetermined position in the plurality of sections is spread. Engine oil pollution measuring device of automobile. According to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises a gauge consisting of a disc for embedding the engine oil to the predetermined position of the absorbent paper, a measuring part is fixed to one end thereof and a handle portion extending to the other end of the measuring part. Engine oil pollution measuring device of automobile.