WO2004088116A1 - エアクリーナ - Google Patents
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- WO2004088116A1 WO2004088116A1 PCT/JP2004/003952 JP2004003952W WO2004088116A1 WO 2004088116 A1 WO2004088116 A1 WO 2004088116A1 JP 2004003952 W JP2004003952 W JP 2004003952W WO 2004088116 A1 WO2004088116 A1 WO 2004088116A1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F02M35/00—Combustion-air cleaners, air intakes, intake silencers, or induction systems specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
- F02M35/10—Air intakes; Induction systems
- F02M35/10091—Air intakes; Induction systems characterised by details of intake ducts: shapes; connections; arrangements
- F02M35/10098—Straight ducts
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F02M35/00—Combustion-air cleaners, air intakes, intake silencers, or induction systems specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
- F02M35/02—Air cleaners
- F02M35/0201—Housings; Casings; Frame constructions; Lids; Manufacturing or assembling thereof
- F02M35/0202—Manufacturing or assembling; Materials for air cleaner housings
- F02M35/0203—Manufacturing or assembling; Materials for air cleaner housings by using clamps, catches, locks or the like, e.g. for disposable plug-in filter cartridges
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F02M35/00—Combustion-air cleaners, air intakes, intake silencers, or induction systems specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
- F02M35/02—Air cleaners
- F02M35/04—Air cleaners specially arranged with respect to engine, to intake system or specially adapted to vehicle; Mounting thereon ; Combinations with other devices
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F02M35/00—Combustion-air cleaners, air intakes, intake silencers, or induction systems specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
- F02M35/10—Air intakes; Induction systems
- F02M35/104—Intake manifolds
- F02M35/116—Intake manifolds for engines with cylinders in V-arrangement or arranged oppositely relative to the main shaft
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F02M35/00—Combustion-air cleaners, air intakes, intake silencers, or induction systems specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
- F02M35/16—Combustion-air cleaners, air intakes, intake silencers, or induction systems specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines characterised by use in vehicles
- F02M35/162—Motorcycles; All-terrain vehicles, e.g. quads, snowmobiles; Small vehicles, e.g. forklifts
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- the present invention relates to a vehicle engine air cleaner.
- Vehicle engines such as automobiles and motorcycles take in outside air through an air cleaner and supply it to the intake system.
- the air cleaner is provided with a cleaner element (fill filter) inside the air cleaner housing, introduces outside air from the air intake opening to the housing, and removes dust and the like through the cleaner element.o
- the outside air that has passed through the cleaner element is It is sucked into the engine through an intake pipe connected to the body's intake outlet (for example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2).
- the air intake of the air cleaner is provided with an air intake duct for taking in outside air smoothly.
- FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a conventional intake air induction duct.
- a rectangular air intake 2 opens in the air cleaner housing 1.
- a rectangular annular intake air intake duct 3 is attached to the intake air intake 2.
- a lip-shaped rib-shaped projection 4 protruding from the outer surface of the casing so as to have an L-shaped cross section is formed along the entire periphery of the opening edge 2a of the intake port 2.
- a mounting portion 5 is formed on the outer peripheral side surface of the intake duct 3 along the entire circumference.
- the mounting portion 5 has a groove 50 having an L-shaped cross section corresponding to the lip-shaped rib-shaped protrusion 4 over the entire circumference.
- the air inlet duct 3 is attached to the air inlet 2 by inserting the entire periphery into the L-shaped cross-section edge 50 of the mounting part 5 and inserting it into the L-shaped groove 50. Be killed.
- the lip-shaped rib-shaped projections 4 are formed along the entire periphery of the opening edge 2a of the intake port 2, so that the fitting operation is difficult.
- FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of another conventional intake air introduction duct.
- a flat rectangular air intake 2 is provided with an air intake duct 3.
- the opening edge 2a of the intake port 2 is flat and straight, and the lip-shaped rib-shaped projection as shown in FIG. 8 is not formed.
- the insertion groove 51 of the intake air duct 3 is inserted somewhat deeply into the opening edge 2a.
- a reinforcing rib 6 for preventing duct deformation is provided at the longitudinal center of the intake duct 3.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Publication No. 6 1—3 8 3 4 6
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 200-166-686 Disclosure of the Invention
- the present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described conventional technology, and has as its object to provide an air cleaner capable of improving the mounting workability and fitting sufficiently firmly without reducing the opening area.
- the invention according to claim 1 is an air cleaner comprising an air intake housing, an air cleaner housing including a suction element duct mounted on the intake air intake, and housing a cleaner element therein, At the opening edge of the intake port, protrudes toward the outer surface or the inner surface of the air cleaner housing.
- An air cleaner wherein a projection is provided partially along the opening edge, and an insertion groove into which the opening edge is inserted, and a concave portion into which the projection fits are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the intake air introduction duct.
- the invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the protrusion is formed of a rib protruding from the opening edge in an L-shaped cross section.
- the invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the insertion groove is formed along the entire circumference of the opening edge, and the concave portion in which the projection fits is provided only in a portion corresponding to the projection.
- FIG. 1 is a right side view of a motorcycle to which the present invention is applied.
- FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an engine portion of the motorcycle in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a front view of the air cleaner of the motorcycle of FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a side view of the motorcycle air cleaner of FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of the intake air introduction duct of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of still another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a conventional air intake duct.
- FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of another conventional intake air induction duct. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
- FIG. 1 is a right side view of a motorcycle to which the present invention is applied.
- the motorcycle 60 includes a body frame 61 that constitutes the entire vehicle body, a front fork 62 provided at a front portion of the body frame 61, and a left and right flow.
- the front wheel 63 held between the front wheels 62, 62, the headlight 64 provided above the front wheel 63, the handle 65 connected to the front fork 62, and the rear of the body frame 61
- the vehicle includes a connected rear frame 66 and a rear wheel 67 held by the rear frame 66.
- a fuel tank 68 is provided at the center of the vehicle and a sheet 69 is provided behind it.
- a V-shaped engine V0 is provided below the fuel tank 68.
- Each cylinder of the V-type engine 70 is provided with an exhaust pipe 71, and is connected to a common muffler 72 at the rear end.
- An air cleaner 73 is provided on the right side of the center of the V-type engine below the fuel tank 68.
- Fig. 2 is a configuration diagram of the engine part.
- Each cylinder of the two-cylinder V-type engine 70 includes a crankcase 74, a cylinder mouthpiece 75, a cylinder head 76 and a head cover 77.
- an intake connection port 78 is provided inside the V-shape, and an exhaust connection port 79 is provided in the side direction (front side in the figure).
- a throttle body 80 is connected to the intake connection port 78.
- a throttle valve '(not shown) is provided in the throttle body 80.
- a second air cleaner 82 is connected to the air cleaner 73 via a duct 81.
- the outlet throttle body 80 is connected to the outlet of the second air cleaner 82.
- the intake air flows from the air cleaner 73 to the second air cleaner 82, and is sucked into the cylinders 76 of the engine 70 from the intake connection port 78 through the throttle body 80.
- the air cleaner 73 comprises a box-shaped air cleaner housing 85 having a substantially inverted triangular shape (FIG. 3) in front view by a main body 83 and a cover 84 (FIG. 4).
- a filter element 86 is accommodated in the air cleaner case 85.
- On the body 83 of the air cleaner housing 85 a bulging portion 87 protruding inward of the vehicle body is formed. The bulging portion 87 is provided with an intake air intake 88.
- a second air cleaner 82 is connected to an upper portion of the air cleaner 73 via a duct 81.
- a filter element 89 is also accommodated in the second air cleaner 82.
- An outside air intake 90 is formed on the upper surface side of the second air cleaner 82 to introduce outside air.
- a drain hose 91 is connected to the air cleaner housing 85 to discharge fuel etc. blown back from the engine side.
- the present invention relates to such an intake port 88 of the air cleaner 73, and is an improvement of a mounting structure of an intake duct (described later) attached to an opening edge of the intake port 88.
- FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of the embodiment of the present invention.
- An air intake 2 for taking in outside air is opened in an air cleaner housing 1 of an air cleaner (not shown) of a vehicle engine.
- a cleaner element (not shown) is housed in the air cleaner housing 1 in the same manner as a normal air cleaner, and outside air is introduced from the air intake 2 to remove foreign substances such as dust through the cleaner element. Outside air that has passed through the cleaner element is drawn into the engine through an intake pipe connected to an intake outlet of the housing.
- a rectangular annular air intake duct 3 is attached to the rectangular air intake 2.
- a duct holding projection 4 for holding the intake duct 3 is formed in the middle of each of the four sides of the rectangle.
- the projection 4 has a shape of a lip-like rib projecting in an L-shaped cross section from the outermost end of the outer surface of the opening edge 2a toward the outside of the housing 1 along the middle portion of the opening edge 2a. is there.
- a mounting portion 5 is formed on the outer peripheral side surface of the intake duct 3 along the entire circumference.
- the mounting portion 5 is for inserting the opening edge 2a including the projection 4 and mounting the intake air intake duct 3 to the opening edge 2a.
- the cross-sectional shape of the mounting portion 5 is such that a lip-shaped rib-shaped projection 4 is formed. Only the central portion of each side of the formed opening edge 2a has an L-shaped cross section bent corresponding to the projection 4 as shown in (B). As shown in (C), the cross-sectional shape of the mounting portion 5 where the projection 4 is not formed is simply the shape of the flat straight insertion groove 5a that does not bend according to the shape of the opening edge 2a. It is.
- the mounting portion 5 is composed of an insertion groove 5 a into which the opening edge 2 a over the entire circumference is inserted and a concave portion 5 b into which the partial projection 4 is fitted, as shown in FIG.
- the groove is substantially an L-shaped cross-section, and only the insertion groove 5a into which the opening edge 2a is inserted is formed in the portion where the protrusion 4 is not formed, as shown in FIG.
- the opening edge 2a on which the projections 4 are partially formed is securely fitted to hold the intake air introduction duct securely at the opening edge 2a, and the strength of the intake air introduction duct can be increased.
- the air inlet duct 3 is mounted on the air inlet 2.
- the groove shape of the mounting portion 5 is a groove having an L-shaped cross section along the entire circumference, and when the opening edge 2a is fitted, the groove at the L-shaped end portion of the portion without a protrusion is formed in the cavity. It can be left as is.
- FIG. 6 shows another example of the shape of the projection for holding the duct.
- Each example is a projection shape of a portion corresponding to the portion of FIG. 5 (B).
- Corresponding parts have the same reference characters allotted, and description thereof will not be repeated.
- (A) is an example in which a rib-shaped projection 4 projecting in a T-shaped cross section is provided at a position slightly retracted from the end of the opening edge 2a.
- (B) is an example in which a protrusion 4 having a triangular cross-sectional shape is projected in a rib shape along the opening edge 2a.
- FIG. 7 shows still another example of the duct holding projection according to the present invention.
- cylindrical projections 4 are provided at four points on the opening edge 2a of the intake port 2, and corresponding to these four points, they are locked at four points on the outer circumference of the annular intake introduction duct 3.
- a ring 7 is formed.
- the hole of the locking ring 7 becomes the recess 5b into which the projection 4 is fitted.
- An insertion groove 5a into which the opening edge 2a is inserted is formed all around the outer circumference of the intake air introduction duct 3.
- the mounting portion 5 including the insertion groove 5a and the concave portion 5b of the locking ring 7 is formed on the outer periphery of the intake air introduction duct 3.
- the air inlet duct 3 is attached to the air inlet 2 by the mounting portion 5.
- the duct locking projection is provided only on a part of the opening along the opening edge, the mounting portion on the outer periphery of the intake duct is easily inserted into the opening edge of the intake opening. And the projections provided partially along the opening edge can securely hold the intake air intake duct at the intake air intake.
- a lip-shaped rib-shaped protrusion protruding in an L-shaped cross section is provided on a part of the opening edge.
- the entire circumference of the outer peripheral surface of the intake air intake duct is provided.
- the cross section of the mounting part formed along the line is an L-shaped cross-section where only the part where the L-shaped lip is formed is bent, and the groove in the part where the lip is not formed is the shape of the opening edge Because the shape is flat and does not bend in accordance with the shape of the lip, the cavity of the L-shaped groove is not formed in the non-formed part of the lip-shaped rib compared to the case where the entire circumference is a groove with an L-shaped cross section. As a result, the intake duct is securely held at the intake, and the mounting strength of the intake duct is increased.
- the duct locking protrusion is provided only on a part of the opening along the opening edge, the mounting portion on the outer periphery of the intake duct is easily inserted and fitted into the opening edge of the intake opening. be able to.
- the projections provided partially along the opening edge can reliably hold the intake air intake duct at the intake air intake.
- the intake air intake duct can be fixed and held efficiently and securely in space.
- the cross-section of the mounting portion formed along the entire outer peripheral surface of the intake air intake duct has an L-shaped cross-sectional shape in which only the portion where the L-shaped lip-like rib is formed is bent.
- the groove where the lip is not formed is a flat linear insertion groove that does not bend according to the shape of the opening edge, so the entire circumference is an L-shaped cross-sectional groove
- the cavity of the L-shaped groove is not formed in the part where the lip-shaped rib is not formed, so that the intake duct is securely held at the intake and the mounting strength of the intake duct is increased.
- the present invention can be used for an air cleaner for purifying outside air supplied to an engine of a vehicle such as an automobile or a motorcycle.
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