WO2010150340A1

WO2010150340A1 - Fuel reforming material and fuel reforming apparatus employing the same

Info

Publication number: WO2010150340A1
Application number: PCT/JP2009/061325
Authority: WO
Inventors: 邦雄渡辺
Original assignee: Watanabe Kunio
Priority date: 2009-06-22
Filing date: 2009-06-22
Publication date: 2010-12-29

Abstract

Provided is a fuel reforming material capable of ensuring more complete combustion of a liquid fuel by simply being introduced into a fuel tank, and also capable of improving fuel efficiency and exhaust gas purification. Also provided is a fuel reforming apparatus wherein excellent operability is ensured while reducing the manufacturing cost. In a fuel reforming apparatus for reforming the fuel in a fuel tank equipped with a fill opening by placing a fuel reforming material in the fuel tank, a plurality of fuel reforming materials are contained in an elongated main body of a device which is made by forming a tubular metal net or a mesh membery and sealing the opposite ends thereof with tubular fittings. A stopper is attached to each tubular fitting, a coupling ring is attached to a stopper, a string or a wire is connected with the coupling ring, the main body of the device is installed in the fuel tank via the fill opening, and an end of the string or the wire can be picked out from the fill opening.

Description

Fuel reformer and fuel reformer using the same

The present invention relates to a fuel reforming material for reforming a fuel used in a vehicle equipped with an internal combustion engine of liquid fuel such as a gasoline vehicle or a diesel vehicle, and a fuel for effectively improving fuel consumption and exhaust gas purification using the same. The present invention relates to a reformer.

In recent years, improvement of vehicle engine fuel efficiency and environmental pollution countermeasures have become important issues, and it has been actively carried out to improve combustion efficiency by attaching simple devices to vehicles, and among them, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons. In order to suppress the discharge of harmful components such as, it is known that a reforming material such as ceramic is introduced into a fuel tank, and the effect of this reforming material improves fuel consumption and exhaust gas purification.

For example, in the fuel reformer disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-46162 (Patent Document 1), the surface of a rare earth ceramic main body sintered mainly with rare earth ore is sintered mainly with tourmaline. The tourmaline ceramic part is used as a fuel reforming material, and the fuel reforming material is made into a pellet type and is put into a fuel tank. For this reason, there is a problem that the charging operation into the fuel tank is complicated and the recovery work of the fuel reformer takes a lot of time and labor.

Further, in the fuel reformer disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-288100 (Patent Document 2), a fuel reformer is obtained by combining a meteorite and a meteorite inclusion mineral and carbon with a binder. The modifying material is processed into a suitable shape and filled into a cylindrical housing having an entrance. The fuel is reformed by introducing the fuel into the housing. However, since the fuel must be introduced into the housing, it is very difficult to apply the fuel to the vehicle.

On the other hand, when the vehicle is a passenger car, truck, or the like, the pipe is bent and bent in the path from the fuel filler port to the fuel tank, so the fuel reformer is introduced from the fuel tank filler port to the bottom. It is very difficult to arrange, and it is also difficult to pull it out for replacement. Since the fuel reformer exhibits its performance when vibrated, it must be submerged in the bottom of the fuel tank. Even when submerged in the bottom, it must be freely removed as necessary.

Therefore, there is a fuel reformer disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-314385 (Patent Document 3) that can be easily and quickly put into and out of the fuel tank. FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 show the outline, and a cylindrical solid reformer is formed from the lower opening of the case 2a into a cylindrical cylindrical body by spirally winding a wire using an elastic material. The material 3 is sequentially inserted and stored until it is full. An upper locking portion 2b is provided on the upper portion of the case 2a, and the upper end of the wire material forming the case 2a is extended to be spirally wound in the same plane as a small diameter one by one. The upper portion of the case 2a is closed, and a lower locking portion 2e is provided at the lower portion of the case 2a, and the lower end of the wire forming the case 2a is extended to have the same diameter gradually reduced in a spiral shape. It winds in a plane and closes the bottom of the cylinder to prevent the solid reforming member 3 housed inside.

In such a fuel reformer 1, the case 2a is inserted from the fuel filler port 4b of the fuel tank 4 of the vehicle, and the operation unit 2c is pushed by hand to operate the fuel tank 4 by passing the case 2a through the pipe 4a. Let it reach inside and install at the bottom. Since there is a hook 2d at the end of the operation portion 2c that is pushed in near the oil filler port 4b, the hook 2d is lightly pushed into the oil filler port 4b or hooked on an appropriate portion of the oil filler lid. By disposing the case 2a of the fuel reformer 1 in the fuel tank 4 in this way, the solid reforming member 3 in the case 2a reforms the fuel in the fuel tank 4, and the redox action is achieved by the ceramic effect. Occurs, fuel quality is improved, fuel efficiency is improved, explosive power in the engine is increased, and fuel efficiency and power are also improved.

Since the solid reforming member 3 is excellent in durability and maintains its effect semipermanently, maintenance is not required in principle. However, when taking out for some reason, the hook 2d is picked out from the fuel filler opening 4b, and the operation portion 2c is removed. Can be removed by pulling out.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-46162 JP 10-288100 A JP 2003-314385 A

However, the fuel reformer shown in Patent Document 3 contains the reformer in a cylindrical body wound with an elastic wire in a spiral, and the reformer accommodated with the diameters of both ends being successively reduced does not escape. Thus, the manufacturing process is complicated and the cost is increased. In addition, since the elastic wire is wound in a spiral, there is a problem that the elastic wire is stretched and a gap is increased, and there is a problem that the reforming material contained in the elastic material is exposed to the outside. There is a problem that it is difficult to remove from the fuel tank.

Furthermore, in Patent Document 3, there is no disclosure of an effective modifying material, and at present, further improvement is required for the modifying material.

The present invention has been made under the circumstances as described above, and an object of the present invention is to achieve an effect of improving the fuel consumption and purifying the exhaust gas by completely burning the liquid fuel only by putting it in the fuel tank. An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel reformer that is excellent in operability and inexpensive to manufacture.

The present invention relates to a fuel reforming apparatus for putting a fuel reformer into a fuel tank having a fuel filler port and reforming the fuel in the fuel tank. The object of the present invention is to provide a metal mesh or mesh member as a cylinder. A plurality of fuel reforming materials are housed in a long-shaped apparatus main body that is formed in a shape and fastened at both ends with cylindrical metal fittings, and each of the cylindrical metal fittings is fitted with a fastening member. Is equipped with a connecting ring, and strings or wires are connected to the connecting ring, and the apparatus main body containing the plurality of fuel reformers is installed in the fuel tank from the fuel filler opening. In addition, the fuel reformer is a columnar ceramic structure having a cavity provided therein, and is achieved by enabling the ends of the cords or wires to be extracted from the fuel filler opening. The glaze is painted on the side Alternatively, by being layered, or by applying or layering the glaze on the upper side surface of the cylindrical ceramic structure, or by the fuel reformer being a cylindrical ceramic structure, The glaze is applied or layered, or the glaze is applied or layered on the upper side surface of the cylindrical ceramic structure, or spaced between adjacent bottom surfaces of the fuel reformer. This is achieved more effectively by inserting a member or by providing a hook at the end of the string or wire.

The present invention also relates to a fuel reformer, and the object of the present invention is to form a cylindrical structure made of clay containing at least acidic clay, kaolin mineral, and silicon, and providing a cavity therein, and the cylindrical structure A glaze is applied or layered on the upper side of the substrate, fired at 1200-1400 ° C. to form a cylindrical ceramic structure of Mohs 7-8, and far infrared rays having a wavelength of 12-14 μm from the bottom of the cylindrical ceramic structure Or at least acidic clay, kaolin mineral, and clay containing silicon are formed into a cylindrical structure, and after applying or layering a glaze on the upper side surface of the cylindrical structure, 1200- It is fired at 1400 ° C. to form a Mohs 7-8 cylindrical ceramic structure, and far infrared rays having a wavelength of 12-14 μm are emitted from the bottom surface and the bottom side surface of the cylindrical ceramic structure. And the glaze is more effectively achieved by being a pulverized natural rock or ore containing at least zinc, titanium, silver, tin, iron, copper, chromium and cobalt. The

The fuel reformer of the present invention has a cylindrical structure of a metal mesh or mesh member, so it is easy to carry, excellent in operability such as installation in a fuel tank, easy to manufacture and inexpensive, and a fuel reformer housed in the fuel reformer Does not fall off, and it does not stretch like a spiral structure and get caught in other places.

The fuel reforming material of the present invention is a cylindrical ceramic structure or a cylindrical ceramic structure fired at a high temperature of 1200 to 1400 ° C., and is fired by applying or layering a black glaze on the upper side surface. Therefore, far-infrared rays that perform redox action are emitted from the ceramic portion to improve the fuel quality, improve fuel efficiency, and reduce incomplete combustion. Further, the exhaust gas is purified by improving the quality of the fuel, the explosive power in the engine is increased, and the fuel efficiency and power are further improved. The far-infrared oxidation-reduction action forms a film of iron dioxide on the surface of fuel tanks, pipes, etc., and has an antirust effect. Further, since the ceramic of the fuel reforming material according to the present invention is not an adsorbent but a radial type, it is not necessary to recycle and can be used semipermanently.

It is a partial cross section figure showing an example of the conventional fuel reformer. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the conventional fuel reformer. It is explanatory drawing of the use condition of the conventional fuel reformer. 1 is an external view showing an example of a fuel reformer according to the present invention. It is structural drawing which shows an example of a fastening member. It is sectional drawing which shows the mounting state of a fastening member. It is sectional drawing which shows an example of the fuel reforming apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the mode of accommodation of a fuel modifier. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the fuel modifier used for this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the effect | action of a fuel modifier. It is a schematic diagram which shows the installation state of a fuel reformer. It is a perspective view which shows the other example of a fuel modifier. It is an axial sectional view of FIG.

The fuel reforming apparatus according to the present invention has a cylindrical or cylindrical shape in a long and flexible apparatus body formed by winding a wire mesh (knitting) or mesh member into a cylindrical shape and fastening both ends with a cylindrical metal fitting. A plurality of fuel reforming materials are accommodated, and fastening members such as pins are attached to cylindrical metal fittings at both ends so that the accommodated fuel reforming material does not come out. In addition, a connecting ring is attached to the fastening members at both ends of the apparatus main body, and strings or wires are connected to one of the connecting rings to improve operability.

The fuel reformer according to the present invention is based on a clay columnar structure or cylindrical structure, and in the case of a columnar structure, a cavity having an arbitrary shape is provided inside, and the upper part of such a clay structure is provided. After applying or layering a black glaze on the side, the whole is fired at a high temperature of 1200 to 1400 ° C. to form a ceramic structure, so that the wavelength of 12 to 14 μm can be obtained from the bottom (ceramic part) of the ceramic structure. Far infrared rays are emitted. The clay is a mixed clay containing at least acid clay, kaolin mineral, and silicon, and the ceramic structure is formed with a hardness index of Morse 7-8. Glaze is a natural rock or ore containing at least zinc, titanium, silver, tin, iron, copper, chromium, and cobalt. Black, brown, amber, etc. that easily absorb external energy A system is preferred.

Such a fuel reformer (fuel reforming material) can be inserted from the fuel filler port of the vehicle and installed at the bottom of the fuel tank, and the end of the string or wire can be pushed into the fuel filler port and picked up. To. Since the fuel reforming apparatus of the present invention is flexible and can be bent freely, the fuel reforming member is provided even when a bent pipe exists in the process from the fuel filler port to the fuel tank in a vehicle such as a passenger car. The accommodated flexible fuel reformer can be easily and smoothly installed in the fuel tank from the fuel filler port. Further, the fuel reforming member can be easily taken out from the fuel tank by picking out the hook held at the fuel filler port.

Resonance / resonance with the electron motion of the substance with each ion of colloidal substance group by emitting far infrared rays from the ceramic part of the fuel reformer (outside surface of the part where the glaze is not applied or layered) It promotes movement to prevent recombination, and as a result, it is changed to a fuel that is easy to burn and reforms. Since the fuel reforming material of the present invention is coated or layered with a black glaze on the surface, the amount of emitted far infrared rays is large, and effective reforming can be realized.

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

FIG. 4 shows the appearance of the fuel reformer 10 according to the present invention. The main body of the fuel reformer 10 is formed into a cylindrical shape using a knitted wire mesh 11, and is formed by

cylindrical fittings

11A and 11B at both ends. It is fastened and held, and the whole has flexibility to bend freely. The mesh shape of the wire mesh 11 is arbitrary, and allows the fuel to permeate and immerse the internal fuel reformer 20, and has an opening ratio (for example, 10 to 98%) so that the contained fuel reformer 20 does not fall off. If you do.

Instead of the wire mesh, a mesh member (for example, a cured resin) having many openings (for example, a circle or a rectangle) can be used, and any member that accommodates the fuel reforming material 20 and has flexibility can be used. . The opening ratio is about 10 to 98% in all cases, and if it is less than 10%, the permeability and contact of the fuel deteriorate, and if it exceeds 98%, the strength cannot be maintained and the fuel reformer is used. It cannot be accommodated.

Pins

15 and 16 as fasteners as shown in FIG. 5 are attached to the

metal fittings

11A and 11B at both ends of the apparatus main body, and the

end parts

15A and 15B are passed through the

metal fittings

11A and 11B as shown in FIG. The fuel reformer 20 accommodated inside is prevented from falling off from both ends. And the

annular rings

12 and 13 are attached to the

pins

15 and 16 as a connection material of strings or wires, and the wire 14 is connected to the ring 12 in this example. When the fuel reformer 20 inside the apparatus main body is replaced, the

pins

15 or 16 may be removed by straightening the

ends

15A and 15B of the

pins

15 or 16.

The

pins

15 and 16 have a blocking function for preventing the contained fuel reforming material 20 from coming out, and a function for attaching the

rings

12 and 13. If the member has such a function, the

15 , 16 can be used instead.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a cross-sectional structure of the main body of the fuel reformer 10, and a plurality of columnar fuel reformers 20 are provided in the wire mesh 11 every two to improve the radiation function. The materials 20 are accommodated in one row with a washer 17 as a separating member separating the bottom surfaces of the material 20. FIG. 8 shows the relationship between the disposition of the fuel reformer 20 and the washer 17. In this example, the washer 17 is provided for every two fuel reformers 20, but the number thereof is arbitrary, and the separation member can be used as long as it is a substantially disk-shaped member having a thickness.

The fuel reformer 20 may be made of a conventionally used material, but in the present invention, a special cylindrical ceramic structure having a cavity inside as described below is used. The fuel reformer 20 of the present invention has a structure in which a black glaze is applied or layered on the upper side surface, and a white system in which no glaze is applied or layered on the lower surface of the bottom surface portion. The far-infrared rays having a wavelength of 12 to 14 μm are emitted from the ceramic surface (bottom surface). However, if the bottom surfaces of the two fuel reformers 20 come into contact with each other, far-infrared radiation is hindered and the fuel reforming effect is reduced. Therefore, when the bottom portions of the two fuel reformers 20 face each other, Therefore, it is necessary to separate the bottom portions of the adjacent fuel reformers 20, and for this purpose, a SUS washer 17 is provided so that far-infrared radiation is not hindered.

FIG. 9 shows the appearance of the fuel reformer 20 used in the present invention. A cylindrical structure is made of clay mixed with acid clay, kaolin mineral, silicon, etc., and as shown in FIG. A hollow 22 is provided, black glaze is applied or layered on the upper side surface of the cylindrical structure, and then fired at a high temperature of 1200 to 1400 ° C. to form a cylindrical ceramic structure with a hardness index of 7 to 8 Mohs. . The shape of the cavity 22 is arbitrary and may be any space that can absorb external energy. It is fired to obtain a white cylindrical ceramic structure, and a black glaze 21 is applied or layered on the side surface of the cylindrical ceramic structure. The glaze 21 is obtained by pulverizing and mixing natural rocks or ores containing about 2-3% of at least zinc, titanium, silver, tin, iron, copper, chromium, cobalt, etc. It is a blackish system such as amber. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, the upper part of the side surface is black, and the bottom part of the lower part is white of ceramic.

Although the conventional fuel reformer 20 can be used as it is, in the present invention, in order to improve the fuel reforming effect, the upper side surface of the fuel reformer 20 is black as shown in FIG. In this system, the bottom surface of the lower part is a ceramic white system, and a cylindrical ceramic structure having a cavity 22 inside is formed. As a result, the glaze 21 absorbs external energy in a black system (absorption), the ceramic has a radiation function on the principle of white system (irradiation), and the cavity 22 emits far infrared rays (wavelength is small) due to a slight temperature difference. The far infrared rays of 12-14 μm are always radiated stably as shown in FIG.

The fuel reformer 10 having a structure in which a large number of fuel reformers 20 having such an action are accommodated, the main body of the fuel reformer 10 is held in the fuel tank 30 while holding the wire 14 as shown in FIG. From the bottom of the fuel tank 30 through the pipe 31. Further, the end of the wire 14 may be pushed into the oil filler opening of the pipe 31 so that it can be picked out, or a hook may be provided at the end of the wire 14.

The device body of the fuel reformer 10 can be easily inserted into the finely winding pipe 31 and can be freely bent. Therefore, the fuel reformer 10 can be freely bent. The fuel reformer 20 can be fed as installed. Thereby, it is possible to install the fuel reformer 10 in the fuel tank 30 even in a place where the hand is out of reach or a place where it cannot be seen. Furthermore, not only is the fuel reformer 10 inserted and arranged, but when the fuel reformer 20 in the fuel tank 30 is no longer needed, a hook (not shown) held by the fuel filler port is removed. The fuel reformer 20 can be easily taken out. The position at which the fuel reformer 10 is installed is not limited to the fuel tank 30, and can be in the middle of the pipe 31. For this purpose, the length of the pipe 31 and the length of the wire 14 are set as known data. By measuring the length of the wire 14 exposed from the fuel filler opening, the position of the main body of the fuel reformer 10 can be known.

When the fuel reforming apparatus 10 of the present invention is installed in the fuel tank 30 as described above, far infrared rays are radiated from the accommodated fuel reforming material 20, and the quality of the fuel is improved by performing the oxidation-reduction action. Efficiency is improved, explosive power in the engine is increased, and fuel efficiency and power are further improved.

In the above description, the shape of the fuel reforming material is a columnar shape and a cavity is provided inside. However, as shown in FIG. 12, the structure is a cylindrical structure, and a black glaze 25 is applied or layered on the upper outer surface. The fuel reformer 24 may be used. Also in this case, the ceramic is exposed on the outer surface of the bottom surface portion of the fuel reformer 24, and far infrared rays are emitted from the ceramic portion.

The fuel reformer and fuel reformer used in the examples are as follows.

Cylindrical fuel reformer: approx. 15 mm diameter, approx. 20 mm long Fuel reformer: accommodating 16 cylindrical fuel reformers, inner diameter Φ18 mm, 640 mm length Wire mesh: SUS304, knitted weave, Φ0.25
Washer: SUS304, SW M8 JIS2 Ring: SUS304, WR-12-14
Wire: Φ1.6, 900mm length, load capacity about 22Kg
The fuel reformer (fuel reformer) as described above was installed in a vehicle using "Mercedes C240", displacement of 2600cc, high-octane gasoline, which was 6.6Km / liter in the past. Improved to liters.

In addition, four fuel reformers were installed in a 4-ton model "Mitsubishi Fuso Diesel Fighter", a diesel fuel vehicle, and compared with conventional fuel consumption. As a result, it was improved as follows.

1st month: Conventional 4.7265 Km / liter → 5.7065 Km / liter 2nd month: Conventional 4.7265 Km / liter → 6.0041 Km / liter 3rd month: Conventional 4.7265 Km / liter → 6.0647 Km / liter In addition, it was confirmed that the fuel consumption was reduced by 20.73% in the first month, 27.03% in the second month, and 28.31% in the third month.

As a similar diesel vehicle, the "Hino Ranger" 4t vehicle was installed with six fuel reformers, but it was improved from 5.4916km / liter to 5.4853km / liter. (Month) Confirmed 22.56% reduction in fuel consumption.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fuel reformer 3 Solid reformer 4 Fuel tank 10 Fuel reformer 11

Metal mesh

11A,

11B Metal fittings

12, 13 Ring 14

Wire

15, 16 Pin 17

Washer

20, 24

Fuel reformer

21, 25 Glaze 22 Cavity 23 Far-infrared 30 Fuel tank 31 Pipe

Claims

In a fuel reformer for putting a fuel reformer into a fuel tank having a fuel filler port and reforming the fuel in the fuel tank, a metal mesh or a mesh member is formed in a cylindrical shape, and both ends are cylindrical metal fittings A plurality of fuel reformers are accommodated in a long-shaped device body fastened with a fastening member attached to each of the cylindrical metal fittings, and a fastening ring is attached to the fastening member. A string or wire is connected to the ring, and the apparatus main body containing the plurality of fuel reformers is installed in the fuel tank from the fuel filler port, and an end of the string or wire Can be extracted from the fuel filler opening.
2. The fuel reformer according to claim 1, wherein the fuel reformer is a cylindrical ceramic structure in which a cavity is provided, and a glaze is applied or layered on an outer surface.
The fuel reformer according to claim 2, wherein the glaze is applied or layered on an upper side surface of the cylindrical ceramic structure.
The fuel reformer according to claim 1, wherein the fuel reformer is a cylindrical ceramic structure, and a glaze is applied or layered on an outer surface.
The fuel reformer according to claim 4, wherein the glaze is applied or layered on an upper side surface of the cylindrical ceramic structure.
The fuel reformer according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a spacing member is interposed between adjacent bottom surfaces of the fuel reforming material.
The fuel reformer according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein hooks are provided at ends of the cords or wires.
At least acidic clay, kaolin mineral, and clay containing silicon are formed into a cylindrical structure, and a cavity is provided therein. A fuel reformer characterized in that it is fired to form a cylindrical ceramic structure of Mohs 7-8, and far infrared rays having a wavelength of 12-14 μm are emitted from the bottom of the cylindrical ceramic structure.
The fuel reformer according to claim 8, wherein the glaze is a pulverized product of natural rock or ore containing at least zinc, titanium, silver, tin, iron, copper, chromium, and cobalt.
At least acidic clay, kaolin mineral, and silicon-containing clay are made into a cylindrical structure, and a glaze is applied or layered on the upper side surface of the cylindrical structure, and then fired at 1200-1400 ° C. to make Mohs 7-8 A fuel reformer characterized in that far infrared rays having a wavelength of 12 to 14 μm are radiated from the bottom surface and the bottom side surface of the cylindrical ceramic structure.
The fuel reformer according to claim 10, wherein the glaze is a pulverized product of natural rock or ore containing at least zinc, titanium, silver, tin, iron, copper, chromium, and cobalt.