JP2004084606A - Cylinder block structure for internal combustion engine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cylinder block structure for an internal combustion engine in which the side wall part of the block is double-structured to improve rigidity and a passage is formed between the internal wall and the external wall of each cylinder to pass engine oil or blow-by gas. <P>SOLUTION: The side wall 6 of the cylinder block 1 with a plurality of cylinders 4 consists of the internal wall 11 which has curved surfaces along the outer periphery of the cylinders and are connected in a cylinder array direction and the plane external wall 12 which is provided to cover the internal wall and connected in the outside part of the curved surface. The side wall 7 constituting a crank chamber consists of an internal wall 13 bent along the curved surface of the internal wall 11 and bent along the rotation trace of a crank shaft, and an external wall 14 which is provided to cover the internal wall, connected in the outside part and bent along the internal wall 13. A passage 16 surrounded by the internal wall 11 and the external wall 12 between the cylinders and extended along the cylinder shaft line direction, and a passage 17 communicated with the lower end of the passage 16, surrounded by the internal wall 13 and the external wall 14 and formed along the rotation trace of the crank shaft are provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cylinder block structure of an internal combustion engine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In the internal combustion engine, the rigidity of the cylinder block is improved in order to reduce noise. In particular, in a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine in a row type, the cylinder block is elongated in the front-rear direction (crank axis direction). The rigidity has been improved to cope with the vibrations. In order to improve the rigidity of the cylinder block, a structure in which ribs are provided in a lattice shape on the outer wall of the cylinder block or a curved surface is generally used in order to improve the rigidity while suppressing an increase in weight as much as possible.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the outer wall of the cylinder block of the internal combustion engine has a space limitation for attaching an auxiliary machine or the like, and is not provided with a very high (large) rib or a tight curved surface, so that sufficient rigidity can be improved. Have difficulty.
In addition, when the outer wall is made flat, the cylinder block is strong against vibrations in the vertical direction but weak against vibrations in the horizontal direction (left and right direction). When the outer wall of each cylinder is curved, There is a problem that it is strong against each vibration but weak against the vibration in the front-rear direction.
[0004]
For this reason, in the present invention, the cylinder block side wall portion has a double structure to improve rigidity, and a passage is formed between the inner wall and the outer wall between the cylinders to provide a passage for engine oil or blow-by gas. It aims at providing the cylinder block structure of an engine.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, the first side wall extending in the cylinder axial direction and in the cylinder row direction on both sides of the cylinder block having a plurality of cylinders is formed in the cylinder row direction. A first inner wall connected to the first inner wall and a planar first outer wall provided to cover the first inner wall and connected to an outer portion of the first inner wall on the side of the curved surface; A second inner wall that bulges along the curved surface of the first inner wall in the crankshaft axial direction and folds along the rotation trajectory of the crankshaft; And a second outer wall that is connected to an outer portion of the second inner wall and bends along the second inner wall, and includes a first inner wall and a first outer wall between the plurality of cylinders. A first passage that is surrounded and extends along the cylinder axial direction is provided, communicated with the lower end of the first passage, and formed by being surrounded by the second inner wall and the second outer wall in a direction along the rotation locus of the crankshaft. A second passage extending is provided (claim 1).
[0006]
In Claim 2, the partition part which connects between the 1st, 2nd inner walls is provided in the downward direction between several cylinders, the cross-sectional shape of the 1st channel | path is made into the substantially triangular shape extended from between cylinders, The channel | path of a 2nd channel The cross-sectional shape is a substantially triangular shape extending from the end of the partition wall.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, a first opening communicating with the crank chamber is provided at the lower portion of the first passage, and a part of the oil falling through the first passage is discharged into the crank chamber by the supply of oil during driving of the internal combustion engine. The opening area of the second opening at the lower end of the second passage is set so that the oil is filled into the second passage by the oil falling through the first passage.
[0007]
During operation of the internal combustion engine, oil that has lubricated the valve mechanism of the cylinder head flows into the first passage, part of which falls to the oil pan through the first opening, and the remaining part flows into the second passage. The oil that has flowed into the second passage has a small diameter at the lower end of the second opening, so that the amount of oil that falls into the oil pan is small and accumulates in the second passage. When oil is accumulated in the second passage on the side wall of the skirt portion that constitutes the crank chamber during operation of the internal combustion engine, the oil absorbs vibration and noise of the internal combustion engine. Thereby, vibration and noise of the internal combustion engine are reduced.
[0008]
Blow-by gas generated during operation of the internal combustion engine flows from the first opening to the gas-liquid separation chamber of the rocker cover through the first passage and the cylinder head. As a result, blow-by gas can be satisfactorily flowed into the gas-liquid separation chamber, and the case internal pressure between the cylinders can be made uniform. Oil that has accumulated in the second passage during operation of the internal combustion engine falls out of the second opening into the oil pan after the operation is stopped.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a state in which one side wall of a cylinder block structure of an internal combustion engine according to the present invention is cut off, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of an oil passage formed inside the side wall of the cylinder block shown in FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the arrow line III-III of the cylinder block shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the arrow line IV-IV of the cylinder block shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. It is a partial end elevation in alignment with arrow line VV of a cylinder block.
[0010]
As shown in FIG. 1, the cylinder block 1 is, for example, a cylinder block of a row type four-cylinder internal combustion engine, and includes a cylinder body 2 and a skirt 3 that forms a crank chamber. There are four. The side wall 5 of the cylinder block 1 includes a first side wall 6 that forms the cylinder body portion 2 and a second side wall 7 that forms the skirt portion 3, and the first side wall 6 is the axis of the cylinder 4 on the side of the cylinder 4. The second side wall 7 bulges laterally from the lower end of the first side wall 6 on the side of the crankshaft (not shown) and extends in the direction of the cylinder 4 in the row direction (front-rear direction). Configure.
[0011]
The first side wall 6 has a double structure, and includes a first inner wall 11 and a first outer wall 12. The first inner wall 11 forms a curved surface (convex curved surface) along the outer periphery of the cylinder 4, and a valley portion is adjacent. The first outer wall 12 is provided so as to cover the first inner wall 11 and is connected by an outer portion (mountain portion) 11 a on the side of the curved surface of the first inner wall 11. It is flat (flat).
[0012]
The second side wall 7 has a double structure like the first side wall 6, and includes a second inner wall 13 and a second outer wall 14, and the second inner wall 13 is a curved surface of the first inner wall 11 in the crankshaft axial direction. And the second outer wall 14 is provided so as to cover the second inner wall 13, and an outer portion (mountain) of the second inner wall 13 is formed so as to cover the second inner wall 13. Part) 13a and is bent along the second inner wall 13. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, a partition wall 15 is provided below the adjacent cylinders 4 so as to connect between the first inner wall 11 and the second inner wall 13.
[0013]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a first passage 16 formed between the adjacent cylinders 4 surrounded by the first inner wall 11 and the first outer wall 12 and extending along the cylinder axial direction, and the first A second passage 17 is provided which communicates with the lower end of the passage 16 and is formed by being surrounded by the second inner wall 13 and the second outer wall 14 and extending in a direction along the rotation locus of the crankshaft. A water jacket 18 is provided along the cylinder 4 inside the first inner wall 11 as shown in FIG.
[0014]
As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 4, the first passage 16 has a cross-sectional shape that extends from the valley of the first inner wall 11 of the adjacent cylinder 4 toward the first outer wall 12 by forming a curved surface of the inner wall 11. It has a substantially triangular shape (with a concave surface inside). As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 5, the second passage 17 has a cross-sectional shape that extends from the side end portion of the partition wall portion 15 toward the second outer wall 14 by forming a curved surface of the inner wall 13 (inwardly). It has a substantially triangular shape. Thus, by making the cross-sectional shape of the 2nd channel | path 17 into a substantially triangular shape, since it becomes a structure where the 2nd inner wall 13 connected to the partition part 15 is supported by two places of the 2nd outer wall 14, the skirt part 3 is used. The rigidity of the cylinder block 1 is improved.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 3, a large-diameter hole 16 a serving as a first opening communicating with the crank chamber is provided at the lower portion of the first passage 16, and a second opening as a second opening is provided at the lower end of the second passage 17. A small-diameter hole 17a is provided. The hole 16a discharges a part of the oil that falls through the first passage 16 to the crank chamber by the supply of oil during driving of the internal combustion engine. The hole 17a is set to a size such that oil falling through the first passage 16 is accumulated in the second passage 17 and oil accumulated in the second passage 17 is dropped when the internal combustion engine is stopped. Thus, in the cylinder block 1 of the row type four-cylinder internal combustion engine, the six first passages 16 and the second passages 17 are formed between the adjacent cylinders 4 and on both the left and right sides.
[0016]
A cylinder head and a rocker cover are mounted on the upper surface of the cylinder main body 2 of the cylinder block 1, and an oil pan (both not shown) is mounted on the lower surface of the skirt 3. And the upper end opening part of each 1st channel | path 16 is connected to the oil return hole of the said valve operating mechanism, and the lower end opening part of each 2nd channel | path 17 opens facing the said oil pan.
[0017]
During operation of the internal combustion engine, oil that lubricates the valve mechanism of the cylinder head flows into each first passage 16, a part of which falls into the oil pan through the large-diameter hole 16 a, and the remaining part flows into the second passage 17. . The oil that has flowed into the second passage 17 has a small diameter at the lower end hole 17 a, so that the amount of oil that falls into the oil pan is small and accumulates in the second passage 17. In addition, when the internal combustion engine is operated, oil accumulates in each second passage 17 on the side wall of the skirt portion 3, so that the oil can reduce vibration and noise of the internal combustion engine, and these vibration and noise can be reduced.
[0018]
Further, blow-by gas generated during operation of the internal combustion engine flows from the crank chamber to the gas-liquid separation chamber of the rocker cover through each large-diameter hole 16, the first passage 16, and the cylinder head. As a result, blow-by gas can be satisfactorily flowed into the gas-liquid separation chamber, and the case internal pressure between the cylinders can be made uniform. Oil that has accumulated in the second passage 17 during operation of the internal combustion engine falls out of the hole 17a into the oil pan after the operation is stopped.
[0019]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, since the side wall portion in the crankshaft direction of the cylinder block has a double structure, a highly rigid cylinder block can be formed and vibration of the internal combustion engine can be reduced. In addition, by forming a passage in the gap between the inner wall and the outer wall between the cylinders, a passage for engine oil and blow-by gas can be secured, the internal pressure of the cylinder block can be made uniform, and good oil flow without interfering with each other. Lubrication is obtained (claim 1).
[0020]
In the invention of claim 2, by making the cross-sectional shape of the passage substantially triangular, the second inner wall connected to the partition wall is supported at two locations of the second outer wall, so that the rigidity of the cylinder block is further increased. Can do.
In the third aspect of the invention, oil accumulates in the second passage on the side wall of the skirt portion, so that the oil absorbs vibration and noise of the internal combustion engine, and vibration and noise are reduced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a state in which one side wall of a cylinder block structure of an internal combustion engine according to the present invention is cut off.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of an oil passage formed inside a side wall of the cylinder block shown in FIG.
3 is a cross-sectional view of the cylinder block shown in FIG. 2 taken along arrows III-III.
4 is a cross-sectional view of the cylinder block shown in FIG. 2 along arrows IV-IV.
5 is a partial end view of the cylinder block shown in FIG. 3 along the arrow line VV. FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cylinder block 2 Cylinder main-body part 3 Skirt part 4 Cylinder 5 Side wall 6 1st side wall 7 2nd side wall 11 1st inner wall 12 1st outer wall part 13 2nd inner wall part 14 2nd outer wall part 15 Partition 16 First channel | path 16a A hole ( 1st opening)
17 Second passage 17a hole (second opening)

Claims (3)

A plurality of cylinders, a pair of first side walls extending in the cylinder axial direction and the cylinder row direction on both sides of the plurality of cylinders, and a crank chamber bulged from the lower ends of the pair of first side walls on both sides of the crankshaft In a cylinder block of an internal combustion engine comprising a pair of second side walls constituting
The first side wall has a curved surface along the outer periphery of the plurality of cylinders, and the curved surface is connected to each other in the cylinder row direction, and is provided so as to cover the first inner wall. It is composed of a planar first outer wall connected at an outer portion on the side of the curved surface,
The second side wall bends along the curved surface of the first inner wall in the crankshaft axial direction and bends along the rotation trajectory of the crankshaft, and covers the second inner wall. And a second outer wall that is connected at an outer portion of the second inner wall and bends along the second inner wall.
A first passage extending between the plurality of cylinders and surrounded by the first inner wall and the first outer wall and extending along the cylinder axial direction is provided, and communicated with a lower end of the first passage. 2. A cylinder block structure for an internal combustion engine, comprising a second passage formed by being surrounded by two inner walls and the second outer wall and extending in a direction along a rotation locus of the crankshaft. A partition wall connecting the first and second inner walls is provided below the plurality of cylinders, a cross-sectional shape of the first passage is a substantially triangular shape extending from between the cylinders, and the second 2. A cylinder block structure for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein a passage cross-sectional shape of the passage is a substantially triangular shape extending from an end of the partition wall. A first opening communicating with the crank chamber is provided at a lower portion of the first passage, and a part of the oil falling through the first passage by supplying oil during driving of the internal combustion engine is discharged into the crank chamber, and The opening area of the second opening at the lower end of the second passage is set so that the oil is filled into the second passage by the oil falling through the first passage. The cylinder block structure of the internal combustion engine.

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