EP1164262B1 - Ensemble modulaire pour la lubrification d'un moteur à combustion interne - Google Patents

Ensemble modulaire pour la lubrification d'un moteur à combustion interne Download PDF

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EP1164262B1
EP1164262B1 EP01113365A EP01113365A EP1164262B1 EP 1164262 B1 EP1164262 B1 EP 1164262B1 EP 01113365 A EP01113365 A EP 01113365A EP 01113365 A EP01113365 A EP 01113365A EP 1164262 B1 EP1164262 B1 EP 1164262B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01M—LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
    • F01M11/00—Component parts, details or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01M1/00 - F01M9/00
    • F01M11/03—Mounting or connecting of lubricant purifying means relative to the machine or engine; Details of lubricant purifying means
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01M—LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
    • F01M11/00—Component parts, details or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01M1/00 - F01M9/00
    • F01M11/03—Mounting or connecting of lubricant purifying means relative to the machine or engine; Details of lubricant purifying means
    • F01M2011/031—Mounting or connecting of lubricant purifying means relative to the machine or engine; Details of lubricant purifying means characterised by mounting means
    • F01M2011/035—Mounting or connecting of lubricant purifying means relative to the machine or engine; Details of lubricant purifying means characterised by mounting means comprising oil pumps

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  • the invention relates to an oil module for an internal combustion engine according to the preamble of the independent claim 1.
  • Such an oil module is known, for example, from EP 0 838 577 A1.
  • the oil supply system of a motor described therein extends along an end face thereof. This is followed by an oil sump with an oil pump, which sucks oil from the sump and at the same time drives the oil circuit to supply the engine with oil.
  • an oil cooler which is connected to the coolant circuit and the oil circuit and equipped with an oil filter. The fluid connections between oil module and motor are made with lines integrated into the oil module.
  • a disadvantage of the known oil module is the fact that a large number of elements are combined to form a module, but the arrangement of these elements means a high wiring expense and thus a very complicated module structure.
  • WO99 / 13203 describes an oil module which has a base part, which can be designed as a plastic housing. From one side, an oil pump is used, from another side an oil cooler and an oil filter. The oil pump is pressed by means of the base part against the housing of an internal combustion engine and sealed, being driven by this internal combustion engine.
  • This internal combustion engine has a drive for a gear pump, wherein the pump is arranged in a housing and leads from the housing a channel to an oil filter, which is arranged on a structure of the oil pump.
  • the invention has for its object to avoid the disadvantages mentioned and to provide an oil module for an internal combustion engine, which directly contains a variety of oil supply components and thus requires only a few sealing points.
  • the essential advantage of the invention lies in the fact that the carrier part, which consists of plastic, covers a flange region of the internal combustion engine and extends in this flange region the crankshaft, which directly drives the oil pump integrated in the oil module. This achieves a very compact unit.
  • the use of plastic as a material has the advantage that a simple and good seal can be achieved with less expensive production and low weight.
  • the oil module For sealing the crankshaft passing through the oil module, the oil module is formed with a sealing ring which is held in a flange and has a PTFE sealing lip. Further, an injected silicone gasket is provided for axial sealing of the crankcase space.
  • the oil filter is a housing oil filter.
  • the housing is directly part of the support element.
  • a metal-free filter insert is arranged in the housing oil filter. Both the Roh alloykeitszuteitung and the clean liquid discharge is integrated into the support element.
  • the metal-free filter element can be easily replaced after use and disposed of thermally.
  • carrier element with respect to the oil cooler. This can either be integrated into the carrier element or flanged onto the carrier element.
  • the arranged in the carrier element oil pump is an internal gear pump which runs in a flat Aluminium Kunststoffgußteil.
  • the oil module according to FIG. 1 consists of a carrier part 10 which has fastening bores 11 on the circumference for attachment to the internal combustion engine.
  • an oil pump 12 is integrated in the support part 10.
  • This consists of an oil pump housing 13, which is a Aluminiumyakgußteil, a rotor set consisting of an outer rotor 14 and an inner rotor 15, and a thrust washer 16th
  • a pressure regulating valve 17 is further arranged on the support member 10.
  • the pressure control valve is shown with the valve piston 18, the valve spring 19 and the plug 20.
  • the valve ensures a constant oil pressure in the oil supply line.
  • a housing oil filter 21 is further connected. This is known to be closed with a lid 22.
  • the housing oil filter 21 is a filter element, not shown here, to which the oil to be purified is supplied from the oil pump 12 via the line 23.
  • the cleaned oil flows via the line 24 to the not shown here to be supplied with oil bearings.
  • crankshaft of the internal combustion engine is inserted through the opening 25 during the fastening of the carrier part 10 at the same.
  • the shaft sealing ring 26 is screwed to this opening 25 and provides a reliable seal of the outwardly extending crankshaft on which pulleys are mounted in a conventional manner for driving ancillaries.
  • FIG. 2 shows the carrier part from the flange side. Identical parts are provided with the same reference numerals.
  • the parts of the oil pump such as thrust washer 16 and outer rotor 14 and inner rotor 15 are inserted into the oil pump housing 13 and integrated together with this housing in the housing opening 27 provided therefor. In this housing opening, the channels are provided for the sucked and for the oil delivered.
  • plastic ie of injection-molded plastic, enables complicated housing structures, as present here. In addition, the use of plastic has the advantage of weight reduction.
  • crankshaft seal 28 which consists of a silicone seal 29 and a dirty lip 30 made of PTFE, inserted into the shaft seal 26 and centered with a mounting sleeve 31.
  • inserts 32 are provided for securing the shaft seal.
  • FIG. 4 shows the mounting of the carrier part on the engine.
  • the crankshaft seal 28 is already centered.
  • an expanding mandrel 35 is inserted into the carrier part.
  • an expansion sleeve 36 and a position sleeve 37 is arranged.
  • the position sleeve is pushed according to Figure 4 b to the shaft seal 26.
  • the expansion sleeve is pushed so far to the left until the dirt lip 30 extends into a groove 38 of the expansion sleeve.
  • crankshaft 39 can be inserted from the left. This moves the expanding mandrel 35 and the expansion sleeve 36 to the right. Once the crankshaft seal 28 rests on the crankshaft, the assembly tools can be removed. Subsequently, the carrier part 10 is fastened to the internal combustion engine via the screw connections shown in FIG. 1 with the mounting holes 11.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Lubrication Of Internal Combustion Engines (AREA)
  • Lubrication Details And Ventilation Of Internal Combustion Engines (AREA)

Claims (4)

  1. Module de lubrification pour un moteur à combustion interne, constitué d'un élément de support, d'une pompe à huile intégrée à l'élément de support, d'un filtre à huile raccordé à l'élément de support et d'au moins un régulateur de pression,
    l'élément de support (10) en matière plastique recouvrant une zone de bride du moteur à combustion interne et le carter de la pompe à huile (12) étant disposé dans cette zone de bride au niveau de l'élément de support (10),
    caractérisé en ce qu'
    un vilebrequin (39) du moteur à combustion interne traversant le module de lubrification et la pompe à huile est configuré vers l'extérieur avec une bague d'étanchéité (28) maintenue dans une bride et constituée d'une lèvre d'étanchéité et/ou antisalissure en PTFE (30) et d'un joint d'étanchéité en silicone injecté (29) pour l'isolation étanche axiale du vilebrequin.
  2. Module de lubrification selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le filtre à huile de carter (21), sa cartouche filtrante non métallique, la conduite d'arrivée de liquide brut, la conduite d'évacuation de liquide propre sont intégrés à l'élément de support (10).
  3. Module de lubrification selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce qu'
    un refroidisseur d'huile traversé par le liquide de refroidissement du moteur à combustion interne est intégré dans l'élément de support (10) ou lui est raccordé.
  4. Module de lubrification selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la pompe à huile (12) est une pompe à engrenages intérieurs intégrée dans l'élément de support (10) dans une pièce plate et en forme de bride (13) moulée sous pression en aluminium.
EP01113365A 2000-06-07 2001-06-01 Ensemble modulaire pour la lubrification d'un moteur à combustion interne Expired - Lifetime EP1164262B1 (fr)

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DE10028159A DE10028159A1 (de) 2000-06-07 2000-06-07 Ölmodul für eine Brennkraftmaschine

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