WO2013111649A1 - 掃気行程を有する6サイクルエンジン - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a 6-cycle engine having a scavenging stroke in which an intake stroke, a compression stroke, an expansion stroke, an exhaust stroke, a scavenging suction stroke, and a scavenging discharge stroke are performed in this order.
- a six-cycle engine having a scavenging stroke (a scavenging intake stroke and a scavenging exhaust stroke) after an exhaust stroke is known.
- the “scavenging” of the scavenging stroke means an operation of replacing the gas in the cylinder.
- the scavenging suction stroke refers to a stroke for sucking air into the cylinder in order to replace the gas in the cylinder
- the scavenging discharge stroke refers to replacing the gas in the cylinder. The process of discharging air out of the cylinder.
- the 6-cycle engine shown in Patent Document 1 includes a scavenging passage that communicates a combustion chamber and an intake passage, and a scavenging valve that opens and closes the scavenging passage.
- the intake valve opens in the scavenging intake stroke and fresh air is drawn into the cylinder
- the scavenging valve opens in the scavenging exhaust stroke
- the air in the cylinder is discharged to the intake passage. That is, in this 6-cycle engine, fresh air is not discharged into the exhaust passage in the scavenging exhaust stroke, so that the above-described problems do not occur.
- Patent Document 1 has a problem that the pumping loss cannot be reduced because the intake valve opens during the scavenging intake stroke and the intake air passes through the throttle valve.
- the present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a 6-cycle engine capable of reducing pumping loss while preventing fresh air from being discharged into an exhaust passage in a scavenging discharge process. To do.
- a six-cycle engine having a scavenging stroke has an intake passage in which a downstream end is connected to a combustion chamber and no throttle valve is provided, and an upstream end is connected to the combustion chamber.
- the exhaust passage provided with the catalyst in the middle, the first valve for opening and closing the intake passage, the second valve for opening and closing the exhaust passage, the intake stroke, the compression stroke, the expansion stroke, and the exhaust stroke are in this order.
- the first valve and the second valve are operated as in the above, and the first and second scavenging strokes are performed in this order following the exhaust stroke.
- a valve operating device that operates only the first valve, and the valve operating device includes a variable valve operating mechanism capable of continuously changing an opening / closing timing and a lift amount of the first valve, and the variable valve operating mechanism. Is the amount of intake air in the intake stroke It is intended to control.
- the first valve substantially functions as a throttle valve by the variable valve mechanism. For this reason, since the throttle valve is unnecessary, the intake passage can be formed so as to reduce resistance when air flows.
- the first valve when the first valve is opened during the scavenging intake stroke and the scavenging exhaust stroke, fresh air is drawn into the cylinder from the intake passage where the resistance when air flows is reduced as described above.
- this 6-cycle engine has reduced pumping loss in the scavenging intake stroke.
- the air in the cylinder is returned to the intake passage. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a 6-cycle engine capable of reducing the pumping loss while preventing fresh air from being discharged into the exhaust passage in the scavenging exhaust stroke.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a first embodiment of a six-cycle engine according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a time chart showing the opening / closing timing of the valve.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of a 6-cycle engine according to the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a third embodiment of a 6-cycle engine according to the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing another example of the third embodiment of the six-cycle engine according to the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the fourth embodiment of the six-cycle engine according to the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a time chart showing the valve opening / closing timing of the 6-cycle engine according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a first embodiment of a six-cycle engine according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a time chart showing the opening / closing timing of the valve.
- FIG. 3 is a block
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a fifth embodiment of a 6-cycle engine according to the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a sixth embodiment of a six-cycle engine according to the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing another example of the sixth embodiment of the 6-cycle engine according to the present invention.
- FIG. 1 A six-cycle engine 1 shown in FIG. 1 relates to the invention described in claim 1 and claim 2 of the present invention, and is provided with an intake valve 3, an exhaust valve 4, and a scavenging valve 5 in one cylinder 2. ing. Although only one cylinder 2 is shown in FIG. 1, the present invention is not limited to a single-cylinder engine and can be applied to a multi-cylinder engine.
- the intake valve 3 and the scavenging valve 5 correspond to the “first valve” in the present invention.
- the exhaust valve 4 corresponds to a “second valve” in the present invention.
- the intake valve 3 opens and closes the intake port 7 that opens to the combustion chamber 6, and one intake valve 3 is provided in one cylinder 2.
- the intake valve 3 operates by being driven by a variable valve mechanism 9 of a valve operating device 8 to be described later.
- the intake port 7 forms a downstream end of the intake passage 10.
- An upstream end portion of the intake passage 10 is opened to the atmosphere via an air cleaner 11.
- the intake passage 10 is not provided with a throttle valve.
- the fuel of the 6-cycle engine 1 is supplied by an intake passage injector 12 provided in the downstream portion of the intake passage 10 or an in-cylinder injector 13 provided on the cylinder 2 side.
- the exhaust valve 4 opens and closes an exhaust port 14 that opens to the combustion chamber 6, and two exhaust valves 4 are provided in one cylinder 2. These exhaust valves 4 operate by being driven by a valve gear 8 described later.
- the exhaust port 14 forms an upstream end of the exhaust passage 15.
- a catalyst 16 is provided in the middle of the exhaust passage 15.
- the catalyst 16 is constituted by a so-called three-way catalyst.
- An A / F sensor 17 that detects the oxygen concentration in the exhaust passage 15 is provided upstream of the catalyst 16 in the exhaust passage 15.
- the scavenging valve 5 opens and closes a scavenging port 21 that opens to the combustion chamber 6.
- the scavenging port 21 forms the downstream end of the intake passage 10 together with the intake port 7.
- the scavenging valve 5 is provided at a position adjacent to the intake valve 3 in the axial direction (vertical direction in FIG. 1) of a crankshaft (not shown).
- the scavenging valve 5 operates by being driven by a variable valve mechanism 9 of a valve operating device 8 to be described later.
- the valve operating device 8 converts the rotation of the camshaft into a reciprocating motion by a cam and transmits it to each valve.
- the camshaft 8 and the intake valve 3 and the scavenging valve 5 are connected to each other.
- a variable valve mechanism 9 is provided between them.
- the variable valve mechanism 9 can continuously change the opening / closing timing and the lift amount of the intake valve 3 and the scavenging valve 5.
- the variable valve mechanism 9 can be realized, for example, by using a mechanism including a movable transmission member between the cam shaft and the rocker arm.
- the valve operating device 8 operates each valve so that six strokes described later are sequentially performed.
- the six strokes are an intake stroke, a compression stroke, an expansion stroke, an exhaust stroke, a scavenging suction stroke, and a scavenging discharge stroke.
- the valve operating device 8 opens and closes only the intake valve 3 using the variable valve operating mechanism 9 so that a predetermined intake air amount is obtained in the intake stroke.
- the intake air amount can be set based on an operation amount of an accelerator pedal (not shown), for example.
- the valve operating device 8 opens and closes only the exhaust valve 4 in the exhaust stroke after passing through the compression stroke and the expansion stroke after the intake stroke. Then, the valve operating device 8 opens and closes only the scavenging valve 5 in the scavenging intake stroke and the scavenging exhaust stroke following the exhaust stroke using the variable valve mechanism 9. As shown in FIG.
- the scavenging valve 5 opens at the initial stage of the scavenging suction stroke and is kept open from the scavenging suction stroke to the scavenging discharge stroke. Then, the scavenging valve 5 is closed when the scavenging discharge stroke ends.
- valve gear 8 operates the intake valve 3 and the exhaust valve 4 so that the intake stroke, the compression stroke, the expansion stroke, and the exhaust stroke are performed in this order with the scavenging valve 5 closed.
- the valve operating device 8 is configured so that the scavenging valve is closed with the intake valve 3 and the exhaust valve 4 closed so that the scavenging suction stroke and the scavenging discharge stroke are performed in this order following the exhaust stroke. Operate 5 only.
- the scavenging valve 5 opens in the scavenging suction stroke, and fresh air is sucked into the cylinder 2 from the intake passage 10 through the scavenging port 21.
- the resistance when air flows through the intake passage 10 is significantly smaller than when a throttle valve is provided. For this reason, the 6-cycle engine 1 has reduced pumping loss in the scavenging intake stroke.
- the cylinder 2 is cooled in the scavenging stroke, so that a high compression ratio can be achieved, the ignition timing can be advanced at the time of high rotation, and the volumetric efficiency of the intake air is increased. Therefore, it is possible to improve fuel consumption and output.
- the throttle valve is not provided in the intake passage 10 in the 6-cycle engine 1, it is possible to reduce the pumping loss even in the intake stroke. According to this embodiment, in the 6-cycle engine 1 having such an effect, the pumping loss is reduced in the scavenging stroke as described above, so that the output can be further improved and the fuel consumption can be reduced. become.
- the scavenging valve 5 according to this embodiment is provided at a position adjacent to the intake valve 3 in the axial direction of the crankshaft. For this reason, the scavenging port 21 can be formed in the same shape as the intake port 7. The exhaust side of the cylinder 2 is not restricted by the scavenging port 21. That is, the 6-cycle engine 1 according to this embodiment can be realized simply by changing the valve mechanism of the existing 4-cycle engine.
- the intake valve of the 6-cycle engine according to the present invention can be configured as shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 the same or equivalent members as those described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted as appropriate.
- a six-cycle engine 1 shown in FIG. 3 includes two intake valves 3. These intake valves 3 are provided on both sides of the scavenging valve 5, and open and close by being driven by the variable valve mechanism 9. As shown in FIG. 3, since the intake air amount is increased by adopting the configuration using the two intake valves 3, it is possible to further improve the output.
- a supercharger can be provided as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, members identical or equivalent to those described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 are given the same reference numerals, and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted as appropriate.
- the 6-cycle engine 1 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 constitutes the 6-cycle engine referred to in the invention described in claim 3.
- a six-cycle engine 1 shown in FIG. 4 is a six-cycle engine 1 shown in FIG.
- a six-cycle engine 1 shown in FIG. 5 is provided with a supercharger 31 in the six-cycle engine 1 shown in FIG.
- the supercharger 31 according to this embodiment is constituted by a turbocharger having a turbine 31a on the exhaust passage 15 side and a compressor 31b on the intake passage 10 side.
- the intake passage 10 according to this embodiment includes an intercooler 32.
- the intercooler 32 is for cooling the intake air. According to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, since the intake air is supercharged by the supercharger 31, it is possible to provide a 6-cycle engine capable of obtaining a higher output.
- the cylinder 2 of the 6-cycle engine 1 shown in FIG. 6 is provided with two intake valves 3 and two exhaust valves 4.
- the 6-cycle engine 1 according to this embodiment is not provided with a scavenging valve.
- the intake valve 3 corresponds to a “first valve” in the present invention.
- the exhaust valve 4 corresponds to a “second valve” in the present invention.
- the valve gear 8 according to this embodiment is configured to operate the intake valve 3 in the intake stroke, the scavenging suction stroke, and the scavenging discharge stroke using a variable valve mechanism 9.
- the variable valve mechanism 9 continuously changes the opening / closing timing and the lift amount of the intake valve 3 so that a predetermined intake air amount is obtained in the intake stroke.
- the intake air amount can be set based on an operation amount of an accelerator pedal (not shown), for example.
- the variable valve mechanism 9 opens the intake valve 3 in the initial stage of the scavenging / intake stroke, and keeps the intake valve 3 open from the scavenging / intake stroke to the scavenging / discharge stroke. Then, the variable valve mechanism 9 closes the intake valve 3 when the scavenging exhaust stroke ends.
- variable valve mechanism 9 drives the intake valve 3 so that the amount of intake air is controlled during the intake stroke, and fresh air enters the combustion chamber 6 during the scavenging intake stroke and the scavenging exhaust stroke.
- the intake valve 3 is opened so as to be discharged to the intake port 7 after being inhaled.
- the two intake valves 3 are opened by the drive of the variable valve mechanism 9 in the scavenging intake stroke, and fresh air passes through the intake port 7 from the intake passage 10. Is sucked into the cylinder 2.
- the resistance when air flows through the intake passage 10 is significantly smaller than when a throttle valve is provided. For this reason, the 6-cycle engine 1 has reduced pumping loss in the scavenging intake stroke.
- the cylinder 2 is cooled in the scavenging stroke, so that a high compression ratio can be achieved, the ignition timing can be advanced at the time of high rotation, and the volumetric efficiency of the intake air is increased. Therefore, it is possible to improve fuel consumption and output.
- the throttle valve is not provided in the intake passage 10 in the 6-cycle engine 1, it is possible to reduce the pumping loss even in the intake stroke.
- the six-cycle engine 1 can perform intake by the two intake valves 3 in the intake stroke. According to this embodiment, in the 6-cycle engine 1 having such an effect, the pumping loss is reduced in the scavenging stroke as described above, so that it is possible to further improve the output and improve the fuel consumption. .
- the 6-cycle engine 1 according to this embodiment can be easily manufactured because it can be realized only by changing the valve operating device of the existing 4-cycle engine.
- the intake valve of the 6-cycle engine having the scavenging stroke according to the invention of claim 4 can be configured as shown in FIG. In FIG. 8, the same or equivalent members as those described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIG.
- the eight-cycle engine 1 shown in FIG. These intake valves 3 are each opened and closed by driving by a variable valve mechanism 9. As shown in FIG. 8, since the intake air amount is further increased by adopting the configuration using the three intake valves 3, it is possible to further improve the output.
- FIGS. 9 and 10 In the 6-cycle engine having the scavenging stroke according to the invention described in claim 4, a supercharger can be provided as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10.
- 9 and 10 members identical or equivalent to those described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8 are given the same reference numerals, and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted as appropriate.
- the 6-cycle engine 1 shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 constitutes the 6-cycle engine referred to in the invention described in claim 5.
- a six-cycle engine 1 shown in FIG. 9 is a six-cycle engine 1 shown in FIG.
- a six-cycle engine 1 shown in FIG. 10 is a six-cycle engine 1 shown in FIG.
- the intake passage 10 according to this embodiment includes an intercooler 32 for intake air cooling. According to this embodiment, since the intake air is supercharged by the supercharger 31, it is possible to provide the 6-cycle engine 1 capable of obtaining a higher output. In addition, when this embodiment is adopted, since the fresh air cooled by the intercooler 32 is sucked into the cylinder 2 in the scavenging suction stroke, a large in-cylinder cooling effect is obtained.
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特許文献1に示す6サイクルエンジンは、燃焼室と吸気通路とを連通する掃気通路と、この掃気通路を開閉する掃気弁とを備えている。この6サイクルエンジンにおいては、掃気吸入行程で吸気弁が開いてシリンダ内に新気が吸入され、掃気排出行程で掃気弁が開いてシリンダ内の空気が吸気通路に排出される。すなわち、この6サイクルエンジンにおいては、掃気排出行程で排気通路に新気が排出されることがないから、上述した不具合が発生することはない。
したがって、本発明によれば、掃気排出行程で新気が排気通路に排出されることを防ぎながら、ポンピングロスを低減可能な6サイクルエンジンを提供することができる。
以下、本発明に係る掃気行程を有する6サイクルエンジンの一実施の形態を図1および図2によって詳細に説明する。
図1に示す6サイクルエンジン1は、本発明の請求項1と請求項2に記載した発明に係るもので、一つのシリンダ2に吸気弁3と、排気弁4と、掃気弁5とを備えている。図1においては、シリンダ2を一つしか図示していないが、本発明は、単気筒エンジンに限定されることはなく、多気筒エンジンにも適用することができる。この実施の形態においては、前記吸気弁3と前記掃気弁5とが本発明でいう「第1の弁」に相当する。また、この実施の形態においては、前記排気弁4が本発明でいう「第2の弁」に相当する。
また、この掃気弁5は、前記吸気弁3に対して、クランク軸(図示せず)の軸線方向(図1においては上下方向)に隣り合う位置に設けられている。この掃気弁5は、後述する動弁装置8の可変動弁機構9による駆動によって動作する。
また、前記動弁装置8は、図2に示すように、後述する六つの行程が順次実施されるように各弁を動作させる。六つの行程とは、吸気行程と、圧縮行程と、膨張行程と、排気行程と、掃気吸入行程と、掃気排出行程とである。
したがって、この実施の形態によれば、掃気排出行程で新気が排気通路15に排出されることを防ぎながら、ポンピングロスを低減可能な6サイクルエンジンを提供することができる。
この実施の形態によれば、このような効果を有する6サイクルエンジン1において、上述したように掃気行程でポンピングロスが低減するから、より一層の出力向上を図るとともに燃費低減を図ることができるようになる。
本発明に係る6サイクルエンジンの吸気弁は、図3に示すように構成することができる。図3において、前記図1および図2によって説明したものと同一もしくは同等の部材については、同一符号を付し詳細な説明を適宜省略する。
図3に示す6サイクルエンジン1は、二つの吸気弁3を備えている。これらの吸気弁3は、掃気弁5の両側に設けられており、それぞれ可変動弁機構9による駆動によって開閉する。
図3に示したように、二つの吸気弁3を用いる構成を採ることにより、吸入空気量が増大するから、更なる出力向上を図ることができる。
本発明の請求項1および請求項2記載の発明に係る掃気行程を有する6サイクルエンジンにおいては、図4および図5に示すように過給機を備えることができる。図4および図5において、前記図1~図3によって説明したものと同一もしくは同等の部材については、同一符号を付し詳細な説明を適宜省略する。図4と図5に示す6サイクルエンジン1は、請求項3記載の発明でいう6サイクルエンジンを構成するものである。
図4と図5とに示す実施の形態によれば、過給機31で吸気が過給されるから、より一層高い出力を得ることが可能な6サイクルエンジンを提供することができる。
本発明の請求項4に記載の発明に係る掃気行程を有する6サイクルエンジンの一実施の形態を図6および図7によって詳細に説明する。図6および図7において、前記図1および図2によって説明したものと同一もしくは同等の部材については、同一符号を付し詳細な説明を適宜省略する。
この実施の形態による動弁装置8は、図7に示すように、可変動弁機構9を用いて吸気弁3を吸気行程と掃気吸入行程および掃気排出行程において動作させるように構成されている。前記可変動弁機構9は、吸気行程において、所定の吸入空気量が得られるように、吸気弁3の開閉時期とリフト量とを連続的に変更する。吸入空気量は、例えばアクセルペダル(図示せず)などの操作量に基づいて設定することができる。また、前記可変動弁機構9は、吸気弁3を掃気吸入行程の初期に開き、掃気吸入行程から掃気排出行程にわたって開いた状態に保つ。そして、前記可変動弁機構9は、吸気弁3を掃気排出行程が終了するときに閉じる。
6内に吸入されてから吸気ポート7に排出されるように吸気弁3を開く。
したがって、この実施の形態によれば、掃気排出行程で新気が排気通路15に排出されることを防ぎながら、ポンピングロスを低減可能な6サイクルエンジンを提供することができる。
この実施の形態によれば、このような効果を有する6サイクルエンジン1において、上述したように掃気行程でポンピングロスが低減するから、より一層の出力向上と燃費向上を図ることができるようになる。
また、この実施の形態による6サイクルエンジン1は、既存の4サイクルエンジンの動弁装置を変更するだけで実現できるから、簡単に製造することができるものである。
請求項4記載の発明に係る掃気行程を有する6サイクルエンジンの吸気弁は、図8に示すように構成することができる。図8において、前記図1~図3および図6によって説明したものと同一もしくは同等の部材については、同一符号を付し詳細な説明を適宜省略する。
請求項4記載の発明に係る掃気行程を有する6サイクルエンジンにおいては、図9および図10に示すように過給機を備えることができる。図9および図10において、前記図1~図8によって説明したものと同一もしくは同等の部材については、同一符号を付し詳細な説明を適宜省略する。図9と図10に示す6サイクルエンジン1は、請求項5記載の発明でいう6サイクルエンジンを構成するものである。
この実施の形態によれば、過給機31で吸気が過給されるから、より一層高い出力を得ることが可能な6サイクルエンジン1を提供することができる。
また、この実施の形態を採る場合、インタークーラー32で冷却された新気が掃気吸入行程でシリンダ2内に吸入されるから、大きな筒内冷却効果が得られる。
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- 燃焼室に下流端が接続されかつスロットル弁が設けられていない吸気通路と、
前記燃焼室に上流端が接続されかつ触媒が途中に設けられた排気通路と、
前記吸気通路を開閉する第1の弁と、
前記排気通路を開閉する第2の弁と、
吸気行程、圧縮行程、膨張行程および排気行程がこの順序で実施されるように前記第1の弁と前記第2の弁とを動作させるとともに、前記排気行程に続けて掃気吸入行程と掃気排出行程とがこの順序で実施されるように、前記第1の弁のみを動作させる動弁装置とを備え、
前記動弁装置は、前記第1の弁の開閉時期とリフト量とを連続的に変更可能な可変動弁機構を備え、
前記可変動弁機構は、前記吸気行程において吸入空気量を制御するものであることを特徴とする掃気行程を有する6サイクルエンジン。 - 請求項1記載の掃気行程を有する6サイクルエンジンにおいて、前記吸気通路の下流端は、前記燃焼室に開口する吸気ポートと掃気ポートとによって形成され、
前記第1の弁は、前記吸気ポートを開閉する吸気弁と、前記掃気ポートを開閉する掃気弁とによって構成され、
前記動弁装置は、前記吸気弁と前記第2の弁とを動作させて前記吸気行程、前記圧縮行程、前記膨張行程および前記排気行程を実施し、かつ前記吸気弁と前記第2の弁とを閉じた状態で前記掃気弁のみを動作させて前記掃気吸入行程と掃気排出行程とを実施するものであり、
前記可変動弁機構は、前記吸気弁を用いて吸入空気量を制御するものであることを特徴とする掃気行程を有する6サイクルエンジン。 - 請求項2記載の掃気行程を有する6サイクルエンジンにおいて、前記吸気通路は、過給機から新気が送られるものであり、かつインタークーラーを備えていることを特徴とする掃気行程を有する6サイクルエンジン。
- 請求項1記載の掃気行程を有する6サイクルエンジンにおいて、前記吸気通路の下流端は、前記燃焼室に開口する吸気ポートとによって形成され、
前記第1の弁は、前記吸気ポートを開閉する吸気弁によって構成され、
前記動弁装置は、前記吸気弁と前記第2の弁とを動作させて前記吸気行程、前記圧縮行程、前記膨張行程および前記排気行程を実施し、かつ前記第2の弁を閉じた状態で前記吸気弁のみを動作させて前記掃気吸入行程と掃気排出行程とを実施するものであり、
前記可変動弁機構は、前記吸気弁を用いて吸入空気量を制御し、前記掃気吸入行程および掃気排出行程においては、新気が前記燃焼室内に吸入されてから前記吸気ポートに排出されるように前記吸気弁を開くものであることを特徴とする掃気行程を有する6サイクルエンジン。 - 請求項4記載の掃気行程を有する6サイクルエンジンにおいて、前記吸気通路は、過給機から新気が送られるものであり、かつインタークーラーを備えていることを特徴とする掃気行程を有する6サイクルエンジン。
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