EP0284466A1 - Auspuffrohrverbindungsvorrichtung und mit dieser Vorrichtung ausgestatteter Verbrennungsmotor - Google Patents

Auspuffrohrverbindungsvorrichtung und mit dieser Vorrichtung ausgestatteter Verbrennungsmotor Download PDF

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EP0284466A1
EP0284466A1 EP88400463A EP88400463A EP0284466A1 EP 0284466 A1 EP0284466 A1 EP 0284466A1 EP 88400463 A EP88400463 A EP 88400463A EP 88400463 A EP88400463 A EP 88400463A EP 0284466 A1 EP0284466 A1 EP 0284466A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N13/00—Exhaust or silencing apparatus characterised by constructional features ; Exhaust or silencing apparatus, or parts thereof, having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01N1/00 - F01N5/00, F01N9/00, F01N11/00
    • F01N13/18—Construction facilitating manufacture, assembly, or disassembly
    • F01N13/1805—Fixing exhaust manifolds, exhaust pipes or pipe sections to each other, to engine or to vehicle body
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N13/00—Exhaust or silencing apparatus characterised by constructional features ; Exhaust or silencing apparatus, or parts thereof, having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01N1/00 - F01N5/00, F01N9/00, F01N11/00
    • F01N13/08—Other arrangements or adaptations of exhaust conduits

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  • the present invention essentially relates to a device for connecting conduits for hot gases leaving, for example, an internal combustion engine.
  • connection thus produced can be carried out by cutting and welding beforehand the ends of the conduits, but the operation is delicate and implies that the conduits deviate near their junction in order to be able to have a weld bead between them.
  • the juxtaposed ends have excessive heating, because they have no contact with the ambient air, so that expansions can occur in the long term causing cracks and even ruptures of the conduits.
  • the object of the present invention is to remedy the above drawbacks in particular by proposing a connection device which prevents excessive heating and any deterioration of the juxtaposed conduits, even after long use.
  • the subject of the invention is a device for connecting exhaust gas conduits leaving, for example, an internal combustion engine, and in which the ends of the conduits are juxtaposed and shaped so that the assembly thus formed can be fitted into the end of a pipe or the like, characterized in that a hollow intermediate piece forming a spacer is interposed between the ends of the conduits and remains in contact over its entire extent with said ends, this piece comprising a bottom of the end of the nozzle receiving the ends of the conduits.
  • the aforementioned hollow part opens on the side opposite to the end piece.
  • At least two pipes are provided which open into the aforementioned hollow part to ensure a forced air flow therein, in which case the end of the hollow part opposite to that situated on the side of the tip can be optionally closed.
  • the aforementioned hollow part has substantially the shape of a flattened tube or a star with at least three branches.
  • the aforementioned hollow part is made of folded and welded sheet metal and is assembled by welding with the exhaust ducts.
  • the invention also relates to an internal combustion engine equipped with a connection device meeting one and / or the other of the above characteristics.
  • connection according to this invention is carried out between a plurality of conduits or tubes 1, connected on one side to an engine cylinder head by means of a fixing flange 2 and, from the on the other hand, to a pipe 3 which can be connected to a silencer (not shown) and comprising a nozzle 4.
  • the endpiece 4 is fitted on the parallel ends and juxtaposed la of the exhaust conduits 1.
  • a hollow intermediate piece 5 forming a spacer is interposed between the juxtaposed and substantially parallel ends of the conduits 1 and remains in contact over its entire extent with said ends, this spacer 5 comprising a bottom 6 on the side of the end piece 4, as seen in particular in FIGS. 2, 4, 7 and 8.
  • the hollow part or spacer 5 is closed at its end situated on the side of the pipe 3 fitted on the ends 1a conduits or tubes 1.
  • the hollow intermediate piece 5 has the shape of a flattened tube with two substantially parallel walls 6a which are applied respectively on the flat portions facing the ends 1a of two tubes 1.
  • the end forming the bottom 6 of the hollow piece or spacer 5 located on the side of the end piece 4 of the pipe 3 is profiled and welded, while the opposite end of this piece opens out at 6b on the side opposite the pipe 3, it that is to say in the interval 7 between the two conduits 1.
  • the hollow part or spacer 5 has, in cross section, the shape of a star with three branches 8 against which the ends 1a of three conduits are applied.
  • the three hollow branches of the part 5 are closed at their end situated on the side of the end piece 4 of the pipe 3.
  • the hollow intermediate piece 5 still has substantially, in cross section, the shape of a star with three branches. But here the ends 1a of the conduits 1 have a circular section, so that said ends bear on concave faces 9 forming the three hollow branches of the part 5, while, in the case of FIG. 5, the ends 1a of the conduits 1 have flat parts 10 applying to the flat branches of the star constituting the hollow part 5.
  • the hollow intermediate piece 5 has in cross section the shape of a star with four branches, the end 6 of which is located on the side of the end piece 4 of the pipe 3 is closed, as can be seen in FIGS. 7 and 8.
  • conduits 1 are applied against the four branches of the hollow spacer 5.
  • the end 6b can be closed by welding, in which case the pipes 11 and 12 are connected to a system (not shown) causing an air flow, this system using for example the aforementioned dynamic effect or a pulser associated with the motor.
  • the assembly is carried out by fitting and welding the endpiece or nozzle 4 on the ends 1a of the conduits or tubes 1 previously welded on the hollow spacer 5.
  • the various welds can easily performed thanks to good accessibility to the areas to receive a weld bead.
  • connection device with hollow spacer which allows good heat exchange between the respective ends 1a conduits 1 and the ambient air thanks to the recess opening into the interior of this spacer, and possibly, thanks to the flow of air forced into this recess. Consequently, such a connection device does not require the use of expensive metals since it does not undergo excessive heating.
  • the hollow spacer piece on which the ends 1a of the conduits or tubes 1 are applied will advantageously allow free internal radial deformations, materialized by the arrows F, of these ends, which expansions result of course from the temperature of the hot gases. evacuated from the engine by the conduits 1. This means that any cracking or deterioration of the conduits 1 and of their ends 1a will be avoided.
  • pipes such as 11 and 12 opening into the hollow spacer 5 can be provided on a spacer comprising an end 6b which can be open or not, and that the spacer 5 has the form of a tube flattened or shaped like a three-pointed star, four or more branches.

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  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
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  • Quick-Acting Or Multi-Walled Pipe Joints (AREA)
EP88400463A 1987-03-09 1988-02-29 Auspuffrohrverbindungsvorrichtung und mit dieser Vorrichtung ausgestatteter Verbrennungsmotor Expired - Lifetime EP0284466B1 (de)

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FR8703177A FR2612252B1 (fr) 1987-03-09 1987-03-09 Dispositif de raccordement de conduits d'echappement et moteur a combustion interne equipe de ce dispositif

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EP0380407A1 (de) * 1989-01-25 1990-08-01 Automobiles Peugeot Auspuffkrümmer für eine aufgeladene innere Brennkraftmaschine
WO1992003639A1 (en) * 1990-08-13 1992-03-05 Flowmaster, Inc. Header assembly for internal combustion engine and method
WO1993016272A1 (en) * 1992-02-17 1993-08-19 Alexander Chabry Internal combustion engine intake and exhaust systems
EP0733789A2 (de) * 1995-03-23 1996-09-25 Mercedes-Benz Ag Fächerartiger Abgaskrümmer für mehrzylindrige Brennkraftmaschinen
EP0736678A2 (de) * 1995-04-03 1996-10-09 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Anordnung eines Abgassammlerabschnittvereinigungsteilstücks
EP0733788A3 (de) * 1995-02-24 1996-10-23 Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft Rohrkrümmer für eine Brennkraftmaschine
EP0744537A1 (de) * 1995-05-22 1996-11-27 Dr.Ing.h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft Abgasleitung für Brennkraftmaschine
DE19526084A1 (de) * 1995-07-18 1997-01-23 Porsche Ag Abgasrohrkrümmer
US5787709A (en) * 1995-12-26 1998-08-04 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Exhaust manifold
US5875434A (en) * 1995-03-15 1999-02-23 Fujitsu Limited System for picking articles
DE10144795A1 (de) * 2001-09-12 2003-04-03 Daimler Chrysler Ag Abgaskrümmer und Verfahren zur Herstellung desselben
EP1199450A3 (de) * 2000-10-16 2003-07-23 J. Eberspächer GmbH & Co. KG Abgaskrümmer
US6634171B1 (en) * 1999-10-27 2003-10-21 Banks, Iii Gale C. Exhaust scavenging system
US6959543B2 (en) * 2001-09-01 2005-11-01 Ing. H.C.F. Porsche Ag Exhaust gas manifold of an exhaust system for an internal combustion engine
EP1344912A3 (de) * 2002-03-13 2006-01-18 Yumex Corporation Anordnung eines Abgassammlerabschnitts
US8468812B1 (en) 2011-10-20 2013-06-25 Gale C. Banks, III Exhaust scavenging system
CN104690108A (zh) * 2015-03-30 2015-06-10 西峡县内燃机进排气管有限责任公司 一种管式不锈钢歧管制造方法

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EP0380407A1 (de) * 1989-01-25 1990-08-01 Automobiles Peugeot Auspuffkrümmer für eine aufgeladene innere Brennkraftmaschine
WO1992003639A1 (en) * 1990-08-13 1992-03-05 Flowmaster, Inc. Header assembly for internal combustion engine and method
US5216883A (en) * 1990-08-13 1993-06-08 Flowmaster, Inc. Header assembly for internal combustion engine and method
AU660150B2 (en) * 1990-08-13 1995-06-15 Flowmaster, Inc. Header assembly for internal combustion engine and method
WO1993016272A1 (en) * 1992-02-17 1993-08-19 Alexander Chabry Internal combustion engine intake and exhaust systems
US5785027A (en) * 1992-02-17 1998-07-28 Chabry; Alexander Internal combustion engine intake and exhaust systems
US5595062A (en) * 1992-02-17 1997-01-21 Chabry; Alexander Internal combustion engine intake and exhaust systems
EP0733788A3 (de) * 1995-02-24 1996-10-23 Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft Rohrkrümmer für eine Brennkraftmaschine
US5875434A (en) * 1995-03-15 1999-02-23 Fujitsu Limited System for picking articles
EP0733789A2 (de) * 1995-03-23 1996-09-25 Mercedes-Benz Ag Fächerartiger Abgaskrümmer für mehrzylindrige Brennkraftmaschinen
EP0733789A3 (de) * 1995-03-23 1996-10-30 Mercedes-Benz Ag Fächerartiger Abgaskrümmer für mehrzylindrige Brennkraftmaschinen
EP1039107A2 (de) * 1995-04-03 2000-09-27 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Anordnung eines Abgassammlerabschnitts
EP1039107A3 (de) * 1995-04-03 2005-02-16 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Anordnung eines Abgassammlerabschnitts
US5727386A (en) * 1995-04-03 1998-03-17 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Structure of an exhaust manifold branch collecting portion
EP0736678A2 (de) * 1995-04-03 1996-10-09 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Anordnung eines Abgassammlerabschnittvereinigungsteilstücks
EP1039106A2 (de) * 1995-04-03 2000-09-27 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Anordnung eines Abgassammlerabschnitts
EP1039106A3 (de) * 1995-04-03 2005-02-16 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Anordnung eines Abgassammlerabschnitts
EP0736678A3 (de) * 1995-04-03 1997-01-29 Toyota Motor Co Ltd Anordnung eines Abgassammlerabschnittvereinigungsteilstücks
EP0744537A1 (de) * 1995-05-22 1996-11-27 Dr.Ing.h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft Abgasleitung für Brennkraftmaschine
DE19526084A1 (de) * 1995-07-18 1997-01-23 Porsche Ag Abgasrohrkrümmer
US5787709A (en) * 1995-12-26 1998-08-04 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Exhaust manifold
US6634171B1 (en) * 1999-10-27 2003-10-21 Banks, Iii Gale C. Exhaust scavenging system
EP1199450A3 (de) * 2000-10-16 2003-07-23 J. Eberspächer GmbH & Co. KG Abgaskrümmer
US6959543B2 (en) * 2001-09-01 2005-11-01 Ing. H.C.F. Porsche Ag Exhaust gas manifold of an exhaust system for an internal combustion engine
DE10144795A1 (de) * 2001-09-12 2003-04-03 Daimler Chrysler Ag Abgaskrümmer und Verfahren zur Herstellung desselben
EP1344912A3 (de) * 2002-03-13 2006-01-18 Yumex Corporation Anordnung eines Abgassammlerabschnitts
US8468812B1 (en) 2011-10-20 2013-06-25 Gale C. Banks, III Exhaust scavenging system
CN104690108A (zh) * 2015-03-30 2015-06-10 西峡县内燃机进排气管有限责任公司 一种管式不锈钢歧管制造方法

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