EP0916838B1 - Intake manifold for a V-type engine, in particular a V8-type engine - Google Patents

Intake manifold for a V-type engine, in particular a V8-type engine Download PDF

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EP0916838B1
EP0916838B1 EP98118407A EP98118407A EP0916838B1 EP 0916838 B1 EP0916838 B1 EP 0916838B1 EP 98118407 A EP98118407 A EP 98118407A EP 98118407 A EP98118407 A EP 98118407A EP 0916838 B1 EP0916838 B1 EP 0916838B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M35/00—Combustion-air cleaners, air intakes, intake silencers, or induction systems specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
    • F02M35/10—Air intakes; Induction systems
    • F02M35/10006—Air intakes; Induction systems characterised by the position of elements of the air intake system in direction of the air intake flow, i.e. between ambient air inlet and supply to the combustion chamber
    • F02M35/10026—Plenum chambers
    • F02M35/10052—Plenum chambers special shapes or arrangements of plenum chambers; Constructional details
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B75/00—Other engines
    • F02B75/16—Engines characterised by number of cylinders, e.g. single-cylinder engines
    • F02B75/18—Multi-cylinder engines
    • F02B75/22—Multi-cylinder engines with cylinders in V, fan, or star arrangement
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M35/00—Combustion-air cleaners, air intakes, intake silencers, or induction systems specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
    • F02M35/10—Air intakes; Induction systems
    • F02M35/104—Intake manifolds
    • F02M35/116—Intake manifolds for engines with cylinders in V-arrangement or arranged oppositely relative to the main shaft
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B75/00—Other engines
    • F02B75/16—Engines characterised by number of cylinders, e.g. single-cylinder engines
    • F02B75/18—Multi-cylinder engines
    • F02B2075/1804—Number of cylinders
    • F02B2075/1832—Number of cylinders eight
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M35/00—Combustion-air cleaners, air intakes, intake silencers, or induction systems specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
    • F02M35/10—Air intakes; Induction systems
    • F02M35/104—Intake manifolds
    • F02M35/1045—Intake manifolds characterised by the charge distribution between the cylinders/combustion chambers or its homogenisation

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  • the invention relates to a preamble of claim 1
  • Collector of a suction system for a V engine, in particular V8 engine the collectors arranged adjacent to the cylinder banks by means of inlet lines is equipped with two intake pipes and the collector also has one essentially centrally arranged, having an opening in a partition Chamber on the motor side and is divided into an overlying chamber remote from the motor.
  • a collector with the generic features is for example from DE-A 196 05 308 known.
  • the breakthrough depends on the company controllable flap assigned with the aim of controlled subdivision approximately equal partial volumes to achieve one of the predetermined firing order of the respective V-machine corresponding air supply to the inlet lines of the Cylinder in both cylinder banks.
  • this previously known collector the intake pipes upstream of their fresh air connections depending on the operating point Exhaust gas supplied, with a flap-controlled subdivision of the collector in two chambers with each supplied exhaust gas / fresh air mixture due to this the ignition sequence correctly connected to the chambers on all V-engine cylinder is distributed substantially uniformly.
  • the invention has for its object a generic collector in this way to design that in a structurally simple manner, an equalization of the exhaust gas / fresh air mixture is achieved on all cylinders of the V-engine.
  • V-engine With the cessation of ignition lines correctly connected to the controllable chambers the V-engine is advantageously a collector with a simple structure achieved.
  • Embodiment of the invention proposed that the partition is a central arranged opening has with at their respective distance from the mouths of all inlet lines in the motomahe suction chamber coordinated boundary. With this border arranged according to the invention can be promoted cylinder-specific distribution in an advantageous manner.
  • a relatively long mixing section for which in A further embodiment proposes that the mixing chamber remote from the motor connected intake pipes for a first mixing section of fresh air and correspondingly supplied exhaust gas upstream of the intake pipe flanges Have length.
  • a suction system, not shown, for a V8 engine, not shown, includes one Collector 100, the cylinder banks of the V8 engine, not shown, by means of intake lines 1 to 4 and 5 to 8 is arranged adjacent and with two intake pipes 9, 9 'is equipped. Furthermore, the collector 100 is essentially one centrally arranged, with an opening 10 having a partition 11 in a Chamber 12 on the engine side and divided into an overlying chamber 13 remote from the engine.
  • Collector 100 designed so that all inlet lines 1 to 4 and 5 to 8 with the motor-side chamber 12 are in medium-connection and that both intake pipes supplying an exhaust gas / fresh air mixture depending on the operating point 9, 9 'are connected to the chamber 13, which is remote from the motor, in a medium-carrying manner.
  • the partition 11 has a centrally arranged Opening 10 on with one at their respective distance from the mouths All inlet lines 1 to 4 and 5 to 8 in the suction chamber close to the engine 12 coordinated border 14.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich nach dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruches 1 auf einen Sammler einer Sauganlage für einen V-Motor, insbesondere V8-Motor, wobei der den Zylinderbänken benachbart mittels Einlaßleitungen angeordnete Sammler mit zwei Ansaugrohren ausgerüstet ist und der Sammler ferner über eine im wesentlichen mittig angeordnete, eine Durchbrechung aufweisende Trennwand in eine motorseitige Kammer und in eine darüberliegende motorferne Kammer unterteilt ist.The invention relates to a preamble of claim 1 Collector of a suction system for a V engine, in particular V8 engine, the collectors arranged adjacent to the cylinder banks by means of inlet lines is equipped with two intake pipes and the collector also has one essentially centrally arranged, having an opening in a partition Chamber on the motor side and is divided into an overlying chamber remote from the motor.

Einen ähnlichen Sammler zeigt die DE-A-32 17 064.DE-A-32 17 064 shows a similar collector.

Ein Sammler mit den gattungsgemäßen Merkmalen ist beispielsweise aus der DE-A 196 05 308 bekannt. Bei diesem Sammler ist der Durchbrechung eine betriebsabhängig steuerbare Klappe zugeordnet mit dem Ziel der gesteuerten Unterteilung in etwa gleich große Teilvolumen zur Erzielung einer der vorbestimmten Zündfolge der jeweiligen V-Maschine entsprechenden Luftzuführung zu Einlaßleitungen der Zylinder in beiden Zylinderbänken. Ferner ist bei diesem vorbekannten Sammler den Ansaugrohren stromauf ihrer Anschlüsse der Frischluft betriebspunktabhängig Abgas zugeführt, wobei mit einer klappengesteuerten Unterteilung des Sammlers in zwei Kammern mit jeweils zugeführtem Abgas-Frischluftgemisch dieses aufgrund der Zündfolge richtig an den Kammern angeschlossenen Einlaßleitungen auf sämtliche Zylinder des V-Motors im wesentlich gleichmäßig verteilt ist. A collector with the generic features is for example from DE-A 196 05 308 known. With this collector, the breakthrough depends on the company controllable flap assigned with the aim of controlled subdivision approximately equal partial volumes to achieve one of the predetermined firing order of the respective V-machine corresponding air supply to the inlet lines of the Cylinder in both cylinder banks. Furthermore, this previously known collector the intake pipes upstream of their fresh air connections depending on the operating point Exhaust gas supplied, with a flap-controlled subdivision of the collector in two chambers with each supplied exhaust gas / fresh air mixture due to this the ignition sequence correctly connected to the chambers on all V-engine cylinder is distributed substantially uniformly.

Nachteilig hierbei ist, daß eine derartige Steueranordnung allein zur Vergleichmäßigung des Abgas-Frischluftgemisches bau- und kostenaufwendig ist.The disadvantage here is that such a control arrangement alone for the purpose of uniformity of the exhaust gas / fresh air mixture is complex and expensive.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen gattungsgemäßen Sammler derart zu gestalten, daß in baulich einfacher Weise eine Vergleichmäßigung des Abgas-Frischluftgemisches auf sämtliche Zylinder des V-Motors erzielt ist.The invention has for its object a generic collector in this way to design that in a structurally simple manner, an equalization of the exhaust gas / fresh air mixture is achieved on all cylinders of the V-engine.

Diese Aufgabe ist mit dem Patentanspruch 1 dadurch gelöst, daß sämtliche Einlaßleitungen mit der motorseitigen Kammer in mediumsführender Verbindung stehen und daß beide betriebspunktabhängig ein Abgas-Frischluftgemisch zuführenden Ansaugrohre mit der motorfernen Kammer mediumsführend verbunden sind.This object is achieved with claim 1 in that all inlet lines communicate with the chamber on the motor side and that both supply an exhaust gas / fresh air mixture depending on the operating point Intake pipes are connected to the chamber remote from the engine.

Mit dem Fortfall zündfolgerichtig mit den steuerbaren Kammern verbundener Einlaßleitungen des V-Motors ist in vorteilhafter Weise ein im Aufbau einfacher Sammler erzielt.With the cessation of ignition lines correctly connected to the controllable chambers the V-engine is advantageously a collector with a simple structure achieved.

Zur Steigerung der Vergleichmäßigung des Abgas-Frischluftgemisches wird in weiterer Ausgestaltung der Erfindung vorgeschlagen, daß die Trennwand eine zentral angeordnete Durchbrechung aufweist mit einer in ihrer jeweiligen Entfernung von den Einmündungen sämtlicher Einlaßleitungen in die motomahe Absaug-Kammer abgestimmten Berandung. Mit dieser erfindungsgemäß angeordneten Berandung kann in vorteilhafter Weise eine zylinderindividuelle Verteilung gefördert werden.In order to increase the uniformity of the exhaust gas / fresh air mixture Embodiment of the invention proposed that the partition is a central arranged opening has with at their respective distance from the mouths of all inlet lines in the motomahe suction chamber coordinated boundary. With this border arranged according to the invention can be promoted cylinder-specific distribution in an advantageous manner.

Der Vergleichmäßigung förderlich ist ferner eine relativ lange Mischstrecke, wofür in weiterer Ausgestaltung vorgeschlagen wird, daß die mit der motorfernen Misch-Kammer verbundenen Ansaugrohre eine für eine erste Mischstrecke von Frischluft und stromauf der Ansaugrohr-Flansche gesteuert zugeführtem Abgas entsprechende Länge aufweisen. Mit dieser Ausgestaltung ist erreicht, daß ein relativ gut durchmischtes Abgas-Frischluftgemisch in die motorferne Kammer bzw. Misch-Kammer eintritt zur abschließenden Durchmischung. A relatively long mixing section, for which in A further embodiment proposes that the mixing chamber remote from the motor connected intake pipes for a first mixing section of fresh air and correspondingly supplied exhaust gas upstream of the intake pipe flanges Have length. With this configuration it is achieved that a relatively good mixed exhaust gas / fresh air mixture into the chamber or mixing chamber remote from the engine occurs for the final mixing.

Die Erfindung ist anhand eines in der Zeichnung dargestellten Beispiels eines Sammlers beschrieben. Es zeigt

Figur 1
in perspektivischer Darstellung einen Sammler für einen V8-Motor und
Figur 2
den Sammler im Querschnitt gemäß der Linie II-II in Figur 1.
The invention is described with reference to an example of a collector shown in the drawing. It shows
Figure 1
in perspective a collector for a V8 engine and
Figure 2
the collector in cross section along the line II-II in Figure 1.

Eine nicht gezeigte Sauganlage für einen nicht dargestellten V8-Motor umfaßt einen Sammler 100, der den nicht gezeigten Zylinderbänken des V8-Motors mittels Einlaßleitungen 1 bis 4 und 5 bis 8 benachbart angeordnet ist und mit zwei Ansaugrohren 9, 9' ausgerüstet ist. Femer ist der Sammler 100 über eine im wesentlichen mittig angeordnete, eine Durchbrechung 10 aufweisende Trennwand 11 in eine motorseitige Kammer 12 und in einer darüberliegende motorferne Kammer 13 unterteilt.A suction system, not shown, for a V8 engine, not shown, includes one Collector 100, the cylinder banks of the V8 engine, not shown, by means of intake lines 1 to 4 and 5 to 8 is arranged adjacent and with two intake pipes 9, 9 'is equipped. Furthermore, the collector 100 is essentially one centrally arranged, with an opening 10 having a partition 11 in a Chamber 12 on the engine side and divided into an overlying chamber 13 remote from the engine.

Zur Erzielung einer gleichmäßigen Verteilung auf alle Zylinder 1 bis 8 von betriebspunktabhängig der Frischluft zugemischtem Abgas ist erfindungsgemäß der Sammler 100 derart gestaltet, daß sämtliche Einlaßleitungen 1 bis 4 und 5 bis 8 mit der motorseitigen Kammer 12 in mediumsführender Verbindung stehen und daß beide betriebspunktabhängig ein Abgas-Frischluftgemisch zuführenden Ansaugrohre 9, 9' mit der motorfernen Kammer 13 mediumsführend verbunden sind.To achieve an even distribution on all cylinders 1 to 8 depending on the operating point the fresh air admixed exhaust gas is the invention Collector 100 designed so that all inlet lines 1 to 4 and 5 to 8 with the motor-side chamber 12 are in medium-connection and that both intake pipes supplying an exhaust gas / fresh air mixture depending on the operating point 9, 9 'are connected to the chamber 13, which is remote from the motor, in a medium-carrying manner.

Zur Steigerung der Vergleichmäßigung des Abgas-Frischluftgemisches auf alle Einlaßleitungen 1 bis 4 und 5 bis 8 weist die Trennwand 11 eine zentral angeordnete Durchbrechung 10 auf mit einer in ihrer jeweiligen Entfernung von den Einmündungen sämtlicher Einlaßleitungen 1 bis 4 und 5 bis 8 in die motornahe Absaug-Kammer 12 abgestimmten Berandung 14.To increase the uniformity of the exhaust gas / fresh air mixture on all inlet lines 1 to 4 and 5 to 8, the partition 11 has a centrally arranged Opening 10 on with one at their respective distance from the mouths All inlet lines 1 to 4 and 5 to 8 in the suction chamber close to the engine 12 coordinated border 14.

Zur Erzielung eines gut durchmischten Abgas-Frischluftgemisches weisen die mit der motorfernen Misch-Kammer 13 verbundenen Ansaugrohre 9, 9' eine für eine erste Mischstrecke von Frischluft und stromauf der Ansaugrohr-Flansche 15, 15' gesteuert zugeführtem Abgas entsprechende Länge auf, wobei beide Ansaugrohre 9, 9' stirnseitig in die Misch-Kammer 13 einmünden.To achieve a well-mixed exhaust gas / fresh air mixture, the of the mixing chamber 13 remote from the engine, intake pipes 9, 9 'one for one first mixing section of fresh air and upstream of the intake pipe flanges 15, 15 ' Controlled exhaust gas supplied corresponding length, both intake pipes 9, 9 'open into the mixing chamber 13 at the end.

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  1. A manifold in an intake system for a V-engine, particularly a V8-engine,
    wherein the manifold (100) disposed adjoining the cylinder rows via inlet lines (1 to 4 and 5 to 8) is equipped with two intake pipes (9, 9'),
    the manifold (100) is divided by a substantially centrally disposed partition (11) formed with an aperture (10) into a first chamber (12) on the engine side and a second or upper chamber (13) remote from the engine,
    all the inlet lines (1 to 4, 5 to 8) are connected and supply medium to the chamber (12) on the engine side and
    both intake pipes (9, 9') are connected for conveying medium to the chamber (13) remote from the engine,
    characterised in that
    both intake pipes (9, 9') convey a mixture of exhaust gas and fresh air depending on the operating point.
  2. A manifold according to claim 1, characterised in that the aperture (10) is centrally disposed and has a boundary (14) adjusted with regard to its respective distance from the mouths of all inlet lines (1 to 4, 5 to 8) to the chamber (12) on the engine side.
  3. A manifold according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the intake pipes (9, 9') connected to the chamber (13) remote from the engine have a length corresponding to a first section for mixing fresh air with exhaust gas supplied upstream in controlled manner from intake-pipe flanges (15, 15').
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