US20230313716A1 - Oil passageway structure for internal combustion engines - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an oil passageway structure for internal combustion engines, and more particularly to an oil passageway structure for internal combustion engines in which a generator and a water pump are concentrically connected to a crankshaft.
- Patent Literature 1 discloses a structure in which an oil reservoir is provided inside a magnet cover of a generator to cool the generator.
- the present invention has been made in view of such a prior art, and an object thereof is to provide an oil passageway structure for internal combustion engines capable of efficiently supplying engine oil to a generator and a water pump for cooling the generator and lubricating the water pump even when the generator and the water pump are concentrically connected to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine.
- an oil passageway structure for internal combustion engines including:
- the generator cover-side guide portion includes an oil receiving portion that receives the engine oil adhering to an inner surface of the generator cover on the generator housing space side above an axis of the crankshaft, and an oil outlet portion that extends from the oil receiving portion toward the protective cover and opens.
- the generator includes a rotor that rotates together with the crankshaft
- the engine oil that has been supplied to the generator and has cooled the generator can be collected on the inner surface of the generator cover by a centrifugal force, and the collected engine oil drips to the oil receiving portion of the generator cover-side guide portion and is led out from the oil outlet portion to the outside of the generator cover, and can be guided and supplied to the drive shaft of the water pump by the protective cover-side guide portion. Therefore, the supply of the engine oil to the water pump can be secured, and the engine oil is less likely to be accumulated in the generator housing space of the generator cover.
- a radial guide rib extending upward from the generator cover-side guide portion is provided on an inner surface of the generator housing space of the generator cover.
- the engine oil adhering to and collected on the inner surface of the generator housing space of the generator cover by the centrifugal force can be actively guided to the generator cover-side guide portion by the guide rib, and the supply of the engine oil to the water pump can be more reliably performed.
- an engine oil supply portion to the drive shaft of the water pump is surrounded by a breather chamber defined between the generator cover and the protective cover, and the engine oil flowing out from the water pump passes through the breather chamber, passes through an oil return port provided in a lower portion of the breather chamber, and returns to an oil pan of the internal combustion engine.
- the engine oil liquefied in the breather chamber from a blow-by gas generated in a crank chamber and the engine oil supplied to the drive shaft of the water pump, then flowed out from the water pump, and flowed down in the breather chamber can be collected and returned to the oil pan, so that the engine oil can be efficiently circulated.
- the engine oil supplied to the water pump comes into contact with the blow-by gas in the breather chamber to promote gas-liquid separation of the blow-by gas.
- the engine oil in a case where the engine oil is supplied from the crankcase to the generator and the water pump, there is a risk of an increase in an oil supply amount as the engine oil is branched and supplied.
- the engine oil is collected and supplied to the drive shaft of the water pump, so that the engine oil supply amount can be suppressed.
- the engine oil can be supplied to the generator prior to the water pump to cool the generator, the cooling of the generator can be improved, the amount of power generated by the generator can increase, and the oil seal of the drive shaft of the water pump can be lubricated without any problem.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a left surface as a partial cross section of a vehicle for traveling on an uneven ground.
- FIG. 2 is a left front perspective view of a power unit P.
- FIG. 3 is a front view of the power unit as viewed in a direction of an arrow III in FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 4 is a left cross-sectional view of the power unit taken along line IV in FIG. 3 , and schematically illustrates a front side of a crankcase by two-dot chain lines.
- FIG. 5 is a detailed cross-sectional view of approximately a range V in FIG. 4 .
- FIG. 6 is a front view of a generator cover as viewed in a crankshaft direction, taken along line VI-VI in FIGS. 4 and 5 , and illustrates a surface on a breather chamber side.
- FIG. 7 is a front view of the protective cover as viewed in the crankshaft direction, taken along line VII-VII in FIG. 4 .
- FIG. 8 is a rear view of the protective cover as viewed in the crankshaft direction, taken along line VIII-VIII in FIGS. 4 and 5 , and illustrates a surface on the breather chamber side.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the breather chamber taken along line IX-IX in FIGS. 6 , 7 , and 8 .
- FIG. 10 is a rear view of the generator cover as viewed in the crankshaft direction, taken along line X-X in FIGS. 4 and 5 , and illustrates a surface on the generator housing space side.
- FIGS. 1 to 10 an oil passageway structure for internal combustion engines according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10 .
- an arrow FR in the drawing indicates the front of the vehicle
- LH indicates the left of the vehicle
- RH indicates the right of the vehicle
- UP indicates the top of the vehicle.
- the “vehicle” is a vehicle for traveling on an uneven ground such as a multi-utility vehicle (MUV).
- MUV multi-utility vehicle
- the power unit P is mounted on a roof-equipped five-passenger uneven ground traveling vehicle 1 that can drive four wheels.
- a left surface is illustrated as a partial cross section in FIG. 1 , in the vehicle 1 for traveling on an uneven ground, a pair of left and right front wheels 11 and a pair of left and right rear wheels 12 on which a low-pressure balloon tire for an uneven ground is mounted are suspended in front of and behind a vehicle body frame 10 .
- the power unit P is mounted at a front-rear center position of the vehicle body frame 10 with a crankshaft 21 (see FIGS. 2 to 4 ) of the internal combustion engine 2 directed in a front-rear direction, and an output shaft 5 (see FIGS. 2 to 4 ) of the power unit P parallel to the crankshaft 21 protrudes forward and backward.
- the rotational power of the output shaft 5 is transmitted from a front end of the output shaft 5 to the left and right front wheels 11 via a front drive shaft 51 and a front final reduction gear unit 52 , and is transmitted from a rear end to the left and right rear wheels 12 via a rear drive shaft 53 and a rear final reduction gear unit 54 .
- the front final reduction gear unit 52 incorporates a clutch that switches between two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive by connecting and disconnecting power transmission to the front wheels.
- An air cleaner box is provided in an upper portion of the power unit P, and three front seats 13 are arranged side by side on the left and right so as to cover an upper portion of the air cleaner box 30 , and two rear seats 14 are arranged on the left and right at a rear portion of the vehicle body frame 10 .
- the center seat of the front seat 13 is positioned higher than the left and right seats and slightly protrudes forward from the left and right seats, and the air cleaner box 30 is positioned at a lower rear portion thereof.
- a driver's seat is the left front seat 13
- a steering wheel 16 is provided to protrude forward from a steering column 15 .
- a roof 17 covers an upper portion of the front seat 13 and the rear seat 14 .
- FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 which is a left front perspective view of the power unit P
- the power unit P mounted on the vehicle 1 for traveling on an uneven ground is mounted on the vehicle body frame 10 in a so-called longitudinal posture in which an axis X of the crankshaft 21 of the internal combustion engine 2 is directed in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body.
- the power unit P includes a water-cooled four-stroke cycle internal combustion engine 2 having two parallel cylinders, and a main transmission 22 having a transmission shaft parallel to the crankshaft 21 in a crankcase 20 thereof, and an auxiliary transmission 23 having a transmission shaft parallel to the crankshaft 21 is connected to the main transmission 22 and assembled on the front right side thereof.
- the output shaft 5 of the auxiliary transmission 23 is the output shaft 5 of the power unit P oriented in the front-rear direction of the vehicle.
- a cylinder block 24 is provided in the upper portion of the crankcase 20 pivotally supporting the crankshaft 21 of the internal combustion engine 2 , a cylinder head 25 and a cylinder head cover 26 sequentially overlap and protrude above the cylinder block 24 , and the air cleaner box 30 is further provided above the cylinder head 25 and the cylinder head cover 26 .
- An oil pan 27 is provided in a lower portion of the crankcase 20 , and stores engine oil to be fed into the internal combustion engine 2 and receives the engine oil flowing down and dripping in the crankcase 20 .
- An intake port 31 of each cylinder opens on a left surface of the cylinder head 25 , and is connected to the air cleaner box 30 via an intake pipe 32 , a throttle body 33 , and a connecting tube 34 .
- An exhaust port 35 of each cylinder opens on a right surface of the cylinder head 25 , and an exhaust pipe 36 is connected thereto.
- the exhaust pipe 36 is disposed so as to extend in a vehicle width direction along a rear edge of the vehicle body frame 10 , and is connected to an exhaust muffler 37 supported by the vehicle body frame 10 .
- FIG. 3 is a front view of the power unit as viewed in a direction of an arrow III in FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 4 is a left cross-sectional view of the power unit taken along line IV in FIG. 3 , and schematically illustrates a front side of a crankcase by two-dot chain lines.
- FIG. 5 is a detailed cross-sectional view of a substantially range V in FIG. 4 .
- An arrow O in FIGS. 4 and 5 schematically indicates the flow of the engine oil according to the present invention.
- the axis X is disposed in the front-rear direction, and a piston 29 of a cylinder bore 28 of two cylinders is connected by a connecting rod 29 a .
- a generator 6 On the front end (“one end” in the present invention) 21 a side of the crankshaft 21 penetrating the crankcase 20 forward, a generator 6 (see FIGS. 2 , 4 , 5 , and 9 ) that generates power by rotation of the crankshaft 21 is attached and covered with a generator cover 60 .
- the generator cover 60 is attached to the front surface of the crankcase 20 on the front end 21 a side of the crankshaft 21 , and includes a generator housing space 62 (see FIGS. 5 and 6 ) that surrounds the generator 6 and closes the front side with a partition bottom 61 .
- the partition bottom 61 has a crankshaft center opening 63 (see FIGS. 5 and 6 ) which is open around the axis X on the front end 21 a side of the crankshaft 21 and through which a connection member 21 b concentrically connected to the crankshaft 21 , a member of the generator 6 fixed by the connection member, a drive shaft 91 of a water pump 90 concentrically connected to the connection member 21 b , and the like are inserted.
- connection member 21 b is a bolt 21 d concentrically screwed into the front end 21 a of the crankshaft 21 via a shaft extension member 21 c , and the bolt 21 d concentrically fixes an outer rotor 6 a of the generator 6 and includes a slot 21 e on a bolt head, and has a structure in which the shaft end of the drive shaft 91 of the water pump 90 is engaged to connect and drive the water pump 90 .
- an inner stator 6 b of the generator 6 attached to the inner side of the generator cover 60 is inserted and positioned inside the bowl-shaped outer rotor 6 a fixed to the front end 21 a of the crankshaft 21 , and the generator 6 is configured and provided at the front end 21 a of the crankshaft 21 in the generator housing space 62 .
- a protective cover 70 separate from the generator cover 60 is provided outside in the direction of the front end 21 a of the crankshaft 21 so as to overlap with each other as viewed in the crankshaft direction, and mating surfaces 60 a and 70 a (see FIGS. 6 , 8 , and 9 ) of outer peripheral walls 64 and 74 of the generator cover 60 and the protective cover 70 are butted and fastened and fixed.
- the generator cover 60 is illustrated with dot hatching for easy identification.
- FIG. 7 illustrates a front surface of the protective cover 70 as viewed in the crankshaft direction, taken along line VII-VII in FIG. 4 .
- the front portion of the protective cover 70 is closed by a top wall 71 , but the top wall 71 has a crankshaft center opening 73 (see FIGS. 5 , 7 , and 8 ) which is opened around the axis X on the front end 21 a side of the crankshaft 21 and into which the drive shaft 91 of the water pump 90 concentrically connected to the crankshaft 21 and a drive shaft boss 92 thereof are inserted.
- a crankshaft center opening 73 see FIGS. 5 , 7 , and 8
- the water pump 90 for cooling water is disposed and attached outside the protective cover 70 such that the drive shaft 91 of the water pump 90 is concentric with the front end 21 a of the crankshaft 21 , and is driven by the crankshaft 21 .
- an air conditioner compressor device 95 is disposed on the left side (right side in the drawing) of the generator cover 60 and the protective cover 70 .
- a compressor 96 of the air conditioner compressor device 95 is rotationally driven by a belt 99 wound around a driving pulley 97 a of a compressor drive shaft 97 rotationally driven by rotary power of the crankshaft 21 , a driven pulley 96 a on a shaft of the compressor 96 , and a tensioner pulley 98 , whereas a periphery of the belt 99 is surrounded by a cover portion 95 a.
- cover portion 95 a of the air conditioner compressor device 95 is separated from the protective cover in the present embodiment, the cover portion may be integrated with the protective cover 70 .
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a breather chamber 80 taken along line IX-IX in FIGS. 6 , 7 , and 8 .
- the partition bottom 61 of the generator cover 60 has a predetermined crankshaft center direction distance a from the mating surface 60 a
- the top wall 71 of the protective cover 70 has a predetermined crankshaft center direction distance b from the mating surface 70 a.
- a predetermined space 80 surrounded by the outer peripheral walls 64 and 74 is formed between the partition bottom 61 of the generator cover 60 and the top wall 71 of the protective cover 70 .
- the space 80 is a breather chamber 80 that separates a blow-by gas G generated in the crankcase 20 from the engine oil to be returned to the air cleaner box 30 .
- FIG. 6 illustrates a front surface of the generator cover 60 as viewed in the crankshaft direction, that is, a surface on the breather chamber 80 side, taken along line VI-VI in FIGS. 4 and 5 .
- FIG. 8 illustrates a rear surface of the protective cover 70 as viewed in the crankshaft direction, that is, a surface on the breather chamber 80 side, taken along line VIII-VIII in FIGS. 4 and 5 .
- the breather chamber 80 is formed so as to surround the axis X of the crankshaft 21 , and a connecting port 65 is provided in the upper portion of the generator cover 60 to communicate the internal space of the crankcase 20 with the breather chamber 80 and allow the blow-by gas G generated in the crankcase 20 to pass therethrough and flow into the breather chamber 80 .
- a discharge port 66 for returning the blow-by gas G to the air cleaner box 30 is provided in the upper portion of the generator cover 60 , and an isolation rib 67 erected on the partition bottom 61 and having a height reaching the mating surface 60 a is provided between the connecting port 65 and the discharge port 66 , and is separated from the connecting port 65 .
- a front surface 61 a of the partition bottom 61 of the generator cover 60 that is, a surface on the breather chamber 80 side is provided with a crankshaft center opening peripheral wall 63 a having a height that surrounds the crankshaft center opening 63 and reaches the mating surface 60 a , and in addition to the isolation rib 67 , a plurality of ribs 68 are radially provided from the crankshaft center opening peripheral wall 63 a to the generator cover outer peripheral wall 64 at a height that reaches the mating surface 60 a.
- a reference sign 97 b in FIG. 6 and a reference sign 97 c in FIGS. 7 and 8 denote compressor drive shaft insertion holes through which the compressor drive shaft 97 of the air conditioner compressor device 95 is inserted.
- a crankshaft center opening peripheral wall 73 a having a height that surrounds the crankshaft center opening 73 and reaches the mating surface 70 a is provided, and at a position that coincides with the isolation rib 67 when the protective cover 70 is attached to the generator cover 60 , the isolation rib 77 is provided at a height that reaches the mating surface 70 a from the crankshaft center opening peripheral wall 73 a to the protective cover outer peripheral wall 74 .
- a plurality of ribs 78 are radially provided from the crankshaft center opening peripheral wall 73 a to the protective cover outer peripheral wall 74 at a height that does not reach the mating surface 70 a.
- the blow-by gas G passes through the lower portion of the breather chamber 80 below the axis X of the crankshaft 21 while avoiding the crankshaft center opening peripheral walls 63 a and 73 a , and then turns upward to return to the air cleaner box 30 from the discharge port 66 opened to the upper portion of the breather chamber 80 .
- the discharge port 66 is provided with a breather joint 81 to which a breather hose 82 is connected, and the breather hose 82 is connected to the air cleaner box 30 .
- the blow-by gas G flows into the connecting port 65 in the upper portion of the generator cover 60 attached to the crankcase 20 from the internal space of the crankcase 20 , but cannot directly flow toward the discharge port 66 as described above. After the blow-by gas passes through the lower portion of the breather chamber 80 below the axis X of the crankshaft 21 , the blow-by gas G flows toward the discharge port 66 opened to the upper portion of the breather chamber 80 .
- the blow-by gas G alternately passes over the plurality of ribs 68 on the front surface 61 a of the partition bottom 61 of the generator cover 60 and the plurality of ribs 78 on the rear surface 71 b of the top wall 71 of the protective cover 70 , thereby, the breather chamber 80 has a labyrinth structure. Since the rib 78 on the protective cover 70 side is formed at a height that does not reach the mating surface 70 a , the rib does not interfere with the rib 68 of the generator cover 60 and does not hinder the flow of the blow-by gas G.
- the oil return port 69 communicates with the oil pan 27 (see FIG. 4 ) disposed below the crankcase 20 , and the engine oil in the liquefied blow-by gas G is easily returned to the oil pan 27 from the oil return port 69 .
- FIG. 10 is a rear view of the generator cover 60 as viewed in the crankshaft direction, taken along line X-X in FIGS. 4 and 5 , and illustrates a surface on the generator housing space 62 side.
- an arrow O schematically indicates the flow of the engine oil according to the present invention.
- a main gallery 40 serving as a main oil passageway of engine oil supplied from an oil pump (not illustrated) for cooling and lubricating a main part of the internal combustion engine 2 is provided in parallel with the axis X of the crankshaft 21 .
- a main gallery connecting port 42 that is connected to and communicates with the main gallery 40 in a state where the generator cover 60 is attached to the crankcase 20 is provided in the upper left portion (upper left in FIG. 10 ) of the generator cover 60 in the present embodiment.
- the generator cover 60 includes a crankcase-side outer peripheral wall 43 formed around the generator housing space 62 is provided, and the crankcase contact surface 41 is attached to the crankcase 20 in contact therewith.
- crankcase-side outer peripheral wall 43 is provided with an outer peripheral wall oil passageway (“oil passageway” in the present invention) 44 communicating from the main gallery connecting port 42 and reaching the inside of the partition bottom 61 (see FIG. 4 ), and communicates with partition bottom oil passageways (“oil passageways” in the present invention) 45 provided inside a wall at a position facing the upper portion and the left portion of the generator 6 of the partition bottom 61 .
- oil passageway in the present invention
- the partition bottom oil passageway 45 is provided with a plurality of oil nozzles 45 a penetrating the wall body of the partition bottom 61 and directed toward the inner stator 6 b of the generator 6 , and the engine oil sent from the main gallery 40 through the outer peripheral wall oil passageway 44 and the partition bottom oil passageway 45 is supplied for cooling the generator 6 and is mainly injected toward the inner stator 6 b .
- the inner stator 6 b is provided with an electromagnetic coil, which is cooled by the engine oil, and the cooling of the entire generator 6 is promoted.
- the engine oil may be supplied to the generator 6 by directly piping the partition bottom oil passageway from an attachment portion 46 of the inner stator 6 b toward the inner stator 6 b.
- the periphery of the inner stator 6 b is surrounded by the outer rotor 6 a fixed to the crankshaft 21 and rotating together with the crankshaft 21 , and the engine oil that has cooled the inner stator 6 b drops or scatters and comes into contact with the outer rotor 6 a , or is scattered in the radial direction by the action of the centrifugal force or by the rotating airflow around the inner stator 6 b , and adheres to the inner surface of the generator housing space 62 of the generator cover 60 and is collected.
- a generator cover-side guide portion 47 including an oil receiving portion 47 a that receives the engine oil attached to and dripping from the inner surface of the generator housing space 62 is provided above the axis X of the crankshaft 21 .
- the oil receiving portion 47 a slightly protrudes into the generator housing space 62 for receiving the engine oil.
- the generator cover-side guide portion 47 includes an oil outlet portion 47 b that extends to the opposite side from the oil receiving portion 47 a and protrudes toward the protective cover 70 to open in order to allow collected engine oil to flow out to the protective cover 70 side.
- the engine oil adhering to the inner surface below the oil receiving portion 47 a drops and flows downward, and returns to the oil pan 27 from the generator housing space oil return port 49 provided in the lower portion of the generator housing space 62 and communicating with the oil pan 27 .
- the above-described oil return port 69 from the breather chamber 80 and the generator housing space oil return port 49 may be provided separately, or may be joined in the middle.
- the protective cover 70 is provided with a protective cover-side guide portion 48 at a position corresponding to the oil outlet portion 47 b of the generator cover-side guide portion 47 , and the protective cover-side guide portion 48 guides and supplies the engine oil flowing out from the generator cover-side guide portion 47 to the drive shaft 91 of the water pump 90 concentrically connected to the crankshaft 21 .
- the drive shaft 91 of the water pump 90 is inserted into the drive shaft boss 92 extended into the crankshaft center opening 73 of the protective cover 70 , and an oil passageway notch (“engine oil supply portion” in the present invention) 94 a is formed at the end of the drive shaft boss 92 on the generator 6 side, and an oil passageway slit 94 b in the axial direction is formed between the drive shaft boss 92 and the drive shaft 91 on the inner surface of the drive shaft boss.
- engine oil supply portion in the present invention
- the protective cover-side guide portion 48 is located in the vicinity of the upper portion of the drive shaft 91 of the water pump 90 , and guides and drips the engine oil from the generator cover-side guide portion 47 to the oil passageway notch 94 a at the end of the drive shaft boss 92 .
- the engine oil passes through the oil passageway slit 94 b from the oil passageway notch 94 a and reaches the oil seal 93 of the water pump to perform lubrication.
- the engine oil after lubrication or excess engine oil returns from the oil return port 69 to the oil pan 27 .
- the partition bottom 61 of the generator cover 60 on the generator housing space 62 side is provided with a radial guide rib 47 c extending upward from the generator cover-side guide portion 47 , and the engine oil adhering to and collected by the centrifugal force on the inner surface of the generator housing space 62 of the generator cover 60 is actively guided to the generator cover-side guide portion 47 by the guide rib 47 c.
- the engine oil supply portion to the drive shaft 91 of the water pump 90 is in the crankshaft center opening 73 surrounded by the breather chamber 80 defined between the generator cover 60 and the protective cover 70 , and the engine oil flowing out of the water pump 90 passes through a drain hole 73 b provided in the lower portion of the crankshaft center opening peripheral wall 73 a from the crankshaft center opening 73 , flows down in the breather chamber 80 , passes through the oil return port 69 provided in the lower portion of the breather chamber 80 , and returns to the oil pan 27 .
- the protective cover 70 separate from the generator cover 60 is fixed to the generator cover 60 .
- a predetermined space 80 is formed between the generator cover 60 and the protective cover 70 , and the space is formed as a breather chamber 80 and communicates with the internal space of the crankcase 20 and the air cleaner box 30 .
- the breather chamber 80 is formed compactly by the generator cover 60 and the protective cover 70 as described above, it is possible to increase the capacity of the breather chamber 80 while avoiding enlargement of the internal combustion engine 2 , and to improve the performance of the breather.
- the generator 6 is provided on the front end 21 a side of the crankshaft 21 , and the generator cover 60 and the protective cover 70 are disposed so as to overlap with the outside of the crankcase 20 on the front end 21 a side of the crankshaft 21 as viewed in the crankshaft direction.
- the breather chamber 80 can be formed compactly in the front portion of the generator cover 60 , and the internal combustion engine 2 can be prevented from being enlarged. Further, since the breather chamber 80 is positioned with respect to the crankcase 20 with the generator housing space 62 of the generator cover 60 interposed therebetween, the temperature rise of the breather chamber 80 is suppressed, and the gas-liquid separation of the blow-by gas G is improved.
- the breather chamber 80 is formed so as to surround the axis X of the crankshaft 21 , and is configured such that the blow-by gas G generated in the crankcase 20 passes through a connecting port 65 provided in the generator cover 60 so as to communicate the internal space of the crankcase 20 with the breather chamber 80 , flows into the breather chamber 80 , passes through the lower portion of the breather chamber 80 below the axis X of the crankshaft 21 , and then returns to the air cleaner box 30 from a discharge port 66 opened to an upper portion of the breather chamber 80 without any trouble.
- the blow-by gas G is discharged from the upper portion of the breather chamber 80 after flowing toward the lower portion of the breather chamber, the blow-by gas can be returned to the air cleaner box 30 even when the internal combustion engine 2 is largely inclined during traveling on an uneven ground. Since the breather chamber 80 is formed so as to surround the axis X of the crankshaft 21 , the capacity of the breather chamber 80 can be increased, and the performance of the breather can be further improved.
- the labyrinth structure is formed in the breather chamber 80 by the generator cover 60 and the protective cover 70 , the labyrinth structure can be easily formed in the breather chamber 80 , and since the inside of the breather chamber 80 has the labyrinth structure, the gas-liquid separation of the blow-by gas G can be smoothly performed.
- the oil return port 69 for returning the engine oil in the liquefied blow-by gas G to the oil pan 27 disposed below the crankcase 20 is formed in a lower portion of the generator cover 60 .
- the water pump 90 is provided coaxially on the tip side of the crankshaft 21 and the water pump 90 is disposed outside the protective cover 70 , the water pump 90 is positioned to protect the breather chamber 80 , and the protection of the breather chamber 80 is improved.
- the oil passageway structure for internal combustion engines in the present embodiment is configured as described above, the oil passageway structure has the following features.
- the protective cover 70 that is separate from the generator cover 60 and is fixed to the outside of the generator cover 60 so as to overlap the generator cover 60 as viewed in the crankshaft direction is provided, and the water pump 90 is attached to the outer surface of the protective cover 70 .
- the drive shaft 91 of the water pump 90 is coaxially connected to the front end 21 a of the crankshaft 21 , and the generator cover 60 includes the outer peripheral wall oil passageway 44 and the partition bottom oil passageway 45 serving as oil passageways for supplying the engine oil from the crankcase 20 to the generator 6 .
- the generator cover 60 includes the generator cover-side guide portion 47 that causes the engine oil collected from the generator housing space 62 on the side housing the generator 6 to flow out to the side of the protective cover 70
- the protective cover 70 includes the protective cover-side guide portion 48 that guides and supplies the engine oil flowing out from the generator cover-side guide portion 47 to the drive shaft 91 of the water pump 90 .
- the engine oil can be supplied to the generator 6 prior to the water pump 90 to cool the generator 6 , the cooling of the generator 6 can be improved, an amount of power generated by the generator 6 can increase, and the oil seal 93 of the drive shaft 91 of the water pump 90 can be lubricated without any problem.
- the demand for the power generation amount is increased by the air conditioner device, and it is easy to cope with such a case.
- the generator cover-side guide portion 47 includes the oil receiving portion 47 a that receives the engine oil adhering to the inner surface of the generator cover 60 on the generator housing space 62 side above the axis X of the crankshaft 21 , and the oil outlet portion 47 b that extends from the oil receiving portion 47 a toward the protective cover 70 and opens.
- the generator 6 includes the outer rotor 6 a that rotates together with the crankshaft 21 , the engine oil supplied to the generator 6 and cooling the generator 6 can be collected on the inner surface of the generator cover 60 by centrifugal force.
- the supply of the engine oil to the water pump 90 can be secured, and the engine oil is less likely to be accumulated in the generator housing space 62 of the generator cover 60 .
- the radial guide rib 47 c extending upward from the generator cover-side guide portion 47 is provided on the inner surface of the generator housing space 62 of the generator cover 60 .
- the engine oil adhering to and collected on the inner surface of the generator housing space 62 of the generator cover 60 by the centrifugal force can be actively guided to the generator cover-side guide portion 47 by the guide rib 47 c , and the supply of the engine oil to the water pump 90 can be more reliably performed.
- the engine oil supply portion to the drive shaft 91 of the water pump 90 is surrounded by the breather chamber 80 defined between the generator cover 60 and the protective cover 70 , and the engine oil flowing out of the water pump 90 passes through the breather chamber 80 , passes through the oil return port 69 provided in the lower portion of the breather chamber 80 , and returns to the oil pan 27 of the internal combustion engine 2 .
- the engine oil supplied to the water pump 90 comes into contact with the blow-by gas in the breather chamber 80 to promote gas-liquid separation of the blow-by gas.
- the aspect of the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be various aspects included in the gist of each claim of the claims.
- the internal combustion engine is not limited to the two-cylinder internal combustion engine of the embodiment, and the left, right, front, and rear are described according to the illustration for convenience of description.
- the internal combustion engine may be disposed to be horizontally reversed, and the generator and the generator cover may be provided not on the front end side but on the rear end side of the crankshaft.
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Abstract
An oil passageway structure for IC engines includes a generator provided on one end side of a crankshaft, a generator cover that covers the generator and is fixed to an engine crankcase, a protective cover provided outside the generator cover and a water pump attached to an outer surface of the protective cover and having a drive shaft coaxially connected to one end of the crankshaft. The generator cover includes oil passageways that supply engine oil from the crankcase to the generator, and a generator cover-side guide portion that flows out engine oil collected from a generator housing space housing the generator toward the protective cover, and the protective cover includes a protective cover-side guide portion that guides and supplies the engine oil flowing out from the generator cover-side guide portion to the drive shaft of the water pump.
Description
- The present invention relates to an oil passageway structure for internal combustion engines, and more particularly to an oil passageway structure for internal combustion engines in which a generator and a water pump are concentrically connected to a crankshaft.
- For example, Patent Literature 1 below discloses a structure in which an oil reservoir is provided inside a magnet cover of a generator to cool the generator.
- However, when the generator and a water pump are concentrically connected to a crankshaft in the internal combustion engine as in Patent Literature 1, in a case where engine oil is supplied to the crankshaft and the water pump in parallel, it is necessary to increase a supply amount of the engine oil. When the oil supply amount by an oil pump increases, the oil pump is enlarged, and the engine may be enlarged with an increase in cost.
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- Patent Document 1: JP 2010-065630 A (FIG. 5)
- The present invention has been made in view of such a prior art, and an object thereof is to provide an oil passageway structure for internal combustion engines capable of efficiently supplying engine oil to a generator and a water pump for cooling the generator and lubricating the water pump even when the generator and the water pump are concentrically connected to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine.
- In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, there is provided an oil passageway structure for internal combustion engines, the oil passageway structure being used for an internal combustion engine including:
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- a crankcase that supports a crankshaft;
- a generator that is provided on one end side of the crankshaft and generates power by rotation of the crankshaft;
- a generator cover that covers the generator and is fixed to the crankcase, and
- a protective cover that is separate from the generator cover and is fixed to an outer side of the generator cover so as to overlap the generator cover as viewed in a crankshaft direction,
- in which a water pump is attached to an outer surface of the protective cover, and a drive shaft of the water pump is coaxially connected to one end of the crankshaft, and
- the generator cover includes oil passageways through which engine oil is supplied from the crankcase and is supplied to the generator, and a generator cover-side guide portion through which the engine oil collected from a generator housing space on a side housing the generator flows out toward a protective cover side, and
- the protective cover includes a protective cover-side guide portion that guides and supplies the engine oil flowing out of the generator cover-side guide portion to the drive shaft of the water pump.
- According to the above configuration,
- In a case where the engine oil is supplied from the crankcase to the generator and the water pump, there is a risk of an increase in an oil supply amount as the engine oil is branched and supplied. However, according to the present configuration, after the engine oil is supplied to the generator without branching the engine oil, the engine oil is collected and supplied to the drive shaft of the water pump, so that the engine oil supply amount can be suppressed. In addition, since the engine oil can be supplied to the generator prior to the water pump to cool the generator, the cooling of the generator can be improved, an amount of power generated by the generator can increase, and an oil seal of the drive shaft of the water pump can be lubricated without any problem.
- According to a preferred embodiment of the invention,
- the generator cover-side guide portion includes an oil receiving portion that receives the engine oil adhering to an inner surface of the generator cover on the generator housing space side above an axis of the crankshaft, and an oil outlet portion that extends from the oil receiving portion toward the protective cover and opens.
- Since the generator includes a rotor that rotates together with the crankshaft, the engine oil that has been supplied to the generator and has cooled the generator can be collected on the inner surface of the generator cover by a centrifugal force, and the collected engine oil drips to the oil receiving portion of the generator cover-side guide portion and is led out from the oil outlet portion to the outside of the generator cover, and can be guided and supplied to the drive shaft of the water pump by the protective cover-side guide portion. Therefore, the supply of the engine oil to the water pump can be secured, and the engine oil is less likely to be accumulated in the generator housing space of the generator cover.
- According to a preferred embodiment of the invention,
- a radial guide rib extending upward from the generator cover-side guide portion is provided on an inner surface of the generator housing space of the generator cover.
- Therefore, the engine oil adhering to and collected on the inner surface of the generator housing space of the generator cover by the centrifugal force can be actively guided to the generator cover-side guide portion by the guide rib, and the supply of the engine oil to the water pump can be more reliably performed.
- According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, an engine oil supply portion to the drive shaft of the water pump is surrounded by a breather chamber defined between the generator cover and the protective cover, and the engine oil flowing out from the water pump passes through the breather chamber, passes through an oil return port provided in a lower portion of the breather chamber, and returns to an oil pan of the internal combustion engine.
- Therefore, the engine oil liquefied in the breather chamber from a blow-by gas generated in a crank chamber and the engine oil supplied to the drive shaft of the water pump, then flowed out from the water pump, and flowed down in the breather chamber can be collected and returned to the oil pan, so that the engine oil can be efficiently circulated. The engine oil supplied to the water pump comes into contact with the blow-by gas in the breather chamber to promote gas-liquid separation of the blow-by gas.
- According to the oil passageway structure for internal combustion engines of the present invention,
- in a case where the engine oil is supplied from the crankcase to the generator and the water pump, there is a risk of an increase in an oil supply amount as the engine oil is branched and supplied. However, according to the present configuration, after the engine oil is supplied to the generator without branching the engine oil, the engine oil is collected and supplied to the drive shaft of the water pump, so that the engine oil supply amount can be suppressed. In addition, since the engine oil can be supplied to the generator prior to the water pump to cool the generator, the cooling of the generator can be improved, the amount of power generated by the generator can increase, and the oil seal of the drive shaft of the water pump can be lubricated without any problem.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a left surface as a partial cross section of a vehicle for traveling on an uneven ground. -
FIG. 2 is a left front perspective view of a power unit P. -
FIG. 3 is a front view of the power unit as viewed in a direction of an arrow III inFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 4 is a left cross-sectional view of the power unit taken along line IV inFIG. 3 , and schematically illustrates a front side of a crankcase by two-dot chain lines. -
FIG. 5 is a detailed cross-sectional view of approximately a range V inFIG. 4 . -
FIG. 6 is a front view of a generator cover as viewed in a crankshaft direction, taken along line VI-VI inFIGS. 4 and 5 , and illustrates a surface on a breather chamber side. -
FIG. 7 is a front view of the protective cover as viewed in the crankshaft direction, taken along line VII-VII inFIG. 4 . -
FIG. 8 is a rear view of the protective cover as viewed in the crankshaft direction, taken along line VIII-VIII inFIGS. 4 and 5 , and illustrates a surface on the breather chamber side. -
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the breather chamber taken along line IX-IX inFIGS. 6, 7, and 8 . -
FIG. 10 is a rear view of the generator cover as viewed in the crankshaft direction, taken along line X-X inFIGS. 4 and 5 , and illustrates a surface on the generator housing space side. - Hereinafter, an oil passageway structure for internal combustion engines according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to
FIGS. 1 to 10 . - Note that directions such as front, rear, left, right, up, and down in the description of the present specification and claims follow the direction of the vehicle in a state where the power unit including the oil passageway structure for internal combustion engines according to the present embodiment is mounted on the vehicle.
- In addition, an arrow FR in the drawing indicates the front of the vehicle, LH indicates the left of the vehicle, RH indicates the right of the vehicle, and UP indicates the top of the vehicle.
- In the present embodiment, the “vehicle” is a vehicle for traveling on an uneven ground such as a multi-utility vehicle (MUV).
- As schematically illustrated in
FIG. 1 , the power unit P according to the present embodiment is mounted on a roof-equipped five-passenger uneven ground traveling vehicle 1 that can drive four wheels. - As an outline of a left surface is illustrated as a partial cross section in
FIG. 1 , in the vehicle 1 for traveling on an uneven ground, a pair of left and rightfront wheels 11 and a pair of left and rightrear wheels 12 on which a low-pressure balloon tire for an uneven ground is mounted are suspended in front of and behind avehicle body frame 10. - The power unit P is mounted at a front-rear center position of the
vehicle body frame 10 with a crankshaft 21 (seeFIGS. 2 to 4 ) of theinternal combustion engine 2 directed in a front-rear direction, and an output shaft 5 (seeFIGS. 2 to 4 ) of the power unit P parallel to thecrankshaft 21 protrudes forward and backward. - The rotational power of the
output shaft 5 is transmitted from a front end of theoutput shaft 5 to the left and rightfront wheels 11 via afront drive shaft 51 and a front finalreduction gear unit 52, and is transmitted from a rear end to the left and rightrear wheels 12 via arear drive shaft 53 and a rear finalreduction gear unit 54. - The front final
reduction gear unit 52 incorporates a clutch that switches between two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive by connecting and disconnecting power transmission to the front wheels. - An air cleaner box is provided in an upper portion of the power unit P, and three
front seats 13 are arranged side by side on the left and right so as to cover an upper portion of theair cleaner box 30, and tworear seats 14 are arranged on the left and right at a rear portion of thevehicle body frame 10. - The center seat of the
front seat 13 is positioned higher than the left and right seats and slightly protrudes forward from the left and right seats, and theair cleaner box 30 is positioned at a lower rear portion thereof. - In the present embodiment, a driver's seat is the
left front seat 13, and asteering wheel 16 is provided to protrude forward from asteering column 15. - A
roof 17 covers an upper portion of thefront seat 13 and therear seat 14. - As illustrated in
FIG. 1 andFIG. 2 which is a left front perspective view of the power unit P, the power unit P mounted on the vehicle 1 for traveling on an uneven ground is mounted on thevehicle body frame 10 in a so-called longitudinal posture in which an axis X of thecrankshaft 21 of theinternal combustion engine 2 is directed in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. - The power unit P includes a water-cooled four-stroke cycle
internal combustion engine 2 having two parallel cylinders, and amain transmission 22 having a transmission shaft parallel to thecrankshaft 21 in acrankcase 20 thereof, and anauxiliary transmission 23 having a transmission shaft parallel to thecrankshaft 21 is connected to themain transmission 22 and assembled on the front right side thereof. Theoutput shaft 5 of theauxiliary transmission 23 is theoutput shaft 5 of the power unit P oriented in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. - In the power unit P, a
cylinder block 24 is provided in the upper portion of thecrankcase 20 pivotally supporting thecrankshaft 21 of theinternal combustion engine 2, acylinder head 25 and acylinder head cover 26 sequentially overlap and protrude above thecylinder block 24, and theair cleaner box 30 is further provided above thecylinder head 25 and thecylinder head cover 26. - An
oil pan 27 is provided in a lower portion of thecrankcase 20, and stores engine oil to be fed into theinternal combustion engine 2 and receives the engine oil flowing down and dripping in thecrankcase 20. - An
intake port 31 of each cylinder opens on a left surface of thecylinder head 25, and is connected to theair cleaner box 30 via anintake pipe 32, athrottle body 33, and a connectingtube 34. - An
exhaust port 35 of each cylinder opens on a right surface of thecylinder head 25, and anexhaust pipe 36 is connected thereto. Theexhaust pipe 36 is disposed so as to extend in a vehicle width direction along a rear edge of thevehicle body frame 10, and is connected to anexhaust muffler 37 supported by thevehicle body frame 10. -
FIG. 3 is a front view of the power unit as viewed in a direction of an arrow III inFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 4 is a left cross-sectional view of the power unit taken along line IV inFIG. 3 , and schematically illustrates a front side of a crankcase by two-dot chain lines. -
FIG. 5 is a detailed cross-sectional view of a substantially range V inFIG. 4 . - An arrow O in
FIGS. 4 and 5 schematically indicates the flow of the engine oil according to the present invention. - As illustrated in
FIGS. 2 and 4 , in thecrankshaft 21, the axis X is disposed in the front-rear direction, and apiston 29 of a cylinder bore 28 of two cylinders is connected by a connectingrod 29 a. On the front end (“one end” in the present invention) 21 a side of thecrankshaft 21 penetrating thecrankcase 20 forward, a generator 6 (seeFIGS. 2, 4, 5 , and 9) that generates power by rotation of thecrankshaft 21 is attached and covered with agenerator cover 60. - The
generator cover 60 is attached to the front surface of thecrankcase 20 on thefront end 21 a side of thecrankshaft 21, and includes a generator housing space 62 (seeFIGS. 5 and 6 ) that surrounds thegenerator 6 and closes the front side with apartition bottom 61. - The
partition bottom 61 has a crankshaft center opening 63 (seeFIGS. 5 and 6 ) which is open around the axis X on thefront end 21 a side of thecrankshaft 21 and through which aconnection member 21 b concentrically connected to thecrankshaft 21, a member of thegenerator 6 fixed by the connection member, adrive shaft 91 of awater pump 90 concentrically connected to theconnection member 21 b, and the like are inserted. - In the present embodiment, the
connection member 21 b is abolt 21 d concentrically screwed into thefront end 21 a of thecrankshaft 21 via ashaft extension member 21 c, and thebolt 21 d concentrically fixes an outer rotor 6 a of thegenerator 6 and includes aslot 21 e on a bolt head, and has a structure in which the shaft end of thedrive shaft 91 of thewater pump 90 is engaged to connect and drive thewater pump 90. - Note that an
inner stator 6 b of thegenerator 6 attached to the inner side of thegenerator cover 60 is inserted and positioned inside the bowl-shaped outer rotor 6 a fixed to thefront end 21 a of thecrankshaft 21, and thegenerator 6 is configured and provided at thefront end 21 a of thecrankshaft 21 in thegenerator housing space 62. - In the
generator cover 60, aprotective cover 70 separate from thegenerator cover 60 is provided outside in the direction of thefront end 21 a of thecrankshaft 21 so as to overlap with each other as viewed in the crankshaft direction, and mating surfaces 60 a and 70 a (seeFIGS. 6, 8 , and 9) of outerperipheral walls generator cover 60 and theprotective cover 70 are butted and fastened and fixed. - In
FIGS. 2 and 3 , thegenerator cover 60 is illustrated with dot hatching for easy identification. -
FIG. 7 illustrates a front surface of theprotective cover 70 as viewed in the crankshaft direction, taken along line VII-VII inFIG. 4 . - The front portion of the
protective cover 70 is closed by atop wall 71, but thetop wall 71 has a crankshaft center opening 73 (seeFIGS. 5, 7, and 8 ) which is opened around the axis X on thefront end 21 a side of thecrankshaft 21 and into which thedrive shaft 91 of thewater pump 90 concentrically connected to thecrankshaft 21 and adrive shaft boss 92 thereof are inserted. - As illustrated in
FIGS. 2 to 5 , thewater pump 90 for cooling water is disposed and attached outside theprotective cover 70 such that thedrive shaft 91 of thewater pump 90 is concentric with thefront end 21 a of thecrankshaft 21, and is driven by thecrankshaft 21. - In
FIGS. 2 and 3 , an airconditioner compressor device 95 is disposed on the left side (right side in the drawing) of thegenerator cover 60 and theprotective cover 70. - A
compressor 96 of the airconditioner compressor device 95 is rotationally driven by abelt 99 wound around a drivingpulley 97 a of acompressor drive shaft 97 rotationally driven by rotary power of thecrankshaft 21, a drivenpulley 96 a on a shaft of thecompressor 96, and atensioner pulley 98, whereas a periphery of thebelt 99 is surrounded by acover portion 95 a. - Although the
cover portion 95 a of the airconditioner compressor device 95 is separated from the protective cover in the present embodiment, the cover portion may be integrated with theprotective cover 70. -
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of abreather chamber 80 taken along line IX-IX inFIGS. 6, 7, and 8 . - As illustrated in
FIG. 9 , thepartition bottom 61 of thegenerator cover 60 has a predetermined crankshaft center direction distance a from themating surface 60 a, and thetop wall 71 of theprotective cover 70 has a predetermined crankshaft center direction distance b from themating surface 70 a. - Therefore, a
predetermined space 80 surrounded by the outerperipheral walls partition bottom 61 of thegenerator cover 60 and thetop wall 71 of theprotective cover 70. - In the present embodiment, the
space 80 is abreather chamber 80 that separates a blow-by gas G generated in thecrankcase 20 from the engine oil to be returned to theair cleaner box 30. -
FIG. 6 illustrates a front surface of thegenerator cover 60 as viewed in the crankshaft direction, that is, a surface on thebreather chamber 80 side, taken along line VI-VI inFIGS. 4 and 5 .FIG. 8 illustrates a rear surface of theprotective cover 70 as viewed in the crankshaft direction, that is, a surface on thebreather chamber 80 side, taken along line VIII-VIII inFIGS. 4 and 5 . - As illustrated in
FIGS. 6 and 8 , thebreather chamber 80 is formed so as to surround the axis X of thecrankshaft 21, and a connectingport 65 is provided in the upper portion of thegenerator cover 60 to communicate the internal space of thecrankcase 20 with thebreather chamber 80 and allow the blow-by gas G generated in thecrankcase 20 to pass therethrough and flow into thebreather chamber 80. - A
discharge port 66 for returning the blow-by gas G to theair cleaner box 30 is provided in the upper portion of thegenerator cover 60, and anisolation rib 67 erected on thepartition bottom 61 and having a height reaching themating surface 60 a is provided between the connectingport 65 and thedischarge port 66, and is separated from the connectingport 65. - As illustrated in
FIG. 6 , afront surface 61 a of thepartition bottom 61 of thegenerator cover 60, that is, a surface on thebreather chamber 80 side is provided with a crankshaft center openingperipheral wall 63 a having a height that surrounds thecrankshaft center opening 63 and reaches themating surface 60 a, and in addition to theisolation rib 67, a plurality ofribs 68 are radially provided from the crankshaft center openingperipheral wall 63 a to the generator cover outerperipheral wall 64 at a height that reaches themating surface 60 a. - A
reference sign 97 b inFIG. 6 and areference sign 97 c inFIGS. 7 and 8 denote compressor drive shaft insertion holes through which thecompressor drive shaft 97 of the airconditioner compressor device 95 is inserted. - As illustrated in
FIG. 8 , on arear surface 71 b of thetop wall 71 of theprotective cover 70, that is, on the surface on thebreather chamber 80 side, a crankshaft center openingperipheral wall 73 a having a height that surrounds thecrankshaft center opening 73 and reaches themating surface 70 a is provided, and at a position that coincides with theisolation rib 67 when theprotective cover 70 is attached to thegenerator cover 60, theisolation rib 77 is provided at a height that reaches themating surface 70 a from the crankshaft center openingperipheral wall 73 a to the protective cover outerperipheral wall 74. - On the
rear surface 71 b of thetop wall 71 of theprotective cover 70, in addition to theisolation rib 77, a plurality ofribs 78 are radially provided from the crankshaft center openingperipheral wall 73 a to the protective cover outerperipheral wall 74 at a height that does not reach themating surface 70 a. - In a state where the
protective cover 70 is attached to thegenerator cover 60 to define thebreather chamber 80, the blow-by gas G flowing into thebreather chamber 80 from the connectingport 65 cannot directly flow toward thedischarge port 66 since thebreather chamber 80 is partitioned by theisolation ribs - As schematically indicated by two-dot chain line arrows in
FIGS. 6 and 8 , the blow-by gas G passes through the lower portion of thebreather chamber 80 below the axis X of thecrankshaft 21 while avoiding the crankshaft center openingperipheral walls air cleaner box 30 from thedischarge port 66 opened to the upper portion of thebreather chamber 80. - The
discharge port 66 is provided with a breather joint 81 to which abreather hose 82 is connected, and thebreather hose 82 is connected to theair cleaner box 30. - The blow-by gas G flows into the connecting
port 65 in the upper portion of thegenerator cover 60 attached to thecrankcase 20 from the internal space of thecrankcase 20, but cannot directly flow toward thedischarge port 66 as described above. After the blow-by gas passes through the lower portion of thebreather chamber 80 below the axis X of thecrankshaft 21, the blow-by gas G flows toward thedischarge port 66 opened to the upper portion of thebreather chamber 80. - As illustrated in
FIG. 9 , in this case, the blow-by gas G alternately passes over the plurality ofribs 68 on thefront surface 61 a of thepartition bottom 61 of thegenerator cover 60 and the plurality ofribs 78 on therear surface 71 b of thetop wall 71 of theprotective cover 70, thereby, thebreather chamber 80 has a labyrinth structure. Since therib 78 on theprotective cover 70 side is formed at a height that does not reach themating surface 70 a, the rib does not interfere with therib 68 of thegenerator cover 60 and does not hinder the flow of the blow-by gas G. - When the blow-by gas G passes through the labyrinth structure in the
breather chamber 80 from the connectingport 65, gas-liquid separation of the contained engine oil is promoted, and the engine oil drops below thebreather chamber 80, and an oil return port 69 (seeFIG. 6 ) is formed in a lower portion of thegenerator cover 60. - The
oil return port 69 communicates with the oil pan 27 (seeFIG. 4 ) disposed below thecrankcase 20, and the engine oil in the liquefied blow-by gas G is easily returned to theoil pan 27 from theoil return port 69. -
FIG. 10 is a rear view of thegenerator cover 60 as viewed in the crankshaft direction, taken along line X-X inFIGS. 4 and 5 , and illustrates a surface on thegenerator housing space 62 side. - In
FIG. 10 , an arrow O schematically indicates the flow of the engine oil according to the present invention. - As illustrated in
FIG. 4 , in thecrankcase 20 of the present embodiment, amain gallery 40 serving as a main oil passageway of engine oil supplied from an oil pump (not illustrated) for cooling and lubricating a main part of theinternal combustion engine 2 is provided in parallel with the axis X of thecrankshaft 21. - As illustrated in
FIG. 10 , on thecrankcase contact surface 41 of thegenerator cover 60, a maingallery connecting port 42 that is connected to and communicates with themain gallery 40 in a state where thegenerator cover 60 is attached to thecrankcase 20 is provided in the upper left portion (upper left inFIG. 10 ) of thegenerator cover 60 in the present embodiment. - The
generator cover 60 includes a crankcase-side outerperipheral wall 43 formed around thegenerator housing space 62 is provided, and thecrankcase contact surface 41 is attached to thecrankcase 20 in contact therewith. - The crankcase-side outer
peripheral wall 43 is provided with an outer peripheral wall oil passageway (“oil passageway” in the present invention) 44 communicating from the maingallery connecting port 42 and reaching the inside of the partition bottom 61 (seeFIG. 4 ), and communicates with partition bottom oil passageways (“oil passageways” in the present invention) 45 provided inside a wall at a position facing the upper portion and the left portion of thegenerator 6 of thepartition bottom 61. - The partition
bottom oil passageway 45 is provided with a plurality ofoil nozzles 45 a penetrating the wall body of thepartition bottom 61 and directed toward theinner stator 6 b of thegenerator 6, and the engine oil sent from themain gallery 40 through the outer peripheralwall oil passageway 44 and the partitionbottom oil passageway 45 is supplied for cooling thegenerator 6 and is mainly injected toward theinner stator 6 b. Theinner stator 6 b is provided with an electromagnetic coil, which is cooled by the engine oil, and the cooling of theentire generator 6 is promoted. - The engine oil may be supplied to the
generator 6 by directly piping the partition bottom oil passageway from anattachment portion 46 of theinner stator 6 b toward theinner stator 6 b. - The periphery of the
inner stator 6 b is surrounded by the outer rotor 6 a fixed to thecrankshaft 21 and rotating together with thecrankshaft 21, and the engine oil that has cooled theinner stator 6 b drops or scatters and comes into contact with the outer rotor 6 a, or is scattered in the radial direction by the action of the centrifugal force or by the rotating airflow around theinner stator 6 b, and adheres to the inner surface of thegenerator housing space 62 of thegenerator cover 60 and is collected. - On the partition bottom 61 on the
generator housing space 62 side, a generator cover-side guide portion 47 including anoil receiving portion 47 a that receives the engine oil attached to and dripping from the inner surface of thegenerator housing space 62 is provided above the axis X of thecrankshaft 21. Theoil receiving portion 47 a slightly protrudes into thegenerator housing space 62 for receiving the engine oil. - The generator cover-
side guide portion 47 includes anoil outlet portion 47 b that extends to the opposite side from theoil receiving portion 47 a and protrudes toward theprotective cover 70 to open in order to allow collected engine oil to flow out to theprotective cover 70 side. - The engine oil adhering to the inner surface below the
oil receiving portion 47 a drops and flows downward, and returns to theoil pan 27 from the generator housing spaceoil return port 49 provided in the lower portion of thegenerator housing space 62 and communicating with theoil pan 27. - The above-described
oil return port 69 from thebreather chamber 80 and the generator housing spaceoil return port 49 may be provided separately, or may be joined in the middle. - As illustrated in
FIG. 5 , theprotective cover 70 is provided with a protective cover-side guide portion 48 at a position corresponding to theoil outlet portion 47 b of the generator cover-side guide portion 47, and the protective cover-side guide portion 48 guides and supplies the engine oil flowing out from the generator cover-side guide portion 47 to thedrive shaft 91 of thewater pump 90 concentrically connected to thecrankshaft 21. - That is, the
drive shaft 91 of thewater pump 90 is inserted into thedrive shaft boss 92 extended into the crankshaft center opening 73 of theprotective cover 70, and an oil passageway notch (“engine oil supply portion” in the present invention) 94 a is formed at the end of thedrive shaft boss 92 on thegenerator 6 side, and an oil passageway slit 94 b in the axial direction is formed between thedrive shaft boss 92 and thedrive shaft 91 on the inner surface of the drive shaft boss. - The protective cover-
side guide portion 48 is located in the vicinity of the upper portion of thedrive shaft 91 of thewater pump 90, and guides and drips the engine oil from the generator cover-side guide portion 47 to the oil passageway notch 94 a at the end of thedrive shaft boss 92. The engine oil passes through the oil passageway slit 94 b from the oil passageway notch 94 a and reaches theoil seal 93 of the water pump to perform lubrication. The engine oil after lubrication or excess engine oil returns from theoil return port 69 to theoil pan 27. - The
partition bottom 61 of thegenerator cover 60 on thegenerator housing space 62 side is provided with aradial guide rib 47 c extending upward from the generator cover-side guide portion 47, and the engine oil adhering to and collected by the centrifugal force on the inner surface of thegenerator housing space 62 of thegenerator cover 60 is actively guided to the generator cover-side guide portion 47 by theguide rib 47 c. - The engine oil supply portion to the
drive shaft 91 of thewater pump 90 is in the crankshaft center opening 73 surrounded by thebreather chamber 80 defined between thegenerator cover 60 and theprotective cover 70, and the engine oil flowing out of thewater pump 90 passes through adrain hole 73 b provided in the lower portion of the crankshaft center openingperipheral wall 73 a from thecrankshaft center opening 73, flows down in thebreather chamber 80, passes through theoil return port 69 provided in the lower portion of thebreather chamber 80, and returns to theoil pan 27. - In the present embodiment, as described above, in the
internal combustion engine 2 in which thecrankshaft 21 is supported by thecrankcase 20 of theinternal combustion engine 2 and thegenerator cover 60 covering thegenerator 6 that generates power by the rotation of thecrankshaft 21 is fixed to the crankcase, theprotective cover 70 separate from thegenerator cover 60 is fixed to thegenerator cover 60. Apredetermined space 80 is formed between thegenerator cover 60 and theprotective cover 70, and the space is formed as abreather chamber 80 and communicates with the internal space of thecrankcase 20 and theair cleaner box 30. - Since the
breather chamber 80 is formed compactly by thegenerator cover 60 and theprotective cover 70 as described above, it is possible to increase the capacity of thebreather chamber 80 while avoiding enlargement of theinternal combustion engine 2, and to improve the performance of the breather. - The
generator 6 is provided on thefront end 21 a side of thecrankshaft 21, and thegenerator cover 60 and theprotective cover 70 are disposed so as to overlap with the outside of thecrankcase 20 on thefront end 21 a side of thecrankshaft 21 as viewed in the crankshaft direction. - Therefore, the
breather chamber 80 can be formed compactly in the front portion of thegenerator cover 60, and theinternal combustion engine 2 can be prevented from being enlarged. Further, since thebreather chamber 80 is positioned with respect to thecrankcase 20 with thegenerator housing space 62 of thegenerator cover 60 interposed therebetween, the temperature rise of thebreather chamber 80 is suppressed, and the gas-liquid separation of the blow-by gas G is improved. - The
breather chamber 80 is formed so as to surround the axis X of thecrankshaft 21, and is configured such that the blow-by gas G generated in thecrankcase 20 passes through a connectingport 65 provided in thegenerator cover 60 so as to communicate the internal space of thecrankcase 20 with thebreather chamber 80, flows into thebreather chamber 80, passes through the lower portion of thebreather chamber 80 below the axis X of thecrankshaft 21, and then returns to theair cleaner box 30 from adischarge port 66 opened to an upper portion of thebreather chamber 80 without any trouble. - As described above, since the blow-by gas G is discharged from the upper portion of the
breather chamber 80 after flowing toward the lower portion of the breather chamber, the blow-by gas can be returned to theair cleaner box 30 even when theinternal combustion engine 2 is largely inclined during traveling on an uneven ground. Since thebreather chamber 80 is formed so as to surround the axis X of thecrankshaft 21, the capacity of thebreather chamber 80 can be increased, and the performance of the breather can be further improved. - Since the labyrinth structure is formed in the
breather chamber 80 by thegenerator cover 60 and theprotective cover 70, the labyrinth structure can be easily formed in thebreather chamber 80, and since the inside of thebreather chamber 80 has the labyrinth structure, the gas-liquid separation of the blow-by gas G can be smoothly performed. - The
oil return port 69 for returning the engine oil in the liquefied blow-by gas G to theoil pan 27 disposed below thecrankcase 20 is formed in a lower portion of thegenerator cover 60. - Therefore, when the blow-by gas G flowing into the
breather chamber 80 flows downward, the liquefied engine oil flows down and easily returns from theoil return port 69 to theoil pan 27, so that the volume of the blow-by gas G returning to theair cleaner box 30 can be reduced, and the performance of the breather can be improved. - Further, since the
water pump 90 is provided coaxially on the tip side of thecrankshaft 21 and thewater pump 90 is disposed outside theprotective cover 70, thewater pump 90 is positioned to protect thebreather chamber 80, and the protection of thebreather chamber 80 is improved. - In addition, since the oil passageway structure for internal combustion engines in the present embodiment is configured as described above, the oil passageway structure has the following features.
- That is, in the
internal combustion engine 2 in which thecrankshaft 21 is supported by thecrankcase 20 of theinternal combustion engine 2 and thegenerator cover 60 covering thegenerator 6 that generates power by the rotation of thecrankshaft 21 is fixed to the crankcase, - the
protective cover 70 that is separate from thegenerator cover 60 and is fixed to the outside of thegenerator cover 60 so as to overlap thegenerator cover 60 as viewed in the crankshaft direction is provided, and thewater pump 90 is attached to the outer surface of theprotective cover 70. - The
drive shaft 91 of thewater pump 90 is coaxially connected to thefront end 21 a of thecrankshaft 21, and thegenerator cover 60 includes the outer peripheralwall oil passageway 44 and the partitionbottom oil passageway 45 serving as oil passageways for supplying the engine oil from thecrankcase 20 to thegenerator 6. - In addition, the
generator cover 60 includes the generator cover-side guide portion 47 that causes the engine oil collected from thegenerator housing space 62 on the side housing thegenerator 6 to flow out to the side of theprotective cover 70, and theprotective cover 70 includes the protective cover-side guide portion 48 that guides and supplies the engine oil flowing out from the generator cover-side guide portion 47 to thedrive shaft 91 of thewater pump 90. - In a case where the engine oil is supplied from the
crankcase 20 to thegenerator 6 and thewater pump 90, there is a risk of an increase in the oil supply amount as the engine oil is branched and supplied. However, according to the present configuration, after the engine oil is supplied to thegenerator 6 without branching the engine oil, the engine oil is collected and supplied to thedrive shaft 91 of thewater pump 90, so that the engine oil supply amount can be suppressed. - In addition, since the engine oil can be supplied to the
generator 6 prior to thewater pump 90 to cool thegenerator 6, the cooling of thegenerator 6 can be improved, an amount of power generated by thegenerator 6 can increase, and theoil seal 93 of thedrive shaft 91 of thewater pump 90 can be lubricated without any problem. - In particular, in a case where an air conditioner is provided as in the vehicle of the present embodiment, the demand for the power generation amount is increased by the air conditioner device, and it is easy to cope with such a case.
- The generator cover-
side guide portion 47 includes theoil receiving portion 47 a that receives the engine oil adhering to the inner surface of thegenerator cover 60 on thegenerator housing space 62 side above the axis X of thecrankshaft 21, and theoil outlet portion 47 b that extends from theoil receiving portion 47 a toward theprotective cover 70 and opens. - Since the
generator 6 includes the outer rotor 6 a that rotates together with thecrankshaft 21, the engine oil supplied to thegenerator 6 and cooling thegenerator 6 can be collected on the inner surface of thegenerator cover 60 by centrifugal force. - The collected engine oil drops into the
oil receiving portion 47 a of the generator cover-side guide portion 47, is led out from theoil outlet portion 47 b to the outside of thegenerator cover 60, and can be guided and supplied to thedrive shaft 91 of thewater pump 90 by the protective cover-side guide portion 48. - Therefore, the supply of the engine oil to the
water pump 90 can be secured, and the engine oil is less likely to be accumulated in thegenerator housing space 62 of thegenerator cover 60. - The
radial guide rib 47 c extending upward from the generator cover-side guide portion 47 is provided on the inner surface of thegenerator housing space 62 of thegenerator cover 60. - Therefore, the engine oil adhering to and collected on the inner surface of the
generator housing space 62 of thegenerator cover 60 by the centrifugal force can be actively guided to the generator cover-side guide portion 47 by theguide rib 47 c, and the supply of the engine oil to thewater pump 90 can be more reliably performed. - The engine oil supply portion to the
drive shaft 91 of thewater pump 90 is surrounded by thebreather chamber 80 defined between thegenerator cover 60 and theprotective cover 70, and the engine oil flowing out of thewater pump 90 passes through thebreather chamber 80, passes through theoil return port 69 provided in the lower portion of thebreather chamber 80, and returns to theoil pan 27 of theinternal combustion engine 2. - Therefore, the engine oil liquefied in the
breather chamber 80 from the blow-by gas generated in thecrankcase 20 and the engine oil supplied to thedrive shaft 91 of thewater pump 90, then flowed out from thewater pump 90, and flowed down in thebreather chamber 80 through thedrain hole 73 b can be collected and returned to theoil pan 27 through theoil return port 69, so that the engine oil can be efficiently circulated. - Further, the engine oil supplied to the
water pump 90 comes into contact with the blow-by gas in thebreather chamber 80 to promote gas-liquid separation of the blow-by gas. - Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the aspect of the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be various aspects included in the gist of each claim of the claims. For example, the internal combustion engine is not limited to the two-cylinder internal combustion engine of the embodiment, and the left, right, front, and rear are described according to the illustration for convenience of description. However, for example, the internal combustion engine may be disposed to be horizontally reversed, and the generator and the generator cover may be provided not on the front end side but on the rear end side of the crankshaft.
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- 1 vehicle traveling on uneven ground
- 2 Internal combustion engine
- 5 output shaft
- 6 generator
- 6 a outer rotor
- 6 b inner stator
- 10 vehicle body frame
- 11 front wheel
- 12 rear wheel
- 20 crankcase
- 21 crankshaft
- 21 a front end (“one end” in the present invention)
- 21 b connection member
- 21 d bolt
- 27 oil pan
- 30 air cleaner box
- 40 main gallery
- 41 crankcase contact surface
- 42 main gallery connecting port
- 43 crankcase-side outer peripheral wall
- 44 outer peripheral wall oil passageway (“oil passageway”
- in the present invention)
- 45 partition bottom oil passageway (“oil passageway” in the present invention)
- 45 a oil nozzle
- 46 attachment portion
- 47 generator cover-side guide portion
- 47 a oil receiving portion
- 47 b oil outlet portion
- 47 c guide rib
- 48 protective cover-side guide portion
- 49 generator housing space oil return port
- 60 generator cover
- 60 a mating surface
- 61 partition bottom
- 61 a front surface
- 62 generator housing space
- 63 crankshaft center opening
- 63 a crankshaft center opening peripheral wall
- 64 outer peripheral wall of generator cover
- 65 connecting port
- 66 discharge port
- 69 oil return port
- 70 protective cover
- 70 a mating surface
- 71 top wall
- 71 b rear surface
- 73 crankshaft center opening
- 73 a crankshaft center opening peripheral wall
- 73 b drain hole
- 74 protective cover outer peripheral wall
- 80 space, breather chamber
- 90 water pump
- 91 drive shaft
- 92 drive shaft boss
- 93 oil seal
- 94 a oil passageway notch (“engine oil supply portion” in the present invention)
- 94 b oil passageway slit
- P power unit
- X axis (of crankshaft 21)
- G blow-by gas
- O flow of engine oil
Claims (6)
1. An oil passageway structure for internal combustion engines, the oil passageway structure being used for an internal combustion engine comprising:
a crankcase that supports a crankshaft;
a generator that is provided on one end side of the crankshaft and generates power by rotation of the crankshaft;
a generator cover that covers the generator and is fixed to the crankcase, and
a protective cover that is separate from the generator cover and is fixed to an outer side of the generator cover so as to overlap the generator cover as viewed in a crankshaft direction,
wherein a water pump is attached to an outer surface of the protective cover, and a drive shaft of the water pump is coaxially connected to one end of the crankshaft, and
the generator cover includes oil passageways through which engine oil is supplied from the crankcase and is supplied to the generator, and a generator cover-side guide portion through which the engine oil collected from a generator housing space on a side housing the generator flows out toward a protective cover side, and
the protective cover includes a protective cover-side guide portion that guides and supplies the engine oil flowing out of the generator cover-side guide portion to the drive shaft of the water pump.
2. The oil passageway structure for internal combustion engines according to claim 1 , wherein the generator cover-side guide portion includes an oil receiving portion that receives the engine oil adhering to an inner surface of the generator cover on the generator housing space side above an axis of the crankshaft, and an oil outlet portion that extends from the oil receiving portion toward the protective cover and opens.
3. The oil passageway structure for internal combustion engines according to claim 2 , wherein a radial guide rib extending upward from the generator cover-side guide portion is provided on an inner surface of the generator housing space of the generator cover.
4. The oil passageway structure for internal combustion engines according to claim 1 , wherein an engine oil supply portion to the drive shaft of the water pump is surrounded by a breather chamber defined between the generator cover and the protective cover, and the engine oil flowing out from the water pump passes through the breather chamber, passes through an oil return port provided in a lower portion of the breather chamber, and returns to an oil pan of the internal combustion engine.
5. The oil passageway structure for internal combustion engines according to claim 2 , wherein an engine oil supply portion to the drive shaft of the water pump is surrounded by a breather chamber defined between the generator cover and the protective cover, and the engine oil flowing out from the water pump passes through the breather chamber, passes through an oil return port provided in a lower portion of the breather chamber, and returns to an oil pan of the internal combustion engine.
6. The oil passageway structure for internal combustion engines according to claim 3 , wherein an engine oil supply portion to the drive shaft of the water pump is surrounded by a breather chamber defined between the generator cover and the protective cover, and the engine oil flowing out from the water pump passes through the breather chamber, passes through an oil return port provided in a lower portion of the breather chamber, and returns to an oil pan of the internal combustion engine.
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