Engine structure for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10018105-B2
Application number	US-201615218163-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 25, 2016
Priority date	Nov 23, 2015
Publication date	Jul 10, 2018
Grant date	Jul 10, 2018

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an engine structure for a vehicle. The engine structure includes: an intake port, a port plate provided in the single flow path of the intake port, and an injector. The port plate is longitudinally parallel to the flow path of the intake port so as to divide the flow path of the intake port into upper and lower flow paths, and the port plate includes an extension portion formed on part of a downstream end of the port plate such that the extension portion of the downstream end of the port plate extends longer than other portion of the downstream end of the port plate. In particular, the injector is provided in the intake port, and sprays fuel beyond the extension portion so as to inhibit the fuel from adhering to the port plate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An engine structure for a vehicle, the engine structure comprising:
an intake port configured such that a single flow path in an upstream portion of the intake port branches off into a pair of branch flow paths in a downstream portion of the intake port;
a port plate provided in the single flow path of the intake port in a state of being longitudinally parallel to a flow path of the intake port so as to divide the single flow path of the intake port into upper and lower flow paths,
wherein a downstream end of the port plate comprises:
a first portion extended downstream into a first branch flow path of the pair of branch flow paths, and
a second portion, wherein the first portion of the downstream end is extended downstream longer than the second portion of the downstream end such that the first portion of the downstream end is configured to induce swirl in a combustion chamber; and

an injector provided in the intake port and configured to spray fuel to a second branch flow path of the pair of branch flow paths so as to inhibit fuel adhesion to the first portion of the downstream end.

2. The engine structure of claim 1 , further comprising:
a variable flap provided in an upstream portion of the port plate, and configured to be rotated so as to selectively block air flow from the lower flow path of the intake port divided by the port plate.

3. An engine structure for a vehicle, comprising:
an intake port configured to introduce air and comprising an upstream portion and a downstream portion diverged into at least two branch ports through which the air flows into a combustion chamber;
a port plate disposed in the intake port and configured to divide the air into at least two air flows, the port plate including an extension extended from the port plate toward the combustion chamber, wherein the extension forming part of downstream end of the port plate extends into one branch port of said at least two branch ports so as to induce swirl in the combustion chamber;
an injector disposed in the intake port and configured to inject fuel into other branch port of said at least two branch ports so as to reduce fuel adhesion to the extension.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Chu Dong Ho
• Joo Nahm Roh
• Lee Yang Geol
• Park Jong Il
• Kim Yong Hoon
• Ha Myung Gu
• Han Dong Hee

Classifications

• F02M61/145

  the injection nozzle opening into the air intake conduit · CPC title

• F02F1/425

  with a separate deviation element inside the channel · CPC title

• Y02T10/146

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• F02F1/4242

  with a partition wall inside the channel · CPC title

• F02B31/085 Primary

  having two inlet valves · CPC title