Mounting structure of air intake apparatus, mounting method of air intake apparatus and fastening structure of resin member

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10272769-B2
Application number	US-201715704045-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 14, 2017
Priority date	Jan 30, 2017
Publication date	Apr 30, 2019
Grant date	Apr 30, 2019

Abstract

A mounting structure of an air intake apparatus includes an air intake apparatus including a first mounting portion made of resin and a second mounting portion made of resin, a first collar member made of metal positioned within a first mounting bore at the first mounting portion, a second collar member made of metal positioned within a second mounting bore at the second mounting portion, and a large diameter annular portion made of metal provided between the first and second collar members, the first collar member, the large diameter annular portion and the second collar member being fastened while making contact with one another in a state where the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion are fastened together relative to the cylinder head by a fastening member inserted to be positioned within the first collar member, the large diameter annular portion and the second collar member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mounting structure of an air intake apparatus, comprising:
an air intake apparatus made of resin and including a first mounting portion made of resin and a second mounting portion made of resin, the first mounting portion being mounted to a cylinder head of an engine, the second mounting portion being disposed between the first mounting portion and the cylinder head;
a first collar member made of metal and inserted to be positioned within a first mounting bore provided at the first mounting portion;
a second collar member made of metal and inserted to be positioned within a second mounting bore provided at the second mounting portion; and
a large diameter annular portion made of metal and provided between the first collar member and the second collar member, the large diameter annular portion including an outer diameter greater than an outer diameter of a body portion of the first collar member and greater than an outer diameter of a body portion of the second collar member,
the first collar member, the large diameter annular portion and the second collar member being fastened to one another while making contact with one another in a state where the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion are fastened together relative to the cylinder head of the engine by a fastening member which is inserted to be positioned within the first collar member, the large diameter annular portion and the second collar member.

2. The mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein in a state where the first collar member, the large diameter annular portion and the second collar member are fastened to one another by the fastening member, the large diameter annular portion is coplanar with one of a first surface of the first mounting portion facing the second mounting portion and a second surface of the second mounting portion facing the first mounting portion or protrudes from one of the first surface and the second surface to the other of the first surface and the second surface at a boundary portion between the first surface and the second surface.

3. The mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein the large diameter annular portion includes a flange portion made of metal integrally provided with one of the first collar member and the second collar member.

4. The mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein the large diameter annular portion includes a washer member provided separately from the first collar member and the second collar member.

5. A mounting method of an air intake apparatus, comprising:
a first preparing process preparing a first mounting portion made of resin and including a first mounting bore into which a first collar member made of metal is inserted to be positioned;
a second preparing process preparing a second mounting portion made of resin and including a second mounting bore into which a second collar member made of metal is inserted to be positioned, the second mounting bore including a shorter length in a center axis direction thereof than a length of the second collar member in a center axis direction thereof;
an arranging process arranging a large diameter annular portion made of metal between the first collar member and the second collar member so that the large diameter annular portion protrudes from one of a first surface of the first mounting portion and a second surface of the second mounting portion to the other of the first surface and the second surface at a boundary portion between the first surface and the second surface, the large diameter annular portion including an outer diameter greater than an outer diameter of a body portion of the first collar member and greater than an outer diameter of a body portion of the second collar member; and
a fastening process fastening the first collar member, the large diameter annular portion and the second collar member until the first collar member, the large diameter annular portion and the second collar member make contact with one another in a state where the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion are fastened together relative to a cylinder head of an engine by a fastening member which is inserted to be positioned within the first collar member, the large diameter annular portion and the second collar member.

6. The mounting method according to claim 5 , wherein the fastening process includes fastening the first collar member, the large diameter annular portion and the second collar member so that the first collar member, the large diameter annular portion and the second collar member make contact with one another and an end surface of the second collar member positioned opposite from the first collar member makes contact with a mounting surface of the cylinder head in a state where the first mounting portion is pressed and crushed by the fastening member and the second mounting portion is pressed and crushed by the large diameter annular portion in a case where the first collar member, the large diameter annular portion and the second collar member are fastened to one another by the fastening member.

7. A fastening structure of a resin member, comprising:
a first mounting portion made of resin and mounted to a metal member;
a second mounting portion made of resin and disposed between the first mounting portion and the metal member;
a first collar member made of metal and inserted to be positioned within a first mounting bore provided at the first mounting portion;
a second collar member made of metal and inserted to be positioned within a second mounting bore provided at the second mounting portion; and
a large diameter annular portion made of metal and provided between the first collar member and the second collar member, the large diameter annular portion including an outer diameter greater than an outer diameter of a body portion of the first collar member and greater than an outer diameter of a body portion of the second collar member,
the first collar member, the large diameter annular portion and the second collar member being fastened to one another while making contact with one another in a state where the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion are fastened together relative to the metal member by a fastening member which is inserted to be positioned within the first collar member, the large diameter annular portion and the second collar member.

Assignees

• Aisin Seiki

Inventors

• Esaki Yasuhiko

Classifications

• B60K13/02 Primary

  concerning intake · CPC title

• B60K11/06

  with air cooling · CPC title

• F02M35/10268 Primary

  Heating, cooling or thermal insulating means (air coolers F02B29/04; thermal treatment of combustion-air, fuel or fuel-air mixture F02M31/00; details of the throttle valve housing F02D9/1035) · CPC title

• F02M35/10078

  Connections of intake systems to the engine · CPC title

• F02M35/1034

  Manufacturing and assembling intake systems · CPC title