Turbocharged engine coolant system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10526959-B2
Application number	US-201615369048-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 5, 2016
Priority date	Sep 12, 2016
Publication date	Jan 7, 2020
Grant date	Jan 7, 2020

Abstract

An engine structure for a vehicle includes: a turbocharger rotating by a flow of exhaust gas and compress intake air; a first runner communicating with at least one of a plurality of combustion chambers which are formed in an engine and communicating with the turbocharger; a second runner communicating with remaining combustion chambers which are not in communication with the first runner; and a supercharger rotating by a motor, which is cooled by a coolant, and compressing intake air.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An engine structure for a vehicle, comprising:
a turbocharger rotating by a flow of exhaust gas and compressing intake air;
a first runner communicating with at least one of a plurality of combustion chambers of an engine, the first runner communicating with the turbocharger;
a second runner communicating with remaining combustion chambers which are not in communication with the first runner;
a supercharger rotating by a motor, which is cooled by coolant, and compressing the intake air; and
an intercooler disposed on an intake air passage of the engine and cooling, using coolant, the intake air that has passed through the turbocharger or the supercharger,
wherein a coolant passage is disposed between the supercharger and the intercooler and directly connects the supercharger and the intercooler so that the supercharger and the intercooler communicate with each other through the coolant passage, whereby an intake air water-cooling system sharing coolant therebetween is formed.

2. The engine structure according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first runner and the second runner communicate with different combustion chambers of the plurality of combustion chambers so that the exhaust gas flows alternately through the first runner and the second runner.

3. The engine structure according to claim 1 , wherein each of the turbocharger, the first runner, and the second runner includes a water jacket through which coolant flows, and
wherein the water jackets communicate with each other through a coolant passage, whereby an exhaust water-cooling system sharing coolant among the turbocharger, the first runner and the second runner is formed.

4. The engine structure according to claim 3 , wherein at least one portion of the turbocharger is integrally formed with the first runner.

5. The engine structure according to claim 4 , wherein the turbocharger, the first runner, and the second runner are made of aluminum.

6. The engine structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an intercooler disposed on an intake air passage of the engine and cooling, using coolant, the intake air that has passed through the turbocharger or the supercharger,
wherein each of the turbocharger, the first runner, and the second runner includes a water jacket through which coolant flows, and
wherein a coolant passage is provided among the turbocharger, the first runner, the second runner, the intercooler, and the supercharger to define an intake and exhaust water-cooling system sharing coolant thereamong.

7. The engine structure according to claim 6 , wherein the intake and exhaust water-cooling system includes a radiator and a water pump to define a circulation of coolant split from coolant for cooling the combustion chambers in the engine.

8. The engine structure according to claim 7 , wherein in the intake and exhaust water-cooling system, the radiator discharges, to an outside heat of coolant that has absorbed exhaust heat while passing through the turbocharger, the first runner, and the second runner.

9. The engine structure according to claim 7 , wherein in the intake and exhaust water-cooling system, coolant that has passed through the intercooler and the supercharger flows toward the turbocharger, the first runner, and the second runner.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Chu Dong Ho
• Park Jong Il
• Kim Hyeon Ho
• Han Dong Hee

Classifications

• F01P3/20

  Cooling circuits not specific to a single part of engine or machine (F01P3/22 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F02B29/0443

  Layout of the coolant or refrigerant circuit · CPC title

• F02B39/005 Primary

  Cooling of pump drives · CPC title

• F01P2060/02

  Intercooler · CPC title

• F02B37/00

  Engines characterised by provision of pumps driven at least for part of the time by exhaust · CPC title