Engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10794298-B2
Application number	US-201816212794-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 7, 2018
Priority date	Dec 20, 2017
Publication date	Oct 6, 2020
Grant date	Oct 6, 2020

Abstract

An engine promoting activation of a catalyst is provided, including an exhaust manifold, an exhaust lead-out path led out from a manifold exit of the exhaust manifold, a catalyst case provided on the exhaust lead-out path, and a catalyst housed in the catalyst case. The exhaust manifold and the catalyst case are extended in the front-back direction of crankshaft extension and disposed side by side orthogonally to the front-back direction. The engine may further include a supercharger attached to the exit of the exhaust manifold, and the catalyst case is attached to a turbine exit of the supercharger. The engine may further include an exhaust relay pipe attached to the exit of the exhaust manifold, and the catalyst case is attached to a relay pipe exit of the exhaust relay pipe. The engine may further include an exhaust throttle device provided on an exhaust downstream side of the catalyst.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An engine comprising:
an exhaust manifold;
an exhaust lead-out path led out from a manifold exit of the exhaust manifold;
a catalyst case provided on the exhaust lead-out path; and
a catalyst housed in the catalyst case,
wherein, when a front-back direction is defined to be a direction in which a crankshaft is extended, the exhaust manifold and the catalyst case are both extended in the front-back direction and disposed side by side in a direction orthogonal to the front-back direction,

the engine further comprising an exhaust throttle device provided on an exhaust downstream side of the catalyst;
a main water path in which an engine body is water-cooled; and
a bypass water path bifurcated from the main water path,
wherein the bypass water path is connected with the exhaust throttle device,
the engine further comprising:
an EGR cooler; and
a pair of bypass water paths individually bifurcated from the main water path in which the engine body is water-cooled,
wherein the pair of bypass water paths are individually connected with the exhaust throttle device and the EGR cooler, respectively.

2. The engine according to claim 1 , further comprising a supercharger attached to the manifold exit of the exhaust manifold, wherein
the catalyst case is attached to a turbine exit of the supercharger.

3. The engine according to claim 1 , further comprising an exhaust relay pipe attached to the manifold exit of the exhaust manifold, wherein
the catalyst case is attached to a relay pipe exit of the exhaust relay pipe.

4. The engine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an exhaust temperature sensor disposed between the catalyst and the exhaust throttle device; and
a control device configured to control the exhaust temperature sensor and the exhaust throttle device to cooperate with each other,
wherein the control device adjusts an opening degree of the exhaust throttle device based on a temperature of exhaust detected by the exhaust temperature sensor.

5. The engine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an exhaust temperature sensor disposed at a position on an exhaust downstream side of the exhaust throttle device and close to the exhaust throttle device; and
a control device configured to control the exhaust temperature sensor and the exhaust throttle device to cooperate with each other,
wherein the control device adjusts an opening degree of the exhaust throttle device based on a temperature of exhaust detected by the exhaust temperature sensor.

6. The engine according to claim 4 , further comprising an throttle downstream side catalyst disposed downstream of the exhaust throttle device,
wherein the control device estimates the temperature of the exhaust on an exhaust inlet side of the throttle downstream side catalyst of the exhaust throttle device based on the temperature of the exhaust detected by the exhaust temperature sensor, and controls exhaust processing using the throttle downstream side catalyst based on the estimated temperature of the exhaust.

7. The engine according to claim 6 , wherein the exhaust processing using the throttle downstream side catalyst involves exhaust temperature increasing processing of catalytically combusting unburned fuel supplied into the exhaust with the throttle downstream side catalyst.

8. The engine according to claim 1 , wherein
the main water path has a configuration in which main cooling water is driven by a cooling water pump to sequentially circulate through a water jacket of a cylinder block, a water jacket of a cylinder head, and a radiator, and
the bypass water path connected with the EGR cooler is bifurcated from the water jacket of the cylinder block.

9. The engine according to claim 1 , wherein
the main water path has a configuration in which main cooling water is driven by a cooling water pump to sequentially circulate through a water jacket of a cylinder block, a water jacket of a cylinder head, and a radiator, and
the bypass water path connected with the exhaust throttle device is bifurcated from the water jacket of the cylinder head.

10. The engine according to claim 9 , wherein, when the front-back direction is defined to be the direction in which the crankshaft is extended, a front side is defined to be an optional one side in the front-back direction, and a back side is defined to be another side, the water jacket of the cylinder head includes, on the front side, a main cooling water exit through which the main cooling water is fed out to the radiator, and the bypass water path connected with the exhaust throttle device is bifurcated on the back side of the water jacket of the cylinder head.

11. The engine according to claim 1 , further comprising an EGR valve device, wherein
the EGR valve device is connected with a bypass water path bifurcated from the main water path other than the pair of bypass water paths.

12. The engine according to claim 11 , wherein the bypass water path connected with the EGR valve device is bifurcated from the water jacket of the cylinder block.

13. The engine according to claim 1 , wherein the exhaust throttle device and the EGR valve device are connected in series with the bypass water path.

14. The engine according to claim 13 , wherein the EGR valve device is connected upstream of the bypass water path, and the exhaust throttle device is connected downstream of the bypass water path.

15. The engine according to claim 13 , wherein the EGR valve device is disposed downstream of the EGR cooler on the flow path of EGR gas.

16. The engine according to claim 13 , wherein
the main water path has a configuration in which main cooling water is driven by a cooling water pump to sequentially circulate through a water jacket of a cylinder block, a water jacket of a cylinder head, and a radiator, and
the bypass path is led out from the water jacket of the cylinder block.

17. The engine according to claim 1 , wherein
the main water path has a configuration in which main cooling water is driven by a cooling water pump to sequentially circulate through a water jacket of a cylinder block, a water jacket of a cylinder head, and a radiator, and
the bypass path connected with the exhaust throttle device is led out from the water jacket of the cylinder block.

Assignees

• Kubota Kk

Inventors

• Kai Akihiko
• Inoue Katsushi
• Sugimoto Masahiko
• Kita Kentaro
• Shimoji Hideo
• Murata Hiroki
• Nakamura Gen

Classifications

• F02M26/73

  with means for heating or cooling the EGR valve · CPC title

• F01N2590/08

  for heavy duty applications, e.g. trucks, buses, tractors, locomotives · CPC title

• F01P2060/16

  Outlet manifold · CPC title

• F01N2260/024

  using a liquid · CPC title

• F01N2900/1602

  Temperature of exhaust gas apparatus · CPC title