Internal combustion engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10801403-B2
Application number	US-201916452786-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 26, 2019
Priority date	Jul 4, 2018
Publication date	Oct 13, 2020
Grant date	Oct 13, 2020

Abstract

The present embodiment relates to an internal combustion engine having an anodic oxide coating formed on at least a portion of an aluminum-based wall surface facing a combustion chamber. The anodic oxide coating has a plurality of nanopores extending substantially in the thickness direction of the anodic oxide coating, a first micropore extending from the surface toward the inside of the anodic oxide coating, and a second micropore present in the inside of the anodic oxide coating; the surface opening diameter of the nanopores is 0 nm or larger and smaller than 30 nm; the inside diameter of the nanopores is larger than the surface opening diameter; the film thickness of the anodic oxide coating is 15 μm or larger and 130 μm or smaller; and the porosity of the anodic oxide coating is 23% or more.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An internal combustion engine, comprising:
an anodic oxide coating formed on at least a portion of an aluminum-based wall surface facing a combustion chamber, wherein
the anodic oxide coating has a plurality of nanopores extending substantially in a thickness direction of the anodic oxide coating, a first micropore extending from a surface toward an inside of the anodic oxide coating, and a second micropore present in the inside of the anodic oxide coating;
a surface opening diameter of the nanopores on the surface of the anodic oxide coating is 0 nm or larger and smaller than 30 nm;
an inside diameter of the nanopores in the inside of the anodic oxide coating is larger than the surface opening diameter;
a film thickness of the anodic oxide coating is 15 μm or larger and 130 μm or smaller; and
a porosity of the anodic oxide coating is 23% or more.

2. The internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein
a difference between the surface opening diameter and the inside diameter of the nanopores is 7 nm or larger.

3. The internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein
the nanopores do not open to the surface of the anodic oxide coating.

4. The internal combustion engine according to claim 3 , wherein
a difference between the surface opening diameter and the inside diameter of the nanopores is 20 nm or larger.

5. The internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein
an aluminum-based material constituting the aluminum-based wall surface contains at least one metal selected from Si and Cu; and
a content of the metal in the aluminum-based material is 5% by mass or more.

6. The internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein
no sealing material is disposed on the anodic oxide coating.

7. The internal combustion engine according to claim 6 , wherein
the anodic oxide coating is exposed to the combustion chamber.

8. The internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein
the internal combustion engine has a piston; and
the anodic oxide coating is formed at least on a piston top surface.

9. The internal combustion engine according to claim 8 , wherein
the anodic oxide coating formed on the piston top surface comprises a thin-film portion having the film thickness of 15 μm or larger and 60 μm or smaller.

10. The internal combustion engine according to claim 9 , wherein
the thin-film portion is disposed in a portion substantially contributing to a formation of a tumble flow in the piston top surface.

11. The internal combustion engine according to claim 10 , wherein
the film thickness of the anodic oxide coating formed on the piston top surface except for the thin-film portion is larger than 60 μm and 100 μm or smaller.

12. The internal combustion engine according to claim 9 , wherein
the piston top surface comprises a cavity portion; and
the thin-film portion is disposed in the cavity portion.

13. The internal combustion engine according to claim 12 , wherein
the piston top surface further comprises valve recess portions; and
the thin-film portion is also disposed in the valve recess portions in addition to the cavity portion.

14. The internal combustion engine according to claim 12 , wherein
the piston top surface further comprises a squish portion; and
the film thickness of the anodic oxide coating in the squish portion is larger than 60 μm and 100 μm or smaller.

15. The internal combustion engine according to claim 9 , wherein
the thin-film portion is disposed in a central region including a center of the piston top surface; and
the film thickness of the anodic oxide coating disposed in an outer region positioned on an outer side of the central region is larger than 60 μm and 100 μm or smaller.

16. The internal combustion engine according to claim 15 , wherein
a ratio between an area of the central region and an area of the outer region is 1:5 to 5:1.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nishikawa Naoki
• Kawaguchi Akio
• Yamashita Hideo
• Tanaka Keisuke
• Horie Toshio
• Wakisaka Yoshifumi
• Shimizu Fumio

Classifications

• C25D11/022

  Anodisation on selected surface areas · CPC title

• F02F3/14 Primary

  within combustion chambers · CPC title

• F02F2001/249

  with flame plate, e.g. insert in the cylinder head used as a thermal insulation between cylinder head and combustion chamber · CPC title

• F02F1/24

  Cylinder heads · CPC title

• F02B77/11 Primary

  Thermal or acoustic insulation · CPC title