Intake device for engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11280302-B2
Application number	US-202117206504-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 19, 2021
Priority date	May 20, 2020
Publication date	Mar 22, 2022
Grant date	Mar 22, 2022

Abstract

An intake device for an engine is provided which can inhibit excessive cooling of EGR gas. In the intake device including an intake passage, an EGR passage, and an EGR cooler, the intake passage is provided with a lateral-side intake passage portion provided on one side of an engine body in a vehicle width direction, the EGR passage is provided with a downstream-side EGR passage portion defining the EGR passage on a downstream side of the EGR cooler and provided on the one side of the engine body in the vehicle width direction, and the downstream-side EGR passage portion is disposed such that at least a portion thereof is positioned rearward of the lateral-side intake passage portion and overlaps with the lateral-side intake passage portion when seen from the front of a vehicle.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An engine system with an intake device, the engine system comprising:
an engine body having a plurality of cylinders aligned in a predetermined direction and installed in a vehicle in a posture in which the plurality of cylinders are aligned in a front-rear direction of the vehicle;
an intake passage that introduces intake air into the engine body;
an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) passage that returns a portion of exhaust gas exhausted from the engine body to the intake passage; and
an EGR cooler that is provided in an intermediate portion of the EGR passage and cools EGR gas as exhaust gas passing through the EGR passage, wherein
the intake passage includes a lateral-side intake passage portion provided on one side of the engine body in a vehicle width direction,
the EGR passage includes a downstream-side EGR passage portion that defines the EGR passage on a downstream side of the EGR cooler and is provided on the one side of the engine body in the vehicle width direction, and
the downstream-side EGR passage portion is disposed such that at least a portion of the downstream-side EGR passage portion is positioned rearward of the lateral-side intake passage portion and overlaps with the lateral-side intake passage portion when seen from a front of the vehicle.

2. The engine system according to claim 1 , further comprising: an intercooler that cools intake air passing through the intake passage, wherein the intercooler is disposed such that the intercooler is opposed to the lateral-side intake passage portion and the downstream-side EGR passage portion with respect to the vehicle width direction and a separation distance in the vehicle width direction between the intercooler and the downstream-side EGR passage portion is shorter than a separation distance in the vehicle width direction between the intercooler and the lateral-side intake passage portion.

3. The engine system according to claim 2 , wherein a vehicle accessory is disposed in front of the downstream-side EGR passage portion.

4. The engine system according to claim 3 , wherein
the vehicle accessory is a first vehicle accessory, and
the first vehicle accessory and a second vehicle accessory are disposed in an up-down direction in front of the downstream-side EGR passage portion.

5. The engine system according to claim 1 , wherein a vehicle accessory is disposed in front of the downstream-side EGR passage portion.

6. The engine system according to claim 5 , wherein
the vehicle accessory is a first vehicle accessory, and
the first vehicle accessory and a second vehicle accessory are disposed in an up-down direction in front of the downstream-side EGR passage portion.

7. The engine system according to claim 1 , wherein the lateral-side intake passage portion extends upward from a left end portion of the connection portion which is connected the intercooler, and is connected with the intake-air inlet opening of the intake manifold unit in an upper end portion of the intake-side extended portion.

8. The engine system according to claim 1 , wherein the downstream-side EGR passage portion includes:
a first section configuring an upper end portion thereof and communicating with the EGR lead-out portion;
a second section extending substantially straight downward from the first section;
a third section inclined obliquely forward and downward from a lower end portion of the second section; and
a fourth section being a lower end portion of the EGR-side extended portion, configuring a downstream end portion of the EGR-side extended portion and the EGR passage, and connected to the third section.

9. The engine system according to claim 8 , wherein a right-side portion of the lower end portion of the second section is disposed rearward of the intake-side extended portion and in a position overlapping with the intake-side extended portion when seen from the front.

10. The engine system according to claim 8 , wherein a right-side portion of the third section is disposed rearward of the intake-side extended portion and in a position overlapping with the intake-side extended portion when seen from the front.

11. The engine system according to claim 8 , wherein the lateral-side intake passage portion extends upward from a left end portion of the connection portion which is connected the intercooler, and is connected with the intake-air inlet opening of the intake manifold unit in an upper end portion of the intake-side extended portion.

12. The engine system according to claim 9 , wherein the lateral-side intake passage portion extends upward from a left end portion of the connection portion which is connected the intercooler, and is connected with the intake-air inlet opening of the intake manifold unit in an upper end portion of the intake-side extended portion.

13. The engine system according to claim 10 , wherein the lateral-side intake passage portion extends upward from a left end portion of the connection portion which is connected the intercooler, and is connected with the intake-air inlet opening of the intake manifold unit in an upper end portion of the intake-side extended portion.

Assignees

• Mazda Motor

Inventors

• HAMAZUME Yoshihiro
• Yoshikawa Takashi

Classifications

• F02B29/0475

  the intake air cooler being combined with another device, e.g. heater, valve, compressor, filter or EGR cooler, or being assembled on a special engine location · CPC title

• F02M26/12

  characterised by means for attaching parts of an EGR system to each other or to engine parts · CPC title

• F02M35/10222

  Exhaust gas recirculation [EGR]; Positive crankcase ventilation [PCV]; Additional air admission, lubricant or fuel vapour admission · CPC title

• F02M35/104

  Intake manifolds · CPC title

• B60K13/02

  concerning intake · CPC title