Combustion chamber structure for internal combustion engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11346276-B2
Application number	US-201816981812-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 10, 2018
Priority date	Apr 10, 2018
Publication date	May 31, 2022
Grant date	May 31, 2022

Abstract

A combustion chamber structure for an internal combustion engine includes a recessed portion formed in a pent roof of a cylinder head on an upstream side of a tumble flow with respect to a spark plug.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A combustion chamber structure for an internal combustion engine comprising:
a recessed portion formed in a pent roof surface of a cylinder head on an upstream side of a tumble flow with respect to a spark plug, wherein
the recessed portion is formed in an intake side roof surface of the pent roof surface, and
an entire ignition portion of the spark plug is located on an exhaust side roof surface side relative to a central longitudinal axis of a cylinder.

2. The combustion chamber structure for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein
the tumble flow is a flow in a direction in which intake flowing into the combustion chamber flows along a wall surface of the cylinder on an exhaust side, a top surface of a piston, and a wall surface of the cylinder on an intake side in this order.

3. The combustion chamber structure for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein
the recessed portion has an inclined surface inclined toward the spark plug on a side of the spark plug.

4. The combustion chamber structure for an internal combustion engine according to claim 3 , wherein
the inclined surface is inclined downward toward a tip side of the spark plug relative to a plane orthogonal to an axis of the spark plug.

5. The combustion chamber structure for an internal combustion engine according to claim 3 , wherein
the ignition portion of the spark plug is located on an extension of the inclined surface.

6. The combustion chamber structure for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein
a maximum height position of the combustion chamber is located on the upstream side of the tumble flow with respect to the spark plug.

7. The combustion chamber structure for an internal combustion engine according to claim 6 , wherein
a center of the tumble flow is located on the upstream side of the tumble flow with respect to the spark plug.

8. The combustion chamber structure for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein
the recessed portion and the spark plug are provided side by side in a direction parallel to a direction orthogonal to an engine crankshaft and the central longitudinal axis of the cylinder.

9. The combustion chamber structure for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein
in the recessed portion, at least one part of a shape of a cross section orthogonal to an engine crankshaft is formed by an arc, and
a diameter of a circle including the arc is larger than a height of the combustion chamber in a most compressed state and smaller than a bore diameter of the combustion chamber, the circle passing through an apex of the recessed portion.

10. The combustion chamber structure for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein
the recessed portion is recessed upward with the intake side roof surface as a reference plane.

11. The combustion chamber structure for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein
the recessed portion is configured to concentrate and direct the tumble flow in a direction toward the ignition portion of the spark plug.

Assignees

• Nissan Motor

Inventors

• Suzuki Takuma
• Shiraishi Taisuke

Classifications

• Y02T10/12

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• F02B23/101 Primary

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• F02B2023/108

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• F02B2023/106

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• F02B2275/48

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