Engine system with intake gas individually cooled per cylinder

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016169088-A1
Application number	US-201514727683-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 1, 2015
Priority date	Dec 10, 2014
Publication date	Jun 16, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An engine system with intake gas individually cooled per cylinder may include a cylinder head on a top of an engine configured to form combustion chambers together with a plurality of cylinders; an intake manifold having a plurality of runners configured to be connected to a plurality of intake ports formed in the cylinder head to be in fluidic communication with the plurality of engine cylinders through the plurality of intake ports and the plurality of runners; and a plurality of water cooling intercoolers for cooling at least one of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) gas and new air with cooling water, wherein the plurality of water cooling intercoolers are connected to the plurality of runners, respectively.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An engine system with intake gas individually cooled per cylinder, comprising:
a cylinder head on a top of an engine configured to form combustion chambers together with a plurality of cylinders; an intake manifold having a plurality of runners configured to be connected to a plurality of intake ports formed in the cylinder head to be in fluidic communication with the plurality of engine cylinders through the plurality of intake ports and the plurality of runners; and a plurality of water cooling intercoolers for cooling at least one of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) gas and new air with cooling water, wherein the plurality of water cooling intercoolers are connected to the plurality of runners, respectively.

2 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising an intercooler flange formed to connect the plurality of water cooling intercoolers to the cylinder head,
wherein the plurality of water cooling intercoolers are mounted between the intercooler flange and the plurality of runners, respectively.

3 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising an air control valve for controlling a flow rate of at least one of the EGR gas and the new air.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the air control valve is mounted to an inlet to the intake manifold for opening/closing the plurality of runners, in succession.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the air control valve includes a rotation shaft for controlling the flow rate of at least one of the EGR gas and the new air by controlling a rotation angle of the rotation shaft.

6 . An engine system with intake gas individually cooled per cylinder, comprising:
a cylinder head on a top of an engine configured to form combustion chambers together with a plurality of cylinders; an intake manifold connected to a plurality of intake ports formed in the cylinder head to have a plurality of outlets to be in fluidic communication with the plurality of engine cylinders; and a plurality of water cooling intercoolers for cooling at least one of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) gas and new air with cooling water, wherein the plurality of water cooling intercoolers are connected to the plurality of outlets, respectively, and wherein each of the plurality of water cooling intercoolers has a cross section with a flow direction length larger than a width direction length for functioning as a runner of the intake manifold.

7 . The system of claim 6 , further comprising an empty space of a predetermined volume formed at a portion of the intake manifold where the plurality of outlets branch therefrom, for moderating intake gas interference.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Won Rok

Classifications

• F02M35/10072

  Intake runners · CPC title

• F02B29/0412

  Multiple heat exchangers arranged in parallel or in series · CPC title

• F02M26/28

  with liquid-cooled heat exchangers · CPC title

• F02B29/0437 Primary

  Liquid cooled heat exchangers · CPC title

• F02M26/24

  with two or more coolers · CPC title