Blow-by gas recirculating system for internal combustion engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9267404-B2
Application number	US-201314098410-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 5, 2013
Priority date	Mar 27, 2013
Publication date	Feb 23, 2016
Grant date	Feb 23, 2016

Abstract

A blow-by gas recirculating system for an internal combustion chamber, may include a cylinder including the combustion chamber, a ventilation passage that recirculates blow-by gas, which leaks from the combustion chamber, to the combustion chamber, a compressor that takes in and compresses outdoor air and supplies compressed air, and a supply passage that connects the compressor and the cylinder to mix the compressed air with the blow-by gas.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A blow-by gas recirculating system for an internal combustion chamber, comprising:
a cylinder including the combustion chamber;
a ventilation passage that recirculates blow-by gas, which leaks from the combustion chamber, to the combustion chamber;
a compressor that takes in and compresses outdoor air and supplies compressed air;
a supply passage that connects the compressor and the cylinder to mix the compressed air with the blow-by gas;
a control valve installed in the supply passage to open and close the supply passage;
an electronic control unit controlling the control valve; and
a temperature sensor mounted to a first intake passage to sense a temperature of the outdoor air taken in through the compressor,
wherein the electronic control unit controls the control valve through pulse width modulation (PWM) control depending on the temperature of the outdoor air sensed by the temperature sensor.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the cylinder is connected to the first intake passage that takes in the outdoor air,
the compressor is connected with the cylinder through a second intake passage, and
the supply passage is branched from the second intake passage to be connected with the cylinder.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein:
the cylinder includes an oil pan that accommodates lubrication oil, and a rocker cover, and
the supply passage connects the second intake passage to the top of the oil pan or the rocker cover.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein:
an intercooler that is configured to cool the compressed air is disposed in the second intake passage; and
the supply passage is connected to the second intake passage between the compressor and the intercooler.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein:
a surge tank is mounted in the second intake passage,
a crankcase is connected to the cylinder and the oil pan, and
the ventilation passage connects the crankcase with the surge tank.

6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a turbine that rotates by using the pressure of exhaust gas discharged from the combustion chamber,
wherein the compressor is connected coaxially with the turbine to be driven by the turbine.

7. The system of claim 2 , further comprising:
a turbine mounted in an exhaust passage of the combustion chamber and the first intake passage and rotating by using the pressure of exhaust gas discharged from the combustion chamber to suck the outdoor air into the first intake passage.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit controls the control valve when the temperature of the outdoor air is equal to or lower than −25° C. or equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the control valve includes a solenoid valve.

10. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a pressure sensor that senses internal pressure of the crankcase, wherein the electronic control unit controls the control valve through PWM control depending on the internal pressure of the crankcase.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the electronic control unit controls a replacement cycle of the lubrication oil accommodated in the oil pan by the PWM control of the control valve.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shin Dong Heun

Classifications

• F01M13/028 Primary

  of positive pressure · CPC title

• F01M13/02

  by means of additional source of positive or negative pressure · CPC title

• F01M13/00 Primary

  Crankcase ventilating or breathing · CPC title

• F02M25/06

  adding lubricant vapours · CPC title

• F01M2013/0472

  using heating means · CPC title