Engine device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9662969-B2
Application number	US-201414779720-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 26, 2014
Priority date	Mar 28, 2013
Publication date	May 30, 2017
Grant date	May 30, 2017

Abstract

Provided is an engine device that facilitates fastening between a main machine frame ( 140 ) and a side surface of an exhaust gas purification case ( 38 ) so that workability of mounting the exhaust gas purification ease ( 38 ) can be easily improved. The engine device is provided with the exhaust gas purification case ( 38 ) for processing exhaust gas from an engine ( 1 ), and the exhaust gas purification ease ( 38 ) is disposed on a main machine ( 120 ) side on which the engine ( 1 ) is mounted. The engine device is provided with the main machine frame ( 140 ) on which the engine ( 1 ) and the like are mounted. The main machine frame ( 140 ) is provided with a bottom support member ( 141 ) for supporting the exhaust gas purification case ( 38 ) and side support devices ( 143, 144 ) for fastening and fixing the exhaust gas purification case ( 38 ) to the main machine frame ( 140 ) in an attachable and detachable manner.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An engine device comprising
an exhaust gas purification case for processing exhaust gas from an engine, the exhaust gas purification case being disposed on a main machine side on which the engine is mounted; and
a main machine frame in which the engine is disposed, wherein
the main machine frame is provided with a bottom support member for supporting the exhaust gas purification case, and a side support member for connecting and fixing the exhaust gas purification case to the main machine frame in an attachable and detachable manner, and
both sides and a bottom side of the exhaust gas purification case are surrounded by the main machine frame, the exhaust gas purification case is assembled to the main machine frame from above, right and left center portions of the exhaust gas purification ease are supported by the bottom support member, and right and left sides of the exhaust gas purification case are supported by the side support member.

2. The engine device according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom support member is disposed on at least one of an exhaust gas purification case lower surface and a main machine frame upper surface opposed to the exhaust gas purification case lower surface, and the side support member is disposed on at least one set of right and left side surfaces of the exhaust gas purification case and main machine frame inside surfaces opposed to the right and left side surfaces of the exhaust gas purification case.

3. The engine device according to claim 1 , wherein an exhaust gas outlet of the engine and an exhaust gas inlet of the exhaust gas purification case are disposed on a straight line parallel to an output shaft axis of the engine.

4. The engine device according to claim 1 , comprising an operation display portion for displaying an operation state of the engine, an engine controller for controlling the engine, and a regeneration operation tool of the exhaust gas purification case, wherein the operation display portion is electrically connected to the regeneration operation tool.

5. An engine device comprising
an exhaust gas purification case for processing exhaust gas from an engine, the exhaust gas purification case being disposed on a main machine side on which the engine is mounted; and
a main machine frame in which the engine is disposed, wherein
the main machine frame is provided with a bottom support member for supporting the exhaust gas purification case, and a side support member for connecting and fixing the exhaust gas purification case to the main machine frame in an attachable and detachable manner, and
an exhaust gas outlet of the engine and an exhaust gas inlet of the exhaust gas purification case are disposed on a straight line parallel to an output shall axis of the engine, and
a tail pipe is disposed and biased to a side portion opposite to an exhaust manifold disposing side of the engine among side portions of the main machine provided with a work portion, the exhaust gas purification case is disposed to be opposed to a cooling fan of the engine, and an inlet pipe side of the exhaust gas purification case is disposed on the same side portion as the exhaust manifold disposing side of the engine.

6. An engine device comprising
an exhaust gas purification case for processing exhaust gas from an engine, the exhaust gas purification case being disposed on a main machine side on which the engine is mounted; and
a main machine frame in which the engine is disposed, wherein
the main machine frame is provided with a bottom support member for supporting the exhaust gas purification case, and a side support member rot connecting and fixing the exhaust gas purification case to the main machine frame in an attachable and detachable manner, and
wherein a tail pipe is disposed and biased to a side portion on an exhaust manifold disposing side of the engine among side portions of the main machine provided with a work portion, the exhaust gas purification case is disposed to be opposed to a cooling fan of the engine, an inlet pipe side of the exhaust gas purification case is disposed on the same side portion as the exhaust manifold disposing side of the engine, and an outlet pipe of the exhaust gas purification case is disposed to extend below an exhaust pipe between the exhaust manifold and the inlet pipe.

7. An engine device comprising
an exhaust gas purification case for processing exhaust gas from an engine, the exhaust gas purification case being disposed on a main machine side on which the engine is mounted; and
a main machine frame in which the engine is disposed, wherein
the main machine frame is provided with a bottom support member for supporting the exhaust gas purification case, and a side support member for connecting and fixing the exhaust gas purification case to the main machine frame in an attachable and detachable manner, and
the engine controller is disposed on an intake upstream side of cooling air in an engine room in which the engine is disposed.

8. An engine device comprising
an exhaust gas purification case for processing exhaust gas from an engine, the exhaust gas purification case being disposed on a main machine side on which the engine is mounted; and
a main machine frame in which the engine is disposed, wherein
an operation display portion for displaying an operation state of the engine, an engine controller for controlling the engine, and a regeneration operation tool of the exhaust gas purification case, wherein the operation display portion is electrically connected to the regeneration operation tool, wherein
the main machine frame is provided with a bottom support member for supporting the exhaust gas purification case, and a side support member for connecting and fixing the exhaust gas purification case to the main machine frame in an attachable and detachable manner, and
when proceeding to an operation state requiring regeneration of the exhaust gas purification case, a rotational frequency of the engine is automatically decreased, an abnormal operation state is notified to an operator, and a meter controller of the operation display portion and the engine controller are connected with a communication line enabling mutual communication.

Assignees

• Yanmar Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nishimura Shinji

Classifications

• F02D41/029

  the exhaust gas treating apparatus being a particulate filter · CPC title

• F01N13/1805

  Fixing exhaust manifolds, exhaust pipes or pipe sections to each other, to engine or to vehicle body (pipe joints in general F16L; fixing auxiliaries in motor vehicles in general B60K) · CPC title

• E02F9/267

  Diagnosing or detecting failure of vehicles · CPC title

• B60Y2200/62

  Conveyors, floor conveyors · CPC title

• E02F9/0866

  Engine compartment, e.g. heat exchangers, exhaust filters, cooling devices, silencers, mufflers, position of hydraulic pumps in the engine compartment · CPC title