Intake air control apparatus of engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9784220-B2
Application number	US-201514703837-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 4, 2015
Priority date	Sep 30, 2014
Publication date	Oct 10, 2017
Grant date	Oct 10, 2017

Abstract

An intake air control apparatus of an engine includes a housing having an intake air inflow passage for receiving external air, an exhaust gas inflow passage for receiving recirculated exhaust gas, and an intake air supply passage for supplying the external air from the intake air inflow passage or the exhaust gas from the exhaust gas inflow passage to the engine. A motor gear rotates together with an output shaft of the motor. A connection gear is engaged and rotates together with the motor gear. A recirculation gear is engaged and rotates together with the connection gear. A recirculation valve opens and closes the exhaust gas inflow passage since the recirculation valve rotates together with the recirculation gear. An intake air gear is engaged and rotates together with the connection gear. An intake air throttle valve opens and closes the intake air inflow passage.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An intake air control apparatus of an engine, comprising:
a housing including an intake air inflow passage for receiving external air, an exhaust gas inflow passage for receiving recirculated exhaust gas, and an intake air supply passage for supplying the external air from the intake air inflow passage or the recirculated exhaust gas from the exhaust gas inflow passage to the engine;
a motor which is a driving force source;
a controller configured to control the motor;
a motor gear rotating together with an output shaft of the motor;
a connection gear directly engaged and rotating together with the motor gear;
a recirculation gear directly engaged and rotating together with the connection gear;
a recirculation valve disposed inside the exhaust gas inflow passage to open and close the exhaust gas inflow passage by rotating together with the recirculation gear;
an intake air gear directly engaged and rotating together with the connection gear; and
an intake air throttle valve disposed inside the intake air inflow passage to open and close the intake air inflow passage by rotating together with the intake air gear,
wherein the connection gear is a three-shift gear having a motor connection gear rotatably directly engaged with the motor gear, a recirculation connection gear rotatably directly engaged with the recirculation gear recirculation gear, and an intake air connection gear rotatably directly engaged with the intake air gear,
wherein the motor connection gear, the recirculation connection gear, and the intake air connection gear integrally rotate, and
wherein the housing is made of an aluminum material.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
the recirculation valve and the intake air throttle valve rotate with a predetermine time difference since the connection gear and the intake air gear are engaged with each other at a moment in which the motor rotates the recirculation valve when the recirculation valve closes the exhaust gas inflow passage and the intake air throttle valve opens the intake air inflow passage.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
the intake air connection gear includes a gear omission unit at which gear teeth of the intake air connection gear are omitted at a predetermined angle.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein
gear teeth of the intake air gear are positioned at the gear omission unit of the intake air connection gear when the recirculation valve closes the exhaust gas inflow passage and the intake air throttle valve fully opens the intake air inflow passage.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein
the intake air connection gear and the intake air gear are engaged with each other as the connection gear rotates while the recirculation valve opens the exhaust gas inflow passage by operation of the motor.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein
the recirculation gear has a fan shape on which gear teeth are formed at an obtuse angle.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein
the intake air gear maintains the engagement with the intake air connection gear and rotates to close the intake air inflow passage by the intake air throttle valve after the recirculation valve fully opens the exhaust gas inflow passage.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
the intake air gear has a fan shape on which gear teeth thereof are formed at an obtuse angle.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
the recirculation gear has a fan shape on which gear teeth thereof are formed at an obtuse angles.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the recirculation valve includes a recirculation valve shaft at a center of rotation of the recirculation valve and the recirculation gear, and the recirculation valve shaft is connected to the recirculation gear to integrally rotate the recirculation valve and the reduction gear.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the recirculation valve shaft is rotatably connected to the housing.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the intake air throttle valve includes an intake air valve shaft at a center of rotation of the intake air throttle valve and the intake air gear, and the intake air valve shaft is connected to the intake air gear to integrally rotate the intake air throttle valve and the intake air gear.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the intake valve shaft is rotatably connected to the housing.

14. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the exhaust gas inflow passage is selectively open and closed in accordance with a control of the controller.

15. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the intake air inflow passage is selectively open and closed in accordance with a control of the controller.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jun Jongman
• Kim Hyoung Hyoun

Classifications

• F02M26/54

  Rotary actuators, e.g. step motors · CPC title

• F02M26/70 Primary

  Flap valves; Rotary valves; Sliding valves; Resilient valves · CPC title

• F02M35/10222

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

• F02M26/64

  the EGR valve being operated together with an intake air throttle · CPC title

• F02M26/21

  with EGR valves located at or near the connection to the intake system · CPC title