Engine and method of production of engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9955562-B2
Application number	US-201514922385-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 26, 2015
Priority date	Dec 26, 2014
Publication date	Apr 24, 2018
Grant date	Apr 24, 2018

Abstract

An engine comprising an engine body and a nonconductive engine part attached to the engine body which are positively charged. A self-discharge type static eliminator is provided which, if placed on the nonconductive engine part, can lower the amount of carried charge on the wall surface of the nonconductive engine part in a limited range centered about the location of the placement of the static eliminator. The self-discharge type static eliminator is placed on the outer wall surface of the connecting part of the engine part to the engine body to whereby eliminate a static electricity from the engine body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An engine comprising:
an engine part formed from a nonconductive material and attached to an engine body, the engine body and the engine part carrying a positive charge, and
a self-discharge type static eliminator to lower an amount of charge carried on a wall surface of the nonconductive engine part in a limited range centered about a location of placement of said self-discharge type static eliminator, said self-discharge type static eliminator being placed on an outer wall surface of a connecting part of the engine part to the engine body to thereby eliminate a static electricity of the engine body.

2. The engine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said engine part is comprised of a nonconductive plastic material.

3. The engine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said engine part is comprised of a noise suppressing cover which covers a cylinder head cover of the engine, and said self-discharge type static eliminator is placed on an outer wall surface of a connecting part of said noise suppressing cover to the cylinder head cover.

4. The engine as claimed in claim 3 , wherein a projection is formed on the cylinder head cover of the engine, and the connecting part of the noise suppressing cover to the cylinder head cover is comprised of a tubular part which is integrally formed on a back surface of the noise suppressing cover and which can be engaged with said projection, said self-discharge type static eliminator being placed on the outer wall surface of said tubular part.

5. The engine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said engine part is comprised of a nonconductive engine component member which forms part of the engine body, and said self-discharge type static eliminator is placed on an outer wall surface of the connecting part of the engine component member with the engine body.

6. The engine as claimed in claim 5 , wherein said engine component member is comprised of a plastic cylinder head cover.

7. The engine as claimed in claim 5 , wherein said engine component member is comprised of a plastic intake manifold.

8. The engine as claimed in claim 5 , wherein said engine component member is comprised of a plastic timing belt cover.

9. The engine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said self-discharge type static eliminator is comprised of metal foil which is bonded by a conductive adhesive on an outer wall surface of said engine part.

10. The engine as claimed in claim 9 , wherein said self-discharge type static eliminator has corner portions for generating self-discharge.

11. The engine as claimed in claim 9 , wherein said self-discharge type static eliminator has an elongated rectangular planar shape.

12. The engine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said self-discharge type static eliminator is comprised of a conductive thin film which is formed integrally on an outer wall surface of said engine part.

13. A method of production of an engine in which an engine body and a nonconductive engine part attached to the engine body carry a positive charge,
said method comprising:
using a self-discharge type static eliminator to lower an amount of charge carried on a wall surface of the nonconductive engine part in a limited range centered about a location of placement of said static eliminator,
determining a position of placement of said self-discharge type static eliminator on an outer wall surface of a connecting part of the engine part to the engine body where static electricity of the engine body can be eliminated, and
placing said self-discharge type static eliminator at the determined placement position.

14. The method as claimed in claim 13 , wherein said engine part is comprised of a noise suppressing cover which covers a cylinder head cover of the engine, and said self-discharge type static eliminator is placed on an outer wall surface of a connecting part of said noise suppressing cover to the cylinder head cover.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14 , wherein a projection is formed on the cylinder head cover of the engine, and the connecting part of the noise suppressing cover to the cylinder head cover is comprised of a tubular part which is integrally formed on a back surface of the noise suppressing cover and which can be engaged with said projection, said self-discharge type static eliminator being placed on the outer wall surface of said tubular part.

16. The method as claimed in claim 13 , wherein said engine part is comprised of a nonconductive engine component member which forms part of the engine body, and said self-discharge type static eliminator is placed on an outer wall surface of the connecting part of the engine component member with the engine body.

17. The method as claimed in claim 16 , wherein said engine component member is one of a plastic cylinder head cover, a plastic intake manifold, and a plastic timing belt cover.

18. The method as claimed in claim 13 , wherein said self-discharge type static eliminator is comprised of metal foil which is bonded by a conductive adhesive on an outer wall surface of said engine part.

19. The method as claimed in claim 18 , wherein said self-discharge type static eliminator has corner portions for generating self-discharge.

20. The method as claimed in claim 13 , wherein said self-discharge type static eliminator is comprised of a conductive thin film which is formed integrally on an outer wall surface of said engine part.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tanahashi Toshio
• Kanehara Yoji
• Yamada Koshi

Classifications

• F02M35/10242

  Devices or means connected to or integrated into air intakes; Air intakes combined with other engine or vehicle parts (filters F02M35/02; silencers F02M35/12 and F02M35/14; air coolers F02B29/04; heaters F02M31/00; air storage tanks F02B21/00; compressors F02B33/00; sensors F02M35/10373) · CPC title

• F02M35/10321

  Plastics; Composites; Rubbers · CPC title

• F02B77/13

  Acoustic insulation · CPC title

• F02M35/104

  Intake manifolds · CPC title

• B60K13/02 Primary

  concerning intake · CPC title