Supercharging system for engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9957928-B2
Application number	US-201514740160-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 15, 2015
Priority date	Dec 17, 2012
Publication date	May 1, 2018
Grant date	May 1, 2018

Abstract

A supercharging system for a combustion engine of a motorcycle includes a supercharger which pressurizes intake air and supplies the intake air to the combustion engine, an air intake chamber which is connected to downstream of the supercharger, a relief passage which relieves the high-pressure intake air within the air intake chamber, and a relief valve which is provided on the relief passage. The air intake chamber is disposed above the combustion engine, and the relief passage is disposed below an upper end of the air intake chamber. The relief passage is connected to a front surface of the air intake chamber.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A supercharging system for a combustion engine, comprising:
a supercharger configured to pressurize intake air and supply the intake air to the combustion engine of a saddle-riding type vehicle;
an air intake chamber connected to downstream of the supercharger;
a relief passage configured to relieve high-pressure gas within the air intake chamber; and
a relief valve provided on the relief passage, wherein
the air intake chamber is disposed above the combustion engine, and
an entirety of the relief passage is disposed below an upper end of the air intake chamber and the relief passage is connected to a front outer surface of the air intake chamber, with respect to a travelling direction of the vehicle, and
the relief passage is provided so that an upstream portion of the relief passage projects frontward from the front surface of the air intake chamber.

2. The supercharging system for the combustion engine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the relief valve is disposed on the relief passage and at a position distant from the air intake chamber.

3. The supercharging system for the combustion engine as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the relief passage is connected to a vicinity of an outlet of the air intake chamber.

4. The supercharging system for the combustion engine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the supercharger is disposed rearward of a cylinder block of the combustion engine, with respect to the travelling direction of the vehicle,
the air intake chamber is located above the supercharger.

5. The supercharging system for the combustion engine as claimed in claim 4 , wherein
a chamber center, in a widthwise direction of the vehicle, of the air intake chamber is displaced to one side in the widthwise direction of the vehicle with respect to an engine center of the combustion engine, and
an air cleaner is disposed on the one side of the supercharger in the widthwise direction of the vehicle; and
the relief passage extends through a lateral side of the air intake chamber, which is the other side in the widthwise direction of the vehicle, and is connected to the air cleaner.

6. The supercharging system for the combustion engine as claimed in claim 4 , wherein a throttle body is disposed between the air intake chamber and a cylinder head of the combustion engine, and
the relief passage is disposed in a space formed between the air intake chamber, the cylinder head and the throttle body.

7. The supercharging system for the combustion engine as claimed in claim 6 , wherein an air cleaner is disposed below the throttle body.

8. The supercharging system for the combustion engine as claimed in claim 4 , wherein
the supercharger includes a discharge port opened upward, and
the discharge port of the supercharger is directly connected with the air intake chamber.

9. The supercharging system for the combustion engine as claimed in claim 8 , wherein
the discharge port of the supercharger is disposed at a center position of the air intake chamber in the widthwise direction of the vehicle, and
the relief passage is connected with the front surface of the air intake chamber in the widthwise direction of the vehicle.

10. The supercharging system for the combustion engine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein cables of the vehicle are disposed at one lateral side of the air intake chamber, and the relief passage is disposed at the other lateral side of the air intake chamber.

11. The supercharging system for the combustion engine as claimed in claim 10 , wherein
the supercharger is disposed rearward of a cylinder block of the combustion engine, with respect to the travelling direction of the vehicle, and
an air intake duct configured to supply air in front of the combustion engine, with respect to the travelling direction of the vehicle, to the supercharger extends through the one lateral side of a cylinder block of the combustion engine and below an upper end of a cylinder head of the combustion engine.

12. The supercharging system for the combustion engine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a downstream end of the relief passage is connected to an air intake passage at an inlet side of the supercharger.

13. The supercharging system for the combustion engine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an air intake passage which introduces outside air into the supercharger is disposed below the air intake chamber.

14. The supercharging system for the combustion engine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the air intake chamber is located above the supercharger, and
the supercharger includes: an impeller which pressurizes intake air; and a discharge port opened upward.

15. The supercharging system for the combustion engine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
a connection pipe is provided at the air intake chamber, and a relief pipe is provided to be connected to the connection pipe, the connection pipe and the relief pipe forming the relief passage; and
the relief pipe extends below the upper end of the air intake chamber.

16. The supercharging system for the combustion engine as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the relief pipe passes through a lateral side of the air intake chamber, at which a cam chain is disposed.

17. The supercharging system for the combustion engine as claimed in claim 15 , wherein cables of the vehicle are disposed at one side of the air intake chamber in the vehicle widthwise direction, and the relief passage is disposed at the other side of the air intake chamber in the vehicle widthwise direction.

18. A supercharging system for a combustion engine, comprising:
a supercharger configured to pressurize intake air and supply the intake air to the combustion engine of a saddle-riding type vehicle;
an air intake chamber connected to downstream of the supercharger;
a relief passage configured to relieve high-pressure gas within the air intake chamber; and
a relief valve provided on the relief passage, wherein;
the air intake chamber is disposed above the combustion engine;
the relief passage is disposed below an upper end of the air intake chamber and connected to a front surface of the air intake chamber with respect to a travelling direction of the vehicle;
the relief passage is provided so that an upstream portion of the relief passage projects frontward from the front surface of the air intake chamber;
a connection pipe is provided at the air intake chamber, and a relief pipe is provided to be connected to the connection pipe, the connection pipe and the relief pipe forming the relief passage; and
the relief pipe extends below the upper end of the air intake chamber.

Assignees

• Kawasaki Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Watanabe Hiroyuki
• Arima Hisatoyo
• Ichi Satoaki
• Tanaka Yoshinobu

Classifications

• F01M13/0033

  Breather inlet-air filters · CPC title

• F01M2013/0038

  Layout of crankcase breathing systems · CPC title

• F02M35/0204

  for connecting or joining to other devices, e.g. pipes · CPC title

• F02M35/16

  characterised by use in vehicles · CPC title

• F02M35/10157

  Supercharged engines · CPC title