Diesel engine egr control device and motor drive type throttle valve device

• US 20070107708A1
• Filed: 11/28/2003
• Published: 05/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Kamimura, Yasuhiro, Uchiyama, Yasuhisa
• Application Number:
  US10/580,850
• Publication Number:
  US 20070107708A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 123/568.180
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 3/28 Construction of catalytic reactors
• CPC Class Codes: F02B 3/06 with compression ignition compression ignition engines using air or gas for blowing fuel into compressed air in cylinder F02B13/02
• CPC Class Codes: F02B 37/00 Engines characterised by provision of pumps driven at least for part of the time by exhaust
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2009/0276 Throttle and EGR-valve operated together
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 9/1065 Mechanical control linkage between an actuator and the flap, e.g. including levers, gears, springs, clutches, limit stops of the like
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 2026/003 EGR valve controlled by air measuring device
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 26/05 High pressure loops, i.e. wherein recirculated exhaust gas is taken out from the exhaust system upstream of the turbine and reintroduced into the intake system downstream of the compressor
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 26/10 having means to increase the pressure difference between the exhaust and intake system, e.g. venturis, variable geometry turbines, check valves using pressure pulsations or throttles in the air intake or exhaust system
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 26/11 Manufacture or assembly of EGR systems; Materials or coatings specially adapted for EGR systems
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 26/21 with EGR valves located at or near the connection to the intake system
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 26/28 with liquid-cooled heat exchangers
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 26/47 the characteristics being temperatures, pressures or flow rates
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 26/48 EGR valve position sensors details of the sensor installation in the valve housing F02M26/72
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 26/54 Rotary actuators, e.g. step motors
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 26/58 Constructional details of the actuator; Mounting thereof
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 26/70 Flap valves; Rotary valves; Sliding valves; Resilient valves
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 26/72 Housings
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 35/10032 specially shaped or arranged connecting duct between carburettor or air inlet duct and the plenum chamber; specially positioned carburettors or throttle bodies with respect to the plenum chamber
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 35/10222 Exhaust gas recirculation [EGR]; Positive crankcase ventilation [PCV]; Additional air admission, lubricant or fuel vapour admission
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 35/10249 Electrical or electronic devices fixed to the intake system; Electric wiring electric heaters F02M31/12; sensors F02M35/10373

Abstract

An apparatus for enhancing the control response of EGR recirculation rate. For EGR control, this apparatus contains a throttle valve for controlling the opening of an engine air intake passage (i.e. throttle valve for EGR control), and an EGR valve for controlling the flow rate of the exhaust gas recirculated into the air intake passage. The apparatus also includes a first air intake body containing the throttle valve, drive motor thereof and reduction gear mechanism, and a second air intake body containing the EGR valve, drive motor thereof and reduction gear mechanism. The first and second air intake bodies are connected with each other to form an integral assembly and are equipped with the first and second covers for protecting the respective reduction gear mechanisms. At least a circuit board for controlling the drive of the reference value is incorporated in at least one of said covers. The circuit board can be equipped with a circuit for controlling the drive of the EGR valve, in addition to the throttle valve.

Claims

1. An EGR control device for diesel engine, wherein part of exhaust gas is recirculated into an air intake passage of said diesel engine, said EGR control device comprising:

a throttle valve for controlling an opening of said air intake passage under EGR control;

an EGR valve for controlling a flow rate of exhaust gas recirculated into said air intake passage;

a first air intake body equipped with said throttle valve, a drive motor thereof and a reduction gear mechanism; and

a second air intake body into which an exhaust gas recirculation passage part with said EGR valve is incorporated, and which is equipped with a drive motor of said EGR valve and a reduction gear mechanism;

wherein said first and second air intake bodies are connected to each other as a single-assembly, and are provided with a first and second covers for covering corresponding said reduction gear mechanisms, respectively; and

a circuit board for driving and controlling at least said throttle valve is incorporated in at least one of said first and second covers.

2. The EGR control device according to claim 1, wherein said throttle valve is used for at least one of prevention of dieseling and regeneration of a diesel particulate filter other than EGR control.

3. The EGR control device according to claim 1, wherein said circuit board for controlling said throttle valve and EGR valve is composed of a single board.

4. The EGR control device according to claim 1, wherein said device is configured to send EGR valve control signal produced by said circuit board to the drive motor of said EGR motor through from a connector terminal provided on said first cover to a connector terminal provided on said second cover.

5. The EGR control device according to claim 1, wherein said circuit board is configured to take in a signal of a target EGR rate sent from a high-order engine control unit arranged outside said covers, and to compute a throttle valve opening and an EGR valve opening required under EGR control based on said target EGR rate.

6. An EGR control device for diesel engine, wherein part of exhaust gas is recirculated into an air intake passage of said diesel engine, said EGR control device comprising:

a throttle valve for controlling an opening of said air intake passage under EGR control;

an EGR valve for controlling a flow rate of exhaust gas recirculated into said air intake passage;

a throttle body equipped with said throttle valve, a drive motor thereof and a reduction gear mechanism;

a resin cover attached on said throttle body for covering said reduction gear;

a circuit board incorporated into said resin cover for driving and controlling said throttle valve;

a step down circuit installed on said circuit board for stepping down a battery voltage into a motor power supply voltage.

7. An EGR control device for diesel engine, wherein part of exhaust gas is recirculated into an air intake passage of said diesel engine, said EGR control device comprising:

a throttle valve for controlling an opening of said air intake passage under EGR control;

an EGR valve for controlling a flow rate of exhaust gas recirculated into said air intake passage;

a throttle body equipped with said throttle valve, a drive motor thereof and a reduction gear mechanism;

a resin cover attached on said throttle body for covering said reduction gear; and

a circuit board incorporated into said resin cover for driving and controlling said throttle valve;

wherein said circuit board is mounted on a heat sink having a higher thermal conductivity than that of said resin cover;

said heat sink is installed in said resin cover in such a manner of being led through said resin cover; and

a heat radiation surface of said heat sink is exposed to the outside.

8. The EGR control device according to claim 7, wherein said circuit board is equipped with a circuit for driving and controlling said EGR valve, in addition to said throttle valve.

9. The EGR control device according to claim 7, wherein said heat sink is provided with a cooling water pipe.

10. An EGR control device for diesel engine, wherein part of exhaust gas is recirculated into an air intake passage of said diesel engine, said EGR control device comprising:

a throttle valve for controlling an opening of said air intake passage under EGR control;

an EGR valve for controlling a flow rate of exhaust gas recirculated into said air intake passage;

a throttle body equipped with said throttle valve, a drive motor thereof and a reduction gear mechanism;

a resin cover attached on said throttle body for covering said reduction gear;

a circuit board incorporated into said resin cover for driving and controlling said throttle valve; and

a diesel particulate filter installed on an exhaust gas passage of said diesel engine;

wherein said circuit board is provided with a circuit for controlling the opening of said throttle valve to burn particulate substance deposited on said diesel particulate filter.

11. The EGR control device for diesel engine described in claim 10, wherein said circuit board is equipped with a circuit for driving and controlling the EGR valve, in addition to said throttle valve.

12. A motor driven throttle valve device comprising:

a throttle valve for controlling an opening of an air intake passage of an internal combustion engine under EGR control;

an EGR valve for controlling a flow rate of exhaust gas recirculated into said air intake passage;

a first air intake body equipped with said throttle valve, a drive motor thereof and a reduction gear mechanism; and

a second air intake body into which an exhaust gas recirculation passage part with said EGR valve is incorporated, and which is equipped with a drive motor of said EGR valve and a reduction gear mechanism;

wherein said second air intake body is connected to said first air intake body in series at downstream from said first air intake body;

said first and second air intake bodies are provided with a first and second covers for covering reduction gear mechanisms respectively;

a throttle valve shaft and an EGR valve shaft are arranged in parallel in the vertical direction; and

said reduction gears for these shafts and said first and second covers are arranged in parallel on the side surface of said first and second air intake bodies.

13. The motor driven throttle valve device according to claim 12, wherein said first and second covers are separately or integrally molded.

14. The motor driven throttle valve device according to claim 12, wherein said first cover is provided with a sensor for sensing the opening of said throttle valve, whereas said second cover is provided with a sensor for sensing the opening of said EGR;

and said first and second covers are provided with connectors containing at least an output terminal for sending a signal from each sensor to an engine control unit, a terminal for supplying power to said drive motor, a ground terminal and an input terminal for taking in control signals for each valves.

15. The motor driven throttle valve device according to claim 14, wherein said connector is oriented upstream from said throttle valve.

16. A motor driven throttle valve device comprising:

a throttle body forming an air intake passage;

a throttle valve installed into said air intake passage to reduce an cross section of said air intake passage according to an engine operation mode;

a throttle valve shaft supported by said throttle body, said throttle valve being fixed on said throttle valve shaft;

a motor mounted on said throttle body;

a reduction gear mechanism for transmitting a rotation of said motor to said throttle valve shaft;

a resin cover attached on said throttle body so as to cover the gear mechanism;

a control circuit installed into said resin cover;

a connector provided integrally with terminals provided on said resin cover by insert-molding to output an EGR valve control signal sent from said control circuit.

17. The motor driven throttle valve device according to claim 16, wherein said connector includes a terminal for receiving the signal indicating the status of said engine used to compute the EGR valve control signal.

18. The motor driven throttle valve device according to claim 16, wherein the output signal of a throttle position sensor for sensing the rotational angle of said throttle valve shaft is inputted into said control circuit.

19. The motor driven throttle valve device according to claim 16, wherein said connector contains a terminal for outputting to the outside the output signal of said throttle position sensor which senses the rotational angle of said throttle valve shaft.