This application claims priority of German patent application no. 10 2019 004 063.5, filed Jun. 8, 2019, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
The invention relates to a mixture formation unit and to a two stroke engine having a mixture formation unit.
US 2014/0261329 A1 discloses a mixture formation unit, namely a carburetor in which the main fuel nozzle is arranged in a rectilinear channel. As a result, the main fuel nozzle can be pushed or pressed from outside into the base body of the carburetor in a simple manner. On the base body there are arranged a cover, which holds the control membrane, and also a cover of the fuel pump. If the cover, which holds the control membrane is mounted on the base body, the channel in which the main fuel nozzle is arranged is only accessible from the intake channel.
The channels of a carburetor are customarily at least partially produced using machining production methods. However, after mounting the cover of the regulating chamber, the channel in which the main fuel nozzle is arranged is accessible only from the intake channel. Therefore, cleaning of the carburetor after the assembly of all components is possible only to a limited degree. Particles which are situated in the fuel-conducting channels can become detached during operation and accumulate at undesired positions, for example at sensitive components such as valves or the like and thus interfere with the operation of the carburetor.
It is an object of the invention to provide a mixture formation unit that has a high degree of robustness in operation and can be readily cleaned.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a two stroke engine having a mixture formation unit.
With regard to the mixture formation unit, this object can, for example, be achieved by a mixture formation unit having: a base body in which an intake channel section is formed; the base body having a first end side and a second end side; the intake channel section extending from the first end side of the base body to the second end side of the base body; at least one rectilinearly extending channel which opens into the intake channel section; and, wherein the at least one rectilinearly extending channel opens at the first end side of the base body.
With regard to the two stroke engine, the object can, for example, be achieved by a two stroke engine having: an intake channel having an intake channel section; a mixture formation unit having a base body in which the intake channel section is formed; the base body having a first end side and a second end side; the intake channel section extending from the first end side of the base body to the second end side of the base body; the mixture formation unit having at least one rectilinearly extending channel which opens into the intake channel section; the at least one rectilinearly extending channel opening at the first end side of the base body; a cylinder having a combustion chamber formed therein; a crankcase defining a crankcase interior; a crankshaft mounted in the crankcase; a piston configured to drive the crankshaft; the combustion chamber being delimited by the piston; the crankcase interior being connected in at least one position of the piston to the combustion chamber via at least one transfer channel; the intake channel being divided by a partition wall downstream of the intake channel section; and, the partition wall dividing the intake channel into a mixture channel for supplying a fuel/air mixture into the combustion chamber and into an air channel for supplying scavenging advance air to the at least one transfer channel.
There is provision that the channel which opens into the intake channel is configured as a rectilinearly extending channel and opens at an end side of the base body of the mixture formation unit. As a result, both ends of the channel are also still readily accessible after mounting add-on parts such as covers, a fuel pump or the control device of the mixture formation unit. Consequently, the channel can be completely cleaned and flushed through. A cleaning line can be connected in particular to the end side of the base body, resulting in good accessibility of the connection.
A component of the mixture formation unit can preferably be arranged in the channel. By virtue of the arrangement of the mouth opening of the channel at the first end side of the base body, the channel can be cleaned in a simple manner before mounting the component. In the event of functional disturbances, for example, the component arranged in the channel can subsequently be changed in a simple manner. Here, the first end side on which the channel opens can be both the upstream end side of the mixture formation unit and the downstream end side of the mixture formation unit. Advantageously, the mixture formation unit has at least one fuel opening which opens into the intake channel section and which is formed on a fuel nozzle. Here, fuel nozzle designates the component on which there is configured the constriction which forms the nozzle cross section. It is also possible for further functions to be realized in the fuel nozzle. The fuel nozzle is a component which can include a plurality of individual parts. The fuel opening can preferably be a main fuel opening and the fuel nozzle is a main fuel nozzle. Preferably, the component forms with the channel, in particular with the channel wall of the channel, an annular gap which is connected to the fuel opening. By virtue of the fact that the channel is configured as a rectilinear channel, it can be manufactured with a high degree of accuracy, for example by drilling or milling, thus resulting in defined dimensions for the annular gap.
The component arranged in the channel preferably has a check valve. Particles such as chips or the like which arise during the production and cannot be removed from the base body of the mixture formation unit can impair the sealing function of a valve plate of the check valve and thus considerably compromise the functioning. In particular for a check valve, it is therefore desirable to clean residues resulting from preceding machining methods, such as chips or the like.
In an alternative configuration, there is provision that the component is a fuel valve. The fuel valve preferably can have a valve plate which is movable between a stop and a valve seat. Here, too, chips or the like can adversely affect the sealing function of the valve plate. The fuel valve is in particular an electrically operated fuel valve, preferably an electromagnetic valve.
In an embodiment, the channel extends comparatively flat in the base body of the mixture formation unit. This results in an advantageous arrangement and good utilization of the customary available installation space in the mixture formation unit. The center axis of the channel advantageously encloses an angle of 0° to 30°, in particular from 0° to 25°, with the intake channel longitudinal axis in a section plane which contains the intake channel longitudinal axis and extends parallel to the center axis of the channel. The center axis of the channel can accordingly lie in one plane with the intake channel longitudinal axis or extend obliquely to the intake channel longitudinal axis. If the center axis of the channel extends obliquely to the intake channel longitudinal axis, the angle is measured in the section plane between a projection of the center axis of the channel perpendicular to the section plane and the intake channel longitudinal axis.
The intake channel section preferably has a venturi section. In particular a throttle element is mounted in the base body downstream of the venturi section. The throttle element is preferably arranged so as to be adjustable and serves for setting the free flow cross section of the intake channel section. The throttle element can advantageously be pivotable about a rotational axis.
The mixture formation unit is in particular a carburetor in which the fuel preparation occurs at least partially in the venturi section or downstream thereof. The first end side at which the channel opens is preferably the upstream end side of the base body. However, there can also be provision that the first end side at which the channel opens is the downstream end side of the base body. The throttle element is preferably a throttle flap. A choke element can advantageously be held in the base body upstream of the throttle element. The choke element is preferably a choke flap. With the choke element configured as a choke flap, there is sufficient installation space present in the installation channel section, with the result that the channel and the choke element can be arranged at least partially in the same cross section of the mixture formation unit. There can be provision that no partition wall section is arranged in the intake channel section upstream of the throttle element. In a preferred configuration, a partition wall section is arranged in the intake channel section upstream of the throttle element. A simple construction results if the component is pressed into the channel. Here, the component can be pressed directly into the channel. The outside circumference of the component and the channel may advantageously form an interference fit assembly and bear against one another. In an alternative configuration, there can be provision that the component is pressed into the channel with interposition of at least one seal. A plurality of seals can be advantageous, in particular in order to seal different regions on the outer circumference of the component with respect to one another. If the component has a valve, it can be particularly advantageous for the regions downstream and upstream of the valve to be separated from one another via at least one seal on the outer circumference of the component. The seal can be an O-ring, for example. However, another configuration of the seal can also be advantageous.
For a two stroke engine having a mixture formation unit, there is provision that the two stroke engine has a cylinder in which there is formed a combustion chamber which is delimited by a piston. The piston drives a crankshaft which is mounted so as to be rotatable in a crankcase. A crankcase interior is connected in at least one position of the piston to the combustion chamber via at least one transfer channel. The two stroke engine has an intake channel which, downstream of the intake channel section formed in the mixture formation unit, is divided by a partition wall into a mixture channel for the supply of fuel/air mixture into the combustion chamber and into an air channel for the supply of scavenging advance air to the at least one transfer channel. It has been shown that, in particular in a mixture formation unit for a stratified scavenging engine in which the intake channel section is divided into a mixture channel and an air channel, sufficient installation space is available for the rectilinear channel opening at an end side of the base body.
Upstream of the throttle element, there can be provided a partition wall section for subdividing the intake channel section into the mixture channel and the air channel. However, there can also be provision that no partition wall section for subdividing the intake channel section into the mixture channel and air channel is provided upstream of the throttle element.
The mixture formation device according to the disclosure can also be provided for a two stroke engine which does not have an air channel or for a two stroke engine which has an air channel routed separately from the mixture channel. The mixture formation device is also advantageous for a four stroke engine, in particular for a mixture-lubricated four stroke engine.
The invention will now be described with reference to the drawings wherein:
The two stroke engine 1 schematically illustrated in
The two stroke engine 1 has an intake tract with an air filter 49, a mixture formation unit 13 and a connecting piece 41 for connecting the mixture formation unit 13 to the cylinder 2. In the exemplary embodiment, the mixture formation unit 13 is a carburetor. Instead of the connecting piece 41, it is possible to provide one or more arbitrary other parts for fluidic connection of mixture formation unit 13 with the cylinder 2 or the crankcase 4. The air filter 49 has a filter element 39. Downstream of the filter element 39 there is formed a clean space 50 from which an intake channel 10 leads. An intake channel section 11 is formed in the mixture formation unit 13. A throttle element 17, in the exemplary embodiment a throttle flap, is mounted in an adjustable manner in the intake channel section 11. In the exemplary embodiment, the throttle element 17 is mounted with a throttle shaft 18. Downstream of the throttle element 17, the intake channel 10 is divided into a mixture channel 12 and an air channel 14. The intake channel 10 has an intake channel longitudinal axis 32 which forms the longitudinal center axis of the intake channel 10. The mixture channel 12 opens with a mixture channel opening 15 at the cylinder bore 55. The mixture channel opening 15 is controlled by the piston 5. The mixture channel opening 15 is opened toward the crankcase interior 6 in the region of top dead center of the piston 15. The air channel 14 opens with at least one air channel opening 16 at the cylinder bore 55. The air channel opening 16 is also controlled by the piston 5. The piston 5 has at least one piston pocket 37 which connects the air channel opening 16 to the transfer windows 9 in the region of top dead center of the piston 5. Via the air channel 14, the air channel opening 16 and the transfer windows 9, scavenging advance air is provided upstream in the transfer channels 8 in the region of top dead center of the piston 5. The cylinder 2 has an outlet 40 from the combustion chamber 3.
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The main fuel nozzle 29 may advantageously be pressed into the channel 26. Here, the main fuel nozzle 29 can be pressed directly into the channel 26, with the result that the outside circumference of the main fuel nozzle 29 is in contact with the wall of the channel 26. Alternatively, the main fuel nozzle 29 can be pressed into the channel 26 with the interposition of at least one seal. For this purpose,
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During operation of the two stroke engine 1, fuel/air mixture is sucked from the mixture channel 12 into the crankcase interior 6 during the upward stroke of the piston 5 as soon as the mixture channel opening 15 opens. As long as the air channel opening 16 is connected to the transfer windows 9 via the piston pocket 37, scavenging advance air is provided upstream in the transfer channels 8. During the downward stroke of the piston 5, the air/fuel mixture in the crankcase interior 6 is compressed and, as soon as the transfer windows 9 open, scavenging advance air first of all flows out of the transfer channels 8 and then fuel/air mixture flows out of the crankcase interior 6 into the combustion chamber 3. The fuel/air mixture is compressed in the combustion chamber 3 during the upward stroke of the piston 5 and ignited by a spark plug 72 in the region of top dead center of the piston 5. Preferably, the spark plug 72 is activated by a control unit 61 which also activates a fuel valve 60 (
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The channel 26 has a center axis 33. In the exemplary embodiment, the center axis 33 encloses an angle α, which is less than 90°, with the intake channel longitudinal axis 32. In the exemplary embodiment, the angle α is greater than 0°. However, an angle of 0° can also be advantageous. The angle α is preferably from 0° to 30°, in particular from 0° to 25°. Here, the angle α is measured in a section plane which contains the intake channel longitudinal axis 32 and which extends parallel to the center axis 33 of the channel 26. In the exemplary embodiment, the section plane contains both the intake channel longitudinal axis 32 and the center axis 33 and corresponds to the section plane illustrated in
The base body 23 of the mixture formation unit 13 has a first longitudinal side 58 and a second longitudinal side 59. The longitudinal sides 58 and 59 extend approximately parallel to the center axis 33 of the intake channel section 11. A fuel pump 46 can advantageously be formed on the first longitudinal side 58. The fuel pump 46 is delimited by the base body 23, by a pump cover 47 fixed to the base body 23 and also by a pump membrane (not shown). The pump cover 47 is preferably screwed to the base body 23 via a fastening screw 48. On the opposite longitudinal side 59, a regulating chamber 42 and a compensation chamber 43 which are separated by a control membrane 44 may advantageously be formed. The control membrane 44 is held on the base body 23 by a regulating chamber cover 62 schematically illustrated in
The main fuel nozzle 29 is arranged in the channel 26. On the outside circumference of the main fuel nozzle 29 there is formed an annular gap 30 into which the fuel channel 64 opens. The annular gap 30 is delimited by a peripheral groove on the outside circumference of the main fuel nozzle 29 and by the wall of the channel 26. In the main fuel nozzle 29 there is formed a transverse channel 65, which, in the exemplary embodiment, extends perpendicular to the center axis 33, and a longitudinal channel 66 which extends in the direction of the center axis 33 centrally through the main fuel nozzle 29. The annular gap 30 is connected to the longitudinal channel 66 via the transverse channel 65. The longitudinal channel 66 opens at a valve plate 52. The valve plate 52 forms with a valve seat 54 a check valve 31. In the closed state of the check valve 31, the valve plate 52 bears against the valve seat 54. In the case of excess pressure in the intake channel section 11 with respect to the regulating chamber 42, the check valve 31 is closed. In the case of negative pressure in the intake channel section 11, the valve plate 52 is lifted off the valve seat 54. The check valve 31 has a stop 53 which delimits the maximum stroke of the valve plate 52. The stroke of the valve plate 52 is preferably as small as possible.
In the exemplary embodiment, a check valve 81 is arranged in the fuel channel 64 which connects the regulating chamber 42 to the channel 26. The check valve 81 closes in the flow direction from the channel 26 to the regulating chamber 42. In the exemplary embodiment, the check valve 81 is arranged downstream of the fixed throttle 63. Another arrangement of the check valve 81 can also be advantageous.
Another configuration of the fuel valve 60 can also be advantageous. Instead of the main fuel nozzle 29 or the fuel valve 60, it is also possible for other components to be arranged in the channel 26. In the channel 26 there can be arranged in particular a needle valve or a spring-loaded valve, as is used for example in a purger.
In the exemplary embodiments, the mixture formation unit 13 is configured as a carburetor. A carburetor delivers the fuel into the intake channel as a result of the negative pressure existing in the intake channel. In an alternative configuration, another mixture formation unit can also be provided. The mixture formation unit can in particular have a fuel valve which supplies fuel into the intake channel as a result of excess pressure of the fuel, in particular injects the fuel into the intake channel.
It is understood that the foregoing description is that of the preferred embodiments of the invention and that various changes and modifications may be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
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