JP6926752B2 - Vehicle powertrain mounting device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a vehicle powertrain mounting device.

The engine hydraulic control valve mounting structure described in Patent Document 1 is known as a device in which a timing chain provided at an end of an internal combustion engine is covered with a chain case and the chain case and a vehicle body are connected by a mounting device. ..

The hydraulic control valve mounting structure of this engine includes a chain case that covers a timing chain that transmits the rotation of the crankshaft to the intake / exhaust camshaft. A mount mounting boss and an oil control valve are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the upper part of the chain case, and the engine mount is mounted on the mount mounting boss.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-57636

However, in the conventional engine hydraulic control valve mounting structure, it is necessary to avoid the oil control valve when the mount mounting boss portion is arranged in the chain case. Therefore, it is necessary to arrange the engine mount in the chain case while considering the arrangement of the oil control valve, and it may be difficult to arrange the engine mount depending on the vehicle model.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a vehicle powertrain mounting device in which a mounting device can be easily arranged regardless of the arrangement position of the hydraulic control valve with respect to the chain case. Is the purpose.

The present invention includes a vibration-proof mount member having a mount-side connecting portion and provided on the vehicle body side, a case member provided on the power train facing the vibration-proof mount member, and the case in the width direction of the vehicle. A bulging portion that bulges from the member toward the anti-vibration mount member and is provided at a distance from the anti-vibration mount member in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and has a case-side connecting portion on the upper portion thereof, and the case member. A hydraulic control valve that is inserted into a cylinder portion arranged below the bulging portion and extends from the cylinder portion to the side of the vibration-proof mount member in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and the case-side connecting portion and the mount. A mount bracket that connects the side connecting portions and supports the power train to the vehicle body, and the mount bracket have an intermediate connecting portion, and a plurality of case sides arranged on the case side connecting portion and the case member. a first mounting bracket coupled to a boss portion, said an intermediate connection part and the mounting device of the power train for a vehicle which is divided into a second mounting bracket for connecting the mounting side connecting portion, before The first mount bracket has an upper wall portion whose base end side is connected to the case side connecting portion and whose tip end side extends from the base end side to the side of the mount side connecting portion in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and the upper wall portion. The lower end portion extending downward from the portion and extending in the extending direction is provided with a vertical wall portion connected to the case member, and the hydraulic control valve faces the vertical wall portion and is connected to the case side connecting portion. At adjacent positions, they are arranged in a space surrounded by the upper wall portion, the vertical wall portion, and the case-side boss portion, and the plurality of case-side boss portions are obliquely forward and downward with respect to the bulging portion. A second case-side boss formed so as to face the formed first case-side boss portion in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and diagonally upward in front of the first case-side boss portion. It has a portion and a third case-side boss portion formed below the bulging portion on the rear side of the first case-side boss portion and aligned with the first case-side boss portion in the front-rear direction. The third case-side boss portion is provided at one end in the axial direction of the cylinder portion and is connected to the cylinder portion, and the other end portion of the cylinder portion in the axial direction is the cylinder portion. It is inclined so as to extend in the direction of the second case-side boss with respect to the horizontal axis so as to be separated from the virtual plane connecting the first case-side boss and the third case-side boss. It is characterized by that.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the arrangement of the mounting device from being restricted regardless of the arrangement position of the hydraulic control valve with respect to the chain case.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the front part of a vehicle provided with a vehicle powertrain mounting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a right side view of a vehicle power train according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line of the right mounting device in the IV-IV direction of FIG. FIG. 5 is a view of the right mount device of the vehicle power train according to the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from diagonally right front. FIG. 6 is a top view of a right mount device for a vehicle power train according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a top view of the right mount device of the vehicle power train according to the embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which the second mount bracket is removed. FIG. 8 is a top view of the right mount device of the vehicle power train according to the embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which the first mount bracket and the second mount bracket are removed. FIG. 9 is a right side view of the vehicle power train according to the embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which the first mount bracket is removed. FIG. 10 is a view of the vehicle power train according to the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from diagonally right rearward, and shows a state in which the first mount bracket is removed. FIG. 11 is a right side view of the vehicle power train according to the embodiment of the present invention, and is a view showing a state in which the first mount bracket is attached. FIG. 12 is a view of the first mounting bracket of the right mounting device of the vehicle power train according to the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from diagonally left front. FIG. 13 is a left side view of the first mounting bracket of the right mounting device for the vehicle power train according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 14 is a rear view of the first mount bracket of the right mount device for the vehicle power train according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The vehicle power train mounting device according to an embodiment of the present invention has a mount-side connecting portion, and has a vibration-proof mount member provided on the vehicle body side and a power train facing the vibration-proof mount member. A provided case member, a bulging portion that bulges from the case member toward the vibration-proof mount member in the width direction of the vehicle and has a case-side connecting portion at the upper portion, and a case-side connecting portion and the mount-side connecting portion. A mount bracket for connecting the power train and a hydraulic control valve provided on the outer peripheral surface of the case member to supply oil to the hydraulic equipment provided in the power train are provided, and the power train is elastically supported on the vehicle body. A first mounting device for a vehicle power train, wherein a case-side boss portion is formed on the case member, and the mount bracket has an intermediate connecting portion and is connected to the case-side connecting portion. The mount bracket is divided into a second mount bracket that connects the intermediate connection portion and the mount side connection portion, and the base end side of the first mount bracket is connected to the case side connection portion. A vertical portion whose tip end side extends from the base end side to the side of the mount side connecting portion in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and a lower end portion extending downward from the upper wall portion and extending in the extending direction are connected to the case member. The hydraulic control valve is provided with a wall portion, and the hydraulic control valve is located at a position facing the vertical wall portion and adjacent to the case side connecting portion, the upper wall portion, the vertical wall portion, and the case side boss portion. that it has been arranged in a space which is surrounded by.
This ensures that can be easily disposed a mount device regardless of the position of the hydraulic control valve for the chain case.

Hereinafter, a vehicle powertrain mounting device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 14 are views showing a vehicle powertrain mounting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIGS. 1 to 14, when the traveling direction of the vehicle is the front and the backward direction is the rear, the width direction of the vehicle is the left-right direction and the height direction of the vehicle is the up-down direction.

First, the configuration will be described.
In FIG. 1, the vehicle 1 includes a left side member 2L, a right side member 2R, and a cross member 3.

The left side member 2L and the right side member 2R are separated from each other in the width direction of the vehicle 1 (hereinafter referred to as the vehicle width direction) and extend in the front-rear direction. The cross member 3 extends inward in the vehicle width direction from the left side member 2L and the right side member 2R, and connects the left side member 2L and the right side member 2R.

An engine room 4 surrounded by a left side member 2L, a right side member 2R, and a cross member 3 is provided in the front portion of the vehicle 1, and a power train 5 is arranged in the engine room 4.

The power train 5 is composed of an engine 6 as an internal combustion engine and a transmission 7, and the engine 6 and the transmission 7 are vehicles inside the vehicle width direction with respect to the left side member 2L and the right side member 2R. They are arranged side by side in the width direction. The engine 6 converts thermal energy into mechanical energy, and the transmission 7 shifts the rotation speed of the engine 6 and outputs it.

A left mount device 8 is provided on the left side member 2L, and the left mount device 8 elastically supports the power train 5 on the left side member 2L. The right side member 2R is provided with a right mount device 9, and the right mount device 9 elastically supports the power train 5 on the right side member 2R.

The cross member 3 is provided with a rear mount device 10, and the rear mount device 10 elastically supports the power train 5 on the cross member 3. The right mount device 9 of this embodiment constitutes the mount device of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, the engine 6 includes a cylinder block 11, a cylinder head 12 (see FIG. 3), a cylinder head cover 13, and an oil pan 14. The cylinder block 11 and the cylinder head 12 of this embodiment constitute the engine body of the present invention.

A chain case 21 is attached to the right side surface of the cylinder block 11 and the cylinder head 12 in the vehicle width direction (see FIG. 3), and the chain case 21 is shown on the right side surface of the cylinder block 11 and the cylinder head 12. Does not cover the timing chain. The chain case 21 of this embodiment constitutes the case member of the present invention.

The cylinder block 11 is provided with a plurality of cylinders (not shown). A piston (not shown) is housed in the cylinder, and the piston reciprocates in the vertical direction with respect to the cylinder. The piston is connected to the crankshaft 15 via a connecting rod (not shown), and the reciprocating motion of the piston is converted into the rotational motion of the crankshaft 15 via the connecting rod.

The cylinder head 12 is provided with a plurality of intake ports (not shown), a plurality of intake valves for opening and closing the intake ports, a plurality of exhaust ports, a plurality of exhaust valves for opening and closing the exhaust ports, and the like. The intake port introduces air into the cylinder, and the exhaust port exhausts the exhaust gas burned in the cylinder from the cylinder.

In FIG. 3, a valve operating chamber 16 is formed between the cylinder head 12 and the cylinder head cover 13, and an exhaust camshaft 17 and an intake camshaft (not shown) are housed in the valve operating chamber 16.

The exhaust camshaft 17 is provided with an exhaust cam 17A, and the exhaust cam 17A opens and closes an exhaust port by driving an exhaust valve as the exhaust cam shaft 17 rotates. The details of the intake camshaft will be omitted.

A hydraulic actuator 18 with a variable valve mechanism is provided at the right end of the exhaust camshaft 17. The hydraulic actuator 18 includes an advance chamber and a retard chamber (not shown) into which oil is introduced. The hydraulic actuator 18 controls the rotation phase of the exhaust camshaft 17 to the advance side when oil is introduced into the advance chamber, and changes the rotation phase of the exhaust camshaft 17 when oil is introduced into the retard chamber. Control to the retard side.

The timing chain covered by the chain case 21 connects the crankshaft 15, the exhaust camshaft 17, and the intake camshaft, and the timing chain transmits the power of the crankshaft 15 to the exhaust camshaft 17 and the intake camshaft. ..
Oil for lubricating the crankshaft 15, the piston, and the like is stored in the oil pan 14.

In FIG. 2, a water pump pulley 22, a crank pulley 23, a generator pulley 24, and an idler pulley 25 are rotatably provided on the right side of the engine 6.
The water pump pulley 22 is fixed to an input shaft 22A of a water pump (not shown) mounted on the cylinder block 11, and the water pump pulley 22 rotates together with the input shaft 22A to transmit power to the water pump. The crank pulley 23 is fixed to the right end portion of the crankshaft 15, and rotates clockwise together with the crankshaft 15.

The generator pulley 24 is fixed to the input shaft 26A of the generator 26 mounted on the cylinder block 11 and rotates together with the input shaft 26A to transmit power to the generator 26. The generator 26 generates electricity by electromagnetic induction action by rotating a rotor (not shown) provided on the input shaft 26A, and charges a battery (not shown). The idler pulley 25 is rotatably supported by the cylinder block 11. The water pump and generator 26 of this embodiment constitute an auxiliary machine of the present invention.

An endless drive belt 27 is wound around the water pump pulley 22, the crank pulley 23, the generator pulley 24, and the idler pulley 25. The drive belt 27 rotationally drives the water pump and the generator 26 by transmitting the power of the crankshaft 15 from the crank pulley 23 to the water pump pulley 22 and the generator pulley 24.

The idler pulley 25 is provided between the crank pulley 23 and the generator pulley 24 so as to apply tension to a portion of the drive belt 27 traveling from the crank pulley 23 to the generator pulley 24.

A belt tensioner 31 is arranged in the chain case 21, and the belt tensioner 31 is arranged below the bulging portion 51 described later. The belt tensioner 31 is arranged above the crank pulley 23 and in front of the water pump pulley 22 when viewed from the vehicle width direction.

The belt tensioner 31 includes an arm 32, a tensioner pulley 33, and an auto tensioner 34. One end of the arm 32 is swingably supported by the cylinder block 11. The tensioner pulley 33 is rotatably supported by the other end of the arm 32 and is in contact with the drive belt 27.

The auto tensioner 34 has a tubular damper 34A that can be expanded and contracted in the axial direction. A tensioner connecting portion 34a is provided at the upper end (one end) of the damper 34A, and the lower end (the other end) of the damper 34A is connected to the arm 32.

A spring (not shown) is provided on the inner peripheral portion of the damper 34A, and the damper 34A is urged by the spring to extend to generate a pressing force in the axial direction. As a result, the auto tensioner 34 can apply tension to the drive belt 27 by pressing the tensioner pulley 33 against the drive belt 27 via the arm 32, and loosening due to a decrease in the tension of the drive belt 27 is suppressed.

As a result, slippage between the drive belt 27 and the pulleys 22, 23, and 24 is suppressed. The auto tensioner 34 is not limited to the spring type.
It may be composed of a hydraulic type , a pneumatic type or the like auto tensioner, or may be composed of a spring for applying tension and a hydraulic pressure for damping in combination.

In FIGS. 2 and 10, a flat portion 21A extending in the vertical direction is formed in the chain case 21. In FIG. 4, a tensioner connecting boss portion 52 is formed in the flat portion 21A, and the tensioner connecting portion 34a is connected to the tensioner connecting boss portion 52 by a bolt 37A. The belt tensioner 31 of this embodiment constitutes the tension applying member of the present invention, and the auto tensioner 34 constitutes the tensioner member of the present invention.

In FIGS. 3 and 4, the right mount device 9 includes a vibration-proof mount member 41 and a mount bracket 45. The anti-vibration mount member 41 is provided on the right side member 2R side. The anti-vibration mount member 41 has an outer cylinder 42, a mount rubber 43, and a shaft member 44, and each of the outer cylinder 42 and the shaft member 44 has a central axis extending in the vertical direction.

The outer cylinder 42 is provided with a mounting piece 42A extending outward in the vehicle width direction and a mounting piece 42B extending outward in the vehicle front-rear direction from the outer cylinder 42. The mounting piece 42A is fixed to the vehicle body panel 36 by bolts 37B, and the mounting piece 42B is fixed to the right side member 2R by bolts 37C (see FIGS. 5 to 8). The right side member 2R and the vehicle body panel 36 of this embodiment constitute the vehicle body of the present invention.

The mount rubber 43 is housed in the outer cylinder 42, and the outer peripheral portion of the mount rubber 43 is fixed to the outer cylinder 42 by vulcanization adhesion or the like. The shaft member 44 is fixed to the inner peripheral portion of the mount rubber 43 by vulcanization adhesion or the like.

A mount bracket 45 is connected to the shaft member 44 by a bolt 37D, and the mount bracket 45 connects the vibration-proof mount member 41 and the chain case 21. The shaft member 44 of this embodiment constitutes the mount-side connecting portion of the present invention.

The chain case 21 is provided on the engine 6 so as to face the anti-vibration mount member 41 in the vehicle width direction. In FIGS. 9 and 10, a bulging portion 51 is provided on the upper side of the flat portion 21A of the chain case 21.

The bulging portion 51 bulges from the outer surface of the chain case 21 toward the anti-vibration mount member 41 in the vehicle width direction, and is provided at a distance from the anti-vibration mount member 41 in the front-rear direction (FIG. 8). reference).

A case-side connecting portion 51A extending in the front-rear direction is provided on the upper portion of the bulging portion 51, and three screw grooves 51a extending downward from the case-side connecting portion 51A are formed in the bulging portion 51 (FIG. 8. See FIG. 10).

The mount bracket 45 of this embodiment connects the shaft member 44 and the case-side connecting portion 51A of the bulging portion 51, and as shown in FIG. 1, the vibration-proof mounting member 41 has the power train 5 on the right side. It is elastically supported by the member 2R and the vehicle body panel 36.

In FIGS. 3 to 5, the mount bracket 45 is divided into a first mount bracket 46 and a second mount bracket 47.

In FIGS. 12 and 13, the first mount bracket 46 includes an upper wall portion 61 and a vertical wall portion 62. The upper wall portion 61 extends in the front-rear direction. The upper wall portion 61 has a bracket-side connecting portion 61A formed on the base end side (rear side in the front-rear direction of the vehicle 1) with the central portion in the extending direction of the upper wall portion 61 as a boundary, and the tip side (front-rear direction of the vehicle 1). An intermediate connecting portion 61B extending from the bracket side connecting portion 61A to the side of the shaft member 44 in the vehicle width direction is formed on the front side) (see FIG. 7).

Two through holes 61a are formed in the bracket side connecting portion 61A, and the bracket side connecting portion 61A is connected to the case side connecting portion 51A of the bulging portion 51 by a bolt 37F (see FIGS. 5 and 7). ). In FIG. 7, a part of the bulging portion 51 is shown by a virtual line.

In FIG. 7, the intermediate connecting portion 61B of this embodiment is provided at a position above the upper wall portion 61 and adjacent to the case-side connecting portion 51A of the bulging portion 51 in the front-rear direction. Three through holes 61b are formed in the intermediate connecting portion 61B, and one end of the second mount bracket 47 is connected to the intermediate connecting portion 61B by bolts 37G and stud bolts 37H (FIGS. 5 and 6). reference).

The other end of the second mount bracket 47 is connected to the upper end of the shaft member 44 by a bolt 37D (see FIG. 3). Here, the fact that the intermediate connecting portion 61B is located above the upper wall portion 61 means that the intermediate connecting portion 61B which is a separate body from the upper wall portion 61 is attached to the upper part of the upper wall portion 61, and that the intermediate connecting portion 61B is attached. Is composed of the upper surface of the upper wall portion 61. The intermediate connecting portion 61B constitutes a portion on which one end of the second mount bracket 47 is placed.

In FIG. 12, the vertical wall portion 62 extends downward from the outer end portion 61c in the width direction of the vehicle of the upper wall portion 61 in the region corresponding to the bracket side connecting portion 61A and the intermediate connecting portion 61B extending in the front-rear direction. .. FIG. 13 shows a region (range) in the front-rear direction between the bracket side connecting portion 61A and the intermediate connecting portion 61B.

That is, the vertical wall portion 62 includes a bracket-side connecting portion 61A that faces the case-side connecting portion 51A in the vehicle width direction and extends in the front-rear direction, and an intermediate connecting portion 61B that extends continuously in the front-rear direction to the bracket-side connecting portion 61A. In the region of the upper wall portion 61 in the front-rear direction corresponding to the above, the upper wall portion 61 extends downward from the outer end portion 61c of the vehicle in the width direction.

In FIGS. 9 and 10, the flat portion 21A of the chain case 21 is formed with a front boss portion 53A, a rear boss portion 53B, and an upper boss portion 53C. The lower end and the front end of the vertical wall portion 62 in the extending direction are connected to the front boss portion 53A, the rear boss portion 53B, and the upper boss portion 53C by bolts 37I (see FIG. 11).

In FIGS. 12 and 13, a front boss portion 62A, a rear boss portion 62B, and an upper boss portion 62C are formed on the vertical wall portion 62, and the front boss portion 62A, the rear boss portion 62B, and the upper boss portion 62C are formed. , Protruding from the vertical wall portion 62 toward the chain case 21 (see FIG. 14).

In FIGS. 9 and 10, the rear boss portion 53B of the chain case 21 is formed below the bulging portion 51. The front boss portion 53A is formed below the bulging portion 51 on the front side of the rear boss portion 53B and in line with the rear boss portion 53B in the front-rear direction.

The front boss portion 53A is provided so as to be separated from the case side connecting portion 51A in the front-rear direction, and the rear boss portion 53B is formed directly below the case side connecting portion 51A.

In FIG. 11, the upper boss portion 53C is formed on the side opposite to the case side connecting portion 51A with respect to the intermediate connecting portion 61B and adjacent to the intermediate connecting portion 61B in the front-rear direction. In FIG. 9, the upper boss portion 53C faces the bulging portion 51 in the front-rear direction, and is formed diagonally upward on the front side with respect to the front boss portion 53A.

The front boss portion 53A is connected to the front boss portion 62A of the vertical wall portion 62 by the bolt 37I, and the rear boss portion 53B is connected to the rear boss portion 62B of the vertical wall portion 62 by the bolt 37I. The upper boss portion 53C is connected to the upper boss portion 62C of the vertical wall portion 62 by a bolt 37I.

As a result, the first mount bracket 46 is firmly connected to the chain case 21 by the front boss portion 62A, the rear boss portion 62B, the upper boss portion 62C, and the bracket side connecting portion 61A.

In FIG. 9, when the chain case 21 is viewed from the outside in the vehicle width direction, the width of the chain case 21 above the joint portion 19 (see FIG. 3) between the cylinder block 11 and the cylinder head 12 is the joint portion. It is formed wider than the width below 19.

In the flat portion 21A, the front boss portion 53A and the rear boss portion 53B are formed above the joint portion 19. As a result, the first mount bracket 46 is arranged on the upper side of the joint portion 19.

In FIGS. 12 and 13, an outer peripheral rib 62D is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the vertical wall portion 62, and the outer peripheral rib 62D projects from the vertical wall portion 62 toward the chain case 21 (see FIGS. 7 and 14). , The front end and the rear end of the upper wall portion 61 are connected.

In FIGS. 12 and 13, the front boss portion 62A, the rear boss portion 62B, and the upper boss portion 62C are formed on the outer peripheral rib 62D, and the front boss portion 62A, the rear boss portion 62B, and the upper boss portion 62C are formed. , It is connected to the upper wall portion 61 by the outer peripheral rib 62D.

A partition wall 62E is formed in the vertical wall portion 62, and the partition wall 62E extends in the vertical direction inward of the outer peripheral rib 62D, and the upper wall portion 61 and the lower end portion of the vertical wall portion 62 (lower outer peripheral rib). 62D) is connected.

The partition wall 62E extends downward from the central portion in the extending direction (front-rear direction) of the upper wall portion 61, and the upper wall portion 61 is formed with a bracket side connecting portion 61A on the base end side with the partition wall 62E as a boundary. An intermediate connecting portion 61B is formed on the tip end side.

The first mount bracket 46 includes a rib forming region 71 provided on one side (front side) with respect to the partition wall 62E and a rib non-forming region 72 provided on the other side (rear side) with respect to the partition wall 62E. Has.

The rib forming region 71 is a region corresponding to the vertical wall portion 62 extending downward from the intermediate connecting portion 61B with the partition wall 62E as a boundary, and the rib non-forming region 72 is a bracket side connecting portion with the partition wall 62E as a boundary. This is a region corresponding to the vertical wall portion 62 extending downward from 61A.

In the rib forming region 71, the vertical wall portion 62 is formed with vertical ribs 62F and 62G and horizontal ribs 62H, 62I and 62J protruding from the vertical wall portion 62 toward the chain case 21. In the rib non-forming region 72, the vertical wall portion 62 is flat, and no rib is formed on the vertical wall portion 62.

The vertical ribs 62F and 62G extend in the vertical direction, and the upper ends of the vertical ribs 62F and 62G are connected to the intermediate connecting portion 61B. The vertical rib 62F extends from the lower part of the intermediate connecting portion 61B to the front boss portion 62A, and the vertical rib 62F connects the front boss portion 62A and the intermediate connecting portion 61B.

The lateral ribs 62H, 62I, and 62J extend in the front-rear direction. The horizontal ribs 62I and 62J connect the partition wall 62E and the vertical rib 62G, and the horizontal rib 62H connects the upper boss portion 62C and the vertical rib 62F. The vertical ribs 62F, 62G and the horizontal ribs 62H, 62I, 62J of this embodiment constitute the ribs of the present invention.

In FIG. 9, a first virtual plane 91 extending in the front-rear direction across the front boss portion 53A and the rear boss portion 53B, and a second virtual plane 92 extending in the front-rear direction along the case-side connecting portion 51A. The first mount bracket 46 forms a space surrounded by a third virtual plane 93 extending in the vertical direction through the front boss portion 53A and a fourth virtual plane 94 extending in the vertical direction through the rear boss portion 53B. When the bracket arrangement space 96 is arranged, the tensioner connecting portion 34a of the auto tensioner 34 is arranged in the bracket arrangement space 96.

The first virtual plane 91 is a virtual plane 91a connecting the upper end of the front boss portion 53A and the upper end of the rear boss portion 53B, and a virtual plane connecting the lower end of the front boss portion 53A and the lower end of the rear boss portion 53B. It suffices to pass between the plane 91b.
The third virtual plane 93 may pass between the front end and the rear end of the front boss portion 53A, and the fourth virtual plane 94 passes between the front end and the rear end of the rear boss portion 53B. I just need to be there.

The tensioner connecting portion 34a of this embodiment may be arranged within the range of the bracket arrangement space 96, but in this embodiment, the tensioner connecting portion 34a and the front boss portion 53A of the bracket arrangement space 96 It is arranged in the space between bosses 97 between the rear boss portion 53B and the boss portion 53B. In other words, the tensioner connecting portion 34a is arranged in the inter-boss space 97 between the virtual plane 91a and the virtual plane 91b.

That is, the tensioner connecting portion 34a of the present embodiment is between the front boss portion 53A and the rear boss portion 53B in the bracket arrangement space 96 surrounded by the front boss portion 53A, the rear boss portion 53B, and the bulging portion 51. It is arranged in the space 97 between the bosses.

The tensioner connecting portion 34a is arranged biased toward the front boss portion 53A with respect to the fifth virtual plane 95 that vertically crosses the central portion 91c in the extending direction of the first virtual plane 91. The central portion 91c in the extending direction of the first virtual plane 91 is the central portion in the front-rear direction between the front boss portion 53A and the rear boss portion 53B. In FIG. 10, the tensioner connecting boss portion 52 is arranged adjacent to the front boss portion 53A in the front-rear direction, and the tensioner connecting boss portion 52 is connected to the front boss portion 53A.

As a result, the rear boss portion 53B and the case side connecting portion 51A of this embodiment are arranged on the rear side with respect to the fifth virtual plane 95, and the front boss portion 53A and the tensioner connecting portion 34a are arranged on the fifth virtual plane 95. It will be arranged on the front side with respect to the plane 95.

In FIGS. 9 and 10, a cylinder portion 63 is arranged above the flat portion 21A of the chain case 21 and below the bulging portion 51, and a hydraulic control valve 64 is inserted into the cylinder portion 63. ing. In FIG. 3, the cylinder portion 63 is formed between the chain case 21 and the vertical wall portion 62 so as to face the vertical wall portion 62 in the vehicle width direction.

In FIGS. 9 and 10, the cylinder portion 63 is formed so as to cross between the bulging portion 51, the tensioner connecting boss portion 52, the front boss portion 53A, and the rear boss portion 53B in the vertical direction.

Specifically, the cylinder portion 63 and the hydraulic control valve 64 of the present embodiment face the vertical wall portion 62 and are adjacent to the case-side connecting portion 51A in the vertical direction, and the upper wall portion 61 and the vertical wall. It is arranged in the bracket arrangement space 96 surrounded by the portion 62, the front boss portion 53A, and the rear boss portion 53B.

The hydraulic control valve 64 includes a plunger (not shown) inserted into the cylinder unit 63, and a control unit 64A such as an electromagnetic solenoid that protrudes outward from the cylinder unit 63 to drive the plunger.

Oil is introduced into the cylinder portion 63 from an oil pump (not shown). The cylinder portion 63 communicates with the advance chamber and the retard chamber of the hydraulic actuator 18 through an oil passage (not shown) formed in the chain case 21, respectively.

The plunger is driven by the control unit 64A to switch the oil flow direction so as to supply the oil supplied from the oil pump to the cylinder unit 63 to either the advance chamber or the retard chamber. The hydraulic actuator 18 of this embodiment constitutes the hydraulic device of the present invention.

The rear boss portion 53B is provided at one end in the axial direction of the cylinder portion 63, and the cylinder portion 63 has a first virtual portion in which the other end in the axial direction of the cylinder portion 63 is arranged below the cylinder portion 63. It is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane 98 so as to be away from the plane 91. The first virtual plane 91 of this embodiment constitutes the virtual plane of the present invention.

The engine 6 of the present embodiment is arranged in the engine room 4 so that the cylinder shaft (not shown) is tilted forward with respect to the vertical direction. The case-side connecting portion 51A connected to the right side member 2R via the right mounting device 9 is formed in a horizontal plane so that the right mounting device 9 does not tilt.

Therefore, the second virtual plane 92 passing through the case-side connecting portion 51A is formed in a horizontal plane. In FIG. 9, the horizontal plane 98 different from the second virtual plane 92 is formed in order to make it clear that the cylinder portion 63 is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane 98.

The front boss portion 53A and the rear boss portion 53B of the present embodiment constitute the case side boss portion of the present invention, and the front boss portion 53A constitutes the first case side boss portion of the present invention. The upper boss portion 53C constitutes the second case-side boss portion of the present invention, and the rear-side boss portion 53B constitutes the third case-side boss portion of the present invention.

The front boss portion 62A constitutes the first boss portion of the present invention, and the upper boss portion 62C constitutes the second boss portion of the present invention. The front boss portion 62A, the rear boss portion 62B, and the upper boss portion 62C form the bracket side boss portion of the present invention.

In FIG. 11, the rib forming region 71 faces the control portion 64A of the hydraulic control valve 64 in the vehicle width direction, and the rib non-forming region 72 faces the cylinder portion 63 in the vehicle width direction.

In FIGS. 9 and 10, a plurality of reinforcing ribs 65, 66, 67 are formed on the upper portion of the chain case 21, and the reinforcing ribs 65, 66, 67 cross the cylinder portion 63 from the lower portion of the bulging portion 51. Extends downward.

The lower ends 65a and 66a of the reinforcing ribs 65 and 66 extend from the lower portion of the bulging portion 51 through the bracket arrangement space 96 to the lower portion of the tensioner connecting boss portion 52. The reinforcing ribs 65 and 66 are connected to the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder portion 63, and project from the flat portion 21A and the cylinder portion 63 toward the vertical wall portion 62 outward in the vehicle width direction.

The reinforcing rib 67 projects from the flat portion 21A and the cylinder portion 63 toward the vertical wall portion 62 outward in the vehicle width direction, and the bulging portion 51, the cylinder portion 63, and the tensioner connecting boss portion 52 are the reinforcing ribs. It is connected by 67.

The reinforcing ribs 65 and 66 of the present embodiment constitute the first reinforcing rib of the present invention, and the reinforcing rib 67 constitutes the second reinforcing rib of the present invention.

According to the right mount device 9 of this embodiment, the mount bracket 45 has an intermediate connecting portion 61B and is connected to the case side connecting portion 51A of the bulging portion 51 provided on the chain case 21. It is divided into 46 and a second mount bracket 47 that connects the intermediate connecting portion 61B and the shaft member 44 of the anti-vibration mounting member 41.

The first mount bracket 46 has an upper wall portion 61 and a vertical wall portion 62 extending in the front-rear direction.
The base end side of the first mount bracket 46 is connected to the case side connecting portion 51A of the bulging portion 51 provided on the chain case 21, and the tip end side is lateral to the shaft member 44 from the bracket side connecting portion 61A on the base end side. It is provided with an upper wall portion 61 extending in the front-rear direction and a vertical wall portion 62 extending downward from the upper wall portion 61 and having a lower end portion in the extending direction connected to the front boss portion 53A and the rear boss portion 53B. ..

As a result, the first mount bracket 46 can be firmly connected to the chain case 21, and when vibration is transmitted from the power train 5 to the right side member 2R and the vehicle body panel 36, the first mount bracket 46 Deformation and vibration can be reduced.
Therefore, the vibration transmitted from the power train 5 to the right side member 2R and the vehicle body panel 36 can be easily reduced.

Further, according to the right mount device 9 of the present embodiment, the upper wall portion 61 and the vertical wall portion 62 are located at positions where the hydraulic control valve 64 faces the vertical wall portion 62 and is adjacent to the case side connecting portion 51A. It is arranged in the arrangement space 96 surrounded by the front boss portion 53A and the rear boss portion 53B.

As a result, the first mount bracket 46 can be attached to the chain case 21 so as to surround the hydraulic control valve 64, and the right mount device 9 can be easily mounted regardless of the arrangement position of the hydraulic control valve 64 with respect to the chain case 21. Can be placed.

Further, according to the right mount device 9 of the present embodiment, the upper boss portion 53C is on the opposite side of the intermediate connecting portion 61B from the case side connecting portion 51A, and is adjacent to the intermediate connecting portion 61B in the front-rear direction. Is formed.

As a result, the intermediate connecting portion 61B can be firmly connected to the chain case 21, and in addition to being able to more effectively suppress the deformation and vibration of the first mount bracket 46, the deformation and vibration of the chain case 21 are suppressed. can.
Therefore, the vibration transmitted from the power train 5 to the right side member 2R and the vehicle body panel 36 can be reduced more effectively.

Further, according to the right mount device 9 of this embodiment, a cylinder portion 63 into which the hydraulic control valve 64 is inserted is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the chain case 21. The front boss portion 53A and the upper boss portion 53C are formed side by side in the front-rear direction, and the rear boss portion 53B is provided at one end in the axial direction of the cylinder portion 63.
As a result, the rear boss portion 53B can be connected to the highly rigid cylinder portion 63, and the rigidity of the rear boss portion 53B can be increased.

In addition, the cylinder portion 63, away from the first virtual plane 91 that the other axial end portion connecting the front boss portion 53A and the upper boss portion 53C of the cylinder portion 63, with respect to the horizontal plane 98 It is tilted.
As a result, the cylinder portion 63 and the hydraulic control valve 64 can be arranged in the chain case 21 while avoiding the front boss portion 53A.

In addition to this, the front boss portion 53A and the upper boss portion 53C can be formed side by side in the front-rear direction. Therefore, when the lower end of the vertical wall portion 62 is connected to the front boss portion 53A and the rear boss portion 53B, the height of the lower end portion of the vertical wall portion 62 can be made the same height in the front-rear direction. Therefore, the first mount bracket 46 can be firmly connected to the chain case 21, and the deformation and vibration of the first mount bracket 46 can be suppressed more effectively.

Further, according to the right mount device 9 of the present embodiment, since the reinforcing ribs 65 and 66 are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the chain case 21, the rigidity of the chain case 21 can be increased by the cylinder portion 63, and the reinforcing ribs can be increased. The rigidity of the chain case 21 can be further increased by 65 and 66.

In addition to this, since the reinforcing ribs 65 and 66 extend below the first virtual plane 91 across the cylinder portion 63 from the lower portion of the bulging portion 51, the first mount bracket 46 The rigidity of the chain case 21 can be increased in the arrangement range of. As a result, deformation and vibration of the first mount bracket 46 and the chain case 21 can be suppressed more effectively.

Further, according to the right mount device 9 of the present embodiment, the hydraulic control valve 64 has a control unit 64A protruding outward from the cylinder portion 63, and the first mount bracket 46 is chained from the vertical wall portion 62. It has a partition wall 62E that extends toward the case 21 and extends in the vertical direction.

Further, the first mount bracket 46 is provided on one side with respect to the partition wall 62E, and vertical ribs 62F, 62G and horizontal ribs 62H, 62I, 62J protruding from the vertical wall portion 62 toward the chain case 21 are formed. A rib-forming region 71 is provided, and a rib-non-forming region 72 provided on the opposite side of the partition wall 62E and in which ribs are not formed on the vertical wall portion 62 is provided.

The rib forming region 71 faces the control unit 64A in the vehicle width direction, and the rib non-forming region 72 faces the cylinder unit 63 in the vehicle width direction.
As a result, the rigidity of the vertical wall portion 62 and the chain case 21 can be increased by the vertical ribs 62F, 62G and the horizontal ribs 62H, 62I, 62J. That is, in order to increase the rigidity of the vertical wall portion 62 and the chain case 21, when ribs are formed in the portion of the chain case 21 facing the control portion 64A in the vehicle width direction, the hydraulic control valve 64 is provided in the cylinder portion 63. The ribs get in the way when inserting.

On the other hand, by forming the vertical ribs 62F, 62G and the horizontal ribs 62H, 62I, 62J on the vertical wall portion 62 of the first mount bracket 46, the insertability of the hydraulic control valve 64 into the cylinder portion 63 is ensured. , The rigidity of the vertical wall portion 62 and the chain case 21 can be increased.

Further, the amount of the cylinder portion 63 protruding from the chain case 21 in the vehicle width direction increases by the amount of the hydraulic control valve 64 inserted, but the cylinder portion 63 has a vertical wall portion 62 having a rib non-forming region 72. Since it can be included in the cylinder portion 63, the cylinder portion 63 can be easily arranged between the vertical wall portion 62 and the chain case 21.

Further, according to the right mount device 9 of the present embodiment, the vertical ribs 62F and 62G extend in the vertical direction, and the upper ends of the vertical ribs 62F and 62G are connected to the intermediate connecting portion 61B.

As a result, it is possible to suppress the deformation of the vertical wall portion 62 with respect to the load in the vertical direction, and it is possible to suppress the deformation and vibration of the intermediate connecting portion 61B. Therefore, the second mount bracket 47 can be firmly connected to the intermediate connecting portion 61B, and the deformation and vibration of the second mount bracket 47 can be suppressed.

Further, according to the right mount device 9 of the present embodiment, the first mount bracket 46 has a front boss portion 62A connected to the front boss portion 53A, and the vertical rib 62F is intermediately connected to the front boss portion 62A. It is connected to the portion 61B.

As a result, it is possible to more effectively suppress the deformation of the vertical wall portion 62 with respect to the load in the vertical direction, and it is possible to more effectively suppress the deformation and vibration of the intermediate connecting portion 61B. Therefore, the second mount bracket 47 can be more firmly connected to the intermediate connecting portion 61B, and the deformation and vibration of the second mount bracket 47 can be suppressed more effectively.

Further, according to the right mount device 9 of the present embodiment, the first mount bracket 46 has an upper boss portion 62C connected to the upper boss portion 53C, and the lateral rib 62H extends in the front-rear direction and the upper boss. The portion 62C and the vertical rib 62G are connected.

As a result, it is possible to suppress the deformation of the vertical wall portion 62 with respect to the load in the front-rear direction, and it is possible to more effectively suppress the deformation and vibration of the intermediate connecting portion 61B. Therefore, the second mount bracket 47 can be more firmly connected to the intermediate connecting portion 61B, and the deformation and vibration of the second mount bracket 47 can be suppressed more effectively.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed, it is clear that some skilled in the art can make changes without departing from the scope of the present invention. All such modifications and equivalents are intended to be included in the following claims.

1 ... vehicle, 2R ... right side member (body), 5 ... power train, 6 ... engine (internal combustion engine), 9 ... right mount device (mount device), 11 ... Cylinder block, 12 ... Cylinder head, 18 ... Hydraulic actuator (hydraulic equipment), 21 ... Chain case (case member), 36 ... Body panel (body), 41 ... Anti-vibration mount member , 44 ... shaft member (mount side connecting part), 45 ... mount bracket, 46 ... first mount bracket, 47 ... second mount bracket, 51 ... bulging part, 51A ... Case side connecting part, 53A Front side boss part (case side boss part, first case side boss part), 53B ... Rear side boss part (case side boss part, third case side boss part), 53C ... Upper side boss part (case side boss part, second case side boss part), 61 ... upper wall part, 61B ... intermediate connecting part, 62 ... vertical wall part, 62A ... .Front boss (bracket side boss, first boss), 62B ... rear boss (bracket side boss), 62C ... upper boss (bracket side boss, second boss) ), 62D ... Outer ribs, 62E ... Partition walls, 62F, 62G ... Vertical ribs (ribs), 62H, 62G, 62J ... Horizontal ribs (ribs), 63 ... Cylinders, 64 ... hydraulic control valve, 64A ... control unit, 65, 66 ... reinforcing ribs, 91 ... first virtual plane (virtual plane), 96 ... bracket arrangement space (upper wall part, vertical) Space surrounded by the wall and the boss on the case side)

Claims (7)

A vibration-proof mount member that has a mount-side connection and is provided on the vehicle body side,
A case member provided in the power train facing the anti-vibration mount member and
A bulge that swells from the case member toward the vibration-proof mount member in the width direction of the vehicle, and is provided at a distance from the vibration-proof mount member in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and has a case-side connecting portion above the case member. Izue and
A hydraulic control valve that is inserted into a cylinder portion arranged below the bulging portion of the case member and extends from the cylinder portion to the side of the vibration isolation mount member in the front-rear direction of the vehicle.
A mount bracket that connects the case-side connecting portion and the mount-side connecting portion and supports the power train on the vehicle body.
The mount bracket has an intermediate connecting portion, and includes a first mounting bracket that is connected to the case-side connecting portion and a plurality of case-side boss portions arranged on the case member, and the intermediate connecting portion and the mount. A vehicle powertrain mounting device that is divided into a second mounting bracket that connects to the side connecting portion .
Before SL first mounting bracket, the base end side is connected to the case side connecting portion, and the upper wall portion which distal end side extending in the longitudinal direction from the proximal side to the side how the mount-side connecting portion, the upper A vertical wall portion extending downward from the wall portion and having a lower end portion in the extending direction connected to the case member is provided.
The hydraulic control valve is arranged in a space surrounded by the upper wall portion, the vertical wall portion, and the case side boss portion at a position facing the vertical wall portion and adjacent to the case side connecting portion. Ori,
The plurality of case-side boss portions face the first case-side boss portion formed obliquely forward and downward with respect to the bulging portion, and the bulging portion and the vehicle face each other in the front-rear direction and the first case-side boss portion. A second case-side boss formed diagonally upward in front of the case-side boss, and a rear side of the first case-side boss below the bulge and the first case-side boss. It has a portion and a third case-side boss portion formed side by side in the front-rear direction.
The third case-side boss portion is provided at one end in the axial direction of the cylinder portion and is connected to the cylinder portion.
The cylinder portion is such that the other end in the axial direction of the cylinder portion is separated from the virtual plane connecting the first case-side boss portion and the third case-side boss portion with respect to the horizontal axis. A vehicle powertrain mounting device characterized in that it is inclined so as to extend in the direction of the case-side boss portion of 2. The cylinder portion is located between the second case-side boss portion and the third case-side boss portion in the extending direction of the cylinder portion, and is vertically connected to the case-side connecting portion and the first case-side connecting portion. The vehicle powertrain mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the device is located between the case-side boss portions. Reinforcing ribs are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the case member.
The vehicle power according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the reinforcing rib extends from a lower portion of the bulging portion across the cylinder portion and a lower end portion thereof extends below the virtual plane. Train mounting device. The hydraulic control valve has a control unit that protrudes outward from the cylinder unit.
The first mount bracket has a partition wall extending from the vertical wall portion toward the case member and extending in the vertical direction.
The first mount bracket is provided on one side with respect to the partition wall, and is provided with respect to a rib forming region in which a plurality of ribs projecting from the vertical wall portion toward the case member are formed and the partition wall. It is provided on the other side, and is provided with a rib non-forming region in which ribs are not formed on the vertical wall portion.
The vehicle use according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the rib forming region faces the control unit, and the rib non-forming region faces the cylinder portion. Powertrain mounting device. The vehicle powertrain mounting device according to claim 4 , wherein the rib has a vertical rib extending in the vertical direction of the vehicle, and the upper end of the vertical rib is connected to the intermediate connecting portion. .. The first mount bracket has a first boss portion connected to the first case side boss portion.
The vehicle powertrain mounting device according to claim 5 , wherein the vertical rib connects the first boss portion and the intermediate connecting portion. The first mount bracket has a second boss portion connected to the third case-side boss portion.
The vehicle powertrain mount according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the rib extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and has a horizontal rib connecting the second boss portion and the vertical rib. Device.

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