Mazda Motor Corporation

Yoshiyuki Uehane

Junji Umemura

Atsuhiro Hatabu

Tomoaki Fujiyama

Keiji Araki

Yasushi Niwa

Hiroshi Hosokawa

Einosuke Suekuni

Hideya Horii

Kenta Kobayashi

Kimio Ishida

Ken Ohtsuki

Daijirou Ishimoto

Makoto Mihara

Junji Watanabe

Koji Hadama

A multi-cylinder engine includes an engine body having first and second cylinder groups, first and second exhaust passage groups each having a plurality of independent exhaust passage parts and a collective exhaust passage part, and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) passage. In a plan view in cylinder axis directions, the passage groups are disposed adjacent to each other, and, in the first exhaust passage group, a first independent exhaust part of the plurality of independent exhaust passage parts is connected to the EGR passage and a second independent exhaust passage part is connected to the collective exhaust passage part so as to be directed to a connection of the first independent exhaust passage part to the collective exhaust passage part, and in the second exhaust passage group, an opening of the collective exhaust passage part is offset toward the first exhaust passage group in a lineup direction.

Multi-cylinder engine

A multi-cylinder engine having an engine body with a cylinder head is provided. The engine includes first and second cylinder groups, each having a plurality of independent exhaust passage parts provided to the cylinder head and connected to cylinders of the first and second cylinder groups, respectively, and first and second collective exhaust passage parts collecting the first and second pluralities of independent exhaust passage parts at a location downstream in an exhaust gas flow direction, and having an opening formed in the side surface part of the cylinder head, first and second exhaust-pipe parts each connected to the openings of the first and second collective exhaust passage parts, respectively, an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) passage connected at one end to the first exhaust passage group and connected at the other end to an intake passage, and an exhaust gas temperature sensor provided to the first exhaust-pipe part.

A turbocharger engine includes a dual stage turbocharger in which a first turbo unit is disposed on the upstream side of a second turbo unit on an exhaust passage. The turbocharger is disposed in such a manner that a second turbine shaft of the second turbo unit is far from an engine output shaft than a first turbine shaft of the first turbo unit in a plan view in an axis direction of a cylinder. Further, a second turbine is rotated clockwise around an axis thereof in a side view when the turbocharger is viewed from the side of the turbine, and an intra-turbine passage is disposed on the side of an engine body than the second turbine shaft.

Turbocharger engine

An intake passage structure for a turbocharger-equipped engine () includes a supercharging passage () and an air relief passage () that are provided in a compressor case (). The air relief passage () has a first passage () and a second passage (), each of which is in a non-linear shape. The first and second passages () and () each have an air outflow port () formed through an inner wall surface of an upstream portion () of the supercharging passage () upstream of a compressor (). The air outflow ports () are formed through different portions of the inner wall surface in a circumferential direction of the inner wall surface so as to overlap with each other in a direction along a central axis of the upstream portion ().

Intake passage structure for turbocharger-equipped engine

Disclosed herein is a technique for providing an engine supercharger of a reduced size allowing an exhaust gas to be introduced smoothly into a turbine scroll. A turbine for use in this supercharger includes: a turbine lead-in route, into which the exhaust gas is introduced; a turbine scroll formed continuously with the turbine lead-in route to allow the exhaust gas to swirl around inside; a turbine wheel to turn on an axis of rotation; a turbine lead-out route; a wastegate passage to bypass the exhaust gas around the turbine scroll; and a wastegate valve. The turbine lead-in route includes a throat portion having a tapered downstream portion. The wastegate passage branches from that throat portion.

Engine supercharger

Disclosed herein is a technique for providing an engine supercharger allowing an exhaust gas to efficiently act on a turbine in a wide operating range. A turbine for use in a supercharger includes a turbine housing, a turbine scroll formed inside the housing continuously with a turbine lead-in route, and a turbine wheel to turn on an axis of rotation close to a tongue portion. The turbine lead-in route is partitioned by a partition wall into first and second lead-in routes. Exhaust variable valves are provided upstream of the second lead-in route in order to change the flow rate of the exhaust gas to be introduced. When viewed in the direction in which the axis of rotation extends, a downstream end of the partition is aligned with the axis of rotation and the tongue portion.

A turbocharging device of an engine for a vehicle is provided. The turbocharging device includes a turbocharger for turbocharging intake air, an introduction passage connected to an introducing section of a compressor of the turbocharger, a discharge passage connected to a discharging section of the compressor of the turbocharger, a bypass passage connecting the introduction passage to the discharge passage and bypassing the compressor, and a bypass valve for opening and closing the bypass passage. A throttle part throttling a flow passage area of the introduction passage is formed in an inner circumferential surface of a part of the introduction passage, upstream of a connection part of the introduction passage with the bypass passage.

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Hiroshima, Japan

Yoshiyuki Uehane