WO2011046058A1 - サーモスタット及び車両の冷却装置 - Google Patents
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- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
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- the present invention relates to a thermostat and a vehicle cooling device.
- a vehicle cooling device includes a cooling water circuit in which cooling water circulates through the inside of an engine by driving a pump, and a thermostat provided downstream of the engine of the cooling water circuit.
- the thermostat prohibits or allows passage of the cooling water inside the engine by selectively opening and closing the valve body according to the temperature of the cooling water.
- Such a thermostat prohibits the passage of the cooling water inside the engine by closing the valve body when the temperature of the cooling water is low.
- the thermostat allows the passage of the cooling water inside the engine by opening the valve body with a thermo element that receives heat from the cooling water.
- the passage of the cooling water inside the engine is prohibited and the warming up of the engine is promoted.
- the temperature of the cooling water is high, the passage of the cooling water inside the engine is allowed and the boiling of the cooling water inside the engine is suppressed.
- the temperature of the cooling water in the cooling water circuit is low, so that the thermostat is closed and the engine warm-up is promoted. At this time, the thermostat is closed and passage of cooling water inside the engine is prohibited.
- the heat generation in the combustion chamber increases due to the high load operation of the engine, only the temperature of the cooling water in the cylinder head of the engine rises, and the temperature of the cooling water around the thermostat element does not rise. Arise. Under such circumstances, the cooling water staying in the cylinder head of the engine receives heat from the combustion chamber, so that the temperature of the cooling water rises excessively and the cooling water may boil. .
- the apparatus described in Patent Document 1 is provided with a heating element for heating the thermo element in the thermostat.
- the valve element can be opened even if the temperature of the cooling water around the thermo element is low.
- the thermoelement is heated by the heating element of the thermostat. An opening operation is achieved. If the valve body is thus opened to allow water to flow into the engine, boiling of the cooling water staying in the cylinder head can be suppressed.
- thermoelement when the temperature of the cooling water around the thermoelement is low, even if the thermoelement is heated by the heating element, a long time, for example, 20 to 30 seconds from the start of heating until the valve opening operation of the valve element is completed. Take it. For this reason, even if the thermo element is heated by the heating element, the cooling water staying in the cylinder head may boil before the valve element actually opens and water is passed into the engine. is there.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a thermostat and a vehicle cooling device that can prevent boiling of cooling water staying in a cylinder head of an engine after the engine starts from a cold state.
- a thermostat provided downstream of an engine of a cooling water circuit in which cooling water circulates through the inside of the engine by driving a pump.
- the thermostat includes a valve body that prohibits or allows passage of the cooling water flowing through the thermostat, and a thermo element that drives the valve body based on the temperature of the cooling water.
- the thermostat prohibits passage of the cooling water inside the engine by closing the valve body when the temperature of the cooling water is lower than the determination value, and the cooling water when the temperature of the cooling water is equal to or higher than the determination value.
- the valve element is opened by a thermo element that receives heat transfer from the water, thereby allowing the cooling water to pass through the engine.
- the thermostat includes a heating element that heats the thermo element to forcibly open the valve body when the temperature of the cooling water in the cooling water circuit is lower than the determination value.
- the valve body can be opened by an external device independently of the operation of the thermo element based on the temperature of the cooling water in the cooling water circuit.
- a thermostat provided downstream of the engine of the cooling water circuit in which the cooling water circulates through the inside of the engine by driving the pump.
- the thermostat includes a valve body that prohibits or allows passage of the cooling water flowing through the thermostat, and a thermo element that drives the valve body based on the temperature of the cooling water.
- the thermo element prohibits passage of the cooling water inside the engine by closing the valve body when the temperature of the cooling water is lower than the judgment value, and the cooling is performed when the temperature of the cooling water is equal to or higher than the judgment value.
- the valve element is opened by a thermo element that receives heat transfer from the water, thereby allowing the cooling water to pass through the engine.
- the thermostat includes a heating element that heats the thermo element to forcibly open the valve body when the temperature of the cooling water in the cooling water circuit is lower than the determination value.
- the valve body receives a pressure of cooling water circulating in the cooling water circuit by driving the pump, and the valve body has a cooling water discharge flow rate in the pump larger than a maximum value in a normal use region. When it opens, it opens based on the pressure of the cooling water.
- a cooling device for a vehicle includes a cooling water circuit in which cooling water circulates through the engine by driving a pump, a water temperature sensor that detects a temperature of cooling water at an outlet of the engine of the cooling water circuit, and a first or second cooling device.
- the thermostat of this aspect, and the control part which drive-controls the said pump and the said thermostat are provided.
- the thermostat closes the valve body when the temperature of the cooling water around the thermo element is lower than a determination value.
- the control unit heats the thermo element with a heating element of the thermostat, thereby causing the valve element in a closed state to Opening operation is performed.
- the control unit sets the discharge flow rate of the pump to a value larger than the maximum value in the normal use region.
- (A)-(c) is the schematic which shows the structure of the thermostat of the cooling device of FIG.
- surface which shows the operating state of the engine cooling water circulation according to the engine warm-up state in the vehicle cooling device of the embodiment, a valve
- the block diagram which shows the flow of the cooling water at the time of engine cold in the cooling device of the vehicle of the embodiment.
- the block diagram which shows the flow of the cooling water at the time of engine half warming-up in the cooling device of the vehicle of the embodiment.
- the graph which shows transition of the cooling water temperature inside an engine before and behind valve opening in the cooling device of the vehicle of the embodiment.
- the flowchart which shows the drive procedure of a water pump.
- FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a cooling water circuit of a vehicle cooling device of the present embodiment.
- This cooling device includes a first cooling water circuit that circulates cooling water through the inside of the engine 1 and a second cooling water that circulates cooling water through the exhaust heat recovery unit 2 without passing through the inside of the engine 1. Circuit.
- the cooling water in these cooling water circuits can be circulated by a common water pump 3.
- the water pump 3 is an electric pump, and can change the flow rate of the cooling water discharged based on an external command.
- the exhaust heat recovery unit 2 functions as a heat exchanger that performs heat exchange between the exhaust gas of the engine 1 and the cooling water of the second cooling water circuit and heats the cooling water with the heat of the exhaust gas.
- the first cooling water circuit is branched into a main path that passes through the water pump 3, the engine 1, and the radiator 4, and a bypass path that bypasses the radiator 4.
- the radiator 4 provided in the main path of the first cooling water circuit releases the heat of the cooling water in the first cooling water circuit into the outside air.
- the cooling water discharged from the water pump 3 passes through the engine 1, the radiator 4, and the temperature sensing valve 5, and then returns to the water pump 3.
- the temperature sensing valve 5 opens when the temperature of the cooling water after passing through a heater core 6 described later reaches a specified value (for example, 105 ° C.) or more, and allows the cooling water to circulate through the radiator 4.
- the temperature sensing valve 5 is closed when the temperature of the cooling water after passing through the heater core 6 is less than the specified value, and prohibits the circulation of the cooling water through the radiator 4. That is, in this vehicle cooling device, the radiator 4 releases the heat of the cooling water that has passed through the inside of the engine 1 when the temperature of the cooling water flowing into the temperature sensing valve 5 exceeds a specified value. Activated.
- a reservoir tank 13 for storing excess cooling water is installed in the vicinity of the radiator 4.
- the cooling water discharged from the water pump 3 returns to the water pump 3 through the engine 1, the thermostat 7, the heater core 6, and the temperature sensing valve 5. Yes.
- the thermostat 7 connected downstream of the engine 1 in the bypass path is selectively opened and closed based on the temperature of the surrounding cooling water, and can be forcibly opened from the closed state when the cooling water is at a low temperature. Possible on / off valve.
- the heater core 6 functions as a heat exchanger that warms the air blown into the vehicle interior through heat exchange between the air and the cooling water.
- the heater core 6 is also a heat utilization device that uses the heat recovered from the exhaust gas by the exhaust heat recovery device 2.
- the temperature sensing valve 5 is formed so as to always allow the circulation of the cooling water through such a bypass path. Further, the circulation of the cooling water through the bypass path is stopped according to the closing of the thermostat 7. Therefore, when both the thermostat 7 and the temperature sensing valve 5 are closed, the circulation of the cooling water through the engine 1 is stopped.
- the second cooling water circuit branches into two paths: a path that passes through the throttle body 9 of the engine 1 and a path that does not pass through the throttle body 9.
- the paths are merged again, and then merged with the bypass path upstream of the heater core 6 through the EGR cooler 10 and the exhaust heat recovery unit 2.
- the EGR cooler 10 provided in the second cooling water circuit is for cooling the exhaust gas recirculated from the exhaust system of the engine 1 to the intake system, that is, the recirculated exhaust gas.
- the thermostat 7 has a valve body 22 biased by a spring 21 in the closing direction (left direction in the figure), and the valve body 22 resists the biasing force of the spring 21. And a thermo element 23 that is opened.
- the thermo element 23 projects or immerses the shaft 24 in accordance with the thermal expansion or contraction of the wax enclosed therein, and the valve element 22 through the projecting or immersing of the shaft 24 and the biasing force of the spring 21. Is selectively opened and closed. By this opening / closing operation, the valve body 22 prohibits or allows passage of the cooling water flowing in the thermostat 7.
- the thermostat 7 is provided with a heating element 25 that heats the thermo element 23 so as to forcibly open the valve element 22 in a closed state where the temperature of the surrounding cooling water is low.
- the heating element 25 heats the thermo element 23 by generating heat when energized.
- the valve element 22 is forcibly opened by heating the thermoelement 23 with the heating element 25. be able to.
- the heat of the thermo element 23 by the heating element 25 causes the internal wax to thermally expand and the shaft 24 protrudes.
- the thermostat 7 is formed as follows so that it can respond also to the situation which needs to complete the valve body 22 in the valve closing state quickly.
- the valve body 22 in a closed state with a low temperature of the surrounding cooling water can be opened by an external device independently of the operation of the thermo element 23 based on the temperature of the cooling water. ing. Specifically, in the thermostat 7, the valve body 22 receives the pressure of the cooling water that circulates in the bypass path of the first cooling water circuit by driving the water pump 3, and the cooling water discharge flow rate in the water pump 3. When the value is larger than the maximum value in the normal use area, it is configured to open based on the pressure of the cooling water.
- the biasing force of the spring 21 that biases the valve body 22 in the closing direction is a force based on the pressure of the cooling water acting on the valve body 22 when the discharge flow rate of the water pump 3 is a value within the normal use region. And a value smaller than the force based on the pressure of the cooling water acting on the valve body 22 when the discharge flow rate of the water pump 3 is larger than the maximum value in the normal use region. Accordingly, when the valve body 22 in the closed state needs to be quickly opened, if the discharge flow rate of the water pump 3 is set to a value larger than the maximum value in the normal use region, FIG.
- the valve body 22 is quickly opened with good responsiveness by the force based on the water pressure received by the valve body 22 to complete the valve opening.
- the normal use region of the discharge flow rate of the water pump 3 is a range of the discharge flow rate of the water pump 3 in which the valve body 22 is maintained in the closed state even when the cooling water pressure is applied during normal operation of the engine 1. Means.
- the vehicle cooling device includes an engine cooling control unit 11 that controls the discharge flow rate of the water pump 3 and the forced opening operation of the valve body 22 using the heating element 25 in the thermostat 7.
- the engine cooling control unit 11 temporarily stores a CPU for performing various arithmetic processes related to the cooling control of the engine 1, a ROM in which a control program and data are stored, a CPU calculation result, a sensor detection result, and the like.
- This is an electronic control unit having a RAM and an I / O that controls input / output of signals with the outside.
- detection signals from the water temperature sensors 12 and 14 and the air flow meter 16 are input to the engine cooling control unit 11.
- the water temperature sensor 12 detects the cooling water temperature thw1 at the outlet portion of the engine 1 in the first cooling circuit.
- the water temperature sensor 14 detects the temperature thw2 of the cooling water flowing into the heater core 6.
- the air flow meter 16 detects the intake air amount of the engine 1.
- FIG. 3 shows an operation mode of the coolant circulation of the engine 1, the thermostat 7 and the temperature sensing valve 5 according to the warm-up state of the engine 1 in the vehicle cooling device of the present embodiment.
- the thermostat 7 and the temperature sensing valve 5 are closed, and the circulation of the cooling water inside the engine 1 is stopped.
- the thermostat 7 is opened and the circulation of the cooling water inside the engine 1 is started.
- the temperature sensing valve 5 is also opened, the radiator 4 is activated, and the cooling water is radiated.
- the cooling water temperature thw1 used as the temperature of the engine 1 is equal to or higher than a warm-up determination value (for example, 90 ° C.) that is a value indicating completion of warm-up of the engine 1. It is a state. Further, the semi-warm-up state of the engine 1 means that the coolant temperature thw1 is set to a temperature (for example, 70 ° C.) that is lower than the warm-up determination value (90 ° C.) and lower than the warm-up determination value (for example, 70 ° C.). This is a state where the warm-up determination value is exceeded. Furthermore, when the engine 1 is cold, the cooling water temperature thw1 is less than the semi-warm-up determination value (70 ° C.).
- a warm-up determination value for example, 90 ° C.
- FIG. 4 shows the flow of cooling water when the engine 1 is cold. At this time, both the thermostat 7 and the temperature sensing valve 5 are closed, and the circulation of the cooling water in the first cooling water circuit is prohibited. Thus, if the circulation of the cooling water in the first cooling water circuit is prohibited and the cooling water is retained in the engine 1, the temperature rise of the cooling water in the engine 1 is promoted and the engine 1 is warmed up earlier. It is done.
- the cooling water at this time is circulated only in the second cooling water circuit, as shown in FIG. That is, the cooling water at this time is circulated from the water pump 3 through the throttle body 9, the EGR cooler 10, the exhaust heat recovery device 2, the heater core 6, and the temperature sensing valve 5.
- the cooling water in the second cooling water circuit is heated by the heat recovered from the exhaust in the EGR cooler 10 and the exhaust heat recovery unit 2.
- the heater is turned on in the passenger compartment, the air blown into the passenger compartment is warmed by the heat recovered from the exhaust in the EGR cooler 10 and the exhaust heat recovery device 2. In this case, since most of the recovered heat is used for the heater, the temperature rise of the cooling water is delayed.
- the temperature of the cooling water inside the engine 1 rises faster than the cooling water in the second cooling water circuit. If the engine 1 is warmed up (thw1 ⁇ 90 ° C.) and the thermostat 7 is opened in this situation, the cooling water in the second cooling water circuit and the cooling water in the first cooling water circuit are mixed. The cooling water temperature thw1 goes up and down across the warm-up determination value, and there is a risk of hindering the control to switch the control contents depending on whether or not the cooling water temperature thw1 is equal to or higher than the warm-up determination value.
- the coolant temperature thw1 when the coolant temperature thw1 is lower than the warm-up determination value (70 ° C.), that is, less than the semi-warm-up determination value, that is, when the engine 1 is cold.
- the thermostat 7 is closed.
- the thermostat 7 is opened and the cooling water of both cooling water circuits is mixed. Specifically, heating of the thermo element 23 by the heating element 25 of the thermostat 7 when the cooling water temperature thw1 is less than the half warm-up determination value is stopped, and the temperature of the cooling water around the thermo element 23 is determined as the semi-warm-up determination.
- the characteristics such as the thermal expansion coefficient of the wax sealed in the thermo element 23 are set so that the valve element 22 opens when the value becomes equal to the value. Further, when the cooling water temperature thw1 rises to the half warm-up determination value so that the opening operation of the valve body 22 of the thermostat 7 when the cooling water temperature thw1 becomes equal to or higher than the half warm-up determination value is performed.
- the thermo element 23 is heated by the heating element 25.
- FIG. 5 shows the flow of the cooling water at this time. At this time, circulation of the cooling water through the inside of the engine 1 is started by opening the thermostat 7. Then, the coolant passing through the engine 1 passes through the opened thermostat 7 and is mixed with the coolant flowing in the second coolant circuit upstream of the heater core 6.
- FIG. 6 shows the transition of the cooling water temperature inside the engine 1 before and after the thermostat 7 is opened.
- the semi-warm-up determination in which the coolant temperature inside the engine 1 is set to a temperature (70 ° C.) lower than the warm-up determination value (90 ° C.) of the engine 1.
- the cooling water of a 1st cooling water circuit and the cooling water of a 2nd cooling water circuit are mixed. Therefore, even if the cooling water temperature of the second cooling water circuit at this time is low and the cooling water temperature inside the engine 1 rises and falls according to the mixing, as shown in FIG. ) Will be performed in a temperature range sufficiently lower than.
- the cooling water temperature thw1 goes up and down across the warm-up determination value, and the cooling There is no problem in the control for switching the control contents depending on whether or not the water temperature thw1 is equal to or higher than the warm-up determination value.
- the thermostat 7 In order to cope with such a situation, when the valve body 22 of the thermostat 7 is closed and the temperature of the cooling water in the cylinder head of the engine 1 reaches a value that may cause boiling, the thermostat 7 generates a thermostat. It is conceivable that the valve element 22 is forcibly opened even when the element 23 is heated and the temperature of the cooling water around the thermostat 7 is low. By opening the valve body 22 in this way, water can be passed into the engine 1 and, in turn, boiling of the cooling water staying in the cylinder head can be suppressed.
- thermo element 23 when the temperature of the cooling water around the thermo element 23 is low, even if the thermo element 23 is heated by the heating element 25, for example, 20 to 30 seconds from the start of heating until the valve opening operation of the valve element 22 is completed. It takes a long time. For this reason, even if the thermoelement 23 is heated by the heating element 25, the cooling water staying in the cylinder head is not collected before the valve element 22 is actually opened to allow water to enter the engine 1. There is a risk of boiling.
- This pump drive routine is for driving the water pump 3 and is periodically executed through the engine cooling control unit 11 by, for example, a time interruption every predetermined time.
- the engine cooling control unit 11 first reads the cooling water temperature thw1 (step S101), and determines whether or not the cooling water temperature thw1 is less than the half warm-up determination value (step S102).
- an affirmative determination means that the engine 1 is in a cold state and the thermostat 7 is in a valve-closed state. If an affirmative determination is made in step S102, the engine cooling control unit 11 determines the integrated value of the intake air amount of the engine 1 from the start of the start of the engine 1 and the measured value of the coolant temperature by the water temperature sensor 14. The temperature of the cooling water in the cylinder head of the engine 1 is estimated based on the cooling water temperature thw1 (step S103).
- the integrated value of the intake air amount is a value obtained by accumulating the intake air amount of the engine 1 calculated every predetermined timing based on the detection signal from the air flow meter 16 for each calculation.
- the integrated value of the intake air amount thus obtained is a value corresponding to the total value of the fuel consumption in the engine 1 from the start of the engine 1, in other words, the total value of the amount of heat generated in the engine 1.
- a deviation amount ⁇ from the coolant temperature thw1 at the coolant temperature in the cylinder head is calculated based on the integrated value of the intake air amount.
- the estimated water temperature thwP is calculated by adding the deviation amount ⁇ to the cooling water temperature thw1.
- the cooling water temperature thw1 and the estimated water temperature thwP change as shown in FIG. 8, for example, with the passage of time after the start of the engine 1 from the cold state.
- the engine cooling control unit 11 determines whether or not the estimated water temperature thwP is equal to or greater than a predetermined value A (step S104). If the determination is affirmative, it is determined that the cooling water may be boiled in the cylinder head. If the determination is negative, it is determined that the cooling water is not likely to boil in the cylinder head.
- a predetermined value A a value determined in advance by an experiment is used as a value with which such a determination can be accurately performed. Then, when the temperature of the cooling water in the cylinder head suddenly rises due to the high load operation of the engine 1 with the thermostat 7 closed, an affirmative determination is made in step S104.
- the engine cooling control unit 11 drives the water pump 3 so that the discharge flow rate of the water pump 3 is larger than the maximum value in the normal use region, for example, the maximum (step S105).
- the discharge flow rate of the water pump 3 is maximized, the force in the opening direction due to the water pressure acting on the valve body 22 of the thermostat 7 is greater than the biasing force of the spring 21 acting on the valve body 22 in the closing direction. Also grows.
- the valve body 22 opens quickly with good responsiveness, and the valve opening is completed.
- the valve body 22 is quickly completed with a good responsiveness, whereby boiling of the cooling water staying in the cylinder head is suppressed.
- the water flow in the cylinder head due to the valve opening operation of the valve body 22 is delayed in the cylinder head. It is suppressed that the retained cooling water boils.
- step S106 If it is determined in step S102 that the cooling water temperature thw1 is equal to or higher than the semi-warm-up determination value, or if it is determined in step S104 that the estimated water temperature thwP is less than the predetermined value A, the water pump 3 The discharge flow rate is set to a normal value (step S106). That is, the water pump 3 is driven so that the discharge flow rate of the water pump 3 can be appropriately changed in accordance with the situation in the normal use region.
- the following effects can be obtained. (1) Immediately after starting the engine 1 from the cold state, the temperature of the cooling water around the thermo element 23 of the thermostat 7 becomes less than the warm-up determination value. Therefore, the valve element 22 of the thermostat 7 is closed, and the passage of the cooling water inside the engine 1 is prohibited. In this state, when a high load operation of the engine 1 is performed, the cooling water staying in the cylinder head receives heat from the combustion chamber, so that the temperature of the cooling water rises. However, since the valve body 22 of the thermostat 7 is in a closed state, the temperature of the cooling water around the thermoelement 23 hardly increases.
- thermoelement 23 is heated by the heating element 25 to open the valve body 22 of the thermostat 7, the heating of the valve body 22 from the start of heating until the valve body 22 actually completes the valve opening operation. For example, it takes a long time such as 20 to 30 seconds. Therefore, there is a possibility that the cooling water staying in the cylinder head before the valve opening operation of the valve body 22 of the thermostat 7 is boiled.
- the temperature of the cooling water in the cylinder head (estimated water temperature thwP) estimated based on the engine operating state such as the intake air amount and the cooling water temperature thw1 causes the cooling water to boil.
- the discharge flow rate of the water pump 3 is set to a value larger than the maximum fixed value in the normal use region.
- the force in the opening direction by the water pressure acting on the valve body 22 of the thermostat 7 is the closing direction with respect to the valve body 22.
- the urging force of the spring 21 acting on the valve body 22 becomes larger, and the valve body 22 is quickly opened with good responsiveness. Therefore, by setting the discharge flow rate of the water pump 3 to a value larger than the maximum value in the normal use region in the above-described situation, the valve body 22 can be opened quickly with good responsiveness, and water can flow into the engine 1. Is done. Thereby, it is possible to suppress boiling of the cooling water staying in the cylinder head before the valve opening operation of the valve body 22 is completed.
- Estimating the estimated water temperature thwP is based on the integrated value of the intake air amount of the engine 1 from the start of starting and the measured value of the temperature of the cooling water at the outlet of the engine 1 in the first cooling water circuit (cooling water temperature thw1 ) And based on. More specifically, the integrated value is calculated by accumulating the intake air amount calculated at every predetermined timing. The estimated water temperature thwP is calculated by adding the deviation amount ⁇ calculated based on the integrated value and the cooling water temperature thw1 to the cooling water temperature thw1. Thereby, the calculated estimated water temperature thwP can be made to correspond exactly to the actual cooling water temperature in the cylinder head.
- the said embodiment can also be changed as follows, for example.
- the discharge flow rate of the water pump 3 is set back to a value larger than the maximum value in the normal use region, the discharge flow rate does not necessarily have to be the maximum.
- valve body 22 may be opened by another external device such as a motor.
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上記目的を達成するため、本発明の第1の態様によれば、ポンプの駆動により冷却水がエンジン内部を通って循環する冷却水回路のエンジンよりも下流に設けられるサーモスタットが提供される。サーモスタットは、該サーモスタット内を流れる冷却水の通過を禁止又は許容する弁体と、前記冷却水の温度に基づき該弁体を駆動するサーモエレメントとを有する。サーモスタットは、冷却水の温度が判定値よりも低いときに前記弁体を閉動作させることによりエンジン内部の冷却水の通過を禁止し、前記冷却水の温度が前記判定値以上であるときには前記冷却水からの熱伝達を受けるサーモエレメントにより前記弁体を開動作させることによりエンジン内部の冷却水の通過を許容する。サーモスタットは、前記冷却水回路の冷却水の温度が前記判定値よりも低いときに前記弁体を強制的に開動作させるべく前記サーモエレメントを加熱する発熱体を備える。前記弁体は、前記冷却水回路内の冷却水の温度に基づく前記サーモエレメントの動作と独立して外部機器により開動作可能とされている。
図1は、本実施形態の車両の冷却装置の冷却水回路の構成を示している。この冷却装置は、エンジン1の内部を通って冷却水を循環させる第1冷却水回路と、エンジン1の内部を通らずに且つ排熱回収器2を通って冷却水を循環させる第2冷却水回路とを備えている。これら冷却水回路の冷却水は、共通のウォータポンプ3により各々循環可能となっている。このウォータポンプ3は、電動式のポンプであり、外部からの指令に基づき吐出する冷却水の流量を可変とすることができる。また、上記排熱回収器2は、エンジン1の排ガスと第2冷却水回路の冷却水との間の熱交換を行い、排ガスの熱で冷却水を加熱する熱交換器として機能する。
図2(a)に示されるように、サーモスタット7は、ばね21により閉方向(図中左方向)に付勢される弁体22と、その弁体22を上記ばね21の付勢力に抗して開動作させるサーモエレメント23とを備えている。同サーモエレメント23は、内部に封入されたワックスの熱膨張または熱収縮に伴いシャフト24を突出または没入させるものであり、そうしたシャフト24の突出または没入と上記ばね21の付勢力とを通じて弁体22を選択的に開閉動作させる。この開閉動作により、弁体22は、サーモスタット7内を流れる冷却水の通過を禁止又は許容する。
車両の冷却装置は、上記ウォータポンプ3の吐出流量、及び、サーモスタット7における発熱体25を用いた弁体22の強制的な開動作を制御するエンジン冷却制御部11を備えている。
(1)冷間状態からのエンジン1の始動開始直後には、サーモスタット7のサーモエレメント23周りの冷却水の温度が暖機判定値未満となる。そのため、同サーモスタット7の弁体22が閉弁状態となりエンジン1内部の冷却水の通過が禁止された状態となる。この状態にあって、エンジン1の高負荷運転が行われた場合には、シリンダヘッド内に滞留した冷却水が燃焼室からの熱を受けることにより冷却水の温度が上昇する。しかしながら、サーモスタット7の弁体22が閉じられた状態となっていることから、サーモエレメント23周りの冷却水の温度はほとんど上昇しない。このような状況のもとで、サーモスタット7の弁体22を開弁動作させるべく発熱体25によりサーモエレメント23を加熱しても、加熱開始から弁体22が実際に開弁動作完了するまでに例えば20~30秒といった長い時間がかかる。そのため、サーモスタット7の弁体22の開弁動作完了までにシリンダヘッド内に滞留した冷却水が沸騰するおそれがある。
・ウォータポンプ3の吐出流量を通常使用領域内の最大値よりも大きな値に背設定する際、その吐出流量は必ずしも最大である必要はない。
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- ポンプの駆動により冷却水がエンジン内部を通って循環する冷却水回路中においてエンジンよりも下流に接続されるサーモスタットであって、該サーモスタット内を流れる冷却水の通過を禁止又は許容する弁体と、前記冷却水の温度に基づき該弁体を駆動するサーモエレメントとを有し、冷却水の温度が判定値よりも低いときに前記弁体を閉動作させてエンジン内部の冷却水の通過を禁止し、前記冷却水の温度が前記判定値以上であるときには前記冷却水からの熱伝達を受ける前記サーモエレメントにより前記弁体を開動作させてエンジン内部の冷却水の通過を許容するサーモスタットにおいて、
前記冷却水回路の冷却水の温度が前記判定値よりも低いときに前記弁体を強制的に開動作させるべく前記サーモエレメントを加熱する発熱体を備え、
前記弁体は、前記冷却水回路内の冷却水の温度に基づく前記サーモエレメントの動作と独立して外部機器により開動作可能とされていることを特徴とするサーモスタット。 - ポンプの駆動により冷却水がエンジン内部を通って循環する冷却水回路中においてエンジンよりも下流に接続されるサーモスタットであって、該サーモスタット内を流れる冷却水の通過を禁止又は許容する弁体、前記冷却水の温度に基づき該弁体を駆動するサーモエレメントとを有し、冷却水の温度が判定値よりも低いときに弁体を閉動作させてエンジン内部の冷却水の通過を禁止し、前記冷却水の温度が前記判定値以上であるときには同冷却水からの熱伝達を受ける前記サーモエレメントにより前記弁体を開動作させてエンジン内部の冷却水の通過を許容するサーモスタットにおいて、
前記冷却水回路の冷却水の温度が前記判定値よりも低いときに前記弁体を強制的に開動作させるべく前記サーモエレメントを加熱する発熱体を備え、
前記弁体は、前記ポンプの駆動により前記冷却水回路内を循環する冷却水による圧力を受け、かつ前記弁体は、前記ポンプにおける冷却水の吐出流量が通常使用領域内の最大値よりも大きいとき、その冷却水による圧力に基づき開動作することを特徴とするサーモスタット。 - 前記弁体はばねにより閉方向に付勢されており、前記サーモエレメントは前記ばねの付勢力に抗して前記弁体を開動作させるものであり、前記ばねの付勢力は、前記ポンプの吐出流量が通常使用領域内の値であるときに前記弁体に作用する冷却水の圧力に基づく力よりも大きく、且つ前記ポンプの吐出流量が通常使用領域内の最大値よりも大きな値であるときに前記弁体に作用する冷却水の圧力に基づく力よりも小さい値に設定されている請求項2記載のサーモスタット。
- 前記ポンプの吐出流量が最大であるとき、前記弁体が開動作する請求項2記載の車両の冷却装置。
- ポンプの駆動により冷却水がエンジン内部を通って循環する冷却水回路と、その冷却水回路のエンジンの出口の冷却水の温度を検出する水温センサと、請求項2又は3記載のサーモスタットと、前記ポンプ及び前記サーモスタットを駆動制御する制御部とを備える車両の冷却装置において、
前記サーモスタットは、前記サーモエレメント周りの冷却水の温度が判定値未満であるときに弁体を閉動作させるものであり、
前記制御部は、前記水温センサによって検出された冷却水の温度が前記判定値以上となったとき、前記サーモスタットの発熱体により前記サーモエレメントを加熱することにより、閉弁状態にある前記弁体を開動作させるものであり、且つ、
冷間状態からのエンジンの始動開始後、前記水温センサによって検出された冷却水の温度が前記判定値未満であるとき、エンジン運転状態に基づき推定される同エンジンのシリンダヘッド内の冷却水の温度が同冷却水の沸騰を招くおそれのある値以上であとき、前記制御部は、前記ポンプの吐出流量を通常使用領域内の最大値よりも大きな値に設定することを特徴とする車両の冷却装置。 - 前記制御部は、始動開始時点からのエンジンの吸入空気量の積算値と、前記冷却水回路におけるエンジンの出口の冷却水の温度の前記水温センサによる実測値とに基づき、同エンジンのシリンダヘッド内の冷却水の温度を推定する請求項5記載の車両の冷却装置。
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