WO2014069684A1 - Auxiliary frame having engine and related components fixed therein - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an auxiliary frame having an engine and related components fixed therein. The auxiliary frame comprises: an engine module mounting unit in which an engine module is mounted and fixed; a cooling system component mounting unit which is arranged in the front beneath the engine module mounting unit, and in which the cooling system components are mounted and fixed; and an exhaust system component mounting unit which is arranged in the back above the engine module mounting unit, and in which the exhaust system components are mounted and fixed. The auxiliary frame of the present invention in which the cooling system components, the engine module, and the exhaust system components are mounted altogether in a module may constitute an auxiliary assembly line. Components which are required to be changed based on the specifications of a construction machine are selected and changed in the auxiliary assembly line and applied to a main assembly line, thus constituting the whole assembly line and improving the flexibility in a production site. Further, the whole assembly line may be simplified to achieve improved production efficiency and time taken for assembly may be shortened.

Description

Auxiliary frame for fixing engine and related parts

The present invention relates to an auxiliary frame for fixing an engine and related parts, and more particularly, by forming an auxiliary frame in which the engine and related parts can be pre-assembled to modularize the engine and related parts to be used in various types of construction machinery and trucks. The present invention relates to an auxiliary frame for fixing an engine and related parts to further increase the efficiency and productivity of the assembly process according to the fluidity of the production site.

In general, there are many kinds of construction machinery, among which hydraulic excavator is a self-driving lower traveling body, the upper swinging body mounted on the lower traveling body and the work device is installed to the front side of the upper swinging body, On the rear side of the revolving frame, a counter waiter is provided to balance the weight with the work device.

A cap constituting the cab is provided on the front left side of the swing frame, and an engine for driving a hydraulic pump, a cooling fan rotated and driven by the engine, and a radiator and oil installed facing the cooling fan are provided at the rear of the cap. It consists of heat exchangers, such as a cooler and an intercooler, and the structure cover which covers such an engine, a cooling fan, a radiator, a heat exchanger, etc.

On the other hand, such construction machinery and trucks use the same engine, but the use and internal structure of each equipment is different, and the components to be attached, for example, hydraulic pumps, mufflers, filters, etc. are different for each construction machine. The engine and related parts are assembled in a different form from the process, and if different equipments are assembled in the same assembly line, different assembly processes are required for each type of equipment, and the equipment for assembly must be configured independently.

In addition, since most engines and related parts are installed in the main assembly line, the process of the main assembly line increases, and as the complexity increases, manufacturability is not good until the equipment is completed, and manufacturing time is also consumed a lot.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems as described above, by using the engine and related parts as a modular assembly line can be obtained to improve the manufacturability according to the process shortening effect of the main assembly line, assembly It relates to an auxiliary frame for fixing the engine and related parts which can improve the fluidity of the line.

An auxiliary frame for fixing the engine and related parts according to an embodiment of the present invention

An engine module mounting unit in which an engine module is seated and fixed; and a cooling system component mounting unit formed in front of the engine module mounting unit and in which a cooling system component is seated and fixed; And an exhaust system component mounting portion formed at a rear of the engine module mounting portion and on which an exhaust system component is seated and fixed.

Preferably, the cooling system component mounting portion has a height difference with the engine module mounting portion and is related to being formed under the engine module mounting portion.

Preferably, the exhaust system component mounting portion has a height difference from the engine module mounting portion and is related to being formed on the upper portion of the engine module mounting portion.

More preferably, the pair of side plates to maintain a constant interval in the state facing the engine module mounting portion; and one side is fixed in a state standing vertically upward and backward to the front and rear ends of the side plate, the inside of the top of the one side A seating groove is formed at a corner, and the other side formed in the horizontal direction from the one side to the outside is a seating member composed of a supporting part; And one side, which is erected vertically upward, is respectively fixed to the front and rear inner surfaces of the side plate, and the other side formed in the horizontal direction from the one side inward to the coupling member having a coupling hole.

More preferably, one side of the cooling system component mounting part is formed as a coupling part so as to be fixed to each of the supporting parts of the seating members located at both front sides of the engine module mounting part, and on the other front surface which is stepped vertically downward from the coupling part. A pair of fixing members having a fixing hole; and a horizontal plate having both ends coupled to the other inner surface of the fixing member in a lateral direction; and connected horizontally from the other lower outer surface of the fixing member toward the front, and vertical to the front upper surface of the fixing member. A pair of fixing plates formed by extending a connection portion upward; And a support plate both ends of which are coupled in a transverse direction to the front of the pair of fixed plates.

More preferably, a pair of connecting plates each having a lower end of the exhaust system mounting portion fixed to one outer surface of a seating member located at both rear sides of the engine module mounting portion; And a support member in the form of a plate connecting the upper ends of the connection plates to each other and extending outward.

More preferably, one side surface of the coupling member provided on the engine module mounting portion and one side inner surface of the seating member are coupled to each other.

More preferably, the engine module mounting portion is a pair of auxiliary connecting plates which are installed in a vertical direction while the lower end is connected to any one of the side plates, and a pair of extending in the horizontal direction on the upper end of the auxiliary connecting plate It is related to having further provided the auxiliary mounting part comprised of the installation part.

More preferably, the side of the seating member provided on the engine module mounting portion and the side of the support portion is related to the configuration configured to be coupled to each other by a reinforcing piece.

More preferably, the lower surface of the other side of the fixing member provided in the cooling system component mounting portion and the inner surface of the fixing plate are related to the structure configured to be coupled by the reinforcing piece.

An auxiliary frame for fixing the engine and related parts according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above has the following effects.

According to the present invention, the cooling system parts, the engine module and the exhaust system parts are modularized to configure the auxiliary assembly line through the auxiliary frame that can be mounted together, and the components changed in accordance with the specifications of the construction machine in such an auxiliary assembly line By selecting and replacing and applying to the main assembly line to form the entire assembly line, the fluidity of the production site is improved, the overall assembly line is simplified, the production efficiency can be improved, and the production time can be shortened.

1 is a perspective view illustrating an auxiliary frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an engine module, a cooling system part, and an exhaust system part mounted on an auxiliary frame according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which an engine module, a cooling system part, and an exhaust system part are mounted on an auxiliary frame according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a perspective view illustrating an engine module, a cooling system part, and an exhaust system part mounted on an auxiliary frame according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention so that other parts may be replaced according to specifications of a construction machine.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating main parts illustrating a coupling state of an auxiliary frame and a body frame in which an engine module, a cooling system component, and an exhaust system component are mounted according to an exemplary embodiment.

<Description of reference numerals for the main parts of the drawings>

100: engine module mounting portion 110: side plate

120: seating member 121: seating groove

122: base 123: reinforcing piece

130: coupling member 131: coupling hole

200: cooling system component mounting portion 210: fixing member

211: coupling portion 212: fixing hole

220: horizontal plate 230: fixed plate

231: connection portion 240: support plate

250: reinforcing piece 300: exhaust system component mounting portion

310: connection plate 320: support member

400: auxiliary mounting unit 410: auxiliary connecting plate

420: installation unit 500: body frame

510: left side frame 520: right side frame

530: Vertical frame 540: Horizontal frame

550: rear plate 600: engine module

700: cooling system part 800: exhaust system part

900: auxiliary tank

Hereinafter, described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

This is for the purpose of describing the present invention in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily practice the present invention, and thus, the technical spirit and scope of the present invention are not limited thereto.

In addition, the size or shape of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of description, terms specifically defined in consideration of the configuration and operation of the present invention will vary depending on the intention or custom of the user or operator The definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

First, the auxiliary frame for fixing the engine and related parts according to the present invention is the engine module mounting portion 100, the engine module 600 is seated and fixed, and the cooling system component mounting portion 200 in which the cooling system component 700 is mounted. And, it can be largely divided into the exhaust system component mounting unit 300, the exhaust system component 800 is mounted, and will be described in detail below with respect to each configuration as follows.

Engine module mounting unit 100,

The engine module 600 is seated and fixed, and the engine module 600 refers to a cylinder head, a cylinder block, an intake and exhaust component, an oil pan, a crankshaft, a throttle body, a hydraulic motor, a flywheel, etc. It is a general term for main parts, auxiliary parts connected to such main parts, and various pipes and wiring.

Looking at the configuration of the engine module mounting portion 100, a pair of side plates 110 to maintain a constant interval in a state opposed to each other is formed, the front and rear ends of each side plate 110, the lower portion of the engine module 600 A seating member 120 is formed to be seated, and the coupling member 130 is fixed to the lower portion of the engine module 600 in the front and rear inner surface of each side plate 110 is formed.

That is, four seating members 120 and four coupling members 130 are formed to face each other in front and rear of the pair of side plates 110, and the seating member 120 has one end of the side plate 110. It is fixed in the form standing up vertically to the upper side, the inner facing edge of the upper end of the engine module 600 is formed with a stepped seating groove 121 is formed to be seated, the seating member The other side formed by bending in the horizontal direction from one side of the 120 to the outside is composed of the supporting portion 122.

And the coupling member 130 is fixed to the front and rear inner surface of the two sides side plate 110, each of which is configured in a vertically erect form, the other side formed by bending in a horizontal direction from one side of the coupling member 130 inward The coupling hole 131 is formed on the upper surface to be coupled to the lower portion of the engine module 600 by a fastening means (not shown),

Here, the seating member 120 and the coupling member 130 installed adjacent to each other in front and rear of the pair of side plates 110 may be fixed to be spaced apart from each other, but as a concentrated load applied to the engine module mounting portion 100. Due to the side plate 110 or the seating member 120 or the coupling member 130 is prevented from twisting, bending or breaking the inner surface of one side of the mounting member 120 and the outer side of the coupling member 130 to each other It is preferable to combine.

In addition, in the case of the seating member 120, the outer side of the one side outer side of the seating member 120 and the other side of the support portion 122, which is the other side of the seating member 120 is configured to be connected to each other by the reinforcing piece 123 Accordingly, the mounting member 120 may be prevented from being deformed or broken by the concentrated load applied to the supporting part 122 of the mounting member 120.

Cooling system component mounting portion 200,

As the cooling system component 700 is seated and fixed, the cooling system component 700 is a main part such as an oil cooler, a radiator, a cooling fan, a condenser, auxiliary parts connected to the main part, various piping and wiring, etc. Is generically.

In addition, the cooling system component mounting unit 200 is formed in front of the engine module mounting unit 100. At this time, the engine module mounting unit 100 and the cooling system component mounting unit 200 may be configured to be positioned on the same line, but the engine module According to the design conditions according to the size of the 600 and the cooling system component 700, the cooling system component mounting portion 200 is formed at a position higher than the engine module mounting portion 100, or the cooling system component mounting portion 200 is the engine The module mounting portion 100 may be formed at a lower position, and in one embodiment of the present invention, the cooling system component mounting portion 200 is configured to be positioned below the engine module mounting portion 100.

Looking at the configuration of the cooling system component mounting unit 200, the horizontal one side may be combined with the support portion 122 of the seating member 120 formed on both sides of the front side of the side plate 110 of the engine module mounting portion 100, respectively. It is composed of a coupling portion 211, the other side formed bent vertically downward from such coupling portion 211 is coupled to be coupled to the vehicle body frame 500 and the fastening means (not shown in the figure) on the other front side A pair of fixing members 210 formed with a ball 131, a pair of fixing plates 230 formed horizontally in the horizontal direction toward the bottom of the pair of fixing members 210, and a pair of fixing plates 230 ) Is composed of a support plate 240 for connecting the front end of each other in the transverse direction.

At this time, the front of the pair of fixing plate 230 is connected to the vertical connection portion 231 is formed so that the cooling system component 700 and the connection portion 231 mounted on the cooling system component mounting portion 200 can be fixed to each other. , Support plate 240 which is connected to the front end of the fixed plate 230 in the transverse direction is to serve to support the bottom surface of the cooling system component (700).

In addition, by coupling both ends of the horizontal plate 220 in the horizontal direction to the other inner surface of the pair of fixing members 210, so as to reinforce the overall rigidity of the cooling system component mounting portion 200.

In addition, the cooling system component 700 which is installed by being seated on the cooling system component mounting unit 200 is configured by connecting the pair of fixing members 210 to the other front lower part and the inner surface of the fixing plate 230 with the reinforcing pieces 250, respectively. Fixing plate 230 by the load of will be to prevent easily deformed or broken.

Exhaust system component mounting portion 300

The exhaust system part 800 is seated and fixed, and the exhaust system part 800 is a generic term for a main part such as a catalytic device, an air cleaner, a silencer, an auxiliary part connected to such a main part, and various pipes and wirings. It is.

In addition, the exhaust system component mounting unit 300 is formed at the rear of the engine module mounting unit 100, and at this time, the exhaust system component 800 is normally located above the engine module 600, so that the exhaust system component mounting unit 300 is disposed. It is configured to be located above the engine module mounting portion 100.

Looking at the configuration of the exhaust system component mounting unit 300, a pair of connecting plates 310, the lower end of which is fixed to one outer surface of the seating member 120 formed on both rear sides of the engine module mounting unit 100, and such a pair As the upper part of the connection plate 310 of the support member 320 having a predetermined width toward the rear while connecting to each other is composed of the exhaust system component 800 is mounted on the upper surface of the support member 320 to be fixed In this case, the exhaust system component 800 fixed to the upper surface of the support member 320 is to be fixed by a fixing method such as bolting or welding using a separate bracket.

On the other hand, in another embodiment of the auxiliary frame for fixing the engine and related parts according to the present invention, a pair of auxiliary connecting plate that is installed vertically upward while the lower end is fixed to one side plate 110 of the engine module mounting portion 100 ( 410, and the auxiliary mounting portion 400 consisting of a pair of mounting portions 420 formed extending in the horizontal direction on the top of the pair of auxiliary connection plate 410, the engine module 600 and the cooling system in the auxiliary frame Along with the component 700 and the exhaust system component 800, the auxiliary mounting unit 400 may be used to mount a component such as the auxiliary tank 900 together.

The process of fixing the engine module 600, the cooling system part 700, and the exhaust system part 800 to the vehicle body by using the auxiliary frame fixing the engine and related parts will be described below with reference to the illustrated drawings.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the cooling system component mounting unit 200 is seated on the cooling system component 700 and then fixed using the connection unit 231, and the engine module 600 is seated on the engine module mounting unit 100. The lower part of the engine module 600 is seated in the seating groove 121 of the seating member 120, and then fixed using the coupling member 130. The exhaust system component mounting part 300 includes an exhaust system part 800. By seating and fixing, the cooling system component 700, the engine module 600, and the exhaust system component 800 can be modularized using an auxiliary frame as shown in FIG. 3.

Therefore, as illustrated in FIG. 4, after modularizing the cooling system component 700, the engine module 600, and the exhaust system component 800 using the auxiliary frame, the cooling system component 700 according to the specification of the construction machine to which it is applied. Various types of construction can be applied by replacing the condenser applied to the radiator according to the specification, replacing the hydraulic motor according to the specification, replacing the catalyst device according to the specification, or replacing the hydraulic pump according to the usage. It can be used in common for machines and trucks to increase the fluidity of the production site, and can simplify the process of the main assembly line by utilizing the auxiliary assembly line using the auxiliary frame.

In this way, the auxiliary frame in which the cooling system part 700, the engine module 600, and the exhaust system part 800 are mounted together is fixed to the body frame 500 of a construction machine to be installed by using a crane or other transport means. In this case, the body frame 500 is a vertical frame 530 that maintains a substantially constant interval, and the left side frame 510 and the right side frame 520 spaced apart at regular intervals from such a vertical frame 530 and The horizontal frame 540 connects the pair of vertical frames 530 from the rear to the horizontal direction, and the rear and vertical frames 530 and the right side frames 520 of the vertical frame 530 and the left side frame 510. ) May be divided into rear plates 550 connected in the transverse direction, respectively.

Therefore, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the cooling system component 700, the engine module 600, and the exhaust system component 800 are mounted together to install a modular auxiliary frame on the upper portion of the body frame 500, but the cooling system is installed. After the component mounting part 200 is placed in the space part between the left side frame 510 and the vertical frame 530 adjacent thereto, the fixing member 210 of the cooling system component mounting part 200 is used using the fixing hole 212. By fixing to the vertical frame 530, the engine module mounting portion 100 is to be placed on the upper portion of the vertical frame 530, and then fixing the support portion 122 of the seating member 120 to the vertical frame 530 The auxiliary frame is firmly fixed to the body frame 500.

At this time, the exhaust system component mounting unit 300 is located above the space between the right side frame 520 and the adjacent vertical frame 530, so that the engine module 600 and the cooling system in the vehicle body using a modular auxiliary frame. The parts 700 and the exhaust system parts 800 can be more effectively assembled.

As described above, the method of the specific embodiment has been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined by the claims below and equivalents thereof.

As described above, the auxiliary frame for fixing the engine and related parts according to the embodiment of the present invention constitutes an auxiliary assembly line in a state in which the engine and related parts are seated on one auxiliary frame and modularized, and uses the auxiliary assembly line. This is to simplify the process of the main assembly line and improve the assemblability.In the sub-assembly line, the parts that can be changed according to the specifications of the construction machinery are selected and replaced, and then applied to the main assembly line. The fluidity of the is improved, the effect of productivity can be further doubled.

Claims (10)

An engine module mounting unit in which the engine module is seated and fixed; A cooling system component mounting unit formed at a front of the engine module mounting unit and mounted with a cooling system component fixed thereto; And And an exhaust system component mounting unit formed at a rear side of the engine module mounting unit to which the exhaust system component is seated and fixed; and an auxiliary frame for fixing the engine and related components. The method of claim 1, The cooling system component mounting portion, The auxiliary frame for fixing the engine and related parts, characterized in that formed in the lower portion of the engine module mounting portion having a height difference with the engine module mounting portion. The method of claim 1, The exhaust system component mounting portion, Auxiliary frame for fixing the engine and related parts, characterized in that formed on top of the engine module mounting portion having a height difference with the engine module mounting portion. The method of claim 1, The engine module mounting portion, A pair of side plates which maintain a constant interval in a state opposite to each other; One side is fixed to the front and rear end of the side plate vertically upright state, a seating groove is formed in the upper inner corner of the one side, the other side formed in the horizontal direction from the one side to the outer side is composed of the supporting portion absence; And One side, which is erected vertically upward, is fixed to the front and rear inner surfaces of the side plate, respectively, and the other side formed in the horizontal direction from the one side to the other side is provided with a coupling member having a coupling hole; engine and related parts comprising a Auxiliary frame to fix it. The method of claim 2, The cooling system component mounting portion, One side is formed of a coupling portion so as to be fixed to each of the support portion of the seating member located on both front sides of the engine module mounting portion, a pair of fixing members formed on the other front surface is formed stepped vertically downward from the coupling portion; A transverse plate having both ends transversely coupled to the other inner surface of the fixing member; A pair of fixing plates which are connected in a horizontal direction toward the front from the other lower outer surface of the fixing member, and the connecting portion extends vertically upward on an upper surface of the front; And An auxiliary frame for fixing the engine and the related parts, characterized in that it comprises a; both ends are supported in the transverse direction in front of the pair of fixed plates. The method of claim 3, wherein The exhaust system mounting portion, A pair of connecting plates having lower ends fixed to one outer surface of a seating member located at both rear sides of the engine module mounting unit; And An auxiliary frame for fixing the engine and related parts comprising a; support member in the form of a plate connected to each other and extending toward the outside connecting the top of the connecting plate. The method of claim 4, wherein One side of the coupling member provided on the engine module mounting portion and the inner surface of one side of the seating member is coupled to each other, the auxiliary frame for fixing the engine and related parts. The method of claim 4, wherein The engine module mounting portion, One side of the side plate is connected to the lower side is connected to the auxiliary mounting plate consisting of a pair of auxiliary connection plate which is installed to stand vertically upward, and a pair of installation parts extending in the horizontal direction on the upper end of the auxiliary connection plate And an auxiliary frame for fixing the engine and related parts. The method of claim 7, wherein The auxiliary frame for fixing the engine and related parts, characterized in that the side of the seating member provided on the engine module mounting portion and the side of the support portion is configured to be coupled to each other by a reinforcing piece. The method of claim 5, The auxiliary frame for fixing the engine and related parts, characterized in that the lower surface of the other side of the fixing member provided in the cooling system component mounting portion and the inner surface of the fixing plate are coupled by a reinforcing piece.

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