Heat shield structure for supercharger
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakahiro Nakajima
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Abstract
A vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, a supercharger placed behind an internal combustion engine, and a first insulator and a second insulator covering the supercharger. The first insulator is provided between the internal combustion engine and the supercharger and covers the supercharger from its front side. The second insulator covers the supercharger from its upper side, its rear side, and its lower side. An upper edge of the first insulator and an upper edge of the second insulator are positioned above and ahead of the supercharger and define a first opening. The first opening faces forward when the first opening is viewed from an inner region surrounded by the first insulator and the second insulator.
Claims7
A heat shield structure for a supercharger, the heat shield structure being applied to a vehicle including an internal combustion engine, a supercharger arranged behind the internal combustion engine in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, and an insulator covering the supercharger, wherein:
- the insulator is provided between the internal combustion engine and the supercharger in the front-rear direction such that the insulator covers the supercharger from a front side of the supercharger, the front side of the supercharger facing towards the internal combustion engine in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and the insulator also covers the supercharger from an upper side, a rear side in the front-rear direction, and a lower side of the supercharger;
- the insulator has an opening at a position above the supercharger and ahead of the supercharger in the front-rear direction;
- the opening faces forward in the front-rear direction of the vehicle;
- the insulator includes a first insulator covering the front side of the supercharger, and a second insulator covering the upper side, the rear side, and the lower side of the supercharger;
- the opening is defined by an edge of the first insulator and an edge of the second insulator;
- the first insulator is provided between the internal combustion engine and the supercharger in the front-rear direction and an upper edge of the second insulator is positioned above an upper edge of the first insulator;
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- the first insulator and the second insulator are different members.
A vehicle comprising:
- an engine compartment;
- an internal combustion engine disposed inside the engine compartment;
- a supercharger disposed inside the engine compartment and behind the internal combustion engine in a front-rear direction of the vehicle;
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- an insulator that is disposed inside the engine compartment, and includes a portion that is between the internal combustion engine and the supercharger in the front-rear direction of the vehicle,
- wherein the insulator also covers the supercharger from an upper side, a rear side in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and a lower side of the supercharger,
- the insulator has an opening at a position above the supercharger and ahead of the supercharger in the front-rear direction,
- the opening faces forward in the front-rear direction of the vehicle,
- the insulator includes a first insulator covering the front side of the supercharger, and a second insulator covering the upper side, the rear side, and the lower side of the supercharger,
- the opening is defined by an edge of the first insulator and an edge of the second insulator,
- the first insulator is provided between the internal combustion engine and the supercharger in the front-rear direction and an upper edge of the second insulator is positioned above an upper edge of the first insulator, and
- the first insulator and the second insulator are different members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.