EP0476084A1 - Kraftstoffeinspritzventil. - Google Patents
Kraftstoffeinspritzventil.Info
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- EP0476084A1 EP0476084A1 EP91905794A EP91905794A EP0476084A1 EP 0476084 A1 EP0476084 A1 EP 0476084A1 EP 91905794 A EP91905794 A EP 91905794A EP 91905794 A EP91905794 A EP 91905794A EP 0476084 A1 EP0476084 A1 EP 0476084A1
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Classifications
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- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a fuel injection valve for fuel injection systems of internal combustion engines of the type defined in the preamble of claim 1.
- Fuel injection nozzles are known, for example, from DE 35 40 660 AI or DE 37 05 848 AI.
- the valve member is actuated by an actuator, which generally consists of an electromagnet and a
- Closing spring exists which act on the valve member with opposing forces. Due to the duration of the excitation of the electromagnet, the amount of fuel injected by means of the fuel injection valve into an intake pipe or directly into the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine can be metered with high precision. For a high utilization of the fuel is an optimal one Combustion is a prerequisite and this requires very good fuel atomization when injecting. One tries to achieve this by suitably designing the nozzle opening and high injection pressure.
- an electrostatic atomization device for the electrostatic atomization of flowing media which has a housing through which the medium flows, in which two electrodes are arranged at a distance from each other, which are at a high voltage of, for example, 100 V to 30 kV .
- At least one electrode is made of a material suitable for field emission of electrical charge carriers. Such a material has many fine tips and / or edges, so that on the one hand the strong electrical fields necessary for field emission are generated on the electrode surface and on the other hand a sufficiently large current flows to achieve sufficient charging of the liquid even at high flow rates.
- a suitable material reference is made to a eutectic mixture of uranium oxide and tungsten, with the tungsten being embedded in the uranium oxide in the form of fine fibers.
- the second electrode is preferably made of platinum, nickel or stainless steel. Emitted charges are carried along by the medium conducted through the electrical field in the interelectrode space, and the medium is thereby electrically charged. This charging causes the medium to atomize after leaving the device. Areas of application of the electrostatic atomization device are indicated: burners for oil heaters, spray devices for insecticides in agriculture, spray devices for applying paints, oils, plastics to objects, injection devices for fuel in internal combustion engines.
- the fuel injection valve according to the invention with the characterizing features of claim 1 has the advantage that an electrical charging and the metering of the fuel is carried out in the fuel injection valve itself. Due to the unipolar electrical charging of the fuel, it atomizes due to the forces acting between the charges. This electrostatic atomization can improve the atomization quality of the injection valve by lowering it
- Droplet size and a narrow droplet size distribution can be effected.
- the electrostatic atomization is independent of the design-related metering and atomizing function of the fuel injector. The one required for electrostatic atomization
- Energy consumption is low and is typically 50 to 100 ra. Due to the electrical charging of the droplets, the fuel spray automatically widens after leaving the nozzle opening.
- the spray mist can be influenced by electrical and / or magnetic fields, so that the spray mist can be guided or its shape can be changed. Because of the mutual repulsion of the droplets of the same name, the drop coagulation is reduced.
- the charge on the burning droplets or fuel molecules has a positive effect on the combustion process.
- a reduction in soot development is to be expected, since the charged soot primary particles coagulate more poorly and thus burn better.
- a DC voltage is preferably used as the high voltage for the electrodes, the negative potential advantageously being at the emitter electrode.
- the use of AC voltage is possible, in which case both electrodes Can emit charge carriers.
- the polarity and magnitude of the applied high voltage can be changed over time, the change compared to the duration of the injection cycle being carried out slowly or quickly or being synchronized with the injection cycle.
- Electrode shapes are basically tips, edges, spheres, plates, rings, tori, coaxial ring electrodes or other geometric shapes.
- the emitter electrode is arranged on the end face of the valve needle facing the nozzle opening .
- the emitter electrode can be insulated and inserted coaxially into the valve needle in such a way that it protrudes from the end with a cone.
- the high-voltage supply line to the emitter electrode takes place centrally through the valve needle, the electrical supply line being insulated from the valve needle.
- the counter electrode is formed by the nozzle body, which is connected to a voltage potential that is positive relative to the emitter electrode, preferably to ground.
- the emitter electrode can also be made from a ring attached to the end face of the valve needle suitable material are formed, the ring wall tapers towards the free end and ends in an annular ridge.
- the counter electrode is formed by an annular surface surrounding the nozzle opening, which is connected to a positive high-voltage potential, while the valve needle is connected to a negative voltage potential, preferably to ground, relative to the counter electrode.
- the emitter electrode is integrated in the insulated tip of the valve needle and projects from it with an annular surface.
- the emitter electrode is connected to high voltage potential.
- the nozzle body again serves as the counterelectrode, but here in particular a perforated plate inserted into the nozzle opening.
- the electrical high-voltage supply line to the emitter electrode is advantageously divided into two supply sections, one of which is connected to the emitter electrode and ends in the outer jacket of a sliding section of the valve needle with which the valve needle can be displaced on the inner wall of the nozzle body is led.
- the other lead section is due to the negative high voltage potential and ends in the inner wall of the nozzle body.
- the two end points of the two line sections are positioned relative to one another in such a way that they contact one another when the valve needle is lifted off the valve seat and are separated from one another when the valve needle rests on the valve seat.
- valve needle is frustoconical on the end face and carries an insulating cylinder on its end frustoconical surface which projects through the nozzle opening.
- the emitter electrode is on the ring surface
- Insulated cylinder formed and connected to a negative high-voltage potential via an electrical lead insulated through the valve needle.
- the counter electrode is formed by the nozzle body, which is connected to a voltage potential that is positive relative to the emitter electrode, preferably to ground. It is advantageous in this construction that the electrode spacing does not change during the movement of the valve needle and that the applied voltage does not have to be compensated for.
- the annular exit surface of the emitter electrode allows the surface field strength of the emerging fuel to be controlled.
- the exit or surface of the ring-shaped emitter electrode can advantageously be designed as a pointed ring edge.
- the emitter electrode is formed by a region of the nozzle body which contains the nozzle opening and which consists of a region for Field emission of electrical charge carriers suitable material and is electrically isolated from the rest of the nozzle body. This area is due to the negative high voltage potential, while the valve needle, the one at its end facing the nozzle opening
- Cone tip forms the counter electrode and is connected to ground potential.
- the emitter electrode is arranged as an annular surface in an insulated manner in the valve chamber directly in front of the valve seat and is connected to high voltage potential.
- the nozzle body and above all the valve needle serve as the counter electrode. Due to this design, the charging zone of the fuel lies in front of the valve seat. This is favorable because the electrodes are not exposed to the outside atmosphere and therefore do not become dirty. At. In this arrangement, a spark discharge cannot occur between the electrodes because no gas atmosphere can enter the interelectrode region.
- the nozzle opening can be closed off by a non-metallic body, preferably a ceramic body, which has a blind hole coaxial with the nozzle opening and at least one fuel outlet bore which runs at an angle to the axis of the nozzle body and which opens into the blind hole.
- a non-metallic body preferably a ceramic body, which has a blind hole coaxial with the nozzle opening and at least one fuel outlet bore which runs at an angle to the axis of the nozzle body and which opens into the blind hole.
- a ceramic body prevents the electrical charges injected into the fuel from flowing out of the fuel injector via the nozzle body.
- the emitter electrode is in turn formed by an annular surface which is insulated on the nozzle body immediately in front of the valve seat.
- the emitter electrode is preferably formed by an annular disk which is inserted into the nozzle body in an electrically insulated manner transversely to the axis of the nozzle body in such a way that its inner, preferably tapering ring edge projects slightly from the inner wall of the nozzle body or is flush with it.
- the electrical high voltage is supplied via the nozzle body.
- the absence of a dead volume is advantageous here. This is advantageous in that the amount of fuel in a dead volume can leave the injection valve only poorly or not atomized.
- a pin-shaped extension is attached to the free end face of the valve member facing away from the valve seat and / or a coaxial ring electrode is placed insulated at the end of the nozzle body.
- a possible extension pin can be insulated on the valve member and connected to a suitable electrical potential, which the Possibility of variation for the electrical fields in the outdoor area increased.
- FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of section IX in FIG. 8.
- the fuel injector shown in detail in longitudinal section in FIG. 1 is essentially known, so that only the essential for the invention is shown here.
- Such a fuel injection valve is shown and described as a top feed valve in DE 35 40 660 and as a side feed valve in DE 37 05 848 AI. It generally has a valve housing, not shown here, made of ferromagnetic material, which in its lower
- the nozzle body 10 encloses a fuel-filled valve chamber 11, which is connected via radial bores 12 to a fuel-filled housing space, which in turn is supplied with fuel via a connecting piece of the valve housing.
- the nozzle body 10 is frustoconical and has a coaxial nozzle opening 13 in its free end face. The inner wall of the frustoconical area is at a distance from the 10
- a valve seat 14 is formed, which cooperates with a valve closing surface 15 on a valve needle 16 for opening and closing the injection valve, sometimes also called an injection nozzle.
- the valve needle 16 is guided in an axially displaceable manner in the valve chamber 11, for which purpose it has two larger-diameter sliding sections 17, 18 which rest on the inner wall of the nozzle body 10. As indicated in FIG. 1, the sliding sections 17, 18 are flattened, so that a fuel flow from the radial bores 12 to the valve seat 14 is possible.
- the valve needle 16 is actuated by an electromagnet (not shown here) arranged in the upper part of the valve housing or, in the case of diesel injection pumps, by the pump pressure.
- an electromagnet (not shown here) arranged in the upper part of the valve housing or, in the case of diesel injection pumps, by the pump pressure.
- a closing spring not shown here, the closing surface 15 of the valve needle 16 is pressed onto the valve seat 12 and the valve is closed.
- the electromagnet is excited for a predetermined duration, the armature of which is connected to the valve needle 16.
- the armature is attracted and the valve needle 16 is lifted off the valve seat 12 against the closing spring.
- the injection valve is open for a predetermined injection period, and fuel exits through the nozzle opening 13.
- two electrodes 21, 22 are integrated into the fuel injection valve and are connected to a high voltage supplied by a high voltage source 20.
- At least one of the electrodes 21, 22, the so-called ' emitter electrode consists of one for field emission of electrical charge carriers suitable material, while the other electrode forms the counter electrode.
- An example of such a material is a eutectic mixture of uranium oxide and tungsten, the tungsten being embedded in the uranium oxide in the form of fine fibers. The material has enough fine ones
- the two electrodes 21, 22 are arranged in such a way that, seen in the direction of flow of the fuel, directly in front of or behind the valve seat 14
- Electric field penetrating fuel is formed.
- the electric field is generated behind the valve seat 14 in the space 19.
- the emitter electrode 21 is on the. End face of the valve needle 16 arranged, the
- the emitter electrode 21 is designed as a pin 23 which carries a conical tip 231 on the end face.
- the pin 23 is insulated in the valve needle 16 inserted in such a way that the cone tip 231 protrudes and into the
- the pin 23 is inserted in an insulating cylinder 24, which is inserted coaxially into a recess 25 made in the valve needle 16 from the end face. At the flat end, the pin 23 is connected to an electrical connection line 26 which, surrounded by an insulating sleeve 27, is passed coaxially through the valve needle 16.
- the emitter electrode 21 is connected to the negative high-voltage potential of the high-voltage source 20, while the nozzle body 10 must have a more positive potential and is connected to the ground potential of the high-voltage source 20.
- Fuel injection valves are those components which correspond to those in Fig. 1, with the same reference numerals. These fuel injection valves are also only described to the extent that there are differences from the fuel injection valve described in relation to FIG. 1.
- the emitter electrode 21 is of one on the end face of the
- the ring cylinder 28 is glued into an annular groove 29 on the end face of the valve needle 16.
- the counter electrode 22 is one of the
- Annular surface 30 surrounding the nozzle opening 13 is formed, which lies at the positive high-voltage potential of the high-voltage source 20.
- this annular surface 30 is realized by an electrically conductive plate 31 which is inserted in the region of the nozzle opening 13 transversely to the axis of the nozzle body and carries a passage opening 32 congruent with the nozzle opening 13.
- the bore wall in the plate 31 can be chamfered so that the annular surface 30 ends in an annular tip.
- the plate 31 is connected to the positive high-voltage potential of the high-voltage source 20 and is electrically insulated from the nozzle body 10 by an insulating layer ⁇ completely surrounding the plate 31.
- the valve needle carrying the emitter electrode 21 16 is connected to the ground potential of the high voltage source 20.
- the valve needle 16 has an insulating cone 34 on its front end delimiting the intermediate space 19, on which the emitter electrode 21 is designed as an annular surface 35.
- the annular surface 35 is realized by means of a solid disk 36 which is inserted transversely to the valve needle axis in the insulating cone 34 in such a way that it forms the annular surface 35
- the full disk 36 is connected to a first electrical feed line 37, which is partially passed through the valve needle 16 in an insulating sleeve 38 and ends in the outer jacket of the sliding section 17 of the valve needle 16.
- a second electrical supply line 39 is connected to the negative high-voltage potential of the high-voltage source 20 and is guided by means of an insulating piece 40 through a radial bore 68 made in the nozzle body 10 in the region of the sliding section 17 of the valve needle 16.
- the second feed line 39 ends flush with the inner wall of the nozzle body 10.
- a perforated plate 41 which is inserted into the nozzle opening 13 and is connected to the ground potential of the high-voltage source 20 via the nozzle body 10, serves as the counter electrode 22.
- valve needle 16 is frustoconical in shape at the end, the end of the truncated cone filling the entire interior of the nozzle body 10 up to the nozzle opening 13.
- the closing surface 15 of the valve needle 16 is formed by part of the jacket of the truncated cone.
- An insulating cylinder 42 is attached to the end of the truncated cone and protrudes through the nozzle opening 13 with play.
- the emitter electrode 21 is in the area of the ring surface 43
- Nozzle opening 13 formed on the insulating cylinder 42 which is realized by a solid disc 44 which is inserted transversely to the valve needle axis in the insulating cylinder 42 in such a way that its disc periphery forming the annular surface 43 is flush with the outer jacket of the insulating cylinder 42.
- Disk 44 is connected to the negative high-voltage potential of high-voltage source 20 via an electrical connecting line 45.
- the connecting line 45 is surrounded by an insulating sleeve 46 and passed coaxially through the valve needle 16.
- the nozzle body 10 forming the counter electrode 22 is connected to the ground potential of the high-voltage source.
- the emitter electrode 21 is on the nozzle body 10 and
- the area 47 of the nozzle body 10 containing the nozzle opening 13 is made of material suitable for field emission of electrical charge carriers and is electrically insulated from the rest of the nozzle body 10.
- Area 47 leads a connecting lug 48 which is insulated from the nozzle body 10 and via which the emitter electrode 21 is connected to the negative high-voltage potential of the high-voltage source 20.
- the valve needle 16 carries the End 19 closing space 19 a small cone tip 49, which is arranged coaxially and extends to the nozzle opening 13 when the injection valve is closed.
- the valve needle 16 forms the counter electrode 22 and is connected to the ground potential of the high voltage source 20 for this purpose.
- the electric field is generated in front of the valve seat 14 in the valve chamber 11.
- the emitter electrode 21 is arranged as an insulated annular surface 50 in the valve chamber 11, directly in front of the valve seat 14 in the fuel flow direction, and is connected to the negative or positive high voltage potential of the high voltage source.
- an annular disk 51 is inserted into the nozzle body 10 in an electrically insulated manner transversely to the axis of the nozzle body in such a way that its inner ring edge forming the ring surface 50 protrudes slightly from the inner wall of the nozzle body 10 or is flush with it.
- the washer 51 can be beveled so that the annular surface 50 tapers.
- the annular disk 51 is connected to an electrical conductor 52 and is preferably connected via this to the negative high-voltage potential of a high-voltage source.
- the ring washer 51 and the conductor 52 are insulated by an insulating layer 53 which completely surrounds the ring washer 51 and the conductor 52.
- the valve needle 16 is formed on the end face into a cone 54 which fills the entire lower space of the nozzle body 10 up to the nozzle opening 13 and, with the valve closed, protrudes with its tip through the nozzle opening 13.
- the valve needle 16 forms the counter electrode 22 and is for this purpose connected to the ground potential of the high voltage source.
- the nozzle opening 13 can be closed off by a non-metallic body, here a ceramic body 55, which is inserted at the end into the nozzle body 10 and carries a blind hole 55 that is caoxial to the nozzle opening 13. From the blind hole 55, one or more fuel outlet bores 57, 58 run outwards, which include an acute angle with the nozzle body axis and, depending on the application, also form a right angle.
- the fuel injector shown in detail in FIG. 7 is an outward opening valve.
- the valve opening 14 enclosed by the valve seat and the nozzle opening 13 are arranged directly next to one another, so that the valve valve 14 shown in FIGS. 1-6
- Gap 19 is omitted, thus also any dead volume.
- the valve member is formed by a truncated cone 59 which is fastened on an actuating rod 60 which is connected to the armature of the electromagnet and which projects through the valve opening.
- the closing surface 15 is formed by part of the cone shell.
- the valve seat 14 is formed on the side of the valve opening on the nozzle body 10 facing away from the valve chamber 11. In the example shown, the valve seat 14 is formed on the insulating layer 53, but can also on
- Nozzle body 10 itself can be arranged.
- the truncated cone 59 and the actuating rod 60 form the counter electrode 22 to the emitter electrode 21 on the nozzle body 10 and are connected to the ground potential of the high voltage source.
- On the free end face of the nozzle body 10 is one
- Ring electrode 61 insulated and arranged coaxially to the nozzle opening 13.
- the truncated cone 59 carries a coaxial pin 62 on its outer truncated cone surface.
- the ring electrode 61 has a potential that lies between the 17
- the pin 62 is electrically conductively connected to the truncated cone 59. Through these electrodes formed by ring electrode 61 and pin -62, an electric field is generated in the outer space, by means of which the fuel charged with charge carriers can be influenced and controlled after leaving the nozzle opening 13.
- the pin 62 can also be insulated from the truncated cone 59 and be provided with a suitable electrical potential, which increases the possibility of variation for the generation of electrical fields in the exterior.
- valve needle 16 as in FIG. 7, is formed on the end face into a cone 63 which, seen from the valve chamber 11, lies beyond the valve seat 14 and projects into the intermediate space 19 which is formed by a blind hole 64 is and via the nozzle opening 13 forming
- Fuel outlet bores 65 has a connection to the outside. Emitter material is introduced into the cone 63 or the cone is made entirely of it and forms the emitter electrode 21.
- the valve needle 16 is flushed with fuel in the lower region of the valve chamber 11 upstream of the valve seat 14 and in the upper region of the valve chamber 11 a sliding portion 66 guided axially. An insulating layer 67 is applied on the sliding section 66 or on the inner wall of the valve chamber 11 in the region of the displacement path of the sliding section 66.
- the valve needle 16 is connected to a high voltage potential, while the nozzle body 10 is connected to ground as a counter electrode 22. As long as the valve needle 16 rests on the valve seat 14, there is electrical contact between the emitter electrode 21 and the counter electrode 22. As soon as the valve needle 16 lifts off the valve seat 14, the contact is interrupted and a voltage is built up. This training of 18th
- Fuel injection valve is structurally simple and particularly suitable for valves with very thin valve needles.
- a DC voltage source is used as the high voltage source.
- the use of an AC voltage source is also possible, although both electrodes are advantageously made of a material suitable for field emission of electrical charge carriers, that is, both electrodes emit charge carriers.
- the magnitude of the applied high voltage can be changed over time, the change compared to the duration of the injection cycle being slow or fast or also synchronized with the injection cycle. This makes it possible to adapt to changing electrode distances when opening and closing the injection valve, the electrical charging process of the fuel can be controlled and a change in the atomization during the injection process can be achieved in terms of space and time. The droplet size and the spray spread can thus be adjusted in a controlled manner.
- the parts intended for electrical insulation such as 3. Isolier ⁇ cylinder 2 * 4 and h ⁇ , insulating layer ⁇ ⁇ and 53 .
- Insulating sleeve 38 --- * + 6, ⁇ solating cone ⁇ - and insulating piece k ⁇ can consist of all suitable materials, such as plastic (eg Figure 1), rubber. Glass. Ceramics (e.g. Figure 6) and others.
- the hatching of these electrically insulating parts is thus only to be seen as an example of a reference to a specific insulating material, but which can be replaced by any other insulating material.
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