EP0489056B1 - Zündverteiler für verbrennungskraftmaschinen - Google Patents

Zündverteiler für verbrennungskraftmaschinen Download PDF

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EP0489056B1
EP0489056B1 EP90912410A EP90912410A EP0489056B1 EP 0489056 B1 EP0489056 B1 EP 0489056B1 EP 90912410 A EP90912410 A EP 90912410A EP 90912410 A EP90912410 A EP 90912410A EP 0489056 B1 EP0489056 B1 EP 0489056B1
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electrode
rotor
distributor according
ignition distributor
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Horst Behnke
Roland Michal
Klaus Bahm
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Daimler Benz AG
Doduco Solutions GmbH
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Mercedes Benz AG
Doduco GmbH and Co KG Dr Eugen Duerrwaechter
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02P—IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES
    • F02P7/00—Arrangements of distributors, circuit-makers or -breakers, e.g. of distributor and circuit-breaker combinations or pick-up devices
    • F02P7/02—Arrangements of distributors, circuit-makers or -breakers, e.g. of distributor and circuit-breaker combinations or pick-up devices of distributors
    • F02P7/021—Mechanical distributors
    • F02P7/022—Details of the distributor rotor or electrode

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  • the invention is based on an ignition distributor for internal combustion engines with a housing in which a distributor rotor is rotatably mounted, which rotor has a first electrode close to its axis of rotation and a second electrode at its end remote from the axis of rotation and an electrical line connecting the two electrodes therebetween , and with a distributor cap which closes the housing and which has a plurality of fixed electrodes which cooperate with the second electrode of the distributor rotor and a center electrode which is distributed around its circumference and ends with a spark gap forming a short distance from the first electrode of the distributor rotor, wherein in the pair of electrodes formed from the first electrode of the distributor rotor and the center electrode, an electrode is designed in the form of a pin.
  • the electrodes of the spark gap are not subject to mechanical wear, but the service life of the electrodes forming the spark gap has so far been unsatisfactory.
  • the present invention has for its object to provide an ignition distributor of the type mentioned with a longer life of the pair of electrodes enclosing the center electrode of the distributor cap.
  • the design of the ignition distributor in accordance with the invention achieves two things: The fact that the electrode which cooperates with the pin-shaped electrode is not, as in the prior art, a socket which encloses the pin-shaped electrode over its entire circumference, but rather an electrode which the pin-shaped If the electrode does not enclose or encircles less than the entire circumference, even if the sparks are not coaxially arranged, it cannot always roll over to the pin-shaped electrode at the same location, but must migrate inevitably, with the lower the angle, the more uniform the erosion, around which the pin-shaped electrode is enclosed by the other electrode.
  • the pin-shaped electrode is therefore preferably enclosed by the other electrode over less than half the circumference.
  • the aggressive gases can escape more easily from the region of the two electrodes if, unlike in the prior art, the pin-shaped electrode is no longer surrounded by a closed socket. It is particularly favorable if the other electrode, together with the pin-shaped Electrode forms the spark gap, has a substantially flat surface facing the pin-shaped electrode, because then a particularly uniform erosion of the pin-shaped electrode is achieved and the escape of the aggressive gases from the electrode area is particularly easy and becomes when the pin-shaped electrode becomes the central electrode the distributor cap is further favored by the fact that the other electrode rotating with the distributor rotor provides for air movement which promotes the escape of the aggressive gases from the electrode area, in particular if the flat surface of the rotating electrode is against the longitudinal axis of the pin-shaped electrode is inclined or skewed.
  • the invention can be carried out in such a way that the pin-shaped electrode is either the center electrode of the distributor cap or the first electrode of the distributor rotor, the first possibility being preferred because it enables better ventilation of the electrode area than if the pin-shaped electrode were attached to the distributor rotor .
  • an extension of the distributor rotor protrudes into this space, which is like a fan blade for an additional one Air circulation ensures.
  • the first electrode of the distributor rotor can be part of this extension intended for air circulation or can be separated from it, for example diametrically opposite it - with respect to the axis of rotation.
  • the pin-shaped electrode is partially surrounded by the other electrode, it can be beneficial for the ventilation of the electrode area to make the surrounding electrode perforated.
  • Another way to improve the ventilation of the electrode area is to provide a through hole in the distributor rotor in the region of the pin-shaped electrode, which is expediently opposite the pin-shaped central electrode of the distributor cap, but does not have to run in the direction of the axis of rotation, but preferably runs obliquely to the axis of rotation , whereby a pumping effect is achieved.
  • Another way of ventilating the electrode area well is to not arrange the pin-shaped electrode and the other electrode next to one another, but opposite one another, so that the sparkover occurs from the tip of the pin-shaped electrode to the opposite electrode, which preferably has a flat electrode for the pin-shaped electrode Surface returns, which is larger than the cross-sectional area of the pin-shaped electrode, so that deviations from a precisely coaxial arrangement are harmless for the operation of the spark gap.
  • Another way of improving the ventilation of the spark gap is to provide the first electrode of the distributor rotor with a projection on its side facing the pin-shaped central electrode of the distributor cap, in particular with a rib parallel to the pin-shaped electrode, which has the effect of a fan blade .
  • This projection is made from a material with a higher wear resistance than the electrode has in the area outside the projection; outside the area of the projection, where the electrode is not exposed to spark discharge, it can consist of an easily processable, electrically highly conductive material such as copper or brass, to which the more wear-resistant projection is welded.
  • a suitable choice of materials can be used to achieve more wear-resistant electrodes in different ways.
  • One possibility is to manufacture the electrode from a material or to equip it with a material that is more noble than copper.
  • Particularly suitable are materials which contain at least 20% by weight of silver or at least 10% by weight of palladium, in particular silver-nickel composite materials or palladium-copper alloys.
  • Materials made of silver with 10 to 40% by weight, preferably 30% by weight of nickel or made of palladium with 10 to 30% by weight, preferably 15% by weight of copper are particularly suitable.
  • Such materials are known per se for use as electrical contacts, as materials for electrodes in spark gaps however unusual. Thanks to their precious metal content, they show increased chemical resistance to the aggressive gases that are created by spark discharge.
  • Another advantageous way of increasing the chemical resistance of the electrodes is to manufacture them from materials or to equip them with materials that are coated with a passivating cover layer.
  • materials from the group of alloys of copper with nickel are particularly suitable, the nickel content expediently being between 10 and 40% by weight, preferably about 30% by weight; by adding a little iron (1 to 2% by weight) the chemical resistance can be further improved.
  • materials made of chromium-alloyed steels are suitable for the electrodes because they protect themselves from the attack of aggressive gases with a passivating cover layer made of chromium oxide. These materials, which are coated with a passivating cover layer, are also not common for electrodes in spark gaps.
  • Electrodes with a lower electron work function require a lower arc voltage for the sparkover and this means that the sparkover is accompanied by a lower energy conversion. This not only reduces electrical losses in the distributor, but also produces less reactive gases.
  • the distributor cap 1 From the housing of the ignition distributor, only the distributor cap 1 is shown, which has a pin-shaped center electrode 2 and, distributed around its circumference, a plurality of fixed electrodes 3 parallel to the center electrode 2, which have electrode surfaces 3 a facing the center electrode 2 on the inside of the distributor cap.
  • the ignition distributor there is a distributor rotor 4 which can be rotated about an axis 5 which runs coaxially with the center electrode 2.
  • the flat base body of the distributor rotor has three holes 6, 7 and 8 for fastening the distributor rotor to the end of the camshaft of an internal combustion engine, the housing (engine block) of which also forms one half of the housing of the ignition distributor, the other half of which is the distributor cap 1.
  • the distributor rotor carries two electrodes.
  • a first, elongated electrode 9 is arranged on the upper side of the base body of the distributor rotor 4, extends in the radial direction and ends tightly, namely at a distance of approximately 0.5 mm, in front of the outer surface of the cylindrical center electrode 2 of the distributor cap.
  • the distributor rotor carries a second electrode 10, which has a radially outwardly facing surface which, when the distributor rotor rotates, runs a short distance in front of the surfaces 3a of the fixed electrodes 3.
  • the electrodes 9 and 10 are connected to one another by an electrical line 11 embedded in the distributor rotor.
  • the electrode 9 acts like a fan blade, which ensures air circulation in the space between the distributor rotor 4 and the distributor cap 1.
  • the air circulation is reinforced by an extension 12 of the distributor rotor diametrically opposite the electrode 9. Due to the air circulation, a constant air exchange takes place in the area of the spark gap, which is formed between the center electrode 2 and the first electrode 9 of the distributor rotor, which removes the aggressive gases accompanying the flashover, thereby removing the electrodes 9 and 2 from their chemical attack.
  • the center electrode 2 is not stressed on one side, but burns off evenly because the first electrode 9 of the distributor rotor is arranged on one side next to the center electrode 2 and is guided around it.
  • the invention is applicable in the field of the automotive industry (manufacturer, supplier, spare parts business).

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  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Ignition Installations For Internal Combustion Engines (AREA)
EP90912410A 1989-08-22 1990-08-22 Zündverteiler für verbrennungskraftmaschinen Expired - Lifetime EP0489056B1 (de)

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DE8910037U 1989-08-22
DE8910037U DE8910037U1 (de) 1989-08-22 1989-08-22 Zündverteiler für Verbrennungskraftmaschinen
PCT/EP1990/001395 WO1991002899A1 (de) 1989-08-22 1990-08-22 Zündverteiler für verbrennungskraftmaschinen

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DE59007467D1 (de) 1994-11-17
DE8910037U1 (de) 1991-01-17
EP0414217A1 (de) 1991-02-27

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