EP0886727A1

EP0886727A1 - Electromagnetically controlled valve

Info

Publication number: EP0886727A1
Application number: EP97947009A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Markus Gesk; Norbert Keim; Joachim Stilling
Original assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
Current assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
Priority date: 1996-12-24
Filing date: 1997-10-18
Publication date: 1998-12-30
Anticipated expiration: 2017-10-18
Also published as: CN1212040A; EP0886727B1; KR100573503B1; US5996911A; JP2000505863A; ES2191204T3; DE59709194D1; KR19990082045A; ATE231585T1; DE19654322A1; WO1998028537A1; CN1084844C; DE19654322C2

Abstract

PCT No. PCT/DE97/02406 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 12, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 12, 1998 PCT Filed Oct. 18, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO98/28537 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 2, 1998A fuel injection valve for use in fuel injection systems of compressed-mixture, externally ignited internal combustion engines has a core provided with a wear-resistant layer that has a greater layer thickness than a layer thickness of a wear-resistant layer of an armature facing the core. This greater layer thickness is present at least in an immediate contact area between the core and the armature.

Description

Electromagnetically actuated valve

State of the art

The invention relates to an electromagnetically actuated valve according to the preamble of the main claim. Various electromagnetically actuated valves, in particular fuel injection valves, are already known in which components subject to wear are provided with wear-resistant layers.

It is already known from DE-OS 29 42 928 to apply wear-resistant diamagnetic material layers to parts subject to wear, such as anchors and nozzle bodies. These layers, which are applied in precisely measured layer thickness, serve to limit the stroke of the valve needle, as a result of which the effects of residual magnetism on the moving parts of the fuel injector are minimized.

A fuel injection valve is also known from EP-OS 0 536 773, in which a hard metal layer is applied to the armature on its cylindrical circumferential surface and annular stop surface by electroplating. This layer of chrome or nickel has a thickness of 15 to 25 μm, for example. As a result of the galvanic coating, a slightly wedge-shaped layer thickness Distribution, whereby a slightly thicker layer is achieved on the outer edges. Due to the galvanically deposited layers, the layer thickness distribution is physically predetermined and can hardly be influenced.

Advantages of the invention

The electromagnetically actuated valve according to the invention with the characterizing features of the main claim has the advantage that an inexpensive stop area is created in a simple manner. With the measure according to the invention of applying a thicker wear protection layer to the stationary core than to the axially moving armature, it is also possible to increase the magnetic force of the electromagnetic circuit of the valve. Since the spread of galvanic-type coatings is reduced with smaller setpoints for the layer thicknesses, this results in functionally lower fluctuations in the residual air gap in the core / armature area. This advantageously reduces the

Fluctuations in the amount of fuel to be sprayed q _dyn , while the values of the minimum _{tightening voltage} increase.

Since the wear on the moving armature is significantly less than on the stationary core, and thus the wear protection layer on the armature can be made with a significantly reduced thickness without sacrificing quality in terms of endurance stability, this results in a not insignificant saving in coating material. In addition, the coating times are shortened in an advantageous manner, especially when coating the anchor. The material savings go hand in hand with a cost reduction, which is exacerbated by the decreasing disposal costs at the galvanizing baths. Another advantage lies in the smaller scatter of the armature diameter, which has a particularly favorable effect on the wear behavior due to the resulting lower guide play.

The measures listed in the subclaims permit advantageous developments and improvements of the electromagnetically actuated valve, in particular fuel injector, specified in the main claim.

drawing

An embodiment of the invention is shown in simplified form in the drawing and explained in more detail in the following description. FIG. 1 shows a fuel injection valve and FIG. 2 shows an enlarged stop of the injection valve in the area of the core and armature with wear protection layers.

Description of the embodiments

The electromagnetically actuated valve, for example shown in FIG. 1, in the form of an injection valve for fuel injection systems of mixture-compressing, spark-ignited internal combustion engines has a core 2, which is surrounded by a magnetic coil 1 and serves as a fuel inlet connector, which is, for example, tubular and has a constant length over its entire length Has outer diameter. A coil body 3, which is stepped in the radial direction, takes up a winding of the magnet coil 1 and, in conjunction with the core 2, enables the injection valve to be particularly compact in the area of the magnet coil 1. With a lower core end 9 of the core 2, a tubular metal intermediate part 12 is tightly connected concentrically to a longitudinal valve axis 10, for example by welding, and thereby partially surrounds the core end 9 axially. The stepped coil body 3 partially overlaps the core 2 and, with a step 15 of larger diameter, the intermediate part 12 at least partially axially. A tubular valve seat carrier 16 extends downstream of the bobbin 3 and the intermediate part 12 and is, for example, firmly connected to the intermediate part 12. A longitudinal bore 17 runs in the valve seat carrier 16 and is formed concentrically with the valve longitudinal axis 10. In the longitudinal bore 17, for example, a tubular valve needle 19 is arranged, which is connected at its downstream end 20 to a spherical valve closing body 21, on the periphery of which, for example, five flats 22 are provided for the fuel to flow past, for example by welding.

The injection valve is actuated electromagnetically in a known manner. The electromagnetic circuit with the solenoid coil 1, the core 2 and a sleeve-shaped armature 27 is used for the axial movement of the valve needle 19 and thus for opening against the spring force of a return spring 25 or closing the injection valve End of the valve needle 19 facing away from the valve closing body 21 is connected by a first weld 28 and aligned with the core 2. In the downstream end of the valve seat carrier 16 facing away from the core 2, a cylindrical valve seat body 29, which has a fixed valve seat, is tightly mounted in the longitudinal bore 17 by welding.

To guide the valve closing body 21 during the axial movement of the valve needle 19 with the armature 27 along the The longitudinal valve axis 10 serves as a guide opening 32 of the valve seat body 29. The spherical valve closing body 21 interacts with the valve seat of the valve seat body 29 which tapers in the shape of a truncated cone in the direction of flow. On its end facing away from the valve closing body 21, the valve seat body 29 is connected concentrically and firmly to a spray-perforated disk 34, for example in the form of a pot. At least one runs in the base part of the spray perforated disk 34, for example four spray openings 39 formed by eroding or stamping.

The insertion depth of the valve seat body 29 with the cup-shaped spray orifice plate 34 determines the setting of the stroke of the valve needle 19. The one end position of the valve needle 19 when the solenoid coil 1 is not energized is determined by the valve closing body 21 resting on the valve seat of the valve seat body 29, while the other end position is fixed of the valve needle 19 when the solenoid coil 1 is energized by the contact of the armature 27 at the core end 9, that is to say precisely in the region which is designed according to the invention, is identified in more detail by a circle and is shown in a modified scale in FIG.

An adjusting sleeve 48, which is pushed into a flow bore 46 of the core 2 concentrically to the longitudinal axis 10 of the valve and is formed, for example, from rolled spring steel sheet, serves to adjust the spring preload of the return spring 25 abutting the adjusting sleeve 48, which in turn is located on the valve needle 19 with its opposite side supports.

The injection valve is largely enclosed in a plastic encapsulation 50, which extends from the core 2 in the axial direction via the solenoid coil 1 to the valve seat support 16 extends. This plastic encapsulation 50 includes, for example, an injection-molded electrical connector 52.

A fuel filter 61 projects into the flow bore 46 of the core 2 at its inlet end 55 and provides for the filtering out of those fuel components which, because of their size, could cause blockages or damage in the injection valve.

In FIG. 2, the area marked with a circle in FIG. 1 of the one end position of the valve needle 19, in which the armature 27 strikes the core end 9 of the core 2, is shown on a different scale. It is already known to apply metallic layers 65 to the core end 9 of the core 2 and to the armature 27, for example chromium or nickel layers, by means of electroplating. In this case, the layers 65 and 65 'both on the end faces 67 and 67' running perpendicular to the longitudinal axis 10 of the valve and also at least partially

Circumferential surfaces 66 and 66 'of the armature 27 and the core 2 are applied. The layers 65, which usually have layer thicknesses between 10 and 25 μm, are not shown in FIG. 2 with their layer thicknesses to the size of the components 2 and 27.

For the function of the injection valve, it is necessary for core 2 and armature 27 to strike only in a relatively small area, for example only in the outer area of the upper end face of armature 27 facing away from valve longitudinal axis 10. This requirement is achieved through the galvanic coating. In the case of galvanic coating, a field line concentration occurs at the edges of the parts to be coated, here core 2 and armature 27. B. a minimal wedge Layer thickness distribution occurs. The layers 65 and 65 'applied are therefore only stressed in small areas during the operation of the injection valve.

Even after a long period of operation, the stop partners should have stop surfaces that are as precise as possible, so that the pull-in and drop-out times of the armature 27 remain almost constant, despite a slight wear on the layers 65 and 65 '. With a very high endurance stability in the area of this valve stop, the tolerances of the fuel quantities to be sprayed can also be kept very narrow. The endurance test shows that the moving component anchor 27 wears less than the stationary component core 2. The resultant after many years

Depth of wear on the layers 65 and 65 'can be on the core 2 z. B. be two to three times the size of the armature 27. Therefore, it is sensible to reduce the layer 65 on the armature 27 with respect to the layer 65 'on the core 2 with respect to the layer thickness, without restrictions of the endurance stability. Particularly in the case of a tighter tolerance, it is advisable to provide the core 2 with a layer 65 'having a greater layer thickness x than the armature 27.

As an exemplary embodiment for possible layer thicknesses x and y for the layers 65 and 65 ', 7 μm for the core 2 and 4 μm for the armature 27 should be mentioned here. Of course, these dimensions are each subject to tolerance within narrow limits. The sizes are only for better understanding and do not limit the invention in any way. In any case, the layer thickness x of the layer 65 'of the stationary core 2 is clearly above the layer thickness y of the layer 65 of the axially moving armature 27, which means that the layer thickness x of the layer 65' of the core 2 is Layer thickness y of the layer 65 of the armature 27 exceeds by at least 25%. These details relate only to the immediate stop area a or a 'on the core 2 and on the armature 27, whose axial approach area is indicated by a double arrow.

The stop area a, a 'is the actually wearing contact point (contact area of the two stop partners), which in the ideal case is circular and usually crescent-shaped, i.e. H. annular segment-shaped. The stop area a, a 'usually has a stop width of 50 to 200 μm, maximum widths of 300 μm still being conceivable. Outside the stop area a, a ', the layers 65 and 65' can also be designed in a wedge shape such that the respective opposite layer thicknesses largely equalize. In the normal case, however, the layer 65 on the armature 27 consistently has a smaller layer thickness y than the layer thickness x of the layer 65 'on the core 2; x> y applies, in particular at the stop area a, a '. Chromium, molybdenum, nickel or carbon carbides are used as coating materials. However, completely different coating materials that are customary for coating purposes can also be used in order to produce the wear-resistant layers 65, 65 ′ on the core 2 and armature 27 according to the invention.

Claims

claims

1. Electromagnetically actuated valve, in particular fuel injection valve for fuel injection systems of internal combustion engines, with a valve longitudinal axis, with a core made of ferromagnetic material, with a magnet coil and with an armature that actuates a valve closing body interacting with a fixed valve seat and, when the magnet coil is excited, against a stop surface of the Core is pulled, wherein both the abutting surface of the axially movable armature and the abutting surface of the stationary core are provided with a layer providing wear protection, characterized in that the layer (65 ') on the end face (67') of the core (2) , which is directed towards the anchor (27), at least in the immediate stop area (a, a ') has a greater layer thickness (x) than the layer thickness (y) of the layer (65) on the end face (67) facing the core (2) the anchor (27).

2. Valve according to claim 1, characterized in that the layer thickness (x) of the layer (65 ') of the core (2), the layer thickness (y) of the layer (65) of the armature (27) in the stop area (a, a') by at least 25%.

3. Valve according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the layer thickness of the layer (65 ') on the core (2) is continuously greater than the layer thickness of the layer

(65) on the anchor (27).

4. Valve according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the layers (65, 65 ') on the core (2) and on the armature (27) run in a wedge shape.

5. Valve according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the maximum width of the stop region (a, a ') on the core (2) and on the armature (27) is 300 microns.

6. Valve according to claim 1, characterized in that the layers (65, 65 ') are magnetic.