EP1379778A1 - Fuel injection valve - Google Patents
Fuel injection valveInfo
- Publication number
- EP1379778A1 EP1379778A1 EP02737742A EP02737742A EP1379778A1 EP 1379778 A1 EP1379778 A1 EP 1379778A1 EP 02737742 A EP02737742 A EP 02737742A EP 02737742 A EP02737742 A EP 02737742A EP 1379778 A1 EP1379778 A1 EP 1379778A1
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- Prior art keywords
- fuel injection
- fuel
- injection valve
- spray
- valve according
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F02M61/00—Fuel-injectors not provided for in groups F02M39/00 - F02M57/00 or F02M67/00
- F02M61/16—Details not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus of groups F02M61/02 - F02M61/14
- F02M61/18—Injection nozzles, e.g. having valve seats; Details of valve member seated ends, not otherwise provided for
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F02M61/00—Fuel-injectors not provided for in groups F02M39/00 - F02M57/00 or F02M67/00
- F02M61/16—Details not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus of groups F02M61/02 - F02M61/14
- F02M61/18—Injection nozzles, e.g. having valve seats; Details of valve member seated ends, not otherwise provided for
- F02M61/1806—Injection nozzles, e.g. having valve seats; Details of valve member seated ends, not otherwise provided for characterised by the arrangement of discharge orifices, e.g. orientation or size
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F02M61/00—Fuel-injectors not provided for in groups F02M39/00 - F02M57/00 or F02M67/00
- F02M61/16—Details not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus of groups F02M61/02 - F02M61/14
- F02M61/18—Injection nozzles, e.g. having valve seats; Details of valve member seated ends, not otherwise provided for
- F02M61/1853—Orifice plates
Definitions
- the invention relates to a fuel injector according to the type of the main claim.
- a fuel saving system for an internal combustion engine which has an injector with a fuel jet setting plate which has first nozzle holes which are arranged along a first circle, and second nozzle holes which pass along a second circle. are arranged.
- the second circle has a diameter that is larger than that of the first circle.
- the circles are arranged coaxially to a central axis of the adjustment plate.
- Each hole axis of the second nozzle holes forms an acute angle m ⁇ t of a 0 reference plane, which is perpendicular to the central axis of the valve body. The angle is smaller than the one through each.
- Hole axis of the first nozzle holes ' is formed with the reference plane.
- atomized fuel injected through the first nozzle holes 5 can be directed away from atomized fuel injected through the second nozzle hole.
- the fuel atomizations injected through the first nozzle holes do not interfere with the fuel atomizations are injected through the second nozzle holes, which makes it possible to atomize the injected fuel appropriately.
- the fuel injector is in particular the lack of homogeneity of the mixture cloud and the problem of transporting the ignitable mixture into the area of the spark plug area of the spark plug.
- swirl valves or swirl mechanisms must be used in these cases, on the one hand to fill the combustion chamber with the fuel / air mixture and on the other hand to lead the ignitable mixture to the spark plug.
- the spark plug is usually molded directly. This leads to stronger ones . Sooting of the spark plug and. frequent thermal shocks, which means that the spark plug has a shorter service life.
- the fuel injector according to the invention has the advantage that a dome-shaped curved injection perforated disk is attached to the downstream end of the valve seat body of the fuel injector in such a way that the coking can be optimized by reducing the dead volume.
- the fuel perforated disk can be produced in a simple manner and can be integrated into an outlet
- Fuel injector downstream of the sealing seat be inserted.
- the attachment can take place, for example, by means of a weld seam.
- the thermal shock loading and the sooting of the spark plug are reduced by an optimal hole design of the spray holes.
- Sharp-edged spray holes and the conical shape of the same prevent the fuel flow in the spray hole from becoming detached, as a result of which the coking decreases considerably.
- the conical spray holes have the advantage that the pressure drop of the fuel at the outlet g is minimal and thus maximum pressure energy is available for spray formation.
- injection jets in the combustion chamber may advantageously also the mounting position of the inlet and outlet valves as well as the
- Spark plug in the cylinder head are taken into account and nevertheless the combustion chamber geometry is used optimally.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic section through a first exemplary embodiment of a fuel injector designed according to the invention
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic section - through the spray-side part of the first exemplary embodiment of the fuel injector according to the invention shown in FIG. 1 in area II in FIG.
- Fig. 3 shows a schematic section through a second embodiment of the invention Fuel injection system in the same area as Fig. 2, and
- Fig. 4 is a schematic section through the spray hole ' disk of the shown in Fig. 2
- Fig. 1 shows an excerpt !! Sectional view a first concerningsbeispi ⁇ l an inventive SEN fuel injector 1 .
- the fuel injector 1 is in the form of a " 'Brennscherinspritzvent ils 1 for Brennscherinspritzanlagen'-. ⁇ ' of • mixture-ignition internal combustion engines running.
- the fuel injector 1. Suitable for direct injection of Fuel in a combustion chamber, not shown, of an internal combustion engine.
- the fuel injector _ 1 consists of a nozzle body 2, in which a valve needle 3 is arranged.
- the valve needle 3 is operatively connected to a valve closing body 4, which cooperates with a valve seat surface 6 arranged a valve seat body 5 to form a sealing seat.
- fuel injector 1 is an inward-opening fuel injector 1, which has a bore 7 for forwarding the fuel downstream of the sealing seat.
- the valve closing body 4 of the invention designed according to the fuel injection valve 1 has a nearly spherical 'shape. As a result, an offset-free, cardanic valve needle guide is achieved, which ensures that fuel injector 1 functions exactly.
- the valve seat body 5 of the fuel injection valve 1 is almost cup-shaped and its shape contributes to the valve needle guidance.
- the valve seat body 5 is inserted into an injection-side recess 34 of the nozzle body 2 and connected to the nozzle body 2 by means of a weld 35.
- a calotte-shaped curved injection orifice disk 36 Arranged between the nozzle body 2 and the valve seat body 5 is a calotte-shaped curved injection orifice disk 36, which is fixed by means of the weld seam 35 between the nozzle body 2 and the valve seat body 5.
- the spray plate 36 closes the fuel injection valve 1 on the outflow side and thereby covers the bore 7.
- the fuel flowing through the fuel injection valve 1 is injected into the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine (not shown) via a plurality of spray holes 37 arranged in the spray orifice plate 36.
- a more detailed description of the spray perforated disk 36 can be found in the description of FIGS. 2 to 4.
- the nozzle body 2 is sealed by a seal 8 against an outer pole 9 of a magnet coil 10.
- the magnetic coil 10 is encapsulated in a coil housing 11 and wound on a coil support 12 which bears against an inner pole 13 of the magnetic coil 10.
- the inner pole 13 and the outer pole 9 are separated from one another by a gap 26 and are supported on a connecting component 29.
- the magnet coil 10 is excited via a line 19 by an electrical current that can be supplied via an electrical plug contact 17.
- the plug contact 17 is surrounded by a plastic sheath 18, which may be extruded onto internal pole.
- valve needle 3 is guided in a valve needle guide 14, which is disc-shaped.
- a paired adjusting disc 15 is used for adjusting the stroke.
- An armature 20 is located on the other side of the adjusting disc 15. This armature is non-positively connected to the valve needle 3 via a first flange 21, which is connected to the first flange 21 by a weld 22.
- a return spring 23 is supported, which in the present design of the fuel injector 1 is preloaded by a sleeve 24.
- a second flange 31 is arranged on the outflow side of the armature 20 and serves as a lower armature stop. It is non-positively connected to the valve needle 3 via a weld seam 33.
- An elastic intermediate ring 32 is arranged between the armature 20 and the second flange 31 for damping armature bouncers when the fuel injection valve 1 is closed.
- valve needle guide 14 in the armature 20 and on the valve body 5, fuel channels 30a to 30c run, which guide the fuel, which is supplied via a central fuel supply 16 and filtered by a filter element 25, to the bore 7.
- the fuel injection valve 1 is sealed by a seal 28 against a distributor line, not shown.
- the first flange 21 on the valve needle 3 is acted upon by the return spring 23 against its lifting direction in such a way that the valve closing body 4 on the valve seat 6 is held in sealing contact.
- the armature 20 rests on the intermediate ring 32, which is supported on the second flange 31.
- the magnetic coil 10 When the magnetic coil 10 is excited, it builds up a magnetic field which moves the armature 20 against the spring force of the return spring 23 in the stroke direction.
- the armature 20 receives the first flange 21, -IER 'to the valve needle 3 is welded, and thus the' valve needle 3 in the lift direction.
- the valve closing body 4 which is operatively connected to the valve needle 3, lifts off the valve seat surface 6, as a result of which the fuel led to the bore 7 via the fuel channels 30a to 30c is sprayed off. If the coil current is switched off, the armature 20 drops from the inner pole 13 after the magnetic field has been sufficiently reduced by the pressure of the return spring 23 ' on the first flange 21, as a result of which the valve needle 3 moves counter to the stroke direction. As a result, the valve closing body 4 rests on the valve seat surface 6, and the fuel injector il -1 is closed. The armature 20 rests on the armature stop formed by the second flange 31.
- Fig. 2 shows an excerpt from the section shown in FIG. 1 marked with II section from the in Fig. 1 shown first embodiment of a fuel injection valve 1 designed according to the invention.
- Fuel injector 1 covers the combustion chamber.
- the spray orifice plate 36 is fixed to the valve seat body 5 by a weld seam 35, which connects the valve body 5 with the nozzle body 2.
- the bore 7 is also covered by the spray perforated disk 36.
- Brennk-ra f machine take over injection holes 37, which are formed in the injection orifice plate 36 and are offset in relation to the hole 7 arranged centrally in the valve body 5. A deflection of the fuel flow is thereby achieved. which causes the spray holes 37 to be less inclined, thereby facilitating their manufacture and increasing precision. manufacturing increased.
- the advantage of the dome shape of the spray orifice plate 36 is, on the one hand, that it is easy to manufacture and, on the other hand, that it is flexible compared to the fuel injection valves 1, which can be equipped with the dome orifice plate 36.
- the valve closing body 4 which in the present exemplary embodiment has a plurality of gates 38, and has passed through the bore 7, it enters a volume 39 which is formed between an end face 40 of the valve seat body 5 and the spray orifice plate 36. Due to the fuel pressure, the fuel is injected into the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine with a change of direction through the spray holes 37 formed in the spray hole disk 36.
- the spray holes ' 37 are conical in shape and in particular have sharp exit edges 41 and a funnel-shaped inflow region 42.
- This hole shape offers the particular advantage that the fuel flow does not stop within the spray holes 37, so that the outlet openings of the spray holes 37 tapering towards the combustion chamber are completely filled with fuel over their cross section. In this way, coking can be prevented since there is no recirculation of the fuel in the spray hole 37.
- the spray orifice plate 36 can be used flexibly for any jet opening angle and angle of inclination of the sealing seat as well as for any static flow values through the fuel injection valve 1.
- FIG. 3 shows an excerpted sectional illustration in the same view as FIG. 2 shows a second exemplary embodiment of a fuel injection valve 1 according to the invention.
- the same components are provided with the same reference eich ⁇ n.
- valve seat body 5 and the spray hole disk 36 in the present exemplary embodiment are adapted to one another, ie the volume 39 formed between the valve seat body 5 and the spray hole disk 36 is smaller than in the first exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 2.
- the remaining components of the fuel injection valve 1 can be identical to the fuel injection valve 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
- the reduction in volume 39 allows a homogenization of the fuel flow, which does not come to a standstill in the dead times of fuel injector 1. This also reduces coking.
- the flow deflection is also increased by reducing the volume 39, as a result of which the inclination of the spray holes 37 can be further reduced and the precision of the spray holes 37 can be increased. '.
- Fig. 4 shows . " • In a cut-out, highly schematic” representation, a cut-out from the spray hole disk 36 of a fuel injector 1 designed according to the invention in the area IV in FIG. III.
- Spray holes 37 is formed on the outflow side and ensures that the recirculation is suppressed
- Spray hole 37 since the fuel flow does not stop and as a result the ⁇ cross-section is continuously filled with fuel.
- the spray holes 37 in the spray hole disk 36 can be produced by means of single-layer micro-electroplating, punching, etching or laser drilling, the spray hole disk 36 still being flat. After the injection orifices 37 have been produced, the spray orifice disk 36 is calotted, for example by means of embossing.
- Di ⁇ invention is not limited to di ⁇ shown -AusbowungsbeiInstitut and z. B .. also for after internally opening fuel fine spray valves 1 of any design can be used.
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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DE10118164A DE10118164B4 (en) | 2001-04-11 | 2001-04-11 | Fuel injector |
DE10118164 | 2001-04-11 | ||
PCT/DE2002/000966 WO2002084113A1 (en) | 2001-04-11 | 2002-03-16 | Fuel injection valve |
Publications (2)
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EP1379778A1 true EP1379778A1 (en) | 2004-01-14 |
EP1379778B1 EP1379778B1 (en) | 2010-05-19 |
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EP02737742A Expired - Lifetime EP1379778B1 (en) | 2001-04-11 | 2002-03-16 | Fuel injection valve |
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US (1) | US20040011894A1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1379778B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2004518910A (en) |
KR (1) | KR20030007944A (en) |
CN (1) | CN1461382A (en) |
DE (2) | DE10118164B4 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2002084113A1 (en) |
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EP1379778B1 (en) | 2010-05-19 |
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KR20030007944A (en) | 2003-01-23 |
CN1461382A (en) | 2003-12-10 |
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US20040011894A1 (en) | 2004-01-22 |
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