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EP1717435B1
EP1717435B1 EP20060251635 EP06251635A EP1717435B1 EP 1717435 B1 EP1717435 B1 EP 1717435B1 EP 20060251635 EP20060251635 EP 20060251635 EP 06251635 A EP06251635 A EP 06251635A EP 1717435 B1 EP1717435 B1 EP 1717435B1
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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
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    • 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
    • F02M61/182—Discharge orifices being situated in different transversal planes with respect to valve member direction of movement
    • 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
    • F02M45/00—Fuel-injection apparatus characterised by having a cyclic delivery of specific time/pressure or time/quantity relationship
    • F02M45/02—Fuel-injection apparatus characterised by having a cyclic delivery of specific time/pressure or time/quantity relationship with each cyclic delivery being separated into two or more parts
    • F02M45/04—Fuel-injection apparatus characterised by having a cyclic delivery of specific time/pressure or time/quantity relationship with each cyclic delivery being separated into two or more parts with a small initial part, e.g. initial part for partial load and initial and main part for full load
    • F02M45/08—Injectors peculiar thereto
    • F02M45/086—Having more than one injection-valve controlling discharge orifices
    • 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
    • F02M47/00—Fuel-injection apparatus operated cyclically with fuel-injection valves actuated by fluid pressure
    • F02M47/02—Fuel-injection apparatus operated cyclically with fuel-injection valves actuated by fluid pressure of accumulator-injector type, i.e. having fuel pressure of accumulator tending to open, and fuel pressure in other chamber tending to close, injection valves and having means for periodically releasing that closing pressure
    • F02M47/027—Electrically actuated valves draining the chamber to release the closing pressure
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
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    • F02M61/16—Details not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus of groups F02M61/02 - F02M61/14
    • F02M61/20—Closing valves mechanically, e.g. arrangements of springs or weights or permanent magnets; Damping of valve lift
    • F02M61/205—Means specially adapted for varying the spring tension or assisting the spring force to close the injection-valve, e.g. with damping of valve lift
    • 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
    • F02M63/00—Other fuel-injection apparatus having pertinent characteristics not provided for in groups F02M39/00 - F02M57/00 or F02M67/00; Details, component parts, or accessories of fuel-injection apparatus, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus of groups F02M39/00 - F02M61/00 or F02M67/00; Combination of fuel pump with other devices, e.g. lubricating oil pump
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    • F02M63/0014—Valves characterised by the valve actuating means
    • F02M63/0028—Valves characterised by the valve actuating means hydraulic
    • 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
    • F02M2200/00—Details of fuel-injection apparatus, not otherwise provided for
    • F02M2200/46—Valves, e.g. injectors, with concentric valve bodies
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
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    • F02M57/02—Injectors structurally combined with fuel-injection pumps
    • 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
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F02M63/00—Other fuel-injection apparatus having pertinent characteristics not provided for in groups F02M39/00 - F02M57/00 or F02M67/00; Details, component parts, or accessories of fuel-injection apparatus, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus of groups F02M39/00 - F02M61/00 or F02M67/00; Combination of fuel pump with other devices, e.g. lubricating oil pump
    • F02M63/0012—Valves
    • F02M63/0014—Valves characterised by the valve actuating means
    • F02M63/0015—Valves characterised by the valve actuating means electrical, e.g. using solenoid
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
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    • F02M63/00—Other fuel-injection apparatus having pertinent characteristics not provided for in groups F02M39/00 - F02M57/00 or F02M67/00; Details, component parts, or accessories of fuel-injection apparatus, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus of groups F02M39/00 - F02M61/00 or F02M67/00; Combination of fuel pump with other devices, e.g. lubricating oil pump
    • F02M63/0012—Valves
    • F02M63/0014—Valves characterised by the valve actuating means
    • F02M63/0015—Valves characterised by the valve actuating means electrical, e.g. using solenoid
    • F02M63/0026—Valves characterised by the valve actuating means electrical, e.g. using solenoid using piezoelectric or magnetostrictive actuators

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  • the present invention relates to an injection nozzle for use in a fuel injector for an internal combustion engine.
  • the injection nozzle includes an inner valve needle arranged within an outer valve, each of the needles controlling the delivery of fuel into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine through respective nozzle outlets.
  • the invention also relates to a fuel injector incorporating such an injection nozzle.
  • VON variable orifice nozzle
  • a nozzle body is provided with a blind bore within which a first, outer valve is movable under the control of an actuator.
  • the bore provided in the nozzle body defines a seating surface with which the outer valve is engageable to control fuel delivery through a first set of nozzle outlets provided at a first axial position along the main nozzle body axis.
  • the outer valve is itself provided with a further bore within which a second, inner valve needle is able to move.
  • the inner valve needle projects through the open end of the further bore in the outer valve and is engageable with the seating surface to control fuel delivery through a second set of nozzle outlets provided at a second, lower axial position along the nozzle body axis.
  • Variable orifice nozzles provide particular advantages for diesel engines, in that they provide the flexibility to inject fuel into the combustion chamber either through the first set of outlets on its own or through both the first and second outlets together. This enables selection of a fuel spray having a larger total fuel delivery area for high engine power modes or a smaller total fuel delivery area for lower engine power modes.
  • a first injection stage the outer valve is operable to move alone, so that the outer valve is lifted away from its seating but the inner valve needle remains seated.
  • movement of the outer valve is transmitted to the inner valve needle, causing the inner valve needle to lift too, in circumstances in which the outer valve is moved through an amount exceeding a predetermined threshold amount.
  • both the first and second sets of outlets are opened to give a relatively high fuel delivery rate. If the outer valve is lifted through an amount less than the predetermined threshold amount, the inner valve needle remains seated so that injection only occurs through the first set of outlets at a lower fuel delivery rate.
  • valve operation may be controlled by means of a piezoelectric actuator which allows fine control over the precise position of the outer valve by varying the extent to which the actuator is extended or contracted over the full actuator stroke.
  • a piezoelectric actuator which allows fine control over the precise position of the outer valve by varying the extent to which the actuator is extended or contracted over the full actuator stroke.
  • variable injection nozzles this has been a requirement to enable the nozzle to be switched between its first and second injection stages.
  • Other types of actuator however, such as electromagnetic actuators, do not allow such precise valve control so that their use with variable orifice nozzles has not previously been possible.
  • the present invention provides an improved injection nozzle.
  • an injection nozzle for use in delivering fuel to an internal combustion engine, the injection nozzle including:
  • the switching valve arrangement provides a way of controlling whether fuel is injected at a higher rate, through only one outlet (or set of outlets) or through both outlets (or both sets of outlets), without the requirement for a nozzle actuator providing a high degree of valve control. This functionality is achieved without the requirement for a high precision actuator, and simply replies on a variable fuel pressure supply to the nozzle.
  • system pressure determines when the second one of the valves opens by providing the switching valve arrangement which is responsive to this supply pressure.
  • the switching valve arrangement is thus operable to switch the injector between its two operating stages; a first stage in which injection occurs at a relatively low pressure and through only one (or a first set) of outlets and a second stage in which injection occurs at a higher pressure and through both (or both sets of) outlets.
  • the switching valve arrangement preferably includes a switching valve member in the form of a tube, which defines an internal flow passage to allow fuel to flow to the first and second nozzle outlets.
  • the switching valve arrangement preferably further includes a biasing spring which serves to urge it away from a switching valve seat.
  • the outer valve may be urged into engagement with the outer valve seat by means of an outer valve spring.
  • the outer valve may be arranged to carry an annular member in the outer valve bore through which the force of the outer valve spring is applied to the inner valve to hold the inner valve against the inner valve seat.
  • the inner valve is urged into engagement with the inner valve seat by means of an inner valve spring.
  • the inner valve may be arranged to carry an annular member through which the force of the inner valve spring is applied to the outer valve to hold the outer valve against the outer valve seat.
  • the switching valve arrangement may be operable between open and closed states to control communication between the supply passage and a switching chamber so as to initiate movement of only one of the inner and outer valves when fuel pressure delivered to the supply passage is below a supply pressure threshold level and so as to move both the inner and outer valves together when fuel pressure delivered to the supply passage is increased above the supply pressure threshold level.
  • the pressure of fuel delivered to the supply passage determines the pressure drop across the switching valve arrangement.
  • the switching chamber communicates with the supply passage through a drilling provided in a nozzle housing.
  • movement of the outer valve away from the outer valve seat is initiated upon generation of a pressure wave within the injection nozzle and, in circumstances in which the switching valve arrangement is closed, said movement causes the inner valve to move away from the inner valve seat also.
  • At least one of the inner and outer valves has a surface associated therewith which is exposed to fuel pressure within an injection nozzle control chamber, whereby controlling fuel pressure within the injection nozzle control chamber serves to control movement of the inner and outer valves.
  • the injection nozzle control chamber is arranged to communicate continuously with the supply passage through a first restricted flow path.
  • a second restricted flow path communicates with the injection nozzle control chamber, and whereby fuel flows out of the injection nozzle control chamber to a low pressure drain through the second restricted flow path under the control of a control valve.
  • it is an end of the inner valve that is exposed to fuel pressure in the injection nozzle control chamber.
  • the switching valve arrangement is in the open state and fuel pressure within the control chamber is reduced below a control chamber threshold level, the inner valve is caused to lift away from the inner valve seat due to reduced pressure of the fuel in the control chamber whilst the outer valve remains seated, thereby to provide injection through only the second outlet.
  • the switching valve arrangement when the switching valve arrangement is in the closed state and fuel pressure within the injection nozzle control chamber is reduced below the control chamber threshold level, movement of the inner valve away from the inner valve seat causes the fuel pressure within the switching chamber (72) to reduce which results in movement of the outer valve away from the outer valve seat also, thereby to provide injection through the first and second outlets together.
  • the switching chamber may be defined between an upper surface of the outer valve and a facing surface of the inner valve.
  • the facing surface of the inner valve may be defined by a collar carried by, or forming a part of, the inner valve.
  • it is an end of the outer valve that is exposed to fuel pressure in the injection control chamber.
  • the switching valve arrangement when the switching valve arrangement is in the closed state and fuel pressure within the injection nozzle control chamber is reduced below the control chamber threshold level, movement of the outer valve away from the outer valve seat causes the fuel pressure within the switching chamber to reduce which results in movement of the inner valve away from the inner valve seat also, thereby to provide injection through the first and second outlets together.
  • the switching chamber when the switching valve arrangement is in the open state the switching chamber communicates with the supply passage through a drilling provided in the outer valve.
  • the switching valve arrangement may be operable to control communication between the supply passage and a restricted flow means which is coupled to an injection nozzle control chamber through the clearance between the inner valve needle and the outer valve bore.
  • a surface associated with the outer valve and a surface associated with the inner valve may be exposed to fuel pressure within the injection nozzle control chamber.
  • the injection nozzle control chamber is arranged to communicate continuously with the supply passage through a first restricted flow path.
  • a second restricted flow path communicates with the injection nozzle control chamber, and fuel flows out of the injection nozzle control chamber to a low pressure drain through the second restricted flow path under the control of a control valve.
  • the supply passage communicates with the injection nozzle control chamber, in circumstances in which the switching valve arrangement is open, via a restricted flow means in the form of a third restricted flow path.
  • the first, second and third restricted flow paths govern the net flow into (or out of) the injection nozzle control chamber. It is preferable to select the restrictions to fuel flow presented by each of the first, second and third restricted flow paths such that, in circumstances in which the switching valve arrangement is in the open state, the outer valve only is caused to move away from the outer valve seat and, in circumstances in which the switching valve arrangement is in the closed state, the inner valve and the outer valve move together away from the respective inner and outer valve seats.
  • a fuel injector for use in an internal combustion engine, including an injection nozzle of the type described in the first aspect when provided with an injection nozzle control chamber, and a control valve for controlling fuel pressure within the injection nozzle control chamber.
  • the control valve is a solenoid actuated control valve.
  • the injector conveniently takes the form of a unit injector further comprising a pumping element and a spill valve for controlling the pressure of fuel supplied to the injection nozzle.
  • injection nozzle of the first aspect of the invention may be incorporated in the fuel injector of the second aspect of the invention also.
  • An injector for use in a common rail type internal combustion engine typically includes an injection nozzle, as shown in Figure 1 and referred to generally as 10, and an actuation means for controlling the injection nozzle.
  • Figure 1 shows only the nozzle part of the injector, as the actuation means may take one of several, conventional forms, as will be described in further details hereinafter.
  • the injection nozzle 10 includes a nozzle body 12 which is received within an outer sleeve in the form of a cap nut 14.
  • An upper region of the nozzle body 12 is of enlarged diameter and abuts against a second nozzle housing 16, also received within the cap nut 14.
  • the second housing 16 may accommodate at least a part of the actuation means mentioned above.
  • the lower region of the nozzle body is of reduced diameter and terminates in a nozzle tip region 12a which extends through the open lower end of the cap nut 14 into the engine cylinder.
  • the nozzle body 12 is provided with a blind bore 18 which defines an annular chamber 20 for receiving fuel from a high pressure supply passage 22, a lower portion 22a of which is defined by a drilling through the upper region of the nozzle body 12 and an upper portion 22b of which is defined by a drilling through the second nozzle housing 16.
  • the high pressure supply passage 22 receives fuel from an accumulator volume (not shown), such as a common rail, which is charged with fuel by means of a high pressure fuel pump.
  • the common rail supplies fuel to the injection nozzle in Figure 1 , and to all other injectors of the engine.
  • a first valve member 24 in the form of an outer valve sleeve is received within the nozzle body bore 18 and is movable therein so as to open and close a first set of nozzle outlets 26 (only one of which is shown) provided in the nozzle tip 12a.
  • a second set of nozzle outlets 28 (a plurality of which are shown) is provided in the nozzle tip 12a at a lower axial position along the nozzle body axis than the first set of outlets 26.
  • the outer valve 24 defines an outer valve bore 30 within which a second valve member 32, in the form of an inner valve needle, is received in a concentric manner.
  • the inner valve needle 32 is movable axially within the outer valve bore 30 so as to control opening and closing of the second set of nozzle outlets 28.
  • the outer surface of the outer valve 24 defines, together with the internal surface of the nozzle body bore 18, a delivery chamber 34 for receiving fuel from the annular chamber 20 via slots or grooves 36 formed on the outer surface of the outer valve 24.
  • the outer valve 24 is engageable with an outer seating surface 38 (referred to as the outer valve seat), defined by the internal surface of the nozzle body bore 18 in the nozzle tip region 12a, so that when the outer valve 24 is seated against the outer valve seat 38 there is no fuel injection into the engine cylinder through the first outlets 26.
  • the outer valve 24 is lifted away from the outer valve seat 38 fuel is able to flow through the first outlets 26 into the engine cylinder.
  • the inner valve needle 32 is engageable with an inner seating surface 40 (referred to as the inner valve seat), which is also defined by the internal surface of the nozzle body bore 18 in a region axially below the outer valve seat 38. In such circumstances, fuel is unable to flow through the second outlets 28 into the engine cylinder.
  • the inner valve needle 32 is lifted away from the inner valve seat 40, fuel injection through the second outlets 28 takes place.
  • the inner valve needle 32 is lifted away from the inner valve seat 40, fuel is able to flow to the second outlets 28 by virtue of two flow routes from the delivery chamber 34; a direct flow route past the exposed outer valve seat 38 and an indirect flow route through radial cross drillings 42 provided in the outer valve 24.
  • the radial cross drillings 42 communicate with flats or grooves 44 provided on the inner valve needle 32 to complete the indirect flow path to the second outlets 28.
  • the outer valve seat 38 for the outer valve 24 may take the form of a twin-valve seating as described in our co-pending European patent application 04250132.0 . It is not visible in the accompanying drawings, but the outer valve 24 is shaped to define a first (upper) outer valve seating line located upstream of the first outlets 26 when the valve is seated, and a second (lower) outer valve seating line located downstream of the first outlets 26 when the outer valve needle 24 is seated (i.e. one seating line on either side of the first outlets 26).
  • the outer valve 24 is provided with a grooved or recessed region to define, at respective upper and lower edges thereof, the upper and lower seating lines.
  • the upper and lower seating lines of the outer valve 24 engage with the outer valve seat 38 at respective upper and lower seats thereof, the upper seat being of larger diameter than the lower seat due to its higher axial position.
  • the inner valve needle 32 is provided with an enlarged head 32a, of approximately part-spherical form, to engage with the inner valve seat 40.
  • the inner valve needle 32 may engage with the inner valve seat 40 in a similar manner to that of the outer valve 24, by providing the inner valve needle 32 with a grooved or recessed region to define, at respective upper and lower edges thereof, upper and lower inner valve seating lines. In this case, an additional flow route is required through the inner valve needle 32 to allow fuel to flow from the delivery chamber 34 to the second outlets 28 when the inner valve needle 32 is lifted.
  • the outer valve bore 30 includes a lower region 30a having a substantially constant diameter along its length, whilst at the upper end of the outer valve 24 the bore 30 includes a region of enlarged diameter which defines a first chamber 46 for housing an outer valve spring 48.
  • a lower end of the outer valve spring 48 abuts a step 50 in the outer valve bore 30 located between the lower and upper regions thereof, i.e. at the bottom of the spring chamber 46, by which means the outer valve spring 48 serves to urge the outer valve 24 towards the outer valve seat 38 (i.e. tending towards a closed state).
  • Various thrust surfaces are provided on the outer valve 24 (not identified) which, when subjected to fuel pressure within the delivery chamber 34, experience a lifting force to oppose the force due to the outer valve spring 48, tending to lift the outer valve 24.
  • An upper end of the spring 48 abuts a surface of an enlarged collar 31 carried by, or forming a part of, the inner valve needle 32.
  • the enlarged collar 31 carries a projection 32c which protrudes into a second spring chamber 54 defined within an enlarged diameter region 18a of the nozzle body bore 18 at its upper end.
  • the upper end of the projection 32c is exposed to fuel pressure within the control chamber 54 and defines a surface associated with the inner valve needle 32 to which a hydraulic force is applied, tending to close the inner valve needle 32.
  • the second spring chamber 54 houses a second spring 56 which also serves to urge the inner valve needle 32 into engagement with its seating 40 (i.e. tending towards a closed state).
  • engagement between the upper end of the projection 32c and a stop surface 16a defined by the second housing provides a limit to the extent of movement of the inner valve needle 32 away from the inner valve seat 40.
  • the inner valve needle 32 may carry a separate component, or be coupled to a separate component, to define the surface exposed to fuel pressure in the control chamber 54.
  • the second spring chamber 54 takes the form of a fuel pressure control chamber.
  • fuel pressure within the control chamber 54 is controlled by means of a control valve arrangement (not shown) which is operable either to allow the control chamber 54 to communicate with a low pressure fuel drain or to block communication between the control chamber 54 and the drain.
  • the control chamber 54 communicates with the high pressure supply passage 22 via a first restricted drilling 58 provided in the upper end of the nozzle body 12. The first restricted drilling 58 allows a continuous flow of fuel into the control chamber 54 to ensure the valves 24, 32 are able to close.
  • a second restricted drilling 60 out of the control chamber 54 forms a part of the flow path for fuel to the low pressure drain.
  • the relative dimensions of the first and second drillings 58, 60 determine the minimum pressure level to which fuel within the control chamber 54 can drop when the control valve is actuated to open communication between the control chamber 54 and the low pressure drain. This, in turn, determines the timing and rate of opening movement of the valves 24, 32, as described further below.
  • the control valve for controlling fuel pressure within the control chamber 54 typically takes the form of an electromagnetic valve which is operable by an actuation means in the form of an electromagnetic actuator. By de-energising and energising a solenoid winding of the actuator, the control valve is caused to move.
  • an electromagnetic control valve, and method of controlling control chamber pressure would be familiar to a person skilled in this field of technology. Further details can be found, for example, in our co-pending European patent application EP 0740068 A .
  • the injection nozzle of the present invention is provided with a switching valve means to enable selective injection through either one set of outlets on its own (i.e. outlets 26 or 28) or through both sets of outlets together.
  • the switching valve means is arranged to enable either injection through the second outlets 28 only, or through both sets of outlets 26, 28 together.
  • the high pressure supply passage 22 is provided with a switching valve arrangement including a switching valve member 62 which is movable within the high pressure supply passage 22, between open and closed states, in dependence upon the pressure of fuel flowing therethrough.
  • the switching valve member 62 is an elongate valve tube provided with flow passage means in the form of an internal flow passage 64 between the upstream and downstream regions 22b, 22a of the supply passage 22.
  • the internal flow passage 64 of the switching valve member 62 therefore defines a part of the high pressure flow path between the common rail and the injector delivery chamber 34.
  • the supply passage 22 is enlarged part way along its length so as to accommodate a biasing spring 66 within which an upper end of the switching valve member 62 is received.
  • One end of the biasing spring 66 co-operates with an annular head 62a of the switching valve member 62, whilst the other end of the biasing spring 66 abuts a step 22c along the high pressure supply passage 22.
  • the biasing spring 66 serves to urge the switching valve member 62 away from the switching valve seat 68 to allow fluid communication between the high pressure supply passage 22 and the lateral drilling 70.
  • An outlet end of the lateral drilling 70 communicates with a further chamber 72 defined between the upper end of the outer valve 24 and the lower surface 52 of the inner valve collar 31.
  • the further chamber 72 will hereinafter be referred to as the 'switching chamber' because opening and closing of the switching chamber 72 results in switching the nozzle between the first and second injection states. Whether the switching valve member 62 is in the closed stated and engaged with the switching valve seat 68, or in the open state and disengaged from the switching valve seat 68, therefore determines whether or not the supply passage 22 communicates with the switching chamber 72, via the lateral drilling 70.
  • the switching valve member 62 is responsive to the pressure of fuel supplied to the high pressure supply passage 22 and, in particular, to the pressure drop across the internal passage 64.
  • the pressure drop across the internal passage 64 is a function of the flow rate through it, this being determined by the cross sectional area of the passage 64, the pressure of fuel supplied to the supply passage 22 and the diameter of the first set of outlets (either 26 or 28) to open.
  • the pressure drop across the internal passage 64 of the switching valve member 62 will be proportional to the pressure supplied to the supply passage 22.
  • the upper end of the switching valve member 62 experiences a closing force due to high pressure fuel supplied to the upper region 22b of the supply passage 22, this force acting against the force of the biasing spring 66 and the net opening force on the other end of the switching valve member 62 due to fuel in the lower region 22a of the supply passage 22, to urge the switching valve member 62 against its seating.
  • a 'supply pressure threshold level' a predetermined threshold amount
  • the net opening force acting on the switching valve member 62 is sufficient to hold it open, away from the switching valve seat 68.
  • the switching valve member 62 will be caused to close.
  • Figure 1 shows the injection nozzle when in a non-injecting state in which both the inner valve needle 32 and the outer valve 24 are seated against their respective seats 40, 38.
  • the control valve for the inner valve needle 32 adopts a position in which communication between the control chamber 54 and the low pressure drain is prevented, so that high fuel pressure exists within the control chamber 54 (by virtue of the first restricted drilling 58).
  • the upper end of the inner valve needle 32 therefore experiences a large hydraulic force which, in combination with the inner valve spring 56, serves to maintain both the inner and outer valves 32, 24 in engagement with their valve seats 40, 38 respectively.
  • the switching chamber 72 In order to hold the outer valve 24 closed, the switching chamber 72 must be held at relatively high pressure.
  • Fuel is supplied to the high pressure supply passage 22 at a first injectable pressure level which is not so high a pressure level as to cause the switching valve member 62 to close against the switching valve seat 68.
  • the switching valve member 62 thus remains open, so that fuel at the first pressure level is able to flow from the supply passage 22 into the switching chamber 72 to assist the spring force in holding the outer valve 24 closed. Because of the internal flow passage 64 within the switching valve member 62, whether the switching valve member 62 is opened or closed does not influence the flow of fuel through the high pressure supply passage 22 to the downstream regions of the nozzle.
  • control valve for the control chamber 54 If the control valve for the control chamber 54 is actuated so as to allow communication between the control chamber 54 and the low pressure drain, fuel pressure within the control chamber 54 starts to reduce. A point will be reached at which the forces acting on the inner valve needle 32 tending to urge the inner valve needle 32 away from its seat 40, are sufficient to overcome the now-reduced force acting on the inner valve needle 32 due to reduced fuel pressure within the control chamber 54. At this point, the inner valve needle 32 will start to lift from the inner valve seat 40, allowing fuel within the delivery chamber 34 to flow into the second outlets 28 via the radial drillings 42 in the outer valve 24 and the flats 44 on the outer surface of the inner valve needle 32.
  • the pressure level within the control chamber 54 at which the inner valve needle 32 starts to lift is referred to as the 'control chamber threshold level'. Once fuel pressure within the control chamber drops to the control chamber threshold level, fuel injection therefore takes place through the second outlets 28 at the first, relatively low pressure level.
  • the switching valve member 62 As the switching valve member 62 is held open under the force of the biasing spring 66 and fuel is able to flow into the switching chamber 72 via the lateral drilling 70, the outer valve 24 is maintained in engagement with the outer valve seat 38, even though the inner valve needle 32 is moving away from the inner valve seat 40. Movement of the inner valve needle 32 is limited by the projection 32c engaging the stop surface 16a of the second housing 16.
  • the pressure drop across the switching valve member 62 during the first injecting stage is insufficient to overcome the force of the biasing spring 66 and the switching valve member 66 remains open. If the pressure drop across the switching valve member 62 were to increase above the threshold level, causing the switching valve member 62 to close against the switching valve seat 68, the first injecting stage would be compromised, as will be apparent from the following description.
  • control valve In order to terminate injection through the second outlets 28, the control valve is actuated to close communication between the control chamber 54 and the low pressure drain, thereby re-establishing high fuel pressure within the control chamber 54 due to the continuous flow through the first restricted drilling 58. As a result, the inner valve needle 32 is urged into engagement with the inner valve seat 40 to close the second outlets 28.
  • the pressure of fuel supplied to the high pressure supply passage 22 (and hence the flow rate through the switching valve member 62) is increased to a second, relatively high pressure level.
  • the second pressure level is higher than the first pressure level and is selected to be a pressure level sufficient to cause the switching valve member 62 to close against the switching valve seat 68 (i.e. greater than the predetermined threshold level), overcoming the force of the biasing spring 66 and the hydraulic opening force acting on the switching valve member 62 due to fuel within the lower region 22a of the supply passage 22.
  • the switching valve member 62 As the switching valve member 62 is caused to close, the flow of fuel into the switching chamber 72 through the lateral drilling 70 is prevented.
  • the control valve is actuated so as to reduce control chamber pressure to below the control chamber threshold level, the inner valve needle 32 starts to lift and the volume of the switching chamber 72 will increase as the inner and outer valves 32, 24 start to separate.
  • Fuel pressure within the switching chamber 72 therefore starts to reduce and, as a result, the force acting to keep the outer valve 24 closed (the force due to fuel pressure within the switching chamber 72 acting in combination with the force of the outer valve spring 48) is insufficient to overcome the lifting force acting on the outer valve thrust surfaces.
  • the outer valve is also caused to lift from the outer valve seat 38 to allow fuel injection into the engine, at the second pressure level, through both the first and second outlets 26, 28 together.
  • twin-valve seating of the outer valve 24 It is a particular feature of the twin-valve seating of the outer valve 24 that a greater flow fuel rate is possible when compared to a conventional VCO-type nozzles having a single seat, as flow to the outlets 26 occurs through two flow routes; the first flow route past the upper seating line, directly from the delivery chamber 34, and the second flow route past the lower seating line, from the delivery chamber 34 via the radial drillings 42 and the flats 44.
  • the balance of the fuel spray injected into the combustion chamber is improved.
  • the pressure of fuel supplied to supply passage 22 may be reduced to the first pressure level again.
  • the switching valve member 62 will be caused to open under the force of the biasing spring 66 and the build up of pressure within the switching chamber 72 will cause the outer valve 24 to close.
  • the mode of injection is therefore switched back to the first injection stage by altering the pressure of fuel supplied to the supply passage 22.
  • control valve In order to terminate injection completely, the control valve is actuated so as to allow fuel pressure within the control chamber 54 to increase, as described previously.
  • the injection nozzle may be configured so that the fuel pressure wave arriving in the nozzle initiates valve movement, in a manner known in more conventional injection nozzles.
  • the control valve for the control chamber 54 is not required and the outer valve spring is enlarged to increase the biasing force holding the inner valve needle 32 closed.
  • the injection nozzle may form a part of a so-called unit injector, as opposed to a common rail injector, where a dedicated fuel pump is provided to supply pressurised fuel to the nozzle.
  • the outer valve 24 is appropriately dimensioned, and the outer valve spring 48 appropriately selected, so that when the outer valve 24 experiences the pressure wave it is caused to lift away from the outer valve seat 38.
  • the switching valve member 62 remains open so that movement of the outer valve 24 relative to the inner valve needle 32 is permitted, as described previously, and only the outer valve 24 opens to allow injection through the first outlets 26 only. In this embodiment, therefore, it is the outer valve 24 that is caused to lift first to inject fuel at a relatively low injection pressure.
  • the switching valve member 62 will be closed to close communication between the supply passage 22 and the switching chamber 72.
  • the inner valve needle 32 will also be caused to lift as a consequence of fuel being trapped within the switching chamber 72. Fuel injection therefore occurs at the higher injection pressure through both the first and second outlets 26, 28.
  • control means for actuating movement of the inner and outer valves 32, 24 may include a control valve for controlling fuel pressure in the control chamber 54 (as in Figures 1 to 3 ) in addition to a spill valve for controlling the pressure of fuel delivered to the supply passage 22.
  • the nozzle may therefore form part of a unit injector, in which a dedicated fuel pump supplies pressurised fuel to the nozzle.
  • the spill valve controls whether the pump of the unit injector pressurises fuel to be delivered to the nozzle, fills with fuel from a low pressure drain or expels fuel to the low pressure drain.
  • injection is initiated in the manner described previously, and whether injection occurs through only the first outlets 26 (by opening the outer valve 24) or the second outlets 28 (by opening the inner valve needle 32) is determined by the pressure of fuel supplied to the supply passage 22. Termination of injection occurs when the control valve is actuated to increase fuel pressure within the control chamber 54 at or about the same time as the spill valve is opened to allow fuel in the high pressure supply passage 22 to flow to a low pressure drain. Actuation of both valves together results in rapid closure of the valve(s). Operation of a unit injector having a spill valve and a control valve is well known in this field of technology and the mode of operation would be familiar to a person skilled in the art.
  • the key feature of the present invention is the provision of the switching valve 62, which is responsive to fuel pressure, and thus flow rate, in the supply passage 22 and provides a means for allowing selective movement of either the outer valve 24 on its own, or the inner valve needle 32 and the outer valve 24 together, to control whether fuel is injected through only the first outlets 26 or both the first and second outlets 26, 28 together.
  • the switching valve member 62 is in the form of a tube having an internal through bore.
  • the switching valve member 62 may take the form of an elongate member having flow passage means provided by one or more passages, for example grooves or flutes, defined on its external surface.
  • the elongate member may be substantially cruciform in cross section.
  • FIGS 4 , 5 and 6 show an alternative embodiment of the invention in which the location of the switching chamber 72 is different.
  • Like parts of the injection nozzles in Figures 1 to 3 and Figures 4 to 6 will be identified with like reference numerals and will not be described in detail again.
  • it is the outer valve 24 that is exposed to fuel pressure within the control chamber 54, rather than the inner valve needle 32 as in Figures 1 to 3 .
  • the second embodiment of the invention is shown in a non-injecting state in which both the inner and outer valves 32, 24 are seated against their respective valve seats 40, 38.
  • the control valve for the control chamber 54 is in the position in which communication between the control chamber 54 and the low pressure drain is prevented, so that the control chamber 54 is at relatively high pressure.
  • the outer valve 24 is provided with a blind bore 130, rather than a through bore, which receives the inner valve needle 32 so that the blind end of the bore 130, together with the upper end of the inner valve needle 32, together define the switching chamber 72.
  • the switching chamber 72 communicates with the supply passage 22, via the lateral drilling 70 and a further drilling 74 provided in the outer valve 24, in circumstances in which the switching valve member 62 is unseated. Communication between the supply passage 22 and the lateral drilling 70 is opened and closed by means of the switching valve member 62 in the manner described previously.
  • the inner valve needle 32 in the latter case comprises separate and distinct upper and lower parts, 32a, 32b respectively.
  • the lower part 32b of the inner valve needle 32 includes an elongate upper region 32c, an intermediate collar 32d and a lower end having substantially the same form as the inner valve needle in Figures 1 to 3 (i.e. with flats 44 to provide a flow route for fuel and the part spherical head of the lower part 32b).
  • the upper part 32a of the inner valve needle 32 is carried by, or coupled to, the lower part 32b in a secure manner by means of welding or screwing the elongate region of the lower part 32b into a blind bore 78 formed in the upper part 32a.
  • the elongate region of the lower part 32b of the inner valve needle 32 may form an interference fit within the upper part 32a.
  • the internal bore 130 of the outer valve 24 carries an annular member 76, preferably in a press-fit, which serves to urge the inner valve needle 32 into engagement with the inner valve seat 40. This is achieved by virtue of a lower surface of the annular member 76 being in abutment with an upper surface of the inner valve collar 32d when the nozzle adopts the non-injecting state shown in Figure 4 .
  • the first pressure level is selected to be an injectable pressure level, but is not so high as to generate a sufficient force to close the switching valve 62 against the switching valve seat 68.
  • the first pressure level is selected to be an injectable pressure level, but is not so high as to generate a sufficient force to close the switching valve 62 against the switching valve seat 68.
  • communication is maintained between the high pressure supply passage 22 and the switching chamber 72.
  • the outer valve 24 will lift away from the outer valve seat 38, thereby allowing fuel to flow through the first outlets 26 into the engine cylinder.
  • the switching chamber 72 remains at relatively high pressure due to the open switching valve member 62, the inner valve 32 remains seated against the inner valve seat 40. Fuel injection therefore occurs through only the first outlets 26.
  • the annular member 76 carried by the outer valve 24 is moved with the outer valve 24 to disengage from the inner valve collar 32d, but does not move so far as to close the gap between the upper surface of the annular member 76 and the lower surface of the upper valve needle part 32a completely.
  • the inner valve needle 32 remains seated during this first injection stage.
  • fuel at a second higher pressure level is supplied to the supply passage 22.
  • higher pressure fuel in the supply passage 22 causes the switching valve member 62 to be seated against the switching valve seat 68, hence closing communication between the supply passage 22 and the switching chamber 72.
  • Fuel therefore becomes trapped within the switching chamber 72 so that if the control valve is actuated to decrease pressure in the control chamber 54, the resulting increase in volume of the switching chamber 72 as the outer valve 24 lifts results in the inner valve needle 32 being drawn away from the inner valve seat 40 to open the second outlets 28. In such circumstances, fuel injection therefore occurs through both the first and second outlets 26, 28.
  • control valve is actuated to re-establish high pressure fuel within the control chamber 54, thereby urging the outer valve 24 into engagement with its seat 38.
  • fuel pressure trapped within the switching chamber 72 closing movement of the outer valve 24 results in the inner valve needle 32 being moved also to seat against the inner valve seat 40.
  • the embodiment of Figures 4 to 6 need not include a control valve but may be operated in a more conventional manner, whereby a pressure wave arriving in the delivery chamber 34 causes opening of the outer valve 24.
  • the injection nozzle may form part of a so-called unit injector, as opposed to a common rail injector, where a dedicated fuel pump is provided to supply pressurised fuel to the nozzle.
  • the injection nozzle of Figures 4 to 6 may form part of a unit injector having a spill valve for controlling fuel pressure within the nozzle's dedicated pump chamber (and hence the pressure of fuel delivered to the nozzle) and a control valve for controlling pressure in the control chamber 54.
  • FIG. 7 to 9 A further alternative embodiment is shown in Figures 7 to 9 in which a control valve (not shown) is provided to control fuel pressure in an injection nozzle control chamber 54, as described previously, with like parts to those shown in the preceding figures identified with like reference numerals.
  • a control valve (not shown) is provided to control fuel pressure in an injection nozzle control chamber 54, as described previously, with like parts to those shown in the preceding figures identified with like reference numerals.
  • the inner valve needle 32 extends the full length through the outer valve bore 130, with its upper part 32a exposed to fuel pressure within the control chamber 54 in the same way as the outer valve 24.
  • the lower part 32b of the inner valve needle 32 has the same construction as shown in Figures 4 to 6 , namely an elongate upper region 32c and a collar 32d.
  • a further restricted drilling 80 (referred to as the third restricted drilling) is provided in the outer valve 24 to provide a flow path for fuel between the supply passage 20 and the control chamber 54 when the switching valve member 62 is open.
  • the level to which pressure within the control chamber 54 can decease is determined not only by the first and second restricted drillings 58, 60, as described for the previous embodiments, but by the dimensions of the third restricted drilling 80 also.
  • the third restricted drilling 80 communicates, at one end, with an outer annular chamber 82 defined by a groove in the outer surface of the outer valve 2. At its other end, the third restricted drilling 80 communicates with an inner annular chamber 84 defined by a groove in the upper region 32a of the inner valve needle 32.
  • the outer annular groove 82 communicates with the supply passage 22 through the lateral drilling 70 and the third restricted drilling 80.
  • the outer annular chamber 82 therefore only communicates with the supply passage 22 when the pressure of fuel delivered to the passage 22 is relatively low.
  • fuel is delivered to the control chamber 54, via the outer and inner annular chambers 82, 84, through the clearance between the inner valve needle 32 and the outer valve bore 130, as well as through the first restricted drilling 58.
  • the relative restrictions provided by the first, second and third restricted drillings 58, 60, 80 are selected so that, when the switching valve member 62 is open and fuel is able to flow through the third restricted drilling 80, fuel pressure in the control chamber 54 drops to a threshold level that is sufficiently low to allow the outer valve 24 to lift, as shown in Figure 8 , but is not so low as to allow the inner valve needle 32 to lift too (i.e. a net closing force remains on the needle 32). In such circumstances, fuel injection therefore only takes place through the first outlets 26, at a pressure level below the supply pressure threshold level.
  • both the first and second outlets 26, 28 are caused to open so that a greater fuel flow area is presented to fuel being delivered to the engine cylinder.
  • the fuel pressure delivered through the outlets 26, 28 is at a second, higher pressure level.
  • FIG. 7 to 9 may be used, in particular, when it is desired to have a significant delay between the opening of the outer valve 24 (to allow injection through the first outlets 26 only) and the opening of the inner valve needle 32 (to allow injection through both the first and second outlets 26, 28 together).
  • the reason for this delay is that the inner valve needle 32 cannot begin to lift until the outer valve 24 has fully lifted and engages with the stop surface 16a.
  • the delay between opening of the outer valve 24 only, and subsequent opening of the inner valve needle 32, is beneficial as it allows a "boot-shaped" injection profile to be achieved which has been found to be advantageous for low engine emissions.
  • the embodiments described previously include a hydraulically controlled switching valve arrangement means which permit selective fuel injection through either one set of outlets on its own, by opening only one of the nozzle valves (the first set of outlets being opened by the outer valve or the second set of outlets being opened by the inner valve needle), or both sets of outlets together (when both the inner and outer valves are open).
  • Other modifications are also envisaged, without departing from the scope of the invention set out in the accompanying claims.
  • the outer valve spring 48 it is the spring force of the outer valve spring 48 that holds the outer valve 24 against the outer valve seat 38
  • in Figures 4 to 6 it is the outer valve spring 48 acting through the annular member 76 that holds the inner valve needle 32 against the inner valve seat 40
  • alternative arrangements may be employed to provide the same effect.
  • the inner valve needle 32 may be provided with an annular member 76 which co-operates with the outer valve 24 so as to hold it closed under the inner valve spring force, thereby removing the need for the outer valve spring 48.
  • the annular member 76 may be removed from the outer valve bore 130 and the inner valve needle 32 may be provided with an inner valve spring to hold it against the inner valve seat 40.
  • the switching valve member is described and shown as a one-piece valve member, it could also be made as a multi-part component.
  • the valve member could carry one or more hardened surface regions to provide resilient seating surfaces.

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  1. Einspritzdüse zur Verwendung bei der Kraftstoffförderung zu einer Brennkraftmaschine, wobei die Einspritzdüse Folgendes aufweist:
    einen Zuführkanal (22) zum Fördern von Kraftstoff zu einem ersten und einem zweiten Einspritzdüsenauslass (26, 28),
    ein Außenventil (24), das mit einem Außenventilsitz (38) in Eingriff gebracht werden kann, um die Kraftstoffabgabe in den Motor durch den ersten Düsenauslass (26) zu steuern,
    ein Innenventil (32), das in einer in dem Außenventil (24) bereitgestellten Bohrung (30; 130) verschiebbar ist und mit einem Innenventilsitz (40) in Eingriff gebracht werden kann, um die Kraftstoffabgabe in den Motor durch den zweiten Düsenauslass (28) zu steuern, und
    eine Schaltventilanordnung (62, 64, 66) zum Steuern dessen, ob Kraftstoff nur durch den ersten oder den zweiten Auslass (26, 28) oder durch den ersten und den zweiten Auslass (26, 28) zusammen abgegeben wird, wobei die Schaltventilanordnung (62, 64, 66) in dem Zuführkanal (22) angeordnet ist und eine Einlassseite (22b), eine Auslassseite (22a) und ein Strömungskanalmittel (64) definiert, um Kraftstoff an der Schaltventilanordnung (62, 64, 66) vorbei zu dem ersten und dem zweiten Düsenauslass (26, 28) strömen zu lassen,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Schaltventilanordnung (62, 64, 66) als Reaktion auf eine Änderung des Drucks des dem Zuführkanal (22) zugeführten Kraftstoffs zwischen einem offenen und einem geschlossenen Zustand beweglich ist,
    wobei im Gebrauch, wenn die Schaltventilanordnung (62, 64, 66) in dem genannten offenen Zustand ist, Kraftstoff nur durch den ersten oder den zweiten Auslass (26, 28) abgegeben wird, und wenn die Schaltventilanordnung (62, 64, 66) in dem genannten geschlossenen Zustand ist, Kraftstoff durch den ersten und den zweiten Auslass (26, 28) zusammen abgegeben wird, und
    wobei das Strömungskanalmittel (64) in der Schaltventilanordnung (62, 64, 66) den Kraftstofffluss durch den Hochdruckzuführkanal (22) zu den ablaufseitigen Regionen der Düse nicht beeinflusst, wenn die Schaltventilanordnung (62, 64, 66) geöffnet oder geschlossen ist.
  2. Einspritzdüse nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Strömungskanalmittel (64) einen inneren Strömungskanal (64) aufweist, der von der Schaltventilanordnung (62, 64, 66) so definiert ist, dass er Kraftstoff zu dem ersten und dem zweiten Düsenauslass (26, 28) strömen lässt.
  3. Einspritzdüse nach Anspruch 1 oder Anspruch 2, wobei die Schaltventilanordnung (62, 64, 66) eine Vorspannfeder (66) aufweist, die zum Vorspannen eines Schaltventilelements (62) von einem Schaltventilsitz (68) weg dient.
  4. Einspritzdüse nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei das Außenventil (24) mittels einer Außenventilfeder (48) in Eingriff mit dem Außenventilsitz (38) vorgespannt wird.
  5. Einspritzdüse nach Anspruch 4, wobei das Außenventil (24) ein ringförmiges Element (76) in der Außenventilbohrung (130) trägt, durch welches die Kraft der Außenventilfeder (48) auf das Innenventil (32) ausgeübt wird, um das Innenventil (32) gegen den Innenventilsitz (40) zu halten.
  6. Einspritzdüse nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei das Innenventil (32) mittels einer Innenventilfeder (56) in Eingriff mit dem Innenventilsitz (40) vorgespannt wird.
  7. Einspritzdüse nach Anspruch 6, wobei das Innenventil (32) ein ringförmiges Element (31) trägt, durch welches die Kraft der Innenventilfeder (56) mittels einer Außenventilfeder (48) auf das Außenventil (24) ausgeübt wird, um das Außenventil (24) gegen den Außenventilsitz (38) zu halten.
  8. Einspritzdüse nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, wobei die Schaltventilanordnung (62, 64, 66) zwischen einem offenen und einem geschlossenen Zustand betätigt werden kann, um die Kommunikation zwischen dem Zuführkanal (22) und einer Umschaltkammer (72) zu steuern, um nur die Bewegung des Innen- oder des Außenventils (32, 24) einzuleiten, wenn an den Zuführkanal (22) abgegebener Kraftstoffdruck unter einem Zuführdruckschwellenpegel liegt, und um das Innen- und das Außenventil (32, 24) zusammen zu bewegen, wenn an den Zuführkanal (22) abgegebener Kraftstoffdruck auf über den Zuführdruckschwellenpegel erhöht wird.
  9. Einspritzdüse nach Anspruch 8, bei der, wenn sich die Schaltventilanordnung (62, 64, 66) in dem offenen Zustand befindet, die Umschaltkammer (72) durch eine in einem Düsengehäuse (12) bereitgestellte Bohrung (70) mit dem Zuführkanal (22) kommuniziert.
  10. Einspritzdüse nach Anspruch 8 oder Anspruch 9, bei der die Bewegung des Außenventils (24) von dem Außenventilsitz (38) weg bei Erzeugung einer Druckwelle in der Einspritzdüse eingeleitet wird und die genannte Bewegung unter Umständen, unter denen die Schaltventilanordnung (62, 64, 66) geschlossen ist, auch das Wegbewegen des Innenventils (32) von dem Innenventilsitz (40) verursacht.
  11. Einspritzdüse nach Anspruch 8 oder Anspruch 9, wobei das Innen- und/oder das Außenventil (32, 24) eine damit assoziierte Oberfläche hat, die Kraftstoffdruck in einer Einspritzdüsensteuerkammer (54) ausgesetzt ist, wodurch das Regeln des Kraftstoffdrucks in der Einspritzdüsensteuerkammer (54) zum Steuern der Bewegung des Innen- und des Außenventils (32, 24) dient.
  12. Einspritzdüse nach Anspruch 11, wobei die Einspritzdüsensteuerkammer (54) zur ständigen Kommunikation mit dem Zuführkanal (22) durch einen ersten gedrosselten Strömungsweg (58) angeordnet ist.
  13. Einspritzdüse nach Anspruch 12, wobei ein zweiter gedrosselter Strömungsweg (60) mit der Einspritzdüsensteuerkammer (54) kommuniziert und bei der Kraftstoff unter der Steuerung eines Steuerventils aus der Einspritzdüsensteuerkammer (54) heraus durch den zweiten gedrosselten Strömungsweg (60) zu einem Niederdruckabluf strömt.
  14. Einspritzdüse nach einem der Ansprüche 11 bis 13,
    wobei ein Ende des Innenventils (32) Kraftstoffdruck in der Einspritzdüsensteuerkammer (54) ausgesetzt ist und bei der, wenn die Schaltventilanordnung (62, 64, 66) in dem offenen Zustand ist und Kraftstoffdruck in der Steuerkammer (54) unter einen Steuerkammerschwellenpegel reduziert wird, verursacht wird, dass das Innenventil (32) sich aufgrund des reduzierten Drucks des Kraftstoffs in der Steuerkammer (54) von dem Innenventilsitz (40) abhebt, während das Außenventil (24) auf seinem Sitz bleibt, um dadurch die Einspritzung nur durch den zweiten Auslass (28) bereitzustellen.
  15. Einspritzdüse nach Anspruch 14, bei der, wenn die Schaltventilanordnung (62, 64, 66) in dem geschlossenen Zustand ist und der Kraftstoffdruck in der Einspritzdüsensteuerkammer (54) unter den Steuerkammerschwellenpegel reduziert wird, die Bewegung des Innenventils (32) von dem Innenventilsitz (40) weg eine Verringerung des Kraftstoffdrucks in der Umschaltkammer (72) verursacht, was auch zur Wegbewegung des Außenventils (24) von dem Außenventilsitz (38) führt, wodurch die Einspritzung durch den ersten und den zweiten Auslass (26, 28) zusammen bereitgestellt wird.
  16. Einspritzdüse nach Anspruch 14 oder Anspruch 15, bei der die Umschaltkammer (72) zwischen einer oberen Oberfläche des Außenventils (24) und einer Stirnfläche (52) des Innenventils (32) definiert wird.
  17. Einspritzdüse nach Anspruch 16, bei der die Stirnfläche (52) des Innenventils (32) von einem Ring (31) definiert wird, der von dem Innenventil (32) getragen wird oder einen Teil davon bildet.
  18. Einspritzdüse nach einem der Ansprüche 11 bis 13,
    wobei ein Ende des Außenventils (24) Kraftstoffdruck in der Einspritzsteuerkammer (54) ausgesetzt ist und bei der, wenn die Schaltventilanordnung (62, 64, 66) in dem offenen Zustand ist und Kraftstoffdruck in der Einspritzdüsensteuerkammer (54) auf unter den Steuerkammerschwellenpegel reduziert wird, verursacht wird, dass das Außenventil (24) sich aufgrund des reduzierten Drucks des Kraftstoffs in der Steuerkammer (54) von dem Außenventilsitz (38) abhebt, während das Innenventil (32) auf seinem Sitz bleibt, um dadurch die Einspritzung nur durch den ersten Auslass (26) bereitzustellen.
  19. Einspritzdüse nach Anspruch 18, bei der, wenn die Schaltventilanordnung (62, 64, 66) in dem geschlossenen Zustand ist und Kraftstoffdruck in der Einspritzdüsensteuerkammer (54) auf unter den Steuerkammerschwellenpegel reduziert wird, die Bewegung des Außenventils (24) von dem Außenventilsitz (38) weg eine Verringerung des Kraftstoffdrucks in der Umschaltkammer (72) verursacht, was auch zur Wegbewegung des Innenventils (32) von dem Innenventilsitz (40) führt, wodurch die Einspritzung durch den ersten und den zweiten Auslass (26, 28) zusammen bereitgestellt wird.
  20. Einspritzdüse nach Anspruch 18 oder Anspruch 19, bei der, wenn die Schaltventilanordnung (62, 64, 66) in dem offenen Zustand ist, die Umschaltkammer (72) durch eine in dem Außenventil (24) bereitgestellte Bohrung (74) mit dem Zuführkanal (22) kommuniziert.
  21. Einspritzdüse nach einem der Ansprüche 18 bis 20,
    wobei die Umschaltkammer (72) innerhalb des Außenventils (24) definiert ist.
  22. Einspritzdüse nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, wobei die Schaltventilanordnung (62, 64, 66) zur Steuerung der Kommunikation zwischen dem Zuführkanal (22) und einem gedrosselten Strömungsmittel (80) funktionell ist, das durch den Freiraum zwischen der Innenventilnadel (32) und der Außenventilbohrung (130) mit einer Einspritzdüsensteuerkammer (54) verbunden ist.
  23. Einspritzdüse nach Anspruch 22, wobei eine mit dem Außenventil (24) assoziierte Oberfläche und eine mit dem Innenventil (32) assoziierte Oberfläche Kraftstoffdruck in der Einspritzdüsensteuerkammer (54) ausgesetzt sind.
  24. Einspritzdüse nach Anspruch 23, wobei die Einspritzdüsensteuerkammer (54) so angeordnet ist, dass sie durch einen ersten gedrosselten Strömungsweg (58) ständig mit dem Zuführkanal (22) kommuniziert.
  25. Einspritzdüse nach Anspruch 24, wobei die Einspritzdüsensteuerkammer (54) über einen zweiten gedrosselten Strömungsweg (60) mit einem Niederdruckablauf kommuniziert und bei der Kraftstoff aus der Einspritzdüsensteuerkammer (54) unter der Steuerung eines Steuerventils durch den zweiten gedrosselten Strömungsweg (60) zu einem Niederdruckablauf fließt.
  26. Einspritzdüse nach Anspruch 25, wobei der Zuführkanal (22) unter Umständen, unter denen die Schaltventilanordnung (62, 64, 66) offen ist, über das gedrosselte Strömungsmittel (80) mit der Einspritzdüsensteuerkammer (54) kommuniziert.
  27. Einspritzdüse nach Anspruch 26, wobei das gedrosselte Strömungsmittel ein in dem Außenventil (24) definierter dritter gedrosselter Strömungsweg (80) ist.
  28. Einspritzdüse nach Anspruch 27, wobei die Drosselungen des Kraftstoffstroms, die jeweils von dem ersten, dem zweiten und dem dritten gedrosselten Strömungsweg (58, 60, 80) dargestellt werden, so ausgewählt sind, dass unter Umständen, unter denen die Schaltventilanordnung (62, 64, 66) in dem offenen Zustand ist, verursacht wird, dass sich nur das Außenventil (24) von dem Außenventilsitz (38) wegbewegt, und unter Umständen, unter denen die Schaltventilanordnung (62, 64, 66) in dem geschlossenen Zustand ist, verursacht wird, dass sich das Innenventil (32) und das Außenventil (24) zusammen von dem Innen- bzw. Außenventilsitz (40, 38) wegbewegen.
  29. Kraftstoffinjektor zur Verwendung in einer Brennkraftmaschine mit einer Einspritzdüse (10) nach einem der Ansprüche 11 bis 28 und einem Steuerventil zum Regeln des Kraftstoffdrucks innerhalb der Einspritzdüsensteuerkammer (54).
  30. Kraftstoffinjektor nach Anspruch 29, wobei das Steuerventil ein elektromagnetbetätigtes Steuerventil ist.
  31. Kraftstoffinjektor nach Anspruch 30, wobei der Injektor die Form eines Einheitsinjektors hat, ferner umfassend ein Pumpelement und ein Überströmventil zum Regeln des an die Einspritzdüse angelegten Kraftstoffdrucks.
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