EP1854995A1 - Kraftstoffeinspritzventil - Google Patents
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- EP1854995A1 EP1854995A1 EP06252441A EP06252441A EP1854995A1 EP 1854995 A1 EP1854995 A1 EP 1854995A1 EP 06252441 A EP06252441 A EP 06252441A EP 06252441 A EP06252441 A EP 06252441A EP 1854995 A1 EP1854995 A1 EP 1854995A1
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- pintle
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- fuel injector
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- end stop
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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
- F02M61/04—Fuel-injectors not provided for in groups F02M39/00 - F02M57/00 or F02M67/00 having valves, e.g. having a plurality of valves in series
- F02M61/08—Fuel-injectors not provided for in groups F02M39/00 - F02M57/00 or F02M67/00 having valves, e.g. having a plurality of valves in series the valves opening in direction of fuel flow
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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
- F02M51/00—Fuel-injection apparatus characterised by being operated electrically
- F02M51/06—Injectors peculiar thereto with means directly operating the valve needle
- F02M51/061—Injectors peculiar thereto with means directly operating the valve needle using electromagnetic operating means
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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
- F02M61/04—Fuel-injectors not provided for in groups F02M39/00 - F02M57/00 or F02M67/00 having valves, e.g. having a plurality of valves in series
- F02M61/06—Fuel-injectors not provided for in groups F02M39/00 - F02M57/00 or F02M67/00 having valves, e.g. having a plurality of valves in series the valves being furnished at seated ends with pintle or plug shaped extensions
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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
- F02M61/20—Closing valves mechanically, e.g. arrangements of springs or weights or permanent magnets; Damping of valve lift
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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
- F02M2200/00—Details of fuel-injection apparatus, not otherwise provided for
- F02M2200/30—Fuel-injection apparatus having mechanical parts, the movement of which is damped
- F02M2200/306—Fuel-injection apparatus having mechanical parts, the movement of which is damped using mechanical means
Definitions
- This invention relates to fuel injectors for internal combustion engines, and in particular outwardly opening solenoid actuated fuel injectors for direct injection of gasoline.
- One known type of fuel injector is that having an outwardly opening pintle, biased towards the closed position by a spring and opened by an actuator such as a solenoid or piezo-stack.
- the pintle is typically slidable within one or more guides. Particularly in the case of solenoid actuated injectors, the pintle opening is limited by an end stop which is typically the top surface of one of the guides.
- the flow rate of fuel through the injector is largely dependent upon the stroke of the pintle.
- a typical fuel injector having a pintle stroke of between 30 ⁇ m and 40 ⁇ m and a fuel supply pressure of 200 bar a 3% variation in the flow rate is experienced for each micron variation in the pintle stroke.
- there is a high sensitivity to pintle stroke variation requiring very high manufacturing tolerances of the end stop, pintle and associated components to achieve the required flow rate.
- variation in the pintle stroke over time due to wear and/or differential thermal expansion can lead to undesirable variation in the fuel flow rate.
- Known outwardly opening piezo-electric actuated fuel injectors generally comprise a valve body having a tip portion defining a spray aperture, a pintle or valve stem extending within the tip portion for axial movement between an extended and a retracted position, the pintle having an external head engageable with the spray aperture to close the spray aperture when the pintle is in its retracted position, a return spring biasing the pintle towards its retracted position, an actuating means in the form of a piezo-stack, acting upon the pintle to urge the pintle to its extended position when the piezo-stack is energised.
- the pintle stroke of a piezo-stack actuated fuel injector can be varied by varying the voltage supplied to the piezo-stack to vary the elongation of the piezo-stack and thus the movement of the pintle.
- the piezo-stack driver voltage can thus be used to correct a lean or rich shift of the flow rate from the fuel injector to be corrected.
- piezo-electric fuel injectors are very costly to produce compared to solenoid actuated injectors and require complex and costly control systems for operation of the piezo-stack.
- solenoid actuated fuel injectors are much cheaper to produce.
- known solenoid actuated fuel injectors having pintle stroke limited by a hard end stop cannot provide the required pintle stroke variation to correct such lean or rich shift of flow rate.
- a method of controlling the pintle stroke of an outwardly opening solenoid actuated fuel injector comprising controlling the current applied to the solenoid to provide a predetermined relationship between applied current and pintle stroke.
- the applied current may be varied to vary the impact and hold force of the pintle against an end stop having a predetermined stiffness.
- the applied current may be varied to vary the force applied by the pintle against a biasing means acting against the actuating solenoid.
- the present invention provides a fuel injector comprising an injector body having a tip portion defining a spray aperture; a pintle extending within the tip portion; guide means within the tip portion guiding the pintle for axial movement between an extended and a retracted position, the pintle having an external head engageable with the spray aperture in said retracted position to seal the spray aperture; resilient means biasing the pintle to said retracted position; solenoid actuating means for selectively moving the pintle into said extended position; control means being provided for varying the peak/hold current applied to the solenoid to vary the pintle stroke as a function of peak/hold current applied to the solenoid.
- an end stop is provided within the injector body means against which a portion of the pintle is abuttable to define the extended position of the pintle, said end stop having a predetermined stiffness to provide a predetermined relationship between pintle stroke and impact force applied to said end stop by said pintle as the pintle moves to its extended position under the action of the solenoid actuator.
- said end stop is provided on a sleeve provided within the tip portion of the injector body, said sleeve having a predetermined stiffness to provide the required deflection of the end stop.
- Said sleeve may comprise an apertured tube or may be in the form of a resilient member such as a coil spring or a multi-wave spring having a constant or progressive spring rate.
- biasing means having a predetermined spring rate is provided within the injector body for biasing the pintle to its retracted position, the stroke of the pintle being defined by the position at which the force applied to the pintle by the solenoid actuating means is balanced by the force applied to the pintle by the biasing means.
- Said biasing means may comprise said resilient means biasing the pintle to said retracted position.
- the fuel injector comprises an injector body 1 having a tip portion 2 having a spray aperture 3 at a distal end thereof.
- a pintle 5 extends within the tip portion 2, the pintle 5 having a head portion 6 engageable with a valve seat 4 surrounding the spray aperture 3 to close the spray aperture 3.
- the pintle 5 is axially moveable within the injector body 1 between a retracted position wherein the head portion 6 engages the valve seat 4, as shown in Fig 1, and an extended position (not shown) wherein the head portion 6 is spaced from the valve seat 4.
- a return spring 7 is mounted within the tip portion, biasing the pintle 5 towards its retracted position.
- An end stop 8 defined by an upper end of a tubular sleeve 9 or pintle guide mounted on the injector housing 1 cooperates with a collar 10 on the pintle 5 to limit the extension of the pintle 5 to define the stroke of the pintle 5.
- a solenoid actuator having an electromagnetic coil 11 and a moveable armature 12 is operable to urge the pintle 5 to its extended position.
- the sleeve 9 may be provided with apertures 20 or be otherwise formed (such as in the form of a coil spring having a constant or a progressive spring rate) to provide a predetermined degree of elasticity such that the end stop 8 can undergo axial deflection upon impact by the pintle 5.
- the stiffness of the sleeve 9 is selected to provide a desired relationship between deflection of the end stop 8 and the force exerted on the pintle by the solenoid to provide a stable and predictable relationship between solenoid actuating maximum or hold current (i.e. the current applied to the solenoid at full pintle opening) and pintle stroke.
- the stiffness of the sleeve may be predetermined to provide an increase of 1 ⁇ m in pintle stroke for each additional Newton of solenoid force exerted against the end stop via the pintle.
- the engine speed signal and a lambda sensor signal can be interpreted by the engine's electronic control unit to determine the actual solenoid motion characteristics.
- the elastic stop may be arranged to be in contact with the pintle in both its retracted and extended positions, so that the end stop and associated sleeve provide a biasing force against the pintle in the opposite direction to the opening force provided by the actuating solenoid (said opening force being a function of applied current).
- the return spring 7 may be combined with the sleeve.
- the effect of the elastic end stop and return spring can be combined into a single closing spring having progressive spring rate.
- the stroke of the pintle is determined by the position at which the force applied to the pintle by the actuating solenoid (which is a function of the applied current) is balanced by the combined opposing force of the end stop/sleeve and the return spring or by the combined closing spring.
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EP06252441A EP1854995A1 (de) | 2006-05-09 | 2006-05-09 | Kraftstoffeinspritzventil |
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EP06252441A EP1854995A1 (de) | 2006-05-09 | 2006-05-09 | Kraftstoffeinspritzventil |
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DE102013209236A1 (de) | 2012-05-21 | 2013-11-21 | Ford Global Technologies, Llc | Motorsystem und verfahren zum betrieb eines motors mit direkteinspritzung |
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Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0404330A1 (de) * | 1989-06-21 | 1990-12-27 | General Motors Corporation | Elektromagnetisches Ventil |
US5141164A (en) * | 1989-12-08 | 1992-08-25 | Nippondenso Co., Ltd. | Fuel injector |
US5730369A (en) * | 1994-04-25 | 1998-03-24 | General Motors Corporation | Fuel injection |
US5836521A (en) * | 1995-03-09 | 1998-11-17 | Dysekompagniet I/S | Valve device with impact member and solenoid for atomizing a liquid |
US5983855A (en) * | 1996-09-18 | 1999-11-16 | Robert Bosch Gmbh | Fuel injection valve with integrated spark plug |
DE10318244A1 (de) * | 2003-03-31 | 2004-11-18 | Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag | Verfahren zur Steuerung der Bewegung eines Ankers eines elektromagnetischen Aktuators |
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EP0404330A1 (de) * | 1989-06-21 | 1990-12-27 | General Motors Corporation | Elektromagnetisches Ventil |
US5141164A (en) * | 1989-12-08 | 1992-08-25 | Nippondenso Co., Ltd. | Fuel injector |
US5730369A (en) * | 1994-04-25 | 1998-03-24 | General Motors Corporation | Fuel injection |
US5836521A (en) * | 1995-03-09 | 1998-11-17 | Dysekompagniet I/S | Valve device with impact member and solenoid for atomizing a liquid |
US5983855A (en) * | 1996-09-18 | 1999-11-16 | Robert Bosch Gmbh | Fuel injection valve with integrated spark plug |
DE10318244A1 (de) * | 2003-03-31 | 2004-11-18 | Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag | Verfahren zur Steuerung der Bewegung eines Ankers eines elektromagnetischen Aktuators |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE102013209236A1 (de) | 2012-05-21 | 2013-11-21 | Ford Global Technologies, Llc | Motorsystem und verfahren zum betrieb eines motors mit direkteinspritzung |
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