EP1936182B1 - Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Flüssigkeitsinjektors - Google Patents

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EP1936182B1
EP1936182B1 EP20060025879 EP06025879A EP1936182B1 EP 1936182 B1 EP1936182 B1 EP 1936182B1 EP 20060025879 EP20060025879 EP 20060025879 EP 06025879 A EP06025879 A EP 06025879A EP 1936182 B1 EP1936182 B1 EP 1936182B1
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Luca Matteucci
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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
    • F02M61/168—Assembling; Disassembling; Manufacturing; Adjusting
    • 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
    • F02M51/0603—Injectors peculiar thereto with means directly operating the valve needle using piezoelectric or magnetostrictive operating means
    • 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
    • F02M2200/80—Fuel injection apparatus manufacture, repair or assembly
    • F02M2200/8092—Fuel injection apparatus manufacture, repair or assembly adjusting or calibration

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  • the invention relates to a method for manufacturing a fluid injector, in particular a fluid injector for metering fuel to a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine.
  • Fluid injectors are in widespread use, in particular for internal combustion engines where they may be arranged in order to dose the fluid into the intake manifold of the internal combustion engine or directly into the combustion chamber of a cylinder of the internal combustion engine.
  • fluid injectors need to be designed such that they are adapted to dose fluid very precisely.
  • more and more fluid injectors are equipped with solid state actuators, in particular piezoelectric actuators.
  • the respective fluid injector may be suited to dose fluid under very high pressure.
  • the pressure may be, in the case of a gasoline engine, for example in the range of up to 200 Bar and in the case of a diesel engine, in the range of up to 2,000 Bar.
  • the invention is distinguished by a method for manufacturing a fluid injector, comprising a housing with a needle, preventing fluid dosing in a closing position, in which the needle is sealingly in contact with a seat, and enabling fluid dosing apart from the closing position.
  • the fluid injector further comprises a solid state actuator unit being operably connected to the needle and acting on the needle. It further comprises a return spring being preloaded to exert a force acting to bring the needle in the closing position.
  • the method for manufacturing comprises the steps of exerting a given test force on the solid state actuator, being given in a way to ensure that the needle receives a given seat reaction force from the seat with the fluid injector being preassembled with the housing, the needle, the return spring and the solid state actuator unit. While exerting the given test force a characteristic quantity of the solid state actuator unit is measured as a first quantity value.
  • the characteristic quantity of the solid state actuator unit is measured as a second quantity value, in particular under a given condition of the solid state actuator unit, in particular a condition being characteristic for an intended closing position of the needle as the second quantity value.
  • the solid state actuator unit is also in the given condition when the first quantity value is measured.
  • the seat reaction force is within an acceptable range after the assembly of the at least one element exerting a force on the solid state actuator unit is determined depending on the first and second quantity value.
  • the insight is used that the first and second quantity values have a given relation to the seat reaction force acting on the needle in its presumed closing position. This therefore enables in a simple way to determine whether the thus manufactured fluid injector has a leak rate in its presumed closing position of the needle below a specified limit.
  • the characteristic quantity of the solid state actuator is its capacitance. This has the advantage that the capacitance may be determined in a simple way, in particular if the solid state actuator unit comprises a piezoelectric component.
  • the at least one element comprises a thermal compensator or a calibration spring.
  • a fluid injector may be embodied as a fuel injector, that is suitable for injecting fuel into a gasoline engine or that may be suitable for injecting fuel into a diesel engine.
  • the fluid injector comprises a housing 1 and a valve body 3.
  • the housing 1 takes in a fluid duct 2.
  • the valve body 3 comprises a cartridge 5, a valve body recess 7 and a needle 9, that is inserted into the valve body recess 7 and is guided in the area of the valve body recess 7.
  • the needle 9 is of an outward opening type but it may also be of an inward opening type.
  • a return spring 11 is provided, that is preloaded to exert a force acting to bring the needle 9 in the closing position.
  • the return spring 11 rests with one of its free ends on the cartridge 5 and is coupled with its other free end with the needle 9.
  • a solid state actuator unit 13 is taken in the housing 1 and is operatively connected to the needle 9. Depending on control signals applied to the solid state actuator unit 13 in the fully assembled state of the fluid injector a force from the solid state actuator unit 13 is exerted on the needle 9.
  • the solid state actuator unit 13 preferably comprises a tube spring being fixed on its free ends to a bottom and respectively a top cap and taking in a solid state actuator.
  • the solid state actuator may be preferably a piezoelectric actuator, but it may also be a different kind of solid state actuator being known to the person skilled in the art for such a purpose.
  • a nozzle 15 is formed in the area of one of the axial ends of cartridge 5, through which the fluid is dosed outside of a closing position of the needle 9, in which the needle prevents a fluid dosing and is therefore sealingly in contact with a seat 16 being formed in the valve body 3 and in particular in the cartridge 5.
  • the needle may be in its closing position or in an intermediate position and in particular in an opening position.
  • the fluid injector further comprises a thermal compensator unit 17, which comprises a piston 19 with a rod 21.
  • the thermal compensator unit 17 is designed to compensate for different thermal expansion coefficients of the solid state actuator unit 13 and the housing 1 and valve body 3.
  • the thermal compensator unit 17 operates on a hydraulic basis.
  • a force exerted on the solid state actuator unit 13 by the thermal compensator unit 17 is referred to as thermal compensator force F_TC.
  • the fluid injector further comprises a calibration spring 25 which is preloaded by respectively positioning a calibration element.
  • the calibration element preferably comprises a calibration shaft 27 which is connected to at least one calibration leg 29 acting on the calibration spring 25.
  • the calibration shaft 27 is in the fully assembled and tested and calibrated state of the fluid injector in a fixed position relative to the housing 1 and may be, for example, fixed by a crimping connection.
  • the calibration spring 25 exerts a calibration spring force F_CAL on the solid state actuator unit 13 and in this way on the needle 9.
  • the control signal is preferably a current signal, which is preferably pulse height modulated.
  • a loading operation preferably a given amount of pulses, for example 20, with a given duration of time and a given period are created till the loading process is finished.
  • the height of the respective pulse is used to control the electrical energy to be transferred to the solid state actuator unit.
  • the electrical energy provided to the solid state actuator unit 13 during a loading operation influences its axial lift and in this way influences the force exerted from the solid state actuator unit 13 on the needle 9.
  • a given amount of unloading pulses is preferably created, for example, with a given duration of time and a given period.
  • the height of the respective unloading pulses controls the amount of energy being taken away from the solid state actuator unit 13 and in this way also influences its lift.
  • a flowchart disclosing the process for manufacturing the fuel injector is described with the aid of the flowchart of Figure 2 .
  • the process for manufacturing is started in a step S1.
  • the fluid injector is preassembled which comprises to assemble the housing 1, the needle 9, the return spring 11 and the solid state actuator unit 13.
  • the fluid injector preassembled in this way is shown in Figure 3 .
  • a test force F_T is then applied on the solid state actuator unit.
  • the test force F_T is given in a way to ensure that the needle receives the given seat reaction force F_SR from the seat 16.
  • the test force F_T may be chosen taking into consideration a given minimum return spring force, which the return springs 11 used for assembling the fluid injector will certainly exert when being preloaded in a given way being specified by the manufacturing process.
  • a given minimum seat reaction force is also taken into consideration in determining the test force F_T.
  • the minimum seat reaction force is also given in a way that when this seat reaction force acts on the needle 9 in its closing position the leakage of fluid is under a given level.
  • the minimum return spring force may, for example, amount to 170 Newton
  • the minimum seat reaction force may amount, for example, to 40 Newton.
  • the test force F_T may be chosen to amount to 130 Newton.
  • a characteristic quantity of the solid state actuator unit is measured as a first quantity value C1.
  • the characteristic quantity may be a capacitance of the solid state actuator unit and in particular of the solid state actuator.
  • the capacitance may, for example, be measured as a static capacitance which comprises applying a fairly low voltage on the solid state actuator unit 13 and integrating the resulting current to the solid state actuator unit and by use of these two quantities determining the capacitance. This is a very fast and easy way of obtaining the capacitance.
  • the capacitance may also be measure as a dynamic capacitance applying pulses similar to the loading or unloading process to the solid state actuator unit 13. The first quantity value C1 is then stored for further processing.
  • the fluid injector is further assembled comprising assembling the thermal compensator unit 17, the calibration spring 25 and the calibration element.
  • the fluid injector is then also calibrated which comprises applying given control signals to the solid state actuator unit 13 and measuring the corresponding amount of fluid dosed by the fluid injector and, depending on the amount of fluid dosed by the fluid injector, changing the axial position of the calibration shaft 27 until a given characteristic between the control signal applied to the solid state actuator unit 13 and the amount of fluid dosed is reached. If this is achieved then the calibration shaft 27 is permanently fixed relative to the housing 1, preferably by a crimping process.
  • the characteristic quantity of the solid state actuator unit 13 is measured as a second quantity value C2.
  • the condition may, for example, be that the solid state actuator unit 13 is in a given load state, in particular basically unloaded in respect to the loading and unloading process.
  • the way the measuring is conducted may correspond to the way it is accomplished in step S2.
  • step S10 it is determined whether the second quantity value C2 is larger than the first quantity value C1. If this is the case, then the seat reaction force F_SR is determined to be within an acceptable range IR in step S12. This may be for example an indicator that the fluid injector works properly according to a given specification. The process is then stopped in a step S14.
  • step S10 If, on the other hand, the condition of step S10 is not fulfilled then the seat reaction force F_SR is determined to be outside of an acceptable range OR in a step S16. This may result, for example, in further reassembling of the fluid injector or also cause the injector to be determined as being faulty.
  • step S14 is processed.

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  1. Verfahren zum Herstellen eines Flüssigkeitsinjektors, umfassend ein Gehäuse (1) mit einer Nadel (9), das die Flüssigkeitsdosierung in einer Schließposition verhindert, in der die Nadel (9) abdichtend in Kontakt mit einem Sitz (16) ist und eine Flüssigkeitsdosierung abgesehen von der Schließposition ermöglicht, mit einer Festkörperaktuatoreinheit (13), die betriebsbereit an die Nadel (9) angeschlossen ist und auf die Nadel (9) wirkt, mit einer Rückstellfeder (11), die vorgespannt ist, um eine Kraft auszuüben, die wirkt, um die Nadel (9) in die Schließposition zu bringen, umfassend die folgenden Schritte
    - Ausüben einer gegebenen Testkraft (F_T) auf die Festkörperaktuatoreinheit (13) die so gegeben ist, dass gewährleistet ist, dass die Nadel (9) eine gegebene Sitz-Reaktionskraft (F_SR) von dem Sitz (16) aufnimmt, wobei der Flüssigkeitsinjektor mit dem Gehäuse (1), der Nadel (9), der Rückstellfeder (11) und der Festkörperaktuatoreinheit (13) vormontiert ist,
    - Während des Ausübens der gegebenen Testskraft (F_T), Messen einer Kenngröße der Festkörperaktuatoreinheit (13) als ersten Größenwert (C1),
    - Zusammenbauen mindestens eines Elements, das eine Kraft auf die Festkörperaktuatoreinheit (13) und auf die Nadel (9) ausübt,
    - Messen der Kenngröße der Festkörperaktuatoreinheit (13) als zweiten Größenwert (C2),
    - Bestimmen, ob die Sitz-Reaktionskraft (F_SR) nach dem Zusammenbau des mindestens einen Elements, das eine Kraft auf die Festkörperaktuatoreinheit (13) ausübt, abhängig vom ersten und zweiten Größenwert (C1, C2) innerhalb eines annehmbaren Bereichs liegt.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Kenngröße der Festkörperaktuatoreinheit (13) der kapazitive Widerstand ist.
  3. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das mindestens eine Element eine Thermokompensatoreinheit (17) umfasst.
  4. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das mindestens eine Element eine Justierungsfeder (25) umfasst.
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