EP3676489A1 - Injection valve assembly - Google Patents
Injection valve assemblyInfo
- Publication number
- EP3676489A1 EP3676489A1 EP18735287.7A EP18735287A EP3676489A1 EP 3676489 A1 EP3676489 A1 EP 3676489A1 EP 18735287 A EP18735287 A EP 18735287A EP 3676489 A1 EP3676489 A1 EP 3676489A1
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- housing
- injection
- injection valve
- region
- combustion engine
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Granted
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- 239000007924 injection Substances 0.000 title claims abstract description 76
- 239000000446 fuel Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 6
- 238000002485 combustion reaction Methods 0.000 claims description 20
- 230000000295 complement effect Effects 0.000 description 4
- 239000012530 fluid Substances 0.000 description 2
- 238000010276 construction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000001419 dependent effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000011161 development Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000018109 developmental process Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 description 1
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Classifications
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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
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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
- F02M61/14—Arrangements of injectors with respect to engines; Mounting of injectors
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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
- F02M2200/80—Fuel injection apparatus manufacture, repair or assembly
- F02M2200/8046—Fuel injection apparatus manufacture, repair or assembly the manufacture involving injection moulding, e.g. of plastic or metal
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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
- F02M2200/80—Fuel injection apparatus manufacture, repair or assembly
- F02M2200/8061—Fuel injection apparatus manufacture, repair or assembly involving press-fit, i.e. interference or friction fit
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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
- F02M2200/85—Mounting of fuel injection apparatus
- F02M2200/856—Mounting of fuel injection apparatus characterised by mounting injector to fuel or common rail, or vice versa
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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
- F02M55/00—Fuel-injection apparatus characterised by their fuel conduits or their venting means; Arrangements of conduits between fuel tank and pump F02M37/00
- F02M55/02—Conduits between injection pumps and injectors, e.g. conduits between pump and common-rail or conduits between common-rail and injectors
- F02M55/025—Common rails
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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
- F02M69/00—Low-pressure fuel-injection apparatus ; Apparatus with both continuous and intermittent injection; Apparatus injecting different types of fuel
- F02M69/46—Details, component parts or accessories not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus covered by groups F02M69/02 - F02M69/44
- F02M69/462—Arrangement of fuel conduits, e.g. with valves for maintaining pressure in the pipes after the engine being shut-down
- F02M69/465—Arrangement of fuel conduits, e.g. with valves for maintaining pressure in the pipes after the engine being shut-down of fuel rails
Definitions
- the present invention relates to an injection assembly with a
- Injection valve for injecting a fluid, in particular a
- a required holding force for holding the injection valve is provided by a holding element.
- the holding force of the holding element is transmitted either directly to a housing which surrounds the injection valve or to a disk welded to the housing. In this case, the housing can sit, creating a distance between the
- Injector and the area of the internal combustion engine is larger, and the holding member leaves his workspace. It can in the housing
- the disc is an additional component that is first positioned and then
- the injection valve assembly according to the invention in particular as a
- Fuel injection valve assembly is formed, has the advantage of a simple and robust construction. This is inventively by a
- Injection valve arrangement which comprises an injection valve, a housing which at least partially surrounds the injection valve, and a connecting piece.
- the connection piece is connected to the injection valve and has a connection region, via which the injection valve is arranged in a form-fitting manner on the housing.
- the positive connection between the injection valve and the housing prevents setting of the housing.
- the connecting piece which serves as the interface to the region of the internal combustion engine, in particular to the rail cup, and at the same time supports the housing. This will be an additional component and an additional
- connection piece is welded to the housing.
- the connecting portion has a radially outward
- the connecting portion has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is arranged in the injection direction in front of the second end.
- the first end is a rail-side end, with the second end a
- combustion chamber end is.
- the first end in a mounted state of the injection device in an internal combustion engine facing a common rail, wherein the second end of a combustion chamber of the
- the collar spreads in the direction from the first end to the second end.
- the collar is in the shape of a
- the connecting region preferably has at least one groove which engages with a shoulder of the housing.
- the heel and the groove have
- the connecting portion may have at least one shoulder which engages with a groove of the housing.
- the shoulder and the groove preferably have complementary shapes.
- connection area is at least partially
- fir-tree-shaped means that the connecting portion comprises a plurality of shoulders each formed in a longitudinal section as a right-angled triangle, wherein the hypotenuse of the right-angled triangle is preferably in the direction from the first end to the second end of the connecting portion in front of long vertical side.
- the housing preferably has a housing area which is set up to receive a holding element for holding the injection arrangement on a component of an internal combustion engine.
- the connection region of the injection valve is arranged in the immediate vicinity of the housing region.
- connection area in a longitudinal direction of the housing is before or after the housing area or above or below the housing area
- the longitudinal direction corresponds to a longitudinal axis of the housing.
- connection area serves as a kind of entanglement, which ensures that the housing does not set.
- connection region is advantageously rotationally symmetrical.
- connection area extends around a complete circumference of the connecting piece.
- the connecting region in the circumferential direction of the connecting piece can be formed only in sections.
- the connecting piece is preferably a rotary part.
- connection area may be asymmetrical.
- connection region may preferably have a shoulder or a plurality of shoulders and / or a groove and / or a plurality of grooves, which are arranged asymmetrically in the circumferential direction, in particular have no rotational symmetry.
- the housing is formed as a molded part.
- the present invention relates to an internal combustion engine comprising a previously described injection assembly.
- the injection arrangement is preferably arranged on a component, in particular on a common rail.
- the common rail is also to be understood as a distributor to which a plurality of injection arrangements can be attached and which can supply them with fluid, in particular fuel.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic simplified view of an injection assembly according to a first embodiment of the present invention, wherein the injection assembly is disposed in an internal combustion engine, a simplified schematic enlarged view of a portion of the injection assembly shown in Figure 1, a simplified schematic perspective view of a connecting piece, which is provided in the injection assembly of Figure 1.
- Figure 4 is a schematic simplified view of a
- FIG. 6 is a schematic simplified view of a
- Figure 7 is a schematic simplified view of a
- FIG. 1 shows an internal combustion engine 10, in which the injection assembly 1 is arranged.
- a holding element 9 is provided to hold the injection assembly 1 to the internal combustion engine 10 and in a bore of the internal combustion engine 10.
- the injection assembly 1 is in particular attached to a distributor 12 or common rail of the internal combustion engine 10.
- the injection valve assembly in particular as a
- Fuel injection valve assembly is formed comprises an injection valve 2, a housing 3 and a connecting piece 4.
- the housing 3 at least partially surrounds the injection valve 2 and is formed as an injection-molded part.
- the connecting piece 4 is connected to the injection valve 2 and has a connection region 40, via which the injection valve 2 is arranged in a form-fitting manner on the housing 3.
- the housing 3 is shown transparent for clarity.
- the injection valve 2 is connected to the connecting piece 4 by means of an extension element 5 designed as a tube.
- connection region 40 has a first end 45 and a second end 46, wherein the first end 45 is arranged in the injection direction 100 in front of the second end 46 (FIG. 2).
- the first end 45 is a rail-side end, with the second end 46 being a combustion chamber-side end. In other words, the first end 45 is in an assembled state of the injection assembly 1 in the
- a Longitudinal axis of the injection assembly 1 is designated by the reference numeral 101.
- the longitudinal axis 101 defines a longitudinal direction.
- connection region 40 is advantageously rotationally symmetrical.
- the connecting region 40 extends around a complete circumference of the connecting piece 4.
- the connecting portion 40 has a collar 41 radially outwardly extending.
- the collar 41 spreads in the direction from the first end 45 to the second end 46.
- the collar 41 is frusto-conical.
- the connecting portion 40 is disposed in front of a housing portion 30 in a direction corresponding to the direction from the first end 45 to the second end 46. That is, the second end 46 of the connection portion 40 is located in front of the housing portion 30.
- the housing portion 30 serves as the receiving portion for receiving the holding member 9. The direction from the first end 45 to the second end 46 corresponds to the injection direction 100.
- FIG. 4 shows a region of an injection arrangement 1 according to a second exemplary embodiment of the invention.
- the connecting portion 40 has a groove 42 which is engaged with a shoulder 32 of the housing 3.
- the shoulder 32 of the housing 3 and the groove 42 of the connecting portion 40 have complementary shapes.
- the shoulder 32 and the groove 42 have a rectangular profile in longitudinal section. Other profiles are also possible.
- the groove 42 and the shoulder 32 are formed spirally.
- connection portion 40 may include a plurality of grooves 42 that engage with a plurality of shoulders 32 of the housing 3.
- the grooves 42 are arranged parallel to one another in the direction of the longitudinal axis 101. Further, each groove 42 extends around the entire circumference of the connecting piece 4. Accordingly, the shoulders 32 are arranged in the direction of the longitudinal axis 101 parallel to each other. Furthermore, extends each shoulder 32 completely in the circumferential direction of the housing 3. In this case, the grooves 42 and the shoulders 32 may be annular.
- connection region 40 is arranged in the injection direction in front of the housing region 30.
- FIG. 5 shows a region of an injection arrangement 1 according to a third exemplary embodiment of the invention.
- the connecting portion 40 has a plurality of shoulders 43 which engage with corresponding grooves 31 of the housing 3.
- the shoulders 43 and the grooves 31 are preferably
- the shoulders 43 and the grooves 31 are annular and have a right-angled profile in longitudinal section.
- the paragraphs 43 are arranged in the longitudinal direction 101 parallel to each other.
- the grooves 31 are arranged in the longitudinal direction 101 parallel to each other.
- connection portion 40 is in the injection direction 100 before
- Housing portion 30 is arranged.
- Embodiment differs from the injection assembly 1 according to the third embodiment in that the profile of the shoulders 43 and the grooves 31 is formed triangular.
- the connecting portion 40 is located in the injection direction 100 after the housing portion 30. This means that the first end 45 of the
- Connecting portion 40 is disposed in the injection direction 100 after the housing portion 30.
- FIG. 7 shows a region of an injection arrangement 1 according to a fifth exemplary embodiment of the invention.
- connection region 40 is configured in the manner of a fir tree.
- the connecting region comprises a plurality of shoulders 43, each of which has a profile in a longitudinal section have right-angled triangle.
- the hypotenuse of each right-angled triangle is in the direction from the first end 45 to the second end 46 in front of the long vertical side.
- connection region 40 is located in the injection direction 100 after the housing region 30.
- connecting portion 40 is shown in section in Figures 4 to 7, wherein the housing 3 is shown partially transparent.
- connection region 40 may have any combination of the elements described above.
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- Fuel-Injection Apparatus (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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DE102017214980.9A DE102017214980A1 (en) | 2017-08-28 | 2017-08-28 | Injection valve arrangement |
PCT/EP2018/067542 WO2019042627A1 (en) | 2017-08-28 | 2018-06-29 | Injection valve assembly |
Publications (2)
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EP3676489A1 true EP3676489A1 (en) | 2020-07-08 |
EP3676489B1 EP3676489B1 (en) | 2022-08-10 |
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US (1) | US20200224624A1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP3676489B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP6900573B2 (en) |
KR (1) | KR20200041890A (en) |
CN (1) | CN111051680A (en) |
DE (1) | DE102017214980A1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2019042627A1 (en) |
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DE3733604A1 (en) * | 1987-10-05 | 1989-04-13 | Bosch Gmbh Robert | HOLE BODY FOR A FUEL INJECTION VALVE |
DE19647586A1 (en) * | 1996-11-18 | 1998-05-20 | Bosch Gmbh Robert | Distribution device for fuel injection systems |
EP2187039B1 (en) * | 2005-03-03 | 2014-05-07 | Robert Bosch GmbH | Fuel injection system |
DE102005061424A1 (en) * | 2005-12-22 | 2007-07-05 | Robert Bosch Gmbh | Fuel injection valve for internal combustion engine, has movable actuating part with valve seat body including saw-tooth structure at outer periphery to provide firm connection with valve seat carrier |
DE102005061408A1 (en) * | 2005-12-22 | 2007-06-28 | Robert Bosch Gmbh | Combined plastic and metal component e.g. automotive fuel injection valve has serrated metal edge to plastic interface |
DE102009028473A1 (en) * | 2009-08-12 | 2011-02-17 | Robert Bosch Gmbh | connector |
DE102010031277A1 (en) * | 2010-07-13 | 2012-01-19 | Robert Bosch Gmbh | Fuel injector with reduced number of components |
JP5819213B2 (en) * | 2012-02-13 | 2015-11-18 | 株式会社ケーヒン | Electromagnetic fuel injection valve |
DE102012206241A1 (en) * | 2012-04-17 | 2013-10-17 | Robert Bosch Gmbh | Device for holding down a valve for metering fuel |
WO2015135732A1 (en) * | 2014-03-14 | 2015-09-17 | Continental Automotive Gmbh | Fuel injection assembly |
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