KR20120117638A - A fluid injection device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A fluid injection device is provided to prevent the machining complexity of a cylinder cover as a connection unit is placed at a sleeve near an injector. CONSTITUTION: A fluid injection device(2) comprises first and second connection elements(7,3) and a collector element(5). The first connection element supplies high pressure fluid from a common rail system to a fuel injector(4). The second connection element supplies low pressure fluid to the fuel injector. The collector element is connected to a fluid injector, and comprises the second connection element. The fluid injector is cooperatively operated with the collector element in order to provide fluid passages for the low pressure fluid.

Description

[0001] A FLUID INJECTION DEVICE [0002]

The present invention relates to a fluid injection device. The present invention also relates to a high pressure fluid connection arrangement for a fluid injection apparatus of a common rail system for a large internal combustion engine.

The present invention also relates to a cylinder configuration for an internal combustion engine, an internal combustion engine as well as a method of operating the internal combustion engine.

A wide variety of different types of reciprocating piston combustion, such as, for example, a fixed unit for generating power or a large diesel engine for a vessel, or a two-stroke or four-stroke trunk piston engine used in various modes of transport such as ships, The organ is known.

The term "large internal combustion engine" as used herein refers to such an engine used as a main propulsion engine or auxiliary engine of a ship or a power plant for generating heat and / or electricity, for example. In a known configuration, a pipe for transferring high-pressure fuel from the common rail system into the injector is directly connected to the fuel injector. Also, a plurality of pipes must be provided for transferring control fluid or cooling fluid or lubricant to the fuel injector.

Common rail fuel injectors typically require a number of different, distinct pipe connections for supply and return of media at relatively low pressures (typically between 0 and 10 bar pressure). For an injector that is cooled by engine lubricating oil, one linkage for the supply of the injector, one linkage for return of the control fuel, and possibly one linkage for mixed leakage of lubricant and fuel may be required. If the fuel injection system is to be disassembled for repair, each such connection must be disassembled separately. The replacement of the injector becomes more difficult due to the presence of multiple pipe connections to the injector.

It is known in the field of four stroke medium speed engines that low pressure connections can be made in the cylinder head. The low-pressure connections are located at different heights and separated by O-rings. This solution requires machining the bore in the cylinder head for each required connection. Therefore, three bores must already be machined for the supply and return of the cooling fluid and for the leakage fluid. Whereby the manufacturing cost of the cylinder head can be considerably increased.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a new connection structure which solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. It is also an object of the present invention to provide a reliable connection configuration with an uncomplicated structure. Yet another object is to provide a configuration that enables the handling and control of any leakage of any process fluid.

The object of the invention can be achieved by the features of claim 1. Advantageous embodiments of the invention are subject of the dependent claims.

A high pressure fluid injection device for a common rail system for a large internal combustion engine thus comprises a first connecting element for supplying a high pressure fluid provided by the common rail system to the fluid injector and at least a second connection for supplying a low pressure fluid to the fluid injector Element. The fluid injection device includes a collector element connectable to the fluid injector whereby the collector element has a second coupling element and the fluid injector operates in association with the collector element to provide a fluid pathway for the low pressure fluid. The fluid injection device may in particular be configured as a fuel injection device. The fluid injector may particularly be configured as a fuel injector.

In an embodiment, the collector element has at least a third connecting element for another low-pressure fluid. The collector element may also have a fourth connecting element. Four or more connection elements may be connected to the collector element. If the collector element has the second and third connecting elements and possibly other connecting elements, the exchange of the fluid injector is as simple as the single connecting element mentioned above. Advantageously, the collector element is configured as a sleeve. Such sleeves are easy to manufacture and, in particular, it is possible to use a sealing element, in particular a peripheral sealing element, to seal the fluid containing passage for the fluid injector to the surroundings. In the same way, the surrounding sealing elements can be provided between the passages having two fluids for the fluid injector, which have different fluids which should not be mixed.

In an embodiment, the sleeve is cylindrical and has a cylindrical bore. In another embodiment, the sleeve has a central bore at least partially conical in shape. A monolithic design including a plurality of different diameter cylindrical cross sections under partial conical shapes should also be included. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the minimum diameter is located closest to the injection nozzle. In particular, the surface of the central bore may be conical. The conical shape is advantageous because the corresponding conical fluid injector can be fitted in a precise manner into the central bore.

In an embodiment, the high-pressure fluid has a pressure of 600 to 2000 bar. The high-pressure fluid may be, in particular, a fuel such as diesel fuel.

In an embodiment, the low pressure fluid has a pressure of up to 10 bar. The low pressure fluid is in particular one of lubricating oil or cooling fluid or control fluid.

For the control fluid, the pressure range is from about 1 bar up to a maximum of 10 bar. For lubricating oil, the pressure range is from about 6 bar up to 10 bar gauge pressure. For low pressure fluids, including leaky fluids, the pressure range is from about 1 bar up to a maximum of 10 bar gauge pressure.

The fluid injector is removable from the collector element according to any of the previous embodiments by simply withdrawing the fluid injector from the collector bore. Thus, the fluid injector can additionally be disconnected in a single step in an incredibly simple manner requiring only that the high pressure pipe be removed and the bolts for holding the injector removed.

In an embodiment, the internal combustion engine includes a cylinder in which the piston is configured to be movable back and forth between the top dead center position and the bottom dead center position along the longitudinal cylinder axis. The combustion chamber in the cylinder is defined by the cylinder cover, the cylinder wall of the cylinder and the piston surface of the piston, and the combustion chamber comprises a high-pressure fluid injection device according to one of the previous embodiments. The internal combustion engine may be a dual fuel engine operable with at least one crosshead engine, in particular a crosshead large diesel engine, or a trunk piston engine, or a two-stroke or four-stroke internal combustion engine or diesel or otto mode.

The present invention also relates to a method for exchanging a fluid injector of a fluid injection device according to any one of the preceding embodiments.

According to the present invention, the connection of the low-pressure pipe is included in a separate sleeve configured around the injector. The replacement of the injector is quick and easy because the injector must be removed and moved back into the sleeve. The low pressure pipe does not need to be removed when removing the injector. The cylinder cover machining complexity is not increased because the feed and drain connections are made in the sleeve around the injector. Different media are separated by an O-ring in the injector.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying schematic drawings, in which: FIG.

1 is a view showing a cross section of a cylinder of an internal combustion engine.
2 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the fuel injecting apparatus according to the present invention.
3 is a cross-sectional view of a fuel injector according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is an illustration showing an alternative for attaching the collector element to the fuel injector and the cylinder cover.
5 (a), 5 (b) and 5 (c) are views showing another embodiment of the present invention.

1 schematically shows a first embodiment of a cylinder arrangement 100 according to the invention with a fuel injection device according to the invention for an internal combustion engine, which is a longitudinally scavenged crosshead large diesel engine. Fig. The cylinder configuration 100 according to Figure 1 includes a cylinder 101 in which the piston 103 is configured to be movable back and forth between the top dead center position and the bottom dead center position along the longitudinal cylinder axis 107, The combustion chamber 104 in the cylinder 101 is defined by the cylinder cover 102, the cylinder wall 105 of the cylinder 101 and the piston surface 106 of the piston 103. Where only one charge-cycle valve 109, which is an outlet valve, is provided in the gas exchange opening 110 of the cylinder cover 102 and the gas exchange opening 110 is connected to the gas transfer tube 111 To a turbocharger assembly, not shown, in a manner known per se. The charge cycle valve 109 is configured such that in the closed position of the charge cycle valve 109 the valve 104 of the gas exchange opening 110 in the operative state is closed in such a manner that the combustion chamber 104 is sealed to the gas transfer tube 111. [ The valve disc 112 interacting with the seat 113 and in the open position of the charge cycle valve 109 the combustion gases can be transferred out of the combustion chamber 104 into the turbocharger assembly.

In Fig. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine supporting a fuel injecting apparatus 2 which causes high-pressure fuel to be injected into the cylinder of the engine in a manner known per se. The high pressure fuel provided by the common rail system (not shown) is delivered to the fuel injector 2 via the first connecting element 7.

At least one second, third, fourth and fifth connecting element (3, 13, 23, 33) may be expected for delivery of lubricating oil or cooling fluid or for their discharge. Each connecting element is connected to a common collector element (5). Such a collector element may in particular be constructed as a sleeve. The collector element has a central bore for receiving the fuel injector 4 therein. The collector element and / or the fuel injector have fluid passages (6, 16, 26, 36) for distributing the appropriate fluid to the appropriate point of use of the fuel injector.

3 is a view showing a cross section of the fuel injector 4. Fig. The fuel injector has an injection nozzle 41, and as shown in Fig. 2, the nozzle slightly protrudes into the combustion chamber in the assembled state. The injection nozzle 41 has at least one fuel supply passage 42 for supplying high-pressure fuel into the combustion chamber 104 as shown in Fig. The injection nozzle 41 is formed in the simplest form of a part of the housing 40 of the fuel injector. However, it can be advantageous that the injection nozzle 41 is configured as a separate part, by the fact that when the engine is in operation, the material of the injection nozzle 41 is subjected to a prevailing high temperature in the combustion chamber 104. The fuel supply passage 42 of the injection nozzle is connected to the high-pressure fuel supply reservoir 43 and extends at least partially to the injection nozzle element 41.

The injection nozzle element 41 is received in the injection nozzle retention sleeve 55, which is attached to the fuel injector body 56.

The fuel supply passage 42 can receive fuel from the fuel reservoir 44 that is also configured in the fuel injector body 56 and can receive fuel from the fuel supply conduit 45. The fuel reservoir 44 has a movable valve element 46. The valve element 46 can thus open or seal the connecting passage 57 between the fuel reservoir 44 and the high-pressure fuel supply reservoir 43. The valve element has a tip 49 that can contact the seat 50 of the housing to seal the connection passage 57. In its sealed condition, the tip 49 is placed in the seat 50 to block the passage of fuel into the high-pressure fuel reservoir 43. [ The sealed state is shown in Fig.

The valve element 46 has an end surface 47 that receives the control fuel pressure and an intermediate surface 48 that receives the fuel pressure present in the fuel reservoir 58. A spring (59) is also placed in the fuel reservoir (58). The spring acts on the intermediate surface 48 to keep the passage 57 closed by the valve element 46. The spring is wrapped around a guiding element (59) which is part of the valve element (46). The guiding element 59 ends at the end surface 47. The guiding element is guided by a sleeve element (63). The fuel injector body supporting the sleeve element 63, the end surface 47 and the sleeve element 63 forms a control space 64. The control space 64 is connected to the fuel supply conduit 45 by a throttling passage 65. The throttling passage 65 has a cross section that is at most half the cross-section of the fuel supply conduit 45. The control space 64 is also connected to the control passage 66 leading to the control fuel passage 60. This control fuel passage 60 has fuel. The control fuel passage has a radial passage (61) in which a displacement element (81) actuated by a solenoid (80) extends. The radial passage is connected to the peripheral passage 62, which forms a recess in the outer surface of the fuel injector body 56. The fluid passageway 36 of FIG. 2 opens into this peripheral passageway 62.

The tip 49 will remain seated in its seat 50 if the fuel pressure in the fuel reservoir 58 is the same as in the fuel reservoir 44 and control space 64. [ The start of fuel injection is controlled by the solenoid when the solenoid is activated. The displacement element 81 is pulled and the pressure in the control chamber 64 will cause the valve element 64 to open. The fuel reservoir 58 is connected to the fuel reservoir 44 by a passage 51. The fuel pressure acts on the annular surface 52 of the valve element 46 and the hydraulic pressure acts on the seat 50 during injection to push up the valve element against the downward force exerted by the spring 40 do. Thus, the spring is compressed and the valve element can be lifted from the seat 50 to supply fuel to the high-pressure fuel reservoir 43. The valve element 46 is configured such that when the fuel pressure in the control space 64 is increased to such an extent that the force acting on the end surface 47 in combination with the spring force becomes greater than the force acting on the annular surface 52 Is closed, whereby the valve element 46 is driven to return to its closed state again.

Whenever high-pressure fuel is pumped through the supply conduit, this cycle is repeated and injection of fuel into the combustion chamber 104 occurs.

Also, a passage 70 for leakage fluid is expected. The passageway 70 has a radial passageway 71 through which the displacement element 81 actuated by the solenoid 80 extends. The radial passage 71 is connected to a peripheral passage 72 which forms a recess on the outer surface of the fuel injector main body 56. The fluid passage 26 of FIG. 2 is opened into the peripheral passage 72.

In addition, a passage 75 for the supply of lubricating oil and / or cooling fluid is expected. The passage 75 includes a radial passage 76 and an axial passage 77. The radial passage 76 is connected to a peripheral passage 78 which forms a recess on the outer surface of the fuel injector main body 56. The fluid passage 6 of FIG. 2 opens into the peripheral passage 78. The lubricating oil and / or cooling fluid may be discharged through the discharge passage (85). The passageway (85) has a radial passageway (86) and an axial passageway (87). The radial passage 86 is connected to a peripheral passage 88 which forms a recess on the outer surface of the fuel injector main body 56. The fluid passageway 16 of FIG. 2 opens into this peripheral passageway 88.

The fluid passages 6, 16, 26, 36 leading to the respective coupling elements 3, 13, 23, 33 as well as the collector element 5 are shown in FIG. The collector element 5 may be secured to the cylinder cover by a screw connection 90. However, this is only one variation, and it is also possible not to fix the collector element to the cylinder cover.

The collector element can in particular be constructed as a sleeve which can be fixed to the cylinder cover, for example by bolting it, or it can freely rotate and the angular position is fixed only by the connecting elements 3, 13, 23, do. The connecting element can be particularly configured as a connecting pipe.

The fuel injector itself may be bolted to the collector element or may be secured directly to the cylinder cover. In this case, the collector element may be freely rotatable or may be separately secured to the cover. Such a modification is shown in Fig. In other words, parts having the same functions as in the previous embodiments have the same reference numerals and the description of FIG. 2 or 3 is referred to. The collector element (5) is attached to the cylinder cover (102) by a screw connection (91). The fuel injector 4 is attached to the collector element 5 by means of a screw connection 92.

Figures 5 (a), 5 (b), and 5 (c) are views of another embodiment of the present invention that includes different types of fuel injectors that can be used with the same collector elements shown in Figures 1-4. Portions having the same functions as those in Figs. 1 to 4 have the same reference numerals and their functions are not described again. The valve element (46) has a fuel orientation element (54) extending into the high pressure fuel reservoir (43). The fuel orientation element has a central passageway (95) which provides a connection between the high-pressure fuel reservoir (43) and the intermediate fuel reservoir (96). Fuel orientation element 54 can further be moved with valve element 46 to open and seal fuel supply passage 42.

Thus, according to the present invention, the connection of the low pressure pipe can be completed with a separate sleeve configured around the fuel injector. The sleeve may remain in the cylinder cover even when the injector is removed. The replacement of the fuel injector by this sleeve design is quick and easy because it is not necessary for the low pressure connection element to be removed when the fuel injector is removed from the cylinder cover, for example for its repair or replacement. This does not increase the cylinder cover machining complexity because the feed and drain connections are integral with the separate sleeve around the fuel injector. The different fluids are separated by neighboring passages on the surface of the fuel injector and also by a sealing element, preferably an O-ring, which lies between the topmost fluid passage and the bottom of the lowermost fluid passage. Alternatively, the sealing element can be configured in the sleeve.

From the foregoing, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in any way by the invention according to the drawings. The present invention may be practiced in many different and different embodiments within the scope of the appended claims and progressive ideas.

Claims (15)

A high pressure fluid injection device (2) for a common rail system for a large internal combustion engine, comprising: a first connecting element (7) for supplying a high pressure fluid provided by a common rail system to a fuel injector (4) A fluid injection device comprising at least a second coupling element (3) for feeding to an injector, the fluid injection device comprising a collector element (5) connectable to a fluid injector (4), whereby the collector element Characterized in that it has a second connecting element (3) and the fluid injector (4) operates in relation to the collector element (5) to provide fluid passages (6, 16, 26, Fluid injection device. The high pressure fluid injection device according to claim 1, wherein the collector element (5) has a third connecting element (13, 23, 33) for another low pressure fluid. A high pressure fluid injection device as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the collector element (5) is configured as a sleeve. A high pressure fluid injection device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the sleeve has a central bore at least partially conically shaped. 5. The high-pressure fluid injection device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the pressure of the high-pressure fluid is 600 to 2000 bar. 6. The high-pressure fluid injection device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the pressure of the low-pressure fluid is at most 10 bars. 7. The high-pressure fluid injection device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the high-pressure fluid is fuel. 8. The high pressure fluid injection device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the low pressure fluid is one of a lubricating oil or a cooling fluid. 9. A high pressure fluid injection device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the fluid injector is removable from the collector element. An internal combustion engine (100) comprising a cylinder (101) in which a piston (103) is configured to be movable back and forth along a longitudinal axis (105) between a top dead center position and a bottom dead center position, the cylinder The combustion chamber 104 is defined by the cylinder cover 102, the cylinder wall 105 of the cylinder 101 and the piston surface 106 of the piston 103, (2) according to any one of the preceding claims. 11. The internal combustion engine of claim 10, wherein the internal combustion engine is a crosshead engine, particularly a crosshead large diesel engine. 11. The internal combustion engine according to claim 10, wherein the internal combustion engine is a trunk piston engine. The internal combustion engine according to any one of claims 10 to 12, wherein the internal combustion engine is a two-stroke or four-stroke internal combustion engine. 14. The internal combustion engine according to any one of claims 10 to 13, wherein the internal combustion engine is a dual fuel engine operable in either a diesel or an auto mode. A method for replacing a fluid injector of a fuel injecting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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