US3669085A - Fuel injection apparatus to compensate for temperature and pressure variations in the ambient atmosphere - Google Patents
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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
- F02M69/14—Low-pressure fuel-injection apparatus ; Apparatus with both continuous and intermittent injection; Apparatus injecting different types of fuel having cyclically-operated valves connecting injection nozzles to a source of fuel under pressure during the injection period
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02D—CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F02D1/00—Controlling fuel-injection pumps, e.g. of high pressure injection type
- F02D1/02—Controlling fuel-injection pumps, e.g. of high pressure injection type not restricted to adjustment of injection timing, e.g. varying amount of fuel delivered
- F02D1/06—Controlling fuel-injection pumps, e.g. of high pressure injection type not restricted to adjustment of injection timing, e.g. varying amount of fuel delivered by means dependent on pressure of engine working fluid
- F02D1/065—Controlling fuel-injection pumps, e.g. of high pressure injection type not restricted to adjustment of injection timing, e.g. varying amount of fuel delivered by means dependent on pressure of engine working fluid of intake of air
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- ABSTRACT A fuel injection apparatus has a negative pressure chamber [30] Foreign Application Priority D t connected to 'a suction pipe behind a throttle valve for regulat- 1 ing the amount of fuel injected into the engine. In order to Aug.
- Japan ..44/62302 compensate for temperature and pressure variations of the ambient atmosphere and maintain the fuel-air ratio at an oplll ..l2l1:$l2:l0ll l0 gtimum value a selected amount of ambient air is mixed with [58] I I the suction air to control the magnitude of the negative pres Field of Search ..l2 3/ 119, I139, 140, 140 MC, 123/14OMD,140FG sure in the chamber.
- the amount of air is regulated by a valve controlled by a temperature sensitive member or a pressure I sensitive member or both.
- the fuel injection apparatus is of the type in which the amount of fuel injected is controlled by thesuction pressure produced in a suction pipe of the engine.
- the suction pressure acting on the fuel injection apparatus is compensated so that an optimum mixing ratio of air and fuel is' always obtained.
- An object'of this invention is to provide fuel injection compensation apparatus in a fuel injectiontype internal combustion engine whereby the suction negative pressure acting on the fuel injection apparatusis compensated so that the optimum air to fuel ratio is always obtained.
- Another object of this invention is to provide a compensation apparatus wherein the compensation of the foregoing negative pressure is effected by a temperature sensitive member or a pressure sensitive member or both so that the optimum ratio is automatically obtained.
- the valvemeans can be controlled by a pressure sensitive member, or a temperature sensitive member or both so as to maintain an optimum air-fuel ratio irrespective of changes in ambient conditions.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional view of fuel injection apparatus with the compensation apparatus according to the invention
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of one embodiment of the compensation apparatus
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of another embodiment thereof.
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of still another embodiment thereof.
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of a further embodiment thereof.
- FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line VI VI in FIG. 5, and
- FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line VII VII in FIG. 5.
- FIG. 1 the interior of a suction pipe I behind a chamber 5.
- An operation rod 9 of a control cam 8 is connected at its outer end to the-center portion of the diaphragm 6 and a control rod 11 of an injection pump 10 interposed between a fuel tank and an injection nozzle is in contact with the periphery of the control cam 8, so that the amount of fuel injection of the injection pump 10 is controlled by the control cam 8 which is moved forward and backward by the operation of the diaphragm 6.
- the amount of fuel injection can be increased if the control cam 8 is moved to the left but is decreased if moved to the right. Accordingly, when the engine E is operated, the change of the negative pressure within the suction pipe 1 which is a function of the operating condition of the engine acts on the interior of the negative pressure chamber 5 through the pipe 3, whereby the control cam is moved forward and backward and the amount of fuel injection of the injection pump 10 is controlled.
- the amount of the air taken into the suction pipe by the suction negative pressure varies with atmospheric temperatureand atmospheric pressure and even if the suction negative pressure is constant, it is impossible to always obtain the proper mixing ratio by the control responsive to the suction negative pressure alone.
- FIG. 1 an injection fuel compensation apparatus A for compensating the above variations in temperature or pressure.
- FIG. 2 shows one embodiment of the injection fuel compensation apparatus A, wherein a valve chamber 13 is formed within a valve casing 12 provided on the suction pipe 1, and the valve chamber 13 is in communication with atmospheric air through a conduit 14 and is also in communication, through a valve guide 15 and a passage 16, with a leak pipe 17 branching from the pipe 3.
- a valve rod- 19 having an integrally formed leak valve 18 is mounted in the valve guide 15 so as to be slidable up and down, and an adjusting screw 20 is in threaded engagement with one side wall of the valve casing 12 so as to be operable from the exterior, the screw 20 carrying an eccentric pin 21 at the front end thereof in engagement in a throttle valve 2 communicates via a pipe 3 with a negative pressure chamber 5 of a fuel injection apparatus 4 so that the negative pressure within the suction pipe 1 acts on the interior of the negative pressure chamber 5 and, thereby, the fuel injection apparatus 4 is controlled.
- the construction of the fuel injection apparatus 4- will now. be explained.
- One side wall of the negative pressure chamber 5 is formed by a diaphragm 6 and this diaphragm 6 is urged to its expanded condition by a spring 7 in compressed condition within the negative pressure groove 22 in the valve rod 19. Accordingly, it is possible by rotating the adjusting screw 20 to move the valve rod 19 up and down and adjust the size of the space 23.between the leak valve 18 and the valve guide 15. External air can be led into the negative pressure chamber 5 through the conduit 14, the valve chamber 13, the space 23, the passage 16 and the leak pipe 17, whereby the negative pressure P within the negative pressure chamber 5 becomes smaller than the negative pressure P within the suction pipe 1, and the difference between the two pressure P and P is determined by the size of the space 23 which is a function of the up and down movement of the valve rod 19.
- the intake amount of the external air into the negative pressure chamber 5 is increased by lowering the valve rod 19 and, thereby, the difference between the negative pressure l and P within the suction pipe 1 and the negative pressure chamber 5, respectively, is increased and the diaphragm 6 in FIG. 1 is expanded to move the control cam 8 to the left and thus increase the amount of fuel injection.
- the intake of the external air into the negative pressure chamber 5 is decreased or cut off by elevating the valve rod 19, whereby the amount of fuel injection is decreased.
- the amount of air supplied to the negative pressure chamber 5 is automatically adjusted by a temperaturesensitive member.
- a temperature sensitive member such as a bimetallic element 24 is housed in the valve chamber 13, and bimetallic element 24 is fixed at one end to the valve casing 12 through a holder 25 and at its free end to a portion of the valve rod 19.
- the bimetallic element 24 is in communication with the external air through the conduit 14, so that the rod 19 is deflected upwards by a rise in atmospheric temperature and is deflected downwards by a fall in atmospheric temperature.
- the valve rod 19 is elevated and the space 23 between the leak valve 18 and the valve guide 15 is decreased or closed and thus the intake of external air into the negative pressure chamber is decreased or eliminated, whereby the amount of fuel injection is decreased. If the atmospheric temperature falls as in a cold region, the foregoing space 23 is increased and, thereby, the amount of fuel injection is increased.
- FIG. 4 A modified embodiment is shown in FIG. 4 in which the amount of atmospheric air supplied to the negative pressure chamber 5 is automatically adjusted by a pressure sensitive member.
- a pressure sensitive member such as bellows 26 containing a compressible fluid, such as air
- the bellows 26 is contracted by a rise in atmospheric pressure and is expanded by a reduction in atmospheric pressure. Accordingly, at a location close to sea level where the atmospheric pressure is high, the space 23 between the leak valve 18 and the valve guide becomes large and the intake amount of external air into the negative pressure chamber 5 is increased to increase the amount of fuel injection. At higher elevations such in a mountainous region, where the atmospheric pressure is low, the space 23 is reduced or eliminated to decrease the amount of fuel injection.
- An adjusting screw is provided for initial adjustment of the position of the valve rod 19.
- Numeral 27 denotes an air filter.
- FIGS. 5 to 7 A modified embodiment is shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 wherein the amount of atmospheric air supplied to the negative pressure chamber 5 is automatically adjusted both by a pressure sensitive member and a temperature sensitive member.
- the valve chamber 13 within the valve casing 12 is in communication with the leak pipe 16 through the conduit 14 and with the external air through the valve guide 15 and the passage 16.
- Horizontal guide rods 28 are provided within the valve chamber 13, and a movable frame 29 is supported thereon so as to be slidable therealong.
- a pressure sensitive member such as bellows 26 is carried by the movable frame 29.
- the interior of bellows 26 is under vacuum and contains a spring 30 therein, so that the bellows is contracted by a rise in atmospheric pressure and is expanded by a reduction in atmospheric pressure.
- the valve rod 19, having the integrally formed leak valve 18 inserted in the valve guide 15, is attached to one end of the bellows 26 and is supported by an end wall 29 of the movable frame 29, and adjusting springs 31 and 32 are interposed between the bellows 26 and the end wall 29 and the end wall 29 and the valve casing 12, respectively.
- the valve rod 19 is moved forward and backward by the contraction and expansion of the bellows 26 and, thereby, the space 23 between the leak valve 18 and the valve guide 15 can be adjusted.
- a supporting shaft 33 is rotatably supported by the valve casing 12 on one side of the movable frame 29, and a temperature sensitive member such as a bimetallic element 24 is attached at its outer end to the valve casing 12 and is attached at its base end to supporting shaft 33.
- a sector gear 34 is also attached to shaft 33.
- the sector gear 34 is in mesh with a rack 35 provided on the movable frame 29. If the atmospheric temperature rises, the bimetallic element 24 is expanded to rotate the supporting shaft 33 counterclockwise in FIG. 5 and if the temperature lowers, the bimetallic element 24 is contracted to rotate the shaft 33 clockwise.
- the bellows 26 Upon change of the pressure of the external air entering the valve chamber 13 through the valve guide 15, the bellows 26 is expanded or contracted so that the valve rod 19 moves in relation to the movable frame 29 to adjust the size of the space 23.
- the bimetallic element 24 Upon change of the temperature of the external air, the bimetallic element 24 is expanded or contracted, so that the supporting shaft 33 is rotated and thereby the movable frame 29 is moved forward or backward'along the guide rails 28 by virtue of the engagement between the sector gear 34 and the rack 27.
- the bellows 26 having the valve rod 19 is supported by the movable frame 29, when the movable frame 29 is moved, the valve rod 19 moves along with the movable frame 29 and thus the size of the space 23 rs adjusted.
- This embodiment may be modified so that bimetallic element 24 is carried by the movable frame 29 and the bellows 26 is supported by the valve casing 12 such that the movable frame 29 may be moved by this bellows 26.
- the suction pressure acting on the fuel injection apparatus can be freely controlled merely by adjusting the valve rod, so that any suitable air and fuel mixing ratio for any driving conditions desired by a driver can be freely selected.
- the compensation of the suction pressure acting on the fuel injection apparatus can be automatically effected in .response to atmospheric temperature, or atmospheric pressure or both thereof, so that an optimum air and fuel mixing ratio can be always obtained automatically in hot or cold regions or at sea level or at high elevations.
- an improvement comprising means providing communication between ambient atmosphere and the negative pressure chamber of the fuel injection apparatus, valve means for controlling flow of air from the ambient atmosphere to said negative pressure chamber, and means acting on said valve means in response to the pressure and temperature of the air flowing to said negative pressure chamber from the ambient atmosphere to regulate the flow of said air, the latter said means comprising a pressure sensitive member and a temperature sensitive member, said valve means comprising a displaceable valve member, and a slidable frame carrying the valve member, means connecting one of the sensitive members to the valve member for displacing the valve member with respect to the frame, means connecting the other sensitive member to the frame for displacing the frame and valve member therewith, a housing containing the valve means and the temperature and pressure sensitive members, said means which provides communication between the ambient atmosphere and the negative pressure comprising an inlet in the housing connected to ambient atmosphere,
- thermosensitive element comprises a bimetallic element.
- said pressure sensitive member comprises a bellows coupled to the valve member to displace the same directly.
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