Classifications

• • 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
  • F02M59/00—Pumps specially adapted for fuel-injection and not provided for in groups F02M39/00 -F02M57/00, e.g. rotary cylinder-block type of pumps
  • F02M59/20—Varying fuel delivery in quantity or timing
  • F02M59/36—Varying fuel delivery in quantity or timing by variably-timed valves controlling fuel passages to pumping elements or overflow passages
  • F02M59/366—Valves being actuated electrically
• • 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
  • F02M59/00—Pumps specially adapted for fuel-injection and not provided for in groups F02M39/00 -F02M57/00, e.g. rotary cylinder-block type of pumps
  • F02M59/44—Details, components parts, or accessories not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus of groups F02M59/02 - F02M59/42; Pumps having transducers, e.g. to measure displacement of pump rack or piston
  • F02M59/46—Valves
  • F02M59/466—Electrically operated valves, e.g. using electromagnetic or piezoelectric operating means

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for controlling the pressure when injecting fuel, such as diesel oil, in an engine, whereby the pressure in a conventional way is obtained by a piston which is driven by a cam shaft and which presses oil out through a nozzle connected to a cylinder cavity in which the piston works.
• the spray nozzle is provided with small narrow holes through which the liquid fuel is atomized.
• a connection between the pressure chamber and a valve is arranged, which valve opens when the injection is to be completed so that the pressure instantaneously drops to a zero value.
• the oil which flows through this regulating valve when it is opened flows via a drainage pipe back to the oil store.
• the regulating valve is usually actuated by an electro- magnet. It is of great importance that this valve works instantaneously since the whole injection cycle takes only time of in the order of 3 ms (milliseconds) having a highest pressure of about 1500 Bar.
• the pressure-creating device usually a piston in a cylinder
• the pressure-creating device has usually a simple construction and the variations of the fuel injection arrangements which are present relate mostly to the controlling or steering valve which is connected to the fuel pressure. Examples of such arrangements are described in the German patent specification 3741526, the international patent application WO 89/00242, the European patent specification 0193788 and the American patent specification 5517973. All these patent descriptions describe quite different arrangements and it is therefore difficult to compare them with each other and with other prior art.
• the fuel pressure is built up quickly to a value of in the order of 300 Bar and it increases thereafter to about 1500 Bar until the pressure is released by means of the control valve.
• the injection through the injection holes starts at about 300 Bar.
• NO x nitrogen oxides
• the fuel is combusted with relatively large formation of nitrogen oxides (NO x ), which from an environmental view is a disadvantage. Since the content of nitrogen oxides is limited by law, which law is continually made more strin- gent the moment of injection and thus the combustion must normally be postponed to reduce the contamination. This postponement has a negative influence on the efficiency of the engine.
• a further disadvantage with known arrangements is that at high speeds the pressure can be built up too quickly and become too high above the limit which the injection construction allows. It is therefore a requirement to be able to influence the pressure or to relieve it somewhat during the injection cycle at chosen moments, such as at the beginning, in order to decrease the N0 X emission and at the end to avoid too high pressures.
• the above problem has been solved by a control valve which only closes and opens and an arrangement and a way of regulating the injection pressure of liquid fuel, such as diesel oil, by a nozzle having narrowed injection openings has been brought about, the pressure being created by a quick action from, for example, a piston in a cylinder and a main control valve in connection with the liquid fuel before the nozzle, which main control valve is kept closed during the injection, which method is characterized in that the pressure is relieved at a suitable moment during the injection cycle through a secondary valve.
• liquid fuel such as diesel oil
• the injection pressure is relieved at the beginning of the injection cycle for decreasing developed nitrous gases (NO x ) during combustion.
• the injection pressure is relieved at the end of the injection cycle to allow higher speeds of the pressure- creating piston or the like.
• the invention also comprises an arrangement for regulating the injection pressure of liquid fuel such as diesel oil by a nozzle having narrowed injection openings, whereby the pressure is created by a quick action from, for example, a piston in a cylinder and control valve in connection with the liquid fuel before the nozzle, which main control valve is kept closed during the injection, which arrangement is characterized in that a secondary valve within the main control cylinder for relieving the injection pressure.
• liquid fuel such as diesel oil
• the main control valve co - prises a moveable valve body, which through an electromagnet, can be moved up and down against a first spring force having an enlargement at its lower part which is intended to co-operate with a surrounding housing to create a valve which can be closed or opened for the flow of liquid between the housing and the valve body, which liquid-flow is connected to the liquid before the liquid injection nozzle,
• which arrangement is characterized by a moveable rod within the valve body which is attached to the up and down moveable part of the electromagnet and which at its other end carries a second spring abutting against the lower part of the valve body, which second spring is stiffer than the first spring acting on the valve body, wherein radial holes have been made in the valve body inwardly against the rod and in that the rod co-operates with the valve body to make a valve.
• the radial holes in the valve body are located somewhat above the edge where a narrowing in the rod starts so that passage of liquid through the holes is prevented when the rod is located in its lower position with the stiffer second spring expanded.
• the radial holes in the valve body end in a ring-shaped part in the valve body around the rod and that the lower part of the ring-shaped part and a circular edge delimiting a narrowing of the rod make a valve.
• the outlet side for the flow in both the main valve and the secondary valve drain into the fuel store.
• the first spring acting on the valve body abuts with its other end via a support against the upper side of the body and with its second end against a part of the housing.
• both springs are suitably coaxial and the electromagnet is arranged to be activated in at least two steps, whereby in the first step the main control valve is closed and in the second step when the main control valve is closed the secondary control valve is opened.
• FIGURE DESCRIPTION
• Fig. 1 schematically shows an injection arrangement for fuel with a control valve of known kind, where
• Fig. 2 shows the same arrangement with the control valve in another position, where
• Fig. 3 shows the control arrangement according to the present invention having an open main control valve and a closed secondary valve
• Fig. 4 shows the same arrangement as according to Fig. 3 but with a closed main valve and an open secondary valve and where
• Fig. 5 shows another embodiment of the control valve according to the present invention having an open main control valve and a closed secondary valve.
• Fig. 1 shows schematically a fuel injection device according to the prior art having a piston 1 which is forced down into a cylinder 2 in which the liquid fuel is present.
• the approximate piston stroke can be in the region of 15-17 mm. It is accordingly a question of very small and quick movements of the piston 1 which usually are activated from the cam shaft.
• a conduit 3 leads to the injection nozzle. This comprises usually a wart-like device having for, example, eight injection holes with a diameter of 0.2 mm.
• a branch conduit 4 leads to a control valve which is denoted throughout with the reference numeral 5.
• This is influenced by an electromagnet 6 having an upper stationary part and an under part being moveable upwards and downwards. From this lower moveable part a rod 7 extends downwardly and a valve body 8 is connected to this rod 7.
• a housing 9 is arranged and this housing 9 is shaped with a valve seat 10 which, together with the body 8, forms a valve.
• the valve body 8 is kept in the downwardly pressed position by means of a first spring 11. However, when the electromagnet is activated the valve body 8 is lifted and the valve is closed. When the fuel shall be injected into the engine through the nozzle from the fuel conduit 3, this control valve must be closed. If not, no pressure in the conduit 3 can be built up and the fuel takes the route through the control valve and out through the drainage conduit 12.
• Fig. IB Below the schematic construction drawing of the injection arrangement the force influence from the electromagnet is shown first in Fig. IB.
• the influence is as appears from the start 0, but at the point A the electromagnet is activated and it is kept activated by an even force until the point B when it again is deactivated.
• Fig. 1C the resulting injection pressure is shown. As appears from the figure, this pressure is practically 0 at the beginning, but it first builds up to the point C when it obtains a value of about 300 Bar when the injection starts through the holes in the nozzle, as a result of which the curve is given a push downward to thereafter continue up to the point D where the pressure can receive a value of about 1500 Bar.
• the electromagnet is deactivated and the pressure sinks quickly down to a very small value.
• the injection will accordingly cease through the nozzle and the remaining pressure brings about only a flow through the open valve and the drainage conduit 12 to the fuel storage.
• Fig. 2 shows the same arrangement as the one according to Fig. 1, but in this case the control valve is open and the fuel flow will then go, as appears from the figure, via the connecting conduit 4 and the open valve 8, 10 through the drainage conduit 12. No injection will occur in this case.
• Fig. 3 shows a control valve according to the present invention where the denotations 4-12 relate to the same elements as in Figs. 1 and 2.
• radial holes 13 are made in the valve body 8, which holes face towards the cylindrical rod 7.
• the cylindric rod 7 has been made narrowing at the part 14 below the level for the radial holes 13 and the lowest part 15 of the rod 7 has been provided with plane surfaces so that liquid can flow between this lower part of the rod 7 and the hollow valve body 8.
• the lowermost part 16 of the rod 7, which is a plate carries a second spring 17 which at its other end abuts against a plane underside of the valve body 8.
• This second spring 17 is stiffer than the first spring 11 between the valve body 8 and the housing 9.
• the valve body 8 is provided at its lower part with a pressed in plate 19 which preloads the spring 17 and determines the basic position for the rod 7.
• the housing 9 is provided below the valve with an abutment 20 which makes a stop for the valve and which, through its position, determines the basic position of the valve in its opened position.
• the secondary valve i.e. the valve which consists of the rod 7 against the valve body 8
• the main valve is open and the fuel liquid can therefore flow past the main valve and out through the drainage opening 12.
• the rod 7 seals with a tight gliding fit against the cavity of the valve body 8 so that when the holes 13 are located against the rod 17 no passage exists for the liquid. That part of the rod 7 which is located immediately above the part 14 must therefore have a smallest length of 1-2 mm so that a sealing can occur, but this part of the rod should not be too long since it should mean a too long lifting of the rod 7 to uncover the holes 13.
• the lower part 15 of the rod 7 has partly plane polished surfaces, so that passage for the flowing fuel between this part and the valve body 8 exists.
• Fig. 5 shows another embodiment of the invention.
• the reference numerals 4-17 in this figure relate to the same element as in the earlier figures.
• the difference between this embodiment and the one according to Figs. 3 and 4 is that the holes 13 face towards a ring-shaped chamber 18 on the inner side of the valve body 8 and around the rod 7.
• the lower part of the ring-shaped chamber 13 is shaped as a valve seat and the rod 7 is shaped with an edge against this valve seat so that when the rod 7 is in its lower position the chamber 18 is closed at its bottom.
• the rod 7 must be slightly lifted.
• the secondary valve is shown in its closed position and the main control valve in its open position, i.e. the electromagnet is not activated.
• valve body in the main control valve is substantially the same as with earlier constructions, but a central hole has to be made to allow the rod to be moved in the cavity. It is very important that the rod has a tight sliding fit compared to the valve body so that the secondary valve seals properly in its closed position. It is also important that the two springs are co-axial so that no side forces arise which could lock the secondary valve when the electromagnet is activated in two steps.
• the radial holes 13 may for example consist of elongated slots or non-round holes instead of drilled round holes .

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