Classifications

• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
  • F02D—CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
  • F02D41/00—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents
  • F02D41/30—Controlling fuel injection
  • F02D41/3094—Controlling fuel injection the fuel injection being effected by at least two different injectors, e.g. one in the intake manifold and one in the cylinder
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
  • F02D—CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
  • F02D41/00—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents
  • F02D41/30—Controlling fuel injection
  • F02D41/38—Controlling fuel injection of the high pressure type
  • F02D41/3809—Common rail control systems
  • F02D41/3836—Controlling the fuel pressure
  • F02D41/3845—Controlling the fuel pressure by controlling the flow into the common rail, e.g. the amount of fuel pumped
• • 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
• • 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
• • 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
  • F02M59/02—Pumps specially adapted for fuel-injection and not provided for in groups F02M39/00 -F02M57/00, e.g. rotary cylinder-block type of pumps of reciprocating-piston or reciprocating-cylinder type
  • F02M59/022—Pumps specially adapted for fuel-injection and not provided for in groups F02M39/00 -F02M57/00, e.g. rotary cylinder-block type of pumps of reciprocating-piston or reciprocating-cylinder type having an accumulator storing pressurised fuel during pumping stroke of the piston for subsequent delivery to the injector
• • 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
  • F02M59/462—Delivery valves
• • 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
  • F02M63/00—Other fuel-injection apparatus having pertinent characteristics not provided for in groups F02M39/00 - F02M57/00 or F02M67/00; Details, component parts, or accessories of fuel-injection apparatus, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus of groups F02M39/00 - F02M61/00 or F02M67/00; Combination of fuel pump with other devices, e.g. lubricating oil pump
  • F02M63/02—Fuel-injection apparatus having several injectors fed by a common pumping element, or having several pumping elements feeding a common injector; Fuel-injection apparatus having provisions for cutting-out pumps, pumping elements, or injectors; Fuel-injection apparatus having provisions for variably interconnecting pumping elements and injectors alternatively
  • F02M63/0225—Fuel-injection apparatus having a common rail feeding several injectors ; Means for varying pressure in common rails; Pumps feeding common rails
  • F02M63/0275—Arrangement of common rails
  • F02M63/0285—Arrangement of common rails having more than one common rail
  • F02M63/029—Arrangement of common rails having more than one common rail per cylinder bank, e.g. storing different fuels or fuels at different pressure levels per cylinder bank
• • 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
  • F02M69/04—Injectors peculiar thereto
  • F02M69/042—Positioning of injectors with respect to engine, e.g. in the air intake conduit
  • F02M69/046—Positioning of injectors with respect to engine, e.g. in the air intake conduit for injecting into both the combustion chamber and the intake conduit
• • 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
  • F02M2200/40—Fuel-injection apparatus with fuel accumulators, e.g. a fuel injector having an integrated fuel accumulator
• • 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
  • F02M2700/00—Supplying, feeding or preparing air, fuel, fuel air mixtures or auxiliary fluids for a combustion engine; Use of exhaust gas; Compressors for piston engines
  • F02M2700/13—Special devices for making an explosive mixture; Fuel pumps
  • F02M2700/1317—Fuel pumpo for internal combustion engines
  • F02M2700/1376—Fuel pump with control of the pump piston stroke
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
  • Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
  • Y02T10/10—Internal combustion engine [ICE] based vehicles
  • Y02T10/30—Use of alternative fuels, e.g. biofuels

Definitions

• the present invention relates to fuel pumps for gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines.
• GDI gasoline direct injection
• the PI system relies on the pressure of the low-pressure feed pump (LPP), typically installed in the fuel tank.
• LPP low-pressure feed pump
• HPP high pressure pump
• the LPP's are known for efficiency and durability, but over time suffer reduction in maximum delivery pressure.
• the same high pressure supply pump used for GDI direct injection is also used simultaneously as a supplier of the Dl and the PI systems.
• PI pressure modulation can be achieved by incorporating a separate pressure regulation device.
• Optimization of the fuel supply system can produce lower power requirements if the added power demand on the dual function pump is lower than the power required for PI supply with an LPP pump.
• an accumulator in the PI injection system can maintain the desired PI inlet pressure.
• fuel can be delivered only to the Dl system, only to the PI system, or a first portion can be delivered to the Dl system and a second portion delivered to the PI system.
• the quantity delivered to the Dl system common rail and/or the PI system accumulator can be controlled.
• the quantity delivered to the PI system could be all or a portion of the maximum pumped volume, depending on whether any fuel is delivered to the Dl system. Fuel quantity is metered to the common rail via "spill" to the PI system, whereas PI system pressure is regulated without quantity metering.
• FIG. 1 is a schematic of a hydraulic circuit for pumping fuel to the Dl and PI systems of a gasoline engine according to the present disclosure
• FIG. 2 shows how the circuit of FIG. 1 is configured for a bypass mode of operation
• FIG. 3 shows how the circuit of FIG. 1 is controlled for PI pressurization
• FIG. 4 shows how the circuit of FIG. 1 is controlled for PI pressure regulation
• FIG. 5 shows how the circuit of FIG. 1 is controlled for Dl pressurization
• FIG. 6 shows how the circuit of FIG. 1 is controlled for Dl pressure regulation.
• FIG. 1 is a schematic of the preferred hydraulic circuit for implementing the present invention.
• a dual function pump is shown within the dark, dashed lines, whereby the engine cam 1 reciprocates a plunger 2 within a pumping chamber 3.
• a low pressure feed pump 23 delivers low pressure feed fuel via line 4 through inlet port 22 of the pump into feed passage 19, which is stabilized by accumulator 29.
• Inlet check valve 5 is fluidly connected to the pumping chamber 3 whereby low pressure feed fuel fills the pumping chamber during the retracted or charging stroke of the plunger 2.
• the highly pressurized fuel flows into the discharge passage 15, which has two branches.
• a direct injection passage 16 with associated downstream outlet check valve 7 is in fluid connection with a first pumped fuel outlet 20, for delivery to the common rail 1 1 in a direct injection mode of operation, supplying the direct injectors 12.
• a second, auxiliary branch line or passage 17 is also fluidly connected to the discharge passage 15 upstream of the first outlet check valve 7.
• a control valve 6 has an inlet side in fluid communication with the auxiliary passage 17 and an outlet side connected to a port injection passage 18 extending through second outlet check valve 9 to a second pumped fuel outlet 21 leading to the port injectors 14. [00020]
• the control valve 6 is a directly operated two-way, two position, normally open solenoid valve, which is energized to close.
• a first pressure relief valve 8 is connected between the direct injection passage 16 downstream of the first outlet check valve 7, and the auxiliary passage 17 (or otherwise to the pressure prevailing at the pumping chamber 3).
• a second pressure relief valve 10 is connected between the injection passage 18 downstream of the second outlet check valve 9 and the feed passage 19 or equivalent low inlet or feed pressure region.
• An accumulator 13 is situated in downstream fluid communication with the second outlet check valve 9, to maintain a stable pressure for the port injectors 14 during switching between the PI and Dl systems, as will be described in greater detail below.
• the dual function of the GDI pump supports numerous distinct operating conditions or states, providing: (1 ) low- pressure flow from the feed pump to the PI system and to the Dl common rail in the event the HPP pump is inoperable (bypass, or "limp-home” mode); (2) zero flow to the Dl common rail or to the PI system; (3) a metered amount of flow at high pressure to the Dl common rail; and (4) regulated pressure to the PI system.
• the system is based on the concept that the amount of fuel consumed by the engine is constant for a given operating condition, regardless of the balance of injection through the PI and the Dl systems.
• the total amount of fuel consumed for a given generated power is the same regardless of which system, or systems, is being used.
• the preferred strategy is to maintain the desired Dl system pressure by metering the pumping volume transferred to the Dl system. All remaining pumping volume not transferred to the Dl system is transferred to the PI system.
• the PI system target pressure is generally about 10 bar whereas the Dl system pressure target is generally about 350 bar.
• the maximum pressure of the PI system is maintained by a pressure regulating scheme of accumulator 13 and second pressure relief valve 10 whereby all excess flow is delivered to the inlet feed passage (4 or 19), and it is fixed for all operating conditions.
• the volume transferred to the PI circuit is limited by the closing of control valve 6. Upon energizing and closing of the control valve 6 the pumping pressure will increase above the opening pressure of the first outlet check valve 7 and all remaining pumping volume is then transferred to the Dl circuit.
• the pump is operable and the fuel transferred to the PI system is determined by the closing of control valve 6.
• the valve opens, flowing excess volume from the PI system to the low feed pressure passage 19 or region.
• the configuration is such that the excess flow may occur concurrently with the pumping cycle. Therefore, the amount of fluid transferred to the PI system is dependent only on the PI system pressure, with no metering of transferred volume.
• Actuation of control valve 6 is synchronized with the position of the pumping piston. This is achieved by sensing the cam rotational position 24 and processing of that input in the electronic control unit (ECU) 25, which transmits a control signal 26 to the control valve 6.
• ECU electronice control unit
• the only volume transferred is the remaining fluid in the pumping chamber 3 at the time control valve 6 is energized (ignoring losses due to leakage and fluid compressibility).
• the volume transferred to the PI system is limited by the closing of control valve 6.
• the pumping pressure Upon energizing and closing of control valve 6, the pumping pressure will increase above the opening pressure of the first outlet check valve 7. All remaining pumping volume is then transferred to the Dl system.
• control valve 6 remains shut, even if the solenoid is de- energized, until the pumping event is complete and the pumping chamber pressure drops to near zero, whereupon the valve opens.
• the present invention can provide variable quantity and mode of fuel delivery to one or both of the Dl and PI systems. If only a Dl system is to be employed, the quantity control or metering of fuel is achieved by the pumping chamber 3 filling with the maximum volume of fuel while the control valve 6 is closed and during the pumping stroke, a quantity of fuel corresponding to a first portion of the pumping stroke is delivered to the common rail 1 1 , until the control valve opens in response to a preselected algorithm or mapping, dependent on the position of the pumping plunger during the pumping stroke.
• the mapping is based in part on sensing 27 of pressure in the common rail 1 1 , with a signal 28 delivered to the ECU 25.
• all or a partial quantity of fuel corresponding to the maximum volume of the pumping chamber can be delivered to the common rail.
• control valve 6 remains open and all of the maximum volume in the pumping chamber is delivered through the control valve 6 and second outlet check valve 9, to the accumulator 13, but as soon as the pressure reaches the set point of the pressure relief valve 10, the quantity of fuel in excess of that corresponding to delivery to the accumulator 13 is passed through the second outlet check valve 10 to a low pressure region.
• the PI system operates at a steady pressure associated with the opening pressure of pressure relief valve 10.
• Both the PI and Dl systems can operate concurrently. Usually, the PI system would be pressurized first, followed by the Dl system, but the order can be reversed. Although the maximum volume of the pumping chamber is pumped out of the pumping chamber into the discharge line 15, and all of that volume is allocated between the Dl system 7, 8, and 16, and the PI system 9, 10, and 18, the respective quantities of fuel delivered to the common rail 1 1 and accumulator 13, respectively, can total less than the maximum volume of the pumping chamber 3, due to the operation of one or both of the relief valves 8 and 10. [00036] If the PI system is to be pressurized first, during the charging stroke the pumping chamber 3 fills with fuel to a maximum volume.
• control valve 6 During a first portion of the pumping stroke the control valve 6 is open and a first quantity of fuel is pumped through the second outlet check valve 9, corresponding to a first portion of the maximum volume. During a second portion of the pumping stroke the control valve 6 is closed and a second quantity of fuel is pumped through the first outlet check valve 7, corresponding to a second portion of fuel consisting of all the fuel remaining in the pumping chamber.
• the pumping chamber 3 fills with fuel to a maximum volume.
• the control valve 6 is closed and a first quantity of fuel is pumped through the first outlet check valve 7, corresponding to a first portion of the maximum volume.
• the control valve 6 is open and a second quantity of fuel is pumped through the second outlet check valve 9, corresponding to a second portion of fuel consisting of all the fuel remaining in the pumping chamber.

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