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EP1065368A2 - Injecteur de carburant - Google Patents

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EP1065368A2
EP1065368A2 EP00305414A EP00305414A EP1065368A2 EP 1065368 A2 EP1065368 A2 EP 1065368A2 EP 00305414 A EP00305414 A EP 00305414A EP 00305414 A EP00305414 A EP 00305414A EP 1065368 A2 EP1065368 A2 EP 1065368A2
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Malcolm David Dick Lambert
Paul Buckley
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Delphi Technologies Inc
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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
    • F02M57/00—Fuel-injectors combined or associated with other devices
    • F02M57/02—Injectors structurally combined with fuel-injection pumps
    • 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
    • F02M47/00—Fuel-injection apparatus operated cyclically with fuel-injection valves actuated by fluid pressure
    • F02M47/02—Fuel-injection apparatus operated cyclically with fuel-injection valves actuated by fluid pressure of accumulator-injector type, i.e. having fuel pressure of accumulator tending to open, and fuel pressure in other chamber tending to close, injection valves and having means for periodically releasing that closing pressure
    • F02M47/027—Electrically actuated valves draining the chamber to release the closing pressure
    • 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
    • F02M2200/00—Details of fuel-injection apparatus, not otherwise provided for
    • F02M2200/21—Fuel-injection apparatus with piezoelectric or magnetostrictive elements

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  • This invention relates to a fuel injector for use in delivering fuel under high pressure to a combustion space of an associated engine.
  • the invention relates, in particular, to a fuel injector of the type including a pump, the pump supplying fuel exclusively to the injection nozzle of the injector, and not to the nozzles of other injectors associated with the engine.
  • the pump typically forms part of the injector, being rigidly mounted upon or secured to the injection nozzle, but arrangements are also possible in which the pump is spaced from the injection nozzle, a high pressure fuel line connecting the pump chamber of the pump to the nozzle of the injector.
  • the timing of fuel injection is controlled independently of the timing of commencement of fuel pressurisation by the pump by controlling the fuel pressure within a control chamber, a surface associated with the needle of the injection nozzle being exposed to the fuel pressure within the control chamber.
  • the magnitude of a force urging the valve needle towards its seating can be controlled.
  • the control of the control chamber pressure is achieved using an electromagnetically actuable three way valve operable to permit communication between the control chamber and either a supply passage containing fuel under pressure or a drain passage which communicates, in use, with a relatively low pressure fuel reservoir.
  • a fuel injector comprising a valve needle slidable within a bore formed in a nozzle and engageable with a seating to control delivery of fuel from the bore, and a supply passage for supplying fuel under high pressure to the bore, the needle having associated therewith a surface exposed to the fuel pressure within a control chamber, the control chamber communicating, continuously, through an inlet passage with the supply passage, the control chamber further communicating, through an outlet passage, with an injection control valve arranged to control communication between the control chamber and a drain port, wherein the inlet and outlet passages are shaped to restrict the rate at which fuel can flow to and from the control chamber.
  • a fuel delivery chamber connected with the supply passage is provided in the nozzle
  • the needle has at least one thrust surface exposed to pressure in the fuel delivery chamber and arranged, in use, to urge the needle away from the seating, and the surface exposed to fuel pressure within the control chamber is arranged to act on the needle in a direction tending to urge the needle towards the seating.
  • the surface exposed to fuel pressure within the control chamber has a greater effective area than the effective area of said at least one thrust surface of the needle.
  • the surface exposed to pressure within the control chamber is conveniently defined by a surface of a piston engageable with the needle.
  • the injection control valve may be an electromagnetically actuable valve or a piezoelectrically actuable valve.
  • the injector may further comprise a pressurisation control valve for controlling communication between a pumping chamber of a fuel pump associated with the injector and a low pressure feed port.
  • the pressurisation control valve is arranged as a spill valve to allow fuel from the pumping chamber to be pumped back to the feed port when fuel delivery from the nozzle is not required.
  • the pump may be rigidly mounted upon the nozzle.
  • the pump and nozzle may be spaced apart from one another, the supply passage being defined, at least in part, by a high pressure pipe.
  • the fuel injector illustrated in the accompanying drawings takes the form of a unit pump/injector and comprises a nozzle body 10 having a blind bore 11 formed therein within which a needle 12 is slidable.
  • the needle 12 is engageable with a seating defined adjacent the blind end of the bore 11 to control fuel flow past the seating from the bore 11 to a plurality of outlet openings 13 located downstream of the seating.
  • the needle 12 includes an upper region of diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the adjacent part of the bore 11, the cooperation between these parts of the needle 12 and the bore 11 guiding the needle 12 for sliding movement within the bore 11.
  • This part of the bore 11 includes a region of enlarged diameter defining an annular gallery 14. Fuel from the annular gallery 14 is able to flow to a delivery chamber 15 defined between the needle 12 and the bore 11 adjacent the seating through flutes 16 formed in the needle 12.
  • the nozzle body 10 abuts a piston housing 17 provided with a blind bore of stepped form, a piston 18 being slidable within the bore adjacent the blind end thereof.
  • the piston 18 includes a projection 19 which is engageable with a projection extending from the upper end of the needle 12, in the orientation illustrated.
  • the bore further houses a spring 20 which is seated against a step of the bore and which abuts a spring abutment member 20 a located between the spring 20 and the needle 12. The spring 20 therefore applies, via the spring abutment member 20 a , a relatively small force to the needle 12 to urge the needle 12 towards the seating.
  • the piston housing 17 abuts a valve housing 21 provided with a through bore 22 within which a valve member 23 is slidable.
  • the valve member 23 includes a region 24 of relatively large diameter which is engageable with a seating defined adjacent an end of the bore 22 to control communication between an annular chamber 25 defined between the valve member 23 and the bore 22 and an armature chamber 26 defined by a recess formed in an end face of the valve housing 21.
  • the armature chamber 26 houses an armature 27 moveable under the control of an electromagnetic actuator 28 located within an actuator housing 29 to move the valve member 23 between a position in which it engages its seating and a position in which it is lifted from its seating.
  • the actuator 28 includes a spring arranged to urge the valve member 23 into engagement with its seating when the actuator is not energised.
  • the valve housing 21 and piston housing 17 are provided with drillings forming a passage 30 whereby the bore containing the spring 20 and the lower end of the bore 22 are connected to the armature chamber 26.
  • the armature chamber 26 is connected through a passage (not shown) with a backleak or drain port of the injector which communicates, in use, with a relatively low pressure fuel reservoir (not shown).
  • the actuator housing 29 abuts a pump body 31 provided with a bore 32 within which a pump plunger 33 is reciprocable under the action of a cam and tappet arrangement 34 against a return spring 35.
  • the bore 32 and plunger 33 together define a pumping chamber 36 which communicates through a supply passage 37 formed by drillings provided in the actuator housing, the valve housing, and piston housing and the nozzle body with the annular gallery 14.
  • the supply passage 37 communicates through an inlet passage 38 with a control chamber 39 defined between the piston 18 and the blind end of the bore within which the piston 18 is slidable.
  • the inlet passage 38 is defined, in part, by a drilling 38 a of small diameter.
  • control chamber 39 is in constant communication with the supply passage 37, and that the rate at which fuel is able to flow to the control chamber 39 is restricted.
  • An outlet passage 40 including a drilling 40 a of small diameter provides a constant, restricted flow path between the control chamber 39 and the annular chamber 25.
  • An electromagnetically actuable spill valve 41 is mounted upon the pump body 31.
  • the spill valve 41 includes a valve member 42 which extends transversely to the axis of the needle 12 through a bore 42 a .
  • a plug member 44 closes the bore 42 a at the end of the valve needle 42 remote from the spill valve 41.
  • the valve member 42 is engageable with a seating to control communication between the pump chamber 36 and a feed port (not shown) by means of a passage 43.
  • the feed port communicates, in use, with the relatively low pressure fuel reservoir.
  • a cap nut is used, in the conventional manner, to secure the various parts of the injector to one another.
  • the net effect of the forces applied by the fuel pressure and the action of the spring 20 results in the needle 12 being held against its seating thus fuel injection does not take place.
  • the force applied by the spring 20 is, as mentioned hereinbefore, relatively low but is sufficient to hold the needle 12 in engagement with its seating against cylinder pressure, in use.
  • the spill valve 41 In order to commence pressurisation of fuel, the spill valve 41 is energised, moving the spill valve member 42 into engagement with its seating, preventing further fuel from being displaced to the low pressure reservoir. As fuel is no longer displaced in the aforesaid manner, continued inward movement of the plunger 33 pressurises the fuel within the pumping chamber 36 and bores in communication therewith. The increase in the fuel pressure occurs both in the delivery chamber 15 and in the control chamber 39, urging the piston 18 into engagement with the needle 12, and as the effective area of the surface of the piston 18 exposed to the fuel pressure within the control chamber 39 is greater than that of the needle 12 exposed to the fuel pressure within the delivery chamber 15, the needle 12 is held in engagement with its seating by the fuel under pressure.
  • the timing at which the spill valve is closed is chosen such that a desired fuel pressure is achieved within the delivery chamber 15 at the instant at which fuel injection is to commence.
  • the valve member 23 In order to commence injection, the valve member 23 is lifted from its seating by energising the actuator 28. Such movement allows fuel to escape from the control chamber 39, relieving the fuel pressure therein.
  • the values of the restrictions to fuel flow defined by the inlet and outlet passages 38, 40 are chosen to ensure that the fuel pressure within the control chamber 39 falls at a desired rate.
  • the reduction in fuel pressure reduces the magnitude of the force applied to the needle 12 by the piston 18, and a point will be reached beyond which the needle 12 is able to lift away from its seating, lifting the piston 18, and allowing fuel to flow to the outlet openings 13. Fuel injection thus takes place.
  • the distance through which the needle 12 can lift is limited by the piston 18 moving into engagement with a stop formed integrally with the piston housing 17.
  • Injection can be interrupted, if desired, by deenergising the actuator 28 to allow the valve member 23 to move into engagement with its seating, breaking the flow path between the control chamber 39 and the low pressure reservoir.
  • the control chamber 39 is in constant communication with the supply passage 37, the control chamber pressure rises, increasing the magnitude of the downward force applied to the needle 12, and a point will be reached beyond which the needle 12 returns into engagement with its seating.
  • Injection can be restored by reenergising the actuator 28 and terminated by, again, deenergising the actuator 28.
  • the injector can be used to supply a pilot fuel injection or a post-injection followed or preceded respectively by a main fuel injection, and this is advantageous in that noise and emissions levels can be reduced.
  • the spill valve 41 On terminating injection at the end of an injection cycle, the spill valve 41 is conveniently opened to relieve the fuel pressure within the pumping chamber 36. At about the same time as the spill valve 41 is opened, and preferably just before, the control valve 24 is closed. This has the result that the forces acting on the needle 12 urging the needle 12 away from the seating are reduced rapidly, assisting the fuel pressure within the control chamber 39 and giving rise to a rapid termination of injection. This is particularly advantageous where a main injection is to be terminated.
  • the injector described hereinbefore is advantageous in that it can be operated in a number of ways.
  • the pressure can be maintained as substantially a desired level, and accurate control of the injection pressure can be achieved.
  • Accurate control over the timing of fuel injection, at both the commencement and termination of injection can also be achieved.
  • Selection of the sizes of the restrictions to fuel flow defined by the inlet and outlet passages allows the responsiveness of the injector at both the commencement and termination of injection to be tuned, permitting initial injection rate shaping.
  • valve member 23 need not be controlled by means of an electromagnetic actuator, but alternatively may be controlled by means of a piezoelectric actuator.

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WO2003052259A1 (fr) * 2001-12-19 2003-06-26 Robert Bosch Gmbh Dispositif d'injection de carburant conçu pour un moteur a combustion interne
WO2004007934A1 (fr) * 2002-07-13 2004-01-22 Delphi Technologies, Inc. Procede de regulation
WO2014107979A1 (fr) * 2013-01-10 2014-07-17 无锡开普机械有限公司 Injecteur de carburant à commande électronique de soupape d'injection
CN116753096A (zh) * 2023-08-11 2023-09-15 山西焦煤集团正仁煤业有限公司 一种煤矿卡车用供油部结构

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1283355A1 (fr) * 2001-08-07 2003-02-12 Delphi Technologies, Inc. Injecteur de carburant
WO2003052259A1 (fr) * 2001-12-19 2003-06-26 Robert Bosch Gmbh Dispositif d'injection de carburant conçu pour un moteur a combustion interne
WO2004007934A1 (fr) * 2002-07-13 2004-01-22 Delphi Technologies, Inc. Procede de regulation
WO2014107979A1 (fr) * 2013-01-10 2014-07-17 无锡开普机械有限公司 Injecteur de carburant à commande électronique de soupape d'injection
CN116753096A (zh) * 2023-08-11 2023-09-15 山西焦煤集团正仁煤业有限公司 一种煤矿卡车用供油部结构
CN116753096B (zh) * 2023-08-11 2023-10-13 山西焦煤集团正仁煤业有限公司 一种煤矿卡车用供油部结构

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