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EP1865194B1 - Verfahren zur Einstellung eines Brennstoffeinspritzventils - Google Patents

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EP1865194B1
EP1865194B1 EP20060011630 EP06011630A EP1865194B1 EP 1865194 B1 EP1865194 B1 EP 1865194B1 EP 20060011630 EP20060011630 EP 20060011630 EP 06011630 A EP06011630 A EP 06011630A EP 1865194 B1 EP1865194 B1 EP 1865194B1
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injection valve
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Enio Biasci
Federico Zimmitti
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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
    • F02M61/00—Fuel-injectors not provided for in groups F02M39/00 - F02M57/00 or F02M67/00
    • F02M61/16—Details not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus of groups F02M61/02 - F02M61/14
    • F02M61/161—Means for adjusting injection-valve lift
    • 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
    • F02M61/00—Fuel-injectors not provided for in groups F02M39/00 - F02M57/00 or F02M67/00
    • F02M61/16—Details not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus of groups F02M61/02 - F02M61/14
    • F02M61/167—Means for compensating clearance or thermal expansion
    • 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
    • F02M61/00—Fuel-injectors not provided for in groups F02M39/00 - F02M57/00 or F02M67/00
    • F02M61/16—Details not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus of groups F02M61/02 - F02M61/14
    • F02M61/168—Assembling; Disassembling; Manufacturing; Adjusting

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  • the invention relates to a method for adjusting an injection valve.
  • Injection valves are in wide spread use, in particular for internal combustion engines where they may be arranged in order to dose the fluid into an intake manifold of the internal combustion engine or directly into the combustion chamber of a cylinder of the internal combustion engine.
  • Injection valves for an internal combustion engine comprise actuator units.
  • the actuator unit In order to inject fuel, the actuator unit is energized so that a fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion of the injection valve is enabled.
  • the respective injection valve may be suited to dose fluids under very high pressures.
  • the pressures may be in case of a gasoline engine, for example, in the range of up to 200 bar and in the case of a diesel engine in the range of up to 2,000 bar.
  • the injection of fluids under such high pressures has to be carried out very precisely.
  • Injection valves are calibrated at the end of the manufacturing process to obtain a defined and precise mass flow of the fluid through a fluid outlet portion of the injection valve.
  • EP 1 593 841 shows such a fuel injector and its adjusting method.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a method for adjusting an injection valve which is to be carried out simply and which facilitates a reliable and precise function of the injection valve.
  • the invention is distinguished by a method for adjusting an injection valve, the injection valve comprising a housing including a central longitudinal axis, the housing comprising a cavity with a fluid outlet portion, a valve needle axially moveable in the cavity, the valve needle preventing a fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion in a closing position and releasing the fluid flow for the fluid outlet portion in further positions, an actuator unit being coupled to the valve needle and enabling the axial movement of the valve needle relative to the valve body upon actuation of the actuator unit, and an adjusting arrangement.
  • the adjusting arrangement comprises a spring retaining element being coupable to the housing, a thermal compensation unit being coupable to the spring retaining element and an adjusting spring arranged between the thermal compensation unit and the spring retaining element and being enabled to exert an axial preload force on the actuator unit.
  • the method comprises the following steps: providing the injection valve and coupling of the injection valve with a fluid supply for the adjustment purpose, actuating of the actuator unit to release the fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion, moving the spring retaining element relative to the housing until a predetermined fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion is obtained, carrying out a fixed coupling of the spring retaining element with the housing, and carrying out a fixed coupling of the thermal compensation unit with the spring retaining element.
  • the fixed coupling of the thermal compensation unit with the spring retaining element and the fixed coupling of the spring retaining element with the housing is realized at the end of the adjusting process.
  • the coupling of the spring retaining element with the housing is carried out by crimping.
  • the coupling of the thermal compensation unit with the spring retaining element is carried out by crimping. Crimping allows a fast, secure and precise fixed coupling of the participating elements, in particular the spring retaining element and the housing respectively the thermal compensation unit and the spring retaining element.
  • An injection valve 10 ( figure 1 ) that is used as fuel injection valve for an internal combustion engine, comprises a housing 12, an adjusting arrangement 14 and an actuator unit 16.
  • the housing 12 has a tubular shape.
  • the actuator unit 16 is inserted into the housing 12 and comprises a piezo actuator, which changes its axial length depending on a control signal applied to it.
  • the actuator unit 16 may, however, also comprise another type of actuator, which is known to a person skilled in the art for that purpose.
  • Such an actuator may be, for example, a solenoid.
  • the injection valve 10 comprises a valve body 20 with a central longitudinal axis A and a cavity 24 which is axially led through the valve body 20. On one of the free ends of the cavity 24, a fluid outlet portion 28 is formed, which is closed or open depending on the axial position of a valve needle 22.
  • the injection valve 10 further has a fluid inlet portion 26 which is arranged in the housing 12 and which is hydraulically coupled to the cavity 24 and a not shown fuel connector.
  • the fuel connector is designed to be connected to high pressure fuel chamber of an internal combustion engine, the fuel is stored under high pressure, for example, under the pressure of about 200 bar.
  • the valve body 20 has a valve body spring rest 32 and the valve needle 22 comprises a valve needle spring rest 34, both spring rests 32, 34 supporting a main spring 30 arranged between the valve body 20 and the valve needle 22.
  • the injection valve 10 is of an outward opening type. In an alternative embodiment the injection valve 10 may be of an inward opening type.
  • a bellow 36 is arranged which is sealingly coupling the valve body 20 with the valve needle 22. By this a fluid flow between the cavity 24 and a chamber 38 is prevented. Furthermore, the bellow 36 is formed and arranged in a way that the valve needle 22 is actuable by the actuator unit 16.
  • FIGS 2 and 3 show the adjusting arrangement 14.
  • the housing 12 has a recess 54 with an inner wall 56.
  • a thermal compensation unit 40 In the recess 54 of the housing 12 a thermal compensation unit 40, a spring retaining element 42 and an adjusting spring 44 are arranged.
  • the thermal compensation unit 40 has a first section 45 which is coupled to a piston 46 of the actuator unit 16.
  • the spring retaining element 42 has a cylindrical spring retaining element cavity 43 in which a cylindrical second section 48 of the thermal compensation unit 40 is arranged.
  • the thermal compensation unit 40 has a thermal compensation unit spring rest 50 and the spring retaining element 42 comprises a spring retaining element spring rest 52, both spring rests 50, 52 supporting the adjusting spring 44 arranged between the thermal compensation unit 40 and the spring retaining element 42.
  • the fuel is led from the fluid inlet portion 26 and the housing 12 towards the valve body 20 and then towards the fluid outlet portion 28.
  • the fluid flow from the fluid outlet portion 28 to the chamber 38 with the actuator unit 16 is prevented by the bellow 36.
  • the valve needle 22 prevents a fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion 28 in the valve body 20 in a closing position of the valve needle 22. Outside of the closing position of the valve needle 22 the valve needle 22 enables the fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion 28.
  • the piezoelectric actuator may change its axial length if it gets energized in an expansion duration of some microseconds. By changing its length the actuator unit 16 may effect a force on the valve needle 22. Due to the elasticity of the bellow 36 the valve needle 22 is able to move in axial direction out of the closing position. Outside of the closing position of the valve needle 22 there is a gap between the valve body 20 and the valve needle 22 at an axial end of the injection valve 10 facing away from the actuator unit 16. The gap forms a valve nozzle 29.
  • the main spring 30 can force the valve needle 22 via the valve needle spring rest 34 towards the actuator unit 16. In the case that the actuator unit 16 is de-energized the actuator unit 16 shortens its length.
  • the main spring 30 can force the valve needle 22 to move in axial direction in its closing position. It is depending on the force balance between the force on the valve needle 22 caused by the actuator unit 16 and the force on the valve needle 22 caused by the main spring 30 whether the valve needle 22 is in its closing position or not.
  • the injection valve 10 is provided and coupled with the fluid supply in particular a high pressure fuel chamber.
  • the actuator unit 16 is actuated and the gap between the valve body 20 and the valve needle 22 at the axial end of the injection valve 10 facing away from the actuator unit 16 allows to release the fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion 28.
  • the spring retaining element 42 is moved in axial direction relative to the housing until a predetermined fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion 28 is obtained.
  • the movement of the spring retaining element 42 relative to the housing 12 in direction to the actuator unit 16 results in a compression of the adjusting spring 44 thereby exerting an axial preload force on the actuator unit 16 via the first section 45 of the thermal compensation unit 40.
  • the spring retaining element 42 and the housing 12 are crimped together in first crimping directions C1 to obtain a fixed coupling between the spring retaining element 42 and the housing 12.
  • the thermal compensation unit 40 and the spring retaining element 42 are crimped together in second crimping directions C2 to obtain a fixed coupling between the thermal compensation unit 40 and the spring retaining element 42.
  • the housing 12, the spring retaining element 42 and the thermal compensation unit 40 are fixedly coupled just in the end of the adjusting process.
  • the fluid supply can remain to be coupled with the injection valve 10. However, preferably the fluid supply is disconnected from the injection valve after the method for adjusting the injection valve 10 has been carried out.

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Claims (3)

  1. Verfahren zum Einstellen eines Einspritzventils (10), während das Einspritzventil (10) umfasst:
    - ein Gehäuse (12) mit einer zentralen Längsachse (A), während das Gehäuse (12) einen Hohlraum (24) mit einem Flüssigkeitsauslassbereich (28) umfasst,
    - eine Ventilnadel (22), die axial in dem Hohlraum (24) bewegbar ist, während die Ventilnadel (10) einen Flüssigkeitsfluss durch den Flüssigkeitsauslassbereich (44) in einer Schließstellung verhindert und den Flüssigkeitsfluss durch den Flüssigkeitsauslassbereich (44) in weiteren Stellungen freigibt,
    - eine Betätigungseinheit (16), die an die Ventilnadel (22) gekoppelt ist und die axiale Bewegung der Ventilnadel (22) in Bezug auf den Ventilkörper (20) auf Grund einer Betätigung der Betätigungseinheit (16) ermöglicht, und
    - eine Einstellanordnung (14, umfassend:
    - ein Federrückhaltelement (42), das an das Gehäuse (12) koppelbar ist,
    - eine thermische Ausgleichseinheit (40), die an das Federrückhalteelement (42) koppelbar ist und
    - eine Einstellfeder (44), die zwischen der thermischen Ausgleichseinheit (40) und dem Federrückhalteelement (42) angeordnet ist und es ermöglicht, eine axiale Vorspannkraft auf die Betätigungseinheit (16) auszuüben,
    - das Verfahren umfasst die folgenden Schritte:
    - Bereitstellen des Einspritzventils (10) und Koppeln des Einspritzventils (10) an eine Flüssigkeitsversorgung für den Einstellzweck,
    - Betätigen der Betätigungseinheit (16), um den Flüssigkeitsfluss durch den Flüssigkeitsauslassbereich (28) freizugeben,
    - Bewegen des Federrückhalteelements (42) in Bezug auf das Gehäuse (12) bis ein vorbestimmter Flüssigkeitsfluss durch den Flüssigkeitsauslassbereich (28) erreicht ist,
    - Ausführen eines festen Koppelns des Federrückhalteelements (42) an das Gehäuse (12) und Ausführen eines festen Koppelns der thermischen Ausgleichseinheit (40) an das Federrückhalteelement (42).
  2. Verfahren gemäß Anspruch 1, während das Koppeln des Federrückhalteelements (42) an das Gehäuse (12) mittels Krimpen ausgeführt ist.
  3. Verfahren gemäß Anspruch 1, wobei das Koppeln der thermischen Ausgleichseinheit (40) an das Federrückhalteelement (42) mittels Krimpen ausgeführt ist.
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