Drive device for fuel injection device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10161339-B2
Application number	US-201515527060-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 18, 2015
Priority date	Nov 19, 2014
Publication date	Dec 25, 2018
Grant date	Dec 25, 2018

Abstract

The objective of the present invention is to correct deviation in the injection amount and changes in the injection timing when the voltage of a high-voltage source for a drive device decreases. This drive device for a fuel injection device is equipped with a function whereby, when the pulse width of the injection pulse is set to an energization time 815 that closes a valve after a drive current has been switched to a maintenance current, the injection pulse width when the voltage of a high-voltage source has decreased is corrected so as to be longer than the injection pulse width when the voltage of the high-voltage source has not decreased, and, when the pulse width of the injection pulse is set to an energization time 804 ′ that closes the valve before the drive current has been switched to the maintenance current, the absolute value of the amount of correction of the injection pulse width is made smaller than when the injection pulse width is set to the energization time 815 that closes the valve after the drive current has been switched to the maintenance current.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A drive device for a fuel injection device, the drive device being configured to open a valve body of an electromagnetic fuel injection device by energizing a solenoid to apply a magnetic attraction force between a fixed core and a mover, the drive device comprising a function of applying a high voltage to the solenoid when the valve body opens, and after the drive current flowing through the solenoid reaches a predetermined current value, switching the drive current to a holding current smaller than the predetermined current value to maintain a valve open state, the drive device of the fuel injection device being configured to generate an injection pulse and control a time for energizing the solenoid with a pulse width of the injection pulse,
the drive device comprising a function of, when the pulse width of the injection pulse is set to an energization time at which the valve body is closed after the drive current is switched to the holding current, correcting the pulse width of the injection pulse in a case where the fuel injection timing or the fuel injection period overlaps between the cylinders so as to be longer than the pulse width of the injection pulse in a case where the fuel injection timing or the fuel injection period does not overlap, and
when the pulse width of the injection pulse is set to an energization time at which the valve body is closed before the drive current is switched to the holding current, in comparison with a case where the pulse width of the injection pulse is set to the energization time at which the valve body is closed after the drive current is switched to the holding current, reducing an absolute value of the correction amount of the pulse width of the injection pulse.

2. The drive device for the fuel injection device according to claim 1 , comprising:
a first voltage source that supplies the holding current; and
a second voltage source that generates the high voltage, wherein
the drive device comprises a function of, when the pulse width of the injection pulse is set to an energization time at which the valve body is closed after the drive current is switched to the holding current, correcting the pulse width of the injection pulse in a case where a voltage of the second voltage source decreases to be longer than the pulse width of the injection pulse in a case where a voltage of the second voltage source does not decrease.

3. The drive device for the fuel injection device according to claim 2 , comprising:
a first voltage source that supplies the holding current; and
a second voltage source that generates the high voltage, wherein
the drive device comprises a function of, when the pulse width of the injection pulse is set to an energization time at which the valve body is closed before the drive current is switched to the holding current, correcting the pulse width of the injection pulse in a case where a voltage of the second voltage source decreases to be shorter than the pulse width of the injection pulse in a case where a voltage of the second voltage source does not decrease.

4. The drive device for the fuel injection device according to claim 3 , wherein
a fuel injection during one combustion stroke is performed while being divided into a plurality of times.

5. The drive device for the fuel injection device according to claim 4 , wherein
a correction amount of the injection pulse is calculated according to a voltage value of the second voltage source.

6. The drive device for the fuel injection device according to claim 4 , comprising a function of, when a fuel injection is performed under a condition that the voltage value of the second voltage source decreases, performing correction to advance an application timing of the injection pulse as compared with the case where the voltage of the second voltage source does not decrease.

7. The drive device for the fuel injection device according to claim 6 , comprising a function of acquiring a signal from a pressure sensor that detects a fuel pressure and correcting the application timing of the injection pulse earlier as a pressure acquired from the pressure sensor is larger.

Assignees

• Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd

Inventors

• Kusakabe Ryo
• Horii Tomoaki
• Kimura Shingo
• Itaya Takaki
• Nagase Mitsuru
• Yamaoka Shirou

Classifications

• F02D2041/2006

  by using a boost capacitor · CPC title

• F02D41/40

  with means for controlling injection timing or duration · CPC title

• F02D2041/2055

  with means for determining actual opening or closing time · CPC title

• F02D2041/2027

  Control of the current by pulse width modulation or duty cycle control · CPC title

• F02D41/20 Primary

  Output circuits, e.g. for controlling currents in command coils · CPC title