Central actuator for cam phaser

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10340069-B2
Application number	US-201715650873-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 15, 2017
Priority date	Feb 13, 2015
Publication date	Jul 2, 2019
Grant date	Jul 2, 2019

Abstract

A central actuator for a magnet valve of a cam phaser, the central actuator including a housing that envelops the central actuator; a pole tube and a pole core that are arranged within at least one coil that generates a magnetic field; an actuation plunger that is arranged at an armature that is axially movable in a direction in an armature cavity; a closure element that closes the armature cavity, wherein the closure element includes at least one pole core insert that includes a central bore hole and a support bushing that is arranged in the central bore hole of the pole core insert, wherein the actuation plunger is supported axially movable in the support bushing, and wherein the closure element includes a closure cover and is provided as a pre-assembled module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A central actuator for a magnet valve of a cam phaser, the central actuator comprising:
a housing that envelops the central actuator;
a pole tube and a pole core that are arranged within at least one coil that generates a magnetic field;
an actuation plunger that is arranged at an armature that is axially movable in a direction in an armature cavity;
a closure element that closes the armature cavity,
wherein the closure element includes at least one pole core insert that includes a central bore hole and a support bushing that is arranged in the central bore hole of the at least one pole core insert,
wherein the actuation plunger is supported axially movable in the support bushing,
wherein the closure element includes a closure cover and is provided as a pre-assembled module,
wherein the closure cover includes a central bore hole in which the support bushing is arranged, and
wherein the support bushing is produced by a plastic injection molding method and the closure cover and the at least one pole core insert are discrete components that are encased and fixed at each other through injection molding by a material of the support bushing in a portion of the central bore hole of the at least one pole core insert and in a portion of the central bore hole of the closure cover.

2. The central actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the actuation plunger is pressable into a central bore hole of the armature.

3. The central actuator according to one claim 1 , wherein the actuation plunger is made from a soft magnetic material.

4. The central actuator according to claim 1 ,
wherein the actuation plunger includes at least one transversal bore hole between the armature and the support bushing,
wherein the at least one transversal bore hole provides a pressure compensation between a front side and a back side of the armature, and
wherein the at least one transversal bore hole leads into a central longitudinal bore hole that leads into the central bore hole of the armature.

5. The central actuator according to claim 1 ,
wherein the actuation plunger includes flat areas which extend on both sides beyond a press in portion of the central bore hole, and
wherein the central bore hole is configured with at least one shoulder and includes an enlarged inner diameter that starts in the portion of the flat areas.

6. The central actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the actuation plunger and the armature are provided integral in one piece.

7. The central actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the armature is movably supported in a nonmagnetic sleeve in an axial direction oriented towards the pole core insert.

8. The central actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the housing is produced by a plastic injection molding method.

9. The central actuator according to claim 8 , wherein the closure cover is attached at the housing by ultra sound riveting.

10. A central actuator for a magnet valve of a cam phaser, the central actuator comprising:
a housing that envelops the central actuator;
a pole tube and a pole core that are arranged within at least one coil that generates a magnetic field;
an actuation plunger that is arranged at an armature that is axially movable in a direction in an armature cavity;
a closure element that closes the armature cavity,
wherein the closure element includes at least one pole core insert that includes a central bore hole and a support bushing that is arranged in the central bore hole of the at least one pole core insert,
wherein the actuation plunger is supported axially movable in the support bushing,
wherein the closure element includes a closure cover and is provided as a pre-assembled module, and
wherein the support bushing includes recesses that are arranged in the axial direction and provide a pressure compensation between the armature cavity and an outer space of the central actuator.

11. A central actuator for a magnet valve of a cam phaser, the central actuator comprising:
a housing that envelops the central actuator;
a pole tube and a pole core that are arranged within at least one coil that generates a magnetic field;
an actuation plunger that is arranged at an armature that is axially movable in a direction in an armature cavity;
a closure element that closes the armature cavity,
wherein the closure element includes at least one pole core insert that includes a central bore hole and a support bushing that is arranged in the central bore hole of the at least one pole core insert,
wherein the actuation plunger is supported axially movable in the support bushing,
wherein the closure element includes a closure cover and is provided as a pre-assembled module, and
wherein the support bushing includes a shoulder on a side that is oriented towards the armature that provided a stop for the armature and limits an axial movement of the armature.

Assignees

• ECO Holding 1 GmbH

Inventors

• Schulze Dietmar
• Stenger Volker

Classifications

• H01F7/16 Primary

  Rectilinearly-movable armatures (H01F7/17 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F01L2001/3443

  Solenoid driven oil control valves · CPC title

• F01L1/3442

  using hydraulic chambers with variable volume to transmit the rotating force · CPC title

• H01F2007/163

  with axial bearing · CPC title

• H01F7/128

  Encapsulating, encasing or sealing · CPC title