High pressure pump for complex injection engines

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10465644-B2
Application number	US-201715634676-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 27, 2017
Priority date	Dec 30, 2015
Publication date	Nov 5, 2019
Grant date	Nov 5, 2019

Abstract

A high pressure pump for complex injection engines is provided. A body of the high pressure pump includes a first flow path that transports the low pressure fuel flowing in through the low pressure fuel inlet and a low pressure fuel storage chamber that is disposed in a lower portion of the body to store the low pressure fuel transported from the first flow path. A second flow path transports the low pressure fuel stored in the low pressure fuel storage chamber and a flow control valve is disposed over the low pressure fuel storage chamber to discharge the low pressure fuel, transported through the second flow path, to the pressure unit or the damper disposed in an upper portion of the body based on an opening or closing operation. A low pressure fuel outlet discharges the low pressure fuel, transported through the damper, to a low pressure fuel rail.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A high pressure pump for complex injection engines, including a pressure unit configured to apply pressure to low pressure fuel flowing in from a low pressure fuel inlet to generate high pressure fuel, a damper configured to dampen a pulsation generated when applying the pressure to the low pressure fuel, a high pressure fuel outlet through which the high pressure fuel obtained by the pressure unit is discharged to a high pressure fuel rail, and a body of the high pressure pump comprising:
a first flow path that transports the low pressure fuel flowing in through the low pressure fuel inlet;
a low pressure fuel storage chamber disposed in a lower portion of the body to store the low pressure fuel transported from the first flow path;
a second flow path that transports the low pressure fuel stored in the low pressure fuel storage chamber, wherein the first flow path and the second flow path are separately formed within the body;
a flow control valve disposed over the low pressure fuel storage chamber to discharge the low pressure fuel, transported through the second flow path, to the pressure unit or the damper disposed in an upper portion of the body based on an opening or closing operation, wherein the flow control valve includes an inflow aperture connected to the second flow path, a first discharging aperture connected to the pressure unit, and a second discharging aperture connected to the damper; and
a low pressure fuel outlet that discharges the low pressure fuel, transported through the damper, to a low pressure fuel rail.

2. The high pressure pump for complex injection engines of claim 1 , wherein the pressure unit includes:
a pump piston that passes through the low pressure fuel storage chamber; and
a chamber disposed over the low pressure fuel storage chamber,
wherein a volume of the chamber changes based on a rectilinear motion of the pump piston, and the low pressure fuel storage chamber provides a ring-shaped flow path provided along a circumference of the pump piston.

3. The high pressure pump for complex injection engines of claim 1 , wherein the pressure unit further includes a partition wall spaced apart from a lower surface of the body by a particular interval, and the low pressure fuel storage chamber is a space provided between the lower surface of the body and the partition wall.

4. The high pressure pump for complex injection engines of claim 2 , wherein the first and second flow paths extend in a parallel direction to a lengthwise direction of the pump piston.

5. The high pressure pump for complex injection engines of claim 1 , wherein a valve body of the flow control valve includes:
a fluid movement path that provides a movement path for the low pressure fuel flowing in through the inflow aperture;
a needle configured to move rectilinearly in the fluid movement path;
a valve plate configured to move rectilinearly based on a rectilinear motion of the needle; and
a control chamber configured to communicate with the fluid movement path based on a rectilinear motion of the valve plate;
wherein the inflow aperture receives the low pressure fuel transported from the second flow path, the first discharging aperture discharges the low pressure fuel flowing into the control chamber via the fluid movement path, and the second discharging aperture discharges the low pressure fuel, flowing into the fluid movement path, to the damper.

6. The high pressure pump for complex injection engines of claim 5 , wherein when the needle moves rectilinearly in a first direction and the valve plate moves rectilinearly in the first direction, the fluid movement path communicates with the control chamber, and when the needle moves rectilinearly in an opposite direction of the first direction and the valve plate moves rectilinearly in the opposite direction, communication between the fluid movement path and the control chamber is blocked, whereby the low pressure fuel flowing into the fluid movement path is discharged to the damper through the second discharging aperture.

7. The high pressure pump for complex injection engines of claim 1 , further comprising:
a cover that covers the damper disposed over the body,
wherein the low pressure fuel inlet is disposed in a side surface of the body, and the low pressure fuel outlet is disposed in a side surface of the cover.

8. A high pressure pump for complex injection engines, including a pressure unit configured to apply pressure to low pressure fuel flowing in from a low pressure fuel inlet to generate high pressure fuel, a high pressure fuel outlet through which the high pressure fuel obtained by the pressure unit is discharged to a high pressure fuel rail, and a body of the high pressure pump comprising:
a damper supplied with the low pressure fuel through the low pressure fuel inlet;
a flow control valve disposed under the damper to discharge the low pressure fuel, transported through the damper, to the pressure unit or a first flow path based on an opening or closing operation, wherein the flow control valve includes an inflow aperture connected to the damper, a first discharge aperture connected to the pressure unit, and a second discharge aperture connected to the first flow path;
a low pressure fuel storage chamber disposed in a lower portion of the body to store the low pressure fuel transported from the first flow path;
a second flow path that transports the low pressure fuel stored in the low pressure fuel storage chamber, wherein the first flow path and the second flow path are separately formed within the body; and
a low pressure fuel outlet that discharges the low pressure fuel, transported through the second flow path to a low pressure fuel rail.

9. The high pressure pump for complex injection engines of claim 8 , further comprising:
a cover that covers the damper disposed in an upper portion of the body,
wherein the low pressure fuel inlet is disposed in a side surface of the cover, and the low pressure fuel outlet is disposed in a side surface of the body.

10. The high pressure pump for complex injection engines of claim 8 , wherein the pressure unit includes:
a pump piston that passes through the low pressure fuel storage chamber; and
a chamber disposed over the low pressure fuel storage chamber,
wherein a volume of the chamber changes based on a rectilinear motion of the pump piston, and the low pressure fuel storage chamber provides a ring-shaped flow path disposed along a circumference of the pump piston.

11. The high pressure pump for complex injection engines of claim 10 , wherein the first and second flow paths extend in a parallel direction to a lengthwise direction of the pump piston.

Assignees

• Hyundai Kefico Corp

Inventors

• Nah Eun Woo
• Han Kyung Chul
• Hong Chun Ky

Classifications

• F02M63/0265

  Pumps feeding common rails · CPC title

• F02M37/0047

  Layout or arrangement of systems for feeding fuel (fuel injection apparatus characterised by their conduits and venting means F02M55/00; fuel injection apparatus having a common rail F02M63/0225; arrangement of fuel conduits of low pressure fuel injection apparatus F02M69/462) · CPC title

• F04B23/04

  Combinations of two or more pumps · CPC title

• F02M59/02

  of reciprocating-piston {or reciprocating-cylinder} type · CPC title

• 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 · CPC title