Drive device for fuel injection device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10634083-B2
Application number	US-201816197152-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 20, 2018
Priority date	Nov 19, 2014
Publication date	Apr 28, 2020
Grant date	Apr 28, 2020

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 an electromagnetic fuel injection device to inject fuel by driving a valve body employing a magnetic attraction force generated by energizing a solenoid, the drive device comprising a function of:
controlling a time for energization supplied to the solenoid from a voltage source with a pulse width of an injection pulse;
correcting the pulse width of the injection pulse when a voltage of the voltage source is a second voltage lower than a first voltage to be longer than the pulse width of the injection pulse when the voltage of the voltage source is the first voltage; and
making a correction amount of the pulse width of the injection pulse, when the valve body is controlled such that it starts to close before reaching a target opening degree since beginning to open, larger than the correction amount of the pulse width of the injection pulse when the valve body is controlled such that it starts to close after reaching the target opening degree.

2. A drive device for an electromagnetic fuel injection device to inject fuel by driving a valve body employing a magnetic attraction force generated by energizing a solenoid, the drive device comprising a function of:
controlling a time for energization supplied to the solenoid from a voltage source with a pulse width of an injection pulse;
correcting the pulse width of the injection pulse when a voltage of the voltage source is a second voltage lower than a first voltage to be longer than the pulse width of the injection pulse when the voltage of the voltage source is the first voltage; and
making a correction amount of the pulse width of the injection pulse, when a peak current to open the valve body is cut off during a peak current supply period in which the peak current is supplied to the solenoid based on a drive voltage applied from the voltage source, larger than the correction amount of the pulse width of the injection pulse when a holding current smaller in current value than the peak current is cut off during a holding current supply period in which the holding current is supplied to the solenoid.

3. A drive device for an electromagnetic fuel injection device to inject fuel by driving a valve body employing a magnetic attraction force generated by energizing a solenoid, the drive device being configured to control a drive voltage applied from a voltage source to the solenoid to supply a drive current to the solenoid, the drive device comprising a function of:
correcting one of the drive voltage and the drive current to increase an injection amount of the fuel when a voltage of the voltage source is a second voltage lower than a first voltage in comparison with a case where the voltage of the voltage source is the first voltage; and
correcting one of the drive voltage and the drive current to make an increased injection amount of the fuel according to the correction under a half lift condition in which the valve body closes before reaching a target opening degree larger than the increased injection amount of the fuel according to the correction under a full lift condition in which the valve body closes after reaching the target opening degree.

4. The drive device for an electromagnetic fuel injection device according to claim 1 , the drive device comprising a function of correcting an energization start timing to the solenoid when the voltage of the voltage source is the second voltage to be earlier than the energization start timing to the solenoid when the voltage of the voltage source is the first voltage.

5. The drive device for an electromagnetic fuel injection device according to claim 2 , the drive device comprising a function of correcting an energization start timing to the solenoid when the voltage of the voltage source is the second voltage to be earlier than the energization start timing to the solenoid when the voltage of the voltage source is the first voltage.

6. The drive device for an electromagnetic fuel injection device according to claim 3 , the drive device comprising a function of correcting an energization start timing to the solenoid when the voltage of the voltage source is the second voltage to be earlier than the energization start timing to the solenoid when the voltage of the voltage source is the first voltage.

7. The drive device for an electromagnetic fuel injection device according to claim 1 , the drive device comprising a function of correcting an energization start timing to the solenoid when a pressure of an injected fuel is a first pressure to be earlier than the energization start timing to the solenoid when the pressure of the injected fuel is a second pressure smaller than the first pressure.

8. The drive device for an electromagnetic fuel injection device according to claim 2 , the drive device comprising a function of correcting an energization start timing to the solenoid when a pressure of an injected fuel is a first pressure to be earlier than the energization start timing to the solenoid when the pressure of the injected fuel is a second pressure smaller than the first pressure.

9. The drive device for an electromagnetic fuel injection device according to claim 3 , the drive device comprising a function of correcting an energization start timing to the solenoid when a pressure of an injected fuel is a first pressure to be earlier than the energization start timing to the solenoid when the pressure of the injected fuel is a second pressure smaller than the first pressure.

10. The drive device for an electromagnetic fuel injection device according to claim 1 , wherein the voltage source is provided with a boosting circuit to boost a battery voltage.

11. The drive device for an electromagnetic fuel injection device according to claim 2 , wherein the voltage source is provided with a boosting circuit to boost a battery voltage.

12. The drive device for an electromagnetic fuel injection device according to claim 3 , wherein the voltage source is provided with a boosting circuit to boost a battery voltage.

13. The drive device for an electromagnetic fuel injection device according to claim 1 , wherein the drive device controls drive of the fuel injection device provided in each of a plurality of cylinders.

14. The drive device for an electromagnetic fuel injection device according to claim 2 , wherein the drive device controls drive of the fuel injection device provided in each of a plurality of cylinders.

15. The drive device for an electromagnetic fuel injection device according to claim 3 , wherein the drive device controls drive of the fuel injection device provided in each of a plurality of cylinders.

16. The drive device for an electromagnetic fuel injection device according to claim 1 , wherein a fuel injection during one combustion stroke is performed while being divided into a plurality of times.

17. The drive device for an electromagnetic fuel injection device according to claim 2 , wherein a fuel injection during one combustion stroke is performed while being divided into a plurality of times.

18. The drive device for an electromagnetic 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.

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