Flow rate control valve and high-pressure fuel supply pump

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10731615-B2
Application number	US-201615736464-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 3, 2016
Priority date	Jun 25, 2015
Publication date	Aug 4, 2020
Grant date	Aug 4, 2020

Abstract

Responsiveness of an electromagnetic flow-rate control valve provided for closing a suction valve is improved and a discharge flow rate is controlled to a desired value. A flow-rate control valve includes a fixed core arranged on an inner circumferential side of a coil, a yoke arranged on an outer circumferential side of the coil, and a cover portion opposed to the coil in an axial direction, in which the fixed core has an enlarged portion in contact with the cover portion in the axial direction and enlarging toward the coil, and the cover portion is regulated in the axial direction only by a contact portion with the fixed core.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electromagnetic flow-rate control valve comprising:
a fixed core arranged on an inner circumferential side of a coil, the fixed core having a small diameter portion and a large diameter portion, that is larger than the small diameter portion, the large diameter portion being defined by an enlarged portion of the fixed core;
a cover portion positioned at an outer side along an axial direction of the electromagnetic flow-rate control valve; and
a yoke that is disposed radially outward relative to the cover portion, wherein
the fixed core has the enlarged portion in contact with the cover portion in the axial direction,
the cover portion has an inner circumferential side opposing face opposed to an outer circumferential side of the fixed core,
an inner side of the cover portion in the axial direction makes contact with the fixed core having the enlarged portion, and
along a radial direction, gaps are provided between: i) the cover portion and the yoke, and ii) the cover portion and the small diameter portion.

2. The flow-rate control valve according to claim 1 , wherein
a thickness of the cover portion in the axial direction is larger than a thickness of the yoke in a radial direction.

3. The flow-rate control valve according to claim 1 , wherein
the cover portion has an outer circumferential side opposing face opposed to an inner circumferential portion of the yoke.

4. The flow-rate control valve according to claim 3 , wherein
the inner circumferential side opposing face of the cover portion is arranged with one of the gaps from the outer circumferential side of the fixed core, and the outer circumferential side opposing face of the cover portion is arranged with one of the gaps from the inner circumferential portion of the yoke.

5. The flow-rate control valve according to claim 4 , wherein
the one of the gaps between the inner circumferential side opposing face of the cover portion and the outer circumferential side of the fixed core is formed to be larger than the one of the gaps between the outer circumferential side opposing face of the cover portion and the inner circumferential portion of the yoke.

6. The flow-rate control valve according to claim 4 , wherein
the one of the gaps between the inner circumferential side opposing face of the cover portion and the outer circumferential side of the fixed core is formed to be between 12 μm to 100 μm.

7. The flow-rate control valve according to claim 1 , wherein
the fixed core has a cover-side opposing face opposed to the cover portion, and a mover-side opposing face opposed to a mover.

8. The flow-rate control valve according to claim 1 , wherein
the small diameter portion is formed to be opposed to the inner circumferential side opposing face of the cover portion on an outer circumferential side of the small diameter portion.

9. The flow-rate control valve according to claim 7 , further comprising:
a spring portion biasing the mover in a valve opening direction, wherein
the fixed core is formed to hold the spring portion in a space formed on an inner circumferential side and is formed such that a diameter of the small diameter portion is larger than a diameter of the space of the fixed core.

10. The flow-rate control valve according to claim 1 , wherein
a fixing pin biasing the cover portion so as to contact with the fixed core in the axial direction is fixed at the small diameter portion of the fixed core, the fixed core has the small diameter portion on an outer side in an axial direction and is formed to be opposed to the inner circumferential side opposing face of the cover portion on the outer circumferential side of the small diameter portion, and the fixed core is formed to hold a spring portion in a space formed on an inner circumferential side and is formed such that a diameter of the small diameter portion is larger than a diameter of the space of the fixed core.

11. A high-pressure fuel supply pump comprising:
a pressurizing chamber configured to pressurize fuel;
a discharge valve arranged on an outlet side of the pressurizing chamber and discharging fuel;
a suction valve arranged on an inlet side of the pressurizing chamber and feeding fuel to the pressurizing chamber; and
a plunger capable of reciprocating in the pressurizing chamber, wherein
the suction valve is the flow-rate control valve according to claim 1 .

12. A flow-rate control valve comprising:
a fixed core arranged on an inner circumferential side of a coil;
a cover portion positioned at an outer side along an axial direction of the electromagnetic flow-rate control valve;
a yoke that is disposed radially outward relative to the cover portion;
a mover opposed to a stator and arranged adjacent to the cover portion; and a spring portion biasing the mover against the fixed core, wherein
the fixed core has a small diameter portion on an outer side in an axial direction and is formed to be opposed to an inner circumferential side opposing face of the cover portion on an outer circumferential side of the small diameter portion,
the fixed core also has a large diameter portion that is axially adjacent from the small diameter portion,
the fixed core is formed to hold the spring portion in a space formed on an axial face of the fixed core and is formed such that a diameter of the small diameter portion is larger than a diameter of the space of the fixed core, and

along a radial direction, gaps are provided between: i) the cover portion and the yoke, and ii) the cover portion and the small diameter portion.

13. The flow-rate control valve according to claim 12 , wherein
a thickness of the cover portion in the axial direction is larger than a thickness of the yoke in a radial direction.

14. The flow-rate control valve according to claim 12 , wherein
the fixed core has a cover-side opposing face opposed to the cover portion, a mover-side opposing face opposed to the mover.

15. The flow-rate control valve according to claim 12 , wherein
a fixing pin biasing the cover portion so as to contact with the fixed core in the axial direction is fixed at the small diameter portion of the fixed core, and the fixed core is formed to hold the spring portion in a space formed on an inner circumferential side and is formed such that a diameter of the small diameter portion is larger than a diameter of the space of the fixed core.

16. A high-pressure fuel supply pump comprising:
a pressurizing chamber configured to pressurize fuel;
a discharge valve arranged on an outlet side of the pressurizing chamber and discharging fuel;
a suction valve arranged on an inlet side of the pressurizing chamber and feeding fuel to the pressurizing chamber; and
a plunger capable of reciprocating in the pressurizing chamber, wherein
the suction valve is the flow-rate control valve according to claim 12 .

17. A flow-rate control valve constituting a magnetic circuit, the flow-rate control valve comprising:
a fixed core arranged on an inner circumferential side of a coil;
a cover portion positioned at an outer side along an axial direction of the electromagnetic flow-rate control valve; and
a yoke arranged on an outer circumferential side of the coil, wherein
the yoke is joined to another member by being press-fit or welded at an end portion of the yoke on an opposite side of the cover portion, the fixed core has a contact portion in contact with the cover portion in an axial direction, and the cover portion is in contact with the yoke in a radial direction,
the fixed core has a small diameter portion a

Assignees

• Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd

Inventors

• Kusakabe Ryo
• Tokuo Kenichiro
• Usui Satoshi
• Hashida Minoru
• Suganami Masayuki
• Hohkita Atsushi
• Kubota Eiichi
• Kitajima Daisuke
• Horie Hiroshi

Classifications

• H01F7/16

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

• F16K31/06

  using a magnet {, e.g. diaphragm valves, cutting off by means of a liquid} · CPC title

• F02M59/466

  Electrically operated valves, e.g. using electromagnetic or piezoelectric operating means · CPC title

• F02M59/36

  by variably-timed valves controlling fuel passages {to pumping elements or overflow passages} · CPC title

• F16K31/0675

  Electromagnet aspects, e.g. electric supply therefor · CPC title