Fuel pump

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12006901-B2
Application number	US-202117927179-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 19, 2021
Priority date	Jul 17, 2020
Publication date	Jun 11, 2024
Grant date	Jun 11, 2024

Abstract

The present invention provides a fuel pump capable of suppressing sticking of a plunger. The fuel pump of the present invention includes a plunger 2 that reciprocates, a cylinder 6 in which a guide hole 6 a that guides the reciprocating motion of the plunger 2 extends in the axial direction, and a pump body 1 that holds the cylinder 6 . The pump body 1 includes a cylinder insertion hole 1 g into which the cylinder 6 is inserted, and a pressurizing chamber 11 that communicates with the cylinder insertion hole 1 g and has a volume increased or decreased by the reciprocating motion of the plunger 2 . The cylinder 6 includes a press-fitting portion 6 b press-fitted into the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder insertion hole 1 g , and a groove 6 d formed at a position corresponding to the press-fitting portion 6 b on the inner peripheral surface of the guide hole 6 a.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fuel pump comprising:
a plunger that reciprocates;
a cylinder in which a guide hole for guiding a reciprocating motion of the plunger extends in an axial direction; and
a pump body that includes a cylinder insertion hole into which the cylinder is inserted, and a pressurizing chamber that communicates with the cylinder insertion hole and has a volume increased or decreased by the reciprocating motion of the plunger, and holds the cylinder, wherein
the cylinder includes a press-fitting portion in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the cylinder insertion hole, and a groove formed at a position corresponding to the press-fitting portion on an inner peripheral surface of the guide hole,
the press-fitting portion is formed in an annular shape continuous in a circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder,
the groove is disposed at a position overlapping the press-fitting portion when viewed from the radial direction of the cylinder, and is formed in an annular shape continuous in the circumferential direction on the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder,
a length of the groove in an axial direction of the cylinder is longer than a length of the press-fitting portion in the axial direction of the cylinder,
a central portion of the groove coincides with a central portion of the press-fitting portion in the axial direction of the cylinder, and
the plunger slides on the inner peripheral surface of the guide hole where the groove is not formed.

2. The fuel pump according to claim 1 , wherein
the press-fitting portion is provided below an intermediate portion in the axial direction of the cylinder.

3. The fuel pump according to claim 1 , wherein
the press-fitting portion is press-fitted into an inner peripheral surface on an opening side of the cylinder insertion hole.

4. The fuel pump according to claim 1 , wherein
the cylinder includes a large-diameter portion having an end surface in contact with a contact portion provided inside the pump body, and a small-diameter portion continuously extending to the pressurizing chamber side from the end surface of the large-diameter portion.

5. The fuel pump according to claim 4 , wherein
the press-fitting portion is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the large-diameter portion.

6. The fuel pump according to claim 1 , wherein
the cylinder includes an engaging portion provided on a side opposite to the pressurizing chamber with respect to the press-fitting portion,
the pump body includes a fixing portion protruding from an inner peripheral surface of the cylinder insertion hole, and
the fixing portion presses the engaging portion of the cylinder toward the pressurizing chamber.

7. The fuel pump according to claim 6 , wherein
the fixing portion is plastically deformed to press the engaging portion of the cylinder.

Assignees

• Hitachi Astemo Ltd

Inventors

• Tamura Shingo
• Usui Satoshi
• TOKUMARU Kazuaki

Classifications

• F02M2200/8061

  involving press-fit, i.e. interference or friction fit · CPC title

• F02M2200/8053

  involving mechanical deformation of the apparatus or parts thereof · CPC title

• F02M59/485

  Means for fixing delivery valve casing and barrel to each other or to pump casing · CPC title

• F02M59/48

  Assembling; Disassembling; Replacing · CPC title

• F02M59/44

  Details, components parts, or accessories not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus of groups F02M59/02 - F02M59/42; {Pumps having transducers, e.g. to measure displacement of pump rack or piston} · CPC title