Chemical fuel conditioning and activation
US-9200561-B2 · Dec 1, 2015 · US
Fuel injector
US9328707B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9328707-B2 |
| Application number | US-201013519085-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 3, 2010 |
| Priority date | Jan 12, 2010 |
| Publication date | May 3, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2016 |
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The invention relates to a control chamber, the pressure of which determines the strokes or positions of a nozzle needle, and which is assigned to a force or pressure sensor in order to detect the progression of the control chamber pressure. Because the control chamber pressure significantly changes during the closing of the nozzle needle, the operating phases of the injector can be exactly determined from the sensor data and supplied to an engine controller.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A fuel injector having injection nozzles controlled by a nozzle needle and having a control chamber ( 7 ), which communicates with a high- and a low-pressure side of the injector, which is designed as a working chamber of a displacer ( 6 ) coupled to the nozzle needle for driving, and which is switched by means of a control valve arrangement ( 10 ) between a closing pressure, at which the nozzle needle is set to a closed position thereof by the displacer ( 6 ), and an opening pressure, at which the nozzle needle, together with the displacer ( 6 ), moves into an open position, characterized in that the control chamber ( 7 ) includes a force or pressure sensor ( 20 ) for detecting characteristic pressure changes during the closing and opening of the nozzle needle, in that an outlet aperture ( 9 ) of the control chamber ( 7 ) on the low-pressure side can be controlled by means of a sleeve-shaped closing body ( 11 ), which is arranged movably on a guide rod ( 13 ) coaxial with the outlet aperture ( 9 ), in that the guide rod ( 13 ) is coupled at an end remote from the aperture to the force or pressure sensor ( 20 ), and in that the force or pressure sensor ( 20 ) communicates on an output side with a signal evaluator or engine controller, which evaluates the sensor signals in order to determine closing times of the nozzle needle and the pressure of a high-pressure fuel source communicating with the fuel injector. 2. The fuel injector as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the control valve arrangement includes an electromagnetic actuator ( 16 ). 3. The fuel injector as claimed in claim 2 , characterized in that the actuator has a magnet coil ( 17 ), which is concentric with the guide rod ( 13 ) and has annular inner and outer poles ( 18 , 19 ). 4. The fuel injector as claimed in claim 3 , characterized in that a star-shaped armature ( 15 ), which interacts with the inner and outer poles ( 18 , 19 ), is arranged on the closing body ( 11 ). 5. The fuel injector as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the end of the guide rod remote from the aperture acts upon a piezoelectric force or pressure sensor ( 20 ). 6. The fuel injector as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the force or pressure sensor ( 20 ) is arranged on the low-pressure side. 7. The fuel injector as claimed in claim 6 , characterized in that the force or pressure sensor is arranged at an inlet of a return line ( 21 ) which is relatively unpressurized. 8. The fuel injector as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that a piezoresistive sensor is provided as the force or pressure sensor ( 20 ).
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- What does patent US9328707B2 cover?
- The invention relates to a control chamber, the pressure of which determines the strokes or positions of a nozzle needle, and which is assigned to a force or pressure sensor in order to detect the progression of the control chamber pressure. Because the control chamber pressure significantly changes during the closing of the nozzle needle, the operating phases of the injector can be exactly det…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Rodriguez-Amaya Nestor, Ruthardt Siegfried, Rapp Holger, and 4 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F02M57/005. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue May 03 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).