Fuel injection valve for internal combustion engines

US9719471B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9719471-B2
Application numberUS-201414901552-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 18, 2014
Priority dateJun 26, 2013
Publication dateAug 1, 2017
Grant dateAug 1, 2017

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The invention relates to a fuel injection valve, comprising a nozzle body ( 1 ) and a pressure chamber ( 3 ) formed therein, wherein the pressure chamber ( 3 ) can be filled with fuel under high pressure and wherein a piston-shaped nozzle needle ( 5 ) is arranged in the pressure chamber so as to be movable longitudinally, which nozzle needle interacts with a nozzle seat ( 7 ) formed in the nozzle body ( 1 ) by means of a sealing surface ( 6 ) formed at the end of the nozzle needle on the combustion chamber side and thereby controls the flow of fuel from the pressure chamber ( 3 ) to at least one injection opening ( 8 ). A sleeve ( 12 ) accommodates the end of the nozzle needle ( 5 ) facing away from the nozzle seat and bounds a control chamber ( 20 ). By means of the pressure of the control chamber, a hydraulic force is applied to the nozzle needle ( 5 ) in the direction of the nozzle seat ( 7 ). A closing spring ( 16 ) is arranged in the control chamber ( 20 ). The closing spring is arranged between the sleeve ( 12 ) and the nozzle needle ( 5 ) under compressive preload.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A fuel injection valve for internal combustion engines, the fuel injection valve comprising a nozzle body ( 1 ) having a pressure chamber ( 3 ) formed therein, wherein the pressure chamber ( 3 ) is configured to be charged with fuel at high pressure, and wherein a piston-like nozzle needle ( 5 ) is arranged in longitudinally displaceable fashion in the pressure chamber, which nozzle needle, by way of a sealing surface ( 6 ) formed on a combustion chamber-side end of the nozzle needle, interacts with a nozzle seat ( 7 ) formed in the nozzle body ( 1 ) and thereby controls a flow of fuel from the pressure chamber ( 3 ) to at least one injection opening ( 8 ), and the fuel injection valve comprising a sleeve ( 12 ) which receives an end of the nozzle needle ( 5 ) remote from the nozzle seat, which sleeve delimits a control chamber ( 20 ), a pressure of which exerts a hydraulic force on the nozzle needle ( 5 ) in a direction of the nozzle seat ( 7 ), characterized in that, in the control chamber ( 20 ), there is a closing spring ( 16 ) which is under compressive preload between the sleeve ( 12 ) and the nozzle needle ( 5 ); wherein the closing spring ( 16 ) exerts a closing force on the nozzle needle ( 5 ) in the direction of the nozzle seat ( 7 ); wherein the force of the closing spring ( 16 ) presses the sleeve ( 12 ) against a throttle disk ( 2 ) which delimits the control chamber ( 20 ); wherein the closing spring is under compressive preload between a shoulder ( 28 ), which is formed in an interior of the sleeve ( 12 ) by a step of an internal diameter, and a shoulder ( 18 ) of the nozzle needle ( 5 ), which shoulder is formed by a step in an external diameter; and wherein the sleeve ( 12 ) has a needle-guiding section ( 23 ) in which the nozzle needle ( 5 ) is guided. 2. The fuel injection valve as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the sleeve ( 12 ) has, at an end facing the throttle disk ( 2 ), a sealing edge ( 25 ) by way of which said sleeve bears sealingly against the throttle disk ( 2 ). 3. The fuel injection valve as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that a compensating disk ( 17 ) is arranged between the closing spring ( 16 ) and the shoulder ( 18 ) of the nozzle needle ( 5 ).

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  • Other injectors with elongated valve bodies, i.e. of needle-valve type · CPC title

  • Control chambers formed by movable sleeves · CPC title

  • Closing valves mechanically, e.g. arrangements of springs or weights {or permanent magnets; Damping of valve lift} · CPC title

  • F02M47/027Primary

    Electrically actuated valves draining the chamber to release the closing pressure · CPC title

  • F02M47/025Primary

    Hydraulically actuated valves draining the chamber to release the closing pressure · CPC title

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What does patent US9719471B2 cover?
The invention relates to a fuel injection valve, comprising a nozzle body ( 1 ) and a pressure chamber ( 3 ) formed therein, wherein the pressure chamber ( 3 ) can be filled with fuel under high pressure and wherein a piston-shaped nozzle needle ( 5 ) is arranged in the pressure chamber so as to be movable longitudinally, which nozzle needle interacts with a nozzle seat ( 7 ) formed in the nozz…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Bosch Gmbh Robert
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F02M47/027. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 01 2017 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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