The invention relates to an intermediate plate for a fuel injector as generically defined by the preamble to claim 1. The invention also relates to a fuel injector as defined by the preamble to claim 8.
The object of the invention is to improve the injection performance of a fuel injector, as defined by the preamble to claim 8, that is equipped with an intermediate plate as defined by the preamble to claim 1, in particular in multiple injections of small injection quantities.
In an intermediate plate for a fuel injector, having a high-pressure through-hole, which connects a high-pressure passage, that is provided in a valve body and is in communication with a high-pressure chamber fuel reservoir, with a high-pressure chamber that is provided in a nozzle body, and the intermediate plate is disposed between the valve body and the nozzle body, this object is attained in that the high-pressure through-hole has a cross-sectional course by which the flow through the high-pressure through-hole from the valve body to the nozzle body is improved and in the opposite direction from the nozzle body to the valve body is worsened. Within the scope of the present invention, it has been discovered that one cause of instabilities in multiple injections is pressure fluctuations in the injector. Pressure fluctuations are caused on the one hand by the pressure drop during the injection and on the other by the pressure surge upon needle closure. The pressure fluctuations cause a change in the needle forces, which in turn lead to deviations in the injection quantity. In one essential aspect of the invention, the high-pressure through-hole does not have a constant cross section, but instead a cross-sectional course by which the unwanted pressure fluctuations are damped.
A preferred exemplary embodiment of the intermediate plate is characterized in that the high-pressure through-hole has a larger diameter on its end toward the valve body than on its end toward the nozzle body. The high-pressure through-hole in the intermediate plate, which is also called a valve plate, is used according to the invention as a damping element. The high-pressure through-hole is preferably a bore that is embodied such that propagation of the underpressure wave upon needle closure is prevented, and the replenishing flow is improved. As a result, direction-dependent flow coefficients are created by which the damping performance can be optimally adjusted.
A further preferred exemplary embodiment of the intermediate plate is characterized in that the high-pressure through-hole is embodied conically. By means of a defined conicity, the damping properties of the high-pressure through-hole can be adjusted in a targeted way. It is important to adapt the cone angle to the length of the high-pressure through-hole.
A further preferred exemplary embodiment of the intermediate plate is characterized in that the high-pressure through-hole has a cylindrical recess on its end toward the valve body. By adapting the various diameters to the associated lengths, the damping properties of the high-pressure through-hole can be adjusted in a targeted way.
Further preferred exemplary embodiments of the intermediate plate are characterized in that the high-pressure through-hole has a chamfer or a radius on its end toward the valve body. As a result, the flow coefficient in the inflow direction is maximized.
A further preferred exemplary embodiment of the intermediate plate is characterized in that the high-pressure through-hole has a sharp edge on its end toward the nozzle body. As a result, the flow coefficient in the outflow direction is minimized.
A further preferred exemplary embodiment of the intermediate plate is characterized in that the intermediate plate is embodied in one piece. However, the intermediate plate can also be embodied in multiple parts and include multiple intermediate plate elements that have one common high-pressure through-hole.
In fuel injector, having a valve body that has a high-pressure passage which is in communication with a high-pressure chamber fuel reservoir, and having a nozzle body that has a high-pressure chamber, the aforementioned object is attained in that an intermediate plate as described above is disposed between the valve body and the nozzle body.
Further advantages, characteristics and details of the invention will become apparent from the ensuing description, in which various exemplary embodiments are described in detail in conjunction with the drawings. Shown are:
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The valve control module includes a valve body 4 with a high-pressure passage 5. The high-pressure passage 5 is in communication with a high-pressure chamber fuel reservoir, not shown, and in operation of the engine is filled with fuel at a high pressure of up to 1.5 kg/bar. The nozzle module includes a nozzle needle, which is disposed and guided in a nozzle body 8 and which controls injection nozzles of the fuel injection valve 1 that lead to a combustion chamber of the engine. On the end remote from the injection nozzles, the nozzle needle includes a valve control piston, which is received, such that it can move back and forth, in an axial bore in the nozzle body 8.
A high-pressure chamber 9 is embodied in the nozzle body 8 and is partly defined by an intermediate pressure plate 11, which is fastened between the nozzle body 8 and the valve body 4. The intermediate pressure plate 11, which is also called a valve plate, includes a high-pressure through-hole 14, which extends through the intermediate pressure plate 11 and connects the high-pressure passage 5 of the valve body 4 with the high-pressure chamber 9 of the nozzle body 8. In the fuel injector 1 shown in
For attaining low emission values, it is necessary, with a fuel injector of the kind shown in part in
One cause of instability in multiple injections is pressure fluctuations in the injector, which in turn are caused by a pressure drop during the injection on the one hand and by a pressure surge upon needle closure on the other. The associated pressure fluctuations cause a change in the needle forces, which in turn lead to deviations in the injection quantity. The pressure fluctuations can be damped by means of a skillful design of the flow conditions in the high-pressure circuit.
In one essential aspect of the invention, the high-pressure through-hole in the intermediate plate or valve plate is used as a damping element. The high-pressure through-hole is embodied in such a way that a propagation of the pressure wave upon needle closure is prevented, and the replenishing flow of fuel from the high-pressure passage through the high-pressure through-hole in the high-pressure chamber is improved. The damping performance can be adjusted by means of the associated direction-dependent flow coefficients.
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On the end of the high-pressure through-hole 34 toward the valve body 24, a chamber 36 is embodied. Instead of the chamfer, the end toward the valve body 24 of the high-pressure through-hole 34 may also be rounded and provided with a radius 38. As a result of the chamfer 36 or the rounding with the radius 38, the flow coefficient of the flow in the inflow direction, that is, from the high-pressure passage 25 into the high-pressure chamber 29, is maximized. In the outflow direction, that is, from the high-pressure chamber 29 into the high-pressure passage 25, the flow coefficient is minimized by means of a sharp edge 39.
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Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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102005055359.1 | Nov 2005 | DE | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind | 371c Date |
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PCT/EP2006/067170 | 10/9/2006 | WO | 00 | 5/16/2008 |