EP0298962B1 - Systeme d'injection de carburant dans des chambres de combustion d'un moteur a combustion interne - Google Patents

Systeme d'injection de carburant dans des chambres de combustion d'un moteur a combustion interne Download PDF

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EP0298962B1
EP0298962B1 EP87900643A EP87900643A EP0298962B1 EP 0298962 B1 EP0298962 B1 EP 0298962B1 EP 87900643 A EP87900643 A EP 87900643A EP 87900643 A EP87900643 A EP 87900643A EP 0298962 B1 EP0298962 B1 EP 0298962B1
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Gerhard Auwärter
Ernst Imhof
Iwan Komaroff
Helmut Reum
Günther Schmid
Bernhard Kaczynski
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23QIGNITION; EXTINGUISHING-DEVICES
    • F23Q7/00Incandescent ignition; Igniters using electrically-produced heat, e.g. lighters for cigarettes; Electrically-heated glowing plugs
    • F23Q7/001Glowing plugs for internal-combustion engines
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02MSUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M53/00Fuel-injection apparatus characterised by having heating, cooling or thermally-insulating means
    • F02M53/04Injectors with heating, cooling, or thermally-insulating means
    • F02M53/06Injectors with heating, cooling, or thermally-insulating means with fuel-heating means, e.g. for vaporising
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02MSUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M57/00Fuel-injectors combined or associated with other devices

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  • the invention relates to a device for injecting fuel.
  • a device of this type belonging to the prior art (EP-A-0 188 745, prior art according to Art. 54131 EPC)
  • the current supply is guided to and connected to the contact ring body, while the end surrounding the incandescent filament and its end on the combustion chamber side is supported
  • Sleeve is electrically conductively connected to a union nut of the injection nozzle and forms part of the ground conductor.
  • the contact ring body is insulated from both the sleeve and the heat protection ring, for which two ceramic rings and another metallic ring body are provided, on which the heat protection ring is supported.
  • one end of the filament is welded to the lower steep surface of a ring body designed as a resistance body, while its other end is connected to the metallic sleeve and makes contact with it via this is.
  • the arrangement according to the invention with the features of the main claim has the advantage that there is no need to insulate the contact ring body from the heat protection ring and this can be supported directly on the contact ring body. This can facilitate the assembly of the glow plug in some cases.
  • An at least essentially flat disk can serve as the contact ring body if the sleeve is provided with a ring edge which projects radially beyond the contact ring body and which is electrically insulated and fastened to the end face of the union nut on the combustion chamber side and connected to the power supply line.
  • the contacting of the sleeve can be facilitated and simplified if its ring edge overlaps the nozzle body to some extent with play.
  • the sleeve or its ring edge then forms, so to speak, part of the union nut, which can be correspondingly shorter than in the conventional designs.
  • the ring rim is provided with an outer ring shoulder facing away from the union nut for support on an inner shoulder in the housing bore receiving the parts, it may be possible that there is no need to attach the sleeve to the union nut at all.
  • the sleeve is clamped to the inner shoulder of the housing bore by the union nut, and at the same time the heat protection ring is elastically deformed in the desired manner.
  • Ceramic rings can advantageously be used to electrically isolate the sleeve from the housing and the union nut, which, with appropriate surface treatment, can also be soldered at least to the sleeve.
  • FIG. 1 shows, as the first exemplary embodiment, an enlarged longitudinal section through the end region of an injection nozzle and a glow plug on the combustion chamber side
  • FIG. 2 shows a variant of the glow plug according to FIG. 1
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 each show a longitudinal section corresponding to FIG. 1 through the second and third exemplary embodiment.
  • the device according to FIG. 1 has an injection nozzle with a nozzle body 10, which is clamped against a nozzle holder (not shown) by a union nut 12.
  • the injection nozzle is fastened with the aid of the union nut 12 in a bore 14 in the housing 15 of the internal combustion engine, which is sealed to the outside by a sealing ring 17 clamped between the end face of the union nut 12 and an annular shoulder 16.
  • a constricted bore section 18 adjoins the annular shoulder 16 and opens out of the housing 15 on the combustion chamber side.
  • the nozzle body 10 is followed by an incandescent filament 20, through which the fuel spray jets pass without contact.
  • the end of the incandescent filament 20 facing the nozzle body 10 is firmly and electrically conductively connected via an intermediate disk 22 to a contact ring body 24, which is provided with a raised edge 25.
  • the edge 25 engages over the front end of the nozzle body 10 and extends into an end recess 26 of the union nut 12, with which it is firmly and electrically connected.
  • a flange 29 of a sleeve 30 is attached via an electrically insulating washer 28, which surrounds the filament 20 with radial play.
  • the attachment can be carried out in a suitable manner, for example by gluing or by rivets.
  • annular space 32 Between the sleeve 30 and the filament 20 is an annular space 32 and between the sleeve 30 and the wall of the Bore 18 an annular space 33 is formed.
  • the annular spaces 32 and 33 are connected to one another via bores 34 in the sleeve 30 and in the region of the annular space 32 the intermediate disk 22 is provided with a plurality of bores 35.
  • the combustion chamber end of the sleeve 30 is firmly and electrically connected to an annular plate 36 to which the lower end of the filament 20 is attached and contacted.
  • the sleeve 30 is also connected to an electrical supply line 38 which is insulated in a socket 39 through the flat part of the contact ring body 24 and insulated in a socket 40 through an edge recess 41 in the contact ring body 24 and a transverse bore 42 in the union nut 12.
  • the outer edge of a slightly curved, elastically resilient heat protection ring 44 is supported on the contact ring body 24, the inner edge of which rests under tension on the end face 45 of the nozzle body 10.
  • the spray jets pass through the incandescent filament 20, air being sucked in by the injector action from the combustion chamber via the annular space 33, the bores 34 and 35, and via the interstices between the turns of the incandescent filament 20.
  • the air heats up on the heated incandescent filament 20 and penetrates in the interior thereof into the edge zones of the spray jets, where a fuel-air mixture which is very favorable for ignition and combustion results and which ignites reliably when it enters the combustion chamber.
  • the supply line 38 for the heating current of the incandescent filament 20 is guided via the sleeve 34 to the end of the incandescent filament 20 on the combustion chamber side, whereas the contact ring body 24 and the heat protection ring 44 serve as ground conductors.
  • This arrangement has the advantage that the contact ring body 24 does not have to be insulated from the union nut 12 and the heat protection ring 44, and corresponding intermediate layers are therefore omitted.
  • the variant according to FIG. 2 differs from the above-described embodiment in that two ceramic rings 48, 50 are provided as insulating bodies between the flange 29a of the sleeve 30a and the contact ring body 24a and the parts are clamped against one another by rivets 52 which are inserted in insulating bushes 54.
  • a solder connection via the ceramic rings 48, 50 can be provided if the other side surfaces are provided with a solderable coating.
  • the device according to FIG. 3 has an injection nozzle with a nozzle body 60, a union nut 62 and an incandescent filament 64, which is surrounded by a sleeve 66 provided with transverse bores 65, to which a contact ring body 68 is firmly attached in an insulated manner.
  • the insulation is provided here by a coating 69 on the side wall facing the sleeve 66 and on the peripheral edge of the contact ring body 68.
  • the incandescent filament 64 is fastened and contacted to an inner annular collar 70 of the sleeve 66 and to the contact ring body 68.
  • a heat protection ring 72 is clamped between the contact ring body 68 and the facing end face 71 of the nozzle body 60, via which the upper end of the incandescent filament 64 is connected to ground.
  • the sleeve 66 is connected in one piece to an annular body 74, which overlaps the nozzle body 60 a bit and is tensioned by the union nut 62 via a metallic sealing ring 75 against an annular shoulder 76 of the machine housing.
  • the ring body 74 is insulated from the union nut 62 and the sealing ring 75 by ceramic rings 77, 78, of which the ring 77 also serves to center the ring body 74.
  • the rings 77 and 78 can also be provided with solderable coatings on their flat side surfaces and can be soldered to the adjacent parts.
  • a supply line 79 is soldered to the ring body 74 and is guided in an insulated manner through a longitudinal groove in the circumference of the union nut 62.
  • a nozzle body 80 is clamped against a nozzle holder by a union nut 81 and fixed in a bore in a machine housing.
  • the nozzle body 80 is followed by an incandescent filament 82 which is surrounded by a sleeve 84 provided with bores 83, which holds and contacts the lower end of the incandescent filament 82.
  • the sleeve 84 is firmly soldered into the bottom 85 of a pot body 86, the jacket 87 of which overlaps the nozzle holder 80 to a certain extent and is fastened to the union nut 81 in an isolated manner in the manner described in more detail below.
  • the upper end of the filament 82 is connected to a contact ring body 88 which is fixed via a ceramic disk 89, e.g. by soldering or gluing, is connected to the pot body 86.
  • a heat protection ring 91 is clamped between the contact ring body 88 and the facing end face 90 of the nozzle body 80, via which the upper end of the filament 82 is connected to ground.
  • the pot body 86 has a flange edge 92, which is supported with the interposition of an insulating washer 93 on the bottom surface 94 of an end recess 95 of the union nut 81.
  • the pot body 86 is pressed against the bottom surface 94 by a pushed-on ring body 96, which is subsequently welded to the union nut 81.
  • the ring body 96 is insulated from the pot body 86 by an electrically non-conductive intermediate sleeve 97 and an annular disk 98.
  • a radial bore 99 is provided in the union nut 81, into which a feed line 100, which is insulated and passes through the union nut 81, projects and is soldered there to the flange edge 92 of the pot body 86.

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Système d'injection de carburant dans des chambres de combustion de moteurs à combustion interne, ayant une buse d'injection et un filament à incandescence en aval (20, 64, 82) entouré par un manchon (30, 66, 84) qui est en contact avec l'extrémité du filament incandescent (20, 64, 82) sur le côté de la chambre à combustion et est connecté à une ligne d'alimentation de puissance électrique (38, 79, 100). L'autre extrémité du filament à incandescence (20, 64, 82) est connecté à la terre via un corps annulaire de contact (24, 68, 88), un anneau de protection thermique (44, 72, 91) et le corps de la buse (10, 60, 80) de la buse d'injection. Cet agencement rend superflue l'isolation du corps annulaire de contact de l'anneau de protection thermique, ce dernier pouvant être appliqué directement sur le corps annulaire de contact.

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1. Dispositif d'injection de carburant dans des chambres de combustion de moteurs à combustion interne, comprenant un corps d'injecteur (10, 60, 80) et un enroulement incandescent (20, 64, 82) placé en aval, à travers lequel passent les jets d'injection de carburant et qui est entouré, à distance radiale, d'une douille (30, 66, 84), qui est isolée électriquement par l'intermédiaire d'un corps annulaire de contact (24, 68, 88) et d'une bague de protection thermique (44, 72, 94) élastique axialement, serré contre la face frontale du corps d'injecteur (10, 60, 80), et sur lequel l'extrémité située côté chambre de combustion de l'enroulement incandescent (20, 64, 82) établit le contact et y est appuyé, son autre extrémité étant reliée de manière électriquement conductrice au corps annulaire de contact (24, 68, 98), comportant en outre une ligne d'alimentation électrique (38, 79, 100) guidée sur le corps d'injecteur (10, 60, 80), mise en contact avec une extrémité de l'enroulement incandescent (20, 64, 82) et avec au moins une ouverture d'aération (34, 65, 83) conduisant dans l'espace annulaire situé entre douille (30, 66, 84) et enroulement incandescent (20, 64, 62), à travers lequel, par effet d'éjecteur, de l'air arrive dans les zones limitrophes des jets d'injection, en provenance de la chambre de combustion, la ligne d'alimentation électrique (38, 70, 100) étant raccordée à la douille (30, 66, 84) entourant l'enroulement incandescent (20, 64, 82), en étant isolée vis-à-vis du corps annulaire de contact (24, 68, 88), et le corps annulaire de contact (24, 68, 88) étant placé en liaison électriquement conductrice avec la face frontale du corps d'injecteur (10, 60,80).
2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le corps d'injecteur est bloqué par un écrou-raccord sur un support d'injecteur, caractérisé en ce que de corps annulaire de contact (24) est fixe à l'extrémité frontale située côté chambre de combustion de l'écrou-raccord (12) et que la ligne d'alimentation électrique (38) est passée de manière isolée à travers le corps annulaire de contact (24).
3. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le corps d'injecteur est bloqué par un écrou-raccord sur un support d'injecteur, caractérisé en ce que la douille (66, 84) est pourvue ou est relié à une bordure annulaire (74, 84) dépassant radialement au-dessus du corps annulaire de contact (66, 88), qui est fixée, de manière isolée electriquement, à l'extrémité frontale située côté chambre de combustion de l'écrou-raccord (62, 81) et relié à la ligne d'alimentation électrique (79, 100).
4. Injecteur selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que la bordure annulaire (74, 87) entoure le corps d'injecteur (60, 80) un peu à l'écart, avec un jeu.
5. Injecteur selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que la bordure annulaire (74) est pourvue d'un épaulement annulaire extérieur, opposé à l'écrou-raccord (62), en vue de s'appuyer sur un épaulement intérieur (6) situé dans l'alésage recevant les pièces.
6. Injecteur selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que la bordure annulaire (87) pénètre dans une partie d'alésage élargie (95) de l'écrouraccord (81), dans laquelle un alésage transversal (99) facilitant le contact avec la ligne d'alimentation électrique (100) débouche dans le'écrou-raccord.
7. Injecteur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que des bagues de céramique (48, 50, 77, 78, 89) brasées servent à isoler électriquement des pièces voisines.
EP87900643A 1986-03-22 1987-01-10 Systeme d'injection de carburant dans des chambres de combustion d'un moteur a combustion interne Expired - Lifetime EP0298962B1 (fr)

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