EP2707592A1 - Fuel injector - Google Patents
Fuel injectorInfo
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- EP2707592A1 EP2707592A1 EP20110865917 EP11865917A EP2707592A1 EP 2707592 A1 EP2707592 A1 EP 2707592A1 EP 20110865917 EP20110865917 EP 20110865917 EP 11865917 A EP11865917 A EP 11865917A EP 2707592 A1 EP2707592 A1 EP 2707592A1
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Definitions
- the field of the present invention relates to fuel injectors.
- fuel injectors are disclosed herein that can maintain a fuel flow rate that is substantially independent of fuel source pressure, or that can deliver fuel in a desired spray pattern.
- a fuel injector comprises an injector body and a reciprocating valve.
- the injector body has a fuel chamber, a fuel inlet connected to the fuel chamber, a fuel outlet connected to the fuel chamber, and a valve seat around the fuel outlet.
- the reciprocating valve comprises a valve stem and a valve body and is positioned with the valve body at the valve seat and with the valve stem extending from the valve body through the fuel outlet and fuel chamber.
- the valve and injector body are arranged so that movement of the valve in a first direction causes engagement of the valve body and the valve seat and substantially prevents fuel flow through the fuel outlet, and movement of the valve in a second direction opposite the first direction causes disengagement of the valve body and the valve seat and enables fuel flow through the fuel outlet.
- the fuel chamber can comprise primary and secondary fuel chambers, and the fuel injector can further comprise a primary valve seal and a metering member.
- the primary and secondary fuel chambers are connected by a valve passage, the fuel inlet is connected to the primary fuel chamber, and the fuel outlet is connected to the secondary fuel chamber.
- the primary valve seal is engaged with the primary fuel chamber and is positioned and arranged to substantially prevent fuel flow around the valve stem through the engaged portion of the primary fuel chamber.
- the metering member is positioned and arranged to restrict fuel flow from the primary fuel chamber into the secondary fuel chamber.
- the injector body can comprise a spray-shaping surface arranged at least partly around the valve seat, or the valve body can comprise a spray-shaping surface arranged at least partly around a valve-seat-engaging portion of the valve body.
- the spray-shaping surface is arranged to direct a spray of fuel flowing through the fuel outlet.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an exemplary fuel injector.
- Figs. 2A and 2B are calculated plots of fuel flow rate versus fuel inlet pressure for the exemplary fuel injector of Fig. 1.
- Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a fuel outlet and valve body of the exemplary fuel injector of Fig. 1.
- Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a fuel outlet and valve body of an exemplary fuel injector.
- Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a fuel outlet and valve body of an exemplary fuel injector.
- Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a fuel outlet and spray-shaping surface of an exemplary fuel injector.
- Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a fuel outlet and spray-shaping surface of an exemplary fuel injector.
- An exemplary fuel injector 10 is shown in Fig. 1 and comprises injector body 102 and reciprocating valve 110.
- An axial bore through injector body 102 forms a fuel chamber (in this example a primary fuel chamber 104 and a secondary fuel chamber 116 connected by a radially constricted valve passage 118; other examples can include any suitable arrangement of one or more fuel chambers).
- a fuel inlet 106 is connected to primary fuel chamber 104, and fuel outlet 101 is connected to secondary fuel chamber 116.
- fuel or a fuel/air mixture
- Valve seat 140 (labeled in Figs. 3-5) is arranged around fuel outlet 101.
- Valve 110 comprises valve body 114, positioned just outside fuel outlet 101 , and valve stem 112, which extends through fuel outlet 101 , fuel chambers 104 and 116, and valve passage 118.
- Axial movement of valve 110 in a first direction causes valve body 114 to engage valve seat 140, thereby substantially preventing fuel flow through the fuel outlet (i.e., closing the injector).
- Movement of valve 110 in the other direction causes disengagement of valve body 114 from valve seat 140, thereby enabling fuel flow through fuel outlet 101 (i.e., opening the injector).
- the fuel outlet typically is defined by the engagement of valve body 114 and valve seat 140, and the fuel injector can include additional passages, channels, or other flow- directing structures after the fuel outlet 101 (i.e., outside the secondary fuel chamber 116).
- a resilient spring member of any suitable type or arrangement is typically employed to bias valve 110 in the first direction, keeping the fuel injector closed.
- a compressed coil spring 134 is employed.
- an actuator responsive to a control signal applies an opening force to valve 110 in the second direction, overcoming the spring closing force and opening fuel injector 10.
- the actuator comprises solenoid 130 and armature 132.
- any other suitable actuator can be employed, e.g., a piezoelectric actuator. Any other suitable arrangement can be employed for opening or closing the fuel injector.
- the spring can be arranged to apply the force in the second (i.e., opening) direction and the actuator can be arranged to apply the force in the first (i.e., closing) direction.
- one or more actuators can be employed to supply forces in both directions.
- primary valve seal 108 engages primary fuel chamber 104 to substantially prevent fuel flow around valve stem 1 12 through that portion of fuel chamber 104 that engages valve seal 108.
- Valve seal 108 is wider at the top (referring to Fig. 1) so that it engages spring 134. A crimp having a tapered bottom end is pressed against valve 110 above seal 108, thus engaging seal 108 and forcing seal 108 to move with valve stem 112 as valve 110 reciprocates. Seal 108 is machined to fit snugly within primary fuel chamber 104, to reduce leaking in the small gap between seal 108 and the wall of primary fuel chamber 104.
- valve seal 108 in the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 , is not affixed to valve stem 112, but it is machined to fit snugly against it.
- a circumferential member or flange 119 extending radially inward forms a radially constricted valve passage 118.
- Such radial constriction can be achieved by uniformly narrowing the bore or by any other structure that reduces the cross-sectional area of valve passage 118 at one or more points where flange 119 extends radially inward.
- flange 119 can engage (that is, come close to, with clearance that is held to a tight tolerance) valve stem 112 at least partially, to nearly entirely prevent fuel flow around valve stem 112 in the area of such engagement.
- Valve stem 112 can optionally also include a circumferential flange attached to and extending radially outward to engage valve passage 118. In such optional embodiment, care should be taken so that the relative areas of such an outwardly extending flange, the primary valve seal 108, and that portion of the valve body 114 subject to fuel pressure in secondary fuel chamber 116 result in suitable forces exerted on the valve 110 (see below).
- Metering member 120 is arranged to restrict fuel flow from primary fuel chamber 104 to secondary fuel chamber 116. In the examples of Figs.
- metering member 120 comprises the radially constricted valve passage 118 that engages valve stem 112, that is, a fuel-metering passage positioned between the primary and secondary fuel chamber 104 and 116 arranged to permit only restricted fuel flow from the primary fuel chamber 104 into secondary fuel chamber 116.
- Flange 119 or the engaged portion of valve stem 112 can be provided with at least one axially extending groove or flat portion that extends the length of flange 119. Flange 119 and valve stem 112 do not engage one another at such a groove or flat portion, thereby leaving a metering orifice 122 that permits restricted fuel flow between primary and secondary fuel chambers 104 and 116.
- metering member 120, or the fuel-metering passage restricting flow comprises a metering orifice 122 that is formed by a bore or passage through flange 119 that connects primary fuel chamber 104 and secondary fuel chamber 116.
- Any passage or orifice connecting primary fuel chamber 104 and secondary fuel chamber 116 can be employed that permits suitably restricted fuel flow between them.
- a passage or orifice can be formed, for example, in injector body 102, flange 119, valve stem 112, or between the flange 119 and valve stem 112 (e.g., formed by a groove or flat portion as described above).
- Fuel injector 10 When fuel injector 10 is closed, fuel pressure is equalized between primary fuel chamber 104 and secondary fuel chamber 116 through metering orifice 122. Fuel pressure in primary fuel chamber 104 exerts a force in the first direction on valve 110 against primary valve seal 108. Fuel pressure in secondary fuel chamber 116 exerts a force in the second direction on valve 110 against that portion of valve body 114 that lies within valve seat 140 and is not occupied by valve stem 112. If the projected areas (perpendicular to valve stem 112) where those forces are applied are substantially equal to one another, then the fuel pressure exerts no net force on valve 110. Fuel injector 10 is considered pressure-balanced when it substantially meets this condition.
- valve 110 In the absence of a force applied by an actuator, the only force applied to valve 110 is that of spring 134, which biases the fuel injector's valve 110 into a closed position. When sufficient force is applied to valve 110 in the second direction by solenoid 130 (i.e., when the actuator force exceeds the spring force), valve 110 moves in the second direction (down) and opens. If the force applied by spring 134 varies linearly with displacement (as is the case with most springs over limited ranges of motion), then the displacement of valve 110 is typically proportional to the difference between the spring and actuator forces.
- the fuel flow rate would typically vary approximately proportionally with the square root of the fuel inlet pressure, and at higher fuel pressure often depends only weakly on the actuator force. It is desirable in many instances to reduce or substantially eliminate such dependence of the fuel flow rate on the fuel inlet pressure. It is also desirable for the fuel flow rate to depend upon the actuating force (i.e., the net force exerted by solenoid 130 and spring 134 in the example of Fig. 1). Metering member 120 serves those functions, as further described below.
- the restricted metering orifice 122 provides restricted fuel flow between primary fuel chamber 104 and secondary fuel chamber 116.
- fuel pressure in those chambers is equalized and no additional pressure-induced force is exerted on valve 110.
- a pressure differential develops between primary fuel chamber 104 (higher pressure) and secondary fuel chamber 116 (lower pressure), due to the flow-dependent pressure drop through restricted metering orifice 122. That pressure differential results in a flow-dependent force that tends to urge valve 110 in the first (i.e., closing) direction.
- the result is a kind of negative feedback arrangement.
- the negative feedback can reduce the dependence of the fuel flow rate through fuel injector 10 (for a given actuator force and spring force constant) on the fuel inlet pressure.
- plots of calculated fuel flow rate versus fuel pressure for fuel injectors with negative feedback (dotted) and without negative feedback (solid) are shown in Figs. 2A and 2B.
- the fuel flow rate through the fuel injector of Fig. 1 depends on the flow resistance of metering orifice 122 (metering flow area of 0.021 mm 2 for Fig. 2A and 0.105 mm 2 for Fig. 2B), the valve-position-dependent flow resistance at fuel outlet 110, the net non-flow-dependent force applied to valve 110 by spring 134 and the valve actuator (about 22.25 N for Figs.
- the feedback can also reduce the effect on the fuel flow rate of injector temperature variations, which can be substantial in an internal combustion engine.
- the area of any outwardly extending flange on valve stem 112 decreases the influence of the negative feedback arrangement. Any set or subset of those parameters can be selected to yield a desired dependence of fuel flow on fuel inlet pressure.
- fuel injector 10 can include a spray-shaping surface or surfaces arranged to direct the fuel sprayed from the fuel outlet 101.
- the spray-shaping surface can be arranged on the injector body 102 around all or part of the valve seat 140, or the spray-shaping surface can be arranged around all or part of the valve-seat-engaging portion of the valve body 114.
- a spray-shaping surface 142 is formed on injector body 102 just outside valve seat 140; two differing spray-shaping surfaces 142a and 142b are shown in Fig. 4.
- the indicated angle A in Fig. 3 (angles A1 and A2 in Fig. 4) between spray-shaping surface 142 (surfaces 142a and 142b in Fig. 4) and a lateral surface of valve body 114 can be selected to yield a desired geometry for the spray of fuel exiting fuel outlet 101 when injector 10 is open.
- Spray-shaping surface 142 can be rotationally symmetric, so that the cross-section of Fig.
- valve seat angle can vary from 90° (i.e., a flat valve seat) down to any desired angle that does not cause the valve body to stick in the seat due to wedging.
- the angle of the valve seat 140 can also substantially affect the shape of the spray, e.g., if the seat angle S is less than the angle A.
- One suitable shape for surface 142 can include a curved portion characterized by a radius and that begins tangent to the valve seat 140 and redirects the fuel spray toward the axis of the injector.
- a radius on the order of a quarter of a millimeter can be employed, for example; any suitable radius can be employed as needed or desired.
- a single radius can be used, or the radius can vary circumferentially, radially, or axially, as needed or desired.
- the curved portion of the surface can be truncated at a point to yield the desired angle between the spray-shaping surface and the side of the valve body.
- a rotationally symmetric spray pattern results. If the curved portion of the surface is truncated at differing lengths around the circumference of surfaces 142a and 142b (yielding angles A1 and A2 in Fig. 4), a rotationally asymmetric spray pattern can be created.
- An undulating, cam-like surface can be formed on the end of the fuel injector to truncate the curved surface at varying lengths (e.g., surface 143 shown in Fig. 6).
- surface 143 shown in Fig. 6
- only a portion of the end of the fuel injector bears the cam-like surface 143, and those portions might resemble the cross section of Fig. 4.
- the remainder of the end of the injector, including surface 142a might resemble the cross section of Fig. 3.
- Many differing cam-like shapes, combinations of differing cam-like shapes, or combinations of cam-like shapes and other shapes can be employed to produce a wide array of differing spray patterns. Any of those shapes can include additional surfaces features, e.g., radial grooves on the cam-like surface.
- a spray pattern results that is dispersed over a range of "elevation angles" (i.e., angles with respect to the injector axis).
- Elevation angles i.e., angles with respect to the injector axis.
- Such a "corrugated" spray pattern has been observed to provide a large surface area spray for mixing fuel and air, and exhibits a lesser tendency to collapse toward the injector axis than a wide-angle conical spray.
- a wide variety of shapes can be implemented to yield a correspondingly wide array of desired fuel spray shapes for fuel injector 10.
- Angles A, A1 , and A2 can vary from 0° (creating a spray directed substantially axially) to 90° (creating a spray directed substantially radially). In some instances an angle greater than 90° could be employed.
- valve seat 140 is arranged with a seat angle of about a 45°, a radius of a curved portion of surface 142 of about 125 micrometers, a diameter of about 1.6mm for valve body 114, and an angle A of about 0°, yielding a spray directed generally axially and subtending a cone angle of about 10° (half-angle).
- angle A can be made larger than about 60° or smaller than about 85° for use in a directly injected, conventional compression-ignition engine (e.g., a piston diesel engine).
- angle A can be made larger than about 5° or smaller than about 60° for use in a two-stroke gasoline engine.
- angle A can be made larger than about 15° or smaller than about 45° for use in a gasoline, direct-injected engine.
- angle A (or A1 and A2) can be made larger than about 0° or smaller than about 25° for use in a pre- chamber-injected engine.
- Those angular ranges can be employed in any suitable engine type (including those not listed above), or other suitable angular ranges can be employed for any suitable engine type (including those listed above).
- a spray-shaping surface 144 is formed on valve body 114 just outside the area where it engages valve seat 140.
- the indicated angle B between spray- shaping surface 144 and a substantially vertical lateral surface of valve body 114 can be selected to yield a desired geometry for the spray of fuel exiting fuel outlet 101 when injector 10 is open.
- spray-shaping surface 144 can be rotationally symmetric, or it can vary with angular position about its axis (not shown). Simple or complex curved surfaces or grooved surfaces can be employed. More generally, spray-shaping surfaces can be formed in any desired configuration on either or both of injector body 102 or valve body 114. If a spray-shaping surface is formed on valve body 114, the force exerted on that surface by the fuel spray typically should be accounted for when implementing the negative feedback mechanism described above.
- spray-shaping surfaces 142 or 144 In addition to spray-shaping surfaces 142 or 144 positioned near the valve seat 140, other spray-shaping surfaces or structures can be employed to shape or guide the fuel spray.
- spray-guiding surfaces 152 are arranged as a set of radially extending slots arranged around valve seat 140 and spray-shaping surface 142. Any suitable arrangement of such surfaces or structures for shaping or guiding the fuel spray shall fall within the scope of the term "spray-shaping" in the present disclosure or appended claims.
- a fuel injector comprises (a) an injector body comprising a primary fuel chamber, a fuel inlet connected to the primary fuel chamber, a secondary fuel chamber, an inwardly extending member separating the primary and secondary fuel chambers and at least partially surrounding a valve passage connecting the primary and secondary fuel chambers, a fuel outlet connected to the secondary fuel chamber, and a valve seat around the fuel outlet; (b) a reciprocating valve extending through the fuel outlet, secondary fuel chamber, valve passage, and primary fuel chamber; and (c) a fuel-metering passage extending between said fuel chambers and arranged to permit only restricted fuel flow from the primary fuel chamber into the secondary fuel chamber.
- valve and injector body are arranged so that movement of the valve in a first direction relative to the injector body causes engagement of the valve and the valve seat and substantially prevents fuel flow through the fuel outlet, and movement of the valve in a second direction relative to the injector body, the second direction being opposite the first direction, causes disengagement of the valve and the valve seat and enables fuel flow through the fuel outlet.
- the fuel injector is structured so that, with the valve disengaged from the valve seat and fuel flowing through the fuel outlet, the restricted fuel flow from the primary fuel chamber into the secondary fuel chamber results in a fuel pressure differential between the primary and secondary fuel chambers that in turn results in a flow-dependent force on the valve in the first direction, which force increases with increasing fuel flow through the fuel outlet.
- the inwardly extending member at least partially engages the valve as it passes through the valve passage.
- the injector is structured so that the flow-dependent force on the valve in the first direction varies substantially proportionally with a square of the rate of fuel flow through the fluid passage.
- a valve seal can be positioned and arranged to substantially prevent fuel flow along the valve through the primary fuel chamber past the valve seal, and the fuel injector is structured so that, with the valve engaged with the valve seat, the valve is substantially pressure balanced.
- the valve seal can extend along and reciprocate with the valve stem but be positioned with a gap between the valve seal and the valve stem, so that increasing pressure tends to expand the seal at the same time as it expands the bore plugged by the seal, reducing leakage.
- the fuel-metering passage can optionally be within the valve passage and comprise a gap between the injector body and the valve, and if so, the gap can be an axially extending groove in the inwardly extending member, or an axially extending flat surface of the valve facing a concave surface of the inwardly extending member.
- the fuel-metering passage can comprise a passage or orifice formed in the injector body.
- the inwardly extending member can be integrally formed as part of the injector body.
- a fuel injector comprises: an injector body, a valve passage, a fuel inlet connected to the valve passage, a fuel outlet connected to the valve passage, a reciprocating valve extending through the valve passage and through the fuel outlet, and a valve seat around the fuel outlet.
- the valve and injector body are arranged so that movement of the valve in a first direction relative to the injector body causes engagement of the valve and the valve seat and substantially prevents fuel flow through the fuel outlet, and movement of the valve in a second direction relative to the injector body, the second direction being opposite the first direction, causes disengagement of the valve and the valve seat and enables fuel flow through the fuel outlet.
- the fuel injector further has a spray-shaping surface arranged in a ring around the fuel outlet, positioned and shaped to be struck by fuel flowing through the fuel outlet, rotationally asymmetric around an axis defined by the valve, and including multiple circumferential segments arranged to deflect corresponding circumferential portions of the fuel spray flowing through the fuel outlet at differing corresponding angles relative to an axis defined by the valve.
- the spray-shaping surface can be (a) a surface of the valve adjacent to a valve-seat-engaging portion of the valve, or (b) a surface of the valve body, or (c) a combination of the two.
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