WO2016042847A1 - Fuel injection valve - Google Patents

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WO2016042847A1
WO2016042847A1 PCT/JP2015/065002 JP2015065002W WO2016042847A1 WO 2016042847 A1 WO2016042847 A1 WO 2016042847A1 JP 2015065002 W JP2015065002 W JP 2015065002W WO 2016042847 A1 WO2016042847 A1 WO 2016042847A1
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貴博 齋藤
稔 兵藤
小林 信章
昭宏 山▲崎▼
一樹 吉村
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日立オートモティブシステムズ株式会社
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    • 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
    • F02M51/00Fuel-injection apparatus characterised by being operated electrically
    • F02M51/06Injectors peculiar thereto with means directly operating the valve needle
    • 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
    • F02M61/00Fuel-injectors not provided for in groups F02M39/00 - F02M57/00 or F02M67/00
    • F02M61/16Details not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus of groups F02M61/02 - F02M61/14
    • F02M61/18Injection nozzles, e.g. having valve seats; Details of valve member seated ends, not otherwise provided for

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  • the present invention relates to a fuel injection valve that injects fuel.
  • Patent Document 1 a fuel injection valve described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-285923 (Patent Document 1) is known.
  • the fuel injection valve described in Patent Document 1 is a flat fuel diffusion that spreads radially outward from the outer edge of the valve seat hole between the valve seat member and the injector plate fixed to the tip surface of the valve seat member.
  • an annular step portion is formed on the ceiling surface of the fuel diffusion chamber to sequentially reduce the height of the ceiling surface in the radially outward direction.
  • Fuel injection holes are arranged away from the inner peripheral wall of the diffusion chamber, and fuel that spreads radially in the fuel diffusion chamber collides with the annular step portion to enhance the fuel diffusion effect (see summary).
  • the tip end face of the valve body that contacts the conical valve seat is formed in a spherical shape (see FIG. 2).
  • the tip surface of the valve body that contacts the conical valve seat is formed in a spherical shape, and the valve seat that penetrates the valve seat member is formed below the spherical valve body.
  • a hole is provided.
  • a large space including a valve seat hole is formed on the downstream side of the fuel seat portion where the valve body abuts the valve seat.
  • This space becomes a dead volume in which residual fuel accumulates after the fuel injection is completed.
  • this dead volume is large, the fuel injection amount varies greatly between when the fuel injection space is under atmospheric pressure and when it is under negative pressure.
  • the fuel flowing down from the seat portion flows from the entire circumference of the seat portion toward the center of the valve seat hole, merges so as to collide, and then radially outward from the outer edge of the valve seat hole. It flows so as to diffuse toward the flat fuel diffusion chamber.
  • the fuel flow flowing toward the center of the valve seat hole is decelerated so that the fuels flowing in from the entire circumference of the seat portion collide with each other, and the flow velocity cannot be sufficiently recovered before flowing into the fuel injection hole. There is sex.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel injection valve capable of reducing the dead volume formed on the downstream side of the fuel seat portion and improving the flow velocity of the fuel flowing into the fuel injection hole.
  • a fuel injection valve cooperates with a valve seat member having a valve seat and a fuel introduction hole formed on the downstream side of the valve seat and penetrating a lower end surface, and the valve seat.
  • a valve body that opens and closes the fuel passage, and a nozzle member that has a fuel injection hole formed radially outward from the inner peripheral surface of the fuel introduction hole and is fixed to the lower end surface of the valve seat member,
  • the nozzle member has a protruding portion that protrudes outward, and a fuel diffusion chamber is formed inside the protruding portion to flow the fuel flowing in from the fuel introduction hole outward in the radial direction.
  • the fuel injection valve has a protrusion at the tip of the valve body, and the protrusion protrudes toward the fuel diffusion chamber through the fuel introduction hole when the valve is closed.
  • the dead volume formed on the downstream side of the fuel seat portion is reduced and the fuel flowing into the fuel diffusion chamber is guided by the protruding portion provided at the distal end portion of the valve body.
  • the change in the fuel injection amount is small between the case where the fuel injection space is under atmospheric pressure and the case where the fuel injection space is under negative pressure, and the flow rate of the fuel flowing into the fuel injection hole is improved and the atomization performance is excellent.
  • a fuel injection valve can be provided.
  • FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of a nozzle portion 8 shown in FIG. 1 (a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 3). It is the III arrow directional view which looked at the nozzle plate 21n shown in FIG. 2 from the III arrow directional direction.
  • FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of a nozzle portion 8 shown in FIG. 1 (a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 3).
  • FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a longitudinal section along a central axis 1a of an embodiment of a fuel injection valve according to the present invention.
  • 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view (cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 3) showing the vicinity of the nozzle portion 8 shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 3 is a III arrow view of the nozzle plate 21n shown in FIG. 2 as viewed from the III arrow direction.
  • the center axis 1a coincides with the axis (valve axis) of a mover 27 provided integrally with a valve body 17 which will be described later, and coincides with the center axis of a cylindrical body 5 which will be described later.
  • the fuel injection valve 1 is constituted by a cylindrical body 5 made of a metal material so that the fuel flow path 3 is substantially along the central axis 1a.
  • the cylindrical body 5 is formed in a stepped shape in the direction along the central axis 1a by press working such as deep drawing using a metal material such as magnetic stainless steel.
  • the diameter of the one end side 5a is large with respect to the diameter of the other end side 5b.
  • the large diameter portion 5 a formed on one end side is drawn to be above the small diameter portion 5 b formed on the other end side.
  • the upper end portion (upper end side) is referred to as a base end portion (base end side), and the lower end portion (lower end side) is referred to as a distal end portion (front end side).
  • proximal end portion (proximal end side)” and distal end portion (front end side)” are based on the fuel flow direction. Further, the vertical relationship described in this specification is based on FIG. 1 and is not related to the vertical direction when the fuel injection valve 1 is mounted on the internal combustion engine.
  • a fuel supply port 2 is provided at the base end of the cylindrical body 5, and a fuel filter 13 for removing foreign matters mixed in the fuel is attached to the fuel supply port 2.
  • the fuel filter 13 includes a cylindrical metal core 13a, a resin material frame 13b, and a mesh-shaped filter body 13c.
  • the resin material of the frame 13b is, for example, nylon, fluororesin or the like, and is molded integrally with the core metal 13a.
  • the filter main body 13c is attached to the frame 13b, and is fixed to the base end portion of the cylindrical body 5 by press-fitting the cored bar 13a inside the large diameter portion 5a of the cylindrical body 5.
  • the base end portion of the cylindrical body 5 is formed with a flange portion (expanded diameter portion) 5d that is bent so as to expand toward the radially outer side, and the flange portion 5d and the base end side end portion 47a of the cover 47 are formed.
  • An O-ring 11 is disposed in the formed annular recess (annular groove) 4.
  • a valve portion 7 including a valve body 17 and a valve seat member 15 is formed at the tip of the cylindrical body 5.
  • the valve seat member 15 is formed with a through hole 15a penetrating in a direction along the central axis 1a.
  • a conical surface whose diameter decreases toward the downstream side is formed in the middle of the through hole 15a, and the through hole 15a is formed in a stepped shape by the conical surface.
  • the valve seat 15b is formed on the conical surface, and the fuel passage is opened and closed by the valve body 17 coming into contact with the valve seat 15b.
  • the entire conical surface on which the valve seat 15b is formed may be referred to as a valve seat surface.
  • the inner peripheral surface on the upper side from the conical surface in the through-hole 15 a constitutes a valve body accommodation hole for housing the valve body 17.
  • a guide surface 15c for guiding the valve body 17 in the direction along the central axis 1a is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 15a constituting the valve body accommodation hole.
  • a diameter increasing portion 15d that increases in diameter toward the upstream side is formed.
  • the enlarged diameter portion 15d facilitates the assembly of the valve body 17 and serves to enlarge the fuel passage cross section.
  • the lower end portion of the valve body accommodating hole 15a opens to the tip surface (lower end surface or downstream end surface) 15t (see FIG. 2) of the valve seat member 15, and this opening constitutes a fuel introduction hole 15e.
  • the valve seat member 15 is inserted inside the front end side of the cylindrical body 5 and is fixed to the cylindrical body 5 by laser welding.
  • the laser welding 19 is performed from the outer peripheral side of the cylindrical body 5 over the entire periphery.
  • the valve seat member 15 may be fixed to the tubular body 5 by laser welding after the valve seat member 15 is press-fitted inside the distal end side of the tubular body 5.
  • a nozzle plate (nozzle member) 21n is attached to an end face (hereinafter referred to as a front end face) 15t on the front end side of the valve seat member 15.
  • the nozzle plate 21n is fixed to the valve seat member 15 by laser welding.
  • the laser welding part 23 surrounds the injection hole forming region where the fuel injection holes 110-1 to 110-10 (see FIG. 3) are formed, and makes a round around the injection hole forming region.
  • the nozzle plate 21n is configured by a plate-like member (flat plate) having a uniform plate thickness, and a protruding portion 21na is formed at the center portion so as to protrude outward in the direction of the central axis 1a.
  • the protruding portion 21na is formed of a curved surface (for example, a spherical surface).
  • a fuel chamber (fuel diffusion chamber) 21a is formed inside the projecting portion 21na.
  • the fuel chamber 21a communicates with a fuel introduction hole 15e formed in the valve seat member 15, and fuel is supplied to the fuel chamber 21a through the fuel introduction hole 15e. Radius r 21a of the fuel diffusion chamber 21a is greater than the radius r 15e of the fuel introduction hole 15e.
  • a plurality of fuel injection holes 110-1 to 110-10 are formed in the projecting portion 21na.
  • the fuel injection holes 110-1 to 110-10 have an inlet opening formed radially outside the radius r 15e , and an outlet opening formed further radially outside the inlet opening. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the central axes 110-3a and 110-8a of the fuel injection holes 110-3 and 110-8 are inclined with respect to the central axis 1a of the fuel injection valve 1.
  • the central axes of the fuel injection holes 110-1, 110-2, 110-4 to 110-7, 110-9, 110-10 are also inclined with respect to the central axis 1a of the fuel injection valve 1. Yes. However, the inclination direction and the inclination angle of each central axis are different for each fuel injection hole in order to inject fuel in a direction to be described later.
  • the fuel injected from the fuel injection holes 110-1 to 110-5 is injected in the direction indicated by the arrow A, and the fuel injection holes 110-6 to 110-
  • the inclination angle of the central axis of each of the fuel injection holes 110-1 to 110-10 is set so that the fuel injected from 10 is injected in the direction indicated by arrow B.
  • the two-way spray in which a fuel is divided and injected in two directions is formed.
  • the form of the fuel spray is not limited to the two-way spray, and the spray may be formed in more than one direction, or may be formed in only one direction.
  • the fuel injection holes 110-1 to 110-10 will be described simply as “fuel injection holes 110”.
  • the nozzle plate 21n described above constitutes the fuel injection section 21 that determines the fuel spray form.
  • valve portion 7 that opens and closes the fuel injection hole 110 is constituted by a valve seat member 15 and a valve body 17, and the fuel injection portion 21 that determines the form of fuel spray is constituted by a nozzle plate 21n.
  • the valve part 7 and the fuel injection part 21 comprise the nozzle part 8 for performing fuel injection. That is, the nozzle portion 8 in the present embodiment is configured by joining the nozzle plate 21n to the tip surface 15t on the main body side (valve seat member 15) of the nozzle portion 8.
  • the valve body 17 is constituted by a needle valve, and a seat portion 17a that comes into contact with the valve seat 15b is formed.
  • the seat portion 17a and the valve seat 15b of the valve body 17 constitute a fuel seat portion that shuts off the fuel flow by abutting each other.
  • a plurality of projecting portions formed to protrude from the outer peripheral surface are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 17b of the valve body 17 at a portion facing the guide surface 15c at intervals in the circumferential direction. It slides on the guide surface 15c.
  • the guide structure of the valve body 17 has various forms, and is not limited to the form of the present embodiment.
  • the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 17b of the valve body 17 may be formed of a simple cylindrical surface or cylindrical surface, and a groove serving as a fuel passage may be formed on the guide surface 15c side that guides the cylindrical surface or cylindrical surface.
  • a driving unit 9 for driving the valve body 17 is disposed in the middle part of the cylindrical body 5.
  • the drive unit 9 is composed of an electromagnetic actuator (electromagnetic drive unit). Specifically, the drive unit 9 is disposed on the front end side with respect to the fixed iron core 25 inside the cylindrical body 5 and the fixed iron core 25 fixed inside (inner peripheral side) of the cylindrical body 5.
  • the electromagnetic coil 29 is extrapolated to the side, and a yoke 33 that covers the electromagnetic coil 29 on the outer peripheral side of the electromagnetic coil 29.
  • a movable element 27 and a movable iron core 27a are accommodated inside the cylindrical body 5, and the cylindrical body 5 constitutes a housing that faces the outer peripheral surface of the movable iron core 27a and surrounds the movable iron core 27a.
  • the movable iron core 27a, the fixed iron core 25, and the yoke 33 constitute a closed magnetic circuit through which a magnetic flux generated by energizing the electromagnetic coil 29 flows.
  • the magnetic flux passes through the minute gap ⁇ , in order to reduce the leakage magnetic flux flowing through the cylindrical body 5 at the portion of the minute gap ⁇ , the nonmagnetic portion or the cylindrical body is located at a position corresponding to the minute gap ⁇ of the cylindrical body 5.
  • 5 is provided with a weak magnetic portion 5c that is weaker than other portions.
  • the nonmagnetic portion or the weak magnetic portion 5c will be described simply as the nonmagnetic portion 5c.
  • the nonmagnetic portion 5 c can be formed by performing a demagnetization process on the cylindrical body 5 having magnetism with respect to the cylindrical body 5.
  • Such demagnetization treatment can be performed by, for example, heat treatment.
  • a hardening process for increasing the hardness of the nonmagnetic portion 5c is also performed by heat treatment or cold working.
  • the non-magnetic cylindrical body 5 c is preferably a material having higher hardness than the cylindrical body 5.
  • the portion corresponding to the non-magnetic portion 5c can be made thinner.
  • the electromagnetic coil 29 is wound around a bobbin 31 formed in a cylindrical shape with a resin material and is extrapolated to the outer peripheral side of the cylindrical body 5.
  • the electromagnetic coil 29 is electrically connected to a terminal 43 provided on the connector 41.
  • a coil device 70 is constituted by the electromagnetic coil 29, the bobbin 31, the terminal 43, and the like.
  • An external drive circuit (not shown) is connected to the connector 41, and a drive current is passed through the electromagnetic coil 29 via the terminal 43.
  • the fixed iron core 25 is made of a magnetic metal material.
  • the fixed iron core 25 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and has a through hole 25a that penetrates the central portion in a direction along the central axis 1a.
  • the fixed iron core 25 is press-fitted and fixed to the proximal end side of the small-diameter portion 5 b of the cylindrical body 5, and is positioned at the intermediate portion of the cylindrical body 5. Since the large diameter portion 5a is provided on the base end side of the small diameter portion 5b, the fixed iron core 25 can be easily assembled.
  • the fixed iron core 25 may be fixed to the cylindrical body 5 by welding, or may be fixed to the cylindrical body 5 by using welding and press fitting together.
  • the movable element 27 has a large-diameter portion 27 a formed on the proximal end side, and the large-diameter portion 27 a constitutes a movable iron core 27 a that faces the fixed iron core 25.
  • a small diameter portion 27b (shaft portion 17b) is formed on the distal end side with respect to the movable iron core 27a of the mover 27, and the valve body 17 is formed at the distal end of the small diameter portion 27b.
  • the small diameter portion 27b constitutes a connection portion 27b that connects the movable iron core 27a and the valve body 17.
  • the movable iron core 27a and the connecting portion 27b are integrally formed (one member made of the same material), but two members may be joined.
  • the mover 27 includes a movable iron core 27a, a small diameter portion 27b (shaft portion 17b), and a valve body 17.
  • the movable iron core 27a is a member that is connected to the valve body 17 and drives the valve body 17 in the opening / closing valve direction by the magnetic attraction acting between the fixed iron core 25 and the movable iron core 27a.
  • the mover 27 is guided to move in the direction along the central axis 1a (the on-off valve direction).
  • the hardness of the nonmagnetic portion 5c described above may be increased by a demagnetization process.
  • FIG. it is good to comprise the guide surface (support surface) which guides the outer peripheral part of the movable iron core 27a with this nonmagnetic part 5c.
  • a concave portion 27c that opens to an end surface facing the fixed iron core 25 is formed in the direction of the central axis 1a.
  • An annular surface 27e serving as a spring seat of a spring (coil spring) 39 is formed on the bottom surface of the recess 27c.
  • a through hole 27f is formed on the inner peripheral side of the annular surface 27e so as to penetrate the distal end side end of the small diameter portion (connecting portion) 27b along the central axis 1a.
  • the small diameter portion 27b has an opening 27d on the side surface.
  • a back pressure chamber 37 is formed between the outer peripheral surface of the small diameter portion 27 b and the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical body 5.
  • the through hole 27f opens at the bottom surface of the recess 27c, and the opening 27d opens at the outer peripheral surface of the small diameter portion 27b, so that the base end side of the mover 27 and the side surface of the mover 27 are formed inside the mover 27
  • the fuel flow path 3 is formed to communicate with the back pressure chamber 37 formed in the above.
  • the fuel passage that communicates the concave portion 27c of the movable iron core 27a and the back pressure chamber 37 is not limited to the above-described configuration, and communicates directly from the concave portion 27c to the back pressure chamber 37 without passing through the through hole 27f of the small diameter portion 27b. It may be formed. In this case, the through hole 27f of the small diameter portion 27b is not necessary, and the small diameter portion 27b may be formed in a columnar shape.
  • a coil spring 39 is disposed in a compressed state across the through hole 25a of the fixed iron core 25 and the recess 27c of the movable iron core 27a.
  • the coil spring 39 functions as a biasing member that biases the movable element 27 in a direction (valve closing direction) in which the valve element 17 contacts the valve seat 15b.
  • An adjuster (adjuster) 35 is disposed inside the through hole 25 a of the fixed iron core 25, and the proximal end side end portion of the coil spring 39 is in contact with the distal end side end surface of the adjuster 35.
  • the adjuster 35 has a fuel flow path 3 that penetrates the central portion in a direction along the central axis 1a. After flowing through the fuel flow path 3 of the adjuster 35, the fuel flows into the fuel flow path 3 at the tip side portion of the through hole 25 a of the fixed iron core 25, and then flows into the fuel flow path 3 configured in the mover 27.
  • the yoke 33 is made of a magnetic metal material and also serves as a housing for the fuel injection valve 1.
  • the yoke 33 is formed in a stepped cylindrical shape having a large diameter portion 33a and a small diameter portion 33b.
  • the large diameter portion 33a has a cylindrical shape covering the outer periphery of the electromagnetic coil 29, and a small diameter portion 33b having a smaller diameter than the large diameter portion 33a is formed on the distal end side of the large diameter portion 33a.
  • the small diameter portion 33 b is press-fitted or inserted into the outer periphery of the small diameter portion 5 b of the cylindrical body 5. Thereby, the inner peripheral surface of the small diameter portion 33 b is in close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical body 5. At this time, at least a part of the inner peripheral surface of the small-diameter portion 33b is opposed to the outer peripheral surface of the movable iron core 27a via the cylindrical body 5, and the magnetic resistance of the closed magnetic path at this facing portion is reduced.
  • An annular recess 33c is formed along the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface of the end portion on the front end side of the yoke 33.
  • the yoke 33 and the cylindrical body 5 are joined over the entire circumference by laser welding 24.
  • the yoke 33 has a distal end side end located on the distal end side with respect to the proximal end side end of the valve seat member 15. For this reason, the yoke 33 and the valve seat member 15 are provided in an overlapping range in the direction along the central axis 1a, and the tip of the cylindrical body 5 is reinforced.
  • the laser welding portion 19 of the valve seat member 15 is located further to the front end side than the end portion on the front end side of the yoke 33 so that the assembly order of the valve seat member 15 and the yoke 33 is not restricted. .
  • a cylindrical protector 49 having a flange portion 49 a is extrapolated to the distal end portion of the cylindrical body 5, and the distal end portion of the cylindrical body 5 is protected by the protector 49.
  • the protector 49 covers the top of the laser welding portion 24 of the yoke 33.
  • An annular groove 34 is formed by the flange portion 49a of the protector 49, the small diameter portion 33b of the yoke 33, and the step surface of the large diameter portion 33a and the small diameter portion 33b of the yoke 33, and an O-ring 46 is extrapolated to the annular groove 34.
  • the O-ring 46 is liquid-tight and air-tight between the inner peripheral surface of the insertion port formed on the internal combustion engine side and the outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter portion 33b of the yoke 33. Acts as a seal to ensure.
  • the resin cover 47 is molded and covered from the middle portion of the fuel injection valve 1 to the vicinity of the proximal end portion.
  • the end portion on the front end side of the resin cover 47 covers a part of the base end side of the large diameter portion 33 a of the yoke 33.
  • the resin cover 47 covers a wiring member that connects the electromagnetic coil 29 and the terminal 43, and the connector 41 is integrally formed by the resin cover 47.
  • the mover 27 When the electromagnetic coil 29 is in a non-energized state and no drive current flows through the electromagnetic coil 29, the mover 27 is urged in the valve closing direction by the coil spring 39, and the valve element 17 abuts (seats) the valve seat 15b. Is in a state.
  • a gap ⁇ exists between the distal end side end surface of the fixed iron core 25 and the proximal end side end surface of the movable iron core 27a.
  • the gap ⁇ is equal to the stroke of the mover 27 (that is, the valve body 17).
  • valve closed The time from when the movable element 27 moves in the valve opening direction and the valve body 17 starts to move away from the valve seat 15b to the time when the movable element 27 moves in the valve closing direction and the valve element 17 contacts the valve seat 15b again is opened.
  • valve closed the time when the valve element 17 is in contact with the valve seat 15b and is closed is called the valve closed time (valve closed state).
  • a protrusion may be provided on the end surface of the movable iron core 27a facing the fixed iron core 25.
  • the moving distance (stroke) of the valve body 17 is a size obtained by subtracting the protrusion height from the gap ⁇ .
  • mover 27 may be provided before the movable iron core 27a and the fixed iron core 25 contact.
  • FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view (sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 3) showing the vicinity of the nozzle portion 8 shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 2 shows the valve closed state
  • FIG. 4 shows the valve opened state.
  • a space (fuel reservoir) 3a surrounded by the valve body 17 and the valve seat member 15 on the downstream side from the seat portion 17a and the valve seat 15b of the valve body 17 and a space (fuel) inside the fuel introduction hole 15e.
  • the reservoir 3b and the space (fuel reservoir) 3c of the fuel chamber 21a form a dead volume in which fuel remains after fuel injection.
  • a protruding portion 17c is provided at the tip of the valve body 17.
  • the front end portion (front end surface) of the projecting portion 17c is located below the lower end surface 15t of the valve seat member 15 when the valve is closed, and penetrates the fuel introduction hole 15e and protrudes into the fuel chamber 21a.
  • the nozzle plate 21n is formed with a protruding portion 21na that protrudes outward, and a fuel chamber 21a is formed inside the protruding portion 21na.
  • a protruding amount (dimension) of the tip of the protruding portion 17c into the fuel chamber 21a is d1.
  • the height dimension h1 of the fuel chamber 21a is larger than the protruding dimension d1.
  • the tip of the projecting portion 17c has a columnar shape or a disc shape, and the tip surface has a circular shape.
  • An annular fuel passage 200 is formed between the outer peripheral surface 17g of the protruding portion 17c and the inner peripheral surface of the fuel introduction hole 15e.
  • the total cross-sectional area S2 of the annular fuel passage 200 is configured to be larger than the total cross-sectional area S1 of the fuel passage formed between the seat portion 17a of the valve body 17 and the valve seat 15b when the valve is opened. .
  • the front end surface of the projecting portion 17c and the lower end surface 15t of the valve seat member 15 are positioned at the same height.
  • the tip end surface of the projecting portion 17c and the lower end surface 15t of the valve seat member 15 do not need to be at the same height position when the valve is opened, but are desirably positioned at least downward from the same height position. This is because the outer peripheral surface of the protruding portion 17c functions as a flow path surface that guides fuel to the fuel chamber 21a.
  • a curved surface portion 17d formed on the downstream end portion of the shaft portion 17b, a tapered portion 17e formed on the downstream side of the curved surface portion 17d, and a downstream end portion of the tapered portion 17e.
  • the curved surface portion 17f is formed, and the cylindrical surface portion 17g is formed on the downstream side of the curved surface portion 17f.
  • the curved surface portion 17d is formed of a curved surface that protrudes toward the fuel passage, and connects the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 17b and the tapered surface 17e.
  • the curved surface of the curved surface portion 17d has an arc shape on the cross section of FIG.
  • the curved surface portion 17f is formed of a curved surface that is concave from the fuel passage side toward the inside of the valve body, and connects the tapered surface 17e and the cylindrical surface portion 17g of the projecting portion 17c.
  • the curved surface of the curved surface portion 17f has an arc shape on the cross section of FIG.
  • the fuel 201 flows into the throttle channel toward the fuel seat portion, and the flow velocity is increased.
  • the fuel that has passed through the curved surface portion 17d flows down the fuel passage formed between the seat portion 17a and the valve seat 15b, and reaches the fuel introduction hole 15e.
  • a curved surface portion 17f is formed on the upstream side of the fuel introduction hole 15e, and the direction in which the fuel flows on the upstream side of the fuel introduction hole 15e is guided in a direction 202 along the central axis 1a.
  • the pressure loss generated in the fuel flow at this portion can be suppressed. Therefore, the fuel flow can suppress a decrease in the flow rate and can maintain a large flow rate.
  • the cylindrical surface portion 17g of the projecting portion 17c guides the fuel whose direction of flow is changed along the central axis 1a to the fuel chamber 21a. Since the curved surface portion 17f and the cylindrical surface portion 17g change the direction of the fuel flow and guide the fuel to the fuel chamber 21a, the fuel can flow into the fuel chamber 21a while maintaining a large flow velocity.
  • the curved surface portion 17f and the cylindrical surface portion 17g function as a guide surface that guides the flow of fuel.
  • the curved surface portion 17f may be formed of a tapered surface, but the direction of the fuel flow can be changed smoothly if the curved surface, preferably the arc surface on the cross section shown in FIG.
  • the fuel that has flowed into the fuel chamber 21a flows outward through the fuel chamber 21a at a large flow velocity and flows into the fuel injection hole 110. Thereby, the fuel injected from the fuel injection hole 110 can maintain a large flow velocity, and the atomization performance of the spray is improved.
  • the projecting portion 17c contributes to a reduction in the volume of the dead volumes 3a, 3b, 3c.
  • the tip of the protruding portion 17c protrudes into the fuel chamber 21a even when the valve is opened.
  • the protrusion dimension d1 of the protrusion 17c is preferably larger than the stroke ⁇ of the mover 27.
  • the change in the fuel injection amount is increased depending on whether the space in which the fuel is injected is at atmospheric pressure or negative pressure.
  • the volumes of the three spaces (fuel reservoirs) 3a, 3b, 3c described above can be reduced by the projecting portion 17c, and even if the pressure of the space into which the fuel is injected changes. The change in the fuel injection amount can be suppressed.

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A fuel injection valve of the present invention is provided with: a valve seat member 15 that has a valve seat 15b and a fuel introduction hole 15e that is formed on the downstream side of the valve seat 15b and penetrates through a lower end surface 15t; a valve body 17 for opening and closing a fuel channel in collaboration with the valve seat 15b; and a nozzle member 21n in which fuel injection holes 110-3, 110-8 are formed radially outward from an inner circumferential surface of the fuel introduction hole 15e and which is fixed to the lower end surface 15t. The nozzle member 21n has a protruding section 21na, and a fuel diffusion chamber 21a that allows fuel to flow radially outward is formed on the inside of the protruding section 21na. A protruding section 17c is formed at a distal end of the valve body 17, and when the valve is closed, the protruding section 17c penetrates through the fuel introduction hole 15e and protrudes out to the fuel diffusion chamber 21a side. Due to this configuration, a dead volume formed on the downstream side of a fuel sheet section can be reduced, and the flow speed of the fuel flowing into the fuel injection holes can be improved.

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燃料噴射弁Fuel injection valve
 本発明は、燃料を噴射する燃料噴射弁に関する。 The present invention relates to a fuel injection valve that injects fuel.
 本技術分野の背景技術として、特開2004-285923号公報(特許文献1)に記載された燃料噴射弁が知られている。特許文献1に記載された燃料噴射弁は、弁座部材と弁座部材の先端面に固定されたインジェクタプレートとの間に弁座孔の外端縁より半径方向外方に広がる偏平な燃料拡散室を設けた燃料噴射弁において、燃料拡散室の天井面に、天井面の高さを半径方向外方に向かって順次低下させる環状段部を形成し、この環状段部の直下に、かつ燃料拡散室の内周壁から離して燃料噴孔を配置し、燃料拡散室で放射状に広がる燃料を環状段部に衝突させて燃料の拡散効果を高めるようにしている(要約参照)。 As a background art in this technical field, a fuel injection valve described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-285923 (Patent Document 1) is known. The fuel injection valve described in Patent Document 1 is a flat fuel diffusion that spreads radially outward from the outer edge of the valve seat hole between the valve seat member and the injector plate fixed to the tip surface of the valve seat member. In the fuel injection valve provided with the chamber, an annular step portion is formed on the ceiling surface of the fuel diffusion chamber to sequentially reduce the height of the ceiling surface in the radially outward direction. Fuel injection holes are arranged away from the inner peripheral wall of the diffusion chamber, and fuel that spreads radially in the fuel diffusion chamber collides with the annular step portion to enhance the fuel diffusion effect (see summary).
 この燃料噴射弁では、円錐状の弁座と当接する弁体の先端面が球状に形成されている(図2参照)。 In this fuel injection valve, the tip end face of the valve body that contacts the conical valve seat is formed in a spherical shape (see FIG. 2).
特開2004-285923号公報JP 2004-285923 A
 特許文献1に記載された燃料噴射弁では、円錐状の弁座と当接する弁体の先端面が球状に形成されており、球状を成す弁体の下方には弁座部材を貫通する弁座孔が設けられている。このため、弁体が弁座に当接する燃料シート部の下流側に、弁座孔を含む大きな空間が形成されている。この空間は、燃料噴射を終了した後、残留燃料が溜まるデッドボリュームとなる。このデッドボリュームが大きい場合、燃料噴射空間が大気圧下にある場合と負圧下にある場合とでは、燃料噴射量が大きく変化する。 In the fuel injection valve described in Patent Document 1, the tip surface of the valve body that contacts the conical valve seat is formed in a spherical shape, and the valve seat that penetrates the valve seat member is formed below the spherical valve body. A hole is provided. For this reason, a large space including a valve seat hole is formed on the downstream side of the fuel seat portion where the valve body abuts the valve seat. This space becomes a dead volume in which residual fuel accumulates after the fuel injection is completed. When this dead volume is large, the fuel injection amount varies greatly between when the fuel injection space is under atmospheric pressure and when it is under negative pressure.
 また、シート部から下流側に流下する燃料は、シート部の全周から弁座孔の中心に向かって流れ込み、衝突するように合流した後、弁座孔の外端縁より半径方向外方に広がる偏平な燃料拡散室に向かって拡散するように流れる。この場合、弁座孔の中心に向かって流れる燃料流れは、シート部全周から流れ込む燃料同士が衝突するように合流するため減速され、燃料噴射孔に流入するまでに流速を十分に回復できない可能性がある。 Further, the fuel flowing down from the seat portion flows from the entire circumference of the seat portion toward the center of the valve seat hole, merges so as to collide, and then radially outward from the outer edge of the valve seat hole. It flows so as to diffuse toward the flat fuel diffusion chamber. In this case, the fuel flow flowing toward the center of the valve seat hole is decelerated so that the fuels flowing in from the entire circumference of the seat portion collide with each other, and the flow velocity cannot be sufficiently recovered before flowing into the fuel injection hole. There is sex.
 燃料噴射孔に流入する燃料の流速が小さいと、燃料噴射孔から噴射される燃料噴霧の微粒化性能が低下することになる。 When the flow rate of the fuel flowing into the fuel injection hole is small, the atomization performance of the fuel spray injected from the fuel injection hole is lowered.
 本発明の目的は、燃料シート部の下流側に形成されるデッドボリュームを小さくすると共に、燃料噴射孔に流入する燃料の流速を向上することができる燃料噴射弁を提供することにある。 An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel injection valve capable of reducing the dead volume formed on the downstream side of the fuel seat portion and improving the flow velocity of the fuel flowing into the fuel injection hole.
 上記目的を達成するために、本発明の燃料噴射弁は、弁座と前記弁座の下流側に形成され下端面を貫通する燃料導入孔とを有する弁座部材と、前記弁座と協働して燃料通路を開閉する弁体と、燃料導入孔の内周面よりも径方向外方に燃料噴射孔が形成され前記弁座部材の前記下端面に固定されたノズル部材とを備え、前記ノズル部材は外方に向かって突状を成す突状部を有し、前記突状部の内側に前記燃料導入孔から流入した燃料を径方向外方に向かって流す燃料拡散室が形成された燃料噴射弁において、前記弁体の先端部に突状部を有し、前記突状部は閉弁時に前記燃料導入孔を貫通して前記燃料拡散室側に突出している。 In order to achieve the above object, a fuel injection valve according to the present invention cooperates with a valve seat member having a valve seat and a fuel introduction hole formed on the downstream side of the valve seat and penetrating a lower end surface, and the valve seat. A valve body that opens and closes the fuel passage, and a nozzle member that has a fuel injection hole formed radially outward from the inner peripheral surface of the fuel introduction hole and is fixed to the lower end surface of the valve seat member, The nozzle member has a protruding portion that protrudes outward, and a fuel diffusion chamber is formed inside the protruding portion to flow the fuel flowing in from the fuel introduction hole outward in the radial direction. The fuel injection valve has a protrusion at the tip of the valve body, and the protrusion protrudes toward the fuel diffusion chamber through the fuel introduction hole when the valve is closed.
 本発明によれば、弁体の先端部に設けられた突状部により、燃料シート部の下流側に形成されるデッドボリュームを小さくすると共に、燃料拡散室に流入する燃料を誘導する。
 これにより、燃料噴射空間が大気圧下にある場合と負圧下にある場合とで、燃料噴射量の変化が小さく、また燃料噴射孔に流入する燃料の流速を向上して微粒化性能に優れた燃料噴射弁を提供することができる。
According to the present invention, the dead volume formed on the downstream side of the fuel seat portion is reduced and the fuel flowing into the fuel diffusion chamber is guided by the protruding portion provided at the distal end portion of the valve body.
As a result, the change in the fuel injection amount is small between the case where the fuel injection space is under atmospheric pressure and the case where the fuel injection space is under negative pressure, and the flow rate of the fuel flowing into the fuel injection hole is improved and the atomization performance is excellent. A fuel injection valve can be provided.
本発明に係る燃料噴射弁の一実施例について、中心軸線1aに沿う縦断面を示す縦断面図である。It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the longitudinal cross-section in alignment with the central axis 1a about one Example of the fuel injection valve which concerns on this invention. 図1に示すノズル部8の近傍を拡大して示す断面図(図3のII-II矢視断面図)である。FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of a nozzle portion 8 shown in FIG. 1 (a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 3). 図2に示すノズルプレート21nをIII矢視方向から見たIII矢視図である。It is the III arrow directional view which looked at the nozzle plate 21n shown in FIG. 2 from the III arrow directional direction. 図1に示すノズル部8の近傍を拡大して示す断面図(図3のII-II矢視断面図)である。FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of a nozzle portion 8 shown in FIG. 1 (a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 3).
 本発明に係る燃料噴射弁の一実施例について、図1~図4を用いて説明する。 An embodiment of a fuel injection valve according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
 まず、図1乃至図3を参照して、燃料噴射弁1の全体構成について説明する。図1は、本発明に係る燃料噴射弁の一実施例について、中心軸線1aに沿う縦断面を示す縦断面図である。図2は、図1に示すノズル部8の近傍を拡大して示す断面図(図3のII-II矢視断面図)である。図3は、図2に示すノズルプレート21nをIII矢視方向から見たIII矢視図である。なお、中心軸線1aは、後述する弁体17が一体に設けられた可動子27の軸心(弁軸心)に一致し、後述する筒状体5の中心軸線に一致している。 First, the overall configuration of the fuel injection valve 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a longitudinal section along a central axis 1a of an embodiment of a fuel injection valve according to the present invention. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view (cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 3) showing the vicinity of the nozzle portion 8 shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a III arrow view of the nozzle plate 21n shown in FIG. 2 as viewed from the III arrow direction. The center axis 1a coincides with the axis (valve axis) of a mover 27 provided integrally with a valve body 17 which will be described later, and coincides with the center axis of a cylindrical body 5 which will be described later.
 燃料噴射弁1には、金属材製の筒状体5によって、その内側に燃料流路3がほぼ中心軸線1aに沿うように構成されている。筒状体5は、磁性を有するステンレス等の金属素材を用い、深絞り加工等のプレス加工により中心軸線1aに沿う方向に段付きの形状に形成されている。これにより、筒状体5は、一端側5aの径が他端側5bの径に対して大きくなっている。図1においては、一端側に形成された大径部5aが、他端側に形成された小径部5bの上側になるように描いてある。 The fuel injection valve 1 is constituted by a cylindrical body 5 made of a metal material so that the fuel flow path 3 is substantially along the central axis 1a. The cylindrical body 5 is formed in a stepped shape in the direction along the central axis 1a by press working such as deep drawing using a metal material such as magnetic stainless steel. Thereby, as for the cylindrical body 5, the diameter of the one end side 5a is large with respect to the diameter of the other end side 5b. In FIG. 1, the large diameter portion 5 a formed on one end side is drawn to be above the small diameter portion 5 b formed on the other end side.
 図1において、上端部(上端側)を基端部(基端側)と呼び、下端部(下端側)を先端部(先端側)と呼ぶことにする。基端部(基端側)及び先端部(先端側)という呼び方は、燃料の流れ方向に基づいている。また、本明細書において説明される上下関係は図1を基準とするもので、燃料噴射弁1の内燃機関への搭載時における上下方向とは関係がない。 In FIG. 1, the upper end portion (upper end side) is referred to as a base end portion (base end side), and the lower end portion (lower end side) is referred to as a distal end portion (front end side). The term “proximal end portion (proximal end side)” and “distal end portion (front end side)” are based on the fuel flow direction. Further, the vertical relationship described in this specification is based on FIG. 1 and is not related to the vertical direction when the fuel injection valve 1 is mounted on the internal combustion engine.
 筒状体5の基端部には燃料供給口2が設けられ、この燃料供給口2に、燃料に混入した異物を取り除くための燃料フィルタ13が取り付けられている。燃料フィルタ13は、筒状の芯金13aと、樹脂材料製のフレーム13bと、メッシュ状のフィルタ本体13cとで構成されている。フレーム13bの樹脂材料は、例えば、ナイロン、フッ素樹脂等であり、芯金13aと一体に成形されている。フィルタ本体13cはフレーム13bに取り付けられ、芯金13aが筒状体5の大径部5aの内側に圧入されることにより、筒状体5の基端部に固定されている。 A fuel supply port 2 is provided at the base end of the cylindrical body 5, and a fuel filter 13 for removing foreign matters mixed in the fuel is attached to the fuel supply port 2. The fuel filter 13 includes a cylindrical metal core 13a, a resin material frame 13b, and a mesh-shaped filter body 13c. The resin material of the frame 13b is, for example, nylon, fluororesin or the like, and is molded integrally with the core metal 13a. The filter main body 13c is attached to the frame 13b, and is fixed to the base end portion of the cylindrical body 5 by press-fitting the cored bar 13a inside the large diameter portion 5a of the cylindrical body 5.
 筒状体5の基端部は径方向外側に向けて拡径するように曲げられた鍔部(拡径部)5dが形成され、鍔部5dとカバー47の基端側端部47aとで形成される環状凹部(環状溝部)4にOリング11が配設されている。 The base end portion of the cylindrical body 5 is formed with a flange portion (expanded diameter portion) 5d that is bent so as to expand toward the radially outer side, and the flange portion 5d and the base end side end portion 47a of the cover 47 are formed. An O-ring 11 is disposed in the formed annular recess (annular groove) 4.
 筒状体5の先端部には、弁体17と弁座部材15とからなる弁部7が構成されている。弁座部材15には、中心軸線1aに沿う方向に貫通する貫通孔15aが形成されている。貫通孔15aの途中には下流側に向かって縮径する円錐面が形成され、貫通孔15aはこの円錐面によって段付き状に形成されている。そして円錐面上には弁座15bが構成され、弁体17が弁座15bに離接することにより、燃料通路の開閉が行われる。なお、弁座15bが形成された円錐面全体を弁座面と呼ぶ場合もある。 A valve portion 7 including a valve body 17 and a valve seat member 15 is formed at the tip of the cylindrical body 5. The valve seat member 15 is formed with a through hole 15a penetrating in a direction along the central axis 1a. A conical surface whose diameter decreases toward the downstream side is formed in the middle of the through hole 15a, and the through hole 15a is formed in a stepped shape by the conical surface. The valve seat 15b is formed on the conical surface, and the fuel passage is opened and closed by the valve body 17 coming into contact with the valve seat 15b. The entire conical surface on which the valve seat 15b is formed may be referred to as a valve seat surface.
 貫通孔15aにおける、円錐面から上側の内周面は、弁体17を収容する弁体収容孔を構成する。弁体収容孔を構成する貫通孔15aの内周面に、弁体17を中心軸線1aに沿う方向に案内するガイド面15cが形成されている。ガイド面15cの上流側には、上流側に向かって拡径する拡径部15dが形成されている。拡径部15dは弁体17の組付けを容易にすると共に、燃料通路断面を拡大するのに役立っている。一方、弁体収容孔15aの下端部は弁座部材15の先端面(下端面又は下流側端面)15t(図2参照)に開口し、この開口は燃料導入孔15eを構成する。 The inner peripheral surface on the upper side from the conical surface in the through-hole 15 a constitutes a valve body accommodation hole for housing the valve body 17. A guide surface 15c for guiding the valve body 17 in the direction along the central axis 1a is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 15a constituting the valve body accommodation hole. On the upstream side of the guide surface 15c, a diameter increasing portion 15d that increases in diameter toward the upstream side is formed. The enlarged diameter portion 15d facilitates the assembly of the valve body 17 and serves to enlarge the fuel passage cross section. On the other hand, the lower end portion of the valve body accommodating hole 15a opens to the tip surface (lower end surface or downstream end surface) 15t (see FIG. 2) of the valve seat member 15, and this opening constitutes a fuel introduction hole 15e.
 弁座部材15は、筒状体5の先端側内側に挿入され、レーザ溶接により筒状体5に固定されている。レーザ溶接19は、筒状体5の外周側から全周に亘って実施されている。この場合、弁座部材15を筒状体5の先端側内側に圧入した上で、弁座部材15をレーザ溶接により筒状体5に固定してもよい。 The valve seat member 15 is inserted inside the front end side of the cylindrical body 5 and is fixed to the cylindrical body 5 by laser welding. The laser welding 19 is performed from the outer peripheral side of the cylindrical body 5 over the entire periphery. In this case, the valve seat member 15 may be fixed to the tubular body 5 by laser welding after the valve seat member 15 is press-fitted inside the distal end side of the tubular body 5.
 図2に示すように、弁座部材15の先端側の端面(以下、先端面と言う)15tには、ノズルプレート(ノズル部材)21nが取り付けられている。ノズルプレート21nは弁座部材15に対してレーザ溶接により固定されている。レーザ溶接部23は、燃料噴射孔110-1~110-10(図3参照)が形成された噴射孔形成領域を取り囲むようにして、この噴射孔形成領域の周囲を一周している。 As shown in FIG. 2, a nozzle plate (nozzle member) 21n is attached to an end face (hereinafter referred to as a front end face) 15t on the front end side of the valve seat member 15. The nozzle plate 21n is fixed to the valve seat member 15 by laser welding. The laser welding part 23 surrounds the injection hole forming region where the fuel injection holes 110-1 to 110-10 (see FIG. 3) are formed, and makes a round around the injection hole forming region.
 また、ノズルプレート21nは板厚が均一な板状部材(平板)で構成されており、中央部には中心軸線1a方向の外方に向けて突き出すように突状部21naが形成されている。突状部21naは曲面(例えば球状面)で形成されている。突状部21naの内側には燃料室(燃料拡散室)21aが形成されている。この燃料室21aは弁座部材15に形成された燃料導入孔15eに連通しており、燃料導入孔15eを通じて燃料室21aに燃料が供給される。燃料拡散室21aの半径r21aは燃料導入孔15eの半径r15eよりも大きい。 The nozzle plate 21n is configured by a plate-like member (flat plate) having a uniform plate thickness, and a protruding portion 21na is formed at the center portion so as to protrude outward in the direction of the central axis 1a. The protruding portion 21na is formed of a curved surface (for example, a spherical surface). A fuel chamber (fuel diffusion chamber) 21a is formed inside the projecting portion 21na. The fuel chamber 21a communicates with a fuel introduction hole 15e formed in the valve seat member 15, and fuel is supplied to the fuel chamber 21a through the fuel introduction hole 15e. Radius r 21a of the fuel diffusion chamber 21a is greater than the radius r 15e of the fuel introduction hole 15e.
 突状部21naには複数の燃料噴射孔110-1~110-10が形成されている。燃料噴射孔110-1~110-10は、その入口開口が半径r15eよりも径方向外側に形成されており、出口開口は入口開口よりもさらに径方向外側に形成されている。このため、図2に示すように、燃料噴射孔110-3,110-8の中心軸線110-3a,110-8aは燃料噴射弁1の中心軸線1aに対して傾斜している。燃料噴射孔110-1,110-2,110-4~110-7,110-9,110-10(図3参照)の中心軸線も、燃料噴射弁1の中心軸線1aに対して傾斜している。ただし、各中心軸線の傾斜方向及び傾斜角は、燃料を後述する方向に噴射するため、燃料噴射孔毎に異なる。 A plurality of fuel injection holes 110-1 to 110-10 are formed in the projecting portion 21na. The fuel injection holes 110-1 to 110-10 have an inlet opening formed radially outside the radius r 15e , and an outlet opening formed further radially outside the inlet opening. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the central axes 110-3a and 110-8a of the fuel injection holes 110-3 and 110-8 are inclined with respect to the central axis 1a of the fuel injection valve 1. The central axes of the fuel injection holes 110-1, 110-2, 110-4 to 110-7, 110-9, 110-10 (see FIG. 3) are also inclined with respect to the central axis 1a of the fuel injection valve 1. Yes. However, the inclination direction and the inclination angle of each central axis are different for each fuel injection hole in order to inject fuel in a direction to be described later.
 本実施例では、図3の平面上において、燃料噴射孔110-1~110-5から噴射される燃料は矢印Aで示す方向に噴射されるように、また燃料噴射孔110-6~110-10から噴射される燃料は矢印Bで示す方向に噴射されるように、各燃料噴射孔110-1~110-10の中心軸線の傾き角が設定されている。これにより、本実施例では、燃料が二方向に分かれて噴射される二方向噴霧を形成する。燃料噴霧の形態については、二方向噴霧に限定されるものではなく、さらに多方向に噴霧を形成してもよく、或いは一方向のみに噴霧を形成するものであってもよい。なお、以下、燃料噴射孔110-1~110-10を区別する必要のない場合は、単に「燃料噴射孔110」として説明する。 In the present embodiment, on the plane of FIG. 3, the fuel injected from the fuel injection holes 110-1 to 110-5 is injected in the direction indicated by the arrow A, and the fuel injection holes 110-6 to 110- The inclination angle of the central axis of each of the fuel injection holes 110-1 to 110-10 is set so that the fuel injected from 10 is injected in the direction indicated by arrow B. Thereby, in a present Example, the two-way spray in which a fuel is divided and injected in two directions is formed. The form of the fuel spray is not limited to the two-way spray, and the spray may be formed in more than one direction, or may be formed in only one direction. Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish between the fuel injection holes 110-1 to 110-10, the fuel injection holes 110-1 to 110-10 will be described simply as “fuel injection holes 110”.
 上述したノズルプレート21nによって、燃料噴霧の形態を決定する燃料噴射部21が構成される。 The nozzle plate 21n described above constitutes the fuel injection section 21 that determines the fuel spray form.
 本実施例において、燃料噴射孔110を開閉する弁部7は弁座部材15と弁体17とによって構成され、燃料噴霧の形態を決定する燃料噴射部21はノズルプレート21nによって構成される。そして、弁部7と燃料噴射部21とは、燃料噴射を行うためのノズル部8を構成している。すなわち、本実施例におけるノズル部8は、ノズルプレート21nがノズル部8の本体側(弁座部材15)の先端面15tに接合されて構成されている。 In this embodiment, the valve portion 7 that opens and closes the fuel injection hole 110 is constituted by a valve seat member 15 and a valve body 17, and the fuel injection portion 21 that determines the form of fuel spray is constituted by a nozzle plate 21n. And the valve part 7 and the fuel injection part 21 comprise the nozzle part 8 for performing fuel injection. That is, the nozzle portion 8 in the present embodiment is configured by joining the nozzle plate 21n to the tip surface 15t on the main body side (valve seat member 15) of the nozzle portion 8.
 また、本実施例では、弁体17はニードル弁で構成しており、弁座15bと当接するシート部17aが形成されている。弁体17のシート部17aと弁座15bとは相互に当接することにより燃料の流れを遮断する燃料シート部を構成する。また、弁体17の軸部17bの外周面には、ガイド面15cと対向する部位に、外周面から突き出すように形成された突状部が周方向に間隔をあけて複数設けられており、ガイド面15cと摺動する。 Further, in this embodiment, the valve body 17 is constituted by a needle valve, and a seat portion 17a that comes into contact with the valve seat 15b is formed. The seat portion 17a and the valve seat 15b of the valve body 17 constitute a fuel seat portion that shuts off the fuel flow by abutting each other. In addition, a plurality of projecting portions formed to protrude from the outer peripheral surface are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 17b of the valve body 17 at a portion facing the guide surface 15c at intervals in the circumferential direction. It slides on the guide surface 15c.
 弁体17のガイド構造には種々の形態があり、本実施例の形態に限定される訳ではない。例えば、弁体17の軸部17bの外周面を単純な円柱面或いは円筒面で構成し、この円柱面或いは円筒面をガイドするガイド面15c側に燃料通路となる溝を形成してもよい。 The guide structure of the valve body 17 has various forms, and is not limited to the form of the present embodiment. For example, the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 17b of the valve body 17 may be formed of a simple cylindrical surface or cylindrical surface, and a groove serving as a fuel passage may be formed on the guide surface 15c side that guides the cylindrical surface or cylindrical surface.
 筒状体5の中間部には弁体17を駆動するための駆動部9が配置されている。駆動部9は電磁アクチュエータ(電磁駆動部)で構成されている。具体的には、駆動部9は、筒状体5の内部(内周側)に固定された固定鉄心25と、筒状体5の内部において固定鉄心25に対して先端側に配置され、中心軸線1aに沿う方向に移動可能な可動子(可動部材)27と、固定鉄心25と可動子27に構成された可動鉄心27aとが微小ギャップδを介して対向する位置で筒状体5の外周側に外挿された電磁コイル29と、電磁コイル29の外周側で電磁コイル29を覆うヨーク33とによって構成されている。 A driving unit 9 for driving the valve body 17 is disposed in the middle part of the cylindrical body 5. The drive unit 9 is composed of an electromagnetic actuator (electromagnetic drive unit). Specifically, the drive unit 9 is disposed on the front end side with respect to the fixed iron core 25 inside the cylindrical body 5 and the fixed iron core 25 fixed inside (inner peripheral side) of the cylindrical body 5. The outer periphery of the cylindrical body 5 at a position where the movable element (movable member) 27 movable in the direction along the axis 1a, and the fixed iron core 25 and the movable iron core 27a formed on the movable element 27 face each other with a minute gap δ. The electromagnetic coil 29 is extrapolated to the side, and a yoke 33 that covers the electromagnetic coil 29 on the outer peripheral side of the electromagnetic coil 29.
 筒状体5の内側には可動子27及び可動鉄心27aが収容されており、筒状体5は可動鉄心27aの外周面と対向して可動鉄心27aを囲繞するハウジングを構成している。 A movable element 27 and a movable iron core 27a are accommodated inside the cylindrical body 5, and the cylindrical body 5 constitutes a housing that faces the outer peripheral surface of the movable iron core 27a and surrounds the movable iron core 27a.
 可動鉄心27aと固定鉄心25とヨーク33とは、電磁コイル29に通電することにより生じる磁束が流れる閉磁路を構成する。磁束は微小ギャップδを通過するが、微小ギャップδの部分で筒状体5を流れる漏れ磁束を低減するため、筒状体5の微小ギャップδに対応する位置に、非磁性部或いは筒状体5の他の部分よりも弱磁性の弱磁性部5cが設けられている。以下、この非磁性部或いは弱磁性部5cは、単に非磁性部5cと呼んで説明する。非磁性部5cは、筒状体5に対する磁性を有する筒状体5に非磁性化処理を行うことにより形成することができる。このような非磁性化処理は、例えば熱処理によって行うことができる。また、熱処理又は冷間加工等によって非磁性部5cの硬度を高める高硬度化処理も実施する。或いは、磁性を有する筒状体5に非磁性の筒状体5cを接続してもよい。この場合、非磁性の筒状体5cは筒状体5よりも高硬度の材料であることが好ましい。或いは、筒状体5の外周面に環状凹部を形成することにより非磁性部5cに相当する部分を薄肉化して構成することができる。 The movable iron core 27a, the fixed iron core 25, and the yoke 33 constitute a closed magnetic circuit through which a magnetic flux generated by energizing the electromagnetic coil 29 flows. Although the magnetic flux passes through the minute gap δ, in order to reduce the leakage magnetic flux flowing through the cylindrical body 5 at the portion of the minute gap δ, the nonmagnetic portion or the cylindrical body is located at a position corresponding to the minute gap δ of the cylindrical body 5. 5 is provided with a weak magnetic portion 5c that is weaker than other portions. Hereinafter, the nonmagnetic portion or the weak magnetic portion 5c will be described simply as the nonmagnetic portion 5c. The nonmagnetic portion 5 c can be formed by performing a demagnetization process on the cylindrical body 5 having magnetism with respect to the cylindrical body 5. Such demagnetization treatment can be performed by, for example, heat treatment. Further, a hardening process for increasing the hardness of the nonmagnetic portion 5c is also performed by heat treatment or cold working. Or you may connect the nonmagnetic cylindrical body 5c to the cylindrical body 5 which has magnetism. In this case, the non-magnetic cylindrical body 5 c is preferably a material having higher hardness than the cylindrical body 5. Alternatively, by forming an annular recess on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical body 5, the portion corresponding to the non-magnetic portion 5c can be made thinner.
 電磁コイル29は、樹脂材料で筒状に形成されたボビン31に巻回され、筒状体5の外周側に外挿されている。電磁コイル29はコネクタ41に設けられたターミナル43に電気的に接続されている。電磁コイル29、ボビン31及びターミナル43等によってコイル装置70が構成される。コネクタ41には図示しない外部の駆動回路が接続され、ターミナル43を介して、電磁コイル29に駆動電流が通電される。 The electromagnetic coil 29 is wound around a bobbin 31 formed in a cylindrical shape with a resin material and is extrapolated to the outer peripheral side of the cylindrical body 5. The electromagnetic coil 29 is electrically connected to a terminal 43 provided on the connector 41. A coil device 70 is constituted by the electromagnetic coil 29, the bobbin 31, the terminal 43, and the like. An external drive circuit (not shown) is connected to the connector 41, and a drive current is passed through the electromagnetic coil 29 via the terminal 43.
 固定鉄心25は、磁性金属材料からなる。固定鉄心25は筒状に形成され、中心部を中心軸線1aに沿う方向に貫通する貫通孔25aを有する。固定鉄心25は、筒状体5の小径部5bの基端側に圧入固定され、筒状体5の中間部に位置している。小径部5bの基端側に大径部5aが設けられていることにより、固定鉄心25の組付けが容易になる。固定鉄心25は溶接により筒状体5に固定してもよいし、溶接と圧入を併用して筒状体5に固定してもよい。 The fixed iron core 25 is made of a magnetic metal material. The fixed iron core 25 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and has a through hole 25a that penetrates the central portion in a direction along the central axis 1a. The fixed iron core 25 is press-fitted and fixed to the proximal end side of the small-diameter portion 5 b of the cylindrical body 5, and is positioned at the intermediate portion of the cylindrical body 5. Since the large diameter portion 5a is provided on the base end side of the small diameter portion 5b, the fixed iron core 25 can be easily assembled. The fixed iron core 25 may be fixed to the cylindrical body 5 by welding, or may be fixed to the cylindrical body 5 by using welding and press fitting together.
 可動子27は、基端側に大径部27aが形成されており、この大径部27aが固定鉄心25と対向する可動鉄心27aを構成する。可動子27の可動鉄心27aに対して先端側には小径部27b(軸部17b)が形成されており、この小径部27bの先端に弁体17が形成されている。この小径部27bは可動鉄心27aと弁体17とを接続する接続部27bを構成する。本実施例では、可動鉄心27aと接続部27bとを一体(同一材料からなる一部材)に形成しているが、二つの部材を接合して構成してもよい。本実施例では、可動子27は可動鉄心27aと小径部27b(軸部17b)と弁体17とで構成される。 The movable element 27 has a large-diameter portion 27 a formed on the proximal end side, and the large-diameter portion 27 a constitutes a movable iron core 27 a that faces the fixed iron core 25. A small diameter portion 27b (shaft portion 17b) is formed on the distal end side with respect to the movable iron core 27a of the mover 27, and the valve body 17 is formed at the distal end of the small diameter portion 27b. The small diameter portion 27b constitutes a connection portion 27b that connects the movable iron core 27a and the valve body 17. In this embodiment, the movable iron core 27a and the connecting portion 27b are integrally formed (one member made of the same material), but two members may be joined. In the present embodiment, the mover 27 includes a movable iron core 27a, a small diameter portion 27b (shaft portion 17b), and a valve body 17.
 上述したように本実施例では、可動鉄心27aは、弁体17と連結され、固定鉄心25との間に作用する磁気吸引力によって、弁体17を開閉弁方向に駆動する部材である。 As described above, in the present embodiment, the movable iron core 27a is a member that is connected to the valve body 17 and drives the valve body 17 in the opening / closing valve direction by the magnetic attraction acting between the fixed iron core 25 and the movable iron core 27a.
 また、可動鉄心27aの外周面が筒状体5の内周面に接触することにより、可動子27は中心軸線1aに沿う方向(開閉弁方向)における移動を案内される。この場合、上述した非磁性部5cは非磁性化処理によりその硬度を高めるとよい。或いは、筒状体5の他の部分よりも硬度の高い非磁性部材(筒状体)を使用して非磁性部5cを構成するとよい。そして、この非磁性部5cで可動鉄心27aの外周部を案内する案内面(支持面)を構成するとよい。これにより、可動鉄心27aの外周部が摺動する筒状体5側の摺動面の耐摩耗性を高めることができる。 Further, when the outer peripheral surface of the movable iron core 27a comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical body 5, the mover 27 is guided to move in the direction along the central axis 1a (the on-off valve direction). In this case, the hardness of the nonmagnetic portion 5c described above may be increased by a demagnetization process. Or it is good to comprise the nonmagnetic part 5c using the nonmagnetic member (cylindrical body) whose hardness is higher than the other part of the cylindrical body 5. FIG. And it is good to comprise the guide surface (support surface) which guides the outer peripheral part of the movable iron core 27a with this nonmagnetic part 5c. Thereby, the abrasion resistance of the sliding surface by the side of the cylindrical body 5 which the outer peripheral part of the movable iron core 27a slides can be improved.
 可動鉄心27aには、固定鉄心25と対向する端面に開口する凹部27cが中心軸線1a方向に形成されている。凹部27cの底面にはスプリング(コイルばね)39のばね座となる環状面27eが形成されている。環状面27eの内周側には中心軸線1aに沿って小径部(接続部)27bの先端側端部まで貫通する貫通孔27fが形成されている。また、小径部27bには側面に開口部27dが形成されている。小径部27bの外周面と筒状体5の内周面との間には背圧室37が形成されている。貫通孔27fが凹部27cの底面に開口し、開口部27dが小径部27bの外周面に開口することにより、可動子27の内部に、可動子27の基端部側と可動子27の側面部に形成された背圧室37とを連通する燃料流路3が構成される。 In the movable iron core 27a, a concave portion 27c that opens to an end surface facing the fixed iron core 25 is formed in the direction of the central axis 1a. An annular surface 27e serving as a spring seat of a spring (coil spring) 39 is formed on the bottom surface of the recess 27c. A through hole 27f is formed on the inner peripheral side of the annular surface 27e so as to penetrate the distal end side end of the small diameter portion (connecting portion) 27b along the central axis 1a. The small diameter portion 27b has an opening 27d on the side surface. A back pressure chamber 37 is formed between the outer peripheral surface of the small diameter portion 27 b and the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical body 5. The through hole 27f opens at the bottom surface of the recess 27c, and the opening 27d opens at the outer peripheral surface of the small diameter portion 27b, so that the base end side of the mover 27 and the side surface of the mover 27 are formed inside the mover 27 The fuel flow path 3 is formed to communicate with the back pressure chamber 37 formed in the above.
 可動鉄心27aの凹部27cと背圧室37とを連通する燃料通路は、上記した構成に限らず、凹部27cから小径部27bの貫通孔27fを介することなく直接背圧室37に連通するように形成してもよい。この場合、小径部27bの貫通孔27fは不要となり、小径部27bを円柱状に形成してもよい。 The fuel passage that communicates the concave portion 27c of the movable iron core 27a and the back pressure chamber 37 is not limited to the above-described configuration, and communicates directly from the concave portion 27c to the back pressure chamber 37 without passing through the through hole 27f of the small diameter portion 27b. It may be formed. In this case, the through hole 27f of the small diameter portion 27b is not necessary, and the small diameter portion 27b may be formed in a columnar shape.
 固定鉄心25の貫通孔25aと可動鉄心27aの凹部27cとに跨って、コイルばね39が圧縮状態で配設されている。コイルばね39は、可動子27を、弁体17が弁座15bに当接する方向(閉弁方向)に付勢する付勢部材として機能している。 A coil spring 39 is disposed in a compressed state across the through hole 25a of the fixed iron core 25 and the recess 27c of the movable iron core 27a. The coil spring 39 functions as a biasing member that biases the movable element 27 in a direction (valve closing direction) in which the valve element 17 contacts the valve seat 15b.
 固定鉄心25の貫通孔25aの内側にはアジャスタ(調整子)35が配設されており、コイルばね39の基端側端部はアジャスタ35の先端側端面に当接している。中心軸線1aに沿う方向におけるアジャスタ35の貫通孔25a内での位置を調整することにより、コイルばね39による可動子27(すなわち弁体17)の付勢力が調整される。アジャスタ35は、中心部を中心軸線1aに沿う方向に貫通する燃料流路3を有する。燃料は、アジャスタ35の燃料流路3を流れた後、固定鉄心25の貫通孔25aの先端側部分の燃料流路3に流れ、可動子27内に構成された燃料流路3に流れる。 An adjuster (adjuster) 35 is disposed inside the through hole 25 a of the fixed iron core 25, and the proximal end side end portion of the coil spring 39 is in contact with the distal end side end surface of the adjuster 35. By adjusting the position of the adjuster 35 in the through hole 25a in the direction along the central axis 1a, the urging force of the movable element 27 (that is, the valve body 17) by the coil spring 39 is adjusted. The adjuster 35 has a fuel flow path 3 that penetrates the central portion in a direction along the central axis 1a. After flowing through the fuel flow path 3 of the adjuster 35, the fuel flows into the fuel flow path 3 at the tip side portion of the through hole 25 a of the fixed iron core 25, and then flows into the fuel flow path 3 configured in the mover 27.
 ヨーク33は、磁性を有する金属材料でできており、燃料噴射弁1のハウジングを兼ねている。ヨーク33は大径部33aと小径部33bとを有する段付きの筒状に形成されている。大径部33aは電磁コイル29の外周を覆って円筒形状を成しており、大径部33aの先端側に大径部33aよりも小径の小径部33bが形成されている。小径部33bは筒状体5の小径部5bの外周に圧入又は挿入されている。これにより、小径部33bの内周面は筒状体5の外周面に緊密に接触している。このとき、小径部33bの内周面の少なくとも一部は、可動鉄心27aの外周面と筒状体5を介して対向しており、この対向部分における閉磁路の磁気抵抗を小さくしている。 The yoke 33 is made of a magnetic metal material and also serves as a housing for the fuel injection valve 1. The yoke 33 is formed in a stepped cylindrical shape having a large diameter portion 33a and a small diameter portion 33b. The large diameter portion 33a has a cylindrical shape covering the outer periphery of the electromagnetic coil 29, and a small diameter portion 33b having a smaller diameter than the large diameter portion 33a is formed on the distal end side of the large diameter portion 33a. The small diameter portion 33 b is press-fitted or inserted into the outer periphery of the small diameter portion 5 b of the cylindrical body 5. Thereby, the inner peripheral surface of the small diameter portion 33 b is in close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical body 5. At this time, at least a part of the inner peripheral surface of the small-diameter portion 33b is opposed to the outer peripheral surface of the movable iron core 27a via the cylindrical body 5, and the magnetic resistance of the closed magnetic path at this facing portion is reduced.
 ヨーク33の先端側端部の外周面には周方向に沿って環状凹部33cが形成されている。環状凹部33cの底面に形成された薄肉部において、ヨーク33と筒状体5とがレーザ溶接24により全周に亘って接合されている。ヨーク33は、その先端側端部が弁座部材15の基端側端部に対して先端側に位置している。このため、ヨーク33と弁座部材15とが中心軸線1aに沿う方向において重複する範囲に設けられており、筒状体5の先端部を補強している。なお、弁座部材15のレーザ溶接部19はヨーク33の先端側端部よりもさらに先端側に位置しており、弁座部材15とヨーク33との組み付け順序に制約が生じないようにしている。 An annular recess 33c is formed along the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface of the end portion on the front end side of the yoke 33. In the thin part formed in the bottom face of the annular recess 33 c, the yoke 33 and the cylindrical body 5 are joined over the entire circumference by laser welding 24. The yoke 33 has a distal end side end located on the distal end side with respect to the proximal end side end of the valve seat member 15. For this reason, the yoke 33 and the valve seat member 15 are provided in an overlapping range in the direction along the central axis 1a, and the tip of the cylindrical body 5 is reinforced. Note that the laser welding portion 19 of the valve seat member 15 is located further to the front end side than the end portion on the front end side of the yoke 33 so that the assembly order of the valve seat member 15 and the yoke 33 is not restricted. .
 筒状体5の先端部にはフランジ部49aを有する円筒状のプロテクタ49が外挿され、筒状体5の先端部がプロテクタ49によって保護されている。プロテクタ49はヨーク33のレーザ溶接部24の上を覆っている。 A cylindrical protector 49 having a flange portion 49 a is extrapolated to the distal end portion of the cylindrical body 5, and the distal end portion of the cylindrical body 5 is protected by the protector 49. The protector 49 covers the top of the laser welding portion 24 of the yoke 33.
 プロテクタ49のフランジ部49aと、ヨーク33の小径部33bと、ヨーク33の大径部33aと小径部33bとの段差面とによって環状溝34が形成され、環状溝34にOリング46が外挿されている。Oリング46は、燃料噴射弁1が内燃機関に取り付けられる際に、内燃機関側に形成された挿入口の内周面とヨーク33における小径部33bの外周面との間で液密及び気密を確保するシールとして機能する。 An annular groove 34 is formed by the flange portion 49a of the protector 49, the small diameter portion 33b of the yoke 33, and the step surface of the large diameter portion 33a and the small diameter portion 33b of the yoke 33, and an O-ring 46 is extrapolated to the annular groove 34. Has been. When the fuel injection valve 1 is attached to the internal combustion engine, the O-ring 46 is liquid-tight and air-tight between the inner peripheral surface of the insertion port formed on the internal combustion engine side and the outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter portion 33b of the yoke 33. Acts as a seal to ensure.
 燃料噴射弁1の中間部から基端側端部の近傍までを、樹脂カバー47がモールドされて被覆している。樹脂カバー47の先端側端部はヨーク33の大径部33aの基端側の一部を被覆している。また、樹脂カバー47は電磁コイル29とターミナル43とを接続する配線部材を被覆し、樹脂カバー47によりコネクタ41が一体的に形成されている。 The resin cover 47 is molded and covered from the middle portion of the fuel injection valve 1 to the vicinity of the proximal end portion. The end portion on the front end side of the resin cover 47 covers a part of the base end side of the large diameter portion 33 a of the yoke 33. The resin cover 47 covers a wiring member that connects the electromagnetic coil 29 and the terminal 43, and the connector 41 is integrally formed by the resin cover 47.
 次に、燃料噴射弁1の動作について説明する。 Next, the operation of the fuel injection valve 1 will be described.
 電磁コイル29が非通電状態にあり電磁コイル29に駆動電流が流れていない場合、可動子27はコイルばね39により閉弁方向に付勢され、弁体17が弁座15bに当接(着座)した状態にある。この場合、固定鉄心25の先端側端面と可動鉄心27aの基端側端面との間には、ギャップδが存在する。なお、本実施例では、このギャップδは可動子27(すなわち弁体17)のストロークに等しい。 When the electromagnetic coil 29 is in a non-energized state and no drive current flows through the electromagnetic coil 29, the mover 27 is urged in the valve closing direction by the coil spring 39, and the valve element 17 abuts (seats) the valve seat 15b. Is in a state. In this case, a gap δ exists between the distal end side end surface of the fixed iron core 25 and the proximal end side end surface of the movable iron core 27a. In this embodiment, the gap δ is equal to the stroke of the mover 27 (that is, the valve body 17).
 電磁コイル29が通電状態に切り替わり電磁コイル29に駆動電流が流れると、可動鉄心27aと固定鉄心25とヨーク33とによって構成される閉磁路に磁束が発生する。この磁束により、ギャップδを挟んで対向する固定鉄心25と可動鉄心27aとの間に磁気吸引力が発生する。この磁気吸引力が、コイルばね39による付勢力や、可動子27に対して閉弁方向に作用する燃料圧力などの合力に打ち勝つと、可動子が開弁方向に移動し始める。可動子27が開弁方向にギャップδに等しい距離δだけ移動して固定鉄心25に当接すると、可動鉄心27aは開弁方向への移動を止められ、開弁して静止した状態に至る。 When the electromagnetic coil 29 is switched to the energized state and a drive current flows through the electromagnetic coil 29, a magnetic flux is generated in a closed magnetic path formed by the movable iron core 27a, the fixed iron core 25, and the yoke 33. Due to this magnetic flux, a magnetic attractive force is generated between the fixed iron core 25 and the movable iron core 27a facing each other across the gap δ. When this magnetic attraction force overcomes the urging force of the coil spring 39 or the resultant force such as the fuel pressure acting on the mover 27 in the valve closing direction, the mover starts moving in the valve opening direction. When the movable element 27 moves in the valve opening direction by a distance δ equal to the gap δ and comes into contact with the fixed iron core 25, the movable iron core 27a is stopped from moving in the valve opening direction, and is opened to reach a stationary state.
 可動子27が開弁方向に移動して弁体17が弁座15bから離れると、弁体17と弁座15bとの間に隙間(燃料流路)が形成され、燃料導入孔15eを通じて燃料室21aに燃料が流れる。燃料導入孔15eから燃料室21aに供給された燃料は、燃料室21aの中央部から径方向外側に向かって流れ、燃料噴射孔110の入口開口から燃料噴射孔110の内部に流入し、出口開口より燃料噴射弁1の外部に噴射される。 When the movable element 27 moves in the valve opening direction and the valve body 17 is separated from the valve seat 15b, a gap (fuel flow path) is formed between the valve body 17 and the valve seat 15b, and the fuel chamber is formed through the fuel introduction hole 15e. Fuel flows into 21a. The fuel supplied from the fuel introduction hole 15e to the fuel chamber 21a flows radially outward from the central portion of the fuel chamber 21a, flows into the fuel injection hole 110 from the inlet opening of the fuel injection hole 110, and exits from the outlet opening. The fuel is injected outside the fuel injection valve 1.
 電磁コイル29の通電を打ち切ると、磁気吸引力が減少し、やがて消失する。この段階で、磁気吸引力がコイルばね39の付勢力よりも小さくなると、可動子27が閉弁方向へ移動を開始する。弁体17が弁座15bに当接すると、弁体17は弁部7を閉弁して静止した状態に至る。 When the energization of the electromagnetic coil 29 is cut off, the magnetic attractive force decreases and eventually disappears. At this stage, when the magnetic attractive force becomes smaller than the biasing force of the coil spring 39, the mover 27 starts to move in the valve closing direction. When the valve element 17 comes into contact with the valve seat 15b, the valve element 17 closes the valve portion 7 and comes to a stationary state.
 可動子27が開弁方向に移動して弁体17が弁座15bから離れ始める時点から、可動子27が閉弁方向へ移動して弁体17が再び弁座15bに当接する時点までを開弁時(開弁状態)と呼び、弁体17が弁座15bに当接して閉弁している間を閉弁時(閉弁状態)と呼ぶ。 The time from when the movable element 27 moves in the valve opening direction and the valve body 17 starts to move away from the valve seat 15b to the time when the movable element 27 moves in the valve closing direction and the valve element 17 contacts the valve seat 15b again is opened. When the valve is closed (valve open state), the time when the valve element 17 is in contact with the valve seat 15b and is closed is called the valve closed time (valve closed state).
 なお、可動鉄心27aと固定鉄心25との間に作用するスクイズ力を低減するために、可動鉄心27aの固定鉄心25と対向する端面に突起を設ける場合がある。このような場合は、弁体17の移動距離(ストローク)はギャップδから突起高さを差し引いた大きさになる。また、可動鉄心27aと固定鉄心25とが接触する前に、可動子27の開弁方向への移動を制限するストッパを設ける場合もある。 In addition, in order to reduce the squeeze force which acts between the movable iron core 27a and the fixed iron core 25, a protrusion may be provided on the end surface of the movable iron core 27a facing the fixed iron core 25. In such a case, the moving distance (stroke) of the valve body 17 is a size obtained by subtracting the protrusion height from the gap δ. Moreover, before the movable iron core 27a and the fixed iron core 25 contact, the stopper which restrict | limits the movement to the valve opening direction of the needle | mover 27 may be provided.
 次に、図2及び図4を用いて、弁体17の構成について、詳細に説明する。図4は、図1に示すノズル部8の近傍を拡大して示す断面図(図3のII-II矢視断面図)である。図2は閉弁状態を示しているのに対して、図4は開弁状態を示している。 Next, the configuration of the valve element 17 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 4. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view (sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 3) showing the vicinity of the nozzle portion 8 shown in FIG. FIG. 2 shows the valve closed state, whereas FIG. 4 shows the valve opened state.
 図2において、弁体17のシート部17a及び弁座15bから下流側の弁体17と弁座部材15とによって囲まれた空間(燃料溜まり)3aと、燃料導入孔15eの内側の空間(燃料溜まり)3bと、燃料室21aの空間(燃料溜まり)3cとは、燃料噴射後に燃料が残留するデッドボリュームを形成する。 In FIG. 2, a space (fuel reservoir) 3a surrounded by the valve body 17 and the valve seat member 15 on the downstream side from the seat portion 17a and the valve seat 15b of the valve body 17 and a space (fuel) inside the fuel introduction hole 15e. The reservoir 3b and the space (fuel reservoir) 3c of the fuel chamber 21a form a dead volume in which fuel remains after fuel injection.
 本実施例では、弁体17の先端部に突状部17cが設けられている。突状部17cの先端部(先端面)は、閉弁時においては、弁座部材15の下端面15tよりも下方に位置し、燃料導入孔15eを貫通して燃料室21aに突き出している。ノズルプレート21nには外方に向けて突状を成す突状部21naが形成され、突状部21naの内側に燃料室21aが構成されている。突状部17cの先端部の燃料室21a内への突き出し量(寸法)をd1とする。燃料室21aの高さ寸法h1は突き出し寸法d1よりも大きい。 In this embodiment, a protruding portion 17c is provided at the tip of the valve body 17. The front end portion (front end surface) of the projecting portion 17c is located below the lower end surface 15t of the valve seat member 15 when the valve is closed, and penetrates the fuel introduction hole 15e and protrudes into the fuel chamber 21a. The nozzle plate 21n is formed with a protruding portion 21na that protrudes outward, and a fuel chamber 21a is formed inside the protruding portion 21na. A protruding amount (dimension) of the tip of the protruding portion 17c into the fuel chamber 21a is d1. The height dimension h1 of the fuel chamber 21a is larger than the protruding dimension d1.
 図4に示すように、開弁時には弁体17が弁座15bから離間するように持ち上げられ、弁体17のシート部17aと弁座15bとの間に可動子27のストロークに相当する隙間dsができる。突状部17cの先端部は円柱状或いは円盤状を成し、先端面は円形を成している。突状部17cの外周面17gと燃料導入孔15eの内周面との間には環状の燃料通路200が形成されている。環状の燃料通路200の総断面積S2は、開弁時に弁体17のシート部17aと弁座15bとの間に形成される燃料通路の総断面積S1よりも大きくなるように構成されている。 As shown in FIG. 4, when the valve is opened, the valve body 17 is lifted away from the valve seat 15b, and a gap ds corresponding to the stroke of the mover 27 is provided between the seat portion 17a of the valve body 17 and the valve seat 15b. Can do. The tip of the projecting portion 17c has a columnar shape or a disc shape, and the tip surface has a circular shape. An annular fuel passage 200 is formed between the outer peripheral surface 17g of the protruding portion 17c and the inner peripheral surface of the fuel introduction hole 15e. The total cross-sectional area S2 of the annular fuel passage 200 is configured to be larger than the total cross-sectional area S1 of the fuel passage formed between the seat portion 17a of the valve body 17 and the valve seat 15b when the valve is opened. .
 本実施例では、開弁時に、突状部17cの先端面と弁座部材15の下端面15tとが同じ高さ位置になるようにしている。突状部17cの先端面と弁座部材15の下端面15tとは開弁時に同じ高さ位置になる必要はないが、少なくとも同じ高さ位置から下方に位置することが望ましい。これは、突状部17cの外周面が燃料を燃料室21aに誘導する流路面として機能するためである。 In this embodiment, when the valve is opened, the front end surface of the projecting portion 17c and the lower end surface 15t of the valve seat member 15 are positioned at the same height. The tip end surface of the projecting portion 17c and the lower end surface 15t of the valve seat member 15 do not need to be at the same height position when the valve is opened, but are desirably positioned at least downward from the same height position. This is because the outer peripheral surface of the protruding portion 17c functions as a flow path surface that guides fuel to the fuel chamber 21a.
 弁体17のシート部17aの近傍は、軸部17bの下流端部に形成された曲面部17dと、曲面部17dの下流側に形成されたテーパー部17eと、テーパー部17eの下流端部に形成された曲面部17fと、曲面部17fの下流側に形成された円筒面部17gとで構成されている。 In the vicinity of the seat portion 17a of the valve body 17, a curved surface portion 17d formed on the downstream end portion of the shaft portion 17b, a tapered portion 17e formed on the downstream side of the curved surface portion 17d, and a downstream end portion of the tapered portion 17e. The curved surface portion 17f is formed, and the cylindrical surface portion 17g is formed on the downstream side of the curved surface portion 17f.
 曲面部17dは燃料通路側に突状となる曲面で構成されており、軸部17bの外周面とテーパー面17eとを接続する。曲面部17dの曲面は図4の断面上において円弧形状を成す。 The curved surface portion 17d is formed of a curved surface that protrudes toward the fuel passage, and connects the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 17b and the tapered surface 17e. The curved surface of the curved surface portion 17d has an arc shape on the cross section of FIG.
 曲面部17fは燃料通路側から弁体内部に向かって凹状となる曲面で構成されており、テーパー面17eと突状部17cの円筒面部17gとを接続する。曲面部17fの曲面は図4の断面上において円弧形状を成す。 The curved surface portion 17f is formed of a curved surface that is concave from the fuel passage side toward the inside of the valve body, and connects the tapered surface 17e and the cylindrical surface portion 17g of the projecting portion 17c. The curved surface of the curved surface portion 17f has an arc shape on the cross section of FIG.
 燃料201は、燃料シート部に向かう絞り流路に流入し、流速が高められる。曲面部17dを通過した燃料は、シート部17aと弁座15bとの間に形成される燃料通路を流下し、燃料導入孔15eに至る。燃料導入孔15eよりも上流側には曲面部17fが形成されており、燃料導入孔15eの上流側で燃料の流れる方向を中心軸線1aに沿う方向202に誘導する。 The fuel 201 flows into the throttle channel toward the fuel seat portion, and the flow velocity is increased. The fuel that has passed through the curved surface portion 17d flows down the fuel passage formed between the seat portion 17a and the valve seat 15b, and reaches the fuel introduction hole 15e. A curved surface portion 17f is formed on the upstream side of the fuel introduction hole 15e, and the direction in which the fuel flows on the upstream side of the fuel introduction hole 15e is guided in a direction 202 along the central axis 1a.
 燃料導入孔15eの内側に形成された環状の燃料通路200では、総断面積S2が燃料シート部の総断面積S1よりも大きいので、この部分で燃料流に生じる圧損を抑制することができる。従って、燃料流は流速の低下を抑制して、大きな流速を維持することができる。 In the annular fuel passage 200 formed inside the fuel introduction hole 15e, since the total cross-sectional area S2 is larger than the total cross-sectional area S1 of the fuel seat portion, the pressure loss generated in the fuel flow at this portion can be suppressed. Therefore, the fuel flow can suppress a decrease in the flow rate and can maintain a large flow rate.
 突状部17cの円筒面部17gは中心軸線1aに沿う方向に流れの向きを変えた燃料を燃料室21aまで誘導する。曲面部17f及び円筒面部17gが燃料流の向きを変え、燃料を燃料室21aまで誘導するので、燃料は大きな流速を維持して燃料室21aに流入することができる。曲面部17f及び円筒面部17gは燃料の流れを案内するガイド面として機能する。曲面部17fはテーパー面で構成されてもよいが、曲面、できれば図4に示す断面上で円弧面を成している方が、燃料流れの向きをスムーズに変えることができる。 The cylindrical surface portion 17g of the projecting portion 17c guides the fuel whose direction of flow is changed along the central axis 1a to the fuel chamber 21a. Since the curved surface portion 17f and the cylindrical surface portion 17g change the direction of the fuel flow and guide the fuel to the fuel chamber 21a, the fuel can flow into the fuel chamber 21a while maintaining a large flow velocity. The curved surface portion 17f and the cylindrical surface portion 17g function as a guide surface that guides the flow of fuel. The curved surface portion 17f may be formed of a tapered surface, but the direction of the fuel flow can be changed smoothly if the curved surface, preferably the arc surface on the cross section shown in FIG.
 燃料室21aに流入した燃料は大きな流速で燃料室21aを外方に向かって流れ、燃料噴射孔110に流入する。これにより、燃料噴射孔110から噴射される燃料は大きな流速を維持することができ、噴霧の微粒化性能が向上する。 The fuel that has flowed into the fuel chamber 21a flows outward through the fuel chamber 21a at a large flow velocity and flows into the fuel injection hole 110. Thereby, the fuel injected from the fuel injection hole 110 can maintain a large flow velocity, and the atomization performance of the spray is improved.
 また、突状部17cは、デッドボリューム3a,3b,3cの体積の低減に寄与する。デッドボリューム3a,3b,3cの体積の低減するためには、開弁時においても突状部17cの先端部が燃料室21aに突出するようにすることが好ましい。すなわち、突状部17cの突き出し寸法d1を可動子27のストロークδよりも大きくするとよい。 Also, the projecting portion 17c contributes to a reduction in the volume of the dead volumes 3a, 3b, 3c. In order to reduce the volume of the dead volumes 3a, 3b, 3c, it is preferable that the tip of the protruding portion 17c protrudes into the fuel chamber 21a even when the valve is opened. In other words, the protrusion dimension d1 of the protrusion 17c is preferably larger than the stroke δ of the mover 27.
 デッドボリューム3a,3b,3cの体積が大きくなると、燃料が噴射される空間が大気圧下にある場合と負圧下にある場合とで、燃料噴射量の変化が大きくなる。本実施例によれば、突状部17cにより、上述した3つの空間(燃料溜まり)3a,3b,3cの体積をそれぞれ低減することができ、燃料が噴射される空間の圧力が変化しても、燃料噴射量の変化を抑制することができる。 When the volume of the dead volumes 3a, 3b, 3c is increased, the change in the fuel injection amount is increased depending on whether the space in which the fuel is injected is at atmospheric pressure or negative pressure. According to the present embodiment, the volumes of the three spaces (fuel reservoirs) 3a, 3b, 3c described above can be reduced by the projecting portion 17c, and even if the pressure of the space into which the fuel is injected changes. The change in the fuel injection amount can be suppressed.
 なお、本発明は上記した実施例に限定されるものではなく、一部の構成の削除や、記載されていない他の構成の追加が可能である。 It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and some components can be deleted or other components not described can be added.

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  1.  弁座と前記弁座の下流側に形成され下端面を貫通する燃料導入孔とを有する弁座部材と、前記弁座と協働して燃料通路を開閉する弁体と、燃料導入孔の内周面よりも径方向外方に燃料噴射孔が形成され前記弁座部材の前記下端面に固定されたノズル部材とを備え、前記ノズル部材は外方に向かって突状を成す突状部を有し、前記突状部の内側に前記燃料導入孔から流入した燃料を径方向外方に向かって流す燃料拡散室が形成された燃料噴射弁において、
     前記弁体の先端部に突状部を有し、
     前記突状部は閉弁時に前記燃料導入孔を貫通して前記燃料拡散室側に突出していることを特徴とする燃料噴射弁。
    A valve seat member having a valve seat and a fuel introduction hole formed downstream of the valve seat and penetrating a lower end surface; a valve body for opening and closing a fuel passage in cooperation with the valve seat; A fuel injection hole formed radially outward from the circumferential surface and a nozzle member fixed to the lower end surface of the valve seat member, the nozzle member having a protruding portion that protrudes outward. A fuel injection valve in which a fuel diffusion chamber is formed on the inside of the projecting portion so that the fuel flowing from the fuel introduction hole flows radially outward;
    Having a protrusion at the tip of the valve body;
    The fuel injection valve according to claim 1, wherein the projecting portion penetrates the fuel introduction hole and projects toward the fuel diffusion chamber when the valve is closed.
  2.  請求項1に記載の燃料噴射弁において、
     前記突状部の外周面と前記燃料導入孔の内周面との間に環状の燃料通路が形成されており、前記環状の燃料通路の総断面積は、開弁時に前記弁座と前記弁体とが成す燃料シート部に形成される燃料通路の総断面積よりも大きいことを特徴とする燃料噴射弁。
    The fuel injection valve according to claim 1, wherein
    An annular fuel passage is formed between the outer peripheral surface of the projecting portion and the inner peripheral surface of the fuel introduction hole, and the total cross-sectional area of the annular fuel passage is the valve seat and the valve when the valve is opened. A fuel injection valve characterized in that the fuel injection valve is larger than a total cross-sectional area of a fuel passage formed in a fuel seat portion formed by the body.
  3.  請求項2に記載の燃料噴射弁において、
     前記突状部は、先端側の外周面が円筒面で構成されると共に、前記燃料シート部の下流側にテーパー面が形成されており、前記テーパー面と前記円筒面とが曲面で接続されていることを特徴とする燃料噴射弁。
    The fuel injection valve according to claim 2,
    The protrusion has an outer peripheral surface on the tip side formed of a cylindrical surface, a tapered surface is formed on the downstream side of the fuel seat portion, and the tapered surface and the cylindrical surface are connected by a curved surface. A fuel injection valve characterized by comprising:
  4.  請求項3に記載の燃料噴射弁において、
     前記弁体の前記突状部は、開弁時においても前記燃料拡散室側に突出していることを特徴とする燃料噴射弁。
    The fuel injection valve according to claim 3,
    The fuel injection valve, wherein the protruding portion of the valve body protrudes toward the fuel diffusion chamber even when the valve is opened.
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