Abstract:
A nozzle supply valve is positioned in the nozzle supply passage of a fuel injector, and is constructed to generate a boot shaped rate trace mechanically. The goal of the concept is to restrict the flow area during the first boot step and release the flow area restriction in the second step. During the first stage of injection, the flow to the nozzle only goes through a restricted orifice. When the line pressure is high enough to overcome the valve movement pressure spring preload, the nozzle supply valve moves to an unrestricted position, and the boot shaped rate trace is formed. Since this boot shape rate trace is generated mechanically, it can be combined with fuel injectors having a direct control needle valve in order to get different rate traces including, ramps, squares, pilots, posts and other split injections.
Abstract:
To supply a method that enables the inclination of the injection direction and the distribution of the penetration force of spray to be adjusted over a wide range, and an axially symmetrical spray shape to be obtained even when the injection hole is inclined, or the shape of the spray to be changed without inclining the injection hole. To provide a fuel passageway 203 as a swirling force adjustment means between the valve seat 201 and injection hole 101 of the fuel injector. This swirling force adjustment means adjusts the distribution of the swirling force of the fuel flowing into injection hole 101, and thus adjusts the spray shape obtained as a result.
Abstract:
This invention provides a common rail fuel injection device, which ensures the functions of pilot injection even at high fuel pressure in the common rails, by changing the injection end delay period of the pilot injection in accordance with the fuel pressure in the common rail. The period displacement &Dgr;SOCp to be applied to the pulse start time of the pilot injection command pulse CPp, with respect to the top dead centre T7, is set to a timing that is advanced by the interval period Tint, pilot injection end delay period Tdpe and injection pulse width Pwp for pilot injection, with respect to the main injection start time T6.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to common rail fuel injectors, and includes an example of such an injector, a fuel injection system employing such an injector, and a method of injecting fuel. The fuel injector includes an injector body, a fuel pressurization chamber, a nozzle chamber, a needle control chamber, a needle control spill outlet, a fuel inlet, and a nozzle outlet. The present fuel injection system includes a source of intermediate pressure fuel, a low pressure fuel reservoir, a needle valve, a flow control valve, and at least one of the present fuel injectors. The method of injecting fuel consists of the steps of injecting fuel at an intermediate pressure at least in part by fluidly connecting the injector's nozzle chamber to an intermediate fuel source, and injecting fuel at a high pressure at least in part by exposing a pressure intensifying element to the source of intermediate pressure fuel.
Abstract:
A preinjection valve with a valve body, in which an inlet conduit is embodied which can be filled with fuel at high pressure via a high-pressure pump. An outlet conduit is embodied in the valve body and discharges laterally into the inlet conduit and communicates with a fuel injection valve via a high-pressure line. A preinjection valve member is guided sealingly in the inlet conduit and is moved counter to a closing force by the fuel pressure in the inlet conduit and after executing a preinjection stroke (hv) comes to rest on a deflection valve member guided, likewise sealingly, in the inlet conduit. By the motion of the preinjection valve member, a preinjection quantity is pumped into the outlet conduit and delivered to the fuel injection valve. When a main injection pressure in the inlet conduit is attained, the deflection valve member is moved by the fuel pressure until, on traversing an opening stroke (h0), the communication from the inlet conduit into the outlet conduit is opened, and fuel can flow to the fuel injection valve.
Abstract:
A drive system composed of an engine and a transmission is controlled in accordance with a desired wheel toque corresponding to a position of an accelerator, and a present vehicle speed in such a way that a speed ratio of the transmission is determined in consideration with torque factors such as an air-fuel ratio on the engine side, thereby it possible to optimize the control in order to reduce the emission of exhaust substance such as NOx and to enhance the acceleration performance and the fuel economy.
Abstract:
A hydraulically actuated fuel injector has an injector body including a barrel and defining a nozzle chamber, a needle control chamber, and a nozzle outlet that opens to the nozzle chamber. The injector body further includes an actuation fluid inlet and an actuation fluid drain. A barrel defines an actuation fluid cavity and a piston bore, which includes an upper bore and a lower bore. Fuel is hydraulically pressurized in the nozzle chamber. A piston with a stepped top slides in the piston bore and moves in between a retracted position and an advanced position. A needle valve member in the nozzle chamber moves between an open position and a closed position. The needle valve member includes a closing hydraulic surface exposed to pressure in the needle control chamber. A needle control valve including an actuator is attached to the injector body and moves between an off position in which the needle control chamber is opened to a source of high pressure fluid and an on position in which the needle control chamber is opened to a low pressure passage. An actuation fluid control valve opens and closes the actuation fluid cavity.
Abstract:
In a method for the injection of Diesel fuel into a combustion chamber of a Diesel engine by way of a fuel injection valve with a plurality of pilot and main fuel injection ports, the fuel is injected during partial load operation only by way of the pilot injection ports such that a homogeneous mixture is formed and, under full load operation, fuel is additionally injectednullafter a pausenullthrough the main fuel injection ports in such a way that a fuel jet bundle is formed in combination with the fuel jets formed by the pilot ports which is extends over the whole periphery of the combustion chamber. The fuel injection valve has the main fuel ports arranged in a piezo-actuated tappet in series in the direction of the opening movement of the tappet behind the associated pilot ports. With the piezo drive the opening stroke of the tappet can be controlled so as to provide fuel injection pauses between the pilot fuel injection and the main fuel injection.
Abstract:
A method for the formation of a combustible fuel/air mixture in a combustion chamber of a direct-injection internal combustion engine with an injection nozzle, which has a closure body includes the steps of injecting at least two partial quantities of fuel into the combustion chamber and moving the closure body of the injection nozzle into its closed position after the injection of each of the partial quantities of fuel.
Abstract:
The angle of fuel spray at the time of pre-injection is set to a wider angle of spray and the angle of fuel spray at the time of main injection is set to a narrower angle of spray. The pre-injection timing is set so that when fuel spray after the pre-injection is diffused in a cylinder and stratified, the stratified fuel spray is ignited by a rise in the pressure in the cylinder in association with movement of a piston from the bottom dead center to the top dead center. The main injection timing is set so that when the spray stratified by the pre-injection is burned, the fuel spray injected by the main injection passes through the combustion zone while being ignited in the combustion zone, reaches a combustion chamber of the piston, and is burned in the combustion chamber.