Abstract:
A fuel injection valve (1) is disclosed. It comprises a valve body (12) with a cavity (18), a valve needle (14) movable in the cavity (18), an actuator assembly (5) to actuate the valve needle (14), and an armature element (33) being movable in the cavity (18) to push a retainer portion (31) of the valve needle (5). The fuel injection valve (1) further has an anti-bounce device (46) which is operable to effect a spring force and a hydraulic force for dampening a movement of the armature element (33). The anti-bounce device (46) comprises a spring portion (50) for effecting the spring force and a hydraulic damper portion (53) for effecting the hydraulic force, wherein the hydraulic damper portion (53) is integrally connected to the spring portion (50).
Abstract:
A valve assembly (3) comprises avalve body (5) with a cavity (7) and a valve needle (13) axially moveable in the cavity (7). The valve assembly (3) further comprises a preloaded calibration spring (15) for biasing the valve needle (13), the calibration spring (15) comprising an axially compliant spring element (27), the spring element (27) having a lower part (29) which is allocated near one end of the needle (13) and an upper part (31) which is allocated at a distance from the needle (13), wherein the calibration spring (15) is preloaded by press-fitting a fixing region (35) of the calibration spring (15) with a fixing element of the valve assembly (3), wherein the fixing region (35) extends laterally around the upper part (31) of the spring element (27) and/or from the upper part (31) of the spring element (27) downwards towards the lower part (29).
Abstract:
Long injector for fuel injection into an internal combustion engine, which comprises a base portion (2) and an extension portion (3). The extension portion (3) is electrically connected to the base portion (2). An end (4) of the extension portion (3) comprises an electrically conductive terminal (5) having a latch mechanism (11) and one or more contact clips (6), spaced at a distance (7) from each other or from a side wall (8) of the electrically conductive terminal (5). An end (9) of the base portion (2) comprises one or more electrical contacts (10), positioned at the end (9) of the base portion (2) in such a way that each of the one or more electrical contacts (10) can slide into a respective contact clip (5) of the electrically conductive terminal (5) when connecting the extension portion (3) to the base portion (2). An electrical connection (12) between the base portion (2) and the extension portion (3) is created when each of the one or more electrical contacts (10) is inserted into the respective contact clip (5) and held by the latch mechanism (11).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a valve assembly (4) of an injection valve (2), the valve assembly (4) comprising a valve body (10) including a central longitudinal axis (L), the valve body (10) having a cavity (11) forming an inner guide surface (12) in a guide area of the valve body (10), the cavity (11) having a fluid inlet portion (40) and a fluid outlet portion (42), a valve needle (13) axially movable in the cavity (11), the valve needle (13) preventing a fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion (42) in a closing position and releasing the fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion (42) in further positions, wherein the valve needle (13) has an upper end (44) facing the fluid inlet portion (40) and an inner recess (32) extending from the upper end (44) in direction to the fluid outlet portion (42) and enabling a fluid flow inside the valve needle (13), a guide element (34) being arranged in the cavity (11) and being mechanically coupled to the upper end (44) of the valve needle (13) and extending radially to the inner guide surface (12) of the valve body (10) and being designed to guide the upper end (44) of the valve needle (13) inside the valve body (10). The guide element (34) forms a one-piece extension of the valve needle (13) with an inner recess (46) being hydraulically coupled to the fluid inlet portion (40) and the inner recess (32) of the valve needle (13).
Abstract:
Valve assembly (3) for an injection valve (1), comprising -a valve body (4) with a central longitudinal axis (L) comprising a cavity (9) with a fluid inlet portion (5) and a fluid outlet portion (7),wherein the cavity (9) comprises a first portion (25) extending from the fluid inlet portion (5) to a bottom surface (29) and a second portion (27) extending from a central opening (31) in the bottom surface (29) down towards the fluid outlet portion (7), -a valve needle (11) axially moveable in the cavity(9), the valve needle (11) comprising a shaft (15) and a ball (13), the ball (13) cooperating with a valve seat (17) to prevent a fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion (7) in a closing position and to release the fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion (7) in further positions, -a seat body (33), the seat body (33) being an integral part of the valve body (4) and forming the valve seat (17) and a ball guide; -an armature (23) of an electro-magnetic actuator unit (19) being designed to actuate the valve needle (11), the armature (23) being arranged in the first portion (25) of the cavity (9); wherein a lower particle filter (25) is entirely arranged in the second portion (27) of the cavity (9).
Abstract:
Adjusting and filter arrangement (11) for an injection valve (10) and injection valve (10). The injection valve (10) comprises a housing (12) including a central longitudinal axis (L), the housing (12) comprising a cavity (23,24,25,26,28) with a fluid inlet portion (26) and a fluid outlet portion (28), a valve needle (22) axially movable in the cavity (23,24,25,26,28), the valve needle (22) preventing a fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion (28) in a closing position and releasing the fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion (28) in further positions, and a spring element (31) being mechanically coupled to the valve needle (22) and being designed to exert an axial force on the valve needle (22). A spring guiding element (48) extending in axial direction is being designed to be in engagement with the spring element (31), wherein the adjusting element (44) and the spring guiding element (48) are forming a one-piece element.
Abstract:
Fuel injection valve (1), comprising - a valve body (4) with a central longitudinal axis (L) comprising a cavity (9) with a fluid inlet portion (5) and a fluid outlet portion (7), - a valve needle (11) axially moveable in the cavity (9), the valve needle (11) preventing a fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion (7) in a closing position and releasing the fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion (7) in further positions, - an electro-magnetic actuator unit (20) for actuating the valve needle (11), - a metal housing (29) being partially arranged around the valve body (4) and the electromagnetic actuator unit (20), wherein the metal housing (29) is at least partially laminated.
Abstract:
Valve assembly (14) for an injection valve (10), comprising a valve body (20) comprising a central longitudinal axis (L) and a cavity (24) with a fluid inlet portion (26) and a fluid outlet portion (28), a valve needle (22) axially movable in the cavity (24), the valve needle (22) preventing a fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion (28) in a closing position and releasing the fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion (28) in further positions, an electro-magnetic actuator unit (16) being designed to actuate the valve needle (22), the actuator unit (16) comprising an armature (38), the armature (38) being axially movable in the cavity (24) and comprising a main body (40) and a flange (42) being axially distanced from the main body (40), the flange (42) being fixedly coupled to the main body (40) and having an inner surface (43) facing the main body (40), and a stop element (44) being fixedly coupled to the valve needle (22) and being arranged in the cavity (24) axially between the main body (40) and the flange (42) of the armature (38). An armature spring (46) is arranged in the cavity (24) axially between the main body (40) and the flange (42), and the armature spring (46) is designed to provide a force acting on the stop element (44) to bring the stop element (44) in contact with the inner surface (43) of the flange (42). According to one embodiment, an overlapping area (A) of the stop element (44) and the inner surface (43) is bounded by an inner contour (441) and an outer contour (442) and an area content (Ao) enclosed by the outer contour (442) is at least three times as large as an area content (Ai) enclosed by the inner contour (441).
Abstract:
Filter assembly (33) for a fluid injection valve (1), the filter assembly (33) having a fluid inlet portion and a fluid outlet portion, wherein at least one flow path for fluid flow with a flow direction is formed between the fluid inlet portion and the fluid outlet portion, the filter assembly (33) comprising a filter sleeve (37) having a first part (39) and a second part (41), the first part (39) comprising a filter element (43) and the second part (41) being arranged downstream of the first part (39) with respect to the flow direction and forming a receptacle (35) for an upper part (31) of a calibration spring (15) of the fluid injection valve (1), wherein a circumferential side wall (45) of the receptacle (35) is arranged to surround the upper part (31) of the calibration spring (15).
Abstract:
The application provides a fuel injection valve, which includes a valve body, a valve needle, and an actuator assembly. The valve body includes a cavity with a fluid outlet portion. The valve needle is movable in the cavity. The actuator assembly includes an electro-magnetic coil, a pole piece, and an armature element. The armature element is movable in the cavity and operable to move the valve needle in a predetermined direction for unsealing the fluid outlet portion. The fuel injection valve further includes a fixing ring that abuts the pole piece. The fixing ring is joined to the valve body.