IP Library Granted Patent US 6,976,642
Granted Patent B2
US 6,976,642 · App. 10/292,809 · Granted Dec 20, 2005

Dual component injector

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Patent No.
US 6,976,642
App. No.
10/292,809
Granted
Dec 20, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dual component injector, especially for internal combustion engines, has a nozzle body, which has a nozzle outlet, and a valve needle for opening and closing the nozzle outlet. A first feed channel is used for supplying a first fluid to the nozzle outlet, and a second feed channel is used for supplying a second fluid to the nozzle outlet. Optionally, a fluid chamber, which is located in the nozzle body, is connected to the nozzle outlet. The second feed channel is connected to the fluid chamber or to the first feed channel via at least two bored holes. The bored holes open out in the fluid chamber or in the first feed channel in such a way that the second fluid produces a swirling flow pattern in the fluid chamber or in the first feed channel.

Claims (75)

1. A dual component injector comprising:

a nozzle body which has a nozzle outlet,

a valve needle for opening and closing the nozzle outlet,

a first feed channel for supplying a first fluid to the nozzle outlet,

a second feed channel for supplying a second fluid to the nozzle outlet, and

a fluid chamber, which is located in the nozzle body and which is connected to the nozzle outlet,

wherein the second feed channel is connected to the fluid chamber or to the first feed channel via at least two bored holes, and

wherein the bored holes open out in the fluid chamber or the first feed channel in such a way that the second fluid flows along an inner wall enclosing the fluid chamber or the first feed channel and produces a swirling flow pattern in the fluid chamber or in the first feed channel.

2. The dual component injector in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the injector is for an internal combustion engine.

3. A dual component injector comprising:

a nozzle body which has a nozzle outlet,

a valve needle for opening and closing the nozzle outlet,

a first feed channel for supplying a first fluid to the nozzle outlet,

a second feed channel for supplying a second fluid to the nozzle outlet, and

a fluid chamber, which is located in the nozzle body and which is connected to the nozzle outlet,

wherein the second feed channel is connected to the fluid chamber or to the first feed channel via at least two bored holes,

wherein the bored holes open out in the fluid chamber or the first feed channel in such a way that the second fluid produces a swirling flow pattern in the fluid chamber or in the first feed channel,

wherein the bored holes are arranged in a housing component of the nozzle body, and

wherein the housing component separates the first feed channel from the second feed channel.

4. The dual component injector in accordance with claim 3 , wherein a zone, which is constructed in at least a partially annular form, is located outside the housing component, and wherein the bored holes emerge from this zone.

5. The dual component injector in accordance with claim 4 , wherein three of said bored holes are provided in such a way that they are displaced relative to one another by approximately 120°.

6. The dual component injector in accordance with claim 4 , and further comprising a valve, which is capable of being switched from one setting to another, arranged in the first feed channel.

7. The dual component injector in accordance with claim 4 , and further comprising a check valve arranged in the second feed channel.

8. The dual component injector in accordance with claim 7 , wherein the check valve has a spring element with a spring constant which has been matched to boiling characteristics of the second fluid.

9. The dual component injector in accordance with claim 3 , wherein three of said bored holes are provided in such a way that they are displaced relative to one another by approximately 120°.

10. The dual component injector in accordance with claim 3 , and further comprising a valve, which is capable of being switched from one setting to another, arranged in the first feed channel.

11. The dual component injector in accordance with claim 3 , and further comprising a check valve arranged in the second feed channel.

12. The dual component injector in accordance with claim 11 , wherein the check valve has a spring element with a spring constant which has been matched to boiling characteristics of the second fluid.

13. A dual component injector comprising:

a nozzle body which has a nozzle outlet,

a valve needle for opening and closing the nozzle outlet,

a first feed channel for supplying a first fluid to the nozzle outlet,

a second feed channel for supplying a second fluid to the nozzle outlet, and

a fluid chamber, which is located in the nozzle body and which is connected to the nozzle outlet,

wherein the second feed channel is connected to the fluid chamber or to the first feed channel via at least two bored holes,

wherein the bored holes open out in the fluid chamber or the first feed channel in such a way that the second fluid produces a swirling flow pattern in the fluid chamber or in the first feed channel, and

wherein three of said bored holes are provided in such a way that they are displaced relative to one another by approximately 120°.

14. The dual component injector in accordance with claim 13 , and further comprising a valve, which is capable of being switched from one setting to another, arranged in the first feed channel.

15. The dual component injector in accordance with claim 13 , and further comprising a check valve arranged in the second feed channel.

16. The dual component injector in accordance with claim 15 , wherein the check valve has a spring element with a spring constant which has been matched to boiling characteristics of the second fluid.

17. A dual component injector comprising:

a nozzle body which has a nozzle outlet,

a valve needle for opening and closing the nozzle outlet,

a first feed channel for supplying a first fluid to the nozzle outlet,

a second feed channel for supplying a second fluid to the nozzle outlet,

a fluid chamber, which is located in the nozzle body and which is connected to the nozzle outlet, and

a valve, which is capable of being switched from one setting to another, arranged in the first feed channel,

wherein the second feed channel is connected to the fluid chamber or to the first feed channel via at least two bored holes, and

wherein the bored holes open out in the fluid chamber or the first feed channel in such a way that the second fluid produces a swirling flow pattern in the fluid chamber or in the first feed channel.

18. The dual component injector in accordance with claim 17 , and further comprising a check valve arranged in the second feed channel.

19. The dual component injector in accordance with claim 18 , wherein the check valve has a spring element with a spring constant which has been matched to boiling characteristics of the second fluid.

20. A dual component injector comprising:

a nozzle body which has a nozzle outlet,

a valve needle for opening and closing the nozzle outlet,

a first feed channel for supplying a first fluid to the nozzle outlet,

a second feed channel for supplying a second fluid to the nozzle outlet,

a fluid chamber, which is located in the nozzle body and which is connected to the nozzle outlet, and

a check valve arranged in the second feed channel,

wherein the second feed channel is connected to the fluid chamber or to the first feed channel via at least two bored holes, and

wherein the bored holes open out in the fluid chamber or the first feed channel in such a way that the second fluid produces a swirling flow pattern in the fluid chamber or in the first feed channel.

21. The dual component injector in accordance with claim 20 , wherein the check valve has a spring element with a spring constant which has been matched to boiling characteristics of the second fluid.

22. A dual component injector comprising:

a nozzle body which has a nozzle outlet,

a valve needle for opening and closing the nozzle outlet,

a first feed channel for supplying a first fluid to the nozzle outlet, and

a second feed channel for supplying a second fluid to the nozzle outlet,

wherein the second feed channel is connected to the first feed channel via at least two bored holes, and

wherein the bored holes open out in the first feed channel in such a way that the second fluid produces a swirling flow pattern in the first feed channel.

23. The dual component injector in accordance with claim 22 , wherein the injector is for an internal combustion engine.

24. The dual component injector in accordance with claim 22 , wherein the bored holes are arranged in a housing component of the nozzle body, and wherein the housing component separates the first feed channel from the second feed channel.

25. The dual component injector in accordance with claim 24 , wherein a zone, which is constructed in at least a partially annular form, is located outside the housing component, and wherein the bored holes emerge from this zone.

26. The dual component injector in accordance with claim 22 , wherein three of said bored holes are provided in such a way that they are displaced relative to one another by approximately 120°.

27. The dual component injector in accordance with claim 22 , and further comprising a valve, which is capable of being switched from one setting to another, arranged in the first feed channel.

28. The dual component injector in accordance with claim 22 , and further comprising a check valve arranged in the second feed channel.

29. The dual component injector in accordance with claim 28 , wherein the check valve has a spring element with a spring constant which has been matched to boiling characteristics of the second fluid.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE APPLICATION NO. 10/567,810 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 020976 FRAME 0889. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Jul 1, 2020
From: DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG
To: DAIMLER AG
Reel/Frame 053583/0493 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2008
From: DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG
To: DAIMLER AG
Reel/Frame 020976/0889 →