Injector to inject fuel into a combustion chamber
View Patent ↗An injector housing ( 1 ) of the injector has an indentation ( 2 ) in which a part of an actuator housing ( 4 ) of the injector is located. A floor of said indentation ( 2 ) is formed by a peripheral support surface ( 3 ) for the actuator housing ( 4 ). A bottom surface of the actuator housing ( 4 ) is oriented towards the support surface ( 3 ) and has a peripheral recess ( 11 ). This recess ( 11 ) is such that the bottom surface of the actuator housing ( 4 ) has at least one peripheral projection ( 12 ), which is oriented towards the support surface ( 3 ) and is adjacent to the support surface ( 3 ). A seal ( 13 ) for preventing leakage along interfaces between the injector housing ( 1 ) and the actuator housing ( 4 ) is locate din the recess ( 11 ) and is adjacent to the support surface ( 3 ).
1. Injector to inject fuel into a combustion chamber comprising an actuator housing and an injector housing, wherein
the injector housing comprises an indentation in which a part of the actuator housing is located,
a bottom surface of the indentation of the injector housing is formed by a peripheral support surface for the actuator housing,
a seal is located between the injector housing and the actuator housing to prevent leakage along interfaces between injector housing and actuator housing,
an underside of the actuator housing that is adjacent to the support surface of the injector housing comprises a peripheral recess,
the recess of the underside of actuator housing is such that the underside of actuator housing comprises at least one peripheral projection which is oriented towards the support surface of the injector housing and is adjacent to the support surface of the injector housing, the diameter of the peripheral projection at a beginning of the peripheral projection being smaller than the diameter at a proximate end of the peripheral projection, and wherein
the seal is located in the recess of the underside of the actuator housing and is stretched around the projection of the underside of the actuator housing and adjoins the support surface of the injector housing.
2. The injector according to claim 1 , wherein the recess of the underside of the actuator housing is such that the underside of the actuator housing comprises a single peripheral projection around which the seal is stretched.
3. The injector according to claim 1 , wherein the indentation of the injector housing is coated with a corrosion protection layer.
4. The injector according to claim 3 , wherein the corrosion protection layer basically consists of zinc phosphate.
5. The injector according to claim 1 , wherein the seal basically consists of an elastomer.
6. The injector according to claim 1 , wherein a side surface of the projection adjoining the side surface of the indentation of the injector housing of the underside of the actuator housing is designed angled so that the shoulder of the projection is located further away from the side surface of the indentation than a part of the projection adjoining the support surface of the injector housing.
7. Injector to inject fuel into a combustion chamber comprising an actuator housing and an injector housing, wherein
the injector housing features an indentation in which a part of the actuator housing is located,
a bottom surface of the indentation of the injector housing is formed by a peripheral support surface for the actuator housing,
a seal is located between the injector housing and the actuator housing to prevent leakage along interfaces between the injector housing and the actuator housing,
an underside of the actuator housing that adjoins the support surface of the injector housing features a peripheral recess,
the recess of the underside of the actuator housing is such that the underside of the actuator housing features at least one peripheral projection which is oriented towards the support surface of the injector housing and adjoins the support surface of the injector housing,
the seal is located in a recess of the underside of the actuator housing and is stretched around the projection of the underside of the actuator housing and adjoins the support surface of the injector housing,
the recess of the underside of the actuator housing is such that the underside of the actuator housing features a single peripheral projection around which the seal is stretched, and wherein
a side surface of the projection adjoining the side surface of the indentation of the injector housing of the underside of the actuator housing is designed angled so that the shoulder of projection is located further away from the side surface of the indentation than a part of the projection adjoining the support surface of the injector housing.
8. The injector according to claim 7 , wherein the indentation of the injector housing is coated with a corrosion protection layer.
9. The injector according to claim 8 , wherein the corrosion protection layer basically consists of zinc phosphate.
10. The injector according to claim 7 , wherein the seal basically consists of an elastomer.
11. Injector to inject fuel into a combustion chamber comprising:
an actuator housing,
an injector housing comprising an indentation in which a part of the actuator housing is located, wherein a bottom surface of the indentation of the injector housing is formed by a peripheral support surface for the actuator housing,
an underside of the actuator housing that is adjacent to the support surface of the injector housing comprises a peripheral recess, whereby the underside of the actuator housing comprises at least one peripheral projection which is oriented towards the support surface of the injector housing and is adjacent to the support surface of the injector housing, the diameter of the peripheral projection at a beginning of the peripheral projection being smaller than the diameter at a proximate end of the peripheral projection, and
a seal located between the injector housing and the actuator housing in the recess of the underside of the actuator housing and which is stretched around the projection of the underside of the actuator housing and adjoins the support surface of the injector housing.
12. The injector according to claim 11 , wherein the recess of the underside of the actuator housing is such that the underside of the actuator housing comprises a single peripheral projection around which the seal is stretched.
13. The injector according to claim 11 , wherein the indentation of the injector housing is coated with a corrosion protection layer.
14. The injector according to claim 13 , wherein the corrosion protection layer basically consists of zinc phosphate.
15. The injector according to claim 11 , wherein the seal basically consists of an elastomer.
16. The injector according to claim 11 , wherein a side surface of the projection adjoining the side surface of the indentation of the injector housing of the underside of the actuator housing is designed angled so that the shoulder of the projection is located further away from the side surface of the indentation than a part of the projection adjoining the support surface of the injector housing.
17. Injector to inject fuel into a combustion chamber comprising:
an actuator housing;
an injector housing comprising an indentation in which a part of the actuator housing is located, wherein a bottom surface of the indentation of the injector housing is formed by a peripheral support surface for the actuator housing,
a peripheral recess formed in the underside of the actuator housing, wherein the underside of the actuator housing comprises a single peripheral projection around which the seal is stretched,
a seal located between the injector housing and the actuator housing in a recess of the underside of the actuator housing, which is stretched around the projection of the underside of the actuator housing and adjoins the support surface of the injector housing, and
wherein a side surface of the projection adjoining the side surface of the indentation of the injector housing of the underside of the actuator housing is designed angled so that the shoulder of projection is located further away from the side surface of the indentation than a part of the projection adjoining the support surface of the injector housing.
18. The injector according to claim 17 , wherein the indentation of the injector housing is coated with a corrosion protection layer.
19. The injector according to claim 18 , wherein the corrosion protection layer basically consists of zinc phosphate.
20. The injector according to claim 17 , wherein the seal basically consists of an elastomer.