IP Library Granted Patent US 7,168,638
Granted Patent B2
US 7,168,638 · App. 10/798,343 · Granted Jan 30, 2007

Fuel injection valve

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Patent No.
US 7,168,638
App. No.
10/798,343
Granted
Jan 30, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fuel injection valve includes a soundproofing cover molded out of a rubber-containing soft resin and arranged on the outer periphery of a metal casing. Collision noises and vibrations are absorbed by the soundproofing cover, achieving excellent sound insulation. Moreover, the rubber-containing soft resin is lower in cost, and can be shaped by injection molding, resulting in a reduction in manufacturing cost of the valve.

Claims (18)

1. A fuel injection valve, comprising:

a casing;

a valve element axially slidably arranged through the casing;

a valve seat on which the valve element is seated; and

a cover arranged on an outer periphery of the casing and forming an outer layer, the cover being molded out of a soft resin containing a rubber,

wherein the casing is made of a metal, the outer periphery of the casing being molded out of a hard resin and forming an inner layer.

2. The fuel injection valve as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

an actuator which drives the valve element, the actuator comprising a coil and a connector; and

an envelope which conceals an outer periphery of the coil and a portion extending to the connector, the envelope being molded out of a hard resin, wherein the envelope is concealed with the cover.

3. The fuel injection valve as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the soft resin is constructed such that a ratio between the rubber and the soft resin is 50:50.

4. The fuel injection valve as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the soft resin is constructed such that a ratio between the rubber and the soft resin is 20:80 to 80:20.

5. A fuel injection valve, comprising:

a casing;

a valve element axially slidably arranged through the casing;

a valve seat on which the valve element is seated;

a cover arranged on an outer periphery of the casing, the cover being molded out of a soft resin containing a rubber;

an actuator which drives the valve element, the actuator comprising a coil and a connector; and

an envelope which conceals an outer periphery of the coil and a portion extending to the connector, the envelope being molded out of a hard resin, wherein the envelope is concealed with the cover.

Assignments (4)
DEMERGER Recorded Jan 13, 2022
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058744/0813 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 13, 2022
From: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058758/0776 →
MERGER Recorded Apr 4, 2005
From: HITACHI UNISIA AUTOMOTIVE LTD.
To: HITACHI LTD.
Reel/Frame 016334/0175 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2004
From: SAITO, TAKAHIRO; KOYASHIKI, HIDEHIKO
To: HITACHI UNISIA AUTOMOTIVE, LTD.
Reel/Frame 015086/0750 →