IP Library Granted Patent US 11,131,400
Granted Patent B2
US 11,131,400 · App. 16/764,016 · Granted Sep 28, 2021

High-pressure fuel supply pump and method of manufacturing the same

Inventors: Mina Amo (Tokyo, JP); Kenya Ohashi (Tokyo, JP); Arata Kagiyama (Hitachinaka, JP); Koichi Yamaka (Hitachinaka, JP); Noriyuki Maekawa (Hitachinaka, JP)
Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
F16K27/029B23K26/342
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Patent No.
US 11,131,400
App. No.
16/764,016
Granted
Sep 28, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a high-pressure fuel supply pump and a method of manufacturing thereof which can suppress the progress of corrosion and cavitation erosion even when the pressure becomes higher, or when biofuel or a fuel having a high oil content of biofuel is used. Therefore, the high-pressure fuel supply pump includes a discharge valve 51 b that discharges fuel, and a discharge valve seat 51 a on which the discharge valve 51 b is seated. The base material of the discharge valve 51 b and the discharge valve seat 51 a is a steel material. On the surface of the discharge valve 51 b , a Co-based alloy layer 70 b and a Cr-enriched portion 70 b 1 having a higher Cr concentration than the surrounding Co-based alloy layer 70 b are formed. The Co-based alloy layer 70 a is formed on the surface of the discharge valve seat 51 a.

Claims (22)

1. A high-pressure fuel supply pump, comprising:

a valve that discharges fuel; and

a valve seat on which the valve sits,

wherein a base material of the valve and the valve seat is a steel material,

wherein, on the surface of the valve, a first Co-based alloy layer is formed and thereon a Cr enriched first portion of said first Co-based alloy layer is formed, said Cr enriched first portion having a Cr concentration higher than a second portion of the Co-based alloy layer that surrounds said Cr enriched portion of said first Co-based alloy layer, and

wherein a second Co-based alloy layer is formed on a surface of the valve seat.

2. The high-pressure fuel supply pump according to claim 1 , wherein the Cr enriched portion is enriched from 15% to 40% with respect to the Cr concentration of the first Co-based alloy layer.

3. The high-pressure fuel supply pump according to claim 1 , wherein a portion of the valve that contacts the valve seat is formed of the first Co-based alloy layer.

4. The high-pressure fuel supply pump according to claim 1 , wherein the Cr enriched portion is formed circumferentially with respect to the first Co-based alloy layer.

5. The high-pressure fuel supply pump according to claim 4 , wherein a plurality of circularly shaped Cr enriched portions of said first Co-based alloy layer are formed having a plurality of different diameters.

6. The high-pressure fuel supply pump according to claim 1 , wherein the Cr enriched portion is formed linearly or spirally with respect to the first Co-based alloy layer.

7. The high-pressure fuel supply pump according to claim 1 , wherein the valve is any one of a discharge valve that discharges fuel from a pressing chamber, a suction valve that sucks the fuel into the pressurized chamber, and a relief valve that is opened to release high-pressure fuel when fuel on a discharge side of the pressurized chamber becomes a set value or more.

8. A method of manufacturing a high-pressure fuel supply pump which includes a valve for discharging fuel and a valve seat on which the valve is seated, comprising:

where a base material of the valve and the valve seat is a steel material,

forming a first Co-based alloy layer on a surface of the valve and a second Co-based alloy layer on a surface of the valve seat,

forming a Cr-enriched portion on said first Co-based alloy layer, the Cr-enriched portion having a higher Cr concentration than a second portion of the Co-based alloy layer that surrounds said Cr-enriched portion; and

polishing a surface of the formed Co-based alloy layer.

9. The method of manufacturing a high-pressure fuel supply pump according to claim 8 , wherein the first Co based alloy layer is formed by laser overlay welding.

10. The method of manufacturing a high-pressure fuel supply pump according to claim 9 , wherein, in the forming of the Co-based alloy layer by laser overlay welding, a subsequent overlay layer is formed so as to overlap a previously applied adjacent overlay layer.

11. The method of manufacturing the high-pressure fuel supply pump according to claim 9 , wherein the Cr-enriched portion is formed circumferentially with respect to the first Co-based alloy layer.

12. The method of manufacturing a high-pressure fuel supply pump according to claim 9 , wherein a plurality of circularly formed Cr-enriched portions are formed having different diameters with respect to the first Co-based alloy layer.

13. The method of manufacturing a high-pressure fuel supply pump according to claim 9 , wherein the Cr enriched portion is formed linearly or spirally with respect to the first Co-based alloy layer.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 22, 2021
From: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058598/0321 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2020
From: AMO, MINA; OHASHI, KENYA; KAGIYAMA, ARATA; YAMAKA, KOICHI; MAEKAWA, NORIYUKI
To: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 052657/0935 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-249220 · Dec 26, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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