IP Library Granted Patent US 11,629,678
Granted Patent B2
US 11,629,678 · App. 16/971,081 · Granted Apr 18, 2023

Fuel injection valve and method for assembling same

Inventors: Akiyasu Miyamoto (Hitachinaka, JP); Masashi Sugaya (Hitachinaka, JP); Yasuo Namaizawa (Hitachinaka, JP); Takuya Watai (Hitachinaka, JP)
Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
F02M51/0671F02M61/168F02M61/10F02M61/18F02M2200/50F02M2200/8061
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Patent No.
US 11,629,678
App. No.
16/971,081
Granted
Apr 18, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a fuel injection valve capable of stroking a valve body in two stages of large and small strokes and improving responsiveness of a valve opening operation. Therefore, a first mover 201 is attracted to a magnetic core 107 . A second mover 202 is formed separately from the first mover 201 , and is attracted to the magnetic core 107 on an inner diameter side of the first mover 201 . A valve body 101 has a flange portion 101 a on an upstream side of the second mover 202 . A spacer 213 forms a gap (void g 1 ) in an axial direction between the flange portion 101 a and the second mover 202 in a valve closed state.

Claims (47)

1. A fuel injection valve comprising:

a first mover that is attracted to a magnetic core, the first mover being configured to store kinetic energy therewithin;

a second mover that is formed separately from the first mover, and is attracted to the magnetic core on an inner diameter side of the first mover;

a valve body comprising a flange portion disposed above the second mover;

a spacer disposed above the second mover, the spacer forming a gap in an axial direction between the flange portion and the second mover in a valve closed state, the spacer having a hole;

a first spring that urges a sleeve of the valve body in a valve closing direction; and

a second spring that is disposed between the sleeve and the spacer, and urges the spacer toward the flange portion,

wherein a head of the valve body having the flange portion is configured to be inserted into the hole of the spacer, and

wherein the first mover and the second mover are positioned upstream of the magnetic core, and a third spring is positioned downstream of the magnetic core, the third spring having a smaller urging force than an urging force of the second spring, the urging force of the second spring being smaller than an urging force of the first spring.

2. The fuel injection valve according to claim 1 ,

wherein an outermost diameter of the valve body is smaller than an inner diameter of the magnetic core, and

an outermost diameter of the spacer is smaller than the inner diameter of the magnetic core.

3. The fuel injection valve according to claim 1 ,

wherein the sleeve is on an upstream side of the flange portion, and

the spacer is disposed between the sleeve and the flange portion.

4. The fuel injection valve according to claim 1 ,

wherein the spacer includes

a cylindrical portion, and

a disc-shaped portion that is disposed on an upstream side of the cylindrical portion, and has the hole of the spacer.

5. The fuel injection valve according to claim 4 ,

wherein the cylindrical portion comes in contact with the second mover in the valve closed state.

6. The fuel injection valve according to claim 5 ,

wherein the flange portion comes in contact with the second mover in a valve opened state, and

a gap in an axial direction is formed between the flange portion and the disc-shaped portion.

7. The fuel injection valve according to claim 1 ,

wherein the gap in the axial direction between the flange portion and the second mover in the valve closed state is 10 to 100 um.

8. The fuel injection valve according to claim 1 ,

wherein a gap in the axial direction between the first mover and the magnetic core in the valve closed state is 20 um to 190 um.

9. The fuel injection valve according to claim 1 ,

wherein a gap in the axial direction between the second mover and the magnetic core in the valve closed state is 30 um to 200 um.

10. The fuel injection valve according to claim 1 ,

wherein a mass of the first mover and a mass of the second mover are equal.

11. The fuel injection valve according to claim 1 ,

wherein a second attraction area indicating an area of a portion of the second mover abutting on the magnetic core is larger than a first attraction area indicating an area of a portion of the first mover abutting on the magnetic core.

12. The fuel injection valve according to claim 2 ,

wherein an outer diameter of the flange portion is smaller than the inner diameter of the magnetic core.

13. The fuel injection valve according to claim 3 ,

wherein the sleeve has a flange-like shape.

14. A method for assembling a fuel injection valve, comprising:

a step of inserting a root of a valve body having a flange portion into a hole of a spacer, wherein the flange portion is disposed below the spacer;

a step of inserting the root of the valve body into a second spring;

a step of engaging a sleeve having a flange-like shape with the root of the valve body;

a step of inserting an assembly including the valve body, the spacer, the spring, and the sleeve into a hole of a magnetic core;

a step of inserting a first spring into the hole of the magnetic core;

a step of engaging an adjuster pin with the hole of the magnetic core, wherein a third spring is arranged on a downstream side of the magnetic core, the third spring having a smaller urging force than an urging force of the second spring, the urging force of the second spring being smaller than an urging force of the first spring;

a step of engaging a second mover around the valve body, the second mover disposed below the flange portion and the spacer; and

a step of engaging a first mover around the valve body, the first mover disposed below the second mover.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 2, 2021
From: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
Reel/Frame 057655/0824 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2020
From: MIYAMOTO, AKIYASU; SUGAYA, MASASHI; NAMAIZAWA, YASUO; WATAI, TAKUYA
To: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 053808/0794 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-031220 · Feb 23, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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