IP Library Granted Patent US 12,669,103
Granted Patent B2
US 12,669,103 · App. 18/291,352 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Support structure for fuel injection valve

Inventors: Atsushi Okamoto (Hitachinaka, JP); Takaya Fukunaga (Hitachinaka, JP); Kazuki Noda (Hitachinaka, JP); Takumi Suzuki (Hitachinaka, JP)
Assignee: Hitachi Astemo Ltd.
F02M61/14F02M51/061
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,669,103
App. No.
18/291,352
Filed
Jan 23, 2024
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3752
USPC
239/585.1
Abstract

In a support structure for a fuel injection valve (I), a snap protrusion ( 21 ) snap-engaged with an outer peripheral surface of a fuel introduction cylinder part ( 4 ) accepted in a notch ( 19 ) is formed on an inner side surface of the notch ( 19 ) of the base plate ( 15 ). A snap engagement force of the snap protrusion ( 21 ) with respect to the fuel introduction cylinder part ( 4 ) automatically increases because of an increase in a contact frictional force of the elastic piece ( 16 ) against the base plate ( 15 ) caused by an increase in a flexural repulsive force of the elastic piece ( 16 ), in a mounted state of the fuel injection valve (I) on the engine (E).

Claims (21)

1 . A support structure for a fuel injection valve, comprising:

a cylindrical valve housing ( 1 ) provided at a center part of a fuel injection valve (I),

wherein an electromagnetic coil part ( 3 ) is provided at an intermediate part of the valve housing ( 1 ),

the electromagnetic coil part ( 3 ) is covered with a synthetic resin molding portion ( 6 ),

a coupler ( 14 ) configured to supply power to the electromagnetic coil part ( 3 ) is integrally provided on one side of the synthetic resin molding portion ( 6 ) in a protruding manner,

a fuel nozzle cylinder part ( 2 ) of the valve housing ( 1 ) is fitted into an injection valve mounting hole ( 10 ) of an engine (E),

a fuel supply cap (Da) of a fuel distribution pipe (D) fixed to the engine (E) is fitted onto a fuel introduction cylinder part ( 4 ) of the valve housing ( 1 ),

an elastic support member(S) configured to bias the valve housing ( 1 ) toward the injection valve mounting hole ( 10 ) is interposed between the valve housing ( 1 ) and the fuel supply cap (Da) to form the support structure,

the elastic support member(S) includes

a base plate ( 15 ) having a U-shaped cutout ( 19 ) configured to accept an outer periphery of the fuel introduction cylinder part ( 4 ), and overlaid on a flat base surface ( 5 ), the base surface ( 5 ) facing the fuel supply cap (Da) and provided on a rear end surface of the synthetic resin molding portion ( 6 ) facing the fuel introduction cylinder part ( 4 ) side, and

an elastic piece ( 16 ) extending from one end of the base plate ( 15 ) on a side opposite to the cutout ( 19 ), and configured to bring an intermediate part into resilient contact with the fuel supply cap and bring a tip part into resilient contact with the base plate ( 15 ) to apply an axial elastic force to the cylindrical valve housing ( 1 ),

the synthetic resin molding portion ( 6 ) has a rotation-preventing protrusion ( 20 ) provided between the coupler ( 14 ) and the fuel introduction cylinder part ( 4 ) and protruding from a transition portion spanning as an extending plane extending from the base surface ( 5 ),

the elastic support member(S) has a structure in which a pair of snap protrusions ( 21 ) snap-engaged with an outer peripheral surface of the fuel introduction cylinder part ( 4 ) accepted in the cutout ( 19 ) are each formed on both inner side surfaces of the cutout ( 19 ) of the base plate ( 15 ), and the rotation-preventing protrusion ( 20 ) is engaged with the cutout ( 19 ) and a space between tip parts ( 16 ba ) of a pair of the elastic pieces ( 16 ) simultaneously with the snap engagement,

each of the elastic pieces ( 16 ) includes a first elastic part ( 16 a ) that is bent in a U shape laterally upward from one end of the base plate ( 15 ), and a second elastic part 16 b ) that extends toward the other end while being curved upward from the first elastic part ( 16 a ) and has a tip part ( 16 ba ) slidably coming into resilient contact with an upper surface of the base plate ( 15 ), and a curvature radius (R 2 ) of the second elastic part ( 16 b ) is set to be sufficiently larger than a curvature radius (R 1 ) of the first elastic part ( 16 a ), and

a snap engagement force of the snap protrusion ( 21 ) with respect to the fuel introduction cylinder part ( 4 ) increases because of an increase in a contact frictional force of the elastic piece ( 16 ) against the base plate ( 15 ) caused by an increase in a flexural repulsive force of the elastic piece ( 16 ), in a mounted state of the fuel injection valve (I) on the engine (E).

2 . The support structure for a fuel injection valve according to claim 1 ,

wherein a first notch ( 23 ) is provided in intermediate parts of both outer side surfaces of the base plate ( 15 ).

3 . The support structure for a fuel injection valve according to claim 1 ,

wherein a second notch ( 24 ) adjacent to a root of the elastic piece ( 16 ) is provided in the base plate ( 15 ).

4 . The support structure for a fuel injection valve according to claim 2 ,

wherein a second notch ( 24 ) adjacent to a root of the elastic piece ( 16 ) is provided in the base plate ( 15 ).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2024
From: OKAMOTO, ATSUSHI; FUKUNAGA, TAKAYA; NODA, KAZUKI; SUZUKI, TAKUMI
To: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-171223 · Oct 19, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240209819A1 · Jun 27, 2024
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