Fuel injection valve for an internal combustion engine

• US 7,044,406 B2
• Filed: 03/26/2003
• Issued: 05/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Kuegler, Thomas, Nunic, Predrag
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Dinh Q.
• Application Number:
  US10/503,439
• Publication Number:
  US 20050139698A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,147 Days
• Field of Search: 239/533.11, 239/533.12, 239/533.3, 239/533.4, 239/88
• US Class Current: 239/533.2
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 2200/46 Valves, e.g. injectors, with concentric valve bodies
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 45/086 Having more than one injection-valve controlling discharge orifices
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 61/18 Injection nozzles, e.g. having valve seats; Details of valve member seated ends, not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 61/182 Discharge orifices being situated in different transversal planes with respect to valve member direction of movement
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 61/1833 Discharge orifices having changing cross sections, e.g. being divergent
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 61/1866 Valve seats or member ends having multiple cones
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 61/1873 Valve seats or member ends having circumferential grooves or ridges, e.g. toroidal

Abstract

Disclosed is a fuel injection valve for internal combustion engines having a valve body in which a hollow valve needle is disposed longitudinally displaceably in a bore. The hollow valve needle, on its end toward the combustion chamber, has a conical valve sealing face, which cooperates with a conical valve seat disposed on the end of the bore toward the combustion chamber. A longitudinal bore is embodied in the hollow valve needle, and a valve needle is disposed in it and, with a valve contact face embodied on its end toward the combustion chamber, likewise cooperates with the valve seat. The tip of the hollow valve needle toward the combustion chamber is formed by a chamfer.

Claims

1. In a fuel injection valve for internal combustion engines, having a valve body (1), in which a hollow valve needle (5) is disposed longitudinally displaceably in a bore (3) and on its end toward the combustion chamber has a conical valve sealing face (24) that cooperates with a conical valve seat (18), disposed on the end toward the combustion chamber of the bore (3), and having a longitudinal bore (6), embodied in the hollow valve needle (5), in which bore a valve needle (7) is disposed that, with a valve contact face (26) embodied on its end toward the combustion chamber, likewise cooperates with the valve seat (18), the improvement comprising a chamfer (30) forming a conical face on the end of the hollow valve needle (5) toward the combustion chamber, wherein the cone that forms the conical face of the chamfer (30) has a larger opening angle than the valve sealing face (24).

2. The fuel injection valve of claim 1, wherein the conical face formed by the chamfer (30) directly adjoins the conical valve sealing face (24).

3. The fuel injection valve of claim 2, wherein the chamfer (30), on its inner edge toward the combustion chamber, directly adjoins the inner jacket face of the longitudinal bore (6) of the hollow valve needle (5).

4. The fuel injection valve of claim 1, wherein the chamfer (30), on its inner edge toward the combustion chamber, directly adjoins the inner jacket face of the longitudinal bore (6) of the hollow valve needle (5).

5. The fuel injection valve of claim 1, wherein the valve needle (7) is guided, in its end region toward the combustion chamber, with little play in the hollow valve needle (5).

6. The fuel injection valve of claim 5, wherein the play amounts to less than 10 μ

m.