EP2420666A4 - Fuel injection tube for diesel engine - Google Patents

Fuel injection tube for diesel engine

Info

Publication number: EP2420666A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: fuel injection; diesel engine; injection tube; tube; diesel
Prior art date: 2009-04-15
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP10764480A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2420666B1 (en

EP2420666A1 (en

Inventor

Eiji Watanabe

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Ltd

Original Assignee

Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2009-04-15

Filing date

2010-04-14

Publication date

2012-03-14

2010-04-14 Application filed by Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Ltd filed Critical Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Ltd

2012-02-22 Publication of EP2420666A1 publication Critical patent/EP2420666A1/en

2012-03-14 Publication of EP2420666A4 publication Critical patent/EP2420666A4/en

2015-07-01 Application granted granted Critical

2015-07-01 Publication of EP2420666B1 publication Critical patent/EP2420666B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2030-04-14 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F02M55/00—Fuel-injection apparatus characterised by their fuel conduits or their venting means; Arrangements of conduits between fuel tank and pump F02M37/00
- F02M55/02—Conduits between injection pumps and injectors, e.g. conduits between pump and common-rail or conduits between common-rail and injectors
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D41/00—Application of procedures in order to alter the diameter of tube ends
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D53/00—Making other particular articles
- B21D53/84—Making other particular articles other parts for engines, e.g. connecting-rods
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F02M55/00—Fuel-injection apparatus characterised by their fuel conduits or their venting means; Arrangements of conduits between fuel tank and pump F02M37/00
- F02M55/004—Joints; Sealings
- F02M55/005—Joints; Sealings for high pressure conduits, e.g. connected to pump outlet or to injector inlet
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F02M55/00—Fuel-injection apparatus characterised by their fuel conduits or their venting means; Arrangements of conduits between fuel tank and pump F02M37/00
- F02M55/04—Means for damping vibrations or pressure fluctuations in injection pump inlets or outlets
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F02M61/00—Fuel-injectors not provided for in groups F02M39/00 - F02M57/00 or F02M67/00
- F02M61/16—Details not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus of groups F02M61/02 - F02M61/14
- F02M61/168—Assembling; Disassembling; Manufacturing; Adjusting
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F02M2200/00—Details of fuel-injection apparatus, not otherwise provided for
- F02M2200/28—Details of throttles in fuel-injection apparatus
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F02M2200/00—Details of fuel-injection apparatus, not otherwise provided for
- F02M2200/31—Fuel-injection apparatus having hydraulic pressure fluctuations damping elements
- F02M2200/315—Fuel-injection apparatus having hydraulic pressure fluctuations damping elements for damping fuel pressure fluctuations
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F02M2200/00—Details of fuel-injection apparatus, not otherwise provided for
- F02M2200/80—Fuel injection apparatus manufacture, repair or assembly
- F02M2200/8053—Fuel injection apparatus manufacture, repair or assembly involving mechanical deformation of the apparatus or parts thereof

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
Fuel-Injection Apparatus (AREA)

EP10764480.9A 2009-04-15 2010-04-14 Fuel injection tube for diesel engine Active EP2420666B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP2009099411		2009-04-15
PCT/JP2010/056683 WO2010119896A1 (en)	2009-04-15	2010-04-14	Fuel injection tube for diesel engine

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2420666A1 EP2420666A1 (en)	2012-02-22
EP2420666A4 true EP2420666A4 (en)	2012-03-14
EP2420666B1 EP2420666B1 (en)	2015-07-01

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EP10764480.9A Active EP2420666B1 (en)	2009-04-15	2010-04-14	Fuel injection tube for diesel engine

Country Status (3)

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EP (1)	EP2420666B1 (en)
JP (1)	JPWO2010119896A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2010119896A1 (en)

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- 2010-04-14 WO PCT/JP2010/056683 patent/WO2010119896A1/en active Application Filing
- 2010-04-14 EP EP10764480.9A patent/EP2420666B1/en active Active
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