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EP2587047B1
EP2587047B1 EP20110186863 EP11186863A EP2587047B1 EP 2587047 B1 EP2587047 B1 EP 2587047B1 EP 20110186863 EP20110186863 EP 20110186863 EP 11186863 A EP11186863 A EP 11186863A EP 2587047 B1 EP2587047 B1 EP 2587047B1
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injector
indexing device
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Giandomenico Serra
Giovanni Petroni
Lorenzo Del Rio
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    • 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
    • F02M61/14—Arrangements of injectors with respect to engines; Mounting of injectors
    • 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
    • F02M2200/8015—Provisions for assembly of fuel injection apparatus in a certain orientation, e.g. markings, notches or specially shaped sleeves other than a clip
    • 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
    • F02M2200/85—Mounting of fuel injection apparatus
    • F02M2200/852—Mounting of fuel injection apparatus provisions for mounting the fuel injection apparatus in a certain orientation, e.g. markings or notches
    • 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
    • F02M2200/85—Mounting of fuel injection apparatus
    • F02M2200/853—Mounting of fuel injection apparatus involving use of quick-acting mechanism, e.g. clips

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  • the invention relates to an indexing device for an injector for injecting fluid and an injector arrangement that comprises such an indexing device.
  • Injectors are in widespread use, in particular for internal combustion engines where they may be arranged in order to dose the fluid into an intake manifold of the internal combustion engine or directly into the combustion chamber of a cylinder of the internal combustion engine.
  • injectors are manufactured in various forms in order to satisfy the various needs for the various combustion engines. Therefore, for example, their length, their diameter and also various elements of the injector being responsible for the way the fluid is dosed may vary in a wide range.
  • injectors may accommodate an actuator for actuating a valve needle of the injection valve, which may, for example, be an electromagnetic actuator.
  • the respective injector may be suited to dose fluids under very high pressures.
  • the pressures may be in case of a gasoline engine, for example, in the range of up to 200 bar and in the case of diesel engines in the range of up to 2000 bar.
  • EP 1482168 A1 discloses a holding down unit for a fuel injection valve. This unit takes the form of an incomplete ring which is joined to a lever arm fixable to the cylinder head by means of a screw. The gap in the ring mates with a housing element of the injection valve, and prevents rotation of the latter.
  • US 2004/0069280 A1 relates to a fuel injector support assembly for mounting a fuel injector to the cylinder head of an engine.
  • the fuel injector support assembly includes a fuel injector clamp attached to a bracket.
  • the bracket is secured to the cylinder head by cylinder head mounting bolts, which are used also to fasten the cylinder head to the engine block.
  • the fuel injector clamp is attached to the bracket and secures the fuel injector to the cylinder head.
  • the fuel injection device for internal combustion engines of US 5,520,151 has a connecting element for fixing an injection valve in position axially on a pipe connector and also for fixing it in the circumferential direction.
  • the connecting element includes a disc-shaped, circular ring-shaped base element with an inner opening through which the inflow-side end of the injection valve runs in the installed state, the disc-shaped base body being positioned in a circumferential groove of the injection valve.
  • the base element includes two legs which can be closed or opened by means of a locking connection. Locking elements extend perpendicularly to the plane of the base element and ensure that the injection valve is fixed in position axially on the pipe connector, and fixed in the circumferential direction, by virtue of a fixing lug which engages around and behind, respectively.
  • the indexing device is put on the injector.
  • the indexing device is easily mountable and demountable from the injector and, at the same time when the indexing device is coupled to the injector, a relative movement between the indexing device and the injector is prevented.
  • the indexing device provides an interface between the injector and the basis that defines the angular position of the injector relative to the basis.
  • the indexing device and the injector are separate parts.
  • the indexing device and the injector are arranged to be coupled and decoupled.
  • the injector is a pigtail injector.
  • the injector is a stand-alone injector.
  • the injector has no overmolded housing over the metal body. Further, the connection between the injector and the basis is independent from a fuel rail that is coupelable with the injector.
  • the indexing device is in direct contact to the metal body of the injector.
  • the indexing device is made of plastic or metal, for example.
  • the fixed defined orientation between the indexing device and the injector is provided by at least one axial projecting part that is arranged at the first part. Due to the projecting part a rotational movement of the indexing device relative to the injector can be prevented.
  • the indexing device comprises at least one flat surface arranged at the second part to provide the fixed defined orientation between the indexing device and the injector. A rotational movement between the indexing device and the injector is prevented by an abutment of the flat surface and an accordant counterpart at the metal body of the injector.
  • the indexing device comprises at least one guiding surface arranged at the second part to provide the fixed defined orientation between the indexing device and the basis.
  • a relative rotational movement between the indexing device and the basis can be prevented by an abutment of the guiding surface and a stop surface of the basis.
  • the indexing device comprises at least one axial projecting part arranged at the second part to provide the fixed defined orientation between the indexing device and the basis. A relative rotational movement between the indexing device and the basis is prevented by the projecting part that engages into the recess of the basis.
  • an injector arrangement comprises an injector for injecting fluid.
  • the injector arrangement further comprises an indexing device as described above.
  • the indexing device and the injector are coupled such that the indexing device is easily mountable and demountable and this can be done without destroying or damaging either the indexing device or the injector.
  • the injector is a pigtail injector that does not comprise a fixed housing over the metal body of the injector.
  • Figure 1A schematically shows an injector 110 for injecting fluid.
  • Figure 1A shows a cross-section of the injector 110 and
  • Figure 1B shows a top view of the injector 110.
  • the injector is designed for injecting fuel into a cylinder of an internal combustion engine of, for example, a vehicle and particularly an automobile.
  • the fluid injector 110 has a longitudinal axis L and further comprises a metal body 111.
  • the metal body 111 of the fuel injector 110 surrounds a cavity in which a valve needle is arranged. In a closed position of the injector 110 a fuel flow through the injector is prevented. In an open position fuel can flow through the injector into the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine.
  • the fuel flows through the metal body 111.
  • the fuel injector is coupled with a common rail in which the fuel is stored under high pressure.
  • the injector 110 is arranged at a basis 120.
  • the basis is a cylinder head of the combustion engine.
  • An indexing device 100 is coupled with a first part 110 of the indexing device 100 with the injector 110.
  • the indexing device 100 comprises a projecting second part 102 that engages a recess 121 of the basis 120.
  • the first part 101 of the indexing device 100 has a ring-shaped form.
  • the first part 101 is designed such that it can be put on the injector easily.
  • the first part 101 has an open side and can be clipped on the injector.
  • the injector 110 and the indexing device 100 are two separate parts that are mountable and demountable without destroying or damaging the indexing device 100 or the injector 110.
  • the indexing device 100 is removable from the metal body 111 of the injector 110.
  • a relative rotational around the axis L movement between the indexing device 100 and the injector 110 is prevented by the structure of the first part 101.
  • the first part 101 is coupled to the metal body 111, such that the indexing device and the injector have a fixed defined orientation relative to each other.
  • a relative rotational movement of more than +-5° is prohibited due to the shape of the first part 101 and the corresponding part of the metal body 111.
  • the first part 101 and the part of the injector 110 that are in direct contact with each other are designed such that the fixed defined orientation is provided reliably.
  • the projecting second part 102 and the recess 121 are designed to provide a fixed defined orientation relative to each other. Therefore, the indexing device 110 has a fixed defined orientation relative to the basis 120. Rotational movement between the indexing device 100 and the basis 120 is prevented due to the shape of the second part 102 and the recess 121. Since a relative rotational movement between the indexing device 100 and the basis 120 is prevented and a relative rotational movement between the indexing device 100 and the injector 110 is prevented, a rotational movement between the injector 10 and the basis 120 is also prevented.
  • the injector 110 has a fixed defined orientation with respect to the basis 120 due to the fixed defined orientation between the first part 101 and the injector 110 and the fixed defined orientation between the second part 102 and the basis 120.
  • an indexing of the pigtail injector 110 that has no overmolded housing is easy and reliable when the injector is sent to the customer as a stand-alone injector.
  • the indexing, as well as the relative angular position between the injector 110 and the basis 120, is achieved by the indexing device 100 automatically after mounting the injector 110 into the cylinder head.
  • the angular position between the injector 110 and the cylinder head is optimized, the combustion in the combustion chamber is optimized too. For example, the spray layout of the fuel has minimum interference so that most of it participates in the combustion.
  • the vertical movement of the injector 110 is limited from one side by the shape of the basis 120 that prevents downward movement in the direction of the combustion chamber. From the other side the movement of the injector is prevented by a component that should have a function similar to the fuel rail (not shown).
  • the rotational movement is avoided by the indexing device 100. For example, a relative rotational movement between the injector 110 and the basis 120 has a tolerance of maximum +-5°.
  • Figure 2 shows the indexing device 100 and the injector 110 according to further embodiments.
  • the first part 110 of the indexing device 100 surrounds the upper part of the metal body 111 of the injector 110.
  • the relative rotational movement of the indexing device 100 with respect to the injector 110 is prevented by a flat surface 103 that is arranged at the second part 102 of the indexing device 100.
  • the flat surface 103 abuts with a part of the injector 110 from which the connection cables exit.
  • the connection cables are for electronically controlling the injector 110.
  • the shape of the indexing device 100 is designed dependent on the shape of the metal 111 of the injector 110 to provide the fixed defined orientation between the indexing device 100 and the injector 110.
  • the second part 102 comprises a projecting part 105.
  • the projecting part 105 is, for example, a nose that projects in the axial direction of the longitudinal axis L.
  • the nose 105 engages into the recess 121 of the basis 120. Relative rotational movement between the indexing device 100 and the basis 120 is prevented by an abutment of the projecting part 105 and the walls surrounding the recess 121. According to embodiments, the recess 121 is specifically created in the basis 120 for coupling with the projecting part 105.
  • Figure 4 schematically shows the indexing device 100 and the injector 110 according to further embodiments.
  • the indexing device 100 comprises projecting parts 104 that are arranged at the first part 110.
  • the projecting parts 104 project into the axial direction of the longitudinal axis L.
  • the projecting parts 104 are designed such that they have a contact surface with the metal body 111 of the injector 110.
  • the first part 110 surrounds the metal body 111 partly and has an open end such that the indexing device 100 may be clipped sideways on the injector 110.
  • Relative rotational movement between the indexing device 100 and the basis 120 is prevented by a guiding surface 106 that is arranged at the second part 102.
  • the guiding surface 6 abuts with the walls of the basis 120 that surround the recess 121.
  • the shape of the second part is designed dependent on the shape of the cylinder head, in particular the shape of the recess 121.
  • the indexing device 100 comprises the projecting part 105 ( Figures 2 and 3 ) at the second part 102 and the projecting part 104 ( Figures 4 and 5 ) at the first part 101.
  • the indexing device 100 could be made of several materials, for example metal or plastic, in particular steel.
  • the material for the indexing device 100 is chosen dependent on given rigidity requirements for each application.
  • connection between the injector 110 and the basis 120 is independent from a fuel rail so that the injector 110 together with the indexing device 100 that are sent to the customer automatically satisfy the indexing requirements and are forced to stay in the optimized spray configuration when coupled with the basis 120.
  • the indexing is available without any variation on the shape of given cylinder heads.

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Claims (6)

  1. Injektoranordnung, die Folgendes umfasst:
    - einen Injektor (110) zum Einspritzen von Fluid,
    - eine Basis (120) zum Halten des Injektors (110), und
    eine Schaltvorrichtung,
    wobei die Schaltvorrichtung Folgendes umfasst:
    - einen ersten Teil (101) zum Kuppeln der Schaltvorrichtung (100) mit dem Injektor (110), so dass die Schaltvorrichtung (100) und der Injektor (110) eine feste bestimmte Ausrichtung in Bezug aufeinander haben, wobei der erste Teil (101) der Schaltvorrichtung lösbar mit dem Injektor (110) gekuppelt ist,
    - einen zweiten Teil (102), wobei der zweite Teil (102) über den ersten Teil (101) hervorsteht, um in eine Aussparung (121) der Basis (120) einzugreifen, um eine feste bestimmte Ausrichtung zueinander zwischen der Schaltvorrichtung (110) und der Basis (120) bereitzustellen,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass die Schaltvorrichtung mindestens eine flache Oberfläche (103) umfasst, die am zweiten Teil (102) angeordnet ist, um die feste bestimmte Ausrichtung zwischen der Schaltvorrichtung (100) und dem Injektor (110) bereitzustellen.
  2. Injektoranordnung nach Anspruch 1, wobei der erste Teil (101) in direktem Kontakt mit einem Metallkörper (111) des Injektors (110) ist.
  3. Injektoranordnung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, die aus Kunststoff oder Metall gefertigt ist.
  4. Injektoranordnung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, umfassend mindestens einen axialen hervorstehenden Teil (104), der am ersten Teil (101) angeordnet ist, um die feste bestimmte Ausrichtung zwischen der Schaltvorrichtung (100) und dem Injektor (110) bereitzustellen.
  5. Injektoranordnung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, umfassend mindestens eine Führungsfläche (106), die am zweiten Teil (102) angeordnet ist, um die feste bestimmte Ausrichtung zwischen der Schaltvorrichtung (100) und der Basis (120) bereitzustellen.
  6. Injektoranordnung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, umfassend mindestens einen axialen hervorstehenden Teil (105), der an dem zweiten Teil (102) angeordnet ist, um die feste bestimmte Ausrichtung zwischen der Schaltvorrichtung (100) und der Basis (120) bereitzustellen.
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