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Magnetic valve, in particular a fuel injection valve

Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
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Filing: 1982-09-14
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Granted: 1984-10-09
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Expires: 2002-09-14
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Abstract

Abstract A magnetic valve is proposed, in particular a fuel injection valve for internal combustion engines, which has a valve housing, a conductor coil mounted on a core of ferromagnetic material, and an armature which carries a valve body cooperating with a valve seat. The core has an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder, which are magnetically conductively connected with one another at one end face via a yoke. At the other end face, a circular-annular plate is magnetically conductively connected with the outer cylinder. The magnetic circuit is closed between the circular-annular plate and the inner cylinder via an armature, which has a plate-like element and a hollow cylindrical strut. The strut is located opposite the inner cylinder and with it forms a first air gap. The rim of the plate-like element of the armature is located opposite the circular-annular plate and with it forms a second air gap.

Inventors

  • 👤 Asta Hascher-Reichl
  • 👤 Hans Kubach
  • 👤 Werner Gross

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 05:44
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M51/00; F02M51/06; F02M51/061; F02M51/0625; F02M51/0664; F02M51/0671; F02M51/0675; F02M51/0635; F02M51/0642; F02M51/0653; F02M51/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim 199 words
A magnetic valve for a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine, said valve having a valve housing, a conductor coil mounted on a core of ferromagnetic material in said housing, an armature carrying a valve body cooperating with a valve seat, said armature including a plate-like element and a strut, said core including an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder, said cylinders being disposed concentrically with respect to one another and between which said conductor coil is disposed, each of said cylinders having end faces connected magnetically with one another, at least one of said end faces being connected via a yoke and said other end face being partially covered by a circular-annular magnetically conductive plate means connected in a magnetically conductive manner with said outer cylinder, said strut being located opposite said core inner cylinder and forming a first air gap between said armature and said core, and said plate-like element having margin means overlapping said circular-annular plate and forming a second air gap between said armature and said core, the thickness of said second air gap being reduced simultaneously with reduction of the first air gap upon attraction of the armature toward said magnetic core.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 199 words
A magnetic valve for a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine, said valve having a valve housing, a conductor coil mounted on a core of ferromagnetic material in said housing, an armature carrying a valve body cooperating with a valve seat, said armature including a plate-like element and a strut, said core including an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder, said cylinders being disposed concentrically with respect to one another and between which said conductor coil is disposed, each of said cylinders having end faces connected magnetically with one another, at least one of said end faces being connected via a yoke and said other end face being partially covered by a circular-annular magnetically conductive plate means connected in a magnetically conductive manner with said outer cylinder, said strut being located opposite said core inner cylinder and forming a first air gap between said armature and said core, and said plate-like element having margin means overlapping said circular-annular plate and forming a second air gap between said armature and said core, the thickness of said second air gap being reduced simultaneously with reduction of the first air gap upon attraction of the armature toward said magnetic core.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 30 words
A magnetic valve as defined by claim 1, in which said inner cylinder, said circular-annular plate and said armature are made of a material having a high magnetic saturation induction.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 50 words
A magnetic valve as defined by claim 1 in which said valve body is of anti-magnetic material and includes a push rod means including a disk-like head connected with said armature in proximity to said plate-like element, said push rod being guided in a cylinder bore of a guide bushing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 23 words
A magnetic valve as defined by claim 3, in which said disk-like head is is seated on said plate-like element of said armature.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 54 words
A magnetic valve as defined by claim 3 or claim 4, in which said guide bushing is provided with a recess receiving a spring means which presses against said armature and holds said armature in such a manner that said valve body is raised from the valve seat when said conductor coil is inoperative.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 27 words
A magnetic valve as defined by claim 3 or 4, in which said guide bushing and said spring are disposed inside said inner cylinder of said core.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 45 words
A magnetic valve as defined by claim 3 or 4, in which said push rod is guided in said cylinder bore of said guide bushing by means of two bearing points, one of said bearing points being located in proximity to said first air gap.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 35 words
A magnetic valve as defined by claim 1, in which said armature is in close proximity to a stop plate of hard, anti-magnetic material and said armature is arranged to strike against said stop plate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 24 words
A magnetic valve as defined by claim 8, in which said armature strikes against said stop plate in the vicinity of said disk-like head.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 29 words
A magnetic valve as defined by claim 8 or 9, in which said stop plate has an annular groove permitting plastic deformation of said plate to provide for adjustment.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 30 words
A magnetic valve as defined by claim 1, in which said circular-annular plate has an annular groove permitting plastic deformation of said plate for adjustment of said second air gap.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 32 words
A magnetic valve as defined by claim 8 or 9, in which said stop plate has a mass which is greater than the combined mass of said armature and said valve body.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 40 words
A magnetic valve as defined by claim 8 or 9, characterized in that said stop plate has a portion elevated above said armature and against which said armature strikes so that the armature strikes only against a defined surface area.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 22 words
A magnetic valve as defined by claim 8 or 9, in which said stop plate is provided with at least one aperture.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 38 words
A magnetic valve as defined by claim 3 or 4, in which said valve housing has a portion which is integral with said guide bushing, said portion further provided with a valve seat and inlet and discharge bores.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 34 words
A magnetic valve as defined by claim 1, in which said inner and outer cylinders, together with said yoke and said circular-annular plate provide a coil chamber which has an approximately square cross section.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 26 words
A magnetic valve as defined by claim 16, in which said outer cylinder further includes a bore through which the fluid passes into said coil chamber.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 28 words
A magnetic valve as defined by claim 15, in which said valve seat and said cylinder bore of said guide bushing are machined from one piece of material.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 44 words
A magnetic valve as defined by claim 18, in which said outer cylinder further includes an annular shoulder and said inner cylinder includes a pole oriented toward said first air gap, said annular shoulder and pole being of equal height in an axial direction.

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