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Fuel injection valve
Assignee: Tohoku Mikuni Kogyo Co Ltd
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Filing: 1984-01-09
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Granted: 1985-11-12
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Expires: 2004-01-09
Abstract
Abstract A fuel injection valve has a collar-shaped stopper at the front of a plunger for restricting the plunger stroke between the stopper and the end of a guide pipe. The divergent conical surface or spherical surface is formed at the end of the guide pipe, a spherical surface which makes contact with the conical surface is formed at the opposite side of the stopper of the plunger to the ball, an automatic centering operation is performed at the stroke end of the plunger, thereby preventing the irregular wear of the ball valve and the seat surface to stabilize the performance for a long period of time.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuo Ohno
- 👤 Tadashi Seino
- 👤 Yukio Ueno
- 👤 Kenji Kariyama
- 👤 Shinji Utsugi
- 👤 Shigeo Okada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 02:49
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M61/00; F02M61/16; F02M61/18; F02M61/188; F02M51/00; F02M51/06; F02M51/061; F02M51/0625; F02M51/0664; F02M51/0667; F02M51/08; F02M61/1853; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S239/00; Y10S239/90
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
An electromagnetic fuel injection valve having a body of magnetic material, a core and a hollow plunger disposed in the body and formed with a fuel passage communicating with a valve chamber, a ball valve secured to the end of the plunger and separably associated with a seat member, and a solenoid coil for opening the ball valve upon energization thereof to eject fuel comprising: a guide pipe surrounded on the outer periphery of said core and extended at the end thereof to said valve chamber, and a stopper formed between the extended end of said guide pipe and the protruded end of said plunger at the valve chamber side engaged within said guide pipe for restricting the stroke of said plunger.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
An electromagnetic fuel injection valve having a body of magnetic material, a core and a hollow plunger disposed in the body and formed with a fuel passage communicating with a valve chamber, a ball valve secured to the end of the plunger and separably associated with a seat member, and a solenoid coil for opening the ball valve upon energization thereof to eject fuel comprising: a guide pipe surrounded on the outer periphery of said core and extended at the end thereof to said valve chamber, and a stopper formed between the extended end of said guide pipe and the protruded end of said plunger at the valve chamber side engaged within said guide pipe for restricting the stroke of said plunger.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
69 words
The electromagnetic fuel injection valve according to claim 1, wherein said guide pipe is formed with a divergent conical or spherical surface at the extended end thereof at said valve chamber side, and said stopper of the plunger is formed with a spherical surface in contact with the conical or spherical surface of said guide pipe in an automatic centering manner at the suction stroke end of said plunger.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The electromagnetic fuel injection valve according to claim 1, wherein the seat surface of said seat member comprises a right angle and the contacting portion thereof with a ball is formed with a conical surface substantially at 0.1C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The electromagnetic fuel injection valve according to claim 1, wherein said core is set with an air gap from the upstream side of said plunger, and is spot welded to said guide pipe.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
64 words
The electromagnetic fuel injection valve according to claim 2, wherein the conical or spherical surface of said guide pipe is secured to perform a sealing function by brazing or soldering between the inner wall of said body and the the outside of the conical or spherical surface of said guide pipe for preventing fuel leakage from the outside end thereof to the coil side.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
199 words
A fuel injection valve having a body of magnetic material, a core and a hollow plunger disposed in the body and formed with a fuel passage communicating with a valve chamber, a ball valve secured to the end of the plunger and separably associated with a seat member, and a solenoid coil for opening the ball valve upon energization thereof to eject fuel comprising: a guide pipe surrounded on the outer periphery of said core, said guide pipe extended at the end of said guide pipe to said valve chamber, a conical surface formed at the extended end of the valve chamber of said guide pipe in an increased diameter toward said valve chamber side, a plunger engaged to reciprocatingly telescope in said guide pipe by the actuation of said solenoid coil, a stopper formed at the end of said plunger, said stopper formed in a spherical surface at the opposite side to a ball in contact with said conical surface at the suction stroke end of said plunger, and a communication passage formed at the root of said stopper at the opposite side to the ball to communicate the opposite side to the ball with the fuel passage.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
199 words
A fuel injection valve having a body of magnetic material, a core and a hollow plunger disposed in the body and formed with a fuel passage communicating with a valve chamber, a ball valve secured to the end of the plunger and separably associated with a seat member, and a solenoid coil for opening the ball valve upon energization thereof to eject fuel comprising: a guide pipe surrounded on the outer periphery of said core, said guide pipe extended at the end of said guide pipe to said valve chamber, a conical surface formed at the extended end of the valve chamber of said guide pipe in an increased diameter toward said valve chamber side, a plunger engaged to reciprocatingly telescope in said guide pipe by the actuation of said solenoid coil, a stopper formed at the end of said plunger, said stopper formed in a spherical surface at the opposite side to a ball in contact with said conical surface at the suction stroke end of said plunger, and a communication passage formed at the root of said stopper at the opposite side to the ball to communicate the opposite side to the ball with the fuel passage.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
The electromagnetic fuel injection valve according to claim 6, wherein the seat surface of said seat member comprises a right angle and the chamfered contacting portion thereof with a ball is formed with a conical surface substantially at 0.1C.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
The electromagnetic fuel injection valve according to claim 6, wherein said core is set with an air gap from the upstream side of said plunger, and is spot welded to said guide pipe.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
64 words
The electromagnetic fuel injection valve according to claim 6, wherein the conical or spherical surface of said guide pipe is secured to perform a sealing function by brazing or soldering between the inner wall of said body and the the outside of the conical or spherical surface of said guide pipe for preventing fuel leakage from the outside end thereof to the coil side.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1988-11-11 | 1989-05-13 | 1989-11-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-11-11 | 1993-05-13 | 1993-11-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1996-11-11 | 1997-05-13 | 1997-11-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |