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Apparatus and method for finishing fuel injector spray tips using EDM
Assignee: Raycon Textron Inc
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Filing: 1984-07-13
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Granted: 1987-01-27
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Expires: 2004-07-13
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus and a method are provided to form the interior of a fuel injector spray tip by use of a cold forming punch to form a V-shaped spray tip interior configured to reduce fuel dribble and thereafter finishing the interior by use of an EDM electrode to form precision valve seat and fuel sack surfaces.
Inventors
- 👤 John M. Check
- 👤 Myron C. Johnson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 05:22
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23P; B23P15/00; B23P15/16; B21; B21K; B21K1/00; B21K1/20; B21K1/24; B21K21/00; B21K21/08; B23H; B23H9/00; B23H9/10; B23P15/001; F; F02; F02M; F02M61/00; F02M61/16; F02M61/168; F02M61/18; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49229; Y10T29/49236; Y10T29/49428; Y10T29/49432; Y10T29/49433
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
In apparatus for forming the interior tip region of a dripless fuel injector spray tip having a pre-formed interior surface; means for cold deforming the pre-formed interior surface to form a V-shaped electrode tip relief space and a pre-shaped frusto-conical near net shape valve seat surface, said V-shaped space having an included angle less than the included angle of said pre-shaped frusto-conical near net shape valve seat surface, and electrode means for non-contact machining the frusto-conical surface to produce a precise valve seat and reduced valve tip volume to control fuel dribble, said electrode means including a tip accommodated by said tip relief space for preventing excessive electrode tip erosion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
In apparatus for forming the interior tip region of a dripless fuel injector spray tip having a pre-formed interior surface; means for cold deforming the pre-formed interior surface to form a V-shaped electrode tip relief space and a pre-shaped frusto-conical near net shape valve seat surface, said V-shaped space having an included angle less than the included angle of said pre-shaped frusto-conical near net shape valve seat surface, and electrode means for non-contact machining the frusto-conical surface to produce a precise valve seat and reduced valve tip volume to control fuel dribble, said electrode means including a tip accommodated by said tip relief space for preventing excessive electrode tip erosion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
In the apparatus of claim 1, said cold deforming means including a final operation die punch having a cone-shaped tip with a first included angle and a truncated cone surface with a second included angle greater than the first included angle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
90 words
In the apparatus of claim 1, said electrode means including an electrode having a cone-shaped tip having a first surface thereon complementary to and closely spaced with respect to the frusto-conical surface during non-contact machining thereof and further including an end tip of sharp V-shape located in said V-shaped relief space and wherein said relief space is sized to minimize interior fuel volume of the tip while separating the electrode from the spray tip at the interior end thereof for preventing excessive electrode tip wear during the non-contact machining operation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
90 words
In the apparatus of claim 1, said cold deforming means including a punch having a cone-shaped tip with a first included angle and a truncated cone surface with a second included angle greater than the first included angle, and said electrode means including an electrode having a cone-shaped tip having surfaces thereon closely spaced with the cold deformed surface of the spray tip for precisely non-contact removing material from said surface during finishing of said interior surfaces and valve seat and wherein said relief space prevents excessive electrode tip wear.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
113 words
A method for producing a dripless fuel sack volume in a fuel injector spray tip having a bore terminating at a frusto-conical surface with a blunt end surface comprising the steps of: cold deforming the blunt end surface and frusto-conical surface to produce a V-shaped electrode tip relief space and a near net shape valve seat, and thereafter non-contact machining the valve seat by use of a V-shaped electrode having its tip configured to be spaced from the tip at the relief space thereby to form a finished valve tip interior that accommodates a needle valve component while defining a reduced volume fuel cavity to reduce fuel dribble when the valve is closed.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
113 words
A method for producing a dripless fuel sack volume in a fuel injector spray tip having a bore terminating at a frusto-conical surface with a blunt end surface comprising the steps of: cold deforming the blunt end surface and frusto-conical surface to produce a V-shaped electrode tip relief space and a near net shape valve seat, and thereafter non-contact machining the valve seat by use of a V-shaped electrode having its tip configured to be spaced from the tip at the relief space thereby to form a finished valve tip interior that accommodates a needle valve component while defining a reduced volume fuel cavity to reduce fuel dribble when the valve is closed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
56 words
In the method of claim 5, providing a first conical tool surface with a first included angle and a second conical tool surface at its tip with a second included angle less than said first included angle; and forcing the conical surface progressively in a single stroke into the blunt end surface for cold deformation thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
In the method of claim 5, non-contact machining the cold deformed surface by use of a spark gap electrode including a conical surface closely spaced from the cold deformed surface.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
109 words
In the method of claim 5, providing a conical cold forming tool surface with a first included angle and a tip with a second included angle less than the first included angle, cold-deforming the blunt end surface and frusto-conical surface by use of the conical tool surface with a first included angle and the tip with a second included angle less than said first included angle, and the non-contact machining including use of a spark gap electrode having a conical surface closely spaced from the cold deformed valve seat and a tip located in the relief space so as to prevent excessive electrode tip wear during the non-contact machining.
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