US4669429A
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Fuel injection system for diesel engine
Assignee: Mazda Motor Corp
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Filing: 1985-03-25
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Granted: 1987-06-02
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Expires: 2005-03-25
Abstract
Abstract A fuel injection system for a diesel engine is provided with a needle-lift-suppressing type fuel injection nozzle such as the central plunger type pintle fuel injection nozzle which has a valve needle adapted to be lifted under fuel pressure fed from a fuel injection pump to increase the effective spray area with increase in the lift of the valve needle and a needle-lift-suppressing means which limits the lift of the valve needle to a pre-lift of a predetermined amount at low load and/or low speed, and a starting detecting means for detecting starting of the engine, said needle-lift-suppressing means being arranged to permit lift of the valve needle beyond said pre-lift irrespective of the engine load and engine speed when the engine is started.
Inventors
- 👤 Takumi Nishida
- 👤 Yosihtaka Nomoto
- 👤 Masanori Sahara
- 👤 Hirofumi Yamauchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 18:36
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M45/00; F02M45/02; F02M45/04; F02M45/08; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/30; F02D41/38; F02D41/40; F02M61/00; F02M61/16; F02M61/161; F02B; F02B3/00; F02B3/06; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
240 words
A fuel injection system for a diesel engine comprising a fuel injection nozzle, a valve needle slidably supported within the fuel injection nozzle and adapted to be lifted under fuel pressure fed from a fuel injection pump to increase the effective spray area with increase in the lift of the valve needle, a needle-lift-suppressing means which limits the lift of the valve needle to a pre-lift of a predetermined amount when the engine operates at low load and/or low speed, a starting detecting means for detecting starting of the engine, and a needle-lift-correcting means which is adapted to receive an output of the starting detecting means and to control the needle-lift-suppressing means so as to permit lift of the valve needle beyond pre-lift irrespective of the engine load and engine speed when the engine is started, wherein said valve needle is urged in a valve closure direction by a resilient member, and said needle-life-suppressing means comprises an urging-force changing means adapted to detect an operating condition of the engine and to increase urging force of the resilient member when the engine operates at low load and/or low speed, actuation of the the urging-force changing means being adapted to be supressed by said needle-lift-correcting means so as to reduce the urging force against the valve needle when the engine is started, and wherein said urging-force changing means is not actuated until the lift of said valve needle reaches a predetermined level.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
240 words
A fuel injection system for a diesel engine comprising a fuel injection nozzle, a valve needle slidably supported within the fuel injection nozzle and adapted to be lifted under fuel pressure fed from a fuel injection pump to increase the effective spray area with increase in the lift of the valve needle, a needle-lift-suppressing means which limits the lift of the valve needle to a pre-lift of a predetermined amount when the engine operates at low load and/or low speed, a starting detecting means for detecting starting of the engine, and a needle-lift-correcting means which is adapted to receive an output of the starting detecting means and to control the needle-lift-suppressing means so as to permit lift of the valve needle beyond pre-lift irrespective of the engine load and engine speed when the engine is started, wherein said valve needle is urged in a valve closure direction by a resilient member, and said needle-life-suppressing means comprises an urging-force changing means adapted to detect an operating condition of the engine and to increase urging force of the resilient member when the engine operates at low load and/or low speed, actuation of the the urging-force changing means being adapted to be supressed by said needle-lift-correcting means so as to reduce the urging force against the valve needle when the engine is started, and wherein said urging-force changing means is not actuated until the lift of said valve needle reaches a predetermined level.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A fuel injection system as defined in claim 1 in which said starting detecting means determines that the engine is being started when the engine does not make complete combustion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A fuel injection system as defined in claim 2 in which said starting detecting means detects whether or not the engine makes complete combustion on the basis of engine rpm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A fuel injection system as defined in claim 3 in which said needle-lift-suppressing means permits lift of the valve needle beyond said pre-lift upon cold starting.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A fuel injection system as defined in claim 1 in which said needle-lift-suppressing means permits lift of the valve needle beyond said pre-lift upon cold starting.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
61 words
A fuel injection system as defined in claim 1 in which said fuel injection nozzle is a pintle fuel injection nozzle in which the effective spray area is kept substantially constant until the valve needle is lifted to a predetermined amount, and the effective spray area is gradually increased as the lift of the valve needle increases beyond the predetermined amount.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
61 words
A fuel injection system as defined in claim 6 in which said fuel injection nozzle is provided with a plunger member slidable coaxially with the valve needle and opposed to the valve needle at one end, and said valve-needle-suppressing means controls fluid pressure to be imparted to the other end of the plunger member to control lift of the valve needle.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A fuel injection system as defined in claim 7 in which said starting detecting means detects that the engine is being started on the basis of the engine rpm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A fuel injection system as defined in claim 7 in which said needle-lift-suppressing means permits lift of the valve needle beyond said pre-lift upon cold starting.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
97 words
A fuel injection system as defined in claim 6 in which said fuel injection nozzle is provided with a plunger member which is slidable coaxially with the valve needle and has a first end opposed to the valve needle and a second end adapted to be imparted to fuel pressure from the fuel injection pump, and said needle-lift-suppressing means comprises a plurality of drain passages which open between the valve needle and the plunger member at positions spaced from each other by a predetermined distance, and a valve means for selectively opening and closing the drain passages.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
66 words
A fuel injection system as defined in claim 10 in which said needle-lift-suppressing means is further provided with a valve means in the pressure passage for imparting the fuel pressure from the fuel injection pump to the second end of the plunger member and controls lift of the valve needle by selectively opening and closing the valve means in the pressure passage and the drain passages.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
A fuel injection system as defined in claim 10 in which said starting detecting means detects that the engine is being started on the basis of the engine rpm.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
A fuel injection system as defined in claim 12 in which said needle-lift-suppressing means permits lift of the valve needle beyond said pre-lift upon cold starting.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
A fuel injection system as defined in claim 13 in which lift of said valve needle is increased as at least one of the engine load and the engine speed is increased.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
A fuel injection system as defined in claim 10 in which said needle-lift-suppressing means permits lift of the valve needle beyond said pre-lift upon cold starting.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
A fuel injection system as defined in claim 6 in which said needle-lift-suppressing means permits lift of the valve needle beyond said pre-lift upon cold starting.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
29 words
A fuel injection system as defined in claim 6 in which said starting detecting means detects that the engine is being started on the basis of the engine rpm.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
32 words
A fuel injection system as defined in claim 1 in which lift of said valve needle is increased as at least one of the engine load and the engine speed is increased.
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