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US4986478A
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Injection valve
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1988-06-30
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Granted: 1991-01-22
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Expires: 2008-06-30
Abstract
Abstract An injection valve as a nozzle opening 53 at the end of a cylindrical line 52, this nozzle opening 53 being formed by a central opening 530 and by peripheral openings 531 grouped therearound. As a result thereof, a fuel jet having a highly articulated and therefore very large surface arises during ejection, this promoting the evaporation of the ejected fuel.
Inventors
- 👤 Paolo Bertini
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 04:02
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M61/00; F02M61/16; F02M61/18; F02M61/1853; F02M51/00; F02M51/06; F02M51/061; F02M51/0625; F02M51/0664; F02M51/0667; F02M51/08; F02M61/1806
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
185 words
An injection valve for injecting fuel into an intake line of an internal-combustion engine, comprising: a valve body that has an annular valve seat at an inside of the injection valve, said valve body being concentric with a principle axis; a closing part mounted for displacement along the principle axis, said closing part being flat; a spring mounted to press said closing part against said valve seat; an electromagnet mounted to lift said closing part of said valve seat; a cylindrical conduit that penetrates said valve body inside said valve seat from inside to outside, said conduit being cylindrical and of constant diameter; through which said conduit discharges to outside said valve body, said nozzle opening being formed by a central opening, and peripheral openings that surround said central opening and expand toward the outside, guide tabs separating said peripheral openings from one another; said peripheral openings and said guide tabs lying in an annular zone that is arranged between said central opening and an end of said conduit and that describes an acute angle of inclination of less than 90° with the principle axis.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
185 words
An injection valve for injecting fuel into an intake line of an internal-combustion engine, comprising: a valve body that has an annular valve seat at an inside of the injection valve, said valve body being concentric with a principle axis; a closing part mounted for displacement along the principle axis, said closing part being flat; a spring mounted to press said closing part against said valve seat; an electromagnet mounted to lift said closing part of said valve seat; a cylindrical conduit that penetrates said valve body inside said valve seat from inside to outside, said conduit being cylindrical and of constant diameter; through which said conduit discharges to outside said valve body, said nozzle opening being formed by a central opening, and peripheral openings that surround said central opening and expand toward the outside, guide tabs separating said peripheral openings from one another; said peripheral openings and said guide tabs lying in an annular zone that is arranged between said central opening and an end of said conduit and that describes an acute angle of inclination of less than 90° with the principle axis.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
An injection valve according to claim 1, wherein said guide tabs occupy at least 30% of an area of said annular zone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
An injection valve according to claim 2, wherein said nozzle opening lies coaxially with the principle axis.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
An injection valve according to claim 3, wherein every one of said peripheral openings is symmetrical relative to a secondary axis, said secondary axes of all of said peripheral openings proceeding from the principle axis and having the same angular spacing from one another.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
An injection valve according of claim 4, wherein three of said peripheral openings are formed in said nozzle opening, and said angular spacing between said peripheral openings is substantially equal to 120°.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
An injection valve according to claim 4 wherein, an end of every one of said peripheral openings is limited by a semicircular end wall.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
An injection valve according to claim 6, wherein each of said peripheral openings has two lateral edges lying opposite one another and proceeding between said end wall of every one of said peripheral openings and said central opening.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
An injection valve according to claim 6, wherein each of said peripheral openings has lateral edges formed as circular arcs; and said lateral edges of neighboring ones of said peripheral openings reach said central opening at a distance from one another.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
Injection valve according to claim 8, characterized in that the lateral edges (5311') are circular arcs; and in that the lateral edges (5311') of neighboring peripheral openings (531') reach the circular central opening (530') at a distance from one another.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
An injection valve according to claim 1, further comprising: a separate nozzle member that is secured to said valve body, said separate nozzle member including said annular zone and said nozzle opening.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
An injection valve according to claim 10, wherein said separate nozzle member is a pressure diecast part.
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