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DESCRIPTION JP2003293905A

[0001]
13 The present invention relates to a discharge valve of a fuel injection pump, particularly a
discharge valve of a fuel injection pump suitable for a diesel engine.

[0002]
18 [Conventional technology] In a fuel injection pump of a diesel engine, fuel is compressed to a
high pressure in a fuel pumping chamber, a discharge valve is opened, high-pressure fuel is
sent to an injection nozzle through an injection pipeline, and fuel is directed from there to a
combustion chamber. To inject.
22 At that time, the pressure wave returns to the injection pipeline due to the combustion of the

fuel, which causes cavitation, the fuel flows back from the combustion chamber, or the
secondary injection of the injection nozzle occurs, and optimum combustion cannot be
performed. There was a problem.

[0003]
29 Conventionally, as a countermeasure for this, an isobaric valve that opens a valve on the fuel
pressure feeding chamber side to reduce the residual pressure in the injection pipe when a
high pressure is generated in the injection pipe is arranged together with the discharge valve.
There is.
33 There are two types of isobaric valves, one is in parallel with the discharge valve and the other

is in-line with the discharge valve. Especially in small engines, the in-line method has been
adopted due to space limitations.

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[0004]
39 FIG. 3 is a conventional example of a discharge valve of a fuel injection pump in which an
isobaric valve is arranged by a series method, which is disclosed in, for example, Japanese
Patent Application Laid-Open No. 60-119366.
42 Reference numeral 12 is a casing containing a fuel injection pump, and the fuel gas having a

high pressure in a fuel pumping chamber (not shown) is conveyed to the discharge valve
shown in the figure via the pipeline 2b.

[0005]
48 The discharge valve slides on a substantially cylindrical discharge valve main body 30
provided with a tapered protrusion 31 having a tapered portion 31 at the lower part of the
drawing, a presser spring 5 for pressing the discharge valve main body 30 from above, and a
discharge valve main body 30. It is composed of a discharge valve holding portion 2 that holds
the discharge valve so that it can be held.
53 A discharge valve seat 2c is provided at the tip of the discharge valve holding portion 2 to

close the pipeline 2b by abutting the tapered protrusion 31 of the discharge valve main body
30 pressed by the presser spring 5 at a predetermined pressure. ..

[0006]
59 A pipeline 14 is provided at the center of the discharge valve main body 30 so as to penetrate
therethrough.
61 At the tip of the upper part of the pipeline 14, a plug 11 having a through hole 11a in the

center and an isobaric valve seat 34 that expands downward in a tapered shape at the lower
part thereof is fixed by caulking. An isobaric valve ball 4 made of a steel ball, which is pressed
upward by a presser spring 6b from below, is in contact with the isobaric valve seat 34. The
presser spring 5 that presses the discharge valve main body 30 from above is compressed and
stored in a spring chamber 1a provided inside the valve case 10a screwed into the casing 12
by the threaded portion 13, and is therefore discharged. The valve body 30 is pressed
downward with a predetermined pressure.

[0007]
72 However, in the above configuration, since the plug 11 provided with the isobaric valve seat
34 is fixed to the discharge valve main body 30 by caulking, an assembly error occurs due to
the caulking operation. The pressing force of the presser spring 6b may vary, or the isobaric
valve seat 34 may be unnecessarily deformed during caulking. In either case, there is a
problem that the valve performance is affected.
77 Further, since the plug 11 is repeatedly subjected to an impact load under high temperature,

there is a problem in reliability during long-term use when caulking. Further, once crimped, it
cannot be disassembled so that it can be reassembled, so that there is a problem that repair

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 and maintenance are difficult. Further, in the manufacturing process, when the above-
mentioned defect occurs, it is discarded as a defective product, so that there is a problem that
the manufacturing cost is high.

[0008]
86 The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and when the isobaric
valve provided in series with the discharge valve of the fuel injection pump is locked to the
discharge valve main body, it becomes easy to assemble and disassemble. It is an object of the
present invention to provide a discharge valve of a fuel injection pump which has excellent
reproducibility of a stop position relationship and is extremely easy to repair and manufacture.

[0009]
94 [Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, in the invention
according to claim 1, the injection line is provided in the injection line between the fuel
pumping chamber and the injection nozzle, and the injection line is opened and closed. A fuel
injection pump discharge valve provided with an isobaric valve in the discharge valve main
body for keeping the pressure inside the injection pipeline constant. An isobaric valve seat
provided integrally with the pipeline, an isobaric valve member that can be separated from
and detached from the isobaric valve seat, and an isobaric valve that presses the isobaric valve
member against the isobaric valve seat with a predetermined pressure. A configuration is used
in which a pressing means and an isobaric valve locking member for locking the isobaric valve
pressing means to the discharge valve main body are provided, and the isobaric valve locking
member is detachably locked to the discharge valve main body. ..
105 Therefore, since the isobaric valve locking member is removable, assembly, reassembly, and

disassembly are easy.

[0010]
110 In the invention according to claim 2, in the discharge valve of the fuel injection pump
according to claim 1, the isobaric valve locking member is fitted to the conduit of the
discharge valve main body and is the central shaft of the conduit. A cylindrical protrusion
that enables rotational rotation and movement in the central axial direction, a brim that
projects in the radial direction of the pipeline to restrict movement in the central axial
direction, and a protruding direction of the cylindrical protrusion. A detent projection
provided on the opposite side to regulate rotation around the central axis is provided, and
the isobaric valve locking member is positioned at a predetermined angle on the inner
peripheral portion of the pipeline at the end of the discharge valve main body. At a certain
time, the isobaric valve locking member can be moved in the direction of the central axis, and
when the isobaric valve locking member is rotated by a predetermined angle, it engages with
the brim portion, and the like. A retaining protrusion that restricts the movement of the

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 pressure valve locking member in the central axis direction is provided, and the isobaric
valve locking member is rotated by a predetermined angle from the predetermined angle
position in the retaining protrusion. Occasionally, a configuration is used in which a detent
guide is provided that engages with the detent projection to regulate the rotation of the
isobaric valve locking member around the central axis.
127 Therefore, after arranging the isobaric valve locking member at a predetermined angle

position and moving it to the back side in the axial direction, the brim portion is rotated by a
predetermined angle to be locked to the retaining protrusion, and the rotation stopper guide
is used to prevent rotation. By engaging the protrusions, the isobaric valve locking member
can be prevented from rotating and locked to the discharge valve main body.

[0011]
135 In the invention according to claim 3, in the discharge valve of the fuel injection pump
according to claim 2, the detent guide is a parallel slit composed of at least a pair of
protrusion tips of the retaining protrusion. The detent projection is provided at the center of
an end surface exposed to the outside of the discharge valve main body, and the parallel slit
is composed of a projection having at least two sets of parallel surfaces that can be fitted at
two angular positions in the rotational direction. Use the configuration.
141 Therefore, since the detent protrusion provided at the center of the end face exposed to the

outside of the discharge valve body fits with the detent guide, the engagement state between
the detent protrusion and the detent guide can be easily adjusted from the outside of the
discharge valve body. It can be visually recognized.

[0012]
148 BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present
invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
150 Throughout all the drawings, the same or corresponding members have the same reference

numerals.
152 FIG. 1A is an axial sectional view showing an embodiment of a discharge valve of a fuel

injection pump according to the present invention. FIG. 1 (b) is a partial cross-sectional view
taken along the line A of FIG. 1 (a). Further, FIG. 2 is a perspective explanatory view showing
a schematic partial cross section for explaining an assembly procedure of a discharge valve
of a fuel injection pump according to the present invention.

[0013]
160 In FIG. 1A, the pipe line 2b is a pipe line leading to a fuel pumping chamber (not shown), and
the pipe line 1b is a pipe line leading to an injection nozzle (not shown).
162 The pipelines 2b and 1b are penetrated by a discharge valve holding portion 2 and a

discharge valve holding lid 1 provided at the tip of the casing (not shown) of the fuel

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 injection pump. The actual arrangement direction is not limited to the direction shown in the
drawing, but in the following, for the sake of brevity, when the pipeline 1b is arranged on the
upper side and the pipeline 2b is arranged on the lower side as shown in the figure. The
positional relationship will be explained on the premise of.

[0014]
171 The discharge valve of the fuel injection pump according to the present invention is provided
inside the discharge valve cylinder 2a having a substantially cylindrical cross section and the
spring chamber 1a, which are arranged between the pipeline 2b and the pipeline 1b.
174 The inner diameters of the discharge valve cylinder 2a and the spring chamber 1a are larger

than the inner diameters of the pipeline 2b and the pipeline 1b.

[0015]
179 The configuration of the discharge valve of the fuel injection pump according to the present
invention is largely composed of a presser spring 5 including a discharge valve main body
30, a cylindrical coil spring and the like, and an isobaric valve provided inside the discharge
valve main body 30.
183 The isobaric valve includes an isobaric valve ball 4 (isobaric valve member), a ball pressing

member 6a, a presser spring 6b, and a stopper 7.

[0016]
188 The discharge valve main body 30 includes a cylindrical surface 32 that is slidably fitted to
the discharge valve cylinder 2a.
190 At the upper tip of the discharge valve cylinder 2a, a tapered protrusion 31 having a taper

that expands in diameter upward from the cylindrical surface 32 is provided. This taper is
provided at an angle so as to be in close contact with the discharge valve seat 2c. On the
upper surface of the tapered protrusion 31, a spring receiving portion 38a for receiving the
presser spring 5 and a cylindrical protrusion 38b that fits in the inner diameter of the
presser spring 5 are provided at the center.

[0017]
199 The cylindrical surface 32 is provided with an outer peripheral groove 32a in the
circumferential direction in the vicinity of the tapered protrusion 31, and an axial groove
32b is extended from the outer peripheral groove 32a in the axial direction of the cylindrical
surface 32.

[0018]
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206 Inside the discharge valve main body 30, a cylindrical through hole 33a, a cylindrical surface
33b, and a cylinder inner surface 35 are arranged in series from above on the central axis
thereof.
209 In the following, the respective diameters are d1, d2, and d3.

210 The through hole 33a is an opening leading from the top surface of the cylindrical protrusion

38b to the spring chamber 1a, and its diameter d1 is d1 ≦ d2. The inner diameter of the
cylindrical surface 33b is smaller than that of the inner surface 35 of the cylinder (d2 <d3),
and the inner diameter of the cylindrical surface 33b is tapered downward from the lower
end of the cylindrical surface 33b to the upper end of the inner surface 35 of the cylinder. Is
formed.

[0019]
219 A cylindrical brim guide surface 37 having a diameter d4 (d4> d3) is provided at the lower
portion of the cylinder inner surface 35, and an end portion thereof is opened in the
discharge valve cylinder 2a.
222 As shown in FIG. 2A, the brim guide surface 37 has a central axis from the brim guide surface

37 at a position separated by a predetermined distance L1 from the step at the boundary

between the cylinder inner surface 35 and the brim guide surface 37. Plate-shaped retaining
protrusions 36, 36 that are projected toward the surface and face each other are provided.

[0020]
229 At the tips of the retaining protrusions 36 and 36, the guide cylinder surfaces 36b and 36b
coaxial with the cylinder inner surface 35 and having the same diameter (d3) or slightly
larger diameter, and the distance D / 2 from the central axis, respectively. Guide planes 36a
and 36a that are separated and parallel to each other are provided.
233 That is, a slit-shaped guide surface (parallel slit) having a width D is formed by the guide

planes 36a and 36a.

[0021]
238 The upper end of the presser spring 5 is brought into contact with the stepped portion 1c at
the boundary between the spring chamber 1a and the conduit 1b, and the lower end thereof
is brought into contact with the spring receiving portion 38a, so that the presser spring 5 is
compressed in the vertical direction to form the discharge valve main body. 30 is provided so
as to press downward with a predetermined pressure.

[0022]
246 Next, the configuration of the isobaric valve provided inside the discharge valve will be
described.

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248 The isobaric valve ball 4 is made of, for example, a steel ball, and is capable of contacting the
isobaric valve seat 34 to close the isobaric valve.
250 The isobaric valve ball 4 has a ball pressing member 6a provided with a shape such as a

groove through which fuel gas can pass so as to be slidable in the inner surface 35 of the
cylinder, and a presser made of, for example, a cylindrical coil spring on the ball pressing
member 6a. It is pressed against the isobaric valve seat 34 by the isobaric valve pressing
means configured by urging the elastic force by the spring 6b. The lower end of the presser
spring 6b is supported by a stopper 7 (isobaric valve locking member) locked to the
discharge valve main body 30.

[0023]
260 As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2A, the stopper 7 is provided with a cylindrical shaft-shaped spring
guide portion 7f smaller than the inner diameter of the presser spring 6b at the tip thereof,
and a disc fitted to the inner surface 35 of the cylinder at the rear portion thereof. It is
provided with a cylindrical fitting portion 7e (cylindrical protrusion).
264 Further, a brim portion 7c, 7c is provided at the rear portion thereof, which is overhanging in

the radial direction and whose tip is rounded to an outer diameter d4. At the center of the
rear end of the stopper 7, a detent protrusion 7g formed of a protrusion having a square
cross section having a side length of D is formed so as to protrude rearward from the brim
portions 7c and 7c. That is, the detent projection 7g is provided with two sets of parallel
planes orthogonal to each other at a distance D / 2 from the central axis of the stopper 7,
and one set forms a step across the brim portions 7c and 7c. It is something that is.

[0024]
274 The thickness L2 (FIG. 2A) in which the brim portions 7c and 7c and the detent protrusion 7g
are combined has a distance L1 and L2 <between the step at the end of the cylinder inner
surface 35 and the retaining protrusions 36 and 36. It is in the relationship of L1.
277 Inside the stopper 7, a stopper inner pipe is extended from the detent projection 7g side

along the central axis, branched in a T shape at the middle portion of the spring guide
portion 7f, and penetrated into the stopper 7. A road 7a is provided.

[0025]
283 Next, a method of assembling the discharge valve of the fuel injection pump according to the
present invention will be described.
285 First, the isobaric valve ball 4, the ball pressing member 6a, and the presser spring 6b are

assembled in this order and inserted into the discharge valve main body 30 as shown in FIG.
1A. Next, as shown in FIG. 2A, the stopper 7 is inserted into the discharge valve main body
30 along the guide surface formed by the retaining protrusions 36, 36. The brim tip 7d is
guided by the brim guide surface 37 and can be inserted while maintaining coaxiality with

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 the central axis of the discharge valve main body 30. Then, when the cylindrical fitting
portion 7e is pushed further inward while passing between the guide cylindrical surfaces
36b and 36b, the cylindrical fitting portion 7e is fitted to the inner surface 35 of the cylinder
having the same diameter. In this state, the end of the presser spring 6b (FIG. 1 (a)) arranged
in the inner surface 35 of the cylinder is in contact with the cylindrical fitting portion 7e, so
that an appropriate force is applied to the stopper 7. , The presser spring 6b is inserted while
being compressed (FIG. 2 (b)).

[0026]
300 Next, the end surface of the detent protrusion 7g is pushed deeper than the end surface on
the back side of the retaining protrusions 36, 36, and the stopper 7 is rotated by 90 °.
302 Therefore, stop pushing the stopper 7. Then, the stopper 7 is pushed back by the reaction

force of the presser spring 6b, but a set of end faces of the detent protrusion 7g having a
width D provided at the center of the rear portion of the stopper 7 has a width that can be
fitted to the stopper 7. Since they are aligned in the directions of the guide planes 36a and
36a provided, they are pushed back while being guided by the guide planes 36a and 36a and
fitted. Therefore, the stopper 7 is in a non-rotating state. On the other hand, the brim
portions 7c and 7c are pressed by the retaining protrusions 36 and 36 and are locked to the
discharge valve main body 30 in a state where the flange portions 7c and 7c are prevented
from coming off (FIG. 2C). The isobaric valve can be disassembled by reversing the above
procedure.

[0027]
315 As described above, in the present invention, the stopper 7 is pushed in to compress the
presser spring 6b, and the brim portions 7c and 7c and the detent protrusion 7g are rotated
until they are locked to the retaining protrusions 36 and 36. Since it can be assembled by
itself and disassembled by vice versa, it is not necessary to use the equipment and tools
required for screw fastening, caulking, welding, pin driving, etc., and it is assembled and
disassembled by an extremely simple and easy method. It can be performed.

[0028]
324 Further, unlike caulking, welding, pin driving, etc., it is performed by fitting and pressing the
brim and protrusions, so that it can be reassembled even if it is disassembled, and
reassembly can be repeated many times with good reproducibility.

[0029]
330 Further, with such a configuration, the presser spring 6b is compressed to a predetermined
length and locked, so that the pressure required to push down the isobaric valve ball 4 is

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 constant and does not change even after repeated assembly, and over time. It does not
change.

[0030]
337 Further, according to the above configuration, since the detent protrusion 7g is provided on
the end surface on the rear end side where the stopper 7 is pushed and is fitted with the
guide plane 36a to detent, it is inserted whether or not it is in the detented state. It can be
visually recognized from the direction.
341 As a result, it is possible to reliably confirm whether or not the rotation is stopped, so that it is

possible to prevent the occurrence of assembly defects.

[0031]
346 Further, according to the above configuration, since the isobaric valve is built in the discharge
valve main body 30, it is extremely compact and is a discharge valve suitable for a fuel
injection pump of a small engine.

[0032]
352 Next, the operation of the isobaric valve described above will be described.
353 In such an assembled state, the presser spring 6b is sandwiched between the ball pressing

member 6a and the stopper 7 with a constant length, so that the isobaric valve ball 4 is in
contact with the isobaric valve seat 34 with a predetermined pressing force. ..
356 Therefore, when the isobaric valve ball 4 exposed to the cylindrical surface 33b side through

the through hole 33a is pressed more than the pressing force of the presser spring 6b by the
residual pressure generated in the pipeline 1b after fuel injection, the isobaric valve ball 4 is
pressed. 4 is pushed back to the cylinder inner surface 35 side to open the isobaric valve, the
pipeline 2b communicates through the cylinder inner surface 35 and the stopper inner
pipeline 7a, the residual pressure is released to the fuel pumping chamber side, and the
pressure reaches equilibrium. When this is done, the isobaric valve ball 4 is pushed back
toward the cylindrical surface 33b, and the isobaric valve is closed.

[0033]
367 Since the isobaric valve is provided by locking the isobaric valve to the discharge valve main
body 30, the operation of the isobaric valve does not depend on the position of the discharge
valve main body 30 or the open / closed state of the discharge valve, and is simply a
cylindrical surface 33b. And only by the pressure difference in the cylinder inner surface 35.

[0034]
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374 On the other hand, the action of the discharge valve is such that the taper protrusion 31 is
pressed against the discharge valve seat 2c by the presser spring 5 to close the pipeline,
which is well known, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.

[0035]
380 In the above description, the isobaric valve is brought into contact with the isobaric valve ball
4 made of a steel ball or the like as an isobaric valve member with the tapered isobaric valve
seat 34. It goes without saying that the isobaric valve seat 34 is not limited to a tapered
shape and the isobaric valve member does not have to be a steel ball as long as a
predetermined valve performance can be obtained in combination.
385 Further, the isobaric valve has been described in the example of being arranged on the central

axis inside the discharge valve main body 30, but since it has the same effect if it is inside the
discharge valve main body 30, it is arranged offset from the central axis. May be good.

[0036]
391 In the above description, since the detent protrusion 7g fitted in the parallel slit of the width
D has a square cross section, the parallel surfaces having the width D are the opposite sides
of two sets of squares, and the detent protrusions are formed. The portion 7g could be
rotated by 90 ° to change the fitting position.
395 However, it is not necessary for the parallel planes having the width D to intersect at 90 °,

and therefore the detent projection 7g is not limited to a square cross section.
397 For example, it may have a diamond-shaped cross section.

398 Further, the cross-sectional shape of the detent protrusion 7g may be any outer shape that

can be fitted to the width D, and may be, for example, a square having a relief shape or the
like.

[0037]
404 Needless to say, the detent projection and the detent guide are not limited to the above-
mentioned shapes as long as they fulfill their respective functions.
406 For example, the detent protrusion may be a pin-shaped protrusion provided on the brim

portion 7c, and the detent guide may be provided in the retaining protrusion 36 as a through
hole into which the pin-shaped protrusion can be fitted.

[0038]
412 In the above description, an example in which a pair of brim portions 7c and a pair of
retaining protrusions 36 are provided has been described, but if they can be locked with
sufficient strength, one may be provided for each.
415 Then, there is an advantage that it is easy to assemble even if the size of the discharge valve is

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 small.

[0039]
420 In the above description, as shown in FIG. 1A, it is assumed that the discharge valve is
sandwiched between the discharge valve holding portion 2 and the discharge valve holding
lid 1 and incorporated into the tip portion of the fuel injection pump. However, it goes
without saying that it may be incorporated in the discharge valve holder 10 and screwed into
the casing 12 as in the conventional example.

[0040]
428 INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, in the invention according to claim 1, since
the isobaric valve locking member is detachable, reassembly and disassembly are facilitated,
repair and maintenance are facilitated, and tentatively in the manufacturing process. Even if
an assembly failure occurs, it can be repaired by disassembling and reassembling, and it is
not necessary to dispose of it as a defective product, so that the manufacturing cost can be
suppressed.

[0041]
437 In the invention according to claim 2, the isobaric valve locking member is placed at a
predetermined angle position and moved to the back side in the axial direction, and then the
brim portion is rotated by a predetermined angle to be locked to the retaining protrusion. By
engaging the detent protrusion with the detent guide, the isobaric valve locking member can
be detented and locked to the discharge valve main body, and the isobaric valve pressing
means can be locked while being pressed by the stepped protrusion. Therefore, it is easy to
assemble and disassemble, it does not require special tools, it is extremely easy to repair and
manufacture, and it is possible to improve productivity and reduce manufacturing cost.
445 In addition, since the locking position is reproducible even after repeated assembly and

disassembly, the pressing force of the isobaric valve pressing means can be kept constant,
and the effect of maintaining stable valve performance is achieved.

[0042]
451 In the invention according to claim 3, since the protrusion tip of the retaining protrusion
serves as a detent guide, the engagement state between the detent protrusion and the detent
guide can be easily visually recognized from the axial direction. The effect is that it is even
easier to assemble.

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