Fluid pressure pulsation damper mechanism and high-pressure fuel pump equipped with fluid pressure pulsation damper mechanism
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F04B-011/00
F02M-037/00
출원번호
US-0124084
(2008-05-20)
등록번호
US-8366421
(2013-02-05)
우선권정보
JP-2007-133612 (2007-05-21)
발명자
/ 주소
Munakata, Akihiro
Machimura, Hideki
Yamauchi, Hideaki
Kitajima, Daisuke
Nemoto, Masashi
출원인 / 주소
Hitachi, Ltd.
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
5인용 특허 :
8
초록▼
A fluid pressure pulsation damper mechanism includes: a metal damper having two metal diaphragms joined together with a hermetic seal for forming a sealed spacing filled with a gas between the two metal diaphragms, an edge part overlapping along outer peripheries thereof, a main body having a damper
A fluid pressure pulsation damper mechanism includes: a metal damper having two metal diaphragms joined together with a hermetic seal for forming a sealed spacing filled with a gas between the two metal diaphragms, an edge part overlapping along outer peripheries thereof, a main body having a damper housing in which the metal damper is accommodated, and a cover attached to the main body to cover the damper housing and isolate the damper housing from outside air.
대표청구항▼
1. A fluid pressure pulsation damper mechanism comprising: a metal damper having two metal diaphragms joined together with a hermetic seal for forming a sealed spacing filled with a gas between the two metal diaphragms, an edge part of the metal damper formed by the metal diaphragms, which are overl
1. A fluid pressure pulsation damper mechanism comprising: a metal damper having two metal diaphragms joined together with a hermetic seal for forming a sealed spacing filled with a gas between the two metal diaphragms, an edge part of the metal damper formed by the metal diaphragms, which are overlapped along outer peripheries thereof;a main body having a damper housing in which the metal damper is accommodated; anda cover attached to the main body to cover the damper housing and isolate the damper housing from outside air, the metal damper being held between the cover and the main body; whereinthe cover further comprises a metal plate for making the cover, a peripheral edge of the cover being joined to the main body, the cover having a plurality of inner convex curved parts extending toward the main body, each inner convex curved part having a plurality of outer convex curved parts extending in different directions away from that inner convex curved part, the plurality of the inner convex curved parts being disposed circumferentially around the cover and inside the peripheral edge of the cover at which the cover is joined to the main body;ends of the plurality of inner convex curved parts touch one side of the edge part of the metal damper, which edge part is outwardly formed in radial directions of a part including the sealed spacing in the metal damper;the metal damper is held between the cover and a metal damper holding part of a holding member placed on the main body; anda spacing in the metal damper formed near the cover and another spacing in the metal damper formed near the main body communicate with each other through inside of the outer convex curved parts. 2. The fluid pressure pulsation damper mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the metal damper is discal and provided with a bulge having the sealed spacing formed therein;ring-shaped flat parts are formed along a peripheral edge part of the metal damper;outer peripheral edges of the peripheral edge part are joined by welding; andthe ends of the inner convex curved parts on the cover touch one of the ring-shaped flat parts inwardly of the outer peripheral edges that are joined by welding. 3. The fluid pressure pulsation damper mechanism according to claim 2, wherein a flat part is formed on each of the ends of the inner convex curved parts, and the flat part touches the one of the ring-shaped flat parts. 4. The fluid pressure pulsation damper mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the metal damper holding part faces the main body and is formed by a holding member separately from the main body. 5. The fluid pressure pulsation damper mechanism according to claim 4, wherein the holding member is made of an elastic metal plate so that the holding member is elastically deformed when the metal damper is pressed by the plurality of inner convex curved parts toward the main body. 6. The fluid pressure pulsation damper mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the metal damper holding part is a protrusion extending toward the cover and is formed integrally with the main body. 7. The fluid pressure pulsation damper mechanism according to claim 1, wherein both of the metal diaphragms of the metal damper that is accommodated in the damper housing are exposed to a flow of fluid supplied to the damper housing and contract and expand in response to changes in dynamic pressure produced by pressure pulsation in the flow of fluid so as to eliminate effects of the pressure pulsation. 8. The fluid pressure pulsation damper mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the metal damper holding part has an opening that enables communication of a spacing formed between the metal damper holding part and the metal damper with another spacing formed between the cover and the metal damper holding part. 9. The fluid pressure pulsation damper mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising a fluid inlet for supplying fluid to the damper housing part and a fluid outlet for expelling fluid from the damper housing part. 10. A high-pressure fuel pump equipped with the fluid pressure pulsation damping mechanism described in claim 1, wherein the main body of the fluid pressure pulsation damping mechanism is structured as a body of the high-pressure fuel pump; the body is provided with a fuel inlet, a fuel outlet, a fuel pressurizing chamber formed therein, a cylinder fixed inside of the fuel pressurizing chamber and a plunger fitted into the cylinder so as to be slidable in a reciprocating fashion; fuel supplied from the fuel inlet is drawn by reciprocating the plunger in the fuel pressurizing chamber through an intake valve mechanism provided at an inlet on the fuel pressurizing chamber into the fuel pressurizing chamber, and then pressurized in the fuel pressurizing chamber, pressurized fuel being drawn from an expelling valve mechanism provided at an outlet of the fuel pressurizing chamber to the fuel outlet; and the damper housing part is disposed at an intermediate point of a fuel channel formed between the fuel inlet and the intake valve mechanism. 11. The high-pressure fuel pump equipped with the fluid pressure pulsation damping mechanism according to claim 10, wherein the damper housing part is provided with a first opening to communicate with the fuel inlet and a second opening to communicate with the intake valve mechanism. 12. The high-pressure fuel pump equipped with the fluid pressure pulsation damping mechanism according to claim 11, further comprising: a seal attached to an outer periphery of the plunger at outside of the pressurizing chamber;a seal holder for holding the seal to the outer peripheral surface of the plunger;a fuel reservoir for collecting fuel leaking from an end of a sliding part between the plunger and the cylinder and disposed between the seal and the seal holder;a fuel channel formed between the first opening in the damper housing part and the fuel inlet in the pump body; anda fuel return channel for communicating the fuel reservoir with the low-pressure fuel channel. 13. The high-pressure fuel pump equipped with the fluid pressure pulsation damping mechanism according to claim 12, wherein a diameter of a part on the plunger to which the seal is attached is smaller than a diameter of another part on the plunger over which the plunger fits to the cylinder. 14. The high-pressure fuel pump equipped the fluid pressure pulsation damping mechanism according to claim 12, wherein the first opening in the damper housing part is open to a wall facing the metal damper in the damper housing part;the fuel channel disposed between the first opening and the fuel inlet in the pump body is formed as a first blind hole starting from the first opening and extending parallel to the plunger; andthe fuel reservoir is connected to the blind hole through the fuel return. 15. The high-pressure fuel pump equipped with the fluid pressure pulsation damping mechanism according to claim 12, wherein the second opening in the damper housing part is open to a position other than the first opening in a wall facing the metal damper in the damper housing part; the fuel channel disposed between the second opening and the fuel inlet in the fuel pressurizing chamber is formed as a second blind hole starting from the second opening and extending parallel to the plunger; and a hole for attaching the intake valve mechanism to the pump body starts from an outer wall of the pump body, traverses the second blind hole, and extends to the fuel pressurizing chamber. 16. The high-pressure fuel pump equipped with the fluid pressure pulsation damping mechanism according to claim 10, wherein the damper housing part is an isolating wall, which is part of the fuel pressurizing chamber on the pump body, and isolates a wall facing the end surface of the plunger on the fuel pressurizing chamber side, and the damper housing part is formed on a outer wall of the pump body located outside the fuel pressurizing chamber;the outer wall is provided with the first opening and the second opening; andthe cover to cover the first opening and the second opening is fixed to the pump body. 17. The fluid pressure pulsation damper mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the cover is formed by pressing a thin steel plate. 18. The fluid pressure pulsation damper mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the cover is provided with a skirt on an outer peripheral part thereof;a discal dent is formed on a covered part supported by the skirt;the plurality of inner convex curved parts being inwardly recessed is disposed on a curved joint part between the discal dent and the skirt; anda curved surface between the inner convex curved parts constitutes one of the plurality of outer convex curved parts.
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