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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1999
Josef Guentert, Gerlingen, DE;
Hans-Juergen Simon, Bad Liebenzell, DE;
Bernd Streicher, Filderstadt, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a radial piston pump for high-pressure fuel delivery in fuel injection systems of internal combustion engines, in particular in a common rail injection system, having a housing, a drive shaft that is supported in the pump housing and has an eccentrically embodied shaft segment. A ring is slidingly supported on the shaft segment and cooperates with a plurality of pistons. The pistons are disposed radially with respect to the drive shaft in a respective cylinder chamber. Ends of the pistons oriented toward the drive shaft each have a respective plate. To improve engine efficiency, the cylinder chambers are filled with less fuel as the demand drops, this prevents increased wear and damage from occurring during operation. The problem of wear and damage is solved in that all the plates are kept in contact with the ring by a leaf-spring-like device, in particular a single clamp. In a radial piston pump in which a plate is held by a plate holder, the plate holder is secured to the ring.