Valve assembly for an injection valve and injection valve

TLDR: In this article, a valve assembly for an injection valve is described, where the valve body is axially movable relative to the valve needle and a permanent magnet is arranged in the cavity at a position adjacent to the position of the armature when the needle is in its closing position.

Abstract: The invention concerns a valve assembly (11) for an injection valve (10), comprising a valve body (14) including a central longitudinal axis (L), the valve body (14) comprising a cavity (18) with a fluid inlet portion (42) and a fluid outlet portion (40), a valve needle (20) axially movable in the cavity (18), the valve needle (20) preventing a fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion (40) in a closing position and releasing the fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion (40) in at least one further position, an upper retainer (23) being arranged in the cavity (18) and being fixedly coupled to the valve needle (20), and an electro-magnetic actuator unit (36) being designed to actuate the valve needle (20), the electro-magnetic actuator unit (36) comprising an armature (21), which is arranged in the cavity (18) and which is axially movable relative to the valve needle (20), the armature (21) being designed to be coupled to the upper retainer (23) when the valve needle (20) is actuated to leave the closing position, wherein a permanent magnet (22) is arranged in the cavity (18) at a position adjacent to the position of the armature (21), when the valve needle (20) is in its closing position. The invention also concerns an injection valve comprising such a valve assembly.