Fuel injector having side-fitted fuel connector for tight packaging in top-feed fuel system
US11608804B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02M2200/855
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fuel injector includes an injector housing having a fuel connector, and an outer housing surface extending around a longitudinal axis of the injector housing. The outer housing surface includes a cylindrical upper section, a cylindrical lower section, and a middle section. The fuel connector defines a connector axis oriented normal to a longitudinal axis of the injector housing and extending between a first connector end attached to the middle section, and a terminal connector end radially outward of the outer housing surface and having therein a fuel inlet. The fuel connector includes an outer connector surface having an unthreaded base section, and an externally threaded end section adjacent to the terminal connector end.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.