Patent · US Expired

Transducer for engine fuel injection monitoring

US4027536A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 21, 1976
Grant dateJun 7, 1977
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Expiry dateMay 21, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02B3/06
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A transducer for diesel fuel injection monitoring comprising a barrel-shaped housing made of strong metal encompassing the fuel line tube and fixedly attached to the tube circumferentially at outer positions and defining an enclosed annular volume, a pressure measuring element positioned in the said volume away from the fuel tube and adjacent the inner wall of the housing, and a solid cold flowing material completely filling the volume between the fuel tube and the housing with the pressure measuring embedded therein. In a preferred version of the transducer is split to enable easy installation.

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