Fuel injector
US4317542A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 1980 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02M61/162
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fuel injector comprising a movable needle actuated by a solenoid for controlling the opening operation of a valve port. A fuel swirl chamber is arranged downstream of the valve port and has a conically shaped circumferential inner wall. The fuel injection port opens into the fuel swirl chamber at the apex thereof. The fuel swirl chamber has a fuel inlet port connected to the valve port via a fuel passage. The fuel inlet port is tangentially connected to the circumferential inner wall of the fuel swirl chamber.
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