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Fuel injection system for internal combustion engines

US4940037A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 6, 1989
Grant dateJul 10, 1990
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Expiry dateMar 6, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/12
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine and a method of controlling fuel injection according to which a predetermined fuel quantity is delivered from a high-pressure pump to the internal combustion engine, first and second return flow quantity are returned through first and second relief ducts, the second relief duct including a control throttle having a constant cross-section, and an electronic control unit controls flow delivery in accordance with characteristic values including those of the internal combustion engine, the pump, and a quantity measuring device for measuring the second return flow, and in accordance with the predetermined fuel delivery quantity also used as a characteristic value.

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