Air assist injector and retainer shroud therefor
US5794856A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02M51/0671
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An air assist top feed fuel injector having a nozzle end for delivering fuel to an engine induction passage includes a retainer shroud on the injector nozzle end for directing air adjacent the nozzle end for atomizing the fuel. In a preferred embodiment, the retainer shroud is an integral member including an interconnected end cap, a central seal retainer and a connecting sleeve between the cap and retainer. The member directs assist air around the nozzle to atomize the fuel and retains lower and central seal rings that prevent leakage from or into the air passages. Alternative embodiments include separate end cap, upper ring retainer and lower ring retainer members or integral upper and lower retainer members that coact to similarly direct and prevent leakage of assist air.
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