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Fluid seal for cyclic high pressures within a fuel injector

US5901686A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 3, 1997
Grant dateMay 11, 1999
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Expiry dateNov 3, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02M61/16
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cyclic high pressure fluid seal for a fuel injector includes an injector body that defines a cyclic high pressure space connected to a low pressure space by a bore. A member with a pressure face end and a side surface is mounted to reciprocate in the bore between a retracted position and an advanced position. An O-ring is positioned in contact with the side surface of the member and the injector body within the bore. A portion of the member and the bore define a pressure accumulation volume positioned between the O-ring and the pressure face end. The pressure accumulation volume is positioned such that fluid pressure in the pressure accumulation volume changes with that of the cyclic high pressure space.

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