Injector
US6053425A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02M47/027
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An injector includes a nozzle body having a bore and defining a seating, and a fuel flow path along which fuel flows, in use, towards the seating. A needle is slidable through a range of movement within the bore, and engagable with the seating to control fuel flow to an outlet aperture. The needle includes a thrust surface against which fuel at high pressure acts, in use, to lift the needle from its seating. The bore and needle together define a restriction to the flow of fuel along the fuel flow path towards the seating. The restriction is located upstream of the thrust surface, and the restriction is arranged to restrict the rate of flow of fuel towards the seating throughout the range of movement of the needle. In a preferred embodiment, the restriction is arranged such that the rate of fuel flow towards the seating through the restriction varies as the needle separates from the seating.
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