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Fuel injection valve

US6422482B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 21, 2000
Grant dateJul 23, 2002
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Expiry dateSep 21, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10N30/50
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fuel injection valve for a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engines includes a valve closing body cooperating with a valve seat body to form a sealing seat, and a piezoelectric actuator for actuating the valve closing body. The piezoelectric actuator includes piezo layers and one or more temperature compensation layers. The temperature compensation layers have a temperature expansion coefficient having an operational sign opposite the sign of the temperature expansion coefficient of the piezo layers.

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