Fuel injection nozzle for an internal combustion engine
US6543706B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 6, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02M2200/304
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fuel injection nozzle controls the flow of pressurized fluid through a nozzle opening. The fuel pump includes a fuel valve under the control of an electronic engine control module to effect sequential ON/OFF cycles for the fuel valve to establish a pilot fuel delivery pulse through the nozzle followed by a full fuel delivery injection pulse, a damping flow passage in the nozzle, and a flow damping pin in the opening through which fuel flows as the needle valve displaces fuel, the damping pin being biased toward an injection nozzle closed position by a needle valve spring whereby a distinct pilot pulse of fuel is delivered through the nozzle in advance of delivery of a full injection pulse, the valve spring being in a spring chamber that is pressurized to effect a rapid needle valve closure at the end of the fuel delivery pulse.
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