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Fuel injector

US6612508B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 12, 2001
Grant dateSep 2, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 22, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02M61/08
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fuel injector for delivering fuel to a combustion space comprises a valve needle which is movable within a bore provided in a nozzle body and which is engageable with a seating to control the supply of fuel from the bore. The injector further comprises a return flow passage for permitting fuel to escape from the bore to a low pressure drain upon initial movement of the valve needle away from its seating. The injector may include a cover member which defines, together with the nozzle body, a part of the return passage for fuel through which fuel flows, in use, to reduce the temperature of the nozzle body.

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