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Fuel injecting device and method for controlling said device

US7784708B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 20, 2006
Grant dateAug 31, 2010
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Expiry dateJul 20, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02M51/0603
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fuel injecting device and method of controlling the fuel injection device. The fuel injection device includes a cylindrical body, a needle whose end includes with a head forming a valve on a seat supported by the end of the cylindrical body, an actuator made of an electroactive material, including a rod and that displaces the head such that the valve is opened, and a prestressing device holding the needle and a counterweight such that they are pressed against the rod opposite end. The needle extends coaxially to the cylindrical body in a form of a rigid bar and axially resonates when exposed to axial pulses at a determined excitation frequency by the actuator.

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