Fuel injector with needle control system that includes F, A, Z and E orifices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8448878
APP PUB NO 20120111965A1
SERIAL NO

12941355

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A common rail fuel injector includes a needle valve member that moves to open and close nozzle outlets for a fuel injection event responsive to pressure in a needle control chamber. Between injection events, the needle control chamber is fluidly connected to the fuel inlet by a first pathway that includes a Z orifice, and fluidly connected to the fuel inlet by a second pathway that includes an F orifice, an intermediate chamber and an A orifice. During an injection event, the needle control chamber is fluidly connected to a drain outlet by a third pathway that includes the A orifice, the intermediate chamber and an E orifice. Different performance characteristics are achieved by adjusting the sizes of the respective of F, A, Z and E orifices.

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CATERPILLAR INC100 NE ADAMS STREET PEORIA IL 61629-9510

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hanson, Christopher D Secor, US 24 90
Ibrahim, Daniel Richard Metamora, US 11 60
Manubolu, Avinash Reddy Edwards, US 3 25
Moore, Bryan David Washington, US 1 12

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