Dynamic seal for fuel injector needle check

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9995261
APP PUB NO 20160305382A1
SERIAL NO

14689307

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A fuel injector includes an injector body defining a liquid fuel passage, a gaseous fuel passage, and a first guide bore; a gaseous fuel check guided within the first guide bore between a retracted position and an advanced position to selectively open and block, respectively, fluid communication between the gaseous fuel passage and a gaseous fuel nozzle outlet; and a sleeve seal seated within the first guide bore, the sleeve seal having an inner surface defining a sleeve seal bore therethrough, and at least a portion of the gaseous fuel check is disposed within the sleeve seal bore; an outer surface of the sleeve seal including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being disposed closer to a longitudinal axis of the sleeve seal bore along a radial direction than the second portion.

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  • CATERPILLAR INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kim, Hoisan Dunlap, US 41 383

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