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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8074903 | Stator assembly and fuel injector using same A fuel injector for a common rail fuel system includes a common rail inlet port fluidly connected to a high pressure common rail, and a cooling inlet fluidly connected to an output from a lower pressure fuel transfer pump. The cooling fluid circulates internally thr... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7819344 | Electro-magneto fuel injector An injector used for an internal combustion engine includes a valve needle which closes a fuel passage by contacting a valve seat and opens the fuel passage by separating from the valve seat. A coil and a magnetic core are provided to drive the valve needle, and an ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7677477 | Electro-magneto fuel injector An injector used for an internal combustion engine includes a valve needle which closes a fuel passage by contacting a valve seat and opens the fuel passage by separating from the valve seat. A coil and a magnetic core are provided to drive the valve needle, and an ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7429006 | Deep pocket seat assembly in modular fuel injector having a lift setting assembly for a working gap and methods A fuel injector and various methods relating to the assembly of the fuel injector. The fuel injector includes a power group subassembly and a valve group subassembly having a respectively connected first and second connector portions. The power group subassembly inc... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7422166 | Fuel injector having a separable armature and pintle A fuel injector comprises an injector body having a tip portion defining a spray aperture; a pintle extending within the tip portion for axial movement between an extended position and a retracted position, the pintle having a head portion engageable with the spray ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7363914 | Solenoid actuated fuel injector having a pressure balanced pintle A fuel injector for an internal combustion engine, the injector comprising an injector body having a tip portion defining at least one spray aperture; a pintle extending within the tip portion, the pintle having a head portion engageable with a valve seat to close t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7309025 | Fuel injection method A fuel injection method is provided for correcting the fuel injection amount accurately by eliminating offset components when detecting a current flowing through a solenoid for fuel injection. A current component, which is detected during normal running and a drive ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309030 | Injection nozzle The invention provides an injection nozzle for an internal combustion engine, the injection nozzle (2) including an outer valve member (8) received within a bore (6) provided in a nozzle body (4) and being engageable with a first seating ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309033 | Deep pocket seat assembly in modular fuel injector with fuel filter mounted to spring bias adjusting tube and methods A fuel injector and various methods relating to the assembly of the fuel injector. The fuel injector includes a power group subassembly and a valve group subassembly having a respectively connected first and second connector portions. The power group subassembly inc... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7273037 | Wire harness mounting structure for fuel distributor pipe Wire harness mounting structure for fuel distributor pipe comprises at least one pair of first and second guide claws provided on an outer periphery of the fuel distributor pipe with having a space along the longitudinal axis thereof, the first guide claw has a firs... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264181 | Fuel injection valve with restriction wall, and internal combustion engine equipped therewith Using a swirl type fuel injection valve, a concentrated spray area and a thin spray area are formed, the positions thereof are adjusted, and the spray is made to conform to the geometric shape of the engine and mounting position of the fuel injection valve, so as to... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260462 | Method for controlling an electromagnetic valve, in particular for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle A method for controlling an electromagnetic valve, in particular for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle. With known methods, electromagnetic valves are triggered with a pulse-width-modulated signal having a constant clock frequency. The object is to provid... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258287 | Modular fuel injector with a spiral damper member and method of reducing noise A fuel injector includes a body, filter, and damper member. The body extends along a longitudinal axis between an inlet end and an outlet end with a flow passage extending therebetween. The filter is disposed in the flow passage proximate the inlet end. The damper m... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252245 | Fuel injection valve A fuel injection valve includes a valve member, a first stop member, a second stop member, a movable core, a fixed core, and a coil. The valve member opens and closes an injection nozzle. The first stop member protrudes radially outward from said valve member. The s... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7213775 | Fuel injector device for an internal combustion engine The invention describes an injector device specifically designed for the injection of an alternative fuel such as LPG, methane, hydrogen or others, in an internal combustion engine. In the injector device, the shutter ensuring sealing in closing condition is separat... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7198203 | Fuel injector with and without pressure ampification with a controllable needle speed and method for the controlling thereof A fuel injector in injection systems for internal combustion engines having a valve body containing a control chamber that can be pressure-relieved and can be acted on with fuel via an inlet throttle and can be pressure-relieved via an outlet throttle. A first actua... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188790 | Fuel-injection valve The fuel injection valve, for an internal combustion motor, has a valve body with injection openings (20) at its point. A valve needle has an axial movement within the valve body, with a conical needle point to give a selective blocking and release of the fue... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7168681 | Fuel injection valve having small sized structure A fuel injection valve includes a valve member, a movable core, a fixed core, and a coil. The valve member opens and closes a nozzle hole. The movable core reciprocates with the valve member in a substantially axial direction of the movable core. The fixed core is a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7131967 | Infusion device and driving mechanism for same A drive mechanism for delivery of infusion medium. A coil surrounds a piston channel. An armature is located adjacent the coil. The armature is moveable toward a forward position in response to the electromagnetic field produced by activation of the coil. A piston l... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121264 | Adjustable pressure regulating valve for fuel injection systems A fuel injection system for internal combustion engines including a high-pressure reservoir which is acted upon by fuel at high pressure via a high-pressure feed unit and supplies fuel injectors with fuel. The high-pressure feed unit is assigned a pressure regulatin... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7097114 | Fuel injector adapted to remove deposits by sonic shock The present disclosure provides a self-cleaning injector nozzle or other fluid conduit that maintains deposits at a low level by sonic tuning the shock wave generated during fluid flow through that nozzle or conduit. Methods of producing an injector nozzle and a met... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093778 | Device for delivering and/or spraying flowable media, especially fluids The invention concerns a device to convey and/or spray free-flowing media, in particular fluids, which works in accordance with the energy storage principle and is designed as an electromagnetically-powered reciprocating pump with at least one armature device as a d... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086614 | Fuel injector A fuel injector is described for fuel injection systems in internal combustion engines that includes a magnet coil, an armature that is acted upon in a closing direction by a restoring spring, and a valve needle that is non-positively engaged with armature for actua... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7066141 | Linear control valve for controlling a fuel injector and engine compression release brake actuator and engine using same A linear control valve is disclosed regulating the flow of fluid to hydraulically activated devices, preferably a fuel injector and an engine compression release brake. The valve includes a valve member that is moveable between a first position in which the fuel inj... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7021570 | Fuel injection device having injection hole plate A nozzle holder includes a support portion, which supports a downstream end surface of a planar wall of an injection hole plate. The injection hole plate provided with injection holes is welded to one of the valve body and the nozzle holder. The planar wall may be c... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6966504 | Fuel injector A fuel injector, in particular for the direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, includes a valve needle that has at its injector end a valve-closure member that works together with a valve-seat surface formed on a valve-se... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6951204 | Hydraulic fuel injection system with independently operable direct control needle valve A common rail fuel injection system addresses three basic issues involving all common rail fuel injection systems. These include high performance, low variability and high efficiency. These issues are addressed by combining pressure intensification with a three way ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6945479 | Stroke-controlled valve as fuel metering device of an injection system for internal combustion engines A stroke-controlled valve as a fuel metering device of an injection system for internal combustion engines has a valve body with a valve seat and a valve needle which is actuatable in the valve body counter to the resistance of a valve needle restoring spring and wh... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6929196 | Fuel injection valve and internal combustion engine mounting the same For each of the injection holes on the face of a plate member which is disposed in a fuel passage, grooves are provided which run along the circumferential direction of the respective injection holes, and at the positions of the grooves, fuel overflows are formed. A... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6921035 | Fuel injection valve A fuel injector, in particular for direct injection of fuel into the combustion chamber of a mixture-compressing, spark-ignited internal combustion engine, includes a valve housing formed by a nozzle body, as well as a sealing ring, which seals the fuel injector aga... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918571 | Solenoid operated valve assembly and method of making same A soleniod operated valve has an operating rod attached to the armature with one end of the rod contacting the end of a valve member for effecting movement thereof upon coil energization. A lower bearing is disposed in a lower flux collector adjacent one end of the ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6918548 | Electronic fuel injector An electronic fuel injector capable of supplying fuel in a stable manner is provided by employing a swirler, which is manufactured at a lower cost and has durability, and by ensuring superior wear resistance of the swirler and a valve member provided on a movable pa... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6913210 | Fuel injector nozzle adapter A fuel injector adapter for providing nitrous oxide to an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The nozzle has a central fuel injector passage that terminates at a first outlet end. Fuel from a fuel injector may be passed through the central fuel injector passage... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6913206 | Fuel injector for an internal combustion engine with hydraulic pin actuation The injector has a cylindrical body, which houses an injection nozzle regulated by an injection valve provided with a moveable pin, a fuel supply channel, an injection chamber communicating with the fuel supply channel housing a lower portion of the pin and delimite... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6892970 | Fuel injector having segmented metal core An electromagnetic actuator for a fluid pressure control valve in a fuel injector for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The fuel injector comprises a control module including a fuel pressure control valve; an armature connected to the fuel pressure control... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6880769 | Electronically-controlled fuel injector An electronically-controlled fuel injector includes a pressurized fluid chamber that communicates high pressure fluid to first and second pressure control chambers. A direct-operated check moves between closed and open positions in response to a difference in fluid ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6851630 | Electromagnetic fuel injection valve An electromagnetic fuel injection valve includes a valve housing coupled to at one end thereof to a valve seat member; a stationary core coupled to the other end of the valve housing; and a valve assembly comprised of a movable core slidably accommodated in the valv... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6814302 | Accumulator fuel-injection system for an internal combustion engine An injection device for a fuel reservoir injection system is proposed, having an injection nozzle (16), which protrudes into a combustion chamber and can be supplied with fuel from a high-pressure fuel distributor (10) by means of a high-pressure fuel ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6811091 | Modular fuel injector having an integral filter and dynamic adjustment assembly A fuel injector for use with an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector comprises a valve group subassembly and a coil group subassembly. The valve group subassembly includes a tube assembly having a longitudinal axis that extends between a first end and a sec... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6796516 | Fuel injection valve A fuel injector is described having a movable valve part, which for opening and closing of the valve cooperates with a stationary valve seat which is formed on a valve seat element. A swirl disk is arranged downstream from the valve seat and has a multilayer configu... | 09/28/2004 |