Abstract:
A nozzle body of a fuel injector includes a proximal end, a distal end spaced apart from the proximal end, and at least one spray hole positioned at the distal end. The at least one spray hole includes an inlet having a first cross-sectional shape and an outlet having a second cross-sectional shape different from the first cross-sectional shape. In other embodiments, the nozzle body has a first row of spray holes and a second row of spray holes, and a cross-sectional shape of spray holes in the first row is different from the cross-sectional shape of spray holes in the second row.
Abstract:
A fuel heating apparatus and method are disclosed where a conductive coil is wrapped around an outer surface of at least a portion of a nozzle of a fuel injector. The coil and the nozzle are inductively cooperative with each other such that the coil, in response to a variable current through the coil, induces a heating of the nozzle. The inductively heated nozzle can heat fuel passing into an engine so as to cause the fuel to combust as it exits the heated nozzle. This arrangement allows for sparkles combustion of fuel in an internal combustion engine.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a fuel injector provided that at least one portion of said injector is covered with an overmolding material; wherein the overmolded portion is at least partly coated with a material having hydrophobic characteristics.
Abstract:
An injector nozzle used with an internal combustion engine for guiding and shaping a fluid flow is provided. The injector nozzle has a fluid flow guide provided at an outlet of a nozzle body. The fluid flow guide has a plurality of fluid passageways for creating a plurality of stream jets. Each passageway has an orifice, through which a respective stream jet is discharged from a respective passageway. The imaginary extensions and the plurality of passageways converge to create at least one focal point, such that the plurality of stream jets impinge on each other to form a spray plume. The plurality of orifices of the fluid passageways are arranged on an imaginary circle on an exterior surface of the fluid flow guide. The plurality of orifices are radially asymmetrically distributed on the imaginary circle with respect to the central axis of the imaginary circle.
Abstract:
A metering system for a fuel atomizer includes a housing, first and second metering members, and at least one solenoid. The housing includes a mixing chamber. The first metering member is operable to control flow of oxidizer to the mixing chamber. The second metering member is arranged coaxial with the first metering member and operable to control flow of fuel to the mixing chamber. The at least one solenoid is configured to operate at least one of the first and second metering members.
Abstract:
This disclosure provides an edge filter assembly for delivering high pressure or pressurized fuel to a cylinder an internal combustion engine and a high pressure connector and edge filter assembly that provides a pressurized fluid connection between a high pressure fuel line and an inlet of a fuel injector. The edge filter assembly and high pressure connector and edge filter assembly each have a geometric feature that can provide increased retention force to an interference fit of the edge filter with the assembly.
Abstract:
The device for valve operation and setting the stroke of a valve (10), comprises an operating device (20), for displacing the valve body (12), which may be controlled by means of a pneumatic or hydraulic pressure medium. A flexible tube body (22) runs between the both end pieces (24, 26) of the operating device (20), the inner volume of which is pressurised with the pressure medium. One of the end pieces (24) is connected to the valve body (12) and a belt structure is fixed to both end-pieces (24, 26) which runs co-axial to the tubular body (22) and comprises two crossed belt groups, containing belts running in the same longitudinal orientation. A membrane (16) running perpendicularly across the valve housing (11) is connected to the valve body and elastically draws the valve body back on displacement. The valve stroke can be exactly controlled with just the size of the control pressure.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an electromagnetic valve (2) for controlling an injection valve (1) of an internal combustion engine. Said electromagnetic valve comprises an electromagnet (34), a mobile armature (29), a control valve element (25, 26), which is moved with the armature (29), interacts with a valve seat (24), and which is provided for opening and closing a fuel drainage channel (17) of a control pressure space (14) of the injection valve. The electromagnetic valve also comprises a sliding piece (40), which guides the armature (29) and which, together with the armature (29) and the control valve element (25, 26), is arranged inside an armature space (51, 52). In order to reduce the armature rebound, the invention provides that the sliding piece (40) subdivides the armature space into a relieving space (52), which is connected to a fuel low-pressure connection (10), and into a hydraulic damping space (51), into which the fuel drainage channel (17) runs. Said damping space can be relieved from stress by at least one connecting channel (44, 47), which is provided with a restrictor (43, 48) and which leads up to the relieving space (52). As the electromagnetic valve (2) closes, a fuel pressure cushion acting upon the control valve element (25, 26) reduces the velocity of said control valve element (25, 26) before it comes into contact with the valve seat (24).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a fuel injection valve (1) for fuel injection systems of internal combustion engines. Said fuel injection valve comprises a valve needle (3) and a valve closing body (4), which is interactively connected to the valve needle and which interacts with a valve seat surface (6) inside a valve seat body (5) in order to effect a tight seat. At least one turbulence channel (32) having a tangential component with regard to the longitudinal axis (33) of the fuel injection valve (1) is situated upstream from the tight seat. An axial channel (35) having an axial component with regard to the longitudinal axis (33) of the fuel injection valve (1) is provided between the valve closing body (4) and the guide recess (34) of the valve seat body (5). The axial channel (35) is provided between the guide recess (34) and at least one flattening (37) on the valve needle (3).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a fuel injection valve (1), for fuel injection units on internal combustion engines, comprising a valve needle (3) and a valve closing body (4), connected to the above, which co-operates with a valve seat surface (6), arranged on a valve seat body (5), to give a sealing seat and at least one swirl-inducing element arranged in the valve seat body (5) upstream of the sealing seat. One or several swirl channels (36), open to the upstream side (33) of the valve seat body (5), are arranged in the upstream side (33) of the valve seat body (5) as swirl-inducing elements.