Patents Assigned to IMPCO Technoligies, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5887799
    Abstract: A dual fuel injector for an engine is selectively controlled to either inject a liquid fuel such as gasoline or a gaseous fuel such as butane or propane to the engine. The injection of one fuel or the other is effected by alternatively feeding a pulsating voltage of one polarity or he other to the coil of an electrically controlled injector. The injector has a permanent magnet armature which is driven in one direction in response to pulses fed to its surrounding coil of one polarity and the opposite direction in response to pulses fed to the coil of the other polarity. When the armature is driven in a first direction, it drives a pintle attached thereto in that direction. The pintle in turn drives against a spring urged valve to open this valve, thereby permitting gasoline to pass through the control injector from where it is injected into the engine in a pulsating manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: IMPCO Technoligies, Inc.
    Inventor: David H. Smith