Abstract: This fuel injection valve is provided in a body thereof with a needle valve so that the needle valve can be moved in the axial direction and inclined by an angle of inclination of &thgr;1 with respect to the axis of the body, and with stopper plates with which a stopper portion of the needle valve is engaged when the valve is opened, and an angle of inclination &thgr;2 with respect to a perpendicular plane crossing the axis of the needle valve at right angles thereto is given between the stopper portion and stopper plates. The angle of inclination &thgr;2 between the stopper portion and stopper plates is set to be larger than that &thgr;1 in the axial direction of the needle valve, and the stopper portion is formed so that a ratio D1/D0 of an outer diameter D1 of the stopper portion of the needle valve to an inner diameter D0 of an inner chamber of the body becomes 0.6 to 1.1.

Abstract: In a fuel discharge preventive device of a gas engine, in order to prevent high-pressure gaseous fuel remaining in a fuel distributing pipe when an engine is stopped, from leaking out of a gaseous fuel injection valve to be discharged to the open air, a fuel shut-off valve is provided in a fuel feed passage through which gaseous fuel is fed to the gaseous fuel injection valve, and a suction passage communicating with a gaseous fuel storing portion is branched off from the fuel feed passage between the gaseous fuel injection valve and the fuel shut-off valve, so that the gaseous fuel in a potion of the fuel feed passage located between the gaseous fuel injection valve and the fuel shut-off valve is stored in the gaseous fuel storing portion after the engine is stopped and hence the fuel shut-off valve is closed, while the stored fuel is purged to the engine when the engine is being operated.

Abstract: Method of assembling a DC solenoid comprising: a coil; a thermistor connected in series to the coil and having a positive temperature coefficient; a pressure-resistant case for housing the thermistor; and a synthetic resin material for sealing the pressure-resistant case and the coil integrally.

Abstract: In a d.c. solenoid in which a thermistor having a positive temperature coefficient is connected in series with a main coil, a subcoil is connected in parallel with the series connection of the main coil and the thermistor, so that a large magnetic force can be produced at the solenoid energization starting time, and generation of heat from the thermistor can be suppressed to prevent burn-out of the main coil due to continuous current supply. Both the main coil and the subcoil, when energized alone, are capable of actuating the solenoid. The d.c. solenoid is applied to a valve in a vaporized fuel absorption system.

Abstract: A device for preventing an outflow of a fuel vapor from a fuel tank comprising a breather pipe which connects the upper interior of the fuel tank to a charcoal canister. A float-valve assembly is mounted on the upper wall of the fuel tank. This assembly comprises a breather passage connected to the charcoal canister via the breather pipe, a normally closed solenoid valve arranged in the breather passage, and a float normally allowing the breather passage to be open to the interior of the fuel tank. When the replenishment of the fuel tank is carried out, the solenoid valve is opened to feed fuel vapor in the fuel tank into the charcoal canister.