Abstract: A control member for regulating a flow of fuel to fuel injection devices of an air-compressing internal combustion engine. The control member is adapted to be arranged in one of a zone of the injection valve or within the injection valve. The control member includes a flow-controlling axially movable control piston having an axial bore with the control piston being urged, by a compression spring, into an end position for preventing a full flow of fuel through the control member. A spring chamber is provided for accommodating the compression spring with a throttle being arranged in an end face of the control piston, which throttle communicates the inlet line means with the spring chamber through the axial bore in the control piston. An arrangement is provided for minimizing an open volume of the spring chamber and at least one first bore is provided in the control piston for selectively communicating the axial bore with the outlet duct.

Abstract: A fuel injection pump for an air-compressing fuel injected internal combustion engine with a pump piston arranged in a pump cylinder and controlling a fuel control bore in the pump working chamber and with a control element in constant connection with the pump piston for the purposes of fuel control. The control element is constructed so that it constantly connects the pump working chamber to an intermediate chamber located above the control element and serving as a reservoir. The control element connects the pump working chamber and the pump pressure chamber by way of a bore arrangement only during a piston stroke. An arrangement is provided by which the communication between the pump working chamber and pump pressure chamber is temporarily interrupted during the piston stroke in such a way that, prior to the interruption, a variable preliminary injection quantity is conveyed and, after the interruption, a principal injection quantity is fed.

Abstract: The fuel injection method uses a distributor-type fuel injector pump for an internal combustion engine which has a rotary distributor member formed with two outlet passages communicating with a pump chamber and arranged to distribute fuel intermittently to successive fuel delivery apertures leading to respective engine cylinders, so that in each revolution of the distributor the pump delivers to each cylinder a principal fuel injection at the end of the compression stroke, preceded by a pre-injection. Automatic timing control means advance the delivery stroke of the pump automatically in response to engine speed increase, and the angle between the outlets of the two outlet passages is such that as the engine speed varies the ratio of the fuel pre-injected to that of the principal injection into each cylinder varies according to a rule predetermined in relation to the type of engine (i.e. precombustion chamber or direct injection type).

Abstract: Two fully independent fuel injection systems have been used for delivering pilot and main fuel injection. Also, two fuel pumps have been used to provide pilot and main injection through a single nozzle. A fuel injection apparatus now provides a plurality of rotary valves (46,48) for starting and stopping both pilot and main injection. Fuel is sequentially (26) controlled to be pilot injected through a first nozzle (28) and main injected through a second nozzle (30).

Abstract: A distributor-type fuel injector pump for an internal combustion engine has a rotary distributor member formed with two outlet passages communicating with a pump chamber and arranged to distribute fuel intermittently to successive fuel delivery apertures leading to respective engine cylinders, so that in each revolution of the distributor the pump delivers to each cylinder a principal fuel injection at the end of the compression stroke, preceded by a pre-injection. Automatic timing control means advance the delivery stroke of the pump automatically in response to engine speed increase, and the angle between the outlets of the two outlet passages is such that as the engine speed varies the ratio of the fuel pre-injected to that of the principal injection into each cylinder varies according to a rule predetermined in relation to the type of engine (i.e. precombustion chamber or direct injection type).

Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel injection system with a device for controlling the preliminary and principal injections wherein control is effected by intermediate relief of the injection pressure which includes a slide valve for exerting the control which is braked during its reverse movement before interrupting the connection between the pressure chamber of the injection nozzle and the delivery line leading to the injection pump to thereby make possible the relief of the pressure chamber toward the injection pump, i.e. to avoid dribbling.

Abstract: A fuel injection pump for an air-compressing fuel-injected internal combustion engine which includes a first pump piston arranged in each pump cylinder for regulating a fuel control bore of a pump working chamber. A control element cooperable with the pump piston controls a flow of fuel in the injection pump. The control element is provided with a bore arrangement by way of which the pump working chamber is connected with a pump pressure chamber. An intermediate chamber is arranged between the pump working chamber and the pump pressure chamber from which two separate feed lines terminate into the pump pressure chamber in such a way that a feed stream of fuel is conducted by way of the first feed line arranged in the control cylinder with temporal interruption by the control element but that this feed stream is constantly conducted by way of the second feed line which acts as a throttle.

Abstract: A fuel system for a multi-cylinder engine comprises a plurality of injection nozzles mounted on an engine to direct fuel into respective combustion spaces of the engine. Each nozzle incorporates a resiliently loaded pressure actuated valve member which controls the flow of fuel through an outlet from a fuel inlet. A fuel pump is provided for supplying fuel to the inlets in turn. Pilot pumps incorporated in the nozzles respectively cause a small volume of fuel to be delivered through the respective outlets in advance of the main volume of fuel.