Abstract: A fuel injection valve includes a valve main body of a hollow tubular shape, a needle valve provided to the valve main body in a slidable manner, a valve seat opposing the needle valve to form a seat portion and having an injection hole formed downstream of the seat portion, and a guide portion provided upstream of the seat portion to guide the needle valve. An annular passage communicating in a circumferential direction is defined between the inner peripheral surface of the valve main body and the outer peripheral surface of the guide portion and a fuel passage through which to introduce a fuel from the annular passage to the seat portion is defined. An almost cylindrical filter to trap foreign matter heading toward the fuel passage is provided to the annular passage.

Abstract: An injection nozzle for an internal combustion engine has a valve member (10) with a seating line (112) defining a seat diameter, the seating line (112) being engageable with a seating surface (14) to control fuel injection by the nozzle, in use. The seating line is defined by an annular ridge (40, 44, 46), integrally formed with the valve needle (10), so as to reduce variations in the seat diameter which would otherwise arise at manufacture due to contact between the valve needle (10) and the seating surface (14) in regions other than at the seating line. The invention provides an advantage in manufacture as repeatability and consistency of the geometry, and in particular the effective seat diameter, of nozzle products is improved.

Abstract: A fuel injector provided with: an injection valve comprising an injection nozzle; a mobile needle for regulating the fuel flow through the injection valve and ending with a shutting head, which engages a valve seat of the injection valve, is arranged externally with respect to injection valve and presents a predetermined sealing diameter; an actuator for displacing the needle between a closing position and an opening position of the injection valve; a closing spring which tends to maintain the needle in the closing position of the injection valve pushing the shutting head against the valve seat itself in a sense contrary to the feeding sense of the fuel; and a supporting body having a tubular shape and presenting a feeding channel within which a needle is arranged; the needle, at an opposite end of the shutting head, is coupled to a balancing channel, which is at ambient pressure.

Abstract: A fuel injector and a method of assembly includes a determination of various flow areas through clearances or openings formed in various components of the injector. With the various flow areas determined, the various components can be classified according to their flow areas such that sets of components can be selected having desirable flow area characteristics for assembly of the fuel injector.

Abstract: A fuel injector for use in an internal combustion engine, comprising a nozzle body being provided with a nozzle bore and at least one set of one or more outlets for fluid, an outer valve member received within the nozzle bore and being engageable with a first seating region of the nozzle body to control the flow of a first fluid from a first delivery chamber, the outer valve member being provided with an outer valve bore, and an inner valve member received within the outer valve bore and being engageable with a second seating region of the nozzle body to control the flow of a second fluid from a second delivery chamber. In various embodiments, the fuel injector can be arranged to allow the first and second fluids to be injected separately and/or together. In one embodiment, the first and second fluids can be mixed within the injector before injection.

Abstract: A fuel injection valve includes a valve seat (11) that has a valve seat portion (11a) with a conical space defined therein and tapered toward an injection hole (11b), a needle (12) that has a valve portion (12b) formed with a curved surface for abutment with the valve seat portion (11a) and a column-shaped sliding portion (12a) located upstream of the valve seat portion (11a), and a swirler (10) that holds the sliding portion (12a) in a slidable manner, wherein fuel to be injected from the injection hole (11b) is adjusted by opening and closing a gap between the valve portion (12b) and said valve seat (11a), and assuming that a radius of curvature in an axial direction of the valve portion (12b) at a point at which the valve portion (12b) and the valve seat portion (11a) are in abutment with each other is R and an outer diameter of the sliding portion (12a) is D, R is greater than D/2.

Abstract: A valve assembly (80) of an injection valve (82) has a valve body (4) including a central longitudinal axis (L), the valve body (4) having a cavity (8) forming an inner surface (18) of the valve body (4), the cavity (8) having a fluid inlet portion (42), and a fluid outlet portion (44), a valve needle (10) axially movable in the cavity (8), the valve needle (10) preventing a fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion (44) in a closing position and releasing the fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion (44) in further positions, the valve needle (10) and/or the inner surface (18) of the valve body (4) having a surface layer (48) with a tungsten carbide layer (70) and a carbon layer (72).

Abstract: The present application provides a fuel nozzle assembly. The fuel nozzle assembly may include an end cap assembly, a number of fuel nozzles positioned within the end cap assembly, and one or more cup seals. The cup seals may be positioned between the end cap assembly and the fuel nozzles.

Abstract: This injector with two valves (7, 10) which open at different fuel pressures so as to establish a primary flow regime and then a secondary flow regime is characterized in that the primary regime is enriched with fuel via an orifice (21) which adds a branch to the primary flow path of the fuel, but which is closed when the secondary valve is displaced so as to prevent enrichment of the fuel in the secondary regime. This invention applies in particular to certain aircraft engines.

Abstract: A fuel injector injects high-pressure gaseous fuel directly into a cylinder of an engine. A small amount of liquid fuel is used in the injector to lubricate sliding portions of the fuel injector in addition to utilizing it as a medium for transmitting driving force. The fuel injector includes a nozzle member having injection holes at its elongated end and a needle slidably disposed in an elongated center hole of the nozzle member. The needle is driven by pressure of the liquid fuel introduced into a control chamber to open or close the injection holes. The pressure in the control chamber is controlled by a switching valve which is in turn driven by an actuator such as an electromagnetic or piezoelectric actuator. The liquid fuel is injected together with the high-pressure gaseous fuel after lubricating the sliding portions between the nozzle member and the needle.

Abstract: A fuel injection valve includes a valve body having a valve seat, a nozzle plate arranged on an injection side of the valve body, a valve plug for intermitting fuel injection through the nozzle hole, and a sleeve. The nozzle plate has a nozzle hole through which fuel is injected from the injection side of the valve body. The sleeve makes contact with an end surface of the nozzle plate on an opposite side of the valve body with respect to the nozzle plate to partially cover the nozzle plate. Fuel is injected to an outside of the sleeve through the nozzle hole of the nozzle plate and an opening of the sleeve. The end surface of the nozzle plate makes contact with the sleeve in a contact portion. The contact portion has at least one groove that extends from the opening outwardly with respect to a substantially radial direction of the sleeve.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel injection valve for internal combustion engines, having a valve body, in which a pressure chamber is configured. A valve needle is disposed in the pressure chamber in a longitudinally displaceable manner. The valve body has a valve seat which interacts with a sealing surface configured on the valve needle. The valve seat delimits the pressure chamber, thus enabling or interrupting a fuel flow to at least one injection opening by the interaction of the valve needle with the valve seat. To this end, the fuel flow to the injection openings occurs between the valve needle and the wall of the pressure chamber, through a sharp-edged gap throttle which is formed between the valve needle and the wall of the pressure chamber.

Abstract: A fuel injector is described that includes a polymeric housing, pole piece, filter assembly, coil assembly, spring member, armature assembly and metering assembly. The polymeric housing has a passageway extending between an inlet and an outlet along a longitudinal axis. The pole piece is disposed in the passageway, the pole piece having a through opening. The filter assembly has a portion disposed in the through opening of the pole piece. The coil assembly is disposed in the polymeric housing to surround the pole piece. The spring member is disposed partly in the pole piece and including a spring portion contiguous with the portion of the filter assembly. The armature assembly is disposed in the passageway in a first position having a first portion confronting the pole piece and in a second position having a closure member contiguous to an end face of the pole piece. The metering assembly is secured to the polymeric housing proximate the outlet.

Abstract: A fuel injection valve which injects fuel from a nozzle hole includes a cavitation generation flow path in which a cavitation bubble is generated in fuel flowing inside the injection valve, and a bubble storage flow path which is connected to the cavitation generation flow path and the nozzle hole and which stores the cavitation bubble generated in the cavitation generation flow path. A fuel containing the cavitation bubble stored in the bubble storage flow path is injected from the nozzle hole so that atomization of an injected fuel spray is enhanced.

Abstract: In the valve, fuel, flowing down as a valve side flow along the side of the valve, further flows down toward an orifice plate through a fuel path which closes and opens upon forward and backward movement of the valve, and is injected as a mist from each orifice. The valve moves forward and backward by sliding on a valve surrounding portion through a guide portion constituted by plural sliding guides arranged between the valve and valve surrounding portion. Since the sliding guides are tapered from the valve to the surrounding portion, the side flow from the guide portion has a flow velocity distribution biased toward the surrounding portion.

Abstract: A fuel injector comprising an injector body having a spray aperture; a pintle extending within the injector body for axial movement between a closed position and an open position; said pintle head comprising a tapered portion engageable against the valve seat of the spray aperture and a cylindrical portion upstream of said tapered portion, an annular channel being provided defining a first part of a flow passage upstream of the spray aperture, wherein a discontinuity is provided downstream of the annular channel and upstream of the spray aperture to generate cavitation when the pintle stroke exceeds a predetermined limit to thereby generate a virtual channel of constant cross section downstream of the annular channel whereby the flow rate of the fuel flowing through said spray aperture is substantially independent of the stroke of the pintle when the pintle is in its open position.

Abstract: A fuel injection device has a nozzle body formed with an injection hole for injecting fuel and a nozzle needle reciprocating in the nozzle body to open and to close the injection hole. The nozzle needle has a sliding portion capable of moving in the nozzle body in a sliding manner, an insertion portion, of which diameter is smaller than that of the sliding portion, and a pressure receiving portion connecting the sliding portion with the insertion portion. The nozzle body has a guide portion for slidably holding the sliding portion and a fuel sump chamber formed on the injection hole side of the guide portion. The insertion portion is inserted through the fuel sump chamber. A clearance decreasing toward the fuel sump chamber is provided between the guide portion and the sliding portion.

Abstract: A seal arrangement for a needle valve in a fuel injector (100) includes a nozzle housing (122) forming an outer cavity (216) and defining a needle valve seat (218). A plurality of nozzle openings (204) are formed in the nozzle housing (122) and arranged symmetrically around its centerline at a first radial distance (RI). An outer needle valve (104) is reciprocally mounted in the outer cavity (216) and has a seat portion (224) arranged to abut the needle valve seat (218) when the outer needle valve (104) is seated or closed. A first ledge (502) formed on the seat portion (224) of the outer needle valve (104) sealably contacts the needle valve seat (218) along a first line contact seal (220) and a second ledge (508) formed on the seat portion (224) of the outer needle valve (104) sealably contacts the needle valve seat (218) along a second line contact seal (222).

Abstract: A lower filter for a fuel injector includes a disk having an annular shape and including a plurality of filter holes. The disk is positioned upstream of a valve guide of an internal valve assembly without contacting the valve guide. The disk prevents internally generated contaminants contained in fuel flowing through the filter holes from reaching a valve guide area and a sealing area of the internal valve assembly. By installing the lower filter upstream of the valve guide and without contact to the valve guide, interference with the guidance and reciprocal movement of the valve is avoided. Application of the lower filter in fuel injectors may reduce the occurrence of injector failures by reducing the number of stuck open conditions in injectors and by reducing the number of hydro lock engine incidents without interference with the valve guide.

Abstract: A fluid injector has a housing, an actuator unit and a valve body (2). The valve body (2) has a needle (22), which closes or opens a nozzle (213) depending on its position and comprises a guided zone (221). It further has a first part (21), which is arranged in a fixed position relative to the nozzle (213) and has a guided zone (215). It further has a second part (24), which has a first guide zone (242), that guides the guided zone (221) of the needle (22), and which has a second guide zone (243), that guides the guided zone (215) of the first part (21), with the second guide zone (242) having a greater diameter than the first guide zone (242).

Abstract: A fuel injector equipped with an injection valve comprising a mobile plunger ending with a sealing head; a support body having a tubular shape and comprising a feed channel; and a sealing body, in which is defined a valve seat of the injection valve; the sealing head is of a frustoconical shape, is arranged externally relative to the guide element, is thrust by a spring against said guide element in a direction contrary to the direction of feed of the fuel; the valve seat has a frustoconical shape which is a negative reproduction of the frustoconical shape of the sealing head in order to impart an internally hollow conical shape to the injected fuel.

Abstract: A fuel injection valve for an automotive internal combustion engine comprises a needle valve and an opposite member which are in slidable contact with each other in presence of fuel. A hard carbon thin film is coated on at least one of the sliding sections of the base materials of the needle valve and the opposite member. The hard carbon thin film has a surface hardness ranging from 1500 to 4500 kg/mm2 in Knoop hardness, a film thickness ranging from 0.3 to 2.0 ?m, and a surface roughness (Ry) (?m) which satisfies a relationship represented by the following formula (A): Ry<(0.75?Hk/8000)×h+0.0875??(A) where h is the thickness (?m) of the hard carbon thin film; Hk is the surface hardness in Knoop hardness (kg/mm2) of the hard carbon thin film.

Abstract: A combustion seal for a fuel injector assembly mountable within a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine is provided. The combustion seal is energized by combustion gases within a combustion chamber to effect sealing of an injector tip portion of the fuel injector assembly with respect to the cylinder head, thereby preventing the leakage or escape of combustion gases from the combustion chamber. A cylinder head assembly including the combustion seal is also disclosed.

Abstract: A fuel injector nozzle assembly is disclosed. The assembly may include a nozzle casing, a first tip member, and a second tip member. The first tip member may extend longitudinally within the nozzle casing and may define first and second shoulders on the first tip member. The second tip member may extend longitudinally within the nozzle casing and may be arranged in predetermined rotational alignment with the first tip member. The second tip member may define a third shoulder on the second tip member configured to interact with the first shoulder to oppose rotation of the first tip member relative the second tip member in a first direction about a longitudinal axis of the first tip member. The second tip member may further define a fourth shoulder on the second tip member configured to interact with the second shoulder to oppose rotation of the first tip member relative the second tip member in a second direction about a longitudinal axis of the first tip member.

Abstract: A fuel injector comprises a movable element, a seat contact surface formed at one end of the movable element, a nozzle member having a valve seat. The seat contact surface of the movable element is in contact with and seated on at the time of valve closing. A nozzle holder portion holds a periphery of the nozzle member. A plastic deformation portion is formed by engaging one of a part of the nozzle member and a part of the nozzle holder portion in the other one of the part of the nozzle member. The nozzle member and the nozzle holder portion are joined by welding.

Abstract: A fluid injector has a housing, a valve body and an actuator unit inserted into the housing. The valve body has a cartridge with a recess that takes in a needle. The valve body further has a hollow body arranged in a fixed position to the needle and forming a first spring rest. The valve body further has a valve cap, which takes in the cartridge and forms a second spring rest. A return spring rests on the first spring rest and on the second spring rest. The valve cap, the housing and the cartridge are formed such, that before the valve cap and the housing and the valve cap and cartridge are permanently fixed to each other the valve cap is moveable relative to the housing and the cartridge while the housing and the cartridge stay in a fixed position relative to each other.

Abstract: A fuel injector having an injection nozzle; an injection valve having a movable pin for regulating fuel flow through the injection nozzle; an electromagnetic actuator for moving the pin between a closed position and an open position respectively closing and opening the injection valve; and a tubular supporting body, which has a central channel for feeding pressurized fuel to the injection nozzle, and houses the electromagnetic actuator, the injection valve, and the pin; the supporting body is formed by joining a one-piece tubular top member housing the electromagnetic actuator and made of high-tensile steel with poor magnetic characteristics, and a one-piece tubular bottom member housing the injection valve and made of a low-thermal-expansion alloy.

Abstract: A fuel injection valve includes a main body having a nozzle hole and a compression chamber. The main body accommodates a compression unit for pressurizing fuel accumulated in the compression chamber. The fuel injection valve further includes a valve element being axially movable in the main body. The valve element includes a valve portion and a pressure-receiving portion. The valve portion is movable in an opening direction to open the nozzle hole in response to pressure of fuel being pressurized by the compression unit and applied to the pressure-receiving portion. A regulating unit is provided in the compression chamber for regulating movement of the valve element with respect to the opening direction.

Abstract: The housing body (14) of the fuel injection valve comprises a recess (108), the end region of said recess having a conical tapering (110) on the bottom side thereof. The supporting body (48) engages in said conical tapering (110) with a projection (116) also comprising a conical end region (118). The closing spring (40) is supported on the needle-shaped injection valve member (34) on one side, and on the guiding sleeve (38) on the other side. The guiding sleeve (38) is supported on the supporting body (48) with the front side (461) thereof, whereby the supporting body is held against the tapering (110) in a sealing manner, under the force exerted by the closing spring (40).

Abstract: A head plate assembly (1) for an actuator, has a cover (2), a lead-through (3), at least one connecting pin (4) led through the lead-through (3), and a seal (5) obturating the lead-through of the connecting pin. The head plate assembly (1) is pre-assembled without the actuator.

Abstract: In a seal structure 30 of a fuel injection valve, including an annular seal member 31 which effects sealing in order that high-pressure fuel within a pressure-introducing chamber 21 may not escape onto a low-pressure side through a gap 28 that is defined between an injector housing 2 and a valve body 6 having a valve piston 5 slidably inserted therein, and which is disposed in the pressure-introducing chamber 21; a backup ring 32 having a rigidity is arranged between the gap 28 and the seal member 31, and a recess 33 into which the seal member 31 can enter by its elasticity is provided within the pressure-introducing chamber 21, so that especially when the seal member 31 has been pushed against the backup ring 32 by the high-pressure fuel, the seal member 31 is deformed to partly enter inside the recess 33 firmly, thereby to prevent the floatation of the seal member 31.

Abstract: An injection nozzle for an internal combustion engine, the injection nozzle including an outer valve needle which is engageable with an outer valve seating so as to control injection through a first nozzle outlet, an inner valve needle which is movable within the outer valve needle and engageable with an inner valve seating so as to control injection through a second nozzle outlet, and a coupling arrangement for coupling movement of the outer valve needle to the inner valve needle in circumstances in which the outer valve needle is moved away from the outer valve seating beyond a predetermined amount, thereby to permit fuel injection through both the first and second nozzle outlets.

Abstract: A fuel injection device has a nozzle body formed with an injection hole for injecting fuel and a nozzle needle reciprocating in the nozzle body to open and to close the injection hole. The nozzle needle has a sliding portion capable of moving in the nozzle body in a sliding manner, an insertion portion, of which diameter is smaller than that of the sliding portion, and a pressure receiving portion connecting the sliding portion with the insertion portion. The nozzle body has a guide portion for slidably holding the sliding portion and a fuel sump chamber formed on the injection hole side of the guide portion. The insertion portion is inserted through the fuel sump chamber. A clearance decreasing toward the fuel sump chamber is provided between the guide portion and the sliding portion.

Abstract: A fuel injector assembly sufficiently configured to be mountable within an injector bore defined by a cylinder head assembly is provided. The fuel injector assembly includes an injector body having an injector tip portion and a generally annular combustion seal mounted with respect to the injector tip portion. A secondary combustion seal is mounted with respect to the injector tip portion and is substantially adjacent to the generally annular combustion seal. A cylinder head assembly incorporating the disclosed fuel injector assembly is also provided.

Abstract: A fuel injection device has a nozzle body formed with an injection hole for injecting fuel and a nozzle needle reciprocating in the nozzle body to open and to close the injection hole. The nozzle needle has a sliding portion capable of moving in the nozzle body in a sliding manner, an insertion portion, of which diameter is smaller than that of the sliding portion, and a pressure receiving portion connecting the sliding portion with the insertion portion. The nozzle body has a guide portion for slidably holding the sliding portion and a fuel sump chamber formed on the injection hole side of the guide portion. The insertion portion is inserted through the fuel sump chamber. A clearance decreasing toward the fuel sump chamber is provided between the guide portion and the sliding portion.

Abstract: A fuel injector. The fuel injector includes a fuel channel configured to receive pressurized gaseous fuel from a fuel rail, and a nozzle in fluid communication with the fuel channel. The fuel injector also includes a pintle having an opened position and a closed position, wherein pressurized gaseous fuel is delivered from the nozzle when the pintle is in the opened position and wherein introduction of the pressurized gaseous fuel is substantially blocked when the pintle is in the closed position. A support aligns the pintle with the nozzle. A pintle controller is configured to selectively move the pintle between the closed position and the opened position.

Abstract: A fuel injector for an internal combustion engine, including a housing, a homogeneous member defining a continuous wall having a seat portion and a guide portion, a closure member, and a metering disk. The housing includes an inlet and an outlet disposed along a longitudinal axis. The homogeneous member is disposed proximate the outlet. The seat portion includes a sealing surface and a seat orifice. The closure member is disposed in the housing and positioned by the guide portion for reciprocal motion along the longitudinal axis between a first position such that the closure member is displaced from the seat, allowing fuel flow past the closure member, and a second position such that the closure member is contiguous the seat, precluding fuel flow past the closure member. The metering disk is proximate the seat orifice.

Abstract: A fuel injection valve for internal combustion engines, having a valve body (1) in which a bore (3) is embodied that is defined on its end toward the combustion chamber by a valve seat (18) at which at least one injection opening (20) originates. The hollow valve needle (8) is located longitudinally displaceably in the bore (3) and has a valve sealing face (35) on its end oriented toward the valve seat (18). A first sealing region (31; 34) and a second sealing region (32; 46; 48) are embodied on the valve sealing face (35), and upon contact of the hollow valve needle (8) with the valve seat (18), the first sealing region (31; 34) upstream of the at least one injection opening (20) and the second sealing region (32; 46; 48) downstream of that injection opening effect sealing between the valve sealing face (35) and the valve seat (18) (FIG. 1).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an injection nozzle (1) for an internal combustion engine, in particular in a motor vehicle. A first nozzle needle (3) controls at least one first injection opening (5). A second nozzle needle (4) controls at least one second injection opening (6). A control chamber (32) is connected via a throttle line (35) to a pressure chamber (34) in which it is possible to adjust the injection pressure. A first control piston (41) cooperates with a first needle unit (17) that includes the first nozzle needle (3) and the first control surface (43) of this first control piston (41) can be acted on by the control pressure prevailing in the control chamber (32). In the closed position of the first nozzle needle (3), there is an axial play (44) between the first control piston (41) and the first needle unit (17).

Abstract: A fuel injector is described that includes a polymeric housing, pole piece, filter assembly, coil assembly, spring member, armature assembly and metering assembly. The polymeric housing has a passageway extending between an inlet and an outlet along a longitudinal axis. The pole piece is disposed in the passageway. The metering assembly is secured to the polymeric housing proximate the outlet. The metering assembly has a seat molded to a polymeric support member via at least one annular ridge. A method of making a metering assembly is described.

Abstract: A fuel injection device includes at least two valve elements, disposed in a housing and coaxial with one another, with at least one fuel outlet opening associated with each valve element. On the outer valve element, radially outward from the at least one fuel outlet opening associated with it, there is a first sealing edge which cooperates with a valve seat on the housing and can separate the at least one fuel outlet opening from a high-pressure connection. An additional sealing edge is provided on the outer valve element, between the at least one fuel outlet opening associated with it and the inner valve element.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, and which includes a fuel injector which can be acted upon by fuel at high pressure via a high-pressure source and is actuatable via a metering valve. Associated with the injection valve member is a damping element, which is movable independently of it and defines a damping chamber. The damping element has at least one overflow conduit for connecting the damping chamber to a further hydraulic chamber.

Abstract: In a fuel injector (1) configured so that fuel injection is controlled by a solenoid valve (4), the solenoid valve (4) comprises an electromagnet (43), an armature bolt (41) that has a ball (42) and a plate member (41A) attached thereto and is spring-biased in the valve closing direction by a spring member (48), a stopper member (49) that limits movement of the plate member (41A) in order to limit the maximum stroke of the ball (42) and an armature plate (44) through which the armature bolt (41) passes and which collaborates with the solenoid valve (4), the contact area (S2) between the armature plate (44) and the plate member (41A) being made larger than the contact area (S1) between the plate member (41A) and the stopper member (49).

Abstract: A fuel injector is described that includes a polymeric housing, pole piece, filter assembly, coil assembly, spring member, armature assembly and metering assembly. The polymeric housing has a passageway extending between an inlet and an outlet along a longitudinal axis. The pole piece is disposed in the passageway. The metering assembly is secured to the polymeric housing proximate the outlet. The metering assembly has a seat molded to a polymeric support member. The polymeric support member may be cylindrical and bonded to the polymeric bore proximate the outlet. A method of operating the fuel injector is described.

Abstract: 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 member extends from a first terminus to a second terminus. The first terminus is proximal to the longitudinal axis, and the second terminus is distal to the longitudinal axis. The damper member extends from the first terminus about the longitudinal axis towards the second terminus in a generally circular path to define an aperture that permits fluid communication between inlet end and the filter. The damper member is secured to the flow passage between the inlet end and the filter. A damper member is also shown and described. A method of reducing sound in the valve group subassembly is also disclosed.

Abstract: A fuel injector is described that includes a polymeric housing, pole piece, filter assembly, coil assembly, spring member, armature assembly and metering assembly. The polymeric housing has a passageway extending between an inlet and an outlet along a longitudinal axis. The pole piece is disposed in the passageway. The metering assembly is secured to the polymeric housing proximate the outlet. The metering assembly has a guide member to guide a closure member through an aperture and along the longitudinal axis. The guide member may be cup-shaped and include offset apertures to allow fuel to travel along the passageway toward the outlet.

Abstract: A fuel injector has a housing extending along a longitudinal axis between an inlet and an outlet. A seat assembly is disposed in a body proximate the outlet. The seat assembly includes a flow portion and a securement portion. The flow portion extends along the longitudinal axis between a first surface and an orifice disk retention surface at a first length. The flow portion has a seat orifice extending therethrough and an orifice disk coupled to the orifice disk retention surface so that the orifice plate is aligned in a fixed spatial axial orientation with respect to the flow portion. The securement portion extends along the longitudinal axis away from the orifice disk retention surface at a second length greater than the first length. A method of maintaining a fixed spatial axial orientation and dimensional symmetry of at least one of the seat and orifice disk in the body is disclosed.

Abstract: A fuel injector, in particular for the direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, having a valve-closure member which cooperates with a valve-seat surface formed on a valve-seat body, to form a sealing seat, includes at least one spray-discharge orifice provided downstream from the sealing seat. The spray-discharge orifice has a guide region and an exit region arranged at its discharge-side end. The exit region widens in a stepped manner by at least one first step and/or at least in part continuously beginning with a transition from the guide region into the exit region. A fuel jet which emerges from the guide region at the transition and widens essentially uniformly at a jet angle, passes a discharge-side end of the exit region with a gap dimension of a gap after a distance s, the gap dimension being greater than zero and a first volume remaining in the exit region between the fuel jet and the inner walls of the exit region.

Abstract: A fuel injection valve has: a tubular body, a valve seat member, a valve body, a core tube, a bias spring, and an electromagnetic actuator. The core tube is press fitted into the tubular body. The core tube has a first end side opposing an absorption section of the valve body in such a manner as to form an axial gap interposed between the first end side of the core tube and the absorption section. The core tube has a second end side axially extending in the tubular body to a certain position on a way to the second end side of the tubular body. The axially extending second end side of the core tube has an outer periphery which is formed with a reduced diameter section for increasing an accuracy in positioning the core tube when the core tube is press fitted into the tubular body.

Abstract: A fuel injector includes a needle valve having a metering land that corresponds with the metering edge to define a metering gap. The metering gap produces a pressure drop utilized to tailor needle valve opening and closing response times.