Delphi Technologies IP Limited

Delphi International Operations Luxembourg S.a.r.l.

Etienne Pereira

Christophe Breant

Raphael Rouillon

Michel Marechal

Guillaume Trenado

Jérôme Simon

Jean-Luc Rouet

Alexis Menand

Thierry Antuna

A digital inlet valve is the complementary assembly of an armature module, a body module and an actuation module enabling direct control over an air gap between a magnetic armature and a pole piece body.

Digital inlet valve

An inlet valve assembly for a high-pressure fuel pump is disclosed. The inlet valve assembly comprises an inlet valve member moveable between open and closed positions to control the fuel flow from a source of low-pressure fuel to a pumping chamber of the fuel pump, a first biasing spring arranged to apply a first force to the valve member in an opening direction, a second biasing spring arranged to apply a second force to the valve member in a closing direction, and an actuator arrangement operable to remove the first force from the valve member, thereby to allow the valve member to move into its closed position.

Valve assembly

A valve arrangement comprising: a valve outlet for communication with a low pressure drain; a valve housing provided with a bore for receiving fuel from an accumulator volume; and a valve member having a closed position in which it engages a valve seating defined by the bore to prevent fuel flow from the accumulator volume to the valve outlet. The valve arrangement further comprises a first restricted flow means for restricting the flow of fuel between the accumulator volume and the valve outlet during a first stage of valve opening movement; a second restricted flow means effective during a second stage of valve opening movement to provide a greater restriction than during the first stage; and a third restricted flow means effective during a third stage of valve opening movement to provide a variable restriction to fuel flow dependent on the extent of opening movement of the valve member.

Valve arrangement

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Cande-sur-Beuvron, France

Etienne Pereira