Lucas Industries Public Limited Company

John H Kenning

Paul S Renowden

David R Gallup

Ian S Johnson

A gasoline fuel injector wherein the valve member is in the form of a plate which is attracted towards a pair of pole faces when a winding is energized and the extent of movement of the valve member is limited by a non-magnetic spacer member which is of annular form. In order to reduce the possibility of the valve member sticking to the spacer member the contact area between the valve member and spacer member is minimized by the provision of radially inwardly extending circumferentially spaced tongues engageable by the valve member in the open position.

Gasoline injector

A fuel injector for a petrol engine has an outer annular body and a core member mounted therein. The core member has a central passage which leads from a fuel inlet to adjacent a plate-like valve member which is biased into contact with a seat ring by a spring. The core member is surrounded by a solenoid winding which when energized causes the valve member to lift from the seat ring to allow fuel flow through an outlet orifice. The fuel is conveyed from the inlet to adjacent the valve member by a tubular member which is mounted in spaced relationship within the passage.

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Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom

John H Kenning