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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Xiaogang Zhang, Novi, MI (US);
Jianwen James Yi, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Joseph F. Basmaji, Waterford, MI (US);
Mark Meinhart, Dexter, MI (US);
Sangjin Hong, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 61/18 (2006.01); F02B 17/00 (2006.01); F02M 63/00 (2006.01); F02B 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 61/1893 (2013.01); F02B 3/02 (2013.01); F02B 17/005 (2013.01); F02M 61/188 (2013.01); F02M 61/1833 (2013.01); F02M 63/0063 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a fuel injector. In one example, a system may include forming an annular venturi passage between an outlet surface of the fuel injector and a nozzle. The nozzle may further comprise one or more air entraining features that may work in concert with the annular venturi passage to promote air-fuel mixing.