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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2017
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Glen Clifford Martin, Peoria, IL (US);
Chad Palmer Koci, Washington, IL (US);
Kenth I Svensson, Peoria, IL (US);
Yongli Qi, Peoria, IL (US);
Eric Donald Wiebrecht, East Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A fuel injector assembly for an engine. The engine includes a cylinder head defining a through-hole. The fuel injector assembly includes an insert, having a first end and a second end, configured to be received within the through-hole and coupled to the cylinder head. The insert defines a bore extending from the first end to the second end. The fuel injector assembly further includes a fuel injector including a plurality of orifices, received within the bore of the insert; and a duct structure including a plurality of ducts, coupled to the insert such that the plurality of ducts align with the plurality of orifices to at least partially receive one or more fuel jets from the plurality of orifices of the fuel injector.