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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2016
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Scott F. Shafer, Morton, IL (US);
Dennis H. Gibson, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Zhenyu (Jason) Li, Peoria, IL (US);
Robert Michael Campion, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Alan Ray Stockner, Metamora, IL (US);
Satya Naga Deepak Pillarisetti, Pontiac, IL (US);
George Kodikulam Joseph, Pontiac, IL (US);
Lifeng Wang, Dunlap, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A fuel system is disclosed for use with an engine. The fuel system may have a common rail, a first type of fuel injector fluidly connected to the common rail, and a second type of fuel injector fluidly connected to the common rail. The second type of fuel injector may include a pumping portion having a bore formed therein, and a plunger reciprocatingly disposed in the bore. The second type of fuel injector may also include an accumulator portion fluidly connected to the common rail and configured to receive fuel pushed from the bore of the pumping portion by the plunger, a nozzle portion, and a valve portion fluidly connecting the pumping, nozzle, and accumulator portions.