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Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022

Filed:

Jan. 15, 2021
Applicant:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Inventors:

Manjunath Bannur Nagaraja, Naperville, IL (US);

Venkata R. Tatikonda, Peoria, IL (US);

Benjamin R. Tower, Varna, IL (US);

Assignee:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 63/00 (2006.01); F02M 61/18 (2006.01); F02F 1/24 (2006.01); F02M 61/14 (2006.01); F02M 61/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 63/0054 (2013.01); F02F 1/242 (2013.01); F02M 61/14 (2013.01); F02M 61/1806 (2013.01); F02M 61/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A fuel injector includes an injector housing, a check control valve assembly within the injector housing, a direct-operated check, a valve biaser supported on the injector housing, and a dry-running protection valve trapped between the valve biaser and the injector housing. The dry-running protection valve limits expelling drained actuation fluid from the fuel injector to enable filling a low-pressure volume therein in advance of filling a low pressure drain line common to a plurality of fuel injectors in an internal combustion engine system.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Bannur Nagaraja, Manjunath. (2022). Fuel injector having dry-running protection valve and fuel system using same (U.S. Patent No. 11280306). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11280306

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