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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin R. Tower, Varna, IL (US);
Daniel R. Ibrahim, East Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 61/16 (2006.01); F02M 55/00 (2006.01); F02M 61/18 (2006.01); F02M 55/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 61/165 (2013.01); F02M 55/008 (2013.01); F02M 55/025 (2013.01); F02M 61/1806 (2013.01); F02M 2200/27 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel injector for a common rail fuel system includes an energizer section, an injector section, and control section axially disposed along an injector axis. To control and injection event, the control section includes a control orifice manifold that has a plurality of control orifices and control passages to distribute high pressure fuel with the injector assembly. To prevent plugging of the control orifices and passages, an internal filter element with a plurality of filtration orifices is located in proximity to the control orifice manifold.