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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2023
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Romaine O. Edwards, Greenwood, IN (US);
Jason R. Garcia, Franklin, IN (US);
Steve W. Gillespie, Columbus, IN (US);
Cummins-Scania HPCR System, LLC, Columbus, IN (US);
Abstract
A method for hard machining at least one orifice into a heat-treated fuel system component can include mounting the component into a holding fixture. The at least one orifice can include a first orifice. The method can include determining a desired orifice size of the at least one orifice based on a desired flow rate. The method can include hard machining the first orifice into the component. The method can include forming a first portion of the first orifice. The method can include forming, at an end of the first portion, a second portion of the first orifice. A diameter of the second portion can be smaller than a diameter of the first portion. The method can include forming a corner between the first portion and the second portion. The corner can have an edge condition having a dimension of 50 microns or less.