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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 09, 1990
Yoshio Okamoto, Tsuchiura, JP;
Haruo Watanabe, Tsuchiura, JP;
Hiroyuki Ando, Katsuta, JP;
Youzou Nakamura, Katsuta, JP;
Mineo Kashiwaya, Katsuta, JP;
Eiji Hamashima, Katsuta, JP;
Hitachi Ltd., Chiyoda, JP;
Hitachi Automotive Engineering Co., Ltd., Ibaraki, JP;
Abstract
A fuel injection valve (10) has a valve member (2) arranged to be controllably movable in an axial direction toward and away from a circular valve seat (4) so as to control fuel flow from a port (5) downstream from the valve seat. An axial fuel passage (7) extends from upstream of the valve seat (4) through a clearance between the seating portion and the seat (4) for producing a substantially non-swirling fuel flow from the port (5). A transverse fuel passage (8) is also provided and the transverse fuel passage extends transversely to the axial passage and communicates with the axial fuel passage at a location offset to a diameter of the valve seat for producing a swirling fuel flow from the port (5). A combination of swirling and non-swirling fuel flow is thus supplied by the port (5), for producing finer fuel droplets of improved distribution.