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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 03, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jeffrey L DeGroot, Metamora, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123467 ; 123456 ; 137118 ;
Abstract
A spool valve assembly for isolating and/or minimizing actuating fluid pressure fluctuations between a pair of actuating fluid manifolds in a hydraulically-actuated fuel injection system. The spool valve assembly may be integrally formed with an actuating fluid supply pump or positioned remote therefrom in the fluid flowpath between the supply pump and the pair of actuating fluid manifolds.