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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Malcolm David Lambert, Bromley, GB;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
239 88 ; 239 95 ;
Abstract
A fuel pumping apparatus is disclosed which comprises a pumping plunger reciprocable within a bore. A spill valve communicates with the bore. A pilot piston is exposed to the fuel pressure within the bore, the pilot piston being arranged to move under the action of the fuel pressure to supply a pilot quantity of fuel to an injector. The pilot piston is arranged so that, in one position, only part of an end face thereof is exposed to the fuel pressure within the bore.