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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Malcolm David Lambert, Bromley, GB;
Assignee:
Lucas Industries, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M / ; F02M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2395333 ; 2395334 ; 2395335 ; 239 88 ; 239 90 ; 239 95 ;
Abstract
An injector is described which comprises a valve needle engageable with a seating and biased towards the seating by a spring. The spring is located within a spring chamber and engages a moveable stop. The spring chamber communicates through a restricted passage with a low pressure drain. The injector further includes valve means which, when open, permits fuel to escape from the spring chamber at a higher rate.