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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2000
Filed:
May. 11, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Godfrey Greeves, Hatch End, GB;
Assignee:
Lucas Industries, Solihull, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
239 96 ; 2395339 ; 2395338 ;
Abstract
A fuel injector is described which comprises an outer valve needle biased into engagement with a seating to control the supply of fuel to one or more outlet apertures, an inner valve member slidable within a bore formed in the outer valve needle and engageable with a seating to control the fuel supply to one or more further outlet apertures, the inner valve member and outer valve needle together defining a control chamber. A control valve controls the operation of the inner valve member by controlling the fuel pressure within the control chamber.