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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
May. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew Male, Crawley, GB;
Anthony Thomas Harcombe, Richmond, GB;
Assignee:
Lucas Industries plc, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 1/30 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 1/30 ;
Abstract
A fuel injector comprises a valve needle biased by a spring towards a seating. An electromagnetic actuator arrangement is operable to vary the magnitude of the biasing force applied to the needle by the spring.