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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
John F. Nally, Jr., Williamsburg, VA (US);
William A. Peterson, Jr., Smithfield, VA (US);
Farid H. Miandoab, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Hamid Sayar, Newport News, VA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Automotive Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 6/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 6/100 ;
Abstract
A fuel injection valve for an internal combustion engine includes an armature assembly including an injector needle reciprocable between a closed position and an open position; a needle seat for receiving the injector needle in the closed position, the needle seat including a central opening therethrough; a discharge orifice disk disposed downstream of the needle seat, the discharge orifice disk directing fuel toward a desired location; and a turbulence generator disposed upstream of the discharge orifice disk.