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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
May. 11, 2001
Yukio Yamaguchi, Okazaki, JP;
Takayuki Hokao, Anjo, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
In a fuel injection valve, a cylindrical valve body has a valve seat protruding radially inward out of an inner wall thereof and a needle supporting cylindrical inner wall. A nozzle needle is fixed to the armature so as to move together with the armature, while being supported slidably by the needle supporting cylindrical inner wall. The nozzle needle is provided with a valve portion to be seated on the valve seat when a coil is de-energized and inside thereof with a cavity into which fuel is introduced. A fuel accumulation bore is provided between inner circumference of the cylindrical valve body and outer circumference of the nozzle needle. With the construction mentioned above, the nozzle needle is provided with an opening through which the cavity communicates with the fuel accumulation bore.