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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2006
Dale Charles Maley, Fairbury, IL (US);
Michel Blane Montgomery, Flanagan, IL (US);
Stephen Robert Lewis, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Byron Reed Stalter, Hudson, IL (US);
Karl Larry Sickmann, Pontiac, IL (US);
Dale Charles Maley, Fairbury, IL (US);
Michel Blane Montgomery, Flanagan, IL (US);
Stephen Robert Lewis, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Byron Reed Stalter, Hudson, IL (US);
Karl Larry Sickmann, Pontiac, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A valve-testing system for gathering information relating to the operation of a fuel injector. The valve-testing system may include a fluid-transfer system. The fluid-transfer system may include an inlet configured to receive fluid discharged by the fuel injector, an outlet, a reservoir having a first port and a second port, first plumbing connected between the inlet and the first port of the reservoir, and second plumbing connected between the second port of the reservoir and the outlet. The valve-testing system may also include a sensor configured to provide a signal relating to pressure in the first plumbing.