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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2008
Jayaraman Krishnapura Venkataraghavan, Dunlap, IL (US);
Shriprasad Gaurishankar Lakhapati, Peoria, IL (US);
Stephen Robert Lewis, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Avinash Reddy Manubolu, Edwards, IL (US);
Jayaraman Krishnapura Venkataraghavan, Dunlap, IL (US);
Shriprasad Gaurishankar Lakhapati, Peoria, IL (US);
Stephen Robert Lewis, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Avinash Reddy Manubolu, Edwards, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a fuel injector. The fuel injector may include a casing substantially aligned along a central axis of the fuel injector. The fuel injector may also include a control valve configured to control a flow of fuel through the fuel injector. The fuel injector may also include a piezoelectric element disposed within the casing and associated with the control valve. The fuel injector may further include a motion coupler disposed between the control valve and the piezoelectric element the motion coupler configured to affect shock to reduce microscopic fractures within the piezoelectric element.