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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2007
Michael J. Hornby, Williamsburg, VA (US);
John F. Nally, Jr., Williamsburg, VA (US);
Hamid Sayar, Newport News, VA (US);
Perry Robert Czimmek, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Michael J. Hornby, Williamsburg, VA (US);
John F. Nally, Jr., Williamsburg, VA (US);
Hamid Sayar, Newport News, VA (US);
Perry Robert Czimmek, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A fuel injector assembly includes a first coil that induces a time varying magnetic field into a second coil that is utilized to heat fuel flowing through the fuel injector. The second coil generates a second magnetic field generated by a current induced by the first coil into the second coil. The induced current is generated by an alternating current signal that is interposed onto a direct current signal sent to the first coil. The second coil also is electrically connected to pass current induced from the first coil into a component in thermal contact with the flowing fuel. The current from the secondary coil resistibly heats the component to provide an alternate mode of heating fuel flow.