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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 21, 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, 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. A first coil receives a first signal from a driver to generate a first magnetic field that moves an armature between an open and closed position. 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 alternating current signal produces a time varying second magnetic field that induces heating of a magnetically active component with the fuel flow that in turn heats the fuel.