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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2013
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Gregory S. Franks, Edinburgh, IN (US);
Joshua G. Knight, Columbus, IN (US);
Fred M. Rasener, Columbus, IN (US);
Hanna C. Small, Columbus, IN (US);
Eric L. Stacy, Columbus, IN (US);
Joseph A. Worthington, Greenwood, IN (US);
Amit Yeole, Columbus, IN (US);
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Abstract
This disclosure provides a fuel injector seal assembly comprising a seal component fabricated or formed of a first material and a thermally conductive or heat transfer component fabricated or formed of a second material that is different from the first material. The first material has a greater strength than the second material, and the second material has a greater thermal conductivity than the first material. Thus, the injector seal assembly is able to provide a primary benefit of a combustion seal while also providing an enhanced benefit of transferring heat from one portion of the fuel injector to another portion of the fuel injector.