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Electromagnetic fuel injection valve
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1989-07-10
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Granted: 1992-05-05
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Expires: 2009-07-10
Abstract
Abstract An electromagnetic fuel injection valve includes a fuel swirl element disposed upstream of a valve seat for giving a swirl force to fuel, a fuel injection port disposed downstream of the valve seat, fuel dividing device disposed downstream of the fuel injection port for dividing a fuel flow.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshio Okamoto
- 👤 Yozo Nakamura
- 👤 Mineo Kashiwaya
- 👤 Eigi Hamashima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 18:19
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M51/00; F02M61/00; F02M61/16; F02M61/18; F02M61/1806; F02M61/184; F02M51/06; F02M51/061; F02M51/0625; F02M51/0664; F02M51/0671; F02M51/08; F02M61/162; F02M61/1846; F02M61/1853; F02B; F02B2275/00; F02B2275/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
64 words
An electromagnetic fuel injection valve including a fuel swirl element disposed in series flow relationship with a valve seat for providing a swirl force to fuel, and fuel injection orifice means disposed downstream of said valve seat, said electromagnetic fuel injection valve comprising: dividing means disposed downstream of said fuel injection orifice means for dividing an injected fuel flow by an undivided fuel passage.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
64 words
An electromagnetic fuel injection valve including a fuel swirl element disposed in series flow relationship with a valve seat for providing a swirl force to fuel, and fuel injection orifice means disposed downstream of said valve seat, said electromagnetic fuel injection valve comprising: dividing means disposed downstream of said fuel injection orifice means for dividing an injected fuel flow by an undivided fuel passage.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
An electromagnetic fuel injection valve according to claim 1, wherein said fuel passage extends in the same direction as said fuel injection orifice means and has a portion having a constant cross-sectional profile perpendicular to the axis of said electromagnetic fuel injection valve.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
122 words
An electromagnetic fuel injection valve including a fuel swirl element disposed upstream of a valve seat for providing a swirl force to fuel, and fuel injection port disposed downstream of said valve seat, said electromagnetic fuel injection valve comprising fuel dividing means disposed downstream of said fuel injection port for dividing an injected fuel flow, said fuel dividing means including a single fuel passage having a cross-sectional profile perpendicular to an axis of said electromagnetic valve defined by a plurality of first circular arcs disposed symmetrically with respect to said axis of said electromagnetic fuel injection valve and having a diameter larger than a diameter of said fuel injection port and second circular arcs which connect said plurality of first circular arcs.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
122 words
An electromagnetic fuel injection valve including a fuel swirl element disposed upstream of a valve seat for providing a swirl force to fuel, and fuel injection port disposed downstream of said valve seat, said electromagnetic fuel injection valve comprising fuel dividing means disposed downstream of said fuel injection port for dividing an injected fuel flow, said fuel dividing means including a single fuel passage having a cross-sectional profile perpendicular to an axis of said electromagnetic valve defined by a plurality of first circular arcs disposed symmetrically with respect to said axis of said electromagnetic fuel injection valve and having a diameter larger than a diameter of said fuel injection port and second circular arcs which connect said plurality of first circular arcs.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
An electromagnetic fuel injection valve according to claim 3, wherein said fuel passage extends in the same direction as said fuel injection port with a portion having a constant cross-sectional profile perpendicular to the axis of said electromagnetic fuel injection valve.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
114 words
An electromagnetic fuel injection valve including a fuel swirl element disposed upstream of a valve seat for providing a swirl force to fuel, and fuel injection port disposed downstream of said valve seat, said electromagnetic fuel injection valve comprising fuel dividing means disposed downstream of said fuel injection port, said fuel dividing means including a single fuel passage having a cross-sectional profile perpendicular to an axis of said electromagnetic fuel injection valve defined by two first circular arcs disposed symmetrically with respect to said axis of said electromagnetic fuel injection valve and having a diameter larger than a diameter of said fuel injection port, and second circular arcs connecting said two first circular arcs.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
114 words
An electromagnetic fuel injection valve including a fuel swirl element disposed upstream of a valve seat for providing a swirl force to fuel, and fuel injection port disposed downstream of said valve seat, said electromagnetic fuel injection valve comprising fuel dividing means disposed downstream of said fuel injection port, said fuel dividing means including a single fuel passage having a cross-sectional profile perpendicular to an axis of said electromagnetic fuel injection valve defined by two first circular arcs disposed symmetrically with respect to said axis of said electromagnetic fuel injection valve and having a diameter larger than a diameter of said fuel injection port, and second circular arcs connecting said two first circular arcs.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
113 words
An electromagnetic fuel injection valve including at least one fuel injection orifice means disposed downstream of a valve seat such that said at least one fuel injection orifice means is inclined with respect to an axis of said electromagnetic fuel injection valve, and a fuel swirl element having a fuel swirl chamber for swirling fuel imparted with a swirling force by said at least one fuel injection orifice means, said fuel swirl element being disposed in series flow relationship with said valve seat, said electromagnetic fuel injection valve comprising dividing means disposed downstream of said at least one fuel injection orifice means for dividing an injected fuel flow by an undivided fuel passage.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
113 words
An electromagnetic fuel injection valve including at least one fuel injection orifice means disposed downstream of a valve seat such that said at least one fuel injection orifice means is inclined with respect to an axis of said electromagnetic fuel injection valve, and a fuel swirl element having a fuel swirl chamber for swirling fuel imparted with a swirling force by said at least one fuel injection orifice means, said fuel swirl element being disposed in series flow relationship with said valve seat, said electromagnetic fuel injection valve comprising dividing means disposed downstream of said at least one fuel injection orifice means for dividing an injected fuel flow by an undivided fuel passage.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
46 words
An electromagnetic fuel injection valve according to claim 6, wherein a plurality of fuel injection orifice means are disposed downstream of the valve seat, and wherein each of the fuel injection orifice means is inclined with respect to the axis of said electromagnetic fuel injection valve.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
92 words
A multi-valve engine comprising: an electromagnetic fuel injection valve including a fuel swirl element disposed upstream of a valve seat for providing a swirling force to fuel, a fuel injection port disposed downstream of said valve seat, and dividing means disposed downstream of said fuel injection port for dividing an injected fuel flow; and air intake valves disposed downstream of said electromagnetic fuel injection valve, wherein an angle of the fuel injection from said electromagnetic fuel injection valve is arranged so that fuel is injected within intake ports of the multi-valve engine.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
92 words
A multi-valve engine comprising: an electromagnetic fuel injection valve including a fuel swirl element disposed upstream of a valve seat for providing a swirling force to fuel, a fuel injection port disposed downstream of said valve seat, and dividing means disposed downstream of said fuel injection port for dividing an injected fuel flow; and air intake valves disposed downstream of said electromagnetic fuel injection valve, wherein an angle of the fuel injection from said electromagnetic fuel injection valve is arranged so that fuel is injected within intake ports of the multi-valve engine.
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