Valve

Claim 1

A metering and distribution valve for a fuel injection system comprising a valve housing, a control slide having a longitudinal axis and being axially movable along said axis in a bore in said housing, said control slide being provided with a control edge, at least two control slits communicating with said bore, said slits being opened to said bore by said control edge to a greater or lesser extent upon relative movement between said control edge and said control slits, and a helical spring disposed in a pressure chamber in said housing, said pressure chamber communicating via a damping throttle opening with a control pressure line that carries a pressurized fluid, said helical spring being supported at one end on an end of said control slide having an axially extending opening that is disposed eccentrically of said control slide longitudinal axis, said helical spring one end having a first bent portion extending axially into said control slide opening, said pressure chamber containing a perforated damping sheath which is secured against twisting in said housing, said damping sheath having one side exposed to said control pressure line and an opposite side disposed to said pressure chamber, said helical spring having at its other end a second bent portion, means securing said second bent portion in a twist-free manner to said damping sheath, said spring permitting axial movement of said control slide while constraining the latter against turning movement about its longitudinal axis.