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Internal combustion engine provided with fuel injection device
Assignee: Yamaha Marine Co Ltd
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Filing: 1985-01-28
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Granted: 1987-10-20
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Expires: 2005-01-28
Abstract
Abstract Several embodiments of fuel injection systems for internal combustion engines wherein certain components of the engine are lubricated directly by lubricant supplied by a lubricant pump and the lubricant pump also supplies lubricant to a fuel injection pump. In some embodiments, the fuel delivered to the injection pump is mixed with the fuel pumped by the injection pump for delivery to the engine through an injection nozzle.
Inventors
- 👤 Yukio Matsushita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 22:28
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M43/00; F01; F01M; F01M3/00; F01M9/00; F01M9/10; F01M9/108; F02B; F02B3/00; F02B3/02; F02B75/00; F02B75/02; F02B2075/022; F02B2075/025; F02B2075/027; F02B75/12; F02B2075/125; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
In an internal combustion engine having a lubricant pump for delivering lubricant for a lubricant source a first drive means for driving said lubricant pump and a fuel injection pump for delivering fuel from a fuel source to the engine for combustion, second drive means for driving said fuel injection pump, the improvement comprising means for delivering lubricant from the lubricant pump directly to components of the engine for lubrication and for delivering lubricant directly to the second drive means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
80 words
In an internal combustion engine having a lubricant pump for delivering lubricant for a lubricant source a first drive means for driving said lubricant pump and a fuel injection pump for delivering fuel from a fuel source to the engine for combustion, second drive means for driving said fuel injection pump, the improvement comprising means for delivering lubricant from the lubricant pump directly to components of the engine for lubrication and for delivering lubricant directly to the second drive means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
In an internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 1 wherein the lubricant delivered to the second drive means is mixed with the fuel for delivery to the engine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
In an internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 2 wherein the lubricant is mixed with the fuel before being pumped by the fuel injection pump.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
In an internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 2 wherein the lubricant is mixed with the fuel after the fuel has been pumped by the fuel injection pump.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
In an internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 1 wherein the lubricant delivered to the second drive means is returned to the lubricant source from the second drive means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
In an internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 1 wherein the fuel injection pump includes a pumping member and the second drive means drives the pumping member and is contained within a separate cavity, the lubricant being delivered to the separate cavity by the lubricant pump.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
In an internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 6 wherein the lubricant is returned from the cavity to the lubricant source.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
In an internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 6 wherein the lubricant is mixed with the fuel after discharge from the lubricant cavity.
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