Fuel injection nozzles

Claim 1

A fuel injection nozzle for supplying fuel to a compression ignition engine, comprising, a casing; a valve body mounted on said casing and having a spring retainer seat which engages said casing, said valve body including an opening for injecting fuel into an associated chamber of the compression ignition engine and a seating; a first spring abutment means located within said casing adjacent to said valve body; a first spring located between said spring retainer seat and said first spring abutment; a valve stem slidably located within said valve body and said first spring abutment member and including on one end thereof a valve head engageable with said valve body seating and on another end thereof a retainer means engaging said valve body first spring abutment on a side of said spring abutment which is opposite to said first spring, said first spring being arranged to bias said valve head toward engagement with said valve body seating; fuel passage means in said casing fluidly connecting said valve head to a fuel injection pump for conducting fuel to said head to move said head away from said seating against the bias of said first spring; nozzle opening control means for controlling movement of said valve head away from said valve body seating, said control means including an insert member mounted on said casing, a spring chamber within said insert member, a second spring located within said spring chamber, a piston having a piston head located in said srping chamber in contact with said second spring and a body extending out of said spring chamber and having an end which is located in said fuel passage means, said piston end having a portion thereof in contact with said stem to transfer force from said second spring to said stem, said second spring being arranged to bias said valve head away from engagement with said valve body seating, said piston end having another portion which is exposed to fuel pressure in said fuel passage means and being located and positioned so that fuel pressure biases said piston in a direction opposite to the bias exerted on said piston by said second spring; and isolation means on said insert member spring chamber for isolating said piston head from fuel pressure in said fuel passage means so that piston movement caused by said second spring is only opposed by fuel pressure acting on said piston end another portion and by the bias exerted by said first spring.