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Fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine
Assignee: FPT Motorenforschung AG
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Filing: 1988-07-06
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Granted: 1989-12-05
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Expires: 2008-07-06
Abstract
Abstract A high-pressure, continuous-delivery piston pump, controlled as a function of engine speed and load, supplies fuel to an accumulator supplying injectors. On the intake side of the pump, there is provided a throttle for metering the amount of fuel supplied by the pump. Via operating signals, the throttle is regulated by an electronic control device in such a manner as to supply the pump and pressurize only the amount of fuel strictly required for operating the injectors and the engine, thus eliminating any energy losses caused by fuel feedback to the tank, and drastically reducing fuel consumption.
Inventors
- 👤 Christian Mathis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 05:23
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/30; F02D41/38; F02D41/3809; F02D41/3836; F02D41/3845; F02M; F02M47/00; F02M47/02; F02M59/00; F02M59/20; F02M59/205; F02M59/34; F02M63/00; F02M63/0003; F02M63/0007; F02M63/02; F02M63/0205; F02M63/0215; F02M63/0225; F04; F04B; F04B49/00; F04B49/22; F04B49/225; F02D2200/00; F02D2200/02; F02D2200/06; F02D2200/0602; F02D2250/00; F02D2250/31; F02D41/3082; F02M2200/00; F02M2200/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine, particularly a Diesel engine, comprising injectors for each cylinder controlled by an electronic control device, and, upstream from the said injectors, a fuel accumulator supplying said injectors and itself supplied by a continuous-delivery fuel pump controlled as a function of engine speed and load; characterised in that, on the intake side of said pump, there is provided a throttle means for metering the amount of fuel supplied by said pump; and that, via operating signals, said throttle means is regulated mechanically and/or by said electronic control device in such a manner as to supply the said pump with no more than the required amount of fuel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
A fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine, particularly a Diesel engine, comprising injectors for each cylinder controlled by an electronic control device, and, upstream from the said injectors, a fuel accumulator supplying said injectors and itself supplied by a continuous-delivery fuel pump controlled as a function of engine speed and load; characterised in that, on the intake side of said pump, there is provided a throttle means for metering the amount of fuel supplied by said pump; and that, via operating signals, said throttle means is regulated mechanically and/or by said electronic control device in such a manner as to supply the said pump with no more than the required amount of fuel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
A fuel injection system as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that said fuel pump is a high-pressure piston pump, which, together with the throttle of a pre-delivery pump operating on the same pump shaft, a low-pressure valve, and a check valve located on one side between said throttle and said pump, forms an enclosed unit housed inside a casing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A fuel injection system as claimed in claim 2, characterised in that the piston of said pump is controlled by a cam on said pump shaft, controlled by the engine drive shaft via a gear.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
65 words
A fuel injection system as claimed in claim 2, characterised in that the piston of said pump is controlled by the cams of a pump shaft in the form of a camshaft, on which the number of cams, and therefore the number of strokes of the said piston of said pump per turn of said shaft, depends on the number of injectors in the system.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A fuel injection system as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that said throttle is regulated mechanically via rods engaging directly with the same.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A fuel injection system as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that a pre-delivery pump and low-pressure valve are provided upstream from said throttle for bringing the fuel upstream from said throttle to a given pressure.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A fuel injection system as claimed in claim 6, characterised in that said pre-delivery pump is powered electrically.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
A fuel injection system as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that a safety valve is provided in a fuel feedback line between said injectors and said tank, for opening said line exclusively in the presence of other than normal operating pressure.
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