HEATED CATALYZED FUEL INJECTOR FOR INJECTION IGNITION ENGINES
First Claim
1. An injector-ignition fuel injector for dispensing fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, the fuel injector comprising:
- an input fuel metering system for dispensing a next fuel charge into a pressurizing chamber;
a pressurization ram system including a pressurization ram for compressing the fuel charge within the pressurizing chamber, wherein the fuel charge is heated in the pressurization chamber in the presence of a catalyst; and
an injector nozzle for injecting the heated catalyzed fuel charge into the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an injector-ignition fuel injector for an internal combustion engine, comprising an input fuel metering system for dispensing a next fuel charge into a pressurizing chamber, a pressurization ram system including a pressurization ram for compressing the fuel charge within the pressurizing chamber, wherein the fuel charge is heated in the pressurization chamber in the presence of a catalyst, and an injector nozzle for injecting the heated catalyzed fuel charge into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine.
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45 Claims
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1. An injector-ignition fuel injector for dispensing fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, the fuel injector comprising:
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an input fuel metering system for dispensing a next fuel charge into a pressurizing chamber; a pressurization ram system including a pressurization ram for compressing the fuel charge within the pressurizing chamber, wherein the fuel charge is heated in the pressurization chamber in the presence of a catalyst; and an injector nozzle for injecting the heated catalyzed fuel charge into the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A hot rail system for dispensing fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, the fuel injector comprising:
a high pressure engine driven pump for receiving low pressure fuel and pumping the fuel at high pressure into the one or more fuel injectors by way of one or more equal length feed lines, wherein each fuel injector comprises; an input fuel metering system for dispensing a next fuel charge into a pressurizing chamber; a pressurization ram system including a pressurization ram for compressing the fuel charge within the pressurizing chamber, wherein the fuel charge is heated in the pressurization chamber in the presence of a catalyst; and an injector nozzle for injecting the heated catalyzed fuel charge into the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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