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SHAPING A FUEL CHARGE IN A COMBUSTION CHAMBER WITH MULTIPLE DRIVERS AND/OR IONIZATION CONTROL

  • US 20110056458A1
  • Filed: 07/21/2010
  • Published: 03/10/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A fuel injector, comprising:

  • a body having a middle portion extending between a base portion and a nozzle portion;

    wherein the body includes a channel configured to allow fuel to pass between the base portion and the nozzle portion to a combustion chamber of a fuel combustion engine;

    an actuator contained within the channel of the body, the actuator having a distal end and a proximal end;

    a flow control device fluidically coupled to the channel and operably connected to a distal end of the actuator;

    a first driver operably connected to a proximal end of the actuator;

    a second driver operably connected to the proximal end of the actuator; and

    a controller operably connected to the drivers and configured to provide operating instructions to the drivers.

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