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Fluid control valves

  • US 4,183,467 A
  • Filed: 08/17/1977
  • Issued: 01/15/1980
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/22/1977
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A fuel injector comprising an injector body with a bore defined by a wall of said body, a fluid pressure actuated valve member slidably supported in the bore by said wall, a seating defined in the body, said valve member being shaped to co-operate with the seating to prevent flow of fluid through the injector, the valve member and seating being formed from electrically conductive material, resilient means acting to urge the valve member into contact with the seating, said valve member in use, being lifted from said seating against the action of the resilient means by fluid under pressure to permit flow of fluid through the injector, electrically insulated terminal means on said body, means within the body connecting said terminal means to the valve member, and a film of the fluid in the injector being the sole means for electrically insulating the valve member from the wall of the bore and from the body when said valve member is lifted from the seating, whereby the electrical resistance between the valve member and the body can be monitored whilst the injector is in use thereby to provide an indication of when the valve member is lifted from or moved into contact with the seating.

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