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Fuel injector actuator assemblies and associated methods of use and manufacture

  • US 8,997,718 B2
  • Filed: 12/09/2011
  • Issued: 04/07/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A fuel injector for delivering fuel to an engine, the fuel injector comprising:

  • a body having a fuel conduit for receiving the fuel from a fuel source and a fuel exit passage for delivering the fuel to a combustion chamber of the engine;

    an actuator having a valve and a stop, wherein the stop is configured to move from a first position to a second position to move the valve from a closed position to an open position; and

    a driver positioned proximate to the actuator and extending from a first end to a second end, wherein the driver is configured to travel longitudinally within the body to impact the stop to move the stop from the first position to the second position, and wherein travel of the driver includes travel of the first end and travel of the second end.

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