High speed fuel injector
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1. An upper fuel injector unit coupled to a lower fuel injector unit that has a nozzle coupled to a fuel port that receives a fuel, comprising:
- a housing that has a supply working port and a return working port for receiving and releasing a working fluid;
an intensifier that moves between a return position and a power position, wherein said intensifier increases a fuel pressure to the nozzle when in the power position, said intensifier being adjacent to a first intensifier chamber and a second intensifier chamber;
a valve housing;
a spool that is located within said valve housing and moves between a first position and a second position wherein an end of said spool is in contact with said valve housing when said spool is in said first or second position, said spool being operatively connected to said working fluid ports and said intensifier chambers so that said first intensifier chamber is in fluid communication with said supply working port and said second intensifier chamber is in fluid communication with said return working port when said spool is in said first position, wherein said first intensifier chamber is pressurized and said intensifier moves to the return position, and said first intensifier chamber is in fluid communication with said return working port and said second intensifier chamber is in fluid communication with said supply working port when said spool is in said second position, wherein said second intensifier chamber is pressurized and said intensifier moves to the power position;
a first solenoid that can be energized to move said spool from said second position to said first position; and
,a second solenoid that can be energized to move said spool from said first position to said second position, wherein said valve housing and said spool are constructed from a material with enough residual magnetism to maintain said spool position when said solenoids are de-energized and allows said spool end to be separated from said valve housing when said solenoid is energized.
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A fuel injector which has a double solenoid three-way or four-way spool valve that controls the flow of a working fluid that is used to move an intensifier piston of the injector.
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1. An upper fuel injector unit coupled to a lower fuel injector unit that has a nozzle coupled to a fuel port that receives a fuel, comprising:
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a housing that has a supply working port and a return working port for receiving and releasing a working fluid; an intensifier that moves between a return position and a power position, wherein said intensifier increases a fuel pressure to the nozzle when in the power position, said intensifier being adjacent to a first intensifier chamber and a second intensifier chamber; a valve housing; a spool that is located within said valve housing and moves between a first position and a second position wherein an end of said spool is in contact with said valve housing when said spool is in said first or second position, said spool being operatively connected to said working fluid ports and said intensifier chambers so that said first intensifier chamber is in fluid communication with said supply working port and said second intensifier chamber is in fluid communication with said return working port when said spool is in said first position, wherein said first intensifier chamber is pressurized and said intensifier moves to the return position, and said first intensifier chamber is in fluid communication with said return working port and said second intensifier chamber is in fluid communication with said supply working port when said spool is in said second position, wherein said second intensifier chamber is pressurized and said intensifier moves to the power position; a first solenoid that can be energized to move said spool from said second position to said first position; and
,a second solenoid that can be energized to move said spool from said first position to said second position, wherein said valve housing and said spool are constructed from a material with enough residual magnetism to maintain said spool position when said solenoids are de-energized and allows said spool end to be separated from said valve housing when said solenoid is energized. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A fuel injector, comprising:
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a housing that has a fuel port for receiving a fuel, a supply working port and a return working port for receiving and releasing a working fluid, said housing further having a supply working passage in fluid communication with said supply working port, a return working passage in fluid communication with said return working port, a first intensifier passage in fluid communication with a first intensifier chamber and a second intensifier passage in fluid communication with a second intensifier chamber; a nozzle that discharges the fuel from said housing; an intensifier that moves between a return position and a power position, wherein said intensifier increases a fuel pressure to the nozzle when in the power position, said intensifier being adjacent to said first intensifier chamber and said second intensifier chamber; a valve housing; a spool that is located within said valve housing and moves between a first position and a second position wherein an end of said spool is in contact with said valve housing when said spool is in said first or second position, said spool having a first groove that provides fluid communication between said supply working passage and said first intensifier passage when said spool valve is in said first position and fluid communication between said supply working passage and said second intensifier passage when said spool is in said second position, said spool also having a pair of passages and an internal chamber that provide fluid communication between said second intensifier passage and said return working passage when said spool is in said first position, and fluid communication between said first intensifier passage and said return working passage when said spool is in said second position, wherein said first intensifier chamber is pressurized and said intensifier moves to the return position when said spool is in the first position and said second intensifier chamber is pressurized and said intensifier moves to the power position when said spool is in the second position; a first solenoid operatively connected to said spool to move said spool from said second position to said first position; and
,a second solenoid operatively connected to said spool to move said spool from said first position to said second position wherein said valve housing and said spool are constructed from a material with enough residual magnetism to maintain said spool position when said solenoids are de-energized and allows said spool end to be separated from said valve housing when said solenoid is energized. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An upper fuel injector unit coupled to a lower fuel injector unit that has a nozzle coupled to a fuel port that receives a fuel, comprising:
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a housing that has a supply working port and a return working port for receiving and releasing a working fluid; an intensifier that moves between a return position and a power position, wherein said intensifier increases a fuel pressure to the nozzle when in the power position, said intensifier being adjacent to a spring chamber and an intensifier chamber, said spring chamber being in fluid communication with said return working port; a spring within said spring chamber, said spring biases said intensifier to the return position; a valve housing; a spool that moves between a first position and a second position wherein an end of said spool is in contact with said valve housing when said spool is in said first or second position, said spool being operatively connected to said working fluid ports and said intensifier chambers so that said intensifier chamber is in fluid communication with said return working port when said spool is in said first position, wherein said spring moves said intensifier to the return position, and said intensifier chamber is in fluid communication with said supply working port when said spool is in said second position, wherein said second intensifier chamber is pressurized and said intensifier moves to the power position; a first solenoid that can be energized to move said spool from said second position to said first position; and
,a second solenoid that can be energized to move said spool from said first position to said second position, wherein said valve housing and said spool are constructed from a material with enough residual magnetism to maintain said spool position when said solenoids are de-energized and allows said spool end to be separated from said valve housing when said solenoid is energized. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A fuel injector, comprising:
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a housing that has a fuel port for receiving a fuel, a supply working port and a return working port for receiving and releasing a working fluid, said housing further having a supply working passage in fluid communication with said supply working port, a return working passage in fluid communication with said return working port, a first intensifier passage in fluid communication with said first intensifier chamber and a second intensifier passage in fluid communication with said second intensifier chamber; a nozzle that discharges the fuel from said housing; an intensifier that moves between a return position and a power position, wherein said intensifier increases a fuel pressure to the nozzle when in the power position, said intensifier being adjacent to a spring chamber and an intensifier chamber, said spring chamber being in fluid communication with said return working port; a spring within said spring chamber, said spring biases said intensifier to the return position; a valve housing; a spool that is located within said valve housing and moves between a first position and a second position wherein an end of said spool is in contact with said housing when said spool is in said first or second position, said spool having a groove that provides fluid communication between said return working passage and said intensifier passage when said spool is in said first position, wherein said spring moves said intensifier to the return position, and said intensifier chamber is in fluid communication with said supply working port when said spool is in said second position, wherein said intensifier chamber is pressurized and said intensifier moves to the power position; a first solenoid operatively connected to to move; a first solenoid that can be energized to move said spool from said second position to said first position; and
,a second solenoid that can be energized to move said spool from said first position to said second position, wherein said valve housing and said spool are constructed from a material with enough residual magnetism to maintain said spool position when said solenoids are de-energized and allows said spool end to be separated from said valve housing when said solenoid is energized. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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