FUEL RAIL FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
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Abstract
A fuel rail for a direct injection engine. The fuel rail includes an elongated tubular housing which defines an elongated main chamber. An elongated tube is disposed in the main chamber of the housing and defines an inlet chamber inside of the tube and an annular outlet chamber between the housing and the tube. The tube has a fuel inlet open to its inlet chamber and adapted for connection with a fuel pump. At least two orifices are formed through the tube which fluidly connects the inlet chamber with the outlet chamber. The orifices are positioned and sized to minimize fuel pressure gradients in the fuel rail caused by fuel injection by the fuel injectors.
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS AMERICAS INC | 955 WARWICK ROAD HARRODSBURG KY 40330 |
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- 2015 Application Filing Year
- F02M Class
- 1517 Applications Filed
- 1207 Patents Issued To-Date
- 79.57 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Avireddi, Prashanth | Farmington Hills, US | 9 | 21 |
# of filed Patents : 9 Total Citations : 21 | |||
McCune, Donald J | Farmington Hills, US | 20 | 271 |
# of filed Patents : 20 Total Citations : 271 |
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