Title:
内燃機関のための燃料インジェクタ
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4323325
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A fuel injector for vaporizing a liquid fuel for use in an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector includes at least one capillary flow passage (12) , the at least one capillary flow passage (12) having an inlet end (14) and an outlet end (16), the capillary flow passage comprises a channel formed within a monolithic body produced from a material selected from the group consisting of ceramics, polymers, metals and composites thereof or a multi-layer ceramic body, a fluid control valve (18) for placing the inlet end of the at least one capillary flow passage (12) in fluid communication with the liquid fuel source and introducing the liquid fuel in a substantially liquid state, a heat source (20) arranged along the at least one capillary flow passage, the heat source (20) operable to heat the liquid fuel in the at least one capillary flow passage (12) to a level sufficient to change at least a portion thereof from the liquid state to a vapor state and deliver a stream of substantially vaporized fuel from the outlet end of the at least one capillary flow passage.
Inventors:
Sprinkle, Francis Murphy
Baron, John
Linna, Jan-Rogel
Loftus, Peter
Palmer, Peter
Melo, John Paul
Sprague, Stuart Bennett
Perizzari, Robert Oh
Baron, John
Linna, Jan-Rogel
Loftus, Peter
Palmer, Peter
Melo, John Paul
Sprague, Stuart Bennett
Perizzari, Robert Oh
Application Number:
JP2003580697A
Publication Date:
September 02, 2009
Filing Date:
March 24, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Philip Morris USA Inc.
International Classes:
F02M31/125; F02M61/16; F02D41/00; F02M45/08; F02M47/04; F02M51/06; F02M51/08; F02M53/06; F02M57/00; F02M61/08; F02M61/18; F02M65/00; F02M69/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP9170524A | ||||
| JP5263726A | ||||
| JP2000274329A |
Foreign References:
| EP0915248A1 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shoichi Okuyama
Arihara Koichi
Matsushima Tetsuo
Arihara Koichi
Matsushima Tetsuo