(19)
(11) EP 0 856 659 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
02.09.1998 Bulletin 1998/36

(43) Date of publication A2:
05.08.1998 Bulletin 1998/32

(21) Application number: 98300222.1

(22) Date of filing: 14.01.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: F02M 51/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 04.02.1997 GB 9702191

(71) Applicant: LUCAS INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
Solihull B90 4LA (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Cooke, Michael Peter
    Gillingham, Kent ME7 1DR (GB)

(74) Representative: Bailey, Richard Alan et al
Marks & Clerk, Alpha Tower, Suffolk Street Queensway
Birmingham B1 1TT
Birmingham B1 1TT (GB)

   


(54) Fuel injector


(57) A fuel injector comprises a nozzle defining a working chamber (38). Fuel is supplied to the working chamber (38) through an inlet, and an outlet is provided whereby fuel can escape from the working chamber (38). Electrodes (36, 40) are provided and arranged such that a voltage can be applied across the fuel within the working chamber (38). In one aspect of the invention, valve means (40, 42) controls fuel flow through the outlet.






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