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(11) EP 1 108 885 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
07.12.2005 Bulletin 2005/49

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
12.10.2005 Bulletin 2005/41

(21) Application number: 00115062.2

(22) Date of filing: 26.07.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F02M 61/18, F02M 61/16

(54)

Direct injection fuel injector and internal combustion engine mounting the same

Brennstoffeinspritzventil für Direkteinspritzung und mit dieser Vorrichtung ausgestatteter Verbrennungsmotor

Injecteur de carburant pour injection directe et moteur à combustion interne équipé d'un tel injecteur

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 15.12.1999 JP 35550199

(43) Date of publication of application:
20.06.2001 Bulletin 2001/25

(73) Proprietor: Hitachi, Ltd.
Tokyo 100-8280 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Miyajima, Ayumu
    Niihari-gun, Ibaraki 315-0054 (JP)
  • Okamoto, Yoshio
    Higashiibaraki-gun, Ibaraki 319-0102 (JP)
  • Kadomukai, Yuzo
    Ishioka-shi, Ibaraki 315-0035 (JP)
  • Togashi, Shigenori
    Abiko-shi, Chiba 270-1165 (JP)
  • Ishikawa, Tohru
    Kitaibaraki-shi, Ibaraki 319-1702 (JP)

(74) Representative: Beetz & Partner 
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80538 München
80538 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 310 819
US-A- 5 346 137
 DE-A- 4 405 921
   
       
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