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(11) | EP 3 115 592 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | A CONTROL VALVE FOR FUEL INJECTOR AND A FUEL INJECTOR |
(57) A fuel injector and a control valve used in it are disclosed. The control valve comprises:
a valve seat (1) defining a valve seating surface (3) and a fuel passage (2) extending
through the valve seating surface (3), the fuel passage (2) being in communication
with an injection valve of the fuel injector and forming a pressure releasing path
which is provided for controlling the operation of the injection valve; and a valve
element (4) moveable in a longitudinal direction and configured to cooperate with
the valve seat (1) to open and close the fuel passage (2); wherein the fuel passage
(2) comprises a first passage (2a) and a second passage (2b), both extending in the
longitudinal direction, and an a turn-back passage (2d,2e,2f) continuously joined
between the first (2a) and second (2b) passages. Erosion of the valve element (4)
can be suppressed.
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