Fuel injector
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsHoisan Kim, Glenn B. Cox, Adrienne M. Brasche
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Abstract
An actuator for a fuel injector provided. The actuator includes an armature that defines a socket. Further, the armature includes an end wall. The actuator also includes a pin that includes a first end and a second end. The first end is slidably received within the socket of the armature, and the second end is in contact with a valve element. The actuator further includes a first stop positioned within the socket between the first end and the end wall. The actuator includes a second stop disposed about a second end of the pin outside of the socket.
Claims1
An actuator for a fuel injector, the actuator comprising:
- an armature defining a socket, wherein the armature includes an end wall;
- a pin including a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is slidably received within the socket of the armature, and the second end is in contact with the a valve element;
- a first stop positioned within the socket between the first end and the end wall;
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- a second stop disposed about a second end of the pin outside of the socket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.