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US 5,329,906 AGranted
Low emission dual fuel valve structure
AssigneeEnergy Conversions, Inc.
InventorsScott P. Jensen, Mitchel J. Gillispie, Robert A. McLean
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Abstract
This invention relates to a dual fuel engine cylinder with primary interest focused upon an injector valve for an alternate fuel in which the body of the valve is disposed into said cylinder through the head thereof and may be removed therefrom as for servicing without disturbing the remaining operation of the cylinder.
Claims1
A cylinder in an internal combustion engine including a cylinder head having a liquid fuel injector valve and a plurality of exhaust valves, including
- a bore in said cylinder head for a gaseous fuel injector valve,
- said bore having a counter bore seat at the inner bottom thereof,
- a body of said gaseous fuel injector valve disposed in said bore and seated on said counter bore seat,
- said cylinder having a combustion chamber,
- said gaseous fuel injector valve body providing said gaseous fuel injector direct access to said combustion chamber,
- a plate number disposed over an edge portion of said gaseous fuel injector valve and overlying a portion of said gaseous fuel injector valve,
- means securing said plant member to said cylinder head,
- whereby said gaseous fuel injector valve is inserted into and removed from said cylinder said cylinder head without disturbing the remainder of the cylinder and wherein,
- said gaseous fuel injector includes a gas supply inlet fitting,
- said fitting is mounted onto a gas bell,
- said gas bell slips onto said gaseous fuel injector valve body, whereby
- said plate member overlies said gas bell securing the same.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.