Hydraulic connection of injector to a pressure source
AssigneeVolvo Lastvagnar AB
InventorsSergi Yudanov, Lars Tenglund
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Abstract
An internal combustion engine with a fuel injection system is provided. The injection system includes a source of pressurized fuel positioned outside an oil-wetted space of an engine and a fuel injector positioned within the space. An engine component that is a part of an engine system other than the fuel injection system is attached to the engine outside the oil-wetted space by a fastener. The fastener is provided with an internal passage forming part of a hydraulic communication between the source of pressurized fuel and the injector.
Claims14
An internal combustion engine with a fuel injection system comprising a source of pressurized fuel positioned outside an oil-wetted space of an engine and a fuel injector positioned within the oil-wetted space, wherein an engine component that is a part of an engine system other than the fuel injection system is attached to the engine outside the oil-wetted space by a fastener, wherein the fastener is provided with an internal passage forming part of a hydraulic communication between the source of pressurized fuel and the injector.
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