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US 9,038,599 B2Granted
Fuel injection adapters and related systems and methods
AssigneeGo Natural CNG, LLC
InventorMatthew M. Matsukawa
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Abstract
A fuel injection adapter can include a primary cavity into which a primary fuel injector can be received and a secondary cavity into which a secondary fuel injector can be received. A channel can provide fluid communication between the primary and secondary cavity, and the primary cavity can be in fluid communication with an outlet of the fuel injection adapter.
Claims15
A fuel injection system comprising:
- a fuel rail system that defines a first fuel channel and a second fuel channel that are fluidly isolated from each other;
- a first fuel injector coupled with the fuel rail system, wherein an input tip of the first fuel injector is in fluid communication with the first fuel channel;
- a second fuel injector coupled with the fuel rail system, wherein an input tip of the second fuel injector is in fluid communication with the second fuel channel;
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- an adapter comprising:
- a first cavity;
- a second cavity;
- a channel that fluidly connects the first cavity to the second cavity;
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- an output port in fluid communication with each of the first and second cavities,
- wherein an output end of the first fuel injector is coupled with the first cavity of the adapter and an output end of the second fuel injector is coupled with the second cavity of the adapter,
- wherein the fuel injection system is configured to operate in a first operational mode in which a first fuel passes through the first fuel channel of the fuel rail system, through the first fuel injector, and through the output port of the adapter, and
- wherein the fuel injection system is configured to operate in a second operational mode in which a second fuel passes through the second fuel channel of the fuel rail system, through the second fuel injector, through the channel of the adapter, and through the output port of the adapter.
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