Patent ID: 11873776
Assignee: CATERPILLAR INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A fuel injection system, comprising:
a first fuel injector having:
a first electronically-controlled valve, the first electronically-controlled valve being a spill valve; and
a first injection valve configured to inject fuel when the first electronically-controlled valve is actuated;

a second fuel injector having:
a second electronically-controlled valve, the second electronically-controlled valve being a control valve; and
a second injection valve configured to inject fuel when the second electronically-controlled valve is actuated; and

a single fuel injector driver configured to actuate the first electronically-controlled valve and the second electronically-controlled valve simultaneously, the simultaneous actuation resulting in fuel being injected by only one of the first and second fuel injectors.