Patent ID: 9464581
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: F02D,F02M,F02P,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating a fuel injector to inject fuel into a combustion chamber and ignite the fuel in the combustion chamber, the method comprising: introducing fuel into a body portion of the fuel injector, the body portion including a valve adjacent to the combustion chamber, the valve being movable between an open position and a closed position; actuating the valve to move from the closed position to the open position to introduce at least a portion of fuel into the combustion chamber; imparting acoustical energy to at least one of the fuel, the valve, or air in the combustion chamber; introducing a pattern of fuel through the valve from the body portion into the combustion chamber; and generating an ignition event to at least partially ignite the fuel in the combustion chamber.