Patent ID: 6302337
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: F02M

Abstract:
An air assist fuel injector, comprising:a cap having a plurality of passageways for conveying liquid fuel and gas, each of said passageways having an inlet and an outlet;an armature;a solenoid having a throughhole;a poppet attached to said armature;a leg having a channel that receives at least a portion of said poppet; anda sleeve sealingly attached to said leg at an attachment location and extending through said throughhole from said attachment location to a location upstream of said armature with respect to a direction of flow of liquid fuel and gas through said air assist fuel injector, said sleeve having a passageway that receives at least a portion of said armature and said cap, said outlets of said passageways of said cap being within said passageway of said sleeve.