Patent ID: 7048202

Claim:
A fuel injector for spray targeting fuel, the fuel injector comprising: a seat including a passage extending along a longitudinal axis between an inlet and outlet; a movable closure member cooperating with the seat to permit and prevent a flow of fuel through the passage; and a metering disc including: a peripheral portion extending generally radially to the longitudinal axis on a base plane; a central portion extending generally radially with respect to the longitudinal axis; and an intermediate portion disposed radially with respect to the longitudinal axis between the peripheral and central portions, the intermediate portion including: a plurality of surfaces intersecting the base plane; and a plurality of metering orifices disposed on the plurality of surfaces, to orifice penetrating the intermediate portion, each of the plurality of metering orifices extending along a respective orifice axis at a first angle relative to a radial axis from the longitudinal axis through the metering orifice axis, and at a second angle relative to the longitudinal axis.