Patent ID: 7309029

Claim:
In a fuel injection device, for an internal combustion engine with direct fuel injection, having a housing and at least two valve elements comprising: an inner valve element and an outer valve element inserted coaxially to one another into the housing; at least one first fuel outlet opening disposed in the housing and associated with the outer valve element; at least one second fuel outer opening disposed in the housing and associated with the inner valve element; a valve seat disposed in the housing which valve seat is engaged and disengaged with the inner valve element and the outer valve element to open and close the associated fuel outlet openings from a high-pressure fuel connection; a first sealing region cooperating with the valve seat and disposed on the outer valve element in a location radially outward from the at least one first fuel outlet opening; and a second sealing region cooperating with the valve seat and disposed on the outer valve element between the at least one first fuel outlet opening and the inner valve element; wherein a gap initially exists following initially assembly of the device, between the second sealing region and the valve seat there-opposing the outer valve element in a closed position, wherein the gap is preferably approximately 1 to 2 μm.