Patent ID: 7556017

Claim:
A fuel injector comprising: an injector body defining a hollow interior configured to receive pressurized fuel, a first nozzle configured for providing a first fuel spray pattern, and a second nozzle configured for providing a second fuel spray pattern different from the first fuel spray pattern, said first and second nozzles adapted to inject fuel supplied from a common source into a combustion space; a first needle valve member positioned in said hollow interior of said injector body, said first needle valve member corresponding to said first nozzle; a second needle valve member positioned in said hollow interior of said injector body, said second needle valve member corresponding to said second nozzle, wherein said second needle valve member is spaced from, but adjacent to said first needle valve member; a first control chamber associated with the first needle valve member; and a second control chamber associated with the second needle valve member, the first control chamber being fluidly separated from the second needle valve member and the second control chamber being fluidly separated from the first needle valve member.