Internal-combustion engines – Charge forming device – Fuel injection system
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-26
2007-06-26
Gimie, Mahmoud (Department: 3747)
Internal-combustion engines
Charge forming device
Fuel injection system
C123S446000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11181655
ABSTRACT:
A common rail fuel injection apparatus (1) for a multi-bank, diesel locomotive engine (10). A common rail (20,22) is disposed proximate each bank (20,22) of cylinders (12) of the engine to provide high pressure fuel (30) to a fuel flow control apparatus (14) associated with each respective cylinder. A plurality of high-pressure fuel pumps (34) provides high-pressure fuel to at least one of the common rails. A fluid cross connection (38) is provided to convey high pressure fuel between the two common rails, thereby providing for the continued delivery of fuel to all cylinders in the event of a failure of one of the high pressure pumps. The high-pressure pumps are motivated by fuel lobes (64) located on camshaft sections (50a, 50b, 50c) adjoined at a gear driven end58of the camshaft (50). Camshaft sections (50d, 50e, 50f) adjoined at an idler end (60) of the camshaft carry lower torque loads than those sections having fuel lobes and may be formed from a lower strength material or may have a smaller shaft diameter.
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Casabianca Jose M.
Dillen Eric Richard
Gallagher Shawn Michael
Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.A.
General Electric Company
Gimie Mahmoud
Hanze Carlos Luis
Maire David G.
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