A fuel injector configured as a high-pressure injection valve for the direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber includes: a housing having an housing end face on the combustion chamber side; an actuator; a valve-closure member operable by the actuator; at least one outlet orifice in the housing end face on the combustion chamber side for the fuel, the valve-closure member selectively closing or opening the outlet orifice; and a ring provided round about the outlet orifice in the housing end face on the combustion chamber side.

The fuel injection valve (1) for the intermittent injection of fuel into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine has a valve housing (12) that defines a longitudinal axis (14) and is provided with a high-pressure chamber (16). The connecting part (20) of the valve housing (12) has two identically formed high-pressure connections (22, 24) for high-pressure fuel lines. The two identically formed high-pressure connections (22, 24) are arranged in a common connecting face (30) in such a way that said high-pressure connections are oriented in the same direction and the connection axes (22, 24) thereof run parallel to each other. In the interior of the valve housing (12), the high-pressure connections (22, 24) are connected to each other and to the high-pressure chamber (16).

The fuel injection valve (1) for the intermittent injection of fuel into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine has a valve housing (12) that defines a longitudinal axis (14) and is provided with a high-pressure chamber (16). The connecting part (20) of the valve housing (12) has two identically formed high-pressure connections (22, 24) for high-pressure fuel lines. The two identically formed high-pressure connections (22, 24) are arranged in a common connecting face (30) in such a way that said high-pressure connections are oriented in the same direction and the connection axes (22, 24) thereof run parallel to each other. In the interior of the valve housing (12), the high-pressure connections (22, 24) are connected to each other and to the high-pressure chamber (16).

A fuel supply device includes a fuel tank, a delivery pipe in which gas fuel to be supplied to a fuel injection valve is stored, a supply passage through which the fuel gas supplied from the fuel tank to the delivery pipe flows, a shut-off valve provided in the supply passage, an oil supply device that supplies oil to a downstream portion of the supply passage, and a controller. The controller executes an oil supply process during operation of the internal combustion engine to close the shut-off valve to stop the supply of the gas fuel to the delivery pipe, and supply the oil to the downstream portion by the oil supply device when the pressure in the delivery pipe has dropped.

A fuel supply device includes a fuel tank, a delivery pipe in which gas fuel to be supplied to a fuel injection valve is stored, a supply passage through which the fuel gas supplied from the fuel tank to the delivery pipe flows, a shut-off valve provided in the supply passage, an oil supply device that supplies oil to a downstream portion of the supply passage, and a controller. The controller executes an oil supply process during operation of the internal combustion engine to close the shut-off valve to stop the supply of the gas fuel to the delivery pipe, and supply the oil to the downstream portion by the oil supply device when the pressure in the delivery pipe has dropped.

A fuel supply device includes a fuel tank, a delivery pipe in which gas fuel to be supplied to a fuel injection valve is stored, a supply passage through which the fuel gas supplied from the fuel tank to the delivery pipe flows, a shut-off valve provided in the supply passage, an oil supply device that supplies oil to a downstream portion of the supply passage, and a controller. The controller executes an oil supply process during operation of the internal combustion engine to close the shut-off valve to stop the supply of the gas fuel to the delivery pipe, and supply the oil to the downstream portion by the oil supply device when the pressure in the delivery pipe has dropped.

A fuel supply device includes a fuel tank, a delivery pipe in which gas fuel to be supplied to a fuel injection valve is stored, a supply passage through which the fuel gas supplied from the fuel tank to the delivery pipe flows, a shut-off valve provided in the supply passage, an oil supply device that supplies oil to a downstream portion of the supply passage, and a controller. The controller executes an oil supply process during operation of the internal combustion engine to close the shut-off valve to stop the supply of the gas fuel to the delivery pipe, and supply the oil to the downstream portion by the oil supply device when the pressure in the delivery pipe has dropped.

A fuel injector includes a nozzle having a combined-fuel outlet passage fluidly connected to a first fuel passage and a second fuel passage and extending to a plurality of nozzle outlets. A nozzle check movable in the nozzle includes a plurality of transfer holes fluidly connecting the first fuel passage through the nozzle check to the combined-fuel outlet passage. The plurality of transfer holes are orientated to limit mixing between two liquid fuels in a combined fuel charge in the combined-fuel outlet passage. The combined fuel charge may be formed of a leading compression-ignition liquid fuel such as diesel and a trailing liquid fuel such as methanol. Related apparatus and methodology is also disclosed.

A fuel injector includes a nozzle having a combined-fuel outlet passage fluidly connected to a first fuel passage and a second fuel passage and extending to a plurality of nozzle outlets. A nozzle check movable in the nozzle includes a plurality of transfer holes fluidly connecting the first fuel passage through the nozzle check to the combined-fuel outlet passage. The plurality of transfer holes are orientated to limit mixing between two liquid fuels in a combined fuel charge in the combined-fuel outlet passage. The combined fuel charge may be formed of a leading compression-ignition liquid fuel such as diesel and a trailing liquid fuel such as methanol. Related apparatus and methodology is also disclosed.