control signal and thus a longer opening duration of the nozzle openings 24 as can be seen from fig2 the pilot valve 26 is controlled at the time t 0 thereby the pressure intensifying piston 10 is displaced by the control piston 1 in the manner described the pressure intensifying piston 10 presses the fuel within the second bore 11 via the distribution plate 17 into the channel 14 a portion of this fuel quantity reaches the accumulator 38 via the lateral bore 37 this accumulator volume is designated the reference numeral 43 in fig2 the minimum fuel injection volume 44 is reached at the time t min subsequent to the time t 1 the pilot valve 26 is again activated whereby the injection process is terminated in the manner described accordingly the injection quantity q decreases to zero after a certain time delay by employing the accumulator 38 the injection quantity is limited in a structurally simple manner if the accumulator volume is selected to be larger than the minimum volume 44 conveyed any volume can be conveyed starting at 0 mm 3 when the force of the accumulator compression spring 28 is selected to be larger than the opening force of the valve body 23 a reduced fuel volume can be injected into the combustion chamber until the accumulator 38 is entirely filled when the pilot valve 26 is positioned in the closing position.