Abstract: A method for detecting the filling level in a motor vehicle. A device for ascertaining the tank filling level value of moving vehicles, including at least one tank, at least one filling level sensor, at least one control unit and at least one pump.

Abstract: A method is described for reducing the nitrogen oxide levels in diesel engine exhaust gases with the aid of an exhaust gas treatment system, which includes a device for feeding ammonia and/or a compound decomposing to form ammonia, and two SCR units. An ammonia sensor is situated between the first and second SCR unit. A nitrogen oxide sensor is located in the exhaust pipe downstream from the second SCR unit. The signals of the ammonia sensor and the NOx sensor are combined in a defined manner to form the actual value of a virtual NOx/NH3 sensor, which is used as the input variable for a PI or PID controller, which regulates the quantity of reducing agent to be fed into the exhaust gas as needed.

Abstract: An exhaust gas post treatment system for an internal combustion engine, including an intake device for taking hydrocarbons into an exhaust gas pipe carrying the exhaust process gas from the internal combustion engine and a treatment device through which exhaust process gas flows downstream of the intake location and which increases the exhaust process gas temperature by oxidation of the hydrocarbons taken in. An exhaust gas post treatment system and a method for operating the same, in that the treatment device has catalytically coated components, the hydrocarbons are at least partly evaporated in the intake device and are modified chemically by cracking reactions and/or by partial oxidation, and the proportion of platinum, at least in a subregion of the catalytic coating of the components, is less than 50% of the overall mass of all the catalytically active substances in this sub region of the coating.

Abstract: A method for detecting the filling level in a motor vehicle. A device for ascertaining the tank filling level value of moving vehicles, including at least one tank, at least one filling level sensor, at least one control unit and at least one pump.

Abstract: A method for operating a filter includes forcibly passing a stream of a fluid through a filter wall of the filter from a raw gas side to a clean gas side of the filter so as to separate out particles and particle constituents from the stream, wherein the particles and particle constituents are collected on the raw gas side and performing a regeneration process on the filter during operation of the filter. The regeneration process includes removing particles and particle constituents from the raw gas side of the filter and moving the removed particle constituents to a receiving device disposed on the raw gas side. Alternatively, the filter walls includes a plurality of channels on the raw gas side, each channel closed by a closure wall configured to be partially opened to enable the disposing of the particle constituents.

Abstract: The invention concerns an exhaust gas duct with an exhaust gas guide channel (13) which is placed, leaving an air-filled space (18), in a sheath wherein circulates a cooling liquid and enclosing at least partially said exhaust gas guide channel (13). The invention is characterised in that said sheath is divided along the row of cylinders and has a base body (10b) wherein the exhaust gas guide channel (13) can be inserted, and a cover (3) closing said base body, thereby obtaining a modular structure for transporting exhaust gas which enables continuous control, in particular, control over the exhaust gas guide channel.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling exhaust gas recirculation in an internal combustion engine. Known methods provide for a control unit which generally controls the exhaust gas recirculation rate via a throttle and a stop valve in accordance with operating parameters of the internal combustion engine. No further information is provided on these operating parameters. The invention provides for a method and a device for controlling exhaust gas recirculation in an internal combustion engine which method and device are able to take into consideration a wide range of operating conditions of an internal combustion engine. To this end the control unit comprises a basic characteristic map (1) above the parameters “rotation per mite of international combustion engine” and “quantity of fuel supplied per operating cycle”. The basic signals of the basic characteristic map (1) can be influenced by correcting units which can be connected as needed and transmit correcting signals.

Abstract: The invention relates to a multicylinder internal combustion engine with two inlet valves and two outlet valves (12, 11), the outlet valves (11) being located on one side of an internal combustion engine and the inlet valves (12) being located on the other side. The outlet valves (11) and the inlet valves (12) are actuated by a camshaft via inlet rocker arms (4) and outlet rocker arms (5). In order to reduce the size of the cylinder heads (1) and the rocker housing (2), the inlet rocker arm (4) and the outlet rocker arm (5) are forked. Each forked rocker arm (4,5) actuates two similar valves (12,11) per cylinder (13). The axes (4a, 5a) of the inlet rocker arms (4) or outlet rocker arms (5) are staggered in relation to each other or preferably overlap.

Abstract: This invention relates to an internal combustion engine with intake and exhaust valves (6, 7) and one nozzle mount (4) per cylinder (2) for an injection nozzle (5) injecting fuel into a combustion chamber, the nozzle mount being connected to a fuel supply line (14) and a return oil line (19), the nozzle mount (1) being screwed into a first recess (13) in the cylinder head (1), and the cylinder head (1) exhibiting a second recess (17) approximately normal to an engine longitudinal plane (16) containing the cylinder axis (3), which second recess, extending from a first cylinder head longitudinal side wall (15a), intersects the first recess (13) approximately radially. In order to make possible a reliable fuel supply to the nozzle mount (4) with minimal space requirement and short fuel supply lines (14), the second recess (17) continues up to the second cylinder head longitudinal side wall (15b) lying opposite the first cylinder head longitudinal side wall (15a) and forms in this region the return oil drain.

Abstract: Electronic control device for single-cylinder or multicylinder autoignition reciprocating internal combustion engines/motors, wherein fuel is suppliable to the given combustion space by use of an injection valve and an injection pump, the injection pump exhibiting a control rod by displacement of which the fuel injection quantity is changeable, an actuator controlled by a control unit further engaging with the control rod, and the control unit being in operative connection with engine sensors, pickups and/or further actuators and, if and to the extent provided, with service (e.g., vehicle) pickups and/or displays and/or controls and/or actuators via inputs and outputs. The representation of a modular concept with a wide range of variation is to are changeable via the number and/or the allocation and/or the signal mode of the inputs and/or outputs.

Abstract: The invention relates to a multicylinder four-stroke internal combustion engine having a cylinder head (1) with an intake and an outlet port arrangement for two admission valves (15, 16, 17, 18) and two exhaust valves (26, 27) per cylinder. The admission valves (15, 16, 17, 18) are fitted on opposite-lying longitudinal sides of the engine and the exhaust valves (26, 27) on respective opposite side walls in relation to the crankshaft axis. One swirl duct (11, 12) and one filling duct (13, 14) leading to the admission valves (15, 16, 17, 18) are provided per cylinder (7, 8).

Abstract: A very compact and inexpensive fuel injection device for auto-ignited internal combustion engines can be mounted on existing internal combustion engines to replace conventional fuel injection devices. The fuel injection device has one or more high-pressure pumps (10) that feed fuel into a supply tank (11) from which the fuel may be supplied through proportioning valves (16) to injection valves (15, 15'). The pressure in supply tank (11) is maintained by an automatic control system for the high-pressure pumps (10), the outputs of which are controlled by a control rod (13) that adjusts a plunger (18) of the high-pressure pumps (10) provided with a slanting edge (17).

Abstract: An internal combustion engine is furnished with a cross flow cylinder head 1 having an exhaust duct 11 which opens on a longitudinal side wall 12 and two intake ducts 10a, 10b which open on the upper cover surface 14 in a region of the cylinder head 1 on the side toward the longitudinal side wall 12. By having the intake ducts and the exhaust duct on the same longitudinal side of the internal combustion engine relative to the central vertical longitudinal plane through the internal combustion engine, the opposite longitudinal side of the internal combustion engine remains completely free for other attachments. A pair of intake valve stem openings 8a, 8b and a pair of exhaust stem valve stem openings 9a, 9b lie in parallel planes disposed at an angle to a longitudinal plane through the axis of the engine cylinder and an injection line opening 20 extends from the aforesaid opposite longitudinal side and between said planes to an injection valve mounting hole 17.

Abstract: A single cylinder head design used for a series of engines using different cylinder bore diameters with a small diversity of parts. The cylinder head mounting holes and the valve stem guide openings for the breathing valves 4, 4a are the same for the series of engines. The cylinder head 2 is designed for the internal combustion engine of the series having the largest cylinder, wherein the valve disks 6 extend into the cylinder peripheral region of the part of the cylinder head 2 cooperating with the cylinder in forming the combustion chamber. When the cylinder head 2 is used for a small bore diameter engine of the series, the cylinder head is equipped with valve seat inserts 7a having a small diameter valve seating face and the valves have a corresponding smaller diameter complimentary seating face.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for cold starting assistance for diesel engines including use of a sheathed-element glow plug in the combustion chamber and a heater plug in the air intake, which plugs are operated by a control device (15) responsive to engine operating parameters, particularly engine temperature.

Abstract: In order to create a rotating drum filter with a filter medium that is extremely fine-meshed and nonetheless has a long service life, whereby the filter medium need not be completely replaced given localized damage thereto, it is inventively proposed that the filter medium be formed of a composite element body with at least two metallic layers, namely with an extremely finely porous, outer metal layer or, respectively, stainless steel fabric that is firmly applied onto at least one metallic supporting grid layer or, respectively, onto a stainless steel fabric layer that is coarse-meshed compared thereto.

Abstract: A device for removing thimbles from the bottom ends of reprocessed anode bars. At least one externally toothed hollow shaft (12, 13) with a clamp ring is rotatably supported in a housing (10). Upon the hollow shaft being raised, a clamping ring engages a thimble. The external teeth of the hollow shaft are engaged by the teeth of a gear rack component of a double acting hydraulic piston whereby the thimble is twisted off the end of the anode bar.

Abstract: The rolls of high-pressure roll presses for the compressive size reduction of granular material are hard surfaced with nub pins which are wear-resistant and suitable for autogenous wear protection. The nub pins, which have a long potential service life even under the action of high compressive loads, have a radially inner pin part (13) which is easily welded to the roll surface (12) and a radially outer harder pin part (14) protectively covering the radially inner pin part.

Abstract: A partial flue gas stream is extracted from the rotary kiln of a cement plant. This partial bypass of hot flue gas is passed through a cooler (23) and then passed through a dust collector (24). Fine granular dust (30) from the dust collector (24) is fed directly to a dust collecting vessel. The coarse granular dust (28, 29) from the dust collector (24) is fed to a suspension type cyclone heat exchanger (33) operated directly with cooling air (32) and there cooled by means of direct heat transfer. The heated cooling air (39) extracted from the hot dust cooler (33) by a draft fan (40) is fed to the partial flue gas stream, such as by feeding it to the gas stream cooler (23).

Abstract: During thermal treatment in a melting cyclone of solids that yield molten products at treatment temperatures, an exhaust gas is separated from the melt in an apparatus following the melting cyclone. The separation of the exhaust gas is implemented in a cyclone-like separating chamber that is fashioned such that a thermal after-treatment of the melt and/or of the exhaust gas can ensue therein in addition to the separation of the exhaust gas.