Patents by Inventor Gerhard Girlinger

Gerhard Girlinger has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230022358
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel injector for injecting fuel under high pressure, comprising a housing (1) equipped with a nozzle needle (10) which can be moved in a longitudinal direction and a seal surface (11) of which opens and closes one or more injection openings (13), fuel being injectable via said injection openings. A control chamber (20) which can be filled with fuel exerts a hydraulic pressure onto the nozzle needle (10) in the closing direction thereof, wherein the pressure in the control chamber (20) can be influenced by a control valve (22) in that the control valve (22) opens and closes a hydraulic connection between the control chamber (20) and a low-pressure chamber (21). The control valve (22) comprises a solenoid armature (23) which interacts with a control valve seat (26) in order to open and close the hydraulic connection, said solenoid armature (23) being radially guided in the housing (1) on the exterior (33) of the solenoid armature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventor: Gerhard Girlinger
  • Patent number: 10415523
    Abstract: Fuel injection valve having a magnet armature (18) which interacts with a valve seat (19), which is formed on a valve piece (15), in order to open and close an outflow opening (20), wherein the magnet armature (18) can be moved away from the valve seat (19) by an electromagnet (24). A valve piece (15) delimits a control chamber (12), wherein the outflow opening (20) opens into the control chamber (12), and the control chamber (12) can be charged with fuel at high pressure that exerts a hydraulic force on the valve piece (15). Between the magnet armature (18) and the valve piece (15), there is arranged a bracing element (30) which is preloaded against the valve piece (15) and which exerts a force on the valve piece (15) in the region of the outflow opening (20) in the direction of the control chamber (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Blatterer, Gerhard Girlinger, Roland Mitter
  • Patent number: 10090091
    Abstract: The invention relates to a magnet assembly for a solenoid valve, comprising a magnetic core (3), composed of at least two core elements (1, 2), and a magnetic coil (4), said magnetic core being connected in an annular recess (5) of a core element (1). According to the invention, the recess (5) on the side of a terminal surface (6) which forms the core element (1), is closed in a media-tight manner via a web portion (7). The invention further relates to a solenoid valve comprising such a magnet assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Gerhard Girlinger
  • Publication number: 20180112638
    Abstract: Fuel injection valve having a magnet armature (18) which interacts with a valve seat (19), which is formed on a valve piece (15), in order to open and close an outflow opening (20), wherein the magnet armature (18) can be moved away from the valve seat (19) by an electromagnet (24). A valve piece (15) delimits a control chamber (12), wherein the outflow opening (20) opens into the control chamber (12), and the control chamber (12) can be charged with fuel at high pressure that exerts a hydraulic force on the valve piece (15). Between the magnet armature (18) and the valve piece (15), there is arranged a bracing element (30) which is preloaded against the valve piece (15) and which exerts a force on the valve piece (15) in the region of the outflow opening (20) in the direction of the control chamber (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Dieter Blatterer, Gerhard Girlinger, Roland Mitter
  • Publication number: 20160307682
    Abstract: The invention relates to a magnet assembly for a solenoid valve, comprising a magnetic core (3), composed of at least two core elements (1, 2), and a magnetic coil (4), said magnetic core being connected in an annular recess (5) of a core element (1). According to the invention, the recess (5) on the side of a terminal surface (6) which forms the core element (1), is closed in a media-tight manner via a web portion (7). The invention further relates to a solenoid valve comprising such a magnet assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Gerhard Girlinger
  • Patent number: 8608093
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel injector for the operation of an internal combustion engine, having an injector body. An inlet bore of the injector body connects a conical pressure connection to a valve chamber for supplying highly pressurized fuel. The valve chamber is placed along a longitudinal center axis of the injector body and above a nozzle needle. According to the invention, the inlet bore further has a fan-shaped contour starting at the conical pressure connection along the extension thereof, the contour having a fan angle and a variable cross-section in the shape similar to an elongated hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Girlinger, Marcela Haberlova, Arthur Eberhart
  • Patent number: 8602321
    Abstract: The invention relates to a ball valve for adjusting a flow of a fluid medium. The ball valve includes a valve seat and a rounded closing element, in particular a valve ball. Furthermore, the ball valve has an inlet with a choke valve and one diffuser arranged between the choke valve and the valve seat. The diffuser includes a constriction on the side facing the valve seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Girlinger, Frank Traxel, Roland Mitter
  • Publication number: 20110114762
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel injector for the operation of an internal combustion engine, having an injector body. An inlet bore of the injector body connects a conical pressure connection to a valve chamber for supplying highly pressurized fuel. The valve chamber is placed along a longitudinal center axis of the injector body and above a nozzle needle. According to the invention, the inlet bore further has a fan-shaped contour starting at the conical pressure connection along the extension thereof, the contour having a fan angle and a variable cross-section in the shape similar to an elongated hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Gerhard Girlinger, Marcela Haberlova, Arthur Eberhart
  • Publication number: 20100116910
    Abstract: The invention relates to a ball valve for adjusting a flow of a fluid medium. The ball valve includes a valve seat and a rounded closing element, in particular a valve ball. Furthermore, the ball valve has an inlet with a choke valve and one diffuser arranged between the choke valve and the valve seat. The diffuser includes a constriction on the side facing the valve seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Gerhard Girlinger, Frank Traxel, Roland Mitter
  • Patent number: 6488220
    Abstract: The fuel injection valve is in particular a component of a reservoir fuel injection system and has a valve body and an electric control valve that controls the pressure which prevails in a control pressure chamber and acts at least indirectly on an injection valve member in its closing direction, wherein the control pressure chamber is connected to a high-pressure fuel source and can be connected by the control valve to a discharge chamber in order to open at least one injection opening. The control pressure chamber is embodied in a sleeve-shaped section of an insert piece inserted into the valve body and is connected to an inlet bore in the valve body by means of an annular chamber encompassing the section and a connecting bore provided in the valve body. The connecting bore intersects the inlet bore at an obtuse angle (&agr;) in a region that is offset from the annular chamber in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Girlinger, Manfred Hackl, Stefan Reisinger
  • Publication number: 20010054653
    Abstract: The fuel injection valve is in particular a component of a reservoir fuel injection system and has a valve body and an electric control valve that controls the pressure which prevails in a control pressure chamber and acts at least indirectly on an injection valve member in its closing direction, wherein the control pressure chamber is connected to a high-pressure fuel source and can be connected by the control valve to a discharge chamber in order to open at least one injection opening. The control pressure chamber is embodied in a sleeve-shaped section of an insert piece inserted into the valve body and is connected to an inlet bore in the valve body by means of an annular chamber encompassing the section and a connecting bore provided in the valve body. The connecting bore intersects the inlet bore at an obtuse angle (&agr;) in a region that is offset from the annular chamber in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the valve body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: Gerhard Girlinger, Manfred Hackl, Stefan Reisinger