Patents by Inventor Gianbattista Fischetti
Gianbattista Fischetti 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).
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Patent number: 8919372Abstract: A valve assembly for an injection valve has a valve body with a central longitudinal axis and a cavity with a fluid inlet portion and a fluid outlet portion, a valve needle axially movable in the cavity, the needle preventing a fluid flow in a closing position and releasing the fluid flow via a main fluid line in further positions, a member being fixedly associated to the needle and having a surface facing the outlet portion, a first chamber embodied in the cavity, a second chamber being part of the main line, and a one-way-valve which is hydraulically arranged between the first and second chamber to prevent a fluid flow through a first fluid path in a closing position of the one-way-valve and to release a fluid flow through the first fluid path between the first and second chamber in further positions of the one-way-valve.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2010Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbHInventors: Gianbattista Fischetti, Luigi Gargiulo, Marco Mechi, Ileana Romeo
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Patent number: 8840048Abstract: An injection valve for injecting fluid has a housing with an injection valve cavity. The injection valve has a needle being axially moveable within the cavity. The needle has a needle body with a valve needle cavity and a separation element being fixedly arranged within the needle cavity and being adopted to divide the valve needle cavity into a first and second fluid volume. The separation element has at least one fluid passage with a predetermined passage opening to hydraulically connect the first fluid volume with the second fluid volume. The valve needle has a sealing element being arranged to predetermine the first fluid volume and preventing a fluid injection in a closing position and permitting the fluid injection in further positions. In addition, the valve needle has at least one spring element being preloaded and acting on the sealing element towards a maximum axial expansion of the valve needle.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2010Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbHInventors: Antonio Agresta, Gianbattista Fischetti, Luigi Gargiulo, Marco Mechi
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Patent number: 8286893Abstract: A fuel injector (10) has a housing (12) with a central longitudinal axis (L) having a fluid inlet portion (18) being adapted to be coupled to a fuel rail at a first axial end area (20). The housing (12) has a recess (24) and enables a fluid flow through a fluid outlet portion (26) at a second axial end area (28) facing away from the first axial end area (20). The fluid inlet portion (18) communicates with the fluid outlet portion (26) via the recess (24). Furthermore, the fuel injector (10) has a safety component (30), which is arranged at the central longitudinal axis (L) within the recess (24) and adapted to reduce and arranged for reducing a velocity regarding the central longitudinal axis (L) at the fluid inlet portion (18) of the fluid flowing from the recess (24) through the fluid inlet portion (18).Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2009Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbHInventors: Antonio Agresta, Gianbattista Fischetti, Luigi Gargiulo, Marco Mechi
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Publication number: 20120043392Abstract: An injection valve for injecting fluid has a housing with an injection valve cavity. The injection valve has a needle being axially moveable within the cavity. The needle has a needle body with a valve needle cavity and a separation element being fixedly arranged within the needle cavity and being adopted to divide the valve needle cavity into a first and second fluid volume. The separation element has at least one fluid passage with a predetermined passage opening to hydraulically connect the first fluid volume with the second fluid volume. The valve needle has a sealing element being arranged to predetermine the first fluid volume and preventing a fluid injection in a closing position and permitting the fluid injection in further positions. In addition, the valve needle has at least one spring element being preloaded and acting on the sealing element towards a maximum axial expansion of the valve needle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2010Publication date: February 23, 2012Inventors: Antonio Agresta, Gianbattista Fischetti, Luigi Gargiulo, Marco Mechi
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Publication number: 20120037719Abstract: A valve assembly for an injection valve has a valve body with a central longitudinal axis and a cavity with a fluid inlet portion and a fluid outlet portion, a valve needle axially movable in the cavity, the needle preventing a fluid flow in a closing position and releasing the fluid flow via a main fluid line in further positions, a member being fixedly associated to the needle and having a surface facing the outlet portion, a first chamber embodied in the cavity, a second chamber being part of the main line, and a one-way-valve which is hydraulically arranged between the first and second chamber to prevent a fluid flow through a first fluid path in a closing position of the one-way-valve and to release a fluid flow through the first fluid path between the first and second chamber in further positions of the one-way-valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventors: Gianbattista Fischetti, Luigi Gargiulo, Marco Mechi, Ileana Romeo
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Patent number: 7918209Abstract: A coupling arrangement for coupling an injection valve to a cylinder head of a combustion engine has a housing with a central longitudinal axis coupled to a fuel rail at a first axial end area and to a valve body at a second axial end area of the housing, and the valve body being arranged at the central longitudinal axis having at least one first protrusion arranged facing a second axial end area of a first ring element. Furthermore, the first ring element is arranged at least partly circumferentially the valve body at the first protrusion, wherein at a first axial end area of the first ring element the first ring element is in contact with the housing at the second axial end area and at the second axial end area the first ring element rests on the cylinder head. The first ring element has a plastic.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2009Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbHInventors: Gianbattista Fischetti, Mauro Grandi, Matteo Soriani
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Publication number: 20100065652Abstract: A fuel injector (10) has a housing (12) with a central longitudinal axis (L) having a fluid inlet portion (18) being adapted to be coupled to a fuel rail at a first axial end area (20). The housing (12) has a recess (24) and enables a fluid flow through a fluid outlet portion (26) at a second axial end area (28) facing away from the first axial end area (20). The fluid inlet portion (18) communicates with the fluid outlet portion (26) via the recess (24). Furthermore, the fuel injector (10) has a safety component (30), which is arranged at the central longitudinal axis (L) within the recess (24) and adapted to reduce and arranged for reducing a velocity regarding the central longitudinal axis (L) at the fluid inlet portion (18) of the fluid flowing from the recess (24) through the fluid inlet portion (18).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Inventors: Antonio Agresta, Gianbattista Fischetti, Luigi Gargiulo, Marco Mechi
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Publication number: 20100018502Abstract: A coupling arrangement for coupling an injection valve to a cylinder head of a combustion engine has a housing with a central longitudinal axis coupled to a fuel rail at a first axial end area and to a valve body at a second axial end area of the housing, and the valve body being arranged at the central longitudinal axis having at least one first protrusion arranged facing a second axial end area of a first ring element. Furthermore, the the first ring element is arranged at least partly circumferentially the valve body at the first protrusion, wherein at a first axial end area of the first ring element the first ring element is in contact with the housing at the second axial end area and at the second axial end area the first ring element rests on the cylinder head. The first ring element has a plastic.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2009Publication date: January 28, 2010Inventors: Gianbattista Fischetti, Mauro Grandi, Matteo Soriani
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Publication number: 20090301438Abstract: A fuel rail (18) of a combustion engine (22) has a main tube (32) with a longitudinal central axis (A) and a cavity (36) forming an inner surface (38) and is designed to contain fuel, a fuel inlet portion (30) is mechanically coupled to the main tube (32), at least one fuel outlet portion (26) is mechanically coupled to the main tube (32) and is arranged hydraulically downstream the fuel inlet portion (30), and a throttle element (44) is arranged in the cavity (36) hydraulically upstream the at least one fuel outlet portion (26). The throttle element (44) comprises an outer surface (46) being at least partially distanced from the inner surface (38) thereby forming a gap (50) between the main tube (32) and the throttle element, and the throttle element and the gap are designed to compensate pressure variations of the fuel in the cavity of the main tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2009Publication date: December 10, 2009Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbHInventors: Mario D'Onofrio, Gianbattista Fischetti
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Publication number: 20080230635Abstract: A fluid injector has a housing, a valve body and an actuator unit, that is inserted into the housing. The valve body has a cartridge with a recess, that takes in a needle (22). A receptance (221) is formed in the needle (22) and fixes a locking element (233) in an axial direction relative to the needle (22). A return spring (24) rests on the spring rest body (23) which is pretensioned in a way that it presses the spring rest body (23) against the locking element (233).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2005Publication date: September 25, 2008Inventors: Gianbattista Fischetti, Cristiano Zanoboni