Patents by Inventor Rainer Norgauer
Rainer Norgauer 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: 7540273Abstract: A support element is provided for the mutual bracing of a fuel injector in a valve seat of a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine and a fuel-distributor line. The support element is formed such that the forces acting on the fuel injector act only in the axial direction and have no radial component.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2003Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Martin Scheffel, Werner Berger, Rainer Norgauer
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Publication number: 20060266892Abstract: A support element for the mutual bracing of a fuel injector (1) in a valve seat of a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine and the fuel injector (1) at a fuel-distributor line (2) is formed such that the forces acting on the fuel injector (1) act only in the axial direction and have no radial component.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2003Publication date: November 30, 2006Inventors: Martin Scheffel, Werner Berger, Rainer Norgauer
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Patent number: 6925983Abstract: A fuel injector-spark plug combination includes a fuel injector for the direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine and a spark plug with a spark-plug insulator, the spark plug having a first electrode, and a second electrode for igniting the fuel injected into the combustion chamber. The fuel injector and the spark-plug insulator of the spark plug are arranged at a biaxial offset in a respective receiving bore of a shared connecting member inserted in a recess of a cylinder head.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2002Date of Patent: August 9, 2005Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Werner Herden, Dieter Volz, Gernot Wuerfel, Anja Melsheimer, Simon Schmittinger, Rainer Norgauer, Rene Deponte
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Patent number: 6899087Abstract: A compensating element for a fuel injector, insertable into a receiving bore of a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, for the direct injection of fuel into the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, is provided with a rigid first ring configured to be circumferentially placed against the fuel injector. A rigid second ring is configured to be inserted into the receiving bore. An elastic intermediate ring, positioned between these rigid rings, is permanently joined to the rigid first ring and the rigid second ring.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2001Date of Patent: May 31, 2005Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Rainer Norgauer
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Patent number: 6871630Abstract: A fuel injector-spark plug combination comprises a fuel injector for the direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine and a spark plug with a spark-plug insulator, a first electrode and a second electrode for igniting the fuel injected into the combustion chamber. The fuel injector includes an actuator cooperating with an actuation device, which is in force-locking, operative connection to a valve needle, the valve needle, or a valve-closure member connected thereto, cooperating with a valve-seat surface to form a sealing seat. The valve needle of the fuel injector and the spark-plug insulator of the spark plug are positioned in a shared housing at a biaxial offset.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2002Date of Patent: March 29, 2005Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Werner Herden, Dieter Volz, Gernot Wuerfel, Anja Melsheimer, Simon Schmittinger, Rainer Norgauer, Rene Deponte
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Patent number: 6832588Abstract: A fuel injector-spark plug combination includes a fuel injector for the direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, and a spark plug for igniting the fuel injected into the combustion chamber, and has a spark-plug insulator including a first electrode, and includes a second electrode. The fuel injector and the spark-plug insulator of the spark plug are each disposed in a recess of a cylinder head of the internal combustion engine. The fuel injector and the spark-plug insulator of the spark plug are fixedly held in place in a shared connecting member arranged outside of the cylinder head.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2003Date of Patent: December 21, 2004Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Werner Herden, Dieter Volz, Gernot Wuerfel, Anja Melsheimer, Simon Schmittinger, Rainer Norgauer, Rene Deponte
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Publication number: 20040112328Abstract: A fuel injector-spark plug combination (1) comprises a fuel injector (2) for the direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine and a spark plug (3) with a spark-plug insulator (19), a first electrode (20) and a second electrode (21) for igniting the fuel injected into the combustion chamber. The fuel injector (2) includes an actuator (4) cooperating with an actuation device (5), which is in force-locking, operative connection to a valve needle (6), the valve needle (6), or a valve-closure member (7) connected thereto, cooperating with a valve-seat surface (8) to form a sealing seat. The valve needle (6) of the fuel injector (2) and the spark-plug insulator (19) of the spark plug (3) are positioned in a shared housing (9) at a biaxial offset.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2003Publication date: June 17, 2004Inventors: Werner Herden, Dieter Volz, Gernot Wuerfel, Anja Melsheimer, Simon Schmittinger, Rainer Norgauer, Rene Deponte
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Publication number: 20040089263Abstract: A fuel injector-spark plug combination includes a fuel injector for the direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, and a spark plug for igniting the fuel injected into the combustion chamber, and has a spark-plug insulator including a first electrode, and includes a second electrode. The fuel injector and the spark-plug insulator of the spark plug are each disposed in a recess of a cylinder head of the internal combustion engine. The fuel injector and the spark-plug insulator of the spark plug are fixedly held in place in a shared connecting member arranged outside of the cylinder head.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Inventors: Werner Herden, Dieter Volz, Gernot Wuerfel, Anja Melsheimer, Simon Schmittinger, Rainer Norgauer, Rene Deponte
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Publication number: 20040084011Abstract: A fuel injector-spark plug combination (1) includes a fuel injector (2) for the direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine and a spark plug (3) with a spark-plug insulator (19), the spark plug (3) having a first electrode (20), and a second electrode (21) for igniting the fuel injected into the combustion chamber. The fuel injector (2) and the spark-plug insulator (19) of the spark plug (3) are arranged at a biaxial offset in a respective receiving bore (12; 13) of a shared connecting member (9) inserted in a recess (18) of a cylinder head (19).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventors: Werner Herden, Dieter Volz, Gernot Wuerfel, Anja Melsheimer, Simon Schmittinger, Rainer Norgauer, Rene Deponte
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Publication number: 20040020470Abstract: A compensating element for a fuel injector, insertable into a receiving bore of a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, for the direct injection of fuel into the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, is provided with a rigid first ring configured to be circumferentially placed against the fuel injector. A rigid second ring is configured to be inserted into the receiving bore. An elastic intermediate ring, positioned between these rigid rings, is permanently joined to the rigid first ring and the rigid second ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2003Publication date: February 5, 2004Inventor: Rainer Norgauer
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Patent number: 6340015Abstract: A fuel injection valve (1) having an integrated sparkplug for direct injection of fuel into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine and for igniting the fuel injected into the combustion chamber has a valve body (7) which, together with a valve closing body (10) operated by a valve needle (9), forms a seal seat. The valve body (7) and to some extent the valve needle (9) are surrounded radially by an insulating body (6). The insulating body (6) is in turn surrounded radially at least in part by a housing body (2). Ignition electrodes (15, 16) are provided on the valve body (7) and the housing body (2). The valve needle (9) has a first metal guide section (9a) guided in a swirl insert (14), a second metal guide section (9b) guided in the insulating body (6) and an insulating section (9c) arranged between the guide sections (9a, 9b). The guide sections (9a, 9b) are connected in a positive manner to the insulating section (9c).Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2000Date of Patent: January 22, 2002Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Walter Benedikt, Franz Rieger, Rainer Norgauer
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Patent number: 6279873Abstract: A fuel injection valve for a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine, in particular for injecting fuel directly into the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine. The fuel injection valve has a magnet coil, an armature that can be pulled by the magnet coil in a direction of lift against a first return spring, and a valve needle. The valve needle has a first stop surface for the armature, which can be moved relative to the valve needle. The armature is acted upon by a second return spring. In addition, a stationary second stop surface for the armature is provided. The second return spring acts upon the armature in a direction opposite to the lift and in an inoperative position, when the magnet coil is not energized, and holds the armature in contact with the second stop surface so that a distance between the armature and the first stop surface provided on the valve needle is predefined.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 1999Date of Patent: August 28, 2001Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Andreas Eichendorf, Thomas Sebastian, Guido Pilgram, Rainer Norgauer
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Patent number: 6244526Abstract: A fuel injection valve for fuel injection systems of internal combustion engines includes a core which serves as the internal pole is made of a soft magnetic powder composite material. This powder composite material is an iron powder provided with a polymer additive, where the individual iron particles are coated with an electrically insulating layer. Such a powder composite material ensures a substantial minimization of eddy currents in the magnetic circuit in comparison with materials known previously, such as chromium steel, which are usually used as magnetic materials. The core which is mechanically sensitive and is sensitive to fuel is encapsulated at least with respect to the parts of the injection valve carrying the fuel. A sleeve passes through an internal longitudinal opening in the core which permits fuel flow in its interior and is fixedly attached to a pole part which seals the core toward the bottom. The core and the magnetic coil are thus not exposed to any wetting by fuel.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 1998Date of Patent: June 12, 2001Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Dietrich Schuldt, Ferdinand Reiter, Martin Mueller, Bo Yuan, Andreas Eichendorf, Christiane Glumann, Thomas Sebastian, Gerhard Stokmaier, Rainer Norgauer, Christian Preussner, Rainer Schneider, Norbert Keim, Ottmar Martin
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Patent number: 6196195Abstract: A thermal insulating sleeve for a fuel injection valve, which can be inserted in a mounting hole of a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, has a sleeve body which at least partially envelops a nozzle body of the fuel injection valve. At the injection end of the sleeve body there is a folded-back section, in which the sleeve body has a two-layered configuration, and there is a conical section, which tapers in the direction toward the injection end and which in the assembled state fits tightly against the tapered section of the nozzle body.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 1999Date of Patent: March 6, 2001Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Ralf Trutschel, Guido Pilgram, Rainer Norgauer, Christian Preussner
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Patent number: 6182912Abstract: A fuel injection valve, in particular a high-pressure injection valve for the direct injection of fuel into the combustion chamber of a compressed mixture, externally ignited internal combustion engine, has in a guide and seat area provided at the downstream end of the valve which area is formed by three disk-shaped elements. A swirl element is nested between a guide element and a valve seat element. The guide element, which can move radially in the assembled valve and which has an inner guide opening, serves to guide an axially movable valve needle which extends through it, while a valve closing section of the valve needle acts in concert with a valve seat surface of the valve seat element. The guide element is spring-loaded through a compression spring which acts upon it.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 1999Date of Patent: February 6, 2001Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Martin Müller, Stefan Herold, Jochen Riefenstahl, Reinhold Brückner, Dirk Fischbach, Andreas Eichendorf, Martin Bühner, Rainer Norgauer, Jürgen Virnekäs, Peter Schramm, Hans Weidler, Christian Preussner, Thomas Keil, Oliver Kirsten, Ottmar Martin, Wolfgang Leuschner
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Patent number: 6145761Abstract: A fuel injection valve, in particular, a high-pressure injection valve, for injecting fuel directly into a combustion chamber of a compressed-mixture internal combustion engine with externally supplied ignition. The fuel injection valve includes a guide and seating area formed by three disc-shaped elements provided at the downstream end of the valve. A swirl element is embedded between a guide element and a valve seat element. The guide element is used to guide a valve needle which passes through it and can move in the axial direction, while a valve closing segment of the valve needle interacts with a valve seat surface of the valve seat element. The swirl element has an inner opening area with multiple swirl channels which are not joined to the outer circumference of the swirl element. The entire opening area extends completely across the axial thickness of the swirl element.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 1999Date of Patent: November 14, 2000Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Martin Muller, Stefan Herold, Jochen Riefenstahl, Reinhold Bruckner, Dirk Fischbach, Andreas Eichendorf, Martin Buhner, Rainer Norgauer, Jurgen Virnekas, Peter Schramm, Hans Weidler, Christian Preussner, Thomas Keil, Oliver Kirsten, Ottmar Martin, Wolfgang Leuschner
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Patent number: 5983855Abstract: A fuel injection valve includes a valve needle passing through the valve opening to the valve closing body arranged on the spray outlet end. A closing spring prestresses the valve needle in a direction opposite its opening direction aimed in the direction of spraying, so that the valve closing body is in contact with the valve seat on the spray outlet end when the fuel injection valve is closed. The armature is kept engaged and in contact with the valve needle by means of a bearing spring which acts in the direction of opening by means of a connecting piece arranged between the armature and the valve needle. The connecting piece includes a suitable insulation element for providing insulation against high voltage.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 1998Date of Patent: November 16, 1999Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Walter Benedikt, Franz Rieger, Rainer Norgauer, Christian Preussner
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Patent number: 5960774Abstract: An installation device for installing a fuel injection valve in a receiving bore of a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine. The installation device has a sheath element which at least partially encloses the fuel injection valve. The installation device can be introduced, together with the fuel injection valve, into the receiving bore. An inwardly angled first collar section, which can be nonpositively joined to a receiving section of the fuel injection valve receiving the first collar section in order to transfer both a pressing force serving to press the fuel injection valve into the receiving bore and a pulling force in the opposite direction, is provided on a first end of the sheath element. An outwardly angled second collar section, which offers an application surface for a tool for applying both the pressing force and the pulling force, is shaped onto a second end of the sheath element located opposite to the first end.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 1998Date of Patent: October 5, 1999Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Rainer Norgauer, Christian Preussner
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Patent number: 5884850Abstract: A fuel injection valve includes at least two throttling constrictions. The fuel is guided in so that it flows through one of the throttling constrictions with a flow component directed away from the spray orifice. Thus, at least partially compensating opposing force is exerted on the valve needle or an element (e.g., an armature) with a non-positive connection to the valve needle.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 1997Date of Patent: March 23, 1999Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Rainer Norgauer
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Patent number: 5320076Abstract: The invention is directed to an arrangement for detecting the position of an accelerator pedal and/or a power-determining element of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle. The arrangement has at least two measuring devices as well as monitoring means which check the function of these measuring devices on the basis of the measuring signals thereof. In addition, a further measuring device in the form of a switch element is provided which likewise generates a signal representative of the position of an accelerator pedal and/or power-determining element of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle. A microcomputer selects on the basis of all three measuring signals at least one of the measuring signals for controlling the drive power of the engine in a motor vehicle. The switching element is a Hall switch.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 1993Date of Patent: June 14, 1994Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Andreas Reppich, Frank Bederna, Werner Huber, Rainer Norgauer