Patents by Inventor Stephan Fitzner

Stephan Fitzner 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).

  • Patent number: 11035356
    Abstract: A high pressure pump is disclosed. The high pressure pump comprises a compression chamber having an inlet for connecting to a fluid supply to intake a fluid, and an outlet, an inlet check valve between the compression chamber and the inlet, a digital inlet valve between the compression chamber and the inlet check valve, a variable volume chamber connected to the compression chamber through a manifold and the digital inlet valve, and a plunger or piston configured to compress the fluid in the compression chamber and the variable volume chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stephan Fitzner, Alexander Settle
  • Publication number: 20200116141
    Abstract: A high pressure pump is disclosed. The high pressure pump comprises a compression chamber having an inlet for connecting to a fluid supply to intake a fluid, and an outlet, an inlet check valve between the compression chamber and the inlet, a digital inlet valve between the compression chamber and the inlet check valve, a variable volume chamber connected to the compression chamber through a manifold and the digital inlet valve, and a plunger or piston configured to compress the fluid in the compression chamber and the variable volume chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Stephan Fitzner, Alexander Settle
  • Patent number: 10519914
    Abstract: A fuel injection system for an engine of a vehicle may include an injector nozzle mounted in an injector bore formed in a cylinder head of the engine, wherein a tip portion of the injector nozzle is protrudingly formed into a combustion chamber, and having a positioning system configured to adjust an axial position of the injector nozzle in the injector bore. The invention further provides a method of operating the fuel injection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Stephan Fitzner, Stephan Kolk
  • Publication number: 20190162146
    Abstract: A fuel injection system for an engine of a vehicle may include an injector nozzle mounted in an injector bore formed in a cylinder head of the engine, wherein a tip portion of the injector nozzle is protrudingly formed into a combustion chamber, and having a positioning system configured to adjust an axial position of the injector nozzle in the injector bore. The invention further provides a method of operating the fuel injection system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Stephan Fitzner, Stephan Kolk
  • Patent number: 10001099
    Abstract: A high-pressure pump arrangement for a combustion engine comprises a high-pressure pump with the first flange, a pump guidance with a second flange. The high-pressure pump is at least partially arranged in the pump guidance and the pump guidance is arranged in the combustion chamber. A first thermally insulating layer is at least partially arranged between the first flange and the second flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR EUROPE TECHNICAL CENTER GMBH, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Stephan Fitzner
  • Patent number: 9989027
    Abstract: A high pressure pump is provided to be used in a fuel feeding system for a vehicle engine and receive a fuel primarily pressurized by a low pressure pump, and secondarily compresses the fuel to increase the pressure of the fuel for supplying the fuel to a fuel injector. The high pressure pump includes a pump body and a camshaft that is rotatably installed in the pump body to be rotated using torque transmitted from an exterior of the pump body. Additionally, a roller bearing rotatably supports the camshaft in the pump body and an inlet port is disposed on the pump body to introduce a primarily pressurized fluid into the pump body. An orifice is configured to supply the fluid to the roller bearing while reducing a pressure of the fluid introduced via the inlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center GmbH, Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Stephan Fitzner
  • Publication number: 20180128219
    Abstract: A fuel supply module for a combustion engine includes a low pressure fuel pump, a fuel filter and a high pressure fuel pump. The low pressure fuel pump, the fuel filter and the high pressure fuel pump are integral parts of the fuel supply module and the fuel filter is arranged between the low pressure fuel pump and the high pressure fuel pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Andreas KAPP, Stephan FITZNER
  • Publication number: 20180119659
    Abstract: A high-pressure pump arrangement for a combustion engine comprises a high-pressure pump with the first flange, a pump guidance with a second flange. The high-pressure pump is at least partially arranged in the pump guidance and the pump guidance is arranged in the combustion chamber. A first thermally insulating layer is at least partially arranged between the first flange and the second flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventor: Stephan FITZNER
  • Publication number: 20180106228
    Abstract: A gasket for a fuel injector includes: an annular tube having an opening, a first surface, and a second surface, in which the second surface is disposed opposite to the first surface of the annular tube; and an inner portion and an outer portion connecting the first surface with the second surface. The inner portion and the outer portion include a flexible material and interact with a fluid filled within the annular tube via the opening of the annular tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Stephan FITZNER, Stephan KOLK
  • Publication number: 20170030314
    Abstract: A high pressure pump is provided to be used in a fuel feeding system for a vehicle engine and receive a fuel primarily pressurized by a low pressure pump, and secondarily compresses the fuel to increase the pressure of the fuel for supplying the fuel to a fuel injector. The high pressure pump includes a pump body and a camshaft that is rotatably installed in the pump body to be rotated using torque transmitted from an exterior of the pump body. Additionally, a roller bearing rotatably supports the camshaft in the pump body and an inlet port is disposed on the pump body to introduce a primarily pressurized fluid into the pump body. An orifice is configured to supply the fluid to the roller bearing while reducing a pressure of the fluid introduced via the inlet port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventor: Stephan Fitzner
  • Publication number: 20160169123
    Abstract: A high pressure fuel supplying apparatus of an engine may include a chain case configured to enclose a chain which transfers power from a crankshaft of the engine to a valve camshaft, a pump housing part integrated with the chain case, and a pumping rotating body directly driven by the chain and forming a reciprocating linear displacement within the pump housing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center GmbH, Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Stephan Fitzner, Ulrich Karrer
  • Publication number: 20160169182
    Abstract: An integrated high pressure pump with a cylinder block may include the cylinder block having a crank shaft positioned therein and a pump hole having a predetermined diameter formed in a direction perpendicular to a length direction of the crank shaft, and a tappet guide part seated to be inserted along the pump hole to connect the cylinder block and a high pressure pump device to each other, in which the high pressure pump device is provided with a tappet moved along an inner portion of the tappet guide part, such that turning force of the crank shaft is directly transferred thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center GmbH, Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Stephan FITZNER, Ulrich KARRER