Patents by Inventor Ulrich Projahn

Ulrich Projahn 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: 6688278
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for shaping the injection pressure course (27) in injectors, which are used for instance in injection devices of injection systems in motor vehicles. The injection device includes a pump part (1) and an injection nozzle part (2). The pump part (1) and injection nozzle part (2) communicate with one another via a high-pressure line (3). Control valves (8, 10) which are triggered by means of an actuator (9) are contained in the pump part (1). By the triggering by means of the actuator (9), injection parameters during the preinjection phase (28), pressure buildup phase (29) and main injection phase (30) are determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Roger Potschin, Ulrich Projahn
  • Patent number: 6688289
    Abstract: The fuel injection apparatus has one fuel pump for each cylinder, which has a pump piston, driven by the engine, that defines a pump work chamber, which communicates via a line with a fuel injection valve, disposed on the engine separately from the fuel pump, which valve has an injection valve member, by which at least one injection opening is controlled, and which is movable in the opening direction, counter to a closing force, by the pressure generated in the pump work chamber; a first electrically triggered control valve controls a communication of the line with a relief chamber. A second electrically triggered control valve is also disposed on the fuel injection valve and controls the pressure prevailing in a control pressure chamber of the fuel injection valve, which pressure urges the injection valve member in the closing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Roger Potschin, Juergen Gruen, Ulrich Projahn
  • Patent number: 6659086
    Abstract: The fuel injection apparatus has one fuel pump for each cylinder of the engine, which pump has a pump piston, driven by the engine in a reciprocating motion, that defines a pump work chamber, which communicates via a line with a fuel injection valve, disposed on the engine separately from the fuel pump, which valve has an injection valve member, by which at least one injection opening is controlled, and which is movable in the opening direction, counter to a closing force, by the pressure generated in the pump work chamber, and at least one first electrically triggered control valve is provided, by which a communication of the pump work chamber with a relief chamber is controlled, and which is disposed near the fuel pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Roger Potschin, Juergen Gruen, Ulrich Projahn
  • Patent number: 6651626
    Abstract: The fuel injection apparatus for internal combustion engines has one fuel pump for each cylinder of the engine, which pump has a pump piston, driven by the engine in a reciprocating motion, that defines a pump work chamber to which fuel is delivered from a fuel tank and which communicates with a fuel injection valve that has an injection valve member by which at least one injection opening is controlled and which is movable in an opening direction counter to a closing force by the pressure generated in the pump work chamber, by means of a first electrically controlled control valve, a communication of the pump work chamber with a diversion chamber is controlled, and by means of a second electrically controlled control valve, the pressure prevailing in a control pressure chamber of the fuel injection valve is controlled, by which the injection valve member is urged at least indirectly in the closing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Roger Potschin, Juergen Gruen, Ulrich Projahn
  • Patent number: 6637670
    Abstract: The fuel injection device has a fuel pump, which has a pump piston that is driven by an engine and delimits a pump working chamber, which is supplied with fuel from a fuel tank and is connected to a fuel injection valve, which has an injection valve member that controls at least one injection opening and can be moved by the pressure generated in the pump working chamber in an opening direction counter to a closing force. A first control valve controls a connection of the pump working chamber to a discharge chamber, and a second control valve controls the pressure prevailing in a control pressure chamber of the fuel injection valve. The connection of the pump working chamber further contains a pressure-holding valve, which maintains a pressure that is higher than the pressure prevailing in the discharge chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Roger Potschin, Jürgen Gruen, Ulrich Projahn
  • Patent number: 6575139
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for injecting fuel, which is at high pressure, into an internal combustion engine. An injector (25) encloses a pressure chamber (1), from which a high-pressure line (3) discharges into a control chamber (4) of a nozzle needle (5). Also contained in the injector (25) are two control valves (11, 12), which on the outlet side communicate with regions (9) of a lesser pressure level. One of the control valves (11, 12) that form the injection course (20) contains a pressure compensation system (34), by which the injection pressure course (20) can be varied by varying the stroke length (23) of the nozzle needle (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Roger Potschin, Ulrich Projahn
  • Patent number: 6540160
    Abstract: A fuel injection device having a fuel pump for each cylinder of an internal combustion engine, which fuel pump has a pump piston that is driven into a stroke motion by the engine and delimits a pump working chamber, which is supplied with fuel from a fuel tank and is connected to a fuel injection valve, which has an injection valve member that controls at least one injection opening and can be moved by the pressure generated in the pump working chamber in an opening direction counter to a closing force. A first electrically controlled control valve controls a connection of the pump working chamber to a discharge chamber, and a second electrically controlled control valve controls the pressure prevailing in a control pressure chamber of the fuel injection valve, which pressure acts on the injection valve member in the closing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Roger Potschin, Ulrich Gruen, Ulrich Projahn
  • Publication number: 20030010846
    Abstract: A fuel injection device having a fuel pump for each cylinder of an internal combustion engine, which fuel pump has a pump piston that is driven into a stroke motion by the engine and delimits a pump working chamber, which is supplied with fuel from a fuel tank and is connected to a fuel injection valve, which has an injection valve member that controls at least one injection opening and can be moved by the pressure generated in the pump working chamber in an opening direction counter to a closing force. A first electrically controlled control valve controls a connection of the pump working chamber to a discharge chamber, and a second electrically controlled control valve controls the pressure prevailing in a control pressure chamber of the fuel injection valve, which pressure acts on the injection valve member in the closing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Roger Potschin, Jurgen Gruen, Ulrich Projahn
  • Publication number: 20030006296
    Abstract: The fuel injection device has a fuel pump for each cylinder of the engine, which fuel pump has a pump piston that is driven into a stroke motion by the engine and delimits a pump working chamber, which is supplied with fuel from a fuel tank and is connected to a fuel injection valve, which has an injection valve member that controls at least one injection opening and can be moved by the pressure generated in the pump working chamber in an opening direction counter to a closing force. A first electrically controlled control valve controls a connection of the pump working chamber to a discharge chamber, and a second electrically controlled control valve controls the pressure prevailing in a control pressure chamber of the fuel injection valve, which pressure acts at least indirectly on the injection valve member in the closing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Roger Potschin, Jurgen Gruen, Ulrich Projahn
  • Publication number: 20020162528
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for shaping the injection pressure course (27) in injectors, which are used for instance in injection devices of injection systems in motor vehicles. The injection device includes a pump part (1) and an injection nozzle part (2). The pump part (1) and injection nozzle part (2) communicate with one another via a high-pressure line (3). Control valves (8, 10) which are triggered by means of an actuator (9) are contained in the pump part (1). By the triggering by means of the actuator (9), injection parameters during the preinjection phase (28), pressure buildup phase (29) and main injection phase (30) are determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Roger Potschin, Ulrich Projahn
  • Publication number: 20020152992
    Abstract: The fuel injection apparatus has one fuel pump or each cylinder of the engine, which pump has a pump piston, driven by the engine in a reciprocating motion, that defines a pump work chamber, which communicates via a line with a fuel injection valve, disposed on the engine separately from the fuel pump, which valve has an injection valve member, by which at least one injection opening is controlled, and which is movable in the opening direction, counter to a closing force, by the pressure generated in the pump work chamber; a first electrically triggered control valve is provided, by which a communication of the line with a relief chamber is controlled. A second electrically triggered control valve is provided, which is disposed near the fuel injection valve and by which the pressure prevailing in a control pressure chamber of the fuel injection valve is controlled, by which pressure the injection valve member is urged at least indirectly in the closing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Roger Potschin, Juergen Gruen, Ulrich Projahn
  • Publication number: 20020145055
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for injecting fuel, having an injector (1) that contains a pressure chamber (13). From the pressure chamber (13), a high-pressure line (5) extends through the injector housing (2), in which a nozzle (3) is disposed that can be closed by means of a nozzle needle (4); the nozzle needle (4) is acted upon by means of a force storing means (7). Via an actuator element (11), control valves (8, 10) that are adjustable and triggerable independently of one another are provided, which communicate with one another via a coupling chamber and by way of which the injection pressure course (24) can be controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Roger Potschin, Ulrich Projahn
  • Publication number: 20020134359
    Abstract: The fuel injection apparatus has one fuel pump for each cylinder of the engine, which pump has a pump piston, driven by the engine in a reciprocating motion, that defines a pump work chamber, which communicates via a line with a fuel injection valve, disposed on the engine separately from the fuel pump, which valve has an injection valve member, by which at least one injection opening is controlled, and which is movable in the opening direction, counter to a closing force, by the pressure generated in the pump work chamber, and at least one first electrically triggered control valve is provided, by which a communication of the pump work chamber with a relief chamber is controlled, and which is disposed near the fuel pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Roger Potschin, Juergen Gruen, Ulrich Projahn
  • Publication number: 20020129792
    Abstract: The fuel injection apparatus for internal combustion engines has one fuel pump for each cylinder of the engine, which pump has a pump piston, driven by the engine in a reciprocating motion, that defines a pump work chamber to which fuel is delivered from a fuel tank and which communicates with a fuel injection valve that has an injection valve member by which at least one injection opening is controlled and which is movable in an opening direction counter to a closing force by the pressure generated in the pump work chamber, by means of a first electrically controlled control valve, a communication of the pump work chamber with a diversion chamber is controlled, and by means of a second electrically controlled control valve, the pressure prevailing in a control pressure chamber of the fuel injection valve is controlled, by which the injection valve member is urged at least indirectly in the closing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Roger Potschin, Juergen Gruen, Ulrich Projahn
  • Publication number: 20020117557
    Abstract: The invention relates to an injector for injecting fuel into the combustion chambers of an internal combustion engine, where the fuel compressed in a compression unit can be supplied via a pressure line to a nozzle chamber, which encompasses a nozzle needle of the injector. This nozzle chamber communicates with the injection nozzle protruding into the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, where the injector contains a fluid control unit. The fluid control unit is embodied as a hydraulic module, which is replaceably disposed in the housing of the injector and can either be actuated by an actuator or can be electromagnetically actuated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Roger Potschin, Ulrich Projahn
  • Publication number: 20020113139
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for injecting fuel, which is at high pressure, into an internal combustion engine. An injector (25) encloses a pressure chamber (1), from which a high-pressure line (3) discharges into a control chamber (4) of a nozzle needle (5). Also contained in the injector (25) are two control valves (11, 12), which on the outlet side communicate with regions (9) of a lesser pressure level. One of the control valves (11, 12) that form the injection course (20) contains a pressure compensation system (34), by which the injection pressure course (20) can be varied by varying the stroke length (23) of the nozzle needle (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2002
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Roger Potschin, Ulrich Projahn
  • Patent number: 6247486
    Abstract: A liquid filter (10) with a built-in pressure regulator (11) for fuel is proposed, wherein the pressure regulator (11) with its diaphragm (41) is built on the housing (12) on a component (18) on the front with at least one connection (19). The disk-shaped diaphragm (41) has a single clamping site (39) on its external circumference and a centrally arranged movable closure closure member (42). The diaphragm (41) is acted upon by pressure in a pressure chamber (45) connected with the clean side against the force of a spring (49) in a gas-filled spring chamber (48). The integration of the pressure regulator (11) in the housing (12) permits a simple, compact, cost-effective construction of the liquid filter (10), through whose valve (44) in the pressure regulator (11) only cleaned fuel flows and which is insensitive to backpressure in the tank connection (17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Schwegler, Bernhard Lucas, Wolfgang Bueser, Ulrich Projahn
  • Patent number: 6213143
    Abstract: A liquid filter (1) with a built-in pressure regulator (11) for fuel is proposed, in which the pressure regulator (11) with its diaphragm (32) is mounted on the inside of a cap (14) that has the inflow connector (16) and the tank connector (17). The diaphragm (32), which experiences a flow on its inside, is acted upon by the pressure of the fuel on the clean side (25) of the filter element (21), and the flow through the filter element is radially from the outside inward. Integrating the pressure regulator (11) in the cap enables a simple, compact, economical design of the liquid filter (10), through whose valve (36) in the pressure regulator (11) only cleaned fuel flows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Schwegler, Uwe Liskow, Lorenz Drutu, Ulrich Projahn, Bernhard Lucas, Wolfgang Bueser
  • Patent number: 6092500
    Abstract: A delivery device for fuel to an internal combustion engine, which includes a fuel reservoir. After the engine is shut off or in the event of an accident, there is the danger that the pressurized fuel present in the fuel reservoir will escape from the delivery device. A blocking device is provided on the fuel reservoir, which after the engine is shut off or after an accident, the blocking device engages with an actuation rod that is provided with detent teeth, by means of an electromagnetically actuated locking pin and thus prevents a force impingement of a compression spring on the movable wall of the fuel reservoir. By use of the blocking devices the pressure in the fuel line is completely reduced even after the escape of small fuel quantities. The delivery device is suited for mixture-compressing internal combustion engines with externally supplied ignition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Kurt Frank, Detlef Classe, Albert Gerhard, Ulrich Projahn
  • Patent number: 6021988
    Abstract: A housing pan for receiving a fluid delivery pump for a delivery aggregate for delivering fuel from a fuel tank has a pan body, a unit forming a supply opening for flowing fluid and open into an interior of the pan body, a pan bottom, a unit forming a part-ring shaped flow passage located concentrically into an axis of a pan body in an interior of the pan body at an axial distance from the pan body, the flow passage having a passage entry which communicates with the supply opening and also having a passage wall which is located inwardly in a radial direction and is provided with a plurality of throughgoing slots, the throughgoing slots being spaced from one another over a length of the flow passage and extending in a longitudinal direction of the flow passage, the throughgoing slots having lower slot edges located closer to the pan bottom and arranged at least near a passage bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Kurt Frank, Michael Huebel, Ulrich Projahn