Patents by Inventor Vittorio Caroli

Vittorio Caroli 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: 10041459
    Abstract: A pressure control valve for a fuel injection system, in particular a common-rail injection system, for controlling pressure in a high-pressure fuel reservoir, includes a magnetic actuator configured to actuate a spherical valve closing element. The magnetic actuator interacts with a reciprocatingly displaceable armature that is connected to an armature pin in order to transmit a force of the magnetic actuator to the spherical valve closing element. At least one of the spherical valve closing element and the armature pin is axially displaceably guided in a valve piece which forms a valve seat configured to interact with the spherical valve closing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Schuerg, Vittorio Caroli
  • Publication number: 20160123289
    Abstract: A pressure control valve for a fuel injection system, in particular a common-rail injection system, for controlling pressure in a high-pressure fuel reservoir, includes a magnetic actuator configured to actuate a spherical valve closing element. The magnetic actuator interacts with a reciprocatingly displaceable armature that is connected to an armature pin in order to transmit a force of the magnetic actuator to the spherical valve closing element. At least one of the spherical valve closing element and the armature pin is axially displaceably guided in a valve piece which forms a valve seat configured to interact with the spherical valve closing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan Schuerg, Vittorio Caroli
  • Patent number: 7871251
    Abstract: A high-pressure pump for feeding fuel to an internal combustion engine has a pump housing; a fuel delivery duct; and a check valve, which is arranged along the delivery duct, and comprises a fuel chamber; a valve member mobile within the fuel chamber; and a biasing and guiding assembly, which has a fastening member suitable for being fastened to the pump housing and sealing the fuel chamber in a fluid-tight manner; a helical spring suitable for biasing the valve member; and a bushing arranged about the helical spring in order to prevent bending of the helical spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Giuseppe Marino, Alessandro De Luca, Vittorio Caroli, Angela Cavallo, Rocco Guarino, Nicola Loiudice, Massimiliano Roncone, Giuseppe Ficarella
  • Patent number: 7571713
    Abstract: The high-pressure pump has at least one pump element with a pump piston driven in a reciprocating motion and guided displaceably in a cylinder bore of a pump housing part which piston defines a pump work chamber that can be filled with fuel from a fuel inlet via a suction valve in the intake stroke. The suction valve has a pistonlike valve member which has a cylindrical shaft and a head of larger cross section at least the shaft is guided displaceably in a guide bore of a valve housing. The head of the valve member is also guided displaceably in a bore of the valve housing, via guide portions embodied on the valve member and spaced apart from one another in the circumferential direction; between the guide portions, flowthrough portions of reduced cross section compared to the guide portions provide for fuel flow out of the fuel inlet into the pump work chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Alessandro De Luca, Vittorio Caroli, Angela Cavallo
  • Publication number: 20080292473
    Abstract: A high-pressure pump for feeding fuel to an internal combustion engine has a pump housing; a fuel delivery duct; and a check valve, which is arranged along the delivery duct, and comprises a fuel chamber; a valve member mobile within the fuel chamber; and a biasing and guiding assembly, which has a fastening member suitable for being fastened to the pump housing and sealing the fuel chamber in a fluid-tight manner; a helical spring suitable for biasing the valve member; and a bushing arranged about the helical spring in order to prevent bending of the helical spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Giuseppe Marino, Alessandro De Luca, Vittorio Caroli, Angela Cavallo, Rocco Guarino, Nicola Loiudice, Massimiliano Roncone, Giuseppe Ficarella
  • Publication number: 20070251499
    Abstract: The high-pressure pump has at least one pump element with a pump piston driven in a reciprocating motion and guided displaceably in a cylinder bore of a pump housing part which piston defines a pump work chamber that can be filled with fuel from a fuel inlet via a suction valve in the intake stroke. The suction valve has a pistonlike valve member which has a cylindrical shaft and a head of larger cross section at least the shaft is guided displaceably in a guide bore of a valve housing. The head of the valve member is also guided displaceably in a bore of the valve housing, via guide portions embodied on the valve member and spaced apart from one another in the circumferential direction; between the guide portions, flowthrough portions of reduced cross section compared to the guide portions provide for fuel flow out of the fuel inlet into the pump work chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Alessandro De Luca, Vittorio Caroli, Angela Cavallo
  • Publication number: 20060239847
    Abstract: A high-pressure pump for a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine, having a housing at least one pump element having a pump piston located in the housing and driven in a reciprocating motion via a transmission element by a drive shaft supported rotatably in the housing via at least one bearing point. The drive shaft has an eccentric portion on which the transmission element is rotatably supported via a bearing point. Fuel for lubrication is delivered to the bearing point of the transmission element in the eccentric portion of the drive shaft via a conduit system extending through the drive shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Ulrich Maier, Achim Koehler, Sascha Ambrock, Peter Bauer, Vittorio Caroli