Patents by Inventor Willibald Schürz

Willibald Schürz 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).

  • Publication number: 20160146169
    Abstract: A method is provided for pairing at least two injectors, e.g., two fuel injectors for a direct injection system of an internal combustion engine, wherein a criterion for the pairing of the at least two injectors is a total leakage and/or a pressure difference at a transfer pin of the respective injector. A method for producing an injector, e.g., a fuel injector for a direct injection system of an internal combustion engine, is also provided, wherein at least two instances of mechanical backlash, e.g., instances of pairing backlash, that are relevant to injection amounts, leakage amounts, and/or pressure differences of the injector are paired with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Willibald Schuerz, Roman Etlender, Werner Reim
  • Publication number: 20150345443
    Abstract: A piezo injector with an actuator chamber, in which a piezo actuator is arranged, includes an upper section (the injector body) and a lower section (the nozzle body). The piezo injector also has a control piston bore formed in the nozzle body, wherein a control sleeve, in which a control piston is received, is arranged in the control piston bore. The control sleeve seals against an intermediate plate with a first front face facing the piezo actuator. The control piston has a first side facing the piezo actuator, wherein the first front face of the control piston and the section of the control sleeve facing the piezo actuator form a first control chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Willibald Schuerz
  • Publication number: 20150292462
    Abstract: A piezo injector includes an actuator space in which a piezo actuator is arranged, a control piston bore in which a control piston with an end face is arranged, a leakage pin arranged between the piezo actuator and the end face to couple the piezo actuator with the control piston, and a union for fluidic communication with the control piston bore which union has a hydraulic throttle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Jignesh Jagani, Janos Kerekgyarto, Ivan Krotow, Willibald Schuerz
  • Publication number: 20150211456
    Abstract: A fluid injector has a solid state actuator and a control piston unit arranged in a recess of an injector body. A transmission pin mechanically couples the actuator to the control piston unit. A first control chamber, coupled hydraulically to a second control chamber, is delimited by the control piston unit and the injector body. A control piston of the control piston unit has an end surface that is coupled to the transmission pin and which delimits the first control chamber. The control piston unit has a control sleeve arranged coaxially with the control piston and an inwardly directed projection that provides a driving coupling between the control piston and the control sleeve after a predefined control stroke of the control piston. The driving coupling results in the control piston influencing a free volume of the first control chamber during an axial movement of the control piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventor: Willibald Schuerz
  • Publication number: 20150190857
    Abstract: A solid actuator has an actuator structural unit, a top plate and a base plate. A hollow cylinder part made of maraging steel is heated to a predetermined first temperature at which the maraging steel is in an austenitic state. A corrugated tube is shaped from the hollow cylinder part by a shaping process, while the maraging steel is still in an austenitic state. The corrugated tube is cooled such that the maraging steel is in a martensitic state. The actuator structural unit is inserted into the corrugated tube. The top plate and the base plate are fixed to the corrugated tube such that the actuator structural unit is clamped between the top plate and the base plate at a predetermined pre-tension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventor: Willibald Schuerz
  • Publication number: 20150184627
    Abstract: A piezo injector includes a piezo actuator arranged in an actuator chamber and a valve plunger arranged in a valve plunger bore and having a first end face facing the piezo actuator. The valve plunger is arranged between a first control chamber defined by a valve plunger bore portion delimited by the first end face and a spring chamber formed by a valve plunger bore portion opposite the first control chamber. A second control chamber is delimited by a second face of a nozzle needle and a sleeve guided by the nozzle needle. A leakage pin is arranged in a leakage pin bore between the piezo actuator and the first end face of the valve plunger. The leakage pin bore is formed in an intermediate plate arranged on a side of a control plate facing the piezo actuator, the valve plunger bore being formed in said control plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Willibald Schuerz
  • Publication number: 20140251276
    Abstract: A piezo injector includes (a) an actuator chamber in which a piezo actuator is arranged, (b) a control piston bore in which a control piston having a first end side facing the piezo actuator is arranged, wherein a portion of the control piston bore delimited by the first end side forms a first control chamber and an opposing portion of the control piston bore forms a spring chamber, and wherein the control piston is arranged between the first control chamber and the spring chamber, (c) a nozzle needle having a second end side, wherein the nozzle needle guides a nozzle needle sleeve, wherein the nozzle needle sleeve and the second end side delimit a second control chamber, (d) a connecting bore between the first control chamber and second control chamber, and (e) a leakage pin arranged between the piezo actuator and the first end side in a leakage pin bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Willibald Schürz
  • Patent number: 8459574
    Abstract: A valve for the injection of fuel has a valve body (4) which has a recess (5) in which a valve needle (6) that is movable in the axial direction is arranged. The valve needle (6) together with the valve body (4) forms an injection nozzle (7) in a downstream zone. In a closed position the valve needle (6) prevents a stream of fuel from passing through the injection nozzle (7) but otherwise leaves it unimpeded. At a downstream end the injection nozzle (7) has a deflecting element (20) so arranged that a stream of fuel is deflected from taking a predominantly upstream course from the deflecting element (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Erwin Achleitner, Claus Anzinger, Willibald Schürz
  • Patent number: 7943243
    Abstract: An interference fit assembly (10) is made of a first metal part (12), which has a recess (14) with an inner contact surface (16) and a second metal part (18) arranged in the recess (14) of the first metal part (12), wherein the second metal part has an outer contact surface (20). The inner contact surface (16) of the first metal part is in contact with the outer contact surface (20) of the second metal part (18), and at least one of the contact surfaces (16, 20) features a layer (22), which is made of a material, which differs from the material of the first metal part (12) and the material of the second metal part (18) and which comprises nickel or copper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Claus Anzinger, Willibald Schürz, Martin Simmet
  • Patent number: 7934635
    Abstract: A body has at least one first metallic body part and one second metallic body part. The first body part is coated with a nickel-phosphor layer. The first and second body parts are assembled. The first and second body parts are heated such that a soldered connection is produced between the first and second body part as a result of the nickel-phosphor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Claus Anzinger, Willibald Schürz, Martin Simmet
  • Patent number: 7934669
    Abstract: An injection valve has an injector housing (1) and an actuator and also a nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly has a nozzle body (6) with a recess (8) into which a nozzle needle (10) is introduced and at one axial end of which an injection nozzle (12) is embodied. The recess (8) has, axially adjacent to the injection nozzle (12), a first guide region (14) for the nozzle needle (10). The recess (8) also has at least one cross-sectional extension which extends toward the other axial end. The recess (8) is embodied for the purpose of delivering fluid to the injection nozzle (12). A guide bushing (20) is introduced into the recess (8) in a subsection of the cross-sectional extension, the guide bushing (20) forming a second guide region (22) for the nozzle needle (10) and being embodied for conducting fuel radially outside of the second guide region (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Willibald Schürz, Martin Simmet
  • Patent number: 7815131
    Abstract: An injector, especially for an accumulator injection device, comprises an inlet connection (8), a leakage connection (3) and an electric connection (7). The leakage connection (3) and the electric connection (7) are embodied as a single-piece injection component (2), wherein the component is directly injection-moulded onto the injector (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Dick, Willibald Schürz, Martin Simmet, Marcus Unruh
  • Patent number: 7793867
    Abstract: A nozzle body has a first nozzle body element (1) and a second nozzle body element (3). The first nozzle body element (1) is provided with a first nozzle-needle recess (10) accommodating an nozzle-needle (15) and a first guide area (8) for the nozzle-needle (15). In a first process step, the first nozzle body element (1) is assembled with the second nozzle body element (3). Brazing solder having a working temperature in the range of the tempering temperature of the first nozzle body element (1) is supplied to an assembly area (5). The assembly area (5) is defined between the second nozzle body element (3) and the first nozzle body element (1). The assembled first nozzle body element (1) and second nozzle body element (3) is subjected to tempering during which the tempering temperature of the first nozzle body element (1) is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Continential Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Claus Anzinger, Willibald Schürz, Martin Simmet
  • Patent number: 7744014
    Abstract: An injection module comprises a housing (1), inside of which an actuator element (2) and an injection valve are arranged. The actuator element (2) is designed for controlling the injection valve by a setting stroke. A compensating element (6) is provided that is connected to the actuator element (2) in order to compensate for the change in length of the housing (1) caused by thermal expansion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Dick, Heinz Lixl, Willibald Schürz, Martin Simmet
  • Patent number: 7726625
    Abstract: A transfer device for transferring an actuator displacement, has a housing with a first recess having a first and second plunger displaceably mounted. These plungers are actively connected via at least one transfer chamber by a fluid. The active connection causes the second plunger to be displaced when the first plunger is moved and vice versa. The transfer chamber is hydraulically coupled via a sealing gap to a compensating chamber compensating the pressure differences, in a delayed manner. The transfer device also has a chamber device with a compensating chamber, a chamber housing, and a first plunger. The chamber device has a device with a first body with a recess including a second body, and with an elastomer placed in the recess between the first and second body. The elastomer has a first groove extending at least partially along the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignees: Continental Automotive GmbH, Carl Freudenberg KG
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Arnold, Patrick Delp, Hellmut Freudenberg, Achim Löll, Willibald Schürz, Martin Simmet, Günter Ziegler, Hanspeter Zink
  • Patent number: 7726629
    Abstract: A lifting apparatus comprising a counter bearing (8) provided with a first recess (9), having a conical bearing surface (10), and an actuator unit comprising an actuator (6) whose axial extension is dependent upon an actuating signal. The actuator unit has a shoulder which is formed in an area of the actuator unit which faces away from the output and which has a domed surface (11). The domed surface (11) of the actuator unit rests upon the conical bearing surface (10) of the counter-bearing (8). The injection valve comprises said lifting device and an injector needle which is coupled to the lifting apparatus on the output side thereof and which prevents the flow of fluid through the injector nozzle when closed and otherwise releases it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Willibald Schürz, Martin Simmet
  • Patent number: 7673811
    Abstract: A compensating element (30) for an injection valve has a cup-shaped body (32) with a cup base (34) and a recess. Furthermore, the compensating element has a piston (36) which makes a clearance fit in respect of the recess of the cup-shaped body (32) on an axially extending guide segment (41) of the piston (36) and which is arranged at least partially axially moveable with the guide segment (41) in the recess of the cup-shaped body (32). A sealing element (44) is arranged on the side of the guide segment (41) facing away from the cup base (32) and couples the cup-shaped body (32) with the piston (36). A hydraulically and/or pneumatically sealed system is delimited by the cup-shaped body (32), the piston (36) and the sealing element (44). The coupling of the sealing element (44) with the cup-shaped body (32) and/or the piston (36) is friction-fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Schuster, Willibald Schürz, Martin Simmet, Hanspeter Zink
  • Patent number: 7605520
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement for operating a linear exhaust-gas probe has a measuring cell for measuring a gas concentration by determining a measuring-cell voltage, in addition to a pump cell for pumping gas. A comparator circuit compares the measuring-cell voltage with a target voltage and provides a corresponding analog deviation signal. A pump current source provides the pump current is controlled by the deviation signal using a control circuit for the approximation of the measuring cell voltage to the target voltage. In order to reliably limit the pump voltage with no significant detrimental effect on the operation, the circuit also comprises: a second comparator circuit for comparing the pump voltage with a predefined threshold voltage and for providing a corresponding binary switching signal; and a counter coupling path between the output of the pump current source and the control circuit, the path being enabled when the threshold voltage is exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Willibald Schürz, Martin Simmet
  • Patent number: 7543382
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an injector for determining a position of a second part (10) inside a stepped boring (6). This part should assume an exact distance (H) from a first part (2). In order to determine the distance (H) between both parts (2, 10), a collar (3) is firstly introduced into a second boring (6b) of the stepped boring (6) until it rests upon a step (16) of the stepped boring (6). Afterwards, a punch (4), together with a touch probe (5), which is located inside a longitudinal boring (d), is placed upon a lower annular surface (17) of the collar (3) or on an underside (17a) of the first part (2), and the collar (3) is compressed until the predetermined distance (H) is obtained. The distance (H) is measured to a reference measure (x) between a projecting end piece (E) of the touch probe (5) and a reference mark (B) outside of the punch (4). The stamping process is stopped once the reference measure (x) has been obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Dick, Willibald Schürz, Martin Simmet
  • Patent number: 7478626
    Abstract: A first module (1) has an injector housing (4) and a lifting actuating drive. A second module (2) has a nozzle body (16), an injection needle (18), and a restoring means. At least one value of at least one characteristic number for the first module is determined by appropriate control of the lifting actuating drive, and the first module (1) is associated with a plurality of categories (CL) according to the at least one value of the at least one characteristic number. At least one value of at least one characteristic number for the second module (2) is determined by appropriate actuation of the injection needle (18), and the second module (2) is associated with one of the plurality of categories according to the at least one value of the at least one characteristic number. In each case, a first module (1) and a second module (2) of the same category are paired and mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Willibald Schürz