Patents by Inventor Winfried Eckart

Winfried Eckart 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: 9719475
    Abstract: A control valve is provided, in particular for metering in a fluid for a delivery pump which is arranged downstream. The control valve has a flow channel, an axially movable valve needle, and a valve element which can be loaded by the valve needle in an opening direction and is arranged in the flow channel. If the valve element is actuated in the opening direction by the valve needle, the fluid can flow back through the flow channel at least temporarily counter to the opening direction of the valve element. Upstream of the valve element as viewed in the backflow direction, the flow channel has a fluidically active shield which keeps the backflow at least partially free of a face of the valve element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Erik Thorwirth, Winfried Eckart, Dominik Brunner, Christian Heinen
  • Publication number: 20160010612
    Abstract: A control valve is provided, in particular for metering in a fluid for a delivery pump which is arranged downstream. The control valve has a flow channel, an axially movable valve needle, and a valve element which can be loaded by the valve needle in an opening direction and is arranged in the flow channel. If the valve element is actuated in the opening direction by the valve needle, the fluid can flow back through the flow channel at least temporarily counter to the opening direction of the valve element. Upstream of the valve element as viewed in the backflow direction, the flow channel has a fluidically active shield which keeps the backflow at least partially free of a face of the valve element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Erik Thorwirth, Winfried Eckart, Dominik Brunner, Christian Heinen
  • Patent number: 9181910
    Abstract: A control valve is provided, in particular for metering in a fluid for a delivery pump which is arranged downstream. The control valve has a flow channel, an axially movable valve needle, and a valve element which can be loaded by the valve needle in an opening direction and is arranged in the flow channel. If the valve element is actuated in the opening direction by the valve needle, the fluid can flow back through the flow channel at least temporarily counter to the opening direction of the valve element. Upstream of the valve element as viewed in the backflow direction, the flow channel has a fluidically active shield which keeps the backflow at least partially free of a face of the valve element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Erik Thorwirth, Winfried Eckart, Dominik Brunner, Christian Heinen
  • Publication number: 20120247592
    Abstract: A control valve is provided, in particular for metering in a fluid for a delivery pump which is arranged downstream. The control valve has a flow channel, an axially movable valve needle, and a valve element which can be loaded by the valve needle in an opening direction and is arranged in the flow channel. If the valve element is actuated in the opening direction by the valve needle, the fluid can flow back through the flow channel at least temporarily counter to the opening direction of the valve element. Upstream of the valve element as viewed in the backflow direction, the flow channel has a fluidically active shield which keeps the backflow at least partially free of a face of the valve element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Erik Thorwirth, Winfried Eckart, Dominik Brunner, Christian Heinen
  • Patent number: 7832379
    Abstract: A devices for pumping fuel has at least one suction jet pump and a drive line, supplying the suction jet pump with fuel, that branches off from a pressure line leading to an internal combustion engine and that can be blocked off by means of a shutoff valve. By means of a shutoff valve, it is possible to switch off the suction jet pumps. The pressure of the pressure line acts on the shutoff valve in such a way that the shutoff valve closes at a pressure that is greater than or equal to a predetermined closing pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Schelhas, Michael Kuehn, Hans-Peter Braun, Thomas Wieland, Werner Schneider, Winfried Eckart, Christian Pankiewitz
  • Publication number: 20080095642
    Abstract: A devices for pumping fuel has at least one suction jet pump and a drive line, supplying the suction jet pump with fuel, that branches off from a pressure line leading to an internal combustion engine and that can be blocked off by means of a shutoff valve. By means of a shutoff valve, it is possible to switch off the suction jet pumps. The pressure of the pressure line acts on the shutoff valve in such a way that the shutoff valve closes at a pressure that is greater than or equal to a predetermined closing pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2005
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Peter Schelhas, Michael Kuehn, Hans Braun, Thomas Wieland, Werner Schneider, Winfried Eckart, Christian Pankiewitz
  • Patent number: 7080632
    Abstract: Known apparatuses for pumping fuel have at least two suction jet pumps, which each have one drive nozzle and one collection conduit and mixing conduit located downstream of the drive nozzle. A disadvantage is that the parallel suction jet pumps require a large amount of installation space, are embodied very massively, and therefore require a large amount of injection-molding compound for their manufacture. In the apparatus of the invention, the production costs and the required installation space for the suction jet pumps are reduced. According to the invention, the drive nozzles are surrounded by a single collection conduit, narrowing conically in the flow direction and located upstream of the mixing conduits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Kleppner, Hans-Peter Braun, Thomas Wieland, Ludger Kuermann, Winfried Eckart
  • Publication number: 20050279414
    Abstract: Known apparatuses for pumping fuel have at least two suction jet pumps, which each have one drive nozzle and one collection conduit and mixing conduit located downstream of the drive nozzle. A disadvantage is that the parallel suction jet pumps require a large amount of installation space, are embodied very massively, and therefore require a large amount of injection-molding compound for their manufacture. In the apparatus of the invention, the production costs and the required installation space for the suction jet pumps are reduced. According to the invention, the drive nozzles are surrounded by a single collection conduit, narrowing conically in the flow direction and located upstream of the mixing conduits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Stephan Kleppner, Hans-Peter Braun, Thomas Wieland, Ludger Kuermann, Winfried Eckart