Patents Assigned to LIEBHERR-COMPONENTS DEGGENDORF GMBH
  • Patent number: 12146462
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a valve of a fuel injector for selectively disconnecting a high pressure region from a low pressure region of a fuel, comprising an opening in a seat plate, an armature which is designed to close the opening of the seat plate, a spring element which prestresses the armature in the direction of a position which closes the opening, and an electromagnet for lifting the armature out of the position which closes the opening into a position which releases the opening, characterized by an elastically compressible damping element for limiting an armature stroke in the case of the armature being lifted from the seat plate into the releasing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-COMPONENTS DEGGENDORF GMBH
    Inventors: Richard Pirkl, Razvan-Sorin Stinghe, Martin Seidl
  • Patent number: 12071919
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nozzle for injecting fuel comprising an orifice in the region of a nozzle tip for leading fuel out of the nozzle and a reception hole for receiving a nozzle needle, wherein the reception hole has a seat region for a sealing closing by a nozzle needle to enable a fuel supply to the orifice in dependence on a position of the nozzle needle, characterized in that the longitudinal axis of the orifice is directed toward a region of the reception hole that adjoins the side of the seat region remote from the nozzle tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-COMPONENTS DEGGENDORF GMBH
    Inventors: Richard Pirkl, Alexander Preis, Klaus Lichtinger
  • Patent number: 12065981
    Abstract: A device comprises: an injector for injecting fuel into an engine combustion chamber, a switch formed by an injector housing and an injector nozzle needle and which changes its switching state depending on a closed or open state of the injector, an input line for supplying energy to an actuating element which adjusts the nozzle needle in its two states, an output line for conducting energy away from the actuating element, and an evaluation unit for detecting the switching state of the switch, wherein a first switch contact of the switch is connected to an electrical input line of the injector, a second switch contact of the switch is connected to ground, and the evaluation unit is configured to carry out a signal measurement on the input line and/or an output line to conclude a switch state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-COMPONENTS DEGGENDORF GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Weraneck, Richard Pirkl, Norbert Schoefbaenker, Josef Aspelmayr
  • Patent number: 12060860
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a seat plate for an injector, comprising: a planar main body having a first flat side and a second flat side; a passage, which extends through the planar main body from the first flat side to the second flat side; and an indentation region in the first flat side, which indentation region surrounds an opening of the passage. The seat plate is characterised in that a plurality of webs are formed in the first flat side through the indentation region, the ratio of length to width of each web lying in the range of 2.5-3.5:1, preferably in the range from 2.7-3.3:1, more preferably in the range from 2.9-3.1:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-COMPONENTS DEGGENDORF GMBH
    Inventors: Verena Koegel, Norbert Schoefbaenker
  • Patent number: 12049860
    Abstract: A nozzle for a fuel injector the nozzle having a pivotably symmetrical nozzle member with a hollow space for introducing a nozzle needle, a nozzle tip at a longitudinal end of the nozzle member, at least one opening channel extending in a straight line for the discharge of fuel, and a nozzle needle arranged in the hollow space for selectively blocking an fuel inflow to the at least one opening channel. The nozzle is characterized in that the at least one opening channel has a center axis that is skewed with respect to the longitudinal axis of the nozzle member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-COMPONENTS DEGGENDORF GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Lichtinger, Thomas Atzkern, Markus Hoellbacher, Michael Schmid
  • Patent number: 12025086
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nozzle of a fuel injector that comprises a pivotably symmetrical nozzle body having a hollow space for introducing a nozzle needle, a nozzle tip that is provided at one longitudinal end of the nozzle body and has openings for discharging fuel, a housing contact surface that is provided at the other longitudinal end of the nozzle body and serves the pressing at a housing of a fuel injector, and an overhang surface that is provided in the longitudinal extent of the nozzle body between the nozzle tip and the housing contact service and that serves the placement of a nozzle clamping nut. The nozzle is characterized in that the minimal distance of the pivot axis of the nozzle body from the overhang surface is smaller than the minimal distance of the pivot axis of the nozzle body from the housing contact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-COMPONENTS DEGGENDORF GMBH
    Inventors: Norbert Schoefbaenker, Verena Koegel, Klaus Lichtinger
  • Patent number: 11608805
    Abstract: Device for controlling an injector, including a passage space which can be closed off on one of its two sides by an armature element in order to thereby optionally separate a fluid high-pressure region from a fluid low-pressure region of the injector, a control space for applying a variable pressure to an injector component, preferably an injector needle, a valve which is arranged between another of the two sides of the passage space and the control space, a first connection which connects the high-pressure region of the injector to the passage space, and a second connection which connects the passage space to the control space, wherein the valve is configured to establish a direct connection between the high-pressure region and the control space if the pressure level in the passage space is equal to or higher than a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-COMPONENTS DEGGENDORF GMBH
    Inventors: Norbert Schoefbaenker, Verena Koegel
  • Patent number: 11555464
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an injector for injecting fuel, comprising an injector housing, a movable nozzle needle which is arranged in the injector housing and has a nozzle needle tip, a nozzle needle seat for receiving the nozzle needle tip, and a mechanical switch which upon contact of the nozzle needle tip with the nozzle needle seat assumes a closed state and upon interruption of the contact assumes an open state, wherein the injector is provided with an input line and an output line for actuating a movement of the nozzle needle, and the switch includes a first terminal and a second terminal. The injector is characterized in that the first terminal of the switch is connected to the input line and the second terminal of the switch is connected to the injector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-COMPONENTS DEGGENDORF GMBH
    Inventors: Norbert Schöfbänker, Richard Pirkl, Lorand D'Ouvenou
  • Patent number: 11542902
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connecting piece for a fuel injector of an internal combustion engine comprising at least one high-pressure input port and at least one high-pressure output port, wherein the high-pressure input port and the high-pressure output port open into an internal high-pressure accumulator of the connecting piece and/or the injector via separate high-pressure feed channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-COMPONENTS DEGGENDORF GMBH
    Inventors: Richard Pirkl, Razvan-Sorin Stinghe, Wolfgang Melder, Markus Hoellbacher
  • Patent number: 11499513
    Abstract: A fuel injector having a seat plate with a passage throttle; a valve insert arranged at a first side of the seat plate; a valve guide surrounding the valve insert and adapted for slidable reception of the valve insert; a spring sheath surrounding at least a section of a jet needle arranged at a second side of the valve insert, the second side opposite the first side and the seat plate; a valve chamber fluidly connected to the passage throttle; a control chamber adapted for reception of fuel; and a line arranged in the valve insert connecting the control chamber and the valve chamber to one another, wherein the line is closeable by placement of the valve insert onto the spring sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-COMPONENTS DEGGENDORF GMBH
    Inventors: Richard Pirkl, Razvan-Sorin Stinghe, Markus Höellbacher, Alexander Preis, Michael Schmid, Thomas Atzkern
  • Patent number: 11421638
    Abstract: An injector for injecting fuel including an injector housing, a movable nozzle needle with a nozzle needle tip arranged in the injector housing, and a nozzle needle seat for receiving the nozzle needle tip. A contact pairing of the nozzle needle and the nozzle needle seat here represents a mechanical switch that adopts a closed state upon contact of the nozzle needle tip with the nozzle needle seat and an open state upon interruption of the contact. Provision is additionally made that the injector has an input line and an output line for controlling movement of the nozzle needle, the switch has a first connector connected to the input line and a second connector connected to the injector housing, and a resistor connected between the first connector of the switch and the input line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-COMPONENTS DEGGENDORF GMBH
    Inventors: Norbert Schoefbaenker, Verena Koegel, Richard Pirkl, Bernhard Kopp
  • Patent number: 11319913
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an injector for injecting fuel, comprising an injector housing for receiving at least one injector component, and an electromagnet for activating a valve for opening and closing the injector, wherein the electromagnet comprises a coil winding and a magnetic body, wherein the injector housing is formed in one piece with the magnetic body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-COMPONENTS DEGGENDORF GMBH
    Inventors: Norbert Schoefbaenker, Richard Pirkl
  • Patent number: 11215155
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel injection valve for the intermittent injection of fuel into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine having a housing which has a high pressure chamber and a low pressure chamber. In addition, the fuel injection valve has a control chamber which is divided by means of a control valve into a first and a second control chamber. The control valve in turn has a valve guide and a valve insert, wherein an outflow throttle which connects the first control chamber to the second control chamber is arranged in the valve guide. According to the invention, the connection which is formed by way of the outflow throttle between the first control chamber and the second control chamber can be interrupted temporarily in a targeted manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Liebherr-Components Deggendorf GmbH
    Inventors: Richard Pirkl, Razvan-Sorin Stinghe, Markus Hoellbacher, Alexander Preis, Michael Schmid
  • Patent number: 11215134
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of operating an internal combustion engine comprising a controllable injector for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber, the injector communicating with a fuel accumulator through which it is supplied with fuel, the method comprising the following steps: determining a first pressure value of the pressure in the fuel accumulator on the basis of a first pressure measurement, determining a second pressure value of the pressure in the fuel accumulator on the basis of a second pressure measurement carried out after the first pressure measurement, and determining an injector opening duration depending on the first and the second pressure value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Liebherr-Components Deggendorf GmbH
    Inventors: Brice Petitjean, Francois Masson, Josef Aspelmayr
  • Patent number: 11111892
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for sensing the state of an injector, comprising an injector for injecting fuel into an engine combustion chamber, a switch, which is designed to change the switching state thereof in accordance with the state of the injector, and an evaluating unit for sensing the switching state of the switch, wherein a first switch contact of the switch is connected to an electrical input line of the injector, a second switch contact of the switch is connected to ground, and the evaluating unit is designed to carry out a first current measurement for a current flowing into the injector and into the switch and a second current measurement for the current flowing into the injector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-COMPONENTS DEGGENDORF GMBH
    Inventors: Norbert Schoefbaenker, Richard Pirkl, Lorand D'Ouvenou