Patents by Inventor Gunter Dantes

Gunter Dantes 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: 7014129
    Abstract: A fuel injector for fuel-injection systems of internal combustion engines includes an actuator, a valve needle, which is able to be activated by the actuator to actuate a valve-closure member, which, together with a valve-seat surface formed at a valve-seat member, forms a sealing seat; and at least one spray-discharge orifice which is formed in the valve-seat member. At a downstream end of the fuel injector, a flameproofing screen is positioned, which shields the spray-discharge orifices from the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Dantes, Detlef Nowak
  • Patent number: 6910643
    Abstract: A fuel injector (1) is provided with a magnetic coil (10), which cooperates with an armature (20) acted upon by a restoring spring (23), the armature forming an axially movable valve part together with a valve needle (3). A valve-closure member (4), which forms a sealing seat with a valve-seat member (5), is provided at the valve needle (3). A flange (14), which penetrates the armature (20) through an opening (19) of the armature (20) and which is connected to the valve needle (3) by force-locking, has at least one radial fuel channel (11) with whose aid an inner chamber (29) of the fuel injector (1) is able to be connected to a recess (22) of the valve needle (3) upon actuation of the fuel injector (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Dantes, Detlef Nowak
  • Patent number: 6899293
    Abstract: A fuel injector with a magnetic coil, which cooperates with an armature acted upon by a restoring spring, the armature forming an axially movable valve part together with a valve needle. A valve-closure member, which forms a sealing seat with a valve-seat member, is provided at the valve needle. An inner pole and an outer pole form a magnetic circuit with the magnetic coil. A membrane is positioned at an inflow-side end face of the inner pole, which includes at least one orifice, which is covered by the inner pole in the dosed state of the fuel injector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Dantes, Detlef Nowak
  • Patent number: 6837449
    Abstract: A fuel injector for fuel-injection systems of internal combustion engines includes an actuator, a valve needle, which is able to be activated by the actuator to actuate a valve-closure member, which, together with a valve-seat surface formed at a valve-seat member, forms a sealing seat; and a plurality of spray-discharge orifices which is formed in the valve-seat member. At a discharge-side end of the fuel injector, a nozzle-orifice cover is positioned, which shields the spray-discharge orifices from the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Dantes, Detlef Nowak
  • Publication number: 20040099754
    Abstract: A fuel injector (1) for fuel-injection systems of internal combustion engines includes an actuator (10), a valve needle (3), which is able to be activated by the actuator to actuate a valve-closure member (4), which, together with a valve-seat surface (6) formed at a valve-seat member (5), forms a sealing seat; and a plurality of spray-discharge orifices (7) which is formed in the valve-seat member (5). At a discharge-side end (42) of the fuel injector (1), a nozzle-orifice cover (37) is positioned, which shields the spray-discharge orifices (7) from the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Gunter Dantes, Detlef Nowak
  • Publication number: 20040099243
    Abstract: A fuel injector (1) for fuel-injection systems of internal combustion engines includes an actuator (10), a valve needle (3), which is able to be activated by the actuator to actuate a valve-closure member (4), which, together with a valve-seat surface (6) formed at a valve-seat member (5), forms a sealing seat; and at least one spray-discharge orifice (7) which is formed in the valve-seat member (5). At a downstream end (42) of the fuel injector (1), a flameproofing screen (37) is positioned, which shields the spray-discharge orifices (7) from the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Gunter Dantes, Detlef Nowak
  • Patent number: 6736104
    Abstract: A fuel injector, for example, a high-pressure injection valve for the direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine having external ignition, which is distinguished in that an outlet orifice is provided downstream from the valve seat which, at its downstream end, has a slot-forming element that largely closes off the outlet orifice. Between the outlet orifice and a front face of the valve-seat member, the slot-forming element leaves open a slot-shaped flow outlet, through which a fuel spray may be spray-discharged in a fan-jet pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Maier, Günter Dantes, Detlef Nowak, Jörg Heyse
  • Publication number: 20040011897
    Abstract: A fuel injector (1) is provided with a magnetic coil (10), which cooperates with an armature (20) acted upon by a restoring spring (23), the armature forming an axially movable valve part together with a valve needle (3). A valve-closure member (4), which forms a sealing seat with a valve-seat member (5), is provided at the valve needle (3). A flange (14), which penetrates the armature (20) through an opening (19) of the armature (20) and which is connected to the valve needle (3) by force-locking, has at least one radial fuel channel (11) with whose aid an inner chamber (29) of the fuel injector (1) is able to be connected to a recess (22) of the valve needle (3) upon actuation of the fuel injector (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Gunter Dantes, Detlef Nowak
  • Publication number: 20040011899
    Abstract: A fuel injector with a magnetic coil, which cooperates with an armature acted upon by a restoring spring, the armature forming an axially movable valve part together with a valve needle. A valve-closure member, which forms a sealing seat with a valve-seat member, is provided at the valve needle. An inner pole and an outer pole form a magnetic circuit with the magnetic coil. A membrane is positioned at an inflow-side end face of the inner pole, which includes at least one orifice, which is covered by the inner pole in the closed state of the fuel injector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Gunter Dantes, Detlef Nowak
  • Publication number: 20030192505
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel injector, particularly a high-pressure injection valve for the direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine having external ignition, which is distinguished in that an outlet orifice (23) is provided downstream from the valve seat (20) which, at its downstream end, has a slot-forming element (30) that largely closes off the outlet orifice (23). Between it and a front face (34) of the valve-seat member (16), the slot-forming element (30) leaves open a slot-shaped flow outlet (35), through which a fuel spray may be spray-discharged in a fan-jet pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventors: Martin Maier, Gunter Dantes, Detlef Nowak, Jorg Heyse
  • Patent number: 6405935
    Abstract: Fuel injection valve is described which possesses a multilayer swirl valve downstream from a valve seat shaped onto a valve seat element, at least these two components being installed from the inflow direction into a passthrough opening of a valve seat support. The valve seat support has a lower base region that provides for a reduction in the cross section of the passthrough opening downstream from the valve seat. The fuel injection valve is suitable in particular for direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of a mixture-compressing, spark-ignited internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Dantes, Detlef Nowak, Jörg Heyse
  • Publication number: 20010048035
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel injection valve which is characterized in that it possesses a multilayer swirl valve (30) downstream from a valve seat (15) shaped onto a valve seat element (13), at least these two components being installed from the inflow direction into a passthrough opening (10) of a valve seat support (9). The valve seat support (9) has a lower base region (17) that provides for a reduction in the cross section of the passthrough opening (10) downstream from the valve seat (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 1999
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventors: GUNTER DANTES, DETLEF NOWAK, JORG HEYSE
  • Patent number: 6273349
    Abstract: A fuel injection valve is described which has a swirl disk downstream from a valve seat, the swirl disk being made of at least one metallic material, having at least two swirl channels opening into a swirl chamber, and in which all layers are adheringly deposited directly one on top of the other by electroplating (multilayer electroplating). The swirl disk is installed in the valve so that the surface normal to its surface forms an oblique angle other than 0° with the longitudinal valve axis, so that a jet angle &ggr; with respect to the longitudinal valve axis is formed due to the orientation of the swirl disk. The fuel injection valve is particularly well suited for direct injection of fuel into the combustion chamber of a compressed mixture externally ignited internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Fischbach, Michael Bitter, Rainer Kocik, Günter Dantes, Detlef Nowak, Jörg Heyse, Albert Staacke, Michael Klaski
  • Patent number: 6161782
    Abstract: An atomizer disk is composed of at least one metallic material, is configured with at least one inlet opening in an upper cover layer and at least one outlet opening in a lower base layer, and has at least two swirl channels that terminate into a swirl chamber, the swirl chamber being provided in a middle swirl generation layer. Through the inlet opening and the swirl channels, two flows of different natures (biflux) enter the swirl chamber. All the layers of the atomizer disk are built up directly onto one another by electroplating metal deposition (multilayer electroplating). The atomizer disk is suitable for use in a fuel injection valve, in particular a high-pressure injection valve for direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of a mixture-compressing, spark-ignited internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Petra Heinbuck, Frank Schatz, Gunter Dantes, Detlef Nowak, Jorg Heyse
  • Patent number: 6050507
    Abstract: The orifice plate has a complete fluid passageway including inlet orifices, outlet orifices and at least one channel (cavity) disposed between them. The at least three functional levels of the orifice plate, having in each case a characteristic orifice structure, are constructed one on top of the other through electrodeposition (multi-layer electroplating), so the orifice plate is embodied in one piece. Because the orifice plate should be hydraulically unthrottled if the available plate surface is small, the inlet orifices are created with the largest possible circumferences. The orifice plate is particularly suited for use at injection valves, in paint nozzles, inhalers or ink-jet printers, in freeze-drying methods, for spraying or injecting fluids, or for atomizing medications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Holzgrefe, Stefan Arndt, Nikolaus Simon, Frank Schatz, Heinz Fuchs, Gunter Dantes, Detlef Nowak, Jorg Heyse, Beate Ader