Patents by Inventor Heinrich Knapp

Heinrich Knapp 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: 5060868
    Abstract: An electromagnetically actuatable valve is proposed, which serves in particular to inject into the intake tube a mixture-compressing internal combustion engines with externally-supplied ignition. The valve includes a flat armature which is firmly connected with a ball arranged to cooperate with a fixed valve seat. The flat armature is pivotably supported on its end remote from the valve seat on a spring tongue preferably embodied out of a remnant air disc. A tubular inflow stub is disposed concentrically to the valve axis, communicating on one end with a fuel distributor line and on the other end protruding as deeply as possible into the valve. A tubular outlet stub leading away from the valve seat is concentrically guided in the inlet stub, and arranged to have its end remote from the valve seat discharge into a fuel return flow line. As a result, a cooling of the valve and the return of heated fuel which contains vapor bubbles to its supply source is assured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1991
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Heinrich Knapp, Mathias Linssen, Jurgen Peczkowski, Alfred Konrad
  • Patent number: 5012787
    Abstract: A fuel injection system for internal combustion engines is proposed which serves the purpose of fuel injection into the air intake tube of the engine. The fuel injection system includes a fuel injection valve, which is supported upstream of a throttle valve in a holder body disposed coaxially in the air intake tube. A fuel supply line leads to the fuel injection valve, extending in a downwardly directed manner toward the fuel injection valve and away from a deaeration chamber. A fuel return line leads away from the fuel injection valve, extending in an upwardly inclined direction to discharge into the regulating chamber, disposed at a higher level, of a pressure regulating valve. A fuel feed line originating at a fuel supply pump terminates in an upwardly directed manner into the dearation chamber, which communicates via a dearation nozzle with the regulating chamber, so that vapor bubbles can escape upstream of the injection valve into the return side of the injection valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1991
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Udo Hafner, Harro Herth, Wolfgang Kienzle, Heinrich Knapp, Rudolf Krauss, Manfred Lembke, Werner Paschke, Rudolf Sauer
  • Patent number: 4982902
    Abstract: An electromagnetically actuatable valve is proposed, which serves in particular to inject into the intake tube a mixture-compressing internal combustion engines with externally-supplied ignition. The valve includes a flat armature which is firmly connected with a ball arranged to cooperate with a fixed valve seat. The flat armature is pivotally supported on its end remote from the valve seat on a spring tongue preferably embodied out of a remnant air disc. A tubular inflow stub is disposed concentrically to the valve axis, communicating on one end with a fuel distributor line and on the other end protruding as deeply as possible into the valve. A tubular outlet stub leading away from the valve seat is concentrically guided in the inlet stub, and arranged to have its end remote from the valve seat discharge into a fuel return flow line. As a result, a cooling of the valve and the return of heated fuel which contains vapor bubbles to its supply source is assured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1991
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Heinrich Knapp, Mathias Linssen, Jurgen Peczkowski, Alfred Konrad
  • Patent number: 4860710
    Abstract: A fuel supply line, which serves to supply fuel to a fuel injection system for internal combustion engines. The fuel supply line includes receptacles, in each of which a stepped receiving bore is formed with the bores arranged to surround the injection valve in the axial direction and open both at the mouthpiece and the connection end of the injection valve. The injection valve is held by a holding body with a holding shoulder of the injection valve resting on a holding step of the receiving bore. The receiving bore of the receptacle extends outside the flowthrough cross section of the fuel supply line. A filter element is provided in the flow path of the fuel between the flowthrough cross section and fuel openings at the circumference of the injection valve. The fuel supply line, together with the receptacles, is advantageously manufactured of plastic as an extruded part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Udo Hafner, Heinrich Knapp
  • Patent number: 4858567
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine is proposed which operates on a lean fuel-air mixture. The engine comprises an inlet channel which leads to the cylinder with a piston and which opens into the cylinder via an inlet valve. A flap element pivotably mounted about a pivot axis which is seated on one side is disposed in a section of the inlet channel; said section having a rectangular cross-section. The flap also has a rectangular cross-section and is used to produce a rotating flow in the cylinder in operating states other than full load. Displacement of the flap can be effected against the force of a spring by the suction air or by a servomotor controlled by an electronic control device as a function of the operating parameters of the internal combustion engine such as rpm flap position and temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1989
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Heinrich Knapp
  • Patent number: 4826082
    Abstract: An electromagnetically actuatable fuel injection valve which has an internal scavenging system for cleaning dirt particles from a magnetic field air gap. A portion of the fuel flowing in via an inflow line and an inflow opening reaches the vicinity of an air gap defined on one side by an armature and on the other by magnetic poles and flows through this gap, and then flows via an outflow opening to enter an outflow line that communicates with a fuel return. As a result of the described scavenging of the air gap, dirt particles are prevented from becoming firmly attached there and causing impairment of the performance of the fuel injection valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1989
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Max Greiner, Udo Hafner, Waldemar Hans, Heinrich Knapp, Wolfgang Kramer, Rudolf Krauss, Ferdinand Reiter, Peter Romann, Rudolf Sauer
  • Patent number: 4813599
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electromagnetically actuatable fuel injection valve which is used to supply fuel to a mixture compressing internal combustion engine. The fuel injection valve comprises a valve housing provided with an extension in which a valve seat body is disposed. A magnetic coil is mounted on each of the pole parts and a permanent magnet is disposed between the poles of the pole parts. The valve seat body is connected to a guide via a collet. The guide, collet and valve seat body are penetrated by a valve needle which is connected at its one end to an armature and which, at its other end, ends in a closing end. In the guide is a guide bore which is adapted to radially guide a spherical head portion of the valve needle and which then tapers into an abutment face, against which face the valve needle rests by way of the head when the injection valve is open. To open the valve, the valve needle is moved outwardly, thereby uncovering an ejection opening between a valve seat and the closing head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1989
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Max Greiner, Udo Hafner, Waldemar Hans, Heinrich Knapp, Wolfgang Kramer, Rudolf Krauss, Ferdinand Reiter, Peter Romann, Rudolf Sauer
  • Patent number: 4807846
    Abstract: An electromagnetically actuatable fuel injection valve which serves to supply fuel to a mixture-compressing internal combustion engine having externally supplied ignition. The fuel injection valve includes a valve housing with a mouth piece in which a valve seat body is disposed, two magnet coils two cores and one armature, which has a spherical guide section and is connected to a valve needle. The spherical guide section is slidably supported with its circumference in a guide bore of the valve seat body and in its stroke movement away from the core is limited by a tapering stop opening which adjoins the guide bore. A plastic bushing is mounted on a guide step of the valve seat body and is pressed by a spring against the core end face, thereby preventing a dirct flow of fuel to the remnant air gap on the armature, as a result of which the depositing of soil particles in the gap is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1989
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Max Greiner, Udo Hafner, Waldemar Hans, Heinrich Knapp, Wolfgang Kramer, Rudolf Krauss, Ferdinand Reiter, Peter Romann, Rudolf Sauer
  • Patent number: 4795097
    Abstract: An electromagnetically actuatable fuel injection valve, which serves to supply fuel to a mixture-compressing internal combustion engine having externally supplied ignition. The fuel injection valve includes a valve housing with a mouth piece, in which a valve seat body is disposed, included are two magnet coils, two cores and one armature, which has a spherical guide section and is connected to a valve needle. The spherical guide section is slidably supported with its circumference in a guide bore of the valve seat body and in its stroke movement away from the core is limited by a tapered stop opening which adjoins the guide bore. Radially extending grooves are machined into the wall of the stop opening and are coextensive in the wall of the guide bore, so that the area of contact between the spherical guide section and the stop opening is decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1989
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Max Greiner, Udo Hafner, Waldemar Hans, Heinrich Knapp, Wolfgang Kramer, Rudolf Krauss, Ferdinand Reiter, Peter Romann, Rudolf Sauer
  • Patent number: 4786030
    Abstract: An electromagnetically actuatable fuel injection valve which serves to supply fuel to a mixture-compressing internal combustion engine having externally supplied ignition. The fuel injection valve includes a valve housing with a mouth piece, in which a valve seat body is disposed, included are two magnet coils two cores and one armature, which has a spherical guide section and the later is being connected to a valve needle. The spherical guide section is slidably supported with its circumference in a guide bore of the valve seat body and in its stroke movement away from the core is limited by a tapering stop opening which adjoins the guide bore. Flat faces are provided on the circumference of the spherical guide section, such that they decrease the area of contact between the spherical contact section and the stop opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1988
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Max Greiner, Udo Hafner, Waldemar Hans, Heinrich Knapp, Wolfgang Kramer, Rudolf Krauss, Ferdinand Reiter, Peter Romann, Rudolf Sauer
  • Patent number: 4779838
    Abstract: An electromagnetically actuatable fuel injection valve which serves to supply fuel to a mixture-compressing internal combustion engine having externally supplied ignition. The fuel injection valve includes a valve housing with a mouth piece, in which a valve seat body is disposed, included are two magnet coils, two cores and one armature of soft magnetic material, which with an extension is inserted into a receiving bore of a spherical guide section made from hard material and is connected to a valve needle. The spherical guide section is slidably supported with its circumference in a guide bore of the valve seat body and in its stroke movement away from the core is limited by a stop opening adjoining the guide bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Max Greiner, Udo Hafner, Waldemar Hans, Heinrich Knapp, Wolfgang Kramer, Rudolf Krauss, Ferdinand Reiter, Peter Romann, Rudolf Sauer
  • Patent number: 4753205
    Abstract: A fuel injection apparatus for separately ignited internal combustion gas engines is proposed. The fuel injection apparatus comprises an air intake stack in which an injection valve is arranged upstream of a throttle valve. A ring slot developed approximately Venturi-shaped is formed between the casing of the injection valve and the cylindrical inner wall of the air intake stack. An air bypass line discharges into the narrowest cross-section of the ring slot developed approximately Venturi-shaped which begins upstream of the approximately Venturi-shaped ring slot. An air measuring organ with at least one temperature dependent resistance for measuring the air mass flowing through is arranged in the air bypass line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1988
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Heinrich Knapp, Peter Romann, Rudolf Sauer
  • Patent number: 4747384
    Abstract: A fuel injection system for internal combustion systems is proposed, which serves to inject fuel into the intake tube of the engine. The fuel injection system includes at least one fuel injection valve which is disposed in the interior of a holder and communicates with both a fuel supply line and a fuel drainage line. The inflow of fuel into the fuel injection valve takes place radially via an inflow region. An orifice body is secured in the holder, forming a reservoir preceding the inflow region. In the first few seconds after hot starting of the engine, only the fuel stored in the reservoir reaches the inflow region and hence is injected. Because readily volatile fuel components have evaporated beforehand, the fuel stored in the reservoir enables especially good fuel preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1988
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Udo Hafner, Heinrich Knapp, Rudolf Sauer
  • Patent number: 4741316
    Abstract: A fuel injection system for internal combustion engines is proposed which serves to inject a quantity of fuel adapted to the aspirated air quantity. In the intake tube of the engine, an intake tube section downstream of a throttle valve communicates with an intake tube pressure sensor via a connecting line. The output signal of this intake tube pressure sensor affects the opening duration of the injection valves. In order to reduce the influence of pulsations on the measurement product of the intake tube pressure sensor, a throttle valve is provided which in the presence of the operational engine states of upper partial load and full load reduces the cross section of the connecting line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1988
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Heinrich Knapp
  • Patent number: 4700891
    Abstract: A magnetic injection valve for injecting fuel into the intake tract of internal combustion machines, which is distinguished by particularly good internal cooling. A magnetic coil wound onto a coil carrier is located in the valve, being introduced into a valve housing and surrounds a ferromagnetic core. The core acts upon an armature which is connected to a movable valve needle. A bushing in the core and a sleeve located outside the core are arranged such that the fuel, emerging from an inflow tract of a supply device flows via the sleeve serving as a fuel line and reaches the interior of the valve housing that receives the magnetic coil; after flowing virtually completely around the magnetic coil, the fuel leaves this interior via a bore and flows back between the bushing and the core as far as the end of the bushing, and then flows on through the bushing to reach the armature to flow on to the valve seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1987
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Waldemar Hans, Wilhelm Kind, Heinrich Knapp, Wolfgang Kramer, Rudolf Sauer
  • Patent number: 4671245
    Abstract: A throttle valve pipe is proposed, which is used for fuel mixture formation for mixture-compressing internal combustion engines with externally supplied ignition. The throttle valve pipe includes an intake conduit and a throttle valve is disposed therein and to control fuel flow. From upstream of the throttle valve fuel can be ejected by an injection valve in the direction toward the throttle valve. The throttle valve is made of ceramic and on its surface which faces the injection valve this valve is provided with an electric heating resistor film. In the pivoting region of the throttle valve, a liner of ceramic is inserted into the intake conduit and the additionally liner surface which forms part of the intake conduit is provided with an electric heating resistor film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1987
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Heinrich Knapp
  • Patent number: 4662567
    Abstract: An electromagnetically actuatable valve is proposed, which serves in particular to inject fuel into the intake tube of internal combustion engines operating with fuel injection systems. The fuel injection valve includes a valve housing, a core, a magnetic coil and a cylindrical armature which is connected via a rod-like connecting part having a smaller cross section than the armature with a valve closing member embodied in the form of a ball. The valve closing member cooperates with a valve seat provided in a valve seat body. The radial guidance of the armature is effected by a narrow annular disk. The valve closing member is radially guided only by the valve seat in its closed position and by a stop in its open position. Downstream of the valve seat fuel guide bores lead into a preparation bore in the form of a blind bore, which has a diameter of approximately 1 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1987
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Heinrich Knapp
  • Patent number: 4660524
    Abstract: A fuel supply line for use with fuel injection devices of internal combustion engines is proposed, having supports to contain fuel injection valves. The fuel supply line has an elastic wall section, with which is connected a rigid wall section and on which are fastened the supports. The elastic wall section is elastic to the extent that it damps the pressure pulsations of the fuel in the fuel supply line, whereas the rigid wall section assures the required rigidity of the fuel supply line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1987
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Richard Bertsch, Dieter Gunther, Heinrich Knapp, Gunther Plapp
  • Patent number: 4653720
    Abstract: An electromagnetically actuatable fuel injection valve which serves to supply fuel to a mixture-compressing internal combustion engine having externally supplied ignition. The fuel injection valve includes a valve housing having an outlet tube in which a valve seat body is disposed. Respective magnetic coils are disposed on pole pieces and a permanent magnet is disposed between the pole portions of the pole pieces. In the valve seat body a flow bore is provided, which merges via a stop face with a guide bore, in which a ball-shaped armature is slidably disposed. A valve needle which is joined with the armature protrudes through the flow bore and, with a closing head, cooperates with a valve seat in the valve seat body. Directly upstream of the closing head a metering collar is provided on the valve needle, an annular metering gap being formed between the metering collar and the wall of the flow bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1987
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Heinrich Knapp, Rudolf Krauss, Rudolf Sauer, Jahinid-Singh Sumal
  • Patent number: 4650122
    Abstract: An injection valve for preparing fuel injected into an intake tube of an internal combustion engine and an injection valve for performing the method are proposed. The injection valve includes a movable valve element, which cooperates with a fixed valve seat, downstream of which the fuel reaches fuel guide bores inclined relative to the valve axis and this fuel discharges into a preparation bore at a distance (a) on the bottom from the wall. The fuel flowing via the fuel guide bores at first exits freely from the discharge openings of the fuel guide bores into the preparation bore and subsequently arrives at the wall of the preparation bore, from where it flows in the form of a film, distributed over the wall, toward the open end of the preparation bore and is ejected into the aspirated air of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1987
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Kienzle, Werner Paschke, Rudolf Sauer, Heinrich Knapp