Patents by Inventor Heinz Lixl

Heinz Lixl 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: 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: 7709996
    Abstract: A tendency of the controlled load to oscillate when controlling a capacitive load can be avoided according to a piezo actuator for an injection valve of an internal combustion engine, having charging and discharging processes for charging and discharging the capacitive load by means of a load current, each loading process being effected by chronological partial load current pulses according to chronological partial charging capacity pulses (p1, p2, . . . pn), wherein the envelope (E) of the partial charging capacity pulses (p1, p2, . . . pn), during the loading process, increases in a strictly monotonous manner in an initial phase, and the slope of the envelope decreases in a monotonous manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Hauser, Klaus Kiel, Manfred Kramel, Heinz Lixl, Gabriel Marzahn, Walter Schrod
  • Patent number: 7514847
    Abstract: In an actuator unit, the piezo actuator (1) is located inside a tubular spring (3) under pre-stress. To compensate the thermal length modifications of the piezo actuator (1) in relation to the actuator housing (4, 3, 6, 5), the compensation element is configured as an aluminium compensation cylinder (2) that is situated in an extension tube (6). The piezo actuator (1) and the compensation cylinder (2) are mounted in series and conjointly pre-stressed by means of the tubular spring (3) that is extended in relation to the actuator housing by the extension tube (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jürgen Dick, Heinz Lixl, Martin Simmet
  • Patent number: 7271521
    Abstract: When a drive command (S*) is input by a control circuit (3), a drive signal (S) can be emitted to a piezoelectric actuator (Pi) by a drive circuit (1), with the result that the piezoelectric actuator (Pi) is changed over from a zero position to a drive position. When a correction command (I1*, I2*) is input by the control circuit (3), a correction signal (I1, I2) can be emitted to the piezoelectric actuator (Pi) by a correction circuit (2), with the result that the piezoelectric actuator (Pi) is changed over from the zero position to a correction position. The input of the drive command (S*) and the input of the correction command (I1*, I2*) are interlocked with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Volkswagen Mechatronic GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heinz Lixl, Richard Pirkl
  • Publication number: 20070113536
    Abstract: In an actuator unit, the piezo actuator (1) is located inside a tubular spring (3) under pre-stress. To compensate the thermal length modifications of the piezo actuator (1) in relation to the actuator housing (4, 3, 6, 5), the compensation element is configured as an aluminium compensation cylinder (2) that is situated in an extension tube (6). The piezo actuator (1) and the compensation cylinder (2) are mounted in series and conjointly pre-stressed by means of the tubular spring (3) that is extended in relation to the actuator housing by the extension tube (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2005
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Jurgen Dick, Heinz Lixl, Martin Simmet
  • Publication number: 20050235966
    Abstract: When a drive command (S*) is input by a control circuit (3), a drive signal (S) can be emitted to a piezoelectric actuator (Pi) by a drive circuit (1), with the result that the piezoelectric actuator (Pi) is changed over from a zero position to a drive position. When a correction command (I1*, I2*) is input by the control circuit (3), a correction signal (I1, I2) can be emitted to the piezoelectric actuator (Pi) by a correction circuit (2), with the result that the piezoelectric actuator (Pi) is changed over from the zero position to a correction position. The input of the drive command (S*) and the input of the correction command (I1*, I2*) are interlocked with respect to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Heinz Lixl, Richard Pirkl
  • Publication number: 20050145726
    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: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Jurgen Dick, Heinz Lixl, Willibald Schurz, Martin Simmet
  • Patent number: 6607178
    Abstract: A device for transferring a thrust, a fuel injection valve with such a device, and a method for manufacturing such a thrust transferring device. To transfer the thrust of an actuator, especially in an injection valve, mechanical tappets are used, which have substantially the shape of a cylinder whose defining surfaces are substantially triangular, with the corners rounded. By the great width of the tappet, broad contact areas are created so that friction during the transfer is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Heinz Lixl, Guenter Lewentz, Wilhelm Frank
  • Patent number: 6145492
    Abstract: A control valve for an injection valve for injecting fuel into an internal combustion engine is described. The injection valve has a control chamber which is connected via an inlet throttle to a high-pressure accumulator, and which can be connected via the control valve and an outlet throttle to an unpressurized return line to a fuel tank. The pressure prevailing in the control chamber acts on a movable nozzle body which is provided with a nozzle needle which releases and seals injection holes as the nozzle body moves. The control valve is constructed adjoining the control chamber, with the result that the pressure prevailing in the control chamber at a first operating surface also acts on the valve body of the control valve. The control valve has a valve chamber which is disposed opposite the control chamber and is connected to the control chamber via the outlet throttle and has a second operating surface, which is smaller than the first operating surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Heinz Lixl