Patents by Inventor Horst Bergmann
Horst Bergmann 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).
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Patent number: 5142867Abstract: The invention relates to a compound turbo-drive for a two cylinder bank V-form internal-combustion engine with an exhaust-gas turbocharger for each cylinder bank that together feed a re-expansion turbine. To obtain a space-saving arrangement, the re-expansion turbine has a double-flow turbine housing with two integrated side inlet housings to which the exhaust-gas turbines of the exhaust-gas turbochargers are arranged horizontally.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 1990Date of Patent: September 1, 1992Assignee: Daimler-Benz AGInventors: Horst Bergmann, Gunter Fischer, Wolfgang Buschel
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Patent number: 5042718Abstract: The invention relates to a solenoid-valve-controlled injection device, comprising pump and nozzle, for an air-compressing internal combustion engine having an electromagnetically actuatable control valve. The valve stem of the control valve co-operates with a control slide which is designed as an inertia piston and, via its control bore and a bore arrangement in the valve stem, establishes a connection between a fuel injection line leading to the nozzle and a return line in order to divide the injection into a temporally staggered pre- and main injection.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 1989Date of Patent: August 27, 1991Assignee: Daimler-Benz AGInventors: Horst Bergmann, Emil Bauerle
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Patent number: 5036811Abstract: A four-stroke internal-combustion engine for a motor vehicle having inlet and exhaust valves is provided with additional outlet valves for each cylinder, which valves are adjustable by means of an actuating device and with a throttle flap arranged in the exhaust outlet, also adjustable by means of an actuating device. The actuating devices are operated by at least one directional valve, in response to actuation of a brake switch. Braking of the internal-combustion engine occurs as a result of the opening of the additional outlet valves and a throttling of the exhaust gases during the braking operation. The braking of the internal-combustion engine is speed-dependent in that engine braking is cancelled below a minimum specified speed.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 1989Date of Patent: August 6, 1991Assignee: Daimler-Benz AktiengesellschaftInventors: Eckhard Weiss, Horst Bergmann
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Patent number: 4843558Abstract: A regulation for a gas engine with a rotational speed probe for the crankshaft rotational speed, with a rotational speed-load-ignition angle-performance graph memory read out during each crankshaft rotation, with an ignition pulse generator controlled by the performance graph memory, with a lambda-probe, with a load probe, with a vacuum-controlled gas pressure adjusting device for the propulsion gas and with a flow-mixing device for the propulsion gas and the air. The invention provides a regulation for a gas engine which offers a full utilization of the possibilities of the gas engine above all in lean operation and in the partial load range. A rotational speed-load-lambda-performance graph (36) is provided for producing lambda-desired values. The lambda-desired values readied by the rotational speed-load-lambda-performance graph (36) are compared with the lambda-actual values under formation of a lambda difference value.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 1987Date of Patent: June 27, 1989Assignees: Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft, Atlas Fahrzeugtechnik GmbHInventors: Horst Bergmann, Helmut Daudel, Burkhard Brandner, Klemens Klueppel
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Patent number: 4662332Abstract: In a four-stroke internal combustion engine for driving a motor vehicle, a throttle flap holding back the exhaust gases during vehicle braking is arranged in the outlet channel. Each of the outlet valves controlled by a cam shaft via rockers has assigned to it a limiting device by means of which the stroke of the outlet valves is limited during braking to an amount which prevents the outlet valves from closing. To increase the engine braking power in an internal combustion engine of this type, the stroke of the outlet valves is limited to an amount at which the opened outlet valves achieve a braking effect, and there is a directional valve which is adjustable as a function of the brake-pedal travel and by means of which the throttle flap and the limiting devices can be actuated.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 1985Date of Patent: May 5, 1987Assignee: Daimler-Benz AktiengesellschaftInventors: Horst Bergmann, Gunter Fischer
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Patent number: 4453513Abstract: An externally auto-ignited four-stroke internal combustion engine which includes a combustion chamber disposed in an upper surface of a piston such that, in an upper dead-center position of the piston, the combustion chamber receives almost all of the fuel-air mixture. The combustion chamber includes a planar bottom portion and has a cross-sectional shape of a truncated cone expanding in a direction of the cylinder head. The internal combustion engine also includes a recess or depression provided in the cylinder head and disposed eccentrically with respect to a longitudinal center axis of the cylinder. The depression or recess in the cylinder head has the shape of a truncated cone expanding in a direction of the piston, with a spark plug projecting or penetrating into the recess or depression in the cylinder head.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 1982Date of Patent: June 12, 1984Assignee: Daimler-Benz AktiengesellschaftInventors: Gunter Perrin, Horst Bergmann
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Patent number: 4411243Abstract: An externally ignited internal combustion engine, operable by a homogeneous fuel, wherein liquid fuel is completely vaporized and at an approximately relatively lean proportion is mixed with air to provide for quantity control of the fuel-air mixture. The quantity control remains limited to a lower part throttle or partial load range and above such range, fuel in a liquid condition is injected into the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine to enable a quality control over the fuel mixture. The injection of the fuel is carried out so that the injected jet of fuel does not contact the relatively cold wall parts of combustion chambers of the respective cylinders of the internal combustion engine.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 1981Date of Patent: October 25, 1983Assignee: Daimler-Benz AGInventors: Horst Hardenberg, Horst Bergmann
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Patent number: 4393831Abstract: A control system for a mixture-compressing internal combustion engine with a throttle flap valve disposed in an intake manifold and an idle channel bypassing the throttle flap valve. An additional channel, terminating downstream of the idle channel in the intake manifold, with the additional channel merely forming an air channel. A valve is provided for controlling a communication between the additional channel and the intake manifold. The valve is connected with a diaphragm a back surface of which is adapted to be exposed to the intake manifold vacuum through a line connected to the intake manifold. A three/two-way on-off valve, influenced by a control device, is disposed in the line connected to the intake manifold. The on-off valve is adapted to vent the backside of the diaphragm when the intake manifold vacuum is above an idle value during a coasting of the engine so as to enable air to be introduced into the intake manifold through the additional channel.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 1981Date of Patent: July 19, 1983Assignee: Daimler-Benz AktiengesellschaftInventors: Horst Bergmann, Hans Pracht
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Patent number: 4394598Abstract: A spark plug for internal combustion engines, especially a spark plug deeply arranged in a spark plug recess of the engine. The spark plug includes a mounting portion, a center electrode, and an insulating body. An extension arrangement is adapted to be attached to the spark plug for facilitating access thereto. The extension arrangement includes a center electrode, an insulating body, and a tubular jacket. The tubular jacket is provided at a first end with an inner cross section corresponding to a cross section of the mounting portion of the spark plug, with the inner cross section being adapted to be mounted over the mounting portion of the spark plug. A second end of the tubular jacket is provided with a further mounting portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1980Date of Patent: July 19, 1983Assignee: Daimler-Benz AktiengesellschaftInventor: Horst Bergmann
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Patent number: 4377147Abstract: An internal combustion engine driven by a gaseous fuel, with quantity regulation in a lower load range and quality regulation in an upper load range. A gas pressure regulator is provided for controlling a gas flow to an air-gas mixer, with a throttle valve actuatable by an accelerator pedal being arranged in an intake line downstream of the air-gas mixer, whereby the gas pressure regulator is movable in a closing direction through a control line, by a diaphragm by vacuum prevailing in the intake line in a vicinity of the throttle valve. A control valve, influenced by the accelerator in the quality control range, is disposed in a control line. The control line branches off the intake line upstream of the throttle valve or off the air-gas mixer. A throughput or through-flow cross section in the control valve decreases with increasing loads in a direct relationship to a position of the accelerator until the control valve closes at full load.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1981Date of Patent: March 22, 1983Assignee: Daimler-Benz AktiengesellschaftInventors: Horst Bergmann, Hans Pracht, Klaus-Dieter Holloh
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Patent number: 4368713Abstract: A gas-operated internal combustion engine which includes a volume control valve for a gas supplied to an air/gas mixer. An air filter is arranged within a charged air supply arrangement and, between a diaphragm of the volume control valve in a section of the air charge supply, a pressure equalizing connection is provided which, starting from the air filter or from the air/gas mixer and extending in a direction toward the volume control valve includes a throttle and a blocking biased check valve. A conduit branches off in the pressure-equalizing line at a point between the air filter and the check valve, with the conduit leading through a diaphragm operated valve to the intake manifold. The valve is controllable by the intake manifold vacuum such that the conduit is blocked with a high value intake manifold vacuum and opened with a low value intake manifold vacuum.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1980Date of Patent: January 18, 1983Assignee: Daimler-Benz AktiengesellschaftInventor: Horst Bergmann
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Patent number: 4353344Abstract: A control device for controlling a recycling of exhaust gases into an intake system of a self-igniting internal combustion engine which includes a signal generator, constructed as a pneumatic control slide valve mounted to a fuel injection pump. The signal generator is controlled by the respective instantaneous load conditions as a function of the rotational speed of the engine and the load on the engine by a non-reactive scanning of a position of a control rod associated with the fuel injection pump. The signal generator is coupled with the control rod and a pneumatic signal is transmitted by the signal generator in dependence upon a position of a control piston of the signal generator.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 1981Date of Patent: October 12, 1982Assignee: Daimler-Benz AktiengesellschaftInventors: Horst Bergmann, Jorg Reddemann
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Patent number: 4341194Abstract: A water cooled internal combustion engine, especially for utility vehicles operated with a gas which is stored in a liquid condition in a fuel tank. The internal combustion engine includes a cooling water cycle containing a thermostat, a cooler and a water pump. A fuel vaporizer is heated by the cooling water cycle of the internal combustion engine with an air intake preheater likewise being heated by the cooling water cycle. A throttle valve is arranged between the air/gas mixer and working cylinders of the engine. An externally heated water cycle is additionally provided in such a way that the externally heated water cycle is connected functionally in parallel with the cooling water cycle.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 1980Date of Patent: July 27, 1982Assignee: Daimler-Benz AktiengesellschaftInventors: Gerhard Wolters, Horst Bergmann
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Patent number: 4324572Abstract: A soot filter arrangement for an exhaust gas flow of an internal combustion engine, especially an air-compressing internal combustion engine. The filter arrangement includes a housing with feed and discharge connections for the exhaust gas stream in a mineral filter material arranged in the housing. The material is provided on a support pipe equipped with passage openings which enable the exhaust gas stream to enter the support pipe in a radial direction and leave the same in an axial direction. Several support pipes are provided at a mutual spacing in a parallel relationship and the filter material includes a thread of spun silicon dioxide fibers wound onto the support pipes.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 1981Date of Patent: April 13, 1982Assignee: Daimler-Benz AktiengesellschaftInventors: Hans Erdmannsdorfer, Horst Bergmann, Helmut Daudel
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Patent number: 4290402Abstract: A gas-operated internal combustion engine which includes an air/gas mixer and a volume control valve for feeding gas to the air/gas mixer. The volume control valve is normally biased into a closed position and includes a diaphragm adapted to be exposed on an operating side thereof to a vacuum ambient in the gas downstream of the volume control valve so as to urge the diaphragm to opening position of the volume control valve. A rear side of the diaphragm is adapted to be exposed to a control pressure. A pressure compensating connection is provided between the rear side of the diaphragm and a portion of the air supply system of the engine and terminates at or upstream of the air/gas mixer. A choke is arranged in the pressure compensating connection at either an air filter of the air supply system or a housing of the air/gas mixer with a check valve being disposed in the pressure compensating connection at a position between the choke and the volume control valve.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 1980Date of Patent: September 22, 1981Assignee: Daimler-Benz AktiengesellschaftInventor: Horst Bergmann
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Patent number: 4112360Abstract: Apparatus and method for tuning components of an electrical mechanical filter which includes a plurality of mechanical resonators coupled together with input and output resonators and other resonators mounted between the input and output resonators which can be tuned without mechanically damping the input and output resonators by providing an input feed circuit coupled to the input transducer and an output circuit coupled to the output transducer having characteristics such that the frequency of the resonator without a transducer can be accurately measured and wherein the frequencies of the input and output resonators do not adversely effect the frequency measurement of the resonator without a transducer.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 1977Date of Patent: September 5, 1978Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Horst Bergmann