Patents by Inventor Martin Buehner

Martin Buehner 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).

  • Publication number: 20050066941
    Abstract: A mounting device for attaching a fuel injector both to a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine and to a fuel distribution line, includes two spring tongues which are insertable into a holding groove of the fuel injector or the fuel distribution line. A distance between the tips of the spring tongues is smaller than the largest diameter of the opening surface enclosed by them, and the spring tongues are radially elastically displaced with respect to an axis of the fuel injector. At least two spring elements, elastically displaced in the axial direction with respect to the spring tongues by either tensile or compressive forces, are formed and are axially non-positively, detachably connectable to the opposite fuel injector or the fuel distribution line via a catch connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Werner Berger, Martin Mueller, Andreas Glaser, Anh-Tuan Hoang, Martin Buehner, Cedric Olivier
  • Patent number: 6871634
    Abstract: A fuel injection system for injecting fuel into an internal combustion engine, including at least one fuel injector and a fuel rail, includes, for each fuel injector, an intake connectible to an intake section of the fuel injector. A corrugated tube is arranged between the intake of the fuel rail and the intake section of the fuel injector. The corrugated tube includes two identical end sections that are able to be brought together concentrically with guide sections of the intake section of the fuel injector and of the intake of the fuel rail. Sealing arrangement are undetachably arranged at the end sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Berger, Martin Mueller, Andreas Glaser, Anh Tuan Hoang, Martin Buehner, Cedric Olivier
  • Patent number: 6843233
    Abstract: A fuel-injection system for injecting fuel into an internal combustion engine, having at least one fuel injector and a fuel-distributor line, is provided with an inflow for each fuel injector, which has a flexible section and is connectable to an inflow section of the fuel injector. The flexible section is made up of three concentric sleeve sections which radially overlap at least partially and are interconnected by bends, doubled when viewed in the axial cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Berger, Martin Mueller, Andreas Glaser, Anh Tuan Hoang, Martin Buehner, Cedric Olivier
  • Patent number: 6808134
    Abstract: A fuel injector, particularly a fuel injector for fuel injection systems in internal combustion engines, has a valve needle, which cooperates with a valve-seat surface to form a sealing seat, and an armature, which engages with the valve needle, the armature being movable along the axis of the valve needle and being damped by a damping element made from an elastomer. In this context, a first intermediate ring is situated between the armature and the damping element. The damping element rests on the flange, which is connected in a force-locking manner to the valve needle. The intermediate ring and/or the flange is furnished with radial and/or axial channels which connect an interior volume located between the valve needle and the damping element to a central cutaway of the fuel injector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Noller, Uwe Liskow, Martin Buehner, Guido Pilgram, Juergen Maier, Hartmut Albrodt
  • Publication number: 20040155124
    Abstract: A fuel injector (1), in particular for the direct injection of fuel into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, includes a valve needle (3), which cooperates with a valve seat surface (6) to form a sealing seat, and an armature (20) engaging with the valve needle (3). The armature (20) is arranged on the valve needle (3) in an axially movable manner and damped by a damping element (32) made of an elastomer. Arranged between the armature (20) and the damping element (32) is an intermediate ring (33), and the damping element (32) rests on a flange (31) that is connected to the valve needle (3) by force locking. Due to the intermediate ring (33), the armature (20) is supported on the valve needle (3) in a twist-proof manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Klaus Noller, Martin Buehner
  • Publication number: 20040124276
    Abstract: A fuel injector (1) for the direct injection of fuel into the combustion chamber (18) of a mixture-compressing, spark-ignition internal combustion engine includes a nozzle body (2) and a sealing ring (15) which seals off the fuel injector (1) from a cylinder head (11) of the internal combustion engine. An adhesion-reducing coating (17) is provided in an annular gap (14) formed between a wall (13) of the cylinder head (11) and the nozzle body (2) of the fuel injector (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Werner Berger, Martin Buehner
  • Publication number: 20040112339
    Abstract: A fuel-injection system for injecting fuel into an internal combustion engine, having at least one fuel injector (2) and a fuel-distributor line, is provided with an inflow (3) for each fuel injector (2), which has a flexible section (16) and is connectable to an inflow section (6) of the fuel injector (2). The flexible section (16) is made up of three concentric sleeve sections (9, 11, 13) which radially overlap at least partially and are interconnected by bends (14), doubled when viewed in the axial cross section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2004
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Werner Berger, Martin Mueller, Andreas Glaser, Anh Tuan Hoang, Martin Buehner, Cedric Olivier
  • Publication number: 20040112338
    Abstract: A fuel injection system for injecting fuel into an internal combustion engine, including at least one fuel injector (2) and a fuel rail, has, for each fuel injector (2), an intake (6) connectible to an intake section (9) of the fuel injector (2). A corrugated tube (3, 21) is arranged between the intake (6) of the fuel rail and the intake section (9) of the fuel injector (2). The corrugated tube (3, 21) has two identical end sections (4a, 4b) that are able to be brought together concentrically with guide sections (5a, 5b) of the intake section (9) of the fuel injector (2) and of the intake (6) of the fuel rail. Sealing means (17) are undetachably arranged at the end sections (4a, 4b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Werner Berger, Martin Mueller, Andreas Glaser, Anh Tuan Hoang, Martin Buehner, Cedric Olivier
  • Publication number: 20030047160
    Abstract: A fuel injector (1), particularly a fuel injector for fuel injection systems in internal combustion engines, has a valve needle (3), which cooperates with a valve-seat surface (6) to form a sealing seat, and an armature (20), which engages with the valve needle (3), the armature (20) being movable along the axis of the valve needle (3) and being damped by a damping element (32) made from an elastomer. In this context, a first intermediate ring (34) is situated between the armature (20) and the damping element (32). The damping element (32) rests on the flange (31), which is connected in a force-locking manner to the valve needle (3). The intermediate ring (34) and/or the flange (31) is furnished with radial and/or axial channels which connect an interior volume (36) located between the valve needle (3) and the damping element (32) to a central cutaway (42) of the fuel injector (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Klaus Noller, Uwe Liskow, Martin Buehner, Guido Pilgram, Juergen Maier, Hartmut Albrodt
  • Patent number: 6494388
    Abstract: A fuel injector, in particular a high-pressure injector for directly injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of a mixture-compression, spark-ignition internal combustion engine, which is characterized in that on a valve seat element a conical section is formed having a valve seat surface, to which an outlet opening is immediately connected on the downstream side. The outlet opening has an intake plane, an outlet plane, and a central axis, the central point of the intake plane being offset with respect to the valve longitudinal axis and the central axis running diagonally with respect to the valve longitudinal axis. Upstream of the valve seat element a disk-shaped swirl element is arranged, which can be used both for generating a right swirl as well as a left swirl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Mueller, Ralf Trutschel, Martin Buehner, Peter Land, Helmut Hennemann, Norbert Keim, Ulrich Klingner, Martin Andorfer
  • Patent number: 6382533
    Abstract: A fuel injector, in particular a high-pressure injector for directly injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of a mixture-compression, spark-ignition internal combustion engine, which is characterized by the fact that at a valve seat element a conical section is formed having a valve seat surface, to which an outlet opening is immediately joined in the downstream direction. The outlet opening has an intake plane, whose central point lies on the valve longitudinal axis, whose central axis, however, runs diagonally with respect to valve longitudinal axis. A disk-shaped swirl element is arranged upstream of the valve seat element. The swirl element has swirl channels, which are distributed over the periphery, the swirl channels having varying geometries or dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Mueller, Anh Tuan Hoang, Frank Dallmann, Jens Pohlmann, Martin Buehner, Peter Land, Norbert Keim
  • Patent number: 6182912
    Abstract: A fuel injection valve, in particular a high-pressure injection valve for the direct injection of fuel into the combustion chamber of a compressed mixture, externally ignited internal combustion engine, has in a guide and seat area provided at the downstream end of the valve which area is formed by three disk-shaped elements. A swirl element is nested between a guide element and a valve seat element. The guide element, which can move radially in the assembled valve and which has an inner guide opening, serves to guide an axially movable valve needle which extends through it, while a valve closing section of the valve needle acts in concert with a valve seat surface of the valve seat element. The guide element is spring-loaded through a compression spring which acts upon it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Müller, Stefan Herold, Jochen Riefenstahl, Reinhold Brückner, Dirk Fischbach, Andreas Eichendorf, Martin Bühner, Rainer Norgauer, Jürgen Virnekäs, Peter Schramm, Hans Weidler, Christian Preussner, Thomas Keil, Oliver Kirsten, Ottmar Martin, Wolfgang Leuschner