Patents by Inventor Martin Scheffel

Martin Scheffel 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: 20150059703
    Abstract: An insulating element for a fuel injection apparatus is notable in particular for the fact that a low-noise design is achieved. The fuel injection apparatus encompasses at least one fuel injection valve and one receiving bore in a cylinder head for the fuel injection valve, and the insulating element between a valve housing of the fuel injection valve and a wall of the receiving bore. The insulating element possesses an inner insulating ring that is present in encapsulated fashion between an outer ring and an inner ring. The outer ring is directed toward the fuel injection valve and the inner ring is directed toward the wall of the receiving bore, so that corresponding abutment of these components occurs with the insulating element in the installed state. The fuel injection apparatus is suitable in particular for direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of a mixture-compressing spark-ignited internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Kochanowski, Thomas Froehner, Markus Friedrich, Martin Scheffel, Jason Kramer
  • Publication number: 20150013644
    Abstract: A decoupling element for a fuel injection device has a low-noise construction. The fuel injection device includes at least one fuel injector and one receiving bore in a cylinder head for the fuel injector and the decoupling element between a valve housing of the fuel injector and a wall of the receiving bore. The decoupling element has a nonlinear progressive spring characteristic as a solid-state joint, at least one bearing collar including a valve contact surface, which is designed to be spherical, i.e., convex, extending upward from a flat annular area, the flat annular area being supported on a supporting base, and the inside of the annular area has a smaller inside diameter D than the bearing collar and the supporting base, which is supported on the wall of the receiving bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Markus Friedrich, Martin Scheffel, Martin Buehner
  • Publication number: 20140346382
    Abstract: An electromagnetically actuatable valve is described, for controlling fluids, having an inner pole and a magnetic armature, the inner pole having a first end face oriented to the magnetic armature, and the magnetic armature having a second end face oriented to the inner pole, a first contact line and a second contact line being present between the first and second end face when the inner pole and the magnetic armature come into contact with one another, and a damping volume being present between the first and second contact line when the inner pole and the magnetic armature come into contact with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin SCHEFFEL, Philipp ROGLER, Joerg ABEL, Jens POHLMANN, Anna Salvat MASSONI
  • Publication number: 20140284402
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an injector having an extrusion coating, including the following steps: providing an injection module, pushing a disk-shaped alignment element onto a part of the injection module, the alignment element having a slot in order to have sufficient flexibility, welding the alignment element onto the part of the injection module, at least part of the slot also being welded shut at the same time during the welding-on step in order to stiffen the alignment element, and molding the extrusion coating onto the injection module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Martin Scheffel, Axel Bormann, Sebastian Wieschollek
  • Patent number: 8505835
    Abstract: The fuel injector for fuel-injection systems of combustion engines has an excitable actuator for actuating a valve-closure member, which forms a sealing seat together with a valve-seat surface. At least one spray-discharge orifice is formed downstream from the valve-seat surface from which fuel is output in the direction of a combustion chamber. In addition, the fuel injector has a nozzle body, which surrounds the valve-seat surface or accommodates a valve-seat body having the valve-seat surface. The nozzle body is introduced into a downstream thin-walled extension of a connection piece, which also serves as an inner pole of a magnetic circuit, and is fixedly connected to this extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Scheffel
  • Publication number: 20130186986
    Abstract: A fuel injector which includes an actuator having an electrical contact element, a plug, a fuel supply pipe, and an injection-molded housing part. The plug has a base body, an electrical connection element for an electrical connection with the electrical contact element of the actuator, and a rib which projects from the base body, the injection-molded housing part surrounding the electrical connection element of the plug and being injection-molded on the rib of the plug and the fuel supply pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: Guenter Wolff, Martin Scheffel, Sebastian Wieschollek, Axel Bormann, Johann Bayer
  • Patent number: 8353272
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel injection system for the direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. At least one fuel injection valve is arranged on a cylinder head in a receiving bore in order to inject fuel into the combustion chamber. A fuel distribution line is provided for feeding the fuel to the fuel injection valve. A compensation element for a position compensation and/or tolerance compensation, is arranged in the radial direction between the fuel injection valve and the cylinder head and is arranged in the axial direction of the fuel injection valve between a first sealing element, sealing between the fuel injection valve and the cylinder head on a side facing the combustion chamber of the fuel injection valve, and a second sealing element, sealing between the fuel injection valve and the fuel distribution line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Scheffel
  • Publication number: 20110303192
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a combustion chamber and a fuel injection valve that injects fuel directly into the combustion chamber, the fuel injection valve being situated in a cylinder head, and an annular sealing element being situated between the fuel injection valve and the cylinder head in order to seal the combustion chamber, and a shielding ring being situated between the sealing element and the combustion chamber in an axial direction of the fuel injection valve, the shielding ring being characterized in that it has a round cross-section or a cross-section that is rounded radially outward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Klaus Jung, Martin Scheffel
  • Publication number: 20110094478
    Abstract: A receiving borehole of a cylinder head for the mounting of a fuel injector in the cylinder head has a first shoulder area. The counterpart to the first shoulder area of the receiving borehole is a downstream second shoulder area of the valve housing, which is formed so as to result in a form-fitting contact between the shoulder area of the receiving borehole in the cylinder head and the downstream shoulder area of the valve housing. The shoulder areas define a bearing surface, which constitutes a quadric surface in three-dimensional space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Martin Scheffel, Chritina Gerescher
  • Patent number: 7886717
    Abstract: A fuel injector, especially for the direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, includes a nozzle body able to be inserted into a recess of a cylinder head, a valve housing, a plug abutting the valve housing, and at least one fixation element, which fixes the nozzle body in its position in the recess, the fixation element extending from a connection region (28) between the valve housing and the plug on the spray-discharge side. The at least one fixation element has a reinforcement having a spherical contour at an outer periphery, the reinforcement being formed by at least one outwardly projecting element having an outwardly curving end face and/or having a planar end face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ingo Rettig, Martin Scheffel, Anh-Tuan Hoang, Martin Buehner, Andreas Eckbauer
  • Publication number: 20100186717
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel injection system for the direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. At least one fuel injection valve is arranged on a cylinder head in a receiving bore in order to inject fuel into the combustion chamber. A fuel distribution line is provided for feeding the fuel to the fuel injection valve. A compensation element for a position compensation and/or tolerance compensation, is arranged in the radial direction between the fuel injection valve and the cylinder head and is arranged in the axial direction of the fuel injection valve between a first sealing element, sealing between the fuel injection valve and the cylinder head on a side facing the combustion chamber of the fuel injection valve, and a second sealing element, sealing between the fuel injection valve and the fuel distribution line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventor: Martin Scheffel
  • Patent number: 7637443
    Abstract: A fuel injector, e.g., for fuel-injection systems of internal combustion engines in motor vehicles, includes a valve housing including a sleeve-shaped housing section; and a solenoid, situated on the housing section, having a coil brace, magnetic coil and magnetic cup. To protect the magnetic coil from salt fog that arises under specific environmental conditions and penetrates along the contact areas of solenoid and housing section, the coil brace with wound magnetic coil is completely enclosed on all sides by a one-piece plastic coat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Scheffel, Andreas Glaser, Jens Pohlmann, Thomas Gerschwitz, Christina Gerescher
  • Publication number: 20090260597
    Abstract: A fuel injector, especially for the direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, includes a nozzle body able to be inserted into a recess of a cylinder head, a valve housing, a plug abutting the valve housing, and at least one fixation element, which fixes the nozzle body in its position in the recess, the fixation element extending from a connection region (28) between the valve housing and the plug on the spray-discharge side. The at least one fixation element has a reinforcement having a spherical contour at an outer periphery, the reinforcement being formed by at least one outwardly projecting element having an outwardly curving end face and/or having a planar end face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Ingo Rettig, Martin Scheffel, Anh-Tuan Hoang, Martin Buehner, Andreas Eckbauer
  • Patent number: 7581530
    Abstract: A support element is provided for the mutual support of a fuel injector in a valve receptacle, e.g., the valve receptacle of a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, and of the fuel injector against a fuel distribution line. The support element has a clamp, clips and brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Scheffel, Werner Berger, Anh-Tuan Hoang, Jens Pohlmann, Martin Buehner, Thomas Froehner, Cedric Olivier, Martin Andorfer
  • Patent number: 7540273
    Abstract: A support element is provided for the mutual bracing of a fuel injector in a valve seat of a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine and a fuel-distributor line. The support element is formed such that the forces acting on the fuel injector act only in the axial direction and have no radial component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Scheffel, Werner Berger, Rainer Norgauer
  • Patent number: 7461638
    Abstract: A connector system, free of transverse forces, for a fuel injection valve to be inserted into a receiving orifice into a cylinder head for connection to a fuel distributor line that encompasses a connector to a tubing line leading to a fuel reservoir, has a connecting part for connection to the tubing line. The connector system includes a holddown claw having an elongated opening that completely surrounds the fuel injection valve but allows for a tolerance compensation in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the holddown claw, and provides that the connecting part to the tubing line leading to the fuel reservoir has a tube screw fitting having an end piece. The end piece is embodied so that before the tubing line is screwed down onto the fuel distributor line, it can be moved for tolerance compensation, in a seat on the inflow-side end of the fuel distributor line, in two directions perpendicular to the extent of the tubing line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Scheffel, Andreas Eckbauer
  • Patent number: 7373925
    Abstract: A compensating element for supporting a fuel injector in a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine has an annular design and is situated between a valve housing of the fuel injector and a wall of a receiving bore of the cylinder head. The compensating element includes at least two side pieces, which are supported on the fuel injector and the cylinder head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ferdinand Reiter, Martin Scheffel
  • Publication number: 20080105236
    Abstract: A support element is provided for the mutual support of a fuel injector in a valve receptacle, e.g., the valve receptacle of a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, and of the fuel injector against a fuel distribution line. The support element has a clamp, clips and brackets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Scheffel, Werner Berger, Anh-Tuan Hoang, Jens Pohlmann, Martin Buehner, Thomas Froehner, Cedric Olivier, Martin Andorfer
  • Publication number: 20080035116
    Abstract: A fuel injector, e.g., for fuel-injection systems of internal combustion engines in motor vehicles, includes a valve housing including a sleeve-shaped housing section; and a solenoid, situated on the housing section, having a coil brace, magnetic coil and magnetic cup. To protect the magnetic coil from salt fog that arises under specific environmental conditions and penetrates along the contact areas of solenoid and housing section, the coil brace with wound magnetic coil is completely enclosed on all sides by a one-piece plastic coat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Martin Scheffel, Andreas Glaser, Jens Pohlmann, Thomas Gerschwitz, Christina Gerescher
  • Publication number: 20070246016
    Abstract: A connector system, free of transverse forces, for a fuel injection valve to be inserted into a receiving orifice into a cylinder head for connection to a fuel distributor line that encompasses a connector to a tubing line leading to a fuel reservoir, has a connecting part for connection to the tubing line. The connector system includes a holddown claw having an elongated opening that completely surrounds the fuel injection valve but allows for a tolerance compensation in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the holddown claw, and provides that the connecting part to the tubing line leading to the fuel reservoir has a tube screw fitting having an end piece. The end piece is embodied so that before the tubing line is screwed down onto the fuel distributor line, it can be moved for tolerance compensation, in a seat on the inflow-side end of the fuel distributor line, in two directions perpendicular to the extent of the tubing line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Martin Scheffel, Andreas Eckbauer