Patents by Inventor Matthias Wicke

Matthias Wicke 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: 9500169
    Abstract: A lever device for a fuel injection valve includes a housing with a housing recess, at least one lever element arranged in the housing recess, a drive element arranged in the housing recess and coupled to the lever element(s) in order to act upon said at least one lever element in a direction of a force-action axis, and an output element arranged in the housing recess and coupled to the lever element(s) such that this output element is moveable in the force-action axis direction by the at least one lever element. Each lever element includes a coupling section designed or arranged such that the lever element is coupled to the housing, or to the output element, in a rotationally-fixed manner with respect to the force-action axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Lehmann, Hellmut Freudenberg, Stefan Kohn, Robert Kuchler, Manuel Hannich, Roland Feigl, Wolfgang Wechler, Matthias Wicke
  • Patent number: 9376993
    Abstract: A lever device for a fuel injection valve includes a housing with a housing recess, at least one lever element arranged in the housing recess and having a coupling section coupled to a section of the housing, a drive element arranged in the housing recess and coupled to the at least one lever element to act upon the at least one lever element in the direction of a force-action axis, and an output element arranged in the housing recess and coupled to the at least one lever element such that the output element may be moved in the force-action axis direction by the at least one lever element. The coupling section of the lever element has at least one recess that defines at least two coupling section contact surfaces spaced apart from one another and resting against the housing section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Lehmann, Hellmut Freudenberg, Stefan Kohn, Robert Kuchler, Manuel Hannich, Roland Feigl, Wolfgang Wechler, Matthias Wicke
  • Patent number: 9371807
    Abstract: A method and a device for setting an idle stroke of an actuating drive of an injection valve with respect to an actuating element actuated by the actuating drive. The actuating drive is arranged in an injector body and the actuating element is arranged in an actuating-element housing such that it is movable in an axial. An axial stressing force is applied to the injector body and the actuating-element housing such that part of the injector body or actuating-element housing arranged in a force flow path defined the axial stressing force is deformed permanently, until a value of a representative electric variable determined directly or indirectly for the idle stroke of the actuating drive lies in a predefined value range. Further, an injector assembly for an injection valve may include an injector body and/or an actuating-element housing having a contact section elevated in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Maximilian Kronberger, Hellmut Freudenberg, Robert Schäpers, Matthias Wicke, Stefan Mindl, Wolfgang Wechler
  • Publication number: 20150028135
    Abstract: A lever device for a fuel injection valve includes a housing with a housing recess, at least one lever element arranged in the housing recess, a drive element arranged in the housing recess and coupled to the lever element(s) in order to act upon said at least one lever element in a direction of a force-action axis, and an output element arranged in the housing recess and coupled to the lever element(s) such that this output element is moveable in the force-action axis direction by the at least one lever element. Each lever element includes a coupling section designed or arranged such that the lever element is coupled to the housing, or to the output element, in a rotationally-fixed manner with respect to the force-action axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan Lehmann, Hellmut Freudenberg, Stefan Kohn, Robert Kuchler, Manuel Hannich, Roland Feigi, Wolfgang Wechler, Matthias Wicke
  • Publication number: 20150021418
    Abstract: A lever device for a fuel injection valve includes a housing with a housing recess, at least one lever element arranged in the housing recess and having a coupling section coupled to a section of the housing, a drive element arranged in the housing recess and coupled to the at least one lever element to act upon the at least one lever element in the direction of a force-action axis, and an output element arranged in the housing recess and coupled to the at least one lever element such that the output element may be moved in the force-action axis direction by the at least one lever element. The coupling section of the lever element has at least one recess that defines at least two coupling section contact surfaces spaced apart from one another and resting against the housing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan Lehmann, Hellmut Freudenberg, Stefan Kohn, Robert Kuchler, Manuel Hannich, Roland Feigl, Wolfgang Wechler, Matthias Wicke
  • Publication number: 20130153675
    Abstract: A method and a device are disclosed for setting an idle stroke of an actuating drive of an injection valve with respect to an actuating element actuated by the actuating drive. The actuating drive is arranged in an injector body and the actuating element is arranged in an actuating-element housing such that it is movable in an axial. An axial stressing force is applied to the injector body and the actuating-element housing such that part of the injector body or actuating-element housing arranged in a force flow path defined the axial stressing force is deformed permanently, until a value of a representative electric variable determined directly or indirectly for the idle stroke of the actuating drive lies in a predefined value range. Further, an injector assembly for an injection valve may include an injector body and/or an actuating-element housing having a contact section elevated in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Maximilian Kronberger, Hellmut Freudenberg, Robert Schäpers, Matthias Wicke, Stefan Mindl, Wolfgang Wechler