Patents by Inventor Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya
Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya 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: 6582209Abstract: A fuel injection system for internal combustion engines essentially has a high-pressure injection pump, supplied with fuel from a low-pressure region, and a magnetic piston valve serving to control the injection pump. The magnetic valve having two coaxial valve chambers, communicating with one another through a valve opening but separable from one another by a valve seat, and an armature chamber. The armature chamber communicates with the inlet side via a pressure conduit, and the low-pressure valve chamber communicates with the outlet region of the injection pump. The low-pressure valve chamber has a fuel inlet conduit and a fuel outlet conduit, both of which have a gradually tapered cross section compared to the cross section of the remaining regions of the fuel inlet conduit and fuel outlet conduit. Maximal prevention of cavitation is successfully achieved in the region of the low-pressure valve chamber and hence cavitation erosion that is possible as a consequence of cavitation.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2001Date of Patent: June 24, 2003Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya
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Patent number: 6575139Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for injecting fuel, which is at high pressure, into an internal combustion engine. An injector (25) encloses a pressure chamber (1), from which a high-pressure line (3) discharges into a control chamber (4) of a nozzle needle (5). Also contained in the injector (25) are two control valves (11, 12), which on the outlet side communicate with regions (9) of a lesser pressure level. One of the control valves (11, 12) that form the injection course (20) contains a pressure compensation system (34), by which the injection pressure course (20) can be varied by varying the stroke length (23) of the nozzle needle (5).Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2002Date of Patent: June 10, 2003Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Roger Potschin, Ulrich Projahn
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Publication number: 20030102391Abstract: The invention relates to a control module for fluid control in injection systems, having a valve body (2) in which valve needles (6, 24) of control valves (5, 17) are received. With these control valves (5, 17), the pressure buildup or pressure relief of control chambers (30) or nozzle chambers of injectors can be varied. The control valves (5, 17) in the valve body (2) are electromagnetically actuatable, and magnet coils are received in recesses (9, 20) of insert elements (19, 32) or in recesses (9) in the valve body itself.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2002Publication date: June 5, 2003Inventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Uwe Schmidt, Ramon Junker, Hubert Greif
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Patent number: 6540160Abstract: A fuel injection device having a fuel pump for each cylinder of an internal combustion engine, which fuel pump has a pump piston that is driven into a stroke motion by the engine and delimits a pump working chamber, which is supplied with fuel from a fuel tank and is connected to a fuel injection valve, which has an injection valve member that controls at least one injection opening and can be moved by the pressure generated in the pump working chamber in an opening direction counter to a closing force. A first electrically controlled control valve controls a connection of the pump working chamber to a discharge chamber, and a second electrically controlled control valve controls the pressure prevailing in a control pressure chamber of the fuel injection valve, which pressure acts on the injection valve member in the closing direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2002Date of Patent: April 1, 2003Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Roger Potschin, Ulrich Gruen, Ulrich Projahn
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Publication number: 20030019956Abstract: A fuel injector for fuel injection systems in internal combustion engines. The injector includes a housing in which valves arranged in series are accommodated. One of the valves is actuated by an actuator assigned to the injector. Each of the valves is assigned a controllable control space, each having one inlet. The valves are designed as inwardly opening valves. One of the valves, which may be actuated by the actuator, acts by way of a spring package upon the other of the valves, which is under prestress by a first spring element.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2002Publication date: January 30, 2003Inventor: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya
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Publication number: 20030010846Abstract: A fuel injection device having a fuel pump for each cylinder of an internal combustion engine, which fuel pump has a pump piston that is driven into a stroke motion by the engine and delimits a pump working chamber, which is supplied with fuel from a fuel tank and is connected to a fuel injection valve, which has an injection valve member that controls at least one injection opening and can be moved by the pressure generated in the pump working chamber in an opening direction counter to a closing force. A first electrically controlled control valve controls a connection of the pump working chamber to a discharge chamber, and a second electrically controlled control valve controls the pressure prevailing in a control pressure chamber of the fuel injection valve, which pressure acts on the injection valve member in the closing direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2002Publication date: January 16, 2003Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Roger Potschin, Jurgen Gruen, Ulrich Projahn
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Publication number: 20030006296Abstract: The fuel injection device has a fuel pump for each cylinder of the engine, which fuel pump has a pump piston that is driven into a stroke motion by the engine and delimits a pump working chamber, which is supplied with fuel from a fuel tank and is connected to a fuel injection valve, which has an injection valve member that controls at least one injection opening and can be moved by the pressure generated in the pump working chamber in an opening direction counter to a closing force. A first electrically controlled control valve controls a connection of the pump working chamber to a discharge chamber, and a second electrically controlled control valve controls the pressure prevailing in a control pressure chamber of the fuel injection valve, which pressure acts at least indirectly on the injection valve member in the closing direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2002Publication date: January 9, 2003Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Roger Potschin, Jurgen Gruen, Ulrich Projahn
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Publication number: 20020162528Abstract: The invention relates to a method for shaping the injection pressure course (27) in injectors, which are used for instance in injection devices of injection systems in motor vehicles. The injection device includes a pump part (1) and an injection nozzle part (2). The pump part (1) and injection nozzle part (2) communicate with one another via a high-pressure line (3). Control valves (8, 10) which are triggered by means of an actuator (9) are contained in the pump part (1). By the triggering by means of the actuator (9), injection parameters during the preinjection phase (28), pressure buildup phase (29) and main injection phase (30) are determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2002Publication date: November 7, 2002Inventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Roger Potschin, Ulrich Projahn
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Publication number: 20020152992Abstract: The fuel injection apparatus has one fuel pump or each cylinder of the engine, which pump has a pump piston, driven by the engine in a reciprocating motion, that defines a pump work chamber, which communicates via a line with a fuel injection valve, disposed on the engine separately from the fuel pump, which valve has an injection valve member, by which at least one injection opening is controlled, and which is movable in the opening direction, counter to a closing force, by the pressure generated in the pump work chamber; a first electrically triggered control valve is provided, by which a communication of the line with a relief chamber is controlled. A second electrically triggered control valve is provided, which is disposed near the fuel injection valve and by which the pressure prevailing in a control pressure chamber of the fuel injection valve is controlled, by which pressure the injection valve member is urged at least indirectly in the closing direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2002Publication date: October 24, 2002Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Roger Potschin, Juergen Gruen, Ulrich Projahn
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Publication number: 20020145055Abstract: The invention relates to a device for injecting fuel, having an injector (1) that contains a pressure chamber (13). From the pressure chamber (13), a high-pressure line (5) extends through the injector housing (2), in which a nozzle (3) is disposed that can be closed by means of a nozzle needle (4); the nozzle needle (4) is acted upon by means of a force storing means (7). Via an actuator element (11), control valves (8, 10) that are adjustable and triggerable independently of one another are provided, which communicate with one another via a coupling chamber and by way of which the injection pressure course (24) can be controlled.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2002Publication date: October 10, 2002Inventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Roger Potschin, Ulrich Projahn
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Publication number: 20020134359Abstract: The fuel injection apparatus has one fuel pump for each cylinder of the engine, which pump has a pump piston, driven by the engine in a reciprocating motion, that defines a pump work chamber, which communicates via a line with a fuel injection valve, disposed on the engine separately from the fuel pump, which valve has an injection valve member, by which at least one injection opening is controlled, and which is movable in the opening direction, counter to a closing force, by the pressure generated in the pump work chamber, and at least one first electrically triggered control valve is provided, by which a communication of the pump work chamber with a relief chamber is controlled, and which is disposed near the fuel pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2002Publication date: September 26, 2002Inventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Roger Potschin, Juergen Gruen, Ulrich Projahn
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Publication number: 20020129792Abstract: The fuel injection apparatus for internal combustion engines has one fuel pump for each cylinder of the engine, which pump has a pump piston, driven by the engine in a reciprocating motion, that defines a pump work chamber to which fuel is delivered from a fuel tank and which communicates with a fuel injection valve that has an injection valve member by which at least one injection opening is controlled and which is movable in an opening direction counter to a closing force by the pressure generated in the pump work chamber, by means of a first electrically controlled control valve, a communication of the pump work chamber with a diversion chamber is controlled, and by means of a second electrically controlled control valve, the pressure prevailing in a control pressure chamber of the fuel injection valve is controlled, by which the injection valve member is urged at least indirectly in the closing direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2002Publication date: September 19, 2002Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Roger Potschin, Juergen Gruen, Ulrich Projahn
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Publication number: 20020113139Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for injecting fuel, which is at high pressure, into an internal combustion engine. An injector (25) encloses a pressure chamber (1), from which a high-pressure line (3) discharges into a control chamber (4) of a nozzle needle (5). Also contained in the injector (25) are two control valves (11, 12), which on the outlet side communicate with regions (9) of a lesser pressure level. One of the control valves (11, 12) that form the injection course (20) contains a pressure compensation system (34), by which the injection pressure course (20) can be varied by varying the stroke length (23) of the nozzle needle (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2002Publication date: August 22, 2002Inventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Roger Potschin, Ulrich Projahn
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Publication number: 20020083919Abstract: The invention relates to a method for injecting fuel, which is at high pressure, into air-compressing internal combustion engines employing an injection system which includes a compressor unit for compressing fuel and containing an actuating device for control valves with which device the nozzle needle of an injector is controlled. One of the two control valves is triggered multiple times or in clocked fashion via a piezoelectric actuator during individual injection phases or during the injection cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2001Publication date: July 4, 2002Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Anja Melsheimer, Volker Reusing, Volker Leifert
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Publication number: 20020073966Abstract: A fuel injection system for internal combustion engines essentially comprises a high-pressure injection pump, supplied with fuel from a low-pressure region, and a magnet valve, embodied as a piston valve and serving to control the injection pump, which magnet valve, in a valve housing, has two coaxial valve chambers, communicating with one another through a valve opening but separable from one another by a valve seat, and an armature chamber. The armature chamber communicates with the inlet side via a pressure conduit, and the (low-pressure) valve chamber communicates with the outlet region of the injection pump. The (low-pressure) valve chamber has a fuel inlet conduit and a fuel outlet conduit. The fuel inlet conduit and fuel outlet conduit, each in the respective portions immediately adjacent to the (low-pressure) valve chamber, have a gradually tapered cross section compared to the cross section of the remaining regions of the fuel inlet conduit and fuel outlet conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2001Publication date: June 20, 2002Inventor: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya
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Patent number: 6280160Abstract: A fuel injection pump of the distributor type which has a reciprocatingly driven pump piston that is load-bearing in a rotating distributor shaft which pumps fuel out of a pump work chamber to various fuel injection valves via a distributor opening. To control the duration of high-pressure injection, an electrically actuated valve is provided with a valve member in a valve chamber that communicates with the pump work chamber and from a second valve chamber, communicates with a low-pressure region. To terminate the high-pressure injection, the valve member makes a communication between the two valve chambers, whereupon the outflow of the fuel stream is controlled by disposing a diameter constriction in the connecting line, thus reducing any tendency to cavitation.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 1999Date of Patent: August 28, 2001Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Heinz Nothdurft, Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Andreas Dutt, Hubert Greif
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Patent number: 5829413Abstract: A fuel injection device which has a solenoid valve whose valve member is provided with a solenoid plunger on an end, whose operational movement is damped by means of a damping device which is comprised of a damping chamber defined by the solenoid plunger, and the chamber is discharged via a throttle into a discharge chamber.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1997Date of Patent: November 3, 1998Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya
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Patent number: 5823161Abstract: A fuel injection device for internal combustion engines, having a high-pressure fuel pump, which pumps fuel from a low-pressure chamber via a feed line into a high-pressure collection chamber that communicates via high-pressure lines with the individual injection valves that protrude into the combustion chamber of the engine to be supplied. In order for this system to make variable injection cross sections at the injection valves possible, these injection valves are embodied as injection valves with an outward-opening valve member, via whose controllable opening stroke motion in the direction of the combustion chamber, a variable injection cross section can be adjusted at the injection valve.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 1997Date of Patent: October 20, 1998Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Detlev Potz, Guenter Lewentz, Ralf Maier, Stefan Kampmann, Uwe Gordon, Andreas Kreh, Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya
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Patent number: 5782620Abstract: A fuel injection pump for internal combustion engines which has a moving part supported in a housing bore and on its jacket face on one side, has an exit opening that is under high pressure, and whose bearing is improved by virtue of the fact that on the jacket face of the part or in the wall of the housing bore, at least one pressure compensation is provided. The compensation face is connected to a high pressure source, is disposed on a side of the jacket face of the part which side is remote from the exit opening, and is continuously covered by the wall of the housing bore. As a result, a compensation of the pressure action by means of the pressure field prevailing in the region of the exit opening occurs so that an improved, less damage-prone bearing is produced with a greater high pressure tightness of the moving part.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 1996Date of Patent: July 21, 1998Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Heinz Nothdurft, Wolfgang Fehlmann, Bernhard Bonse, Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya, Ewald Eblen, Holger Pitsch, Andreas Sterr, Walter Fuchs, Andreas Dutt, Joerg Wolke
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Patent number: 5700139Abstract: A fuel injection pump of the distributor type which has at least one pump piston driven in a reciprocating stroke motion, a rotating distributor shaft which via a distributor bore upon rotation establishes a communication between the pump work chamber, defined by the pump piston, and an injection nozzle, and a switching valve for metering the fuel injection quantity. To achieve highly stable hydraulics upon opening and closing of the switching valve, a low-pressure piston is connected to the valve member of the switching valve; the low-pressure piston is axially displaceably guided on the low-pressure side of the switching valve, downstream of the outlet of a relief bore, in a wall segment. Preferably, the outer diameter of the low-pressure piston is made to largely approximate the diameter of the seat face of the valve member on the associated valve seat.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 1996Date of Patent: December 23, 1997Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Nestor Rodriguez-Amaya