Abstract: An electromagnetically actuatable fuel injection valve which serves to supply fuel to a mixture-compressing internal combustion engine having externally supplied ignition. The fuel injection valve includes a valve housing with a mouth piece, in which a valve seat body is disposed, included are two magnet coils, two cores and one armature of soft magnetic material, which with an extension is inserted into a receiving bore of a spherical guide section made from hard material and is connected to a valve needle. The spherical guide section is slidably supported with its circumference in a guide bore of the valve seat body and in its stroke movement away from the core is limited by a stop opening adjoining the guide bore.

Abstract: A fuel injection apparatus for separately ignited internal combustion gas engines is proposed. The fuel injection apparatus comprises an air intake stack in which an injection valve is arranged upstream of a throttle valve. A ring slot developed approximately Venturi-shaped is formed between the casing of the injection valve and the cylindrical inner wall of the air intake stack. An air bypass line discharges into the narrowest cross-section of the ring slot developed approximately Venturi-shaped which begins upstream of the approximately Venturi-shaped ring slot. An air measuring organ with at least one temperature dependent resistance for measuring the air mass flowing through is arranged in the air bypass line.

Abstract: An electromagnetically actuatable valve is proposed, in particular a fuel injection valve for fuel injection systems in internal combustion engines, which by using a resilient element between a valve housing and a collar of a spacer ring exerts a long-lasting pressure upon a guide diaphragm that radially guides a valve element. In this manner, an exact fixation of the valve element on a valve seat when the valve is closed is assured even if long-term strain on the injection valve results in a slight loosening between a nozzle holder that includes the valve seat and the valve housing.

Abstract: A potentiometer chamber on the intake pipe wall of an internal combustion engine for containing an electrical potentiometer. The potentiometer chamber comprises a limiting wall, formed by the intake pipe wall, a sidewall extends thereto from which serves as lateral limits of the chamber. A partition made by injection molding from plastic, into which are embedded electrical contacts extends from the sidewall and a lid is placed on the partition. Therefore the limiting wall, the sidewall, the partition, and the lid form the chamber that encloses a potentiometer.

Abstract: An electric potentiometer used for conversion of a rotating movement into an electrical value. The potentiometer has a wiper passing across a resistance path and, on the other end, the wiper is rotatingly coupled with a bearing shaft. The resistance path is disposed on a mounting plate next to which is disposed on the intake pipe wall an elongated plug, made of plastic by injection molding, in which are embedded contact prongs, which are connected on the other side in an electrically conducting manner with connecting contacts extending generally perpendicular to the contact prongs.

Abstract: A flow rate meter which serves to measure a quantity of air aspirated by an internal combustion engine via an air intake tube. The flow rate meter includes a housing, in which a flow conduit having a measuring body is disposed, the measuring body being pivotable about a bearing shaft in accordance with the flow of the medium counter to a restoring force and being joined via at least one strut to a damping body, which in the form of a movable wall defines a damping chamber with respect to the flow conduit. A retaining groove is embodied in the damping chamber wall and is form-fittingly engaged by a retaining section of an elastic stop body. A stop section of the stop body protrudes into the damping chamber and limits the movement of the damping body.

Abstract: An electric potentiometer is proposed which serves to convert a mechanical movement into an electrical value. The potentiometer includes a pickup embodied as a wiper and a resistor pad which has a plurality of connections for parallel resistors distributed over the displacement range of the pickup and serving as support points. With these parallel resistors, the partial resistance established by the pickup can be varied to a predetermined course. The support points extend crosswise to the contact track of the pickup on the resistor pad and are embodied as only so long that they terminate before reaching the contact track.

Abstract: A method of securing a hot wire to holder wires within a carrier body by means of heating and soldering material applied to the holder wires. In this method, holder wires are provided with a layer of soldering material and secured in a carrier body, while in a second operation each holder wire is placed in a tool between conductive poles of an electrical current circuit. In a third operation, the hot wire to be secured in place is placed at each holder wire between the conductive poles of an electrical current circuit which in the fourth operation is operative in a manner limited in duration, until the melting temperature of the soldering material has been attained. The wires are held in place until the melted solder solidifies. The method according to the invention enables the automated contacting of electrically conductive wires such that the connection is capable of withstanding both corrosion and high temperatures.

Abstract: A flow rate meter is proposed, which serves to ascertain the quantity of a flowing medium, in particular the air quantity aspirated by an internal combustion engine via an air intake tube. The flow rate meter includes a measuring body (3) which is pivotable in a flow conduit (2) about a shaft (5) supported in the housing (1) counter to a restoring force in accordance with the quantity of medium flowing through the conduit. The lateral gap (15, 16) between the measuring body (3) and the lateral wall of the flow conduit (2) is narrower in the range of a slight deflection of the measuring body (3) than in the range of a greater deflection. As a result, air flowing via the lateral gap (15, 16) is prevented from impairing the measuring range of the flow rate meter, so that even very slight quantities of flowing air, such as those at low engine idling, can still be measured by this flow rate meter.

Abstract: A method for preventing damage to a temperature-dependent resistor disposed in a flow cross-section caused by overheating as a result of the ignition of a combustible, gaseous mixture during a burnoff process and an air flow rate measuring device for performing the method are proposed. The air flow rate measuring device includes a temperature-dependent resistor disposed in a bypass line. Deposits on the surface of the temperature-dependent resistor are removed in a burnoff process, preferably following the opening of the ignition switch. The danger then exists that if the device is used in a motor vehicle, combustible fuel-air mixture located in the vicinity of the temperature-dependent resistor may ignite, and the temperature-dependent resistor would thereby be destroyed because of overheating. For this reason, a slide member is pushed into the flow cross-section during the burnoff process, so that only a small combustible volume is available in the vicinity of the temperature-dependent resistor.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring the mass of a flowing medium, in particular for measuring the aspirated air mass of an internal combustion engine. The apparatus has a hot wire disposed in the flow of the medium, the temperature of which is regulated in accordance with the mass of the medium; and its resistance is regulated by an adjustment variable which is a standard for the mass of the medium. The hot wire is guided on a sensor ring, which is of plastic, via support points. The support points are each fastened with a fastening section in a fastening slit of the sensor ring extending in the axial direction, and they each have a guide section protruding into the interior of the sensor ring through a radial slit. A guide wire extending in the flow direction is fastened to each guide section. The terminal support points in like manner, have attachment sections by way of which an electrical connection is made with the hot wire.

Abstract: A mixture formation system is proposed for mixture-compressing internal combustion engines with externally supplied ignition. The mixture formation system includes an air intake fitting in which an electromagnetically actuatable injection valve is held concentrically, upstream of a throttle valve. Disposed upstream of the injection valve is an air flow rate meter provided with a temperature-dependent resistor. The electronic regulating device of the air flow rate meter and a pressure regulator for regulating the fuel pressure at the injection valve as well as a supplementary air valve for controlling an air bypass bypassing the throttle valve during the warm-up phase of the engine may be provided on the air intake fitting. As a result, a mixture formation system is attained which is simply constructed and functions reliably, and which because of its compact structure can be accommodated in the engine compartment of an internal combustion engine even where space is extremely limited.

Abstract: A device is proposed for measuring the mass of a flowing medium, in particular for measuring the mass of air aspirated by an internal combustion engine. The device is provided with a temperature-dependent resistor disposed in the flow of the medium, whose temperature and/or resistance is regulated in accordance with the mass of the medium; the control variable represents a standard for the mass of the medium. The temperature-dependent resistor is embodied as a hot strip or a hot wire and is held via at least three support points. The central support point located between the two terminal support points is embodied as elastically yielding, such that forces engaging the hot strip or hot wire do not cause any permanent deformation thereof. Accordingly, the destruction of the hot strip or hot wire, as well as changes in the characteristic measuring curve, are prevented.

Abstract: A flow rate meter is proposed which serves to ascertain the quantity of a flowing medium, in particular the quantity of air aspirated via an air intake tube by an internal combustion engine. The flow rate meter includes a measuring body which is pivotable counter to a restoring force about a bearing shaft supported in the housing in accordance with the quantity of the medium flowing therethrough. The flow rate meter further includes a damping body which is likewise pivotable about the bearing shaft and defines a damping chamber in the form of a movable wall, with respect to the flow conduit. The measuring body and the damping body are coupled rigidly to one another by means of crosspieces. The invention comprehends embodiments wherein either the damping body or the measuring body is directly connected with a hub held in a rotationally fixed manner on the bearing shaft.

Abstract: A device is proposed for burnoff of a measuring resistor, in particular a hot wire or hot film in the air flow rate meter of an internal combustion engine, wherein the occurrence of the burnoff procedures, their intensity, and their duration can be controlled in open-loop fashion. Primarily the initiation of a burnoff procedure is made dependent upon how often the driving or ignition circuit of a vehicle equipped with the engine is shut off. The initiation of the procedure can be controlled in addition in accordance with operational characteristics, for instance. The realization substantially includes a counter following the driving switch and having an associated comparator, wherein the threshold value of this comparator is controllable both in accordance with operational characteristics and, if needed, in accordance with time. Furthermore a timing element is provided with the aid of which the onset of a burnoff procedure can be delayed after the shutoff of the engine.

Abstract: A device is proposed for measuring the mass of a flowing medium, in particular for measuring the aspirated air mass in internal combustion engines, which has a temperature-dependent resistor disposed in the flow of the medium, the temperature and/or resistance of which is controlled in accordance with the mass of the medium, the control variable serving as a standard for the mass of the medium. The temperature-dependent resistor is embodied as a hot strip or hot wire guided over at least three support points. In order to improve the measurement precision of the hot strip or hot wire and reduce the deposition of dust thereon, the hot element is provided at an inclination relative to the flow direction of the medium.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring the mass of a flowing medium, especially for measuring the aspirated air mass in internal combustion engines, which has a temperature-dependent resistor disposed in the path of a flowing medium, whose temperature and/or resistance is controlled in closed-loop fashion in accordance with the mass of the medium, with the control variable being a standard for the mass of the medium. The temperature-dependent resistor is embodied as a hot band and guided over at least three support points in the form of a loop. The band portions of the loop extending away from the intermediate support point are then connected with one another in an electrically conductive manner at a contact area. The hot band is disposed in the flowing medium in such a manner that one of the narrow faces performs as an exposed face of the hot band disposed counter to the flow direction, while the wide faces extend substantially in the flow direction.

Abstract: A temperature-dependent resistor is embodied as a hot wire and secured by support elements in a probe ring. At least one of the support elements has a contact area having the smallest possible cross section on which a hot wire securing portion is defined. The hot wire is secured to the contact area at the securing portion. The contact area may be embodied, for example, as sharp-pointed or cylindrical and cause a minimum possible conduction of heat away from the hot wire along the support element, so that even during a glow burnoff process the entire hot wire length, up to the securing portion is burned free of deposits and thus continuously satisfactory functioning of the air flow rate meter is assured.

Abstract: An apparatus is proposed for measuring the mass of a flowing medium, and in particular for measuring the air mass of internal combustion engines. The apparatus includes a resistor arranged in the stream of the flowing medium, the temperature and/or resistance parameter of this resistor being controlled in dependence on the mass of the medium, the extent to which the parameter is controlled being a measure of the mass of the flowing medium. The resistor is an element of a bridge circuit comprising at least one further resistor arranged in the stream of the flowing medium. Also included is a tubular member which has an inner surface defining the flow cross section of the flowing medium. Within this tubular member there is situated a probe ring to which both resistors are mounted to be exposed to the flowing medium. Connected to the tubular member is a terminal box within which a hybrid switching circuit is situated.

Abstract: A temperature-dependent resistor or hot wire is extended over at least three anchoring points and to improve the measuring accuracy of the hot wire and to ensure sufficiently high temperatures over the entire active length of the hot wire during a cleaning step by burning, the hot wire is configured in the shape of loops at all anchoring points and the intersecting wire sections of the loops are conductively connected with one another. Current lead wires are preferably conductively attached to the hot wire by means of which the current is conducted to an electric control device.