Patents by Inventor Ralf Heingl

Ralf Heingl 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: 11781514
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus (1) for pressure control in a fuel feed of an internal combustion engine with a common rail injection, comprising a housing (10) with an opening (15), and an electromagnetic high pressure valve (30), wherein the electromagnetic high pressure valve (30) is at least partially inserted into the opening (15) of the housing (10) at the end, wherein the electromagnetic high pressure valve (30) is connected in a pressure-tight manner in the opening (15) to the housing (10) by a connection (20) and the connection (20) has a first portion (21) and at least one second portion (22), and wherein the first portion (21) and the at least one second portion (22) have different mechanical and/or geometric properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: KENDRION (VILLINGEN) GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfram Maiwald, Ralf Heingl, Harald Burkart
  • Publication number: 20220397085
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus (1) for pressure control in a fuel feed of an internal combustion engine with a common rail injection, comprising a housing (10) with an opening (15), and an electromagnetic high pressure valve (30), wherein the electromagnetic high pressure valve (30) is at least partially inserted into the opening (15) of the housing (10) at the end, wherein the electromagnetic high pressure valve (30) is connected in a pressure-tight manner in the opening (15) to the housing (10) by a connection (20) and the connection (20) has a first portion (21) and at least one second portion (22), and wherein the first portion (21) and the at least one second portion (22) have different mechanical and/or geometric properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Wolfram MAIWALD, Ralf HEINGL, Harald BURKART
  • Patent number: 10677372
    Abstract: An electromagnetic actuator of a valve device, in particular in a common rail system of a motor vehicle, comprising an armature for actuating a valve element located in a duct, said armature being arranged in a housing and being movable axially along a longitudinal axis of the actuator when an excitation coil is energized, further comprising a pole core, characterized in that the electromagnetic actuator is designed as an electromagnetic adhesive system that comprises a plate-type armature which entirely covers planar end faces of the pole core that extend orthogonally to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Kendrion (Villingen) GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfram Maiwald, Tsuneo Suzuki, Ralf Heingl, Florian Schulz
  • Patent number: 10400725
    Abstract: An electromagnetic actuator for a valve mechanism, in particular in a common rail system of a motor vehicle, comprising an armature tappet for actuating a valve element located in a channel, and comprising a pole core, the armature tappet being movable axially along a central axis of the actuator when an excitation coil of an excitation system is energized. The pole core therefore has a tubular shape and has a circumferential flange in the area of the pole core end facing the channel, said flange extending inward in relation to the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Kendrion (Villingen) GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Schulz, Ralf Heingl, Tsuneo Suzuki, Joachim Flühs, Holger Brandenburg
  • Publication number: 20190017480
    Abstract: An electromagnetic actuator for a valve mechanism, in particular in a common rail system of a motor vehicle, comprising an armature tappet for actuating a valve element located in a channel, and comprising a pole core, the armature tappet being movable axially along a central axis of the actuator when an excitation coil of an excitation system is energized. The pole core therefore has a tubular shape and has a circumferential flange in the area of the pole core end facing the channel, said flange extending inward in relation to the central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: Kendrion (Villingen) GmbH
    Inventors: Florian SCHULZ, Ralf HEINGL, Tsuneo SUZUKI, Joachim FLÜHS, Holger BRANDENBURG
  • Publication number: 20180283573
    Abstract: An electromagnetic actuator of a valve device, in particular in a common rail system of a motor vehicle, comprising an armature for actuating a valve element located in a duct, said armature being arranged in a housing and being movable axially along a longitudinal axis of the actuator when an excitation coil is energized, further comprising a pole core, characterized in that the electromagnetic actuator is designed as an electromagnetic adhesive system that comprises a plate-type armature which entirely covers planar end faces of the pole core that extend orthogonally to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Kendrion (Villingen) GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfram Maiwald, Tsuneo Suzuki, Ralf Heingl, Florian Schulz
  • Patent number: 9297345
    Abstract: A high pressure control valve system with a valve body with an inlet and an outlet, whereby the outlet is shaped by at least one radially oriented opening in the valve body, an essentially discoidally shaped valve seat arranged on the valve body between inlet and outlet and features a valve body bore that connects inlet and outlet, a sealing element that is appropriately arranged on an actuating element in order to close the valve bore, and an actuating device suitably shaped to move the actuating element in such a way as to cause the opening and closing of the valve, characterized in that the valve seat on the exit site features a revolving extension, extending from a foot print axially in direction of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: KENDRION BINDER MAGNETE GMBH
    Inventors: Harald Burkart, Wolfram Maiwald, Wei Yu, Frank Zelano, Ralf Heingl, Stefanie Gerhardt
  • Publication number: 20150276084
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pressure control valve (1), comprising a valve body (2) with a control room (9) comprising a valve device (16) and a magnetic coil (4), with radially extending tank bores (20b) ending in the control room (9), an anchor (5), which is movable in an anchor chamber (6) by electrifying the magnetic coil (4), an anchor slide (7) guided by the valve body (2), which at one end is effectively connected to the anchor (5) and at the other end projects into the control room (9) of the valve body (2) to operate the valve device (16), whereby for the generation of pressure compensation, the anchor (5) is embodied between the anchor chamber (6) and the control room (9) with at least one axial pressure compensation bore (10), and the anchor slide (7) being supported in a bearing (8b) of the valve body (2) at the control room side showing at least one pressure compensation groove (14a, 14b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Ralf Heingl, Harald Burkart, Volker Lehmann, Bjoern Bergfeld
  • Publication number: 20120266977
    Abstract: A high pressure control valve system with a valve body with an inlet and an outlet, whereby the outlet is shaped by at least one radially oriented opening in the valve body, an essentially discoidally shaped valve seat arranged on the valve body between inlet and outlet and features a valve body bore that connects inlet and outlet, a sealing element that is appropriately arranged on an actuating element in order to close the valve bore, and an actuating device suitably shaped to move the actuating element in such a way as to cause the opening and closing of the valve, characterized in that the valve seat on the exit site features a revolving extension, extending from a foot print axially in direction of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: HARALD BURKART, Wolfram Maiwald, Wei Yu, Frank Zelano, Ralf Heingl, Stefanie Gerhardt
  • Publication number: 20120112105
    Abstract: High-pressure regulating valve (1) with a valve body (2) with an inlet (20) and an outlet (21), a sealing element (4), which acts on a valve seat (3), which is disposed on the valve body (2) between inlet (20) and outlet (21) and has a valve bore (30), an activating element (5) that is mounted able to move along a longitudinal axis and can be activated by an appropriately configured electromagnet (6), wherein an armature (62) of the electromagnet (6) and the activating element (5) are configured as nonconnected, separate structural elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Harald Burkart, Wolfram Maiwald, Rolf Hermann, Frank Zelano, Ralf Heingl, Klaus Schiess