Patents by Inventor Ralf Kromer

Ralf Kromer 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: 20230332568
    Abstract: A fuel injection valve. The fuel injection valve has a support ring is provided on an inlet connection, which engages under the sealing ring on the inlet side. A plastic overmolding forms at least part of a valve housing. The support ring engaging under the sealing ring is positioned on the fuel injection valve in such a way that it rests directly on an upper end face of the plastic overmolding facing the sealing ring, so that the axial support of the sealing ring is provided indirectly via the plastic overmolding. The fuel injection valve is suitable, in particular, for the direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of a mixture-compressing external spark-ignition combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: David Pfefferle, Egon Stratmann, Marcus Poindl, Ralf Kromer
  • Patent number: 11618190
    Abstract: An injector for introducing a fluid includes a main body designed as an insert and including a first tool contact surface for an injection-molding tool and a second tool contact surface for the injection-molding tool; and an injection-molded housing that completely encloses the main body on at least one portion of the main body, the injection-molded housing including at least one first opening that extends linearly towards the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Frank-Holger Schoefer, Ralf Kromer, Andreas Glaser, Lars Wittko, Marcio Dos Santos Trombin, Onur Sahiner
  • Patent number: 11442143
    Abstract: A radar device with a housing, with a shield, with an interconnect device, with an electronic circuit arrangement, and with antennas. The shield and the interconnect device, with components and antennas arranged on it, are surrounded by the housing. A medium is arranged between the shield and the housing, and this medium has a thermal conductivity greater than 0.15 W/(m·K).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Michael Schulte, Ralf Krömer, Benjamin Pleuger
  • Patent number: 11255307
    Abstract: A fuel injection device includes at least one fuel injector and a receiving bore in a cylinder head as well as a receiving opening of a fuel rail for the fuel injector. The fuel injector is sealed using at least one sealing ring against the walls of the receiving opening and secured in the receiving opening with the aid of a fastening element. A compensating element is provided that acts on the fastening element to prevent bending moments as a result of an asymmetrical suspension of the fuel injector at the fastening element from acting on the fuel injector. The fuel injector device is particularly suitable for directly injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of a mixture-compressing, spark-ignition internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Ralf Kromer
  • Publication number: 20210286047
    Abstract: A radar device with a housing, with a shield, with an interconnect device, with an electronic circuit arrangement, and with antennas. The shield and the interconnect device, with components and antennas arranged on it, are surrounded by the housing. A medium is arranged between the shield and the housing, and this medium has a thermal conductivity greater than 0.15 W/(m·K).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Schulte, Ralf Krömer, Benjamin Pleuger
  • Publication number: 20210277860
    Abstract: A fuel injection device includes at least one fuel injector and a receiving bore in a cylinder head as well as a receiving opening of a fuel rail for the fuel injector. The fuel injector is sealed using at least one sealing ring against the walls of the receiving opening and secured in the receiving opening with the aid of a fastening element. A compensating element is provided that acts on the fastening element to prevent bending moments as a result of an asymmetrical suspension of the fuel injector at the fastening element from acting on the fuel injector. The fuel injector device is particularly suitable for directly injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of a mixture-compressing, spark-ignition internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventor: Ralf Kromer
  • Patent number: 10954906
    Abstract: A fuel injection device includes a rail having at least one outflow opening, at least one injector situated on the rail, a connecting piece situated on the injector, and a flange element for fastening the injector on the rail. The flange element includes a central opening through which the connecting piece is guided. A metal-metal sealing is provided between the connecting piece and the rail. The connecting piece is designed in one piece with an undercut, and the flange element engages with the undercut of the connecting piece. The connecting piece presses against the rail in a sealing manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf Kromer, Guenter Wolff
  • Publication number: 20190315029
    Abstract: An injector for introducing a fluid includes a main body designed as an insert and including a first tool contact surface for an injection-molding tool and a second tool contact surface for the injection-molding tool; and an injection-molded housing that completely encloses the main body on at least one portion of the main body, the injection-molded housing including at least one first opening that extends linearly towards the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Frank-Holger Schoefer, Ralf Kromer, Andreas Glaser, Lars Wittko, Marcio Dos Santos Trombin, Onur Sahiner
  • Patent number: 10378653
    Abstract: A valve for metering highly pressurized fluid, having an inlet connector that can be placed into a connection socket of a fluid supply line, and a sealing assembly situated on the inlet connector, the sealing assembly having an elastically deformable sealing ring and a support ring made of plastic, which sealing assembly is supported on a radial support shoulder present on the inlet connector and seals against the connection socket. To prevent radial gaps between the support ring on the one hand and the inlet connector and/or the connection socket on the other hand, into which gaps the sealing ring extrudes under high pressure and becomes damaged, the support ring situated between the sealing ring and the support shoulder is made of an elastically deformable plastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thilo Beckmann, Stefanie Capek, Guido Pilgram, Ralf Kromer
  • Publication number: 20190226437
    Abstract: A connection piece for a valve, which is utilized for metering a fluid, includes a sealing section, on which at least one annular sealing element is situated. The annular sealing element circumferentially surrounds the sealing section with respect to a longitudinal axis. Furthermore, the annular sealing element is supported on an end of the sealing section with the aid of a support ring. The sealing section has a circumference increasing along the longitudinal axis at least in an area along the longitudinal axis in which the annular sealing element surrounds the sealing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Guido Pilgram, Ralf Kromer, Stefanie Capek, Thilo Beckmann
  • Publication number: 20190219015
    Abstract: A connection piece for a valve, which is for metering a fluid, includes a sealing section, on which at least one annular sealing element is situated. The annular sealing element circumferentially surrounds the sealing section with respect to a longitudinal axis. In the connection piece, at least one support ring is situated on the sealing section, the support ring at least partially circumferentially surrounds the sealing section with respect to the longitudinal axis, the sealing section is configured, at least in one area along the longitudinal axis, in which the support ring surrounds the sealing section at least during operation, to have a circumference increasing in a direction along the longitudinal axis, and the support ring and the sealing section are configured so that, during operation, the support ring is displaceable in the direction in relation to the sealing section due to a fluid pressure of the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Guido Pilgram, Ralf Kromer, Stefanie Capek, Thilo Beckmann, Jens Pohlmann
  • Patent number: 10242785
    Abstract: A valve for metering fluid has an electromagnet for actuating a valve needle controlling a metering opening. The electromagnet generates, upon current flow, a magnetic flux that proceeds via an outer pole, a hollow-cylindrical inner pole, an armature displaceable on an armature guidance region embodied on the valve needle, and a working air gap delimited by the armature and inner pole. Disposed fixedly on the valve needle is an entraining element that penetrates axially displaceably into an entraining element guidance region embodied in the inner pole and has a radial stop shoulder for the armature which delimits a take-up travel or pre-stroke travel. The entraining element is extended into an additional inner pole having a pole surface formed by the stop shoulder, and is embodied magnetically conductively and a magnetic flux between the armature and valve needle is suppressed by way of a magnetically nonconductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Cerny, Ralf Kromer
  • Patent number: 10197032
    Abstract: A hydraulic connection via which a fuel injector is connectable to a fuel-conducting component and which includes a retaining bridge having a support surface. A connecting piece of a fuel injector is supportable on the support surface of the retaining bridge. A hydraulic connection being formed between the connecting piece of the fuel injector and a connection. A convexly curved bearing surface is provided on the connection, and a support surface is formed on the connecting piece of the fuel injector. A contact between the connecting piece of the fuel injector and the connection is implemented on the convexly curved bearing surface and the support surface for forming the hydraulic connection. The support surface is designed axially symmetrically with respect to a longitudinal axis. The support surface is designed in a widened manner in a direction from the connecting piece toward the connection along the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Ralf Kromer
  • Patent number: 9915369
    Abstract: A solenoid valve for controlling fluids includes: a closing element, which opens and closes at least one outlet opening on a valve seat; a magnetic circuit having an armature, an internal pole and a magnetic return path; and a coil. The armature is connected to the closing element. The magnetic circuit includes (i) a nonmagnetic separating element for interrupting the magnetic circuit and (ii) a magnetic choke device closing the magnetic circuit on the nonmagnetic separating element, which magnetic choke device is a separate individual component which is fixed using a form-locking and/or a force-locking connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Ralf Kromer
  • Publication number: 20180058403
    Abstract: A hydraulic connection via which a fuel injector is connectable to a fuel-conducting component and which includes a retaining bridge having a support surface. A connecting piece of a fuel injector is supportable on the support surface of the retaining bridge. A hydraulic connection being formed between the connecting piece of the fuel injector and a connection. A convexly curved bearing surface is provided on the connection, and a support surface is formed on the connecting piece of the fuel injector. A contact between the connecting piece of the fuel injector and the connection is implemented on the convexly curved bearing surface and the support surface for forming the hydraulic connection. The support surface is designed axially symmetrically with respect to a longitudinal axis. The support surface is designed in a widened manner in a direction from the connecting piece toward the connection along the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Ralf Kromer
  • Patent number: 9903328
    Abstract: A solenoid valve for controlling fluids includes a closing element that opens and closes at least one outlet opening on a valve seat, and a magnetic circuit that includes an armature, an internal pole, a magnetic return path, and a coil, the armature being connected to the closing element. The magnetic circuit includes a nonmagnetic separating element for interrupting the magnetic circuit and at least one magnetic crosspiece running in a direction of a longitudinal extension of the valve and situated on the nonmagnetic separating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf Kromer, Michael Knorpp
  • Publication number: 20160293311
    Abstract: A valve for metering fluid has an electromagnet for actuating a valve needle controlling a metering opening. The electromagnet generates, upon current flow, a magnetic flux that proceeds via an outer pole, a hollow-cylindrical inner pole, an armature displaceable on an armature guidance region embodied on the valve needle, and a working air gap delimited by the armature and inner pole. Disposed fixedly on the valve needle is an entraining element that penetrates axially displaceably into an entraining element guidance region embodied in the inner pole and has a radial stop shoulder for the armature which delimits a take-up travel or pre-stroke travel. The entraining element is extended into an additional inner pole having a pole surface formed by the stop shoulder, and is embodied magnetically conductively and a magnetic flux between the armature and valve needle is suppressed by way of a magnetically nonconductive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan Cerny, Ralf Kromer
  • Publication number: 20160281857
    Abstract: A valve for metering highly pressurized fluid, having an inlet connector that can be placed into a connection socket of a fluid supply line, and a sealing assembly situated on the inlet connector, the sealing assembly having an elastically deformable sealing ring and a support ring made of plastic, which sealing assembly is supported on a radial support shoulder present on the inlet connector and seals against the connection socket. To prevent radial gaps between the support ring on the one hand and the inlet connector and/or the connection socket on the other hand, into which gaps the sealing ring extrudes under high pressure and becomes damaged, the support ring situated between the sealing ring and the support shoulder is made of an elastically deformable plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Thilo Beckmann, Stefanie Capek, Guido Pilgram, Ralf Kromer
  • Publication number: 20160069467
    Abstract: A solenoid valve for controlling fluids includes: a closing element, which opens and closes at least one outlet opening on a valve seat; a magnetic circuit having an armature, an internal pole and a magnetic return path; and a coil. The armature is connected to the closing element. The magnetic circuit includes (i) a nonmagnetic separating element for interrupting the magnetic circuit and (ii) a magnetic choke device closing the magnetic circuit on the nonmagnetic separating element, which magnetic choke device is a separate individual component which is fixed using a form-locking and/or a force-locking connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventor: Ralf Kromer
  • Publication number: 20160025051
    Abstract: A solenoid valve for controlling fluids includes a closing element that opens and closes at least one outlet opening on a valve seat, and a magnetic circuit that includes an armature, an internal pole, a magnetic return path, and a coil, the armature being connected to the closing element. The magnetic circuit includes a nonmagnetic separating element for interrupting the magnetic circuit and at least one magnetic crosspiece running in a direction of a longitudinal extension of the valve and situated on the nonmagnetic separating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Ralf KROMER, Michael KNORPP