Patents by Inventor Ralph Engelberg

Ralph Engelberg 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: 9651163
    Abstract: A single-piece component for a magnetic actuator, in particular for fuel injection, including an internal pole, a magnetic sleeve, and a non-magnetic separating sleeve, the internal pole, the magnetic sleeve and the separating sleeve being integrated into the single-piece component. A method for manufacturing a single-piece component for an magnetic actuator with the aid of a two-component powder injection molding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Rainer Walter, Johannes Schmid, Juergen Graner, Matthias Schumacher, Andreas Burghardt, Ralph Engelberg, Jochen Rager
  • Publication number: 20160319951
    Abstract: The invention relates to a valve for liquids (1) comprising valve means (40) and control means (10). According to the invention, the control means (10) comprise fail-safe means (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Hartinger, Andreas lllmann, Georg Reeb, Ralph Engelberg
  • Publication number: 20160312908
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flat slide valve (1), in particular a liquid valve, which has at least two flat slides (10a, 10b) and at least two valve plates (15a, 15b). A first flat slide (10a) interacts with a first valve plate (15a), and a second flat slide (10b) interacts with a second valve plate (15b). A first flow channel is released or blocked depending on the position of the first flat slide (10a), and/or a second flow channel is released or blocked depending on the position of the second flat slide (10b). The flat slides (10a, 10b) are connected to each other via a connecting element (30), and the connecting element (30) is substantially arranged in a flat slide valve (1) flow region (35), in particular a common flow region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jerome Thiery, Markus Hartinger, Georg Reeb, Ralph Engelberg, Andreas lllmann
  • Publication number: 20160114677
    Abstract: A motor-gear unit is provided, including a motor, preferably an electric motor, having a first and second drive direction, a gear unit which is situated directly on the motor and includes an input shaft and a driven shaft as well as a controller, which is set up to drive the motor in the first and second drive direction, the gear unit having a first gear stage and a second gear stage, which feature different gear ratios, the first gear stage having a first freewheel and the second gear stage having a second freewheel, and a freewheel direction and a blocking direction of the first freewheel and the second freewheel are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Ralph ENGELBERG
  • Publication number: 20150213935
    Abstract: The invention relates to an armature for an actuator device comprising at least one magnet. In order to improve the armature for an actuator device comprising at least one magnet, the outer radial region of said armature (8) is provided with a coating (44).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Alexander Wernau, Ralph Engelberg, Wolfgang Braun, Dirk Schnittger
  • Patent number: 9093210
    Abstract: A solenoid armature for a solenoid actuator, including at least one magnetic region and at least one non-magnetic region, the solenoid armature being configured as a one-piece component having a first and second armature end face, the magnetic and non-magnetic regions being integrally bonded to each other by a two-component powder injection molding technique, and the magnetic region and the non-magnetic region extending in the axial direction at least as far as the first armature end face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Rainer Walter, Dieter Maier, Johannes Schmid, Axel Heinstein, Ralph Engelberg, Andreas Burghardt, Jochen Rager, Matthias Schumacher
  • Patent number: 8960573
    Abstract: A device is described for injecting fuel, which includes a valve body, an outwardly opening valve needle, which is disposed in the valve body in a pressure chamber filled with fuel, to which pressurized fuel is supplied; a restoring element, which returns the valve needle to an original position; an electromagnetic actuator, which is disposed in an actuator chamber for actuating the valve needle; and a diaphragm, which is disposed in the actuator chamber and subdivides the actuator chamber into a first, fuel-filled region and a second, fuel-free region in fluid-tight manner, and which subdivides the valve needle into an injection-side portion and an actuator-side portion, the injection-side portion of the valve needle including a pressure-compensation plunger, which separates the pressure chamber from the first, fuel-filled region of the actuator chamber, the actuator being disposed in the second, fuel-free region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Ralph Engelberg
  • Patent number: 8899270
    Abstract: A piston accumulator, having a pressure vessel; a cylinder, which is situated within the pressure vessel; an interspace formed between the pressure vessel and the cylinder; and a separating piston, which is provided movably in the cylinder; in which a hydraulic fluid acts upon on a first side of a separating piston, and a gas acts upon a second side of the separating piston; and in which the gas is in fluidic connection to the interspace and the hydraulic fluid is in fluidic connection to a connection on the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Ralph Engelberg
  • Publication number: 20140197340
    Abstract: A single-piece component for a magnetic actuator, in particular for fuel injection, including an internal pole, a magnetic sleeve, and a non-magnetic separating sleeve, the internal pole, the magnetic sleeve and the separating sleeve being integrated into the single-piece component. A method for manufacturing a single-piece component for an magnetic actuator with the aid of a two-component powder injection molding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventors: Rainer Walter, Johannes Schmid, Juergen Graner, Matthias Schumacher, Andreas Burghardt, Ralph Engelberg, Jochen Rager
  • Publication number: 20130333785
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic accumulator device in the form of a membrane accumulator, comprising a membrane (16) which separates a pneumatic volume from a hydraulic volume. In order to improve said hydraulic accumulator device with respect to the degree of efficiency and/or manufacturing costs, the membrane (16) is tensioned between two holding bodies (4,5) which respectively comprise several recesses (11-14) and between which the membrane (16) is tensioned in order to produce several hydropneumatic membrane accumulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Vogt, Peter Schmuttermair, Ralph Engelberg, lngo Bork
  • Publication number: 20130048126
    Abstract: A piston accumulator, having a pressure vessel; a cylinder, which is situated within the pressure vessel; an interspace formed between the pressure vessel and the cylinder; and a separating piston, which is provided movably in the cylinder; in which a hydraulic fluid acts upon on a first side of a separating piston, and a gas acts upon a second side of the separating piston; and in which the gas is in fluidic connection to the interspace and the hydraulic fluid is in fluidic connection to a connection on the cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventor: Ralph Engelberg
  • Publication number: 20130037633
    Abstract: A solenoid armature for a solenoid actuator, including at least one magnetic region and at least one non-magnetic region, the solenoid armature being configured as a one-piece component having a first and second armature end face, the magnetic and non-magnetic regions being integrally bonded to each other by a two-component powder injection molding technique, and the magnetic region and the non-magnetic region extending in the axial direction at least as far as the first armature end face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Rainer WALTER, Dieter Maier, Johannes Schmid, Axel Heinstein, Ralph Engelberg, Andreas Burghardt, Jochen Rager, Matthias Schumacher
  • Publication number: 20130019746
    Abstract: A hydraulic accumulator includes: a pressure vessel; a hose which is situated within the pressure vessel, for receiving a first medium; a gap, which is formed between the pressure vessel and the hose, for receiving a second medium; and at least one connection for supplying and discharging the first or the second medium under pressure into or out of the hose or the gap, the supply of the first medium resulting in the compression of the second medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventor: Ralph Engelberg
  • Publication number: 20120241011
    Abstract: In a valve for controlling a fluid passage, a valve needle is actuated by a first electromagnetic drive having a first armature element and is reset by a return element, and a second electromagnetic drive is provided having a second armature element for actuating the valve needle. The first and second electromagnetic drive are configured in series.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Rainer Walter, Ralph Engelberg
  • Publication number: 20120074245
    Abstract: A device is described for injecting fuel, which includes a valve body, an outwardly opening valve needle, which is disposed in the valve body in a pressure chamber filled with fuel, to which pressurized fuel is supplied; a restoring element, which returns the valve needle to an original position; an electromagnetic actuator, which is disposed in an actuator chamber for actuating the valve needle; and a diaphragm, which is disposed in the actuator chamber and subdivides the actuator chamber into a first, fuel-filled region and a second, fuel-free region in fluid-tight manner, and which subdivides the valve needle into an injection-side portion and an actuator-side portion, the injection-side portion of the valve needle including a pressure-compensation plunger, which separates the pressure chamber from the first, fuel-filled region of the actuator chamber, the actuator being disposed in the second, fuel-free region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventor: Ralph Engelberg
  • Publication number: 20080289610
    Abstract: A pulse supercharger for internal combustion engines, in which the pulse supercharger is situated in a charge air duct. The flow cross-section of the charge air duct for a charge air flow is opened or closed via the pulse supercharger. The pulse supercharger includes two synchronously operatable rotary slide elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Thanh-Hung Nguyen-Schaefer, Johannes Meiwes, Michael Baeuerle, Udo Sieber, Ralph Engelberg
  • Patent number: 7207322
    Abstract: An impulse turbocharger for an internal combustion engine. The impulse turbocharger is adapted to be used for controlling the air flow of an air supply conduit on the intake side of an internal combustion engine. The impulse turbocharger has a rotary valve which is connected by an elastic coupling to a rotary actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Meiwes, Michael Baeuerle, Udo Sieber, Ralph Engelberg
  • Patent number: 7134408
    Abstract: A device for controlling gas-exchange valves of an internal combustion engine is provided, which device has hydraulic valve actuators each allocated to one gas-exchange valve. Each valve actuator has an actuating piston acting on the gas-exchange valve, and two hydraulic working chambers delimited by the actuating piston, of which the first working chamber acting upon the gas-exchange valve in the closing direction is constantly filled with fluid under pressure, and the second working chamber acting upon the gas-exchange valve in the opening direction is able to be alternately filled with fluid under pressure and relieved via two electric control valves. For the purpose of cost reduction, provided for each valve-actuator pair is a single first electric control valve that is acted upon with the fluid pressure on the intake side, and is connected on the outlet side to the second working chamber of one valve actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Udo Diehl, Bernd Rosenau, Christian Grosse, Simon Kieser, Ralph Engelberg
  • Publication number: 20060064979
    Abstract: An impulse turbocharger for an internal combustion engine. The impulse turbocharger is adapted to be used for controlling the air flow of an air supply conduit on the intake side of an internal combustion engine. The impulse turbocharger has a rotary valve which is connected by an elastic coupling to a rotary actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Johannes Meiwes, Michael Baeuerle, Udo Sieber, Ralph Engelberg
  • Patent number: 6948462
    Abstract: A device is indicated for controlling at least one gas exchange valve for an combustion cylinder of an internal combustion engine, having an hydraulic actuator for valve actuation and having a high-pressure pump that supplies the actuator with a pressure medium. In order to reduce the production costs, the high-pressure pump is formed as a control-sleeve pump having a stroke-driven pump plunger that limits a pump chamber, and having a spool valve surrounding this plunger. In the pump plunger and spool valve, on the one hand a control groove that runs obliquely to the stroke direction is provided, and on the other hand a spill opening that cooperates therewith is provided, which together bring about a relief of pressure of the pump chamber when they overlap. For the controlling of the phase position and duration of the valve actuation, the pump plunger and the spool valve are able to be rotated relative to one another, and the spool valve is able to be displaced relative to the pump plunger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Ralph Engelberg