Patents by Inventor Rudolf Krauss

Rudolf Krauss 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: 5170987
    Abstract: The electromagnetically actuatable fuel injection valve (1) for spark ignition engines improves, with a relatively low production outlay, the operation and the frictional behavior by arranging between the armature (15) and the stop face (16) a lift-limiting plate (21) which bears on the stop face side a bearing plate (27) which is acted upon by the spring (29), and is seated with a curved pressing surface (25) on an inner, curved receiving surface (23) of the lift-limiting plate (21) which connects with an outer, plane annular face (22) located opposite the stop face (16), and by the lift-limiting plate (21) being supported on the opposite side with a curved bearing surface (19) on a correspondingly curved bearing surface (17) of the armature (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1992
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Rudolf Krauss, Ferdinand Reiter
  • Patent number: 5012787
    Abstract: A fuel injection system for internal combustion engines is proposed which serves the purpose of fuel injection into the air intake tube of the engine. The fuel injection system includes a fuel injection valve, which is supported upstream of a throttle valve in a holder body disposed coaxially in the air intake tube. A fuel supply line leads to the fuel injection valve, extending in a downwardly directed manner toward the fuel injection valve and away from a deaeration chamber. A fuel return line leads away from the fuel injection valve, extending in an upwardly inclined direction to discharge into the regulating chamber, disposed at a higher level, of a pressure regulating valve. A fuel feed line originating at a fuel supply pump terminates in an upwardly directed manner into the dearation chamber, which communicates via a dearation nozzle with the regulating chamber, so that vapor bubbles can escape upstream of the injection valve into the return side of the injection valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1991
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Udo Hafner, Harro Herth, Wolfgang Kienzle, Heinrich Knapp, Rudolf Krauss, Manfred Lembke, Werner Paschke, Rudolf Sauer
  • Patent number: 5002231
    Abstract: In a known injection valve having a movable valve element and a valve seat face located in a nozzle body, a cup-shaped injection port insert is provided downstream of the valve seat face. In the novel injection valve, the object is to avoid warping of the injection port insert and to adapt the idle volume to requirements. To increase the rigidity of the injection port insert, the bottom of the injection port insert has a dishlike indentation, which is remote from the movable valve element, so that a collecting chamber is formed between the movable valve element and the bottom. The injection valve is particularly suitable for fuel injection systems in internal combustion engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1991
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ferdinand Reiter, Rudolf Krauss
  • Patent number: 4981282
    Abstract: In known injection valves having a spherical valve closing member, it is difficult to center the valves. In the novel injection valve, self-centering is precisely achieved. In a valve having a spherical valve closing member on which a restoring spring is supported and which is located facing the end of the core of an electromagnet, it is proposed that a centering ring of soft magnetic material be disposed between the spherical valve closing member and the core end face. The injection valve is particularly well suited for fuel injection systems in internal combustion engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1991
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Rudolf Krauss
  • Patent number: 4826082
    Abstract: An electromagnetically actuatable fuel injection valve which has an internal scavenging system for cleaning dirt particles from a magnetic field air gap. A portion of the fuel flowing in via an inflow line and an inflow opening reaches the vicinity of an air gap defined on one side by an armature and on the other by magnetic poles and flows through this gap, and then flows via an outflow opening to enter an outflow line that communicates with a fuel return. As a result of the described scavenging of the air gap, dirt particles are prevented from becoming firmly attached there and causing impairment of the performance of the fuel injection valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1989
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Max Greiner, Udo Hafner, Waldemar Hans, Heinrich Knapp, Wolfgang Kramer, Rudolf Krauss, Ferdinand Reiter, Peter Romann, Rudolf Sauer
  • Patent number: 4813599
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electromagnetically actuatable fuel injection valve which is used to supply fuel to a mixture compressing internal combustion engine. The fuel injection valve comprises a valve housing provided with an extension in which a valve seat body is disposed. A magnetic coil is mounted on each of the pole parts and a permanent magnet is disposed between the poles of the pole parts. The valve seat body is connected to a guide via a collet. The guide, collet and valve seat body are penetrated by a valve needle which is connected at its one end to an armature and which, at its other end, ends in a closing end. In the guide is a guide bore which is adapted to radially guide a spherical head portion of the valve needle and which then tapers into an abutment face, against which face the valve needle rests by way of the head when the injection valve is open. To open the valve, the valve needle is moved outwardly, thereby uncovering an ejection opening between a valve seat and the closing head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1989
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Max Greiner, Udo Hafner, Waldemar Hans, Heinrich Knapp, Wolfgang Kramer, Rudolf Krauss, Ferdinand Reiter, Peter Romann, Rudolf Sauer
  • Patent number: 4807846
    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, two magnet coils two cores and one armature, which has a spherical guide section 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 tapering stop opening which adjoins the guide bore. A plastic bushing is mounted on a guide step of the valve seat body and is pressed by a spring against the core end face, thereby preventing a dirct flow of fuel to the remnant air gap on the armature, as a result of which the depositing of soil particles in the gap is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1989
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Max Greiner, Udo Hafner, Waldemar Hans, Heinrich Knapp, Wolfgang Kramer, Rudolf Krauss, Ferdinand Reiter, Peter Romann, Rudolf Sauer
  • Patent number: 4800912
    Abstract: An electromagnetic valve consists of two valve housing parts, connected by crimping and axially braced, and having a magnetic pipe care therein. A flat armature is positively connected with a spherically shaped valve closing part, which extends through a central opening in a guide membrane for cooperation with a valve seat. The guide membrane rests via an outer circumference on a collar and is supported there via the axial tensioning force between the valve housing parts in assembled form. The guide membrane is welded to the collar on the outer circumference upon at least two points. Before the valve housing parts are combined, the guide membrane, abutting the collar, in concentrically guided into position by a centering body, having a slightly larger diameter than the valve closing part, on the valve seat and is welded at said points in this position. Thereupon the centering body is removed and the actual assembly of the valve is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1989
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Udo Hafner, Rudolf Krauss, Rudolf Sauer
  • Patent number: 4795097
    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, which has a spherical guide section 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 tapered stop opening which adjoins the guide bore. Radially extending grooves are machined into the wall of the stop opening and are coextensive in the wall of the guide bore, so that the area of contact between the spherical guide section and the stop opening is decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1989
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Max Greiner, Udo Hafner, Waldemar Hans, Heinrich Knapp, Wolfgang Kramer, Rudolf Krauss, Ferdinand Reiter, Peter Romann, Rudolf Sauer
  • Patent number: 4786030
    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, which has a spherical guide section and the later is being 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 tapering stop opening which adjoins the guide bore. Flat faces are provided on the circumference of the spherical guide section, such that they decrease the area of contact between the spherical contact section and the stop opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1988
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Max Greiner, Udo Hafner, Waldemar Hans, Heinrich Knapp, Wolfgang Kramer, Rudolf Krauss, Ferdinand Reiter, Peter Romann, Rudolf Sauer
  • Patent number: 4779838
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Max Greiner, Udo Hafner, Waldemar Hans, Heinrich Knapp, Wolfgang Kramer, Rudolf Krauss, Ferdinand Reiter, Peter Romann, Rudolf Sauer
  • Patent number: 4678124
    Abstract: An electromagnetically actuatable valve, in particular a fuel injection valve for fuel injection systems, which serves to supply fuel to internal combustion engines. The fuel injection valve comprises a valve chamber and a core upon which a magnet coil is wound by use of a carrier body. A flat armature is constructed in such a manner at its side facing core that it partially overlaps the front surface of a ferromagnetic valve chamber with its outer range of action so that the magnet circuit is guided to the flat armature via valve chamber and the front face and so that magnetic coil, when actuated, simultaneously serves as a detent for the flat armature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1987
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Udo Hafner, Waldemar Hans, Wilhelm Kind, Rudolf Krauss, Rudolf Sauer
  • Patent number: 4666088
    Abstract: A fuel injection valve which serves to inject fuel into the intake tube of internal combustion engines. The fuel injection valve includes a valve housing, in which a nozzle body having a valve seat is firmly held. Downstream of the valve seat, the fuel is directed via metering fuel guide bores to a preparation bore, which is continued in the form of a preparation bore in an injection sheath. The injection sheath is held on the nozzle body by means of an adapter body surrounding and engaging the nozzle body, and it has an ejection segment within which the inside diameter of the preparation bore decreases in the flow direction toward the ejection end. Teeth are also provided on the ejection segment, pointing toward the ejection end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1987
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Rudolf Krauss, Rudolf Sauer
  • Patent number: 4653720
    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 having an outlet tube in which a valve seat body is disposed. Respective magnetic coils are disposed on pole pieces and a permanent magnet is disposed between the pole portions of the pole pieces. In the valve seat body a flow bore is provided, which merges via a stop face with a guide bore, in which a ball-shaped armature is slidably disposed. A valve needle which is joined with the armature protrudes through the flow bore and, with a closing head, cooperates with a valve seat in the valve seat body. Directly upstream of the closing head a metering collar is provided on the valve needle, an annular metering gap being formed between the metering collar and the wall of the flow bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1987
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Heinrich Knapp, Rudolf Krauss, Rudolf Sauer, Jahinid-Singh Sumal
  • Patent number: 4602413
    Abstract: An electromagnetic fuel injection valve and a process for the adjustment of the armature stroke (H) of the fuel injection valve is proposed, which serves to inject fuel under low pressure into the suction pipe of an internal combustion engine. The fuel injection valve surrounds an armature guided in a valve housing. This armature is tightly fastened to a movable valve section which cooperates with a fixed valve seat in a nozzle body supported in a nozzle carrier. The armature stroke can be adjusted in an assembled condition of the fuel injection valve by moving the nozzle body in an axial direction. For this the stroke (H.sub.eff) is measured by an odometrical system (distance sensing system) in the assembled condition of the fuel injection valve while the electromagnetic system is excited and the fixed valve seat provided on the nozzle body is displaced with the aid of a pressing tool by the difference between the measured stroke (H.sub.eff) and the desired armature stroke (H).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1986
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Rudolf Krauss, Rudolf Sauer
  • Patent number: 4582085
    Abstract: An electromagnetically actuatable valve which serves to control a flow of fluid. The valve includes a valve housing and a core of ferromagnetic material as well as an armature, which actuates a valve element cooperating with a fixed valve seat. When a magnetic coil is excited, the armature is attracted toward a stop face on the end face of the valve housing. The stop face is defined on one side by an inner bore of the valve housing and on the other by the rim of a groove which is embodied in the end face. The circumference of the armature partially overlaps the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1986
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Udo Hafner, Rudolf Krauss
  • Patent number: 4555060
    Abstract: An electromagnetically actuatable valve which serves in particular to inject fuel into the intake tube of internal combustion engines operating with fuel injection systems. The fuel injection valve includes a valve housing, a shell core having a magnetic winding and a flat armature, which is firmly connected with a valve element which passes through a central guide opening in a guide diaphragm and cooperates with a fixed valve seat. The guide diaphragm has a fastening zone and together with the central guide opening cut out of a centering zone of the guide diaphragm guides the valve element in the radial direction toward the valve seat. The fastening zone is connected via struts with an annular guide zone on which the flat armature, under spring tension, rests with a concentric guide edge and is guided in a plane parallel to the end face of the shell core. The centering zone of the guide diaphragm is connected in turn via struts with the guide zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1985
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Heinrich Knapp, Rudolf Sauer, Rudolf Krauss, Udo Hafner
  • Patent number: 4527744
    Abstract: An electromagnetically actuatable valve which serves to control a flow of fluid. The valve includes a valve housing and a core of ferromagnetic material, as well as an armature which actuates a valve element cooperating with a fixed valve seat. When the magnetic coil is excited, the armature is attracted toward a stop face on the valve housing and is in contact there with an effective zone on the armature. The armature and the valve housing are formed of low-carbon steel, and both the stop face and at least the outer effective zone of the armature are provided with wear-resistant surfaces. The wear-resistant surfaces may be attained by nickel plating or by nitration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1985
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Udo Hafner, Rudolf Krauss, Werner Langer
  • Patent number: 4502632
    Abstract: An electromagnetically actuatable valve is proposed which serves in particular to inject fuel into the intake tube of internal combustion engine operating with fuel injection systems. The fuel injection valve includes a valve housing, a shell core having a magnetic coil and a flat armature, which is positively connected to a valve element comprising a ball which protrudes through a central opening in a guide diaphragm to cooperate with a fixed valve seat. The guide diaphragm guides the ball in the radial direction relative to the valve seat. Under spring tension, the flat armature, having a guide crown, contacts the guide diaphragm and is thus guided in a plane parallel to the end face of the shell core. A first fuel fitting comprises a portion of a valve housing preshaped by a non-cutting manufacturing method; a second fuel fitting is fixed inside the first fuel fitting in such a manner that a flow conduit is defined between the first and the second fuel fittings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1985
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Udo Hafner, Waldemar Hans, Rudolf Krauss, Rudolf Sauer
  • Patent number: 4481699
    Abstract: A fuel injection valve and a method for the automatic establishment of the desired armature stroke of the fuel injection valve are proposed which serves the purpose of injection at low fuel pressures into the intake tube of a mixture-compressing internal combustion engine with externally-supplied ignition. The fuel injection valve includes a magnetic coil surrounding a core and a flat armature guided by at least one guide diaphragm held on its outer circumference, which is firmly connected with a movable valve element cooperating with a fixed valve seat. The fuel delivered via a fuel inlet nozzle can proceed through apertures and recesses in the guide diaphragms past the valve seat to a fuel discharge nozzle by way of which a portion of the delivered fuel can flow back again into a fuel return line. Via an annular channel the fuel stream exiting from the nozzle bore cab be prepared with air which surrounds the fuel stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1984
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Heinrich Knapp, Rudolf Sauer, Waldemar Hans, Mathias Linssen, Jurgen Peczkowski, Rudolf Krauss