Coil Surrounds Valve Port Or Flow Line Patents (Class 251/129.21)
  • Patent number: 6494389
    Abstract: A fuel injector including a fuel intake, having an excitable actuating device using which a valve-closure member can be moved, having a fixed valve seat configured on a valve seat element, with which valve-closure member cooperates for opening and closing the valve. Also included in the fuel injector are a fuel outlet provided downstream of the valve seat, and a sleeve-shaped connecting part, that has an interior longitudinal opening and that receives the valve seat element. The thin-wall connecting part has formations that increase the rigidity and prevent a bending or a folding of the connecting part, the formations being executed in the shape of longitudinal creases. The valve is particularly well-suited for use in fuel injection systems of mixture-compressing, spark-ignited internal combustion engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Ferdinand Reiter
  • Patent number: 6484700
    Abstract: An air assist fuel injector having an armature and a solenoid for actuating the armature. The armature includes a conduit having a conical portion for delivering liquid fuel and gas to a poppet of the air assist fuel injector. The conduit includes an inlet for receiving the liquid fuel and gas from a cap of the air assist fuel injector. The cap includes a number of channels for delivering the liquid fuel and gas, and the outlets of the channels are located radially inward of the periphery of the inlet to the armature conduit. The armature also includes a flow path located between an area upstream of the inlet to the armature and an area downstream of the armature. The flow path may include one or more recesses in the armature or one or more recesses in an armature guide of the air assist fuel injector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Synerject, LLC
    Inventors: James Allen Kimmel, Scott P. Dillon
  • Patent number: 6474572
    Abstract: A fuel-injection valve includes a fuel-injection hole, a valve element and a valve seat for opening and closing the fuel-injection hole, a force-applying member for applying force to the valve element in a direction of motion of the valve element, and a drive unit for applying force to the valve element in the direction opposite to that of the force applied by the force-applying member; wherein a secondary oscillation system, which interacts with a primary oscillation system including the valve element and the force-applying member, is added to the primary oscillation system, and the phase angle of force applied to the primary oscillation system by the secondary oscillation system is also staggered from that of force applied to the primary oscillation system, which is other than the force applied to the primary oscillation system by the secondary oscillation system, whereby the bouncing of the valve element during opening and closing of the valve is reduced, which in turn makes it possible to achieve very acc
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsuchiya, Tosuke Hirata, Yoshio Okamoto, Tohru Ishikawa, Noriyuki Maekawa, Yoshiyuki Tanabe, Atsushi Sekine, Yuzo Kadomukai, Makoto Yamakado, Motoyuki Abe
  • Patent number: 6467495
    Abstract: An evaporative control valve for a vehicle, the valve has a valve body for containing a solenoid that manipulates a plunger between an open position and a closed position, the plunger has a valve end and an adjustment end. The valve body also has a receiving area, a first port, as well as a conduit for connecting the first port to the receiving area. A port member is received and engaged within the receiving area and the port member provides a passageway from the receiving area to outside the valve body and the valve end seals the passageway when the plunger is in its closed position. The first port is aligned with and provides access to set the stroke of the solenoid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Anthony Shost
  • Patent number: 6463951
    Abstract: An evaporative control valve for a vehicle. The valve has a valve body for containing a solenoid that manipulates a plunger between an open position and a closed position, the plunger has a valve end and an adjustment end. The valve body also has a receiving area, a first port, as well as a conduit for connecting the first port to the receiving area. A port member is received and engaged within the receiving area and the port member provides a passageway from the receiving area to outside the valve body and the valve end seals the passageway when the plunger is in its closed position. The first port is aligned with and provides access to set the stroke of the solenoid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Anthony Shost
  • Patent number: 6457614
    Abstract: A faucet comprises a valve body having a bore, an inlet port and an outlet port. A plunger is disposed in the valve body and is reciprocated in the bore. The inlet port opens into a fluid passage adapted for connection to a pressurized source, and the outlet port opens into a dispensing spigot adapted to discharge materials from the faucet. A handle having a pivotal lever is disposed in the valve body and engages the plunger to reciprocate longitudinally through the bore. A plug is mounted on the plunger and has axial and radial sealing surfaces. The plug is forced against the axial valve seat when the valve is closed to deform in both axial and radial directions. The plunger is alternatively designed with channels on its exterior and passages through its interior for use with low-viscosity fluids and with a sealing arrangement for use with high-viscosity fluids. The dispensing spigot can be removed to ease access to the plug for cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Vent-Matic Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Bradford G. Amidzich
  • Patent number: 6454191
    Abstract: An electromagnetic fuel injector comprises a body with a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet and a base that comprises a valve seat connected to the body. A moveable valve assembly comprising an armature and a valve outlet member is disposed at the fuel outlet for controlling the flow of fuel from the outlet. Positioned between the armature and valve outlet member is a dampening device that acts on the moveable valve assembly to reduce bounce of the valve outlet member at the valve seat. An electromagnetic fuel injector comprises a body with a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet and a base that comprises a valve seat connected to the body. A moveable valve assembly comprises an armature connected to a valve outlet member that includes a pintle and a ball element that is disposed at the fuel outlet to control the flow of fuel from the outlet. At least one spring, positioned between the armature and the valve outlet member, acts on the moveable valve assembly to reduce bounce of the valve outlet member at the valve seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph George Spakowski, Jay Keith Sofianek
  • Patent number: 6453936
    Abstract: A valve system for the pre-engagement unit of a vehicle braking pressure modulator contains solenoid valves, which are controlled by an electronic braking system. Pneumatic pressure is fed into a brake cylinder on the vehicle wheels via a pressure regulating channel of the pre-engagement unit. The solenoid valves are configured as cartridge solenoid valves, so that assembly is simplified, and utilization of elastic tolerance compensating elements is unnecessary. A preferred embodiment includes three cylinder bodies connected end-to-end with no increase in cylinder diameter. This embodiment enables the use of identical armatures and identical magnet coils for different valve types, such as 3/2-way solenoid valves or 2/2-way solenoid valves. Also, these valves may be configured as normally open or normally closed, with identical outside dimensions. As such, three cartridge solenoid valves can be combined into a compact triple valve cartridge unit that further simplifies the assembly process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: WABCO GmbH & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Dieter Frank, Gerdt Schreibert, Peter Homann, Armin Sieker, Andreas Kranz, Hans-Klaus Wolff, Dirk Meier
  • Patent number: 6450152
    Abstract: A low-profile tank isolation valve mounts on a wall of a fuel tank to enclose an opening in the tank wall through which an inlet port of the valve is communicated to tank headspace. An electric actuator is selectively energized to selectively operate an armature to cause a closure to seat on, and unseat from, a valve seat. The armature is a cylindrical walled tube that is disposed within a central through-hole of the actuator and is selectively positioned along a straight axis coincident with the tube axis. An element that operatively relates the armature to the closure constrains vapor flow through the valve to pass through the armature tube when the closure is unseated. The seat, closure, and element are all disposed within the actuator through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Siemens Automotive Inc.
    Inventor: Gary M. Everingham
  • Patent number: 6431474
    Abstract: An electromagnetically operable fuel injector for a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine is disclosed having a ferromagnetic core, a magnetic coil at least partially surrounding the ferromagnetic core and an armature magnetically coupled to the magnetic coil and being movably responsive to the magnetic coil. The armature actuates a valve-closing element, which interacts with a fixed valve seat and is movable away from the fixed valve seat of a fuel valve when the magnetic coil is excited. The armature has a generally elongated shape and a generally central opening for reception of fuel from a fuel inlet connector positioned adjacent thereto. The fuel inlet connector extends in a generally longitudinal direction above the armature and defines a central path for fuel to enter the inlet connector and to be directed toward the armature for further passage toward the fixed valve seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Siemens Automotive Corporation
    Inventors: James Paul Fochtman, Danny Orlen Wright
  • Publication number: 20020100822
    Abstract: The present invention provides a solenoid actuated fuel injector with a repeatable stroke. The fuel injector includes a housing having a fuel inlet, a fuel outlet, and a fuel passageway extending from the fuel inlet to the fuel outlet along a longitudinal axis. The fuel injector additionally includes a valve body having an inlet portion and an armature guide eyelet that is disposed in the inlet portion of the valve body within the fuel passageway. The armature guide eyelet is sized to direct and support reciprocal motion of the needle/armature assembly within the fuel passageway along the longitudinal axis. The needle/armature assembly is reciprocally disposed in and axially aligned with the fuel passageway. The needle/armature assembly includes an upper bearing guide fixedly connected to a needle stem portion. The upper bearing guide includes a bearing portion and a contacting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventor: Jack David Oliver
  • Publication number: 20020088958
    Abstract: A valve structure that includes a housing, a valve, and an actuator. The housing includes a first portion, a second portion, and an intermediate portion. The first portion extends along a first axis from a first port, the second portion extends along a second axis from a second port, and the intermediate portion connects the first and second portions. The first and second portions partially define a fluid communication path between the first and second configurations. The valve is movable with respect to the housing between first and second configurations. The first configuration permits substantially unrestricted fluid flow between the first and second ports. The second configuration substantially prevents fluid flow between the first and second ports. The actuator displaces the valve from the first configuration to the second configuration. The actuator partially defines the fluid communication path between the first and second ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventor: Craig Weldon
  • Publication number: 20020088879
    Abstract: A fuel injector for use with an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector comprises a valve group subassembly and a coil group subassembly. The valve group subassembly includes a tube assembly having a longitudinal axis that extends between a first end and a second end; a seat that is secured at the second end of the tube assembly and that defines an opening; an armature assembly that is disposed within the tube assembly; a member that biases the armature assembly toward the seat; an adjusting tube that is disposed in the tube assembly and that engages the member for adjusting a biasing force of the member; a filter that is located at the first end of the tube assembly and that has an integral retaining portion; an O-ring that circumscribes the first end of the tube assembly and that is maintained by the retaining portion of the filter; and a first attachment portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventors: Michael P. Dallmeyer, Robert McFarland
  • Patent number: 6415995
    Abstract: A microdispensing system is useful for the open-jet dispensing of liquids. A valve having a valve chamber is bounded by an impermeable elastic membrane and is filled with the liquid for dispensing. One or more liquid supply lines lead to the valve chamber. An outlet closed from the exterior by the membrane in the position of rest leads from the chamber to a dispensing nozzle. An actuator chamber is disposed on the other side of the membrane. In the actuator chamber, an electromechanical drive is connected to the membrane for the purpose of briefly lifting the membrane from the outlet. The actuator chamber is closed in such manner that it can be subjected to a pressure differing from atmospheric pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Cybio AG
    Inventors: Thilo Enderle, Christof Fattinger, Gerhard Flury, Hans-Peter Hirt, Rene Rietmann, Hansjörg Tschirky
  • Patent number: 6415817
    Abstract: A magnet valve for tank venting in motor vehicles, having at least one valve opening forming a sealing seat and having a spring-loaded valve member cooperating with the at least one sealing seat for opening and closing the valve and actuated by an electromagnet counter to the restoring force of a restoring spring. Downstream of the valve member, a flow element that throttles the flow of a gas is disposed, the shape of the flow element is adapted to the opening cross section of the sealing seat that cooperates with the valve member, for determining (metering) the flow quantity of the gas through the cross section of the flow element when the magnet valve is open. The shape of the flow element is determined (metered) in such a way that the area of the opening cross section of the effective valve seat is greater than 2.5 and preferably greater than 9 times the area of the effective cross section of the flow element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Erwin Krimmer, Wolfgang Schulz, Tilman Miehle
  • Publication number: 20020084343
    Abstract: A fuel injector for use with an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector comprises a valve group subassembly and a coil group subassembly. The valve group subassembly includes a tube assembly having a longitudinal axis that extends between a first end and a second end; a seat that is secured at the second end of the tube assembly and that defines an opening; an armature assembly that is disposed within the tube assembly; a member that biases the armature assembly toward the seat; an adjusting tube that is disposed in the tube assembly and that engages the member for adjusting a biasing force of the member; a filter located within the tube assembly; and a first attachment portion. The coil group subassembly includes a solenoid coil that is operable to displace the armature assembly with respect to the seat; and a second attachment portion that is fixedly connected to the first attachment portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Michael P. Dallmeyer, Robert McFarland
  • Publication number: 20020084344
    Abstract: A fuel injector for use with an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector comprises a valve group subassembly and a coil group subassembly. The valve group subassembly includes a tube assembly having a longitudinal axis that extends between a first end and a second end; a seat that is secured at the second end of the tube assembly and that defines an opening; an armature assembly that is disposed within the tube assembly; a member that biases the armature assembly toward the seat; an adjusting tube that is disposed in the tube assembly and that engages the member for adjusting a biasing force of the member; a filter that is located at least within the tube assembly and that has an integral retaining portion; an O-ring that circumscribes the first end of the tube assembly and that is maintained by the retaining portion of the filter; and a first attachment portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Michael P. Dallmeyer, Michael J. Hornby, Bryan Hall, Ross Wood
  • Publication number: 20020084345
    Abstract: A fuel injector for use with an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector comprises a valve group subassembly and a coil group subassembly. The valve group subassembly includes a tube assembly having a longitudinal axis that extends between a first end and a second end; a seat that is secured at the second end of the tube assembly and that defines an opening; an armature assembly that is disposed within the tube assembly; a member that biases the armature assembly toward the seat; an adjusting tube that is disposed in the tube assembly and that engages the member for adjusting a biasing force of the member; a filter that is disposed at least within the tube assembly; an O-ring that circumscribes the second end of the tube assembly and that is maintained by a flared end of a snap-fit type retainer; and a first attachment portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Michael P. Dallmeyer, Robert McFarland
  • Publication number: 20020084355
    Abstract: A fuel injector for use with an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector comprises a valve group subassembly and a coil group subassembly. The valve group subassembly includes a tube assembly having a longitudinal axis that extends between a first end and a second end; a seat that is secured at the second end of the tube assembly and that defines an opening; an armature assembly that is disposed within the tube assembly; a member that biases the armature assembly toward the seat; an adjusting tube that is disposed in the tube assembly and that engages the member for adjusting a biasing force of the member; a filter that is located at least within the tube assembly and may include an integral retaining portion; an O-ring that circumscribes the first end of the tube assembly and that is maintained by the retaining portion of the filter; and a first attachment portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Michael P. Dallmeyer, Robert McFarland, Michael J. Hornby
  • Publication number: 20020074532
    Abstract: A valve mechanism in which a valve member is moveable into contact with a valve seat as a result of actuation of the valve. The valve seat and the valve closure member are designed such that they have essentially only line contact when the valve is closed, with the nominal width of the valve corresponding approximately to the sealing width of the valve. This construction allows a relatively large nominal width to be used for the flow cross section of the valve without the need for a much larger actuating force for the valve. To prevent damage to the valve seat and to the valve closure member, an elastic damping element may be disposed behind the valve closure member so that the valve closure member can deform compliantly up impact against the valve seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Juan Rovira, Andreas Teichmann
  • Patent number: 6405757
    Abstract: An electrically-operated three-way plunger-type solenoid valve assembly includes a housing, a valve seat insert provided in the housing, an electromagnetic actuator, and an exhaust port body, which extends into a sleeve passage of the electromagnetic actuator. A non-magnetic member is positioned in the sleeve passage of the electromagnetic actuator and includes an orifice in communication with an exhaust passage of the exhaust port body. A plunger is positioned in the non-magnetic member and supported for reciprocal axial movement in the non-magnetic member. A biasing member is provided which applies a spring force to the plunger, with the electromagnetic actuator generating a magnetic field having sufficient magnitude to move the plunger against the force of the biasing member. In this manner, the electromagnetic actuator selectively moves the plunger to control the communication between inlet and outlet openings of the valve to open and closed the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Humphrey Products Company
    Inventor: Leonard J. Jabcon
  • Patent number: 6405947
    Abstract: An electromagnetically operable fuel injector for a gaseous fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine, the injector having a generally longitudinal axis. which comprises, a ferromagnetic core, a magnetic coil at least partially surrounding the ferromagnetic core and an armature magnetically coupled to the magnetic coil and being movably responsive to the magnetic coil. The armature actuates a valve closing element which interacts with a fixed valve seat of a fuel valve and is movable away from the fixed valve seat when the magnetic coil is excited. The fixed valve seat defines a central fuel opening and a generally annular groove adjacent the central fuel opening, the armature having a generally elongated shape and a generally central opening for axial reception and passage of gaseous fuel from a fuel inlet connector positioned adjacent thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Siemens Automotive Corporation
    Inventor: James Paul Fochtman
  • Patent number: 6405427
    Abstract: A solenoid actuated fuel injector for use with an internal combustion engine includes a hydraulic metering subassembly and a power group subassembly. The hydraulic metering subassembly includes a fuel path and an armature/needle assembly movable between valve closed and open positions and calibrated independent of the power group subassembly to meter the discharge of fuel from the injector. The power group subassembly provides a magnetic flux return path and electromagnetic forces that move the armature/needle assembly between the valve closed and open positions. By providing an independently operational, calibrated hydraulic subassembly, a variety of different types of power group subassemblies may be used with the hydraulic metering subassembly resulting in design flexibility and a manufacturing process that is more flexible and cost efficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Siemens Automotive Corporation
    Inventor: Philip A. Kummer
  • Patent number: 6390392
    Abstract: A valve needle for use in an electromagnetically operable injection valve of a fuel injection system in an internal combustion engine includes a connecting part that is made of a plastic bar and that is connected to an armature and a valve closing element. In order to achieve a tight connection of the valve needle components, the connecting part enters into a form-fitting connection with the armature and with the valve closing element. The form-fitting connection between the connecting part and the valve closing element includes corresponding areas of larger and smaller diameters engaging with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Ferdinand Reiter
  • Patent number: 6382532
    Abstract: A fuel injector assembly including a body portion, a valve seat fixed relative to the body portion, a valve member movable relative to the valve seat, an outer layer substantially surrounding the body portion, and a damping material between the body portion and the outer layer, the damping material cooperating with the outer layer to dampen noise and vibration produced during operation of the fuel injector. Preferably, the fuel injector also includes an electrical connector mounted on the body portion, and the damping material is adjacent the electrical connector. In the preferred embodiment, the damping material is a viscoelastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Mark French, Maria Catherine Nowland, Christopher Martin Louis
  • Patent number: 6382534
    Abstract: A fuel injection valve, in particular for fuel injection systems of internal combustion engines, includes a magnet coil, an armature acted upon in a closing direction by a return spring, and a valve needle, in nonpositive engagement with the armature, for actuation of a valve closure element that, together with a valve seating surface, forms a sealing fit. At least one fuel conduit through which fuel flows is provided in the armature and/or in the valve needle. An impact element is mounted on the valve needle in the spray-discharge direction of the fuel conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Norbert Keim
  • Publication number: 20020047054
    Abstract: A fuel injector for use with an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector comprises a valve group subassembly and a coil group subassembly. The valve group subassembly includes a tube assembly having a longitudinal axis that extends between a first end and a second end; a seat that is secured at the second end of the tube assembly and that defines an opening; an armature assembly that is disposed within the tube assembly; a member that biases the armature assembly toward the seat; an adjusting tube that is disposed in the tube assembly and that engages the member for adjusting a biasing force of the member; a filter that is at least within the tube assembly; and a first attachment portion. The coil group subassembly includes a solenoid coil that is operable to displace the armature assembly with respect to the seat; and a second attachment portion that is fixedly connected to the first attachment portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventors: Michael P. Dallmeyer, Robert McFarland, Michael J. Hornby, James Robert Parish, Dennis Bulgatz, Ross Wood, Bryan Hall
  • Patent number: 6374624
    Abstract: A refrigerant flow-control valve operable between a no-flow condition and a flow condition in response to a control signal supplied thereto. The flow-control valve includes a tubular-shaped body forming a refrigerant passageway extending from an inlet to an outlet, a cylindrically-shaped restrictor secured within the tube and forming a restriction, and a cylindrically-shaped stop secured within the tube and forming a plunger valve flow passage. The stop is located downstream and spaced-apart from the restrictor and the restriction has a greater resistance to flow than the valve flow passage. A plunger is within the tube between the restrictor and the stop and carries a valve element. The plunger is movable between a first position closing the valve flow passage to generally prevent refrigerant flow therethrough and through the passageway and a second position opening the valve flow passage to permit refrigerant flow therethrough and through the passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Ranco Incorporated
    Inventors: Pandu Cholkeri, William D. Kramer, Brian Enderle
  • Patent number: 6339366
    Abstract: A magnet valve, especially for tank venting in motor vehicles, having at least one valve opening and having a valve member, which for opening and closing cooperates with the at least one valve opening and which, forming a magnet armature of an electromagnet, is disposed opposite a magnet core of the electromagnet, an exciter coil being disposed on a coil carrier that is disposed in a magnet housing and surrounds the magnet core, and a thread being provided in the magnet housing, which thread is screwed to a first male-threaded portion of the magnet core, wherein a second male-threaded portion is disposed on the magnet core, which male-threaded portion, as the magnet core is screwed into the magnet housing, forms a thread course in the coil carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Achim Meisiek
  • Patent number: 6336621
    Abstract: A fuel injection port 21 formed in a seat 20 is opened and closed by a movable valve 14 supported by a flat spring 16. The movable valve 14 is biased by an elastic force of a coil spring 26 in a direction that closes the fuel injection port 21. When electric power is supplied to a solenoid coil 4, the movable valve 14 is moved to a direction that opens the fuel injection port 21 as a result of an electromagnetic attraction force between a magnetic circuit M for generating an electromagnetic attraction force and the movable valve 14. Air gaps G0, G1 and G2 are formed within the fuel injection port and permeance ratios between the air gaps may be set to optimal values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2002
    Assignee: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seiji Ii, Hideki Ito, Hiroshi Kawazoe, Toshiro Makimura
  • Patent number: 6317978
    Abstract: An electromagnetically actuated valve is provided having that an axially movable valve needle, which is formed by an armature, a valve closing body and a connection piece connecting the two. The tubular connection piece has two elongated slots, which do not extend over the entire length of the connection piece, but at least over 75% of its length. Thus there are two spring-elastic half-shells in the slotted area. The valve closing body is attached at the unslotted end of the connection piece. The valve is particularly well suited for use in fuel injection systems of compressed-mixture, externally ignited internal combustion engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Ferdinand Reiter
  • Publication number: 20010040194
    Abstract: In a fuel injection valve, a cylindrical valve body has a valve seat protruding radially inward out of an inner wall thereof and a needle supporting cylindrical inner wall. A nozzle needle is fixed to the armature so as to move together with the armature, while being supported slidably by the needle supporting cylindrical inner wall. The nozzle needle is provided with a valve portion to be seated on the valve seat when a coil is de-energized and inside thereof with a cavity into which fuel is introduced. A fuel accumulation bore is provided between inner circumference of the cylindrical valve body and outer circumference of the nozzle needle. With the construction mentioned above, the nozzle needle is provided with an opening through which the cavity communicates with the fuel accumulation bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Inventors: Yukio Yamaguchi, Takayuki Hokao
  • Patent number: 6311951
    Abstract: The invention concerns a solenoid valve for the opening and shutting of a channel (16) for a medium, featuring an electromagnet (11) with a soft iron magnetic core (12) and a coil (13) and an armature actuated by them. According to the invention, it is provided that the channel passes through the ferrite core with its feed opening ending at the front side of the ferrite core, that the armature is configured as a sheet metal armature (14) that, on the side of the exit of the channel, is elastically held against the magnetic force and that features a seal (21), on its side facing the channel, which shuts the channel when the sheet metal armature is pulled down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: I.E.M. Industrielle Entwicklung Medizintechnik und Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Helmut Samulowitz
  • Patent number: 6302371
    Abstract: An electromagnetically actuatable valve includes a core and an armature, each having a respective end face. The end faces are aligned and opposing. One of the end faces has a spherically-curved contour, and the other of the end faces defines a conical surface with respect to a longitudinal axis of the valve. At least one of the end faces may include a wear-resistant coating. At least one of the end faces may be surface-hardened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Ferdinand Reiter
  • Patent number: 6286770
    Abstract: Fuel injector, comprising a main tubular body, provided with at least one through pipe which ends in a spray nozzle which can spray the fuel present inside the through pipe, and a shutter unit, which is mobile axially inside the through pipe, from and towards a position of closure, in which the shutter unit itself abuts a sealing surface provided on the spray nozzle, and seals it in a fluid-tight manner; the shutter unit being made of a cup-type body, the base of which is defined by a sealing disc made of flexible material, on which there are provided an annular sealing projection and an annular stop projection, which is co-axial relative to the former; the annular stop projection having a height which is lower than the annular sealing projection, such as to abut the sealing surface of the spray nozzle only temporarily, subject to resilient deformation of the sealing disc itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Magneti Marelli S.p.A.
    Inventors: Maurizio Boaro, Marcello Cristiani, Massimo Neretti
  • Publication number: 20010017326
    Abstract: An electromagnetically operable fuel injector for a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine is disclosed having a ferromagnetic core, a magnetic coil at least partially surrounding the ferromagnetic core and an armature magnetically coupled to the magnetic coil and being movably responsive to the magnetic coil. The armature actuates a valve-closing element, which interacts with a fixed valve seat and is movable away from the fixed valve seat of a fuel valve when the magnetic coil is excited. The armature has a generally elongated shape and a generally central opening for reception of fuel from a fuel inlet connector positioned adjacent thereto. The fuel inlet connector extends in a generally longitudinal direction above the armature and defines a central path for fuel to enter the inlet connector and to be directed toward the armature for further passage toward the fixed valve seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 1999
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Inventors: JAMES PAUL FOCHTMAN, DANNY ORLEN WRIGHT
  • Publication number: 20010017327
    Abstract: An electromagnetically operable fuel injector for a gaseous fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine, the injector having a generally longitudinal axis, which comprises, a ferromagnetic core, a magnetic coil at least partially surrounding the ferromagnetic core and an armature magnetically coupled to the magnetic coil and being movably responsive to the magnetic coil. The armature actuates a valve closing element which interacts with a fixed valve seat of a fuel valve and is movable away from the fixed valve seat when the magnetic coil is excited. The fixed valve seat defines a central fuel opening and a generally annular groove adjacent the central fuel opening, the armature having a generally elongated shape and a generally central opening for axial reception and passage of gaseous fuel from a fuel inlet connector positioned adjacent thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 1999
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Inventor: JAMES PAUL FOCHTMAN
  • Patent number: 6279873
    Abstract: A fuel injection valve for a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine, in particular for injecting fuel directly into the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine. The fuel injection valve has a magnet coil, an armature that can be pulled by the magnet coil in a direction of lift against a first return spring, and a valve needle. The valve needle has a first stop surface for the armature, which can be moved relative to the valve needle. The armature is acted upon by a second return spring. In addition, a stationary second stop surface for the armature is provided. The second return spring acts upon the armature in a direction opposite to the lift and in an inoperative position, when the magnet coil is not energized, and holds the armature in contact with the second stop surface so that a distance between the armature and the first stop surface provided on the valve needle is predefined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Eichendorf, Thomas Sebastian, Guido Pilgram, Rainer Norgauer
  • Patent number: 6279841
    Abstract: In a fuel injector a valve-closure member movable axially along a valve longitudinal axis and a valve-seat body are provided for opening and closing the valve. Allocated to the valve-seat body is a valve-seat face which cooperates with the valve-closure member. In this context, the valve-closure member is joined to the valve-seat body via a spring element designed in the form of a diaphragm spring. The spring element is arranged in such a manner that it pulls the valve-closure member toward the valve-seat face as a return spring in response to closing of the valve. The fuel injector is particularly suitable for use in fuel-injection systems of mixture-compressing internal combustion engines with externally supplied ignition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Michael McCormick
  • Publication number: 20010015418
    Abstract: The electromagnetically actuated valve is distinguished by the fact that an axially movable valve needle (6) is provided, which is formed by an armature (12), a valve closing body (13) and a connection piece (14) connecting the two. The tubular connection piece (14) has two elongated slots (50), which do not extend over the entire length of the connection piece (14), but at least over 75% of its length. Thus there are two spring-elastic half-shells in the slotted area. The valve closing body (13) is attached at the unslotted end of the connection piece (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 1999
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Inventor: FERDINAND REITER
  • Patent number: 6273395
    Abstract: A valve assembly 10 for use in a compressor. Valve assembly 10 includes a generally cylindrical stator member or assembly 12 and an inner valve or member 14 which is slidably engaged within stator assembly 12. Stator assembly 12 includes a conventional electrically operated coil 20 which is coupled to a conventional controller 98. Controller 98 selectively connects and disconnects coil 20 to and from a conventional battery 96, thereby allowing coil 20 to selectively receive electrical power. When coil 20 receives electrical power, a movable member 68 within member 14 is actuated, thereby creating a communication passage between a relatively high pressure chamber 84 and a relatively low pressure chamber 88.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Ford Global Tech.
    Inventors: Rodolfo Palma, Atul Natverial Sheth, Andre D. Jess
  • Patent number: 6273396
    Abstract: The electromagnetic valve has a valve body capable to open and close a fluid communication path, first and second springs opposing to each other and biasing the valve body. Biasing forces of the first and second spring toward the valve body are balanced with each other so as to have valve body open the communication path. When a coil is energized, a moving member is driven so as to have the valve body move against the biasing force of the first spring during a first moving stroke so that an elastic energy may be stored in the first spring. When the coil is de-energized, the valve body is moved back by the first spring not only during the first moving stroke but also during a second moving stroke to absorb the elastic energy stored in the first spring by the second spring. There is an enough space where the moving member may move back during the second moving stroke so as not to hit any part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuo Kato
  • Patent number: 6257508
    Abstract: The present invention provides a valve assembly including a housing, an armature, an armature bias spring, a needle, and a seat. The valve assembly housing has an inlet, an outlet, and an axially extending passageway from the inlet to the outlet along a longitudinal axis. The armature is disposed within the passageway. The armature has an armature passage including a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a first cross-sectional area. The second portion has a second cross-sectional area. The first cross-sectional area of the first portion is greater than the second cross-sectional area of the second portion. The armature bias spring is disposed within the first portion of the armature passage. The needle is disposed within the second portion of the armature passage. The seat is located proximate the outlet. The flow restrictor is disposed between the first portion and the second portion of the armature passage of the armature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Siemens Automotive Corporation
    Inventors: David P. Wieczorek, James Paul Fochtman
  • Patent number: 6257509
    Abstract: A fuel injector for fuel injection systems of internal combustion engines, which is composed of two preassembled, independent subassemblies. In this context, a functional part essentially includes an electromagnetic circuit and a sealing valve, whereas a connecting part is essentially constituted of a hydraulic connection. In the ready-assembled injector, electrical connecting elements and hydraulic connecting elements of both subassemblies cooperate so that a reliable electrical and hydraulic connection is ensured. The valve is executed as a side-feed injector, and the electrical connection is located farther away from functional part than the hydraulic connection of the connecting part. The fuel injector is particularly suitable for use in fuel injection systems of mixture-compressing, positive ignition internal combustion engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Udo Hafner, Klaus Noller, Heinz Fuchs, Albert Staacke
  • Patent number: 6253789
    Abstract: A valve for metered introduction of fuel, volatilized from a fuel tank of an internal combustion engine, into the engine, having a valve housing which has an inflow neck for connection to a fuel tank or to an adsorption filter downstream of the tank for the volatilized fuel, and having an outflow neck for connection to the engine, having a valve member accommodated between the inflow neck and the outflow neck in the interior of the valve housing, which valve member is actuatable by an electromagnet that has a magnet core, and which cooperates with a valve seat embodied on a valve seat body, is characterized in that the valve housing includes a first housing part, closed on the inflow side by a protective screen, in/on which the electromagnet, the valve member, the valve seat body and the outflow neck are provided, and a second housing part, on which the inflow neck is disposed and which can be secured to the first housing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Erwin Krimmer, Wolfgang Schulz, Tilman Miehle, Manfred Zimmermann, Maria Esperilla
  • Patent number: 6220275
    Abstract: The solenoid valve (10) has an armature chamber (38) communicated with the outlets (86) of the valve to receive feed of fluid. The fluid in the chamber (38) is drained through drain passages (96) which are arranged to open into the chamber (38) at a location radially outwardly offset from the axis of the valve. The flow of fluid flowing into the chamber (38) is directly transferred to the drain passages (96) to thereby wash ferrous particles away from the magnetic gap to self-clean the gap each time the valve is opened. A spacer (62) made of a non-magnetizable material covers the upper end face of the armature (36) to prevent accumulation of ferrous particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: NOK Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nishinosono, Norio Uemura, Nobuyuki Oka
  • Patent number: 6213413
    Abstract: A fuel injection valve is provided with an injection nozzle having an injection hole for fuel injection, a valve body for closing the injection hole, and an elastic body provided on one of a wall surface of the injection nozzle and a wall surface of the valve body. The elastic body is provided such that when the valve body closes the injection hole, the wall surface of the valve body comes into abutment with the wall surface of the injection nozzle after the valve body has come into abutment with the injection nozzle through the elastic body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Susumu Kojima, Keiso Takeda
  • Patent number: 6199776
    Abstract: A fuel injection valve that possesses an axially movable valve needle which includes at least one armature and one spherical valve closure element. The armature forms a closure element support which is joined at its downstream end to the valve closure element. The end of the closure element support facing toward the valve closure element is deformed in such a way that a polygonal profile is present. In accordance with the number of profile edges, at least two flowthrough openings, communicating with an inner longitudinal bore, are formed between the closure element support and the surface of the valve closure element, through which openings fuel can easily flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Andorfer
  • Patent number: 6186419
    Abstract: A fuel injection nozzle or fuel injector valve has a nozzle body, extending along a longitudinal axis, on which is configured a valve seat surface which coacts with a valve closure surface configured on a valve closure element to form a valve seat. At least one fuel stream, which has a radial directional component with respect to the longitudinal axis of the nozzle body, is sprayed out when the fuel injection valve or fuel injector nozzle is in an open state. A sleeve body axially overlaps the fuel stream in the direction of the longitudinal axis. The sleeve body has at least one impact surface which the fuel stream strikes. The impact surface is inclined at a predefined angle with respect to a vertical plane which runs vertically with respect to the longitudinal axis, and/or the impact surface is structured in fluted fashion on its surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Kampmann, Bernd Dittus
  • Patent number: 6186472
    Abstract: A fuel injection valve has a metal base body extending over its entire axial length, which includes a core/internal pole and a valve jacket. The internal pole is produced by extrusion and includes a valve inlet connection, the actual core of the electromagnetic circuit, a magnetic choke point and an area for guiding an armature. However, the valve jacket is produced by deep drawing. In addition to its function as a housing part, the valve jacket also serves as a valve seat carrier. A clearance is formed between the valve jacket and the internal pole, holding a magnet coil which is sealed by a ring gasket and is therefore dry. This fuel injection valve is suitable in particular for use in fuel injection systems of internal combustion engines with spark ignition and gas mixture compression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Ferdinand Reiter