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Electromagnetically actuatable valve

Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
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Filing: 1988-04-22
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Granted: 1989-05-16
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Expires: 2008-04-22
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Abstract

Abstract In valves having flat armatures, in order to attain the shortest possible switching times, the goal is to to reduce the mass of the armature and the surface area of the stops. A particularly advantageous design is obtained by embodying the flat armature in the manner of a gear wheel and providing at least three radially extending teeth, spaced uniformly apart from one another, on which the stop lobes that cooperate with a stop integral with the housing upon actuation of the valve by excitation of the magnetic coil are formed. A flat armature embodied in this way can be used in any correspondingly embodied valve.

Inventors

  • 👤 Peter Asslaender
  • 👤 Udo Hafner
  • 👤 Ferdinand Reiter

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 18:41
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M51/00; F02M51/06; F02M61/00; F02M61/16; F02M61/18; F02M61/188; F02M51/061; F02M51/0625; F02M51/0635; F02M51/0642; F02M51/0646; F02M51/065; F02M51/08; F02M61/166; H; H01; H01F; H01F7/00; H01F7/06; H01F7/08; H01F7/16; H01F7/1638; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S239/00; Y10S239/90

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 106 words
An electromagnetically actuatable valve for fuel injection systems of internal combustion engines comprising a valve housing of ferromagnetic material, a valve seat, a valve closing element, a magnetic coil, and a flat armature arranged to engage said valve seat, said flat armature configured in the manner of a gear wheel having a plurality of radially protruding teeth spaced uniformly apart from one another, each of said teeth on said flat armature having stop lobes disposed a surface thereof remote rod said valve closing element, said stop lobes arranged to rest on a stop face upon excitation of said flat armature during excitation of said magnetic coil.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 106 words
An electromagnetically actuatable valve for fuel injection systems of internal combustion engines comprising a valve housing of ferromagnetic material, a valve seat, a valve closing element, a magnetic coil, and a flat armature arranged to engage said valve seat, said flat armature configured in the manner of a gear wheel having a plurality of radially protruding teeth spaced uniformly apart from one another, each of said teeth on said flat armature having stop lobes disposed a surface thereof remote rod said valve closing element, said stop lobes arranged to rest on a stop face upon excitation of said flat armature during excitation of said magnetic coil.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 22 words
A valve as defined by claim 1, in which each said stop lobe protrudes in an axial direction beyond the tooth surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 23 words
A valve as defined by claim 1, in which each said stop lobe is narrower than said tooth upon which it is disposed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 27 words
A valve as defined by claim 1, in which each said tooth includes opposed flank portions and a root zone which provide a virtually rectangular cross section.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
A valve as defined by claim 1, in which said flat armature is made from sintered soft magnetic material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 59 words
A valve as defined by claim 5, in which said flat armature on its side oriented toward the valve seat further includes a flat central face for affixation of said valve closing element, said flat central face surrounded by an annular ring which offstands axially in an axial direction toward the valve seat and adjoined by the teeth (62).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 50 words
A valve as defined by claim 6, in which a zone adjacent to each tooth is provided with a reinforcing rib that extends in a radial direction and spans said annular ring, each said rib being oriented toward the surface of said flat armature remote from said valve seat (36).

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