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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8156922 | Electrical actuating arrangement for an internal combustion engine An electrical actuating arrangement for an internal combustion engine includes an electric drive motor disposed in a housing body. The electric drive motor includes a motor housing with a drive side closed by a plastic front plate. A mounting flange is disposed on a... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8050847 | Method for operating an exhaust gas mass flow sensor A method for operating an exhaust gas mass flow sensor which is used, in particular, in exhaust gas mass flows of motor vehicles has an operating mode and a cleaning mode. In an operating mode, the exhaust gas mass flow sensor is operated at an operating temperature... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047502 | Combined check and control valve To overcome problems concerning the sticking of the check plate in a combined check and control valve, a stop is provided on the valve rod or a guide element in the vicinity of the valve rod, whose distance to the limiting element is smaller than the maximum stroke ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8011175 | Exhaust-gas cooling device for an internal combustion engine An exhaust-gas cooling device for an internal combustion engine includes a housing with an exhaust-gas inlet, an exhaust-gas outlet, a valve device, and a U-shaped heat exchange unit including an outbound flow path and a return flow path. The housing comprises, on t... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8001952 | Vibration- and pulsation-attenuated electropneumatic converter An electropneumatic converter for connection with an exhaust recirculation valve in a motor vehicle. The electropneumatic converter includes a vacuum port and an atmospheric pressure port configured to connect with a valve chamber using a valve device, wherein a mix... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7926457 | Device for phase-shifting the rotational angle of a drive wheel relative to an output shaft A device for phase-shifting a rotational angle of a drive wheel relative to an output shaft. The device includes a planetary gear including a sun wheel, a hollow wheel and at least one planet wheel, wherein the sun wheel and the hollow wheel mesh with the at least o... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7784450 | Exhaust-gas recirculation device for an internal combustion engine An exhaust-gas recirculation device includes a distributor element (14) driven corresponding to the rotational speed of the camshaft (11) of an internal combustion engine (1), wherein, via the distributor element (14), a fluidic connectio... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7757873 | Bypass valve for internal combustion engines The invention describes a bypass valve (1) that can be used as a divert air valve. Bypass valves (1) that work in the closed or opened position in a force-balanced or pressure-balanced manner are known. During the opening of the bypass valve (1)... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7705551 | Switching flap device An actuating device for actuators, such as switching, throttle or swirl flaps, in internal combustion engines for motor vehicles comprises a shaft connected with an actuating motor. The shaft is connected with an actuator, such as a switching flap or the like. In a ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7646159 | Electrically commutated motor and method for controlling said motor An electrically commutated motor comprises a plurality of stator phases and a rotor. Further, sensors for detecting the control deviation of the rotor in relation to the stator phases are provided. A phase control unit controls the stator phase rotary field dependin... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7582036 | Actuating device An actuating device including a housing that is closed by a cover in such a way that both an electric motor and a gearbox unit are completely enclosed. An internal gear segment, arranged on an output shaft in a rotationally fixed manner, is positioned on a borehole ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7546828 | Throttle body assembly for an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a throttle plate port whose pivot axis is disposed so as to be axially offset with respect to the throttle plate and whose radial peripheral surface is shaped, at least by sections, in the form of spherical sectors, where in the position whi... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7458792 | Sintered metal rotor of a rotary piston pump The invention relates to a sintered metal rotor of a rotary piston pump, comprising a pot-shaped base (1) and a journal element centrally projecting from the bottom of said base (1). Said journal element comprises a base section and an adjoining connec... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7428897 | Controllable two way valve device The invention relates to a controllable two-way valve (1), in which a valve rod (3) is connected in a permanent manner to at least two valve members (4, 5, 6, 24, 25; 39, 40), the valve rod (3) being actuated by means of an actuator (2... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7343743 | Exhaust-gas return system for an internal-combustion machine and method of returning exhaust gas An exhaust gas return system for an internal-combustion machine which comprises a low-pressure supply line extending from an inlet From the compressor. a high-pressure supply line extends to the internal-combustion machine. From the internal-combustion machine a hig... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7316216 | Valve adjusting device The invention relates to a throttle valve adjusting device (1) which comprises a throttle valve housing (2) linked with a drive unit (6). According to the invention, the electric motor (7) of said drive unit (6) is disposed both ou... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7213587 | Adjustable two-way valve device for a combustion engine An adjustable two-way valve device is described that is embodied as a rotary valve. According to the invention the use of the rotary valve as a two-way valve is achieved by the skillful arrangement of passage openings of a valve plate with respect to control opening... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213556 | Flap bearing mounting Flap bearing mountings of the present invention are for mounting flap devices (5), such as switch-over, tumble, or swirl flap devices, on a housing (2) of an air intake port system (1) of a combustion engine. Mounting of flap devices (5) ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207324 | Air-intake duct system for a combustion engine The invention relates to an air-intake duct system (1) in which a throttle valve (40), an exhaust gas recirculating valve (29), a bypass valve (19), an exhaust gas cooler (11), against which exhaust gas flows via bypass valve (1... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7177757 | Method of controlling a switching flap, and a switching-flap actuating unit In a method for controlling a switching flap (10) arranged in an intake pipe connected with an internal-combustion engine the switching flap (10) is rotated with the aid of a switching-flap shaft (12) connected with an electromotor (18). ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7077114 | Exhaust gas recirculation system for a combustion engine An exhaust gas recirculation system for a combustion engine is proposed that includes all important functions within a housing. For this purpose an exhaust gas recirculation valve, an exhaust gas cooling device with a heat exchanger unit, as well as a bypass channel... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074019 | Rotor protector for wet-type rotor pump A wet rotor-type pump, in particular used for pumping a coolant in vehicle motors, comprises a pump impeller for feeding a fluid and a motor rotor connected with the pump impeller. In wet rotor-type pumps the motor rotor is cooled by the fluid to be pumped. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7011082 | Exhaust gas feeding device for an internal combustion machine Exhaust gas feeding device for a internal combustion machine for introducing exhaust gas into a suction channel section of an intake manifold through at least one opening, having an exhaust gas feed section, an exhaust gas feedback valve and an exhaust gas introduct... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6990967 | Potentiometer device for determination of valve positions A potentiometer device, for detecting valve positions, wherein a voltage signal Us is sendable to a control unit having an A/D converter, including a carrier element on which at least one slider track, having a slider element in contact therewith, is disp... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6982511 | Pole ring A pole ring suitable for d.c. motors is provided. The pole ring includes several retaining projections provided at the outer circumference for the secure retainment in a motor housing. The retaining projections have retaining surfaces pointing oppositely to the moun... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6958918 | Contact unit A contact unit described includes a contact plate and a connection plug 4 for an adjusting device. A position sensor is disposed on the contact plate whose electrical contact results over conductor tracks 13 molded into the contact plate. The contact p... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6957641 | Adjustment device for an internal combustion engine The invention relates to an adjustment device (1) for an internal combustion engine, particularly for adjustment of shafts with adjusting members. Heretofore known open/close switches are relatively large and cost-intensive in their production. For this reaso... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6939115 | Wet-type rotor pump A wet-type rotor pump which is particularly suitable for feeding coolant in motorcar engines comprises a pump wheel. By the pump wheel, a feed medium is fed through an intake channel into a discharge channel. Via a common shaft, a motor armature of an electric motor... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6924609 | Control device/mechanism for a motor for adjusting a control unit The invention relates to a control device for a motor for adjusting a control unit. A motor (5) that serves for adjusting a control unit (20) is shut off in a known control device with at least one Hall switch, when the control unit (20) has ach... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6920898 | High-pressure valve A high-pressure valve comprises an intake channel and two outlet channels. Further, an actuator is provided for opening and closing the outlet channels. According to the invention, the actuator is provided with a connection channel. The connection channel makes it p... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6873150 | Position sensor A position sensor which is particularly suitable for the rotational angle detection of throttle or exhaust gas valves comprises a permanent magnet and at least two magnetic field sensors arranged adjacently to the permanent magnet. The magnetic field sensors are, fo... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6871529 | Throttle valve adjustment unit A throttle flap adjustment unit having a throttle flap fastened to a throttle flap shaft. The throttle flap shaft is rotatably journaled in a throttle flap end pipe. A servomotor is provided for adjusting the throttle flap shaft and is connected to the throttle flap... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6850018 | Motor control for an EC-motor The invention rests on the idea that the information for controlling an EC-motor is taken from the adjustment or position of the control unit, which can be ascertained by means of a position indicator, such as a potentiometer, Hall indicator, etc. The current patter... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6840502 | Flap valve for fuel aggregates A flap valve for fuel aggregates, such as fuel cells, comprises a flap arranged within a flow channel. A shaft for pivoting the flap is connected to the flap. Further, a seal disposed in a recess of the channel wall is provided, which comprises at least one pressure... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6810848 | Air intake channel system for internal combustion engines An air intake channel system for internal combustion engines is provided. The system includes several air intake channels each of which is formed by at least a first and a second channel member. A common channel member is allocated to two of the air intake channels ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6784584 | Electric motor The electric motor comprises an internal rotor and an external stator with stator windings. The rotor comprises several permanently magnetic pole shoes. The stator windings are supported by stator pole shanks comprising, radially inside, stator pole shoes facing the... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6732696 | Air intake duct system for internal combustion engines An air intake duct system for internal combustion engines, and in particular for V-engines, comprises a plurality of air intake ducts (10, 12). Each air in-take duct is formed by two duct portions (18), and (20) and (22), respectively. Th... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6734358 | Holder for electro-pneumatic components A holder for electro-pneumatic components for vehicles provides for a base plate with fastening elements for fastening the holder in the vehicle. Holding elements for releasable holding the electro-pneumatic components are connected to the base plate. The fixing ele... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6719265 | Electromagnetic actuator for a valve in the automotive field An electromagnetic actuator, particularly for use with valves in the automotive field, such as, for example, exhaust-gas recirculation valves, secondary-air valves, etc., having a housing with an electrical connector plug, a magnetic yoke, a coil unit, a guide eleme... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6692401 | Two-stage gear mechanism A two-stage gear mechanism includes a drive shaft having a first gear stage disposed in a fixed housing and containing planetary wheels. The two-stage gear mechanism also includes a second gear stage, driven by the first gear stage and meshing with a driv... | 02/17/2004 |
