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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176898 | Fuel delivery pipe and method of manufacturing the same A fuel delivery pipe delivers fuel to a plurality of fuel injection valves corresponding to cylinders of an internal-combustion engine. The fuel delivery pipe includes a pipe body made of carbon steel for machine structural use and a plating film disposed on an inne... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8136507 | Fuel supply system A fuel supply system includes a feed pump pumping up fuel in a fuel tank, a filter removing a foreign matter contained in the fuel discharged from the feed pump, and a high-pressure pump pressuring and discharging the fuel toward an internal combustion engine. A fue... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8051837 | Intake manifold for vehicle and intake system including the same An intake system of an engine for a vehicle, may include a surge tank including a first flange, and an intake manifold including a second flange connected with the first flange of the surge tank, wherein the intake manifold may include a main body including a fuel r... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8042521 | Engine unit and vehicle provided with the same An engine unit with a decreased height dimension and longitudinal length comprises an engine and a throttle body assembly. The throttle body assembly includes front and rear throttle bodies formed with front and rear air cylinders and throttle valves. A fuel supply ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7866300 | Device for injecting fuel into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine In a device for the injection of fuel into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, including at least one high-pressure accumulator (1), an injector (4), at least one high-pressure line (7) connecting the high-pressure accumulat... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7806107 | Hand-held power tool A hand-held power tool has at least one operating medium tank having at least one opening. At least one connecting conduit is arranged external to the operating medium tank. At least one connecting member is inserted into the opening, wherein the at least one connec... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7735473 | Connection head structure of high pressure fuel injection tube A connection head structure of a high pressure fuel injection tube is provided to avoid an interference between an annular flange and an opposing part by sufficiently maintaining an tube axial direction length of the connection head and to obtain a good sealability ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7721715 | Injector mounting structure A common rail and injectors are connected by fuel pipes disposed outside a cylinder head cover. The common rail and the plurality of injectors integrated by the fuel pipes can be detached from a cylinder head, so that the plurality of injectors are detached from the... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7591248 | Fuel injection system In a fuel injection system, a fuel tank is disposed below an electronically controlled fuel injection apparatus. A fuel reservoir chamber for supplying fuel from the fuel tank is disposed above the electronically controlled fuel injection apparatus, and the fuel sto... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7562648 | High pressure fuel line with connection head and method for forming A jointless connection head for a fuel line for use in a high pressure fuel connection assembly for a high pressure fuel system and a method for forming the connection head without brazing. The connection head has an essentially spherical outer surface with a liner ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7516735 | Attachment for fuel injectors in a fuel delivery system A fuel delivery system comprises a fuel rail having an inlet, an outlet and a receptor associated with the outlet. The system further comprises a fuel injector. The inlet of the injector is configured for communication with the outlet of the fuel rail, and the injec... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7475674 | Leakage connection for a fuel injector The invention relates to a leakage connection for an injector, which inject fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. The leakage connection is configured as one piece with an injector component. In addition, a leakage nipple is integrated int... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7461637 | Diesel engine lubricated with fuel such as light oil A diesel engine (1) includes a fuel supply passage (4) via which fuel is supplied from a fuel tank (2) to an oil pan (3) through a supply pump (6), a lubrication-system fuel supply passage (8) via which fuel is supplied from... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7455050 | O-ring retainer for a fuel injector in a fuel rail socket An improved O-ring retainer arrangement for retaining an O-ring on a fuel tube of a fuel injector. An overmolded hard plastic ring is disposed on the cylindrical outer surface of the fuel tube. The end of the fuel tube is radially flared to retain the ring on the tu... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7418947 | Direct injection valve in a cylinder head A direct injection valve in a cylinder head (1) consists of a cylindrical housing comprising the following components: a valve (16) for dosing a fluid by means of a valve needle (15), an actuator (2) for generating a stroke acting on the ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7415968 | Modular fuel delivery assembly for an aircraft engine An engine includes a fuel rail and fuel delivery devices, such as fuel injectors, that deliver fuel to corresponding cylinder assemblies. The use of the fuel rail and fuel injectors allows unused fuel to be purged from the engine at the end of the engine's operating... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7406936 | Accumulator fuel system An accumulator fuel system for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of engine cylinders, includes an accumulator fuel volume (12; 112) for supplying high pressure fuel to one or more of a plurality of injectors (10) of the fuel system, each... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7398767 | Fuel injection device Any specific member for fixation is omitted from a fuel injection device so that number of parts is reduced and the fuel injection device is constructed at a reasonable cost. The fuel injection device for use in an internal combustion engine is provided with a fuel ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7387102 | Cast part for an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a cast part for an internal combustion engine, said part being a cylinder crankcase, which has at least one guide duct that leads a fluid medium to a required location. Said guide duct is provided in the form of a tube and is embedded inside... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7377263 | Internal combustion engine provided with an accumulator injection system An internal combustion engine includes an injection system that is configured as a high-pressure accumulator system in which the number of parts is small and the injection system can be easily assembled. The connecting fittings for the connection of the high-pressur... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370639 | Supercharged diesel engine with a common-rail injection system A supercharged diesel engine having at least one charged air conduit for distributing charged air and having a first chamber for conveying the charged air. Air inlet openings of the cylinder head are connected to the first chamber in a gastight manner. The charged a... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370902 | Cowling structure of motorcycle A cowling structure of a motorcycle having a radiator behind a front wheel, including a cowling which covers a periphery of the radiator from a front side of a handlebar, wherein an opening which extends in the longitudinal direction of the motorcycle is formed in t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367364 | Fire retardant jacket for tubing A tubing assembly including a conductive corrugated tubing including convolutions of peaks and valleys and a polymer jacket disposed along a length of said corrugated tubing, the polymer jacket including a fire retardant. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360524 | Fuel injector retention clip A fuel delivery system in accordance with the present invention comprises a fuel rail having an outlet opening and an outlet cup that is insertable into the outlet opening. The cup includes a flange. The flange includes at least one tab extending therefrom. The cup ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354354 | Article comprising a fine-grained metallic material and a polymeric material Lightweight articles comprising a polymeric material at least partially coated with a fine-grained metallic material are disclosed. The fine-grained metallic material has an average grain size of 2 nm to 5,000 nm, a thickness between 25 micron and 5 cm, and a hardne... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350507 | Fuel injector assembly and method of mounting the same An injector assembly is disclosed for mounting within a mounting member, which includes a first mounting aperture that defines an axis, and a second mounting aperture that defines an axis and an inner surface. The axis of the first mounting aperture extends transver... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347187 | Internal combustion engine, an engine head and a fuel distribution line It is described an internal combustion engine, preferably an engine that operates according to the Diesel cycle, comprising at least one engine head (1) with a valve cover (2) and at least one fuel distribution line (4), associated with the engi... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334571 | Isolation system for high pressure spark ignition direct injection fuel delivery components A fuel injector isolation system in a high pressure fuel injection system comprises an isolated fuel rail assembly. At least one cylinder has a cylinder head. A fuel injector is coupled to and in fluid communication with the fuel rail assembly, extends axially throu... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331331 | Fuel injection valve installation structure of engine To effectively reduce operational noise generated by vibration of the fuel injection valve with a fuel injection valve installation structure of an engine. In the structure, an installation hole is formed in an engine component member that constitutes a part of an e... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331537 | Fuel injection valve for internal combustion engines A fuel injection valve for internal combustion engines, having a valve body (1) in which a bore (3) is embodied that is defined on its end toward the combustion chamber by a valve seat (18) at which at least one injection opening (20) ori... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7320441 | Injection nozzle The present invention relates to an injection nozzle (1) for an internal combustion engine, in particular in a motor vehicle. A first nozzle needle (3) controls at least one first injection opening (5). A second nozzle needle (4) controls... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318418 | Common rail for diesel engine A common rail a diesel engine includes a branching connection body firmly fixed on common rail body by friction welding. A fronting face of the branching connection body to be fixed on the common rail body by friction welding is in the shape of a cone whose center p... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7305969 | Connection system for a tubular rail for high-pressure fluid and a system for reducing the size of the rail In order to reduce the size of a tubular rail for a high-pressure fluid, the rail is obtained from a hollow body with an external diameter and an internal diameter, and has two terminal portions, each provided with an external milling to favour gripping thereof. The... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305968 | Injection system for an internal-combustion engine A fuel-injection system (1, 1′, 1″) for an internal-combustion engine (2), of the type provided with compressor mechanism (4) for making available the fuel at a high pressure to an storage volume (7), and a plurality of injectors (... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302936 | Line system for fluids having volatile components A line system (1) for fluids having volatile components, which comprises at least one fluid line (2,3,4), each having a separate inlet (10) and outlet (11), the fluid lines (2,3,4) being enclosed by a first line wall (12) an... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290533 | Saddle-ride type vehicle A saddle-ride type vehicle provided with an air cleaner at the rear side of an engine and a fuel tank at the upper side of the engine, and a heat shield panel disposed between the fuel tank and the engine. A fuel feed pipe, one end of which is connected to a fuel pu... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290516 | Electrical connection device for injection devices of internal combustion engines In order to simplify an electrical connection device for injection devices, to make them more reliable and to simplify their installation, it is proposed that the electrical connection device has a printed circuit board (1) with printed circuit board tracks (... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281521 | Sealing element for placing between an injector casing and a cylinder head and an injector casing and a cylinder head provided with a sealing element of this type The sealing element has a ring consisting of an elastic material. The ring consists of a continuous support section, a first sealing lip, formed thereon for sealing the injector casing and a second sealing lip for sealing the cylinder head. The sealing lips project ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283913 | Method of executing a leak control system, and a leak control system for performing the method The invention relates to a leak control system (1) in two-stringed pipe installations and a method of executing a leak control system comprising one stop valve (2) with an associated flow meter (3) arranged in the supply pipe (4) of the p... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278400 | Juncture for a high pressure fuel system A juncture and method for changing direction of fuel flow in a high pressure fuel injection system such as a common rail and/or a fuel pump, the juncture comprising a body, a first passage formed in the body having a first diameter and a longitudinal axis extending ... | 10/09/2007 |