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Granted Patent B2
US 12669100 · App. 18/720,549 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Injector for injecting fuel

Inventors: Martin Seidl (Deggendorf, DE); Richard Pirkl (Regensburg, DE); Razvan-Sorin Stinghe (Hengersberg, DE); Martin Schmidt (Regensburg, DE); Lydia Kapusta (Poysbrunn, DE)
Assignee: LIEBHERR-COMPONENTS DEGGENDORF GMBH
F02M21/0257F02M47/027F02M61/1853F02M2200/306
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12669100
App. No.
18/720,549
Filed
Jun 14, 2024
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3747
USPC
123/446
Abstract

The invention relates to an injector for injecting fuel, preferably for injecting a gaseous fuel, in particular hydrogen, comprising a fuel supply line for introducing a highly pressurized gaseous fuel, an active valve which can be actively shut off and which is designed to close or release at least one passage on a first face of a valve plate in order to selectively release or interrupt a fluidic connection between the fuel supply line and a region which is downstream of the first face of the valve plate, and a passive valve which is arranged downstream of the valve plate and can be passively switched to a closing or releasing state as a result of different pressure ratios upstream and downstream of the passive valve.

Claims (31)

1 . Injector for injecting fuel, comprising:

a fuel supply line for introducing a gaseous fuel,

an active valve which is actively switchable and is designed to close or release at least one passage on a first side of a valve plate, in order to selectively release or interrupt a flow connection from the fuel supply line to a region downstream of the first side of the valve plate, and

a passive valve which is arranged downstream of the valve plate and is switchable passively into a closing or releasing state by different pressure ratios prevailing upstream and downstream of the passive valve,

wherein the passive valve is designed to close or release the at least one passage on a second side of the valve plate facing away from the first side with a tappet, in order to selectively release or interrupt a flow connection between the second side of the valve plate and a region downstream of the passive valve, and

wherein in a closed state of the active valve an armature of the active valve that is movable back and forth is in contact with the first side of the valve plate, in order to seal the at least one passage of the valve plate.

2 . Injector according to claim 1 , wherein in a closed state of the passive valve the tappet of the passive valve, which is movable back and forth, is in contact with the second side of the valve plate, in order to seal the at least one passage of the valve plate.

3 . Injector according to claim 2 , wherein in the closed state of the passive valve the tappet is directly in contact with the second side of the valve plate or indirectly in contact therewith via an intermediate element.

4 . Injector according to claim 1 , wherein in the closed state of the active valve the armature is directly in contact with the first side of the valve plate or is indirectly in contact therewith via an intermediate element.

5 . Injector according to claim 1 , wherein a stop of the tappet that contacts the valve plate is designed, together with the second side of the valve plate, as a flat seal, a conical seal and/or a spherical seal.

6 . Injector according to claim 1 , further comprising a pushing device which is designed to push the tappet of the passive valve towards the valve plate, into a closed position.

7 . Injector according to claim 6 , wherein the pushing device comprises a spring element.

8 . Injector according to claim 1 , wherein a counter stop that limits the maximum stroke of the tappet from the valve plate is provided.

9 . Injector according to claim 1 , wherein the injector further comprises a coil which is designed to move the armature out of its closed position by means of magnetic force.

10 . Internal combustion engine having fuel injection, having direct gas injection, comprising an injector according to claim 1 .

11 . Injector for injecting fuel, comprising:

a fuel supply line for introducing a gaseous fuel,

an active valve which is actively switchable and is designed to close or release at least one passage on a first side of a valve plate, in order to selectively release or interrupt a flow connection from the fuel supply line to a region downstream of the first side of the valve plate, and

a passive valve which is arranged downstream of the valve plate and is switchable passively into a closing or releasing state by different pressure ratios prevailing upstream and downstream of the passive valve,

wherein the passive valve is designed to close or release the at least one passage on a second side of the valve plate facing away from the first side with a tappet, in order to selectively release or interrupt a flow connection between the second side of the valve plate and a region downstream of the passive valve, and

wherein an intermediate element is arranged between the tappet and the valve plate, which element, in a closed position of the passive valve, is contacted on one side by the tappet and on a side opposite thereto by the valve plate.

12 . Injector according to claim 11 , wherein the intermediate element is made of a flexible material in order to reduce bouncing of the tappet in the case of an impact on the valve plate.

13 . Injector according to claim 11 , wherein the intermediate element is made of a flexible material that comprises a ceramic or is made of a ceramic.

14 . Injector according to claim 11 , wherein the intermediate element comprises or is a coating arranged on the end face of the tappet facing the valve plate, and/or comprises or is a coating arranged on the end face of the valve plate facing the tappet.

15 . Injector according to claim 11 , wherein the intermediate element is fastened on the tappet and/or the valve plate, or is arranged so as to be freely movable between the tappet and the valve plate.

16 . Injector for injecting fuel, comprising:

a fuel supply line for introducing a gaseous fuel,

an active valve which is actively switchable and is designed to close or release at least one passage on a first side of a valve plate, in order to selectively release or interrupt a flow connection from the fuel supply line to a region downstream of the first side of the valve plate, and

a passive valve which is arranged downstream of the valve plate and is switchable passively into a closing or releasing state by different pressure ratios prevailing upstream and downstream of the passive valve,

wherein the passive valve is designed to close or release the at least one passage on a second side of the valve plate facing away from the first side with a tappet, in order to selectively release or interrupt a flow connection between the second side of the valve plate and a region downstream of the passive valve, and

wherein a counter stop is provided with at least one damping element, in order to damp an impact of the tappet and reduce bouncing.