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EP 1538331 B1 20070530 - Fuel injection valve

Title (en)

Fuel injection valve

Title (de)

Brennstoffeinspritzventil

Title (fr)

Soupape d'injection de carburant

Publication

EP 1538331 B1 20070530 (DE)

Application

EP 04105050 A 20041014

Priority

DE 10357454 A 20031203

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1538331A1] The fuel injection valve incorporates a coupler (7) with an equalization space (12) bounded by a flexible element (12) which is elastic, and has a section with a reduced diameter produced by a U-shaped wall corrugation (33). As a result of its elasticity, this element is capable of exerting pressure on the hydraulic medium in the equalization space.

IPC 8 full level

F02M 61/16 (2006.01); F02M 51/06 (2006.01); F02M 61/08 (2006.01); F02M 63/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F02M 51/0603 (2013.01); F02M 61/08 (2013.01); F02M 61/166 (2013.01); F02M 61/167 (2013.01); F02M 2200/16 (2013.01); F02M 2200/707 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1538331 A1 20050608; EP 1538331 B1 20070530; DE 10357454 A1 20050707; DE 502004003933 D1 20070712

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04105050 A 20041014; DE 10357454 A 20031203; DE 502004003933 T 20041014