(19)
(11) EP 1 710 430 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
13.12.2006 Bulletin 2006/50

(43) Date of publication A2:
11.10.2006 Bulletin 2006/41

(21) Application number: 06111473.2

(22) Date of filing: 21.03.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F02M 65/00(2006.01)
G01M 3/28(2006.01)
 G01M 3/02(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK YU

(30) Priority: 31.03.2005 IT AN20050015

(71) Applicant: AEA S.r.l.
60030 ANGELI DI ROSORA AN (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Romiti, Gino
    60024 Filottrano (Ancona) (IT)

(74) Representative: Faggioni, Carlo Maria et al
Fumero Studio Consulenza Brevetti Snc Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 Munich
80336 Munich (DE)

   


(54) Device for the detection of fuel leaks in internal combustion engines


(57) A device (2) for blow-by detection in injectors (1) of internal combustion engines is disclosed, which comprises a probe (3) employing optical fibres (6, 7) which radiates the end portion of the injector (1). Preferably, radiance occurs at UV wavelength and said probe (3) is connected to a spectrometer (5) by cables (4).










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