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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
May. 21, 2013
Applicants:
Continental Automotive France, Toulouse, FR;
Continental Automotive Gmbh, Hannover, DE;
Inventors:
Assignees:
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE, Toulouse, FR;
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH, Hannover, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/04 (2006.01); F02D 41/20 (2006.01); F02D 41/40 (2006.01); F02M 51/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/042 (2013.01); F02D 41/2096 (2013.01); F02D 41/402 (2013.01); F02D 2041/2037 (2013.01); F02D 2041/2051 (2013.01); F02M 51/0603 (2013.01); Y02T 10/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling a piezoelectric actuator of a fuel injector of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, the actuator acting on valve elements to open or close the injector, respectively enabling or stopping the injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of the engine, includes the steps of: the method applied from an on-board engine control unit during operation, and including applying to the actuator between these 2 steps at least one second electric charge to polarize the actuator during an opening phase of the injector and during fuel injection.