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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024

Filed:

Apr. 20, 2021
Applicant:

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;

Inventors:

Andreas Bruhn, Puchheim, DE;

Jens Brunner, Unterhaching, DE;

Markus Wolf, Munich, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 11/00 (2006.01); F01N 3/20 (2006.01); G01F 25/20 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 11/00 (2013.01); F01N 3/2066 (2013.01); G01F 25/24 (2022.01); F01N 2550/05 (2013.01); F01N 2610/02 (2013.01); F01N 2610/1453 (2013.01); F01N 2610/146 (2013.01); F01N 2900/1808 (2013.01); F01N 2900/1822 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for checking operability of a first metering unit includes sending a control signal to a second metering unit to dispense a second quantity; comparing the quantity dispensed with the second quantity; sending a control signal to a second metering unit to introduce a third quantity; detecting the pressure drop caused by the introduction of the third quantity; sending a control signal to the first metering unit to introduce a first quantity; detecting the pressure drop caused by executing the control signal to introduce the first quantity; and ascertaining that the first metering unit is not functioning correctly if a difference between the pressure drop detected as a result of the execution of the control signal to introduce the first quantity and the pressure drop detected as a result of the execution of the control signal to introduce the third quantity is above a threshold.


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