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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2005
Applicant:
Michael Mennicken, Wimsheim, DE;
Inventor:
Michael Mennicken, Wimsheim, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 51/06 (2006.01); H02N 2/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for operating a fuel injection device, particularly of a motor vehicle. The fuel injection device is provided with an injection valve which has a piezoelectric element. In using the method, the piezoelectric element is activated in such a way that the injection valve goes over into an opened state. During the activation, an electrical voltage is ascertained and/or prespecified at the piezoelectric element and/or an electrical current is ascertained and/or specified via the piezoelectric element. From the path of the voltage and/or from the path of the current one may infer the point in time of opening of the injection valve.