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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
May. 29, 2012
Applicants:
Luc Van Himme, Laarne, BE;
Koen Vermolen, Boechout, BE;
Rudi Meekers, Zemst, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH, Hanover, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/06 (2006.01); F04B 53/10 (2006.01); F04B 7/00 (2006.01); F02M 59/36 (2006.01); F02M 59/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 53/10 (2013.01); F02M 59/366 (2013.01); F02M 59/367 (2013.01); F02M 59/48 (2013.01); F04B 7/0076 (2013.01); F04B 53/1022 (2013.01); F16K 31/0655 (2013.01); F02M 59/368 (2013.01); F02M 2200/02 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49412 (2015.01);
Abstract
An inlet valve for a fluid pump includes a movably supported tappet for closing a fluid inlet opening and an actuator for moving the tappet, wherein the actuator and the tappet are formed separately from each other and can be coupled to one another by a coupling element for transmitting an actuator driving force to the tappet. An assembly method for such an inlet valve is also disclosed.