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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2013
Electric actuation of a valve based on knowledge of the closing point and opening point of the valve
Applicant:
Continental Automotive Gmbh, Hannover, DE;
Inventors:
Johannes Beer, Regensburg, DE;
Alexander Artinger, Reichenbach, DE;
Assignee:
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH, Hanover, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 51/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/30 (2006.01); F02D 41/24 (2006.01); F02M 51/06 (2006.01); F02M 65/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/3005 (2013.01); F02D 41/247 (2013.01); F02M 51/005 (2013.01); F02M 51/061 (2013.01); F02M 65/00 (2013.01); F02D 2041/2055 (2013.01); F02D 2041/2058 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for determining an effective injection time of a valve having a coil drive includes determining an opening time of the valve, determining a closing time of the valve, and determining the effective injection time of the electric actuation of the valve for an injection operation based on the defined opening time and the defined closing time.