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20110297132 | METHOD FOR IGNITING A FUEL/AIR MIXTURE OF A COMBUSTION CHAMBER, IN PARTICULAR IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, BY CREATING A CORONA DISCHARGE - Method for igniting a fuel/air mixture in a cyclically operating internal combustion engine comprising combustion chambers which are delimited by walls that are at ground potential, using an ignition device comprising an ignition electrode provided in each combustion chamber, in which method, via an electrical DC/AC converter, an electric oscillating circuit is excited, which is connected to the secondary side of the DC/AC converter, and in which the ignition electrode, which is guided through one of the walls delimiting the combustion chamber in a manner in which it is electrically insulated from said walls by an insulator and extends into the combustion chamber, constitutes a capacitance in cooperation with the walls of the combustion chamber that are at ground potential, and in which the excitation of the oscillating circuit is controlled so a corona discharge igniting the fuel/air mixture is created in each combustion chamber at the ignition electrode. | 12-08-2011 |
20120055434 | IGNITER FOR IGNITING A FUEL-AIR-MIXTURE USING HF CORONA DISCHARGE AND ENGINE FITTED WITH SUCH IGNITERS - An igniter for igniting a fuel-air-mixture in a combustion chamber, in particular in a combustion engine with one or several combustion chambers, by generating a high frequency corona discharge, said ignitiger comprising an assembly comprising an ignition electrode, an outer conductor surrounding the ignition electrode, which has a front end and a rear end, and an electrical insulator arranged between the ignition electrode and the outer conductor, wherein the ignition electrode is part of an electrical high-frequency resonant circuit, protrudes over the front end of the outer conductor, and is connected to an alternate current source or alternate voltage source which feeds the HF-resonant circuit, and delivers a high frequency alternate current or a high frequency alternate voltage, respectively. The ignition electrode is branched into more than four electrode branches extending away from the outer conductor, in different directions. | 03-08-2012 |
20120056522 | Corona ignition device and method for its manufacture - The invention relates to an ignition device for igniting fuel in an internal combustion engine by means of a corona discharge, comprising an ignition electrode, an outer conductor which surrounds the ignition electrode and has a forward end and a rear end, and an electrical insulator which is arranged between the ignition electrode and the outer conductor, wherein the insulator and the ignition electrode project beyond the forward end of the outer conductor in longitudinal direction and the ignition electrode comprises a plurality of electrode branches which each start from a base point, wherein the insulator extends beyond the base points in longitudinal direction. According to the invention an end surface of the electrode branches is uncovered. | 03-08-2012 |
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20130319095 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING THE START OF COMBUSTION IN A CYCLICALLY OPERATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE IN WHICH A FUEL IS IGNITED BY A CORONA DISCHARGE - The invention relates to a method for detecting the start of combustion in a cyclically operating internal combustion engine in which a fuel/air mixture is ignited by means of a corona discharge, wherein, to generate the corona discharge, an electrical resonant circuit is excited, in which an ignition electrode that is electrically insulated with respect to combustion chamber walls constitutes a capacitor together with the combustion chamber walls, and, to identify the start of combustion, an electrical variable of the resonant circuit is evaluated. The position of an extremum is evaluated, said extremum occurring in the course of the electrical variable after ignition of the corona discharge and before extinguishment thereof, or the course of the electrical variable is compared with a reference course, wherein a threshold value is predefined and fuel combustion is concluded on the basis of a deviation by more than the threshold value. | 12-05-2013 |
20130319384 | METHOD FOR MONITORING THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF A CYCLICALLY OPERATING COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention relates to a method for monitoring the combustion chamber of a cyclically operating combustion engine in which an air-fuel-mixture is ignited by means of a corona discharge generated by an electrical oscillating circuit in which an ignition electrode, which is electrically isolated from the combustion chamber walls, and the combustion chamber walls form a capacitor, wherein by evaluating an electrical parameter of the oscillating circuit information about the combustion chamber is gained. The voltage exciting the oscillating circuit is reduced after the beginning of the combustion and the oscillating circuit is then excited with a reduced voltage. | 12-05-2013 |
20130325302 | METHOD FOR KNOCK DETECTION - A method for knock detection in an internal combustion engine in which a fuel/air mixture is ignited by means of a corona discharge. To generate the corona discharge, an electrical resonant circuit is excited, in which an ignition electrode that is electrically insulated with respect to combustion chamber walls constitutes a capacitor together with the combustion chamber walls. For knock detection, an electrical variable of the resonant circuit is measured and the course thereof is evaluated. The course of the electrical variable is checked to determine whether it has a local extremum after the start of the fuel combustion. | 12-05-2013 |
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20080206006 | Interchangeable Rotary Tool Bit for a Handheld Power Drill - The invention relates to an exchangeable rotary tool for a hand-held machine tool with a drill and/or hammer function, especially for a hammer drill. Said rotary tool comprises an insertable shank to be accommodated in a tool holder of the hand-held machine tool, said shank having at least two driving fins extending along its longitudinal extent for rotational engagement. The driving fins ( | 08-28-2008 |
20080233846 | Hand-Held Power Tool, in Particular a Sander - The invention is based on a hand-held power tool, in particular a sander, having a housing ( | 09-25-2008 |
20080292419 | Tool Holder For a Rotary Hammer - The invention relates to a tool holder for a hand-held drill, especially a hammer drill. Said tool holder comprises an especially one-piece, rotatably driven accommodating cylinder ( | 11-27-2008 |
20090013540 | Tool Unit - A tool unit for a handheld power tool having an oscillating output unit, having a fastening means ( | 01-15-2009 |
20090160138 | Tool holder for a machine tool, in particular for a hand-held power tool - A tool holder for a machine tool has a tool holder element in which an insertion tool is insertable and lockable, a locking device for locking the insertion tool in said tool holder element and including a locking element displaceable between a release position and a locking position in which the insertion tool is locked in the tool holder, a blocking element held in the tool holder element and displaceable by the insertion tool, the blocking element inhibiting a motion of the locking element in a locking position, a control element which displaces the blocking element and located on the tool holder, which in a first phase when the control element moves between the release position and the locking position in a control position in which it acts on the blocking element, and in a second phase the control element is in a non-operational position, the control element is configured so that it performs an axial motion in the control position and it performs a radial motion to move it into a non-operational position. | 06-25-2009 |
20100213676 | TOOL SYSTEM - The invention relates to a tool system which includes an exchangeable rotary tool for electric hand-held machine tools, preferably with a drill and/or hammer function, in particular for an electric hammer drill, and an electric drill, in particular a percussion drill. The tool system also includes at least two tool holders that are embodied as tool fittings that are associated with the hand-held machine tools and are different types. The rotary tool has an insertable shaft to be accommodated in the respective tool holder of the hand-held machine tools, the shaft having at least two slaving ribs that are diametrically opposed and that extend along the shaft for rotational engagement. The tool fitting of a first type is embodied as a positive fit fitting and another tool fitting of the second type as a multi-jaw clamping chuck. The slaving ribs have a width and a height such that, in the clamped state, they are at a lateral distance from the clamping jaws of the multi jaw clamping chuck. | 08-26-2010 |
20110139472 | METHOD OF MACHINING WITH TOOL UNIT - A method of machining includes using a tool unit for a handheld power tool having an oscillating output unit, a fastening element for attachment to the output unit, and a working edge transitioning into a lateral boundary line, being arc-shaped, and constituted by a circumference of a circle around whose circle point the fastening element is situated, situating at least one end of the working edge at an angle of substantially 90° in relation to a lateral boundary line on at least one side and constituting the working edge by a circumference section of a circle sector, situating each of two ends of the working edge at an angle in relation to a respective lateral boundary line extending in a radial direction, and in a vertical guide as the tool unit advances along the lateral boundary line situating a deepest point of an advancing motion is situated in a corner between the arc-shaped working edge and the lateral boundary line, and so that between a bottom of the guide and the lateral cut edge there is not any residual cross-section of the workpiece. | 06-16-2011 |
20120144971 | Tool fastenable to a drive shaft of a hand-held power tool driveable in an oscillating manner - A tool is configured with a centering element and a fastening portion with form-locking elements for axial mounting and fastening onto a drive shaft of a hand-held power tool. The centering element and the form-locking elements are arranged in a first tool part. The form-locking elements are located radially outside the centering element and are configured with a quadrangular cross section that corresponds to a trapezoidal cross section, which is perpendicular to an axis of the drive shaft. | 06-14-2012 |
20120193115 | TOOL HOLDER FOR A ROTARY HAMMER - A tool holder for a hand-guided drilling device, in particular for a rotary hammer, includes a receiving sleeve that is designed as a single piece and that is drivable in a rotating manner for a shank part of an insertion tool. The recess is open at both end faces and limited therebetween by an inner circumferential surface of the receiving sleeve. The inner circumferential surface ( | 08-02-2012 |
20140123825 | TOOL FASTENABLE TO A DRIVE SHAFT OF A HAND-HELD POWER TOOL DRIVEABLE IN OSCILLATING MANNER - A tool for use with is configured with a tool centering element and a fastening portion with form-locking elements for axial mounting and fastening onto a drive shaft of a hand-held power tool. The drive shaft is drivable in oscillating fashion and the centering element centers the tool relative to the drive shaft. The tool form-locking elements define a rotary position of the tool relative to the drive shaft. The centering element may be a through-hole in a fastening portion of the tool or, may be a fastening screw that passes through an axially centered through hole in the fastening portion to the tool for securing the toll and fastening screw in a bore within the drive shaft to which the tool is attached for intended operation. | 05-08-2014 |