Fluid Metering Unit and Fluid Metering System

• US 20100212642A1
• Filed: 03/22/2007
• Published: 08/26/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Kappel, Andreas, Gottlieb, Bernhard, Wallenhauer, Carsten, Schwebel, Tim
• Application Number:
  US12/293,770
• Publication Number:
  US 20100212642A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 123/525
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 21/0221 Fuel storage reservoirs, e.g. cryogenic tanks
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 21/0233 Details of actuators therefor
• CPC Class Codes: F02M 21/0239 Pressure or flow regulators therefor
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/30 Use of alternative fuels, e.g. biofuels

Abstract

A fluid metering system has a metering valve, which is located between a supply region and a fluid metering region and an actuator drive that converts the elongation of at least two drive elements into the rotation of a drive shaft, the shaft being mechanically coupled to the metering valve, driving the latter for the metering process.

Claims

1. A fluid metering device comprising

a) a metering valve that is arranged between a supply region and a fluid metering region

an actuator drive that converts an elongation of at least two drive elements into a rotation of a drive shaft, which is mechanically coupled to the metering valve and drives said valve for the purpose of metering.

2. The fluid metering device according to claim 1, in which the metering valve is arranged in the supply region and has a valve seat which is subjected to a reservoir pressure.

3. The fluid metering device according to claim 1, wherein the drive elements are designed as linear drives.

4. The fluid metering device according to claim 1, in which the actuator drive has at least two electromechanical drive elements, at least one drive ring which is shunted by the two drive elements into a rotating displacement movement,

and one drive shaft which is surrounded by the drive ring and is connected to it frictionally or positively, the external diameter of the drive shaft being smaller than the internal diameter of the drive ring.

5. The fluid metering device according to claim 1, in which the actuator is embodied as a piezoelectric multi-layer actuator.

6. The fluid metering device according to claim 1, in which the actuator drive is arranged on a chassis which is directly coupled to the pressure reservoir region.

7. The fluid metering device according to claim 1, in which the drive shaft is coupled to the valve via an eccentric or a cam disk.

8. The fluid metering device according to claim 7, in which a roller construction is arranged between the eccentric or the cam disk and the metering valve.

9. The fluid metering device according to claim 2, in which the valve seat is followed by a valve inner space that is connected to the fluid metering region.

10. The fluid metering device according to claim 2, in which a valve element that closes the valve seat can be driven axially, wherein a sealing element is arranged between the valve element and the valve body in order to provide a seal.

11. The fluid metering device according to claim 9, wherein the valve has an inner seat.

12. The fluid metering device according to claim 9, wherein the valve has an outer seat.

13. The fluid metering device according to claim 1, in which a measurement sensor is arranged in the fluid metering region.

14. The fluid metering device according to claim 1, in which the fluid metering region is connected to a pressure fluid injector in a fluid-carrying manner.

15. The fluid metering device according to claim 13, comprising a control device which receives measurement signals from the measurement sensor and is coupled to the drive such that it can control the drive depending on the signals supplied by the measurement sensor.

16. A system for fluid metering, having a fluid metering device according to claim 14, wherein a relationship between an angle of rotation of the drive shaft and a measured value of the measurement sensor and control instructions for a drive element is stored in the control unit, and the system controls the drive such that a predeterminable pressure is set in the fluid metering region.

17. The system as claimed in claim 16, in which the relationship is stored as a model.

18. The system as claimed in claim 16, in which the relationship is stored as a characteristic curve.