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Water injection device of an internal combustion engine

US10641213B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Simon Obergfaell · Waiblingen, DE
Ingmar Burak · Stuttgart, DE
Peter Schenk · Bärnau, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 18, 2016
Grant date	May 5, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 14, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T10/12
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A water injection device of an internal combustion engine, including a water tank for storing water, at least one water injector, a conveying element for conveying water from the water tank into the water injector, and a shut-off element, which is situated in an area between the conveying element and the water injector, and which is configured to maintain a system pressure between the shut-off element and the water injector at a level such that water situated in the area is prevented from evaporating. An internal combustion engine, which includes a water injection device.

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