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Actuator for valves in internal combustion engines

US9970337B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

PIERBURG GMBH · DE

Inventors

Berthold Herrmann · Heidenheim, DE
Bjoern Jonas Ozdyk · Goldkronach, DE
Holger Paffrath · Ludwigsburg, DE
Halim Celik · Neustädt, DE
Matthias Boutros-Mikhail · Neuss, DE
Kai Sassenrath · Cologne, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 19, 2014
Grant date	May 15, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 1, 2034

Classification

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

Abstract

An actuator for a valve in an internal combustion engine includes a housing, an electric drive unit arranged in an interior of the housing, an aeration opening arranged in the housing, a plug configured to electrically connect the electric drive unit to a voltage source, and a membrane comprising pores. The membrane is configured to close the aeration opening in the housing.

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