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Pressure controller

Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
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Filing: 1983-07-14
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Granted: 1985-08-20
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Expires: 2003-07-14
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Abstract

Abstract A pressure controller has a magnetic coil and a magnetic armature arranged in a housing, a control piston movable in a distributor housing and actuatable by the armature, and a shaft supporting the armature and having two ends facing towards and away from the control piston, where the end facing away from the control piston is slidingly supported in a bearing bush, and the end facing towards the control piston is held by a membrane spring fixed at its periphery to the first-mentioned housing.

Inventors

  • 👤 Meinrad Feder
  • 👤 Alwain Stegmaier

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 08:22
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H61/00; F16H61/02; F16H61/0202; F16H61/0251; G; G05; G05D; G05D16/00; G05D16/20; G05D16/2006; G05D16/2013; G05D16/2024; F16H2061/0258; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/86493; Y10T137/86574; Y10T137/86622

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 151 words
A pressure controller, comprising a housing; a magnetic coil arranged in said housing; a magnetic armature arranged in said housing; a distributor housing; a control piston movable in said distributor housing and actuatable by said armature; a shaft which supports said armature and is arranged coaxial with said coil, said shaft having two ends which respectively face toward and away from said control piston and are axially and radially supported; a bearing bush which is arranged to slidingly support said shaft at its end facing away from said control piston; and a membrane spring which is arranged to hold said shaft at its end facing toward said control piston and has a periphery held in said first-mentioned housing, so that the ends of said shaft are supported differently with one end of said shaft supported by said bearing bush and the other end of said shaft supported by said membrane spring.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 151 words
A pressure controller, comprising a housing; a magnetic coil arranged in said housing; a magnetic armature arranged in said housing; a distributor housing; a control piston movable in said distributor housing and actuatable by said armature; a shaft which supports said armature and is arranged coaxial with said coil, said shaft having two ends which respectively face toward and away from said control piston and are axially and radially supported; a bearing bush which is arranged to slidingly support said shaft at its end facing away from said control piston; and a membrane spring which is arranged to hold said shaft at its end facing toward said control piston and has a periphery held in said first-mentioned housing, so that the ends of said shaft are supported differently with one end of said shaft supported by said bearing bush and the other end of said shaft supported by said membrane spring.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 49 words
A pressure controller as defined in claim 1, wherein said membrane spring has an annular portion formed at its periphery, a central portion in which it is connected with said shaft, and a plurality of spiral-shaped thin arms which lead from said annular peripheral portion to said central portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 34 words
A pressure controller as defined in claim 1; and further comprising a spring which supports said armature against said first-mentioned housing and has a characteristic which is harder than that of said membrane spring.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 36 words
A pressure controller as defined in claim 1, wherein said armature is connected with said shaft in a connecting point, said membrane spring holding said shaft at said connecting point of said armature with said shaft.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 53 words
A pressure controller as defined in claim 1, wherein said bearing bush has a blind hole; and further comprising a bearing pin which supports said shaft at said side facing away from said control piston in the region of said blind hole of said bearing bush, said bearing pin having an unloading groove.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 182 words
A pressure controller, comprising a housing; a magnetic coil arranged in said housing; a magnetic armature arranged in said housing; a distributor housing; a control piston movable in said distributor housing and actuatable by said armature; a shaft which supports said armature and is arranged coaxial with said coil, said shaft having two ends which respectively face toward and away from said control piston and are axially and radially supported; a bearing bush which is arranged to slidingly support said shaft at its end facing away from said control piston; and a membrane spring which is arranged to hold said shaft at its end facing toward said control piston and has a periphery held in said first-mentioned housing, said membrane spring having an annular portion formed at its periphery, a central portion in which it is connected with said shaft, and a plurality of spiral-shaped thin arms which lead from said annular peripheral portion to said central portion; and a spring which supports said armature against said first-mentioned housing and has a characteristic which is harder than that of said membrane spring.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 182 words
A pressure controller, comprising a housing; a magnetic coil arranged in said housing; a magnetic armature arranged in said housing; a distributor housing; a control piston movable in said distributor housing and actuatable by said armature; a shaft which supports said armature and is arranged coaxial with said coil, said shaft having two ends which respectively face toward and away from said control piston and are axially and radially supported; a bearing bush which is arranged to slidingly support said shaft at its end facing away from said control piston; and a membrane spring which is arranged to hold said shaft at its end facing toward said control piston and has a periphery held in said first-mentioned housing, said membrane spring having an annular portion formed at its periphery, a central portion in which it is connected with said shaft, and a plurality of spiral-shaped thin arms which lead from said annular peripheral portion to said central portion; and a spring which supports said armature against said first-mentioned housing and has a characteristic which is harder than that of said membrane spring.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1988-08-19 1989-02-18 1989-08-20 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1992-08-19 1993-02-18 1993-08-20 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1996-08-19 1997-02-18 1997-08-20 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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