Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fluid delivery system
- Patent Title (中): 流体输送系统
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Application No.: US11879210Application Date: 2007-07-16
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Publication No.: US08027751B2Publication Date: 2011-09-27
- Inventor: Philip J. G. Dingle
- Applicant: Philip J. G. Dingle
- Applicant Address: US MI Troy
- Assignee: Delphi Technologies Holding S.arl
- Current Assignee: Delphi Technologies Holding S.arl
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Troy
- Agent Thomas N. Twomey
- Main IPC: G06F19/00
- IPC: G06F19/00

Abstract:
A fluid delivery system for delivering a metered dose of fluid from a supply tank (28) to a downstream chamber or vessel (10), comprises a pump apparatus (20) comprising a pump plunger (32) which is operable to perform a pumping stroke under the control of an electromagnetic actuator (36), including a solenoid (36a), to effect delivery of the fluid and a control unit (24) for supplying an input signal (58) to the solenoid (36a) to initiate a current flow to the solenoid (36a) and thereby initiate movement of the pump plunger (32). An electronic device (54) provides an output signal to indicate that movement of the pump plunger has stopped at the end of the pumping stroke, and a timer determines a time difference between the input signal (58) being supplied to the solenoid (36a) and the output signal being output by the electronic device (54). A processor (26) compares the time difference with a predetermined time difference and determines, as a result of the comparison, whether or not the pump plunger (32) has performed a valid pumping stroke in which an intended volume of fluid is displaced.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090019835A1 Fluid delivery system Public/Granted day:2009-01-22
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