Abstract:
In a gas-supply system for internal-combustion engines, a pressure-reducing valve is set between the reservoir of the gas and a distribution manifold or rail that feeds the gas to a series of electromagnetically controlled injectors associated to the various cylinders of the engine. The pressure-reducing valve brings about a pressure drop which depends upon a pilot-pressure signal that is sent thereto by a pilot solenoid valve. The electrical supply to the solenoid of said pilot solenoid valve is controlled by an electronic control unit according to the signal issued by a sensor of the pressure in the rail for the purpose of regulating the pressure in the rail at a desired level, according to the operating conditions of the engine.
Abstract:
In a gas-supply system for internal-combustion engines, a pressure-reducing valve is set between the reservoir of the gas and a distribution manifold or rail that feeds the gas to a series of electromagnetically controlled injectors associated to the various cylinders of the engine. The pressure-reducing valve has a piston member that faces a chamber set downstream of a restricted passage defined inside the body of the valve in communication between the inlet connector and the outlet connector. The piston member is pushed by thrust means towards a position in which it causes opening of an open/close element that controls the communication between said restricted passage and the inlet connector. The piston member is preferably provided with a single seal gasket that prevents leakage of gas towards the outside through the sliding coupling of the piston member within the respective guide bushing. The thrust means to which the piston member is subject may be constituted by spring means, or else by a pilot-pressure signal, in the case where it is intended to obtain a variable reduction of the pressure according to the operating conditions of the system.
Abstract:
There is described a monitoring system (1) for monitoring traffic in a highway section, and including at least one detecting unit (2) installed in a sensor vehicle (3) circulating in the highway section to monitor traffic locally; and a remote central operating unit (4) communicating with the detecting unit (2) to receive local monitoring information. The detecting unit (2) includes a locating device (6) supplying information relative to the position of the relative sensor vehicle (3); a sensor device (5) supplying information relative to the position of objects and/or vehicles around the sensor vehicle (3); and a transmitting device (8) for transmitting the information supplied by the locating device (6) and sensor device (5). The remote central operating unit (4) includes a receiving device (9) for receiving the information transmitted by the detecting unit (2); and a processing unit (11, 12) for processing the information.
Abstract:
An air-distribution system comprises a fluid device that enables deviation of a flow of air that traverses a main duct (6S; 6D) into a first secondary duct (7S, 7C) and a second secondary duct (7C, 7D), exploiting the Coanda effect. The system may be applied in vehicles in general, in particular motor vehicles, or for example in residential, commercial and industrial buildings.
Abstract:
The system allows the generation and distribution of energy on board a motor vehicle provided with a propulsion unit, a tank for fuel at least one distribution network or line for electric energy, electrical energy generation devices connected to the said at least one distribution network or line, and a plurality of selectively activatable electrical utiliser devices or apparatus connected or connectable to the said at least one distribution network or line. The said electrical energy generator devices comprise (at least) a microcombustor electricity generator matrix or battery connected to the fuel tank, and a supervision and control unit associated with this generator matrix or battery and coupled to the distribution network or line and arranged to control the operation of the said generator matrix or battery in a predetermined manner as a function of the electrical power required or consumed by the said network or line.
Abstract:
A magnetic temperature sensing device for rotatably moving parts, of the type including at least a magnetic field source element associated to said rotatably moving part and a magnetic field sensing element associated with a fixed part to measure parameters of a magnetic field determined by said magnetic field source element, said parameters of the magnetic field being a function of the temperature of said rotatably moving part. The magnetic field source element includes means for rotating along at least an axis the direction of said magnetic field as a function of the temperature of said rotatably moving part.
Abstract:
A magnetic pressure sensing device for rotatably moving parts, of the type including at least one magnetic field source element associated to said rotatably moving part and a magnetic field sensing element associated to a fixed part to measure parameters of a magnetic field determined by said magnetic field source element, said parameters of the magnetic field being a function of the pressure applied to said rotatably moving part. The magnetic field source element includes means for rotating around at least one axis the direction of said magnetic field as a function of the pressure applied to said rotatably moving part.
Abstract:
Interface system for assisting an operator during a work stage comprising a support structure wearable by the operator, with a transparent screen placed in front of the operator's eyes to permit him to see a portion of a background; a virtual image generator for producing an optical signal directed towards the operator's retina so as to form a virtual image at a predetermined distance from the operator's eyes and superimposed on the background; a recording device integral with the operator's head, to record part of the operator's visual field and make available a signal representative of the visual field; a processing device for processing the signal from the recording device and generating a visual information signal of use to the operator for carrying out the work stage; and a device of reception/transmission for sending the signal from the recording device to the processing device, and rendering the information signal to the virtual image generator.
Abstract:
An air-distribution device based upon the Coanda-effect comprises two mobile elements that move in synchronism and in phase opposition for distributing an air flow into two ducts.
Abstract:
A method of producing fuel injectors for internal combustion engines provides for establishing a working life of each injector conforming with the working life of the internal combustion engine on which it is installed. Each injector has an injector body having a seat; a valve body housed inside the seat so as to form an annular chamber, for receiving high-pressure fuel, and a gap communicating with the annular chamber; and a seal housed inside the annular chamber to seal the gap. The seal is sized as a function of the permanent deformation to which the seal is subjected during use of the injector, so as to achieve a working life of the injector substantially equal to the working life of the engine.