The invention relates to a method for coating a mechanically highly loaded surface (2) of a component (1) consisting of a hardened steel with a nitrogen and/or carbon component with an adherent or functional coating (4) for surface treatment, wherein a metallic binding material (5) is introduced into the surface (2) prior to the application of the adherent or functional coating (4) to create a graduated diffusion barrier zone (3) conforming to the surface with a proportion of metal nitride and/or metal carbide increasing towards the surface (2).

This invention refers to an optimized structure of a high flow fuel dosing valve applied to automobiles in general, particularly to high power racing cars with the purpose of opening and closing an orifice for fuel injection in internal combustion engines for power gain through an innovative and improved mechanical constructiveness of the coil body (1), coil (2), spring (3), needle (4), guide ring (5), lock (6), seat (7), sieve (8), needle body (9) and o-ring (10), with advantages of greater and faster fuel flow, durability, efficiency and power gain.

A method for treating a pipe, in particular a motor vehicle pipe, wherein a flare is generated at least at one pipe end of the pipe. At least areas of the flare are provided with at least one layer, which changes the friction properties of the coated surface of the flare. The flare is coated by means of plasma coating.

This invention refers to an optimized structure of a high flow fuel dosing valve applied to automobiles in general, particularly to high power racing cars with the purpose of opening and closing an orifice for fuel injection in internal combustion engines for power gain through an innovative and improved mechanical constructiveness of the coil body (1), coil (2), spring (3), needle (4), guide ring (5), lock (6), seat (7), sieve (8), needle body (9) and o-ring (10), with advantages of greater and faster fuel flow, durability, efficiency and power gain.

The invention relates to an antiwear-coated metal component (1), in particular for a ball valve (6), the tribosurface of which component is at least partially provided with a multi-layer antiwear coating (2). The antiwear coating (2) has at least a metal adhesion layer (3a), an adhesion-promoting layer (3b) and at least one first cover layer (3c). The adhesion-promoting layer (3b) comprises a carbide-forming metal or a boride-forming metal. The at least first cover layer (3c) comprises a hydrogen-free tetrahedral carbon. The invention further relates to a method for applying an antiwear coating (2) to a metal substrate (9) in order to produce an antiwear-coated metal component (1) of this type. The invention further relates to a ball valve, comprising an antiwear-coated metal component (1) of this type and an antiwear coating (2).

An injector component of an injector for introducing a fluid is described as including a base body, a coating on at least one first end face of the base body, the coating having a maximum, which lies on an outer half of the base body, and an outer lateral surface of the base body does not have any coating.

An injector component of an injector for introducing a fluid is described as including a base body, a coating on at least one first end face of the base body, the coating having a maximum, which lies on an outer half of the base body, and an outer lateral surface of the base body does not have any coating.

A valve is provided, in particular an injection valve, having a valve seat and a valve needle which extends along a closing direction for the most part, the valve seat having a valve-seat surface, and a valve-closing element is mounted on an end of the valve needle facing the valve seat, the valve-closing element being able to be moved between an open position and a closed position, and the valve-closing element together with the valve-seat surface forming a sealing seat in the closed position, the valve-closing element having a greater core hardness and/or surface hardness than the valve-seat surface.

A fuel injector including an especially precisely aligned valve needle. The fuel injector includes an excitable actuator for actuating a valve closure element, which forms a sealing seat together with a valve seat surface formed on the valve seat body, and has injection orifices, which are developed downstream from the valve seat surface. The valve closure element is spherical and, as a part of a valve needle which is axially movable along a valve longitudinal axis, is fixedly connected to a pin-shaped solid valve needle shaft. A contact region of the valve needle shaft and the valve closure element is situated radially outside the valve longitudinal axis and surrounds it in the form of a ring. The fuel injector is particularly suitable for the direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of a mixture-compressing internal combustion engine having externally supplied ignition.

A ball and a valve seat for a fuel injector, and a method for coating the same are provided to form a Ta—C:H—SiO functional layer having a low frictional characteristic as the outermost layer to reduce a frictional coefficient. A Mo-based material is applied to a bonding layer and a supporting layer for bonding and supporting the Ta—C:H—SiO functional layer is applied to a base material to improve heat resistance. Accordingly, only pure ionic Mo particles are deposited to form the bonding layer and the supporting layer, thereby increasing an adhesive force and a bonding force to improve durability.