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Utility
Frictional part for a frictionally acting device
16 Nov 21
The present invention relates to a frictional part (2) for a frictionally acting device comprising an annular friction surface (26), which has an inner edge (34) and an outer edge (36), wherein a circumferential groove (42) which extends in a zig-zag or undulating fashion between radially interior and radially exterior deflection points (44, 46), a plurality of outer grooves (64, 70) which each have an outer opening (66, 72) at the outer edge (36) and open into the circumferential groove (42) at opening points (68, 74) between the deflection points (44, 46), and a plurality of inner grooves (56, 60) which each have an inner opening (58, 62) at the inner edge (34) and open into the circumferential groove (42) between the opening points (68, 74), are provided in the friction surface (26).
Florian Oliver Dannwolf, Volker Reiners, Tim Traeger
Filed: 10 May 19
Utility
Variable camshaft timing (VCT) phaser assembly and control valve installed remotely
16 Nov 21
A variable camshaft timing (VCT) phaser assembly and control valve are employed for use in an internal combustion engine.
Augusto Fanzani, Davide Caldirola
Filed: 15 May 20
Utility
VCT valve with reed check
16 Nov 21
A variable camshaft timing (VCT) control valve assembly includes: a control valve having one or more lands and a valve cavity; one or more cavity vents in the control valve are configured to communicate fluid between an outer surface of the control valve and the valve cavity; a valve sleeve having a sleeve cavity that receives the control valve and a plurality of apertures, at least one of the apertures is configured to be in fluid communication with an advance fluid chamber of a VCT device and another of the apertures is configured to be in fluid communication with a retard fluid chamber; the control valve slides axially relative to the valve sleeve; and one or more reed valves, attached to an outer surface of the valve sleeve, configured to control the flow of fluid between one of the advance fluid chamber or the retard fluid chamber and the other of the advance fluid chamber or the retard fluid chamber.
Brian T. Kenyon, Matthew Minnig
Filed: 14 Aug 20
Utility
Wastegate Assembly for Use In a Turbocharger and System Including the Same
11 Nov 21
A turbocharger includes a turbine housing including an interior surface defining a turbine housing interior.
Matthew Brian Cooley, Alexander George Milburn, Kai Tanaka
Filed: 4 Oct 19
Utility
Electric Power Dissipater for Electrically-actuated Turbocharger
11 Nov 21
An electric power dissipater assembly for an electrically-actuated turbocharger that includes: a power switch configured to be electrically connected to an electric power output of an electrically-actuated turbocharger; at least one resistor that is electrically connected to the power switch such that, when the power switch is in a closed position and connected to the electric power output, the at least one resistor is electrically coupled to the electric power output so that electric power provided by the electrical power output is received at and dissipated by the at least one resistor; a controller that controls whether the power switch is in the closed position or an open position; and a substrate that is physically coupled to the at least one resistor and that includes a coolant path that is used to cool the at least one resistor when coolant is received within the coolant path.
Lathom Alexander Louco, Jeffrey Carter
Filed: 11 May 21
Utility
Hydraulically-actuated variable camshaft timing (VCT) phaser assembly with air venting
9 Nov 21
A hydraulically-actuated variable camshaft timing (VCT) phaser assembly is employed for use in an automotive internal combustion engine.
John C. Bulzacchelli, Michael L. Smart
Filed: 29 Jul 20
Utility
Coupling for an AWD vehicle
9 Nov 21
A coupling for an AWD vehicle comprises a disc package with alternate discs, which are connected for rotation with, but are axially movable in relation to an ingoing and an outgoing axle, respectively, of the coupling, and a hydraulic piston for pressing the disc package together under the action of hydraulic pressure, hereby establishing a connect mode, in which the ingoing axle is connected to the outgoing axle.
Johan Nilsson
Filed: 14 Nov 18
Utility
Sector clutch
9 Nov 21
A clutch (10) for selectively preventing rotatory movement of a cogged gear (12) about an axis may include an actuator (20) and a pivotally moveable pawl (40) that is interactive with the cogged gear (12).
Brett Peglowski, Calahan Campton, Michael W. Campbell
Filed: 8 Nov 17
Utility
Wastegate Assembly
4 Nov 21
A wastegate assembly for controlling flow of exhaust gas includes a valve element having a valve body and a valve shaft.
Dominic William DePaoli, Aaron Date, Michael Daniel Cola, Grant W. Brady
Filed: 20 Sep 19
Utility
Turbocharger and turbine housing therefor
2 Nov 21
A turbine housing for a turbocharger includes an inlet passage and an outlet passage connected to a turbine housing body.
Konstantin Dietrich
Filed: 4 Mar 20
Utility
Pawl clutch with pawl rejection feature
2 Nov 21
A pawl clutch may include a first member having at least one notch, and a second member.
Brett Peglowski, Calahan B. Campton, Michael W. Campbell
Filed: 8 Mar 18
Utility
Electrically actuated camshaft phaser fluid escapement channel
2 Nov 21
An electrically-actuated camshaft phaser used in an internal combustion engine including a camshaft sprocket, configured to receive rotational input from a crankshaft, that includes a sprocket ring gear having a plurality of radially-inwardly facing gear teeth and a radially extending sprocket side; a camshaft plate that includes a camshaft ring gear having a plurality of radially-inwardly facing gear teeth and a radially extending camshaft side; a plurality of planetary gears having radially-outwardly facing gear teeth, each gear with a first radial gear face and a second radial gear face, wherein the planetary gears engage the sprocket ring gear, the camshaft ring gear, or both the sprocket ring gear and the camshaft ring gear; and one or more fluid escapement channels formed in at least one of the camshaft sprocket, the camshaft plate, the first radial gear face, or the second radial gear face.
Shawn Blackmur
Filed: 3 May 18
Utility
Method of forming a stator having skewed slots
2 Nov 21
A method of inserting a winding into a stator having skewed slots formed on an inside diameter of a stator lamination includes forming a conductor having a plurality of slot segments, loading the conductor into a plurality of skewed slot elements of a linear cartridge having a first end, a second end, and a linear axis connecting the first end and the second end, the plurality of skewed slot elements being angled relative to the linear axis, transferring the conductor from the linear cartridge to a plurality of skewed slot members formed in an outside diameter of a rotary cartridge, inserting the rotary cartridge into the inside diameter of the stator lamination, and shifting the conductor from the rotary cartridge into the skewed slots of the stator.
Kirk Neet, Seong Taek Lee
Filed: 7 Jun 19
Utility
Electric machine with solid and stranded conductors
2 Nov 21
An electric machine having a stator core with axially extending slots and a plurality of windings.
Tausif Husain, Josh Lahrman
Filed: 12 Mar 19
Utility
Interior bus bar for electric machine winding
2 Nov 21
An electric machine includes a core with windings positioned on the core.
Ian N. Alsman, Christopher Bledsoe
Filed: 12 Nov 19
Utility
System for Feeding Operating Gas to a Drive of a Motor Vehicle
28 Oct 21
A system for feeding operating gas to a drive (1) of a motor vehicle, including an atmosphere-side suction inlet (2a) for air under atmospheric pressure, and a feed line (2) for the operating gas to the drive (1) under an operating pressure, the operating gas which is conducted to the drive comprising at least part of the air which is sucked in, at least part of the operating gas being conducted through a turbomachine (3) upstream of the drive (1) in a first operating type, the turbomachine (3) comprising an electric generator (4), and the turbomachine (3) being operated in a second operating type as a compressor for the operating gas, an actuable valve arrangement (5) being provided, at least part of the air which is sucked in being conducted in a turbine direction (T) through the turbomachine (3) in a first position of the valve arrangement (5), and at least part of the air which is sucked in being conducted in a reversed compressor direction (V) through the turbomachine (3) in a second position of the valve arrangement (5).
Ahmet Coksen, Mathias Kosch
Filed: 22 Apr 21
Utility
Methods and Systems for Detecting a Rotor Position and Rotor Speed of an Alternating Current Electrical Machine
28 Oct 21
A method for determining rotor characteristic of an alternating current (AC) electrical machine includes obtaining a reference voltage signal, one or more phase currents, and rotor data.
Shamsuddeen NALAKATH, Dianxun XIAO, Jia Xiu DONG, Gaoliang FANG, Ali EMADI, Yingguang SUN, Jason WISEMAN
Filed: 16 Apr 21
Utility
Rotating Machine and Method of Using the Same
28 Oct 21
A rotating machine includes a machine housing defining a housing interior, a shaft disposed in the housing interior, with the shaft having a length and an axis extending along the length.
Tyler Ransom GARRARD
Filed: 26 Oct 18
Utility
Waste heat recovery system with nozzle block including geometrically different nozzles and turbine expander for the same
26 Oct 21
A waste heat recovery system for recovering waste heat of in internal combustion engine includes a turbine expander.
Frederick Michael Huscher
Filed: 22 Feb 19
Utility
Turbocharger Having a Thermal Dam
21 Oct 21
A turbocharger includes a shaft extending along an axis, a compressor wheel coupled to a first end of the shaft, a turbine wheel coupled to a second end of the shaft and having a first diameter; and a bearing housing extending about the shaft.
Raj Chandramohanan
Filed: 17 Apr 20