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Utility
System for feeding operating gas to a drive of a motor vehicle
18 Apr 23
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
Method of reducing turbine wheel high cycle fatigue in sector-divided dual volute turbochargers
11 Apr 23
High cycle fatigue (HCF) in a turbine wheel of a sector-divided dual volute turbocharger, particularly a turbocharger where the tongue-to-blade gap is as small as from 1-3% of the wheel diameter, is reduced, and energy extraction is optimized, using a turbine wheel with (blade stiffness/backwall stiffness×100) between 41 and 44.
Matthew Carson Colley, Craig Andrew Colont, Dominic William DePaoli, Sean Hastings
Filed: 27 Aug 19
Utility
Valve assembly for multi-channel turbine
11 Apr 23
The disclosure relates to a valve assembly 10 for controlling a volute connecting opening 324 of a multi-channel turbine 500.
Jason Robert Walkingshaw, Ondrej Cempirek, Ivan Injac
Filed: 30 Nov 20
Utility
Field Weakening Regulator for CVFR Current Regulator
6 Apr 23
A method of controlling a motor controlled by a motor controller that includes a complex vector flux regulator (CVλR).
Dwarakanath V. Simili, Caleb W. Secrest
Filed: 4 Oct 21
Utility
Viscous coupling
4 Apr 23
Disclosed is a viscous coupling that has a housing that carries ribs that are arranged concentrically about a central axis.
Tobias Moser, Frank Gerber
Filed: 21 Jul 22
Utility
Continuous-flow heater, and a method for the manufacture of a continuous-flow heater
4 Apr 23
A continuous-flow heater is described, with a housing made from an aluminium-based alloy, in which a flow channel for a fluid to be heated extends from an inlet to an outlet, and a heating plate which is arranged in the housing, with a substrate made from steel, which carries heating conductor tracks, a frame embedded in a wall of the housing, wherein the heating plate forms one wall of the flow channel in the housing, and is welded to the frame.
Robert Chu, Rob Zheng
Filed: 5 Oct 20
Utility
Method for assembling a magnetic core for a transformer
4 Apr 23
A method is described for the assembly of a magnetic core for a transformer, with the following steps: Cutting sheet metal blanks from transformer sheet, stacking the sheet metal blanks to form magnetic core segments, placing a permanent magnet at one of the magnetic core segments so that the latter is magnetized by the permanent magnet, formation of the magnetic core by placing the remaining magnetic core segments against the permanent magnet, or against a magnetic core segment already magnetized by the permanent magnet.
Sven Schumm, Manfred Adolf, Manuel Bauer, Alexander Stark, Timo Stifel, Dirk Wüstenhagen
Filed: 14 May 19
Utility
Electric machine with baffle member for filtering air flow
4 Apr 23
An electric machine having a housing with the rotor and stator disposed within the housing.
John Walton
Filed: 10 Dec 20
Utility
Variable Camshaft Timing System
23 Mar 23
A variable camshaft timing (VCT) system includes an independent camshaft phaser, receiving input from a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, having an output coupled to one of an inner concentric camshaft or an outer concentric camshaft; and a dependent camshaft phaser, coupled to the other of the inner concentric camshaft or the outer concentric camshaft, comprising a half-Oldham link configured to permit radial movement of the inner concentric camshaft relative to the outer concentric camshaft in one radial direction and at least one pivotable arm configured to permit radial movement of the inner concentric camshaft relative to the outer concentric camshaft in another, different radial direction.
Chad M. McCloy, David C. White, Shawn Blackmur, Timothy W. Kunz, Brian T. Kenyon
Filed: 17 Sep 21
Utility
Supercharging Device
23 Mar 23
A supercharging device having a housing, at least one impeller, and at least one axial bearing having first and second bearing surfaces.
Sebastian Dauscher
Filed: 13 Dec 21
Utility
Valve arrangement for multi-flow turbine
21 Mar 23
The present invention relates to a valve arrangement (100) for a multi-channel turbine (10), having a housing section (300) with a first volute (320), with a second volute (340) and with a connecting region (360) between the first volute (320) and the second volute (340), and having a valve body (110) for closing off the connecting region (360) in a closed position of the valve body (110).
Ivan Injac, Ahmet Coksen
Filed: 25 Jun 21
Utility
Ignition coil and method for the manufacture of an ignition coil
21 Mar 23
An ignition coil is described for an internal combustion engine, with a housing, a transformer, which is arranged in an interior space of the housing, and potting compound, with which the interior space of the housing is cast.
Sven Schumm, Manfred Adolf, Timo Stifel, Dirk Wüstenhagen, Manuel Bauer, Alexander Stark
Filed: 15 Apr 19
Utility
Recirculation noise obstruction for a turbocharger
14 Mar 23
A compressor housing (12) for a turbocharger includes a recirculation cavity (4) formed in a portion of the compressor housing (12).
Daniel Pruitt
Filed: 30 Apr 15
Utility
Stator winding with alternating winding pitches
14 Mar 23
A stator for an electric machine includes a stator core with a multi-phase winding arranged on the stator core.
Kirk Neet
Filed: 27 Nov 20
Utility
Hydraulically-actuated VCT System Including a Spool Valve
9 Mar 23
A hydraulically-actuated variable camshaft timing (VCT) system comprises a spool valve including a sleeve and a spool, having a plurality of radially-outwardly extending lands, received within a sleeve; a sleeve fluid pathway, extending axially along the sleeve and formed within the sleeve, configured to receive fluid from a fluid supply; an advancing port in the sleeve in fluid communication with an advancing chamber of a hydraulically-actuated camshaft phaser; a retarding port in the sleeve in fluid communication with a retarding chamber of the hydraulically-actuated camshaft phaser; a first fluid supply port formed in the sleeve; a second fluid supply port formed in the sleeve; and an exhaust port axially positioned in the sleeve in between the first fluid supply port and the second fluid supply port or in between the advancing port and the retarding port, wherein the exhaust port is configured to selectively receive fluid from either the advancing chamber or the retarding chamber depending on an axial position of the spool relative to the sleeve.
Brian T. Kenyon
Filed: 3 Sep 21
Utility
Assembly for the electrical connection of two components
7 Mar 23
An assembly (2) is described for the electrical connection of two components, in particular of a power electronics switch (58) to an electric motor (56) of a charging device (48), wherein a first component (24) has a first contact element (4) made from a conductive material and formed along a longitudinal axis (6) and designed with an outer surface (8) at least partially surrounding the longitudinal axis (6), and a second component (30) has a second contact element (14) made from a conductive material and is designed with a cavity (18) formed along the longitudinal axis (6), whose inner surface (20) corresponds to the outer surface (8) of the first contact element (4), wherein either the inner surface (20) of the second contact element (14) or the outer surface (8) of the first contact element (4) is provided with a profile (22) which has a plurality of projecting elements, wherein the inner surface (20) and the outer surface (8) are selected with respect to their lateral dimensions such that the projecting elements of the profile (22) penetrate in an area close to the surface during insertion of the first contact element (4) into the second contact element (14).
Thomas Glass, Kai Homann
Filed: 13 Nov 19
Utility
Bearing assembly for a charging apparatus
7 Mar 23
A bearing assembly for a charging apparatus.
Christoph Baum, Karl-Ludwig Braun, Thomas Ducker-Schulz, Panagiotis Koutsovasilis, Christian Kramer, Christian Kunkler, Ivo Nawrath, Erdogan Pektas
Filed: 25 Feb 21
Utility
Valve Assembly for an Exhaust Gas Recirculation System
2 Mar 23
A valve assembly for an exhaust gas recirculation system includes a housing defining an inlet bore and including a second interior surface defining a housing bore.
Sean McConnell, Martin P. Bogen, Johannes Anton Preiss, Jeffery John Curtis, Nicolas Régent, Christopher Lucas
Filed: 31 Aug 22
Utility
Compressor Wheel Arrangement and Method for the Production of a Compressor Wheel Arrangement
2 Mar 23
A compressor wheel arrangement for an electrically powered turbocharger, which can be connected with a rotor shaft of the turbocharger, having a compressor wheel made of a first metallic material, a shaft made of a second metallic material, which is tightly connected with the compressor wheel, at least one permanent magnet, which is non-rotatably arranged on the section of the shaft, in a ring-shaped area around a section of the shaft that extends behind the compressor wheel, between a casing and the shaft.
Timo Breininger, Dietmar Metz, Niclas Schenkenberger, Michael Schoeps, Dan Speller
Filed: 26 Aug 22
Utility
Assembly for Use In an Electric Vehicle
2 Mar 23
An assembly for an electric vehicle includes an input shaft extending along a first axis and an electric motor rotatably coupled to the input shaft and co-axially aligned with the first axis.
Chengyun Guo, Keith Van Maanen
Filed: 30 Aug 21