478 patents
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Utility
Methods and systems for detecting a rotor position and rotor speed of an alternating current electrical machine
19 Jul 22
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
Permanently engaged starter system
12 Jul 22
A permanently engaged starter system for use in a vehicle includes a flex plate.
Calahan B. Campton, Michael W. Campbell
Filed: 27 May 21
Utility
Rotating machine and mating ring included therein
12 Jul 22
A rotating machine includes a shaft, a first impeller wheel, and a second impeller wheel.
Tyler Ransom Garrard, Erwin Perry Ellwood, III, Frederick Michael Huscher
Filed: 12 Feb 20
Utility
Triple mass flywheel
12 Jul 22
A triple mass flywheel (104, 304, 504, 604) includes a first flywheel part (112, 312, 512, 612), a second flywheel part (114, 314, 514, 614), and a third flywheel part (116, 316, 516, 616) all arranged for rotation on an axis (118, 318).
Wesley L. Shaw
Filed: 14 Dec 16
Utility
Axial damper and displacement limit for turbomachine with rolling element bearings
5 Jul 22
In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a turbocharger having a rolling element bearing (REB) assembly contained within a bearing housing includes an axial damper configured to dampen and limit axial displacement of the REB assembly.
Allan Douglas Kelly, Kurt Henderson, Michael Sean Ward
Filed: 18 Dec 19
Utility
Disk clutch, disk for such a disk clutch, method for producing such a disk clutch or disk
14 Jun 22
The present invention relates to a disk clutch comprising a first disk set (32) which is connected rotationally fixed to a first disk carrier (18) and a second disk set (42) which is connected rotationally fixed to a second disk carrier (24), wherein the disks (34 through 40, 46 through 52) of the two disk sets (32, 42) may be brought into frictional engagement with one another via friction surfaces (54, 56), wherein recesses and/or grooves are provided in at least one or more friction surfaces (54, 56) of the disks (34 through 40; 46 through 52) of the first and/or second disk sets (32; 42).
Michael Wilhelm Schaefer
Filed: 17 May 18
Utility
Mounting aid and method for mounting electrical components on a printed circuit board
7 Jun 22
What is described is a mounting aid for mounting electrical components, in particular electrolytic capacitors or chokes, on a printed circuit board, said mounting aid comprising a body, which has compartments for receiving the electrical components, wherein the compartments have a base with openings for the insertion of connection wires of the electrical components, and metal parts fastened to the body, which metal parts each form at least one contact pin on the underside of the body and each from a busbar for connection to electrical components in a plurality of compartments of the body.
Sisay Tadele, Helmut Hoppe, Alexander Dauth, Gerd Bräuchle
Filed: 6 Mar 18
Utility
Turbocharger and turbine wheel
31 May 22
A turbine wheel (100) for a turbocharger includes a hub (110) and blades (120).
Lakshmi Srikar Yellapragada
Filed: 22 Dec 17
Utility
Variable camshaft timing valve assembly
24 May 22
A valve assembly that can be employed in a variable camshaft timing (VCT) phaser assembly.
Andrew V. Degner, Brian T. Kenyon, Chad M. McCloy
Filed: 29 Jan 20
Utility
Divided volute turbocharger having vane ring with plurality of vanes having asymmetric vane pattern and system including the same
17 May 22
A system includes a divided volute turbocharger that delivers compressed air to an internal combustion engine and receives exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine.
Greg Williams, Drew Yoder, Michael Eugene Harris, Paul Troxler, Abhishek Biswas, Craig Andrew Colont
Filed: 26 Oct 20
Utility
Solenoid-actuated valve and hydraulic control module including the same
17 May 22
A solenoid-actuated valve includes a solenoid portion extending along a longitudinal axis.
Jean-Louis Lacorre, Thierry Mollard, Jeffrey J. Waterstredt
Filed: 19 Oct 20
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Electrical actuator
17 May 22
The actuator (20) comprises an electric drive means (22) and a drive member (26) being rotationally driven upon activation of the electric drive means (22), an output member (24) being rotationally connected to the drive member (26) by means of a first spring (28), and a second spring (32) being connected to the output member (24) and forming a one way clutch between the output member (24) and a fixed tube (34), wherein the electrical actuator (20) further comprises a regulation cup (30) being configured to engage with the second spring (32) to disconnect the output member (24) from the fixed tube (34).
Lars Severinsson
Filed: 5 Jul 19
Utility
Hybrid rotor module cooling
17 May 22
An electric machine including a housing, and a stator mounted to the housing.
Bradley Duane Chamberlin, Sven Norbert Altlay, Jomon Kaniampalackal, Clemens Burger
Filed: 25 Apr 17
Utility
Triple clutch device and drivetrain comprising such a triple clutch device
10 May 22
The present invention relates to a triple clutch device (2) for arrangement in a drivetrain of a motor vehicle having a double clutch device comprising a first disk clutch (40) for selective torque transmission between a first input-side disk carrier (52) and a first output-side disk carrier (54) and a second disk clutch (42) for selective torque transmission between a second input-side disk carrier (56), which is connected rotationally fixed to the first input-side disk carrier (52), and a second output-side disk carrier (58), and having a separating clutch device comprising a third disk clutch (44) for selective torque transmission between a third input-side disk carrier (60) and a third output-side disk carrier (62), wherein the first input-side disk carrier (52) is connected rotationally fixed to the third output-side disk carrier (62), and a first disk set (46) of the first disk clutch (40) and a third disk set (50) of the third disk clutch (44) are arranged nested in the radial directions (8, 10).
Hans Juergen Hauck
Filed: 20 Nov 19
Utility
Bearing assembly and turbocharger including the bearing assembly
10 May 22
A turbocharger includes a shaft, a compressor wheel, a turbine wheel, and a bearing assembly.
Erwin Perry Ellwood, III, Samuel Whitney Weldon, Donald Michael Kennedy
Filed: 18 Dec 19
Utility
Double slope stopper usable with a variable cam timing system
10 May 22
A check valve for controlling the flow of a fluid into a variable camshaft timing phaser.
Augusto Fanzani
Filed: 11 Dec 19
Utility
Tensioner with piston containing an internal check valve
10 May 22
A hydraulic tensioner for an internal combustion engine for tensioning a span of a chain or a belt has a piston with an internal reservoir connected to a high pressure chamber through a check valve assembly.
Keith B. Cobb, Paul Freemantle, Robert G Williamson, Adam C Hunt, Seongdo Hong
Filed: 16 Dec 19
Utility
Shifting system including a shifting assembly and method of operating the same
10 May 22
A shifting system includes an input member, a disconnect, an output member, and a shifting assembly to selectively rotationally couple the input member and the output member.
Xinqian Xiang, Calahan B. Campton, R. Keith Martin
Filed: 4 Dec 20
Utility
Turbocharger for an internal combustion engine with a hydrodynamic floating bearing
3 May 22
The invention relates to a turbocharger for an internal combustion engine, comprising a housing (1) with an exhaust-gas-side and an air-side turbine blade (2), a shaft (3) connecting the turbine blades, and at least one radially acting rotary bearing for mounting the shaft (3), wherein the rotary bearing is designed as a hydrodynamic floating bearing, wherein a lubricant flows in a completely surrounding bearing gap (8) of the rotary bearing in the direction of rotation and has a local lubricant pressure, the bearing gap (8) has a contouring (10, 11, 10a, 11a, 12, 13, 14, 15) due to which the at least two local maxima (PM1, PM2) of the lubricant pressure are formed at two defined angular positions (W1, W2) in the direction of rotation.
Ivan Injac
Filed: 21 Dec 18
Utility
Turbocharger and bearing housing therefor
3 May 22
A bearing housing for a turbocharger is presented.
Wolfram Schaefer, Grzegorz Rzepka
Filed: 3 Mar 20