Patents by Inventor Andreas Collmer
Andreas Collmer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9857081Abstract: A vaporizing burner combustion chamber assembly unit, especially for a vehicle heater, includes a bottom part (32) with a bottom wall (34) and with a first circumferential wall (38) and a porous evaporator medium (42) at least partially covering a front side of the bottom wall, which is to face a combustion chamber (14). A ring-shaped holding part has a second circumferential wall (54) and a contact area (56) touching the porous evaporator medium. The first circumferential wall extends, from an outer edge area (36) of the bottom wall essentially in a longitudinal axis (L) direction of a bottom assembly unit (30), on a rear side of the first bottom wall facing away from a combustion chamber, in the direction away from the porous evaporator medium. The second circumferential wall extends at least partially over the first circumferential wall on its outer side and is fixed to same.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Eberspächer Climate Control Systems GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Andreas Collmer, Axel Kouril, Uwe Grotstollen, Lars Bendix, Oliver Roppelt, Marcus Heim
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Patent number: 9636972Abstract: A vehicle heater includes a first housing arrangement (12), a second housing arrangement (14) connected with the first housing arrangement (12) in an adjoining area (32), and at least one sensor (54) with a holding area (62). The holding area (62) is held in the adjoining area (32) in a support path between the first housing arrangement (12) and the second housing arrangement (14).Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Eberspächer Climate Control Systems GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Michael Haefner, Andreas Collmer, Andreas Alber, Andreas Wetzl, Oliver Sauter, Christoph Köberle, Jörg Zweckbronner, Frank Rudolf, Dieter Heybach
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Publication number: 20160318374Abstract: A vehicle heater includes a heat exchanger assembly unit (10) and a blower assembly unit (38). The heat exchanger assembly unit (10) has a first sealing surface (28) and the blower assembly unit (38) includes a second sealing surface (50), which is positioned opposite the first sealing surface (28) at a predefined location determined by the spacer arrangement (34). A sealing element (60) is clamped in between the first sealing surface (28) and the second sealing surface (50).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventors: Michael HAEFNER, Andreas COLLMER, Hermann EPPLER
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Patent number: 9387586Abstract: The invention relates to a robot transmission (1) for a multi-axis robot, in particular for a painting robot or a hand-held robot of a painting system for painting motor vehicle body components. Said transmission comprises a transmission housing (6) which is filled, when in operation, at least partially with a lubricant according to an operationally-dependent lubricant pressure, in order to lubricate the robot transmission (1), and has a construction-defined maximum pressure for the lubrication pressure. The transmission housing (6) is not air-tight if the lubrication pressure in the transmission housing (6) exceeds the maximum pressure. According to the invention, the robot transmission also comprises a pressure compensation device (7) which compensates the pressure in the transmission housing (6) and thus prevents the lubrication pressure in the transmission housing (6) from exceeding the maximum pressure.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2012Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Dürr Systems GmbHInventors: Andreas Collmer, Thomas Hezel
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Patent number: 9388818Abstract: A side channel blower for a vehicle heater includes a blower housing area (14) with a delivery channel (18), which extends in a ring-shaped pattern around a central axis (A) and is open on an axial side (16). A motor housing area (26) integral with the blower housing area (14) accommodates an electric drive motor (30) with a drive shaft (36). A first delivery wheel covers the delivery channel on a first axial side of the blower housing area and is carried at a first end of the drive shaft. A control device housing area is integral with the blower housing area or/and the motor housing area and is provided with a circumferential wall and with a bottom wall and with an opening located opposite the bottom wall. A partial area of the bottom wall of the control device housing area is formed by the motor housing area.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2011Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Eberspächer Climate Control Systems GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Andreas Wetzl, Michael Haefner, Andreas Collmer, Wolfgang Pfister
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Patent number: 9290079Abstract: A vehicle heater includes a burner arrangement (12) with a flame tube (16), a heat exchanger housing (18) with a circumferential wall (20), which surrounds the flame tube and thus defines a waste gas backflow space (26) and has a waste gas outlet (38) from the waste gas backflow space. A flow cross section provided between the flame tube and the circumferential wall in a first axial area (33) of the waste gas backflow space is smaller in an outlet area (48) than in an opposite area (50) located opposite the outlet and the flow cross section in the outlet area increases in an expansion area following the first axial area. The flow cross section in a second axial area (35) following the expansion area (52), corresponds essentially to the flow cross section in the opposite area and/or the flow cross section has a stepped increase in the expansion area.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2012Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Eberspaecher Climate Control Systems GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Andreas Collmer, Michael Haefner
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Publication number: 20160023535Abstract: A vehicle heater heat exchanger arrangement (10) includes: a pot-like heat exchanger housing (12) with a first bottom wall (18) in a first axial end area (16) and with a first circumferential wall (20) adjoining the first bottom wall and enclosing a longitudinal axis (L); and a pot-like outer heat exchanger housing (14) with a second bottom wall (22) in the first axial end area and with a second circumferential wall (24) adjoining the second bottom wall and enclosing the longitudinal axis. The inner heat exchanger housing and the outer heat exchanger housing are connected to one another in a second axial end area (26) and a fluid flow space (34) is formed between the inner heat exchanger housing and the outer heat exchanger housing. The second axial end area has an outwardly open recess (60) defined by the inner heat exchanger housing or/and by the outer heat exchanger housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Andreas ALBER, Michael HAEFNER, Andreas COLLMER
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Publication number: 20150174988Abstract: A heat exchanger assembly for a vehicle heating device includes inner heat exchanger housing (12) and outer heat exchanger housing (14). A fluid flow space (24) is formed between the inner heat exchanger housing and the outer heat exchanger housing. Flow guiding formations (40, 42), along circumferential walls (18, 22) of the housings, divide a portion of the fluid flow space into a first partial flow space (44) and a second partial flow space (46). A fluid inlet opening (49) opens to the first partial flow space and at least one fluid outlet opening (51) opens to the second partial flow space (46). A press fit formation (94) fixes the inner heat exchanger housing in relation to the outer heat exchanger housing and includes the first flow guiding formation and the second flow guiding formation and/or the press fit formation is in an end region (32) of the circumferential walls.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2013Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventors: Andreas Collmer, Michael Haefner
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Publication number: 20150102115Abstract: A vaporizing burner combustion chamber assembly unit, especially for a vehicle heater, includes a bottom part (32) with a bottom wall (34) and with a first circumferential wall (38) and a porous evaporator medium (42) at least partially covering a front side of the bottom wall, which is to face a combustion chamber (14). A ring-shaped holding part (52) has a second circumferential wall (54) and a contact area (56) touching the porous evaporator medium. The first circumferential wall extends, from an outer edge area (36) of the bottom wall essentially in a longitudinal axis (L) direction of a bottom assembly unit (30), on a rear side of the first bottom wall facing away from a combustion chamber, in the direction away from the porous evaporator medium. The second circumferential wall extends at least partially over the first circumferential wall on its outer side and is fixed to same.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Andreas COLLMER, Axel KOURIL, Uwe GROTSTOLLEN, Lars BENDIX, Oliver ROPPELT, Marcus HEIM
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Publication number: 20150102117Abstract: A combustion chamber assembly unit, especially for a vaporizing burner and particularly especially for a vehicle heater, includes at least two combustion chamber elements (12, 20, 26, 32, 50, 52, 64, 102, 126) with wall areas (12, 34, 46, 54, 64, 104, 130, 140, 142). The at least two combustion chamber elements are arranged in a radially staggered pattern in relation to a longitudinal axis (L) of the combustion chamber and are fixed to one another by laser welding.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Andreas COLLMER, Axel KOURIL, Uwe GROTSTOLLEN, Lars BENDIX, Marcus HEIM, Oliver ROPPELT
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Publication number: 20150050874Abstract: A flow restrictor element, especially for restricting the air flow in an air duct system of a vehicle, comprises a ring-shaped restrictor element carrier (12) to be arranged on a flow guide duct as well as at least one restrictor element (28). The at least one restrictor element (28) is arranged within the restrictor element carrier (12), radially inwardly in relation to a central axis (M) of the flow restrictor element (10) and is detachable from the restrictor element carrier (12) for changing a restriction cross-sectional area, wherein a locking device (16) is provided on an outer circumferential area (14) of the restrictor element carrier (12) for locking the restrictor element carrier (12) on a flow guide duct.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2014Publication date: February 19, 2015Inventor: Andreas COLLMER
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Publication number: 20150028118Abstract: A combustion air inflow path, for a vehicle heater, includes a bottom area (24) and an outer circumferential wall (26) adjoining the bottom area (24) and extending essentially in the direction of a central longitudinal axis (L) of the inflow element (22). An inner circumferential wall (32) is arranged at a radially spaced location from the outer circumferential wall (26) and defines a space area (52) with same. An inflow opening arrangement (38) is provided for the inflow of air into the inflow element (22). The inflow opening arrangement (38) is provided in the bottom area (24) and is designed to generate a turbulent flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventors: Thomas PANTEROTT, Robert APFELBECK, Thorsten FINDEIS, Andreas COLLMER, Frank BARTHEL
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Publication number: 20150017340Abstract: The invention relates to a painting booth for coating components, particularly for painting motor vehicle body components, with a booth wall (10) and a coating agent line (1), which runs from the exterior of the booth through the booth wall (10) into the interior of the booth. The invention proposes that the coating agent line (1) has an electrically conductive and axially running potential-compensating element (15) inside the line for electrically connecting the coating agent inside the line to an electrical reference potential, said potential-compensating element (15) extending from the exterior of the booth through the booth wall (10), so that the free end of the potential-compensating element (15) is inside the booth.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2013Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventor: Andreas Collmer
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Patent number: 8875593Abstract: A robot, such as a painting robot for painting components such as motor vehicle body components, is disclosed having a plurality of robot elements that are pivotable relative to each other. At least one flexible supply line may run from a proximal robot element to a distal robot element. The supply line may be axially displaceable in the proximal robot element relative to the longitudinal axis of the supply line, so that the supply line can perform an axial compensating motion during a pivot motion of the robot.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2010Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Duerr Systems GmbHInventor: Andreas Collmer
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Publication number: 20140217189Abstract: A vehicle heater includes a first housing arrangement (12), a second housing arrangement (14) connected with the first housing arrangement (12) in an adjoining area (32), and at least one sensor (54) with a holding area (62). The holding area (62) is held in the adjoining area (32) in a support path between the first housing arrangement (12) and the second housing arrangement (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Eberspächer Climate Control Systems GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Michael HAEFNER, Andreas COLLMER, Andreas ALBER, Andreas WETZL, Oliver SAUTER, Christoph KÖBERLE, Jörg ZWECKBRONNER, Frank RUDOLF, Dieter HEYBACH
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Patent number: 8671495Abstract: A pig traversable through a conduit to deliver a liquid, such as a coating material, having a resilient flexible, generally frustoconical sealing lip which is resiliently biased against an internal surface of the conduit and a resilient biasing member engaging and biased against an under surface of the sealing lip, biasing the sealing lip against an internal surface of the conduit. The disclosed embodiments of the resilient biasing member include annular coil springs and serpentine annular metal springs which may be U-shaped in cross-section, including a first leg received against the under surface of the sealing lip and a second leg received against the pig body portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2006Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Durr Systems, Inc.Inventors: Herbert Martin, Werner Schwager, Martin Stiegler, Andreas Collmer, Manfred Michelfelder
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Publication number: 20140034422Abstract: The invention relates to a robot transmission (1) for a multi-axis robot, in particular for a painting robot or a hand-held robot of a painting system for painting motor vehicle body components. Said transmission comprises a transmission housing (6) which is filled, when in operation, at least partially with a lubricant according to an operationally-dependent lubricant pressure, in order to lubricate the robot transmission (1), and has a construction-defined maximum pressure for the lubrication pressure. The transmission housing (6) is not air-tight if the lubrication pressure in the transmission housing (6) exceeds the maximum pressure. According to the invention, the robot transmission also comprises a pressure compensation device (7) which compensates the pressure in the transmission housing (6) and thus prevents the lubrication pressure in the transmission housing (6) from exceeding the maximum pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2012Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: DURR SYSTEMS GMBHInventors: Andreas Collmer, Thomas Hezel
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Publication number: 20130192581Abstract: A vehicle heater (1) has a motor (4) and a combustion air fan designed as a side channel fan. The combustion air fan has a basic housing part (2), on which a drive shaft (3) of the motor (4) is mounted, and a fan wheel (10). The fan wheel (10) is connected to the drive shaft (3) of the motor (4). The motor (4) has a stationary coil support part (6) which is connected to a printed circuit board (7) and an armature (8). Furthermore, the combustion air fan has a gap tube (16) between the stationary coil support part (6) and the armature (8).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2012Publication date: August 1, 2013Inventors: Michael HAEFNER, Andreas Collmer, Andreas Alber, Christoph Köberle, Andreas Wetzl, Oliver Sauter, Jörg Zweckbronner, Benjamin Hezinger, Dieter Heybach, Frank Rudolf, Alexander Hahn
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Publication number: 20130015255Abstract: A vehicle heater includes a burner arrangement (12) with a flame tube (16), a heat exchanger housing (18) with a circumferential wall (20), which surrounds the flame tube and thus defines a waste gas backflow space (26) and has a waste gas outlet (38) from the waste gas backflow space. A flow cross section provided between the flame tube and the circumferential wall in a first axial area (33) of the waste gas backflow space is smaller in an outlet area (48) than in an opposite area (50) located opposite the outlet and the flow cross section in the outlet area increases in an expansion area following the first axial area. The flow cross section in a second axial area (35) following the expansion area (52), corresponds essentially to the flow cross section in the opposite area and/or the flow cross section has a stepped increases in the expansion area.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2012Publication date: January 17, 2013Inventors: Andreas COLLMER, Michael Haefner
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Publication number: 20120288383Abstract: An air feed blower, especially for a vehicle heater, includes an electrically driven blower drive motor (14) as well as an air feed wheel (16) that can be driven by the blower drive motor (14), wherein the blower drive motor (14) is electrically contacted with the use of spring contacts (34).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Inventors: Andreas Wetzl, Jörg Zweckbronner, Christoph Köberle, Benjamin Hezinger, Michael Haefner, Andreas Collmer