Patents by Inventor Bjorn VERRELST
Bjorn VERRELST 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: 11913451Abstract: A screw compressor includes a first rotor and a second rotor, and each rotor is provided with a synchronisation gear. The screw compressor is further provided with an electric motor and one or two driving gears for driving the first rotor or second rotor. At least one of the synchronisation gears or driving gears is provided with spokes between a rim supporting a gear mesh and a corresponding gear hub.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAPInventors: Wim Meeusen, Bjorn Verrelst
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Publication number: 20230366316Abstract: A turbomachine includes a shaft with a first end and an impeller arranged at and coupled to the first end of the shaft, arranged together to rotate about an axis of rotation. The turbomachine further includes a friction ring clamped between an axial surface at the first end of the shaft and an opposite axial surface of the impeller.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2021Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAPInventors: Guido BAL, Mart LYBEERT, Stefano VAGNOLI, Hans MEEUS, Koen PEETERS, Bjorn VERRELST
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Publication number: 20230323898Abstract: Multistage centrifugal compressor provided with a shaft with blades, which is mounted in a housing with bearings. At least one bearing is provided with a bearing damper element including a ring arranged between the shaft and the bearing. The ring includes slots through the thickness of the ring in the axial direction (X-X?) and at a distance from the radially-directed inner and outer surface of the ring. The slots are at least partially overlapping, and: A) the slots are filled with a liquid, and the axial annular surfaces are closed off by means of a protective cap; or: B) at least one of the annular surfaces is provided with a viscoelastic material or hysteretic damping material sandwiched between two concentric discs, which discs are attached to the ring; or: C) the slots are filled with a viscoelastic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2021Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAPInventors: Bjorn VERRELST, Nils VERCAUTEREN, Hans MEEUS, Smail EL BEJJATI
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Publication number: 20230052482Abstract: Gear wheel that is provided with spokes (17) which extend between a rim (16) supporting a gear mesh (15) and a corresponding gear hub (18), whereby free spaces (19) are located between the spokes (17) which extend between the rim (16) and the gear hub (18), characterised in that at least one of said free spaces (19) is filled with a block (20) made of a rigid, incompressible material, whereby between the gear wheel (10) on the one hand and the block (20) on the other hand a viscoelastic material (21) is located.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2021Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAPInventors: Björn VERRELST, Stijn PITTOIS, Nils VERCAUTEREN, Hans MEEUS
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Patent number: 11572878Abstract: An element for compressing or expanding a gas including a rigid housing (2) containing an internal chamber; a rotor (3a, 3b) situated in the internal chamber and comprising a rotor shaft (4a, 4b); one or more bearings (7) in which the rotor shaft (4a, 4b) is bearing-supported, wherein the rotor (3a, 3b) with its rotor shaft (4a, 4b) is rotatably mounted with respect to the housing (2) by means of these bearings (7), wherein the rotor (3a, 3b) is mounted with one or more clearances with respect to a wall (5) of the internal chamber, and the element (1) is provided with a separate yielding component (10) which is positionally adjustable with respect to the housing (2) in such a way that at least one of the clearances can be acted upon, wherein the separate yielding component (10) is not directly attached to the rotor (3a, 3b).Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignees: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP, VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSELInventors: Karolien Kempen, Björn Verrelst, Philippe Ernens, Wouter Ceulemans, Guy De Greef, Florian Fettweis
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Publication number: 20220364561Abstract: Compressor device provided with at least one compressor element and a drive for the compressor element, wherein all bearings of at least one shaft in the compressor device configured to carry static axial load, are provided with a bearing damper which comprises a coupling element and at least one damping element made of damping elastomer material. The bearing damper is installed with the aid of the coupling element between a bearing of the compressor device and the housing of the compressor device. The coupling element allows little or no movement of the bearing relative to the housing the radial direction compared to the axial direction. The damping element is configured to dampen the axial movement of the bearing relative to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2020Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAPInventors: Bjorn VERRELST, Nils VERCAUTEREN, Stijn PITTOIS, Axel VAN DE WALLE
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Patent number: 11493043Abstract: Positive displacement machine such as a compressor, expander, pump or the like, for displacing a gaseous or liquid medium, the machine containing an element with at least one inlet and at least one outlet for the medium and at least two cooperating driven moving parts. The mutual periodic movement of the moving parts displaces the medium from the inlet to the outlet. Each of the at least two driven cooperating moving parts is provided with its own individual drive. The element is provided with a kinematic synchronisation coupling between the at least two cooperating moving parts for the mutual kinematic synchronisation of their movements.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAPInventor: Bjorn Verrelst
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Publication number: 20220186729Abstract: An element for compressing or expanding a gas including a rigid housing (2) containing an internal chamber; a rotor (3a, 3b) situated in the internal chamber and comprising a rotor shaft (4a, 4b); one or more bearings (7) in which the rotor shaft (4a, 4b) is bearing-supported, wherein the rotor (3a, 3b) with its rotor shaft (4a, 4b) is rotatably mounted with respect to the housing (2) by means of these bearings (7), wherein the rotor (3a, 3b) is mounted with one or more clearances with respect to a wall (5) of the internal chamber, and the element (1) is provided with a separate yielding component (10) which is positionally adjustable with respect to the housing (2) in such a way that at least one of the clearances can be acted upon, wherein the separate yielding component (10) is not directly attached to the rotor (3a, 3b).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicants: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP, VRIJE UNVERSITEIT BRUSSELInventors: Karolien KEMPEN, Björn VERRELST, Philippe ERNENS, Wouter CEULEMANS, Guy DE GREEF, Florian FETTWEIS
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Publication number: 20220042502Abstract: A piston compressor, comprising at least one piston compressor element (3) that is provided with a housing (8) with a compression chamber (13) in which a piston (10) is arranged movably back and forth in an axial direction (X-X?) between an upper dead point and a lower dead point by means of a drive shaft (5) driven by a rotary motor (6), and in which between this drive shaft (5) and the piston (10), a kinematic transmission (20) is provided for the primary drive of the piston (10), characterized in that the piston (10) is provided with a complementary drive (25) in the form of an electromagnetic linear drive.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2019Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicants: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP, VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSELInventors: Björn VERRELST, Jarl BECKERS
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Publication number: 20210396229Abstract: Positive displacement machine such as a compressor, expander, pump or the like, for displacing a gaseous or liquid medium, the machine containing an element with at least one inlet and at least one outlet for the medium and at least two cooperating driven moving parts. The mutual periodic movement of the moving parts displaces the medium from the inlet to the outlet. Each of the at least two driven cooperating moving parts is provided with its own individual drive. The element is provided with a kinematic synchronisation coupling between the at least two cooperating moving parts for the mutual kinematic synchronisation of their movements.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAPInventor: Bjorn VERRELST
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Publication number: 20210372384Abstract: A piston compressor containing a housing with a compression chamber in it, having an inlet and an outlet and a piston arranged movably back and forth in an axial direction in the compression chamber between an upper dead point and a lower dead point, delimited by a kinematic mechanism with which the piston is connected. The drive is formed exclusively by an electromagnetic linear drive of the piston.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2019Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicants: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP, VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSELInventors: Bjorn VERRELST, Jarl BECKERS
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Patent number: 11015647Abstract: A device includes a bearing-in-bearing with an inner ring, an intermediate ring and an outer ring. Between the inner ring and the intermediate ring and between the intermediate ring and the outer ring, inner roller elements, and outer roller elements, are attached, respectively. The bearing-in-bearing is attached between two components that can rotate in relation to each other, a shaft and a housing, of which one component is or can be connected to a drive. A transmission is provided between the intermediate ring and the driven component in order to drive the intermediate ring. The transmission is a contactless transmission.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAPInventors: Bjorn Verrelst, Hans Meeus
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Patent number: 10935073Abstract: A bearing damper element includes a ring mounted between a rotating object and a supporting object which supports the ring. The ring includes at least three slits through the thickness of the ring in the axial direction and at a distance of the radial inner and outer surface of the ring. At least half of the slits have one or more damping parts with a maximum width of 0.5 millimeters, whereby the damping parts are concentric and do not overlap.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAPInventors: Bjorn Verrelst, Hans Meeus, Guido Jan Bal, Koen Lea F. Peeters
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Publication number: 20200263729Abstract: A device includes a bearing-in-bearing with an inner ring, an intermediate ring and an outer ring. Between the inner ring and the intermediate ring and between the intermediate ring and the outer ring, inner roller elements, and outer roller elements, are attached, respectively. The bearing-in-bearing is attached between two components that can rotate in relation to each other, a shaft and a housing, of which one component is or can be connected to a drive. A transmission is provided between the intermediate ring and the driven component in order to drive the intermediate ring. The transmission is a contactless transmission.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2018Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAPInventors: Bjorn VERRELST, Hans MEEUS
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Publication number: 20200200171Abstract: A screw compressor includes a first rotor and a second rotor, and each rotor is provided with a synchronisation gear. The screw compressor is further provided with an electric motor and one or two driving gears for driving the first rotor or second rotor. At least one of the synchronisation gears or driving gears is provided with spokes between a rim supporting a gear mesh and a corresponding gear hub.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAPInventors: Wim MEEUSEN, Bjorn VERRELST
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Publication number: 20200116200Abstract: A bearing damper element includes a ring mounted between a rotating object and a supporting object which supports the ring. The ring includes at least three slits through the thickness of the ring in the axial direction and at a distance of the radial inner and outer surface of the ring. At least half of the slits have one or more damping parts with a maximum width of 0.5 millimeters, whereby the damping parts are concentric and do not overlap.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAPInventors: Bjorn VERRELST, Hans MEEUS, Guido Jan BAL, Koen Lea F. PEETERS