Patents by Inventor Christian Drexel

Christian Drexel 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).

  • Patent number: 9670829
    Abstract: An engine block of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The engine block may have a piston and at least one gas exchange valve. The piston may have a piston skirt having a first center axis. The piston may also have a piston head delimiting the piston skirt at the top with a diameter D. The piston head may have a piston head edge and a piston head recess with a piston recess wall having a height H. At least one valve pocket may be formed into the piston head edge. The at least one valve pocket may have a valve pocket depth T with respect to the piston head edge. The valve pocket depth T may fulfill the following condition with respect to the wall height H: 0.05 H<=T<=0.5H.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Energy Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Böwing, Enrico Drehobl, Christian Drexel, Manfred Rapp
  • Patent number: 9476381
    Abstract: A piston for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The piston may have a piston skirt with a center axis. The piston may also have a piston crown disposed adjacent a top of the piston skirt. The piston crown may have a diameter D. The piston crown may have a piston crown margin of width b extending in a circumferential direction. The piston crown may also have a piston trough with a depth t. The piston trough may have a piston trough wall with a base diameter. The piston trough may also have at least one recess with a height h. The height h parallel to the direction of the center axis may satisfy the following requirement: 0.2 t<=h<=t.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Caterpillar Energy Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Böwing, Enrico Drehobl, Christian Drexel, Manfred Rapp
  • Patent number: 9464593
    Abstract: A piston of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The piston may have a piston skirt having a central axis. The piston may also have a piston crown delimiting the piston skirt with a diameter D adjacent a top of the piston skirt. The piston crown may have an edge of the piston crown of width b and a piston crown recess of depth t. The piston crown recess may have a piston recess wall with an opening cross section of diameter d. At least one groove with an internal diameter dn may be provided within the edge of the piston crown. The at least one groove may run in a circumferential direction relative to the central axis. The internal diameter dn may be larger than the diameter d.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Caterpillar Energy Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Böwing, Enrico Drehobl, Christian Drexel, Manfred Rapp
  • Publication number: 20150292449
    Abstract: An intake assembly for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The engine may have a plurality of cylinders. The intake assembly may have an intake manifold. The intake manifold may be configured to supply a gaseous fluid to the plurality of cylinders. The intake assembly may also have a collecting chamber fluidly connected to the intake manifold. The collecting chamber may be adapted to be fluidly connected to an intake port of one of the plurality of cylinders. The collecting chamber may also be configured to limit a backflow of the gaseous fluid from the intake port into the intake manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: Caterpillar Engery Solutions BmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Reitz, Christian Drexel
  • Publication number: 20150107559
    Abstract: An engine block of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The engine block may have a piston and at least one gas exchange valve. The piston may have a piston skirt having a first center axis. The piston may also have a piston head delimiting the piston skirt at the top with a diameter D. The piston head may have a piston head edge and a piston head recess with a piston recess wall having a height H. At least one valve pocket may be formed into the piston head edge. The at least one valve pocket may have a valve pocket depth T with respect to the piston head edge. The valve pocket depth T may fulfil the following condition with respect to the wall height H: 0.05 H<=T<=0.5H.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR ENERGY SOLUTIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Robert Böwing, Enrico Drehobl, Christian Drexel, Manfred Rapp
  • Publication number: 20150107543
    Abstract: A piston for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The piston may have a piston skirt with a centre axis. The piston may also have a piston crown disposed adjacent a top of the piston skirt. The piston crown may have a diameter D. The piston crown may have a piston crown margin of width b extending in a circumferential direction. The piston crown may also have a piston trough with a depth t. The piston trough may have a piston trough wall with a base diameter. The piston trough may also have at least one recess with a height h. The height h parallel to the direction of the centre axis may satisfy the following requirement: 0.2 t<=h<=t.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR ENERGY SOLUTIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Robert Böwing, Enrico Drehobl, Christian Drexel, Manfred Rapp
  • Publication number: 20150101560
    Abstract: A piston of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The piston may have a piston skirt having a central axis. The piston may also have a piston crown delimiting the piston skirt with a diameter D adjacent a top of the piston skirt. The piston crown may have an edge of the piston crown of width b and a piston crown recess of depth t. The piston crown recess may have a piston recess wall with an opening cross section of diameter d. At least one groove with an internal diameter dn may be provided within the edge of the piston crown. The at least one groove may run in a circumferential direction relative to the central axis. The internal diameter dn may be larger than the diameter d.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR ENERGY SOLUTIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Robert Böwning, Enrico Drehobl, Christian Drexel, Manfred Rapp