Patents by Inventor Christoph Hipp-Kalthoff

Christoph Hipp-Kalthoff 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: 10675949
    Abstract: An evaporator unit for a rooftop air-conditioning system of a vehicle may include a housing having two evaporators. Each evaporator may include a plurality of evaporation pipes running parallel to one another and parallel to a Z axis of the evaporators, a distributor and collector box running parallel to an X axis of the evaporator, and a diverting box running parallel to the X axis of the evaporator. The distributor and collector box may include an inlet connector for liquid refrigerant and an outlet connector for gaseous refrigerant that may be disposed adjacent to one another on a same face side of the distributor and collector box and in a Y axis of the evaporator. The two evaporators may be disposed on both sides of an intake chamber of the evaporator unit and may lay opposite one another in a transverse axis of the evaporator unit. The evaporators may be structurally identical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Hipp-Kalthoff, Hans-Henning Knorr, Nayyar Rahman, Klaus Voigt
  • Patent number: 10675942
    Abstract: A condenser unit for a roof-mounted air conditioning system may include a condenser having a plurality of condensation tubes. The longitudinal ends of the plurality of condensation tubes may be connected to a first and second collection tube of the condenser. A carrier may secure the condenser unit to a vehicle roof having a first support region assigned to the first collection tube to support the first collection tube and a second support region assigned to the second collection tube to support the second collection tube. A fan frame may define a flow duct leading from the condenser to a condenser blower. The fan frame may be secured to the carrier having a first retaining region assigned to the first collection tube and a second retaining region assigned to the second collection tube. The condenser may be held on the carrier via the fan frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Hipp-Kalthoff, Hans-Henning Knorr, Klaus Voigt
  • Patent number: 10252598
    Abstract: An air-conditioning system for a vehicle may include at least one of a condenser module including a condenser housing and a condenser, the condenser arranged in the condenser housing, and an air-conditioning module including an air-conditioning housing and an evaporator, the evaporator arranged in the air-conditioning housing. The air-conditioning system may also include a plastic support frame including a plurality of parts, the support frame configured to support at least one of the condenser module and the air-conditioning module, and to hold at least one of the condenser module and the air-conditioning module on a vehicle roof. The air-conditioning system may also include at least one detent housing connection. The air-conditioning system may also include at least one of at least one detent support connection and at least one plug-type support connection including a securing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Hipp-Kalthoff, Hans-Henning Knorr, Klaus Voigt
  • Publication number: 20180290520
    Abstract: An evaporator unit for a rooftop air-conditioning system of a vehicle may include a housing having two evaporators. Each evaporator may include a plurality of evaporation pipes running parallel to one another and parallel to a Z axis of the evaporators, a distributor and collector box running parallel to an X axis of the evaporator, and a diverting box running parallel to the X axis of the evaporator. The distributor and collector box may include an inlet connector for liquid refrigerant and an outlet connector for gaseous refrigerant that may be disposed adjacent to one another on a same face side of the distributor and collector box and in a Y axis of the evaporator. The two evaporators may be disposed on both sides of an intake chamber of the evaporator unit and may lay opposite one another in a transverse axis of the evaporator unit. The evaporators may be structurally identical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicants: Mahle International GmbH, Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Hipp-Kalthoff, Hans-Henning Knorr, Nayyar Rahman, Klaus Voigt
  • Publication number: 20180264912
    Abstract: A condenser unit for a roof-mounted air conditioning system may include a condenser having a plurality of condensation tubes. The longitudinal ends of the plurality of condensation tubes may be connected to a first and second collection tube of the condenser. A carrier may secure the condenser unit to a vehicle roof having a first support region assigned to the first collection tube to support the first collection tube and a second support region assigned to the second collection tube to support the second collection tube. A fan frame may define a flow duct leading from the condenser to a condenser blower. The fan frame may be secured to the carrier having a first retaining region assigned to the first collection tube and a second retaining region assigned to the second collection tube. The condenser may be held on the carrier via the fan frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Christoph Hipp-Kalthoff, Hans-Henning Knorr, Klaus Voigt
  • Publication number: 20180178622
    Abstract: An air-conditioning system for a vehicle may include at least one of a condenser module including a condenser housing and a condenser, the condenser arranged in the condenser housing, and an air-conditioning module including an air-conditioning housing and an evaporator, the evaporator arranged in the air-conditioning housing. The air-conditioning system may also include a plastic support frame including a plurality of parts, the support frame configured to support at least one of the condenser module and the air-conditioning module, and to hold at least one of the condenser module and the air-conditioning module on a vehicle roof. The air-conditioning system may also include at least one detent housing connection. The air-conditioning system may also include at least one of at least one detent support connection and at least one plug-type support connection including a securing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Hipp-Kalthoff, Hans-Henning Knorr, Klaus Voigt
  • Patent number: 9956844
    Abstract: A climate control system is provided that includes blowers, in particular in agricultural or construction machinery, having at least two blowers, at least one fresh air/circulating air conduit, at least one circulating air/intake air conduit, an evaporator and, if required, a heater, the evaporator and heater being situated on the air downstream side of the blowers, the blowers being situated at substantially the same height, viewed in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The first blower drawing in fresh air from at least one fresh air opening in the rear area of the vehicle, and the second blower drawing in at least circulating air from the vehicle interior from at least two circulating air openings situated on opposite sides of the vehicle, and at least one circulating air/intake air conduit running above and/or below the first blower and leading to the second blower from the circulating air opening on one side of the vehicle interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Behr Industry GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christoph Hipp-Kalthoff, Klaus Voigt
  • Publication number: 20160048153
    Abstract: A modular system of an operating device may include at least one base housing having at least two receiving units. Each receiving unit may have mounted therein a rotatable operating element. The rotatable operating element may include at least one of a mechanical assembly for adjusting Bowden cables, an electronic device for recognizing a position of the mechanical assembly, and an electromechanical rotary regulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Sebastian De La Coba Denninger, Ulrich Deusser, Christoph Hipp-Kalthoff, Hans-Henning Knorr, Klaus Voigt
  • Patent number: 8333085
    Abstract: An evaporator, in particular for a motor vehicle air conditioner, is provided that includes at least one block constructed largely of tube elements and rib elements, whereby it is possible for a refrigerant to flow through the tube elements, at least one section of the block being provided with a condensation water overflow protection means, which includes at least one restriction plate, the height of the restriction plate in at least one section being lower than a height in at least one second section adjacent to the first section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Behr Industry GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christoph Hipp-Kalthoff, Klaus Voigt, Alexander Argento
  • Publication number: 20120273160
    Abstract: An HVAC system for a construction vehicle is provided that includes a housing, a blower for circulating the air, at least one air duct for conveying the air, a coolant evaporator for cooling the air passed through the coolant evaporator, a heater for heating the air passed through the heater, a fresh air inlet opening, and a recirculating air inlet opening. The blower, the heater, and the coolant evaporator are disposed one above the other, so that only the blower or only the heater or only the coolant evaporator is cut through in a horizontal section, and/or the fresh air inlet opening and the recirculating air inlet opening are constantly open, so that exclusively fresh air and recirculating air is drawn in substantially simultaneously by the blower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Christoph HIPP-KALTHOFF, Stefan WINKELMANN, Suse Schmidt-Winkelmann, Versamis VENETIDIS
  • Publication number: 20100071398
    Abstract: An evaporator, in particular for a motor vehicle air conditioner, is provided that includes at least one block constructed largely of tube elements and rib elements, whereby it is possible for a refrigerant to flow through the tube elements, at least one section of the block being provided with a condensation water overflow protection means, which includes at least one restriction plate, the height of the restriction plate in at least one section being lower than a height in at least one second section adjacent to the first section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Christoph Hipp-Kalthoff, Klaus Voigt, Alexander Argento
  • Publication number: 20100029192
    Abstract: A climate control system is provided that includes blowers, in particular in agricultural or construction machinery, having at least two blowers, at least one fresh air/circulating air conduit, at least one circulating air/intake air conduit, an evaporator and, if required, a heater, the evaporator and heater being situated on the air downstream side of the blowers, the blowers being situated at substantially the same height, viewed in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The first blower drawing in fresh air from at least one fresh air opening in the rear area of the vehicle, and the second blower drawing in at least circulating air from the vehicle interior from at least two circulating air openings situated on opposite sides of the vehicle, and at least one circulating air/intake air conduit running above and/or below the first blower and leading to the second blower from the circulating air opening on one side of the vehicle interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Christoph HIPP-KALTHOFF, Klaus VOIGT
  • Patent number: 6279866
    Abstract: A holding device for a motor, particularly for an electric fan wheel motor of a heating or air condition system of a motor vehicle, having an adapter which can be fixed on an exterior motor component and surrounds it at least partially on the circumference side, as well as having a motor holder connected with the adapter and having at least one vibration-uncoupling supporting element. According to the invention, primarily axially stressed supporting elements are provided between axially spaced parts of the adapter, on the one hand, and of the motor holder, on the other hand, or between the exterior motor component and a bottom surface of a cup-shaped adapter which can be fixed thereto, or such supporting elements which are mounted radially between motor holder fastening arms and adapter holding fingers, while being fastened on one part and engaging form-lockingly in receiving pockets on the other part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Andreas Eilemann, Manfred Fuchs, Joachim Gehrig, Christoph Hipp-Kalthoff, Juergen Otto, Gunnar Schlinke, Paul Zerelles