Patents by Inventor Dietmar Schulze

Dietmar Schulze 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).

  • Publication number: 20160312713
    Abstract: A switch over valve, in particular for controlling a hydraulic fluid flow, comprising: a contact element; and a sleeve shaped connecting section including a first bore hole for connecting with a first hydraulic fluid conduit, a second bore hole for connecting with a second hydraulic fluid conduit, and a relief bore hole for connecting with a relief channel, wherein the contact element is arranged in the sleeve shaped connecting section and optionally displaceable into a first switching position or a second switching portion, wherein the first hydraulic fluid conduit is connected with the relief channel in the first switching position and the second hydraulic fluid conduit is connected with the relief channel in the second switching position, characterized in that the cut off valves are provided which are integrated into the switch over valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Stefanie Hutzelmann, Alexander Mudra, Dietmar Schulze
  • Publication number: 20160230612
    Abstract: A hydraulic valve for a cam phaser, the hydraulic valve including a bushing element, including a longitudinal channel, a pressure medium connection that is arranged at an end of the longitudinal channel, three hydraulic connections that originate from the longitudinal channel, and a pressure balanced hollow piston that is arranged axially moveable within the longitudinal channel, characterized in that the hydraulic valve includes a check valve at the pressure medium connection and a cam phaser including a stator and a rotor that is rotatable relative to the stator between a first end position and a second end position for adjusting a cam shaft of an internal combustion engine and a hydraulic valve for controlling a rotation of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Dietmar Schulze, Christian Scheibe
  • Publication number: 20160230611
    Abstract: A hydraulic valve for a cam phaser including a pressure balanced hollow piston that is arranged axially movable, wherein the hollow piston at its end oriented towards the pressure medium connection includes a first piston section with a first small outer diameter, and adjacent to the first piston section a second piston section with a second large outer diameter, and a third piston section with a third medium outer diameter, wherein the hollow piston includes a respective pressure surface for pressure compensation at the first piston section and at the third piston section which are respectively loadable with an axial force that is oriented away from the pressure medium connection when the hollow piston is loaded with pressure, wherein a resultant force of the axial forces impacts the hollow piston, and another pressure surface is provided at the second piston section of the hollow piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventor: Dietmar Schulze
  • Patent number: 9341091
    Abstract: A hydraulic valve for a pivot motor adjustment device of a camshaft, the hydraulic valve including a valve housing with a longitudinal axis and a valve piston that is axially moveable in the valve housing along the longitudinal axis, wherein a first operating connection of the valve housing and a second operating connection of the valve housing is openable and closable by the valve piston, wherein the first operating connection and the second operating connection are axially offset from one another; and a supply connection of the valve housing, wherein the supply connection supplies the hydraulic valve with hydraulic fluid fed by a feed device, wherein the hydraulic fluid flows through the hydraulic valve on different paths defined by a flowable channel system of the valve piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Hilite Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Tanja Hofmann, Dietmar Schulze
  • Patent number: 9322331
    Abstract: A connecting rod for a two stage variable compression in an internal combustion engine, the connecting rod including a combustion piston pin support eye that is arranged offset relative to an axis in an eccentrical component which is pivotable about the axis in a first direction of rotation through a first hydraulic displacement cavity and pivotable in a second direction of rotation through a second hydraulic displacement cavity, wherein a hydraulic valve is arranged in the connecting rod, wherein the hydraulic valve includes a hydraulic supply connection at which a hydraulic pressure is applied, wherein the hydraulic pressure moves a hydraulic piston against a force of a preload of a spring, wherein the hydraulic piston remains in a stable low pressure position in a low range of the hydraulic pressure due to the preload of the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Hilite Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Stefanie Hutzelmann, Falk Mueller, Dietmar Schulze, Manfred Balling, Tobias Matschiner, Christian Scheibe
  • Patent number: 9322419
    Abstract: A central valve for a pivot motor actuator, the central valve including a housing tube including a first operating connection, a supply connection, a second operating connection and a tank drain connection; a piston enveloped by the housing tube and moveable relative to the housing tube, wherein the first operating connection is connected with the supply connection and the second operating connection is connected with the tank drain connection in a first position of the piston, wherein the piston is positioned in a center position in a second position, and wherein the second operating connection is connected with the supply connection and the first operating connection is connected with the tank drain connection in a third position of the piston, wherein the piston includes at least one first check valve on its outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Hilite Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Stefanie Hutzelmann, Jan Kroepelin, Dietmar Schulze, Juergen Goll
  • Publication number: 20160032792
    Abstract: A hydraulic valve for a cam phaser, the hydraulic valve including a bushing element, including a longitudinal channel, a first transversal channel originating from the longitudinal channel, a second transversal channel originating from the longitudinal channel, a pressure balanced hollow piston arranged within the longitudinal channel axially moveable between a first end position and a second end position, wherein the longitudinal channel includes a first channel section with a larger inner diameter and a second channel section with a smaller inner diameter, wherein the first transversal channel originates from the first channel section and the second transversal channel originates from the second channel section, wherein the hollow piston includes a longitudinal channel with an axial opening, at least one transversal channel, a first piston section with a greater outer diameter and a second piston section with a smaller outer diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Dietmar Schulze, Christian Scheibe
  • Publication number: 20160024976
    Abstract: An actuator for a hydraulic valve of a cam phaser, the actuator including a magnet housing receiving a magnetized metal sleeve and a coil that is radially enveloped by the magnetized metal sleeve generating a magnetic field, wherein the coil is fixated in a non-magnetizable coil carrier that is positioned in a cavity of the magnet housing, wherein the coil carrier at least partially envelops a pole core and a pole core yoke that is axially offset from the pole core, wherein the pole core and a pole core yoke are positioned so that they radially define a non-magnetic sleeve, wherein the non-magnetic sleeve forms a divider wall between the cavity of the magnet housing and an inner cavity of the non-magnetic sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Matthias Lang, Dietmar Schulze
  • Patent number: 9194506
    Abstract: The invention relates to a central valve for a pivot motor actuator. A housing tube of the central valve includes radial recesses for operating connections. A piston of the central valve has a center position. In the center position both radial recesses are covered by annular bars of the piston towards the tank drain connection by overlaps. Thus, pressure spikes from the operating connections to the check valves are strongly throttled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Hilite Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Stefanie Hutzelmann, Jan Kroepelin, Dietmar Schulze
  • Publication number: 20150300213
    Abstract: A hydraulic valve, in particular for a cam phaser of a cam shaft, the hydraulic valve including a supply connection with a check valve for supplying a hydraulic fluid; at least one first operating connection and a second operating connection; at least one first tank outlet and a second tank outlet for draining the hydraulic fluid; a piston that is moveable in a bore hole along a longitudinal direction of the bore hole for distributing the hydraulic fluid from the supply connection to the first operating connection and/or the second operating connection and for conducting the hydraulic fluid from the first operating connection to the second operating connection and from the first operating connection to the first tank outlet and/or from the second operating connection to the second tank outlet; and a sleeve that is arranged in the piston moveable relative to the piston in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Dietmar Kaufmann, Dietmar Schulze
  • Patent number: 9145800
    Abstract: A sealing device (12) for a camshaft adjuster (1) which is driveable using a belt and has a distributing valve (8) with a piston, wherein the sealing device (12) has a first securing portion (13) rigidly arrangeable on the camshaft adjuster (1), a second securing portion (14) rigidly arrangeable on the piston side, and a flexible membrane portion (15) arranged between the first securing portion (13) and the second securing portion (14), and a camshaft adjuster (1) having a having a stator (3) which, based on a combustion engine, is driveable using a belt, and a rotor (4) with limited twistability relative to the stator (3), wherein a twisting can be effected hydraulically, and a distributing valve (8) with a piston for the purpose of freeing up or blocking the pathway for a hydraulic medium or altering a through-flow direction, wherein the camshaft adjuster (1) has a sealing device (12) of the type whose first securing portion (13) is rigidly arranged on the camshaft adjuster (1) and whose second securing por
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: HILITE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Florian Hentsch, Stefanie Hutzelmann, Robert Schaaf, Dietmar Schulze
  • Publication number: 20150218977
    Abstract: A hydraulic valve for a pivot motor adjustment device of a camshaft, the hydraulic valve including a valve housing with a longitudinal axis and a valve piston that is axially moveable in the valve housing along the longitudinal axis, wherein a first operating connection of the valve housing and a second operating connection of the valve housing is openable and closable by the valve piston, wherein the first operating connection and the second operating connection are axially offset from one another; and a supply connection of the valve housing, wherein the supply connection supplies the hydraulic valve with hydraulic fluid fed by a feed device, wherein the hydraulic fluid flows through the hydraulic valve on different paths defined by a flowable channel system of the valve piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Tanja Hofmann, Dietmar Schulze
  • Publication number: 20150075497
    Abstract: A connecting rod for a two stage variable compression in an internal combustion engine, the connecting rod including a combustion piston pin support eye that is arranged offset relative to an axis in an eccentrical component which is pivotable about the axis in a first direction of rotation through a first hydraulic displacement cavity and pivotable in a second direction of rotation through a second hydraulic displacement cavity, wherein a hydraulic valve is arranged in the connecting rod, wherein the hydraulic valve includes a hydraulic supply connection at which a hydraulic pressure is applied, wherein the hydraulic pressure moves a hydraulic piston against a force of a preload of a spring, wherein the hydraulic piston remains in a stable low pressure position in a low range of the hydraulic pressure due to the preload of the spring, wherein the supply connection is hydraulically connected with the first hydraulic displacement cavity in the low range of the hydraulic pressure, wherein the hydraulic piston c
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Stephanie Hutzelmann, Falk Mueller, Dietmar Schulze, Manfred Balling, Tobias Matschiner, Christian Scheibe
  • Publication number: 20150059683
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine with adjustable compression ratio with a connecting rod bearing eye for connecting to a piston of the at least one cylinder and an eccentrical element adjustment device for adjusting an effective connecting rod length, and wherein the eccentrical element adjustment device includes an eccentrical element cooperating with an eccentrical element lever and eccentrical element rods engaging the eccentrical element lever, wherein the eccentrical element rods are loaded with a hydraulic pressure that is provided in hydraulic cavities interacting with the eccentrical element rods, wherein the eccentrical element lever includes at least one eccentrical element lever segment, wherein the at least one eccentrical element lever segment is positioned in axial direction of the eccentrical element in front and/or behind the connecting rod bearing eye, and wherein the at least one eccentrical element lever segment is fixated at the eccentrical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Dietmar Schulze, Michael Paul
  • Publication number: 20140311333
    Abstract: A central valve for a pivot motor actuator, the central valve including a housing tube including a first operating connection, a supply connection, a second operating connection and a tank drain connection; a piston enveloped by the housing tube and moveable relative to the housing tube, wherein the first operating connection is connected with the supply connection and the second operating connection is connected with the tank drain connection in a first position of the piston, wherein the piston is positioned in a center position in a second position, and wherein the second operating connection is connected with the supply connection and the first operating connection is connected with the tank drain connection in a third position of the piston, wherein the piston includes at least one first check valve on its outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Stefanie Hutzelmann, Jan Kroepelin, Dietmar Schulze, Juergen Goll
  • Publication number: 20140311594
    Abstract: The invention relates to a central valve for a pivot motor actuator. A housing tube of the central valve includes radial recesses for operating connections. A piston of the central valve has a center position. In the center position both radial recesses are covered by annular bars of the piston towards the tank drain connection by overlaps. Thus, pressure spikes from the operating connections to the check valves are strongly throttled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Stefanie Hutzelmann, Jan Kroepelin, Dietmar Schulze
  • Publication number: 20140230764
    Abstract: A sealing device (12) for a camshaft adjuster (1) which is driveable using a belt and has a distributing valve (8) with a piston, wherein the sealing device (12) has a first securing portion (13) rigidly arrangeable on the camshaft adjuster (1), a second securing portion (14) rigidly arrangeable on the piston side, and a flexible membrane portion (15) arranged between the first securing portion (13) and the second securing portion (14), and a camshaft adjuster (1) having a having a stator (3) which, based on a combustion engine, is driveable using a belt, and a rotor (4) with limited twistability relative to the stator (3), wherein a twisting can be effected hydraulically, and a distributing valve (8) with a piston for the purpose of freeing up or blocking the pathway for a hydraulic medium or altering a through-flow direction, wherein the camshaft adjuster (1) has a sealing device (12) of the type whose first securing portion (13) is rigidly arranged on the camshaft adjuster (1) and whose second securing por
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Hilite Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Hentsch, Stefanie Hutzelmann, Robert Schaaf, Dietmar Schulze
  • Patent number: 8752514
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic valve for an oscillating motor adjuster that utilizes camshaft alternating torques by means of non-return valves for more rapid adjustment. The non-return valve that is not used for the respective rotation is additionally closed by means of the piston of the hydraulic valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Hilite Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Wolf-Dietmar Schulze, Andre Selke
  • Patent number: 8505582
    Abstract: A hydraulic valve for oscillating-motor camshaft adjuster is provided. The valve has a bush and a hollow piston with a piston bottom. The piston is axially movable within the bush by means of an actuator against the force of a screw-type pressure spring. The actuator is applied to the piston bottom. A sleeve secured in the bush is disposed inside the hollow piston and can be displaced relative to the piston. The wall of this sleeve has at least one through-opening, which leads to at least one opening of the hollow piston, which opening can guide a supply pressure (P) applied inside the sleeve alternatively to two sets of pressure chambers of the oscillating-motor camshaft adjuster. The sleeve has a sleeve bottom that seals off the inside space of hollow piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Hilite Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Patrick Gautier, Marc Hohmann, Wolf-Dietmar Schulze, Andre Selke, Markus Todt
  • Publication number: 20120152195
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic valve for an oscillating motor adjuster that utilizes camshaft alternating torques by means of non-return valves for more rapid adjustment. The non-return valve that is not used for the respective rotation is additionally closed by means of the piston of the hydraulic valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Hilite Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Wolf-Dietmar Schulze, Andre Selke