Patents by Inventor Dietmar Voelkle

Dietmar Voelkle 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: 10786942
    Abstract: A process produces a tubular hybrid molding made of a plastics foam element that exhibits temperature-dependent shrinkage and a fiber-plastics composite. The method includes inserting the plastics foam element, unhardened first and second fiber-plastics composite sections into a mold, where the plastics foam element has open pores at locations in contact with the fiber-plastics composite. The plastics foam element and the fiber-plastics composite sections are shaped by the mold. The mold is exposed to a first temperature to minimize the viscosity of the resin in the fiber-plastics composite. The mold is exposed to a second temperature to harden the fiber-plastics composite and to achieve mechanical fixing of the plastics foam element thereon. The mold is exposed to a third temperature to shrink the plastics foam element and cause its shape to conform to that of the mold and achieve a final shape of the said element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Diehl Aviation Laupheim GmbH
    Inventor: Dietmar Voelkle
  • Publication number: 20200164958
    Abstract: A cladding element having a heating layer in a sandwich construction. In the case of a cladding element in a sandwich construction for an interior space of an aircraft, the cladding element includes a core layer and a first cover layer. The first cover layer forms a visible side of the cladding element. An electrically heating layer extends at least across a sub-face of the first cover layer and serves for generating heat for emission through the first cover layer is disposed between the core layer and the first cover layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Rainer Müller, Andreas Baatz, Dietmar Voelkle, Florian Hesselbach, Tobias Lechner, Norbert Staudigel, Benjamin Joemann
  • Publication number: 20190077069
    Abstract: A process produces a tubular hybrid molding made of a plastics foam element that exhibits temperature-dependent shrinkage and a fiber-plastics composite. The method includes inserting the plastics foam element, unhardened first and second fiber-plastics composite sections into a mold, where the plastics foam element has open pores at locations in contact with the fiber-plastics composite. The plastics foam element and the fiber-plastics composite sections are shaped by the mold. The mold is exposed to a first temperature to minimize the viscosity of the resin in the fiber-plastics composite. The mold is exposed to a second temperature to harden the fiber-plastics composite and to achieve mechanical fixing of the plastics foam element thereon. The mold is exposed to a third temperature to shrink the plastics foam element and cause its shape to conform to that of the mold and achieve a final shape of the said element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventor: DIETMAR VOELKLE
  • Patent number: 8800922
    Abstract: The description covers cabin components for aircraft, which can be produced with a sandwich structure and may have the components 1003 for signal and/or power transmission. The cabin components in this case have at least two prepreg layers 1001, 1005 and, for example, a honeycomb layer 1002, which can be connected to one another by pressing and heating. Furthermore, electrical and/or optical signal paths are shown on cabin components, which can be produced by positioning them there or printing. In addition, according to the description, signal and/or power transmission can take place beyond the boundary of cabin components, by means of a transmitter/receiver path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignees: Diehl Aircabin GmbH, Diehl Aerospace GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Schmid, Marc Renz, Norbert Knopp, Jürgen Grabmann, Dietmar Völkle, Markus Klingseis, Wolf-Dieter Kuhnla, Ralph Pätzold, Dirk-Achim Schevardo, Peter Younes
  • Patent number: 8747957
    Abstract: A coating method wherein in order to simplify the coating method and increase the flexibility thereof with respect to respective desired coatings, provision is made that a powder lacquer layer (3) is applied to a surface (2) of the component (1), and an imprint (4) is applied to the powder lacquer layer (3), preferably by an inkjet method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Diehl Aircabin GmbH
    Inventors: Mathias Gruen, Dietmar Voelkle, Benedict Michelis, Florian Hesselbach
  • Patent number: 8644022
    Abstract: An internal device arrangement for a passenger cabin, for example of an aircraft, is provided. The device has an internal device element which is selected from a group including wall paneling, window panel, side panel, ceiling paneling and luggage compartment. The device has an electrical apparatus fitted in or on the internal device element; and at least one line for supplying power to the electrical apparatus. Furthermore, a heat dissipation device in the form of an integral component part of the internal device element, the electrical apparatus and/or the at least one line is provided. Such a heat dissipation device makes it possible to dispense with an additional heat sink for temperature management and thus save installation space and weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Diehl Aerospace GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Schmid, Marc Renz, Norbert Knopp, Jürgen Grabmann, Dietmar Völkle, Markus Klingseis, Wolf-Dieter Kuhnla
  • Patent number: 8500065
    Abstract: Corresponding to reducing the number of components that need to be separately installed, in addition to a weight reduction and a reduction in the cable loom volume, improved system reliability is obtained if the loads relating to a seating space in a passenger cabin (12), in particular in an aircraft, are combined on an overhead panel (17) which is connected, via line connections which are now only short, to a spatially associated supply module (19), which is operated in cutouts (20) in a stub frame (13), in order to anchor a hat rack (11) in the fuselage structure (16) of the cabin (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Diehl Aircabin GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Schmid, Marc Renz, Norbert Knopp, Juergen Grabmann, Dietmar Voelkle, Markus Klingseis, Wolf-Dieter Kuhnla
  • Patent number: 8242035
    Abstract: A textile web material impregnated with a mixture that contains at least a prepolymer prepolymerized from a starting material of one or more bifunctional or polyfunctional organic cyanates and from a starting material of one or more bifunctional or polyfunctional aromatic alcohols, wherein the one or more bifunctional or polyfunctional organic cyanates and the one or more bifunctional or polyfunctional aromatic alcohols are present in weight ratios ensuring a molar ratio of the OCN groups to the OH groups between 95:5 and 70:30 prior to prepolymerization. The mixture further contains one or more fillers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignees: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Monika Bauer, Rajko Wurzel, Christoph Uhlig, Dietmar Völkle, Volker Müller, Karsten Hesse, Wilfried Michaelis
  • Publication number: 20120040599
    Abstract: To implement replenished-air ventilation of a passenger cabin of, for example, an aircraft, an inner wall cladding (12) with integrated replenished-air inlets (18) is proposed. For this purpose, the inner wall cladding (12) has sandwich boards (30) which are constructed from a first top layer (32) facing the passenger cabin (10), a second top layer (34) facing away from the passenger cabin (10) and a sandwich core (36) arranged between the first top layer (32) and the second top layer (34), the sandwich core (36) being designed to be at least partially air-permeable, and the first top layer (32) having at least one air-permeable portion (38).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Florian HESSELBACH, Dietmar VÖLKLE
  • Publication number: 20120012703
    Abstract: The description covers cabin components for aircraft, which can be produced with a sandwich structure and may have the components 1003 for signal and/or power transmission. The cabin components in this case have at least two prepreg layers 1001, 1005 and, for example, a honeycomb layer 1002, which can be connected to one another by pressing and heating. Furthermore, electrical and/or optical signal paths are shown on cabin components, which can be produced by positioning them there or printing. In addition, according to the description, signal and/or power transmission can take place beyond the boundary of cabin components, by means of a transmitter/receiver path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicants: DIEHL AEROSPACE GMBH, DIEHL AIRCABIN GMBH
    Inventors: Frank SCHMID, Marc RENZ, Norbert KNOPP, Jürgen GRABMANN, Dietmar VÖLKLE, Markus KLINGSEIS, Wolf-Dieter KUHNLA, Ralph PÄTZOLD, Dirk-Achim SCHEVARDO, Peter YOUNES
  • Publication number: 20110310556
    Abstract: An internal device arrangement for a passenger cabin, for example of an aircraft, comprises an internal device element (15) which is selected from a group consisting of wall panelling, window panel, side panel, ceiling panelling and luggage compartment; an electrical apparatus (1) such as a lighting element, for example, which is fitted in or on the internal device element (15); and at least one line (2) for supplying power to the electrical apparatus (1). Furthermore, a heat dissipation device (6a . . . f) in the form of an integral component part of the internal device element (15), the electrical apparatus (1) and/or the at least one line (2) is provided. Such a heat dissipation device (6a . . . f) makes it possible to dispense with an additional heat sink for temperature management and thus for savings to be made in terms of installation space and weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicants: Diehl Aerospace GmbH, Diehl Aircabin GmbH
    Inventors: Frank SCHMID, Marc RENZ, Norbert KNOPP, Jürgen GRABMANN, Dietmar VÖLKLE, Markus KLINGSEIS, Wolf-Dieter KUHNLA
  • Publication number: 20110097544
    Abstract: A coating method wherein in order to simplify the coating method and increase the flexibility thereof with respect to respective desired coatings, provision is made that a powder lacquer layer (3) is applied to a surface (2) of the component (1), and an imprint (4) is applied to the powder lacquer layer (3), preferably by an inkjet method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: DIEHL AIRCABIN GmbH
    Inventors: Mathias GRÜN, Dietmar VÖLKLE, Benedict MICHELIS, Florian HESSELBACH
  • Publication number: 20100224728
    Abstract: An interior trim component (10) for an aircraft cabin comprises a supporting structure which is formed by a first chamber system (12) which is sealable against the outside atmosphere. The first chamber system (12) forming the supporting structure is adapted to be loaded with an internal pressure which is necessary for producing the desired structural load-bearing capacity of said supporting structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Markus Feiler, Bernd Veihelmann, Dietmar Voelkle