Patents by Inventor Helmut Schneider
Helmut Schneider 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: 11699938Abstract: The invention relates to a guiding element for use in an electric motor, an electric motor, and a method of installing a rotatable element in an electric motor. The guiding element comprises a guide for a rotatable element of the electric motor. The guide is adapted to radially guide the rotatable element relative to a rotary axis. The guiding element also comprises a centering device adapted to align and/or fix a sensor holding device in the electric motor relative to the guiding element. Moreover, the guiding element comprises a fixing device adapted to fix the guiding element to a housing of the electric motor.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Minebea Mitsumi, Inc.Inventors: Helmut Schneider, Fabian Sekinger
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Patent number: 11552522Abstract: A rotor for an electric motor, comprising a rotor magnet and a bearing for the rotatable support on a fixed axle, the bearing comprising first and second bearing half-shells, wherein at least the first bearing half-shell is moveably arranged within the rotor body with respect to the second bearing half-shell, and wherein the first bearing half-shell is supported against the rotor body by a resilient element tangentially arranged with respect to the axle. The resilient element, at both its side surfaces facing in an axial direction of the axle, has at least one respective first protrusion extending in the axial direction, and the first bearing half-shell, on a side facing away from its bearing surface, includes at least two axially spaced second protrusions each extending in a radial direction and cooperating with the first protrusions for aligning the resilient element.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.Inventors: Uwe Schäfer, Helmut Schneider, Felix Blaser
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Publication number: 20220037959Abstract: The invention relates to a guiding element for use in an electric motor, an electric motor, and a method of installing a rotatable element in an electric motor. The guiding element comprises a guide for a rotatable element of the electric motor. The guide is adapted to radially guide the rotatable element relative to a rotary axis. The guiding element also comprises a centering device adapted to align and/or fix a sensor holding device in the electric motor relative to the guiding element. Moreover, the guiding element comprises a fixing device adapted to fix the guiding element to a housing of the electric motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Helmut SCHNEIDER, Fabian SEKINGER
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Publication number: 20210104931Abstract: A rotor for an electric motor, comprising a rotor magnet and a bearing for the rotatable support on a fixed axle, the bearing comprising first and second bearing half-shells, wherein at least the first bearing half-shell is moveably arranged within the rotor body with respect to the second bearing half-shell, and wherein the first bearing half-shell is supported against the rotor body by a resilient element tangentially arranged with respect to the axle. The resilient element, at both its side surfaces facing in an axial direction of the axle, has at least one respective first protrusion extending in the axial direction, and the first bearing half-shell, on a side facing away from its bearing surface, includes at least two axially spaced second protrusions each extending in a radial direction and cooperating with the first protrusions for aligning the resilient element.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: Uwe Schäfer, Helmut Schneider, Felix Blaser
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Patent number: 10749408Abstract: A connecting element for connecting a motor shaft of a motor to an encoder shaft of a rotary encoder which is designed to detect a rotational position and/or a rotational speed of the motor shaft has a connecting region which runs in an annular shape around a connecting axis and has two end sides which lie axially opposite one another, an outer side facing away from the connecting axis and an inner side facing the connecting axis. In addition, the connecting element has at least one fan blade which protrudes radially from the outer side of the connecting region.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Dominik Haun, Helmut Schneider
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Patent number: 10691101Abstract: A device for transporting containers comprises at least two transport devices for the containers, at least two servo motors, at least two position sensors, and at least one control unit. The at least one control unit is to control the at least two servo motors, by closed-loop control, based on a comparison of positions determined by respective position sensors of the at least two position sensors and respective target positions. The at least one control unit is further to bring the at least two servo motors to a standstill in the event of a fault of a position sensor, wherein: a) a servo motor is brought to a standstill in a closed-loop manner using the position if it is determinable by the position sensor, or b) the servo motor is brought to a standstill in an open-loop manner based on the target position if the position is not determinable.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Krones AGInventors: Sebastian Langwieser, Dieter Finger, Helmut Schneider, Johannes Strauss
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Publication number: 20190363608Abstract: A connecting element for connecting a motor shaft of a motor to an encoder shaft of a rotary encoder which is designed to detect a rotational position and/or a rotational speed of the motor shaft has a connecting region which runs in an annular shape around a connecting axis and has two end sides which lie axially opposite one another, an outer side facing away from the connecting axis and an inner side facing the connecting axis. In addition, the connecting element has at least one fan blade which protrudes radially from the outer side of the connecting region.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2017Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: DOMINIK HAUN, HELMUT SCHNEIDER
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Publication number: 20180346257Abstract: A device for transporting containers comprises at least two transport devices for the containers, at least two servo motors, at least two position sensors, and at least one control unit. The at least one control unit is to control the at least two servo motors, by closed-loop control, based on a comparison of positions determined by respective position sensors of the at least two position sensors and respective target positions. The at least one control unit is further to bring the at least two servo motors to a standstill in the event of a fault of a position sensor, wherein: a) a servo motor is brought to a standstill in a closed-loop manner using the position if it is determinable by the position sensor, or b) the servo motor is brought to a standstill in an open-loop manner based on the target position if the position is not determinable.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2016Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Sebastian LANGWIESER, Dieter FINGER, Helmut SCHNEIDER, Johannes STRAUSS
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Patent number: 10090737Abstract: A stator for an electrical machine with a stator body (2, 102) and a ground contact (3, 103) which is electrically connected to the stator body, wherein the stator body is arranged in a motor housing (4, 104), which is formed from plastic material. In order to have a compact stator that is easy to install and at the same time has a reliable contact to a ground contact, it is provided that the motor housing has a stator holder (7, 107), which receives the stator body in the operating position, and is located on the inner surface of at least one of its housing parts, and to arrange and fix the ground contact at the inner circumference of the stator holder, facing the stator body, so that the stator body can be electronically contacted by the ground contact.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.Inventors: Helmut Schneider, Jurgen Schill
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Patent number: 9935508Abstract: The aim is to provide an individual-segment rotor, the construction of which requires low production expenditure. For this purpose, an individual-segment rotor having an axis of rotation and a plurality of laminated core segments (5) arranged around the axis of rotation is provided. Each laminated core segment (5) is radially fastened to a separate flexural support (11). All flexural supports (11) are radially retained by at least one fastening ring (14).Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2013Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Helmut Schneider, Armin Stäblein, Benjamin Volkmuth, Jörg Müller
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Patent number: 9849546Abstract: A method for manufacturing a hydraulic device is described, in which at least one hydraulic channel and at least one connection are manufactured and/or hydraulically connected to one another, the hydraulic device being manufactured from at least two plates, and the plates being formed and connected to one another with the aid of the processes of cold forming, deep drawing, punching, punch riveting, and/or clinching.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2011Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Ianislav Krastev, Helmut Schneider, Steffen Strauss
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Patent number: 9837881Abstract: In a method for producing an individual-segment rotor for an electric machine, a shaft is arranged in a mold and a plurality of laminated core segments, which are at a distance from one another, are arranged on the circumference of the shaft in a distributed manner in the mold. The laminated core segments each have a fixing contour for a form closure for radially fixing the laminated core segment on the shaft. In addition, a permanent magnet is arranged between each pair of laminated core segments. An intermediate space between the shaft and each fixing contour of the laminated core segments is filled with a curable nonmagnetic material. The curable nonmagnetic material forms a form closure with respect to the radial direction with each fixing contour, and therefore each laminated core segment is retained on the shaft by the form closure.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2013Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Helmut Schneider, Armin Stäblein, Benjamin Volkmuth
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Patent number: 9810189Abstract: A fuel distributor, which is used, in particular, for fuel injection systems of mixture-compressing, internal combustion engines having externally supplied ignition, includes a distributor pipe, a first holder and at least one second holder. The distributor pipe has a longitudinal axis. In this connection, the first holder and the second holder are situated at the distributor pipe so as to be axially set apart from one another with respect to the longitudinal axis. The distributor pipe is designed to allow axial length compensation. It is also possible for at least one holder to be designed to allow axial length compensation.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2012Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Martin Maier, Martin Goehner, Markus Feigl, Helmut Schneider, Nikolaus Hautmann, Dietmar Uhlenbrock, Holger Uhrig
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Patent number: 9598198Abstract: Disclosed is a rotary table machine for container treatment, comprising a carousel with container receptacles for conveying containers, wherein the container receptacles are arranged at a regular spacing along a circular path about an axis of rotation of the carousel by means of a machine pitch, characterized in that the carousel and a rotary transducer are connected via a transmission such that, when the carousel rotates about a machine pitch, the rotary transducer emits and/or processes a whole-number multiple of a periodic value increment as a position signal, a signal transmitter is designed to detect a reference mark on the carousel and for emitting a reference mark signal on the basis thereof, and a signal processing device is designed to process the position signal and the reference mark signal in order to regulate the position of the carousel and to control the container receptacles.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2014Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Georg Gertlowski, Uwe Hasler, Helmut Schneider, Jörg Triebel
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Publication number: 20160079832Abstract: In a method for producing an individual-segment rotor for an electric machine, a shaft is arranged in a mould and a plurality of laminated core segments, which are at a distance from one another, are arranged on the circumference of the shaft in a distributed manner in the mould. The laminated core segments each have a fixing contour for a form closure for radially fixing the laminated core segment on the shaft. In addition, a permanent magnet is arranged between each pair of laminated core segments. An intermediate space between the shaft and each fixing contour of the laminated core segments is filled with a curable nonmagnetic material. The curable nonmagnetic material forms a form closure with respect to the radial direction with each fixing contour, and therefore each laminated core segment is retained on the shaft by the form closure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2013Publication date: March 17, 2016Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: HELMUT SCHNEIDER, Armin STÄBLEIN, BENJAMIN VOLKMUTH
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Publication number: 20160065011Abstract: The aim is to provide an individual-segment rotor, the construction of which requires low production expenditure. For this purpose, an individual-segment rotor having an axis of rotation and a plurality of laminated core segments (5) arranged around the axis of rotation is provided. Each laminated core segment (5) is radially fastened to a separate flexural support (11). All flexural supports (11) are radially retained by at least one fastening ring (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2013Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: HELMUT SCHNEIDER, Armin STÄBLEIN, BENJAMIN VOLKMUTH, JÖRG MÜLLER
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Publication number: 20160031581Abstract: Disclosed is a rotary table machine for container treatment, comprising a carousel with container receptacles for conveying containers, wherein the container receptacles are arranged at a regular spacing along a circular path about an axis of rotation of the carousel by means of a machine pitch, characterized in that the carousel and a rotary transducer are connected via a transmission such that, when the carousel rotates about a machine pitch, the rotary transducer emits and/or processes a whole-number multiple of a periodic value increment as a position signal, a signal transmitter is designed to detect a reference mark on the carousel and for emitting a reference mark signal on the basis thereof, and a signal processing device is designed to process the position signal and the reference mark signal in order to regulate the position of the carousel and to control the container receptacles.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2014Publication date: February 4, 2016Applicant: Krones AGInventors: Georg Gertlowski, Uwe Hasler, Helmut Schneider, Jörg Triebel
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Patent number: 9163700Abstract: A drive unit for an actuator having an electric motor, wherein the drive unit comprises a gear train having at least a first gear stage and a last gear stage, wherein the gear train realizes a transmission ratio of greater than one from the electric motor to an output wheel, wherein each gear stage is formed by a gear drive and wherein in the last gear stage, one gear wheel or alternatively two gear wheels connected in parallel are provided that each mesh with an upstream gear wheel of the gear train and with the output wheel, so as to transmit the torque acting on the last gear stage to this stage via the one gear wheel or alternatively distributed over the two gear wheels connected in parallel, wherein the drive unit is accommodated in a housing of the actuator that has at least a first and a second bearing support for the gear wheels of the last gear stage, and to form this last gear stage, the two bearing supports are fitted with the one gear wheel or alternatively with the two gear wheels connected in paType: GrantFiled: October 31, 2012Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Minebea Co., LTD.Inventor: Helmut Schneider
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Patent number: 9114559Abstract: A stretch-blow molding machine having at least one blow molding station, in which a split blow mold, an adjustable blow nozzle with a valve section, a stretching rod with a stretching rod drive system, and an electronic control unit are provided, the electronic control unit arranged in the blow molding station is equipped with hardware and software for selectively operating the blow molding station with a combination of a cam drive and a pneumatic drive, or a combination of an electric servo drive and a pneumatic drive, or only an electric servo drive in the stretching rod drive system.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2013Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: KRONES AGInventors: Dieter Finger, Florian Geltinger, Helmut Schneider
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Patent number: 9097336Abstract: A device is described for controlling a hydraulic accumulator of a hydraulic system, for example a vehicle transmission, having a valve device which may connect and disconnect an accumulator-side port of the device to and from a system-side port, the valve device including at least one first check valve which is situated hydraulically between the accumulator-side port and the system-side port, and which is blocking in the direction of the system-side port, the valve device also including an electrically actuated control valve which is situated between a control port of the first check valve and the accumulator-side port in such a way that the control valve may hydraulically unblock the first check valve, using the pressure prevailing at the accumulator-side port.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2011Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Ruediger Block, Nils Steinbach, Werner Hess, Ianislav Krastev, Helmut Schneider, Steffen Strauss, Uwe Kulow, Christof Ott