Patents by Inventor Oliver SCHIELER

Oliver SCHIELER 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: 20240097158
    Abstract: A battery arrangement with an air supply device. The battery arrangement has a housing, at least one battery unit arranged in the housing at least one battery cell, and an air supply line as part of the air supply device. The air supply line is fluidically connected to the housing in order to supply air to the housing via the air supply line. In particular, the air supply device has a control device which is designed to control the supply of air into the housing depending on the at least one battery unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Oliver SCHIELER, Markus THURMEIER
  • Publication number: 20230387543
    Abstract: A battery cell arrangement for a motor vehicle, having multiple battery cells, which each include two cell poles, a first side, a second side, a height in the direction from the second side to the first side, and a releasable degassing opening for discharging gases from the relevant battery cell in case of a thermal runaway. In case of a thermal runaway, a respective battery cell includes at least one thermal hotspot area, which is provided by at least one of the cell poles and/or the degassing opening, and the battery cell arrangement includes at least one potting compound layer, in which a section of a respective battery cell is embedded in the direction of the height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Michael KORTE, Oliver SCHIELER, Martin SIMON
  • Patent number: 11784373
    Abstract: A method for supporting a battery housing when a battery module is inserted. A support device includes a support for supporting the battery housing. Here, the support has several mutually movable pin elements for setting down the battery housing. A negative shape corresponding to a shape of a base bottom side of a housing base of the battery housing by the pin elements is set on the basis of a selective displacement of the support along a predetermined translational direction of movement in that each pin element is displaced from a respective starting position to a respective end position when it reaches the base bottom side and locked at the respective end position by a locking unit. After the negative shape has been set, the support is displaced by a defined offset distance opposite to the direction of movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Michael Frauenhofer, Marc Gormanns, Ruben Heid, Oliver Schieler
  • Patent number: 11735794
    Abstract: A method for connecting an energy storage module to a module support, in particular a cooling element, The energy storage module is fastened on the module support by multiple connecting screws, which are each screwed into threaded bores provided on the module support. A gap is provided between the bottom of the energy storage module and the bottom of the module support, into which a thermally-conductive compound is introduced, which is distributed to fill the gap due to a reduction of the gap width when the energy storage module is screwed down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Oliver Schieler, Martin Simon
  • Patent number: 11705598
    Abstract: A method for producing a traction battery of a motor vehicle. A battery housing of the traction battery has a receiving compartment for receiving a cell module. It is thus provided that the receiving compartment is delimited by a bottom and walls adjoining said bottom, A topography of the bottom is recorded by measuring technology, a thermal-conductor amount determined by the topography is applied locally to the bottom, whereupon the cell module is inserted into the receiving compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Tobias Benker, Michael Frauenhofer, Oliver Schieler, Andreas Buer
  • Patent number: 11631882
    Abstract: A method for producing a traction battery of a motor vehicle. A battery housing of the traction battery has a receptacle for receiving a cell module. It is provided that support surfaces for supporting the cell module spaced apart from a bottom of the battery housing are formed on walls of the battery housing delimiting the receptacle compartment, and that a distance between the support surfaces and the base is measured, an amount of heat conducting calculated from the distance is applied to the bottom, and then the cell module is inserted into the receptacle compartment supported on the support surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Tobias Benker, Michael Frauenhofer, Oliver Schieler, Andreas Buer
  • Patent number: 11611118
    Abstract: A method for assembling a traction battery for an electrically operated vehicle, in which at least one battery module is inserted into a battery housing in a module setting process, with the formation of an air gap between the battery module and a housing base of the battery housing, which is filled with a highly viscous thermal paste, which builds up a viscosity force due to internal friction when it is distributed in the air gap, which acts on the housing base until the thermal paste is distributed in the air gap by the flow of material and the accompanying reduction in the viscosity force. The housing base is supported on its housing base lower side by a counter holder in order to limit a deflection of the housing base due to the viscosity force of the thermal paste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Oliver Schieler, Marc Gormanns, Pedro De Sousa Schmiech
  • Patent number: 11532861
    Abstract: A battery device and a method for producing a battery device for a motor vehicle. In said method, a cooling base element and a battery module are provided, and the battery module is mounted on the cooling base element, forming at least one gap between a battery module region and a cooling base region. A filling device is then coupled to at least one filling opening of at least one filling tube, with the at least one filling tube extending into the at least one gap, and a heat conducting medium is introduced from the filling device through the filling tube into the at least one gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Marc Gormanns, Tobias Benker, Michael Frauenhofer, Oliver Schieler, Michael Schüßler
  • Patent number: 11482743
    Abstract: A method for producing a high-voltage energy storage device which is designed for storing electric energy, for a motor vehicle, in which storage modules are at least partially arranged in a receptacle space of a storage box of the high-voltage energy storage device, having the following steps: providing a base cooling structure of the storage box wherein the base cooling structure includes two cover elements spaced apart from one another and cooling ducts, which extend between the cover elements and through which a coolant fluid can flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Oliver Schieler, Thomas Weiss
  • Publication number: 20220285754
    Abstract: A method for introducing a first heat-conducting compound into at least one first free space in a battery module, which is provided with a module housing and a cell pack arranged therein, and has a first housing side and an opposite second housing side, wherein the cell pack has a first side which faces toward the first housing side and a second side which faces toward the second housing side. The first free space is between the first side of the cell pack and the first housing side and a second free space is between the second side and the second housing side. Furthermore, a second heat-conducting compound is filled into the second free space overlapping in time with the filling of the first heat-conducting compound into the first free space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Juergen GERBRAND, Marc GORMANNS, Thomas MILDE, Oliver SCHIELER, Martin SCHUESSLER, Thomas WITTENSCHLAEGER
  • Patent number: 11316229
    Abstract: A battery housing to hold a battery module, wherein the battery housing includes a housing bottom, wherein the housing bottom comprises at least one injection opening, through which a thermally conductive material can be injected by means of an injection device into the battery housing in a first direction through the housing bottom, wherein the battery housing includes an elastically compressible sealing element, which is arranged in the area of the at least one injection opening, and is designed to close the at least one injection opening, wherein the sealing element is designed to open up the injection opening by elastic compression of the sealing element as of a predetermined injection force (Fi) acting in the first direction during the injecting of the thermally conductive material, and to close the injection opening once more by expanding of the sealing element in absence of the injection force (Fi).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Oliver Schieler, Markus Thurmeier, Martin Simon
  • Publication number: 20220094007
    Abstract: A method for supporting a battery housing when a battery module is inserted. A support device includes a support for supporting the battery housing. Here, the support has several mutually movable pin elements for setting down the battery housing. A negative shape corresponding to a shape of a base bottom side of a housing base of the battery housing by the pin elements is set on the basis of a selective displacement of the support along a predetermined translational direction of movement in that each pin element is displaced from a respective starting position to a respective end position when it reaches the base bottom side and locked at the respective end position by a locking unit. After the negative shape has been set, the support is displaced by a defined offset distance opposite to the direction of movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Michael FRAUENHOFER, Marc GORMANNS, Ruben HEID, Oliver SCHIELER
  • Patent number: 11283133
    Abstract: A battery housing to hold a battery module, wherein the battery housing includes a housing bottom, wherein the housing bottom comprises at least one injection opening, through which a thermally conductive material can be injected by means of an injection device into the battery housing in a first direction through the housing bottom, wherein the battery housing includes an elastically compressible sealing element, which is arranged in the area of the at least one injection opening, and is designed to close the at least one injection opening, wherein the sealing element is designed to open up the injection opening by elastic compression of the sealing element as of a predetermined injection force (Fi) acting in the first direction during the injecting of the thermally conductive material, and to close the injection opening once more by expanding of the sealing element in absence of the injection force (Fi).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Oliver Schieler, Markus Thurmeier, Martin Simon
  • Publication number: 20210376403
    Abstract: A battery module for a battery of a motor vehicle, with multiple battery cells. Each of the battery cells is at least partially encased by an encasing material including a silicone. At a first temperature (T1) of each of the battery cells which is lower than a limit temperature (TG) predetermined by the encasing material, the encasing material has a first thermal conductivity (L1), and, at a second temperature (T2) of at least one battery cell of the multiple battery cells, higher than or equal to the limit temperature (TG), the encasing material at least partially has a second thermal conductivity (L2) increased with respect to the first thermal conductivity (L1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Oliver SCHIELER
  • Patent number: 11189856
    Abstract: A method and production equipment for producing a battery and a motor vehicle with such a battery. In the method, at least one battery module is positioned and attached in a provided battery housing such that it covers at least one gap provided in a housing base of the battery housing. The housing base is then bent, outward along the gap, whereby a cavity is enlarged between the battery module and the housing base. A viscous heat-conductive filler is then supplied into the cavity through the gap. Subsequently, the bending of the housing base is reversed by pushing the housing base back in the direction of the battery module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Martin Simon, Markus Thurmeier, Oliver Schieler
  • Publication number: 20210328249
    Abstract: A method for connecting an energy storage module to a module support, in particular a cooling element, The energy storage module is fastened on the module support by multiple connecting screws, which are each screwed into threaded bores provided on the module support. A gap is provided between the bottom of the energy storage module and the bottom of the module support, into which a thermally-conductive compound is introduced, which is distributed to fill the gap due to a reduction of the gap width when the energy storage module is screwed down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Oliver SCHIELER, Martin SIMON
  • Publication number: 20210194036
    Abstract: A method for producing a traction battery of a motor vehicle. A battery housing of the traction battery has a receptacle for receiving a cell module. It is provided that support surfaces for supporting the cell module spaced apart from a bottom of the battery housing are formed on walls of the battery housing delimiting the receptacle compartment, and that a distance between the support surfaces and the base is measured, an amount of heat conducting calculated from the distance is applied to the bottom, and then the cell module is inserted into the receptacle compartment supported on the support surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Tobias BENKER, Michael FRAUENHOFER, Oliver SCHIELER, Andreas BUER
  • Publication number: 20210193980
    Abstract: A method for producing a traction battery of a motor vehicle. A battery housing of the traction battery has a receiving compartment for receiving a cell module. It is thus provided that the receiving compartment is delimited by a bottom and walls adjoining said bottom, A topography of the bottom is recorded by measuring technology, a thermal-conductor amount determined by the topography is applied locally to the bottom, whereupon the cell module is inserted into the receiving compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Tobias BENKER, Michael FRAUENHOFER, Oliver SCHIELER, Andreas BUER
  • Publication number: 20210143382
    Abstract: A method for assembling a traction battery for an electrically operated vehicle, in which at least one battery module is inserted into a battery housing in a module setting process, with the formation of an air gap between the battery module and a housing base of the battery housing, which is filled with a highly viscous thermal paste, which builds up a viscosity force due to internal friction when it is distributed in the air gap, which acts on the housing base until the thermal paste is distributed in the air gap by the flow of material and the accompanying reduction in the viscosity force. The housing base is supported on its housing base lower side by a counter holder in order to limit a deflection of the housing base due to the viscosity force of the thermal paste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Oliver SCHIELER, Marc GORMANNS, Pedro DE SOUSA SCHMIECH
  • Publication number: 20210028435
    Abstract: A battery device and a method for producing a battery device for a motor vehicle. In said method, a cooling base element and a battery module are provided, and the battery module is mounted on the cooling base element, forming at least one gap between a battery module region and a cooling base region. A filling device is then coupled to at least one filling opening of at least one filling tube, with the at least one filling tube extending into the at least one gap, and a heat conducting medium is introduced from the filling device through the filling tube into the at least one gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Marc GORMANNS, Tobias BENKER, Michael FRAUENHOFER, Oliver SCHIELER, Michael SCHÜßLER