Patents by Inventor Ruediger Knauss

Ruediger Knauss 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: 20230073289
    Abstract: A housing for a traction battery of a hybrid or electric vehicle may include at least two housing parts and at least one coolant tube. The at least two housing parts may include a first housing part and a second housing part, which are separate from one another. Each of the housing parts may include a bottom and a plurality of side walls perpendicularly projecting from the bottom. The at least one coolant tube may be arranged between a first side wall of the first housing part and a second side wall of the second housing part. The at least two housing parts may each be glued to the at least one coolant tube via a respective adhesive layer of a plurality of adhesive layers such that the at least two housing parts are connected to one another via the at least one coolant tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Davide Belardo, Ingo Haeusler, Dierk Hoffmann, Stefan Kaiser, Ruediger Knauss, Michael Mundorff, Nico Storz
  • Publication number: 20230018642
    Abstract: A battery housing for receiving at least one battery cell module is disclosed. The battery housing includes at least one housing part surrounding a housing interior. A film composed of a metal is arranged, at least in portions, on an outside of the at least one housing part facing away from the housing interior. A studded structure is provided on a surface of the film facing away from the at least one housing part. The studded structure includes a plurality of studs arranged spaced apart from one another and projecting from the surface of the film. The plurality of studs support themselves on the outside of the at least one housing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Peter Geskes, Ingo Haeusler, Dierk Hoffmann, Martin Janssen, Ruediger Knauss, Peter Ruppricht, Nico Storz
  • Patent number: 11502360
    Abstract: A battery housing for a traction battery may include a first housing part and a second housing part fixed removably to each other. Battery modules of the traction battery may be fixable on the first housing part. The housing may also include a reinforcing structure having a plurality of reinforcing ribs reinforcing the first housing part, and a ducted structure with a plurality of coolant ducts for a coolant fixed on the first housing part. The plurality of coolant ducts may each be connectable to a respective temperature-control unit of a battery module in a coolant-conducting fashion. At least one of the coolant ducts may be at least partially embedded in one of the reinforcing ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Inventors: Ingo Haeusler, Ruediger Knauss, Peter Nowak, Karl-Ulrich Schmid-Walderich
  • Publication number: 20220285769
    Abstract: A battery housing for accommodating battery cells of a battery may include at least two housing parts delimiting an inner volume. Each housing part of the at least two housing parts may have a connecting section. The connecting sections of the at least two housing parts may rest on one another. The at least two housing parts may be connected to one another via the connecting sections. Each housing part may have a plastic base body and a metal layer disposed on the base body for electromagnetic shielding of the inner volume. The metal layer may extend into the connecting section of the corresponding housing part such that the metal layers, in the connecting sections resting on one another, contact each other along an extension of the connecting sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Ingo Haeusler, Dierk Hoffmann, Ruediger Knauss, Peter Ruppricht
  • Patent number: 11437678
    Abstract: A battery module for a traction battery may include a module housing through which a coolant is flowable and at least one battery cell stack arranged within an interior space of the module housing. The at least one battery cell stack may include a plurality of battery cells arranged one after another along a stack direction. The plurality of battery cells may be arranged within the module housing such that a coolant flowable through the module housing directly contacts the plurality of battery cells. A locking mechanism may form-fittingly connect the at least one battery cell stack to the module housing via (i) a plurality of housing-side locking points and (ii) a plurality of stack-side locking points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventors: Ingo Haeusler, Dierk Hoffmann, Tilman Kaiser, Ruediger Knauss
  • Publication number: 20210359360
    Abstract: An accumulator for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The accumulator includes at least one rechargeable accumulator cell and a housing where the accumulator cell is arranged in an interior space of the housing. The housing has a top and a bottom located opposite the top. The interior space is filled with a temperature-control liquid during operation, which surrounds and temperature-controls the accumulator cell. A vent opening is provided on the bottom for venting the interior space. A channel body is providing having at least one lower opening and at least one upper opening. The lower opening being fluidically connected to the vent opening. The upper opening is fluidically connected to a gas collection space in the interior space that is spaced apart from the bottom towards the top, so that a flow path extends between the gas collection space and the vent opening through the channel body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Ingo Haeusler, Dierk Hoffmann, Ruediger Knauss
  • Patent number: 11145927
    Abstract: An accumulator assembly for an electric or hybrid vehicle may include a housing including a housing upper part and a housing lower part releasably fixed to the housing upper part. The housing upper part may be fixable to a floor panel of the vehicle. The assembly may further include at least one battery module disposed in a receptacle space between the housing upper part and the housing lower part. The at least one battery module may be releasably fixed to the housing upper part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Inventors: Ingo Haeusler, Ruediger Knauss, Peter Nowak, Karl-Ulrich Schmid-Walderich
  • Publication number: 20210050639
    Abstract: A battery housing for a battery, e.g., a directly fluid temperature-controllable battery of a motor vehicle, is disclosed. The battery housing includes a housing pot including a pot base and a pot collar that projects from the pot base at an angle. The housing pot delimits a housing interior, through which a dielectric temperature-control fluid can flow, for receiving one or more battery cell modules. A fluid chamber is disposed on a chamber side of the pot collar and is connected in a fluidically communicating manner to the housing interior via a plurality of apertures present in the pot collar. The fluid chamber is delimited by a chamber collar that projects outwards from the pot collar and defines a chamber opening that can be closed by a cover. At least one electrical line is arranged at least partially in the fluid chamber and passes through at least one aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Ingo Haeusler, Thomas Kalmbach, Christan Kern, Ruediger Knauss, Alireza Mirsadraee, Peter Nowak, Dennis Riegraf, Karl-Ulrich Schmid-Walderich, Mario Wallisch
  • Publication number: 20210013553
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery may include a housing and a plurality of rechargeable battery cells accommodated in an internal volume of the housing. The housing may include a first housing part and a second housing part. A tension rod may undoably couple the first housing part and the second housing part. The tension rod may include a bolt and a bolt head. The bolt may be guided through the internal volume and may include a structure configured to form an undoable connection with a counter-structure arranged on the first housing part. The second housing part may include a feed-through orifice open to the internal volume and a surrounding environment of the housing. A plug may, when in an open position, open up a fluidic drain path from the internal volume to the surrounding environment of the housing. The plug may also, when in a closed position, shut off the drain path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Ingo Haeusler, Dierk Hoffmann, Ruediger Knauss
  • Publication number: 20200411821
    Abstract: A battery module for a traction battery may include a module housing through which a coolant is flowable and at least one battery cell stack arranged within an interior space of the module housing. The at least one battery cell stack may include a plurality of battery cells arranged one after another along a stack direction. The plurality of battery cells may be arranged within the module housing such that a coolant flowable through the module housing directly contacts the plurality of battery cells. A locking mechanism may form-fittingly connect the at least one battery cell stack to the module housing via (i) a plurality of housing-side locking points and (ii) a plurality of stack-side locking points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Ingo Haeusler, Dierk Hoffmann, Tilman Kaiser, Ruediger Knauss
  • Publication number: 20200411822
    Abstract: A battery module for a traction battery, in particular for a battery electric vehicle includes a battery cell stack and a module housing. The module housing has a first housing part and a second housing part and surrounds an interior in which the battery cell stack is arranged. The battery cell stack is formed from several battery cells, which are arranged adjacent to one another in a stacking direction. The module housing can be flowed through in particular directly by a coolant, such that the battery cells in the interior come directly in contact with the coolant. The battery module has a locking device, which secures the battery cell stack within the interior in a form-fitting manner at least to one of the housing parts, in particular to the first housing part. The disclosure also relates to a traction battery for a battery electric vehicle with the battery module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Ingo Haeusler, Ruediger Knauss
  • Publication number: 20200153060
    Abstract: An accumulator arrangement may include a plurality of battery cells stacked in an X direction to form at least one battery block, a housing with at least one part interior in which the battery block may be arranged, and a cooling device for cooling the battery cells, a cooling fluid being flowable through the cooling device. The battery block may have first and second contact sides lying opposite one another in a Y direction, first and second support sides lying opposite one another in a Z direction, and two clamping sides lying opposite one another in the X direction. The battery block in the part interior may be able to be at least one of flowed around by the cooling fluid multilaterally and flowed through at least partially, so that the part interior forms a part of the cooling device through which the cooling fluid is flowable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Ingo Haeusler, Thomas Kalmbach, Christian Kern, Ruediger Knauss, Alireza Mirsadraee, Heiko Neff, Peter Nowak, Markus Plandowski, Dennis Riegraf, Karl-Ulrich Schmid-Walderich, Mario Wallisch
  • Publication number: 20200153065
    Abstract: An accumulator arrangement for a hybrid or electric vehicle may include a plurality of battery cells stacked in a stacking direction to form at least one battery block, a housing having at least one part interior in which the at least one battery block is arranged, and a cooling device through which a cooling liquid is flowable for cooling the at least one battery block. In the at least one part interior, the cooling liquid may be at least one of flowable about a plurality sides of the at least one battery block and/or flowable through the at least one battery block, such that the at least one part interior defines a portion of the cooling device. At least one passage structure body for displacing the cooling liquid is arranged in the at least one part interior at least in regions about the at least one battery block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Ingo Haeusler, Thomas Kalmbach, Ruediger Knauss, Peter Nowak, Karl-Ulrich Schmid-Walderich, Alireza Mirsadraee
  • Publication number: 20200119415
    Abstract: An accumulator may include a plurality of accumulator cells arranged adjacent to one another in a stacking direction, a plurality of cell holders for holding the accumulator cells, each cell holder holding two successive accumulator cells, and a cooling plate arranged between and in heat-transferring contact with the two successive accumulator cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Ingo Haeusler, Thomas Kalmbach, Christian Kern, Ruediger Knauss, Alireza Mirsadraee, Peter Nowak, Markus Plandowski, Dennis Riegraf, Karl-Ulrich Schmid-Walderich, Mario Wallisch
  • Publication number: 20200079241
    Abstract: An accumulator arrangement for a hybrid or electric vehicle may include at least two closed partial housings, a plurality of battery modules arranged in at least two battery rows, and a cooling device through which a cooling fluid is flowable. The cooling device may include at least one central fluid directing element arranged between adjacent battery rows of the at least two battery rows. The at least one central fluid directing element may include at least one of i) a return duct and ii) a forward flow duct. Each of the at least two battery rows may be arranged in a respective partial housing. The at least one central fluid directing element may be secured between adjacent partial housings. The at least one central fluid directing element may be structured in a modular manner and may have at least two fluid directing modules fluidically connected to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Ingo Haeusler, Thomas Kalmbach, Ruediger Knauss, Peter Nowak, Karl-Ulrich Schmid-Walderich
  • Patent number: 10569209
    Abstract: A flat filter element for filtering a fluid may include a filter body made up of a folded filter material. The filter element may also include a circumferential edge and a side edge running in a circumferential direction along the circumferential edge. The side edge may have at least one strip portion, running along the side edge, with a side strip that may be separate from the filter body and arranged on the filter body. The side edge may also have at least one adhesive portion running along the side edge for sealing the filter body. The at least one adhesive portion may be formed by gluing of least two folds, adjacent along the side edge, in a region of the side edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Breitfuss, Tobias Heck, Sven A. Kaiser, Stefan Kaiser, Ruediger Knauss, Marc Schuller, Georg Votteler
  • Publication number: 20190074495
    Abstract: A battery housing for a traction battery may include a first housing part and a second housing part fixed removably to each other. Battery modules of the traction battery may be fixable on the first housing part. The housing may also include a reinforcing structure having a plurality of reinforcing ribs reinforcing the first housing part, and a ducted structure with a plurality of coolant ducts for a coolant fixed on the first housing part. The plurality of coolant ducts may each be connectable to a respective temperature-control unit of a battery module in a coolant-conducting fashion. At least one of the coolant ducts may be at least partially embedded in one of the reinforcing ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Ingo Hauesler, Ruediger Knauss, Peter Nowak, Karl-Ulrich Schmid-Walderich
  • Publication number: 20190070975
    Abstract: An accumulator arrangement for an electric or hybrid vehicle may include at least one battery module on which a temperature control unit is secured to transmit heat. The temperature control unit may include a first inlet nozzle and a first outlet nozzle. The arrangement may also include a channel structure including a second inlet nozzle and a second outlet nozzle. The inlet nozzles and the respective outlet nozzles may be connected to each other to direct cooling medium via a respective pipe piece. At least one of i) the inlet nozzles and ii) the outlet nozzles may each have an internal cylindrical sealing face and the respective pipe piece may have at both sides at least one external annular seal. An annular seal of the respective pipe piece may be secured to the sealing face of one of a corresponding inlet and outlet nozzle in a frictionally engaging manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Ingo Haeusler, Ruediger Knauss, Peter Nowak, Karl-Ulrich Schmid-Walderich
  • Publication number: 20190074497
    Abstract: An accumulator assembly for an electric or hybrid vehicle may include a housing including a housing upper part and a housing lower part releasably fixed to the housing upper part. The housing upper part may be fixable to a floor panel of the vehicle. The assembly may further include at least one battery module disposed in a receptacle space between the housing upper part and the housing lower part. The at least one battery module may be releasably fixed to the housing upper part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Ingo Haeusler, Ruediger Knauss, Peter Nowak, Karl-Ulrich Schmid-Walderich
  • Patent number: 9847539
    Abstract: A humidifier block and a method for producing a humidifier block are disclosed. The humidifier block may include a plurality of membranes each having a cavity for passing a through-flow and a jacket surrounding the cavity in a circumferential direction. The jacket may be moisture-permeable. At least one strip-shaped carrier may be fitted with the plurality of membranes, and the plurality of membranes may arranged in a longitudinal direction parallel to one another and adjacent to one another on the at least one carrier. The at least one carrier fitted with the plurality of membranes may be shaped into the humidifier block such that the plurality of membranes are arranged adjacent to one another in a transverse direction running transversely to the longitudinal direction and adjacent in a height direction running transversely to the longitudinal direction and transversely to the transverse direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Swen-Juri Bauer, Ruediger Knauss, Samuel Martinez, Aleksandar Radlovic