Patents by Inventor Stephan Roelke

Stephan Roelke 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: 10648472
    Abstract: In order to further improve the sound damping in a refrigerant compressor comprising a common housing, a screw-type compressor in a common housing has a compressor housing that is formed as part of the common housing with a first sound absorber unit which is arranged in the common housing. The first sound absorber unit is arranged adjacent a housing window, and the sound absorber unit comprises at least one chamber which is located between an inlet opening and an outlet opening and which widens out relative to the inlet opening and to the outlet opening in a direction transverse to a direction of flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: BITZER Kuehlmaschinenbau GmbH
    Inventors: Dominic Kienzle, Ashraf Agha, Stephan Roelke
  • Patent number: 9194619
    Abstract: In order to improve a refrigeration system comprising a refrigeration circuit, in which a refrigerant compressor, a condenser following on from the refrigerant compressor, an expansion device following on from the condenser and an evaporator following on from the expansion device are arranged, the evaporator being connected to the refrigerant compressor, wherein the refrigerant compressor has a drive motor speed-controlled by an electronic motor control and a control cooling branch which has refrigerant flowing through it, branches off from the refrigeration circuit between the condenser and the expansion device and is guided to a connection of the refrigerant compressor and in which a cooling element is arranged which is connected in a heat conducting manner to electronic power components of the motor control, in such a manner that disruption to the operation of the motor control is avoided as far as possible it is suggested that a regulating device be provided for the control cooling branch and this regulat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: BITZER Kuehlmaschinenbau GmbH
    Inventors: Birte Margotti, Stephan Roelke
  • Publication number: 20150004015
    Abstract: In order to further improve the sound damping in a refrigerant compressor comprising a common housing, a screw-type compressor which is provided in the common housing and has a compressor housing that is formed as part of the common housing and in which there is arranged at least one screw rotor boring, at least one screw rotor that is arranged in the screw rotor boring such as to be rotatable about a rotational axis, a suction-side bearing unit for the screw rotor that is arranged on the compressor housing, at least one pressure-side bearing unit for the screw rotor that is arranged on the compressor housing and a housing window for compressed refrigerant that is provided on the compressor housing, and a first sound absorber unit which is arranged in the common housing, it is proposed that the first sound absorber unit be arranged adjacent the housing window, and that the sound absorber unit comprise at least one chamber which is located between an inlet opening and an outlet opening and which widens out rel
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Dominic Kienzle, Ashraf Agha, Stephan Roelke
  • Publication number: 20130247603
    Abstract: In order to improve a refrigeration system comprising a refrigeration circuit, in which a refrigerant compressor, a condenser following on from the refrigerant compressor, an expansion device following on from the condenser and an evaporator following on from the expansion device are arranged, the evaporator being connected to the refrigerant compressor, wherein the refrigerant compressor has a drive motor speed-controlled by an electronic motor control and a control cooling branch which has refrigerant flowing through it, branches off from the refrigeration circuit between the condenser and the expansion device and is guided to a connection of the refrigerant compressor and in which a cooling element is arranged which is connected in a heat conducting manner to electronic power components of the motor control, in such a manner that disruption to the operation of the motor control is avoided as far as possible it is suggested that a regulating device be provided for the control cooling branch and this regulat
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: BITZER KUEHLMASCHINENBAU GMBH
    Inventors: Birte Margotti, Stephan Roelke
  • Patent number: 6898948
    Abstract: In order to provide a screw compressor comprising two screw rotors which are disposed in screw rotor bores in a compressor casing and which compress a refrigerant entering at a refrigerant inlet and discharge it at a refrigerant outlet, and comprising an inlet provided in the compressor casing for refrigerant which is coming from a subcooling circuit and is passed to the inlet in a system of lines, the inlet being disposed in such a way that it opens out into compression spaces enclosed by the screw rotors and screw rotor bores, in which compressor the pressure oscillations or pulsations occurring at the inlet propagate as little as possible to the pipeline system of the subcooling circuit outside the compressor casing, it is proposed that the inlet is preceded by a damper channel which is associated with the system of lines and in which refrigerant from the subcooling circuit is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Bitzer Kuehlmaschinenbau GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Roelke, Klaus Hossner
  • Publication number: 20040040332
    Abstract: In order to provide a screw compressor comprising two screw rotors which are disposed in screw rotor bores in a compressor casing and which compress a refrigerant entering at a refrigerant inlet and discharge it at a refrigerant outlet, and comprising an inlet provided in the compressor casing for refrigerant which is coming from a supercooling circuit and is passed to the inlet in a system of lines, the inlet being disposed in such a way that it opens out into compression spaces enclosed by the screw rotors and screw rotor bores, in which compressor the pressure oscillations or pulsations occurring at the inlet propagate as little as possible to the pipeline system of the supercooling circuit outside the compressor casing, it is proposed that the inlet is preceded by a damper channel which is associated with the system of lines and in which refrigerant from the supercooling circuit is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: Bitzer Kuehlmaschinenbau GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Roelke, Klaus Hossner