Patents by Inventor Thomas Peterreins

Thomas Peterreins 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: 20240055917
    Abstract: A method for starting up a rotor of a single-phase claw-pole motor, wherein the claw-pole motor comprises a permanently excited rotor which executes a movement in a running direction in nominal operation, an electronically commutated stator and a Hall sensor for determining the relative rotor position, wherein the method comprises the steps of generating a pulse for moving the rotor in the direction opposite to the running direction by energizing a stator winding on the basis of an inverted Hall sensor signal; and starting up the rotor for movement in the running direction by energizing a stator winding on the basis of a Hall sensor signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: Bühler Motor GmbH
    Inventors: Igor Pepelyaev, Sören Rebel, Tobias Roth, Thomas Peterreins
  • Patent number: 10451057
    Abstract: A liquid pump/motor combination powered by an electric motor, preferably, an oil pump or reducing-agent pump with an electric motor, a positive displacement pump and a bearing shield arranged between the electric motor and the positive displacement pump. The liquid pump/motor combination comprises a positive displacement pump; an electric motor; and a bearing shield having a contact face, the bearing shield arranged between the electric motor and the positive displacement pump. A spherical bearing is accommodated in the bearing shield, the spherical bearing, under application of a force, being able to swivel to a limited extent. A connecting shaft is accommodated in the spherical bearing. The connecting shaft is positioned between the electric motor and the pump. An annular bearing gap, filled with liquid, is between the inside diameter of the spherical bearing and the connecting shaft. The arrangement functions as a hydrodynamic sliding bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: BÜHLER MOTOR GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Peterreins
  • Patent number: 9976557
    Abstract: A pump with an integral, electronically commutated, direct-current motor (2) with permanent magnetic inner rotor disposed in a wet chamber, which forms with a turbine pump wheel (22) a compact, structural pump-rotor unit (3), a claw-pole stator (9) positioned in a dry chamber (4), the claw-pole stator (9) having four claw-pole plates (6, 6?) made of a soft magnetic material, a ring-shaped winding (12) and a claw-pole stator (9) including a soft magnetic back-iron ring (13) mounted on the claw-pole plates (6, 6?) and disposed around the winding (12) and a separating can (10), which separates the dry chamber from the wet chamber (5), characterized in that the claw-pole plates (6, 6?) and additional claw-pole plates (66, 66?) are stamped and bent together, in which a plate strip for the additional claw-pole plates (66, 66?) contains a central borehole from a previous work step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: BÜHLER MOTOR GMBH
    Inventors: Georg Bernreuther, Thomas Peterreins
  • Publication number: 20180100503
    Abstract: A liquid pump/motor combination powered by an electric motor, preferably, an oil pump or reducing-agent pump with an electric motor, a positive displacement pump and a bearing shield arranged between the electric motor and the positive displacement pump. The liquid pump/motor combination comprises a positive displacement pump; an electric motor; and a bearing shield having a contact face, the bearing shield arranged between the electric motor and the positive displacement pump. A spherical bearing is accommodated in the bearing shield, the spherical bearing, under application of a force, being able to swivel to a limited extent. A connecting shaft is accommodated in the spherical bearing. The connecting shaft is positioned between the electric motor and the pump. An annular bearing gap, filled with liquid, is between the inside diameter of the spherical bearing and the connecting shaft. The arrangement functions as a hydrodynamic sliding bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: BÜHLER MOTOR GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Peterreins
  • Patent number: 9391484
    Abstract: An actuating drive having a housing which comprises receptacles for a step-down gear mechanism and for a very small electric motor, wherein the motor receptacle is connected to a terminal cover. The very small electric motor is held securely without play. The terminal cover comprises a conductor stamping which is encapsulated with plastic material and has motor contact areas which interengage with connection lugs of the very small electric motor, and in that the baffle plate has retaining regions which interengage with housing elements on the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Bühler Motor GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Peterreins, Wjatscheslav Sachnov
  • Publication number: 20150226270
    Abstract: Electromotive drive used with an electric motor having a rotor with a motor shaft in first and second bearings and a working shaft in third and fourth bearings. The drive includes a shaft coupling for joining the motor and working shafts to ensure transmission of torque and radial force from the motor shaft to the working shaft, centering the motor and working shafts, not transmitting any axial force and compensating for any misalignment of the motor and working shafts; a coupling-contiguous end shield; and a coupling-contiguous ball bearing having an outer ring, wherein the motor shaft is mounted axially by means of the ball bearing, and the outer ring of the ball bearing is not fixed radially to the end shield, so that there is no redundancy despite double mounting of the motor shaft to the first and second bearings and the working shaft to the third and fourth bearings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: BÜHLER MOTOR GMBH
    Inventors: Jürgen Strüber, Thomas Peterreins
  • Publication number: 20140152132
    Abstract: An actuating drive having a housing which comprises receptacles for a step-down gear mechanism and for a very small electric motor, wherein the motor receptacle is connected to a terminal cover. The very small electric motor is held securely without play. The terminal cover comprises a conductor stamping which is encapsulated with plastic material and has motor contact areas which interengage with connection lugs of the very small electric motor, and in that the baffle plate has retaining regions which interengage with housing elements on the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: BUHLER MOTOR GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Peterreins, Wjatscheslav Sachnov
  • Publication number: 20130266462
    Abstract: A pump with an integral, electronically commutated, direct-current motor (2) with permanent magnetic inner rotor disposed in a wet chamber, which forms with a turbine pump wheel (22) a compact, structural pump-rotor unit (3), a claw-pole stator (9) positioned in a dry chamber (4), the claw-pole stator (9) having four claw-pole plates (6, 6?) made of a soft magnetic material, a ring-shaped winding (12) and a claw-pole stator (9) including a soft magnetic back-iron ring (13) mounted on the claw-pole plates(6, 6?) and disposed around the winding (12) and a separating can (10), which separates the dry chamber from the wet chamber (5), characterized in that the claw-pole plates (6, 6?) and additional claw-pole plates (66, 66?) are stamped and bent together, in which a plate strip for the additional claw-pole plates (66, 66?) contains a central borehole from a previous work step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: Bühler Motor GmbH
    Inventors: Georg Bernreuther, Thomas Peterreins
  • Patent number: 8398384
    Abstract: A rotary pump with a plastic pump housing, that can be processed by injection molding, with a first housing part defining a pump space, which is connected to a second intermediate housing part accommodating an electric motor with a wound core stator. The rotary pump includes a plastic split core, the wound claw pole stator being mounted on the split core and a permanent magnetic rotor being mounted to rotate within the split core. A plastic motor housing part defines a motor space, wherein at least three axial and parallel split core ribs are provided between the split core and the claw pole stator, the ribs being distributed about the periphery of the split core at predetermined angles relative to each other. A return ring has first and second end sections, the return ring being connected to the wound claw pole stator, so that the first and second end sections are welded to each other. The stator is press-fit onto the split core via the ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Bühler Motor GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Peterreins, Achim Brunner, Bernd Frühwald, Armin Suttner-Reimann, Ramona Kiesel, Gerd Pecher, Christian Schatz, Ingrid Späth
  • Patent number: 8282367
    Abstract: A centrifugal pump with an existing pump housing made of plastic material that can be processed through injection molding, the pump housing having a first housing section featuring a suction nozzle and a pressure nozzle, a second housing section supporting an electronically commutated DC motor and a split case, a motor housing section that closes a dry chamber separated from a wet chamber by the split case in which a stator and electronic components are arranged, and a permanent magnet rotor that is mounted in the wet chamber in such a way that it can rotate, thereby driving a pump impeller that reaches into the pump chamber. The electronic components are arranged on an electronic circuit board parallel to a base of the split case. The electronic circuit board is in heat conducting contact with the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Bühler Motor GmbH
    Inventors: Olai Ihle, Thomas Peterreins, Helmut Schmidt, Armin Suttner-Reimann
  • Patent number: 8002522
    Abstract: A centrifugal pump comprising a pump housing made of injection-molded plastics with a first housing part, which is designed as a single piece with a suction connection and a pressure connection, and comprises a sealing area, by means of which said first housing part is joined in a liquid-tight manner to a second housing part, that receives an electric motor, and a motor housing part. In this centrifugal pump, very good leak tightness is achieved with minimum number of parts, minimum weight and minimum assembly costs with universal applicability without impairing the visual overall impression of the centrifugal pump. This objective is achieved in that the second housing part is made of a material that is permeable to laser light of a wavelength or a wavelength range, and the first housing part is made of a material that absorbs the same laser light, and the first housing part and the second housing part are heat-sealed to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Bühler Motor GmbH
    Inventors: Olai Ihle, Thomas Peterreins, Helmut Schmidt, Armin Suttner-Reimann
  • Patent number: 7969060
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric motor comprising a permanent magnet rotor, which is supported rotationally about a central axis, a wound stator having a cylinder ring-shaped stator winding, claw poles, which are disposed perpendicularly to ring disc-shaped stator plates and around the central axis, and a cylinder jacket-shaped yoke ring, the length of the claw poles in the axially parallel direction being clearly greater than half the inner diameter of the stator. It is the object of the invention to provide an electric motor, in which the stator is composed of the least number of components, requires simple assembly and has a robust structure and optimum efficiency, thereby enabling greater design flexibility, usability of installation space and thus an economic construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Buehler Motor GmbH
    Inventors: Olai Ihle, Thomas Peterreins
  • Publication number: 20100111730
    Abstract: A rotary pump with a plastic pump housing, that can be processed by injection molding, with a first housing part defining a pump space, which is connected to a second intermediate housing part accommodating an electric motor with a wound core stator. The rotary pump includes a plastic split core, the wound claw pole stator being mounted on the split core and a permanent magnetic rotor being mounted to rotate within the split core. A plastic motor housing part defines a motor space, wherein at least three axial and parallel split core ribs are provided between the split core and the claw pole stator, the ribs being distributed about the periphery of the split core at predetermined angles relative to each other. A return ring has first and second end sections, the return ring being connected to the wound claw pole stator, so that the first and second end sections are welded to each other. The stator is press-fit onto the split core via the ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas Peterreins, Achim Brunner, Bernd Frühwald, Armin Suttner-Reimann, Ramona Kiesel, Gerd Pecher, Christian Schatz, Ingrid Spath
  • Patent number: 7692355
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric motor having a permanent magnetic rotor supported in a rotatable fashion around a central axis, a wound stator with a cylindrical stator winding, claw poles, perpendicular in reference to the disc-shaped stator plates and arranged around the central axis, and a tubular return ring connected to the stator plates free from play. The object of the invention is to provide an electric motor, in which the stator is composed from as few parts as possible, with its assembly being simple, its construction being robust, and being provided with an optimum effectiveness, allowing a great freedom of design and space used and thus an economical structure. This object is attained according to the invention in the disc-shaped stator plates being in one piece with the claw poles and being calked to the return ring with the disc-shaped stator plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Buehler Motor GmbH
    Inventors: Olai Ihle, Thomas Peterreins, Christian Zimmerer, Paul Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 7573169
    Abstract: A permanent magnet rotor having a shaft, a hollow cylindrical permanent magnet and an elastic connecting medium between the shaft and the permanent magnet. The permanent magnet is arranged co-axially around the shaft to ensure that the permanent magnet is mounted securely, that it is not damaged during large temperature fluctuations, and that it is not deflected impermissibly from the axis of rotation in case of heavy radial load. A simple installation process uses a mechanical connection between the shaft and the permanent magnet. This task is performed by virtue of the fact that an elastic connecting medium is arranged along the periphery of the shaft at several first areas in which the distance between the shaft and the permanent magnet is enlarged. These first areas are separated from the second areas in which the distance between the shaft and the permanent magnet is minimized but not zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Buehler Motor GmbH
    Inventors: Olai Ihle, Thomas Peterreins, Helmut Schmidt, Armin Suttner-Reimann
  • Publication number: 20080031748
    Abstract: The invention relates to a centrifugal pump comprising a pump housing made of injection-molded plastics with a first housing part, which is designed as a single piece with a suction connection and a pressure connection, and comprises a sealing area, by means of which said first housing part is joined in a liquid-tight manner to a second housing part, that receives an electric motor, and a motor housing part. It is the object of the present invention to provide a centrifugal pump, in which very good leak tightness is achieved with minimum number of parts, minimum weight and minimum assembly costs with universal applicability without impairing the visual overall impression of the centrifugal pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Olai Ihle, Thomas Peterreins, Helmut Schmidt, Armin Suttner-Reimann
  • Publication number: 20070290568
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric motor having a permanent magnetic rotor supported in a rotatable fashion around a central axis, a wound stator with a cylindrical stator winding, claw poles, perpendicular in reference to the disc-shaped stator plates and arranged around the central axis, and a tubular return ring connected to the stator plates free from play. The object of the invention is to provide an electric motor, in which the stator is composed from as few parts as possible, with its assembly being simple, its construction being robust, and being provided with an optimum effectiveness, allowing a great freedom of design and space used and thus an economical structure. This object is attained according to the invention in the disc-shaped stator plates being in one piece with the claw poles and being calked to the return ring with the disc-shaped stator plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Olai Ihle, Thomas Peterreins, Christian Zimmerer, Paul Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20070284952
    Abstract: The invention is related to a permanent magnet rotor having a shaft, a hollow cylindrical permanent magnet and an elastic connecting medium between the shaft and the permanent magnet. The permanent magnet is arranged co-axially around the shaft. The task of the invention is to ensure that the permanent magnet is mounted securely, that it is not damaged during large temperature fluctuations, and that it is not deflected impermissibly from the axis of rotation in case of heavy radial load. A simple and cost-effective installation process is used in which a safe mechanical connection between the shaft and the permanent magnet is guaranteed through the entire life. According to the invention, this task is performed by virtue of the fact that an elastic connecting medium is arranged along the periphery of the shaft at several first areas in which the distance between the shaft and the permanent magnet is enlarged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Olai Ihle, Thomas Peterreins, Helmut Schmidt, Armin Suttner-Reihann
  • Publication number: 20070286723
    Abstract: The invention is related to a centrifugal pump with an existing pump housing made of plastic material that can be processed through injection molding, having a first housing section, featuring a suction nozzle and a pressure nozzle, a second housing section supporting an electronically commutated DC motor and a split case, a motor housing section that closes a dry chamber separated from a wet chamber by the split case in which a stator and an electronic component are arranged, and a permanent magnet rotor that is mounted in the wet chamber in such a way that it can rotate, and drives a pump impeller that reaches into the pump chamber. The electronic components are arranged on an electronic circuit board aligned at right angles to an axle and parallel to a base of the split case. The electronic circuit board is in heat conducting contact with the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Olai Ihle, Thomas Peterreins, Helmut Schmidt, Armin Suttner-Reimann
  • Publication number: 20070286753
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric motor comprising a permanent magnet rotor, which is supported rotationally about a central axis, a wound stator having a cylinder ring-shaped stator winding, claw poles, which are disposed perpendicularly to ring disc-shaped stator plates and around the central axis, and a cylinder jacket-shaped yoke ring, the length of the claw poles in the axially parallel direction being clearly greater than half the inner diameter of the stator. It is the object of the invention to provide an electric motor, in which the stator is composed of the least number of components, requires simple assembly and has a robust structure and optimum efficiency, thereby enabling greater design flexibility, usability of installation space and thus an economic construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Olai Ihle, Thomas Peterreins