Patents by Inventor Uwe DIETEL

Uwe DIETEL 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: 20240117800
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a piston for a piston pump, in particular a piston compressor, including a piston main body and a piston crown valve that includes a lamellar valve plate. The lamellar valve plate is fastened to the piston main body by a collar ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: thyssenkrupp Dynamic Components GmbH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Uwe DIETEL, Sebastian PIETSCHKER
  • Publication number: 20240011475
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a piston-cylinder assembly for a radial piston compressor. The piston-cylinder assembly comprises a drive shaft with a cylindrical eccentric for guiding the movement of the piston to a top dead center position. A cylindrical piston guide ring guides the movement of the piston to a bottom dead center. Both the cylindrical eccentric and the piston guide ring are connected to the piston by means of respective concave/convex contact surfaces for the positive transmission of the forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicants: thyssenkrupp Dynamic Components GmbH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Ulf MUELLER, Uwe DIETEL, Sebastian KRAUSE, Robert REICHELT
  • Patent number: 10683781
    Abstract: An adjustable camshaft for a valve train of an internal combustion engine may include an inner shaft that is rotatable in an outer shaft, a phase shifter by which the outer shaft and/or the inner shaft are/is adjustable in a phase position formed around an axis of rotation, and a bearing portion for bearing the camshaft, via which the phase shifter can be supplied with a pressurizing medium. The inner shaft may comprise an end on which a screw flange is arranged, and a rotor of the phase shifter may be connected to the screw flange. A free end of the inner shaft comprises a duct that coincides with the axis of rotation for at least partially supplying the phase shifter with a pressurizing medium. The duct may extend at least into the bearing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignees: THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA TECCENTER AG, THYSSENKRUPP AG
    Inventors: Michael Kunz, Bernd Mann, Uwe Dietel, Martin Lehmann
  • Patent number: 10316705
    Abstract: A camshaft for a valve drive of an internal combustion engine having a variable valve opening time may include an outer shaft and an inner shaft that extends through the outer shaft, with the inner shaft being held rotatably with respect to the outer shaft. The camshaft may further include a cam having a multiple-piece configuration, comprising a first part cam and a second part cam. Either the first part cam or the second part cam may be connected fixedly to the outer shaft so as to rotate with it, and the other part cam may be connected fixedly to the inner shaft so as to rotate with it. The camshaft may also include a bearing inner ring of a shaft bearing that is held on the outer shaft, with one of two second part cams comprising an axial attachment that forms at least one part of the bearing inner ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA TECCENTER AG
    Inventors: Uwe Dietel, Bernd Mann, Michael Kunz, Martin Lehmann
  • Patent number: 10208632
    Abstract: An adjustable camshaft may include an outer shaft that is hollow and an inner shaft received in the outer shaft and rotatable in the outer shaft. The inner shaft may include a cavity into which oil can be applied. At least a first radial opening may be configured in the outer shaft and at least a second radial opening may be configured in the inner shaft. Thus oil can flow between the cavity and an outside of the outer shaft during overlap of the first radial opening and the second radial opening. The first radial opening on an inside of the outer shaft may have a greater cross-section than on the outside of the outer shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA TECCENTER AG
    Inventors: Marcel Weidauer, Bernd Mann, Uwe Dietel, Juergen Meusel, Michael Kunz, Martin Lehmann
  • Patent number: 10180159
    Abstract: A bearing apparatus for mounting a camshaft in a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine may include a bearing element that surrounds a bearing ring in which the camshaft is rotatably mounted or mountable. The bearing element may be made of a first material whose expansion coefficient is greater than an expansion coefficient of a second material of which the bearing ring is made. An outer surface of the bearing ring may include a contour that engages in a form-fitting manner with a mating contour formed on an inner surface of the bearing element that surrounds the bearing ring. The contouring formed by the contour and the mating contour may form retaining structures that brace against one another in instances of thermal expansion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA TECCENTER AG
    Inventors: Juergen Meusel, Uwe Dietel, Mario Lindner
  • Patent number: 10132202
    Abstract: An adjustable camshaft can be used in valve drives of internal combustion engines, amongst other places. The adjustable camshaft may include an outer shaft and an inner shaft that is concentric with and rotatably supported in the outer shaft. A cam having a cam bore may be rotatably supported on an outer surface of the outer shaft so as to form a slide bearing gap between the cam and the outer shaft. The cam may be rotatably-fixed to the inner shaft so that the inner shaft and the cam rotate with one another. Furthermore, the adjustable camshaft may include an oil channeling groove disposed beneath the cam in the outer surface of the outer shaft. In many cases, at least one side of the oil channeling groove may be exposed such that it extends beyond the slide bearing gap and the cam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA TECCENTER AG
    Inventors: Bernd Mann, Uwe Dietel, Michael Kunz, Jürgen Meusel, Martin Lehmann
  • Publication number: 20180238200
    Abstract: An adjustable camshaft for a valve train of an internal combustion engine may include an inner shaft that is rotatable in an outer shaft, a phase shifter by which the outer shaft and/or the inner shaft are/is adjustable in a phase position formed around an axis of rotation, and a bearing portion for bearing the camshaft, via which the phase shifter can be supplied with a pressurizing medium. The inner shaft may comprise an end on which a screw flange is arranged, and a rotor of the phase shifter may be connected to the screw flange. A free end of the inner shaft comprises a duct that coincides with the axis of rotation for at least partially supplying the phase shifter with a pressurizing medium. The duct may extend at least into the bearing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicants: THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA TECCENTER AG, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Michael KUNZ, Bernd MANN, Uwe DIETEL, Martin LEHMANN
  • Patent number: 9982766
    Abstract: The invention relates to a camshaft comprising a support shaft formed as a hollow shaft. An inner shaft is arranged concentrically in the interior of the support shaft, wherein the inner shaft is rotatable relative to the support shaft. There is arranged on the support shaft a first cam segment with a first recess for receiving the support shaft, which cam segment is rotatable with respect to the support shaft and is connected in a rotationally conjoint manner to the inner shaft via a first opening in the support shaft. The first cam segment has at least two cam contours. The connection between the inner shaft and the first cam segment is furthermore configured such that the first cam segment is axially displaceable relative to the inner shaft and to the support shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA TECCENTER AG
    Inventors: Jürgen Meusel, Uwe Dietel, Bernd Mann, Michael Kunz, Martin Lehmann
  • Patent number: 9926815
    Abstract: An adjustable camshaft for a valve drive of an internal combustion engine may include an inner shaft extending through an outer shaft with a cam element disposed on the outer shaft. The cam element may be connected rotationally conjointly to the inner shaft. The cam element may have a shaft passage with an internal bearing surface, which, together with a bearing surface on an outer side of the outer shaft, forms a plain bearing arrangement for the rotatable arrangement of the cam element on the outer shaft. The bearing surface on the outer side of the outer shaft and/or the internal bearing surface of the shaft passage of the cam element may include one or more sections with a spherical shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA TECCENTER AG
    Inventors: Martin Lehmann, Bernd Mann, Michael Kunz, Uwe Dietel, Jürgen Meusel, Manfred Muster, Markus Niederlechner, Marko Curlic
  • Patent number: 9903236
    Abstract: An adjustable camshaft can be used in a valve drive of an internal combustion engine. The adjustable camshaft may include an inner shaft rotatably supported by and concentric with an outer shaft. A cam element may be rotatably supported on the outer shaft such that the outer shaft extends through a cam bore of the cam element. The cam element may be rotatably-fixed to the inner shaft, in some cases, by way of a bolt. Further, a bearing sleeve that is rotatably-fixed to the cam element may be inserted within the cam bore such that a slide bearing gap is formed between the bearing sleeve and the outer shaft. Furthermore, in some examples the cam element may be a collared cam that has a cam base body and a cam collar adjacent to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA TECCENTER AG
    Inventors: Michael Kunz, Uwe Dietel, Jürgen Meusel
  • Publication number: 20170183981
    Abstract: An adjustable camshaft may include an outer shaft that is hollow and an inner shaft received in the outer shaft and rotatable in the outer shaft. The inner shaft may include a cavity into which oil can be applied. At least a first radial opening may be configured in the outer shaft and at least a second radial opening may be configured in the inner shaft. Thus oil can flow between the cavity and an outside of the outer shaft during overlap of the first radial opening and the second radial opening. The first radial opening on an inside of the outer shaft may have a greater cross-section than on the outside of the outer shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: ThyssenKrupp Presta TecCenter AG
    Inventors: Marcel Weidauer, Bernd Mann, Uwe Dietel, Juergen Meusel, Michael Kunz, Martin Lehmann
  • Publication number: 20170122142
    Abstract: A camshaft for a valve drive of an internal combustion engine having a variable valve opening time may include an outer shaft and an inner shaft that extends through the outer shaft, with the inner shaft being held rotatably with respect to the outer shaft. The camshaft may further include a cam having a multiple-piece configuration, comprising a first part cam and a second part cam. Either the first part cam or the second part cam may be connected fixedly to the outer shaft so as to rotate with it, and the other part cam may be connected fixedly to the inner shaft so as to rotate with it. The camshaft may also include a bearing inner ring of a shaft bearing that is held on the outer shaft, with one of two second part cams comprising an axial attachment that forms at least one part of the bearing inner ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: ThyssenKrupp Presta TecCenter AG
    Inventors: Uwe Dietel, Bernd Mann, Michael Kunz, Martin Lehmann
  • Publication number: 20170122365
    Abstract: A bearing apparatus for mounting a camshaft in a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine may include a bearing element that surrounds a bearing ring in which the camshaft is rotatably mounted or mountable. The bearing element may be made of a first material whose expansion coefficient is greater than an expansion coefficient of a second material of which the bearing ring is made. An outer surface of the bearing ring may include a contour that engages in a form-fitting manner with a mating contour formed on an inner surface of the bearing element that surrounds the bearing ring. The contouring formed by the contour and the mating contour may form retaining structures that brace against one another in instances of thermal expansion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: ThyssenKrupp Presta TecCenter AG
    Inventors: Juergen Meusel, Uwe Dietel, Mario Lindner
  • Patent number: 9617876
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an adjustable camshaft for the valve gear of an internal combustion engine having an outer shaft, on which at least one first cam is arranged which is connected fixedly to said outer shaft so as to rotate with it, and having an inner shaft which extends through the outer shaft and to which at least one second cam is connected fixedly so as to rotate with it and is mounted rotatably on the outer shaft, and it being possible for oil to be conducted from a gap between the outer shaft and the inner shaft through an oil duct in the outer shaft into the region between the second cam and the outer shaft. According to the invention, the second cam is sealed at least partially against the outer shaft by means of at least one sealing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA TECCENTER AG
    Inventors: Uwe Dietel, Michael Kunz, Bernd Mann
  • Publication number: 20170030229
    Abstract: An adjustable camshaft for a valve drive of an internal combustion engine may include an inner shaft extending through an outer shaft with a cam element disposed on the outer shaft. The cam element may be connected rotationally conjointly to the inner shaft. The cam element may have a shaft passage with an internal bearing surface, which, together with a bearing surface on an outer side of the outer shaft, forms a plain bearing arrangement for the rotatable arrangement of the cam element on the outer shaft. The bearing surface on the outer side of the outer shaft and/or the internal bearing surface of the shaft passage of the cam element may include one or more sections with a spherical shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: ThyssenKrupp Presta TecCenter AG
    Inventors: Martin LEHMANN, Bernd MANN, Michael KUNZ, Uwe DIETEL, Jürgen MEUSEL, Manfred MUSTER, Markus NIEDERLECHNER, Marko CURLIC
  • Publication number: 20160138440
    Abstract: An adjustable camshaft can be used in a valve drive of an internal combustion engine. The adjustable camshaft may include an inner shaft rotatably supported by and concentric with an outer shaft. A cam element may be rotatably supported on the outer shaft such that the outer shaft extends through a cam bore of the cam element. The cam element may be rotatably-fixed to the inner shaft, in some cases, by way of a bolt. Further, a bearing sleeve that is rotatably-fixed to the cam element may be inserted within the cam bore such that a slide bearing gap is formed between the bearing sleeve and the outer shaft. Furthermore, in some examples the cam element may be a collared cam that has a cam base body and a cam collar adjacent to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA TECCENTER AG
    Inventors: Michael KUNZ, Uwe DIETEL, Jürgen MEUSEL
  • Publication number: 20160138434
    Abstract: An adjustable camshaft can be used in valve drives of internal combustion engines, amongst other places. The adjustable camshaft may include an outer shaft and an inner shaft that is concentric with and rotatably supported in the outer shaft. A cam having a cam bore may be rotatably supported on an outer surface of the outer shaft so as to form a slide bearing gap between the cam and the outer shaft. The cam may be rotatably-fixed to the inner shaft so that the inner shaft and the cam rotate with one another. Furthermore, the adjustable camshaft may include an oil channeling groove disposed beneath the cam in the outer surface of the outer shaft. In many cases, at least one side of the oil channeling groove may be exposed such that it extends beyond the slide bearing gap and the cam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Bernd MANN, Uwe DIETEL, Michael KUNZ, Jürgen MEUSEL, Martin LEHMANN
  • Publication number: 20160084368
    Abstract: The invention relates to a camshaft comprising a support shaft formed as a hollow shaft. An inner shaft is arranged concentrically in the interior of the support shaft, wherein the inner shaft is rotatable relative to the support shaft. There is arranged on the support shaft a first cam segment with a first recess for receiving the support shaft, which cam segment is rotatable with respect to the support shaft and is connected in a rotationally conjoint manner to the inner shaft via a first opening in the support shaft. The first cam segment has at least two cam contours. The connection between the inner shaft and the first cam segment is furthermore configured such that the first cam segment is axially displaceable relative to the inner shaft and to the support shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA TECCENTER AG
    Inventors: Jürgen MEUSEL, Uwe DIETEL, Bernd MANN, Michael KUNZ, Martin LEHMANN
  • Patent number: 9273571
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adjustable camshaft for the valve gear of an internal combustion engine, comprising an outer shaft, on which at least one first cam is arranged and connected to the outer shaft in a rotationally fixed manner, and an inner shaft extending through the outer shaft, to which inner shaft at least one second cam is connected in a rotationally fixed manner, wherein the second cam connected to the inner shaft in a rotationally fixed manner has a cam hole and is rotatably supported on a seating point on the outer shaft. According to the invention, at least one oil groove is introduced at the seating point in the outer shaft and/or in the inner wall of the cam hole, into which oil groove oil is guided from a gap between the outer shaft and the inner shaft through at least one passage extending through the outer shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA TECCENTER AG
    Inventors: Uwe Dietel, Bernd Mann, Jürgen Meusel