Patents Assigned to Bleckmann GmbH & Co. KG
  • Patent number: 11828295
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure wall for a centrifugal pump for fluid having substantially the shape of a disc, the disc-shaped pressure wall having a central axis, the pressure wall comprising: a top surface; and a bottom surface opposing the top surface; wherein the top surface includes an inner surface section and an outer surface section, wherein the inner surface section extends radially from the central axis and is recessed to form a central recess; and wherein the outer surface section includes an inner circumferential edge portion and an outer circumferential edge portion, wherein the inner circumferential edge portion is located closer to the central axis than the outer circumferential edge portion, and wherein the outer circumferential edge portion is located higher than the inner circumferential edge portion with respect to a plane perpendicular to the central axis and passing through the inner circumferential edge portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Bleckmann GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Frederic Hackl, Hubert Unterberger, Mladen Gojkic, Michael Ullrich
  • Patent number: 11670974
    Abstract: A pump for a water-conducting appliance, the pump having an electric motor comprising: a rotor comprising a ferrite body with at least four magnetic poles, wherein the ferrite body has a lateral-circumferential magnetization; and a stator comprising a pole chain made of a stack of a plurality of straight transformer sheets and rounded to a circular configuration by bending the stacked transformer sheets, wherein the pole chain has a plurality of pole portions each comprising a pole tooth; and a plurality of winding cores attached to the respective pole teeth for accommodating coils of a three-phase winding comprising wires; wherein the wires of respective phases of the three-phase winding are routed spatially separated from each other and without mutual contact at an axial end surface of the pole chain between and along adjacent winding cores around the pole chain; and wherein the wires are supported and guided such that their positions relative to the pole chain are substantially maintained when the pole cha
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Bleckmann GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heinz Frederic Hackl, Hubert Unterberger, Andreas Pleschinger
  • Patent number: 11469636
    Abstract: A stator of an electric motor comprises a pole chain, which is made of a stack of a plurality of straight transformer sheets and rounded to a circular configuration by bending the stacked transformer sheets, wherein the pole chain has a plurality of pole portions each comprising a pole tooth; a plurality of winding cores attached to the respective pole teeth for accommodating coils of a three-phase winding comprising wires; wherein the wires of respective phases of the three-phase winding are routed spatially separated from each other and without mutual contact at an axial end surface of the pole chain between and along adjacent winding cores around the pole chain; and wherein the wires are supported and guided such that their positions relative to the pole chain are substantially maintained when the pole chain is rounded from its straight configuration to its circular configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Bleckmann GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heinz Frederic Hackl, Georg Görg
  • Patent number: 11306945
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heating system for heating a fluid medium, said heating system comprises a carrier unit and a heating unit, with the carrier unit having a surface comprising at least a plane portion being at least substantially normal to a longitudinal axis and an at least part-circularly shaped groove extending from said carrier unit and wound about the longitudinal axis, and the heating unit having a heating element at least partially arranged in said groove of said carrier unit. In the inventive heating system, the groove extends at least partially helically about the longitudinal axis. The present invention further relates to a heated conveyor pump for conveying and heating a fluid medium, said pump comprises a drive unit, a pump housing and the inventive heating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Bleckmann GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heinz Frederic Hackl, Jürgen Winkler
  • Patent number: 11287161
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heating system component for a heating system for heating a fluid medium, with a carrier unit, and a heating unit coupled to said carrier unit, wherein said carrier unit comprises a wet side and a dry side, wherein said wet side corresponds to a surface of said carrier unit configured to be in contact with said fluid medium, wherein said dry side is located on a surface opposite to said wet side; and wherein said heating unit is recessed in a groove provided on said dry side of the carrier unit. A temperature sensor, in particular an NTC thermistor, positioned to measure a temperature of a fluid medium at the wet side of the carrier unit, wherein the temperature sensor is effectively thermally insulated from the heating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Bleckmann GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Johann Höfer, Andreas Pleschinger, Hubert Unterberger
  • Patent number: 11204186
    Abstract: A terminal device for connecting a heating apparatus with an electricity supply, in particular for a tubular heating apparatus for household appliances, wherein the heating apparatus includes at least one electric resistance heating element, comprises a mounting and reception section arranged for being electrically connected with the electric resistance heating element of the heating apparatus, a connector section arranged for being electrically connected on its one end side with an electrical power supply and on its other end side with the mounting and reception section, and a thermal fuse unit for detecting an excess temperature of the heating apparatus, which is in heat transfer contact with at least the mounting and reception section and which is connected in the electric supply circuit for supplying the electric resistance heating element of the heating apparatus with electricity. The mounting and reception section comprises a cavity for receiving the thermal fuse unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: BLECKMANN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Martin Reichl, Georg Görg, Peter Melcher
  • Patent number: 10941962
    Abstract: A heating system component for a heating system for heating a fluid medium is provided. The heating system component includes: a carrier unit comprising a wet side, wherein said wet side corresponds to a surface of said carrier unit configured to be in contact with said fluid medium; and a heating unit. The heating unit may be coupled to the carrier unit via soldering, laser welding, gluing, ultrasonic welding, and/or friction welding. The carrier unit may comprise aluminum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Bleckmann GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Gernot Teufl
  • Patent number: 10932324
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flange assembly for holding a heating device to a fluid container of an appliance accommodating a fluid to be heated, in particular a domestic appliance, comprising a flange unit arranged for being mounted to an opening of the fluid container by at least one fixing unit and having a non-sealing and a sealing and attachment position, wherein the flange unit is reversibly moveable from the non-sealing to the sealing and attachment position by means of the fixing unit for being configured to engage the opening of the fluid container in the sealing and attachment position, wherein the flange unit comprises a sealing element and a tensioning element, wherein the sealing element and the tensioning element are moveable relative to each other in an axial direction by means of the fixing unit such that the sealing element and the tensioning element can be pressed against each other, wherein the sealing element and the tensioning element are, in the sealing and attachment position, ar
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: BLECKMANN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Johann Höfer, Martin Reichl, Peter Melcher, Georg Görg
  • Patent number: 9664414
    Abstract: A fluid heater of the continuous flow type, comprising a fluid channel having a first fluid channel section (35), at least one substantially cylindrical metal pipe (2), a heating device (6) preferably having two tubular heating elements (6a, 6b) spaced apart from each other over equidistant circumferential sections of the metal pipe, and heat conducting means for providing a heat-conducting connection to the metal pipe (2), wherein a fluid guiding core (30) made of plastic is disposed in the metal pipe (2) and forms the first fluid channel section (35) between the metal pipe and the fluid guiding core (30), wherein the first fluid channel section (35) runs substantially helically in the form of a groove in an outer surface of the fluid guiding core, and wherein the fluid channel has a first fluid connector for fluid supply means and a second fluid connector for fluid discharge means, wherein the fluid guiding core (30) further comprises a substantially coaxial second fluid channel section (34) disposed therei
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: BLECKMANN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Martin Reichl, Andreas Pleschinger
  • Patent number: 9648983
    Abstract: A flow though heater device comprising a fluid tube carrying a fluid to be heated, a tubular heating element extending at least partially parallel and in thermal contact with the fluid tube, wherein the tubular heating element comprises a profiled casing tube and at least one heating coil mounted in a tubular portion of said profiled casing tube. The profiled casing tube further comprises at least one tab portion laterally protruding from the tubular portion and being wrapped around the fluid tube, wherein the assembly of the fluid tube and the tubular heating element has an approximately helical shape so that the tubular portion of the casing tube is positioned with respect to the helix radially inside of the fluid tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: BLECKMANN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Johann Höfer, Andreas Pleschinger
  • Patent number: 9648665
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a heating system component including a temperature monitoring and/or control unit comprising a lower surface, and a carrier unit comprising an upper surface. At least a part of said lower surface of said temperature monitoring and/or control unit is in thermal contact with at least a part of said upper surface of said carrier unit. Said lower surface of said temperature monitoring and/or control unit and said upper surface of said carrier unit are attached to each other by means of a welded seam, preferably by means of a laser-welded seam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Bleckmann GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gernot Teufl, Gerhard Weber
  • Publication number: 20150182064
    Abstract: A flow though heater device comprising a fluid tube carrying a fluid to be heated, a tubular heating element extending at least partially parallel and in thermal contact with the fluid tube, wherein the tubular heating element comprises a profiled casing tube and at least one heating coil mounted in a tubular portion of said profiled casing tube. The profiled casing tube further comprises at least one tab portion laterally protruding from the tubular portion and being wrapped around the fluid tube, wherein the assembly of the fluid tube and the tubular heating element has an approximately helical shape so that the tubular portion of the casing tube is positioned with respect to the helix radially inside of the fluid tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: BLECKMANN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Johann Höfer, Andreas Pleschinger
  • Publication number: 20130202279
    Abstract: A fluid heater of the continuous flow type, comprising a fluid channel having a first fluid channel section (35), at least one substantially cylindrical metal pipe (2), a heating device (6) preferably having two tubular heating elements (6a, 6b) spaced apart from each other over equidistant circumferential sections of the metal pipe, and heat conducting means for providing a heat-conducting connection to the metal pipe (2), wherein a fluid guiding core (30) made of plastic is disposed in the metal pipe (2) and forms the first fluid channel section (35) between the metal pipe and the fluid guiding core (30), wherein the first fluid channel section (35) runs substantially helically in the form of a groove in an outer surface of the fluid guiding core, and wherein the fluid channel has a first fluid connector for fluid supply means and a second fluid connector for fluid discharge means, wherein the fluid guiding core (30) further comprises a substantially coaxial second fluid channel section (34) disposed therei
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Bleckmann GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Reichl, Andreas Pleschinger
  • Publication number: 20110041705
    Abstract: A spiral continuous-flow heater unit for electrical appliances for preparing hot beverages including a tubular support having at least one thick-film electrical heating conductor structure on an outer side thereof; a core element within the tubular support having at least one helically extending web on an external surface thereof, wherein two adjacent web edges of the web and the external surface of the core element together form a flow channel that is substantially sealingly closed off in the outward direction with respect to a flow duct by an inner side of the tubular support; and a first and a second end member each having a connector port which communicates with the flow duct, wherein each of the end members is fixedly connected to the core element at their a respective end of the tubular support to form a water-tight and vapor-tight seal between at least the tubular support and end members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: Bleckmann GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Reichl, Andreas Pleschinger
  • Patent number: 7560672
    Abstract: A heating system for heating fluid media including a carrier unit, a heating unit arranged on the carrier unit and a heat transfer element arranged on the carrier unit and includes a material which is a good conductor of heat, which heat transfer element has a first mounting portion for mounting a first safety device which responds at a first response temperature and a second mounting portion for mounting a second safety device which responds at a second response temperature which is lower than the first response temperature, which heat transfer element has a first temperature pickup portion which is in direct heat-conducting contact with the heating unit and the first safety device. The heat transfer element has a second temperature pickup portion is spatially separate from the first temperature pickup portion and in heat-conducting contact with the medium to be heated and the second safety device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Bleckmann GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Pleschinger, Gernot Teufl
  • Patent number: 7538301
    Abstract: A tubular heating element for heating fluid media, in particular for household appliances, comprising a jacket pipe inside which there is disposed at least one heating coil made of an electrical resistance heating wire and embedded in an electrical insulation material, the heating coil having a first and a second terminal portion by means of which the heating coil is connected to a source of current via at least one connection element at each end, and at least one operating portion extending between the two terminal portions of the heating coil. It is further specified that the diameter of said heating coil increases at at least one terminal portion in the direction of the operating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Bleckmann GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Gernot Teufl, Andreas Pleschinger
  • Patent number: 7496284
    Abstract: A heating apparatus for heating a fluid, in particular in domestic appliances, which comprises a tubular casing, at least one electrical resistance heating wire which is arranged in the interior of the tubular casing and which is embedded in an electrically insulating, heat-conducting insulating material in the tubular casing, at least one connection unit which is arranged in the interior of the tubular casing and which is passed outwardly out of the tubular casing for connection of the electrical resistance heating wire to an electrical energy source disposed outside the tubular casing, and at least one closure bead which closes the opening of the tubular casing. It is further provided that the connection unit is also surrounded by the insulating material within the tubular casing to the closure bead and the closure bead is, at its outside, provided with at least one filling slot which extends over its entire axial length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Bleckmann GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Pleschinger, René Hendler
  • Publication number: 20070210107
    Abstract: A flange unit for holding a heating device to a fluid container of an appliance accommodating a fluid to be heated, in particular a domestic appliance, comprising a flange body 12 which is made from a non-metallic material and which can be mounted to a fluid container 60 by at least one fixing device 20, wherein said fixing device 20 is formed by at least one fixing element 22 which can be brought into positively locking engagement with the fluid container 60.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: BLECKMANN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Pleschinger, Rene Hendler
  • Publication number: 20070194007
    Abstract: A heating apparatus for heating a fluid, in particular in domestic appliances, which comprises a tubular casing, at least one electrical resistance heating wire which is arranged in the interior of the tubular casing and which is embedded in an electrically insulating, heat-conducting insulating material in the tubular casing, at least one connection unit which is arranged in the interior of the tubular casing and which is passed outwardly out of the tubular casing for connection of the electrical resistance heating wire to an electrical energy source disposed outside the tubular casing, and at least one closure bead which closes the opening of the tubular casing. It is further provided that the connection unit is also surrounded by the insulating material within the tubular casing to the closure bead and the closure bead is, at its outside, provided with at least one filling slot which extends over its entire axial length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: BLECKMANN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Pleschinger, Rene Hendler
  • Publication number: 20070081801
    Abstract: A boiler for heating a flow capable medium, especially for heating water, comprising a boiler housing made from plastic and a heater protruding through a mounting hole in the boiler housing into the interior of the boiler housing, being fixated in the mounting hole through a fixation means. Furthermore the interior diameter of the mounting hole in the boiler housing is at least in sections approximately identical to the outer diameter of the heater and the heater has an unheated section in the area of the mounting hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: Bleckmann GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rene Hendler, Johann Hofer, Andreas Pleschinger