Patents Assigned to Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG Wurzburg
  • Patent number: 10530225
    Abstract: The invention relates to a protection device for use in an electrical circuit of an electric machine, particularly an electric motor, having a holding device which is designed to receive an hold power supply devices for feeding the electrical current, the holding device being made of a first material with a first melting temperature T1, and temperature protection device, which is designed to protect the electrical circuit from an overtemperature and which is made of a second material with a second melting temperature T2, wherein the first material and the second material are selected, and/or the temperature protection device is arranged, in such a manner that the electrical circuit is automatically interrupted when at least one of the melting temperatures T1, T2 is reached, wherein the ratio of the first melting temperature T1 to the second melting temperature T2 is in range of greater than 1.2 to equal to 1.50. The invention also relates to an electrical drive arrangement having such a protection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG, WURZBURG
    Inventor: Uwe Hartmann
  • Patent number: 9834064
    Abstract: A vehicle ventilation module for allowing air to exhaust from the inside of a vehicle compartment, comprising a carrier element to be mounted to the vehicle, the carrier element comprising: at least one vent opening for allowing air to exhaust from the inside of a vehicle compartment when the vehicle ventilation module is mounted to the vehicle; at least one flap being pivotable about a swivel axis at the carrier element between a close position and an open position, wherein the vent opening is covered by the flap in the close position and is at least partially uncovered by the flap in the open position so that air may flow through the vent opening; and an actuating mechanism coupled to the flap for pivoting the flap about its swivel axis from the close position to the open position. The actuating mechanism is actuated to pivot the flap to the open position by a current applied to the actuating mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Wurzburg
    Inventors: Thomas Wissmueller, David Rosales, James Salo, Derek Mudge
  • Patent number: 9730326
    Abstract: Electrical contact arrangement for an electric motor and method for producing same. The present invention relates to an electrical contact arrangement for an electric motor, in particular for an EC drive of a motor vehicle fan, comprising an elongate contact which runs perpendicular to a planar basic conductor, wherein the basic conductor is in the form of a leadframe, and a conductive cohesive and/or form-fitting and/or force-fitting connection is provided between the leadframe and the contact. The present invention also relates to a method for the production of said electrical contact arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG, WÜRZBURG
    Inventors: Steffen Ehrmann, Katharina Gerlach, Artur Schmidt, Karl-Heinz Fleischmann
  • Patent number: 9325226
    Abstract: An electric motor for moving a vehicle part, the electric motor having a stator with a stator housing, a drive shaft rotatable with respect to the stator, a rotor on the drive shaft and having a rotor winding, a commutator on the drive shaft for supplying an electric current to the rotor winding, at least two brushes mounted on the stator housing, the brushes in sliding contact with the commutator for supplying electric current to the rotor winding, a bushing mounted on the drive shaft adjacent to the commutator, and a cone element mounted on the drive shaft adjacent to the bushing on a side of the bushing facing away from the commutator, the cone element having an outer surface which conforms to the shape of a cone concentrical to the drive shaft and having a tip pointing away from the bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Wurzburg
    Inventors: Weirong Zhang, Christof Frick, Zhendong Mi, Guoxian Wu
  • Patent number: 9088184
    Abstract: A drive motor, in particular for a fan wheel of a radiator of a motor vehicle, is provided. The drive motor comprising a stator, and a rotor rotating about an axis of rotation relative to the stator, which is driven in cooperation with the stator. Means for generating an air flow for cooling at least one component of the drive motor are arranged on the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Würzburg
    Inventors: Horst Eisert, Detlef Kemmer
  • Patent number: 9035523
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coil (1), in particular for an electric machine, in particular a transformator or an electromechanical converter, in particular an electric motor, for guiding an electric current for producing a magnetic field. Said coil consists of individual windings (2) that are essentially embodied as a flat body thus obtaining a tightly packed structure when the windings (2) are superimposed, and respectively, each winding (2) comprises at least one circulating conductor path with the exception of at least one electric interruption on one side. Said conductor path of a winding (2) comprises, on one point, an electroconductive connection with a conductor path of an adjacent winding (2). The windings (2) are incidentally, essentially electrically isolated to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Würzburg
    Inventor: Marcus Podack
  • Publication number: 20140368073
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a housing assembly (1), in particular for an electric machine, wherein a region (26) of a closure part (3) is reshaped in the form of an indentation (26?), in order to thus press material of the closure part (3) against a housing part (16) for a non-positive engagement between the closure part (3) and the housing part (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG, WURZBURG
    Inventors: Jochen Dehn, Marko Tomasovic, Sebastian May
  • Publication number: 20140232303
    Abstract: A drive unit for operating a device, in particular a device in a vehicle and a method for operating a drive unit are provided. An electrical drive assembly and a break assembly are combined and arranged together in a common housing. The breaking assembly could be a mechanical breaking assembly or an electrical break assembly. The break assembly automatically locks the shaft of the electrical drive assembly and thus provides self-locking capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Wurzburg
    Inventor: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Wurzburg
  • Publication number: 20140199933
    Abstract: A vehicle ventilation module for allowing air to exhaust from the inside of a vehicle compartment, comprising a carrier element to be mounted to the vehicle, the carrier element comprising: at least one vent opening for allowing air to exhaust from the inside of a vehicle compartment when the vehicle ventilation module is mounted to the vehicle; at least one flap being pivotable about a swivel axis at the carry er element between a close position and an open position, wherein the vent opening is covered by the flap in the close position and is at least partially uncovered by the flap in the open position so that air may flow through the vent opening; and an actuating mechanism coupled to the flap for pivoting the flap about its swivel axis from the close position to the open position. The actuating mechanism is actuated to pivot the flap to the open position by a current applied to the actuating mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG WÜRZBURG
    Inventor: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG WÜRZBURG
  • Publication number: 20120256513
    Abstract: A stator for a motor contains a number of stator sheets stacked in a star-shaped laminated core. The stator sheets contain stator sheets closed in the circumferential direction and have single teeth connected to one another by pole shoe webs and stator sheets open in the circumferential direction and have single teeth spaced apart from one another to form a gap. A bottom starting block is adjoined by a repeat block which has N identical repeat sequences. Each repeat sequence contains n directly consecutive open stator sheets with a gap on the pole shoe side and at least one closed stator sheet. The laminated core also has a terminating block and an intermediate block between the repeat block and the terminating block. The intermediate block contains a closed stator sheet and/or a gap on the pole shoe side created by m open stator sheets, where 1?m?n?1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO KG, WURZBURG
    Inventors: BERNHARD KESSLER, CHRISTIAN FINGER
  • Patent number: 8212439
    Abstract: A fan-motor unit comprises a fan driven by an electric motor, both mounted on a support, at least one inlet (I) and one outlet (S) for a forced air flow, an electronic circuit board for controlling the motor, and a radiator at least partially immersed in the forced air flow. The radiator has a curved peripheral edge determining a convex face and a concave face of the said radiator, the electronic circuit board being in contact with the said radiator on the concave face side and a substantially cylindrical bearing surface on the convex face side of the said radiator. A radial gasket that forms a skirt comprises a first end secured to the support, a free second end, and a substantially cylindrical interior face between the first and second ends, and the interior face of the radial gasket bears against the bearing surface so as to isolate the electronic circuit board from the air flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Wurzburg
    Inventors: Pascal Dautel, Stéphane Foulonneau
  • Patent number: 8100665
    Abstract: A fan module, particularly for cooling motor vehicle engines allows for improved cooling of the fan motor. The fan housing (101) in which the fan motor (105) is arranged has fixed air-channeling elements (109) which are arranged in the region of a fan hub (2) of the fan wheel (1) driven by the fan motor (105) and which only partially cover an outlet cross section (102, 118) defined by the fan housing (101).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG Wurzburg
    Inventors: Pietro De Filippis, Brian Havel, Harald Redelberger