Patents Assigned to Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Wurzburg
  • Patent number: 11557939
    Abstract: An electric drive for a motor vehicle, in particular a fan drive, comprising an electric motor that includes a rotor which is mounted on a motor shaft so as to be able to rotate about a stationary stator as well as a driving part which is coupled to the rotor, and at least one electroconductive cover part for influencing and/or blocking interfering electromagnetic fields generated during operation of the electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
    Inventors: Kevin Ludwig, Sebastien Labat, Carsten Duppe, Eugen Hermann
  • Patent number: 11431276
    Abstract: A method for operating a brushless electric motor of a motor vehicle, particularly an electromotive refrigerant compressor, with two sub-motors arranged in sections and each comprising n-phases, by means of a converter corresponding to the number of phases of the electric motor. On the basis of a performance requirement, first switching points are determined for the n-phases, of one of the sub-motors, and on the basis of the performance requirement, second switching points are determined for the n-phases of the other sub-motor. The second switching points are shifted by a first phase angle and the converter is controlled on the basis of the first switching points and the second switching points. The first phase angle is selected such that a resulting current flow over the converter is smaller than a first threshold value. A unit of a motor vehicle, comprising a brushless electric motor is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Schroeder, Axel Steinshorn, Armin Dietz
  • Patent number: 11078924
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a frame device for a radiator fan module for a motor vehicle, including a frame opening in which a motor seat for receiving a motor is arranged. The motor seat is connected to a frame edge of the frame opening by means of connecting struts. Each connecting strut comprises an inner end connected to the motor seat and an outer end connected to the frame edge of the frame opening. The setting angle of the profile of the respective connecting struts is adapted to the outflow direction of the air flowing out through the frame opening, over the length of the connecting strut from the inner end to the outer end of the connecting strut, such that the flow resistance of the respective connecting struts is as low as possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
    Inventors: Tilman Schafer, Antje Findeisen
  • Patent number: 11028847
    Abstract: The external gear pump may include a housing, a first gear, a second gear, and an end plate. The housing may define an inlet and a discharge port. The first gear may include a first tooth and a second tooth. The second gear may be disposed within the housing and include a third tooth that engages the first tooth and the second tooth to form a pressure pocket. The end plate may be disposed within the housing. The first gear and the second gear may each be rotatably coupled to the end plate. The end plate may define a discharge channel and a bridge portion. The discharge channel may extend between the discharge port and the bridge portion. The bridge portion may define a relief portion and the relief portion may be configured such that fluid is communicated from the pressure pocket to the discharge port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
    Inventor: Lyle Ward
  • Patent number: 11028858
    Abstract: The fan assembly provided with a fan ring, including a first leg and a second leg, may be arranged with a shroud that may include a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall, a first ring, a second ring, and a third ring. An air passage may be formed between a distal end of the first leg and the third ring, the second ring and the first leg, the second leg and the second sidewall, and a distal end of the first leg and the first ring. The air passage may be configured to improve acoustic performance and air flow efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
    Inventors: Tao Hong, Attila Simofi-Ilyes, John Fleck
  • Publication number: 20210102555
    Abstract: An electric water pump provided with a housing that includes a cover. The cover may extend from the sidewall and may be fixed to the volute. The cover may include a main portion, a first protrusion, extending from a first side of the main portion towards the impeller, and a second protrusion extending from a second side of the main portion, opposite the first side, towards the base member. The first and second protrusions may define a first aperture. The second protrusion may define a second aperture that may form a first communication passage. The first communication passage may be configured to receive a portion of the first flow of fluid from a first space, disposed between the impeller and the cover, and expel the same to towards the base member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
    Inventors: Karl KRUG, Joseph SURIANO, Lyle WARD, Matthew DISSETTE, Muhash SANJOFY
  • Publication number: 20210088055
    Abstract: The fan assembly provided with a fan ring, including a first leg and a second leg, may be arranged with a shroud that may include a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall, a first ring, a second ring, and a third ring. An air passage may be formed between a distal end of the first leg and the third ring, the second ring and the first leg, the second leg and the second sidewall, and a distal end of the first leg and the first ring. The air passage may be configured to improve acoustic performance and air flow efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
    Inventors: Tao Hong, Attila Simofi-Ilyes, John Fleck
  • Patent number: 10844770
    Abstract: A cooling fan module is provided. The cooling fan module may include a frame, a fan assembly, a number of guide vanes, and a cylindrical deflector. The frame may include a sidewall that defines an opening and an outer periphery. The fan assembly may be disposed within the opening and include fan blades extending from a hub and terminating at a fan ring. The fan ring may have a curved profile. The number of guide vanes may be disposed radially around the opening. The cylindrical deflector may extend axially from the sidewall and radially surround the number of guide vanes. The cylindrical deflector may be disposed radially between the number of guide vanes and the outer periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
    Inventors: Tao Hong, William Brehmer, Attila Simofi-Ilyes, Derek Mudge
  • Publication number: 20200328648
    Abstract: An electric motor, in particular for a motor vehicle, having a cylindrical motor housing and having a fastening flange, the motor housing having a housing shell which is open both on a first end side and on the opposite second end sides, the fastening flange being configured with a bearing seat, and the fastening flange being connected to the housing shell on the second end sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicants: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg, Schürholz GmbH & Co. KG Stanztechnik
    Inventors: Alexander KIFER, Dominik FÜLLER, Angelo CASTRIGNANO, Andreas BLANKL, Martin STILLER, Patrick THURMANN, Stefan WORTMANN, Heiko BÖMER
  • Patent number: 10800249
    Abstract: A fan shroud of a motor vehicle has a shroud body which comprises a round airflow opening for a fan impeller. The fan shroud additionally includes a motor mount which is arranged above the airflow opening and is attached by means of a strut to a fastening dome. The fastening dome is attached to the shroud body and is oriented perpendicularly to said shroud body. The radially outer end of the fastening dome, with reference to the airflow opening, is at a varying distance from the mid-point of the airflow opening. This disclosure additionally relates to a cooler fan of a motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, WÜRZBURG
    Inventors: Tilman Schaefer, Antje Findeisen
  • Patent number: 10763015
    Abstract: A system includes a partition element (4) and a first component (1) which is arranged on a first side of the partition element (4). The first component (1) includes at least one conductor (9), and the partition element (4) includes an associated feedthrough (5) for inserting and feeding through the conductor (9) and for electrically contacting the conductor (9) on a second side of the partition element (4) located opposite the first side. The conductor (9) forms a form-fitting connection to the feedthrough (5) and is pressed into the feedthrough (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, WURZBURG
    Inventors: Axel Steinshorn, Hans-Joachim Schröder
  • Patent number: 10741311
    Abstract: A system includes a partition element and a first component which is arranged on a first side of the partition element. The first component includes at least one conductor, and the partition element includes an associated feedthrough for inserting and feeding through the conductor and for electrically contacting the conductor on a second side of the partition element located opposite the first side. The conductor forms a form-fitting connection to the feedthrough and is pressed into the feedthrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, WÜRZBURG
    Inventors: Axel Steinshorn, Hans-Joachim Schröder
  • Patent number: 10700565
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stator arrangement for an electric three-phase generator, comprising a plurality of stator teeth, comprising a contacting device which is arranged on an end portion of the stator teeth, comprising a continuously wound winding wire which is wound in each case about individual stator teeth in order to form stator tooth windings and portions of which are arranged on the contacting device between the individual stator teeth, comprising a connecting element, which is arranged on the contacting device and designed to electrically connect portions of the winding wire arranged on the contacting device in order to form a star point. The present invention further provides an electric three-phase generator and a method for producing a stator arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, WÜRZBURG
    Inventors: Stefan Wüst, Daniel Fiederling, Wolfgang Strauss
  • Publication number: 20200191146
    Abstract: An electric-motor refrigerant compressor, for compressing a fluid, having a compressor housing having a housing bottom, and having a compressor part mounted in the compressor housing for conveying the fluid from a low pressure-side inlet to a high pressure-side outlet. The separating device is introduced into the housing bottom and has a cylindrical separating chamber which is connected to the outlet, and a separator which is arranged coaxially in said separating chamber for separating lubricant which is contained in the fluid, and a high pressure chamber of the compressor housing is coupled in flow terms by means of a passage duct to the separating chamber. The passage duct may be made in an intermediate wall between the high pressure chamber and the separating chamber in such a way that said passage duct opens into the separating chamber offset radially and on the outer side of the separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
    Inventors: Budi RINALDI, Björn FAGERLI
  • Publication number: 20200119616
    Abstract: An electric drive for a motor vehicle, in particular a fan drive, comprising an electric motor that includes a rotor which is mounted on a motor shaft so as to be able to rotate about a stationary stator as well as a driving part which is coupled to the rotor, and at least one electroconductive cover part for influencing and/or blocking interfering electromagnetic fields generated during operation of the electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
    Inventors: Kevin LUDWIG, Sebastien LABAT, Carsten DUPPE, Eugen HERMANN
  • Patent number: 10590948
    Abstract: The present invention provides an adapter device for attaching a cooling fan to a motor in a cooling fan module for an automotive cooling system. The device includes a connection member for rotationally fixed connection with a rotor of the motor. The rotor is surrounded by a stator comprising windings or coils arranged annularly about the rotor. The connection member is separate from the rotor and is configured for insertion into a central aperture or opening of the rotor for connection thereto via an outer surface of the connection member. An attachment member is provided at an end region of the connection member for attachment of a cooling fan thereto. The adapter device is configured to accommodate at least one bearing which supports the rotor for rotation about a rotational axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
    Inventors: Attila Simofi-Ilyes, Milenko Stamenic, Thomas Wissmueller
  • Publication number: 20200070645
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a fan shroud of a motor vehicle, having a shroud body which comprises a round airflow opening for a fan impeller. The fan shroud additionally includes a motor mount which is arranged above the airflow opening and is attached by means of a strut to a fastening dome. The fastening dome is attached to the shroud body and is oriented perpendicularly to said shroud body. The radially outer end of the fastening dome, with reference to the airflow opening, is at a varying distance from the mid-point of the airflow opening. This disclosure additionally relates to a cooler fan of a motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, WÜRZBURG
    Inventors: Tilman SCHAEFER, Antje FINDEISEN
  • Publication number: 20200063642
    Abstract: A frame device for a fan module for a main cooler and for a charge air cooler of a motor vehicle, comprising a main frame for the main cooler and a charge air cooler, separate from the latter, for the charge air cooler, wherein a seal is provided between the main frame and the charge air frame. Furthermore, the invention relates to a fan module with such a frame device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
    Inventors: Frank DITTER, Andre EVERS, Antje FINDEISEN
  • Publication number: 20200067446
    Abstract: A method for operating a brushless electric motor of a motor vehicle, particularly an electromotive refrigerant compressor, with two sub-motors arranged in sections and each comprising n-phases, by means of a converter corresponding to the number of phases of the electric motor. On the basis of a performance requirement, first switching points are determined for the n-phases, of one of the sub-motors, and on the basis of the performance requirement, second switching points are determined for the n-phases of the other sub-motor. The second switching points are shifted by a first phase angle and the converter is controlled on the basis of the first switching points and the second switching points. The first phase angle is selected such that a resulting current flow over the converter is smaller than a first threshold value. A unit of a motor vehicle, comprising a brushless electric motor is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim SCHROEDER, Axel STEINSHORN, Armin DIETZ
  • Patent number: 10563664
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fan impeller (5) for a radiator fan module (1) in a motor vehicle as well as to a radiator fan module, the fan impeller comprising: a hub (8), a shroud (9), a plurality of blades (7) that extend from the hub (8) outward and are connected to each other via the shroud (9), and a plurality of streamlining fins (16) which are located between the blades (7), on the bottom side (12) of the shroud (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignees: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg, Hochschule Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences
    Inventors: Nils Springer, Michael Mauss, Frank Kameier, Gi-Don Na