Patents Assigned to Danfoss A/A
  • Patent number: 11952987
    Abstract: A hydraulic piston machine is described comprising a piston (1) having a hollow (2) secured by a wall (3) and an insert (4) arranged in the hollow. Such a machine should have a high efficiency at low costs. To this end the insert (4) comprises a section (29) which extends out of the hollow (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Danfoss A/S
    Inventors: Stig Kildegaard Andersen, Frank Holm Iversen, Sveinn Porarinsson
  • Patent number: 11948763
    Abstract: An actuation device for actuating a circuit breaker, has a circuit arrangement and a plurality of resistor devices, wherein a plurality of first switching elements of the circuit arrangement are connected to a respectively assigned first voltage source and a respectively assigned resistor device and have a switching input that is connected to an actuation logic unit, wherein this actuation logic unit furthermore has a superordinate actuation input and a plurality of sensor inputs. A method for operating such an actuation device is also presented, wherein, during the switching-on or the switching-off process of the circuit breaker, the plurality of first switching elements are switched on in a clocked manner and therefore generate a target voltage profile at the control input of the circuit breaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SEMIKRON DANFOSS ELEKTRONIK GMBH & CO., KG
    Inventors: Orlando Capasso, Michael Kettler, Alexander Mühlhöfer, Daniel Obermöder
  • Patent number: 11946462
    Abstract: Hydraulic axial piston unit having a rotational group for driving or being driven by a driving shaft, and a tiltable displacement element for adjusting the displacement volume of the rotational group. The rotational group includes a rotatable cylinder block in which working pistons are mounted reciprocally moveable in cylinder bores for conveying hydraulic fluid from an inlet port to an outlet port on a valve segment. At least two control ports are located on the valve segment each between the inlet port and the outlet port. The control ports can be brought sequentially in fluid connection with the cylinder bores when the cylinder block is rotating. At least one hydraulic fluid injector is connected fluidly to one control port, for sequentially injecting pressurized hydraulic fluid via the control port into the passing cylinder bores. Via the other control port hydraulic fluid can be drained from passing cylinder bores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: DANFOSS POWER SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jaromir Tvaruzek, Samuel Hall, Phil Evans, Dennis Greene
  • Patent number: 11939739
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (19) of operating a hydraulic arrangement (1) including a mounting base (5), a boom (3) that is pivotably arranged on the mounting base (5), and a Z-kinematics (2) that is arranged on the boom (3). The Z-kinematics (2) tilts a tool attachment device (10), that is pivotably arranged on the boom (3). The boom (3) is moved by a lifting hydraulic piston (7) that is connected to the boom (3) and to the mounting base (5). The Z-kinematics (2) is moved by at least a tilting hydraulic piston (11) that is connected to a lever of the Z-kinematics (2) and to the mounting base (5). On application of an input control command for changing the position of the lifting hydraulic piston (7), a compensation command is automatically generated and applied to the tilting hydraulic piston (11), to essentially maintain the attitude of the tool attachment device (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: DANFOSS POWER SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Erik Westergaard, Henrik Hauge
  • Patent number: 11939514
    Abstract: A self-healing hydraulic seal is provided. The self-healing hydraulic seal is prepared from a water-swellable elastomeric composition comprising a base polymer and a plant-based polysaccharide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Danfoss A/S
    Inventors: James Patrick Barnhouse, Aaron David Clark, Kelly Ann Williams
  • Patent number: 11933547
    Abstract: A plate heat exchanger (1) includes a stack of plate elements (2), each plate element (2) being of a double wall construction having a first heat transfer plate (10) and a second heat transfer plate (20), each having a central heat exchanging portion (40) provided with surface patterns (45) adapted for a surface pattern (45) of first heat transfer plate (10) of one plate element (2) to contact a surface pattern (45) of a second heat transfer plate (20) of a neighbouring plate element (2) forming a first flow path (A) for a first fluid at the one side and second flow path for a second fluid (B) at the second side of a plate element (2), where the plate elements (2) are formed with openings (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) in opening areas (30a, 30b, 30c, 30d), wherein a first heat transfer plate (10) in an opening area (30a, 30b, 30c, 30d) is formed with a closed projection (50) projecting in a first direction, and in the same opening area (30a, 30b, 30c, 30d) is formed with an open projection (65) formed on a second directio
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Danfoss A/S
    Inventors: Helge Nielsen, Martin Debevc
  • Patent number: 11933441
    Abstract: A sensor arrangement (1) is described comprising a sensor housing (2) and a mounting connector (3). Such a sensor arrangement should be soldered to a refrigeration system without being sensitive for vibrations during operation of the system and without deteriorating a sensor arranged in the housing. To this end the mounting connector (3) is at least partly made of a bi-metal material with an inner layer (10) of steel and an outer layer (11) of copper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Danfoss A/S
    Inventors: Veenith Shetty, Hans-Henning Hansen, Jens Jensen
  • Patent number: 11933419
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hydraulic valve that has a two-stage con-struction that provides for higher fluid flow and lower power consumption. The present disclosure also relates to a hydraulic valve that may be constructed to include a pilot-poppet, a pilot-poppet valve seat, and a main-poppet. The main-poppet may be mechanically isolated from the pilot-poppet by the pilot-poppet valve seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Danfoss A/S
    Inventors: Nilesh Anant Sutar, Varun Tyagi
  • Patent number: 11933283
    Abstract: Manual displacement control device (MDC) for hydraulic units has an input shaft mounted rotatably about an input shaft axis in an input shaft block. The input shaft protrudes from the input shaft block with a first end, onto which a rotating torque can be applied. The MDC further includes a control spool housed in a control housing, which is moveable by means of rotating the input shaft for controlling a servo pressure. The control device has positioning means for adjusting and fixing the lateral position of the input shaft with respect to the control housing in a direction perpendicular to the input shaft axis and perpendicular to the direction of a restoring force exerted on the input shaft. The hydraulic unit is adjustable to its neutral position by means of a servo spring bracket providing an end stop surface for a servo spring seat towards the displacement element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: DANFOSS POWER SOLUTIONS GMBH & CO. OHG
    Inventors: Peter Bahna, Reinhardt Thoms, Andrej Babusa
  • Patent number: 11933411
    Abstract: Hydraulic fluid flushing valve for hydrostatic units usable in closed hydraulic circuit propel applications, having a flushing valve housing with a first inlet port connected to a first working line, a second inlet port connected to a second working line, and a discharge port for draining hydraulic fluid. A two-sided flushing valve flushing valve spool which can be shifted is mounted within the flushing valve housing in a cylindrical valve bore, which, in a shifted position, enables a fluid flow from one of the first or the second inlet port at which the lower hydraulic pressure is present, to the discharge port. The flushing valve spool includes on each side a pressure surface each of which is connected to one of the two inlet ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: DANFOSS POWER SOLUTIONS GMBH & CO. OHG
    Inventors: Arne Streblau, Martin Wüstefeld
  • Patent number: 11920589
    Abstract: The scroll compressor (1) includes a hermetic casing (2); an electric motor (12) arranged within the hermetic casing (2); an electrical box (14) attached to an outer surface of the hermetic casing (2); and compressor power terminals (13) insulated from the hermetic casing (2) and electrically connected to the electric motor (12), the compressor power terminals (13) protruding in the electrical box (14), the electrical box (14)] containing a control module (15) configured to control the electric motor (12), control wires (16) connected to the control module (15), and a terminal block assembly (17) configured to electrically connect the compressor power terminals (13) and the control wires (16) to external power leads (18) of an external power source. The terminal block assembly (17) includes a body part (19) and a wire guiding part (21) which is configured to guide and position the control wires (16) in predetermined connection positions with respect to the body part (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Danfoss Commercial Compressors
    Inventors: Jerome Burgod, Guillaume Rochet
  • Patent number: 11920876
    Abstract: A distributor for a plate heat exchanger includes a tube part having a tube wall and having a first end and a second end; a first flange formed at the first end; and a connecting protrusion. The connecting protrusion projects from the tube wall of the tube part in a direction away from an axis of the tube part, and projects from the first flange at the inside of the outer edge of the first flange in a direction towards the second end of the tube part; the connecting protrusion has a connecting protrusion wall, which has an axial connecting protrusion wall that faces in the axial direction of the tube part and is remote from the first flange, the axial connecting protrusion wall being between the first end and the second end of the tube part, and having at least one through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: DANFOSS MICRO CHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER (JIAXING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhifeng Zhang, Zhixuan An, Lingjie Zhang
  • Patent number: 11920573
    Abstract: A pressure exchanger (1) including a housing (2), a drive shaft (3) and a cylinder drum (4) rotatably arranged in the housing (2) is described, the cylinder drum (4) including two front faces and at least one cylinder (5) between the front faces, wherein the housing (2) includes a port flange (7, 8) at each end of the cylinder drum (4) and at least at one end of the cylinder drum (4) a pressure shoe (18) is arranged between the cylinder drum (4) and the port flange of this end. Such a pressure exchanger should be operated in a cost-effective manner. To this end an adjustable stop arrangement (19) is arranged between the pressure shoe (18) and the cylinder drum (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Danfoss A/S
    Inventors: Poul Erik Hansen, Tommi Kolb
  • Patent number: 11920842
    Abstract: A method for controlling a vapour compression system (1) including a compressor unit (2) including at least two compressors (3, 12), a heat rejecting heat exchanger (4), a receiver (6), an expansion device (7) and an evaporator (8) arranged in a refrigerant path is disclosed. At least one of the compressors is a main compressor (3) being fluidly connected to an outlet of the evaporator (8) and at least one of the compressors is a receiver compressor (12) being fluidly connected to a gaseous outlet (10) of the receiver (6). A flow of vapour entering the receiver (6), such as a mass flow of vapour entering the receiver (6) is estimated and compared to a first threshold value. In the case that the estimated flow is above the first threshold value, a pressure prevailing inside the receiver (6) is controlled by operating the receiver compressor (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Danfoss A/S
    Inventors: Jan Prins, Lars Finn Sloth Larsen
  • Patent number: 11913480
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting the functional state of a piloted or direct-operated isolation valve in a hydraulic circuit is presented. In some examples the hydraulic circuit is a steering circuit and the isolation valve provides selective isolation between a hydraulic actuator and one or more metering valves. In some examples, the isolation valve assembly is movable between a first position, in which fluid flow between the metering valve and the actuator is enabled, and a second position, in which fluid flow between the metering valve and the actuator is blocked. When the isolation valve assembly is moved to one of the first and second positions, an inlet port and a pressure sensing port of the isolation valve assembly are placed in fluid communication with each other. When the isolation valve assembly is moved to the other of the first or second position, a second inlet port and the pressure sensing port are placed in fluid communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Danfoss A/S
    Inventor: Kenneth Marshall Befus
  • Patent number: D1020641
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: DANFOSS POWER ELECTRONICS A/S
    Inventor: Michael Sørensen
  • Patent number: D1020658
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: DANFOSS POWER ELECTRONICS A/S
    Inventors: Lasse Aro, Dainius Stasiunas
  • Patent number: D1021792
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: DANFOSS POWER ELECTRONICS A/S
    Inventor: Michael Sørensen
  • Patent number: D1021794
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: DANFOSS POWER ELECTRONICS A/S
    Inventor: Michael Sørensen
  • Patent number: D1021796
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: DANFOSS POWER ELECTRONICS A/S
    Inventor: Michael Sørensen