Patents Assigned to ElringKlinger AG
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Patent number: 12644521Abstract: A sealing element made of a plastic, which is embodied to seal against an actuator and consists of a plastic or resin that can be handled in an injection molding process. In order to significantly improve a sealing tightness of injection molded sealing elements made of a plastic, according to the invention the sealing element, as a direct product of an injection molding process, is provided with a structure in the form of a groove in the sealing surface, which groove is distributed over the periphery of the sealing surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2022Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignees: ELRINGKLINGER KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH, ELRINGKLINGER AGInventors: Benjamino Rocco Formisano, Ardijan Halili, Harald Schober
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Publication number: 20260110361Abstract: Discharge unit for arrangement on a movable force transmission element which extends along a longitudinal axis, e.g., for arrangement on a shaft of which the rotational axis forms the longitudinal axis, wherein either the discharge unit comprises: - an outer carrier element, and - a discharge element fastened to the outer carrier element and extending in the direction towards the longitudinal axis and/or extending radially inwardly, or the discharge unit comprises the following: - an inner carrier element and - a discharge element fastened to the inner carrier element and extending in the direction away from the longitudinal axis and/or extending radially outwardly.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2025Publication date: April 23, 2026Applicants: ElringKlinger AG, ElringKlinger Kunststofftechnik GmbHInventor: Uwe KOCH
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Patent number: 12597661Abstract: A battery device comprises one or more battery modules, one of the respective battery modules comprising the following: a frame element, a base element and a plurality of battery cell.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2022Date of Patent: April 7, 2026Assignee: ElringKlinger AGInventors: Stefan Herter, Tobias Schmidt, Stefan Dwenger, Jochen Hantschel, Michael Grotz, Moritz Bertsch, Armin Diez, Mark Laderer, André Wiechert, Joachim Buck, Christian Honeck, Florian Schwarz, Heinrich Rot, Thomas Sträussl
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Publication number: 20260059729Abstract: A protective element for improving electromagnetic compatibility. The protective element comprises at least a shielding layer for protection from electric, magnetic, and/or electromagnetic fields.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2025Publication date: February 26, 2026Applicant: ElringKlinger AGInventor: Fabian ALBRECHT
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Publication number: 20260027914Abstract: A protective element, in particular for an energy storage system or for a motor vehicle, wherein the protective element has the following: a shielding element, for example a wall, and a protective material arranged or formed on a surface of the shielding element.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2025Publication date: January 29, 2026Applicant: ElringKlinger AGInventor: Bernd TRABER
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Patent number: 12512563Abstract: In order to create a module connector for electrically conductively connecting at least two battery modules, comprising a connecting conductor, which has a contact region that is arrangeable on a contact element of a battery module, in which module connector a sufficient contact protection for a fastening element is ensured in a simple and reliable manner, it is proposed that the module connector comprises a contact protection element, which at least partially covers the contact region of the connecting conductor, and a fastening element for fixing the contact region of the connecting conductor to the contact element, wherein the fastening element in a rest position is held on the contact protection element and is transferable from the rest position into an assembly position in which a contact protection is provided for at least a protected part of the fastening element by the contact protection element.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2022Date of Patent: December 30, 2025Assignee: ELRINGKLINGER AGInventors: Stefan Kazmaier, Michael Schweizer, Holger Mann
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Patent number: 12463285Abstract: A cell contacting system for an electrochemical device is provided, which includes a plurality of cell groups having one or more electrochemical cells, each having a first and a second cell terminal. The first cell terminals follow each other along the longitudinal direction in a first cell terminal region of the electrochemical device and the second cell terminals follow each other along the longitudinal direction in a second cell terminal region of the electrochemical device. The cell contacting system includes at least one cell connector extending obliquely to the longitudinal direction and configured for electrically conductively connecting cell terminals of a first cell group in the first cell terminal region to cell terminals of a second cell group in the second cell terminal region, which cell contacting system reliably enables a relative movement between the cell terminals to be electrically connected to each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2023Date of Patent: November 4, 2025Assignee: ElringKlinger AGInventors: Wolfgang Fritz, Stefan Kazmaier
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Publication number: 20250337090Abstract: A pressure relief device for opening a relief opening in a housing, in particular a battery storage housing, said pressure relief device providing a safe mode of functioning and having a simple structure, it is proposed that the pressure relief device has a main body which can be arranged in the relief opening and has a passage which connects an inlet and an outlet through which a medium can flow, a closing element which, if a defined activation pressure is exceeded, can be transferred from a closed position, in which the closing element closes the passage, to an open position in which the closing element releases the passage, and a cover which at least partly covers the closing element and/or passage and performs a setting movement with the closing element in order to release the passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2025Publication date: October 30, 2025Applicant: ElringKlinger AGInventor: Axel STREICHER
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Publication number: 20250323349Abstract: A storage device for receiving, storing and releasing electrical energy, the storage device comprising the following: a plurality of storage cells; a connecting element that connects at least two of the storage cells; and a temperature control zone on one side of the connecting element; wherein the storage cells that are connected by the connecting element extend into the temperature control zone or through the temperature control zone; wherein the connecting element surrounds the cell casings of the storage cells that are connected by the connecting element and delimits the temperature control zone with respect to an adjacent zone; and wherein the connecting element may preferably form a barrier by way of which a passage of a temperature control fluid, which can be conducted in the temperature control zone, from the temperature control zone into the adjacent zone can be counteracted.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2025Publication date: October 16, 2025Applicant: ElringKlinger AGInventors: Lars WELLER, Ulrich BENZEL, Markus AICHELE
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Publication number: 20250309414Abstract: A molded element for arranging on a temperature-controllable element, wherein the temperature-controllable element may preferably be an energy storage element, for example an electrochemical energy storage cell, wherein the molded element comprises: at least one receiving zone for receiving at least one section of the temperature-controllable element in the molded element and a molded element material having a density of at most 0.75 g/cm3, preferably at most 0.65 g/cm3, particularly preferably at most 0.55 g/cm3.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2025Publication date: October 2, 2025Applicant: ElringKlinger AGInventors: Matthias BIEGERL, Thomas WOLF, Stefan DIETERLE, Eugen KÜBLER
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Patent number: 12416326Abstract: A decoupling element for reducing structure-borne noise, particularly for use in a heat shield system, having a sleeve element with an insertion opening for the insertion of a fastener for fastening to a partner fastener, wherein the insertion opening extends in an axial direction of the sleeve element and the sleeve element has collars protruding in a radial direction, which are spaced apart from each other in the axial direction, wherein between the collars, a damping element is positioned, which extends radially outward beyond the collars and is provided to be fastened to a heat-shielding part by means of a fastening element, and the damping element is embodied as a metal wire structure, wherein the damping element is positioned so that it is elastically prestressed in the axial direction in a gap between the collars of the sleeve element.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2020Date of Patent: September 16, 2025Assignee: ElringKlinger AGInventor: Pascal Dirnberger
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Publication number: 20250279522Abstract: A protective element for arrangement on a device which emits electromagnetic radiation, wherein the device can be, for example, an at least partially electrically powered motor vehicle, the protective element comprising the following: a shielding layer for shielding against electromagnetic radiation, a plastic layer, and a contacting zone via an electrical contact can be established between the shielding layer and the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2025Publication date: September 4, 2025Applicant: ElringKlinger AGInventors: Robert WITZGALL, Fabian ALBRECHT, Thomas WOLF, Matthias BIEGERL, Eugen KÜBLER
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Patent number: 12401252Abstract: In order to improve a housing, in particular for an electrotechnical apparatus, comprising at least two housing parts which each have a connecting face, said connecting faces, in a closed state of the housing, facing one another along a connecting section, it is proposed that at least one of the at least two housing parts, along the connecting section, has at least one integrated protective section, in particular for EMC shielding and/or for mechanical protection.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2022Date of Patent: August 26, 2025Assignee: ElringKlinger AGInventors: Benjamin Ulmer, Jochen Schoellhammer, Tobias Kunert, Bodo Golchert, Bernhard Eberle, Bjoern Betz
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Publication number: 20250253464Abstract: A protective element (114) for an electrochemical energy storage unit (102), e.g. for a battery cell (104), wherein the protective element (114) comprises the following: a protective layer (116), e.g. a hot gas particle stream abrasion protection layer (118), wherein the protective layer (116) comprises a protective material (120), e.g. a hot gas particle stream abrasion protection material (122).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2025Publication date: August 7, 2025Applicant: ElringKlinger AGInventors: Robert WITZGALL, Harri DITTMAR
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Publication number: 20250253469Abstract: A protective device (100) for arranging on an impact-sensitive element (102), for example on a battery element (106), wherein the protective device (100) comprises the following: a wall element (108) and an adaptation element (116) arranged on the wall element (108).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2025Publication date: August 7, 2025Applicant: ElringKlinger AGInventors: Eugen KÜBLER, Matthias BIEGERL
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Patent number: 12379419Abstract: A device for measuring cell voltages in a module that is composed of a plurality of individual cells inside a rechargeable battery. In order to create a device of the above-mentioned kind with reduced production complexity, the invention proposes measuring devices for voltage measurement via a housing of a respective cell to be electrically connected to a busbar.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2021Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: ELRINGKLINGER AGInventors: Heinrich Roth, Thomas Sträussl, Florian Schwarz
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Patent number: 12366300Abstract: A pressure equalization apparatus comprises a main element, a sealing device, and a connection device for connecting the main element and the sealing device. The sealing device sealingly bears against the main element when the pressure equalization apparatus is in a closed state and is fixed relative to the main element via the connection device. A fixing connection between the main element and the sealing device which is formed thereby can be released in order to unblock a fluid connection between the interior of the pressure equalization apparatus and surroundings of the pressure equalization apparatus. The connection device comprises a spring element, the spring force of which acts in particular in a direction extending crosswise to an opening direction of the pressure equalization apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2023Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignee: ElringKlinger AGInventors: Matthias Goldsche, Axel Streicher
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Patent number: 12345333Abstract: In order to improve a method for producing a functional element, in particular, for flat seals, wherein a functional material layer is provided with a sieve region in which through openings for the passage of a fluid lie exposed between threads of a woven or plaited fabric such that a best possible sealing round the sieve regions is enabled, it is proposed that the functional material layer is provided with a sealing region which is formed to be cross-sectionally impermeable, in which the through openings of the woven or plaited fabric are closed by the softening and compressing of a filling material filling the through openings.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2016Date of Patent: July 1, 2025Assignee: ElringKlinger AGInventors: Jochen Schoellhammer, Florian Hassler
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Patent number: 12348091Abstract: To provide a method by means of which stacks of metal sheets can be produced in an easy and efficient way, it is proposed that the method comprises the following: coating one or more metal sheets with a bonding substance; bonding multiple metal sheets to form a sheet-metal laminate by a first activation of the bonding substance; cutting up the sheet-metal laminate to produce multiple sheet-metal laminate units and/or cutting out multiple sheet-metal laminate units from the sheet-metal laminate; and bonding the multiple sheet-metal laminate units to form a stack of metal sheets by a second activation of the bonding substance, wherein the bonding substance comprises a resin material and an elastomer material.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2022Date of Patent: July 1, 2025Assignee: ElringKlinger AGInventors: Magnus Reichert, Michael Schaich, Florian Haßler, Fabienne Anhorn, Wojtek Kolasinski, Peter Braun
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Publication number: 20250201969Abstract: A module for regulating a temperature of battery cells, the module comprising a main body, one or more additional bodies that are arranged and/or arrangeable on the main body, at least one temperature regulation medium inlet, at least one temperature regulation medium outlet, a sealing element, and receiving openings for receiving battery cells, wherein the sealing element is capable of sealing around some or around all of the receiving openings at surfaces of the battery cells which are arranged or arrangeable in the receiving openings, the main body and the one or more additional bodies as well as the battery cells which are arranged or arrangeable in the receiving openings constitute a temperature regulation circulation system for a temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2025Publication date: June 19, 2025Applicant: ElringKlinger AGInventors: Christian SEHL, Tobias Michael GRUHLER, Thomas WOLF, Frederik WEINMANN, Stefan DWENGER