Patents Assigned to ElringKlinger AG
  • Patent number: 12686183
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to provide a particularly planar component that is as simple as possible to produce and has an optimized stability. In order to achieve said aim, a component is proposed which comprises or is formed from a polymer matrix material and at least one non-compressible filler, wherein an average proportion of the at least one non-compressible filler is preferably approximately 75 wt. % or more, based on the total mass of the component and/or based on a local mass of the component in a locally compacted region of the component, wherein the component has one or more attachment regions for attaching the component to an additional component, and wherein a material of the component is compressed at least in the one or more attachment regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Robert Witzgall, Harri Dittmar
  • Patent number: 12683224
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: 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
  • Patent number: 12683236
    Abstract: In order to provide a rupture device which can be produced as simply as possible and which enables a controlled opening of a container in the event of an overpressure, it is proposed that the rupture device comprise a wall component which has at least one rupture web, wherein the at least one rupture web has a thickness varying in the longitudinal direction, and/or wherein the at least one rupture web is formed by at least one first depression, which is arranged on a first side of the wall component, and at least one second depression, which is arranged on a second side, facing away from the first side, of the wall component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Kirk Eidam, Björn Schulz, Bernd Schäfer, Ingo Wachholz, Mathias Scherer
  • Patent number: 12679071
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to provide a component, preferably a component for a vehicle, which is as stable as possible and which has an optimized electromagnetic compatibility. This is achieved by providing a component comprising a base element, which comprises or is made of at least one composite element, and a shielding element for electrically and/or electromagnetically shielding the component, wherein the shielding element comprises or is made of one or more foils, for example one or more metal foils, and is connected to the base element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Martin Eberhardt, Silvio Koch, Robert Witzgall, Harri Dittmar
  • Publication number: 20260188775
    Abstract: An energy storage unit, wherein the energy storage unit in particular can be an energy storage module and/or in particular electrical energy for driving a motor vehicle is able to be provided by the energy storage unit, wherein the energy storage unit comprises the following: a plurality of energy storage elements, preferably a plurality of electrochemical energy storage elements, e.g. a plurality of battery cells; and a temperature-control fluid barrier, wherein the temperature-control fluid barrier extends about a temperature-control chamber and in the temperature-control chamber at least a plurality of the energy storage elements are able to be temperature-controlled by means of a temperature-control fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2026
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Applicants: ElringKlinger AG, Piëch Design & Engineering AG
    Inventors: Jonas BODENBENDER, Lukas KOLLER, Marius DORNSEIF, Ralph ILLENBERGER, Tobias MOERS
  • Publication number: 20260184379
    Abstract: A vehicle body unit (210), having at least one support element (212) extending in particular longitudinally, at least one injection molding element (214) and at least one functional element (310). The invention proposes that at least one functional element (310), in particular with a retaining part (312), is arranged at least partially in contact with the at least one support element (212) and that at least one retaining part (362) of at least one injection molding element (214) is at least partially molded onto the at least one support element (212) and the at least one adjacently arranged functional element (310).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2026
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Applicant: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Miriam Rommel, Marco Schrade, Philipp Streicher, Gerd Traxler, Simon Steffan, Torsten Stifel
  • Publication number: 20260180070
    Abstract: Energy storage unit, wherein the energy storage unit in particular can be an energy storage module and/or in particular electrical energy for driving a motor vehicle is able to be provided by the energy storage unit, wherein the energy storage unit comprises the following: a plurality of energy storage elements, preferably a plurality of electrochemical energy storage elements, e.g. a plurality of battery cells; and a temperature-control fluid barrier, wherein the temperature-control fluid barrier extends about a temperature-control chamber and in the temperature-control chamber at least a plurality of the energy storage elements are able to be temperature-controlled by means of a temperature-control fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2026
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Applicants: ElringKlinger AG, Piëch Design & Engineering AG
    Inventors: Jonas BODENBENDER, Lukas KOLLER, Marius DORNSEIF, Ralph ILLENBERGER, Tobias MOERS
  • Publication number: 20260159169
    Abstract: An impact-protection unit, the impact-protection unit comprising the following: a barrier unit and a deformation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2026
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Applicant: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Ralf FRANZ, Eugen KÜBLER, Christian SEHL, Matthias BIEGERL, Armin EHNI, Moritz FRANZEN, Julian KLEIH, Manuel NEUBAUER
  • Patent number: 12644521
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignees: ELRINGKLINGER KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH, ELRINGKLINGER AG
    Inventors: Benjamino Rocco Formisano, Ardijan Halili, Harald Schober
  • Publication number: 20260110361
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2025
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Applicants: ElringKlinger AG, ElringKlinger Kunststofftechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Uwe KOCH
  • Patent number: 12597661
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20260059729
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2025
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Applicant: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventor: Fabian ALBRECHT
  • Publication number: 20260027914
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2025
    Publication date: January 29, 2026
    Applicant: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventor: Bernd TRABER
  • Patent number: 12512563
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: ELRINGKLINGER AG
    Inventors: Stefan Kazmaier, Michael Schweizer, Holger Mann
  • Patent number: 12463285
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Fritz, Stefan Kazmaier
  • Publication number: 20250337090
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2025
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Applicant: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventor: Axel STREICHER
  • Publication number: 20250323349
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2025
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Applicant: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Lars WELLER, Ulrich BENZEL, Markus AICHELE
  • Publication number: 20250309414
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2025
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Applicant: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Matthias BIEGERL, Thomas WOLF, Stefan DIETERLE, Eugen KÜBLER
  • Patent number: 12416326
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2025
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventor: Pascal Dirnberger
  • Publication number: 20250279522
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2025
    Publication date: September 4, 2025
    Applicant: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Robert WITZGALL, Fabian ALBRECHT, Thomas WOLF, Matthias BIEGERL, Eugen KÜBLER