Patents Assigned to ElringKlinger AG
  • Seal for sealing a sealing gap and method for producing a seal of this type
    Patent number: 9182041
    Abstract: In order to provide a seal for sealing a sealing gap between a first component and a second component, comprising a seal body with at least one sealing portion and at least one spring element for biasing the sealing portion against at least one of the components to be sealed, the spring element being at least partially arranged in a receiving space of the seal body, which seal is simply constructed and easily producible and nevertheless ensures a secure retention of the spring element in the receiving space, it is proposed that the spring element has at least one claw element, by means of which the spring element is interlocked with the seal body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Oliver Daub, Günther Grau, Klaus Hocker, Adam Konik, Werner Neuschwander, Fabian Kopp, Walter Schuhmacher
  • Cylinder head gasket
    Patent number: 9169802
    Abstract: A cylinder head gasket includes a metallic gasket layer having through-openings and, at its peripheral outer margin, a first sealing element for providing a seal. The first sealing element forms a sealing line extending circumferentially about the gasket layer and surrounding the through-openings. The side of the first sealing element facing away from the peripheral outer margin of the gasket layer includes a vent hole arranged adjacent to a sealing line break and located in a first gasket layer region which is, on only a first side of the gasket layer, on both sides of the sealing line break, continuously bounded by the first sealing element and a second sealing element. The first sealing element and the second sealing element extend around the first gasket layer region such that a fluid flow path extending from the sealing line break to the vent hole has at least one change in direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Thomas Schumacher, Timo Dolde
  • Shielding device with a shielding element and at least one temperature and oscillation-decoupled fastening device
    Patent number: 9133869
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shielding device with a shielding element and at least one fastening eyelet for fastening the shielding device to a counterpart fastening piece and for receiving a fastening element. The fastening eyelet is movably supported in a fastening opening of the shielding device. The fastening eyelet is supported by a resiliently embodied coupling device so that the fastening eyelet is resiliently supported relative to the shielding element in an axial direction and is movable in the fastening opening relative to the shielding element in at least one radial direction when acted on with friction force. To produce friction force, radially outer regions of the coupling device cooperate in a resiliently prestressed fashion with sliding zones of opposing outsides of the shielding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: ELRINGKLINGER AG
    Inventors: Thomas Friedow, Bob Bell
  • Cell connector
    Patent number: 9136039
    Abstract: A cell connector for the electrically conductive connection of a first cell terminal of a first electrochemical cell and a second cell terminal of a second electrochemical cell of an electrochemical device is provided, the cell connector including a first contact region for connection to the first cell terminal and a second contact region for connection to the second cell terminal, where the cell connector allows a large relative displacement between the first contact region and the second contact region even under the influence of only small deformation forces. The cell connector can include a base body made of two or more material layers, at least two material layers being connected to one another in one piece along a fold line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignees: ElringKlinger AG, Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Armin Diez, Hubertus Goesmann, Axelle Hauck, Christian Zachar
  • Turbocharger
    Patent number: 9127590
    Abstract: Turbocharger provided with a bypass valve device comprising a valve element having a shaft movably connected to a valve element support, with a spindle between the valve element support and an adjusting lever extending transversely to the spindle, and an adjusting lever actuating element pivotably connected to the adjusting lever; an annular spring element is provided in at least one of a first position between the valve element and the valve element support and a second position between the adjusting lever and the adjusting lever actuating element, the spring element comprising at least one annular spring steel disc with a bead being configured and dimensioned so as to minimize play between the valve element and its support or between the adjusting lever and its actuating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Werner Schoenherr, Stephan Maier
  • Cell connector
    Patent number: 9105949
    Abstract: In order to enable the temperature in the region of at least one of the cell terminals that are connected to one another in an electrically conductive manner by a cell connector to be determined in a simple and reliable manner, there is proposed a cell connector for connecting a first cell terminal of a first electro-chemical cell and a second cell terminal of a second electro-chemical cell of an electro-chemical device in an electrically conductive manner which comprises a base body and a temperature sensing element that is fixed to the base body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignees: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Armin Diez, Jan Groshert, Mark Laderer, Christoph Tamegger, Matthias Müller, Wolfgang Fritz, Michael Kohnle, Hubertus Goesmann, Philipp Petz, Axelle Hauck, Christoph Born
  • Polymer compound as well as structural parts produced using the compound
    Patent number: 9085695
    Abstract: In order to make available polymer compounds that are improved with respect to their properties compared to conventional PTFE, on the one hand, and the further high-performance polymer or polymers, on the other, it is proposed that a polymer compound has a proportion of a fully fluorinated thermoplastic polymer material as well as a proportion of at least one further high-performance polymer different therefrom, selected from the group of polyphenylene sulphide (PPS), polyphenylene sulphone (PPSO2), polyamide (PA), polyimide (PI), polyamide-imide (PAD, and polyether imide (PEI) as well as copolymers and derivatives of these polymers and copolymers, wherein the compound has a homogeneous distribution of the proportions of the polymers and the polymer material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Michael Schlipf, Claudia Stern, Martin Maier
  • Actuating device for an exhaust gas flow control element of an exhaust gas turbocharger
    Patent number: 9080504
    Abstract: Actuating device for a gas flow control element arranged in an inflow path of a turbocharger turbine and connected to a spindle traversing a turbine housing wall and fixed to an adjusting element adjoining said wall; a resilient seal pretensioned in the spindle axis direction comprises at least one annular sealing disc traversed by the spindle and being a resilient sheet metal ring is installed between said wall and the adjusting element said ring being pressed with bead feet of at least one annular half bead against an abutment surface fixed relative to the adjusting element and an abutment surface fixed relative to said wall, and the seal together with said abutment surfaces and at least the spindle delimit a space being sealed gastightly except for at least a gap between the spindle and said wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: ELRINGKLINGER AG
    Inventors: Sonja Doehler, Stephan Maier
  • Polymer compound and components produced using the compound
    Patent number: 9051462
    Abstract: In order to provide polymer compounds which are improved with respect to their properties in comparison with conventional PTFE, on the one hand, and compounds thereof with additional high performance polymers, on the other hand, it is suggested that a polymer compound comprise a proportion of a fully fluorinated, thermoplastic polymer material as well as a proportion of at least one additional high performance polymer different thereto and selected from the group consisting of polyether ketone, polyether ether ketone and polyether aryl ketone as well as copolymers and derivatives of these polymers and copolymers, wherein the compound displays a homogeneous distribution of the proportions of the polymers and the polymer material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Michael Schlipf, Claudia Stern, Martin Maier
  • Tubular Body and Oil Pan Comprising Such a Tubular Body
    Publication number: 20150028038
    Abstract: In order to enable a tubular body and an oil pan to be manufactured as cost-effectively as possible, it is proposed that the tubular body comprise a partial tubular body extending over a first partial circumference of a tubular section, and a partial tubular body complementary to the former and extending over the partial circumference that is still free, said partial tubular bodies having connection surfaces in contact with each other along a separating surface following a course of the tubular body and being connected together along said connection surfaces by use of joining techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventor: Ralf Franz
  • Electrochemical Conversion Device
    Publication number: 20150017564
    Abstract: In order to improve an electrochemical conversion device comprising a plurality of functional elements stacked one upon the other into a stack in a stacking direction and interconnected within the stack, some of which have peripheral areas of sheet material, some of which are arranged in a stacked configuration one upon the other in a stacking direction, forming peripheral stacks, and are interconnected by way of a first element-to-element connection and some others of which are interconnected by way of a second element-to-element connection, in such a manner that the strain placed on the element-to-element connections can be kept as low as possible, it is proposed that one of the functional elements comprise a compensating unit and that the compensating unit comprise at least one deformable element which, by deformation, allows for at least one height compensation in the stacking direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Uwe Maier, Andreas Zimmer
  • VALVE COVER
    Publication number: 20140230765
    Abstract: In order to provide a valve cover to which at least one line is securable simply and by using a small number of fastening elements, it is proposed that the valve cover includes the following: a base body that, in the mounted condition of the valve cover, is arranged on an engine block of an internal combustion engine and covers over a valve chamber of the internal combustion engine, and at least one fixing device for securing at least one line to the base body of the valve cover, wherein the fixing device includes a fixing element and at least one fixing element receiver which is arranged on the base body and to which the fixing element is securable or secured by latching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Peter Laichinger, Gerd Traxler
  • Sealing assembly for a fuel cell stack and method for manufacturing a fuel cell stack
    Publication number: 20140147767
    Abstract: In order to provide a sealing assembly for a fuel cell stack comprising a plurality of fuel cell units, which are arranged consecutively in a stacking direction, wherein each of the fuel cell units comprises a housing with at least one housing part made of a metallic material, which also has an adequate electrical insulation effect and an adequate mechanical strength at a high operating temperature of the fuel cell stack, it is proposed that the sealing assembly comprises at least one intermediate element made of a metallic material, wherein the intermediate element is soldered to a housing part of a first fuel cell unit at at least one location by means of a metal solder and is secured to a housing part of a second fuel cell unit at at least another location, wherein the intermediate element and/or the housing part of the first fuel cell unit is provided with a coating made of a ceramic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Hans-Rainer Zerfass, Armin Diez, Peter Schenk, Wolfgang Fritz, Peter Lamp, Manfred Wier, Joachim Tachtler
  • CYLINDER HEAD GASKET
    Publication number: 20140097575
    Abstract: A cylinder head gasket includes a metallic gasket layer having through-openings and, at its peripheral outer margin, a first sealing element for providing a seal. The first sealing element forms a sealing line extending circumferentially about the gasket layer and surrounding the through-openings. The side of the first sealing element facing away from the peripheral outer margin of the gasket layer includes a vent hole arranged adjacent to a sealing line break and located in a first gasket layer region which is, on only a first side of the gasket layer, on both sides of the sealing line break, continuously bounded by the first sealing element and a second sealing element. The first sealing element and the second sealing element extend around the first gasket layer region such that a fluid flow path extending from the sealing line break to the vent hole has at least one change in direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Thomas Schumacher, Timo Dolde
  • COVER FOR AN ELECTRO-CHEMICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140079982
    Abstract: A cell contacting system for an electro-chemical device is provided, which has a reduced weight and yet a high security against damage. The electro-chemical device includes a plurality of electro-chemical cells, a cover which includes a carrier element, on which there is arranged at least one cell connector for the electrically conductive connection of a first cell terminal of a first electro-chemical cell and a second cell terminal of a second electro-chemical cell, and a cover element for covering the at least one cell connector, the cover element including a covering film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicants: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Mark Laderer, Wolfgang Fritz, Hubertus Goesmann, Axelle Hauck, Christian Zachar
  • CELL CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20140069690
    Abstract: A cell connector for the electrically conductive connection of a first cell terminal of a first electrochemical cell and a second cell terminal of a second electrochemical cell of an electrochemical device is provided, the cell connector including a first contact region for connection to the first cell terminal and a second contact region for connection to the second cell terminal, where the cell connector allows a large relative displacement between the first contact region and the second contact region even under the influence of only small deformation forces. The cell connector can include a base body made of two or more material layers, at least two material layers being connected to one another in one piece along a fold line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicants: Bayerishe Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Armin Diez, Hubertus Goesmann, Axelle Hauck, Christian Zachar
  • Sealing assembly for a fuel cell stack
    Patent number: 8663864
    Abstract: In a fuel cell stack having a plurality of fuel cell units, which are arranged consecutively in a stacking direction, wherein each of the fuel cell units comprises a housing with at least one housing part made of a metallic material, which has an adequate electrical insulation effect and an adequate mechanical strength at a high operating temperature of the fuel cell stack, a sealing assembly is provided and comprises at least one intermediate element made of a metallic material, wherein the intermediate element is soldered to a housing part of a first fuel cell unit at at least one location by a metal solder and is secured to a housing part of a second fuel cell unit at at least another location, wherein the intermediate element and/or the housing part of the first fuel cell unit is provided with a coating made of a ceramic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Hans-Rainer Zerfass, Armin Diez, Peter Schenk, Wolfgang Fritz, Peter Lamp, Manfred Wier, Joachim Tachtler
  • Flat gasket
    Patent number: 8646783
    Abstract: In order to provide a flat gasket comprising at least one gasket sheet, which comprises at least one through-opening and at least one sealing bead, which extends around the through-opening and is delimited at the side facing the through-opening by an inner bead foot, and at the side remote from the through-opening by an outer bead foot, and at least one deformation-limiting device, which comprises at least one stopper element disposed on a stopper-supporting surface of the gasket sheet, in which flat gasket the effective stopper height of the stopper element may easily be set to a value that differs from the thickness of the stopper element, the stopper-supporting surface is shifted in a direction extending at right angles to the stopper-supporting surface by an offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventor: Wolfgang Fritz
  • SEALING ELEMENT FOR A ROTARY PISTON MACHINE
    Publication number: 20130319222
    Abstract: A sealing element for a rotary piston machine for sealing a lever is provided which is guided in an annular gap and is rotatable around a rotational axis, wherein the sealing element is rotationally symmetrical relative to the rotational axis, characterized in that the sealing element comprises a dynamic region and a static region, wherein the dynamic region has an axial sealing face being directed towards the annular gap, and a radial sealing face being directed towards the interior of an annular channel of the rotary piston machine, which annular channel surrounds the annular gap; and wherein the static region serves to fix the sealing element to the rotary piston machine, and wherein there is formed in the static region a channel, to which a fluid can be supplied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicants: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Heinz Raubacher, Uwe Koch, Marko Voigt, Markus Alber
  • Connecting device
    Patent number: 8562696
    Abstract: In order to produce a connecting device for the electrically conductive connection of a plurality of cell terminals of electro-chemical cells of an electro-chemical device which enables the cell connector to be mounted on the electro-chemical cells in a simple and rapid manner wherein the device comprises two or more cell connectors for respectively connecting two cell terminals of different electro-chemical cells to one another in electrically conductive manner, it is proposed that, in an assembly state of the connecting device, at least two cell connectors be integrally connected together after separating out the cell connectors from a starting material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignees: ElringKlinger AG, Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Axelle Hauck, Philipp Petz, Hubertus Goeshann, Jan Groshert, Armin Diez, Wolfgang Fritz, Michael Kohnle