Patents Assigned to FLENDER GMBH
  • Patent number: 12244189
    Abstract: A dynamoelectric machine includes a shaft, a rotor arranged fixedly on the shaft for conjoint rotation, and a slip ring system enabling a rotor winding system to be contacted electrically and including a slip ring body having slip rings arranged spaced-apart axially behind one another and assigned to an electrical phase. The slip ring body is connected fixedly to the shaft for conjoint rotation and has between an inner side thereof and the shaft a section which forms an axially open cavity on both skies. In a region of the slip ring system, the shaft is hollow with a hollow shaft portion assigned to the slip ring system for routing feed lines to the rotor winding system. Recesses are provided on the cavity axially on an inside and axially on an outside for introducing a cooling medium flow axially into the cavity and discharge thereof into an outlet region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Binder, Georg Brunner, Nicole Devingtel, Daniel Friedl, Thomas Garhammer, Robert Gruber, Lorenz Hraska, Oliver Memminger, Günther Ortmeier, Matthias Reisinger, Klaus Schifferer, Markus Sentef
  • Patent number: 12214433
    Abstract: A method for producing a tooth geometry includes selecting a root-side starting contour configured as an ellipse segment and a head-side partial contour of a tooth; selecting an adaptation region for at least a part of the root-side starting contour; determining for the adaptation region a correction specification determined using a correction function configured as an at least third-order polynomial having at least one adjustable function parameter comprising adjustable coefficients; modifying the root-side starting contour using the correction specification to form a root-side final contour, and producing the tooth geometry by chip-removing machining based on the head-side partial contour and the root-side final contour. Also disclosed are a computer program product for carrying out the method, a tool for manufacturing the tooth geometry based on the method, and a machine component having the tooth geometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Flender GmbH
    Inventor: Ralf Hess
  • Publication number: 20250035166
    Abstract: A coupling for connection between a first shaft and a second shaft includes a first coupling portion designed for connection to the first shaft, a second coupling portion connected to the first coupling portion for transmitting a drive torque and designed for connection to the second shaft, and a bush accommodated in a through-hole of an axial hub portion of at least one of the first and second coupling portions and made of an electrically non-conductive high-performance plastics material, for receiving the first shaft or second shaft associated with the at least one of the first and second coupling portions, wherein the through-hole has an internal circumference formed with a radial step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: Flender GmbH
    Inventor: Andre Jansen
  • Publication number: 20250020203
    Abstract: A planetary transmission includes first and second planetary stages. At least one of the first and second planetary stages includes a transmission component. The planetary transmission further includes a pilot bearing, and a double-walled pipe received in the pilot bearing and having a central portion designed to have an outlet point for dispensing lubricant into the transmission component. A bushing is disposed in a region of the outlet point such that a gap is formed between the bushing and the transmission component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: FLENDER GMBH
    Inventor: Norbert Haake
  • Patent number: 12119732
    Abstract: An electric machine includes a hollow-cylindrical stator and at least two receiving elements, each receiving element at least partially enclosing the stator in a circumferential direction along an inner coverage length and conjointly connected to the stator in the circumferential direction along an inner fastening length. A stator housing is conjointly connected to the receiving elements in the circumferential direction along the outer fastening length. The inner fastening length extends at most along 120° in the circumferential direction, and the outer fastening length extends at most along 200° in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Friedl, Thomas Garhammer, Robert Gruber, Mesaros Akos Keceli, Oliver Memminger, Günther Ortmeier, Klaus Schifferer, Laslo Toldi, Anatoli Vogel
  • Publication number: 20240328500
    Abstract: An arrangement includes a drive-side transmission with an output shaft of the transmission, which extends along an axis. A work machine with a drive shaft is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the output shaft. To improve stability and to save space, the transmission on the work machine, by the connection between the output shaft and the drive shaft and a torque arm, is supported to the extent of at least 90% of the forces arising during operation. The connection of the output shaft and the drive shaft is configured to be flexurally stiff to support transverse forces. The axial end of the drive shaft is embodied as a hollow shaft. The axial end of the output shaft has a stub which is disposed at least partially in the hollow shaft of the drive shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Düvel, DIRK SCHROER, SIMON BECKA
  • Patent number: 12092078
    Abstract: A rotor shaft assembly for a torque-transmitting connection of a gearbox unit to a generator unit includes an output shaft for the gearbox unit, a rotor shaft for the generator unit, and a curved tooth coupling designed to connect the output shaft and the rotor shaft to one another The curved tooth coupling includes a releasably fastened supporting element designed to axially position the curved tooth coupling and including a mating face to support an axial force of the curved tooth coupling, with the mating face being designed to slide on a corresponding support face of the output shaft or of the rotor shaft when the output shaft is tilted relative to the rotor shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Flender GmbH
    Inventor: Ralf Martin Dinter
  • Patent number: 12085163
    Abstract: A transmission includes a first transmission stage, a feedthrough extending through the first transmission stage, and a first deflector designed to deflect a lubricant away from the feedthrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: Sarah Bröcker, Markus Degeling, Christian König
  • Publication number: 20240280169
    Abstract: A transmission cooling device includes a transmission housing part for housing rotating transmission elements and a fan, which is connected to the transmission housing part, for providing a cooling air flow against an outer side of the transmission housing part. The fan has a conveying element, which communicates with a hollow fan ring, for generating an operating flow within the fan ring. The fan ring communicates via at least one discharge opening with a volume provided radially within the fan ring in such a way that the operating flow generates the cooling air flow by a suction jet effect. Indirectly generating the cooling air flow with the aid of the operating flow generated by the conveying element in the hollow fan ring results in good cooling with a large flow cross section of the cooling air flow with small installation space requirement, thereby enabling space-saving cooling of a transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: Flender GmbH
    Inventor: Ralf DINTER
  • Patent number: 12055204
    Abstract: A toothed transmission element includes a partial region formed with a first material, teeth defining an edge region which is formed additively with a second material having a hardness which is greater than a hardness of the first material, and a third material located between the first material and the second material, wherein a hardness decreases stepwise along a section leading from the edge region to the partial region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Flender GmbH
    Inventor: Tobias Kamps
  • Patent number: 12046948
    Abstract: A stator of a directly driven wind turbine generator includes a stator support, and stator segments arranged around a circumference and positioned on flanges of the stator support. Each stator segment includes a segment support having a cavity. Securing devices secure the stator segments via the segment supports to the flanges of the stator support. The securing devices have each an intermediate piece to complement the cavity of a corresponding one of the segment supports, and an alignment pin to secure the intermediate piece in position and to adjust an air gap of the wind turbine generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: Attila Koeszegi, Andreas Lindmeier, Dominik Ratzisberger, Franz Xaver Michael Schober, Christoph Schwarzbauer, Lei Yue
  • Patent number: 12044306
    Abstract: A planetary gearbox includes a first planetary stage with a component, a sun gear, and a planet gear meshing with the sun gear via a toothing system, a second planetary stage, and a lubricant transfer device arranged between the first planetary stage and the second planetary stage. The lubricant transfer device includes a discharge component arranged in a co-rotating manner on a component of the second planetary stage, and a receiving component designed to receive lubricant and arranged in a co-rotating manner on the component of the first planetary stage. A lubricant conduit communicates with the lubricant transfer device and is configured to extend over an entire axial extent of a tooth engagement region of the sun gear of the first planetary stage radially within the toothing system of the sun gear with the planet gear of the first planetary stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: Pascal Hessling, Michael Vennemann
  • Patent number: 12038080
    Abstract: A supporting device includes first and second supporting flanges coupled with first and second transmissions, respectively, and a support via which a supporting force is transmittable from the first supporting flange to the second supporting flange. The support includes a lever element which is coupled in an articulated manner with an attachment element on the first supporting flange and thus articulated with the first supporting flange, and a supporting element which is coupled in an articulated manner with the lever element and connected to the second supporting flange and which includes two spaced-apart supporting parts. The lever element is arranged partly between two spaced-apart attachment parts of the attachment element and partly between the supporting parts of the supporting element and is coupled in an articulated manner with the attachment element via the attachment parts and in an articulated manner with the supporting element via the supporting parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: Simon Becka, Volker Düvel, Marvin Schlütter
  • Patent number: 12013002
    Abstract: A rotationally elastic coupling has a first coupling part with elastomers. The elastomers are arranged in the first coupling part in such a way that the elastomers serve to transfer a force onto a second coupling part when the first coupling part and the second coupling part are connected to one another. In order to improve the identification of wear, the rotationally elastic coupling has a switching element that is arranged at least in part in a first elastomer of the elastomers. A method is provided for producing a first elastomer for a rotationally elastic coupling of this kind. A method is provided for identifying a wear state for a rotationally elastic coupling of this kind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Flender GmbH
    Inventor: Ralf Martin Dinter
  • Patent number: 12012926
    Abstract: A planetary carrier arrangement Includes a planetary carrier, and a lubricant dispensing unit designed to dispense lubricant into the planetary carrier. The lubricant dispensing unit includes an axially elastically movable thrust ring designed to compensate an axial offset of the planetary carrier. The thrust ring has a side in facing relationship to the planetary carrier, with the side designed to include a lubricant pocket thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: Sarah Bröcker, Alfons Böing, Markus Degeling, Christian König
  • Patent number: 11988272
    Abstract: A planetary transmission includes a transfer device for transferring a supply medium. First and second transmission parts rotate relative to one another, with the transfer device having an annular groove on a surface of the first transmission part or of the second transmission part. The transfer device has bores distributed over a periphery. The first transmission part includes a separate bush which points towards the second transmission part and has a sealing groove with a sealing ring axially on both sides of the annular groove. The bush is arranged rotationally fixed on a rest of the first transmission part and designed to float in an axial direction with sufficient play in order to tilt out of a coaxial relative position with respect to the first transmission part and/or to the second transmission part to the extent of a relative movability of the respective sealing ring within the associated sealing groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Hitpass, Carolin Telaar
  • Publication number: 20240162794
    Abstract: A dynamoelectric machine includes a shaft, a rotor arranged fixedly on the shaft for conjoint rotation, and a slip ring system enabling a rotor winding system to be contacted electrically and including a slip ring body having slip rings arranged spaced-apart axially behind one another and assigned to an electrical phase. The slip ring body is connected fixedly to the shaft for conjoint rotation and has between an inner side thereof and the shaft a section which forms an axially open cavity on both skies. In a region of the slip ring system, the shaft is hollow with a hollow shaft portion assigned to the slip ring system for routing feed lines to the rotor winding system. Recesses are provided on the cavity axially on an inside and axially on an outside for introducing a cooling medium flow axially into the cavity and discharge thereof into an outlet region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: HERBERT BINDER, GEORG BRUNNER, NICOLE DEVINGTEL, DANIEL FRIEDL, THOMAS GARHAMMER, ROBERT GRUBER, LORENZ HRASKA, OLIVER MEMMINGER, GÜNTHER ORTMEIER, MATTHIAS REISINGER, KAUS SCHIFFERER, MARKUS SENTEF
  • Patent number: 11959457
    Abstract: A series of planetary gearboxes includes a plurality of subseries of planetary gearboxes. Each of the plurality of subseries includes a planetary gear carrier of a planetary stage, at least two rolling bearings, and a planetary gear mounted on the at least two rolling bearings. The at least two rolling bearings in a first one of the first plurality of subseries have a first bearing width and in a second one of the first plurality of subseries having a second bearing width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: Dominikus Daners, Ralf Gettler, Dirk Holweger
  • Publication number: 20240117873
    Abstract: A transmission includes a first transmission stage, a feedthrough extending through the first transmission stage, and a first deflector designed to deflect a lubricant away from the feedthrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: Sarah Bröcker, MARKUS DEGELING, CHRISTIAN KÖNIG
  • Patent number: D1071864
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Bruns, Michael Klein-Hitpass, Michael Tegelkamp, Eugen Schlegel