Patents Assigned to FLENDER GMBH
  • Publication number: 20230243339
    Abstract: A wind turbine includes a dynamoelectric machine including a liquid-cooled stator and a rotor interacting with one another. The stator includes a magnetically conductive body and a winding system which is embedded in slots of the magnetically conductive body and which includes a main insulation arranged between a conductor of the winding system and a slot wall and including at least one recess provided in a cooling-channel impression of the main insulation to form at least one axial cooling channel extending between the main insulation and the slot wall, so that the at least one cooling channel borders the slot wall without insulation in direct contact with the slot wall. The winding system includes end windings which are also liquid-cooled. A can separates the stator and the rotor from one another and enables different cooling media for the stator and the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: CLAUS TERINGL, MICHAEL WINKLHOFER
  • Patent number: 11708890
    Abstract: A one-piece planetary carrier includes first and second side walls connected to one another by a plurality of webs. At least one of the webs has a curved outer surface which is directed substantially outward in a radial direction and belongs to a lateral surface of the web. The web includes a transition to the first side wall and a transition to the second side wall. The curved outer surface is convexly curved about a first axis of curvature at the transition to the first side wall and the transition to the second side wall. The curved outer surface has at least one anticlastic region which lies in an axial central section and an axial edge section of the web, with a combination of the axial central section with the axial edge section substantially defining an axial dimension of the planetary carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: FLENDER GMBH
    Inventors: Volker Lensing, Timo Funke, Carolin Telaar
  • Publication number: 20230231451
    Abstract: In a method for mounting a prefabricated form-wound coil or tooth-wound coil on a layered laminated core to form a stator segment or stator, the form-wound coil or tooth-wound coil is insulated with insulation. Laminates are punched and stacked to form partial laminated cores and/or a laminated core, with the partial laminated cores being spaced apart from one another by spacers and forming substantially axially extending open slots of the laminated core. The form-wound coil or tooth-wound coil are radially inserted into the slots such as to embrace a tooth of the laminated core, and a removable auxiliary element is placed at an axial end face of the laminated core to protect the insulation of the form-wound coil or tooth-wound coil as the form-wound coil or tooth-wound coil is radially inserted into the slots. The auxiliary element is radially removed and repositioned on a further tooth of the laminated core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: ARTUR DEUTSCH, NORBERT SCHÖNBAUER, MICHAEL WEGER
  • Publication number: 20230220912
    Abstract: A transmission housing includes a profile body configured to enclose transmission components, two side walls configured to enclose the transmission components in the profile body, and a hub rail inserted into a recess of one of the two side walls and fastened to the one of the two side walls, The hub rail includes at least two hubs and is defined by a hub width which is higher than a wall thickness of each of the two side wails. The profile body, the two side walls and the hub rail are each configured without joints in a radial direction of the at least two hubs in order to prevent radial insertion of a one of the transmission components into the hubs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicants: Flender GmbH, Flender Industriegetriebe GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Lutzke, ANDREAS FIEDLER, ROCCO FISCHER, SASCHA RUPPERT, JÖRG BUHL, ANDREAS ANGENENDT, GERD HAUSER
  • Publication number: 20230220886
    Abstract: A double-jointed coupling includes a carrier ring with an internal tooth arrangement, a hollow pinion shaft connected to the internal tooth arrangement of the carrier ring, and an intermediate shaft with a coupling tooth arrangement for engagement in the internal tooth arrangement. The coupling tooth arrangement is constructed on the intermediate shaft such as to enable passage of the intermediate shaft through the hollow pinion shaft for passage through the hollow pinion shaft. A thrust ring is arranged on the intermediate shaft in a region of the coupling tooth arrangement and constructed for passage through the hollow pinion shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: ANDRE JANSEN, MICHAEL SCHNUCKLAKE
  • Patent number: 11691154
    Abstract: A grinder includes a grinding table rotatable about a first rotational axis and at least two grinding rollers. Each of the at least two grinding rollers is arranged for rotation about a second rotational axis such that ground material can be comminuted between the grinding table and the grinding rollers during operation. A sensor arrangement can detect a change in inclination of the grinding table beyond a given threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: FLENDER GMBH
    Inventor: Bruno Back
  • Patent number: 11664709
    Abstract: A holding apparatus for a slip ring unit includes at least two slots configured for receiving slip ring brushes respectively, with the at least two slots being arranged in spaced-apart relationship. A cooling duct is arranged between the at least two slots for cooling a side surface of the slip ring brushes. The cooling duct is configured as a third slot between the at least two slots, with the at least two slots and the cooling duct being of essentially identical shape and dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Binder, Robert Gruber, Oliver Memminger
  • Patent number: 11649891
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmission (10), preferably a bevel helical transmission, having a transmission housing (1) and having a drive shaft (2.1), on which a fan (9) is mounted, and comprising a ring cooler (4), which surrounds the drive shaft (2.1), oil lines (7.1, 7.2) for transporting transmission oil in an oil circuit from the interior of the transmission housing (1) to the ring cooler (4) and from the ring cooler (4) into the interior of the transmission housing (1), and an air-guiding hood (3.1, 3.2) surrounding the ring cooler (4) for guiding air suctioned by the fan (9) onto the ring cooler (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: FLENDER GMBH
    Inventors: Simon Becka, Christoph Messink, Elmar Rickert, Franz Schmeink, Lena Striemann
  • Publication number: 20230117923
    Abstract: A one-piece planetary carrier includes first and second side walls connected to one another by a plurality of webs. At least one of the webs has a curved outer surface which is directed substantially outward in a radial direction and belongs to a lateral surface of the web. The web includes a transition to the first side wall and a transition to the second side wall. The curved outer surface is convexly curved about a first axis of curvature at the transition to the first skis wall and the transition to the second side wall. The curved outer surface has at least one anticlastic region which lies in an axial central section and an axial edge section of the web, with a combination of the axial central section with the axial edge section substantially defining an axial dimension of the planetary carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Lensing, TIMO FUNKE, CAROLIN TELAAR
  • Patent number: 11598378
    Abstract: A coupling includes a plurality of laminations forming a lamination package and having lamination holes arranged flush to form an assembly opening, a ring, and a bush accommodated in the assembly opening and having a first end area connected to the ring via a form-fit connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: FLENDER GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Kropp, Niklas Sondermann
  • Publication number: 20230057328
    Abstract: A grinder includes a grinding table rotatable about a first rotational axis and at least two grinding rollers. Each of the at least two grinding rollers is arranged for rotation about a second rotational axis such that ground material can be comminuted between the grinding table and the grinding rollers during operation. A sensor arrangement can detect a change in inclination of the grinding table beyond a given threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: Flender GmbH
    Inventor: BRUNO BACK
  • Publication number: 20230047604
    Abstract: A testing device includes a drive unit and an output unit, which are connected together via first and second gearboxes. The testing device is configured to adjustably tilt and/or adjustably displace at least one of the first and second gearboxes for at least partially simultaneous testing of the first and second gearboxes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: Flemming Kjaer Christensen, MATTHIAS DEICKE
  • Patent number: 11519491
    Abstract: A gear unit includes a toothed wheel, a reservoir receiving lubricant for lubricating the toothed wheel, a displacement body configured to set a lubricant level in the reservoir, and an actuator configured to move the displacement body as a function of a temperature as the displacement body is wetted with the lubricant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Flender GmbH
    Inventor: Björn Bauer
  • Publication number: 20220381332
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmission (10), preferably a bevel helical transmission, having a transmission housing (1) and having a drive shaft (2.1), on which a fan (9) is mounted, and comprising a ring cooler (4), which surrounds the drive shaft (2.1), oil lines (7.1, 7.2) for transporting transmission oil in an oil circuit from the interior of the transmission housing (1) to the ring cooler (4) and from the ring cooler (4) into the interior of the transmission housing (1), and an air-guiding hood (3.1, 3.2) surrounding the ring cooler (4) for guiding air suctioned by the fan (9) onto the ring cooler (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: SIMON BECKA, CHRISTOPH MESSINK, ELMAR RICKERT, FRANZ SCHMEINK, LENA STRIEMANN
  • Publication number: 20220372955
    Abstract: A planetary gearbox for a wind power installation includes a planetary carrier having a first and second carrier cheeks, planetary gears mounted rotatably on the first and second carrier cheeks via bearing pins, respectively, an internal gear meshing with the planetary gears, with an assembly clearance being configured between a cheek external diameter of the first and second carrier cheeks and an internal diameter of the internal gear, and a planetary carrier spider configured to position the first and second carrier cheeks at a defined spacing with respect to one another. The planetary carrier spider has a radially outwardly pointing outer side which extends at a greater spaced-apart relation radially inward from a radially inner tip circle radius of an internal toothing system of the internal gear than the first and second carrier cheeks and which is arranged radially outside with respect to an internal diameter of the planetary gears.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: KATRIN DIETZ, PASCAL HESSLING, TIM VOSSSCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20220362852
    Abstract: In a process for additive manufacturing of a machine component, a hardening agent is added to a base material of a material layer in locally adjustable fashion, and the material layer is irradiated with a laser to effect local melting of the material layer such that the hardening agent is at least embedded in the base material as the material layer is irradiated with the laser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Flender GmbH
    Inventor: RALF MARTIN DINTER
  • Patent number: 11502584
    Abstract: A rotor for a rotating electric machine includes a rotor winding arranged for conjoint rotation on a rotor shaft, and a slip ring body arranged on an axial end of the rotor shaft and having an end face on an axial end of the slip ring body opposite to the rotor winding. The slip ring body includes connection adapters which project axially beyond the end face of the slip ring body for connection of line ends of the rotor winding. A driver unit for a rotary encoder is fastened to the end face of the slip ring body and/or to the axial end of the rotor shaft and electrically insulated from the connection adapters. A centrifugal force support ring is arranged on the end face of the slip ring body such that the connection adapters and the driver unit are arranged in a through-opening of the centrifugal force support ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: FLENDER GMBH
    Inventors: Herbert Binder, Helmut Ecker, Robert Gruber, Oliver Memminger, Klaus Schifferer
  • Patent number: 11493122
    Abstract: A planetary gearing includes at least a first planetary stage and a second planetary stage and a double-walled pipe. The double-walled pipe has an inner pipe and an outer pipe and is provided with an outlet point in a central section. A bushing is arranged on the outlet point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: FLENDER GMBH
    Inventors: Norbert Haake, Volker Lensing
  • Publication number: 20220341399
    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: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: FLENDER GMBH
    Inventors: DOMINIKUS DANERS, RALF GETTLER, DIRK HOLWEGER
  • Patent number: D973740
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: FLENDER GMBH
    Inventors: Jan Andersson, Oliver Bachler, Volker Düvel, Stephan Hühne, Lucas Paus, Christoph Schmitz, Dirk Schroer, Matthias Weiss