Patents Assigned to Hoerbiger Wien GmbH
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Patent number: 12359723Abstract: In order to provide a sealing device (15) for sealing a piston rod (8) of a reciprocating compressor (1) at compressor standstill, which enhances the safety of operation, the sealing device (15) comprises a number of first packing retainers (18), each retainer including a retaining opening (18a) in which a first packing ring (19) is arranged, a second packing retainer (20), including a retaining opening (20a) in which a second packing ring (21) is arranged, the second retainer (20) being positioned closer to the second axial device end (15a) than the number of first packing retainers (18) in an axial direction of the sealing device (15), wherein the second packing ring (21) is an uncut ring, comprising a continuous inner circumferential sealing surface (21a), the second packing ring (21) being configured to seal the piston rod (8) at standstill of the compressor (1), wherein the sealing device (15) further comprises a support passage (28) having a first support passage end (28a), a second support passage endType: GrantFiled: November 16, 2022Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: Hoerbiger Wien GmbHInventors: Martin Lagler, Andreas Kaufmann, Guido Pratelli
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Patent number: 12326140Abstract: In order to provide a sealing device (15) for sealing a piston rod (8) of a reciprocating compressor (1), which provides good sealing properties at compressor standstill, which has a simple structure, which allows for a simple handling and which requires no external source of energy, the sealing device (15) comprises a number of first packing retainers (18), each retainer including a retaining opening (18a) in which a first packing ring (19) is arranged, a second packing retainer (20), including a retaining opening (20a) in which a second packing ring (21) is arranged, the second retainer (20) being positioned closer to the second axial device end (15b) than the number of first packing retainers (18) in an axial direction of the sealing device (15), wherein the second packing ring (21) is an uncut ring, comprising a continuous inner circumferential sealing surface (21a), wherein the second packing ring (21) is made from a material comprising a polymer, the material having a thermal expansion coefficient (?),Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2022Date of Patent: June 10, 2025Assignee: Hoerbiger Wien GmbHInventors: Martin Lagler, Andreas Kaufmann, Guido Pratelli
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Patent number: 12196166Abstract: In order to provide a solenoid valve (1) with a valve housing (2), in which an electric coil (3) and a magnet armature (5) are arranged, and with a valve element (8) which can be actuated by the magnet armature (5) in an axial actuation direction for opening and closing the solenoid valve (1), wherein a valve lift of the valve element (8) can be limited in a simple manner, it is provided according to the invention that the coil (3) be arranged on a coil carrier (4), wherein an end section (4a), axially facing the magnet armature (5), of the coil carrier (4) is designed as an end stop for the magnet armature (5) in order to limit an axial movement of the magnet armature (5), and that the coil carrier (4) be formed from a plastic, wherein the coil (3) is at least partially integrated into the coil carrier (4).Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2021Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Hoerbiger Wien GmbHInventors: Bernhard Spiegl, Lukas Waldner
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Patent number: 12140137Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to reciprocating compressors. In one example embodiment, a reciprocating compressor is disclosed including a cylinder, a piston, at least one suction valve, at least one pressure valve, at least one connection chamber, a sequence valve, a sequence valve control unit, and an unloader. The piston moves back and forth in the cylinder in order to form a compression chamber in the cylinder. The at least one suction valve and the at least one pressure valve are provided on the compression chamber. The at least one connection chamber having a connection chamber volume, which is connected to the compression chamber via at least one overflow opening. The sequence valve opens and closes the at least one overflow opening, and the sequence valve control unit controls the sequence valve. The unloader is actuated by an electrically controllable actuator.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2022Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Hoerbiger Wien GmbHInventors: Matthias Kornfeld, Klaus Stachel, Lili Wang
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Patent number: 12071940Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to packing rings. In one example embodiment, a packing ring is disclosed including first and second axial ring ends, at least three ring segments, and at least three relief openings. The at least three relief openings each have a first relief opening end opening into the radially inside inner circumferential surface of the ring segment. The first relief opening ends of two relief openings arranged adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction are spaced apart from one another at a relief opening circumferential distance. The first relief opening ends are closer in the axial direction to the first axial ring end than to the second axial ring end and are spaced apart at a relief opening axial distance from the first axial ring end, which is 4% to 20% of the axial ring width of the ring segment.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2020Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: Hoerbiger Wien GmbHInventors: Bernhard Spiegl, Andreas Kaufmann, Martin Lagler, Marian Janko-Grasslober, Matthias Kornfeld
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Patent number: 11879448Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to an electromagnetic actuator for actuating a valve of a piston compressor. Power electronics of the actuator are arranged in an actuator housing between a coil and an axial actuator end of the actuator, on which an actuation opening for an actuation element is provided, wherein the power electronics are separated from the coil by a housing wall of the actuator housing, wherein a printed circuit board of the power electronics is arranged on a fastening surface provided on the housing wall, wherein electrical coil contacts of the coil extend through the housing wall and are connected to the printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Hoerbiger Wien GmbHInventors: Gernot Bischelmeier, Matthias Kornfeld, Bernhard Spiegl
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Patent number: 11808360Abstract: A scraper ring is provided with a plurality of sealing sections on the radially inner circumferential surface, each including a scraping edge, wherein the sealing sections are spaced axially apart from each other by inner circumferential grooves, with at least one recess provided on the circumference of the scraper ring which extends at least partially from a first axial ring end to a second axial ring end and extends at least partially in a direction different from the axial direction of the scraper ring. At least one drainage opening is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the scraper ring, which is connected to at least one inner circumferential groove for removing scraped oil from the inner circumferential grooves.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Hoerbiger Wien GmbHInventors: Marian Janko-Grasslober, Martin Lagler, Andreas Kaufmann
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Patent number: 11731326Abstract: To produce sealing plates consisting of a plurality of sealing rings connected by radial webs by injection molding, wall-type guide elements are arranged obliquely to the direction of flow in the mold channel which is therefore initially largely constricted in the region of weld lines formed by the convergence of the fronts of the divided plastic melt streams, said guide elements being moved out of the mold channel during the further filling of same so that the strength is significantly improved in the region of the weld lines.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Hoerbiger Wien GmbHInventors: Bernhard Spiegl, Marian Janko
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Patent number: 11370151Abstract: To produce sealing plates (1) consisting of a plurality of sealing rings (3) connected by radial webs (2) by injection molding, wall-type guide elements (5) are arranged obliquely to the direction of flow in the mold channel (6) which is therefore initially largely constricted in the region of weld lines (15) formed by the convergence of the fronts of the divided plastic melt streams, said guide elements being moved out of the mold channel (6) during the further filling of same so that the strength is significantly improved in the region of the weld lines (15).Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2014Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Hoerbiger Wien GmbHInventors: Bernhard Spiegl, Marian Janko
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Patent number: 11112810Abstract: A circuit for controlling current flow to an associated inductive load is provided. The circuit includes a switching element having an open state and a closed state that intermittently connects an associated power supply to the inductive load when the switching element is in the closed state, a switch driver that generates a switch drive signal provided to a control element of the switch that controls the state of the switch to be the open state or the close state based on a desired load current set point and a feedback signal, a current sensor that measures a current flowing through the switching element and the load and generates a sensed current signal, and a summing circuit that adds a representation of the sensed current signal and a supplemental signal comprising a representation of the switch drive signal to generate the feedback signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Hoerbiger Wien GmbHInventors: Joseph M. Lepley, Steven B. Pirko
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Adjusting device for an adjusting piston of a variable clearance space of a reciprocating compressor
Patent number: 10954937Abstract: In order to enable a continuous adjustment of the variable clearance space (1) of a reciprocating compressor (15), a threaded spindle drive with a threaded spindle nut (10) and a threaded spindle (9) is provided as an adjusting device (7), wherein the threaded spindle nut (10) is embodied as a plastic nut (20) with internal thread (24), the plastic nut (20) is arranged with an external thread (23) on an internal thread (22) of a nut carrier (21) of the threaded spindle nut (10), and the thread height (y) of the internal thread (22) of the nut carrier (21) and the thread height (x) of the external thread (25) of the threaded spindle (9) is respectively embodied with 50 to 80% of the radial thickness (d) of the plastic nut (20) and the plastic thickness is at least 15% of the thread pitch (z1) of the internal thread (24) at least in the region of the thread flanks (26) of the internal thread (24) of the plastic nut (20).Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2014Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Hoerbiger Wien GmbHInventors: Bernhard Spiegl, Matthias Kornfeld, Andreas Schloffer -
Patent number: 10753240Abstract: An invention refers to a lubricant injector, a lubrication system and a method for providing lubricant for a piston machine. The lubricant injector is provided with a lubricant inlet conduit and an outlet opening, through which a lubricant is supplied to an inner space to be lubricated of a piston machine. The outlet opening may be selectively opened and closed by means of a needle valve, which is actuated by a magnet coil. The lubricant injector has a flow sensor suitable for determining the quantity of lubricant delivered through the outlet opening.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Hoerbiger Wien GmbHInventors: Bernhard Spiegl, Matthias Kornfeld, Jonathan Gauster, Bernhard Fritz