Patents Assigned to NORMA Germany GmbH
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Patent number: 11946575Abstract: A device for pre-positioning a profile clamp for connecting line end pieces. The device has a bridge element of a profile clamp and a flange element on one of the line end pieces. The bridge element is designed to connect two clamp portions of the profile clamp along a bridge direction. The bridge element has a finger that extends away from the bridge element at least partly transversely to the bridge direction and has a free end portion. The flange element comprises a recess for receiving the free end portion. The recess blocks a movement of the free end portion along a circumferential direction of the flange element.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Norma Germany GmbHInventors: Mark Carter, Mateusz Jarosz, Gary Williams
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Patent number: 11905978Abstract: A jet pump comprising a jet nozzle for accelerating a propellant. The jet nozzle has a convergent inlet part and an outlet part connected to the convergent inlet part. The outlet comprises an inner wall diverging at an opening angle. The opening angle is designed such that a propellant flowing through the outlet part at subsonic speed is detached from the inner wall and a propellant flowing through the outlet part at supersonic speed is guided by the inner wall. An automatic, cost-effective and simple changeover of the jet pump to different pressure ratios is hence provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Norma Germany GmbHInventors: Daniel Kintea, Lukasz Gabrys, Christian Kahl, Gerrit von Breitenbach, Michal Sajdak
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Patent number: 11859746Abstract: A device for connecting two tubular objects has a connection piece housing and a sleeve-like element. The connection piece housing having a sleeve portion with an insertion opening and with at least one radially continuous cut-out. The sleeve-like element being complementary to the insertion opening for insertion into the insertion opening. The sleeve portion having at least one first engagement element and the sleeve-like element having at least one second engagement element, which mutually correspond in order to lock the sleeve-like element in the sleeve portion and which can be moved from an open relative position into a locked relative position.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2019Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Norma Germany GmbHInventors: Stephan Senftleben, René Schindler
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Patent number: 11846373Abstract: A profiled clamp with a profiled strip and an annular seal element. The profiled strip has two clamping heads which are connected together via a clamping element. The profiled strip has at least one radially outer positioning aid which has a spring elastic contact section for adapting to a shape characteristic of a line end that can be coupled to the profiled clamp, the aid being arranged in an axially offset manner to the profiled strip.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2019Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Norma Germany GmbHInventors: Ben Cottle, Markus Folkar
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Patent number: 11835161Abstract: A device for connecting fluid lines and other lines. The device has a first connection component for connecting fluid lines and a second connection component for connecting other lines. The first connection component has a first functional position, in which the first connection component disconnects the two fluid lines from one another, and a second functional position, in which the first connection component connects two fluid lines. The second connection component, in a connection position, connects two other lines and, in a release position, disconnects the two other lines from one another.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Norma Germany GmbHInventor: Stephan Mann
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Patent number: 11746938Abstract: The disclosure relates to a clamp having a clamping strip and an annular ring element. The clamping strip has two clamping heads which are interconnected by means of a clamping element, and the ring element is positioned radially within the clamping strip. For simple pre-positioning, the ring element has at least one holding element for supporting on an inner side of the clamping strip, which is offset in an axial direction with respect to the ring element via a fastening section and extends at least in sections outwards in a radial direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Norma Germany GmbHInventors: Ben Cottle, Mateusz Jarosz, Belal Akremi, Tatjana Rumbauskiene, Mark Carter, Manuel Baudoin
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Patent number: 11668413Abstract: A clamp for fastening an object in the form of a tube or hose, having an elongate clamp strap at each of the ends of which there is provided a radially outwardly projecting fastening leg, and having a rubber profile which is provided on the radial inner face of the clamp strap and which at least partially engages around each of the edges of the clamp strap by way of a lip. At least one first holding geometry is provided on the radial inner face of the clamp strap, and at least one second holding geometry is provided on the radial outer face of the rubber profile.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Norma Germany GmbHInventors: Helmut Geppert, Frank Schmidt, Gerrit von Breitenbach, Daniel Kintea, Michael Lenz, Natan Lantsmann
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Patent number: 11629737Abstract: A profile clamp includes a clamping band and a first tensioning head arranged at a first end and a second tensioning head arranged at a second end of the clamping band. The first tensioning head includes a first opening and the second tensioning head includes a second opening. A screw is provided with a screw head and a screw body. The screw body may be guided through the first opening and the second opening. A threaded nut is provided, which may be arranged on the screw body when the screw body is guided through the first opening and the second opening. The screw body has a first threaded section and a second threaded section and a section of reduced diameter therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2018Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: NORMA Germany GmbHInventors: Rufei Ma, Shiwen Wang, Gary Ives
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Patent number: 11525533Abstract: A pipe device includes a pipe and a connection element. The pipe has a pipe jacket that has an inner surface and an outer surface and forms a flow channel. The connection element forms a through-channel that extends from a connection piece consisting of a first material (M1) and having a first opening to a second opening. The pipe jacket is positioned on the connection piece with a first pipe end consisting of a second material (M2). A bonded connection is formed between the first material (M1) and the second material (M2) in a contact region between the inner surface of the pipe jacket and a peripheral surface of the connection piece.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Norma Germany GmbHInventor: Sven Kullik
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Patent number: 11313498Abstract: A profiled clamp for assembling on pipe ends, having a first half-shell and a second half-shell, each of which has a clamping head at a first end and a connection geometry at a second end for releasably connecting the second end. The clamping heads are connected to a clamping element, and at least one of the two half-shells can be tilted relative to the clamping element. A spring element is arranged in the region of the clamping heads, said spring element pushing the second ends of the half-shells apart under pretension. Contact regions of the spring element can be positioned on the pipe ends in a frictionally locking manner when connecting the two ends.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2017Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Norma Germany GmbHInventors: Michael Lenz, Yassine Bennai, Michael Sommer, Frank Lange
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Patent number: 11280435Abstract: A profile clamp includes a profile strip and an annular sealing element, the profile strip having two tensioning heads which are interconnected by a tensioning element. Furthermore, a corresponding sealing element and a conduit connection assembly include a profile clamp of this type. So that the sealing element is held so that it cannot rotate on the profile clamp, the sealing element has a retaining lug which extends radially outwards and is held on the tensioning element.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2017Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Norma Germany GmbHInventor: Erkan Kayacik
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Patent number: 11274771Abstract: A clamp for fastening an object in the form of a tube or hose, having an elongate clamp strap at each of the ends of which there is provided a radially outwardly projecting fastening leg, and having a rubber profile which is provided on the radial inner face of the clamp strap and which at least partially engages around each of the edges of the clamp strap by way of a lip. At least one first holding geometry is provided on the radial inner face of the clamp strap, and at least one second holding geometry is provided on the radial outer face of the rubber profile.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2018Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Norma Germany GmbHInventors: Helmut Geppert, Frank Schmidt, Gerrit von Breitenbach, Daniel Kintea, Michael Lenz, Natan Lantsmann
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Patent number: 11248728Abstract: A line coupling having a housing which has a tube connection piece and a housing head. A passage duct extends from a first opening, which is formed by the tube connection piece, to a second opening, which is formed by the housing head. A tube connection structure is arranged in the passage duct. The tube connection structure is connected in a form-fitting manner via first coupling means to a first end of an inner tube which extends out of the housing head through the second opening. The section of the passage duct between the first opening and tube connection structure and inner tube form a flow duct for fluid. A container is also disclosed having a container housing which forms a container hollow space and a container opening. The container opening is formed by an outwardly projecting connection piece, and has a line coupling.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2018Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Norma Germany GmbHInventors: Bruno Jacksteit, Dennis Unger
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Patent number: 11220084Abstract: A fluid line includes a pipe of a multilayered plastics material. The pipe surrounds an interior space. The pipe has an inner, first layer of polyamide 9T (PA9T), a second layer of polyamide 12 (PA12), a third layer of polyamide 612 (PA612), a fourth layer of polyamide 6 (PA6) and an outer, fifth layer of polyamide 612 (PA612). The inner, first layer bounds the interior space. A fluid line that has a reduced dissolution of material, a reduced permeability to volatile substances, and nevertheless maintains sufficient mechanical properties for a connection to other components of a line, is hence provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Norma Germany GmbHInventors: Carolin Kohl, Christoph Steinkamp, Andreas Bauer, David Schoumacher, Olivier Piovesan
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Patent number: 11215302Abstract: The disclosure relates to a spring clamp, having a clamp band and a positioning device for pre-positioning the spring clamp on a hose end of a hose. The positioning device having a support band and a contact region, and the support band having. The positioner having a fixing means arranged at the end of the support band, and the support band having a retainer at another end of the support band. A web is formed in the support band between the contact region and the positioner. The support band has at least two regions in the region of the positioner, the first region extending from the web away from the clamp band and the second region extending substantially perpendicularly from the first region.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2018Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Norma Germany GmbHInventors: Linda Breideband, Michael Sommer, Frank Lange
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Patent number: 11215305Abstract: In a connector for a fluid line having a connector housing which has a fluid duct extending away from a first opening, a locking device having a locking housing and a locking element is provided in the region of the first opening. The locking housing encloses the connector housing with respect to the fluid duct such that an annular gap which is intended for receiving a substantially cylindrical connection piece is formed between the connector housing and the locking housing. The locking housing has a cutout through which the locking element projects into the annular gap by way of a respective holding portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2017Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Norma Germany GmbHInventors: Sven Reuter, Fabian Herrmann
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Patent number: 11156315Abstract: A pre-positioner for a profiled clamp being formed in two parts with a first element and a second element, wherein the first element can be fastened to a line end and the second element can be fastened to the profiled clamp. The disclosure further relates to a connecting arrangement having such a pre-positioner. To allow a simple mounting of the pre-positioner, the first element is designed to be stirrup-shaped with a foot portion which can be secured to the line end and with a holding portion which is offset radially outwards with respect to the foot portion. The holding portion has a cutout, wherein the second element has a pin which extends in the radial direction and which can be inserted into the cutout.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2017Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Norma Germany GmbHInventors: Stephen Paes, Manuel Baudoin, Erkan Kayacik, Ben Cottle
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Patent number: 11143340Abstract: A clawed securing means, in particular a pipe coupling, having a band with two halves, which each have a clamping jaw at the ends thereof, the opposing clamping jaws of the two halves being connected to each other in each case by at least one clamping element. The clamping jaws each have at least one lug with a fixed end and a free end. The free end is bent in such a manner that the free end rests on the fixed end of the respective lug and forms a double layer of material. At least one opening is formed in the region of the double layer of material to feed through the at least one clamping element.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2017Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Norma Germany GmbHInventors: Markus Krämer, Miroslav Lecbych
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Patent number: 11125370Abstract: A connector for a fluid seal, having an annular housing with a first end and a second end and a rotating ring. The rotating ring is arranged at the second end and the rotating ring has at least one connecting element that is in engagement with at least one retaining geometry and with at least one guide geometry. The guide geometry allows the at least one connecting element to move in a radial direction when the rotating ring is rotated relative to the housing. The at least one connecting element is connected to the rotating ring by at least one radially elastic spring geometry.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Norma Germany GmbHInventors: Andreas Bauer, René Schindler
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Patent number: 10982801Abstract: A profiled clamp having a first profiled clamp half and a second profiled clamp half, by means of which two flange parts can be connected to each other while applying an axial force, wherein a first tightening head is formed at an end of the first clamp half and a second tightening head is formed at an end of the second clamp half in order to form a tightening device. The ends of the clamp halves opposite the tightening heads are connected to each other by means of an articulated connection. The articulated connection is formed by means of a flat strip section.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Norma Germany GmbHInventors: Miroslav Lecbych, Luká{hacek over (s)} Polá{hacek over (s)}ek, Julius Oplustil, Jiri Zukal