Patents Assigned to Technical University of Ilmenau
  • Method for joining two or more electrical conductors, device for joining two or more electrical conductors, and electrical connection between two or more conductors
    Patent number: 11101576
    Abstract: A connection assembly is provided and includes a first conductor, a second conductor and a friction stir welded connection connecting the first conductor and the second conductor, with the second conductor having a bundle of conductor wires. The friction stir welded connection is provided by a friction stir welding tool having a pin connecting a front side of the second conductor pressed onto the first conductor along a connecting direction between the first conductor and the second conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignees: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, Technical University of Ilmenau
    Inventors: Uwe Hauck, Helge Schmidt, Andre Martin Dressel, Rudi Blumenschein, Jean Pierre Bergmann, Anna Regensburg
  • Method For Joining Two Or More Electrical Conductors, Device For Joining Two Or More Electrical Conductors, And Electrical Connection Between Two Or More Conductors
    Publication number: 20200028279
    Abstract: A connection assembly is provided and includes a first conductor, a second conductor and a friction stir welded connection connecting the first conductor and the second conductor, with the second conductor having a bundle of conductor wires. The friction stir welded connection is provided by a friction stir welding tool having a pin connecting a front side of the second conductor pressed onto the first conductor along a connecting direction between the first conductor and the second conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicants: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, Technical University of Ilmenau
    Inventors: Uwe Hauck, Helge Schmidt, Andre Martin Dressel, Rudi Blumenschein, Jean Pierre Bergmann, Anna Regensburg
  • Method Of Coating A Workpiece, Workpiece, Coating Machine, And Use Of A Friction-Welding Apparatus
    Publication number: 20200023459
    Abstract: A method for coating a workpiece includes a step of applying a coating material to the workpiece and a step of friction welding the coating material to the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicants: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, Technical University of Ilmenau
    Inventors: Uwe Hauck, Helge Schmidt, Jean Pierre Bergmann, Anna Regensburg