Patents Assigned to Thyssenkrupp Transrapid GmbH
  • Patent number: 10578157
    Abstract: A magnetic bearing may include an inner ring and an outer ring arranged concentrically. The inner ring and the outer ring may be mounted rotatably relative to each other by way of axial and radial magnets. The magnetic bearing may also include a back-up bearing, which is integrated into at least one of the outer ring or the inner ring both in an axial direction and in a radial direction. The outer ring may be multipiece and may include a recess that opens inwards and receives the inner ring. Further, the back-up bearing may be made of aluminum, austenitic steel, bronze, or ceramic, and the back-up bearing may operate as a shielding device that shields magnetic fields emitted by the axial and radial magnets from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignees: THYSSENKRUPP ROTHE ERDE GMBH, THYSSENKRUPP TRANSRAPID GMBH, THYSSENKRUPP AG
    Inventors: Klaus Pantke, Qinghua Zheng, Erhard Lampersberger, Bernd Lüneburg, Jörg Rollmann, Florian Dignath
  • Publication number: 20180128314
    Abstract: A magnetic bearing may include an inner ring and an outer ring arranged concentrically. The inner ring and the outer ring may be mounted rotatably relative to each other by way of axial and radial magnets. The magnetic bearing may also include a back-up bearing, which is integrated into at least one of the outer ring or the inner ring both in an axial direction and in a radial direction. The outer ring may be multipiece and may include a recess that opens inwards and receives the inner ring. Further, the back-up bearing may be made of aluminum, austenitic steel, bronze, or ceramic, and the back-up bearing may operate as a shielding device that shields magnetic fields emitted by the axial and radial magnets from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicants: THYSSENKRUPP ROTHE ERDE GMBH, THYSSENKRUPP TRANSRAPID GMBH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Klaus PANTKE, Qinghua ZHENG, Erhard LAMPERSBERGER, Bernd LÜNEBURG, Jörg ROLLMANN, Florian DIGNATH
  • Patent number: 9487377
    Abstract: An elevator installation is proposed having at least one car which is vertically movable upwardly and downwardly by means of a linear motor, the linear motor having stationary primary parts and a secondary part which is fixed to the car. In order to improve the elevator installation in such a way that it can be installed in a simpler manner, the elevator installation has a multiplicity of support segments on which in each case at least one primary part is mounted, in each case a support segment in combination with the at least one primary part mounted thereon forming a prefabricated drive module which is adapted to be handled independently, and the drive modules being stackable one on top of the other and forming a travel path along which the at least one car is movable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Transrapid GmbH
    Inventors: Friedrich Loeser, Luipold Miller, Qinghua Zheng
  • Patent number: 8794158
    Abstract: A magnetic levitation vehicle is described, which comprises a car body (2), being mounted by means of pneumatic air springs (4) on a suspension frame (5), said suspension frame (5) being supported by means of supporting points (5b) on pairs of carrying magnets (35A, 35B). According to the invention a control device (14) is assigned to said pneumatic springs (4) in such a manner that on failure of one of the two carrying magnets (35A, 35B) the pressure in the pneumatic springs (4) can automatically be reduced to a pre-selected fraction of the nominal air pressure (FIG. 3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Transrapid Gmbh
    Inventors: Olaf Huber, Siegbert Kunz
  • Patent number: 8610322
    Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetic bearing and to a method for operation thereof. The magnetic bearing contains a ferromagnetic, movably mounted bearing element (1) and at least two magnetic devices (3o, 3u) arranged on opposing sides of the bearing element (1) and equipped with windings (6), wherein during operation of the magnetic bearing, electric currents are conducted through the windings (6) and these currents are regulated such that in an equilibrium state between the bearing element (1) and the two magnetic devices (3o, 3u), bearing gaps (10o, 10u) of predetermined size (So, Su) form. According to the invention, the temperatures produced in the magnetic devices (3o, 3u) during operation are measured and the regulation of the currents takes place such that in the equilibrium state, regardless of the load situation, the same temperatures appear in the magnetic devices (3o, 3u) or in the windings (6) thereof (FIG. 1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignees: ThyssenKrupp Transrapid GmbH, ThyssenKrupp Rothe Erde GmbH
    Inventors: Luitpold Miller, Qinghua Zheng
  • Patent number: 8477004
    Abstract: A magnet pole for magnetic levitation vehicles includes an iron core (1) having an upper pole surface (2), a lower contact surface (3) for a magnet rear side (4) and a circumferential surface (5) disposed between the pole surface (2) and the contact surface (3). A coil (6) is applied onto the circumferential surface (5) of the iron core (1). An intermediate layer is made of an electrically insulating material, which is disposed between the circumferential surface (5) and the coil (6). A protective layer (9) encapsulates the coil (6). At least the pole surface (2) of the iron core (1) is made of a hard material and abuts the circumferential surface (5) in a lower region of the iron core (1). The protective layer (9) contains a section (15) made of an elastic material in a region adjacent to the circumferential surface (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Thyssenkrupp Transrapid GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Bugiel, Andreas Diekmann, Joachim Kraemer, Daniel Tschada, Qinghua Zheng
  • Patent number: 8459188
    Abstract: A magnetic levitation railway is described which comprises a guideway, at least one magnetic levitation vehicle and a device for contactless, inductive transmission of electrical energy from said guideway to said vehicle. According to the invention the device comprises at least two receiver coils (27a, 27b) being formed by conductor windings and mounted on the vehicle and at least one primary conductor extending in the longitudinal direction of the guideway and being connected to a high-frequency alternating voltage source. The two receiver coils (27a, 27b) are assigned either jointly to the same primary conductor or individually to one of two primary conductors each (FIG. 4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Thyssenkrupp Transrapid GmbH
    Inventors: Luitpold Miller, Friedrich Loeser
  • Patent number: 8430039
    Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetic levitation vehicle (11) and to a method for lifting said magnetic levitation vehicle (11) and to lowering said magnetic levitation vehicle onto a roadway. According to the invention, the carrier magnetic units (38) of the magnetic levitation vehicle (11) are not all activated or deactivated at the same time but at different times in order to keep the current energy requirement from an external energy supply or main power supply to a minimum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Transrapid GmbH
    Inventors: Qinghua Zheng, Peter Becker
  • Patent number: 8430037
    Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetic levitation train, comprising a track system formed of track system carriers (2) and a vehicle (1) having at least one first magnetic system (7), which together with stator packs (4) mounted on the track system forms a long stator linear motor and during operation is disposed at a distance from the stator packs (4) by a small carrying gap. According to the invention, first sound damping bodies (14) are disposed on the carriers (2) in a space which is located between the carrier (2) and the magnetic system (7) and the carrying gap when a vehicle (1) passes. In addition, second sound damping bodies (15) are provided on the vehicle (1) on the side of the magnetic system (7) facing away from the carrier (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Transrapid GmbH
    Inventors: Luitpold Miller, Qinghua Zheng
  • Patent number: 8430038
    Abstract: A line-changing device for magnetic levitation trains includes a rail section, at least one rail positioned transversely thereto, and a support frame for the rail section, which includes at least two wheels supported on the rail. The support frame includes a support module connected with the rail section, and two wheel modules attached to the sides thereof in a replaceable manner, and in which at least one of the wheels is rotatably supported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Transrapid GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Fichtner, Robert Lippert, Franz-Xaver Pichlmeier
  • Patent number: 8402899
    Abstract: The invention relates to a maglev railway comprising a support and drive system of the long stator-linear motor type, magnetic support poles that are situated in the vehicle being additionally provided with linear generator windings (10) that generate electric energy in the vehicle. The aim of the invention is to prevent unwanted, periodic vibrations (ripples) from being generated at low speeds. To achieve this, according to the invention, the teeth (5) and grooves (6) of the long stator (3) are arranged in high-speed sections (2a) parallel to the cores and the linear generator windings (10) of the support magnets provided in said cores and in low-speed sections (2b) obliquely to said cores (7) and linear generator windings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Transrapid GmbH
    Inventors: Friedrich Loeser, Qinghua Zheng, Luitpold Miller
  • Patent number: 8371228
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible steel support (31) for a switch arrangement in maglev railways. The flexible support (31) contains a hollow profile (32) that extends in a longitudinal direction (x) and a hollow profile that can be bent in a transverse direction (y) and that is provided with lateral sheet metal struts (35) and a top flange (33). The support is also provided with a plurality of cantilever arms (38) that extend in the transverse direction (y), are interspaced in the longitudinal direction (x) and are connected to the sheet metal struts (35) and a plurality of metal cover sheets (42) that are arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction (x) and are supported on the cantilever arms (38), the connections between the sheet metal struts (35), cantilever arms (38) and metal cover sheets (42) consisting of welded joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Transrapid GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Fichtner, Wolfgang Kirstein, Robert Lippert
  • Patent number: 8359981
    Abstract: A maglev vehicle is provided including a nose and/or tail section (1, 1b) containing a plurality of guidance magnets (FM1 to FM6) which are formed of cores (15) and windings (24) wound onto said cores and connected to control circuits (17). The guidance magnets (e.g. FM1 to FM3) are provided with an at least partially higher number of windings (24) in a front zone of the nose section (1) in relation to the direction of travel (v) or in the rear zone of the tail section (1b) in relation to the direction of travel (v).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Transrapid GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Hahn, Harald Pfannkuch
  • Patent number: 8319385
    Abstract: A method is provided for supporting rotatable devices, particularly a medical scanner having an inner ring and an outer ring. According to the invention, the inner ring and outer ring are guided without contact in the axial and/or radial direction by the magnetic field of electromagnets, and the distance between them is monitored and controlled by means of distance sensors. For a bearing implementing said method according to the invention, the outer ring is made in multiple parts and has a U-shaped cross section that is open to the inside in the assembled state, into which the inner ring (1, 10, 11) extends, and electromagnets and distance sensors are disposed in the axially and radially opposite areas of the inner ring or outer ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignees: Rothe Erde GmbH, ThyssenKrupp Transrapid GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe-Otto Breucker, Wolfgang Claus, Jörg Rollmann, Freidrich Löser, Qinghua Zheng, Markus Bauer
  • Patent number: 8297195
    Abstract: A method for operation of a magnetic levitation railway which contains vehicles with a plurality of supporting magnets (20a . . . 20j) and supporting runners (26) associated with them. In the event of a malfunction, the braking of the vehicle with the drive and braking systems switched off is brought about or assisted until a preselected destination stopping point is reached solely in that, even before the destination stopping point is reached, at least one of the supporting magnets (for example 20f, 20g) is switched off, and the magnetic levitation vehicle is placed on the track path (3) by means of the associated supporting runner (26), and is brought to rest at the destination stopping point by making use of the friction forces that occur as a result. A magnetic levitation vehicle is provided and operated in this way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Transrapid GmbH
    Inventors: Friedrich Löser, Qinghua Zheng
  • Patent number: 8281723
    Abstract: A vehicle for a rail-borne transportation system includes an eddy current brake that contains a large number of magnetic poles and a mechanism for activating the magnetic poles for braking. The magnetic poles are formed by movably supported permanent magnets, and the activation mechanism switches the permanent magnets from an inactive position into an active position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Transrapid GmbH
    Inventors: Friedrich Loeser, Qinghua Zheng
  • Patent number: 8250990
    Abstract: A magnetic levitation railway having an eddy-current brake (20) cooperates with a reaction rail (8) of the driveway (2). The eddy-current brake (20) has at least one brake magnet (21) which is movably mounted to the vehicle (1) and transversely to the reaction rail (8) and which is made to abut the reaction rail (8) if a normal force, for example, fixed by means of springs (27) is exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Transrapid GmbH
    Inventor: Siegbert Kunz
  • Patent number: 8248196
    Abstract: The invention relates to a magnet arrangement for magnetic levitation vehicles. Said arrangement comprises a magnetic back box and a plurality of magnetic poles that are connected to said back box and that have magnetic pole faces bordering on a common reference surface. According to the invention, the reference surface extends along an elastic line when the magnetic pole is in the unloaded state, said elastic line being inverse to the curvature of the surface that is obtained under a nominal load of the magnetic poles when the magnetic pole faces are in the unloaded state on a plane. The invention also relates to a method for producing said type of magnet arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Transrapid GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Bugiel, Harald Pfannkuch, Wolfgang Hahn, Joachim Krämer
  • Patent number: 8234981
    Abstract: A magnetic polar arrangement which is intended for magnetic levitation vehicles is described, the magnetic polar arrangement having at least one magnetic pole (22) with a core (6) which defines a magnetic pole surface (23), and with a winding (5) which is set back with respect to the magnetic pole surface (23) in order to form a free space (24). The magnetic pole (22) is provided with a sensor which contains a sensor head (9a), which is arranged at least partially in the free space (24), and an electronic module (9b). According to the invention the sensor head (9a) is physically separated from the electronic module (9b) and is combined, at least with the core (6), to form a single-piece structural unit which is surrounded by a common anti-corrosion layer (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Thyssenkrupp Transrapid GmbH
    Inventors: Qinghua Zheng, Jürgen Frantzheld, Friedrich Löser
  • Patent number: 8201502
    Abstract: A magnet pole, for magnetically levitated vehicles, includes a core (10) and a winding provided with winding disks that are arranged axially on top of each other. Both of the disks contain conduction band sections (6a, 6b) that are wound counter to the direction of winding and in several layers about the core (10). The conduction band sections are connected together in an electrically conductive manner by means of a connection part (1) on the core (10) near ends. The connection part (1) is bent in an outward manner on lateral longitudinal edges that are parallel to each other thus forming a curved outlet (12a, 12b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Transrapid GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Bugiel, Harald Pfannkuch, Wolfgang Hahn, Qinghua Zheng