Patents Assigned to Voith Patent GmbH
  • Publication number: 20240141590
    Abstract: A method for producing a web of fibrous material, the method including the steps of: forming the web by a dry-laying process; pressing and consolidating the web in a press nip while the web lies between a first support element and a second support element, a contact surface of the first support element and a contact surface of the second support element respectively facing the web; forming at least one low-pressure zone and at least one high-pressure zone in the web by way of the contact surface of the first support element; and exerting upon the web in the at least one high-pressure zone a pressure of more than 10 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Gloning, Christin Brück, Jonas Bergström, Matthias Höhsl
  • Publication number: 20240140502
    Abstract: A method for the state-based maintenance of a coupling arrangement of a track-bound vehicle includes the steps of: providing coupling arrangement data and surroundings data; transmitting the coupling arrangement data and/or the surroundings data to a data processing system and determining a target specification for a maintenance requirement of the coupling arrangement as a function of the coupling arrangement data and the surroundings data; recording images of the coupling arrangement for optical reproduction of an actual state and transmission to the data processing system; and evaluating an optical actual state of the coupling arrangement from the images taking account of the target specification, which is formed from the operating data and the state data, for the maintenance requirement at an evaluation time and taking the evaluating as a basis for correcting the target specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Matheus Habets
  • Publication number: 20240141568
    Abstract: A method for producing an air-laid product or a non-woven product from a starting material includes: comminuting starting material into a comminuted material in at least one comminution line by at least one comminuting device; feeding the comminuted material into at least one material buffer; removing the comminuted material from the at least one material buffer; metering the comminuted material by at least one metering device; supplying the comminuted material to at least one processing line with at least one defibration system in which the comminuted material is defiberized into a defiberized material; and feeding the defiberized material into a production machine and processing the defiberized material into an air-laid product or a non-woven fabric. The at least one metering device is controlled in such a way that a continuous mass flow of defiberized material is supplied to the production machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Ehl, Jonas Bergström
  • Publication number: 20240125049
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for adjusting a suction roll. The method includes: recording images and/or videos of the exterior of the roll and transmitting the recording to a computing unit; determining the actual values of the position of the sealing strips and/or edge deckles and/or other, non-visible components by the computing unit through image analysis of the image and/or video recording of the exterior of the roll and/or by acquiring values from an embedded sensor system; and displaying the determined actual values by superimposing the position of the non-visible components on a display with the image and/or video recording.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: VOITH PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: José Luiz CAMPOS SOUZA, Marc ERKELENZ, Torben BECKMANN
  • Patent number: 11959514
    Abstract: A hydrodynamic sliding bearing, including: a housing shell including an inner surface which forms a bearing surface configured for a rotating shaft having a radius, the housing shell including a center point, the bearing surface including at least two surface sections which are arranged one behind the other in a circumferential direction of the bearing shell, the at least two surface sections including at least one first surface section and at least one second surface section, the at least one second surface section forming a load segment, the at least one first surface section forming a non-load segment, the at least two surface sections each configured for being inscribed thereinto in an axial section with a respective circle, the respective circle of each of the at least two surface sections each having a radius that is larger than the radius of the rotating shaft and each having a center point each of which exhibits a respective eccentricity relative to the center point of the housing shell, the eccentric
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Ralph Rudolph
  • Patent number: 11952717
    Abstract: A basic structure of a clothing for a machine for producing or processing a fibrous web, in particular a paper, cardboard or tissue web. The basic structure has at least a first flat fabric of fabric type A and a second flat fabric of fabric type B, and, furthermore, two loop elements. The loop elements are formed in each case from a flat fabric piece which has a first portion of fabric type A and a second portion of fabric type B. The first portion is laid down on the second portion in such a way that the folding point is formed at a spacing of less than 5 cm, in particular less than 1 cm, from the changeover position between the fabric type A and the fabric type B. The first and the second flat fabric are arranged above one another, and the two loop elements are arranged in each case at a face-side, front end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Eberhardt, Susanne Klaschka
  • Publication number: 20240084509
    Abstract: A process for the production or treatment of a fibrous web, in particular a paper or cardboard web, includes the following steps: a. drying of the fibrous web in a dryer section; b. subsequent cooling of at least one first side of the fibrous web by way of convection cooling, whereby the fibrous web has a temperature of 65° C. or less on at least the first side after cooling, in particular 50° C. and less; c. apply steam to at least the first side of the fibrous web, in particular the temperature on the first side after steam application is at least 70° C., optionally more than 80° C. or 90° C.; and d. treatment of the fibrous web in at least one calendering nip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Julia Spengler
  • Publication number: 20240084851
    Abstract: A bearing assembly includes: a shaft; a housing; a support structure; at least one first seal; at least one electrode connected to the support structure and arranged between the support structure and the shaft such that an oil vapor from the oil bath, which passes through the at least one first seal, must pass through a gap between the at least one electrode and the shaft in order to escape, the bearing assembly being configured for an electrical voltage to be applied between the at least one electrode and the shaft so as to direct oil particles contained in the oil vapor onto the at least one electrode such that the oil particles are separated at the at least one electrode; and a drainage channel configured for enabling oil separated at the at least one electrode to flow through the drainage channel into the oil bath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Schagerl, Martin Schabasser
  • Patent number: 11926963
    Abstract: A method for determining the dryness of a fibrous web, in particular a tissue web, during the production of the fibrous web, is carried out in a machine including a drying cylinder, in particular a Yankee cylinder, to which at least one, preferably two, dryer hoods are assigned, and a reel-up for winding up the fibrous web. The determination of the dryness of the fibrous web is carried out before the drying cylinder on the basis of measured values which describe the following variables: the amount of solids in the fiber web at the reel-up, the amount of water in the fiber web at the reel-up, and the amount of water which is evaporated in the dryer hood or hoods. A method for controlling or regulating a machine for producing a fibrous web, a computer program and computer program product are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Jan Achtermann, Marcus Schwier, Marco Popp, Juergen Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20240076833
    Abstract: A roll cover and a roll in particular for use in a machine line for the production or processing of a fibrous web is provided, wherein the roll cover includes a radial outer functional layer which provides the surface of the roll cover in contact with the web, and wherein the functional layer has structural elements, in particular in the form of grooves and/or bores, wherein the functional layer is constructed of an elastomer material with a Poisson number greater than 0.4, between 0.45 and 0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Grohmann, Christine Rinner, Werner Dobler, Martin Breineder
  • Patent number: 11920303
    Abstract: A fabric, in particular a felt, for use in a machine for producing a tissue web, has a base structure, which has a textile structure with MD threads, and at least one layer of nonwoven fibers. The MD threads predominantly or as a whole have a diameter ranging between 0.25 mm and 0.45 mm, in particular between 0.3 mm and 0.35 mm, and the thread density of the MD threads is more than 37%, in particular between 37% and 45%. There is also described a machine and a method for producing a tissue web using such a fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Susanne Klaschka, Robert Eberhardt, Hubert Walkenhaus
  • Publication number: 20240066527
    Abstract: A screen sorting device for cleaning a fibrous stock suspension includes: an inlet for the fibrous stock suspension; a first sorting stage, which includes a first accepts discharge; at least one second sorting stage, which includes a second accepts discharge; and a fill level detection way, which is configured for detecting an accumulation height in the at least one second sorting stage and is assigned to the at least one second sorting stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Jaschek
  • Publication number: 20240068164
    Abstract: A roll cover and a roll in particular for use in a machine line for the production or processing of a fibrous web is provided, wherein the roll cover includes a radial outer functional layer which provides the surface of the roll cover in contact with the web, and wherein the functional layer has structural elements, in particular in the form of grooves and/or bores, wherein the functional layer is constructed of an elastomer material with a Poisson number greater than 0.4, between 0.45 and 0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Grohmann, Nina Eggers, Anton Horak, Stefan Pollaschek
  • Publication number: 20240047716
    Abstract: A battery power plant includes: battery modules of the Redox Flow type, battery strings, and a cooling system, wherein all battery modules are connected to the flow and return of the cooling circuit such that the cooling circuit forms a parallel connection of all the battery modules, the cooling system including at least one three-way valve for controlling a volume flow of the cooling fluid flowing through the cooling device, the cooling system for each of the battery modules including at least one first valve for controlling a volume flow of the cooling fluid flowing through the heat exchanger of an associated battery module, and the cooling system including a control device for processing values measured by the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor and for controlling settings of the first valve and the three-way valve in order to improve the efficiency of the battery power plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Lüth, Lorenz Lenhart
  • Patent number: 11876422
    Abstract: A rotor for an electric machine has winding elements which are arranged in axially running grooves of a rotor body and having a winding head which is arranged axially next to the rotor body. The winding elements exit from the grooves in the axial direction in the region of the winding head and run in the axial direction in the region of the axial ends of the winding elements. Each of the winding elements has four curved portions in the region of the winding head. The rotor includes a plurality of tension bolts and a winding head carrier. The tension bolts connect the winding head to the winding head carrier and penetrate through the winding head radially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Hildinger, Ludger Koedding, Michael Weckert, Stefan Veser, Stefan Allgeyer, Holger Henning, Philipp Eilebrecht
  • Patent number: 11873759
    Abstract: A method for pressurizing exhaust gases from a turbine power plant includes the steps of: applying a pressure to at least a proportion, in particular a proportion rich in carbon dioxide, of the exhaust gases from the power plant by way of a fluid operating machine of a pressurization device, and applying a torque to the fluid operating machine and/or driving the fluid operating machine by way of such a torque, which is present at an output shaft of a main turbine of the power plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Braun, Hans Schirle
  • Patent number: 11839901
    Abstract: A cylindrical screening device including a plurality of profile bars, in which a number of ring shaped bar holders are arranged perpendicular to a cylinder axis and spaced apart from one another, or bundles of a number of bar holders spaced apart from one another are provided on the inside or the outside with open-edged recesses. The shape of the recesses correspond in a substantially complementary manner to that of the feet of the profile bars. The profile bars are inserted into the recesses, parallel to one another and parallel to the cylinder axis, wherein an outer bar holder is in each case arranged in the region of a respective face-side end ring of the screening device. The attachment of the end ring is simplified in that the outer bar holder is detachably connected with the end ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Futterer, Gert Gottschalk, Roberto Masala, Klaus-Herbert Wiese, Oliver Zavornik, Ivica Zavornik
  • Patent number: 11840405
    Abstract: A belt conveyor has at least one drum. The drum has a drum axle and a drum body with a drum shell and drum bases. The drum axle is mounted on the two sides by way of two bearings. A force measuring device and/or an accelerometer are arranged on the drum axle on the two sides. The sensors which are arranged on the two sides are preferably arranged between the drum body and the bearing outside the drum body. The sensor signals can be transmitted wirelessly by way of a telecommunications device which is assigned to the sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Manfred Ziegler
  • Publication number: 20230391380
    Abstract: An automatic train coupling includes: a coupling head including a coupling head housing and a coupling fastener, the coupling fastener being a rotary fastener including a coupling eyelet and a core, the core being rotatable between coupled and decoupled positions, the coupling eyelet by way of its first end being connected to the core such that the coupling eyelet is rotatable, the core including a throat; and a decoupling installation which is configured for being electrically, hydraulically, or pneumatically activated and which includes a motor that, by way of a drive connection of the automatic train coupling, is at least indirectly connected to the core so as to rotate the core from the coupled position to the decoupled position, the decoupling installation being disposed either completely within the coupling head housing or completely within the coupling head housing and a coupling bar adjoining the coupling head housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Kay Uwe Kolshorn, Jürg Fürst
  • Patent number: D1021534
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Elmar Ott, Sven Eisenhauer