Patents Assigned to Voss Automotive GmbH
  • Patent number: 10473252
    Abstract: A line connector with two mutually separate flow paths for the connection of a pipe-in-pipe line. The line connector has an inner connecting element for connecting to an inner pipe of the pipe-in-pipe line, an outer connecting element for connecting to an outer pipe of the pipe-in-pipe line, a first attachment element for attachment of the first line to the inner pipe, and a second attachment element for attachment of the second line to the outer pipe. The inner connecting element and the first attachment element are integrally formed on a separate attachment part. The outer connecting element is integrally formed on a separate pipe adapter part. And, the second attachment element is integrally formed on a separate connecting sleeve. The connecting sleeve permits at both sides, in the unassembled state, being pushed over the outer pipe. The invention also relates to a line set including the line connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: VOSS Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Oberdorfer, Jochem-Andreas Hess, Roland Klein, Eugen Heinrichs, Sascha Rosenfeldt
  • Patent number: 10465827
    Abstract: A plug-in connector assembly for connecting at least one fluid line to another fluid line or to an aggregate connection. The plug-in connector assembly includes, a housing, a mating plug-in connector and an adapter sleeve. The mating plug-in connector and the adapter sleeve are received within a sleeve section of the housing, with the adapter sleeve operating to attach the mating plug-in connector to the housing in a releasable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: VOSS Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Klein, Eugen Heinrichs
  • Patent number: 10403997
    Abstract: A multi-line plug connector for connecting two heated fluid lines by way of a single connecting operation, including a female plug component which is connected with a male plug component. Each plug component includes a fluid connection and two electrical connections. Each plug component also includes an inner space in which a spectacle component is housed. The spectacle component has two guide channels for receiving electrical lines equipped with electrical contacts. The guide channels are connected with one another by a bridge that is fastened with a latching mechanism that secures the spectacle component against displacement along and/or obliquely to the coupling axis. The spectacle component receives a tubular fluid connector, connected with the spectacle component with form-fit and/or friction-fit, whereby the tubular fluid connector can be connected on one end to the heated fluid line and on the opposite end the fluid connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: VOSS Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Birkholz, Jochem-Andreas Hess, Tobias Etscheid, Sascha Rosenfeldt, Dietmar Boxberg
  • Publication number: 20190242510
    Abstract: A connector, having a socket part and a plug part being insertable into a socket section of the socket part, wherein the plug part is provided with a retaining element for detachably retaining the plug part in the socket part, the retaining element having a retaining arm with at least one outwardly projecting engaging catch, a free end, and an end secured to the retaining element body and can be spring-elastically moved in the radial direction in relation to the plug part for blocking the engaging catch on a blocking surface or a blocking opening of the socket part and releasing it from same, and a locking device being provided for securing the blocking status of the plug part and socket part and for indicating an incorrect assembly thereof, the locking device cooperating with the retaining element, and being a radially insertable locking element that cooperates with the retaining element in the region of the retaining arm thereof
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: VOSS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Roland KLEIN, Eugen HEINRICHS
  • Publication number: 20190242509
    Abstract: A holding element for a terminal connector, having at least one socket part and at least one plug part, wherein the plug part can be inserted or is inserted in a socket portion of the socket part. The holding element can be plugged or is plugged onto the plug part for detachably holding the plug part in the socket part. The holding element has a holding element body, holding arms having latching lugs that are directed inwards with respect to the holding element, holding arms having latching lugs that are directed outwards with respect to the holding element, and axially on both sides, has an uninterrupted, continuous edge on the end side. The holding arms each have a free end that is spring-elastically movable in the radial direction, and an end opposite thereof that is fixed to the holding element body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: VOSS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Roland KLEIN, Eugen HEINRICHS
  • Patent number: 10123378
    Abstract: A heating system for a fluid pipe system in which at least one electric heating element (RL) is assigned to at least one fluid line, said heating element, in order to apply a predetermined heating output to the fluid line, being provided with an electric operating voltage (UB) that is reduced compared to the supply voltage (U).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: VOSS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Olav Borgmeier, Tobias Etscheid, Reiner Mitterer, Thomas Schüler
  • Publication number: 20180313488
    Abstract: A plug-type connector for media lines having a coupling part into which a plug part can be inserted. The plug part can be retainingly engaged in the coupling part by a retaining clip that has at least two pairs of spring arms. The clip can be premounted on the coupling part by latching of the spring arms. The clip is U-shaped wherein legs of the U-shape form the two pairs of spring arms, which pairs are arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction and are separated by a slot and are elastic in the radial and axial directions. The first pair of the spring arms interlockingly blocks the plug part against being pulling out of the coupling part, and the second pair of spring arms holds the retaining clip captively in the coupling part in pre-assembly and assembly positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: VOSS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Jochem-Andreas HESS, Eugen HEINRICHS, Alexander OBERDÖRFER, Sascha ROSENFELDT, Lukas RÖHRIG
  • Patent number: 10107430
    Abstract: A hose-line connector, with a connection part having at least one elongated hose connection for slipping a hose line onto the hose connection. The hose connection has a sealing segment having a circumferential sealing surface at a free front end and a retaining segment axially adjacent thereto as a clamping region for the circumferential radial clamping of a hose line. On the outer circumference of the retaining segment, the retaining segment has a radially protruding rib structure, which includes at least one circumferential rib in the form of an annular ridge and at least two longitudinal rib distributed about the circumference and extending axially or at an angle to the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: VOSS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Birkholz, Reinhard Plietsch
  • Patent number: 10094505
    Abstract: A heatable line pipe useful for diesel fuel systems and fuel cell systems is provided. The heatable line pipe comprises in order from an inside of the pipe: a) an electrically insulating inner layer; b) a first electrically conductive layer; c) at least two current leads wound spirally around the first electrically conductive layer; d) a second electrically conductive layer over the at least two current leads forming a surface; and e) an outer cladding of an electrically insulating plastic material. The thickness of the second electrically conductive layer is 0.1 to 1.5 mm, and the at least two current leads form wave peaks in the surface of the second electrically conductive layer. The line pipe has the advantage that a fall in heating performance over the lifetime is effectively prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignees: EVONIK DEGUSSA GmbH, VOSS AUTOMOTIVE GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Goering, Michael Boeer, Juergen Franosch, Joerg Westmeier, Otfried Schwarzkopf, Daniel De Beer
  • Patent number: 9939094
    Abstract: A connection device for pipe lines includes a connection element that has a receiving opening for a pipe line and a retainer element that stops the pipe line from being pulled out. The retainer element is designed as a spring-elastic toothed ring that has teeth distributed across a circumference and which extend radially inward at an incline and act against the pipe line. The toothed ring is mounted to have limited axial play. At the transition region between an outer circumferential region and the retainer teeth, the toothed ring interacts with a circumferential tilt edge such that the toothed ring can pivot about the tilt edge out of a position in which its outer circumferential region is pressed against a first, lower contact section and a second, upper contact section. The retainer teeth being able to be elastically deformed by bending.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: VOSS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Harald Hagen, Adrian Klehr, Jochem-Andreas Hess
  • Patent number: 9927056
    Abstract: A heatable media line having at least one media line with two connector ends, in particular line connectors, and at least two electrical heating elements. At least one element is provided by which a differentiated heat input and/or output is enabled or provided for at both connector ends of the heatable media line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: VOSS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Tobias Etscheid, Otfried Schwarzkopf
  • Patent number: 9920673
    Abstract: The invention relates to an SCR line for treatment of exhaust from an internal combustion engine and including a first hose to carry a reducing agent, a second hose to carry a tempering agent and a pipe enclosing the two hoses. The two hoses are arranged in the pipe so as to run side by side in parallel. Each of the same-side ends of the first hose and of the pipe are connected to a reducing agent coupling housing. The ends of the second hose are each connected to a tempering agent coupling part separate from the reducing agent coupling housing. At least one of the reducing agent coupling housings has a through-opening at the outer perimeter. The second hose runs from the interior of the pipe through the through-opening to the outside. Furthermore, the invention relates to an SCR line bundle with an SCR line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: VOSS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Becht, Alexander Bohl, Klaus Kaltwasser, Sascha Rosenfeldt
  • Patent number: 9890889
    Abstract: A line connector for media lines including a fluid connector having at least one connection section for terminal connection to a fluid line and having a transition section with an inner fluid channel adjoining the connection section. An electric heating element is provided at least in certain areas. The fluid connector is encased by encapsulation at least in the region of the heating element. The encapsulation has a branch for an electric supply conductor for the heating element. A ready-made media line includes the above mentioned line connector and an attached fluid line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: VOSS Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Lechner, Olav Borgmeier, Otfried Schwarzkopf, Andreas Linnepe, Reiner Mitterer, Sascha Rosenfeldt, Josef Brandt
  • Patent number: 9874300
    Abstract: A connecting device for media lines, having a housing part, which is formed in two parts from a receiving part for plug connection of a media line and from a connecting part for connecting the housing part to a unit or an additional media line. The connecting part is connected to the receiving part via a coaxial rotationally symmetrical plug connection with form-fitting engagement and with a peripherally closed line progression. The connecting part is inserted with an insertion projection into a plug receptacle of the receiving part, wherein the insertion projection reaches with a radially outward protruding catch step in a form-fitting manner behind a radial undercut surface inside of the plug receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: VOSS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Harald Hagen, Adrian Klehr
  • Patent number: 9845907
    Abstract: A plug connection (1) for fluid lines, with two intermateable coupling parts (2, 3), which in an inserted state can be releasably locked via a locking device (4) consisting of two outer radial flange-like retaining ribs (21, 31) of the two coupling parts (2, 3), which are adjacent in an insertion direction (S) and axial (X-X) in inserted state and a retaining part (5) with an annular contour, which in preassembled state can be axially and radially fixed and undetachably assembled on one of the two coupling parts (3) and in an assembled state axially and radially encompasses the retaining ribs (21, 31) of the two coupling parts with at least one radially elastically moving retaining section (53) with a C-shaped axial section having two collars (51, 52). The plug connection incorporates features to ensure the undetachability of the retaining part (5) and minimize the space requirement, in particular during disassembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: VOSS Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Jochem-Andreas Hess, Günter Sieper, Reinhard Plietsch, Frank Zenses
  • Patent number: 9841131
    Abstract: A construction system for a connection arrangement for media lines, wherein the connection arrangement has a connection body with a receiving opening for a media line and with internal parts for interacting with the media line and providing axial guidance, mechanical locking to prevent detachment, peripheral sealing and, where applicable, internal radial support. Various internal parts can optionally be inserted into the connection body, which is designed to be identical in respect of the internal contour of the receiving opening, and for a particular maximum external line diameter, in order to adapt to at least two dissimilar media lines having different cross-sectional dimensions. The internal parts are adapted, on the one hand, to the permanently identical internal contour of a receiving opening of the connection body and, on the other hand, to the cross-sectional dimension of one of the dissimilar media lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: VOSS Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Hagen, Adrian Klehr, Markus Hasberg
  • Patent number: 9791086
    Abstract: An at least partially heatable line-connector for a media line which can be heated, the line-connector at least partially including a thermally-conductive or thermally-conducting material, with a heating system and/or heating elements being associated outside the body of the line-connector. An assembled media line with at least one heatable media line is provided with at least one such at least partially heatable line-connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: VOSS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel De Beer, Reinhard Plietsch, Günter Sieper, Otfried Schwarzkopf
  • Patent number: 9765914
    Abstract: A preassembled line for axial engagement with a mating coupling part. The preassembled line includes a line connector having of a connector body with a connecting portion to which a media line is connected and also includes a coupling portion with sealing means for sealing relative to the mating coupling part. The media line is provided with a heating wire arranged on the coupling portion. The connector body, the media line and the heating wire being surrounded at one end by a housing that has a latching part for connecting with the mating coupling part. The latching part is formed on the housing portion surrounding the coupling portion. Sealing of the preassembled media line to the mating coupling part is separated from connecting of the preassembled media line to the mating coupling part and separately performed by the connector body and the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: VOSS Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Marco Isenburg, Frank Peters, Michele Stelluto, Josef Brandt, Sascha Rosenfeldt, Adrian Klehr
  • Patent number: 9746115
    Abstract: A plug-in connection system for fluidic lines, fittings or assemblies, having a housing part and a plug part that can be plugged into a receiving opening of the housing part. A holding element on one of the coupling parts latches with a mating holding element on the other of the coupling parts. The holding element has a spreading surface that, by sliding relative to a corresponding surface of the plug part causes a spreading movement of the holding element, transversely with respect to an axis during installation. In order to improve the plug-in behavior during installation, a spreading contour of the spreading surface engages a mating contour in such a way that, while being plugged in, the spreading travel (Sw) of the holding element changes in a non-linear manner, depending on the status of installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: VOSS Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Jochem-Andreas Hess
  • Patent number: 9702492
    Abstract: A line connector for a urea-water solution in an SCR catalytic converter system. The line connector has two mutually separate flow paths for two fluid media, one for a functional medium and another for a temperature control medium for controlling the temperature of the functional medium. The line connector includes a connector body having a first connection for a first line conducting a functional medium, a second connection conducting a temperature control medium, and a third connection for a double line having an inner line and a coaxial outer line. The third connection has an inner connecting element with an inner passage and an outer connecting element with an outer passage. The connector body is formed in its interior such that the first and second connections merge separately from one another into the inner and outer passages, respectively, of the third connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: VOSS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Olav Borgmeier, Frank Peters, Michele Stelluto, Ulrich Hiltemann, Roland Klein, Sabine Schuster, Volker Zieris