Patents Assigned to Voss Automotive GmbH
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Patent number: 8965187Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 4, 2010Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: VOSS Automotive GmbHInventors: Olav Borgmeier, Tobias Etscheid, Reiner Mitterer, Thomas Schüler
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Patent number: 8925573Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrically heatable media line (1), comprising a fluid line (2) and at least one fluid connector (4) connected to a line end (2a). The fluid line (2) and the fluid connector (4) respectively have electric heating means (6, 10), wherein the fluid line (2) and/or the fluid connector (4) including electric connections (16) of the heating means (6, 10) are/is enclosed by a plastic molding compound.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2008Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: VOSS Automotive GmbHInventors: Olav Borgmeier, Marco Isenburg, Ulrich Erb, Volker Zieris, Josef Brandt, Otfried Schwarzkopf, Martin Lechner, Sascha Rosenfeldt
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Patent number: 8921744Abstract: A line connector for media lines having a connecting piece with a flow channel, at least one connecting section for connection to a media line or unit, and at least one transition section adjacent to the connecting section. In order to prevent freezing of the respective medium at low temperatures in the connecting area or to thaw a frozen medium, the line connector includes heating means arranged to at least partially enclose the flow channel. A fixing part, with elements for guiding and fixing the heating means, is provided on the connecting piece.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2009Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: VOSS Automotive GmbHInventors: Sascha Rosenfeldt, Martin Vedder
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Publication number: 20140366974Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2012Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: VOSS AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Tobias Etscheid, Otfried Schwarzkopf, Marco Isenburg
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Patent number: 8905066Abstract: The invention relates to a pressure limiting valve, in particular for placement in a return line of a common-rail-system of a combustion engine, with an elongate valve housing having an axial inlet opening present on one front end, and at least one outlet opening axially separated from the inlet opening. An interior valve seat for a ball-shaped valve body connects to the inlet opening, whereby a valve piston is positioned between the valve body and a closing spring producing a closing force. An integrated hydraulic throttle dampens the movement of the valve piston in the valve closing direction. A valve-seat insert part has a ring-shaped body with an inlet opening formed on a front end, with the conically expanding valve seat connecting to the inlet opening, as well as with a throttle section with a cylindrical interior area connecting to the valve seat.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2012Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: VOSS Automotive GmbHInventor: Ulrich Erb
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Patent number: 8890039Abstract: A method for heating a fluid line system with at least two electric heating elements (R1, R2, R3), which are operated electrically in parallel and each heating element (R1/R2/R3) is separately supplied with a controlled operating current (I1/I2/I3) for adjusting its heating power. Furthermore, the invention relates to a heating system for such a fluid line system (1), in particular for the application of the method according to the present invention. The heating system has heating elements (R1-R3) which are electrically connected in parallel and are each connected to a separate control element (T1, T2, T3). Each heating element (R1/R2/R3) can be controlled via its associated control element (T1, T2, T3) for the individual adjustment of its heating power.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2009Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: VOSS Automotive GmbHInventors: Tobias Etscheid, Olav Borgmeier, Thomas Schüler
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Publication number: 20140230941Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2012Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: Voss Automotive GMBHInventors: Daniel De Beer, Reinhard Plietsch, Günter Sieper, Otfried Schwarzkopf
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Publication number: 20140210202Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: Voss Automotive GmbHInventors: Jochem-Andreas Hess, Günter Sieper, Reinhard Plietsch, Frank Zenses
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Publication number: 20140167410Abstract: The present invention relates to a connector for fluid lines having of a coupling part that can be plugged together with a counter-coupling part along a plug-in axis. A locking device releasably locks the coupling part together with the counter-coupling part. The locking device includes a radially elastically deformable holding element held outside on the coupling part and at least partially encompassing it circumferentially. The holding element interacts with the coupling part, when positioned on the coupling part, via a fixation structure, such that said holding element can optionally be oriented in different relative rotational positions and be fixated in each case to prevent a free, unrestricted rotation about the plug-in axle (X) relative to the coupling part.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: VOSS Automotive GmbHInventors: Jochem-Andreas Hess, Andreas Suhr, Frank Zenses, Boris Thau, Adrian Klehr
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Publication number: 20140110004Abstract: In a multiple-layer electrically heatable medium line having a medium-resistant inner layer, a heating layer which is provided with at least two conductors or heating conductors, and an outer layer, the layers of the medium line are single-layer or multiple-layer, and the conductors or heating conductors are embedded within the heating layer such that they are coiled in the longitudinal direction of the medium line, in a radially and/or axially predefined position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2012Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: VOSS AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Jörg Westmeier, Otfried Schwarzkopf, Thomas Schüler
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Patent number: 8662543Abstract: A plug connector for media lines that includes a plug part having a plug shaft, which can be inserted into a receiving part and is releasably locked therein. The plug part has at least two spring elastic latching arms that extend in the insertion direction. The latching arms have radially inwardly projecting catch cams at their free ends for engaging behind a latching step of the receiving part. The latching arms can be spread radially by a release element to release the plug part. The latching arms are radially spread by displacing the release element. The release element has axially extending release arms, which extend to the area of the catch cams, located radially between the latching arms and the plug shaft. The actuating sections are arranged in such a way for spreading the latching arms to release the catch cams.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2010Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: VOSS Automotive GmbHInventors: Martin Lechner, Frank Zenses, Evelin Rosowski
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Publication number: 20130336643Abstract: A line connector having a connector piece with at least one junction portion for junction connection to a media line or to an assembly, a transitional portion contiguous to the junction portion, and a flow duct. In at least the region of the transitional portion, an electrical heating element for the media line is provided in an arrangement at least partially surrounding the flow duct. The connector piece, together with the heating element, is surrounded by an outer cladding. At least one of the junction portions is designed as a hollow, cylindrical receptacle for directly plugging in the end of the media line, the media line being capable of being fastened in a materially integral manner. The junction portion including, at least in regions, a material transparent to laser beams in such a way that the media line can be fastened by way of laser welding.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: VOSS Automotive GmbHInventors: Olav Borgmeier, Eduard Brück, Ulrich Erb, Reiner Gründel, Martin Lechner, Frank Peters, Sascha Rosenfeldt, Otfried Schwarzkopf, Ahmet Gündüz, Marco Isenburg
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Patent number: 8591241Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrically heatable media line comprising a fluid line and at least one line connector, which comprises a fluid connector connected to a line end of the fluid line and an outer housing. The fluid line and the line connector each have electrical heating means, wherein the fluid connector is enclosed at least in the region of the heating means and together with an end section of the fluid line by the housing. The housing has fixing means for accommodating, in a mechanically fixing manner, the fluid connector with the connected line end and electrical conductors and conductor connectors of the heating means.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2010Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: VOSS Automotive GmbHInventors: Sascha Rosenfeldt, Martin Lechner, Josef Brandt, Harald Hagen, Ulrich Hiltemann, Günter Sieper, Markus Berger
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Publication number: 20130294757Abstract: In a prefabricated electrically heatable media line having at least one pipeline part with an integrated electrically conductive device and having at least one connecting device, in particular a plug, screw or coupling device, the pipeline part and the electrically conductive device extend as far as or close to that end of the connecting device which is averted from the pipeline part or close to, in front of or in a connection contour. In a method for producing a media line, a pipeline part is produced with at least one integrated electrically conductive device and the integrated electrically conductive device is exposed in at least one end region of the pipeline part, permanent electrical contact is made with said integrated electrically conductive part by a contact-making device, and the contact-making device is routed out at the outer face of the pipeline part in order to form a connection to an electrical energy source.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2011Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicant: VOSS AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Jörg Westmeier, Mark Heienbrok, Erik Gramckow, Martin Sachse, Tobias Etscheid
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Patent number: 8556300Abstract: The present invention relates to a preassembled media line with a line connector, composed of a connector body with a connecting portion to which a media line is connected, and with a coupling portion for sealed connection to a mating coupling part. In this arrangement, the media line is provided with a heating wire and said heating wire is continued from the connector body and the media line, when connected, in such a manner that it is arranged at least partially on the coupling portion. The connector body and the media line are surrounded at the end by a housing formed, in particular, from housing shells, the sealing function and a retaining function being divided between the housing and the connector body.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2008Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: VOSS Automotive GmbHInventors: Marco Isenburg, Frank Peters, Michele Stelluto, Josef Brandt, Sascha Rosenfeldt, Adrian Klehr
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Patent number: 8555624Abstract: The present invention relates to a connection device (1) for at least one media line (2), such as for a urea-water solution for exhaust gas after-treatment in a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine. The connection device comprises a connection part (4) having a socket (6) for the circumferentially sealed insertion of a line-side plug section (8), and retention means (10) for locking the inserted plug section (8) in place to prevent detachment. The retention means (10) is configured in such a way that starting from a normal operating position the inserted and locked plug section (8) can be moved over a specific travel path relative to the connection part (4) in opposition to a return force (F), in order to enlarge an internal volume inside the connection part (4) to which the medium is admitted.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2008Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: VOSS Automotive GmbHInventors: Martin Lechner, Marco Isenburg, Olaf Offermann
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Publication number: 20130240528Abstract: A process for the fabrication of a molded part with circular cross section and a hollowed-out cylindrical base body. An inner channel of the molded part, designed for the sealing with a connector part, has segments with various functions in axial direction. A fiber containing plasticized polymeric mass is injected into the cavity of a molding tool, and following hardening of the polymeric mass, the molded part is removed from the tool. In order to improve strength in a reliable manner, injection into the cavity is carried out radially from the inner channel towards the exterior, in a segment, or in an area of a segment, that does not serve for the mounting of a circumferential seal, or the mounting, and/or arrest of the connector part.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2012Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: VOSS Automotive GmbHInventors: Daniel De Beer, Günter Sieper
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Patent number: 8526801Abstract: The present invention relates to a line connector for media lines, consisting of a connector piece with at least one junction portion for junction connection to a media line or to an assembly and with a transitional portion contiguous to the junction portion and having a flow duct. In this case, at least in the region of the transitional portion, electrical heating means are provided in an arrangement at least partially surrounding the flow duct. Furthermore, the invention relates to a ready-made media line consisting of a pipeline with a heating conductor arranged on the circumference and with a heatable line connector fastened at least to one pipeline end of the media line.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2008Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: VOSS Automotive GmbHInventors: Olav Borgmeier, Eduard Brück, Erb Ulrich, Reiner Gründel, Martin Lechner, Frank Peters, Sascha Rosenfeldt, Otfried Schwarzkopf, Ahmet Gündüz, Marco Isenburg
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Patent number: 8511716Abstract: A connection arrangement for a wall passage, in particular for positioning with a through-opening of a wall element and for the connection of at least one media conduit. The connection arrangement including a connector part with a first connection section that is to be passed through the through-opening, and an oppositely placed second connection section with a contact element for limiting the amount of insertion at the wall element, as well as with a retaining element for locking the connector part in its assembly position, where it is inserted into the through-opening. The connector part includes at least two separate parts, an installation part for retention in the through-opening of the wall element and a connection part, which can be connected to the installation part, and which further contains the connection sections.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2009Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: VOSS Automotive GmbHInventors: Josef Brandt, Sascha Rosenfeldt, Ulrich Hiltemann, Martin Lechner
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Patent number: 8511077Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for controlling the temperature of a fluid additive for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine. The system has means for exchanging heat between the additive and a refrigerant circuit of a refrigerant system. The fluid additive is preferably a NOx-reducing additive, in particular a urea-water solution, for an SCR catalytic converter system of a motor vehicle. Here, a direct or indirect exchange of heat may be provided between the refrigerant circuit of the refrigerant system, specifically in particular of a vehicle air conditioning system, and the additive.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2009Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: VOSS Automotive GmbHInventor: Otfried Schwarzkopf