Patents by Inventor Alois Eichinger
Alois Eichinger has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11519296Abstract: A bearing chamber housing for supporting a shaft of a turbomachine is provided, the bearing chamber housing including an additively built-up housing wall which bounds an oil chamber of the bearing chamber housing radially outwardly relative to an axis of rotation of the shaft, the housing wall being built up with an oil duct which has an inlet opening toward the oil chamber for admission of oil from the oil chamber into the oil duct, and which has an outlet opening for discharging the oil from the oil duct, the outlet opening being located at a different axial position and at a different circumferential position than the inlet opening, considered relative to the axis of rotation of the shaft, and the oil duct having an extent with both an axial component and a circumferential component, at least over a portion thereof.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AGInventors: Frank Stiehler, Georg Kempinger, Juergen Kraus, Steffen Schlothauer, Christian Liebl, Alois Eichinger, Thomas Koebke
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Publication number: 20220372892Abstract: A bearing chamber housing for supporting a shaft of a turbomachine is provided, the bearing chamber housing including an additively built-up housing wall which bounds an oil chamber of the bearing chamber housing radially outwardly relative to an axis of rotation of the shaft, the housing wall being built up with an oil duct which has an inlet opening toward the oil chamber for admission of oil from the oil chamber into the oil duct, and which has an outlet opening for discharging the oil from the oil duct, the outlet opening being located at a different axial position and at a different circumferential position than the inlet opening, considered relative to the axis of rotation of the shaft, and the oil duct having an extent with both an axial component and a circumferential component, at least over a portion thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2019Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventors: Frank STIEHLER, Georg KEMPINGER, Juergen KRAUS, Steffen SCHLOTHAUER, Christian LIEBL, Alois EICHINGER, Thomas KOEBKE
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Patent number: 10982562Abstract: The present invention relates to a bearing chamber housing for bearing a shaft of a turbomachine, comprising an additively built-up housing section and a cover, which, in each case referred to an axis of rotation of the shaft, connects axially to the housing section and has a radially extending collar, which collar axially bounds an oil space of the bearing chamber housing, wherein the cover is assembled with the housing section and is connected therewith via a weld.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AGInventors: Frank Stiehler, Georg Kempinger, Juergen Kraus, Steffen Schlothauer, Christian Liebl, Thomas Koebke, Alois Eichinger
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Patent number: 10830098Abstract: The present invention relates to a bearing chamber housing for bearing a shaft of a turbomachine, having an additively built-up housing wall and a cover of the oil chamber, wherein, in each case referred to an axis of rotation of the shaft, the housing wall bounds radially outwardly an oil chamber of the bearing chamber housing and the cover of the oil chamber disposed on an axial end of the housing wall axially bounds a region of the oil chamber; the region bounds radially inwardly an inner shell of the bearing chamber housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AGInventors: Frank Stiehler, Georg Kempinger, Juergen Kraus, Steffen Schlothauer, Christian Liebl, Alois Eichinger, Thomas Koebke
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Patent number: 10502084Abstract: The invention relates to a module for a gas turbine comprising a rotationally symmetrical outer casing of a first material having a first linear thermal expansion coefficient, a rotationally symmetrical component for guiding hot gas of a second material having a linear thermal expansion coefficient which is lower than the first coefficient, at least one annular structure arranged radially within the component, and at least three struts having a radially inner end secured on the outer casing and a radially outer end secured on the annular structure. The component also comprises at least one first fixing which is free in radial direction and fixed in axial direction and arranged between the component and the outer casing and/or the annular structure, as well as at least three second fixings having an elastic effect in radial, axial and/or circumferential direction and being arranged between the component and the strut and/or the annular structure.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2016Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AGInventors: Werner Humhauser, Hermann Klingels, Rudolf Stanka, Alois Eichinger
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Publication number: 20190360355Abstract: The present invention relates to a bearing chamber housing for bearing a shaft of a turbomachine, having an additively built-up housing wall and a cover of the oil chamber, wherein, in each case referred to an axis of rotation of the shaft, the housing wall bounds radially outwardly an oil chamber of the bearing chamber housing and the cover of the oil chamber disposed on an axial end of the housing wall axially bounds a region of the oil chamber; the region bounds radially inwardly an inner shell of the bearing chamber housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AGInventors: Frank Stiehler, Georg Kempinger, Juergen Kraus, Steffen Schlothauer, Christian Liebl, Alois Eichinger, Thomas Koebke
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Patent number: 10392972Abstract: A liner element of a hot-gas-conveying duct of a turbine intermediate case of a gas turbine, in particular of an aircraft gas turbine, the liner element includes a central portion having at least one first reinforcement portion projecting in a direction away from the duct and extending substantially straight between an axial forward end and an axial rearward end; at least one of the two axial ends being adjoined by a second reinforcement portion projecting in a direction away from the duct and extending inclinedly or curvedly relative to the straight-line extent of the first reinforcement portion; the first reinforcement portion and the second reinforcement portion together forming a reinforcing element; the entire reinforcing element being disposed within the outer surface of the central portion, in particular in such a way that the reinforcing element is spaced apart from the first connecting portion and from the second connecting portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AGInventors: Thomas Flatscher, Alois Eichinger, Wolfgang Bickmeier, Manfred Feldmann, Daniel Kirchner, Johannes Geisler
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Publication number: 20190249569Abstract: The present invention relates to a bearing chamber housing for bearing a shaft of a turbomachine, comprising an additively built-up housing section and a cover, which, in each case referred to an axis of rotation of the shaft, connects axially to the housing section and has a radially extending collar, which collar axially bounds an oil space of the bearing chamber housing, wherein the cover is assembled with the housing section and is connected therewith via a weld.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AGInventors: Frank Stiehler, Georg Kempinger, Juergen Kraus, Steffen Schlothauer, Christian Liebl, Thomas Koebke, Alois Eichinger
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Publication number: 20180038244Abstract: A liner element of a hot-gas-conveying duct of a turbine intermediate case of a gas turbine, in particular of an aircraft gas turbine, the liner element includes a central portion having at least one first reinforcement portion projecting in a direction away from the duct and extending substantially straight between an axial forward end and an axial rearward end; at least one of the two axial ends being adjoined by a second reinforcement portion projecting in a direction away from the duct and extending inclinedly or curvedly relative to the straight-line extent of the first reinforcement portion; the first reinforcement portion and the second reinforcement portion together forming a reinforcing element; the entire reinforcing element being disposed within the outer surface of the central portion, in particular in such a way that the reinforcing element is spaced apart from the first connecting portion and from the second connecting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Thomas Flatscher, Alois Eichinger, Wolfgang Bickmeier, Manfred Feldmann, Daniel Kirchner, Johannes Geisler
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Patent number: 9759231Abstract: The invention relates to a mid-frame (10) for a gas turbine, having at least one outer casing element (12) and having a plurality of duct segments (16), which are arranged in succession in the radial direction on the inside of the outer casing element (12) and in the peripheral direction of the casing element (12) and by which segments, in each case, at least one duct (18) through which a gas can flow is delimited at least in the radial direction at least partially, wherein a ring element (22) that is common to the duct segments (16) and is formed in one piece is provided, by means of which the duct segments (16) are held at the outer casing element (12).Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AGInventors: Daniel Kirchner, Alois Eichinger
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Publication number: 20170107843Abstract: The invention relates to a module for a gas turbine comprising a rotationally symmetrical outer casing of a first material having a first linear thermal expansion coefficient, a rotationally symmetrical component for guiding hot gas of a second material having a linear thermal expansion coefficient which is lower than the first coefficient, at least one annular structure arranged radially within the component, and at least three struts having a radially inner end secured on the outer casing and a radially outer end secured on the annular structure. The component also comprises at least one first fixing which is free in radial direction and fixed in axial direction and arranged between the component and the outer casing and/or the annular structure, as well as at least three second fixings having an elastic effect in radial, axial and/or circumferential direction and being arranged between the component and the strut and/or the annular structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Werner HUMHAUSER, Hermann KLINGELS, Rudolf STANKA, Alois EICHINGER
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Publication number: 20150377068Abstract: The present invention relates to a component arrangement for a gas turbine, having a first component of a gas turbine duct casing; a second component, connected to it, of a gas turbine duct casing with a flange; a rocker with an articulated section, which is rotatably mounted in a groove on the first component, which, in a cross section perpendicular to the groove longitudinal direction, has two groove flanks that lie opposite each other in the groove width direction, a groove base connecting these groove flanks, and a groove edge that lies opposite the groove base in a groove depth direction; and a setting screw. The flange of the second component is clamped between the first component and an arm of the rocker, which is tightened against the flange by the setting screw.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Alois Eichinger, Stefan Sasse, Mark Fritz
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Publication number: 20150330406Abstract: The invention relates to a mid-frame (10) for a gas turbine, having at least one outer casing element (12) and having a plurality of duct segments (16), which are arranged in succession in the radial direction on the inside of the outer casing element (12) and in the peripheral direction of the casing element (12) and by which segments, in each case, at least one duct (18) through which a gas can flow is delimited at least in the radial direction at least partially, wherein a ring element (22) that is common to the duct segments (16) and is formed in one piece is provided, by means of which the duct segments (16) are held at the outer casing element (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: Daniel Kirchner, Alois Eichinger