Patents by Inventor Andre Prinz

Andre Prinz 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).

  • Internal combustion engine with settable variable compression ratio and with a switching module
    Patent number: 10012143
    Abstract: The invention relates to an internal combustion engine (1) having a settable variable compression ratio and having a connecting rod (3), which connecting rod has an adjustment mechanism (4) for the adjustment of the settable variable compression ratio, a first hydraulic line (5), a second hydraulic line (6), a hydraulic outflow duct (47) and a switching module (21) for the switching of the adjustment mechanism (4), wherein the switching module (21) is arranged on the connecting rod (3) and a first position of the switching module (21) corresponds to a first compression ratio and a second position of the switching module (21) corresponds to a second compression ratio that differs from the first compression ratio, wherein the switching module (21) has a switching element (22) and a sleeve (23) surrounding the switching element (22), wherein the switching element (22) and the sleeve (23) are movable relative to one another, and the switching element (22) has a recess (36) and an edge region (37) bordering the re
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: FEV GMBH
    Inventors: Uwe Schaffrath, Andre Prinz
  • INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH SETTABLE VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO AND WITH A SWITCHING MODULE
    Publication number: 20160245331
    Abstract: The invention relates to an internal combustion engine (1) having a settable variable compression ratio and having a connecting rod (3), which connecting rod has an adjustment mechanism (4) for the adjustment of the settable variable compression ratio, a first hydraulic line (5), a second hydraulic line (6), a hydraulic outflow duct (47) and a switching module (21) for the switching of the adjustment mechanism (4), wherein the switching module (21) is arranged on the connecting rod (3) and a first position of the switching module (21) corresponds to a first compression ratio and a second position of the switching module (21) corresponds to a second compression ratio that differs from the first compression ratio, wherein the switching module (21) has a switching element (22) and a sleeve (23) surrounding the switching element (22), wherein the switching element (22) and the sleeve (23) are movable relative to one another, and the switching element (22) has a recess (36) and an edge region (37) bordering the re
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Uwe Schaffrath, Andre Prinz