Patents by Inventor Andreas Auweder

Andreas Auweder 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).

  • Patent number: 11953099
    Abstract: A valve arrangement for a switching valve and to a switching valve for regulating a mass flow in a refrigerating circuit or a heating circuit, comprising a valve housing, which comprises a feed opening and a discharge opening, comprising a valve piston, which comprises a valve-closing member, which buts against a through-hole between the feed opening and the discharge opening in a closed position on a valve seat and closes the through-hole, wherein the valve seat comprises a stop surface and a sealing surface which are oriented so as to be adjacent to one another, the valve-closing member comprises a supporting surface and a gasket surface which are oriented so as to be adjacent to one another, an elastic sealing element is provided on the valve seat or the valve-closing member, on which sealing element the sealing surface or gasket surface is formed, a sealing projection is provided on the sealing surface or the gasket surface and is oriented towards the opposite gasket surface or sealing surface, the suppor
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: OTTO EGELHOF GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Eike Willers, Andreas Auweder, Markus Lang-Belz
  • Patent number: 11828381
    Abstract: A switching valve and a valve arrangement for regulating a mass flow in a refrigeration or heating circuit, having a path-generating device which comprises a U-shaped yoke with an upper and lower leg which are aligned with one another and a coil which is positioned within the yoke and can be electrically controlled, a core fixedly positioned relative to the coil and having at least a portion projecting relative to the coil and positioned in an opening in the leg of the yoke, and a tappet provided in the coil and movable relative to the core and having an end extending through an opening in one of the legs of the yoke, with a closing body or valve closing member arranged on the tappet, and with a restoring element which is arranged between the core and the tappet, a switching bushing being provided which is insertable into the path-generating device, and which is closed on one side by a base and is open on the opposite end of the base and fastening section is assigned to the open end of the switching bushing h
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: OTTO EGELHOF GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Eike Willers, Andreas Auweder, Markus Lang-Belz
  • Patent number: 11773993
    Abstract: The invention relates to a non-return valve, in particular for a refrigeration or heat circuit, which valve can be inserted into a connection opening (26, 27, 28, 29) of a connection device (21) or of a pipe (39) and comprises: —a one-part or multi-part housing (42) which comprises at least one main housing (44), a feed opening (48) being provided on the inlet side and a discharge opening (51) being provided on the outlet side of the main housing (44), the feed opening and the discharge opening being interconnected by a flow channel (49); —a guide element (53) which is provided on the main housing (44) and by means of which a valve closing element (61) is guided slidably relative to the main housing (44), the valve closing element (61) being arranged in a starting position (42) by means of an energy accumulator (71) and the valve closing element (61) being slidable toward the discharge opening (51) against an actuating force of the energy accumulator (71) in order to be transferred into a working position (63
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: OTTO EGELHOF GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Eike Willers, Andreas Auweder, Rainer Maurer, Siegfried Roth, Uwe Hellmuth, Bernhard Wagner
  • Patent number: 11608901
    Abstract: A valve arrangement for a switching valve and to a switching valve for regulating a mass flow in a refrigerating circuit or a heating circuit, including a valve housing, which includes a feed opening and a discharge opening, including a valve piston, which includes a valve-closing member, which buts against a through-hole between the feed opening and the discharge opening in a closed position on a valve seat and closes the through-hole, wherein the valve seat includes a stop surface and a sealing surface which are oriented so as to be adjacent to one another, the valve-closing member includes a supporting surface and a gasket surface which are oriented so as to be adjacent to one another, an elastic sealing element is provided on the valve seat or the valve-closing member, on which sealing element the sealing surface or gasket surface is formed, a sealing projection is provided on the sealing surface or the gasket surface and is oriented towards the opposite gasket surface or sealing surface, the supporting s
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: OTTO EGELHOF GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Eike Willers, Andreas Auweder, Markus Lang-Belz
  • Patent number: 11428337
    Abstract: The invention relates to a non-return valve, in particular for a refrigeration circuit or thermal circuit, which is insertable into a connection point (76) of a connection device (71), which comprises a supply opening (72) for supplying a medium and an outlet opening (74) for discharging the medium, comprising a multi-part housing (12, 14), which comprises a valve housing (14) and a main housing (12), which is interconnectable by means of connection elements (41, 42) via an interface (16), comprising a regulating space (24) formed between the main housing (12) and the valve housing (14), in which space a valve-closing member (25) is provided which abuts a valve seat (23) of the valve housing (14) in a closed position (54), and closes an opening (22) in the valve housing (14) and is movable into an operating position (55) counter to an actuating force of a return element (33) and releases the valve opening (22), wherein the valve housing (14) and the valve-closing member (25), which is arranged so as to be mov
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: OTTO EGELHOF GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Auweder, Eike Willers, Betina Jahnke, Bernhard Wagner
  • Publication number: 20220154843
    Abstract: A switching valve and a valve arrangement for regulating a mass flow in a refrigeration or heating circuit, having a path-generating device which comprises a U-shaped yoke with an upper and lower leg which are aligned with one another and a coil which is positioned within the yoke and can be electrically controlled, a core fixedly positioned relative to the coil and having at least a portion projecting relative to the coil and positioned in an opening in the leg of the yoke, and a tappet provided in the coil and movable relative to the core and having an end extending through an opening in one of the legs of the yoke, with a closing body or valve closing member arranged on the tappet, and with a restoring element which is arranged between the core and the tappet, a switching bushing being provided which is insertable into the path-generating device, and which is closed on one side by a base and is open on the opposite end of the base and fastening section is assigned to the open end of the switching bushing h
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Eike WILLERS, Andreas AUWEDER, Markus LANG-BELZ
  • Publication number: 20220018450
    Abstract: A valve arrangement for a switching valve and to a switching valve for regulating a mass flow in a refrigerating circuit or a heating circuit, comprising a valve housing, which comprises a feed opening and a discharge opening, comprising a valve piston, which comprises a valve-closing member, which buts against a through-hole between the feed opening and the discharge opening in a closed position on a valve seat and closes the through-hole, wherein the valve seat comprises a stop surface and a sealing surface which are oriented so as to be adjacent to one another, the valve-closing member comprises a supporting surface and a gasket surface which are oriented so as to be adjacent to one another, an elastic sealing element is provided on the valve seat or the valve-closing member, on which sealing element the sealing surface or gasket surface is formed, a sealing projection is provided on the sealing surface or the gasket surface and is oriented towards the opposite gasket surface or sealing surface, the suppor
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Eike WILLERS, Andreas AUWEDER, Markus LANG-BELZ
  • Publication number: 20210301928
    Abstract: A valve arrangement for a switching valve and to a switching valve for regulating a mass flow in a refrigerating circuit or a heating circuit, including a valve housing, which includes a feed opening and a discharge opening, including a valve piston, which includes a valve-closing member, which buts against a through-hole between the feed opening and the discharge opening in a closed position on a valve seat and closes the through-hole, wherein the valve seat includes a stop surface and a sealing surface which are oriented so as to be adjacent to one another, the valve-closing member includes a supporting surface and a gasket surface which are oriented so as to be adjacent to one another, an elastic sealing element is provided on the valve seat or the valve-closing member, on which sealing element the sealing surface or gasket surface is formed, a sealing projection is provided on the sealing surface or the gasket surface and is oriented towards the opposite gasket surface or sealing surface, the supporting s
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Eike WILLERS, Andreas AUWEDER, Markus LANG-BELZ
  • Publication number: 20210222788
    Abstract: The invention relates to a non-return valve, in particular for a refrigeration or heat circuit, which valve can be inserted into a connection opening (26, 27, 28, 29) of a connection device (21) or of a pipe (39) and comprises:—a one-part or multi-part housing (42) which comprises at least one main housing (44), a feed opening (48) being provided on the inlet side and a discharge opening (51) being provided on the outlet side of the main housing (44), the feed opening and the discharge opening being interconnected by a flow channel (49);—a guide element (53) which is provided on the main housing (44) and by means of which a valve closing element (61) is guided slidably relative to the main housing (44), the valve closing element (61) being arranged in a starting position (42) by means of an energy accumulator (71) and the valve closing element (61) being slidable toward the discharge opening (51) against an actuating force of the energy accumulator (71) in order to be transferred into a working position (63),
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Eike WILLERS, Andreas AUWEDER, Rainer MAURER, Siegfried ROTH, Uwe HELLMUTH, Bernhard WAGNER
  • Publication number: 20210190225
    Abstract: The invention relates to a non-return valve, in particular for a refrigeration circuit or thermal circuit, which is insertable into a connection point (76) of a connection device (71), which comprises a supply opening (72) for supplying a medium and an outlet opening (74) for discharging the medium, comprising a multi-part housing (12, 14), which comprises a valve housing (14) and a main housing (12), which is interconnectable by means of connection elements (41, 42) via an interface (16), comprising a regulating space (24) formed between the main housing (12) and the valve housing (14), in which space a valve-closing member (25) is provided which abuts a valve seat (23) of the valve housing (14) in a closed position (54), and closes an opening (22) in the valve housing (14) and is movable into an operating position (55) counter to an actuating force of a return element (33) and releases the valve opening (22), wherein the valve housing (14) and the valve-closing member (25), which is arranged so as to be mov
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas AUWEDER, Eike WILLERS, Betina JAHNKE, Bernhard WAGNER
  • Patent number: 10215079
    Abstract: A thermostatic valve for a cooling system of an engine of a motor vehicle, having a thermostatic valve housing, on which a connection to a cylinder head of the engine, a connection to the engine block, a connection to a cooler of the cooling system and at least one connection to a bypass channel are designed, wherein a movable thermostatic operating element, a cooler valve, an engine block valve and a slide for closing the bypass channel are arranged in the thermostatic valve housing. The thermostatic valve has a first slide section is provided for closing a first opening arranged on the thermostatic valve housing and at least one second slide section for closing at least one second opening arranged on the thermostatic valve housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Auweder, Juergen Marx, Eike Willers
  • Patent number: 9945284
    Abstract: A thermostatic valve to connect a heat source, in particular a gear drive, with a heat exchanger, particularly a motor vehicle. The thermostatic valve having a thermostatic valve housing with a first inlet connection for a first inlet port and a second inlet connection for a second inlet port, as well as a first outlet connection for a first outlet port and a second outlet connection for a second outlet port. The thermostatic valve further including a moveable working element in an intake opening of the thermostatic valve housing to open and close the inlet and outlet ports and a separate restriction element provided in the thermostatic valve housing between the first inlet connection and the first outlet connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Auweder, Stefan Beurer
  • Patent number: 9695735
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermostat valve for a cooling system of an internal combustion engine with a coolant stoppage function, comprising a first bypass valve element and a second bypass valve element, a main valve element to be arranged in a counterpart to a connection to a coolant radiator, and a crossmember to be arranged between an engine outlet and an engine inlet, which crossmember forms a valve seat for the first bypass valve element and the second bypass valve element, wherein, on its outer side, the crossmember has a collar which forms an axial supporting region for the counterpart and which is loaded in the axial direction by a compression spring, with the result that the collar is forced in the direction of the counterpart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas Auweder
  • Patent number: 9292019
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermostat insert having at least one return spring, a thermostatic working element having a working piston that can be pushed out of a housing of the working element against the force of the return spring, a main valve element, and a short circuit valve element connected to the working element displaced when the working piston is pushed out of the housing, a base element implemented as a base plate, and a brace on which the return spring is supported, wherein the brace is mechanically connected to the base element, so that the return spring is enclosed in a cage-like manner, and the exterior of the brace has a closed peripheral collar seated against a slanted sealing surface of a counterpart after installation that is loaded by the return spring so that the brace is sealingly forced in the direction of the slanted sealing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Auweder, Martin Holzhauser
  • Publication number: 20160076435
    Abstract: A thermostatic valve for a cooling system of an engine of a motor vehicle, having a thermostatic valve housing, on which a connection to a cylinder head of the engine, a connection to the engine block, a connection to a cooler of the cooling system and at least one connection to a bypass channel are designed, wherein a movable thermostatic operating element, a cooler valve, an engine block valve and a slide for closing the bypass channel are arranged in the thermostatic valve housing. The thermostatic valve has a first slide section is provided for closing a first opening arranged on the thermostatic valve housing and at least one second slide section for closing at least one second opening arranged on the thermostatic valve housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas AUWEDER, Juergen MARX, Eike WILLERS
  • Publication number: 20150108229
    Abstract: A thermostatic valve to connect a heat source, in particular a gear drive with a heat exchanger, particularly a motor vehicle, having a thermostatic valve housing with a first inlet connection for a first inlet port and a second inlet connection for a second inlet port as well as a first outlet connection for a first outlet port and a second outlet connection for a second outlet port, with a moveable working element in an intake opening of the thermostatic valve housing to open and close the inlet and outlet ports and a separate restriction element is provided in the thermostatic valve housing between the first inlet connection and the first outlet connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Andreas AUWEDER, Stefan BEURER
  • Publication number: 20130240634
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermostat valve for a cooling system of an internal combustion engine with a coolant stoppage function, comprising a first bypass valve element and a second bypass valve element, a main valve element to be arranged in a counterpart to a connection to a coolant radiator, and a crossmember to be arranged between an engine outlet and an engine inlet, which crossmember forms a valve seat for the first bypass valve element and the second bypass valve element, wherein, on its outer side, the crossmember has a collar which forms an axial supporting region for the counterpart and which is loaded in the axial direction by a compression spring, with the result that the collar is forced in the direction of the counterpart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: BEHR THERMOT-TRONIK GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas Auweder
  • Publication number: 20130200167
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermostat insert comprising at least one return spring, a thermostatic working element having a working piston that can be pushed out of a housing of the working element against the force of the return spring, a main valve element, and a short circuit valve element connected to the working element displaced when the working piston is pushed out of the housing, a base element in particular implemented as a base plate, and a brace on which the return spring is supported, wherein the brace is mechanically connected to the base element, so that an assembly enclosing the return spring in a cage-like manner is formed, and the exterior of the brace has a closed peripheral collar seated against a slanted sealing surface of a counterpart after installation and that is loaded by the return spring so that the brace is sealingly forced in the direction of the slanted sealing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: BEHR THERMOT-TRONIK GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Auweder, Martin Holzhauser
  • Patent number: 8220720
    Abstract: A thermostatic valve for a cooling system in an internal combustion engine. The valve includes a common short-circuit element (21) having a short circuit valve gate (26) and a short circuit valve disc (25) and is arranged upstream in the extending direction of the thermostatic working element (16). A common valve seat is provided, wherein an overpressure valve (32) opening into the mixing chamber (15) is provided in the common valve seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Behr Thermot-Tronik GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Auweder, Eike Willers
  • Patent number: 8123143
    Abstract: In a thermostatic valve for connecting an automatic transmission with an oil cooler, wherein the connection between an inlet conduit 12 for oil coming from the transmission and an outlet conduit 13 to the oil cooler is released or blocked by valve slider element 22, which is actuated by a thermostatic actuating element 16, 17 and is spring-loaded by a restoring spring 21, the valve slider element 22 with the restoring spring 21 is designed as a pressure-control valve which, with the open connection between the inlet conduit 12 for oil coming from the transmission and the outlet conduit 13 to the oil cooler, opens a bypass conduit 24 when a predetermined pressure of the oil is exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Behr Thermot-Tronik GmbH
    Inventors: Eike Willers, Andreas Auweder