Patents by Inventor Andreas Knecht

Andreas Knecht 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: 7178495
    Abstract: An adjusting device for camshafts of motor vehicles has a stator having radial inwardly projecting stays and a rotor having vanes projecting into spaces defined between the stays of the stator. The rotor is rotatable relative to the stator and the vanes of the rotor are loadable on opposed sides with a pressure medium. The rotor is lockable relative to the stator in a locked position, wherein the stator has at least one locking bore and the rotor has a locking element having a locking position in which the locking element engages the locking bore and locks the rotor in the locked position. The locking element is moveable by the pressure medium from the locking position into a release position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Hydraulik-Ring GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Knecht, Gerold Sluka, Edwin Palesch
  • Publication number: 20060278189
    Abstract: A camshaft adjuster which operates according to the vane-type motor principle, which means being able to move to and fro within a certain angle, generally comprises a stator and a rotor. The rotor itself is provided as a composite system of at least two components. One of the components is a cover. A further component of the composite system may be denoted as the rotor core. The cover is placed on the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: Hydraulik-Ring GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Knecht, Dirk Pohl, Jan Eimert
  • Patent number: 7117832
    Abstract: A device for adjusting a camshaft of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle has a stator and a rotor fixedly connected to a camshaft and rotatable relative to the stator. A drive wheel is fixedly connected to the stator and is centered by the camshaft. The stator has a peripheral area provided with a centering element interacting with a counter element provided on the drive wheel for aligning the drive wheel in a rotational direction relative to the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Hydraulik-Ring GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Naumann, Gerold Sluka, Andreas Knecht
  • Publication number: 20060144357
    Abstract: Camshaft adjusters are provided for changing the position of a camshaft of an internal combustion engine. One such camshaft adjuster has a locking position that, with regard to design, is freely selectable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: Hydraulik-Ring GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Knecht, Gordon Neudoerfer, Ralf Naumann
  • Patent number: 7047931
    Abstract: A control device for at least one consumer of a motor vehicle, having an engine and at least one pump for supplying a medium via at least one pressure line to the at least one consumer, is configured to supply the medium to the at least one consumer before the engine is started. The pump can be driven by an electric motor or by the engine of the motor vehicle or alternatingly by the electric motor and the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Hydraulik-Ring GmbH
    Inventors: Gerold Sluka, Andreas Knecht, Michael Jubelt, Roland Meyer, Ulf Polzin
  • Patent number: 7013920
    Abstract: A valve has a solenoid part and a valve part connected to the solenoid part. The valve part has a housing provided with connecting bores for a pressure medium, including a pressure connector and working connectors. The valve part has a piston and the solenoid part acts on the piston to alternatingly connect the working connectors to the pressure connector. The valve part has at least one groove extending alongside the valve part. At least one of the connecting bores is positioned in the at least one groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Hydraulik-Ring GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Knecht, Ulf Polzin
  • Patent number: 6928971
    Abstract: A camshaft adjusting device for internal combustion engines of motor vehicles has an intake camshaft adjuster and an exhaust camshaft adjuster driven by an endless drive connected to the crankshaft. The intake and exhaust camshaft adjusters are connected by a gear transmission to one another. The intake and exhaust camshaft adjusters each have a gear forming a part of the gear transmission. The intake and exhaust camshaft adjusters are directly drivingly connected by the gears or a common gear wheel fixedly connected to an intermediate shaft is positioned between the gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Hydraulik-Ring GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Knecht, Ulf Polzin
  • Publication number: 20050132991
    Abstract: An adjusting device for camshafts of motor vehicles has a stator having radial inwardly projecting stays and a rotor having vanes projecting into spaces defined between the stays of the stator. The rotor is rotatable relative to the stator and the vanes of the rotor are loadable on opposed sides with a pressure medium. The rotor is lockable relative to the stator in a locked position, wherein the stator has at least one locking bore and the rotor has a locking element having a locking position in which the locking element engages the locking bore and locks the rotor in the locked position. The locking element is moveable by the pressure medium from the locking position into a release position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Applicant: HYDRAULIK-RING GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Knecht, Gerold Sluka, Edwin Palesch
  • Patent number: 6892759
    Abstract: A valve has a valve housing having a flow path for a medium with at least one bore. At least one screen is arranged in the flow path of the medium in the valve housing. The screen is a perforated plate having screen openings and is made of a strap. The valve housing has at least one annular channel and the screen is arranged on a support surface provided in the annular channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Hydraulik-Ring GmbH
    Inventors: Marius Cornea, Lorenz Lippert, Bernd Weigand, Andreas Knecht
  • Publication number: 20050072397
    Abstract: A control device for at least one consumer of a motor vehicle, having an engine and at least one pump for supplying a medium via at least one pressure line to the at least one consumer, is configured to supply the medium to the at least one consumer before the engine is started. The pump can be driven by an electric motor or by the engine of the motor vehicle or alternatingly by the electric motor and the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Applicant: HYDRAULIK-RING GMBH
    Inventors: Gerold Sluka, Andreas Knecht, Michael Jubelt, Roland Meyer, Ulf Polzin
  • Publication number: 20050066922
    Abstract: The invention concerns a drive for valve drive operating control systems in motor vehicles, preferably for camshaft adjusters, comprising at least one drive wheel (2) and functional parts, such as a cover (3), a stator (6), a closing ring (4), and a sealing ring (28), as well as at least one rotor (7). It is suggested that the drive wheel (2) and at least one of the functional parts (3 through 6) are produced in a single part from a high-resistant, non-metallic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Andreas Knecht, Guido Schneider, Gerold Sluka, Wolfgang Stephan
  • Patent number: 6871621
    Abstract: A camshaft adjuster for motor vehicles has a stator and a rotor rotatable relative thereto between which pressure chambers are provided. Pressure medium is supplied in a controlled way via a valve to the pressure chambers in order to rotate the rotor relative to the stator. Mounting of the valve in the internal combustion engine of the motor vehicle is often difficult when mounting conditions are tight, sometimes even impossible. In order for the camshaft adjuster to be usable even in tight spatial conditions, the valve is arranged on the side facing away from the camshaft connection. The valve can therefore be arranged stationarily axially outside of the engine of the motor vehicle. The camshaft adjuster requires thus only little mounting space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Hydraulik-Ring GmbH
    Inventors: Edwin Palesch, Andreas Knecht, Gerold Sluka
  • Publication number: 20050011481
    Abstract: A device for adjusting a camshaft of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle has a stator and a rotor fixedly connected to a camshaft and rotatable relative to the stator. A drive wheel is fixedly connected to the stator and is centered by the camshaft. The stator has a peripheral area provided with a centering element interacting with a counter element provided on the drive wheel for aligning the drive wheel in a rotational direction relative to the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Applicant: HYDRAULIK-RING GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf Naumann, Gerold Sluka, Andreas Knecht
  • Publication number: 20040244745
    Abstract: A camshaft adjuster for motor vehicles has an oscillating motor having a rotor that is fixedly connected to a camshaft and further having a stator surrounding the rotor. The rotor is rotatable relative to the stator. At least one connecting part acting by at least one of positive engagement and force transmission is provided on a camshaft having cams. The rotor has a base member that is fixedly mounted on the connecting part. The base member has a diameter that is different from a diameter of a circle circumscribing the cams of the camshaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Applicant: HYDRAULIK-RING GMBH
    Inventors: Edwin Palesch, Axel-Willi Jochim, Andres Nicklass, Andreas Knecht
  • Publication number: 20040226526
    Abstract: A camshaft adjuster for motor vehicles has a stator and a rotor rotatable relative thereto between which pressure chambers are provided. Pressure medium is supplied in a controlled way via a valve to the pressure chambers in order to rotate the rotor relative to the stator. Mounting of the valve in the internal combustion engine of the motor vehicle is often difficult when mounting conditions are tight, sometimes even impossible. In order for the camshaft adjuster to be usable even in tight spatial conditions, the valve is arranged on the side facing away from the camshaft connection. The valve can therefore be arranged stationarily axially outside of the engine of the motor vehicle. The camshaft adjuster requires thus only little mounting space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: Hydraulik-Ring GmbH
    Inventors: Edwin Palesch, Andreas Knecht, Gerold Sluka
  • Publication number: 20040221826
    Abstract: A camshaft adjusting device for internal combustion engines of motor vehicles has an intake camshaft adjuster and an exhaust camshaft adjuster driven by an endless drive connected to the crankshaft. The intake and exhaust camshaft adjusters are connected by a gear transmission to one another. The intake and exhaust camshaft adjusters each have a gear forming a part of the gear transmission. The intake and exhaust camshaft adjusters are directly drivingly connected by the gears or a common gear wheel fixedly connected to an intermediate shaft is positioned between the gears.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicant: HYDRAULIK-RING GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Knecht, Ulf Polzin
  • Publication number: 20040216788
    Abstract: A valve has a solenoid part and a valve part connected to the solenoid part. The valve part has a housing provided with connecting bores for a pressure medium, including a pressure connector and working connectors. The valve part has a piston and the solenoid part acts on the piston to alternatingly connect the working connectors to the pressure connector. The valve part has at least one groove extending alongside the valve part. At least one of the connecting bores is positioned in the at least one groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Applicant: HYDRAULIK-RING GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Knecht, Ulf Polzin
  • Publication number: 20040177751
    Abstract: An oscillating motor for a camshaft adjusting device has a stator and a rotor mounted so as to be rotatable relative to one another. The stator has an inner wall and radially extending stator vanes connected to the inner wall. The rotor has a base member and radially extending rotor vanes connected to the base member. The rotor vanes have an end face, respectively, resting against the inner wall of the stator. The stator vanes have an end face, respectively, resting against a peripheral wall of the base member. The rotor vanes taper discontinuously from the end face of the rotor vanes, respectively, in a direction toward the base member so that the rotor vanes each have a widened section at the end face, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: HYDRAULIK-RING GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf Naumann, Gerold Sluka, Frank Heidl, Andreas Knecht
  • Publication number: 20040118459
    Abstract: A valve has a valve housing having a flow path for a medium with at least one bore. At least one screen is arranged in the flow path of the medium in the valve housing. The screen is a perforated plate having screen openings and is made of a strap. The valve housing has at least one annular channel and the screen is arranged on a support surface provided in the annular channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: HYDRAULIK-RING GMBH
    Inventors: Marius Cornea, Lorenz Lippert, Bernd Weigand, Andreas Knecht
  • Patent number: 6742484
    Abstract: At least one locking device between an interior part and cellular wheel, which is equipped with a movable locking element that acts together with at least one counter-element in a respectively other component of the two components cellular wheel or interior part, causes the interior part to be able to be locked relative to the cellular wheel in at least one final position. The locking and/or unlocking process of the locking element occurs through at least one oil duct that leads to the locking element. Between two pressure chambers in or on the cellular wheel an opening connected with the oil duct is arranged, whose passage to the two pressure chambers is controlled in dependence on the adjusting position of the interior part. This way, the cam shaft adjusting unit can be locked safely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignees: Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG, Hydraulik Ring GmbH, Automobiltechnik
    Inventors: Gerold Sluka, Edwin Palesch, Andreas Knecht, Wolfgang Stephan