Patents by Inventor BENJAMIN VOLKMUTH

BENJAMIN VOLKMUTH 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: 10873228
    Abstract: A bell-shaped rotor of an electric machine includes a cylindrical segment and a conical segment, wherein the cylindrical segment has magnetically active regions and nonmagnetic regions, where the rotor is produced at least partially via an additive production method, where the electric machine includes, in particular, an outer stator, an inner stator, which is arranged concentric to the outer stator within the outer stator, and the rotor, which is arranged concentric to the outer stator and the inner stator between the outer stator and the inner stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Benjamin Volkmuth, Rolf Vollmer
  • Patent number: 10727714
    Abstract: A machine component of an electric machine includes a metal base body and a sealing element, arranged on the base body, for thermally decoupling the machine component and a unit abutting it. The base body is manufactured by pressure die-casting. The sealing element is made from plastic and is connected to the base body in a form-fit manner during the pressure die-casting of the base body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hubertus Bähr, Rainer Eckert, Martin Holzheimer, Benjamin Volkmuth
  • Patent number: 10277089
    Abstract: An electric machine includes a rotor and a stator having a horizontal peripheral direction. The rotor and the stator interact electromagnetically. The stator has a number of offset, radially oriented teeth for a winding, with the teeth being arranged in the horizontal peripheral direction. The teeth are each connected to a tooth cap and to a tooth pole. At least one tooth is formed by two webs, which are spaced part in the horizontal peripheral direction and are oriented radially in the zenith direction, for accommodating a solidifiable, in particular curable, medium between the webs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jörg Müller, Stefanie Reubelt, Benjamin Volkmuth, Andreas Wehner
  • Publication number: 20180316237
    Abstract: An electric machine includes a rotor and a stator having a horizontal peripheral direction. The rotor and the stator interact electromagnetically. The stator has a number of offset, radially oriented teeth for a winding, with the teeth being arranged in the horizontal peripheral direction. The teeth are each connected to a tooth cap and to a tooth pole. At least one tooth is formed by two webs, which are spaced part in the horizontal peripheral direction and are oriented radially in the zenith direction, for accommodating a solidifiable, in particular curable, medium between the webs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: JÖRG MÜLLER, STEFANIE REUBELT, BENJAMIN VOLKMUTH, ANDREAS WEHNER
  • Publication number: 20180233977
    Abstract: A bell-shaped rotor of an electric machine includes a cylindrical segment and a conical segment, wherein the cylindrical segment has magnetically active regions and nonmagnetic regions, where the rotor is produced at least partially via an additive production method, where the electric machine includes, in particular, an outer stator, an inner stator, which is arranged concentric to the outer stator within the outer stator, and the rotor, which is arranged concentric to the outer stator and the inner stator between the outer stator and the inner stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Benjamin VOLKMUTH, Rolf VOLLMER
  • Patent number: 9935508
    Abstract: The aim is to provide an individual-segment rotor, the construction of which requires low production expenditure. For this purpose, an individual-segment rotor having an axis of rotation and a plurality of laminated core segments (5) arranged around the axis of rotation is provided. Each laminated core segment (5) is radially fastened to a separate flexural support (11). All flexural supports (11) are radially retained by at least one fastening ring (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Helmut Schneider, Armin Stäblein, Benjamin Volkmuth, Jörg Müller
  • Patent number: 9837881
    Abstract: In a method for producing an individual-segment rotor for an electric machine, a shaft is arranged in a mold and a plurality of laminated core segments, which are at a distance from one another, are arranged on the circumference of the shaft in a distributed manner in the mold. The laminated core segments each have a fixing contour for a form closure for radially fixing the laminated core segment on the shaft. In addition, a permanent magnet is arranged between each pair of laminated core segments. An intermediate space between the shaft and each fixing contour of the laminated core segments is filled with a curable nonmagnetic material. The curable nonmagnetic material forms a form closure with respect to the radial direction with each fixing contour, and therefore each laminated core segment is retained on the shaft by the form closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Helmut Schneider, Armin Stäblein, Benjamin Volkmuth
  • Patent number: 9673672
    Abstract: The aim is to propose an individual-segment rotor that is simple to construct and suitable for series production. Therefore, an individual-segment rotor having a plurality of laminated core segments (2) arranged in a star shape and a permanent magnet (1) between each pair of adjacent laminated core segments (2) is provided, whereby the laminated core segments and the permanent magnets are arranged in a hollow cylindrical assembly. The laminated core segments each have a plurality of individual sheets, which are rigidly connected to one another. The hollow cylindrical assembly has a groove on each of two outer edges, into which groove a ring (11) is inserted in order to fasten the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Lars Pannier, Jürgen Pawellek, Benjamin Volkmuth, Rolf Vollmer, Sebastian Waider
  • Publication number: 20160294229
    Abstract: An electric rotating machine includes an outer stator, and an inner stator arranged inside the outer stator in concentric relationship to the outer stator. The inner stator has a plurality of permanent magnets which contain iron-neodymium-boron. A rotor is arranged in concentric relationship to the outer stator and the inner stator between the outer stator and the inner stator. The rotor is configured for movement in relation to the outer stator and the inner stator and defines with the inner stator an internal air gap there between. Each permanent magnet of the inner stator has a north pole and a south pole on a side facing the internal air gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: BENJAMIN VOLKMUTH, ROLF VOLLMER
  • Publication number: 20160294244
    Abstract: A machine component of an electric machine includes a metal base body and a sealing element, arranged on the base body, for thermally decoupling the machine component and a unit abutting it. The base body is manufactured by pressure die-casting. The sealing element is made from plastic and is connected to the base body in a form-fit manner during the pressure die-casting of the base body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Hubertus Bähr, Rainer Eckert, Martin Holzheimer, Benjamin Volkmuth
  • Publication number: 20160087496
    Abstract: The aim is to propose an individual-segment rotor that is simple to construct and suitable for series production. Therefore, an individual-segment rotor having a plurality of laminated core segments (2) arranged in a star shape and a permanent magnet (1) between each pair of adjacent laminated core segments (2) is provided, whereby the laminated core segments and the permanent magnets are arranged in a hollow cylindrical assembly. The laminated core segments each have a plurality of individual sheets, which are rigidly connected to one another. The hollow cylindrical assembly has a groove on each of two outer edges, into which groove a ring (11) is inserted in order to fasten the assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: LARS PANNIER, JÜRGEN PAWELLEK, BENJAMIN VOLKMUTH, ROLF VOLLMER, SEBASTIAN WAIDER
  • Publication number: 20160079832
    Abstract: In a method for producing an individual-segment rotor for an electric machine, a shaft is arranged in a mould and a plurality of laminated core segments, which are at a distance from one another, are arranged on the circumference of the shaft in a distributed manner in the mould. The laminated core segments each have a fixing contour for a form closure for radially fixing the laminated core segment on the shaft. In addition, a permanent magnet is arranged between each pair of laminated core segments. An intermediate space between the shaft and each fixing contour of the laminated core segments is filled with a curable nonmagnetic material. The curable nonmagnetic material forms a form closure with respect to the radial direction with each fixing contour, and therefore each laminated core segment is retained on the shaft by the form closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: HELMUT SCHNEIDER, Armin STÄBLEIN, BENJAMIN VOLKMUTH
  • Publication number: 20160065011
    Abstract: The aim is to provide an individual-segment rotor, the construction of which requires low production expenditure. For this purpose, an individual-segment rotor having an axis of rotation and a plurality of laminated core segments (5) arranged around the axis of rotation is provided. Each laminated core segment (5) is radially fastened to a separate flexural support (11). All flexural supports (11) are radially retained by at least one fastening ring (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: HELMUT SCHNEIDER, Armin STÄBLEIN, BENJAMIN VOLKMUTH, JÖRG MÜLLER