Patents by Inventor Bernd Grunenwald

Bernd Grunenwald 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: 10222145
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fluid channel for a heat exchanger, comprising a metal sheet, wherein the metal sheet has at least one core region of an aluminum base alloy and at least one structure arranged inside the fluid channel, wherein the structure lies against a surface of the metal sheet and can be soldered to the metal sheet in a flux-free manner by way of a first soldering location in a soldering operation, and wherein a soldering region of the metal sheet and a counterpart lie against one another and can be soldered to one another in the same soldering operation as a second soldering location while wetting with flux, wherein an open path between the two soldering locations exists before the soldering operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Englert, Bernd Grünenwald, Volker Kurz
  • Patent number: 9080500
    Abstract: Device for exchanging heat between an acidiferous gas and a heat transfer medium, with at least one flow duct for the acidiferous gas which consists essentially of aluminum and/or an aluminum alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: MAHLE BEHR GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Bernd Grünenwald, Wolfgang Knödler
  • Patent number: 8936070
    Abstract: A device for cooling a gas flow of an internal combustion engine includes a housing, an inlet and an outlet for a gas of the internal combustion engine, which is to be cooled, an inlet and an outlet for a liquid coolant, a heat exchanger for heat transfer between the gas and the coolant, a first wall section of the housing, wherein the first wall section is arranged between the coolant and the gas flow, and a second wall section of the housing, wherein the second wall section is arranged between the coolant and the atmosphere, wherein the first wall section and the second wall section are integrally formed in one piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co.KG
    Inventors: Peter Geskes, Bernd Grünenwald, Wolfgang Knödler
  • Patent number: 8555502
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a metal part. Said method comprises the steps of supplying a strand of metal material and applying a coating from a fluxing agent composition to a surface of the strand of material by means of an application device (1), said fluxing agent composition being applied to only a defined portion of the surface of the strand of material by means of the application device (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: BEHR GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Peter Englert, Bernd Grünenwald, Matthias Türpe
  • Patent number: 8544454
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger (or a motor vehicle, comprising a first flow path (1) with a number of flow conduits (6) for conducting a fluid to be cooled, a deflection region (13), situated downstream of the first flow path (1) and a second flow path (2), situated downstream ol the deflection region (13). According to the invention, the flow conduits (6) of the first flow path (1) continue in the deflection region (13) and the second (low path (2) as continuous separate flow conduits (6). The invention also relates to a flow conduit (41, 41?, 61, 61?, 71, 71?, 81, 81?, 91, 91?) for a heat exchanger (30,40) for exchanging heat between a first fluid (31) and a second fluid (33). The aim of the invention is to guarantee an improved transfer of heat with a simultaneous acceptable pressure drop, whilst reducing the blocking risk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Peter Geskes, Bernd Grünenwald, Wolfgang Knödler, Jens Ruckwied
  • Publication number: 20130180694
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fluid channel for a heat exchanger, comprising a metal sheet, wherein the metal sheet has at least one core region of an aluminium base alloy and at least one structure arranged inside the fluid channel, wherein the structure lies against a surface of the metal sheet and can be soldered to the metal sheet in a flux-free manner by way of a first soldering location in a soldering operation, and wherein a soldering region of the metal sheet and a counterpart lie against one another and can be soldered to one another in the same soldering operation as a second soldering location while wetting with flux, wherein an open path between the two soldering locations exists before the soldering operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: BEHR GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Peter Englert, Bernd Grünenwald, Volker Kurz
  • Patent number: 8196804
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for soldering components, in particular heat exchanger, in particular made of aluminum materials, aluminum alloys or wrought alloys, in a soldering furnace, in particular a continuous soldering furnace or a batch-type soldering furnace, which comprises a muffle, which is flushed with protective gas in order to create a protective atmosphere. In order to make the production of soldered components easier, during the soldering of the components the muffle is supplied with such a greatly increased amount of gas, in particular protective gas or reaction gas, that a low-oxygen protective atmosphere is created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bradley David Abell, Klaus Dieter Förster, Bernd Grünenwald, Andreas Jenseit, Cord Völker
  • Patent number: 7882827
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heat exchanger for a combustion engine, comprising a first connection zone (1, 102) for delivering a fluid that is to be cooled, at least some of said fluid being composed of exhaust gas of the combustion engine, a second connection zone (3, 103) for discharging the fluid, and an exchanger zone (2, 101, 104, 105) which is arranged between the first and the second connection zone relative to a flow path of the fluid. A coolant can flow around the exchanger zone (2, 101, 104, 105) while at least part of the heat exchanger is made of ferritic steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: BEHR GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bernd Grünenwald, Wolfgang Knödler
  • Patent number: 7648776
    Abstract: A multi-layered brazing sheet with improved long life corrosion resistance achieved by balancing the Zn, Cu, Mn, Si and Mg content of the core and interliner alloy. The brazing sheet has a core of a 3xxx alloy, an inner braze cladding of a 4xxx alloy, and between core and inner braze cladding an interliner of a 3xxx alloy. The 3xxx alloy of the core has 0.55-1.0 wt % Cu, 0.7-1.8 wt % Mn, <0.3 wt % Mg, <0.4 wt % Zn. The 3xxx alloy of the interliner has <0.25 wt % Cu, 0.5-1.5 wt % Mn, <0.3 wt % Mg, 0.1-5.0 wt % Zn. A 1xxx or 7xxx alloy could be used for the interliner instead of the 3xxx alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignees: Behr GmbH & Co. KG, Aleris Aluminum Koblenz GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Vieregge, Sampath Desikan, Adrianus Jacobus Wittebrood, Mark Henrik Röger, Job Anthonius Van Der Hoeven, Andreas Eilemann, Matthias Gördeler, Matthias Traub, Matthias Türpe, Bernd Grünenwald
  • Publication number: 20090090486
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger for a motor vehicle, comprising a first flow path (1) with a number of flow conduits (6) for conducting a fluid to be cooled, a deflection region (13), situated downstream of the first flow path (1) and a second flow path (2), situated downstream of the deflection region (13). According to the invention, the flow conduits (6) of the first flow path (1) continue in the deflection region (13) and the second flow path (2) as continuous separate flow conduits (6). The invention also relates to a flow conduit (41, 41?, 61, 61?, 71, 71?, 81, 81?, 91, 91?) for a heat exchanger (30, 40) for exchanging heat between a first fluid (31) and a second fluid (33), comprising: a conduit casing (63, 63?, 73?, 83, 83?, 93, 93?) with an interior (67) that is surrounded by an inner face (65) of the conduit casing; and a number of struts (69, 79, 79?, 89, 89?, 99) that are located in the interior (67) on the inner face (65) of the conduit casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: BEHR GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Peter Geskes, Bernd Grunenwald, Wolfgang Knodler, Jens Ruckwied
  • Publication number: 20090026248
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for soldering components, in particular heat exchanger, in particular made of aluminium materials, aluminium alloys or wrought alloys, in a soldering furnace, in particular a continuous soldering furnace or a batch-type soldering furnace, which comprises a muffle, which is flushed with protective gas in order to create a protective atmosphere. In order to make the production of soldered components easier, during the soldering of the components the muffle is supplied with such a greatly increased amount of gas, in particular protective gas or reaction gas, that a low-oxygen protective atmosphere is created.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Bradley David Abell, Klaus Dieter Forster, Bernd Grunenwald, Andreas Jenseit, Cord Volker
  • Publication number: 20090011202
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a metal part. Said method comprises the steps of supplying a strand of metal material and applying a coating from a fluxing agent composition to a surface of the strand of material by means of an application device (1), said fluxing agent composition being applied to only a defined portion of the surface of the strand of material by means of the application device (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Peter Englert, Bernd Grunenwald, Matthias Turpe
  • Publication number: 20080271722
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heat exchanger for a combustion engine, comprising a first connection zone (1, 102) for delivering a fluid that is to be cooled, at least some of said fluid being composed of exhaust gas of the combustion engine, a second connection zone (3, 103) for discharging the fluid, and an exchanger zone (2, 101, 104, 105) which is arranged between the first and the second connection zone relative to a flow path of the fluid. A coolant can flow around the exchanger zone (2, 101, 104, 105) while at least part of the heat exchanger is made of ferritic steel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: BEHR GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bernd Grunenwald, Wolfgang Knodler
  • Publication number: 20080237311
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plant and a method for the production of soldered components, in particular of heat exchangers, from light metal, in particular from aluminum materials, under protective gas, with a continuous soldering furnace or a chamber soldering furnace, which is designed as a muffle which is formed from a muffle material. In order to simplify and to improve the production of soldered components, the muffle is formed at least partially from a special muffle material which reacts with oxygen or with oxygen-containing compounds or binds oxygen or oxygen-containing compounds, in order to solder components consisting of light metal, in particular of aluminum materials, in a materially integral manner without the use of fluxes or with markedly reduced flux quantities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Wolfgang Knodler, Wolfgang Heeb, Cord Volker, Bernd Grunenwald
  • Publication number: 20080190403
    Abstract: Device for exchanging heat between an acidiferous gas and a heat transfer medium, with at least one flow duct for the acidiferous gas which consists essentially of aluminum and/or an aluminum alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: BEHR Gmbh & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bernd Grunenwald, Wolfgang Knodler
  • Patent number: 7278473
    Abstract: The invention relates to an exhaust gas heat exchanger for motor vehicles, comprising a cluster of exhaust pipes (10) which are soldered on the front surface thereof to pipe bottoms, and a housing jacket (3, 3b) which is welded to the pipe bottoms (7). According to the invention, the pipe bottoms are welded to the housing jacket (3b) by means of peripheral welds (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: BEHR GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Steffen Brunner, Thomas Bächner, Bernd Grünenwald, Joachim Schemel
  • Publication number: 20050263272
    Abstract: The invention relates to an exhaust gas heat exchanger for motor vehicles, comprising a cluster of exhaust pipes (10) which are soldered on the front surface thereof to pipe bottoms, and a housing jacket (3, 3b) which is welded to the pipe bottoms (7). According to the invention, the pipe bottoms are welded to the housing jacket (3b) by means of peripheral welds (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Steffen Brunner, Thomas Bachner, Bernd Grunenwald, Joachim Schemel
  • Patent number: 6269870
    Abstract: In a heat exchanger used especially as an exhaust heat exchanger, provision is made for tube sheets, the tubes of a tube bundle, and a housing to be shaped from stainless steel sheets. The tube sheets are formed as deep-drawn and stamped parts, each of which has a circumferential wall that projects outward beyond the ends of the tubes in the tube bundle. The walls are welded to the housing, and each of the walls is abutted by a diffuser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Matthias Banzhaf, Martin Bauer, Claus Beck, Martin Bott, Steffen Brunner, Frank Büche, Guido Domke, Markus Esslinger, Stefan Felber, Bernd Grünenwald, Bert Hiller, Wolfgang Knödler, Rainer Lutz, Joachim Schemel, Albert Schmitz, Peter Schwartz, Rainer Tränkle