Patents by Inventor Bernd Guntermann

Bernd Guntermann 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).

  • Publication number: 20200018300
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for driving a compressor of a vaporous fluid, particularly an electric motor. The device has a rotor and a stator, which are extended along a common longitudinal axis, as well as an insulation element. The insulation element is designed as a single part and connected with a stator core of the stator in a form-fitting manner such that the stator core and the insulation element form an integral and single-part component of the stator. The invention further relates to a method for producing a stator of the device, particularly the stator core with the insulation element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Bernd Guntermann, David Walisko, Stephan Heinrichs
  • Publication number: 20190390679
    Abstract: Sealing arrangement for guiding an electrical connection through a wall of a housing for a device for driving a compressor having an electrically conducting connecting element, guided through a conical passage aperture of the housing, which at least regionally is fully enclosed over the entire circumference by a sealing element. Sealing element is formed as a hollow truncated cone and disposed between a conical sealing facing of the connecting element and a boundary surface of the passage aperture sealing the connecting element against the housing. The connecting element is disposed having been guided through a connection passage of a receiving member for receiving a plug housing with a wall into the plug housing. A device for driving a compressor of a gaseous fluid with the sealing arrangement and a method for assembling the device and use of the device are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Bernd Guntermann, David Walisko, Stephan Heinrichs, Gerd Vondahlen
  • Publication number: 20190393750
    Abstract: A device, in particular to an electric motor, for driving a compressor of a gaseous fluid. The device comprises a rotor and a stator disposed such that they extend along a common longitudinal axis. The stator comprises connection leads developed as segments of conductor wires of coils. In a region of at least one end side, oriented in an axial direction, of the stator a cover element is disposed which is developed in the form of an axially oriented hollow cylinder with an inner surface and an outer surface. The cover element herein is with the inner surface in contact on an insulation element disposed on the stator and comprising a cylindrical wall. Between an outer side of the wall of insulation element and the inner surface of the cover element are disposed at least segments of the connection leads of the conductor wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Bernd Guntermann, David Walisko, Stephan Heinrichs
  • Publication number: 20190363607
    Abstract: Device for driving a compressor of a gaseous fluid having a rotor and a stator disposed extending along a common longitudinal axis. The stator comprises connection leads implemented as segments of conductor wires of coils. The device has a plug housing for receiving a connecting element which is electrically connected with a connection lead of a conductor wire with a plug connector. Support element is disposed on the stator with a receiving member for the plug housing. Receiving member comprises a connecting passage and plug housing is slid into the receiving member in such manner and disposed in the receiving member such that in each instance one connecting passage of the receiving member and the connecting element for receiving a plug connector correspond. Plug housing is filled at least in regions with potting compound and connected with support element under hermetic seal. Methods for assembling the device are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Bernd Guntermann, David Walisko, Stephan Heinrichs
  • Publication number: 20190331132
    Abstract: A mounting assembly with wire-leaded electronic power components for an inverter of an electric compressor of a climate control system includes a support frame structure with a bottom forming an upper side and an underside, and a multiplicity of passages from the upper side to the underside for securement elements for securing the support frame structure on a motor housing. On the underside of the bottom a hollow receiving volume is implemented. A leaded power module or power semiconductor is embedded. In each hollow receiving volume is a contact region for localized contact in places of the hollow receiving volume with an upwardly facing surface of power semiconductor or power module. The opposite, downwardly facing surface of the semiconductor or the power module forms a portion of the lower outer surface area of the mounting assembly. An assembly of the mounting assembly with a compressor motor housing is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Bernd Guntermann, Bernadette Goebbels, Stephan Werker
  • Publication number: 20190329654
    Abstract: A motor housing for a compressor, comprising a cylindrical, internally pressurized part for receiving the electric motor, which, at the compressor side, is securable on a central housing member of the compressor and, at the head side, is closed by a bottom whose outer side serves as a contact area for an inverter for driving the motor, wherein on the inner side of the bottom a flow path for cold suction gas and on the outer side of the bottom cooling areas for the absorption of heat loss generated by the inverter are developed. An assembly comprising a motor housing according to the invention, an inverter and an electric motor is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Bernd Guntermann, Michael Friedl, Stephan Werker
  • Publication number: 20190331360
    Abstract: Electronic module of inverter for electric compressor of climate control system having a circuit board and one or several power semiconductors and busbars, an intermediate circuit capacitor, an EMC filter coil and a support structure with outer support structure part carrying the circuit board and includes necessary securement devices to dispose the electronic module, utilizing securement elements, tightly on compressor housing along contact areas of the support structure located in a base plane. Inner support structure part framed by outer support structure part is implemented to be resilient and/or is resiliently connected with outer support structure part and carries the power semiconductors and comprises securement devices that permit securing inner support structure part, utilizing securement elements, independently of securement of outer support structure part and circuit board on compressor housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Bernd Guntermann, Bernadette Goebbels, Thomas Alberternst
  • Publication number: 20190331120
    Abstract: A device for driving a compressor of a gaseous fluid, in particular an electric motor. The device comprises a rotor and a stator which are disposed extending along a common longitudinal axis. A carrier element is disposed in contact on a first end side, oriented in an axial direction, of the stator, which carrier element is developed as a coherent unit and integral component with at least one receiving element for a connector for receiving at least one plug connector. In the axial direction the carrier element is in contact with a cylindrical wall on an insulation element fixedly connected with the stator and comprises an axially oriented annular surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Bernd Guntermann, David Walisko, Stephan Heinrichs
  • Publication number: 20190331121
    Abstract: A device for driving a compressor of a gaseous fluid, in particular an electric motor. The device comprises a rotor and a stator which are disposed extending along a common longitudinal axis. A carrier element is disposed in contact on a first end side, oriented in an axial direction, of the stator, which carrier element comprises at least one resiliently deformable pressure element with a contact region. The pressure element is developed extending with an extent in the axial direction and, in a mounted state of the device, is in contact with the contact region on a mating surface under resilient deformation. A method for mounting and a use of the device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Bernd Guntermann, David Walisko, Stephan Heinrichs
  • Publication number: 20180335031
    Abstract: A scroll compressor for a motor vehicle air-conditioning system includes a compressor housing, two interleaving spirals within the compressor housing, of which one spiral is stationary and the other spiral is movable eccentrically on a circular orbit, whereby the volume of compression chambers formed between the spirals changes cyclically and refrigerant is suctioned in and compressed; at least one refrigerant outlet port for ejecting the compressed refrigerant in a wall, frontal to the spirals, of the compressor housing in the center of the stationary spiral, wherein in the spiral end region on the inner end of at least one of the two spirals the concave side of the spiral wall is provided with a cut that has the form of a cone segment with concave curvature, decreasing from the upper end in the direction toward the lower end of the spiral wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Bernd Guntermann, Kadir Dursun, Laura Arriazu
  • Publication number: 20180337499
    Abstract: A bus bar (1) and a method for contacting an electric motor, addresses the problem of specifying a solution with which a simple, reliable and secure contacting of the electric motor is achieved. This problem is resolved at the device side thereby that on the first end (3) of the bus bar (1) a hole (5) is disposed that is undersized in comparison to the diameter of the feed-through contact (6). A method is provided wherein a bus bar (1) is provided which, on a first end (3) of the bus bar (1), comprises a hole (5) that is undersized compared to the diameter of the feed-through contact (6) and that the contacting of a feed-through contact (6) of an electric motor with the hole (5) of the provided bus bar (1) takes place in one operating step by press-fitting a stator (12) connected with the feed-through contacts (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Bernadette Goebbels, Bernd Guntermann, Stephan Werker
  • Patent number: 10097062
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical feed-through unit for penetration of electrical contacts through the wall of a housing of an electric motor. It has a pin made of an electrically conducting material, which is surrounded by an electrically insulating material. The pin possesses an at least partially wedge-shaped contact surface for the area of a penetration through the wall of the housing and is able to be arranged with the sheath surrounding it in an at least partially wedge-shaped borehole penetrating through the wall of the housing. In addition, the invention relates to a housing of an electric motor, which contains at least one such electrical feed-through unit as well as an electric motor which has such a housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Bernd Guntermann, Eric Rooks, Bernadette Goebbels
  • Patent number: 9945380
    Abstract: A refrigerant scroll compressor for a motor vehicle air conditioning system having a fixed scroll, a orbiting scroll engaging with the fixed scroll, wherein the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll cooperate to compress a refrigerant gas. An intermediate pressure chamber is disposed adjacent the orbiting scroll, an oil return duct provides fluid communication between the intermediate pressure chamber and a high pressure area of the refrigerant scroll compressor, and at least one intermediate pressure duct is formed in one of the orbiting scroll and fixed scroll and is in fluid communication with the intermediate pressure chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Peter Schneider, Bernd Guntermann, Thomas Klotten, Roman Heckt, Peter Michael Woelk
  • Publication number: 20170054342
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical feed-through unit for penetration of electrical contacts through the wall of a housing of an electric motor. It has a pin made of an electrically conducting material, which is surrounded by an electrically insulating material. The pin possesses an at least partially wedge-shaped contact surface for the area of a penetration through the wall of the housing and is able to be arranged with the sheath surrounding it in an at least partially wedge-shaped borehole penetrating through the wall of the housing. In addition, the invention relates to a housing of an electric motor, which contains at least one such electrical feed-through unit as well as an electric motor which has such a housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Bernd Guntermann, Eric Rooks, Bernadette Goebbels
  • Publication number: 20150308431
    Abstract: A refrigerant scroll compressor for a motor vehicle air conditioning system having a fixed scroll, a orbiting scroll engaging with the fixed scroll, wherein the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll cooperate to compress a refrigerant gas. An intermediate pressure chamber is disposed adjacent the orbiting scroll, an oil return duct provides fluid communication between the intermediate pressure chamber and a high pressure area of the refrigerant scroll compressor, and at least one intermediate pressure duct is formed in one of the orbiting scroll and fixed scroll and is in fluid communication with the intermediate pressure chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Peter Schneider, Bernd Guntermann, Thomas Klotten, Roman Heckt, Peter Michael Woelk
  • Patent number: 8525047
    Abstract: An electrical feed-through includes an electrically conductive connection pin and an elastic insulation member coupled to the connection pin by vulcanizing the insulation member, wherein the coupled connection pin and insulation member are arranged in an opening of a casing and pressure-tightly clamped in the opening by a fastening element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd Guntermann, Thomas Alberternst, Jochen Petzke, Eric Rooks
  • Publication number: 20110186350
    Abstract: An electrical feed-through includes an electrically conductive connection pin and an elastic insulation member coupled to the connection pin by vulcanizing the insulation member, wherein the coupled connection pin and insulation member are arranged in an opening of a casing and pressure-tightly clamped in the opening by a fastening element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Bernd Guntermann, Thomas Alberternst, Jochen Petzke, Eric Rooks
  • Patent number: 6718948
    Abstract: A fuel delivery system and method are described that can provide different pressures of the supply of fuel to a power source such as an engine or a motor. The engine or the motor can power, for example, a vehicle or a generator. The fuel delivery system includes a fuel supply line to deliver fuel from a fuel tank to the engine or motor. A fuel pump outlet line delivers fuel from the tank to the fuel supply line. An in-tank return line returns fuel from a fuel return line to the tank. A regulator connects with the fuel pump outlet line to maintain a pressure of the fuel pump outlet line at or below a pressure set-point of the regulator. A solenoid valve connects with the in-tank return line such that a set-point pressure of the regulator is utilized when the solenoid valve closes the in-tank return line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephan Vahle, Thorsten Hahner, Bernd Guntermann, Stan Uszko
  • Publication number: 20030183199
    Abstract: A fuel delivery system and method are described that can provide different pressures of the supply of fuel to a power source such as an engine or a motor. The engine or the motor can power, for example, a vehicle or a generator. The fuel delivery system includes a fuel supply line to deliver fuel from a fuel tank to the engine or motor. A fuel pump outlet line delivers fuel from the tank to the fuel supply line. An in-tank return line returns fuel from a fuel return line to the tank. A regulator connects with the fuel pump outlet line to maintain a pressure of the fuel pump outlet line at or below a pressure set-point of the regulator. A solenoid valve connects with the in-tank return line such that a set-point pressure of the regulator is utilized when the solenoid valve closes the in-tank return line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicant: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephan Vahle, Thorsten Hahner, Bernd Guntermann, Stan Uszko