Patents by Inventor Claus Augenstein

Claus Augenstein 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: 10436526
    Abstract: A heat exchanger may include a plate, a seal and a cover. The plate may have at least two receiving grooves having a respective groove base, an intermediate region disposed in a plane between a plurality of rim holes, and a ramp extending between the intermediate region and the respective groove base of the at least two receiving grooves. The seal extends in the at least two receiving grooves. The ramp may be rounded at a transition to the receiving grooves with a first radius and at a transition to the intermediate region with a second radius, and the ramp may be inclined between 20°<?<65° relative to the intermediate region or has an S-shaped progression. An inflection point of the plate may be arranged in a region from 10% to 80% of a height difference between the intermediate region and the respective groove base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Mahle Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Harald Bronner, Markus Gutjahr, Markus Huebsch, Claus Augenstein, Reinhard Kull, Stefan Weise, Jens Ruckwied, Jochen Haeussermann
  • Patent number: 10107571
    Abstract: A gas-cooled heat exchanger, in particular a direct intercooler, for cooling of a fluid which flows through the heat exchanger, with a heat transfer block featuring a plurality of flow channels, with a first collection chamber and a second collection chamber. The collection chambers are fluidically connected with one another via the flow channels and the outside of the heat transfer block can be perfused by gas. In the direction of the perfusion, a screen is arranged in front of the heat transfer block for the prevention of flow in certain areas around the flow channels of the screen. One of the collection chambers features a vent for discharge of condensate of the fluid which can be sealed from or released into the surrounding area of the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Claus Augenstein, Christian Oberlechner, Markus Reck, Wolfgang Reeb, Stefan Weise
  • Patent number: 9599413
    Abstract: A heat exchanger, in particular an intercooler, is provided that includes at least one collector box that has a base. At least one tube engages into a passage in an approximately perpendicular manner with respect to the base, the passage protruding out of the base and surrounding a tube end, and the passage has a rectangular cross-section that is adapted to the outer circumference of the tube. The aim of the invention is to further extend the service life of the heat exchanger with a further reduction of the wall thickness of the collector box base as well as of the tube. This is achieved in that a wall thickness of the passage is thinned at least in a corner region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Claus Augenstein, Harald Bronner, Stephan Posset, Silvia-Helena Klipphahn, Eduard Tyulyukovskiy
  • Publication number: 20160320148
    Abstract: A heat exchanger may include a plate, a seal and a cover. The plate may have at least two receiving grooves having a respective groove base, an intermediate region disposed in a plane between a plurality of rim holes, and a ramp extending between the intermediate region and the respective groove base of the at least two receiving grooves. The seal extends in the at least two receiving grooves. The ramp may be rounded at a transition to the receiving grooves with a first radius and at a transition to the intermediate region with a second radius, and the ramp may be inclined between 20°<?<65° relative to the intermediate region or has an S-shaped progression. An inflection point of the plate may be arranged in a region from 10% to 80% of a height difference between the intermediate region and the respective groove base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: MAHLE BEHR GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Harald Bronner, Markus Gutjahr, Markus Huebsch, Claus Augenstein, Reinhard Kull, Stefan Weise, Jens Ruckwied, Jochen Haeussermann
  • Publication number: 20160076826
    Abstract: A gas-cooled heat exchanger, in particular a direct intercooler, for cooling of a fluid which flows through the heat exchanger, with a heat transfer block featuring a plurality of flow channels, with a first collection chamber and a second collection chamber. The collection chambers are fluidically connected with one another via the flow channels and the outside of the heat transfer block can be perfused by gas. In the direction of the perfusion, a screen is arranged in front of the heat transfer block for the prevention of flow in certain areas around the flow channels of the screen. One of the collection chambers features a vent for discharge of condensate of the fluid which can be sealed from or released into the surrounding area of the heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Claus AUGENSTEIN, Christian OBERLECHNER, Markus RECK, Wolfgang REEB, Stefan WEISE
  • Publication number: 20140054018
    Abstract: A heat exchanger, in particular an intercooler, is provided that includes at least one collector box that has a base. At least one tube engages into a passage in an approximately perpendicular manner with respect to the base, the passage protruding out of the base and surrounding a tube end, and the passage has a rectangular cross-section that is adapted to the outer circumference of the tube. The aim of the invention is to further extend the service life of the heat exchanger with a further reduction of the wall thickness of the collector box base as well as of the tube. This is achieved in that a wall thickness of the passage is thinned at least in a corner region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Claus AUGENSTEIN, Harald BRONNER, Stephan POSSET, Silvia-Helena KLIPPHAHN, Eduard TYULYUKOVSKIY
  • Patent number: 7896065
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger for motor vehicles, especially for utility vehicles. The heat exchanger can include a heat exchanger unit that includes tubes having tube ends and ribs disposed between the tubes, and collecting tanks disposed on both ends and produced by internal high pressure forming for introducing and discharging a medium. The collecting tanks can include bottoms with openings for receiving the tube ends, covers, and inlet and outlet tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Claus Augenstein, Karsten Emrich, Martin Engelhardt, Klaus Förster, Franco Ghiani, Daniel Hendrix, Scott Horoho, Reinhard Kull, Andre Schairer, Bernd Weiler, Stefan Weise
  • Patent number: 7380728
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heating device for motor vehicles with an internal combustion engine and a coolant circuit. The heating device (1) comprises a heat-generation compartment (2) with a cooling jacket (6) around which a coolant flows, and a rotor (13) mounted on a drive shaft (9). The cooling jacket (6) is part of a cooling chamber (3) that comprises a coolant inlet (4) and a coolant outlet (5). A pump wheel (17) is disposed in the cooling compartment (3), is driven by the drive shaft (9) and circulates the coolant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Claus Augenstein, Ralf Maus
  • Publication number: 20070114013
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger for motor vehicles, especially for utility vehicles. Said heat exchanger comprises a heat exchanger unit (2), constituted of tubes (5) having tube ends and ribs (6) disposed between said tubes (5), and collecting tanks (3, 4), disposed on both ends and produced by internal high pressure forming for introducing and discharging a medium. Said collecting tanks (3, 4) comprise bottoms with openings for receiving the tube ends, covers and inlet and outlet tubes (7, 11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Claus Augenstein, Karsten Emrich, Martin Engelhardt, Klaus Forster, Franco Ghiani, Daniel Hendrix, Scott Horoho, Reinhard Kull, Andre Schairer, Bernd Weiler, Stefan Weise
  • Publication number: 20070029076
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger, in particular for motor vehicles, for a first gaseous flow medium and a second gaseous flow medium. Said heat exchanger comprises a tube bundle containing a plurality of tubes, a first tube base and a second tube base, a housing, in addition to an inlet connection and an outlet connection for the gaseous medium. The tubes comprise tube ends, which are held and sealed by the tube bases and the housing is connected on one side to the tube bases, forming a cooling chamber for the liquid flow medium and on its end face to the inlet and outlet connections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Claus Augenstein, Karsten Emrich, Daniel Hendrix, Frank Von Lutzau
  • Publication number: 20050199207
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heating device for motor vehicles with an internal combustion engine and a coolant circuit. The heating device (1) comprises a heat-generation compartment (2) with a cooling jacket (6) around which a coolant flows, and a rotor (13) mounted to a drive shaft (9). The cooling jacket (6) is part of a cooling chamber (3) that comprises a coolant inlet (4) and a coolant outlet (5). A pump wheel (17) is disposed in the cooling compartment (3), is driven by the drive shaft (9) and circulates the coolant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2003
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Claus Augenstein, Ralf Maus
  • Patent number: 6896191
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heating device, in particular for motor vehicles, for generating frictional heat by liquid friction with a housing which is arranged in a stationary position and has a working space and a motor-driven rotor in the working space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Claus Augenstein, Armin Gramlich, Oezguer Kamsiz, Kuno Lindauer, Ralf Maus
  • Publication number: 20030062036
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heating device, in particular for motor vehicles, for generating frictional heat by liquid friction with a housing which is arranged in a stationary position and has a working space and a motor-driven rotor in the working space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Applicant: BEHR GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Claus Augenstein, Armin Gramlich, Oezguer Kamsiz, Kuno Lindauer, Ralf Maus
  • Patent number: 6443283
    Abstract: Fluid friction clutch is disclosed of the type having a primary disk (2) fastened on a driving shaft (3) comprising magnetic material and a driven clutch housing (1) surrounding the primary disk and mounted with a hub (5) on the shaft (3), and with a working chamber (9) formed between primary disk and clutch housing, into which a shear fluid can enter from a reservoir chamber (11) according to the position of a valve plate (15) opening or closing a connecting opening (13) between reservoir chamber and working chamber and having an armature (16) lying in reach of the shaft (3), which can be shifted by magnetic force produced by a stationary electromagnetic coil (24) arranged on the driven end of the shaft (3), wherein the hub (5) of the clutch housing (1) facing the electromagnetic coil (24) is provided with an inserted first conducting ring (21) of magnetic material which is coupled magnetically at one end (22) with the electromagnetic coil (24) and at its other end facing the working chamber (9) adjoins a se
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Claus Augenstein, Ralf Maus