Patents by Inventor Claus Welte

Claus Welte 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: 11815102
    Abstract: A pump includes a pump housing including an inlet for the fluid on a low-pressure side, an outlet for the fluid on a high-pressure side, a circumferential wall facing faces axially away from the delivery chamber and on which the outlet emerges; a spring structure arranged on the outer end face of the end wall; a delivery member movable within the delivery chamber for delivering the fluid from the low-pressure side to the high-pressure side; and a securing device for axial securing the pump housing. The securing device includes a female holding element having an axially extending cavity and a male holding element in a joining engagement, exposable to an axial tensile load, with the female holding element in the cavity. The spring structure and/or the end wall is/are held on the pump housing by one of the holding elements by the joining engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Claus Welte
  • Patent number: 11808263
    Abstract: A pump for applying fluid to an assembly, the pump including: a pump housing featuring a circumferential wall surrounding a delivery chamber of the pump, an end-facing housing wall including an outer end-facing surface of the housing which faces axially away from the delivery chamber, an inlet and an outlet for the fluid which emerges on the outer end-facing surface of the housing; a delivery member, moveable within the delivery chamber, for delivering the fluid from a low-pressure side of the pump which includes the inlet to a high-pressure side of the pump which includes the outlet; and an axial gasket which fully surrounds the outlet, in order to separate it from the low-pressure side, in an axial view onto the end-facing wall of the housing. The axial gasket is a spring gasket in the form of a disc spring or hollow-profile spring or V-profile spring or bellows spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Claus Welte
  • Patent number: 11746780
    Abstract: A rotary pump including: a pump housing including a circumferential wall, which surrounds a delivery chamber, a first end-face wall and a second end-face wall which delineate the delivery chamber at its end-face sides; a rotor, which can be rotated in the delivery chamber, for forming delivery cells; a pressure outlet which emerges on an outer end-face side of the first end-face wall facing away from the delivery chamber; an outlet gasket which is provided on the outer end-face side of the first end-face wall, for sealing off the pressure outlet; and a pressing device for charging the outlet gasket with an axial pressing force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Claus Welte
  • Patent number: 11719242
    Abstract: A pump is described, including: a drive shaft including a rotor; a first housing part and a second housing part, between which a pump chamber is formed, in which the rotor is arranged; a rotary bearing via which the drive shaft is mounted on the first housing part such that it can rotate about its rotational axis; and a passage including a first opening and a second opening, wherein the rotary bearing is arranged between the pump chamber and the first opening, and the second opening of the passage emerges onto the side of the second housing part which faces away from the pump chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Claus Welte, Uwe Meinig
  • Publication number: 20230113025
    Abstract: A pump includes a pump housing including an inlet for the fluid on a low-pressure side, an outlet for the fluid on a high-pressure side, a circumferential wall facing faces axially away from the delivery chamber and on which the outlet emerges; a spring structure arranged on the outer end face of the end wall; a delivery member movable within the delivery chamber for delivering the fluid from the low-pressure side to the high-pressure side; and a securing device for axial securing the pump housing. The securing device includes a female holding element having an axially extending cavity and a male holding element in a joining engagement, exposable to an axial tensile load, with the female holding element in the cavity. The spring structure and/or the end wall is/are held on the pump housing by one of the holding elements by the joining engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventor: Claus Welte
  • Patent number: 11608828
    Abstract: A pump for supplying an assembly with a pressure fluid, the pump including: a pump housing including a circumferential wall, surrounding the pump's, a first end-face wall and a second end-face wall which delineate the delivery chamber at its end-face sides; a rotor, rotatable about an axis of rotation in the delivery chamber, for forming delivery cells; a pressure outlet which emerges on an outer end-face side of the first end-face wall facing away from the delivery chamber and through which pressure fluid can be discharged from the delivery chamber; an outlet gasket provided on the outer end-face side of the first end-face wall, for sealing off the pressure outlet; a holder in a holding engagement with the outlet gasket and which positions the circumferential wall and the end-face walls relative to each other and axially holds them together as a pre-fitted fitting unit by the holding engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Claus Welte
  • Patent number: 11530701
    Abstract: A pump for applying fluid, the pump including: a pump housing, including: a fluid inlet on a low-pressure side; an fluid outlet on a high-pressure side; a circumferential wall surrounding the pump delivery chamber; and an end-facing wall featuring an outer end-facing surface facing axially away from the delivery chamber and at which the outlet emerges; a delivery member, moveable in the delivery chamber, for delivering the fluid from the low-pressure side to the high-pressure side; a gasket including a gasket loop which surrounds the outlet to seal it off on the outer end-facing surface of the end-facing wall; a female joining element featuring an axially extending hollow space; and a male joining element protruding through or from the pump housing or the gasket. The male joining element is in a joining engagement, which can be subjected to axial tensile stress, with the female joining element in the hollow space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Claus Welte, Uwe Meinig
  • Publication number: 20220145884
    Abstract: An outlet gasket which has a gasket structure made of a gasket material, for sealing off a first pressure outlet and a second pressure outlet of a pump, the gasket structure including: a first sealing stay which circumferentially encloses a first fluid passage of the outlet gasket, provided for the first pressure outlet, in a seal in an axial plan view onto the outlet gasket; and a second sealing stay which circumferentially encloses a second fluid passage of the outlet gasket, provided for the second pressure outlet and located laterally next to the first fluid passage, in a seal in the plan view, wherein the gasket structure forms the sealing stays contiguously as a unit, and/or the outlet gasket includes a support structure on which the sealing stays are arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventor: Claus Welte
  • Publication number: 20210404467
    Abstract: A pump for applying fluid, the pump including: a pump housing, including: a fluid inlet on a low-pressure side; an fluid outlet on a high-pressure side; a circumferential wall surrounding the pump delivery chamber; and an end-facing wall featuring an outer end-facing surface facing axially away from the delivery chamber and at which the outlet emerges; a delivery member, moveable in the delivery chamber, for delivering the fluid from the low-pressure side to the high-pressure side; a gasket including a gasket loop which surrounds the outlet to seal it off on the outer end-facing surface of the end-facing wall; a female joining element featuring an axially extending hollow space; and a male joining element protruding through or from the pump housing or the gasket. The male joining element is in a joining engagement, which can be subjected to axial tensile stress, with the female joining element in the hollow space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Claus Welte, Uwe Meinig
  • Publication number: 20210404466
    Abstract: A pump for applying fluid to an assembly, the pump including: a pump housing featuring a circumferential wall surrounding a delivery chamber of the pump, an end-facing housing wall including an outer end-facing surface of the housing which faces axially away from the delivery chamber, an inlet and an outlet for the fluid which emerges on the outer end-facing surface of the housing; a delivery member, moveable within the delivery chamber, for delivering the fluid from a low-pressure side of the pump which includes the inlet to a high-pressure side of the pump which includes the outlet; and an axial gasket which fully surrounds the outlet, in order to separate it from the low-pressure side, in an axial view onto the end-facing wall of the housing. The axial gasket is a spring gasket in the form of a disc spring or hollow-profile spring or V-profile spring or bellows spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventor: Claus Welte
  • Publication number: 20210404470
    Abstract: A pump is described, including: a drive shaft including a rotor; a first housing part and a second housing part, between which a pump chamber is formed, in which the rotor is arranged; a rotary bearing via which the drive shaft is mounted on the first housing part such that it can rotate about its rotational axis; and a passage including a first opening and a second opening, wherein the rotary bearing is arranged between the pump chamber and the first opening, and the second opening of the passage emerges onto the side of the second housing part which faces away from the pump chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Claus Welte, Uwe Meinig
  • Publication number: 20210396226
    Abstract: A pump for supplying an assembly with a pressure fluid, the pump including: a pump housing including a circumferential wall, surrounding the pump's, a first end-face wall and a second end-face wall which delineate the delivery chamber at its end-face sides; a rotor, rotatable about an axis of rotation in the delivery chamber, for forming delivery cells; a pressure outlet which emerges on an outer end-face side of the first end-face wall facing away from the delivery chamber and through which pressure fluid can be discharged from the delivery chamber; an outlet gasket provided on the outer end-face side of the first end-face wall, for sealing off the pressure outlet; a holder in a holding engagement with the outlet gasket and which positions the circumferential wall and the end-face walls relative to each other and axially holds them together as a pre-fitted fitting unit by the holding engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventor: Claus Welte
  • Patent number: 11143181
    Abstract: A pump, wherein a first pressure space and a second pressure space are formed between an end-facing wall of an accommodating housing and a second housing part of a pump insert, wherein an annular sealing element which is arranged between the end-facing wall and the second housing part encloses the second pressure space and seals it off in relation to the first pressure space, wherein the first pressure space is connected via a first outlet channel to a first delivery chamber which is formed between a rotor and a stroke ring of the pump insert, and the second pressure space is connected via a second outlet channel to a second delivery chamber which is formed between the rotor and the stroke ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Claus Welte, Uwe Meinig
  • Publication number: 20210254619
    Abstract: A rotary pump including: a pump housing including a circumferential wall, which surrounds a delivery chamber, a first end-face wall and a second end-face wall which delineate the delivery chamber at its end-face sides; a rotor, which can be rotated in the delivery chamber, for forming delivery cells; a pressure outlet which emerges on an outer end-face side of the first end-face wall facing away from the delivery chamber; an outlet gasket which is provided on the outer end-face side of the first end-face wall, for sealing off the pressure outlet; and a pressing device for charging the outlet gasket with an axial pressing force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventor: Claus Welte
  • Publication number: 20210164460
    Abstract: A bead gasket for sealing off an axial joint between a first component and a second component, the bead gasket including a first bead loop surrounds a first inner region in an axial view and includes a bead end face for an axial contact with one of the components; a passage for fluid which is located in the first inner region, wherein the first bead loop is a smallest bead loop surrounding the passage; and a first rigidifying structure which extends from the first bead loop into the first inner region in the axial view in order to rigidify the first bead loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Dominik Baur, Claus Welte, Jochen Frey
  • Patent number: 10633972
    Abstract: A vane cell pump, includes a rotatable rotor having vanes which can be moved back and forth; an end plate with a pressure passage for discharging pressure fluid and a supply passage for supplying a sub-vane region with pressure fluid; a flow channelling device on an end face of the end plate facing axially away from the rotor; a first outlet region for discharging a first partial flow of the pressure fluid; a second outlet region for discharging a second partial flow of the pressure fluid; a first flow path along which the first partial flow flows through the first outlet region; a second flow path connecting the pressure passage to the supply passage, diverges from the first flow path and is delineated by the flow channelling device; and a third flow path connecting the supply passage to the second outlet region and delineated by the flow channelling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automobile GmbH
    Inventor: Claus Welte
  • Publication number: 20180372097
    Abstract: A pump, comprising: an accommodating housing which forms a cup-shaped accommodating space comprising an end-facing wall and a circumferential wall; and a pump insert which is arranged in the accommodating space, wherein the pump insert comprises: a rotor; a first housing part and a second housing part, between which the rotor is arranged such that it can be rotated about a rotational axis and relative to the first and second housing part; and a stroke ring which surrounds the rotor, wherein an annular sealing element which is arranged between the end-facing wall and the second housing part encloses a pressure space which is formed between the end-facing wall and the second housing part, wherein the pressure space is connected via an outlet channel to a delivery chamber which is formed between the rotor and the stroke ring, and wherein the spring comprises a spring structure which is made of metal and which imbues the spring with its essential spring characteristics, wherein the sealing element is fastened to
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Claus Welte, Uwe Meinig
  • Patent number: 10087929
    Abstract: A pump including a rotor; a first housing part and a second housing part, between which the rotor is arranged such that it can be rotated about a rotational axis relative to the first and second housing part; at least one positioning element which positions the second housing part with respect to its angular position about the rotational axis relative to the first housing part; and a spring, wherein the second housing part is arranged between the spring and the rotor, wherein the spring is fastened to the at least one positioning element or the second housing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: SCHWABISCHE HUTTENWERKE AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventor: Claus Welte
  • Patent number: 10082139
    Abstract: A pump, comprising a pump insert which is arranged in an accommodating space of a cup-shaped pump housing. The pump insert comprises a first housing part and a second housing part between which a rotor is rotatably arranged, and a stroke ring which surrounds the rotor and is arranged between the first housing part and the second housing part. A spring flexing along the rotational axis is arranged between the accommodating housing and the second housing part. The spring comprises a spring structure which is made of metal and which imbues the spring with its essential spring characteristics along the rotational axis. The spring is supported towards the second housing part in a region which is arranged in axial alignment with the stroke ring in the direction of the rotational axis, and thus presses the second housing part against the stroke ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Claus Welte, Uwe Meinig
  • Patent number: 10072538
    Abstract: A cam shaft phase setter for adjusting the rotational angular position of a cam shaft relative to a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine by a hydraulic fluid, the cam shaft phase setter including: a stator connected to the crankshaft; a pressure chamber; a rotor connected to the cam shaft, the rotor being adjustable relative to the stator by introducing the fluid into the pressure chamber; a control valve including a valve housing and a valve piston; and an actuating unit for axially adjusting the valve piston; wherein the cam shaft phase setter is configured such that fluid flowing through the control valve flows back into an engine housing which rotatably mounts the cam shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Schwaebische Huettenwerke Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Claus Welte, Uwe Meinig, Juergen Bohner