Patents by Inventor Conrad NICKEL

Conrad NICKEL 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: 20210164473
    Abstract: An electrical coolant pump, preferably for use as an additional water pump in a vehicle, is characterised in that a radial bearing of the shaft (4) is provided by means of a radial slide bearing (41) lubricated with coolant on the separating element (12) which is disposed between the pump impeller (2) and the rotor (32); a dry-running electric motor (3) having a radially inner stator (31) and a radially outer rotor (32) is accommodated within the motor chamber (13); a shaft seal (5) is disposed between the radial slide bearing (41) and the motor chamber (13); the rotor (32) is formed in a cup shape, the inner surface of which faces the shaft seal (5) and is fixed to the shaft (4) in an axially overlapping manner; the motor chamber (13) has an opening to the atmosphere which is closed by a liquid-tight and vapour-permeable pressure equalising membrane (6); the separating element (12) is configured as a support flange with a separating portion (12a) and an axial projection (12b) into the motor chamber (13), to
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Franz Pawellek, Conrad Nickel, Jens Hoffmann, Robin Büsch, Silvio Werner, Jakob Schnitzer, Paul Ludwig
  • Publication number: 20210071679
    Abstract: An electric coolant pump is used as an auxiliary water pump in a vehicle. The pump includes radial mounting of the shaft (4) is provided by means of a coolant-lubricated radial sliding bearing (41) arranged between the pump impeller (2) and the rotor (32). A dry-running electric motor (3) with a radially inner stator (31) and a radially outer rotor (32) is accommodated in a motor chamber (13) separated from the pump chamber (10). A shaft seal (5) is between the radial sliding bearing (41) and the motor chamber (13). The rotor (32) is bell-shaped with an inner surface facing the shaft seal (5) and being fixed to the shaft seal (5) to axially overlap with the shaft (4). The motor chamber (13) has an opening to the atmosphere, which is closed by a liquid-tight pressure equalization membrane (6) that is permeable to vapor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: NIDEC GPM GmbH
    Inventors: Franz PAWELLEK, Conrad NICKEL, Jens HOFFMANN, Robin BÜSCH, Paul LUDWIG, Jakob SCHNITZER, Silvio WERNER
  • Publication number: 20210040949
    Abstract: A modular system for a pump structure for the axial integration of a selection of electric drive assemblies (1) at a selection of pump assemblies (2) and a shaft bearing assembly (3) which includes a pump shaft (31) and a shaft bearing (32) with at least two rolling bearing sets, the shaft bearing (32) supporting the pump shaft (31) between a motor rotor (1) of the electric drive assembly (1) and a pump rotor (21) of the pump assembly (2) at a pump housing (20) of the pump assembly (2); wherein the selection of pump assemblies (2) jointly comprises a collar portion (23) at the pump housing (20) which accommodates the shaft bearing (32) in a through-hole of the pump housing (20) and protrudes to an accommodation side for an electric drive unit (1); and the selection of pump assemblies (2) differs with respect to the pump rotor (21) and/or a pump chamber (22); the selection of drive assemblies (1) jointly comprises a motor rotor (11) which is formed at a radially external section in the shape of a rotor cup (13
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Conrad Nickel, Franz Pawellek
  • Publication number: 20210003147
    Abstract: An electric coolant pump (1) conveys cooling fluid in order to cool a combustion engine of a vehicle. The electric coolant pump (1) has a pump impeller (2) for accelerating the coolant to be conveyed, a rotor shaft (3) on which the pump impeller (2) is fixed, an electric motor (6), having a stator (8) and a rotor (7), for driving the rotor shaft (3). A control circuit (13) controls the electric motor (6). A pump housing (10) accommodates at least the control circuit (13) and the electric motor (6). The coolant to be conveyed is able to flow through the pump housing (10). The coolant to be conveyed thereby flows around the stator (8), the rotor (6) and the control circuit (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: NIDEC GPM GmbH
    Inventors: Conrad NICKEL, Franz PAWELLEK, Jens HOFFMANN
  • Publication number: 20200251972
    Abstract: An electrical pump drive for positive displacement pumps having pistons moved in an oscillating manner. The electrical pump drive has a rotary magnet which has at least one electromagnet and an armature which can swivel about an axis and which is pivotable alternately between two working points by means of excitation of the at least one electromagnet. The armature is configured for coupling to a piston which is moved in an oscillating manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Conrad NICKEL, Franz PAWELLEK
  • Publication number: 20200217314
    Abstract: The invention relates to an oscillating piston pump for liquid and gaseous fluids, comprising: a pump housing having at least two sector-shaped working chambers, which are diametrically opposed relative to a pivot axis arranged in-between; an oscillating piston, having at least two displacement portions which extend diametrically relative to the pivot axis and are each received pivotably in one of the working chambers; an electric drive, which moves the oscillating piston alternately on a pivot movement between two turning points delimited within the working chambers; a group of outlet valves, which ensure the discharge of a volume displaced from the working chambers to a pump outlet; and a group of inlet valves, which ensure the entry of a volume flowing into the working chambers from a pump inlet. The group of outlet valves or inlet valves is arranged on both sides of each working chamber and communicates through the pump housing with the pump outlet or the pump inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Conrad Nickel, Franz Pawellek
  • Publication number: 20200182241
    Abstract: An electrically driven gerotor pump has a gerotor which comprises a stationary outer gerotor element with an inner toothing that is axially delimited by two chamber walls, wherein each chamber-forming root section of the inner toothing is paired with a pressure valve which is connected to the outlet. The gerotor also comprises an inner gerotor element with an outer toothing which is guided in the outer gerotor element in a circumferential manner on an eccentric section of the shaft and is mounted in a rotatable manner so as to mesh with the inner toothing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: NIDEC GPM GmbH
    Inventors: Franz PAWELLEK, Conrad NICKEL
  • Publication number: 20200124036
    Abstract: The invention relates to an oil-free vacuum pump for evacuating gaseous media, comprising: an electric motor which drives a shaft; a pump housing having a pump chamber, as well as an inlet and an outlet; a prismatic displacement piston which is accommodated in the pump chamber such that it is bidirectionally active and can be moved on a reciprocal working section; and at least one pressure valve which releases an outflow of a gaseous medium out of the pump chamber through the outlet and blocks an inflow into the pump chamber. The displacement piston has a slot into which a drive force of the shaft is introduced via a crankpin by means of a rolling bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: NIDEC GPM GMBH
    Inventors: Franz PAWELLEK, Conrad NICKEL