Patents by Inventor David Vopel
David Vopel 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).
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Publication number: 20220402545Abstract: A steering gear apparatus (2) for a motor vehicle (1), comprising a hydraulic steering gear (11) and an electromechanical actuator (7) which is configured to actuate a working valve (10) of the hydraulic steering gear, it being possible for hydraulic fluid to be conducted out of a fluid reservoir (14) selectively into one of at least two working spaces (12) of the hydraulic steering gear (11) in a manner which is dependent on a position of the working valve (10), the steering gear apparatus (1) having a fallback device (16) which is configured, in particular in emergency operation of the steering gear apparatus (2), to selectively conduct hydraulic fluid into one of the at least two working spaces (12) independently of the position of the working valve (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: David VOPEL, Thorsten HESTERMEYER
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Patent number: 10655747Abstract: A double-armature solenoid valve may include an adjustable first armature and an adjustable second armature arranged axially opposite each other along a common adjustment axis, and a coil mechanism configured to provide a magnetic flux. The valve may also include a first restoring spring, a second restoring spring, an inlet opening arranged on an axial side of the first armature opposite the second armature, and an outlet opening arranged on an axial side of the second armature opposite the first armature. The inlet opening and the outlet opening may be connected via a fluid duct. The first armature and the second armature may respectively have a different closing time such that when an energization of the coil mechanism is at least one of interrupted and reduced the inlet opening is closable more quickly via the first armature than the outlet opening via the second armature.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2017Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignees: Kendrion (Markdorf) GmbH, Mahle International GmbHInventors: David Vopel, Marco Kiene, Frank Zelano, Joachim Fluehs, Bjoern Bergfeld, Michael Braunheim, Matthias Gaenswein, Werner Schadler
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Publication number: 20190145541Abstract: A double-armature solenoid valve may include an adjustable first armature and an adjustable second armature arranged axially opposite each other along a common adjustment axis, and a coil mechanism configured to provide a magnetic flux. The valve may also include a first restoring spring, a second restoring spring, an inlet opening arranged on an axial side of the first armature opposite the second armature, and an outlet opening arranged on an axial side of the second armature opposite the first armature. The inlet opening and the outlet opening may be connected via a fluid duct. The first armature and the second armature may respectively have a different closing time such that when an energization of the coil mechanism is at least one of interrupted and reduced the inlet opening is closable more quickly via the first armature than the outlet opening via the second armature.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2017Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: David Vopel, Marco Kiene, Frank Zelano, Joachim Fluehs, Bjoern Bergfeld
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Publication number: 20180274431Abstract: A cooling circuit arrangement (1) for cooling an engine (2), in particular a motor vehicle combustion engine, by means of a cooling medium, which can be conveyed by a cooling medium pump (4) between a suction side (S) and a pressure side (P) in a cooling medium circuit (3), which comprises a cooler fluid path (7) passing through a cooler (6) and a bypass fluid path (5), wherein a cooling medium valve (8) having an actuator (9) is arranged in the cooling medium circuit (3) for setting a volume flow ratio between cooling medium flows flowing through the cooler fluid path (7) and bypass fluid path (5), wherein the actuator (9) has a hydraulically activatable adjustment element (17), which can be supplied with a cooling medium via at least one control valve (11) allocated to the cooling medium valve (8), in particular from the pressure side (P) out of the cooling medium circuit (3), in order to set the volume flow ratio, and wherein the adjustment element (17) borders a control chamber (19) that can be supplied wType: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2016Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Thomas Tauschel, David Vopel, Jan Von Hoyningen-Huene, Martin Schwellinger, Peter Klotz, Marco Kiene
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Patent number: 9773602Abstract: A method for operating an electromagnetic actuator (10) with an actuating pin (9) is proposed which comprises the following steps: —determining a pin actuation actual dead time (t11), during which the magnetic armature (15) is substantially immobile while a magnetic coil (12) is supplied with current, wherein the actual dead time ends with the current break-in at the magnetic coil, as a result of counter induction of the magnetic armature overcoming the magnetic force threshold; —determining, before a subsequent pin actuation, the starting time of the magnetic coil current supply, wherein the starting point of the current is advanced compared with that of the target movement start of the pin out of the actuator housing (13) and the determined actual dead time.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2013Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: Schaeffer Technologies AG & Co. KGInventor: David Vopel
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Publication number: 20150194250Abstract: A method for operating an electromagnetic actuator (10) with an actuating pin (9) is proposed which comprises the following steps:—determining a pin actuation actual dead time (t11), during which the magnetic armature (15) is substantially immobile while a magnetic coil (12) is supplied with current, wherein the actual dead time ends with the current break-in at the magnetic coil, as a result of counter induction of the magnetic armature overcoming the magnetic force threshold;—determining, before a subsequent pin actuation, the starting time of the magnetic coil current supply, wherein the starting point of the current is advanced compared with that of the target movement start of the pin out of the actuator housing (13) and the determined actual dead time.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2013Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventor: David Vopel
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Patent number: 8459676Abstract: A bearing mechanism (4) for a transverse leaf spring (1) for mounting in the region of a vehicle axle of a vehicle. The bearing mechanism (4) has two outer bearing shells (6, 7) that can be connected together and insertion devices (9, 10) with at least some regions of which are encompassed by the outer bearing shells (6, 7) and which each comprise at least two layer elements (9A, 9B, 9C and 10A, 10B, 10C) with different stiffnesses. In the assembled state, the insertion devices (9, 10) are each disposed between the outer bearing shells (6, 7) and the transverse leaf spring (1). The insertion devices (9, 10) can be connected to the outer bearing shells (6, 7) and the transverse leaf spring (1), via a bolt device (8) which connects the outer bearing shells (6, 7) together and to a vehicle chassis at least in a force locking manner.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2010Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Jens Heimann, Andreas Vossel, David Vopel, Volker Wagner, Gabriele Fruhmann
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Publication number: 20120153594Abstract: A bearing mechanism (4) for a transverse leaf spring (1) for mounting in the region of a vehicle axle of a vehicle. The bearing mechanism (4) has two outer bearing shells (6, 7) that can be connected together and insertion devices (9, 10) with at least some regions of which are encompassed by the outer bearing shells (6, 7) and which each comprise at least two layer elements (9A, 9B, 9C and 10A, 10B, 10C) with different stiffnesses. In the assembled state, the insertion devices (9, 10) are each disposed between the outer bearing shells (6, 7) and the transverse leaf spring (1). The insertion devices (9, 10) can be connected to the outer bearing shells (6, 7) and the transverse leaf spring (1), via a bolt device (8) which connects the outer bearing shells (6, 7) together and to a vehicle chassis at least in a force locking manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Jens Heimann, Andreas Vossel, David Vopel, Volker Wagner, Gabriele Fruhmann