Patents by Inventor Frank Kewes

Frank Kewes 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).

  • Winding arrangement for an electrical machine
    Patent number: 8358045
    Abstract: Presented is a winding arrangement for an electric machine that includes a laminated core that includes a yoke that includes a plurality of teeth each having flanks that form first wedge surfaces and a winding support area that has a trapezoidal cross-section. The arrangement further includes a coil winding, and a winding body configured to arrange the coil winding on one of the plurality of teeth. The coil winding has an inner area arranged opposite the first wedge surfaces and represents second wedge surfaces. The arrangement further includes a stop means disposed on the winding body and/or one of the plurality of teeth. The stop means is configured to limit movement of the winding body in a direction toward the yoke. The arrangement further includes a centering means configured to center the winding body on one of the plurality of teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Marcus van Heyden, Alexander Gehring, Ralf Rönnebeck, Florian Leberfinger, Frank Kewes
  • Winding arrangement for an electrical machine
    Publication number: 20090189474
    Abstract: Presented is a winding arrangement for an electric machine that includes a laminated core that includes a yoke that includes a plurality of teeth each having flanks that form first wedge surfaces and a winding support area that has a trapezoidal cross-section. The arrangement further includes a coil winding, and a winding body configured to arrange the coil winding on one of the plurality of teeth. The coil winding has an inner area arranged opposite the first wedge surfaces and represents second wedge surfaces. The arrangement further includes a stop means disposed on the winding body and/or one of the plurality of teeth. The stop means is configured to limit movement of the winding body in a direction toward the yoke. The arrangement further includes a centering means configured to center the winding body on one of the plurality of teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Marcus van Heyden, Alexander Gehring, Ralf Ronnebeck, Florian Leberfinger, Frank Kewes