Patents by Inventor Frank Obrist
Frank Obrist 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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Patent number: 10556493Abstract: The invention relates to a battery housing, in particular for an energy accumulator for a hybrid drive, comprising a tubular main body and at least two terminating covers, which are inserted into the main body and each have a cover plate that is offset inwards in the longitudinal direction of the main body and supports housing walls of the main body, wherein the terminating covers are each welded to the main body and all joints of the battery housing are formed without separate connecting elements.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2015Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: OBRIST TECHNOLOGIES GMBHInventors: Frank Obrist, Martin Graz, Joachim Georg Roth, Peter Giese
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Publication number: 20200044214Abstract: A battery system, in particular for an aircraft, having a housing, which is sealed gas-tight, and a cell block, which is formed from a plurality of battery cells connected electrically and mechanically by contact plates. The housing can be connected to a vacuum pump in order to generate vacuum within the housing and a vacuum prevails within the housing, wherein at least one housing side wall of the housing is flexible enough that the housing side wall is tensioned together with the cell block by the vacuum acting within the housing. A vehicle, in particular an aircraft, may be electrified, at least in part, by such a battery system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2018Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Frank OBRIST, Oliver OBRIST, Martin GRAZ
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Patent number: 10403944Abstract: The invention relates to a battery system, in particular for a hybrid drive, having a housing, a plurality of battery cells arranged inside the housing and a cooling element, wherein fluid connections and at least one electrical connection are arranged on the housing, said electrical connection being electrically coupled to the battery cells, and wherein the fluid connections comprise at least one coolant inlet and at least one coolant outlet, each of which is fluidically connected to the cooling element. The invention is characterized in that the housing comprises a tubular main body, which is sealed in a fluid-tight manner by a closure cap at each of the opposite end faces thereof, wherein the electrical connection is arranged on a first closure cap and the fluid connections are arranged on a second closure cap. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle having such a battery system.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2015Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: OBRIST TECHNOLOGIES GMBHInventors: Frank Obrist, Martin Graz, Joachim Georg Roth
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Publication number: 20190264776Abstract: The invention relates to a power unit, in particular for a hybrid vehicle, comprising a two-cylinder reciprocating piston engine comprising two pistons guided in two cylinders in tandem arrangement, and two counter-rotating crankshafts connected to the pistons by connecting rods, a generator which is rotatable in the same direction as the first crankshaft and in the opposite direction to the second crankshaft, and a balancer shaft which is rotatable in the same direction as the second crankshaft and in the opposite direction to the first crankshaft. The generator is operatively connected directly to the first crankshaft by a first traction mechanism and the balancer shaft is operatively connected directly to the second crankshaft by a second traction mechanism. The balancer shaft and/or the second crankshaft support(s) a flywheel mass element. The invention further relates to a vehicle, in particular a hybrid vehicle, having such a power unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2018Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Frank Obrist, Tsuneo Konno, Oliver Obrist
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Patent number: 10384528Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-track passenger motor vehicle, in particular a hybrid vehicle, comprising a generating set, which has at least one generator that can be driven by a reciprocating piston engine, a battery and at least one electric motor. The reciprocating piston engine, the generator and the electric motor, which can be mechanically coupled to at least one driving wheel of the vehicle, are connected in series in order to drive the vehicle. The generating set, consisting of the reciprocating piston engine and the generator, has a depth extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and a width extending transversely to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the width being a maximum 750 mm, especially a maximum 700 mm, in particular a maximum 660 mm, in particular a maximum 640 mm, and the depth being a maximum 310 mm, especially a maximum 280 mm, in particular a maximum 260 mm, and in particular a maximum 250 mm.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2015Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: OBRIST TECHNOLOGIES GMBHInventors: Franz Laimboeck, Frank Obrist
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Patent number: 10326119Abstract: The invention relates to a battery system, in particular for a hybrid drive, comprising a housing and a plurality of battery cells arranged within the housing, said cells being combined to give a cell block, wherein a container having a variable inner volume is arranged between the cell block and at least one housing wall, by means of which container the cell block can be braced relative to the housing, wherein the container is filled with a curable or cured medium.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2015Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: OBRIST TECHNOLOGIES GMBHInventors: Frank Obrist, Martin Graz, Jochen Bont
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Publication number: 20190120231Abstract: The invention relates to a separator device of a compressor for the deposition of a fluid, in particular a lubricant from a coolant fluid of the compressor, including a separator cylinder having an inlet region for the coolant fluid and an outlet region for the deposited fluid spaced apart from inlet in an axial direction of the cylinder, and a separation tube configured and arranged coaxially in the separator cylinder. The separation tube extends at least over the inlet region of the separator cylinder such that the separation tube is spaced apart from the separator cylinder in a radial direction in the inlet region. A spring-loaded closure is configured and arranged in the inlet region to automatically regulate a flow velocity of a volume flow of the coolant fluid flowing through the inlet as a function of a pressure at the inlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2017Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Oliver Obrist, Frank Obrist, Peter Giese
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Publication number: 20190085761Abstract: The invention relates to a power unit, in particular for a hybrid vehicle, comprising a reciprocating piston engine and comprising a generator which can be in driving engagement therewith, wherein the reciprocating piston engine has at least two pistons, which are guided in at least two cylinders in tandem arrangement, and two counter-rotating crankshafts, which are connected to the pistons by connecting rods and which are mechanically coupled so as to be in phase, wherein a first generator can be driven by the first crankshaft and a second generator can be driven by the second crankshaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Franz Laimboeck, Frank Obrist, Tsuneo Konno, Jochen Kilchert
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Publication number: 20190072094Abstract: The invention relates to a displacement machine according to the spiral principle, in particular a scroll compressor or scroll expander, with a high-pressure chamber, a low-pressure chamber and an orbiting displacement spiral, which engages in a counter-spiral such that chambers are formed between the displacement spiral and the counter-spiral for receiving a working medium, wherein a counter-pressure chamber is formed between the low-pressure chamber and the displacement spiral. According to the invention a pressure regulating device which is fluidically connected to the counter-pressure chamber sets a pressure difference between the counter-pressure chamber and the low-pressure chamber by means of a set value specified by the computing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2016Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicant: OET GmbHInventors: Roman LÄSSER, Christian SCHMÄLZLE, Uwe WUITZ, Christian BUSCH, Frank OBRIST
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Patent number: 10221758Abstract: The invention relates to a power unit, in particular for a hybrid vehicle, having a two-cylinder reciprocating piston engine which comprises two pistons guided in two cylinders in a tandem arrangement and two counter-rotating crankshafts connected to the pistons by connecting rods, and having an alternator that can rotate in the opposite direction to the first crankshaft and in the same direction as the second crankshaft. The invention is characterized in that the alternator is in driving engagement with at least the first crankshaft via a traction mechanism and comprises a counterbalance, wherein the first crankshaft is connected via a timing chain or a timing belt to a balancing shaft which carries a further balancing mass. The invention also relates to a vehicle, in particular a hybrid vehicle, having such a power unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: OBRIST TECHNOLOGIES GMBHInventors: Franz Laimboeck, Frank Obrist
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Publication number: 20190032554Abstract: The invention relates to a generator set, in particular a generator set of a hybrid vehicle, with a two-cylinder piston engine (1), which has a crankshaft housing (10), in which two counter-rotating crankshafts (11, 12) are arranged, which are connected by means of piston rods (13) to pistons (18, 19), which are guided inside two cylinders (21, 22) in a tandem arrangement, wherein at least one crankshaft (11, 12) is drivingly connected to a generator (41, 42), and wherein the piston engine (1) comprises a cylinder head (20), which is connected to the crankshaft housing (10), wherein the piston engine (1) has a lower-mounted camshaft (30), and the cylinder head (20) can be connected to the crankshaft housing (10) in at least two positions, in particular positions rotated through 180° relative to each other. Furthermore, the invention relates to a vehicle with such a generator set.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2017Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventor: Frank OBRIST
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Publication number: 20180335032Abstract: The invention relates to a displacement machine according to the spiral principle, in particular a scroll compressor, with a high-pressure zone which comprises a high-pressure chamber, with a low-pressure chamber and with an orbiting displacement spiral, which engages into a counter spiral such that between the displacement spiral and the counter spiral compression chambers are formed, in order to receive a working medium, wherein between the low-pressure chamber and the displacement spiral a counter pressure chamber is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2018Publication date: November 22, 2018Inventors: Frank Obrist, Christian Schmälzle, Christian Busch
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Patent number: 10132237Abstract: The invention relates to a power unit, in particular for a hybrid vehicle, comprising a reciprocating piston engine and comprising a generator which can be in driving engagement therewith, wherein the reciprocating piston engine has at least two pistons, which are guided in at least two cylinders in tandem arrangement, and two counter-rotating crankshafts, which are connected to the pistons by connecting rods and which are mechanically coupled so as to be in phase, wherein a first generator can be driven by the first crankshaft and a second generator can be driven by the second crankshaft.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: OBRIST TECHNOLOGIES GMBHInventors: Franz Laimboeck, Frank Obrist, Tsuneo Konno
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Publication number: 20180258933Abstract: The invention relates to a positive-displacement machine according to the spiral principle, particularly a scroll compressor, having a high-pressure region, which comprises a high-pressure chamber, furthermore having a low-pressure chamber and an orbiting positive-displacement spiral, which engages into a counterpart spiral in such a manner that compression chambers are formed between the positive-displacement spiral and the counterpart spiral, in order to accommodate a working medium, wherein a counterpart-pressure chamber is constructed between the low-pressure chamber and the positive-displacement spiral.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Frank Obrist, Christian Schmälzle, Christian Busch
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Publication number: 20180111469Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-track passenger motor vehicle, in particular a hybrid vehicle, comprising a generating set, which has at least one generator that can be driven by a reciprocating piston engine, a battery and at least one electric motor. The reciprocating piston engine, the generator and the electric motor, which can be mechanically coupled to at least one driving wheel of the vehicle, are connected in series in order to drive the vehicle. The generating set, consisting of the reciprocating piston engine and the generator, has a depth extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and a width extending transversely to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the width being a maximum 750 mm, especially a maximum 700 mm, in particular a maximum 660 mm, in particular a maximum 640 mm, and the depth being a maximum 310 mm, especially a maximum 280 mm, in particular a maximum 260 mm, and in particular a maximum 250 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2015Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Franz Laimboeck, Frank Obrist
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Publication number: 20170352849Abstract: The invention relates to a battery system, in particular for a hybrid drive, comprising a housing and a plurality of battery cells arranged within the housing, said cells being combined to give a cell block, wherein a container having a variable inner volume is arranged between the cell block and at least one housing wall, by means of which container the cell block can be braced relative to the housing, wherein the container is filled with a curable or cured medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Frank OBRIST, Martin GRAZ, Jochen BONT
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Publication number: 20170331165Abstract: The invention relates to a battery system, in particular for a hybrid drive, having a housing which has a fluid connector segment, an energy store segment and an electrics/electronics segment, wherein the energy store segment has at least two cooling elements, through which a flow can pass, and at least one cell block, which are formed in each case from a plurality of battery cells that are connected electrically and mechanically by way of contact plates, and wherein the cell block is arranged between two cooling elements. The invention is characterised in that the energy store segment is arranged between the fluid connector segment and the electrics/electronics segment and has a cuboidal volume which corresponds to at least 0.5 times the total internal volume of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2015Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Frank Obrist, Martin Graz, Joachim Georg Roth
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Publication number: 20170317394Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger for a battery, in particular for a hybrid drive, with connections for the inflow and outflow of a heat exchange medium and with a frame which is connected on both sides with film walls to form a pouch through which a flow can pass, wherein the frame comprises flow guiding elements The invention is characterised in that the frame comprises a separating plate with two parallel lateral surfaces, wherein the separating plate divides the pouch into a first chamber and a second chamber which are delimited in a fluid-tight manner by the lateral surfaces and the respective film walls, wherein in each of the lateral surfaces a channel field of parallel flow channels is formed, the inflow side of which is fluidically connected via a distributor channel and the outflow side of which is fluidically connected via a collecting channel to the respective connections.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2015Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Frank Obrist, Martin Graz, Joachim Georg Roth, Peter Giese
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Publication number: 20170279169Abstract: The invention relates to a battery system, in particular for a hybrid drive, having a housing, a plurality of battery cells arranged inside the housing and a cooling element, wherein fluid connections and at least one electrical connection are arranged on the housing, said electrical connection being electrically coupled to the battery cells, and wherein the fluid connections comprise at least one coolant inlet and at least one coolant outlet, each of which is fluidically connected to the cooling element. The invention is characterized in that the housing comprises a tubular main body, which is sealed in a fluid-tight manner by a closure cap at each of the opposite end faces thereof, wherein the electrical connection is arranged on a first closure cap and the fluid connections are arranged on a second closure cap. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle having such a battery system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2015Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Frank Obrist, Martin Graz, Joachim Georg Roth
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Publication number: 20170274751Abstract: The invention relates to a battery housing, in particular for an energy accumulator for a hybrid drive, comprising a tubular main body and at least two terminating covers, which are inserted into the main body and each have a cover plate that is offset inwards in the longitudinal direction of the main body and supports housing walls of the main body, wherein the terminating covers are each welded to the main body and all joints of the battery housing are formed without separate connecting elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2015Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Frank Obrist, Martin Graz, Joachim Georg Roth, Peter Giese