Patents by Inventor Günther Lederer

Günther Lederer 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: 9759331
    Abstract: A mechanical face seal includes a rotating counter ring having a sealing surface and two radial planes. Each of the radial planes is associated with a clamping cam. A stationary face seal ring has a sealing surface opposite from the sealing surface of the counter ring. The sealing surfaces of the counter ring and the face seal ring bear against each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: CARL FREUDENBERG KG
    Inventors: Martin Kirchhof, Armin Laxander, Guenther Lederer, Thomas Keller
  • Patent number: 9086152
    Abstract: A mechanical face seal includes a rotating counter ring having a sealing surface and a stationary face seal ring having a sealing surface. The sealing surface of the counter ring is disposed opposite from the sealing surface of the face seal ring. The sealing surfaces of the counter ring and the face seal ring bear against each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: CARL FREUDENBERG KG
    Inventors: Martin Kirchhof, Armin Laxander, Guenther Lederer, Thomas Keller
  • Patent number: 8523186
    Abstract: A slide ring seal arrangement comprises a rotationally fixed slide ring (4) and a slide ring (11), which is provided for rotating together with a rotating component, these slide rings each being held in a loose seat and interacting, in, in essence, radially oriented sealing surfaces, which are prestressed with a main prestressing force while in contact with one another. Each slide ring, on its front face that faces away from the sealing surface, is axially supported on a supporting part (14, 17) via an annular bearing surface (16, 20) provided between the respective supporting part and the adjacent front face of the respective slide ring. A load ratio (d12?dH2)/(d12?d22) of =2.0, preferably between 0.8 and 2.0, preferably no greater than between 1.0 and 1.5, more preferably approximately 1.3 is maintained on the bearing surface (16, 20). The measurement (d1?d2) of each bearing surface (16, 20) is equal to =10 mm, preferably between 0.2 and 2.0, preferably no more than approximately 0.6 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: EagleBurgmann Germany GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Schrüfer, Manfred Oppler, Günther Lederer, Armin Laxander, Klaus Lang, Rolf Johannes, Andreas Fesl, Peter Dröscher
  • Publication number: 20130038023
    Abstract: A mechanical face seal includes a rotating counter ring having a sealing surface and two radial planes. Each of the radial planes is associated with a clamping cam. A stationary face seal ring has a sealing surface opposite from the sealing surface of the counter ring. The sealing surfaces. of the counter ring and the face seal ring bear against each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: CARL FREUDENBERG KG
    Inventors: Martin Kirchhof, Armin Laxander, Guenther Lederer, Thomas Keller
  • Publication number: 20130038024
    Abstract: A mechanical face seal includes a rotating counter ring having a sealing surface and a stationary face seal ring having a sealing surface. The sealing surface of the counter ring is disposed opposite from the sealing surface of the face seal ring. The sealing surfaces of the counter ring and the face seal ring bear against each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: Carl Freudenberg KG
    Inventors: Martin Kirchhof, Armin Laxander, Guenther Lederer, Thomas Keller
  • Patent number: 8191899
    Abstract: The present invention refers to an apparatus for rotationally fixing a seal ring (4) of a mechanical seal assembly retained at a mounting component (1) to be axially movable, comprising a force transmitting ring (10) retained at the mounting component to be axially movable and a rotation prevention device comprising at least one first engaging member (17) configured to engage with the mounting component and the force transmitting ring in a form-fit manner and at least one second engaging member (18) configured to engage with the force transmitting ring and the seal ring in a form-fit manner, the first engaging member being arranged circumferentially offset with respect to the second engaging member, characterized in that the engaging members (17, 18) protrude axially from the force transmitting ring (10) or the seal ring (4) toward the respectively other component (seal ring or force transmitting ring) and are configured to be received in axial recesses (19, 20) provided in the respectively other component wi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Eagleburgmann Germany GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Peter Droscher, Armin Laxander, Günther Lederer, Petia Philippi, Andreas Schrüfer
  • Publication number: 20110042903
    Abstract: A slide ring seal arrangement comprises a rotationally fixed slide ring (4) and a slide ring (11), which is provided for rotating together with a rotating component, these slide rings each being held in a loose seat and interacting, in, in essence, radially oriented sealing surfaces, which are prestressed with a main prestressing force while in contact with one another. Each slide ring, on its front face that faces away from the sealing surface, is axially supported on a supporting part (14, 17) via an annular bearing surface (16, 20) provided between the respective supporting part and the adjacent front face of the respective slide ring. A load ratio (d12?dH2)/(d12?d22) of =2.0, preferably between 0.8 and 2.0, preferably no greater than between 1.0 and 1.5, more preferably approximately 1.3 is maintained on the bearing surface (16, 20). The measurement (d1?d2) of each bearing surface (16, 20) is equal to =10 mm, preferably between 0.2 and 2.0, preferably no more than approximately 0.6 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: Burgmann Industries GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Schrüfer, Manfred Oppler, Günther Lederer, Armin Laxander, Klaus Lang, Rolf Johannes, Andreas Fesl, Peter Dröscher
  • Patent number: 7862046
    Abstract: A mechanical seal assembly including at least one pair of co-operating seal rings, one of which is provided for common rotation with a rotating component and the other of which is provided rotationally fixed at a stationary component. One of the seal rings is axially movable and axially biased with a biasing force against the other seal ring, the biasing force being transmittable through a force transmitting ring to the respective seal ring, in order to bias facing sliding surfaces of the seal rings, between which a sealing gap is formed during operation, in a mutual sealing engagement, and a secondary sealing assembly provided at the force transmitting ring for sealing the axially movable seal ring with respect to at least one circumferential guiding surface of a guiding component guiding the movement of the seal ring and the force transmitting ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: EagleBurgmann Germany GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Günther Lederer, Andreas Schrüfer, Peter Dröscher, Petia Philippi, Armin Laxander
  • Patent number: 7823885
    Abstract: A dual seal assembly, in particular for sealing a gas compressor, includes a first mechanical seal assembly including a pair of co-operating seal rings, one of which is provided for common rotation with a rotating component and the other of which is provided rotationally fixed at a stationary component. A second mechanical seal assembly includes a pair of co-operating seal rings, one of which is provided for common rotation with a rotating component and the other of which is provided rotationally fixed at a stationary component. One of the seal rings is axially movable and axially biased with a biasing force against the respectively other seal ring to bias facing sliding surfaces of the seal ringss in a mutual sealing engagement. A secondary sealing assembly is provided for sealing the axially movable seal ring with respect to at least one circumferential guiding surface of a guiding component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: EagleBurgmann Germany GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Peter Dröscher, Michael Sattler, Gerard Hamelink, Günther Lederer
  • Patent number: 7427071
    Abstract: A divided driver device (5) for a mechanical face seal for non-rotatable assembly on a rotary component and for the transmission of a torque to a seal ring (2) held in non-rotatable manner on the driver device. The driver device (5) is divided in at least a single radial plane so as to form sections in the form of segments of a circle that are adapted to be clamped together to form a ring shape and furthermore, it is axially sub-divided into a divided retaining ring (14) for retaining the seal ring (2) and a divided mounting ring (16) for non-rotatable mounting to the rotary component. The rings (14, 16) are coupled together for rotation in common, as indicted by (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Burgmann Industries GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Giggenbacher, Günther Lederer, Dieter Pfeil, Michael Riedl, Jörg Thelke
  • Patent number: 7240904
    Abstract: A secondary sealing element comprises a base body (12) made of a synthetic material and comprising a base portion (13) and a seal portion (14) which each comprise coaxially aligned, axially adjacent through bores (17, 31) for the passage of a component, and an annular disc element (25) accommodated in the base portion and comprising a through bore (30) coaxially aligned with the through bores in the base and seal portions and being made of a material which differs from that of the base body. In the unloaded state, the through bore (30) of the annular disc element (25) has a radial dimension d which is greater than that D2 of the through bore (31) in the seal portion (14) and smaller than that D1 in the base portion (13) of the base body (12). The annular disc element consists of a carbon material. An important field of application for the secondary sealing element is that of mechanical face seals for sealing relatively moveable components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Burgmann Industries GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Peter Dröscher, Klaus Lang, Günther Lederer, Josef Nosowicz, Andreas Schrüfer, Georg Steigenberger, Peter Waidner
  • Publication number: 20060232015
    Abstract: A slide ring seal assembly comprises at least one pair of interacting slide rings (4, 5) of which one is provided for mounting on a stationary part and the other is provided for rotating together with a rotating part and of which one is mounted in a manner that enables it to axially move and is axially pretensioned with a designated axial pretensioning force against the other slide ring by means of a spring bellows assembly (11). This spring bellows assembly comprises a first spring bellows (13) that, at one end, are supported on the respective slide ring and, at the other end, are supported on an annular divider element (12) mounted in a manner that enables it to axially move relative to the respective part, and comprises a second spring bellows (14) that, at one end, are supported on said divider element and, at the other end, are supported on the respective part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2003
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Günther Lederer, Josef Nosowicz, Jochen Reitberger, Andreas Schrüfer
  • Patent number: 6517078
    Abstract: A face seal device for use with components rotating at a high rotational speed includes a non-rotating face seal ring (5) and a rotary face seal ring (11). The rotary face seal ring is mounted in a loose fit for common rotation with a rotating component and includes a sealing face (6) which, in operation, is essentially radially aligned for cooperation with an opposite sealing face (16) of the non-rotating face seal ring. A heavy-mass-contributing element (22) is arranged to rotate in common with the rotating component and engages a portion of the rotary face seal ring. The center of gravity of the heavy-mass-contributing element is axially spaced from that of the rotary face seal ring, whereby, in operation, a torque directed towards the non-rotating face seal ring is applied to the rotary face seal ring. This torque arises from the centrifugal forces that correspond to the mass-contributing element and the spacing between the centers of gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Burgmann Dichtungswerke GmbH and Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Schruefer, Werner Wolf, Guenther Lederer, Peter Droescher, Josef Nosowicz, Georg Steigenberger
  • Publication number: 20020060429
    Abstract: A face seal device for use with components rotating at a high rotational speed includes a non-rotating face seal ring (5) and a rotary face seal ring (11). The rotary face seal ring is mounted in a loose fit for common rotation with a rotating component and includes a sealing face (6) which, in operation, is essentially radially aligned for cooperation with an opposite sealing face (16) of the non-rotating face seal ring. A heavy-mass-contributing element (22) is arranged to rotate in common with the rotating component and engages a portion of the rotary face seal ring. The center of gravity of the heavy-mass-contributing element is axially spaced from that of the rotary face seal ring, whereby, in operation, a torque directed towards the non-rotating face seal ring is applied to the rotary face seal ring. This torque arises from the centrifugal forces that correspond to the mass-contributing element and the spacing between the centers of gravity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Applicant: BURGMANN DICHTUNGSWERKE GmbH and Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Schruefer, Werner Wolf, Guenther Lederer, Peter Droescher, Josef Nosowicz, Georg Steigenberger