Patents by Inventor HELMUT ECKER

HELMUT ECKER 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).

  • Rotor for a rotating electric machine
    Patent number: 11502584
    Abstract: A rotor for a rotating electric machine includes a rotor winding arranged for conjoint rotation on a rotor shaft, and a slip ring body arranged on an axial end of the rotor shaft and having an end face on an axial end of the slip ring body opposite to the rotor winding. The slip ring body includes connection adapters which project axially beyond the end face of the slip ring body for connection of line ends of the rotor winding. A driver unit for a rotary encoder is fastened to the end face of the slip ring body and/or to the axial end of the rotor shaft and electrically insulated from the connection adapters. A centrifugal force support ring is arranged on the end face of the slip ring body such that the connection adapters and the driver unit are arranged in a through-opening of the centrifugal force support ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: FLENDER GMBH
    Inventors: Herbert Binder, Helmut Ecker, Robert Gruber, Oliver Memminger, Klaus Schifferer
  • ROTOR FOR A ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE
    Publication number: 20220255408
    Abstract: A rotor for a rotating electric machine includes a rotor winding arranged for conjoint rotation on a rotor shaft, and a slip ring body arranged on an axial end of the rotor shaft and having an end face on an axial end of the slip ring body opposite to the rotor winding. The slip ring body includes connection adapters which project axially beyond the end face of the slip ring body for connection of line ends of the rotor winding. A driver unit for a rotary encoder is fastened to the end face of the slip ring body and/or to the axial end of the rotor shaft and electrically insulated from the connection adapters. A centrifugal force support ring is arranged on the end face of the slip ring body such that the connection adapters and the driver unit are arranged in a through-opening of the centrifugal force support ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: HERBERT BINDER, HELMUT ECKER, ROBERT GRUBER, OLIVER MEMMINGER, KLAUS SCHIFFERER