Patents by Inventor Herbert Binder

Herbert Binder 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: 12244189
    Abstract: A dynamoelectric machine includes a shaft, a rotor arranged fixedly on the shaft for conjoint rotation, and a slip ring system enabling a rotor winding system to be contacted electrically and including a slip ring body having slip rings arranged spaced-apart axially behind one another and assigned to an electrical phase. The slip ring body is connected fixedly to the shaft for conjoint rotation and has between an inner side thereof and the shaft a section which forms an axially open cavity on both skies. In a region of the slip ring system, the shaft is hollow with a hollow shaft portion assigned to the slip ring system for routing feed lines to the rotor winding system. Recesses are provided on the cavity axially on an inside and axially on an outside for introducing a cooling medium flow axially into the cavity and discharge thereof into an outlet region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Binder, Georg Brunner, Nicole Devingtel, Daniel Friedl, Thomas Garhammer, Robert Gruber, Lorenz Hraska, Oliver Memminger, Günther Ortmeier, Matthias Reisinger, Klaus Schifferer, Markus Sentef
  • Publication number: 20240162794
    Abstract: A dynamoelectric machine includes a shaft, a rotor arranged fixedly on the shaft for conjoint rotation, and a slip ring system enabling a rotor winding system to be contacted electrically and including a slip ring body having slip rings arranged spaced-apart axially behind one another and assigned to an electrical phase. The slip ring body is connected fixedly to the shaft for conjoint rotation and has between an inner side thereof and the shaft a section which forms an axially open cavity on both skies. In a region of the slip ring system, the shaft is hollow with a hollow shaft portion assigned to the slip ring system for routing feed lines to the rotor winding system. Recesses are provided on the cavity axially on an inside and axially on an outside for introducing a cooling medium flow axially into the cavity and discharge thereof into an outlet region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: HERBERT BINDER, GEORG BRUNNER, NICOLE DEVINGTEL, DANIEL FRIEDL, THOMAS GARHAMMER, ROBERT GRUBER, LORENZ HRASKA, OLIVER MEMMINGER, GÜNTHER ORTMEIER, MATTHIAS REISINGER, KAUS SCHIFFERER, MARKUS SENTEF
  • Patent number: 11916467
    Abstract: A slip ring system of an electrically excited dynamoelectric machine can be designed to be closed or open and includes a carrier segment configured to include a brush holder which includes a brush pocket for receiving a brush. The brush holder includes means for cooling the brush in the brush holder and/or for cooling the brush holder and has a surface-enlarging structure so as to enable a cooling air flow to be guided within the slip ring system and thereby cool the brush holder and/or brush pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Binder, Daniel Friedl, Robert Gruber, Oliver Memminger, Andrej Raskopf, Klaus Schifferer
  • Patent number: 11799257
    Abstract: A slip ring, in particular for use in a wind turbine, includes an axle extending in an axial direction and a contact region having a contact surface on a peripheral surface of the contact region and a recess extending in a tangential circumferential direction along the peripheral surface. The contact region includes an axial end face formed with an opening which communicates with the recess. The contact region includes three essentially cylindrical segments which define two covering segments and an intermediate segment arranged in a center between the two covering segment. Each of the two covering segments defines a radius which is larger than a radius of the intermediate segment so that a peripheral surface of the intermediate segment forms an underside of the recess. An insulating region is arranged adjacent to the contact region on the axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Binder, Robert Gruber, Oliver Memminger, Roman Svach
  • Patent number: 11664709
    Abstract: A holding apparatus for a slip ring unit includes at least two slots configured for receiving slip ring brushes respectively, with the at least two slots being arranged in spaced-apart relationship. A cooling duct is arranged between the at least two slots for cooling a side surface of the slip ring brushes. The cooling duct is configured as a third slot between the at least two slots, with the at least two slots and the cooling duct being of essentially identical shape and dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Binder, Robert Gruber, Oliver Memminger
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11437771
    Abstract: A slip ring body for electrically contacting an asynchronous machine includes first and second slip rings rigidly connected to one another, with at least two conductor bars fastened to each of the slip rings. At least one of the slip rings has a recess for passage of the conductor bars of the other slip ring and defining around the recess a first region in which air is at least partially present and which has a magnetic conductivity that is lower than a magnetic conductivity in a second region in which the conductor bars to the one slip ring are fastened, or which second region is embodied for contacting with an energy-transmitting brush. The first and second regions are not made of copper. The recess defines an opening cross-sectional area which is greater than a cross-sectional area of the conductor bars fastened to the one slip ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Binder, Robert Gruber, Oliver Memminger, Manuel Oberneder, Klaus Schifferer
  • Patent number: 11424657
    Abstract: A slip ring bridge, in particular for use in a wind power installation, includes at least two segments configured to provide electrical power, and an insulation element configured to insulate the segments to maintain the segments in spaced-apart relationship. The insulation element includes a shield arranged inside the insulation element and connected to a constant electric potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: FLENDER GMBH
    Inventors: Herbert Binder, Robert Gruber, Oliver Memminger, Manuel Oberneder, Klaus Schifferer, Anatoli Vogel, Roland Zeichfüssl
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20220224204
    Abstract: A slip ring system of an electrically excited dynamoelectric machine can be designed to be closed or open and includes a carrier segment configured to include a brush holder which includes a brush pocket for receiving a brush. The brush holder includes means for cooling the brush in the brush holder and/or for cooling the brush holder and has a surface-enlarging structure so as to enable a cooling air flow to be guided within the slip ring system and thereby cool the brush holder and/or brush pocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: HERBERT BINDER, DANIEL FRIEDL, ROBERT GRUBER, OLIVER MEMMINGER, ANDREJ RASKOPF, KLAUS SCHIFFERER
  • Patent number: 11387713
    Abstract: A slip ring includes an essentially cylindrical contact region defined by a radius and having a contact region which faces in a radially outwards direction. The contact region has a recess in a region of the contact surface, with the recess configured to have a projection extending on an inner side of the recess and/or being interrupted in a tangential direction. The contact region has an annular surface formed with an opening which communicates with the recess and extends towards an axial direction at an incline at an interval of 5 degrees to 45 degrees with respect to a normal of the annular surface. At least two insulating regions are arranged axially adjacent to the contact region and each being defined by a radius, with the radius of the contact region being larger than the radius of the insulating region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: FLENDER GMBH
    Inventors: Herbert Binder, Robert Gruber, Oliver Memminger
  • Patent number: 11336152
    Abstract: A slip ring unit for an electrical machine includes a brush holding apparatus including brush boxes configured to receive slip ring brushes. For realizing an effective cooling of the slip ring brushes, the brush holding apparatus has cooling air lines for the targeted supply of cooling air to the slip ring brushes, and cooling air ducts which each have an air inlet opening for collecting cooling air and an air outlet opening for supplying the cooling air which is collected in the cooling air ducts to the slip ring brushes via the cooling air lines which are connected to the air outlet openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Flender GmbH
    Inventor: Herbert Binder
  • Publication number: 20220094126
    Abstract: A slip ring body for electrically contacting an asynchronous machine includes first and second slip rings rigidly connected to one another, with at least two conductor bars fastened to each of the slip rings. At least one of the slip rings has a recess for passage of the conductor bars of the other slip ring and defining around the recess a first region in which air is at least partially present and which has a magnetic conductivity that is lower than a magnetic conductivity in a second region in which the conductor bars to the one slip ring are fastened, or which second region is embodied for contacting with an energy-transmitting brush. The first and second regions are not made of copper. The recess defines an opening cross-sectional area which is greater than a cross-sectional area of the conductor bars fastened to the one slip ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: HERBERT BINDER, ROBERT GRUBER, OLIVER MEMMINGER, MANUEL OBERNEDER, KLAUS SCHIFFERER
  • Publication number: 20210313863
    Abstract: A slip ring includes an essentially cylindrical contact region defined by a radius and having a contact region which faces in a radially outwards direction. The contact region has a recess in a region of the contact surface, with the recess configured to have a projection extending on an inner side of the recess and/or being interrupted in a tangential direction. The contact region has an annular surface formed with an opening which communicates with the recess and extends towards an axial direction at an incline at an interval of 5 degrees to 45 degrees with respect to a normal of the annular surface. At least two insulating regions are arranged axially adjacent to the contact region and each being defined by a radius, with the radius of the contact region being larger than the radius of the insulating region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: HERBERT BINDER, ROBERT GRUBER, Oliver MEMMINGER
  • Publication number: 20210218211
    Abstract: A slip ring, in particular for use in a wind turbine, includes an axle extending in an axial direction and a contact region having a contact surface on a peripheral surface of the contact region and a recess extending in a tangential circumferential direction along the peripheral surface. The contact region includes an axial end face formed with an opening which communicates with the recess. The contact region includes three essentially cylindrical segments which define two covering segments and an intermediate segment arranged in a center between the two covering segment. Each of the two covering segments defines a radius which is larger than a radius of the intermediate segment so that a peripheral surface of the intermediate segment forms an underside of the recess. An insulating region is arranged adjacent to the contact region on the axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: HERBERT BINDER, ROBERT GRUBER, OLIVER MEMMINGER, ROMAN SVACH
  • Patent number: 11043877
    Abstract: A slip ring unit for an electrical machine is provided for accommodating a carbon brush system. The slip ring unit includes at least one insulating segment having shaped sections for cooling parts of the electrical machine. The insulating segment having the shaped sections is shaped from the insulating segment as a fanwheel, wherein the insulating segment having the shaped sections forms a fan to distribute a cooling air flow to the parts of the electrical machine to be cooled. The slip ring unit has boreholes on the sides of supports of the slip rings for passage of cooling air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: FIENDER GMBH
    Inventors: Herbert Binder, Oliver Memminger, Andrej Raskopf, Klaus Schifferer
  • Publication number: 20210167670
    Abstract: A holding apparatus for a slip ring unit includes at least two slots configured for receiving slip ring brushes respectively, with the at least two slots being arranged in spaced-apart relationship. A cooling duct is arranged between the at least two slots for cooling a side surface of the slip ring brushes. The cooling duct is configured as a third slot between the at least two slots, with the at least two slots and the cooling duct being of essentially identical shape and dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: HERBERT BINDER, ROBERT GRUBER, OLIVER MEMMINGER
  • Publication number: 20210013779
    Abstract: A slip ring unit for an electrical machine includes a brush holding apparatus including brush boxes configured to receive slip ring brushes. For realizing an effective cooling of the slip ring brushes, the brush holding apparatus has cooling air lines for the targeted supply of cooling air to the slip ring brushes, and cooling air ducts which each have an air inlet opening for collecting cooling air and an air outlet opening for supplying the cooling air which is collected in the cooling air ducts to the slip ring brushes via the cooling air lines which are connected to the air outlet openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: HERBERT BINDER
  • Publication number: 20200076274
    Abstract: A slip ring unit for an electrical machine is provided for accommodating a carbon brush system. The slip ring unit includes at least one insulating segment having shaped sections for cooling parts of the electrical machine. The insulating segment having the shaped sections is shaped from the insulating segment as a fanwheel, wherein the insulating segment having the shaped sections forms a fan to distribute a cooling air flow to the parts of the electrical machine to be cooled. The slip ring unit has boreholes on the sides of supports of the slip rings for passage of cooling air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: HERBERT BINDER, OLIVER MEMMINGER, ANDREJ RASKOPF, KLAUS SCHIFFERER
  • Publication number: 20200067246
    Abstract: A slip ring bridge, in particular for use in a wind power installation, includes at least two segments configured to provide electrical power, and an insulation element configured to insulate the segments to maintain the segments in spaced-apart relationship. The insulation element includes a shield arranged inside the insulation element and connected to a constant electric potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Herbert Binder, ROBERT GRUBER, OLIVER MEMMINGER, MANUEL OBERNEDER, KLAUS SCHIFFERER, ANATOLI VOGEL, ROLAND ZEICHFÜSSL