Patents by Inventor Herman Klingels

Herman Klingels 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: 10041363
    Abstract: A blade-disk assembly of a turbomachine is provided, the blade-disk assembly having a plurality of adjacent rotor blades and a closure blade which are tilted into an anchoring groove, and at least one circumferential retention element which interlockingly cooperates with at least one blade, as well as a plurality of tilt-out prevention elements which are disposed between the groove base and the root portions and which, in the rest state, space the blades from the groove base when in the upper position. The blade-disk assembly further has a locking element, a portion of which is located between the groove base and the root portions and which, in the rest state, spaces the closure blade from the groove base when in the upper position. A method for assembling such a blade-disk assembly, as well as a turbomachine, is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Werner Humhauser, Herman Klingels, Alexander Kloetzer
  • Publication number: 20150139811
    Abstract: Disclosed is a blade-disk assembly of a turbomachine, the blade-disk assembly having a plurality of adjacent rotor blades and a closure blade which are tilted into an anchoring groove, and at least one circumferential retention element which interlockingly cooperates with at least one blade, as well as a plurality of tilt-out prevention elements which are disposed between the groove base and the root portions and which, in the rest state, space the blades from the groove base when in the upper position. The blade-disk assembly further has a locking element, a portion of which is located between the groove base and the root portions and which, in the rest state, spaces the closure blade from the groove base when in the upper position. Also disclosed are a method for assembling such a blade-disk assembly, as well as a turbomachine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Werner Humhauser, Herman Klingels, Alexander Kloetzer