Patents by Inventor Jochen WITTMANN
Jochen WITTMANN 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: 12166394Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an interconnection assembly for a stator of an electrical machine. The interconnection assembly comprises a shaped bus bar, which has a first region, which comprises a connection point of the interconnection assembly for an external connection, a second region, in which a connecting point for forming a connection of the bus bar to a stator winding is formed, and a central region, which connects the first region and the second region. The first region and the second region are arranged in parallel planes. The central region is oriented in such a way that an angle of a transition between the first region and the central region and an angle of a transition between the second region and the central region deviate from a right angle. The disclosure also relates to a stator having an interconnection assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Ralf Wittstadt, Katja Willacker, Jochen Wittmann, Sebastian Baumgart, Norbert Lohaus, Tobias Schrenk, Roland Lindwurm, Christoph Wieder
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Patent number: 12119724Abstract: The invention relates to a stator (IO) in an electric machine (I) with a laminated core (II) formed in an annular fashion about a central axis (A), on which core stator coils (16) with coil ends (16a, b) are arranged by means of formers (12a, 12b). The stator (IO) comprises wiring device (20), on which a plurality of mutually isolated connecting conductors (22-26) with coil connection areas (22a-26a) are present for connecting the stator coils (16). The wiring device (20) is joined on the stator in an axial joining direction to the stator coils (16) and is secured by axial connection means (30a, b) to the formers (12a), thus forming a plurality of axial connections (32a, b). According to the invention, to increase the stiffness of the stator (IO), radial supporting means (40, 41) are additionally formed on the wiring device (20) to interact with the formers (12a), said means being designed to be functionally independent of the axial connection means (30a, b).Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Tobias Schrenk, Christoph Wieder, Katja Willacker, Roland Lindwurm, Jochen Wittmann
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Patent number: 11990803Abstract: A coil with a distributed winding formed from hairpins that each have two straight-line conductor portions arranged in different slots of a coil body. Contact regions shaped in circumferential direction adjoin the conductor portions at one axial end and are connected at the other axial end through a turning region. The contact regions have at the end remote of the coil body a connection portion that are aligned in radially extending rows. The contact regions of a layer are shaped in the same circumferential direction. A portion of the contact regions of an outer layer is deformed in radial direction to form an additional, and these contact regions are shaped in a circumferential direction opposite to the contact regions of the outer layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Stefan Reuter, Matthias Ebert, Ralf Wittstadt, Christian Brückner, Katja Willacker, Roland Lindwurm, Jochen Wittmann, Christoph Wieder
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Publication number: 20230361641Abstract: The invention relates to a stator (IO) in an electric machine (I) with a laminated core (II) formed in an annular fashion about a central axis (A), on which core stator coils (16) with coil ends (16a, b) are arranged by means of formers (12a, 12b). The stator (IO) comprises wiring device (20), on which a plurality of mutually isolated connecting conductors (22-26) with coil connection areas (22a-26a) are present for connecting the stator coils (16). The wiring device (20) is joined on the stator in an axial joining direction to the stator coils (16) and is secured by axial connection means (30a, b) to the formers (12a), thus forming a plurality of axial connections (32a, b). According to the invention, to increase the stiffness of the stator (IO), radial supporting means (40, 41) are additionally formed on the wiring device (20) to interact with the formers (12a), said means being designed to be functionally independent of the axial connection means (30a, b).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2020Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Tobias SCHRENK, Christoph WIEDER, Katja WILLACKER, Roland LINDWURM, Jochen WITTMANN
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Patent number: 11715984Abstract: An electric machine has a plurality of phases. A winding is associated with each phase. An interconnection arrangement includes an annular carrier element with a plurality of axial cutouts, each for passage of a portion of a winding and a plurality of concentrically arranged, hollow-cylindrical switching rings. Each switching ring is adapted to contact a winding. The carrier element and the switching rings are adapted to radially positively engage one inside the other in an axial contact zone.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Katja Willacker, Christoph Wieder, Jochen Wittmann, Roland Lindwurm, Ralf Wittstadt, Daniel Schmitt, Matthias Cudok, Bernhard Byzio, Alexander Schäflein, Marcus Van Heyden
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Patent number: 11621599Abstract: An insulating unit for an electric machine with hairpin winding. The hairpin winding has a plurality of connection pins for electrically connecting to an interconnect and a plurality of welded hairpin ends. A base body is provided having an insulating material and extends at least over a portion of the circumference of the hairpin winding. The base body has a receiving area which faces the hairpin winding and which has openings for receiving the hairpin ends. The dividing walls are provided between the openings in circumferential direction, and the openings and/or dividing walls have fasteners for engaging connection to the hairpin ends.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2019Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Ralf Wittstadt, Katja Willacker, Jochen Wittmann, Stefan Reuter, Andre Grübel, Matthias Ebert
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Publication number: 20220385155Abstract: A coil with a distributed winding formed from hairpins that each have two straight-line conductor portions arranged in different slots of a coil body. Contact regions shaped in circumferential direction adjoin the conductor portions at one axial end and are connected at the other axial end through a turning region. The contact regions have at the end remote of the coil body a connection portion that are aligned in radially extending rows. The contact regions of a layer are shaped in the same circumferential direction. A portion of the contact regions of an outer layer is deformed in radial direction to form an additional, and these contact regions are shaped in a circumferential direction opposite to the contact regions of the outer layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2020Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Stefan REUTER, Matthias EBERT, Ralf WITTSTADT, Christian BRÜCKNER, Katja WILLACKER, Roland LINDWURM, Jochen WITTMANN, Christoph WIEDER
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Publication number: 20220149690Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an interconnection assembly for a stator of an electrical machine. The interconnection assembly comprises a shaped bus bar, which has a first region, which comprises a connection point of the interconnection assembly for an external connection, a second region, in which a connecting point for forming a connection of the bus bar to a stator winding is formed, and a central region, which connects the first region and the second region. The first region and the second region are arranged in parallel planes. The central region is oriented in such a way that an angle of a transition between the first region and the central region and an angle of a transition between the second region and the central region deviate from a right angle. The disclosure also relates to a stator having an interconnection assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Ralf Wittstadt, Katja Willacker, Jochen Wittmann, Sebastian Baumgart, Norbert Lohaus, Tobias Schrenk, Roland Lindwurm, Christoph Wieder
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Publication number: 20220014067Abstract: An interconnection for an electric machine with hairpin winding, having a plurality of connection pins, the interconnection includes connection conductors that extend over a portion of the circumference in each instance. The interconnection has a carrier that supports the connection conductors and insulates the connection conductors relative to one another. Each connection pin is electrically conductively connected to a connection conductor. The carrier has supporting arms at the outer circumference thereof, in that the supporting arms are inclined relative to a radially extending plane as well as relative to a rotational axis of the electric machine, and the supporting arms have clamping surfaces by which they are clampable between a housing or stator carrier and a bearing shield.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2019Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Jochen WITTMANN, Christoph WIEDER, Matthias CUDOK
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Patent number: 11171530Abstract: An interconnection device for a stator winding having connection conductors constructed as annular disks, coaxially stacked, and electrically insulated with respect to one another. Each connection conductor has fastening openings distributed in circumferential direction for fixing the interconnection device to a stator. The connection conductors are stacked such that the fastening openings are positioned to form a fastening passage The connection conductors are axially spaced apart from one another and are overmolded with a plastic to form a metal/plastic composite part. At least two kinds of fastening openings are provided, which form larger fastening openings and smaller fastening openings. A larger fastening opening and a smaller fastening opening are formed at a fastening passage, and an annular space, which extends from a boundary of the larger fastening opening to a boundary of the smaller fastening opening, is filled by the plastic.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Katja Willacker, Jochen Wittmann, Roland Lindwurm, Christoph Wieder
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Publication number: 20210344245Abstract: An insulating unit for an electric machine with hairpin winding having a plurality of connection pins for electrically connecting to an interconnection and a plurality of welded hairpin ends which form contact pairs.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2019Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Jochen WITTMANN, Stefan REUTER, Christoph WIEDER, Daniel SCHMITT, Katja WILLACKER, Andre GRÜBEL, Martin HEßDÖRFER
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Patent number: 10992196Abstract: A stator of an electric machine has an annular stator lamination stack at which stator coils with coil ends are arranged by winding bodies and are connected to an interconnection device arranged at the stator lamination stack on the front side. The interconnection device (38) is fixed to the stator coils by a carrier element and has connection conductors arranged coaxial to one another that are electrically insulated from one another by insulating layers and carried by the carrier element. Coil connection areas and power connection areas are provided at the connection conductors. The carrier element is formed by one of the connection conductors and/or by a disk-shaped insulating layer and that the connection conductors and the further insulating layers are fixed to the carrier element.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2017Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Katja Willacker, Roland Lindwurm, Christoph Wieder, Jochen Wittmann
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Publication number: 20210036570Abstract: An insulating unit for an electric machine with hairpin winding. The hairpin winding has a plurality of connection pins for electrically connecting to an interconnect and a plurality of welded hairpin ends. A base body is provided having an insulating material and extends at least over a portion of the circumference of the hairpin winding. The base body has a receiving area which faces the hairpin winding and which has openings for receiving the hairpin ends. The dividing walls are provided between the openings in circumferential direction, and the openings and/or dividing walls have fasteners for engaging connection to the hairpin ends.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Ralf WITTSTADT, Katja WILLACKER, Jochen WITTMANN, Stefan REUTER, Andre GRÜBEL, Matthias EBERT
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Patent number: 10790719Abstract: A stator of an electric machine has an annular stator lamination stack at which stator coils with coil ends are arranged by winding bodies and are interconnected with an interconnection device that has a plurality of connection conductors arranged coaxially to one another and which are electrically insulated from one another by insulating layers. The connection conductors have coil connection regions for the coil ends and power connection regions for supplying power to the electric machine (10). The connection conductors are annular disks and are arranged in an axially staggered manner at the stator. Each connection conductor has at least one fastening portion for fastening to the stator and a winding body has at least one connection area. The fastening portions of the connection conductors are arranged to overlap one another, and the connection conductors are fastened along with them to the connection area of the winding body.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2016Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Roland Lindwurm, Christoph Wieder, Jochen Wittmann, Ralf Rönnebeck, Marcus Van Heyden, Alexander Schäflein
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Publication number: 20200169139Abstract: An interconnection device for a stator winding having connection conductors constructed as annular disks, coaxially stacked, and electrically insulated with respect to one another. Each connection conductor has fastening openings distributed in circumferential direction for fixing the interconnection device to a stator. The connection conductors are stacked such that the fastening openings are positioned to form a fastening passage The connection conductors are axially spaced apart from one another and are overmolded with a plastic to form a metal/plastic composite part. At least two kinds of fastening openings are provided, which form larger fastening openings and smaller fastening openings. A larger fastening opening and a smaller fastening opening are formed at a fastening passage, and an annular space, which extends from a boundary of the larger fastening opening to a boundary of the smaller fastening opening, is filled by the plastic.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2018Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Katja Willacker, Jochen Wittmann, Roland Lindwurm, Christoph Wieder
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Publication number: 20190181710Abstract: A stator of an electric machine has an annular stator lamination stack at which stator coils with coil ends are arranged by winding bodies and are connected to an interconnection device arranged at the stator lamination stack on the front side. The interconnection device (38) is fixed to the stator coils by a carrier element and has connection conductors arranged coaxial to one another that are electrically insulated from one another by insulating layers and carried by the carrier element. Coil connection areas and power connection areas are provided at the connection conductors. The carrier element is formed by one of the connection conductors and/or by a disk-shaped insulating layer and that the connection conductors and the further insulating layers are fixed to the carrier element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2017Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Katja WILLACKER, Roland LINDWURM, Christoph WIEDER, Jochen WITTMANN
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Publication number: 20190068021Abstract: An electric machine has a plurality of phases. A winding is associated with each phase. An interconnection arrangement includes an annular carrier element with a plurality of axial cutouts, each for passage of a portion of a winding and a plurality of concentrically arranged, hollow-cylindrical switching rings. Each switching ring is adapted to contact a winding. The carrier element and the switching rings are adapted to radially positively engage one inside the other in an axial contact zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Katja WILLACKER, Christoph WIEDER, Jochen WITTMANN, Roland LINDWURM, Ralf WITTSTADT, Daniel SCHMITT, Matthias CUDOK, Bernhard BYZIO, Alexander SCHÄFLEIN, Marcus VAN HEYDEN
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Publication number: 20190006905Abstract: A stator of an electric machine has an annular stator lamination stack at which stator coils with coil ends are arranged by winding bodies and are interconnected with an interconnection device that has a plurality of connection conductors arranged coaxially to one another and which are electrically insulated from one another by insulating layers. The connection conductors have coil connection regions for the coil ends and power connection regions for supplying power to the electric machine (10). The connection conductors are annular disks and are arranged in an axially staggered manner at the stator. Each connection conductor has at least one fastening portion for fastening to the stator and a winding body has at least one connection area. The fastening portions of the connection conductors are arranged to overlap one another, and the connection conductors are fastened along with them to the connection area of the winding body.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2016Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Roland LINDWURM, Christoph WIEDER, Jochen WITTMANN, Ralf RÖNNEBECK, Marcus VAN HEYDEN, Alexander SCHÄFLEIN