Patents by Inventor Katja WILLACKER

Katja WILLACKER 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: 12212204
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a wiring configuration for a stator of an electric machine. The wiring configuration comprises a busbar which forms a segment of a switching ring with an outer connection and a winding connection. Outer connection elements and winding connection elements are arranged in a wiring region. The wiring configuration additionally comprises a receiving element which is at least thermally coupled to the busbar. The receiving element is arranged outside of the wiring region. The disclosure additionally relates to a temperature sensor device for plugging onto the receiving element of the wiring configuration and to a system for detecting the temperature of a stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Katja Willacker, Christian Brückner, Daniel Schmitt
  • Patent number: 12166394
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Ralf Wittstadt, Katja Willacker, Jochen Wittmann, Sebastian Baumgart, Norbert Lohaus, Tobias Schrenk, Roland Lindwurm, Christoph Wieder
  • Patent number: 12119724
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Tobias Schrenk, Christoph Wieder, Katja Willacker, Roland Lindwurm, Jochen Wittmann
  • Patent number: 11990803
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Stefan Reuter, Matthias Ebert, Ralf Wittstadt, Christian Brückner, Katja Willacker, Roland Lindwurm, Jochen Wittmann, Christoph Wieder
  • Publication number: 20230361641
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Tobias SCHRENK, Christoph WIEDER, Katja WILLACKER, Roland LINDWURM, Jochen WITTMANN
  • Patent number: 11715984
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Katja Willacker, Christoph Wieder, Jochen Wittmann, Roland Lindwurm, Ralf Wittstadt, Daniel Schmitt, Matthias Cudok, Bernhard Byzio, Alexander Schäflein, Marcus Van Heyden
  • Patent number: 11621599
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Ralf Wittstadt, Katja Willacker, Jochen Wittmann, Stefan Reuter, Andre Grübel, Matthias Ebert
  • Publication number: 20220385155
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Stefan REUTER, Matthias EBERT, Ralf WITTSTADT, Christian BRÜCKNER, Katja WILLACKER, Roland LINDWURM, Jochen WITTMANN, Christoph WIEDER
  • Publication number: 20220311305
    Abstract: An electrical machine having a housing with a central receiving space in which a stator winding and an interconnection arrangement with a plurality of internal conductors is arranged. A high-voltage connection arrangement with a plurality of connecting points at which the internal conductors are connected in pairs to external conductors of a high-voltage source are provided. The high-voltage connection arrangement has a removable cover which closes an access region, and an electrical safety locking device (interlock) with a low-voltage circuit that detects an opening state of the access region of the high-voltage connection arrangement and the high-voltage connection arrangement is switched to zero potential when an open state of the access region is detected. The external conductors are inserted into the receiving space through the machine housing from the outside forming the high-voltage connection arrangement and arranging the electrical component within the receiving space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Sebastian BAUMGART, Katja WILLACKER, Norbert LOHAUS
  • Publication number: 20220149690
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Ralf Wittstadt, Katja Willacker, Jochen Wittmann, Sebastian Baumgart, Norbert Lohaus, Tobias Schrenk, Roland Lindwurm, Christoph Wieder
  • Publication number: 20220149691
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a wiring configuration for a stator of an electric machine. The wiring configuration comprises a busbar which forms a segment of a switching ring with an outer connection and a winding connection. Outer connection elements and winding connection elements are arranged in a wiring region. The wiring configuration additionally comprises a receiving element which is at least thermally coupled to the busbar. The receiving element is arranged outside of the wiring region. The disclosure additionally relates to a temperature sensor device for plugging onto the receiving element of the wiring configuration and to a system for detecting the temperature of a stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Katja Willacker, Christian Brückner, Daniel Schmitt
  • Patent number: 11171530
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Katja Willacker, Jochen Wittmann, Roland Lindwurm, Christoph Wieder
  • Publication number: 20210344245
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Jochen WITTMANN, Stefan REUTER, Christoph WIEDER, Daniel SCHMITT, Katja WILLACKER, Andre GRÜBEL, Martin HEßDÖRFER
  • Patent number: 10992196
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Katja Willacker, Roland Lindwurm, Christoph Wieder, Jochen Wittmann
  • Publication number: 20210036570
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Ralf WITTSTADT, Katja WILLACKER, Jochen WITTMANN, Stefan REUTER, Andre GRÜBEL, Matthias EBERT
  • Publication number: 20200169139
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Katja Willacker, Jochen Wittmann, Roland Lindwurm, Christoph Wieder
  • Publication number: 20190181710
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Katja WILLACKER, Roland LINDWURM, Christoph WIEDER, Jochen WITTMANN
  • Publication number: 20190068021
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Katja WILLACKER, Christoph WIEDER, Jochen WITTMANN, Roland LINDWURM, Ralf WITTSTADT, Daniel SCHMITT, Matthias CUDOK, Bernhard BYZIO, Alexander SCHÄFLEIN, Marcus VAN HEYDEN