Patents by Inventor Klaus Linnenbrock

Klaus Linnenbrock 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: 8814519
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fan, to a method, and to a device for assembling the fan. The fan has an axis of rotation, which is connected to a dog, wherein the dog is connected to a fan wheel, wherein the dog, in a first number of contact surfaces, is in contact with additional contact surfaces of the fan wheel, wherein the dog and/or the fan wheel have more than the first number of contact surfaces and/or additional contact surfaces, wherein at least two contact surfaces have different height positions with respect to a central axis of the dog and/or the fan wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Klaus Linnenbrock
  • Patent number: 8720064
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling fan for a cooling system of the internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, the cooling fan comprising at least one frame (10) for retaining a fan motor and a fan motor (24) for driving a fan wheel (26). The invention is characterized in that at least one motor casing component of the fan motor (24) is injection-molded into the frame material and/or is coated by said material by injection molding when the frame (10) is formed. The invention also relates to a method for producing said cooling fan. The method according to the invention is characterized in that at least one motor casing of the fan motor (24) is injection-molded into the frame material and/or is coated by said material by injection molding when the frame (10) is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Ulrich, Richard Vogt, Klaus Linnenbrock, Thomas Helming
  • Fan
    Patent number: 8616859
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fan, particularly for cooling an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, having an attachment unit, an electric drive motor, and a fan wheel rotating about the fan axis, wherein the attachment unit has a frame, from which bars protrude that cross through an air opening, said bars carrying an attachment element serving to attach the drive motor. The invention proposes that each of the bars (6) have a cross-sectional contour, wherein at least one cross bar (18) extending laterally in the direction of the fan axis (9) is configured between end regions (14, 15) of the bar (6) extending in the direction of the fan axis (9), defining a bar width (b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Kroeg, Klaus Weickenmeier, Klaus Linnenbrock, Thomas Helming
  • Publication number: 20130187519
    Abstract: A moving element is connected to a rotor of an electric motor in a manner locked in terms of torque and, together with the rotor, forms a rotation element. An angle of inclination of the moving element in relation to the rotor is defined by bearing elements which are arranged on a circumference about the axis of rotation of the rotor, wherein the bearing elements each define axial distances between the rotor and the moving element. Each bearing element is formed by a first and a second axial section, and the moving element can be brought into different rotational positions in relation to the rotor so as to produce different pairings of the first and second sections, said pairings corresponding to different angles of inclination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Linnenbrock, Julien Casagrande, Tobias Schneider
  • Publication number: 20120183417
    Abstract: The invention relates to a combined blower/rotor (1) for a cooling fan of a motor vehicle, especially one having a reduced fan output. Said combined blower/rotor comprises a rotor (10) of an electric motor (30) and a blower (20) fastened to the rotor (10), said blower (20) being fixed to the rotor (10) without screws.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Linnenbrock, Britt Weingand, Klaus Weickenmeier, Peter Bruder, Markus Liedel, Thomas Helming, Jens Ulrich
  • Publication number: 20120063887
    Abstract: The utilization of double fans for engine cooling of motor vehicles is known. Said fans generate a flow of air which then serves to cool a heat exchanger, in particular a coolant radiator for motor vehicles. The double fan is herein characterized by an optimal use of the surface of the coolant radiator that is to be cooled, so as to be able to achieve a cooling performance as high as possible. The assembly of the double fan has up to now been such that a separate electric motor is provided for each blower. The double fan (1) for a heat exchanger (2), in particular a coolant radiator of a motor vehicle, has a first blower (4) and a second blower (5). According to the invention, the first driven blower (4) drives the second blower (5) by way of a transmission element (10) provided on the outer surface (11) of the first blower and an outer surface (12) of the second blower (5). The double fan is provided for a heat exchanger, in particular a coolant radiator of a motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Jochen Goehre, Klaus Linnenbrock, Joerg Eigenmann, Thomas Helming, Asli Arslan-Huerst
  • Publication number: 20110274557
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fan, to a method, and to a device for assembling the fan. The fan has an axis of rotation, which is connected to a dog, wherein the dog is connected to a fan wheel, wherein the dog, in a first number of contact surfaces, is in contact with additional contact surfaces of the fan wheel, wherein the dog and/or the fan wheel have more than the first number of contact surfaces and/or additional contact surfaces, wherein at least two contact surfaces have different height positions with respect to a central axis of the dog and/or the fan wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Klaus Linnenbrock
  • FAN
    Publication number: 20110036312
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fan, particularly for cooling an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, having an attachment unit, an electric drive motor, and a fan wheel rotating about the fan axis, wherein the attachment unit has a frame, from which bars protrude that cross through an air opening, said bars carrying an attachment element serving to attach the drive motor. The invention proposes that each of the bars (6) have a cross-sectional contour, wherein at least one cross bar (18) extending laterally in the direction of the fan axis (9) is configured between end regions (14, 15) of the bar (6) extending in the direction of the fan axis (9), defining a bar width (b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GMBH
    Inventors: Rolf Kroeg, Klaus Weickenmeier, Klaus Linnenbrock, Thomas Helming
  • Publication number: 20090090314
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling fan for a cooling system of the internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, the cooling fan comprising at least one frame (10) for retaining a fan motor and a fan motor (24) for driving a fan wheel (26). The invention is characterized in that at least one motor casing component of the fan motor (24) is injection-molded into the frame material and/or is coated by said material by injection molding when the frame (10) is formed. The invention also relates to a method for producing said cooling fan. The method according to the invention is characterized in that at least one motor casing of the fan motor (24) is injection-molded into the frame material and/or is coated by said material by injection molding when the frame (10) is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Jens Ulrich, Richard Vogt, Klaus Linnenbrock, Thomas Helming