Patents by Inventor Klemens Hain

Klemens Hain 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: 8573939
    Abstract: A shroud for the rotating blades of a turbo machine, particularly a gas turbine, in which shroud is arranged along the circumference of a row of several rotating blades disposed on a rotor and has at least one separation gap along its circumference. The separation gap is formed in zigzag shape and has at least three damping gaps that are distanced from one another and extend at an angle relative to an axis of rotation of the rotor, and adjacent to these, has connection gaps each connecting damping gaps or extending the latter in the direction of shroud edges, wherein, when the rotor rotates, the gap width of damping gaps is reduced until the gap walls forming the damping gaps come to rest against each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Borufka, Hernan Victor Arrieta, Klemens Hain
  • Publication number: 20110103956
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shroud for rotating blades of a turbo machine, in particular a gas turbine. Said shroud (10) is arranged along the circumference of a row of several rotating blades (14, 50) disposed on a rotor (12) and has at least one separation gap (16, 16?, 16?) along the circumference. The separation gap (16, 16?, 16?) is serrated and has at least three damping gaps (20, 22, 24, 26, 28) that are located at a distance from one another and extend at an angle from the axis of rotation (18) of the rotor (12), and adjacent connection gaps (30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40) which connect the damping gaps (20, 22, 24, 26, 28) or extend the same in the direction of the shroud edges (46, 48). When the rotor (12) rotates, the width of the damping gaps (20, 22, 24, 26, 28) is reduced to the point where the gap walls (42, 44) forming the damping gaps (20, 22, 24, 26, 28) rest against each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: MTU AERO ENGINES GMBH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Borufka, Hernan Victor Arrieta, Klemens Hain
  • Patent number: 6966752
    Abstract: A jacket ring for the low-pressure-turbine region of a gas turbine, having a plurality of lined-up segments which are arranged between a moving blade ring with a shroud band and the casing of the gas turbine, which carry a run-in lining and which hold guide blades in a positive-locking manner, wherein each segment comprises a hot-gas-side seal carrier and a casing-side securing element, the seal carrier and the securing element are at the greatest possible distance from one another and only have common contact points which are as small as possible, and the securing element is axially supported directly on the casing of the gas turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Walter Gieg, Helmut Groess, Klemens Hain
  • Publication number: 20040213666
    Abstract: A jacket ring for the low-pressure-turbine region of a gas turbine, having a plurality of lined-up segments which are arranged between a moving blade ring with shroud band and the casing of the gas turbine, which carry a run-in lining and which hold guide blades in a positive-locking manner, said guide blades being arranged upstream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Walter Gieg, Helmut Groess, Klemens Hain
  • Patent number: 6752591
    Abstract: A suspension of an annular secondary structure on a primary structure, in the form of a spoke-type centering device, has at least three sliding guides distributed uniformly over the structure circumference. Each sliding guide allows at least a linear relative movement of the structures transversely to their axial direction. The linear direction of movement of each sliding guide runs, in relation to the structure-related radial direction at the location of the sliding guide, at an angle having radial and tangential direction components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventor: Klemens Hain
  • Publication number: 20030021689
    Abstract: Suspension of an annular secondary structure on a primary structure, in the form of a spoke-type centering device having at least three sliding guides distributed uniformly over the structure circumference, each sliding guide allowing at least a linear relative movement of the structures transversely to their axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventor: Klemens Hain