Patents by Inventor Manfred Immel

Manfred Immel 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: 10765035
    Abstract: A control cabinet arrangement, comprising a cooling device which is received in a control cabinet housing, wherein the cooling device can be slidably held on the control cabinet housing via a linear adjusting unit, particularly a bar system, and can be adjusted between a pull-out position and a slide-in position, wherein the cooling device in the slide-in position is completely received in the control cabinet housing, and in the pull-out position, the cooling device protrudes at least partially beyond a door side of the control cabinet housing from the control cabinet housing, and wherein a door element, which closes in its closed position the door side of the control cabinet housing, comprises at least one air passage opening which opens into an air outlet and/or an air inlet of the cooling device in the closed position of the door element, when the cooling device is in the slide-in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Juan Carlos Cacho Alonso, Manfred Immel, Sandra Schwietz, Jan Meschkat
  • Publication number: 20190124786
    Abstract: A control cabinet arrangement, comprising a cooling device which is received in a control cabinet housing, wherein the cooling device can be slidably held on the control cabinet housing via a linear adjusting unit, particularly a bar system, and can be adjusted between a pull-out position and a slide-in position, wherein the cooling device in the slide-in position is completely received in the control cabinet housing, and in the pull-out position, the cooling device protrudes at least partially beyond a door side of the control cabinet housing from the control cabinet housing, and wherein a door element, which closes in its closed position the door side of the control cabinet housing, comprises at least one air passage opening which opens into an air outlet and/or an air inlet of the cooling device in the closed position of the door element, when the cooling device is in the slide-in position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Juan Carlos CACHO ALONSO, Manfred IMMEL, Sandra SCHWIETZ, Jan MESCHKAT
  • Publication number: 20140220875
    Abstract: A floor pan for connecting a roof-mounted cooling device to the roof of a switchgear cabinet for coupling an interior of the switchgear cabinet to the inner circuit of the refrigerant circulation of the roof-mounted cooling device, having at least one air inlet opening aligned with the hot air outlet of the inner chamber of the switchgear cabinet and at least one air outlet opening communicating with the cold air inlet(s) of the inner chamber of the switchgear cabinet. A plurality of air outlet openings are arranged surrounding at least one air inlet opening, and at least some air outlet openings are covered by ventilation louvres that are pivotable about an axis running in the plane of the floor and are rotatable about an axis running perpendicular to the plane of the floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Manfred Immel
  • Publication number: 20130033159
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling device, in particular for a control cabinet, having a housing which comprises an opening into which a fan assembly having a support and a fan can be inserted, wherein the support can be detachably connected to the housing. With such a cooling device, easy installation or removal of the fan assembly is achieved in that the support is pivotally connected to the housing via a hinge assembly having hinge pins and a pivoted receptacle, and in that the support can be pivoted between an installation position and a parking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Manfred Immel, Joachim Maul
  • Publication number: 20110209492
    Abstract: The invention relates to a condensate evaporator for a cooling device that comprises at least an evaporator and a compressor (10). The condensate evaporator comprises a receiving space (12) for the condensed water that occurs in the cooling device and is to be evaporated. The receiving space (12) is arranged in thermal contact with the compressor (10) and is heated by the waste heat of the compressor (10) in order to generate water vapor from the condensed water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Manfred Immel
  • Patent number: 7814760
    Abstract: A cooling device, in particular for a switchgear cabinet with a housing, in which a refrigeration cycle system is housed, wherein the refrigeration cycle system has vibration-generating elements, namely a compressor and at least one fan. The fan and the compressor are supported in the housing via vibration dampers. For preventing vibratory emissions a cooling device in accordance with this invention has the fan and/or the compressor separately supported by first vibration dampers on an intermediate bracket, or together on an intermediate bracket. The intermediate bracket is supported by second vibration dampers on a bracket, and the bracket is connected to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Manfred Immel, Joachim Maul
  • Publication number: 20080028783
    Abstract: A cooling device, in particular for a switchgear cabinet with a housing, in which a refrigeration cycle system is housed, wherein the refrigeration cycle system has vibration-generating elements, namely a compressor and at least one fan. The fan and the compressor are supported in the housing via vibration dampers. For preventing vibratory emissions a cooling device in accordance with this invention has the fan and/or the compressor separately supported by first vibration dampers on an intermediate bracket, or together on an intermediate bracket. The intermediate bracket is supported by second vibration dampers on a bracket, and the bracket is connected to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Manfred Immel, Joachim Maul
  • Patent number: 6962191
    Abstract: A device for fixing and sealing a replaceable heat-exchanger cassette in an air/air heat exchanger, wherein two spatially separated conducting areas are formed by separating strips and the heat exchanger cassette. In this case a releasable and satisfactory sealing support of the heat exchanger cassette is achieved because in the area of its separating strips the air/air heat exchanger has sealing receivers. The heat exchanger cassette rests against the sealing receivers by sealing faces. The air/air heat exchanger has at least one movable slide which maintains the heat exchanger cassette in the sealing receivers under prestress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Manfred Immel, Reiner Hartmann, Joachim Maul
  • Publication number: 20040256084
    Abstract: A device for fixing and sealing a replaceable heat-exchanger cassette in an air/air heat exchanger, wherein two spatially separated conducting areas are formed by separating strips and the heat exchanger cassette. In this case a releasable and satisfactory sealing support of the heat exchanger cassette is achieved because in the area of its separating strips the air/air heat exchanger has sealing receivers. The heat exchanger cassette rests against the sealing receivers by sealing faces. The air/air heat exchanger has at least one movable slide which maintains the heat exchanger cassette in the sealing receivers under prestress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Manfred Immel, Reiner Hartmann, Joachim Maul
  • Patent number: 5931979
    Abstract: A filter ventilator built in a HF-tight manner into a slot of a mounting plate. An electroconductive housing and an electroconductive adhesive seals a transition between the housing and the mounting plate in an HF-tight manner to ensure HF-tightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Manfred Immel
  • Patent number: 5769916
    Abstract: A filter ventilator for installation in an opening of a wall of a switchgear cabinet or the like, having a base housing receiving the filter, which is covered with a finned screen and which is connected with a ventilator on a side facing away from the finned screen. For a considerably simplified mounting of the filter ventilator, detent cams are molded on the base housing for fastening the ventilator. The detent cams engage bores in the facing flange of the ventilator. L-shaped holding elements are formed on the base housing which, facing the flange of the ventilator which faces away from the finned screen, have detent cams which engage bores of the flange. The L-shaped holding elements and the base housing form receivers, into which the ventilator, which is placed angularly offset on the base housing, can be rotated to a stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Rittal--Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Manfred Immel
  • Patent number: 5184879
    Abstract: An air conditioning or cooling device for a control cabinet with a spacer frame constructed of horizontal and vertical frames sections, each having fastening bores closed by wall panels and a door of the cabinet and being in the shape of a box. The air conditioning or cooling device is designed with its two exterior dimensions being equal to or less than two corresponding clearances between the vertical and horizontal frame sections of one side of the spacer frame and the air conditioning or cooling device is installed in this side. The installation of the air conditioning or cooling device on or in one side of the control cabinet in different positions, with respect to the interior of the control cabinet, is simply accomplished since the outer end area of at least its vertical sides with fastening edges, can be optionally connected directly or with spacing elements to the facing vertical frame sections of the spacer frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1993
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ansgar Brossardt, Manfred Immel, Heinrich Styppa
  • Patent number: 5090476
    Abstract: This invention relates to an air-water heat exchanger with an exchanger unit and a blower contained in a housing, which can be placed on the cover of a control box or the like and which is provided on the side facing the cover with an inlet and an outlet opening, which are aligned with corresponding openings in the cover of the control box or the like. By a particular routing of the air in the area of the inlet and outlet openings of the exchanger unit, even in case of leakage of the exchanger unit, no water can come out of the inlet and/or outlet openings and reach the control box or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1992
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Manfred Immel
  • Patent number: 4949867
    Abstract: This invention relates to an air conditioning device, particularly for a control panel, having a box-like lower housing part and a box-like cover which can be connected therewith. The air conditioning device can be installed on or in a mounting wall in accordance with this invention. For installation on a mounting wall, the bottom of the lower housing part and the mounting wall have connecting elements for attaching the lower housing part to the mounting wall. The lower housing part and the cover each have open sides directed towards one another and each have inwardly directed peripheral edges on the side walls. The edges of the lower housing part are turned towards the cover and have solidly attached threaded bolts. The edges of the cover have corresponding through-holes mateable with the threaded bolts. A peripheral sealing strip is inserted between the edges of the lower housing part and the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1990
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Manfred Immel
  • Patent number: 4882911
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling device having an evaporator, a blower with an outlet connecting piece, a condenser, and a compressor. A condensate collecting pan is positioned below the evaporator. The collected condensate water flows from the condensate collecting pan through a discharge pipe. In order for relatively large quantities of accumulating condensate water to be removed from the cooling device, the condensate water flows from the discharge pipe into a condensate collecting pan positioned below and downstream of an outlet connecting piece of the blower which discharges a warm air current. The warm air current of the blower flows to an outlet hole through an air channel which is connected to an outlet connecting piece of the blower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1989
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Manfred Immel
  • Patent number: 4802060
    Abstract: This invention concerns a control panel with an air conditioning device, in which the top of the body of the control panel and the bottom of the air conditioning device are connected to one another and provided with through openings adjusted and aligned to one another. In order for the air conditioning device to be rapidly and easily connected with the control panel, and likewise rapidly and easily removed, this invention provides an intermediary plate with through openings that is solidly connected with the top of the control panel. The through openings of the intermediary plate are adjusted and oriented to the through openings in the top of the body of the control panel. The intermediary plate has an upturned edge on three sides to form an accommodation for the air conditioner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1989
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Manfred Immel
  • Patent number: D339632
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1993
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Manfred Immel