Patents by Inventor Marc Graaf

Marc Graaf 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).

  • Publication number: 20230358320
    Abstract: A valve is introduced for a heat pump system in a motor vehicle, with at least one inlet, at least two outlets, and a valve element which includes at least one throughlet and at least one expansion recess that can be brought into fluidic connection with at least one outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel Zens, Toni Spies, Marc Graaf, Dominik Wiechard, Markus Herzog, Corinne Le Pellec
  • Patent number: 11781657
    Abstract: A valve (1) is introduced for a heat pump system in a motor vehicle, with at least one inlet (3), at least two outlets (2, 4) and a valve element (7) which comprises at least one throughlet (8) and at least one expansion recess (9) that can be brought into fluidic connection with at least one outlet (2, 4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Daniel Zens, Toni Spies, Marc Graaf, Dominik Wiechard, Markus Herzog, Corinne Le Pellec
  • Publication number: 20220196160
    Abstract: A valve (1) is introduced for a heat pump system in a motor vehicle, with at least one inlet (3), at least two outlets (2, 4) and a valve element (7) which comprises at least one throughlet (8) and at least one expansion recess (9) that can be brought into fluidic connection with at least one outlet (2, 4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Daniel Zens, Toni Spies, Marc Graaf, Dominik Wiechard, Markus Herzog, Corinne Le Pellec
  • Patent number: 10989451
    Abstract: A heat-exchanger including a device for separating oil from a coolant-oil mixture and cooling the oil and cooling and/or liquefying the coolant. The heat exchanger features a first area cooling and/or liquefying the coolant, and a second area cooling the oil. The heat exchanger further features at least two manifolds. The first area of the heat exchanger features flow channels guiding the coolant, and the second area of the heat exchanger features flow channels guiding the oil. The flow channels extend between the manifolds. Each of the flow channels has a respective outside flooded by a heat-absorbing fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Navid Durrani, Toni Spies, Daniel Zens, Roberto Della Rovere, Herr René Junker, Christoph Bara, Martin Hötzel, Martina Paduch, Marc Graaf, Peter Heyl
  • Patent number: 10914504
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for icing prevention regulation for a heat pump evaporator (3) in air conditioning systems of vehicles, composed of a subsection (1) of a refrigerant circuit which can be operated both as a heat pump and also as an air conditioning system. The device comprises the heat pump evaporator (3), an electrical or mechanical refrigerant compressor (4), a cooler fan (9) which is attached to the heat pump evaporator (3) and which draws ambient air (11) upstream from and through the heat pump evaporator (3) at an adjustable flow speed, and which thus permits a permanent flow of ambient air (11) over the heat pump evaporator surface, a first temperature sensor (6) in or on the refrigerant line (5, 5a) upstream from the heat pump evaporator (3) with respect to the heat pump operating direction, and a control and regulating unit (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignees: Audi AG, Halla Visteon Climate Control Corporation
    Inventors: Engelbert Schmitz, Peter Heyl, Marc Graaf, Christian Rebinger, Dirk Schroeder
  • Patent number: 10875385
    Abstract: A climate control system for conditioning air of a motor vehicle passenger compartment and a method for operating same includes a climate control unit with a housing with a first flow channel and a second flow channel for conducting air, a refrigerant circulation and first and second coolant circulation. Refrigerant circulation is implemented with refrigerant-air heat exchanger operable as evaporator independently of operating mode Refrigerant-air heat exchanger is disposed within housing of the climate control unit. First refrigerant-coolant heat exchanger operates as condenser/gas cooler independently of operating mode. Second refrigerant-coolant heat exchanger operates as evaporator independently of the operating mode are disposed outside of housing of climate control unit. First coolant circulation comprises second refrigerant-coolant heat exchanger and heat exchangers for conditioning components of power train and a battery heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Navid Durrani, Martin Hötzel, Tobias Haas, Gerald Richter, Marc Graaf
  • Patent number: 10787061
    Abstract: An air conditioning system of a motor vehicle with a refrigerant circuit for operation in a refrigerator mode and a heat pump mode. The refrigerant circuit includes a primary circuit with a compressor, a heat exchanger for heat transfer between the refrigerant and the surroundings, an expansion element and a heat exchanger for heat transfer from the intake air being conditioned for the passenger compartment to the refrigerant, and a first flow path. The flow path extends from a branching point between the compressor and the heat exchanger to an opening and includes a heat exchanger for heat transfer from the refrigerant to the intake air being conditioned for the passenger compartment. The heat exchanger is situated in a flow direction of intake air of the passenger compartment after the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Navid Durrani, Marc Graaf, Christoph Bara, Jörn Fröhling
  • Patent number: 10710433
    Abstract: System and method for operating the system for climatizing air of a passenger compartment and for heat exchange with drive components of motor vehicles includes a coolant circuit and refrigerant circuit with a compressor, a refrigerant-air heat exchanger, operated as condenser/gas cooler, at least one expansion element, at least one heat exchanger, operated as evaporator, for conditioning an air-mass flow supplied to the passenger compartment; this is implemented as refrigerant-air heat exchanger, and at least one heat exchanger, operated as evaporator, which is implemented as refrigerant-coolant heat exchanger and disposed within the coolant circuit for heat transfer from coolant to refrigerant. The refrigerant circuit includes a heat exchanger, operated as condenser/gas cooler, which acts as refrigerant-coolant heat exchanger and is disposed within the coolant circuit for heat transfer from refrigerant to coolant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Marc Graaf, Roman Heckt
  • Patent number: 10712064
    Abstract: An apparatus for separating and storing liquid refrigerant in a refrigerant circuit including a housing configured as a refrigerant collection container, the housing having a refrigerant outflow line disposed therein. The refrigerant outflow line extending from an inlet opening, which is disposed in a gas refrigerant region and above a level of the liquid refrigerant, via a liquid refrigerant region to the outside, and has a through-opening formed in the liquid refrigerant region. The housing includes a boiling element for liquid refrigerant disposed therein. The boiling element is connected to the refrigerant outflow line in the region of the through-opening, such that a liquid passing through the through-opening from the housing passes through the boiling element by suction of a gas refrigerant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Toni Spies, Peter Heyl, Marc Graaf, Hartmut Helm, Heinrich Ittner, Jiri Dvorsky
  • Patent number: 10571164
    Abstract: The invention concerns an air conditioning system for the conditioning of the air of a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. The air conditioning system has a refrigerant circuit with a compressor, a refrigerant-coolant heat exchanger for desuperheating the refrigerant after the compression, a first refrigerant-air heat exchanger and a second refrigerant-air heat exchanger, and at least one coolant circuit. The coolant circuit has a heating heat exchanger for heating an air mass flow being supplied to the passenger compartment. The refrigerant-coolant heat exchanger is designed as a component of the coolant circuit having the heating heat exchanger. The air conditioning system is designed for an operation in refrigerator mode, in heat pump mode, and in afterheating mode for the heating, cooling, and dehumidification of the air being supplied to the passenger compartment. A valve arrangement switches the air conditioning system between the different operating modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Navid Durrani, Roberto Della Rovere, Marc Graaf
  • Patent number: 10449834
    Abstract: A refrigerant circuit for a vehicle air conditioning system with heat pump function includes at least one evaporator, a compressor, and a condenser. The refrigerant circuit for the vehicle air conditioning system further includes an expansion element. A supplemental evaporator is arranged upstream from the compressor in a separate fluid guiding arrangement in the refrigerant circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Marc Graaf, Gerald Richter
  • Publication number: 20190263223
    Abstract: The invention relates to a climate control system (1) for conditioning the air of a motor vehicle passenger compartment. The climate control system (1), developed for operation in chiller mode, in heat pump mode as well as in reheat mode, comprises a climate control unit (2) with a housing (3) with a first flow channel (4) and a second flow channel (5) for conducting air, a refrigerant circulation (20) as well as a first coolant circulation (40) and a second coolant circulation (60).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Navid DURRANI, Martin HÖTZEL, Tobias HAAS, Gerald RICHTER, Marc GRAAF
  • Patent number: 10363792
    Abstract: An air-conditioning system for conditioning air in a vehicle passenger compartment is configured to operate in a cooling system mode for cooling air to be supplied to the passenger compartment and in a heat pump mode for heating the same, and to operate in a reheating mode. The air-conditioning system includes a housing having a first flow channel and a second flow channel for guiding air to an air distribution system having discharge ports communicating with the passenger compartment, and a refrigerant circulation system having at least two heat exchangers. In this case, the first heat exchanger that operates as an evaporator regardless of operating modes is disposed in the first flow channel, and the second heat exchanger that operates as a condenser/gas cooler regardless of operating modes is disposed in the second flow channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Gerald Richter, Marc Graaf, Julia Roeb, Toni Spies
  • Patent number: 10279655
    Abstract: An air conditioning system for a motor vehicle operable in refrigeration mode and in heat pump mode, as well as in reheating mode. The operating mode adjusted by controlling air dampers and air directing elements. The air conditioning system has a housing having a cold air flow path a warm air flow path, and an air outlet. The air outlet formed in the region of the cold air flow path and discharging air into the environment. The warm air flow path branches off from the cold air flow path. The cold air flow path and the warm air flow path lead into a first mixing chamber. The air conditioning system further includes a refrigerant circuit having a heat exchanger operable as an evaporator, a compressor, a heat exchanger operable as a first condenser/gas cooler, a heat exchanger operable as a second condenser/gas cooler, and an expansion element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Marc Graaf, Gerald Richter
  • Patent number: 10252596
    Abstract: Vehicle climate control system and method for control of the vehicle climate control system for temperature regulation of a vehicle battery, the vehicle climate control system includes a refrigerant circuit containing at least a compressor, a gas cooler/condenser, an expansion element, an evaporator, as well as refrigerant lines to connect the components, wherein an intermediate expansion element is arranged upstream from the expansion element in the refrigerant flow direction and a heat exchanger for the temperature regulation of a vehicle battery is arranged between the expansion elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Marc Graaf, Toni Spies, Gerald Richter
  • Patent number: 10160290
    Abstract: An air conditioning system for conditioning air of a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. The air conditioning system operable in a cooling mode, a heat pump mode, and a reheating mode, the system includes an enclosure with a first flow channel and a second flow channel conducting air, and a refrigerant circulation system with a heat exchanger operable as an evaporator independent of the operating mode and a heat exchanger operable as a condenser independent of the operating mode. Both heat exchangers are located inside the enclosure. The refrigerant circulation system also includes a heat exchanger outside of the enclosure and inside the refrigerant path, an expansion element upstream from the evaporator in the flow direction of the refrigerant, and a bypass parallel to the refrigerant path to channel the refrigerant around the heat exchanger as needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Navid Durrani, Roberto Della Rovere, Marc Graaf
  • Patent number: 10040334
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air conditioning system for a motor vehicle, with at least two coolant circuits as well as a refrigerant circuit. The refrigerant circuit comprises a compressor for the compression of the refrigerant, a heat exchanger for the cooling and liquefying of the compressed refrigerant, an expansion device, and a heat exchanger for the evaporation of the two-phase refrigerant. The heat exchangers are designed as coolant-refrigerant heat exchangers in each case for the heat transfer between the refrigerant circuit and at least one of the coolant circuits. The refrigerant circuit is moreover constructed with a heat exchanger for the heat exchange between the refrigerant and an air mass flow to be supplied to the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle as well as with an element, arranged downstream of the heat exchanger in the flow direction of the refrigerant, for changing the throughflow cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Marc Graaf, Navid Durrani, Roberto Della Rovere
  • Publication number: 20180209548
    Abstract: A valve (1) is introduced for a heat pump system in a motor vehicle, with at least one inlet (3), at least two outlets (2, 4) and a valve element (7) which comprises at least one throughlet (8) and at least one expansion recess (9) that can be brought into fluidic connection with at least one outlet (2, 4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel Zens, Toni Spies, Marc Graaf, Dominik Wiechard, Markus Herzog, Corinne Le Pellec
  • Patent number: 10017031
    Abstract: The invention concerns an air conditioning system for conditioning the air of a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle including a housing with a first flow channel and a second flow channel for conducting air and a refrigerant circuit with an evaporator and a condenser. The evaporator is arranged in the first flow channel and the condenser in the second flow channel. The air conditioning system is designed for cooling and heating the passenger compartment and for a reheat operation. The setting of the operating mode is done only via the controlling of air guidance mechanisms. One of the heat exchangers evaporator or condenser is arranged with a part of the heat transfer surface in both the first and the second flow channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Torsten Klein, Roberto Della Rovere, Marc Graaf, Gerald Richter, Felix Girmscheid
  • Patent number: 10017028
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the heat exchanger 1 of refrigerant circuitry of an air-conditioning system for a vehicle, which enables a bidirectional pass flow. The air-conditioning system is configured to perform a combined operation of cooling device mode and heat pump mode, the heat exchanger 1 is formed in the form of a multi-pass, and the flow direction of a refrigerant varies depending on operation mode. The first heat exchanger 1 formed in the form of a multi-pass includes header pipes 2 and 3, flow paths assigned to respective passes, and means configured to partition an internal volume space of one or more header pipes 2 and 3 into independent regions. A first pass of the heat exchanger 1 has a greater flow cross section and greater heat exchange surface than the last pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Peter Heyl, Tobias Haas, Marc Graaf, Milan Moravek, Jiri Dobner, Jan Gregus-Kollar