Patents by Inventor Markus Knorr

Markus Knorr 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: 11085409
    Abstract: A pump includes a cylinder having a working chamber which contains a fluid. A drive system including at least two linear motors which are connected electrically and/or mechanically in parallel moves a piston in the working chamber to bound the working chamber in the cylinder and to pressurize the fluid in the working chamber. A piston rod is connected to the piston and bundles a force applied by the drive system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ignacio Diaz Diaz, Markus Knorr
  • Patent number: 11053902
    Abstract: A pump includes a cylinder having a working chamber which contains a fluid. A drive system including at least two linear motors which are connected electrically and/or mechanically in parallel moves a piston in the working chamber to bound the working chamber in the cylinder and to pressurize the fluid in the working chamber. A piston rod is connected to the piston and bundles a force applied by the drive system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ignacio Diaz Diaz, Markus Knorr
  • Publication number: 20200378349
    Abstract: A pump includes a cylinder having a working chamber which contains a fluid. A drive system including at least two linear motors which are connected electrically and/or mechanically in parallel moves a piston in the working chamber to bound the working chamber in the cylinder and to pressurize the fluid in the working chamber. A piston rod is connected to the piston and bundles a force applied by the drive system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: IGNACIO DIAZ DIAZ, MARKUS KNORR
  • Patent number: 8674645
    Abstract: A drive for providing high dynamics for a machine, such as a production machine, includes a short-stroke motor, and a pulse-decoupling device for decoupling pulses of the short-stroke motor from the machine using closed-loop control. The pulse-decoupling device has at least one component for use as a working-point adjustment device for adjusting a working point of the short-stroke motor. The pulse-decoupling device is thus able to assume the function of pulse decoupling and in addition, at least partially, the function of working point adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Markus Knorr
  • Patent number: 8497764
    Abstract: A measurement system for finding the position of a primary part of a linear motor with respect to a secondary part includes an absolute value measurement system for recording a first reference position of the primary part with respect to the secondary part, and an incremental measurement system for recording a fine position of the secondary part relative to the first reference position recorded by the absolute measurement system. The absolute value measurement system includes at least one RFID reader and at least one first RFID tag which is identifiable by the RFID reader, with the first RFID tag intended to identify the first reference position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Roland Finkler, Stephan Fretzschner, Markus Knorr, Joachim Scharnagl, Georg Schlatterer
  • Publication number: 20120194122
    Abstract: A drive for providing high dynamics for a machine, such as a production machine, includes a short-stroke motor, and a pulse-decoupling device for decoupling pulses of the short-stroke motor from the machine using closed-loop control. The pulse-decoupling device has at least one component for use as a working-point adjustment device for adjusting a working point of the short-stroke motor. The pulse-decoupling device is thus able to assume the function of pulse decoupling and in addition, at least partially, the function of working point adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: MARKUS KNORR
  • Patent number: 8102085
    Abstract: The invention relates to a short stroke linear motor. In order to improve the dynamics of such a short stroke linear motor, the primary part (12) of the motor is provided with a single-strand winding. The primary part (12) and the secondary part (1) have essentially the same pole pitch (tZ=tM). In this way, a very high motor torque is produced in a limited range of displacement. In order to be able to reach a plurality of working positions without an inactive intermediate position, a short stroke linear motor having a double-strand winding is additionally provided, both strands being operated at a phase difference of <90°. The pole pitch of the primary part and the secondary part are again essentially the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Zeljko Jajtic, Markus Knorr
  • Patent number: 8080951
    Abstract: A drive apparatus with at least one synchronous motor, a converter and a mechanical energy buffer able to be fed from an energy supply network, which, for converting mechanical energy into electrical current, includes a first asynchronous machine, and a method of operation for such a drive apparatus are specified, with which or in which the energy buffer, especially its first asynchronous machine is directly electrically connected via a switchover device to the at least one synchronous motor, so that the converter included in the drive apparatus is bypassed for such a switch position of the switchover device and the converter accordingly does not have to be designed for currents which flow in such a switch position of the switchover device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfram Behr, Jens Hamann, Markus Knorr, Jürgen Krejtschi, Elmar Schäfers, Dietmar Stoiber, Wolfgang Wolter
  • Patent number: 8063628
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to create an inexpensive sensor system for a movable electric machine in order to determine positions, the sensor signal featuring zero crossings. Said aim is achieved by a sensor device (1) comprising a U-shaped yoke (3) and a sensor (10) which is disposed in/on the yoke (3) to detect a magnetic variable, for example. Magnets (6 to 9) that are or can be inversely magnetized are arranged at a free end of the yoke (3). Opposite magnetic fluxes that can be detected by the sensor (10) can be generated in the yoke (3) in accordance with the position of the magnets (6 to 9) relative to one of the pole teeth (11, 12, 13) of a machine component. Approximately sinusoidal sensor signals can be generated therefrom without having to use several measuring sensors, e.g. in order to regulate a linear motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Roland Finkler, Zeljko Jajtic, Markus Knorr
  • Publication number: 20110221570
    Abstract: A measurement system for finding the position of a primary part of a linear motor with respect to a secondary part includes an absolute value measurement system for recording a first reference position of the primary part with respect to the secondary part, and an incremental measurement system for recording a fine position of the secondary part relative to the first reference position recorded by the absolute measurement system. The absolute value measurement system includes at least one RFID reader and at least one first RFID tag which is identifiable by the RFID reader, with the first RFID tag intended to identify the first reference position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: ROLAND FINKLER, STEPHAN FRETZSCHNER, MARKUS KNORR, JOACHIM SCHARNAGL, GEORG SCHLATTERER
  • Patent number: 7928613
    Abstract: A machine includes a moving part and a direct drive for moving the moving part. The direct drive includes a stator and an armature unit which interacts with the stator. A coupling device couples the armature unit to the moving part to allow a movement of the moving part in relation to the armature unit. The direct drive further includes a spacer device to maintain a distance between an active region of the stator and an active region of the armature unit, thereby defining the air gap between the stator and the armature unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Zeljko Jajtic, Markus Knorr, Gerhard Matscheko, Wolfgang Wolter
  • Patent number: 7876001
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to simplify and to secure the mounting and adjusting of sensors on built-in motors. As a result, a direct drive built-in motor is equipped with a first motor component (2) which comprises at least one motor mounting element (21) for securing the first motor component (2) to a first machine part (4), and a second motor component which cooperates with the first motor component (2) for carrying out an opposite-sided movement. Also, a sensor device (5, 6) can be secured to the first motor component (2). Said sensor device comprises at least one sensor mounting bore (61) which is arranged in a predetermined manner through the motor mounting part and can be connected to the first machine part Also, the position and/or orientation of the sensor device (5, 6) are predetermined in a mounted state on the first machine part (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Markus Knorr
  • Patent number: 7859142
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to provide a robust, simple woodworking machine. To achieve this, the invention provides a machine comprising at least one linear direct drive, which contains a primary part (3, 3a, 3b, 4, 4a, 4b) with a first element (9, 10, 12, 14) for generating a first magnetic field and at least one additional element (17, 18, 20, 27, 28, 29, 30) for generating an additional magnetic field. The first element (9) for generating the first magnetic field is positioned, in particular, in such a way in relation to the additional element (17, 18, 20, 27, 28, 29, 30) for generating the additional magnetic field that the first magnetic field overlaps the additional magnetic field. The machine also comprises a secondary part (5, 6, 6a, 6b), which comprises magnetic return elements and is devoid of magnetic sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans Ulrich Armeit, Ralph Burgstahler, Zeljko Jajtic, Markus Knorr, Andreas Rust, Stefan Schiele, Hartmut Schirdewahn, Roland Schultheiss
  • Patent number: 7808132
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to improve the precision of measuring leakage field sensitive sensors on electric machines. According to the invention, the electric machine comprises a sensor device (4) which is sensitive to magnetic leakage fields mounted on one of the two active parts (1) or in a defined relative position in relation to the active parts. A magnetic screening device is arranged between the sensor device (4) and one of the two active parts (1). Also, the magnetic leakage fields no longer have an influence on the sensor device such that measuring precision is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Knorr, Georg Schlatterer, Dominik Schury
  • Patent number: 7746064
    Abstract: The invention relates to a speed measurement device (1, 2) for a permanently excited electric synchronous machine (5, 7) comprising a first part (11, 13) and a second part (15, 17). The invention also relates to a corresponding method for measuring speed. The second part (15, 17) of the permanently excited electric synchronous machine comprises permanent magnets (19). The speed measurement device (1, 2) comprises at least one first sensor (25) and a second sensor (31), wherein the first sensor (25) is provided with a sensor coil and the second sensor (31) is a Hall sensor and the sensors (25, 31) on the first part (11, 13) are arranged in such a way that the first sensor (25) and second sensor (31) are influenced by a magnetic field (33), which is generated by the permanent magnets (19), by means of a flow conducting device (43) having an integrated character.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Knorr, Zeljko Jajtic
  • Patent number: 7679226
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is the equipping of a synchronous linear motor with a non-permanently-magnetic secondary part with a simple positional measuring system. Said aim is achieved, whereby the tooth structure of the toothed rack-shaped non-permanently-magnetic secondary part (S) varies with position in the direction of movement (B). Furthermore, the synchronous linear motor can be provided with absolute and incremental positional measuring systems, such that the coarse resolution of the absolute measuring system can be supplemented by the fine resolution of the incremental system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Zeljko Jajtic, Markus Knorr, Johannes Wollenberg
  • Publication number: 20100040448
    Abstract: A carriage of an electric machine has a carriage base for accommodating an object to be moved. The carriage base is fastened to a movable primary part of a linear motor. A seat is integrally formed on the carriage base and represents the housing or a housing part fastened in or to the movable primary part. The one-part design of the seat with the carriage base increases the stability of the entire carriage, allowing a reduced wall thicknesses of the carriage and eliminating the need for additional fastening elements securing the seat to the carriage base. The weight of the carriage to also reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschft
    Inventors: Markus Knorr, Gerhard Matscheko
  • Publication number: 20100026104
    Abstract: The invention relates to a short stroke linear motor. In order to improve the dynamics of such a short stroke linear motor, the primary part (12) of the motor is provided with a single-strand winding. The primary part (12) and the secondary part (1) have essentially the same pole pitch (tZ=tM). In this way, a very high motor torque is produced in a limited range of displacement. In order to be able to reach a plurality of working positions without an inactive intermediate position, a short stroke linear motor having a double-strand winding is additionally provided, both strands being operated at a phase difference of <90°. The pole pitch of the primary part and the secondary part are again essentially the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Zeljko Jajtic, Markus Knorr
  • Publication number: 20090284253
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to create an inexpensive sensor system for a movable electric machine in order to determine positions, the sensor signal featuring zero crossings. Said aim is achieved by a sensor device (1) comprising a U-shaped yoke (3) and a sensor (10) which is disposed in/on the yoke (3) to detect a magnetic variable, for example. Magnets (6 to 9) that are or can be inversely magnetized are arranged at a free end of the yoke (3). Opposite magnetic fluxes that can be detected by the sensor (10) can be generated in the yoke (3) in accordance with the position of the magnets (6 to 9) relative to one of the pole teeth (11, 12, 13) of a machine component. Approximately sinusoidal sensor signals can be generated therefrom without having to use several measuring sensors, e.g. in order to regulate a linear motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Roland Finkler, Zeljko Jajtic, Markus Knorr
  • Publication number: 20090284104
    Abstract: The invention relates to a built-in motor (1), in particular to a built-in torque motor, having a rotor (2) and a stator (3), with the built-in motor (1) having a positioning apparatus for positioning at least one transmitter (5), and/or having at least one transmitter (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Knorr, Gerhard Matscheko