Patents by Inventor Markus Schlemmer

Markus Schlemmer 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: 20240102398
    Abstract: A module for a turbomachine, including a guide blade arrangement, a seal carrier that is situated radially within an inner platform of the guide blade arrangement, seal carrier walls, namely, a first seal carrier wall and a second seal carrier wall, and a sliding body as well as a connecting element. The seal carrier walls have a multipart design with respect to one another, and the second seal carrier wall is fastened to the first seal carrier wall and to the seal carrier via the connecting element. The sliding body holds the seal carrier walls at a distance from one another in such a way that they mutually axially delimit a clearance in which the guide blade arrangement engages via a radially inwardly extending guide pin. A radially inner section of the second seal carrier wall has frictional contact relative to the seal carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Manfred FELDMANN, Bernd KISLINGER, Christoph NITSCH, Markus SCHLEMMER, Rudolf STANKA
  • Patent number: 11898618
    Abstract: An arrangement reduces oscillation of an oscillatory structure. The arrangement has: a structure having at least one mode in at least one direction; and an oscillation-reducing device. The oscillation-reducing device includes a housing on the structure; a cavity; and a body. The body is configured to make impact contact with a first surface portion and a second surface portion of an inner wall of the housing and disposed is in the cavity such that the body can make impact contact with the first surface portion and the second surface portion of the inner wall of the housing at least temporarily for as long as the structure is excited in the at least one mode in the at least one direction. The first surface portion or the second surface portion of the inner wall of the housing has a curved profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AG
    Inventors: Andreas Hartung, Markus Schlemmer, Malte Krack, Timo Theurich
  • Patent number: 11867080
    Abstract: An integrally bladed rotor for a turbomachine, in particular a compressor or turbine stage of a gas turbine, to which at least one separately formed impulse element housing (40; 40?) is fastened by at least one fastening element (30; 30?) which engages for this purpose into an opening (41) of the impulse element housing and into an opening (11) of the rotor, the impulse element housing having at least one cavity (44) in which at least one impulse element (5) is accommodated with play.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Markus Schlemmer, Hans-Peter Hackenberg, Claudia Stoehr, Andreas Hartung, Michael Junge
  • Publication number: 20220373060
    Abstract: An arrangement reduces oscillation of an oscillatory structure. The arrangement has: a structure having at least one mode in at least one direction; and an oscillation-reducing device. The oscillation-reducing device includes a housing on the structure; a cavity; and a body. The body is configured to make impact contact with a first surface portion and a second surface portion of an inner wall of the housing and disposed is in the cavity such that the body can make impact contact with the first surface portion and the second surface portion of the inner wall of the housing at least temporarily for as long as the structure is excited in the at least one mode in the at least one direction. The first surface portion or the second surface portion of the inner wall of the housing has a curved profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas Hartung, Markus Schlemmer, Malte Krack, Timo Theurich
  • Patent number: 11499437
    Abstract: A sealing apparatus for a turbomachine, including a stator vane component, which includes an inner shroud element and a flow-directing element connected to the inner shroud element. The sealing apparatus includes a sealing component, which has a seal-carrier ring element coupled to the stator vane component. The seal-carrier ring element includes at least one ring body element and at least one projection, which is connected in one piece to the at least one ring body element, protrudes from the at least one ring body element in the radial direction of the sealing apparatus, and is inserted into at least one opening, which extends through the inner shroud element. Other aspects relate to a seal-carrier ring element for a sealing apparatus, and to a turbomachine which includes at least one sealing apparatus and/or at least one seal-carrier ring element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Julia Schmidt-Petersen, Markus Schlemmer
  • Publication number: 20220325628
    Abstract: An integrally bladed rotor for a turbomachine, in particular a compressor or turbine stage of a gas turbine, to which at least one separately formed impulse element housing (40; 40?) is fastened by at least one fastening element (30; 30?) which engages for this purpose into an opening (41) of the impulse element housing and into an opening (11) of the rotor, the impulse element housing having at least one cavity (44) in which at least one impulse element (5) is accommodated with play.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Markus SCHLEMMER, Hans-Peter HACKENBERG, Claudia STOEHR, Andreas HARTUNG, Michael JUNGE
  • Publication number: 20220251962
    Abstract: A guide vane segment for a gas turbine having at least one guide vane, a radially inner covering strip and a radially outer covering strip, wherein the at least one guide vane extends between the inner covering strip and the outer covering strip. The inner covering strip and/or the outer covering strip having a respective support portion which extends in a circumferential direction (UR) and has a respective axial end face. The support portion comprises on the respective inner covering strip and/or the respective outer covering strip at least one support portion rib which extends in a radial direction, is connected to the support portion, and comprises a rib end face which merges into the axial end face of the support portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Markus SCHLEMMER, Oliver THIELE, Grzegorz BIALEK, Marcin JASTRZEBSKI
  • Publication number: 20210277791
    Abstract: A sealing apparatus for a turbomachine, including a stator vane component, which includes an inner shroud element and a flow-directing element connected to the inner shroud element. The sealing apparatus includes a sealing component, which has a seal-carrier ring element coupled to the stator vane component. The seal-carrier ring element includes at least one ring body element and at least one projection, which is connected in one piece to the at least one ring body element, protrudes from the at least one ring body element in the radial direction of the sealing apparatus, and is inserted into at least one opening, which extends through the inner shroud element. Other aspects relate to a seal-carrier ring element for a sealing apparatus, and to a turbomachine which includes at least one sealing apparatus and/or at least one seal-carrier ring element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Julia SCHMIDT-PETERSEN, Markus SCHLEMMER
  • Patent number: 11002140
    Abstract: A guide vane segment for a turbomachine stage that has an inner ring segment (10) and a plurality of guide vanes (20) that are configured on the inner ring segment; a detuning region (V) of the inner ring segment extending in each case from a trailing edge (21) of at least one guide vane (20), in particular of at least 50% of the guide vanes (50), axially toward a leading edge (22) of the guide vane (20) over at most 50% of a width (B) of the inner ring segment (10) and/or at most 5 mm and/or circumferentially on both sides, in each case over at most 25% of a spacing (A) between adjacent guide vanes (20), at and/or in which at least one cavity (112) is configured which contains at least one impulse element (100) with clearance of motion for providing impact contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Markus Schlemmer, Andreas Hartung, Karl-Hermann Richter, Herbert Hanrieder
  • Patent number: 10895162
    Abstract: The invention relates to a guide vane segment for an aircraft engine, having at least one guide vane element, having at least one flange formed in a radial extension direction (R) of the guide vane element and at least one positioning member projecting from the flange in the radial extension direction (R), and at least one seal carrier, which is arranged at the flange and is aligned relative to the guide vane element by way of the positioning member, wherein the flange has a supporting surface on which the seal carrier is supported, wherein a partial surface of the positioning member is adjacent to the flange at a transition from the flange to the positioning member, and respective surface normal lines of the supporting surface and of the partial surface enclose between them an angle (?) that is different from a zero angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Markus Schlemmer, Manfred Feldmann, Rudolf Stanka, Oliver Thiele
  • Patent number: 10865651
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sealing assembly for a fluid kinetic machine, in particular for an aircraft engine, for sealing a radial gap between a rotor and a stator, including at least one sealing support for retaining and/or fixing at least one sealing element, wherein the sealing support includes a first and a second radial web extending in a radial extension direction as well as an axial web extending in an axial extension direction, firmly bonded to the radial webs, and the radial webs form a receptacle for receiving an element of the stator. Therein, the radial webs are formed as sheet elements formed elongated in radial direction, wherein a radially interior end of the radial webs is respectively firmly bonded, in particular welded, to a radially exterior surface of the axial web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignees: MTU Aero Engines AG, Almecon Technologie GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Schlemmer, Klaus Pirker, Ralph Kropp, Lorenz Vinke, Waldemar Wiebe
  • Patent number: 10808561
    Abstract: The invention relates to a seal arrangement for a turbomachine, especially for an aircraft engine, for sealing a radial gap between a rotor and a stator, comprising at least one seal carrier for the supporting and/or fastening of at least one seal element, wherein the seal carrier comprises a radial crosspiece extending in a radial direction of extension and an axial crosspiece, formed as a single piece with the latter and extending in an axial direction of extension, wherein the seal element is arranged at a radially inner-lying bearing surface of the axial crosspiece, and a front ring or a front ring segment, viewed in the flow direction, and/or a rear ring or a rear ring segment, each with a radially running crosspiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Markus Schlemmer, Klaus Pirker, Lukasz Sosnowka, Bernd Kislinger, Rudolf Stanka, Marcin Regulski
  • Patent number: 10689983
    Abstract: An impulse body module a turbine stage of a gas turbine includes a holder component of one-piece construction, with a base and surrounding side walls arranged at the base, wherein the side walls and the base define a holding chamber; an insert component, of one-piece construction, which is inserted into the holding chamber of the holder component, wherein the holder component and the insert component accommodated therein define a number of mutually separated cavities, and wherein an impulse body, in particular a sphere, is accommodated in each cavity; and a closure component of one-piece construction, which is joined to the holder component in a material-bonded manner where the holding chamber is closed and the insert component is surrounded by the holder component and the closure component. The holder component has at least one base projection in the region of its base, which extends away from the holding chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Markus Schlemmer, Andreas Hartung, Gerhard-Heinz Roesele, Martin Pernleitner, Manfred Schill, Manfred Feldmann, Adrian Ehrenberg
  • Patent number: 10655483
    Abstract: A guide vane segment 10 for a turbomachine includes a radially inner shroud plate 13 having a shroud plate surface 14 that is adapted to be configured in the turbomachine to face a rotor blade 20 adjacent to the guide vane segment, and thereby essentially extend along an outer conical surface K1 whose cone axis coincides with the axis of rotation A of a rotor shaft 30. In a radially inner region, a rotor blade 20 for a turbomachine has a base plate 23 having a base plate surface 24 that is adapted to be configured in the turbomachine to face a shroud of a guide vane row 10 adjacent to the rotor blade and thereby essentially extend along an outer conical surface K2 whose cone axis coincides with the axis of rotation A of a rotor shaft 30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Markus Schlemmer, Martin Pernleitner, Manfred Dopfer, Marcus Woehler, Oliver Thiele, Bernd Kislinger, Norman Cleesattel, Christoph Lauer, Manfred Schill, Manuel Hein
  • Patent number: 10570752
    Abstract: An impulse element module for a turbomachine, in particular a turbine stage of a gas turbine, preferably an aircraft gas turbine, including a single-unit receptacle component having a base and side walls that extend peripherally thereon, the side walls and the base bounding a receiving space; a single-unit insert component having a form that is inserted into receiving space of receptacle component; together, the receptacle component and the insert component accommodated therein being designed to define a plurality of spaced apart cavities; and an impulse element, in particular a sphere, being accommodated in each cavity; and a single-unit sealing component that is joined in a material-to-material bond to the receptacle component in a way that allows the receiving space to be sealed and the insert component to be surrounded by the receptacle component and the sealing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Gerhard-Heinz Roesele, Markus Schlemmer, Andreas Hartung
  • Patent number: 10550720
    Abstract: A guide vane segment for a turbomachine stage that has an inner ring segment (10) and a plurality of guide vanes (21-25) that are configured on the inner ring segment; at and/or in at least one detuning region (A; B) of the inner ring segment, that extends circumferentially in a portion of the inner ring segment that, from one end face (11; 12) of the inner ring segment to an inner guide vane (22; 24) that is circumferentially adjacent to an outermost guide vane (21; 25) adjacent to the end face and/or extends at most over an outermost third of a length (L) of the inner ring segment bounded by an end face (11; 12) of the inner ring segment, at least one cavity (112) is configured which contains at least one impulse element (100) with clearance of motion for providing impact contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Markus Schlemmer, Andreas Hartung, Karl-Hermann Richter, Herbert Hanrieder
  • Patent number: 10544696
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sealing ring for a turbomachine, which is constructed so as to be fastened at a radially inner region of a plurality of guide vanes and rotate around a rotor shaft. The sealing ring comprises a ring part that extends in the axial direction and has a plurality of stiffened portions in succession in the peripheral direction. Further disclosed is a seal for a turbomachine that comprises such a sealing ring as well as a brush and/or run-in coating sealing ring that is to face a rotor shaft, and a method for the manufacture of a sealing ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Markus Schlemmer, Otto Liebscher, Oliver Thiele
  • Publication number: 20200025018
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a module for a turbomachine. The guide vane arrangement has a guide vane, an inner platform, and a first guide pin, the guide vane is arranged radially outside on the inner platform and the first guide pin is arranged radially inside on the inner platform, and wherein the seal carrier is arranged radially inside the inner platform and forms an uptake, which is open radially outward, the first guide pin of the guide vane arrangement being arranged in the uptake. In the uptake, a slide body is arranged, on which the first guide pin of the guide vane arrangement, with respect to a rotation around the longitudinal axis of the module, finds a contact and is guided in a radially movable manner in this contact. The slide body is formed in one piece with a wall of the seal carrier, which axially bounds the uptake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventor: Markus Schlemmer
  • Patent number: 10526901
    Abstract: A turbomachine blade assembly including a turbomachine blade (1), in particular for a gas turbine, and at least one tuning element container including a housing (10) attached to the turbomachine blade and an insert (20) disposed in a recess (11) of this housing. A wall (20; 21) of the insert spaces apart two first cavities (31), which each accommodate at least one tuning element (40) provided for impacting contact with the housing (10) and the insert (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Markus Schlemmer, Gerhard-Heinz Roesele, Andreas Hartung
  • Publication number: 20200002796
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a subassembly having a form-fitting connection with a precipitation-hardened form-fitting region as well as a corresponding subassembly, wherein at least two components of a subassembly are provided that are connected together in form-fitting manner, wherein each of the components has a form-fitting region that can come in contact with at least one other form-fitting region of the other component to be connected, in order to produce a form-fitting connection by limiting at least one degree of freedom of movement of the connected components relative to one another, wherein at least one of the components has at least one deformation form-fitting region for providing the form-fitting connection that is reshaped for producing the form-fitting connection after arranging the components to be connected relative to one another, in order to produce the form-fitting connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Julian VON LAUTZ, Michael WEISS, Markus SCHLEMMER, Kamil MATUSZEWSKI, Anna KIRZINGER