Patents by Inventor Markus Schmitt

Markus Schmitt 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: 11600881
    Abstract: A battery module having a plurality of battery cells (2), in particular lithium-ion battery cells (20) which in a longitudinal direction (3) of the battery module (1) are disposed so as to be mutually adjacent, and the plurality of battery cells (2) are mutually braced by means of a tensioning element (4), wherein a thermal compensation element (5) is disposed between a battery cell (2) and the tensioning element (4), and the tensioning element (4), on a side of the tensioning element (4) that faces away from the battery cell (2), is connected to a heating element (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Benjamin Kopp, Christian Loew, Markus Schmitt, Roman Marx
  • Publication number: 20230062174
    Abstract: A cooling device (10) for cooling a battery cell stack (100) having a plurality of battery cells (110), the cooling device (10) having an inlet port (20) for inflow of a cooling medium (K) into the cooling device (10), an outlet port (30) for outflow of the cooling medium (K) from the cooling device (10), and at least one cooling channel (40), wherein the cooling channel (40) is arranged in the flow path of the cooling medium (K) between the inlet port (20) and the outlet port (30), wherein at least two flow inserts (50) are arranged in the cooling channel (40), and the at least two flow inserts (50) are of modular and planar design. The invention also relates to a battery system (200), comprising a battery cell stack (100) having a plurality of battery cells (110) and a cooling device (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventor: Markus Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20230067407
    Abstract: A cooling device for cooling power electronics of a battery system comprising a plurality of battery cells, the cooling device having a cooling channel with a cooling channel base, with a cooling channel top, and with at least one cooling channel wall, wherein the power electronics are connectable in a heat-transferring manner to the cooling channel top on a side of the cooling channel top facing away from the cooling channel, wherein the cooling device has an inlet port for inflow of a cooling liquid into the cooling channel and an outlet port for outflow of the cooling liquid from the cooling channel, wherein the cooling channel top has a base surface and at least one elevation on the side facing the cooling channel, wherein the elevation forms a venting space, and wherein the cooling device has a venting interface for venting the venting space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventor: Markus Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20230022636
    Abstract: A battery module having a plurality of prismatic battery cells, in particular lithium-ion battery cells, which are arranged next to one another in a longitudinal direction of the battery module and furthermore a first temperature-control element is thermally conductively connected to in each case one side surface of the plurality of battery cells, and wherein the plurality of battery cells are received in an interior of a housing of the battery module and additionally a bottom surface of the housing of the battery module and a bottom surface of the battery cells are respectively cohesively connected to one another, the housing comprises a second temperature-control element directly adjacent to the bottom surfaces of the plurality of battery cells, and a compressing element and/or a supporting element is arranged between the housing and the plurality of battery cells in the longitudinal direction of the battery module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Holger Knesch, Roman Marx
  • Publication number: 20230024144
    Abstract: A muffler for an exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine. The muffler has a muffler housing having at least two interconnected housing shells delimiting a muffler interior. Each housing shell has a connecting edge extending away from the muffler interior. The housing shells are mutually connected by material bonding in the region of their mutually adjacent housing shell connecting edges. An insulating arrangement covers at least regions of the inner side of one of the housing shells. The insulating arrangement has an insulating shell with an insulating shell connecting edge extending away from the muffler interior and the insulating shell is arranged with the insulating shell connecting edge between the mutually adjacent connecting edges of the housing shells and is connected by material bonding to the connecting edges of the housing shells in the region of the insulating shell connecting edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Martin Strähle, Michaela Weber, Jonathan Lang, Lukas Te-Kaat, Marco Jess, Frank Sühnel, Markus Schmitt, Matthias Scheer, Harald Gerlich
  • Publication number: 20230018957
    Abstract: The invention relates to a battery module having a plurality of prismatic battery cells (2, 20), which are arranged next to one another in a longitudinal direction (4) of the battery module (1) and furthermore are braced with one another, wherein the plurality of battery cells (2) are received in an interior (30) of a housing (3) of the battery module (1) and additionally a bottom surface (31) of the housing (3) of the battery module (1) and a bottom surface (21) of the battery cells (2) are respectively cohesively connected to one another, wherein a compressing element (11) is arranged between the housing (3) and the plurality of battery cells (2) in the longitudinal direction (4) of the battery module (1), which compressing element tapers perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction (4) of the battery module (1) in the direction of the bottom surface (31) of the housing (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Holger Knesch, Martin Kassner, Roman Marx
  • Publication number: 20230020447
    Abstract: A battery module having a plurality of prismatic battery cells, in particular lithium-ion battery cells, which are arranged next to one another in a longitudinal direction of the battery module, wherein the plurality of battery cells are received in an interior of a housing of the battery module and additionally a bottom surface of the housing of the battery module and a bottom surface of the battery cells are respectively cohesively connected to one another, in particular in an adhesively bonded manner by means of an adhesive, wherein a compressing element is arranged between the housing and the plurality of battery cells in the longitudinal direction of the battery module, so that a defined spacing is formed for electrical insulation from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventor: Markus Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20230018065
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a battery module having a plurality of prismatic battery cells (2, 20) which are arranged next to one another in a longitudinal direction (4) of the battery module (1) and in particular are additionally braced with one another, wherein the plurality of battery cells (2) are furthermore received in an interior (30) of a housing (3) of the battery module (1), wherein the plurality of battery cells (2, 20) are positioned in the housing (3) prior to the curing of an adhesive which is positioned in each case between a bottom surface (31) of the housing (3) of the battery module (1) and a bottom surface (21) of the battery cells (2), and in particular is fixed until the adhesive cures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Holger Knesch, Roman Marx
  • Publication number: 20230012291
    Abstract: A housing assembly (11) for a battery module (10), comprising an electronics housing (12) for electronics components having an electronics cooling channel opening (13), and comprising a battery housing (15) for battery cells having a first battery cooling channel opening (16) and a second battery cooling channel opening (17), wherein, in an assembled state of the housing assembly (11), the electronics cooling channel opening (13) is positioned adjacently to the first battery cooling channel opening (16), and a drip edge (20) partially surrounding the electronics cooling channel opening (13) is formed on the electronics cooling channel opening (13), wherein the drip edge (20) extends beyond the electronics cooling channel opening (13) in an opening direction of the electronics cooling channel opening (13). The invention also relates to an electronics housing (12), a battery housing (15), and a battery module (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Benjamin Kopp, Ralph Glemser
  • Publication number: 20220399596
    Abstract: A battery housing part (11) for a battery housing (10) of a battery module (30) for accommodating battery cells, having a cooling channel (12) with a cooling channel bottom (13), a cooling channel wall (14) for delimiting the cooling channel (12), and flow-disturbing elements (15) for disturbing a coolant flow in the cooling channel (12), the flow-disturbing elements (15) projecting in a height direction (21) in a projection-like manner from the cooling channel bottom (13), and a part of the flow-disturbing elements (15) being designed in the form of normal elements (15a) and another part of the flow-disturbing elements (15) being designed in the form of supporting elements (15b), the supporting elements (15b) being designed to be higher in the height direction (21) than the normal elements (15a) in order to support a covering means (19) covering the cooling channel (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Ralph Glemser, Silvio Grund, Thomas Kern
  • Publication number: 20220399597
    Abstract: A housing assembly (11) for a battery module (10), comprising an electronics housing (12) for electronics components having an electronics cooling channel opening (13), and comprising a battery housing (15) for battery cells having a first battery cooling channel opening (16) and a second battery cooling channel opening (17), wherein, in an assembled state of the housing assembly (11), the electronics cooling channel opening (13) is positioned adjacently to the first battery cooling channel opening (16), and, next to the first battery cooling channel opening (16) and/or next to the second battery cooling channel opening (17), there is formed at least one inclined fluid drainage channel (18, 19) for a defined fluid drainage from the battery housing (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Benjamin Kopp, Ralph Glemser
  • Patent number: 11527791
    Abstract: A battery module comprising a plurality of battery cells (2), in particular lithium-ion battery cells (20), which are received in a receptacle space (11) of the battery module (1), wherein the battery module (1) has a temperature-regulating plate (5) configured for regulating the temperature of the plurality of battery cells (2), said temperature-regulating plate furthermore forming a receptacle element (6) that receives a housing element (10) of the battery module (1) in such a way that the receptacle space (11) is closed off vis-à-vis the surroundings (12) of the battery module (1), wherein the housing element (10) is connected to the temperature-regulating plate (5) in a positively locking and/or force-locking manner by means of a securing element (8) formed by the temperature-regulating plate (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20220367932
    Abstract: A battery comprising a first housing element (2) and a second housing element (3), which jointly form an inner chamber (5) for receiving a battery module (6), wherein a plurality of battery cells (7) of the battery module (6) is arranged in the inner chamber (5), said battery cells being connected to one another, and wherein furthermore a first element (61) of a battery control system is arranged in the inner chamber (5), and the first housing element (2) forms a first temperature control structure (101) on a face that is remote from the inner chamber (5), and the second housing element (2) is furthermore connected to a third housing element (4) on a face that is remote from the inner chamber (5), wherein the third housing element (4) receives a second element (62) of the battery control system and forms a second temperature control structure (102).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Benjamin Kopp
  • Publication number: 20220359940
    Abstract: A housing (100) for accommodating battery cells and a multiplicity of electronic components (111, 113, 115). The housing (100) comprises an electronics housing (101) for accommodating the multiplicity of electronic components (111, 113, 115), a cell housing (103) for accommodating the battery cells, and at least one coolant path (145) for the temperature control of the housing (100). A separating element (121) is arranged in the electronics housing (101) and divides the electronics housing (101) into at least two regions (115, 117) for the respective accommodation of electronic components (111, 113, 115) of the plurality of electronic components (111, 113, 115), wherein the separating element (121) electromagnetically shields respective regions (115, 117) of the at least two regions (115, 117) from one another, and wherein the separating element (121) is thermally coupled to the at least one coolant path (145).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventor: Markus Schmitt
  • Patent number: 11495859
    Abstract: A battery comprising a first housing element (2) and a second housing element (3) that jointly form an inner chamber (5) for receiving a battery module (10), wherein the second housing element (3) forms a second temperature control structure (102) on a face that is facing the inner chamber (5) and in particular is facing the first housing element (2), and a cover element (100) is connected to the second housing element (3) in such a manner that a temperature-controlling fluid receiving device (112) through which temperature-controlling fluid can flow is delimited by the cover element (100) in a fluid-tight manner with respect to the inner chamber (5) and the second temperature control structure (102) is embodied in such a manner that the temperature-controlling fluid can flow around it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Benjamin Kopp
  • Publication number: 20220336899
    Abstract: A battery module having a plurality of battery cells and a first housing element (21) and a second housing element (22) is disclosed. The housing elements together form an interior space (9) in which the plurality of battery cells is accommodated, and are each formed from a metal material, the first housing element (21) having a projection (31) and the second housing element (22) having an indentation (32), the projection (31) engaging in the indentation (32). On a side facing away from the interior space, the first housing element (21) has a first weld region (41) and the second housing element (22) has a second weld region (42), the first weld region (41) and the second weld region (42) being connected to one another by welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Alexander Foitzik, Christian Boehnlein, Lars Liebscher, Ralph Glemser, Robert Kohler
  • Publication number: 20220294030
    Abstract: A battery module element with a housing element (2) of a battery module on which an electrical circuit board (3) is arranged on a first side (21) of the housing element (2), wherein an inductor (6) is arranged on the electrical circuit board (3) in such a mechanical manner that at least one end (71) of a coil winding (7) of the inductor (6) is arranged running through the electrical circuit board (3) and is connected to the housing element (2) in a thermally conductive manner, and wherein the housing element (2) comprises a temperature control structure (5), around which temperature control fluid can flow, on a second side (22) opposite the first side (21), so that heat can be transferred from the coil winding (7) to the temperature control fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin Kopp, Markus Schmitt, Robert Kohler, Roman Marx
  • Patent number: 11437668
    Abstract: A cooling plate (10) for controlling the temperature of at least one battery cell, in particular for a traction battery, having a frame (12), which forms a flow chamber (16) for a coolant to flow through, and a cover (14) of flexible design which delimits the flow chamber (16) in an at least partially fluid-tight manner and is provided for making thermal contact with the at least one battery cell. It is proposed that the cooling plate (10) has at least one supporting element (30), which is arranged within the flow chamber (16) and around which coolant can flow, for increasing the turbulence in the coolant flowing through the flow chamber (16) and for supporting the at least one battery cell, which supporting element makes mechanical contact with the cover (14) of flexible design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Andreas Ruehle, Benjamin Kopp
  • Publication number: 20220278408
    Abstract: A housing element of a battery is disclosed, wherein the housing element (1) is designed to be connected to a further housing element so as to form a common interior space designed for receiving a plurality of battery cells of a battery module, wherein the housing element (1) forms a temperature-control structure (2) on a first side (10) and a covering element (3) is connected to the housing element (1) in such a way that the covering element (3) delimits a flow duct (4), through which temperature-control fluid can flow, in a fluid-tight manner and the temperature-control structure (2) is designed such that the temperature-control fluid can flow around it, wherein furthermore a first element (5) of a battery controller is arranged on the covering element (3) in a thermally conductive manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin Kopp, Markus Schmitt
  • Patent number: 11417922
    Abstract: A cooling plate (10) for temperature control of a battery cell, having a frame (12) with a coolant flow space (16) and at least one perturbing contour (30) inside the flow space (16), which is provided to increase turbulence in the coolant and is designed to support the at least one battery cell or for mechanical contacting with a cover (14) of the flow space (16). The perturbing contour (30) is arranged such that the coolant can flow around the perturbing contour (30) and the perturbing contour (30) is formed in the manner of at least one opening (50) in such a way that the coolant can flow through the at least one perturbing contour (30) and/or the frame (12) forms an opening (52) beneath the perturbing contour (30) in such a way that the coolant can flow beneath the at least one perturbing contour (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Schmitt, Andreas Ruehle, Benjamin Kopp