Patents by Inventor Matthias Ruh

Matthias Ruh 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: 10646970
    Abstract: A boost control device for a turbocharger, assembled at room temperature, may not be geometrically optimal at turbocharger operating temperature. The geometric deviation in the boost control device introduced by the heating of the turbocharger to operating temperature, or during welding of the boost control device, is corrected by producing a first turbocharger at room temperature, determining the geometry of the deviation at operating temperature, producing a distance element that will introduce an equal and opposite deviation, introducing the equal and opposite deviation via the distance element in second and subsequent turbochargers, whereby thermal deviation and corrective deviation offset so that the turbocharger is geometrically accurate at operating temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Matthias Ruh, Michael Stilgenbauer
  • Patent number: 10487724
    Abstract: A control arrangement (1) of an exhaust-gas turbocharger (4) which has a charger housing (2), the control arrangement (1) having a spindle (15) which has a first end region (24) arranged outside the charger housing (2) and a second end region (25) arranged within the charger housing (2) and having a valve disk (18) which is connected to the spindle (15), wherein the valve disk (18) and the spindle (15) are separate components, and wherein the spindle (15) is connected by way of its second end region (25) to the valve disk (18) by means of a connecting means (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Stilgenbauer, Matthias Ruh
  • Patent number: 10309404
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a compressor (2) which has a compressor housing (3); a turbine (4) which has a turbine housing (5); and a compressor-side and/or turbine-side charge pressure regulating device (6) which has a shut-off element (7) which opens or closes a flow opening (9). The shut-off element (7) is in the form of a slide which is mounted on a guide (8) so as to be longitudinally displaceable along a longitudinal central line (LM8) of the guide (8), and the flow opening (9) is arranged at least substantially at a right angle (?) with respect to the longitudinal central line (LM8) of the guide (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Stilgenbauer, Gerald Schall, Rolf Sauerstein, Roman Koenig, Matthias Ruh
  • Patent number: 10280835
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1), with a turbine housing (2) which has a turbine housing inlet (8) and a turbine housing outlet (9) for exhaust gas, and which has a wastegate duct (45) between the turbine housing inlet (8) and the turbine housing outlet (9), and a flap arrangement (33) comprising a pivotable flap lever (35), a flap plate (34), which is connected to the flap lever (35), for opening and closing the wastegate duct, and having a spring element (37) which is arranged between the flap lever (35) and a disc (36) fastened to the flap plate (34). The spring element (17) has an outer circumferential region (23) which is supported on a sliding contact surface (42), which is of curved form, of the disc (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Stilgenbauer, Matthias Ruh, Gerald Schall
  • Patent number: 10273873
    Abstract: A compact flow control valve capable of providing long service life in a very hostile environment. The valve is a mono or dual coaxial slider valve capable of controlling two different functions sequentially, at least one of the functions being controlled progressively. The flow control valve controls the fluid connection between two volutes (6, 7) of a turbine housing (2) of a turbocharger as well as the fluid connection between the two volutes (6, 7) of the turbine housing (2) of the turbocharger and a waste gate port (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Stilgenbauer, Matthias Ruh, Philip Parma, Ivan Injac
  • Publication number: 20180193967
    Abstract: A boost control device for a turbocharger, assembled at room temperature, may not be geometrically optimal at turbocharger operating temperature. The geometric deviation in the boost control device introduced by the heating of the turbocharger to operating temperature, or during welding of the boost control device, is corrected by producing a first turbocharger at room temperature, determining the geometry of the deviation at operating temperature, producing a distance element that will introduce an equal and opposite deviation, introducing the equal and opposite deviation via the distance element in second and subsequent turbochargers, whereby thermal deviation and corrective deviation offset so that the turbocharger is geometrically accurate at operating temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Matthias Ruh, Michael Stilgenbauer
  • Publication number: 20180073425
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1), with a turbine housing (2) which has a turbine housing inlet (8) and a turbine housing outlet (9) for exhaust gas, and which has a wastegate duct (45) between the turbine housing inlet (8) and the turbine housing outlet (9), and a flap arrangement (33) comprising a pivotable flap lever (35), a flap plate (34), which is connected to the flap lever (35), for opening and closing the wastegate duct, and having a spring element (37) which is arranged between the flap lever (35) and a disc (36) fastened to the flap plate (34). The spring element (17) has an outer circumferential region (23) which is supported on a sliding contact surface (42), which is of curved form, of the disc (36).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Stilgenbauer, Matthias Ruh, Gerald Schall
  • Patent number: 9869238
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1), with: a turbine housing (2) which has a turbine housing inlet (8) and a turbine housing outlet (9) for exhaust gas, and which has a wastegate duct between the turbine housing inlet (8) and the turbine housing outlet (9), and a flap arrangement (10) comprising a pivotable flap lever (12), a flap plate (11), which is connected to the flap lever (12), for opening and closing the wastegate duct, and having a spring element (17) which is arranged between the flap lever (12) and a disc (18) fastened to the flap plate (11). The spring element (17) has an outer circumferential region (23) which is supported on a sliding contact surface (20), which is of curved form, of the flap lever (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Stilgenbauer, Matthias Ruh, Gerald Schall
  • Publication number: 20170370279
    Abstract: A compact flow control valve capable of providing long service life in a very hostile environment. The valve is a mono or dual coaxial slider valve capable of controlling two different functions sequentially, at least one of the functions being controlled progressively. The flow control valve controls the fluid connection between two volutes (6, 7) of a turbine housing (2) of a turbocharger as well as the fluid connection between the two volutes (6, 7) of the turbine housing (2) of the turbocharger and a waste gate port (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Michael STILGENBAUER, Matthias RUH, Philip PARMA, Ivan INJAC
  • Publication number: 20170058761
    Abstract: A control arrangement (1) of an exhaust-gas turbocharger (4) which has a charger housing (2), the control arrangement (1) having a spindle (15) which has a first end region (24) arranged outside the charger housing (2) and a second end region (25) arranged within the charger housing (2) and having a valve disk (18) which is connected to the spindle (15), wherein the valve disk (18) and the spindle (15) are separate components, and wherein the spindle (15) is connected by way of its second end region (25) to the valve disk (18) by means of a connecting means (26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Michael STILGENBAUER, Matthias RUH
  • Publication number: 20160040678
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a compressor (2) which has a compressor housing (3); a turbine (4) which has a turbine housing (5); and a compressor-side and/or turbine-side charge pressure regulating device (6) which has a shut-off element (7) which opens or closes a flow opening (9). The shut-off element (7) is in the form of a slide which is mounted on a guide (8) so as to be longitudinally displaceable along a longitudinal central line (LM8) of the guide (8), and the flow opening (9) is arranged at least substantially at a right angle (?) with respect to the longitudinal central line (LM8) of the guide (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Michael STILGENBAUER, Gerald SCHALL, Rolf SAUERSTEIN, Roman KOENIG, Matthias RUH
  • Publication number: 20150147162
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1), with: a turbine housing (2) which has a turbine housing inlet (8) and a turbine housing outlet (9) for exhaust gas, and which has a wastegate duct between the turbine housing inlet (8) and the turbine housing outlet (9), and a flap arrangement (10) comprising a pivotable flap lever (12), a flap plate (11), which is connected to the flap lever (12), for opening and closing the wastegate duct, and having a spring element (17) which is arranged between the flap lever (12) and a disc (18) fastened to the flap plate (11). The spring element (17) has an outer circumferential region (23) which is supported on a sliding contact surface (20), which is of curved form, of the flap lever (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Stilgenbauer, Matthias Ruh, Gerald Schall
  • Publication number: 20150104341
    Abstract: A bypass valve (1), in particular a compressor bypass valve, having a valve housing (2); a valve guide body (3), which is fixed in the valve housing (2); and a valve disk (4), which is guided between a closed position and an open position by the valve guide body (3) in the valve housing (2). The the valve guide body (3) and the valve disk (4) are in the form of plastic parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Matthias Ruh, Fred Maue