Patents by Inventor Miriam Engler

Miriam Engler 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: 11233429
    Abstract: The electrical motor includes a stator and a rotor configured to be rotated about an axis wherein the rotor includes at least three rotor subsegments, wherein a first and second rotor subsegment can be turned relative to one another about the axis in response to a rotation speed range being above a predetermined threshold value of a rotation speed of the electrical machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Miriam Engler, Peter Schwanemann, Matthias Gramann, Wolfgang Reik, Carsten Angrick
  • Patent number: 11223251
    Abstract: A rotor for an electrical machine includes a rotor body and an axis of revolution which extends in an axial direction and about which the rotor body is rotatable. The rotor further includes an outer casing surface which delimits the rotor body, at least one pole arrangement, and a movement mechanism for the at least one pole arrangement. The movement mechanism is designed such that the at least one pole arrangement is movable about a rotation axis which is oriented substantially parallel to the axis of revolution of the rotor. The at least one pole arrangement is also movable about the rotation axis in addition to rotation about the axis of revolution of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Carsten Angrick, Wolfgang Reik, Matthias Gramann, Peter Schwanemann, Miriam Engler
  • Patent number: 11218039
    Abstract: An internal rotor for an electric machine includes a rotational axis, an outer circumferential face which delimits the internal rotor, a pole arrangement comprising a centroid, and an actuating mechanism for moving the pole arrangement towards the rotational axis or away from the rotational axis to set a first spacing between the outer circumferential face and the centroid. In an example embodiment, the actuating mechanism has an actuator for moving the pole arrangement. The actuator has a hydraulically operable piston, a pneumatically operable piston, an electric motor actuator, or converts an axial force to a radial force. In an example embodiment, the actuating mechanism is operatively connected to the pole arrangement. The actuating mechanism is arranged between the rotational axis and the pole arrangement, or the actuating mechanism is arranged between the outer circumferential face and the pole arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthias Gramann, Wolfgang Reik, Miriam Engler, Peter Schwanemann, Carsten Angrick
  • Publication number: 20200303978
    Abstract: The electrical motor includes a stator and a rotor configured to be rotated about an axis wherein the rotor includes at least three rotor subsegments, wherein a first and second rotor subsegment can be turned relative to one another about the axis in response to a rotation speed range being above a predetermined threshold value of a rotation speed of the electrical machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Miriam ENGLER, Peter SCHWANEMANN, Matthias GRAMANN, Wolfgang REIK, Carsten ANGRICK
  • Publication number: 20200127510
    Abstract: A rotor for an electrical machine includes a rotor body and an axis of revolution which extends in an axial direction and about which the rotor body is rotatable. The rotor further includes an outer casing surface which delimits the rotor body, at least one pole arrangement, and a movement mechanism for the at least one pole arrangement. The movement mechanism is designed such that the at least one pole arrangement is movable about a rotation axis which is oriented substantially parallel to the axis of revolution of the rotor. The at least one pole arrangement is also movable about the rotation axis in addition to rotation about the axis of revolution of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Carsten Angrick, Wolfgang Reik, Matthias Gramann, Peter Schwanemann, Miriam Engler
  • Publication number: 20200076253
    Abstract: An internal rotor for an electric machine includes a rotational axis, an outer circumferential face which delimits the internal rotor, a pole arrangement comprising a centroid, and an actuating mechanism for moving the pole arrangement towards the rotational axis or away from the rotational axis to set a first spacing between the outer circumferential face and the centroid. In an example embodiment, the actuating mechanism has an actuator for moving the pole arrangement. The actuator has a hydraulically operable piston, a pneumatically operable piston, an electric motor actuator, or converts an axial force to a radial force. In an example embodiment, the actuating mechanism is operatively connected to the pole arrangement. The actuating mechanism is arranged between the rotational axis and the pole arrangement, or the actuating mechanism is arranged between the outer circumferential face and the pole arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthias Gramann, Wolfgang Reik, Miriam Engler, Peter Schwanemann, Carsten Angrick