Patents by Inventor Niels Bjarne Hansen

Niels Bjarne Hansen 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: 11584430
    Abstract: A hydraulic steering arrangement (1) comprising a supply port arrangement having a pressure port and a tank port, a working port arrangement having two working ports (L, R), a mechanical steering unit (3) connected to a steering wheel (2) and being arranged between the supply port arrangement and the working port arrangement (L, R), supply valve means (12) having a connection to the pressure port and to the working port arrangement (L, R) and being controlled by a controller (10), and a steering wheel sensor (9) connected to the controller (10) is described. Such a steering arrangement could allow a comfortable feeling for the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Danfoss Power Solutions ApS
    Inventors: Niels Bjarne Hansen, Søren Pedersen, Tom Rudolph, Jens Vester, Morten Hoeck Petersen, Thomas Traeger Hansen
  • Publication number: 20200114955
    Abstract: A hydraulic steering arrangement (1) comprising a supply port arrangement having a pressure port and a tank port, a working port arrangement having two working ports (L, R), a mechanical steering unit (3) connected to a steering wheel (2) and being arranged between the supply port arrangement and the working port arrangement (L, R), supply valve means (12) having a connection to the pressure port and to the working port arrangement (L, R) and being controlled by a controller (10), and a steering wheel sensor (9) connected to the controller (10) is described. Such a steering arrangement could allow a comfortable feeling for the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Niels Bjarne Hansen, Søren Pedersen, Tom Rudolph, Jens Vester, Morten Hoeck Petersen, Thomas Traeger Hansen
  • Patent number: 10308280
    Abstract: Hydraulic steering (1) is disclosed comprising a high pressure port (P), a low pressure port (T), two working ports (CL, CR), a manual steering section (3), and a steering valve section having a steering valve 5 and a hydraulic driving arrangement (6) adjusting hydraulically a position of said steering valve. A change from automatic steering to manual steering should be reliably ensured when the manual steering section is directly influenced by a driver. To this end, a switching valve (11) is provided, which is actuatable between a first position in which said driving arrangement (6) is supplied with hydraulic fluid under pressure, and a second position in which a supply of hydraulic fluid to said driving arrangement (6) is interrupted, wherein said switching valve (11) is hydraulically actuated into said second position by a pressure generated upon actuating of said manual steering section (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Danfoss Power Solutions ApS
    Inventors: Morten Hoeck Petersen, Thomas Træger Hansen, Thomas Bauer, Niels Bjarne Hansen, Jeroen Hinse
  • Patent number: 10174854
    Abstract: A hydraulic overpressure valve (1) is provided comprising a valve housing (2), a valve seat (3) located in said valve housing and having a seat center and a seat center axis (4), a cone element (5) movable relatively to said valve seat (3), said cone element (5) having a cone (6) protruding at least partly into said valve seat (3) and having a cone center axis (4), and force generating means acting on said cone element (5) in a direction towards said valve seat (3). Such a hydraulic overpressure valve should be operated with low noise. To this end said cone (6) is movable along a path of movement in which said cone center axis is kept outside said seat center axis (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Danfoss Power Solutions ApS
    Inventors: Per Bonde, Mogens Frederiksen, Niels Bjarne Hansen, Nils E. Sevelsted, Bendt Porskrog, Helle Bonde Rasmussen
  • Publication number: 20170297617
    Abstract: Hydraulic steering (1) is disclosed comprising a high pressure port (P), a low pressure port (T), two working ports (CL, CR), a manual steering section (3), and a steering valve section having a steering valve 5 and a hydraulic driving arrangement (6) adjusting hydraulically a position of said steering valve. A change from automatic steering to manual steering should be reliably ensured when the manual steering section is directly influenced by a driver. To this end, a switching valve (11) is provided, which is actuatable between a first position in which said driving arrangement (6) is supplied with hydraulic fluid under pressure, and a second position in which a supply of hydraulic fluid to said driving arrangement (6) is interrupted, wherein said switching valve (11) is hydraulically actuated into said second position by a pressure generated upon actuating of said manual steering section (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Morten Hoeck Petersen, Thomas Træger Hansen, Thomas Bauer, Niels Bjarne Hansen, Jeroen Hinse
  • Publication number: 20170138492
    Abstract: A hydraulic overpressure valve (1) is provided comprising a valve housing (2), a valve seat (3) located in said valve housing and having a seat center and a seat center axis (4), a cone element (5) movable relatively to said valve seat (3), said cone element (5) having a cone (6) protruding at least partly into said valve seat (3) and having a cone center axis (4), and force generating means acting on said cone element (5) in a direction towards said valve seat (3). Such a hydraulic overpressure valve should be operated with low noise. To this end said cone (6) is movable along a path of movement in which said cone center axis is kept outside said seat center axis (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Per Bonde, Mogens Frederiksen, Niels Bjarne Hansen, Nils E. Sevelsted, Bendt Porskrog, Helle Bonde Rasmussen
  • Patent number: 9174670
    Abstract: The invention concerns a hydraulic steering (1) comprising a supply connection arrangement, a steering motor (2), a high pressure supply (P), and a steering unit (3) arranged between the supply connection arrangement (S) and the steering motor (2), the supply connection arrangement comprising a steering valve (9), and a valve arrangement (27). The task of the hydraulic steering is to improve the safety and faults detection over the state of the art. For this purpose, the steering valve (9) is only deflectable if the valve arrangement (27) is deflected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Danfpss Power Solutions ApS
    Inventors: Thomas Bauer, Niels Bjarne Hansen, Morten Hoeck Petersen
  • Patent number: 9038762
    Abstract: The invention concerns a hydraulic steering (1) with a steering motor (8), a steering unit (2) with feedback behavior, a steering member activating the steering unit (2) and a shock valve arrangement (50) between the steering motor (8) and the steering unit (2). It is endeavored to enable changes of the feedback behavior in a simple manner. For this purpose it is ensured that a switchable feedback suppression device (9) is located at the side of the shock valve arrangement (50) facing away from the steering motor (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Sauer-Danfoss Aps
    Inventors: Jan Vernersen, Ove Pedersen, Niels Bjarne Hansen
  • Publication number: 20140216580
    Abstract: The invention concerns a hydraulic steering (1) comprising a supply connection arrangement, a steering motor (2), a high pressure supply (P), and a steering unit (3) arranged between the supply connection arrangement (S) and the steering motor (2), the supply connection arrangement comprising a steering valve (9), and a valve arrangement (27). The task of the hydraulic steering is to improve the safety and faults detection over the state of the art. For this purpose, the steering valve (9) is only deflectable if the valve arrangement (27) is deflected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas Bauer, Niels Bjarne Hansen, Morten Hoeck Petersen
  • Patent number: 7997379
    Abstract: The invention concerns a hydraulic steering (1) with a steering valve (7) located between a supply connection arrangement (P, T) and a steering motor (2). It is endeavored to improve the safety of such a steering. For this purpose, the steering valve (7) has a hydraulic drive (9, 10) with a pilot valve arrangement (11) supplied by a pressure control valve (5), a stop valve (16) being located between the pressure control valve (5) and the pilot valve arrangement (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Sauer-Danfoss Aps
    Inventors: Anders Kryhlmand, Ove Pedersen, Niels Bjarne Hansen, Poul Ennemark
  • Patent number: 7980354
    Abstract: The invention concerns a hydraulic steering (1) with a supply connection arrangement (P, T), a steering motor (2) and a steering unit (3) between the supply connection arrangement and the steering motor (2), the steering unit (3) having a directional section (4) and a measuring section (5), a steering valve (9) being arranged in parallel to the steering unit (3). With such a steering, it is endeavored to achieve the best possible safety. For this purpose, it is ensured that for each steering direction the directional section (4) comprises a first outlet (A1L, A1R), which is connected to the steering motor (2) by means of a first pipe (23, 24), and a second outlet (A2L, A2R), which is connected to the steering motor (2) by means of a second pipe (25, 26), the first outlet (A1L, A1R) being, in the neutral position of the directional section (4), connected to the measuring section (5), and the first pipe (23, 24) being interruptible by means of a valve arrangement (27, 27a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Sauer-Danfoss Aps
    Inventors: Svend Thomsen, Bendt Porskrog, Niels Bjarne Hansen, Tom Rudolph
  • Publication number: 20100089687
    Abstract: The invention concerns a hydraulic steering arrangement (1) with a supply connection arrangement (P, T), a working connection arrangement (A, B) connectable to a steering motor (5), a steering unit (6) located between the supply connection arrangement (P, T) and the working connection arrangement (A, B), and a steering valve (14) whose outlet is connected to the working connection arrangement (A, B). It is endeavoured to keep the load of such a steering arrangement small. For this purpose, the steering unit (6) is made as an open-center steering unit, an inlet (20) of the steering valve (14) being connected to a pressure supply arrangement (22) that can be activated by an activation of the steering valve (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: SAUER-DANFOSS APS
    Inventors: Svend Erik Thomsen, Niels Bjarne Hansen
  • Patent number: 7631590
    Abstract: The invention concerns a hydraulic steering arrangement (1) with a supply connection arrangement (P, T), a working connection arrangement (A, B) connectable to a steering motor (5), a steering unit (6) located between the supply connection arrangement (P, T) and the working connection arrangement (A, B), and a steering valve (14) whose outlet is connected to the working connection arrangement (A, B). It is endeavored to keep the load of such a steering arrangement small. For this purpose, the steering unit (6) is made as an open-center steering unit, an inlet (20) of the steering valve (14) being connected to a pressure supply arrangement (22) that can be activated by an activation of the steering valve (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Sauer-Danfoss Aps
    Inventors: Svend Erik Thomsen, Niels Bjarne Hansen
  • Publication number: 20090114469
    Abstract: The invention concerns a hydraulic steering (1) with a supply connection arrangement (P, T), a steering motor (2) and a steering unit (3) between the supply connection arrangement and the steering motor (2), the steering unit (3) having a directional section (4) and a measuring section (5), a steering valve (9) being arranged in parallel to the steering unit (3). With such a steering, it is endeavoured to achieve the best possible safety. For this purpose, it is ensured that for each steering direction the directional section (4) comprises a first outlet (A1L, A1R), which is connected to the steering motor (2) by means of a first pipe (23, 24), and a second outlet (A2L, A2R), which is connected to the steering motor (2) by means of a second pipe (25, 26), the first outlet (A1L, A1R) being, in the neutral position of the directional section (4), connected to the measuring section (5), and the first pipe (23, 24) being interruptible by means of a valve arrangement (27, 27a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: Sauer-Danfoss ApS
    Inventors: Svend Thomsen, Bendt Porskrog, Niels Bjarne Hansen, Tom Rudolph
  • Publication number: 20080105485
    Abstract: The invention concerns a hydraulic steering arrangement (1) with a supply connection arrangement (P, T), a working connection arrangement (A, B) connectable to a steering motor (5), a steering unit (6) located between the supply connection arrangement (P, T) and the working connection arrangement (A, B), and a steering valve (14) whose outlet is connected to the working connection arrangement (A, B). It is endeavoured to keep the load of such a steering arrangement small. For this purpose, the steering unit (6) is made as an open-center steering unit, an inlet (20) of the steering valve (14) being connected to a pressure supply arrangement (22) that can be activated by an activation of the steering valve (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: Sauer-Danfoss ApS
    Inventors: Svend Erik Thomsen, Niels Bjarne Hansen
  • Patent number: 7185730
    Abstract: The invention concerns a hydraulic steering arrangement (1) with a supply connection arrangement having at least a high-pressure connection (P) and a low-pressure connection (T), a working connection arrangement having at least two working connections (L, R), a steering unit (7), which can be activated by a steering transducer (2), the steering unit having a first load-sensing connection (LS1), and a steering valve (8) having a second load-sensing connection (LS2), the steering unit (7) and the steering valve (8) being arranged in parallel with each other between the supply connection arrangement and the working connection arrangement. It is endeavoured to ensure a good steering behaviour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Sauer-Danfoss Aps
    Inventors: Bjarne Schmidt, Niels Bjarne Hansen