Patents by Inventor Oliver Schumnig

Oliver Schumnig 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: 11512736
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bearing unit for a turbocharger rotor. The bearing unit comprises a bearing housing and a bearing bush which is arranged in a central bore for radially mounting a turbocharger rotor in the bearing housing. In the region of a first axial end, the bearing bush has a radially outwardly extending projection. The projection is designed to interact with the bearing housing as an anti-rotation safeguard for the bearing bush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Lothar Koenig, Oliver Schumnig
  • Patent number: 11428231
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) with a bearing housing (2), a shaft (5) mounted in the bearing housing (2), a turbine wheel (6) which is arranged on the shaft (5), a compressor wheel (7) which is arranged on the shaft (5), and a wheel side space (10) between a rear wall (8) of the turbine wheel (6) or compressor wheel (7) and an outer surface (11), which faces toward the rear wall (8) of the bearing housing (2). In the outer surface (11) of the bearing housing (5), there is formed at least one groove (13, 18) for disrupting the flow generated by the rotating rear wall (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver Schumnig, Thomas Duecker-Schulz, Robert Krewinkel
  • Publication number: 20200232503
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bearing unit for a turbocharger rotor. The bearing unit comprises a bearing housing and a bearing bush which is arranged in a central bore for radially mounting a turbocharger rotor in the bearing housing. In the region of a first axial end, the bearing bush has a radially outwardly extending projection. The projection is designed to interact with the bearing housing as an anti-rotation safeguard for the bearing bush.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Lothar KOENIG, Oliver SCHUMNIG
  • Patent number: 10041376
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a compressor housing (2) in which a compressor wheel (2?) is arranged; a bearing housing (3); and a turbine housing (4) in which a turbine wheel (4?) is arranged. The axial abutment surfaces (5, 6) are provided between the bearing housing (3) and the turbine housing (4). The axial abutment surfaces (5, 6) have at least one notch (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventor: Oliver Schumnig
  • Patent number: 9964026
    Abstract: An overrun air recirculation valve 1 of an exhaust-gas turbocharger compressor 2, having a valve housing 3 which has an interior 4, having a diaphragm 5 which is guided in the interior 4 and which has an edge-side sealing means 6; and having a connecting means 7 provided on the valve housing 3, wherein the sealing means 6 is in the form of a sealing means which acts in the radial direction R of the diaphragm 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignees: BorgWarner Inc., Woco Industrietechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Schumnig, Franz-Josef Brulin, Torsten Hofmann
  • Patent number: 9822693
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a turbine housing (2), having a compressor housing (3), having a bearing housing (4), which has a bearing housing axis (L), and having a connecting device (5), for connecting the bearing housing (4) to the compressor housing (3) and/or the turbine housing (2). The connecting device has a plurality of connecting elements (6) which each have a connecting element end face (7). The number of bores (8) in the compressor housing (3) corresponds to the number of connecting elements (6). The bores (8) and the connecting elements (6) inserted into the bores (8) are arranged at an acute angle (?) with respect to the bearing housing axis (L), and the connecting element end faces (7) rest on an associated bearing surface (9) of the bearing housing (4) and/or turbine housing (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Buchmann, Thomas Fitting, Oliver Schumnig
  • Patent number: 9816433
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a turbine (2); a compressor (3); and a bearing housing (4) which is arranged between the turbine (2) and the compressor (3) and a compressor-side flange (5) of which adjoins the compressor (3). A heat throttle (6, 6?) is arranged in the compressor-side flange (5) of the bearing housing (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Josef-Hans Hemer, Uwe Schmitt, Oliver Schumnig
  • Publication number: 20170044972
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bearing housing body assembly (1) of an exhaust-gas turbocharger, having a housing (2) for a bearing arrangement (8, 9) of a rotor shaft (3); having a turbine wheel (4) on one end (5) of the rotor shaft (3); and having a compressor wheel (6) on the opposite end (7) of the rotor shaft (3), wherein an oil reservoir (10, 11) is formed in the housing (2) adjacent to the bearing arrangement (8, 9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventor: OLIVER SCHUMNIG
  • Patent number: 9494047
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a compressor (2) which has a compressor wheel (3) in a compressor housing (4); a turbine (5) which has a turbine wheel (6) in a turbine housing (7); and a bearing housing (8) which holds a stationary bearing bush (9) for a rotor shaft (10) and which has, at the compressor side, a bearing housing cover (11). The bearing bush (9) is provided with axial bearing surfaces (12, 13) and is fixed in the bearing housing (8) in a non-positively locking fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventor: Oliver Schumnig
  • Publication number: 20160032768
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a compressor housing (2) in which a compressor wheel (2?) is arranged; a bearing housing (3); and a turbine housing (4) in which a turbine wheel (4?) is arranged. The axial abutment surfaces (5, 6) are provided between the bearing housing (3) and the turbine housing (4). The axial abutment surfaces (5, 6) have at least one notch (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Oliver SCHUMNIG
  • Publication number: 20150330396
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) with a bearing housing (2), a shaft (5) mounted in the bearing housing (2), a turbine wheel (6) which is arranged on the shaft (5), a compressor wheel (7) which is arranged on the shaft (5), and a wheel side space (10) between a rear wall (8) of the turbine wheel (6) or compressor wheel (7) and an outer surface (11), which faces toward the rear wall (8) of the bearing housing (2). In the outer surface (11) of the bearing housing (5), there is formed at least one groove (13, 18) for disrupting the flow generated by the rotating rear wall (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver SCHUMNIG, Thomas DUECKER-SCHULZ, Robert KREWINKEL
  • Publication number: 20150315962
    Abstract: An overrun air recirculation valve 1 of an exhaust-gas turbocharger compressor 2, having a valve housing 3 which has an interior 4, having a diaphragm 5 which is guided in the interior 4 and which has an edge-side sealing means 6; and having a connecting means 7 provided on the valve housing 3, wherein the sealing means 6 is in the form of a sealing means which acts in the radial direction R of the diaphragm 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Oliver Schumnig, Franz-Josef Brulin, Torsten Hofmann
  • Patent number: 9151208
    Abstract: The invention relates to an exhaust manifold (18) of an interna! combustion engine (20), with a number of exhaust pipe bends (1) corresponding to the number of cylinders of the internal combustion engine (20), said exhaust pipe bends being brought together at one end into an input flange (2 ) which can be fastened to the internal combustion engine (20), and being brought together at the other end; with a supply gas duct (21) which is connected at one end to a collector component (4) and at the other end to a rotor space (15) of a turbine housing (17) of a turbine of an exhaust-gas turbocharger; and with at least one compensator (19?) for compensating for thermal stresses in at least one exhaust pipe bend (1) and the supply gas duct (21), wherein the at least one compensator (19?) is designed as a component which is integrated in at least one exhaust pipe component (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventor: Oliver Schumnig
  • Patent number: 9115599
    Abstract: The invention relates to an exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a compressor housing (3), having a bearing housing (28) which can be connected at one end to the compressor housing (3) by means of a first fastening device (19), and having a turbine housing (2) which can be connected to the bearing housing (28) at the other end of the latter by means of a second fastening device (20), with the compressor housing (3), the bearing housing (28) and the turbine housing (2) extending along an exhaust-gas turbocharger longitudinal axis (R), wherein the second fastening device (20) is designed as a plug-and-twist connecting device, and a seal (25) is provided between the turbine housing (2) and the bearing housing (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver Schumnig, Frank Scherrer
  • Publication number: 20140348672
    Abstract: An exhaust gas turbocharger (1) having a turbine housing (2), having a compressor housing (3), having a bearing housing (4), has a bearing housing axis (L), and having a connecting device (5), for connecting the bearing housing (4) to the compressor housing (3) and/or the turbine housing (2). The connecting device has a plurality connecting elements (6) each have a connecting element end face (7). The number of bores (8) in the compressor housing (3) corresponds to the number of connecting elements (6). The bores and the connecting elements (6) inserted into the bores (8) are arranged at an acute angle (?) with respect to the bearing housing axis (L), and the connecting element end faces (7) rest on an associated bearing surface (9) of the bearing housing (4) and/or turbine housing (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel Buchmann, Thomas Fitting, Oliver Schumnig
  • Patent number: 8757885
    Abstract: A bearing housing (1) of an exhaust-gas turbocharger, having a compressor-side housing flange (2), a central housing section (3) which is integrally connected to the housing flange (2) and in which is arranged a first partial section (4) of an oil chamber (5) which has an oil inlet (20) and an oil outlet (21), and a turbine-side housing section (6) which has a turbine-side housing flange (7) and in which is arranged a second partial section (8) of the oil chamber (5). The central and turbine-side housing sections (3, 6) are provided with an oil cooling duct (13; 13?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Johannes Hornbach, Martin Becker, Oliver Schumnig
  • Publication number: 20140064994
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a turbine (2); having a compressor (3); and a bearing housing (4) which is arranged between the turbine (2) and the compressor (3) and a compressor-side flange (5) of which adjoins the compressor (3). A heat throttle (6, 6?) is arranged in the compressor-side flange (5) of the bearing housing (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: BORGWARNER INC.
    Inventors: Josef-Hans Hemer, Uwe Schmitt, Oliver Schumnig
  • Publication number: 20130294948
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a compressor (2) which has a compressor wheel (3) in a compressor housing (4); a turbine (5) which has a turbine wheel (6) in a turbine housing (7); and a bearing housing (8) which holds a stationary bearing bush (9) for a rotor shaft (10) and which has, at the compressor side, a bearing housing cover (11). The bearing bush (9) is provided with axial bearing surfaces (12, 13) and is fixed in the bearing housing (8) in a non-positively locking fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: BORGWARNER INC.
    Inventor: Oliver Schumnig
  • Publication number: 20130142465
    Abstract: A bearing housing (1) of an exhaust-gas turbocharger, having a compressor-side housing flange (2), a central housing section (3) which is integrally connected to the housing flange (2) and in which is arranged a first partial section (4) of an oil chamber (5) which has an oil inlet (20) and an oil outlet (21), and a turbine-side housing section (6) which has a turbine-side housing flange (7) and in which is arranged a second partial section (8) of the oil chamber (5). The central and turbine-side housing sections (3, 6) are provided with an oil cooling duct (13; 13?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: BORGWARNER INC.
    Inventors: Johannes Hornbach, Martin Becker, Oliver Schumnig
  • Patent number: 8161745
    Abstract: The invention relates to a turbocharger (1) having a turbine (2); and having a compressor (3) connected to the turbine (2) by means of a bearing housing (4), the compressor comprising a compressor housing (5), which has a reference surface (BF) perpendicular to a turbocharger axis (AL), and a valve flange (6) equipped with a valve seat (11) for a wastegate valve and a connecting channel (9) to a compressor inlet (7), wherein the valve flange (6) has a flange surface (8) that is disposed at a calculable angle (?) to the reference surface (BF) in a tilted manner, and wherein the connecting channel (9) has a channel axis (AK), which is disposed at a calculable angle (?) in a tilted manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Klaus-Peter Dörle, Oliver Schumnig