Patents by Inventor Patrick Knecht

Patrick Knecht 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).

  • Publication number: 20240022146
    Abstract: A rotor device (1) for an electric machine (10) has a rotatably supported shaft (2) and a rotor hub (3) connected to the shaft (2) in a rotationally fixed manner. The shaft (2) has multiple radially outwardly facing shaft protrusions (12), and the rotor hub (3) has multiple radially inwardly facing hub protrusions (13). A shaft protrusion (12) and a respective hub protrusion (13) abut one another in a touching manner in the radial direction at least in sections. Cavities (4) are formed between the rotor hub (3) and the shaft (2). The cavities (4) extend between adjacent shaft protrusions (12) and the hub protrusions (13) lying thereon. The cavities (4) are grouted with a material (14). The material (14) forms form-fit elements (24) that block relative movement of the rotor hub (3) and the shaft (2) in a form-fit manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick Knecht, Peter Wurster, Tobias Engelhardt, Johannes Lange, Florian Braunbeck
  • Publication number: 20230421009
    Abstract: A rotor (1) of an electric motor (20) has a rotor body (21) with a rotor shaft receptacle opening (22) for receiving a rotor shaft (3), and a rotor sheath (23) is on the rotor body (21) outward of the rotor shaft receptacle opening (22). Magnetic field-inducing components (10) are arranged in the rotor body (21). The rotor body (21) further has first and second end faces (14, 18) facing away from one another. The rotor (1) also includes a cooling device (4) with a supply channel (5), a drainage channel (6) and cooling channels (11) formed in the rotor body (21) between the rotor shaft receptacle opening (22) and the rotor sheath (23). The cooling channels (11) are arranged adjacent to the magnetic field-inducing components (10). A method for manufacturing a rotor having a cooling device also is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Florian Braunbeck, Tobias Engelhardt, Patrick Knecht, Johannes Lange, Peter Wurster
  • Publication number: 20230344324
    Abstract: A method is provided for manufacturing a rotor (1) of an electric motor. The rotor (1) has a rotor shaft (2), inner sheet metal packets (4), outer sheet metal packets (4), buried magnets (5) arranged in the assembled state between the inner sheet metal packets (3) and the outer sheet metal packets (4), and surface magnets (6) arranged in the assembled state on the outer sheet metal packets (4). The method includes pushing the inner sheet metal packets (3) onto the rotor shaft (2) to achieve alignment rectangularly and coaxially. The rotor (1) is constructed by placing the buried magnets (5) and the outer sheet metal packets (4) on the inner sheet metal packets (3) and the surface magnets (6) on the outer sheet metal packets (4). A total run-out of the rotor (1) thus is set to a predetermined acceptable amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Florian Braunbeck, Patrick Knecht, Peter Wurster, Tobias Engelhardt, Johannes Lange
  • Publication number: 20230318418
    Abstract: A method for producing a rotor device, including providing a rotor shaft having at least one sheet metal packet joined to the rotor shaft. The at least one sheet metal packet includes magnetic units. The method includes performing a transfer molding process, in which the magnetic units are fixed in position in relation to the at least one sheet metal packet and at least one balancing disk is joined axially on the rotor shaft on at least one side of the at least one sheet metal packet such that a gap of a defined width is ensured between the at least one balancing disk and the at least one sheet metal packet. The gap is filled with a molding compound used for the transfer molding process. The method includes determining an imbalance of the rotor device and compensating the imbalance by removing material from the at least one balancing disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Peter WURSTER, Patrick KNECHT, Johannes LANGE, Florian BRAUNBECK, Tobias ENGELHARDT
  • Publication number: 20220337136
    Abstract: A method is provided for producing a stator arrangement that has a stator core and a winding arrangement. The stator core has stator slots. The winding arrangement has winding elements with a conductor and an insulation layer. Each winding element has two interconnected winding element legs with two winding element end portions on each winding element leg. The method includes positioning the winding elements on the stator core so that the winding element legs extend through one of the stator slots with winding element end portions protruding on a first side of the stator core. The method then includes using a first laser arrangement to remove the insulation layer from regions of the winding element end portions. The method then includes pressing the first and second winding element end portions against one another and using a second laser arrangement to carry out welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Rolf Graef, Patrick Knecht, Peter Wurster, Markus Omlor
  • Patent number: 9687919
    Abstract: A method for introducing recesses in workpiece surfaces to be machined, with the aid of at least one tool. The invention is characterized in that two workpiece surfaces that face each other are simultaneously machined using the tool in order to introduce recesses into said workpiece surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Abdolreza Rasifard, Stefan Steinmetz, Patrick Knecht
  • Patent number: 9638265
    Abstract: The invention relates to a segmented carrier sheet for at least one pad, such as a fin, comprising at least two segments. The invention is characterized in that the segments are connected to each other in a material-to-material fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Steinmetz, Patrick Knecht
  • Patent number: 9631689
    Abstract: A method for applying friction lining elements to a friction lining support is provided. The invention is characterized in that friction lining elements are applied simultaneously to opposite sides of the friction lining support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Steinmetz, Patrick Knecht
  • Publication number: 20160116002
    Abstract: The invention relates to a segmented carrier sheet for at least one pad, such as a fin, comprising at least two segments. The invention is characterized in that the segments are connected to each other in a material-to-material fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Steinmetz, Patrick Knecht
  • Publication number: 20150258614
    Abstract: A method for introducing recesses in workpiece surfaces to be machined, with the aid of at least one tool. The invention is characterized in that two workpiece surfaces that face each other are simultaneously machined using the tool in order to introduce recesses into said workpiece surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Abdolreza Rasifard, Stefan Steinmetz, Patrick Knecht
  • Publication number: 20150260250
    Abstract: A method for applying friction lining elements to a friction lining support is provided. The invention is characterized in that friction lining elements are applied simultaneously to opposite sides of the friction lining support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Steinmetz, Patrick Knecht
  • Publication number: 20140227559
    Abstract: A method for machining a metallic frictional surface for wet-running applications is provided in which the metallic frictional surface is machined using a laser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Steinmetz, Patrick Knecht