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).
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Patent number: 12665476Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 28, 2023Date of Patent: June 23, 2026Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AktiengesellschaftInventors: Florian Braunbeck, Patrick Knecht, Peter Wurster, Tobias Engelhardt, Johannes Lange
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Patent number: 12620880Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 23, 2023Date of Patent: May 5, 2026Assignee: DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Peter Wurster, Patrick Knecht, Johannes Lange, Florian Braunbeck, Tobias Engelhardt
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Patent number: 12463481Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 24, 2023Date of Patent: November 4, 2025Assignee: Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AGInventors: Florian Braunbeck, Tobias Engelhardt, Patrick Knecht, Johannes Lange, Peter Wurster
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Patent number: 12451775Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 14, 2023Date of Patent: October 21, 2025Assignee: Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AGInventors: Patrick Knecht, Peter Wurster, Tobias Engelhardt, Johannes Lange, Florian Braunbeck
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Publication number: 20250311177Abstract: An electronic device, in particular a pulse inverter for a motor vehicle, including a housing with a housing interior. The housing has at least one partition wall, which divides the housing interior in a sealed manner into a first interior region and a second interior region a media-tight interface being provided in a recess in the partition wall, which interface is formed in one piece with the partition wall from a plastic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2024Publication date: October 2, 2025Inventors: Patrick KNECHT, Markus OMLOR, Sebastian WACHTER, Maximilian BARKOW
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Patent number: 12027924Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 9, 2022Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AGInventors: Rolf Graef, Patrick Knecht, Peter Wurster, Markus Omlor
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Publication number: 20240022146Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Patrick Knecht, Peter Wurster, Tobias Engelhardt, Johannes Lange, Florian Braunbeck
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Publication number: 20230421009Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Florian Braunbeck, Tobias Engelhardt, Patrick Knecht, Johannes Lange, Peter Wurster
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Publication number: 20230344324Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Florian Braunbeck, Patrick Knecht, Peter Wurster, Tobias Engelhardt, Johannes Lange
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Publication number: 20230318418Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Peter WURSTER, Patrick KNECHT, Johannes LANGE, Florian BRAUNBECK, Tobias ENGELHARDT
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Publication number: 20220337136Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Rolf Graef, Patrick Knecht, Peter Wurster, Markus Omlor
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Patent number: 9687919Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 14, 2013Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Abdolreza Rasifard, Stefan Steinmetz, Patrick Knecht
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Patent number: 9638265Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 13, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Stefan Steinmetz, Patrick Knecht
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Patent number: 9631689Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 11, 2013Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Stefan Steinmetz, Patrick Knecht
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Publication number: 20160116002Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2014Publication date: April 28, 2016Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Stefan Steinmetz, Patrick Knecht
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Publication number: 20150258614Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2013Publication date: September 17, 2015Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Abdolreza Rasifard, Stefan Steinmetz, Patrick Knecht
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Publication number: 20150260250Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2013Publication date: September 17, 2015Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Stefan Steinmetz, Patrick Knecht
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Publication number: 20140227559Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Stefan Steinmetz, Patrick Knecht