Patents by Inventor Patrick Vohlgemuth

Patrick Vohlgemuth 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: 20240030789
    Abstract: Device for manufacturing a lamination stack (E) for a rotating electrical machine, each lamination having a plurality of lamination sectors with notches. The laminations providing a central bore. The device including a mandrel for receiving the stacked lamination sectors, in which the mandrel includes a mandrel body provided with longitudinal slots, bars received in the longitudinal slots of the mandrel body, the bars being magnetizable, a magnetization system for the bars, and alignment pins intended to be received in the notches of the laminations to align the notches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Patrick VOHLGEMUTH
  • Patent number: 11245305
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine including a rotor having salient poles, each salient pole comprising a pole body surrounded by at least one coil, and at least one pair of wedges comprising a first wedge positioned against the coil of a first salient pole and a second wedge positioned against the coil of a second salient pole consecutive with the first. The first and second wedges are able to move in the inter-pole space with respect to one another along the longitudinal axis of the rotor, and each having at least one contact surface, the contact surface or surfaces of the first wedge being configured to come into contact with the contact surface or surfaces of the second wedge as one wedge is moved longitudinally with respect to the other in such a way that the movement of one wedge with respect to the other induces a pressing of these wedges against the coils so as to hold the coils of the first and second salient poles respectively against the pole bodies of the first and second salient poles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: MOTEURS LEROY-SOMER
    Inventor: Patrick Vohlgemuth
  • Publication number: 20200127525
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine including a rotor having salient poles, each salient pole comprising a pole body surrounded by at least one coil, and at least one pair of wedges comprising a first wedge positioned against the coil of a first salient pole and a second wedge positioned against the coil of a second salient pole consecutive with the first. The first and second wedges are able to move in the inter-pole space with respect to one another along the longitudinal axis of the rotor, and each having at least one contact surface, the contact surface or surfaces of the first wedge being configured to come into contact with the contact surface or surfaces of the second wedge as one wedge is moved longitudinally with respect to the other in such a way that the movement of one wedge with respect to the other induces a pressing of these wedges against the coils so as to hold the coils of the first and second salient poles respectively against the pole bodies of the first and second salient poles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventor: Patrick Vohlgemuth
  • Patent number: 10135322
    Abstract: Alternator rotor, comprising: a set of polar wheel field windings, an exciting armature, and an electronic power supply circuit supplying power to the set of polar wheel field windings from the exciting armature, the rotor being characterized in that the electronic power supply circuit comprises a bearing made of insulating material and conducting tracks held by said bearing, these tracks connecting the exciting conductors to terminals into which electronic components of the electronic power supply circuit are plugged and locked mechanically in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: MOTEURS LEROY-SOMER
    Inventor: Patrick Vohlgemuth
  • Patent number: 10097061
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine has a machine casing and a terminal box fitted to the casing, the terminal box having a base part, the latter defining at least: a fixing zone for fixing at least one electronic module, this fixing zone having one or more support elements for receiving fasteners for fixing the module or modules, an electrical connection zone, the latter having at least one block of material for receiving at least one electrical connection element, the support element or elements and the block or blocks of material being molded as a single piece with the base part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: MOTEURS LEROY-SOMER
    Inventor: Patrick Vohlgemuth
  • Patent number: 9995308
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric rotary machine including: a shaft of a rotor rotating about an axis, a fan carried by the shaft of the rotor, and a motor for driving the fan, allowing modulation of the relative rotational speed of the fan in relation to the shaft of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: MOTEURS LEROY-SOMER
    Inventor: Patrick Vohlgemuth
  • Publication number: 20180145555
    Abstract: A rotating electrical machine, including a casing of substantially cylindrical form and a terminal box housing added to the casing, by substantially molding to the form, the housing including two parts fixed to the casing and linked to one another by at least one articulation allowing the housing to be adapted to the curvature of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Patrick VOHLGEMUTH, Laurine DANIEL
  • Patent number: 9893589
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an electric machine (1), in particular an alternator, intended to be coupled to a driving or driven machine, in particular a heat engine, comprising: —a coupling flange (20) for coupling to the driving or driven machine, housing a fan (30) driven by the rotor, said flange comprising: —a rear portion (21) linked to a fixed portion (10) of the electric machine, —an interfacing front portion (22) interfacing with the driving or driven machine, said interfacing front portion being mounted on the rear portion (21), the front portion (22) having a central opening, the fan having a diameter greater than that of the central opening, —at least one air deflector secured to the flange (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: MOTEURS LEROY-SOMER
    Inventor: Patrick Vohlgemuth
  • Patent number: 9698659
    Abstract: A singly-excited flux-switching electrical machine, that includes field coils and phase windings, is provided. The field coils and the phase windings are accommodated respectively in the unevenly shaped notches of a stator, such that the field coils and phase windings are radially offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: MOTEURS LEROY-SOMER
    Inventors: Philippe Manfe, Patrick Vohlgemuth, Benjamin Gaussens
  • Publication number: 20160319881
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a system for coupling a driving machine with a driven machine comprising a driving machine disk comprising first reliefs, and a driven machine disk comprising second reliefs. The second reliefs are arranged relative to the first reliefs to enable the coupling system to form a first configuration allowing axial separation according to the axis of rotation of the two discs and in which the two disks are in contact, the first reliefs being angularly offset relative to the second reliefs, and a second configuration in which the second reliefs engage with the first reliefs and oppose the axial movement of the two disks relative to each other. The shift from the first to the second configuration is made by a rotation of the two disks relative to each other about the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: MOTEURS LEROY-SOMER
    Inventor: Patrick VOHLGEMUTH
  • Patent number: 9425661
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotor of a rotary electric machine, in particular for a flux-switching or wound-rotor machine, a mounting for installing the rotor on a shaft and a plurality of magnetic sectors, preferably in the form of a strip, attached to the mounting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: MOTEURS LEROY-SOMER
    Inventor: Patrick Vohlgemuth
  • Publication number: 20160020665
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an electric machine (1), in particular an alternator, intended to be coupled to a driving or driven machine, in particular a heat engine, comprising:—a coupling flange (20) for coupling to the driving or driven machine, housing a fan (30) driven by the rotor, said flange comprising:—a rear portion (21) linked to a fixed portion (10) of the electric machine,—an interfacing front portion (22) interfacing with the driving or driven machine, said interfacing front portion being mounted on the rear portion (21), the front portion (22) having a central opening, the fan having a diameter greater than that of the central opening,—at least one air deflector secured to the flange (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventor: Patrick Vohlgemuth
  • Publication number: 20150222163
    Abstract: Alternator rotor, comprising: a set of polar wheel field windings, an exciting armature, and an electronic power supply circuit supplying power to the set of polar wheel field windings from the exciting armature, the rotor being characterized in that the electronic power supply circuit comprises a bearing made of insulating material and conducting tracks held by said bearing, these tracks connecting the exciting conductors to terminals into which electronic components of the electronic power supply circuit are plugged and locked mechanically in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventor: Patrick Vohlgemuth
  • Publication number: 20150188381
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine has a machine casing and a terminal box fitted to the casing, the terminal box having a base part, the latter defining at least: a fixing zone for fixing at least one electronic module, this fixing zone having one or more support elements for receiving fasteners for fixing the module or modules, an electrical connection zone, the latter having at least one block of material for receiving at least one electrical connection element, the support element or elements and the block or blocks of material being moulded as a single piece with the base part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventor: Patrick Vohlgemuth
  • Publication number: 20140361657
    Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetic circuit for a rotary electric machine, including: a plurality of packs of sheets stacked to form sectors, the facing sidewalls of said packs including nestable projections; and inserts introduced into housings defined at least partially by the nesting of the projections, said inserts being used to assemble the sectors to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: MOTEURS LEROY-SOMER
    Inventor: Patrick Vohlgemuth
  • Publication number: 20140252912
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotor of a rotary electric machine, in particular for a flux-switching or wound-rotor machine, a mounting for installing the rotor on a shaft and a plurality of magnetic sectors, preferably in the form of a strip, attached to the mounting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Patrick Vohlgemuth
  • Publication number: 20140252905
    Abstract: A singly-excited flux-switching electrical machine, that includes field coils and phase windings, is provided. The field coils and the phase windings are accommodated respectively in the unevenly shaped notches of a stator, such that the field coils and phase windings are radially offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Philippe Manfe, Patrick Vohlgemuth, Benjamin Gaussens
  • Publication number: 20140205464
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric rotary machine including: a shaft of a rotor rotating about an axis, a fan carried by the shaft of the rotor, and a motor for driving the fan, allowing modulation of the relative rotational speed of the fan in relation to the shaft of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: MOTEURS LEROY-SOMER
    Inventor: Patrick Vohlgemuth
  • Publication number: 20140191611
    Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetic rotor core for an electric rotary machine, including a stack of magnetic laminations having some poles provided with pole tips, said core including a stack that comprises laminations of which at least one of the poles has at least one at least partially truncated pole tip, preferably a single pole tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: MOTEURS LEROY-SOMER
    Inventor: Patrick Vohlgemuth
  • Patent number: D769191
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: MOTEURS LEROY-SOMER
    Inventors: Patrick Vohlgemuth, Richard Barbier, Pierre Matta, Serge Dagois