Patents by Inventor Peter Corbach

Peter Corbach 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: 9464602
    Abstract: An exhaust flap device for an internal combustion engine includes a flap housing and an actuator. The flap housing comprises an exhaust gas duct arranged in the flap housing. The exhaust gas duct is configured to have an exhaust gas flow there-through. An exhaust flap is arranged in the exhaust gas duct and is mounted in the flap housing. The exhaust flap is configured to rotate. A coolant duct is arranged in the flap housing so as to at least partially surround the exhaust flap. The actuator comprises an electric motor and an actuator housing which comprises an actuator coolant duct. The actuator is configured to drive the exhaust flap. The coolant duct arranged in the flap housing is configured to be in a direct fluid communication with the actuator coolant duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: PIERBURG GMBH
    Inventors: Hans-Ulrich Kuehnel, Peter Corbach, Elina Sovva
  • Patent number: 9341146
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas recirculation module for an internal combustion engine includes an outer housing, an exhaust-gas cooler comprising an inner housing arranged within the outer housing, an exhaust-gas recirculation valve arranged upstream of the exhaust-gas cooler, an exhaust-gas duct formed in the outer housing arranged upstream of the exhaust-gas recirculation valve, and a coolant channel arranged between the inner housing and the exhaust-gas duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: PIERBURG GMBH
    Inventors: Hans-Juergen Huesges, Hans-Ulrich Kuehnel, Peter Corbach
  • Patent number: 9267466
    Abstract: A cooler arrangement for connection to an exhaust gas manifold or to an exhaust gas outlet of an engine block of an internal combustion machine includes an exhaust gas cooler comprising at least one exhaust gas duct and a coolant jacket. The exhaust gas cooler is configured to be mounted at the engine block or at the exhaust gas manifold. An exhaust gas recirculation valve is configured to regulate an exhaust gas flow. An actuator is disposed on a side of the exhaust gas recirculation valve opposite the exhaust gas cooler. The actuator is configured to actuate the exhaust gas recirculation valve. A coolant duct segment is arranged between the exhaust gas manifold or the engine block and the actuator. The coolant duct segment is fluidically connected to the coolant jacket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: PIERBURG GMBH
    Inventors: Hans-Ulrich Kuehnel, Peter Corbach, Hans-Juergen Huesges
  • Publication number: 20150314667
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for an internal combustion engine includes a channel configured to have a fluid to be cooled flow therethrough, a coolant channel, and a separating wall configured to separate the coolant channel from the channel. The separating wall comprises knobs on a surface facing the coolant channel. The knobs are arranged on the surface so as to form first zones comprising the knobs and second zones comprising a smooth surface without the knobs. The first zones and the second zones are arranged relative to each another so as to from zones with a different flow resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: HANS-JUERGEN HUESGES, HANS-ULRICH KUEHNEL, PETER CORBACH
  • Publication number: 20150101321
    Abstract: An exhaust flap device for an internal combustion engine includes a flap housing and an actuator. The flap housing comprises an exhaust gas duct arranged in the flap housing. The exhaust gas duct is configured to have an exhaust gas flow there-through. An exhaust flap is arranged in the exhaust gas duct and is mounted in the flap housing. The exhaust flap is configured to rotate. A coolant duct is arranged in the flap housing so as to at least partially surround the exhaust flap. The actuator comprises an electric motor and an actuator housing which comprises an actuator coolant duct. The actuator is configured to drive the exhaust flap. The coolant duct arranged in the flap housing is configured to be in a direct fluid communication with the actuator coolant duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: PIERBURG GMBH
    Inventors: Hans-Ulrich Kuehnel, Peter Corbach, Elina Sovva
  • Publication number: 20140182825
    Abstract: A heat transfer device for an internal combustion engine includes an outer housing comprising an inner wall. An inner housing comprises a partition wall which comprises an outer surface. The inner housing separates an inner duct, which has a fluid to be cooled flow therethrough, from an outer coolant duct, which is formed between the inner housing and the outer housing. Fins extend from the partition wall into the inner duct. Recesses are formed on the outer surface. An inner wall is formed on a surface of the outer housing facing the coolant duct. Projections extend from the inner wall. The projections extend towards the recess on the partition wall so that a cross section of the coolant duct is substantially constant. The projections on the inner wall of the outer housing are formed by beads on the outer housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: PIERBURG GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Corbach, Hans-Ulrich Kuehnel
  • Publication number: 20140007852
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas recirculation module for an internal combustion engine includes an outer housing, an exhaust-gas cooler comprising an inner housing arranged within the outer housing, an exhaust-gas recirculation valve arranged upstream of the exhaust-gas cooler, an exhaust-gas duct formed in the outer housing arranged upstream of the exhaust-gas recirculation valve, and a coolant channel arranged between the inner housing and the exhaust-gas duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Pierburg GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Juergen Huesges, Hans-Ulrich Kuehnel, Peter Corbach
  • Publication number: 20130167813
    Abstract: A cooler arrangement for connection to an exhaust gas manifold or to an exhaust gas outlet of an engine block of an internal combustion machine includes an exhaust gas cooler comprising at least one exhaust gas duct and a coolant jacket. The exhaust gas cooler is configured to be mounted at the engine block or at the exhaust gas manifold. An exhaust gas recirculation valve is configured to regulate an exhaust gas flow. An actuator is disposed on a side of the exhaust gas recirculation valve opposite the exhaust gas cooler. The actuator is configured to actuate the exhaust gas recirculation valve. A coolant duct segment is arranged between the exhaust gas manifold or the engine block and the actuator. The coolant duct segment is fluidically connected to the coolant jacket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: PIERBURG GMBH
    Inventors: Hans-Ulrich Kuehnel, Peter Corbach, Hans-Juergen Huesges