Patents by Inventor Peter Vincon
Peter Vincon 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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Publication number: 20240240928Abstract: An inductive position determination device, in particular an inductive angular position determination device, for determining a position and/or a movement of a movably supported drive component includes: the drive component which is formed from at least substantially at least electrically nonconductive materials, and an encoder element which is in particular integrated at least into the drive component and/or fastened on the drive component, which moves along with a movement of the drive component and which is formed from a metallic, at least substantially nonmagnetic and at least substantially electrically conductive material, wherein the encoder element is configured for interacting with a sensor module for the purpose of position determination, and wherein a density of the material of the encoder element is substantially greater than an, in particular average, density of the drive component.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2022Publication date: July 18, 2024Inventors: Michael FEINDLER, Peter VINCON
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Patent number: 12025236Abstract: A rotor device, in particular a stepper motor rotor device, with at least one hollow body, in particular a pressure pipe of a valve, and with at least one rotor assembly group that is fixated, in particular at least partially in a rotationally fixed and translationally fixed manner, in the hollow body, including at least one rotor element, which is at least configured to convert a magnetic field change into a rotational movement of the rotor element, further including a support element, which is at least configured for a rotational support of the rotor element, and including at least one fixation element, which is at least configured for a fixation of the rotor assembly group within the hollow body, in particular within the pressure pipe, wherein the support element is arranged in the hollow body in such a way that axial forces pulling at least towards the rotor element and/or axial forces pulling and pressing the support element along at least two opposing directions are transmittable via the support elemType: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: ETO MAGNETIC GmbHInventors: Philipp Fangauer, Peter Vincon
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Publication number: 20240047160Abstract: A fast-acting actuator device (68), in particular circuit-breaker device, is proposed, has a mechanical tensioning element (10), has an armature element (12) which can be preloaded by the mechanical tensioning element (10) and which, driven by tension release of the mechanical tensioning element (10), is movable from at least one first end position (14) into at least one second end position (16), further has a magnet unit (18) which is configured to hold the armature element (12) in the first end position (14) by means of a magnetic field generated by the magnet unit (18), and has a resetting unit (20) which is configured to move the armature element (12) back at least from the second end position (16) into the first end position (14) by means of a motor-drivable resetting element (22) and, in the process, to preload the mechanical tensioning element (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2021Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Jörg BÜRSSNER, Peter VINCON, Valerio RESCIGNO, Benedikt FENDRICH, Anthony LAVAL
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Patent number: 11585446Abstract: An electromagnetic and pilot-operated proportional valve with a valve slide unit (12) mounted in a valve housing (10) so as to be movable along an axial direction, which unit can be driven by an electromagnetic actuator assembly (16) provided at one axial end for the pilot-operated opening of a useful fluid inlet and/or outlet (24) of the valve housing as a response to energisation of a stationary coil (20) of the actuator assembly and interacts with mechanical force storage means (48, 50), more particularly is held in an unenergised stable axial position in the valve housing by said means, wherein the valve slide unit having a closure section (22) extending radially from one body section (30) of the valve slide unit (12) for sealing interaction with the useful fluid inlet or outlet (24) formed on a circumferential inner wall of the housing (10) interacts axially at one end, by means of the preferably cylindrical and/or coaxially extending body section (22), with a stationary guide section (40) of the valve hType: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: ETO MAGNETIC GMBHInventors: Jörg Bürßner, Peter Vincon
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Publication number: 20220364650Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a rotary slide valve for regulating a flow of a fluid, comprising a rotary slide (02) which is rotatably mounted about a rotational axis (R) in a valve housing. The method has the steps of: producing the rotary slide (02) in an injection molding method, in particular in a plastic injection molding method; producing at least one circumferential or casing section (04) of the valve housing (03) in an injection molding method, in particular in a plastic injection molding method; and installing the rotary slide valve or a precursor thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2020Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: ETO MAGNETIC GMBHInventors: Peter Vincon, Michael Feindler, Yannick Goos
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Publication number: 20220221026Abstract: An actuator device for active reduction, damping and/or absorption of vibrations, in particular of vibrations generated by an external device, includes at least one movably supported armature element and at least one permanent magnet, which is coupled with the armature element, in particular an outer side of the armature element, and which extends around the armature element at least section-wise, in particular in a ring shape, wherein at least in an axial direction of the armature element, which runs at least substantially parallel to a main movement axis of the armature element, the permanent magnet is encapsulated by the armature element, in particular at least on two sides.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Philipp FANGAUER, Peter Vincon
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Publication number: 20220034410Abstract: An electromagnetic and pilot-operated proportional valve with a valve slide unit (12) mounted in a valve housing (10) so as to be movable along an axial direction, which unit can be driven by an electromagnetic actuator assembly (16) provided at one axial end for the pilot-operated opening of a useful fluid inlet and/or outlet (24) of the valve housing as a response to energisation of a stationary coil (20) of the actuator assembly and interacts with mechanical force storage means (48, 50), more particularly is held in an unenergised stable axial position in the valve housing by said means, wherein the valve slide unit having a closure section (22) extending radially from one body section (30) of the valve slide unit (12) for sealing interaction with the useful fluid inlet or outlet (24) formed on a circumferential inner wall of the housing (10) interacts axially at one end, by means of the preferably cylindrical and/or coaxially extending body section (22), with a stationary guide section (40) of the valve hType: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2019Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: ETO MAGNETIC GMBHInventors: Jörg Bürßner, Peter Vincon
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Publication number: 20220003330Abstract: A rotor device, in particular a stepper motor rotor device, with at least one hollow body, in particular a pressure pipe of a valve, and with at least one rotor assembly group that is fixated, in particular at least partially in a rotationally fixed and translationally fixed manner, in the hollow body, including at least one rotor element, which is at least configured to convert a magnetic field change into a rotational movement of the rotor element, further including a support element, which is at least configured for a rotational support of the rotor element, and including at least one fixation element, which is at least configured for a fixation of the rotor assembly group within the hollow body, in particular within the pressure pipe, wherein the support element is arranged in the hollow body in such a way that axial forces pulling at least towards the rotor element and/or axial forces pulling and pressing the support element along at least two opposing directions are transmittable via the support elementType: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2019Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Philipp FANGAUER, Peter VINCON
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Patent number: 10910137Abstract: An electromagnetic positioning system (1), including a valve train adjustment system for combustion engines, including a bistable electromagnetic positioning device (2) having a positioning element (3) for interacting with a positioning partner, the positioning element being adjustable between a retracted position (E) and an extended position (A) along an axis of adjustment (A) and having permanent magnet means (5) at least in sections.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: ETO MAGNETIC GMBHInventors: Jörg Bürssner, Peter Vincon
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Patent number: 10832845Abstract: An electromagnetic actuating device includes an armature, which has a permanent magnet and can move along a longitudinal axis between actuation positions relative to a stationary coil and in reaction to energization, armature has an engagement section for interacting with a plunger, and which armature can move from a first actuation position, which is stable in the currentless state, into a second actuation position against a restoring force of a spring, wherein the coil has a first coil unit, which acts on the armature and which releases the armature from the first actuation position, wherein the coil has a second coil unit which, during movement, applies to the armature a force which accelerates the armature, and wherein the coil has a restoring coil such that when the armature is returned from the second into the first actuation position, the restoring coil boosts the restoring force of the spring.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: ETO Magnetic GmbHInventors: Philipp Fangauer, Peter Vincon
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Patent number: 10707002Abstract: An electromagnetic actuator device with a plurality of actuator units (10, 12) having in each case an armature tappet which is movable relative to a stationary coil along an axial tappet direction when said coil is energised, said actuator units being received in respectively assigned actuator housings (11, 13) such that in an installed and/or assembled state of the electromagnetic actuator device one respective end portion (16) of the armature tappets may come into engagement in a controlled manner with an actuator partner which is able to be assigned thereto, wherein the plurality of actuator units is mechanically connected to a bracket-like and/or bridge-like connecting unit (14) made of polymer material such that the actuator housings are movable relative to one another by the action and in accordance with a predetermined bending property and/or elasticity of the connecting unit, in particular in a plane perpendicular to a tappet direction of the armature tappets which are further preferably guided in anType: GrantFiled: January 20, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: ETO MAGNETIC GMBHInventors: Peter Vincon, Thomas Golz, Sebastian Bölling, Philipp Fangauer, Reinhold Hammer
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Patent number: 10704432Abstract: A device for adjusting a camshaft of an internal combustion engine includes a lifting profile assembly rotationally fixed on an axially movable camshaft, and has a control groove having a depth that varies along a rotation direction, an actuator to cause axial movement by controlled engaging in the control groove, and an electromagnetically drivable tappet unit that cooperates with the control groove such that, when rotating, a reset or driver effect is exerted on the tappet unit, wherein the tappet unit has at least two independently drivable tappets, the control groove engages a first individual tappet, forms a radially peripheral wall along a peripheral groove side whereby a second individual tappet is positioned outside the control groove during rotation, and a ramp section cooperating with the second individual tappet whereby the second individual tappet is reset or driven when the first individual tappet is reset or driven.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2015Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: ETO Magnetic GmbHInventors: Peter Vincon, Timo Rigling, Maria Gruener
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Publication number: 20200032681Abstract: An electromagnetic positioning system (1), including a valve train adjustment system for combustion engines, including a bistable electromagnetic positioning device (2) having a positioning element (3) for interacting with a positioning partner, the positioning element being adjustable between a retracted position (E) and an extended position (A) along an axis of adjustment (A) and having permanent magnet means (5) at least in sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2017Publication date: January 30, 2020Applicant: ETO MAGNETIC GMBHInventors: Jörg Bürssner, Peter Vincon
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Patent number: 10316975Abstract: An electromagnetically actuatable proportional valve (1), in particular differential pressure valve for use in CO2 air conditioning compressor arrangements, comprising an electromagnetic actuator (3) for adjusting a valve body (2) relative to a valve seat (5), wherein the valve seat (5) is assigned a first pressure connection (7), via which a fluid can flow bypassing the valve body (2) to a second pressure connection (9), wherein the valve body (2) delimits a diffuser chamber (30) which with the valve body (2) lying against the valve seat (5) is connected in a fluid-conducting manner with the first pressure connection (7) via a fluid connection (22) delimited by the valve body (2).Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2015Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: ETO Magnetic GmbHInventors: Philipp Fangauer, Peter Vincon
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Publication number: 20190122798Abstract: An electromagnetic actuating device includes an armature, which has a permanent magnet and can move along a longitudinal axis between actuation positions relative to a stationary coil and in reaction to energization, armature has an engagement section for interacting with a plunger, and which armature can move from a first actuation position, which is stable in the currentless state, into a second actuation position against a restoring force of a spring, wherein the coil has a first coil unit, which acts on the armature and which releases the armature from the first actuation position, wherein the coil has a second coil unit which, during movement, applies to the armature a force which accelerates the armature, and wherein the coil has a restoring coil such that when the armature is returned from the second into the first actuation position, the restoring coil boosts the restoring force of the spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2017Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: ETO Magnetic GmbHInventors: Philipp Fangauer, Peter Vincon
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Publication number: 20190043648Abstract: An electromagnetic actuator device with a plurality of actuator units (10, 12) having in each case an armature tappet which is movable relative to a stationary coil along an axial tappet direction when said coil is energised, said actuator units being received in respectively assigned actuator housings (11, 13) such that in an installed and/or assembled state of the electromagnetic actuator device one respective end portion (16) of the armature tappets may come into engagement in a controlled manner with an actuator partner which is able to be assigned thereto, wherein the plurality of actuator units is mechanically connected to a bracket-like and/or bridge-like connecting unit (14) made of polymer material such that the actuator housings are movable relative to one another by the action and in accordance with a predetermined bending property and/or elasticity of the connecting unit, in particular in a plane perpendicular to a tappet direction of the armature tappets which are further preferably guided in anType: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2017Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Peter Vincon, Thomas Golz, Sebastian Bölling, Philipp Fangauer, Reinhold Hammer
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Patent number: 10001223Abstract: An electromagnetic valve device with an armature unit (10) which is designed for carrying out an opening or closing operation of a fluid channel and, as a reaction to stationary coil means (18, 20, 22), which at least partially surround the armature unit, being energized, is driveable so as to be movable along an axial direction (12) relative thereto, wherein the coil means have a coil former (20) which forms a winding section (20) for a winding (22) to be energized, and the coil former forms an axially extending inner casing which is designed for guiding the armature unit and in the lateral surface of which slot- or groove-like channels (54) permitting drainage of an armature movement space are formed, wherein the coil former provides a channel outlet (56) for the channels (54) lying axially opposite an inlet- or respectively outlet section (24) of the fluid channel and on the end face, with which channel outlet blocking and/or deflection means against infiltrating intrusive media are associated.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2014Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: ETO Magnetic GmbHInventors: Peter Vincon, Stefan Bender
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Publication number: 20180119585Abstract: A device for adjusting a camshaft of an internal combustion engine, comprising a lifting profile assembly (10) which is provided in a rotationally fixed manner on or at an axially movably mounted camshaft, and which forms a control groove (12), having a groove depth that varies along a direction of rotation, and comprising actuating means (FIG.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2015Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: ETO Magnetic GmbHInventors: Peter Vincon, Timo Rigling, Maria Gruener
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Patent number: 9909465Abstract: A camshaft adjustment device comprising an electromagnetic actuator (3) having an armature that can be adjusted axially along an adjustment axis (5) for actuating a hydraulic valve for camshaft adjustment, and fastening means for fastening the actuator (3) on an engine element (3), wherein the fastening means comprise spring means (12), which tension the actuator (3) against the engine element (2) in a securing position (13), wherein the fastening means have positive-fitting means (8) as an anti-twist device for preventing a twisting movement of the actuator (3) in an installation position (7) relatively to the engine element (2), which are constructed and arranged in such a manner that the actuator (3) can be moved to the engine element (2) by means of a pure translational installation movement and wherein the spring means (12) in the securing position (13) bar a de-installation path for a purely translational de-installation movement of the actuator (3) opposite to the installation movement in such a mannerType: GrantFiled: November 12, 2014Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: ETO Magnetic GmbHInventors: Stefan Bender, Harald Eckhardt, Peter Vincon
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Publication number: 20170321689Abstract: An electromagnetically actuatable proportional valve (1), in particular differential pressure valve for use in CO2 air conditioning compressor arrangements, comprising an electromagnetic actuator (3) for adjusting a valve body (2) relative to a valve seat (5), wherein the valve seat (5) is assigned a first pressure connection (7), via which a fluid can flow bypassing the valve body (2) to a second pressure connection (9), wherein the valve body (2) delimits a diffuser chamber (30) which with the valve body (2) lying against the valve seat (5) is connected in a fluid-conducting manner with the first pressure connection (7) via a fluid connection (22) delimited by the valve body (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2015Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: Philipp Fangauer, Peter Vincon