Patents by Inventor Peter Wurster

Peter Wurster 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: 12665476
    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: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Florian Braunbeck, Patrick Knecht, Peter Wurster, Tobias Engelhardt, Johannes Lange
  • Patent number: 12620880
    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: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Peter Wurster, Patrick Knecht, Johannes Lange, Florian Braunbeck, Tobias Engelhardt
  • Patent number: 12463481
    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: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Florian Braunbeck, Tobias Engelhardt, Patrick Knecht, Johannes Lange, Peter Wurster
  • Patent number: 12451775
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Patrick Knecht, Peter Wurster, Tobias Engelhardt, Johannes Lange, Florian Braunbeck
  • Patent number: 12334783
    Abstract: A joining tool (10) is provided for pressing a disk (12) to a shaft (14) that has opposite first and second ends. The first end (18) of the shaft (14) is received in a press table (22) and the second end (24) of the shaft (14) is received in a centering receptacle (26). A press plate (34) axially presses the disk (12) onto the shaft (14). A resilient ram (40) is provided on a side of the press plate (34) that faces toward the disk (12) and compensates for an axial run-out of the disk (12) relative to the press plate (34). The resilient ram (40) of the joining tool (10) enables the disk (12) that has an axial run-out to be pressed onto the shaft (14) in a correspondingly sloped manner, with the result that a rotor shaft (16) with a satisfactory bond is made possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Peter Wurster, Niklas Lamparsky
  • Patent number: 12199480
    Abstract: A rotor (1) with a rotation axis (2) is provided for an electric drive machine (3). The rotor (1) has a plurality of rotor assemblies (4), each of which has a plurality of laminated cores (5) and a number of magnets (7) corresponding to a pole pair arrangement (6). The rotor also has a rotor shaft (8) on which the rotor assemblies (4) are fixed. The rotor assemblies (4) are positioned on the rotor shaft (8) such that they are rectified in accordance with their axial runout (9), while taking into account the pole pair arrangement (6). The rotor can reduce a thermally induced change in imbalance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Peter Wurster
  • Patent number: 12107464
    Abstract: A laminated core (10) is provided for a stator or rotor of an electric machine. The laminated core (10) is formed from multiple laminations (12) that are stacked one on top of another in an axial direction (14) to form a lamination stack (16). A through-opening (18) is formed in the lamination stack (16) and extends parallel to the axial direction (14). A tie rod (20) of plastic is introduced, in particular injection molded, in the through-opening (18) to assemble the laminated core (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Peter Wurster, Tobias Schmack, Niklas Lamparsky, Florian Braunbeck
  • Patent number: 12027924
    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: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Rolf Graef, Patrick Knecht, Peter Wurster, Markus Omlor
  • 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: 20220376593
    Abstract: A rotor (1) with a rotation axis (2) is provided for an electric drive machine (3). The rotor (1) has a plurality of rotor assemblies (4), each of which has a plurality of laminated cores (5) and a number of magnets (7) corresponding to a pole pair arrangement (6). The rotor also has a rotor shaft (8) on which the rotor assemblies (4) are fixed. The rotor assemblies (4) are positioned on the rotor shaft (8) such that they are rectified in accordance with their axial runout (9), while taking into account the pole pair arrangement (6). The rotor can reduce a thermally induced change in imbalance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventor: Peter Wurster
  • Publication number: 20220352794
    Abstract: A joining tool (10) is provided for pressing a disk (12) to a shaft (14) that has opposite first and second ends. The first end (18) of the shaft (14) is received in a press table (22) and the second end (24) of the shaft (14) is received in a centering receptacle (26). A press plate (34) axially presses the disk (12) onto the shaft (14). A resilient ram (40) is provided on a side of the press plate (34) that faces toward the disk (12) and compensates for an axial run-out of the disk (12) relative to the press plate (34). The resilient ram (40) of the joining tool (10) enables the disk (12) that has an axial run-out to be pressed onto the shaft (14) in a correspondingly sloped manner, with the result that a rotor shaft (16) with a satisfactory bond is made possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Peter Wurster, Niklas Lamparsky
  • Publication number: 20220352793
    Abstract: A laminated core (10) is provided for a stator or rotor of an electric machine. The laminated core (10) is formed from multiple laminations (12) that are stacked one on top of another in an axial direction (14) to form a lamination stack (16). A through-opening (18) is formed in the lamination stack (16) and extends parallel to the axial direction (14). A tie rod (20) of plastic is introduced, in particular injection molded, in the through-opening (18) to assemble the laminated core (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Peter Wurster, Tobias Schmack, Niklas Lamparsky, Florian Braunbeck
  • 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: 11264863
    Abstract: A rotor (10) of an electric machine has a shaft (11) a laminated core (12) arranged on the shaft (11) and balancing bodies (13) arranged on the shaft (11). The balancing bodies (13) have an aperture (15) situated outside the center of gravity. Each balancing body (13) is mounted by way of the aperture (15) on the shaft (11) of the rotor (10) in a defined angular position. Positioning sleeves (20) are arranged on the shaft (11) to define a distance between bearings (16, 17) of the shaft (11) and the laminated core (12) or the balancing bodies (13) and to provide an anti-rotational safeguard for the balancing bodies (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG
    Inventor: Peter Wurster
  • Patent number: 11121611
    Abstract: A method is provided for balancing rotors (10) of electrical machines. Each rotor (10) has a shaft (11) and at least one laminated core (12) is arranged on the shaft. The method includes providing blanks (13) with a length (l) that is smaller than an outside diameter (d) of the laminated core (12) of the rotor (10). A magnitude and orientation of an initial unbalance of the rotor (10) then is ascertained. A recess (15) then is made in each blank (13) spaced from the center of gravity by a distance depending on the magnitude of the ascertained initial unbalance. The blank (13) is mounted by fitting the recess (15) on the shaft (11) of the rotor (10) and mounting the processed blank (13) on the rotor (11) in an angular position that is dependent on the orientation of the ascertained initial unbalance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventors: Johannes Stoll, Gregor Michna, Peter Wurster
  • Publication number: 20200343787
    Abstract: A rotor (10) of an electric machine has a shaft (11) a laminated core (12) arranged on the shaft (11) and balancing bodies (13) arranged on the shaft (11). The balancing bodies (13) have an aperture (15) situated outside the center of gravity. Each balancing body (13) is mounted by way of the aperture (15) on the shaft (11) of the rotor (10) in a defined angular position. Positioning sleeves (20) are arranged on the shaft (11) to define a distance between bearings (16, 17) of the shaft (11) and the laminated core (12) or the balancing bodies (13) and to provide an anti-rotational safeguard for the balancing bodies (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventor: Peter Wurster
  • Publication number: 20200076284
    Abstract: A method for balancing rotors (10) of electrical machines, where each rotor (10) has a shaft (11) and at least one laminated core (12) arranged on the shaft. The method includes providing a rotor (10) that is to be balanced, providing blanks (13), with a length (l) that is smaller than an outside diameter (d) of the laminated core (12) of the rotor (10), ascertaining a magnitude and orientation of an initial unbalance of the rotor (10) and processing the blanks (13) by making a recess (15) in the respective blank (13) outside the center of gravity depending on the magnitude of the ascertained initial unbalance. The blank (13) can be mounted by fitting the recess (15) on the shaft (11) of the rotor (10) and mounting the processed blank (13) on the rotor (11) in an angular position that is dependent on the orientation of the ascertained initial unbalance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Johannes Stoll, Gregor Michna, Peter Wurster