Patents by Inventor Rainer Eckert

Rainer Eckert 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: 11075554
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotor (2) for a permanent magnet synchronous machine, comprising a laminated core (6) arranged on a shaft (4) extending in the axial direction (A), a plurality of poles (14) being arranged around the periphery of the laminated core, wherein at least one magnet (10) is provided per pole. In order to ensure particularly good prevention against slipping of the magnets, pole gap rods (12) are positioned between the poles (14) in such a way that, in the peripheral direction, each magnet (10) is applied, by a first side (16a) and an opposing second side (16b), to a respective pole gap rod (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Daniel Angler, Michael Bzdziuch, Rainer Eckert, Andreas Kraus, Jürgen Seufert
  • Patent number: 10859107
    Abstract: A wood screw, having a shaft, a screw tip, and thread turns. The thread turns run circumferentially on at least a portion of the shaft, preferably through or into a screw tip. The wood screw includes at least one arc-shaped protrusion between at least two adjoining ones of the thread turns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Würth International AG
    Inventors: Rainer Eckert, Andreas Wunderlich
  • Patent number: 10727714
    Abstract: A machine component of an electric machine includes a metal base body and a sealing element, arranged on the base body, for thermally decoupling the machine component and a unit abutting it. The base body is manufactured by pressure die-casting. The sealing element is made from plastic and is connected to the base body in a form-fit manner during the pressure die-casting of the base body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hubertus Bähr, Rainer Eckert, Martin Holzheimer, Benjamin Volkmuth
  • Patent number: 10641310
    Abstract: A screw has a shaft section which extends axially, a screw thread at the shaft section, which screw thread has thread turns that extend radially starting from the shaft section, a screw tip section which connects to the shaft section, at least one first scraping edge at the screw tip section, and at least one second scraping edge in a region of the shaft section adjacent to the screw tip section. The at least one first scraping edge and the at least one second scraping edge are spaced at a distance from each other and extend in an axial direction over different areas of the screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Inventors: Rainer Eckert, Andreas Wunderlich
  • Patent number: 10480560
    Abstract: Wood screw for predrilling-freely inserting into a wood base, in particular into a massive wood base, wherein the wood screw comprises a shaft portion with a thread which is self-cutting in wood, a screw head which is connected to the shaft portion directly or indirectly at a back side, and a screw tip which is connected to the shaft portion directly or indirectly at a front side, for predrilling-freely penetrating into the wood base, wherein at the shaft portion between neighboring thread turns, portions are formed which taper towards the screw tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: ADOLF WÜRTH GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Eckert, Andreas Wunderlich
  • Publication number: 20190074737
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotor (2) for a permanent magnet synchronous machine, comprising a laminated core (6) arranged on a shaft (4) extending in the axial direction (A), a plurality of poles (14) being arranged around the periphery of the laminated core, wherein at least one magnet (10) is provided per pole. In order to ensure particularly good prevention against slipping of the magnets, pole gap rods (12) are positioned between the poles (14) in such a way that, in the peripheral direction, each magnet (10) is applied, by a first side (16a) and an opposing second side (16b), to a respective pole gap rod (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: DAINEL ANGLER, MICHAEL BZDZIUCH, RAINER ECKERT, ANDREAS KRAUS, JÜRGEN SEUFERT
  • Patent number: 10211711
    Abstract: A rotor of an electric machine includes a plurality of permanent magnets arranged on an exterior of the rotor, and a bandage tape wound around the permanent magnets for fixing the permanent magnets in place. The bandage tape includes a first tape end, which is fastened to a surface of at least one permanent magnet, and a second tape end, which is an end of an outermost tape section of the bandage tape and is fastened to a tape section of the bandage tape disposed below the outermost tape section. The bandage tape is wound around the permanent magnets with a prestress such that in a region of each permanent magnet, at least one tape section of the bandage tape has a predeterminable minimum prestress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Eckert, Andreas Kraus
  • Publication number: 20180298934
    Abstract: A wood screw, having a shaft, a screw tip, and thread turns. The thread turns run circumferentially on at least a portion of the shaft, preferably through or into a screw tip. The wood screw includes at least one arc-shaped protrusion between at least two adjoining ones of the thread turns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Rainer Eckert, Andreas Wunderlich
  • Publication number: 20180106287
    Abstract: A screw has a shaft section which extends axially, a screw thread at the shaft section, which screw thread has thread turns that extend radially starting from the shaft section, a screw tip section which connects to the shaft section, at least one first scraping edge at the screw tip section, and at least one second scraping edge in a region of the shaft section adjacent to the screw tip section. The at least one first scraping edge and the at least one second scraping edge are spaced at a distance from each other and extend in an axial direction over different areas of the screw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Rainer Eckert, Andreas Wunderlich
  • Publication number: 20160315514
    Abstract: A rotor of an electric machine includes a plurality of permanent magnets arranged on an exterior of the rotor, and a bandage tape wound around the permanent magnets for fixing the permanent magnets in place. The bandage tape includes a first tape end, which is fastened to a surface of at least one permanent magnet, and a second tape end, which is an end of an outermost tape section of the bandage tape and is fastened to a tape section of the bandage tape disposed below the outermost tape section. The bandage tape is wound around the permanent magnets with a prestress such that in a region of each permanent magnet, at least one tape section of the bandage tape has a predeterminable minimum prestress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: RAINER ECKERT, ANDREAS KRAUS
  • Publication number: 20160294244
    Abstract: A machine component of an electric machine includes a metal base body and a sealing element, arranged on the base body, for thermally decoupling the machine component and a unit abutting it. The base body is manufactured by pressure die-casting. The sealing element is made from plastic and is connected to the base body in a form-fit manner during the pressure die-casting of the base body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Hubertus Bähr, Rainer Eckert, Martin Holzheimer, Benjamin Volkmuth
  • Patent number: 9450465
    Abstract: In a method for producing a stator winding of a stator, an auxiliary element is positioned with its central axis in alignment with a central axis of the stator. Bobbins are arranged on the auxiliary element in uniformly spaced-apart relationship around the central axis of the auxiliary element, and a circuit carrier is arranged on the auxiliary element radially inside the bobbins. Coils are formed by winding a conductor wire for each phase of the stator winding onto a corresponding one of the bobbins and routed via the circuit carrier to another one of the bobbins of this phase and wound thereon. Each of the bobbins is pivoted with the coils about a pivot so as to enable the bobbins to pivot up onto radially outwardly protruding stator teeth of the stator from radially outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Rainer Eckert, Jürgen Pawellek
  • Publication number: 20160156242
    Abstract: In a method for producing a stator winding of a stator, an auxiliary element is positioned with its central axis in alignment with a central axis of the stator. Bobbins are arranged on the auxiliary element in uniformly spaced-apart relationship around the central axis of the auxiliary element, and a circuit carrier is arranged on the auxiliary element radially inside the bobbins. Coils are formed by winding a conductor wire for each phase of the stator winding onto a corresponding one of the bobbins and routed via the circuit carrier to another one of the bobbins of this phase and wound thereon. Each of the bobbins is pivoted with the coils about a pivot so as to enable the bobbins to pivot up onto radially outwardly protruding stator teeth of the stator from radially outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: RAINER ECKERT, JÜRGEN PAWELLEK
  • Publication number: 20160146241
    Abstract: Wood screw for predrilling-freely inserting into a wood base, in particular into a massive wood base, wherein the wood screw comprises a shaft portion with a thread which is self-cutting in wood, a screw head which is connected to the shaft portion directly or indirectly at a back side, and a screw tip which is connected to the shaft portion directly or indirectly at a front side, for predrilling-freely penetrating into the wood base, wherein at the shaft portion between neighboring thread turns, portions are formed which taper towards the screw tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: ADOLF WÜRTH GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Eckert, Andreas Wunderlich
  • Patent number: 9347479
    Abstract: A method for integrally forming a drilling tip on a wire nail, in particular in order to produce a screw with the aid of a pair of pinching jaws, provides for the bulge formed by the displaced material during the integral forming of the drilling tip to be sheared off the drilling tip along the entire length of the cutting edges of the drilling tip produced and to be left connected to the drilling tip only along the longitudinal side edges of the latter by a predetermined breaking point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Würth International AG
    Inventors: Andreas Wunderlich, Rainer Eckert
  • Publication number: 20140112735
    Abstract: A method for integrally forming a drilling tip on a wire nail, in particular in order to produce a screw with the aid of a pair of pinching jaws, provides for the bulge formed by the displaced material during the integral forming of the drilling tip to be sheared off the drilling tip along the entire length of the cutting edges of the drilling tip produced and to be left connected to the drilling tip only along the longitudinal side edges of the latter by a predetermined breaking point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Adolf Wuerth GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Wunderlich, Rainer Eckert
  • Patent number: 8188628
    Abstract: In order to connect an angle measuring device to a brushless direct-current motor, a coupling is used, the coupling halves (10, 28) of which are each attached to the rotor (46) of the motor and/or the rotor (42) of the angle measuring device. Instead of using a coupling that is rotationally symmetrical at arbitrary angular positions as in the prior art, a coupling is used in which the coupling halves (10, 28) can be connected to one another only in a finite number of relative angular positions. An adjustment must be made before the coupling halves (10, 28) are attached to the respective rotors (46, 52). This allows all subsequent adjustment to be omitted, for example, even for maintenance work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hubertus Bähr, Rainer Eckert, Udo Grossmann, Hans-Joachim Müller
  • Patent number: 8159099
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to increase the degree of automation in the production of an electrical machine. Particularly, the aim is to be able automate the connection of the coils of an electrical machine. For this purpose, provision is made for the coil ends (17) to be connected using at least one busbar (20, 22). The ends (23) of the respective busbars (20, 22) are hot crimped or welded to the associated end (17) of the coil. Thus, it is possible to eliminate manual drilling and welding of the coil ends. Moreover, the hot-crimped and welded connections have a high degree of electric strength and a high current carrying capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ehrfried Dümpert, Rainer Eckert
  • Patent number: 8072103
    Abstract: A dynamoelectric machine includes a stator in which a winding system is positioned, and at least a multi-part plug housing with a pivot joint between housing parts of the plug housing. The plug housing has at least one plug-type connector with at least two plugging elements. At least one housing part of the plug housing is made of electrically conductive material and connected to at least one plugging element by a flexible electric line. The electrically conductive housing part of the plug housing faces the dynamoelectric machine and is connected in an electrically conductive fashion to an electrically conductive surface of a motor housing of the dynamoelectric machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Eckert, Dirk Grosse-Benne
  • Publication number: 20100141064
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to increase the degree of automation in the production of an electrical machine. Particularly, the aim is to be able automate the connection of the coils of an electrical machine. For this purpose, provision is made for the coil ends (17) to be connected using at least one busbar (20, 22). The ends (23) of the respective busbars (20, 22) are hot crimped or welded to the associated end (17) of the coil. Thus, it is possible to eliminate manual drilling and welding of the coil ends. Moreover, the hot-crimped and welded connections have a high degree of electric strength and a high ampacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ehrfried Dümpert, Rainer Eckert