Patents by Inventor Ralf Böning
Ralf Böning 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: 20110014036Abstract: A heat shield, in particular for a turbocharger, has a disk or a pot shape which is stepped once or multiple times. The disc or pot shape has an outer edge, and the outer edge is provided with at least one opening section. The opening section forms a web section with the outer edge, said web section being bent outward in order to form a spring arm. The web section is either designed as closed or as open at one point.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2008Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Ralf Boening, Holger Faeth, Christian Uhlig, Robert Vetter
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Publication number: 20110014033Abstract: A turbocharger with a variable turbine geometry, includes at least one rolling body element respectively disposed on an associated fixing element for the variable turbine geometry. A device for adjusting the variable turbine geometry can roll off on the respective rolling body element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2009Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Ralf Böning, Dirk Frankenstein, Holger Fäth, Marc Hiller
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Publication number: 20110000209Abstract: A turbocharger has a wastegate duct that can be opened and closed by way of an actuator. The actuator encompasses a closing element that can be pivoted into the wastegate duct to close the same. This allows the required closing force, and hence also the size of the required actuator, to be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2008Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Ralf Boening, Hartmut Claus, Dirk Frankenstein, Holger Faeth, Markus Heldmann, Stefan Krauss
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Publication number: 20100296924Abstract: A guide vane, particularly for a turbocharger, has a line of curvature with at least one or more sectors having a discontinuous course.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2008Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Ralf Böning, Tobias Dettmann, Holger Fäth, Andre Kaufmann
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Publication number: 20100192571Abstract: A turbocharger has a turbocharger housing and a through opening for a shaft. The shaft is pivotally supported in the housing by way of a bearing arrangement. Lubricating oil is supplied for lubricating the bearings. A section of the shaft is provided on the outside of at least one bearing, the section forming a gap together with the housing. The gap is configured as a lubricating oil regulator in order to at least reduce a passage of lubricating oil from the sides of the bearing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2008Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Ralf Böning, Hartmut Claus, Dirk Frankenstein, Holger Fäth, Jochen Held, Stefan Krauss, Stefan Nowack
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Publication number: 20100189558Abstract: A turbocharger has a turbocharger housing with a bearing housing and at least one impeller housing. The bearing housing and the impeller housing are screwed together by way of a screw anchor connection, and at least one head of an anchor of the screw anchor connection is covered by a cover element.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2008Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Ralf Böning, Hartmut Claus, Dirk Frankenstein, Holger Fäth, Jochen Held, Stefan Krauss, Stefan Nowack
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Publication number: 20100089057Abstract: An axial bearing for a turbocharger contains a through hole for a shaft and at least one at least partially or completely circulating segment section on a first and second side of the axial bearing. At least one bearing surface is disposed in the segment section. At least one oil pocket is on the first side of the axial bearing. The oil pocket is connected to at least one recess opening outwards, the recess being configured such that it connects the oil pocket for oil supply purposes to the respective segment section and the bearing surface(s) thereof on the first and second side of the axial bearing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Ralf Böning, Hartmut Claus, Dirk Frankenstein, Holger Fäth, Jochen Held, Stefan Krauss, Stefan Nowack
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Publication number: 20100054934Abstract: A turbocharger for a motor vehicle has a compressor housing, a turbine housing, a bearing housing, and at least one flange on the compressor side. The turbine housing is force-locked with the bearing housing by way of a fastening element that is arranged on the flange on the compressor side, thereby allowing the complete automatic assembly of the turbocharger.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Ralf Böning, Claus Hartmut, Dirk Frankenstein, Holger Fäth, Jochen Held, Stefan Krauss, Stefan Nowack
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Publication number: 20100014961Abstract: The invention relates to a turbocharger (1) having variable turbine geometry (VTG) having a turbine housing (2) with a supply duct (9) for exhaust gases; having a turbine rotor (4) which is rotatably mounted in the turbine housing (2); and having a guide grate (18) which surrounds the turbine rotor (4) radially at the outside, which guide grate (18) has a blade mounting ring (6) which has a plurality of guide blades (7) which in each case have a blade shaft (8) mounted in the blade mounting ring (6), which guide grate (18) has an adjusting ring (5) which is operatively connected to the guide blades (7) by means of associated blade levers (20) which are fastened to the blade shafts (8) at one of their ends, wherein each blade lever (20) has, at the other end, a lever head (23) which can be placed in engagement with an associated engagement recess (24) of the adjusting ring (5), and which guide grate (18) has a stop (25) at least for setting the minimum throughflow through the nozzle cross sections which are foType: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2007Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: BORGWARNER INC.Inventors: Ralf Böning, Dietmar Metz
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Patent number: 7600969Abstract: A turbocharger comprising a cartridge which is arranged in a turbine casing for variable turbine geometry; a bearing housing which is arranged between the turbine casing and a compressor housing of a compressor impeller and in which a bearing assembly is arranged for a shaft which supports the turbine wheel and the compressor impeller; and a spring washer which is arranged between the cartridge and the bearing housing, the spring washer being composed of at least two material layers.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2005Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.Inventors: Dirk Frankenstein, Ralf Boening, Hartmut Weiss
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Publication number: 20090226304Abstract: The invention relates to an adjusting shaft arrangement (1) of a variable turbine geometry turbocharger or waste gate turbocharger having an adjusting shaft (2) which has a fastening section (3); having a lever (4) which is connected to the adjusting shaft (2) via the fastening section (3); having a sleeve (5) which is arranged on a base body (6) of the adjusting shaft (2); and having a seal (7) which is arranged in the region of the base body (6) between the sleeve (5) and the adjusting shaft (2); the main body (6) of the adjusting shaft (2) having a stepped outer contour; and the sleeve (5) having an inner contour with a stepped inner contour which complements the design of the base body (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2006Publication date: September 10, 2009Applicant: BORGWARNER INC.Inventors: Dirk Frankenstein, Volker Paul, Ralf Boening
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Patent number: 7507067Abstract: A turbocharger of variable turbine geometry, comprising: a vane bearing ring assembly including a vane bearing ring and a disk which can be fixed to the vane bearing ring for creating a flow channel; and at least one support pin which is connected with a first end to the vane bearing ring and which is welded with a second end to the disk which comprises recesses for the support pin end to be welded, the recesses being surrounded by a heat throttle.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2005Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.Inventors: Ralf Boening, Dietmar Metz, Dirk Frankenstein
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Publication number: 20090067996Abstract: The invention relates to a turbocharger with a variable turbine geometry. Said turbocharger comprises a blade bearing ring assembly (1) with a blade bearing ring (2) and a disc (3), which can be fixed to the blade bearing ring (2) to create a flow channel (4) and also comprises at least one bearing pin (5), one first end (6) of which is connected to the blade bearing ring (2) and the second end (7) of which is connected to the disc (3). Both ends of the bearing pin are butt welded to the blade bearing ring (2) and the disc (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2007Publication date: March 12, 2009Applicant: Borg Warner Inc.Inventors: Timo Tries, Ralf Boening, Dirk Frankenstein
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Publication number: 20090060737Abstract: The invention relates to a turbocharger (1) having a cartridge (K), which is arranged in a turbine housing (2), for the variable turbine geometry, having a bearing housing (3) which is arranged between the turbine housing (2) and a compressor housing of a compressor wheel and in which is arranged a bearing arrangement for a shaft (W) which supports the turbine wheel and the compressor wheel, and having a plate spring (4) which is arranged between the cartridge (K) and the bearing housing (3), wherein the plate spring (4) is constructed from at least two material layers (5, 6) and an isolator (17).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2007Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: Borg Warner Inc.Inventors: Dirk Frankenstein, Holger Faeth, Ralf Boening
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Publication number: 20090022581Abstract: The invention relates to a turbocharger (1) with a variable turbine geometry (VTG), comprising a turbine housing (2) that has a supply channel (9) for exhaust gases, a turbine rotor (4), which is rotatably mounted in the turbine housing (2) and a guide baffle (18), which radially surrounds the exterior of the turbine rotor (4) and has a blade bearing ring (6) with a plurality of guide blades (7), each of the latter having a blade shaft (8) that is mounted on the blade bearing ring (6). The guide baffle also has an adjusting ring (5), which interacts with the guide blades (7) by means of associated blade levers (20), which are fixed to the blade shafts (8) by one of their ends (21). The other end (22) of each blade lever (20) is provided with a lever head (23), which can be engaged in an associated engagement recess (24) of the adjusting ring (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2007Publication date: January 22, 2009Applicant: Borg Warner Inc.Inventors: Timo Tries, Ralf Boening
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Patent number: 7303370Abstract: A fluid flow engine comprises: a turbine housing including at least one supply channel for supplying a driving fluid; at least one turbine rotor rotatably supported in the turbine housing about an axis of rotation; and a guiding grid of variable turbine geometry radially outside and surrounding the turbine rotor. The guiding grid comprises a nozzle ring forming one end limitation of a vane space and a plurality of guiding vanes each being pivoted about a pivoting axis and being supported by the nozzle ring so as to supply an adjustable amount of fluid from the supply channel to the turbine rotor. At least one spacer is connected to the nozzle ring for securing an axial distance for enabling the vanes to wove freely. The spacer includes at least one bolt or pin tat penetrates into the nozzle ring.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2004Date of Patent: December 4, 2007Assignee: BorgWarner, Inc.Inventors: Dietmar Metz, Dirk Frankenstein, Ralf Boening
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Patent number: 7189058Abstract: A fluid flow engine comprises a guiding grid in a housing arrangement for housing a turbine wheel. The housing arrangement has a central discharge channel for the fluid driving the turbine wheel. A ring of guiding vanes located around a central axis is mounted to a support ring round the central axis. The support ring is inserted into the housing arrangement and is fastened in an axially and a radially moveable manner to the housing arrangement by a appropriate fastening device which enables such mobility.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2004Date of Patent: March 13, 2007Assignee: Borg Warner Inc.Inventors: Dietmar Metz, Hans-Peter Schmalzl, Ralf Boening
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Publication number: 20060140751Abstract: A turbocharger of variable turbine geometry, comprising: a vane bearing ring assembly including a vane bearing ring and a disk which can be fixed to the vane bearing ring for creating a flow channel; and at least one support pin which is connected with a first end to the vane bearing ring and which is welded with a second end to the disk which comprises recesses for the support pin end to be welded, said recesses being surrounded by a heat throttle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2005Publication date: June 29, 2006Applicant: BorgWarner Inc.Inventors: Ralf Boening, Dietmar Metz, Dirk Frankenstein
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Publication number: 20060127244Abstract: A turbocharger comprising a cartridge which is arranged in a turbine casing for variable turbine geometry; a bearing housing which is arranged between the turbine casing and a compressor housing of a compressor impeller and in which a bearing assembly is arranged for a shaft which supports the turbine wheel and the compressor impeller; and a woodruff key which is arranged between the cartridge and the bearing housing, the woodruff key being composed of at least two material layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2005Publication date: June 15, 2006Applicant: BorgWarner Inc.Inventors: Dirk Frankenstein, Ralf Boening, Hartmut Weiss
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Publication number: 20060034684Abstract: A fluid flow engine comprises a guiding grid in a housing arrangement for housing a turbine wheel. The housing arrangement has a central discharge channel for the fluid driving the turbine wheel. A ring of guiding vanes located around a central axis is mounted to a support ring around the central axis. The support ring is inserted into the housing arrangement and is fastened in an axially and a radially moveable manner to the housing arrangement by a appropriate fastening device which enables such mobility.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2004Publication date: February 16, 2006Inventors: Dietmar Metz, Hans-Peter Schmalzl, Ralf Boening