Patents by Inventor Ralf Boning

Ralf Boning 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: 11346236
    Abstract: A guide vane for a variable turbine geometry and a turbine assembly provided with same are described. The guide vane has an outer face that is at least partly concave in design. The inner face opposite the outer face may also be at least partly concave in design. This gives the guide vane a good functional capability when arranged in a vane ring of a turbine, since an overflow through the gap between the guide vane and the neighboring walls is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Vitesco Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Ivo Sandor, Sebastian Wittwer, Ralf Böning
  • Patent number: 11060453
    Abstract: Disclosed is a turbocharger for an internal combustion engine, having a bearing housing. A turbocharger rotor is mounted to be rotatable in the bearing housing about the rotor axis of rotation of its rotor shaft, wherein a turbine wheel is arranged for conjoint rotation on the rotor shaft and in a turbine housing fixed on the bearing housing. Between the rotor shaft and the bearing housing, an oil seal for sealing the bearing housing with respect to the turbine housing is arranged between the turbine wheel and a radial bearing associated with the turbine wheel in order to seal the bearing housing with respect to the turbine housing. A predetermined breaking point is formed for the turbocharger rotor of the turbocharger which lies in a breaking point region and extends axially between the turbine wheel back and an axial end, facing the turbine wheel back, of the rotor-shaft oil seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Vitesco Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Böning, Michael Klaus, Dirk Frankenstein, Bernhard Lehmayr, Bruno Ferling
  • Patent number: 11002154
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a turbocharger for a combustion machine, having a bearing housing, in which a rotor shaft is mounted so as to be rotatable about a rotor axis of rotation. An exhaust-gas turbine with a turbine wheel is arranged rotationally conjointly on the rotor shaft and which has an impeller blade arrangement with multiple turbine blades, and with a turbine housing is mechanically fixed to the bearing housing and which surrounds the turbine wheel With respect to a meridional view of the exhaust-gas turbine, the turbine housing and the turbine wheel are designed and adapted to one another such that the following condition is satisfied: L cover L axTip > 1 - Tip clr R in × 3 ? ? 4 × 1 ( 1 - R out R in ) .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Vitesco Technologies GMBH
    Inventors: Ivo Sandor, Sebastian Wittwer, Michael Klaus, Ralf Böning
  • Publication number: 20210131297
    Abstract: A guide vane for a variable turbine geometry and a turbine assembly provided with same are described. The guide vane has an outer face that is at least partly concave in design. The inner face opposite the outer face may also be at least partly concave in design. This gives the guide vane a good functional capability when arranged in a vane ring of a turbine, since an overflow through the gap between the guide vane and the neighboring walls is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Vitesco Technologies GMBH
    Inventors: Ivo Sandor, Sebastian Wittwer, Ralf Böning
  • Patent number: 10774732
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine includes an intake duct for air, an exhaust-gas duct, a turbine arranged in the exhaust-gas duct, and a compressor impeller arranged in the intake duct, which turbine and compressor impeller are both arranged on a common shaft, wherein the exhaust-gas duct has a spiral housing which coaxially surrounds the turbine, and wherein, between the spiral housing and the turbine, a ring-shaped gap is provided through which the exhaust-gas flow flows circumferentially to the turbine, and wherein, in the ring-shaped gap, guide vanes are arranged which are rotatable about an adjustment axis by an adjustment mechanism for controlling the flow resistance. To compensate thermal expansions and shrinkages of the guide vanes under different operating conditions, the adjustment mechanism additionally has a displacement mechanism for displacing the guide vanes in the ring-shaped gap. The displacement mechanism is directly coupled to the adjustment mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Jan Ehrhard, Ralf Böning
  • Publication number: 20200056542
    Abstract: Disclosed is a turbocharger for an internal combustion engine, having a bearing housing. A turbocharger rotor is mounted to be rotatable in the bearing housing about the rotor axis of rotation of its rotor shaft, wherein a turbine wheel is arranged for conjoint rotation on the rotor shaft and in a turbine housing fixed on the bearing housing. Between the rotor shaft and the bearing housing, an oil seal for sealing the bearing housing with respect to the turbine housing is arranged between the turbine wheel and a radial bearing associated with the turbine wheel in order to seal the bearing housing with respect to the turbine housing. A predetermined breaking point is formed for the turbocharger rotor of the turbocharger which lies in a breaking point region and extends axially between the turbine wheel back and an axial end, facing the turbine wheel back, of the rotor-shaft oil seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf Böning, Michael Klaus, Dirk Frankenstein, Bernhard Lehmayr, Bruno Ferling
  • Publication number: 20200003079
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a turbocharger for a combustion machine, having a bearing housing, in which a rotor shaft is mounted so as to be rotatable about a rotor axis of rotation. An exhaust-gas turbine with a turbine wheel is arranged rotationally conjointly on the rotor shaft and which has an impeller blade arrangement with multiple turbine blades, and with a turbine housing is mechanically fixed to the bearing housing and which surrounds the turbine wheel With respect to a meridional view of the exhaust-gas turbine, the turbine housing and the turbine wheel are designed and adapted to one another such that the following condition is satisfied: L cover L axTip > 1 - Tip clr R in × 3 ? ? 4 × 1 ( 1 - R out R in ) .
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: CPT Group GMBH
    Inventors: Ivo Sandor, Sebastian Wittwer, Michael Klaus, Ralf Böning
  • Publication number: 20180119609
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine includes an intake duct for air, an exhaust-gas duct, a turbine arranged in the exhaust-gas duct, and a compressor impeller arranged in the intake duct, which turbine and compressor impeller are both arranged on a common shaft, wherein the exhaust-gas duct has a spiral housing which coaxially surrounds the turbine, and wherein, between the spiral housing and the turbine, a ring-shaped gap is provided through which the exhaust-gas flow flows circumferentially to the turbine, and wherein, in the ring-shaped gap, guide vanes are arranged which are rotatable about an adjustment axis by an adjustment mechanism for controlling the flow resistance. To compensate thermal expansions and shrinkages of the guide vanes under different operating conditions, the adjustment mechanism additionally has a displacement mechanism for displacing the guide vanes in the ring-shaped gap. The displacement mechanism is directly coupled to the adjustment mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Jan Ehrhard, Ralf Böning
  • Patent number: 9856783
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger includes a turbine housing and a wastegate which is disposed in the turbine housing. The turbine housing is water-cooled. An electric wastegate actuator is an integrated constituent part of the turbine housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Mathias Bogner, Ralf Böning, Ralph-Maurice Kömpel, Marc Hiller, Roland Herfurth
  • Patent number: 9683482
    Abstract: A turbocharger includes a turbine with a turbine wheel, a compressor with a compressor wheel and a shaft mounted in a bearing unit. The turbine wheel and the compressor wheel are disposed on the shaft. The turbine wheel is disposed in a turbine housing. The compressor wheel is disposed in a compressor housing. The turbocharger is integrated into an aperture or recess of the cylinder head of an engine and the turbine housing is formed integrally in the cylinder head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Fäth, Ralf Böning
  • Patent number: 9109501
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger includes a turbine housing and a wastegate which is disposed in the turbine housing and has a wastegate flap. The wastegate flap can be adjusted by an output shaft of a wastegate actuator. The output shaft has a central axis. The wastegate actuator is an integral constituent part of the turbine housing. During an adjustment of the wastegate flap, the output shaft of the wastegate actuator interacts with a wastegate spindle which has a central axis. The output shaft of the wastegate actuator is thermally decoupled from the wastegate spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Mathias Bogner, Ralf Böning, Ralph-Maurice Kömpel, Marc Hiller, Roland Herfurth
  • Patent number: 8991174
    Abstract: A turbine for an exhaust turbocharger, in particular for a motor vehicle, has a turbine flap which controls an exhaust volume flowing through the turbine. A wastegate valve directs exhaust past the turbine and a wastegate flap controls an exhaust volume flowing through the wastegate valve. We also provide for an exhaust turbocharger, a motor vehicle having such an exhaust turbocharger, and for a method for operating such an exhaust turbocharger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Böning, Roland Herfurth, Achim Koch, Christoph Sparrer
  • Publication number: 20150075312
    Abstract: A method and a device for orienting an actuator of an exhaust-gas turbocharger which has an actuator that is equipped with an actuator housing and is connected to a control rod. First, an actuator holder is fastened to the compressor housing of the exhaust-gas turbocharger. Then the actuator is inserted into the actuator holder. Then the actuator is positioned within the actuator holder. Then a compensating material is introduced through an injection opening into a compensating-material receiving space which is provided in the actuator holder. Finally, the compensating material is hardened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Ralf Böning, Simon Baensch, Bruno Ferling, Dirk Frankenstein
  • Patent number: 8794917
    Abstract: A turbocharger, which is particularly suitable for a motor vehicle, includes: a rotor shaft with a turbine impeller and a compressor impeller disposed thereon. The rotor shaft has a roller bearing assembly for mounting in the housing of the turbocharger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Böning, Hartmut Claus, Dirk Frankenstein, Holger Fäth, Jochen Held, Stefan Krauβ, Stefan Nowack
  • Patent number: 8727711
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Böning, Dirk Frankenstein, Holger Fäth, Marc Hiller
  • Publication number: 20130340426
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger includes a turbine housing and a wastegate which is disposed in the turbine housing. The turbine housing is water-cooled. An electric wastegate actuator is an integrated constituent part of the turbine housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Mathias Bogner, Ralf Böning, Ralph-Maurice Kömpel, Marc Hiller, Roland Herfurth
  • Publication number: 20130327036
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger includes a turbine housing and a wastegate which is disposed in the turbine housing and has a wastegate flap. The wastegate flap can be adjusted by an output shaft of a wastegate actuator. The output shaft has a central axis. The wastegate actuator is an integral constituent part of the turbine housing. During an adjustment of the wastegate flap, the output shaft of the wastegate actuator interacts with a wastegate spindle which has a central axis. The output shaft of the wastegate actuator is thermally decoupled from the wastegate spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: CONTINENTIAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Mathias Bogner, Ralf Böning, Ralph-Maurice Kömpel, Marc Hiller, Roland Herfurth
  • Publication number: 20130287564
    Abstract: A turbocharger includes a turbine with a turbine wheel, a compressor with a compressor wheel and a shaft mounted in a bearing unit. The turbine wheel and the compressor wheel are disposed on the shaft. The turbine wheel is disposed in a turbine housing. The compressor wheel is disposed in a compressor housing. The turbocharger is integrated into an aperture or recess of the cylinder head of an engine and the turbine housing is formed integrally in the cylinder head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Fäth, Ralf Böning
  • Publication number: 20130272857
    Abstract: A method produces a casting, in particular a housing of a turbocharger. Wherein at least one mold part for forming the casting has a respective parting plane which is arranged at a predetermined angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the casting, and wherein at least one core element is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf Böning, Stefan Krauss, Stefan Nowack, Friedheim Reitz, Burkhard Strieder
  • Patent number: 8459938
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adjusting ring (1) for adjusting the blades of the VTG distributor of exhaust gas turbochargers, comprising a bearing ring (2) and a lever engagement ring (3) connected to said bearing ring (2), the bearing ring (2) and lever engagement ring (3) being separately manufactured individual parts which are connected to each other by means of a separate connection means (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Holger Fäth, Ralf Böning, Dirk Frankenstein