Patents by Inventor Roland Kalb

Roland Kalb 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: 11973402
    Abstract: A drive device, in particular an electric-motor adjustment drive of a motor vehicle, comprising a drive housing having a brushless electric motor mounted therein, the electric motor having a stator having a stator winding and a rotor having a rotor shaft, the rotor shaft being coupled to a transmission mechanism. The drive housing has a transmission mechanism housing and a motor housing, which is connected to the transmission mechanism housing at a connection interface. A plug connection for receiving a mating plug connection is provided on the motor housing or on the transmission mechanism housing, the plug connection having a number of connection contacts. A number of phase connections of the stator winding is led into a joining and/or contacting position. The phase connections are led, for the electrical contacting thereof, to the connection contacts of the plug connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
    Inventors: Roland Kalb, Gabriele Lange, Helmut Pfalzgraf, Wolfgang Strauß, Uwe Christian
  • Publication number: 20240072597
    Abstract: A drive device contains a brushless electric motor having a rotor with a rotor shaft coupled to the rotor, and a stator which has a stator support and a rotating field winding or stator winding with a number of phase connection wires. A gear mechanism housing is provided and has an electronics compartment with a printed circuit board which is accommodated in the compartment and has connection points for the phase connection wires. A housing shaft is provided which is coaxial with respect to the axis of rotation of the rotor shaft and in which the stator is accommodated together with the stator support and the rotor is accommodated together with the rotor shaft. A connection adapter is provided in which the phase connection wires are oriented radially and are accommodated in a connection grid which is adapted to the connection points of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Roland Kalb, Gabriele Lange, Wolfgang Strauss, Stefan Wüst
  • Patent number: 11821252
    Abstract: A drive device for use in an adjusting apparatus configured to adjust a vehicle part, including a drive housing provided with a housing pot, a drive gear disposed in the housing pot and rotatable about an axis of rotation, an output element operatively connected to the drive gear, and a gear cover, connected to the housing pot and annularly extending about the axis of rotation, and including a cover body provided with a first edge portion connected to the housing pot and a second edge portion protruding radially inwards relative to the first edge portion. A height measured axially between the first edge portion and the second edge portion varies with respect to a circumferential direction about the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
    Inventors: Gabriele Lange, Roland Kalb
  • Publication number: 20230179035
    Abstract: A drive device has a transmission housing with an external rotor-type electric motor. The electric motor is coupled to the transmission and is actuated by a motor electronic unit. The electric motor has a stator and a rotor which circulates about the stator and is connected to a drive shaft that is guided through a stator bushing with a first sleeve section for holding the stator bushing in the transmission housing in a rotationally fixed manner and with a second sleeve section. A groove frame insulation which surrounds the stator teeth in the axial direction is placed on the second sleeve section. An annular element which is arranged between the first sleeve section and the groove frame insulation and which has a joint element is placed on the second sleeve section of the stator bushing. The joint element engages into a joint contour of the first sleeve section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Gabriele Lange, Roland Kalb
  • Patent number: 11396769
    Abstract: A power window actuator includes a carrier element having an opening, a cable drum includes a portion is inserted into the opening of the carrier element in such a manner that the portion at least partially extends through the opening, and a cable exit housing disposed on a first side of the carrier element includes a bearing element supporting the cable drum on the first side of the carrier element so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis. At least one bearing element projects radially with respect to the rotation axis from the portion, the bearing element engaging a counter bearing on a periphery of the carrier element surrounding the opening of the carrier element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, BAMBERG
    Inventors: Roland Kalb, Gabriele Lange
  • Publication number: 20220190692
    Abstract: A drive device, having a drive housing with a brushless electric motor which can be installed therein and has a stator winding and a rotor and motor electronics with a printed circuit board, the electric motor being insertable into the drive housing via a housing opening. A main stator body has a number of stator teeth which are arranged in a star shape and around which the stator winding is wound, a number of phase connections of the stator winding being guided into an in particular radially oriented joining position. The printed circuit board has a number of connection sockets corresponding to the number of phase connections, said connection sockets receiving the phase connections as the electric motor is inserted into the drive housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
    Inventors: Uwe CHRISTIAN, Roland KALB, Gabriele LANGE, Helmut PFALZGRAF, Wolfgang STRAUSS
  • Publication number: 20220149696
    Abstract: A drive device, in particular an electric-motor adjustment drive of a motor vehicle, comprising a drive housing having a brushless electric motor mounted therein, the electric motor having a stator having a stator winding and a rotor having a rotor shaft, the rotor shaft being coupled to a transmission mechanism. The drive housing has a transmission mechanism housing and a motor housing, which is connected to the transmission mechanism housing at a connection interface. A plug connection for receiving a mating plug connection is provided on the motor housing or on the transmission mechanism housing, the plug connection having a number of connection contacts. A number of phase connections of the stator winding is led into a joining and/or contacting position. The phase connections are led, for the electrical contacting thereof, to the connection contacts of the plug connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
    Inventors: Roland KALB, Gabriele LANGE, Helmut PFALZGRAF, Wolfgang STRAUß, Uwe CHRISTIAN
  • Patent number: 11313166
    Abstract: It is provided a drive device for an adjustment installation for adjusting a vehicle part, in particular a power window actuator, comprising a carrier element, a cable drum, a cable exit housing which is disposed on a first side of the carrier element and which has a first bearing element for mounting the cable drum so as to be rotatable about a first rotation axis, a drive wheel that is drivable by a motor unit, and a drive housing which is disposed on a second side, facing away from the first side, of the carrier element and which has a second bearing element for mounting the drive wheel so as to be rotatable about a second rotation axis. The cable exit housing and the drive housing are fastened to one another by way of a fastening element which acts between the first bearing element and the second bearing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
    Inventors: Roland Kalb, Gabriele Lange
  • Publication number: 20220098917
    Abstract: A drive device for use in an adjusting apparatus configured to adjust a vehicle part, including a drive housing provided with a housing pot, a drive gear disposed in the housing pot and rotatable about an axis of rotation, an output element operatively connected to the drive gear, and a gear cover, connected to the housing pot and annularly extending about the axis of rotation, and including a cover body provided with a first edge portion connected to the housing pot and a second edge portion protruding radially inwards relative to the first edge portion. A height measured axially between the first edge portion and the second edge portion varies with respect to a circumferential direction about the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
    Inventors: Gabriele LANGE, Roland KALB
  • Patent number: 11286356
    Abstract: A method for fusing aramid fibers, wherein a) at least one area of an aramid fiber is treated with an ionic liquid so that the aramid is partially dissolved, b) the aramid fiber is contacted via the dissolved area with another aramid fiber area with pressure being applied to the contact area, and subsequently c) the partially dissolved area of the aramid is re-coagulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: PROIONIC GMBH
    Inventors: Roland Kalb, Burghardt Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20220085690
    Abstract: A method dynamically balances a rotational body. First, the rotational body is set into rotation and then an imbalance of the rotational body is determined. According to the determined imbalance, material of the rotational body is removed and/or additional material is applied to the rotational body. The removal and/or the application is carried out by a laser beam of a laser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Roland Kalb, Helmut Pfalzgraf
  • Patent number: 11236538
    Abstract: A drive apparatus for an adjusting device for adjusting a vehicle part, in particular a window lifter, comprising a carrier element, a transmission element which can be driven by means of a motor unit, and a drive housing which is arranged on the carrier element and which has a bearing element for rotatably bearing the transmission element about an axis of rotation. The carrier element has at least one first positive-locking element and the drive housing has at least one second positive-locking element, which are in engagement with one another for a rotation-preventing securing action, wherein an elastic dampening element is arranged between the at least one first positive-locking element and the at least one second positive-locking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
    Inventors: Roland Kalb, Gabriele Lange
  • Patent number: 11187024
    Abstract: It is provided a drive device for an adjustment installation for adjusting a vehicle part, in particular a power window actuator, comprising a carrier element; a cable drum; and a cable exit housing which is disposable on the carrier element and which mounts the cable drum so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis and which by way of at least one housing portion is attachable to the carrier element; and a motor unit for electromotively driving the cable drum. The carrier element has a contact structure having a plurality of elevations and depressions that are successively lined up and are mutually disposed in an alternating manner, the at least one housing portion of the cable exit housing by way of a base portion being attachable to the contact structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, BAMBERG
    Inventors: Roland Kalb, Gabriele Lange
  • Patent number: 11084954
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method method for bonding a thermoplastic material by way of providing a thermoplastic material, applying an ionic liquid to a surface of the thermoplastic material, contacting the thermoplastic material with a separate material, and exposing the resulting arrangement to microwave radiation to melt the surface of the thermoplastic material to which the ionic liquid was applied and allow the adherence of the thermoplastic material to the separate material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: PROIONIC GMBH
    Inventors: Robert Wutti, Roland Kalb
  • Publication number: 20200270405
    Abstract: A method for fusing aramid fibers, wherein a) at least one area of an aramid fiber is treated with an ionic liquid so that the aramid is partially dissolved, b) the aramid fiber is contacted via the dissolved area with another aramid fiber area with pressure being applied to the contact area, and subsequently c) the partially dissolved area of the aramid is re-coagulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Roland Kalb, Burghardt Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10723849
    Abstract: A method for welding aramid fibers, wherein a) at least one area of an aramid fiber is treated with an ionic liquid so that the aramid is partially dissolved, b) the aramid fiber is contacted via the dissolved area with another aramid fiber area with pressure being applied to the contact area, and subsequently c) the partially dissolved area of the aramid is re-coagulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: PROIONIC GMBH
    Inventors: Roland Kalb, Burghardt Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10677532
    Abstract: Cooling medium comprising an ionic liquid with a hydrogen content of 0% to 8.5% by weight. The cooling medium can be used in a method for cooling a technical device, examples of which include: metallurgical ovens and their aggregates, ovens and aggregates in the glass and ceramic producing industry, ovens and aggregates in the cement producing industry, reactors and aggregates in gasification of organic matter and biofeedstocks, ovens and aggregates in incineration plants, reactors and aggregates in nuclear power plants, and combustion chambers and aggregates in conventional thermal power plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: PROIONIC GMBH
    Inventor: Roland Kalb
  • Publication number: 20200056416
    Abstract: A drive device for adjusting a cover element of a vehicle, for use in a window lift apparatus, including a gearing element rotatable about a rotation axis and a motor unit which has an input shaft rotatable about a shaft axis for driving the gearing element. The shaft axis of the input shaft is oriented at an oblique angle to the rotation axis of the gearing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, WUERZBURG
    Inventor: Roland KALB
  • Publication number: 20190284863
    Abstract: A drive device for adjusting a covering element of a vehicle, in particular for a window lift apparatus, comprises: an output element for adjusting the covering element; a motor unit, which has an electric motor with a stator, a rotor and an input shaft, which is connected to the rotor and is rotatable about a shaft axis, for driving the output element; and a drive housing, which at least partially encloses the motor unit. The stator is connected via a bearing element to a stationary housing section of the drive housing, wherein the bearing element has a bearing opening in which the input shaft is supported such that it can rotate relative to the stator. In this manner, a drive device is provided which can have favorable operating behavior and provide sufficient torque while having a compact structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, WUERZBURG
    Inventor: Roland KALB
  • Publication number: 20190234130
    Abstract: A drive apparatus for an adjusting device for adjusting a vehicle part, in particular a window lifter, comprising a carrier element, a transmission element which can be driven by means of a motor unit, and a drive housing which is arranged on the carrier element and which has a bearing element for rotatably bearing the transmission element about an axis of rotation. The carrier element has at least one first positive-locking element and the drive housing has at least one second positive-locking element, which are in engagement with one another for a rotation-preventing securing action, wherein an elastic dampening element is arranged between the at least one first positive-locking element and the at least one second positive-locking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, BAMBERG
    Inventors: Roland KALB, Gabriele LANGE