Patents by Inventor Siegfried Sumser

Siegfried Sumser 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: 10724434
    Abstract: A turbine has a turbine housing with a receiving region, a turbine wheel which is disposed in the receiving region, a duct formed by the turbine housing, through which exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine can flow and which opens into the receiving region, and a tongue slide which has a tongue which is assigned to the duct and which can be displaced relative to the turbine housing about the rotational axis such that a flow cross section of the duct can be set. The exhaust gas which flows through the duct can be guided via the flow cross section into the receiving region and can be fed to the turbine wheel. The turbine is configured as a half-axial flow turbine in which a respective flow direction runs obliquely with respect to the axial direction and obliquely with respect to the radial direction of the turbine wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Siegfried Sumser, Markus Mueller, Paul Loeffler
  • Publication number: 20200032705
    Abstract: A turbine has a turbine housing with a receiving region, a turbine wheel which is disposed in the receiving region, a duct formed by the turbine housing, through which exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine can flow and which opens into the receiving region, and a tongue slide which has a tongue which is assigned to the duct and which can be displaced relative to the turbine housing about the rotational axis such that a flow cross section of the duct can be set. The exhaust gas which flows through the duct can be guided via the flow cross section into the receiving region and can be fed to the turbine wheel. The turbine is configured as a half-axial flow turbine in which a respective flow direction runs obliquely with respect to the axial direction and obliquely with respect to the radial direction of the turbine wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Siegfried SUMSER, Markus MUELLER, Paul LOEFFLER
  • Patent number: 9447723
    Abstract: In an internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle having an exhaust gas turbo-charger comprising a compressor arranged in an intake tract of the internal combustion engine and a turbine arranged in an exhaust gas tract of the internal combustion engine, with a turbine wheel disposed the turbine housing, an adjustment device is provided by means of which a spiral inlet cross section of a spiral turbine inlet channel and a nozzle cross section of the spiral inlet channel to the turbine wheel are jointly adjustable by a common adjustment device. The invention further relates to an exhaust gas turbocharger, a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine and a method for operating an internal combustion engine having an exhaust gas turbocharger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Torsten Hirth, Stephan Krätschmer, Michael Stiller, Siegfried Sumser
  • Patent number: 9399923
    Abstract: In a turbine for an exhaust gas turbocharger having a turbine housing which has a first and a second spiral channel with the second spiral channel extending over a wrap angle range of less than 360 degrees of a turbine wheel of the turbine, and the first spiral channel having a larger wrap angle range than the second spiral channel and the spiral channels being arranged adjacent each other in at least one angular range which includes the wrap angle ranges, the nozzle has an overall nozzle width via which exhaust gas is admitted to the turbine wheel over a respective partial nozzle width of the spiral channels wherein the partial nozzle width of the first spiral channel is greater than the partial nozzle width of the first spiral channel in the first angular range, at least in a further angular range of the wrap angle range which is different from the at least one angular range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Nils Brinkert, Siegfried Sumser
  • Patent number: 9291092
    Abstract: In a turbine for an exhaust gas turbocharger of an internal combustion engine having a housing part with accommodation space including a turbine wheel and at least one spiral channel via which exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine may flow. The spiral channel has an outlet cross-section via which the turbine wheel accommodated in the accommodation space may be acted on by the exhaust gas, and has at least one blocking member, which is connected to an adjusting part so as to be movable hereby in the peripheral direction of the accommodation space for adjusting the outlet cross-section (AR, AR?, AR,RGR). A bypass duct is provided, via which exhaust gas can bypass the turbine wheel and whose flow cross-section is also adjustable by the blocking member moved the adjusting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Siegfried Sumser, Torsten Hirth, Slefgried Weber
  • Patent number: 9121345
    Abstract: In a turbine for an exhaust gas turbocharger of an internal combustion engine having a housing part which has a receiving chamber and which comprises a spiral duct through which exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine can flow, the spiral duct having an outlet cross-section via which exhaust gas is directed onto a turbine wheel disposed in the receiving chamber whereby the turbine wheel can be rotated, at least one flow control member is provided which can be moved in the circumferential direction of the receiving chamber and by means of which the flow cross-section can be adjusted, wherein a warp angle of the outer contour region of the wall over which the flow cross-section can be adjusted is smaller than a wrap angle over which the outer contour region thereof extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Torsten Hirth, Siegfried Sumser
  • Patent number: 9021803
    Abstract: In a turbine for an exhaust gas turbocharger having a turbine housing with a turbine rotor rotatable supported therein and including spiral channels for directing exhaust gas onto the turbine wheel, at least one annular blocking element is supported between the spiral channels and the turbine wheel so as to be rotatable in the peripheral direction of the turbine wheel and additionally movable in the axial direction of the turbine wheel for a controlling the exhaust gas flow to the turbine wheel between impulse turbine mode when extended into the space between the turbine wheel and the spiral chamber and an accumulation made when retracted, with the gas flow through the turbine wheel or by-passing the turbine wheel being adjustable by rotation of the blocking element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Thorsten Hirth, Siegfried Sumser, Siegfried Weber
  • Patent number: 8997485
    Abstract: In a turbine for an exhaust gas turbocharger of an internal combustion engine comprising a turbine housing part, which has at least two spiral channels with respective inlets through which exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine is directed onto a turbine rotor disposed in the turbine housing part, the turbine housing part is disposed in an accommodating chamber, which is formed by a further housing part of the turbine, and from which accommodating chamber exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine can flow through the channel inlets into the spiral channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Siegfried Sumser, Torsten Hirth
  • Patent number: 8951007
    Abstract: In the turbine housing for an exhaust gas turbocharger of a drive assembly at least one spiral channel, which can be coupled to an exhaust gas line of the drive assembly is provided A receiving chamber for a turbine wheel to which exhaust gas can be supplied is disposed upstream of the at least one spiral channel. The turbine wheel is disposed in the turbine housing so as to be rotatable about a rotational axis. A guide baffle is arranged fixed to the turbine housing in a transition region between the at least one spiral channel, the guide baffle being connected to the turbine housing by a metal-to-metal joint whereby the guide baffle is connected to the turbine housing in a particular tight manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Siegfried Botsch, Stephan Krätschmer, Markus Müller, Siegfried Sumser
  • Publication number: 20140370412
    Abstract: A charging device for a fuel cell includes a turbine having a housing part with a receiving chamber in which a turbine wheel of the turbine is received so as to be rotatable relative to the housing part about an axis of rotation. The turbine wheel includes impeller vanes via which a medium, in particular a gaseous waste gas of the fuel cell, can flow against the turbine wheel in an inlet region, and which are curved forwards at least in the inlet region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Siegfried Sumser, Andreas Knoop, Paul Loeffler, Hans-Jörg Schabel, Benjamin Steinhauser
  • Patent number: 8827635
    Abstract: In a turbine housing for an exhaust gas turbocharger of an internal combustion engine with at least one spiral channel, which can be coupled into an exhaust gas flow of an exhaust tract of the internal combustion engine, and a receiving space for a turbine wheel which is disposed downstream of the at least one spiral channel and can be acted upon by the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine passing through the at least one spiral channel of the turbine housing, there is at least one partial housing including the at least one spiral channel, and a housing module which is fastened to the partial housing and has a vane structure disposed upstream of the receiving space which also includes an attachment surface for a bearing section of the exhaust gas turbocharger. The invention also resides in an exhaust gas turbocharger with such a turbine housing as well as to a method for producing such a turbine housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Stephan Krätschmer, Paul Löffler, Markus Müller, Siegfried Sumser
  • Publication number: 20140050568
    Abstract: In a turbine for an exhaust gas turbocharger having a turbine housing including a turbine wheel with blades, each having a leading edge and a trailing edge, an adjusting device is provided controlling the flow to the leading blade edges of the turbine wheel and also a device for controlling the flow from the trailing edges of the turbine wheel blades, both devices are coupled to one another so as to be adjustable by a single actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Nils Brinkert, Siegfried Sumser
  • Patent number: 8621863
    Abstract: In a turbocharger for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, comprising a turbine housing having first and second spiral passages, each of which is connected to at least one exhaust gas line of an exhaust train of the internal combustion engine and a turbine wheel disposed within a rotor chamber of the turbine housing and connected to a compressor impeller via a drive shaft for rotation with the impeller, the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine can be routed through the spiral passages for admission to the turbine wheel via the first and second spiral passages which have different wrap angles around the turbine wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Stephan Krätschrner, Wolfram Schmid, Michael Stiller, Siegfried Sumser
  • Publication number: 20140003910
    Abstract: In a turbine for an exhaust gas turbocharger having a turbine housing which has a first and a second spiral channel with the second spiral channel extending over a wrap angle range of less than 360 degrees of a turbine wheel of the turbine, and the first spiral channel having a larger wrap angle range than the second spiral channel and the spiral channels being arranged adjacent each other in at least one angular range which includes the wrap angle ranges, the nozzle has an overall nozzle width via which exhaust gas is admitted to the turbine wheel over a respective partial nozzle width of the spiral channels wherein the partial nozzle width of the first spiral channel is greater than the partial nozzle width of the first spiral channel in the first angular range, at least in a further angular range of the wrap angle range which is different from the at least one angular range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Nils BRINKERT, Siegfried SUMSER
  • Publication number: 20140000256
    Abstract: In a turbine for an exhaust gas turbocharger having a turbine housing with a turbine rotor rotatable supported therein and including spiral channels for directing exhaust gas onto the turbine wheel, at least one annular blocking element is supported between the spiral channels and the turbine wheel so as to be rotatable in the peripheral direction of the turbine wheel and additionally movable in the axial direction of the turbine wheel for a controlling the exhaust gas flow to the turbine wheel between impulse turbine mode when extended into the space between the turbine wheel and the spiral chamber and an accumulation made when retracted, with the gas flow through the turbine wheel or by-passing the turbine wheel being adjustable by rotation of the blocking element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Torsten HIRTH, Siegfried SUMSER, Siegfried WEBER
  • Publication number: 20130330178
    Abstract: In a turbine of an exhaust gas turbocharger an insert element which is provided for insertion into a turbine housing has a spiral port which extends in the circumferential direction of the insert element over at least part of the circumference thereof and by which the exhaust gas flow through the turbine is controlled. The insert element is open in the axial direction on at least at one end face thereof which end face is biased in sealing contact with the turbine housing. The insert element has a central axial opening with a spiral port for accommodating a turbine wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Torsten Hirth, Benjamin Schaal, Siegfried Sumser
  • Publication number: 20130327038
    Abstract: In a turbine for an exhaust gas turbocharger of an internal combustion engine having a housing part with accommodation space including a turbine wheel and at least one spiral channel via which exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine may flow. The spiral channel has an outlet cross-section via which the turbine wheel accommodated in the accommodation space may be acted on by the exhaust gas, and has at least one blocking member, which is connected to an adjusting part so as to be movable hereby in the peripheral direction of the accommodation space for adjusting the outlet cross-section (AR, AR?, AR,RGR). A bypass duct is provided, via, which exhaust gas can bypass the turbine wheel and whose flow cross-section is also adjustable by the blocking member moved the adjusting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Siegfried Sumser, Torsten Hirth, Slefgried Weber
  • Patent number: 8567190
    Abstract: In an air supplier particularly for air supply systems for fuel cells including a compressor having a housing with a radial diffuser and including a rotor operated by an electric motor, a diverting channel is connected to the radial diffuser providing a communication path guiding the air via an axial annular channel to an inwardly extending collecting chamber via a final diffuser formed by a curved end section of a wall delimiting the annular passage and an inwardly curved wall area of the collection chamber, the compressor housing having an outer diameter is not substantially larger than the outer diameter of the electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Siegfried Sumser, Manfred Stute, Paul Löffler
  • Publication number: 20130276444
    Abstract: In a turbine for an exhaust gas turbocharger of an internal combustion engine having a housing part which has a receiving chamber and which comprises a spiral duct through which exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine can flow, the spiral duct having an outlet cross-section via which exhaust gas is directed onto a turbine wheel disposed in the receiving chamber whereby the turbine wheel can be rotated, at least one flow control member is provided which can be moved in the circumferential direction of the receiving chamber and by means of which the flow cross-section can be adjusted, wherein a warp angle of the outer contour region of the wall over which the flow cross-section can be adjusted is smaller than a wrap angle over which the outer contour region thereof extends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Torsten Hirth, Siegfried Sumser
  • Patent number: 8522549
    Abstract: In a radial compressor, particularly of an exhaust gas turbocharger of an internal combustion engine, having a compressor housing within which a compressor wheel is disposed for compressing air from an inflow channel of the compressor housing and directing the air to an outflow channel of the compressor housing, the compressor housing comprising a bypass channel having a first flow opening upstream of an axial compressor wheel inlet and a second flow opening downstream of the compressor wheel inlet, the compressor housing is configured at least in a flow region upstream of the second flow opening in an asymmetric manner with regard to a rotational axis of the compressor wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Siegfried Sumser, Stephan Krätschmer, Michael Stiller