Patents by Inventor SIMON PFLAUM

SIMON PFLAUM 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).

  • Turbocharger device with spring element for clamping the guide device against the turbine housing, and spring element
    Patent number: 11168579
    Abstract: A turbocharger device includes an annular spring element for axially clamping a guide device of a variable turbine geometry against a turbine housing. The annular spring element rests radially outwardly on the bearing housing and radially inwardly on a component of the guide device. The spring element has an annular radial outer flange in contact with the bearing housing, and a plurality of tabs which extend from the outer flange radially inwardly in the direction of the guide device and come into contact with a component thereof. An annular spring element for such a turbocharger is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Vitesco Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Jan Ehrhard, Holger Faeth, Daniel Kraus, Lukasz Przada, Benjamin Adler, Hildegard Lang, Simon Pflaum
  • TURBOCHARGER DEVICE WITH SPRING ELEMENT FOR CLAMPING THE GUIDE DEVICE AGAINST THE TURBINE HOUSING, AND SPRING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20200248578
    Abstract: A turbocharger device includes an annular spring element for axially clamping a guide device of a variable turbine geometry against a turbine housing. The annular spring element rests radially outwardly on the bearing housing and radially inwardly on a component of the guide device. The spring element has an annular radial outer flange in contact with the bearing housing, and a plurality of tabs which extend from the outer flange radially inwardly in the direction of the guide device and come into contact with a component thereof. An annular spring element for such a turbocharger is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: JAN EHRHARD, HOLGER FAETH, DANIEL KRAUS, LUKASZ PRZADA, BENJAMIN ADLER, HILDEGARD LANG, SIMON PFLAUM