Patents by Inventor Stefan Konias
Stefan Konias 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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Patent number: 11231122Abstract: A pressure compensated solenoid valve with fluid flow force balancing is provided. The solenoid valve includes an armature and a valve plunger arranged to transport hydraulic fluid from a supply end of a valve plunger to an upper end of the armature facilitating a resultant upper fluid force that acts upon the upper end of the armature to balance a resultant lower fluid force that acts on the supply end of the valve plunger. The solenoid valve includes a poppet that is configured as a pressure-relief valve for maintaining a minimum fluid pressure within an actuation fluid gallery. An inlet fluid force of the poppet is balanced by an outlet fluid force of the poppet.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & CoInventors: David Becker, Stefan Konias
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Publication number: 20200271238Abstract: A pressure compensated solenoid valve with fluid flow force balancing is provided. The solenoid valve includes an armature and a valve plunger arranged to transport hydraulic fluid from a supply end of a valve plunger to an upper end of the armature facilitating a resultant upper fluid force that acts upon the upper end of the armature to balance a resultant lower fluid force that acts on the supply end of the valve plunger. The solenoid valve includes a poppet that is configured as a pressure-relief valve for maintaining a minimum fluid pressure within an actuation fluid gallery. An inlet fluid force of the poppet is balanced by an outlet fluid force of the poppet.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & CoInventors: David Becker, Stefan Konias
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Patent number: 9659697Abstract: An actuator (1) including at least one electromagnet (121, 122, 13, 14, 16, 17, 181, 182, 19, a magnet housing (11), at least one thrust pin (24) and at least one movable armature (14) with a respective plunger (16) that is movable in an axial direction is provided. When the at least one electromagnet (10) is energized, an axial movement of the at least one armature (14) can be transmitted via the at least one plunger (16) to the at least one thrust pin (24). At least one lever (30) is provided which is pivotably mounted on one side in the magnet housing (11) and with which at least one plunger (16) and the at least one thrust pin (24) are operatively connected such that the axial movement of the at least one plunger (16) can be transmitted to the at least one thrust pin (24).Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2014Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Martin Steigerwald, Jens Hoppe, Stefan Konias
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Patent number: 9443649Abstract: A coil (4) for a solenoid valve (2) in particular for actuating a camshaft adjuster, including a coil carrier (6) with an underside, a pot (8) with a base on which the underside of the coil carrier (6) is placed and with a wall which forms an intermediate space (16) with respect to the coil carrier (6), and a yoke disk (10) which is placed on the pot (8) with coil carrier (6) and which covers the intermediate space (16), wherein the intermediate space (16) is open via a flow gap (34) between the yoke disk (10) and the coil carrier (6) and/or between the yoke disk (10) and the pot (8) and is provided for receiving a filler (36). The flow gap (34) is formed for the hardening of the filler (36).Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2012Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jens Hoppe, Stefan Konias, Uwe Wunderlich, Richard Baier
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Publication number: 20160125990Abstract: An actuator (1) including at least one electromagnet (121, 122, 13, 14, 16, 17, 181, 182, 19, a magnet housing (11), at least one thrust pin (24) and at least one movable armature (14) with a respective plunger (16) that is movable in an axial direction is provided. When the at least one electromagnet (10) is energized, an axial movement of the at least one armature (14) can be transmitted via the at least one plunger (16) to the at least one thrust pin (24). At least one lever (30) is provided which is pivotably mounted on one side in the magnet housing (11) and with which at least one plunger (16) and the at least one thrust pin (24) are operatively connected such that the axial movement of the at least one plunger (16) can be transmitted to the at least one thrust pin (24).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2014Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Martin STRIGERWALD, Jens HOPPE, Stefan KONIAS
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Publication number: 20150295348Abstract: An electrical plug connection that includes a plug (1) provided with contact pins (2), a mating plug (3) having sleeve contacts, and a device for reciprocally bracing the plug (1) to the mating plug (3) once the plugs (1 and 3) have been joined together, and in particular for making contact between an electromagnet of a control valve of a camshaft adjustment system of a reciprocating-piston internal combustion engine, and a control line.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2013Publication date: October 15, 2015Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies GMBH & Co. KGInventors: Stefan Konias, Jens Hoppe
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Patent number: 9074694Abstract: A control device for hydraulic media with a control valve, in particular, a proportional valve that has a sleeve housing provided with radial openings, wherein at least one pressurized flow feed line, at least one control line, and at least one return line are connected to the openings, and the opening for the pressurized flow feed line is connected to a ring-shaped groove, with a control slide that has control edges and is supported in the sleeve housing so that it can move in the axial direction and is actuated by an electromagnetically constructed control unit, advantageously for controlling a phase adjustment device for the variable adjustment of the control times of gas exchange valves of a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine. A non-return valve is installed in the pressurized flow feed line or in the ring-shaped groove that is arranged in the sleeve housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2013Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Jens Hoppe, Stefan Konias
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Patent number: 8978697Abstract: A filter element for a control valve of a camshaft adjuster. The filter element has an annular filter fabric for extracting particles, and a gripping frame for fastening the annular filter fabric. The gripping frame is designed here for the planar bracing of the annular filter fabric on the control valve. Furthermore, a control valve is disclosed for a camshaft adjuster with a corresponding filter element.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2011Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jens Hoppe, Stefan Konias
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Patent number: 8844900Abstract: An activation element of an electromagnetic actuating unit of a hydraulic valve which has an armature that is essentially cylindrical and which is arranged in a slidable fashion in the actuating unit. Also, a method for manufacturing an activation element of an electromagnetic actuating unit of a hydraulic valve. The activation element has at least one substantially cylindrical armature, one plunger rod and one magnet cone. The plunger rod and the magnet cone are embodied in one piece with the armature.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2011Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jens Hoppe, Stefan Konias, Yi Wang
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Publication number: 20140216376Abstract: A coil (4) for a solenoid valve (2) in particular for actuating a camshaft adjuster, including a coil carrier (6) with an underside, a pot (8) with a base on which the underside of the coil carrier (6) is placed and with a wall which forms an intermediate space (16) with respect to the coil carrier (6), and a yoke disk (10) which is placed on the pot (8) with coil carrier (6) and which covers the intermediate space (16), wherein the intermediate space (16) is open via a flow gap (34) between the yoke disk (10) and the coil carrier (6) and/or between the yoke disk (10) and the pot (8) and is provided for receiving a filler (36). The flow gap (34) is formed for the hardening of the filler (36).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2012Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co., KGInventors: Jens Hoppe, Stefan Konias, Uwe Wunderlich, Richard Baier
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Patent number: 8684041Abstract: A control valve (14) for a device (1) for altering the valve timing for gas exchange valves (110, 111) of an internal combustion engine (100) is provided. A non-return valve (54) is located within an annular groove (44) formed on one of the components of the control valve (14) and pressurized medium flows through the annular groove. The assembly of the device is facilitated.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2006Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Stefan Konias, Jens Hoppe
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Patent number: 8534322Abstract: A hydraulic directional valve which has a valve housing and a filter element. At least one groove encircles the valve housing and the filter element is arranged in the groove and has at least one frame element and a filter fabric which is firmly connected to the frame element. The groove has a groove base and two side walls which extend substantially in the radial direction and circumferential direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2009Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Jens Hoppe, Stefan Konias
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Publication number: 20130200289Abstract: A control valve for a cam shaft adjuster, including a valve housing and a control piston, which is designed as an injection-molded product and is axially displaceably mounted within the valve housing and which has a substantially tubular main body, wherein the control piston, on an end face, has an actuating surface for a control component. To this end, the control piston includes, at an end thereof, an axially extending molded-on component which includes a gate point on one of the lateral faces thereof. Such a design of a control valve allows the control piston to be securely guided within the valve housing at low manufacturing cost of the control piston.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2011Publication date: August 8, 2013Inventors: Jens Hoppe, Stefan Konias
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Patent number: 8477002Abstract: An electromagnetic hydraulic valve, having a solenoid (1) with a coil carrier (3), which receives at least one coil (4) in a completely encapsulated manner in an injection-molded encapsulation (7) and carries at least one terminal, wherein the terminal is formed of individual segments (10, 11) which are inserted into radially extending through openings (8, 9) that are formed in the coil carrier (3) and in the insert molding (7) adjacent to the at least one coil (4).Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2011Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Jens Hoppe, Stefan Konias, Yi Wang
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Patent number: 8427263Abstract: A proportional magnet for a hydraulic directional control valve and a method for the production thereof. The proportional magnet has a coil unit, a bearing unit and a pole disk. The coil unit has a cylindrical coil, a cylindrical magnet casing surrounding the coil, an annular yoke disc arranged at a face of the magnet casing and a housing. The bearing unit has a yoke with a first bearing point, a pole core with a second bearing point, and an armature unit with a magnet armature and a pressure pin. The bearing points and armature unit are aligned coaxially by a centering sleeve. When mounting the proportional magnet, the bearing unit is inserted into a cylindrical opening of the coil unit and the pole disc is put on the coil unit after the bearing unit is inserted for axially fixating the bearing unit and closing the magnetic circuit.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2009Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Jens Hoppe, Stefan Konias
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Patent number: 8350652Abstract: An electromagnetic actuating unit for a hydraulic directional control valve and a method for the assembly thereof. The actuating unit has a coil for generating a magnetic field, a yoke unit with a yoke and a yoke plate, and a pole core unit with a pole core and a housing for conducting a magnetic flux, and an armature unit which is arranged in the magnetic field of the coil and has an armature and a pressure pin as an actuator. The armature unit can be displaced in the direction of the longitudinal axis thereof in a first bearing point in the yoke unit and in a second bearing point in the pole core unit. At least one of the hearing points can be displaced in the radial direction during assembly of the actuating unit and can be fixed after a coaxial orientation of both bearing points.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2009Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Jens Hoppe, Stefan Konias
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Publication number: 20120319018Abstract: An electromagnetic hydraulic valve, having a solenoid (1) with a coil carrier (3), which receives at least one coil (4) in a completely encapsulated manner in an injection-molded encapsulation (7) and carries at least one terminal, wherein the terminal is formed of individual segments (10, 11) which are inserted into radially extending through openings (8, 9) that are formed in the coil carrier (3) and in the insert molding (7) adjacent to the at least one coil (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2011Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KGInventors: Jens Hoppe, Stefan Konias, Yi Wang
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Publication number: 20120312396Abstract: A proportional valve (1), including a piston guide sleeve (4) and a valve piston (3) that can be moved in the piston guide sleeve (4), and further including a check valve (13) arranged in a pressure medium inlet (10) to the proportional valve (1). According to the invention a proportional valve (1) is provided, in which the adaption of the check valve (13) to the proportional valve (1) is improved with respect to the prior art. This is achieved in that the check valve (13) is arranged in an annular gap (14) surrounding the piston guide sleeve (4) in a region of the pressure medium inlet (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2011Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KGInventors: Jens Hoppe, Stefan Konias, Yi Wang
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Patent number: 8316889Abstract: A control valve (14) for a device (1) for modifying the control times of gas exchange valves (110, 111) of an internal combustion engine (100) is provided. A check valve is arranged inside an annular groove (44) which is formed on one of the components of the control valve (14) and through which a pressurized medium flows. This reduces the assembly costs.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2007Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Jens Hoppe, Stefan Konias
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Publication number: 20110285484Abstract: A proportional magnet for a hydraulic directional control valve and a method for the production thereof. The proportional magnet has a coil unit, a bearing unit and a pole disk. The coil unit has a cylindrical coil, a cylindrical magnet casing surrounding the coil, an annular yoke disc arranged at a face of the magnet casing and a housing. The bearing unit has a yoke with a first bearing point, a pole core with a second bearing point, and an armature unit with a magnet armature and a pressure pin. The bearing points and armature unit are aligned coaxially by a centering sleeve. When mounting the proportional magnet, the bearing unit is inserted into a cylindrical opening of the coil unit and the pole disc is put on the coil unit after the bearing unit is inserted for axially fixating the bearing unit and closing the magnetic circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2009Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Jens Hoppe, Stefan Konias