Patents by Inventor Stefan Rittler

Stefan Rittler 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: 10335797
    Abstract: A heavy duty drive arrangement (1, 1?) having a first spur gear including a first gear wheel (4; 4?, 4?) meshing with a pinion (3) of a motor (2) and a second spur gear comprising a gear wheel (8; 8?, 8?). A drive pinion (9; 9?, 9?) configured to mesh with a ring gear (10) of the working equipment is coupled to the gear wheel (8; 8?, 8?) of the second spur gear and has an axis of rotation (E) which is essentially parallel to the rotor axis (A). The first spur gear and the second spur gear are coupled by means of a dynamic coupling (5; 5?, 5?), preferably an elastic or a hydrodynamic coupling. A mill (20) may include the heavy duty drive arrangement (1, 1?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: FLSmidth A/S
    Inventors: Huseyin Yalin, Stefan Rittler
  • Patent number: 9467014
    Abstract: The present application relates to a rotor (1) for an electrical machine. The rotor (1) comprises at least one substantially cylindrically shaped ferromagnetic base element (2). Said ferromagnetic base element (2) includes a multitude of posts (3, 3.1, 3.2) radially extending therefrom, each of said posts (3, 3.1, 3.2) being bordered by at least a first lateral surface (4) and a second lateral surface (5), wherein recesses (7) are defined between each pair of neighbouring posts (3, 3.1, 3.2). One ferromagnetic intermediate member (13) is arranged in each recess (7) between each pair of posts (3, 3.1, 3.2). Each ferromagnetic intermediate member (13) is affixed to the first lateral surface (4) of a first post (3.1) and to the second lateral surface (5) of a second post (3.2) of each pair of posts (3, 3.1, 3.2) by means of at least one permanent magnet (6, 6.1, 6.2), respectively, said permanent magnets (6, 6.1, 6.2) being each oriented such that the same pole faces said ferromagnetic intermediate members (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: FLSMIDTH A/S
    Inventors: Norbert Gotschmann, Stefan Rittler
  • Publication number: 20160226326
    Abstract: The present application relates to a rotor (1) for an electrical machine. The rotor (1) comprises at least one substantially cylindrically shaped ferromagnetic base element (2). Said ferromagnetic base element (2) includes a multitude of posts (3, 3.1, 3.2) radially extending therefrom, each of said posts (3, 3.1, 3.2) being bordered by at least a first lateral surface (4) and a second lateral surface (5), wherein recesses (7) are defined between each pair of neighbouring posts (3, 3.1, 3.2). One ferromagnetic intermediate member (13) is arranged in each recess (7) between each pair of posts (3, 3.1, 3.2). Each ferromagnetic intermediate member (13) is affixed to the first lateral surface (4) of a first post (3.1) and to the second lateral surface (5) of a second post (3.2) of each pair of posts (3, 3.1, 3.2) by means of at least one permanent magnet (6, 6.1, 6.2), respectively, said permanent magnets (6, 6.1, 6.2) being each oriented such that the same pole faces said ferromagnetic intermediate members (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Norbert Gotschmann, Stefan Rittler
  • Publication number: 20160121336
    Abstract: The present application relates to a heavy duty drive arrangement (1, 1?) having a first spur gear comprising a first gear wheel (4; 4?, 4?) meshing with a pinion (3) of a motor (2) and a second spur gear comprising a gear wheel (8; 8?, 8?) coupled to the first spur gear. At least one drive pinion (9; 9?, 9?) configured to mesh with a ring gear (10) of the working equipment meshes with the gear wheel (8; 8?, 8?) of the second spur gear and having an axis of rotation (E) which is essentially parallel to the rotor axis (A). The first spur gear and the second spur gear are coupled by means of a dynamic coupling (5; 5?, 5?), preferably an elastic or a hydrodynamic coupling. Further, the present application also relates to a mill (20) comprising at least one heavy duty drive arrangement (1, 1?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Huseyin Yalin, Stefan Rittler
  • Patent number: 8678307
    Abstract: A heavy-duty drive arrangement for a mill having a grinding bowl ratable about a vertical axis comprises a housing, an electric motor, and a gearing arrangement disposed in the housing and supported on the housing. The grinding bowl can be driven by means of the electric motor via the gearing arrangement. The electric motor is disposed below the gearing arrangement. The electric motor is integrated in the housing. Advantageously, the electric motor is supported on the housing particularly on a bottom element of the housing. The rotor can be connected directly, or via a coupling integrated in the rotor, to a gear of the gearing arrangement. The mill may be, for example, a roller bowl mill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: FLSmidth A/S
    Inventor: Stefan Rittler
  • Publication number: 20140021279
    Abstract: In a drive arrangement for a heavy duty mill an electric motor with a high number of magnetic poles and a stator that is segmented into at least four stator segments is used. By providing one, more or all of the stator segments with a three phase winding system, a highly modular mill drive with a high power density and therefore reduced space requirements is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: FLSmidth A/S
    Inventors: Stefan Rittler, Stefan Berchten
  • Publication number: 20110147508
    Abstract: A heavy-duty drive arrangement for a mill having a grinding bowl ratable about a vertical axis comprises a housing, an electric motor, and a gearing arrangement disposed in the housing and supported on the housing. The grinding bowl can be driven by means of the electric motor via the gearing arrangement. The electric motor is disposed below the gearing arrangement. The electric motor is integrated in the housing. Advantageously, the electric motor is supported on the housing particularly on a bottom element of the housing. The rotor can be connected directly, or via a coupling integrated in the rotor, to a gear of the gearing arrangement. The mill may be, for example, a roller bowl mill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: FLSMIDTH A/S
    Inventor: Stefan Rittler