Patents by Inventor Stephan Schenkel

Stephan Schenkel 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: 7186077
    Abstract: In a compressor particularly of an exhaust gas turbocharger of an internal combustion engine having a compressor wheel rotatably supported in a compressor housing which includes a diffuser structure with an adjustable diffuser geometry comprising guide vanes pivotally supported, an adjustment ring is provided with engagement elements which engage forked end structures of the guide vanes at the outer ends of the guide vanes opposite the pivotal guide vane support so that the pivot position of the guide vanes can be adjusted by rotation of the adjustment ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler A G
    Inventors: Helmut Daudel, Paul Löffler, Stephan Schenkel, Joseph Spurk
  • Patent number: 7121788
    Abstract: An exhaust gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine comprises a turbine in the exhaust line and a compressor, which is driven by the turbine and which is located inside the intake tract of the internal combustion engine. The turbine comprises a flow duct having a radial flow entrance cross-section, and a flow ring is provided that delimits the flow entrance cross-section. An adjustable vane is placed in the radial flow entrance cross-section for variably adjusting this flow entrance cross-section. The flow ring inside the housing of the exhaust gas turbine can be axially displaced between a contact position toward the vane and a position that frees a gap toward the vane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Helmut Daudel, Helmut Finger, Peter Fledersbacher, Hans-Josef Hemer, Ralf Koch, Stephan Schenkel, Siegfried Sumser
  • Publication number: 20050268610
    Abstract: An exhaust gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine comprises a turbine in the exhaust line and a compressor, which is driven by the turbine and which is located inside the intake tract of the internal combustion engine. The turbine comprises a flow duct having a radial flow entrance cross-section, and a flow ring is provided that delimits the flow entrance cross-section. An adjustable vane is placed in the radial flow entrance cross-section for variably adjusting this flow entrance cross-section. The flow ring inside the housing of the exhaust gas turbine can be axially displaced between a contact position toward the vane and a position that frees a gap toward the vane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2003
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventors: Helmut Daudel, Helmut Finger, Peter Fledersbacher, Hans-Josef Hemer, Ralf Koch, Stephan Schenkel, Siegfried Sumser
  • Publication number: 20050207885
    Abstract: In a compressor particularly of an exhaust gas turbocharger of an internal combustion engine having a compressor wheel rotatably supported in a compressor housing which includes a diffuser structure with an adjustable diffuser geometry comprising guide vanes pivotally supported, an adjustment ring is provided with engagement elements which engage forked end structures of the guide vanes at the outer ends of the guide vanes opposite the pivotal guide vane support so that the pivot position of the guide vanes can be adjusted by rotation of the adjustment ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Helmut Daudel, Paul Loffler, Stephan Schenkel, Joseph Spurk
  • Patent number: 6834500
    Abstract: In a turbine for an exhaust gas turbocharger including a turbine wheel with a number of turbine wheel blades supported in a housing, which defines a first radial inlet flow channel and which includes in the radial inlet flow channel a variable guide vane structure for guiding exhaust gas radially onto the turbine wheel, and a second, semi-axial, flow channel for guiding exhaust gas semi-axially to the turbine wheel, the turbine wheel blades are arranged and sized so as to define between circumferentially adjacent blades, a flow passage with a flow cross-section which has a minimum at its inlet end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Inventors: Siegfried Sumser, Erwin Schmidt, Stephan Schenkel
  • Publication number: 20040062638
    Abstract: In a turbine for an exhaust gas turbocharger including a turbine wheel with a number of turbine wheel blades supported in a housing, which defines a first radial inlet flow channel and which includes in the radial inlet flow channel a variable guide vane structure for guiding exhaust gas radially onto the turbine wheel, and a second, semi-axial, flow channel for guiding exhaust gas semi-axially to the turbine wheel, the turbine wheel blades are arranged and sized so as to define between circumferentially adjacent blades, a flow passage with a flow cross-section which has a minimum at its inlet end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Siegfried Sumser, Erwin Schmidt, Stephan Schenkel
  • Patent number: 6598395
    Abstract: In an exhaust-gas turbocharger having a compressor and an exhaust-gas turbine, which drives the compressor and comprises a multipart exhaust gas supply duct manifold and a turbine rotor, to which pressurized exhaust gas can be delivered by way of the exhaust gas supply duct, the exhaust gas supply duct manifold includes at least three flow passages, which, except for one, are provided with shut-off flaps, which are adjustable independently of one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Helmut Daudel, Stephan Schenkel, Joseph Spurk
  • Publication number: 20020184882
    Abstract: In an exhaust-gas turbocharger having a compressor and an exhaust-gas turbine, which drives the compressor and comprises a multipart exhaust gas supply duct manifold and a turbine rotor, to which pressurized exhaust gas can be delivered by way of the exhaust gas supply duct, the exhaust gas supply duct manifold includes at least three flow passages, which, except for one, are provided with shut-off flaps, which are adjustable independently of one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventors: Helmut Daudel, Stephan Schenkel, Joseph Spurk