Patents by Inventor Sven Brandt
Sven Brandt 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: 11634306Abstract: A crane, a construction machine or an industrial truck, with a control station including at least one input means for inputting control commands, a graphical simulation module for calculating a virtual representation of the machine surroundings and/or machine components visible from the control station, such as a boom or a load hook, and a display device for displaying the calculated virtual representation, wherein a movement simulation module is provided for determining movements and/or deformations of the machine components according to the inputted control commands, depending on which the graphical simulation module calculates the virtual representation.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Liebherr-Components Biberach GmbHInventors: Michael Palberg, Jürgen Resch, Sven Brandt, Thomas Steib
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Patent number: 11455905Abstract: A simulator for a crane, a construction machine or an industrial truck, with a control station including at least one input means for inputting control commands, a graphical simulation module for calculating a virtual representation of the machine surroundings and/or machine components, such as a boom or a load hook, and a display device for displaying the calculated virtual representation, a movement simulation module being provided for determining movements and/or deformations of the machine components according to the inputted control commands, according to which the graphical simulation module calculates the virtual representation. The control station is movably mounted and can be moved by a drive device according to the movements and/or deformation of the machine components determined by the movement simulation module. The virtual representation generated by the graphical simulation module can be superimposed with a live image provided by a camera and displayed on virtual reality glasses.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Biberach GmbHInventors: Thomas Steib, Sven Brandt, Michael Palberg, Jürgen Resch
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Publication number: 20210139293Abstract: A crane, a construction machine or an industrial truck, with a control station including at least one input means for inputting control commands, a graphical simulation module for calculating a virtual representation of the machine surroundings and/or machine components visible from the control station, such as a boom or a load hook, and a display device for displaying the calculated virtual representation, wherein a movement simulation module is provided for determining movements and/or deformations of the machine components according to the inputted control commands, depending on which the graphical simulation module calculates the virtual representation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2021Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Michael Palberg, Jürgen Resch, Sven Brandt, Thomas Steib
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Publication number: 20210134175Abstract: A simulator for a crane, a construction machine or an industrial truck, with a control station including at least one input means for inputting control commands, a graphical simulation module for calculating a virtual representation of the machine surroundings and/or machine components, such as a boom or a load hook, and a display device for displaying the calculated virtual representation, a movement simulation module being provided for determining movements and/or deformations of the machine components according to the inputted control commands, according to which the graphical simulation module calculates the virtual representation. The control station is movably mounted and can be moved by a drive device according to the movements and/or deformation of the machine components determined by the movement simulation module. The virtual representation generated by the graphical simulation module can be superimposed with a live image provided by a camera and displayed on virtual reality glasses.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2021Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Thomas Steib, Sven Brandt, Michael Palberg, Jürgen Resch
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Patent number: 10975727Abstract: A bearing bush of a turbocharger for radially mounting a shaft of the turbocharger. The bearing bush on an inner surface facing the shaft to be mounted, which forms a running surface of the bearing bush, has a microstructuring of multiple cup-shaped recesses at least in sections. The recesses have a maximum depth.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: MAN Energy Solutions SEInventors: Sven Brandt, Jan-Christoph Haag, Lutz Aurahs, Christoph Heinz, Hannes Benetschik
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Patent number: 10968082Abstract: A crane, a construction machine or an industrial truck, with a control station including at least one input means for inputting control commands, a graphical simulation module for calculating a virtual representation of the machine surroundings and/or machine components visible from the control station, such as a boom or a load hook, and a display device for displaying the calculated virtual representation, wherein a movement simulation module is provided for determining movements and/or deformations of the machine components according to the inputted control commands, depending on which the graphical simulation module calculates the virtual representation.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2017Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Liebherr-Components Biberach GmbHInventors: Michael Palberg, Jürgen Resch, Sven Brandt, Thomas Steib
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Patent number: 10909874Abstract: The invention relates to a simulator for a crane, a construction machine or an industrial truck, provided with a control station including at least one input means for inputting control commands, a graphical simulation module for calculating a virtual representation of the machine surroundings and/or machine components visible from the control station, such as a boom or a load hook, and a display device for displaying the calculated virtual representation, a movement simulation module being provided for determining movements and/or deformations of the machine components according to the inputted control commands, according to which the graphical simulation module calculates the virtual representation. According to the invention, the control station is movably mounted and can be moved by a drive device according to the movements and/or deformation of the machine components determined by the movement simulation module.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Biberach GmbHInventors: Thomas Steib, Sven Brandt, Michael Palberg, Jürgen Resch
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Publication number: 20200240426Abstract: A turbocharger, having a turbine with a turbine housing and a turbine rotor, (a compressor with a compressor housing and a compressor rotor that is coupled to the turbine rotor via a shaft, a bearing housing arranged between the turbine housing and the compressor housing, in which the shaft is mounted via a bearing. An end disc adjoins the bearing ring or the bearing bush. On an axial surface facing the bearing ring or the bearing bush of the bearing facing the turbine, a swirl chamber that is open in the direction of the bearing ring or the bearing bush is introduced into the end disc, which collects and discharges oil leaking from a lubrication gap of the bearing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Sven BRANDT, Bernd HAAS, Johannes NIEBUHR, Harald DENKEL, Vladimir HORT, Petr HOLIK, Radek TEPLY
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Publication number: 20200173361Abstract: A turbocharger, includes a turbine for expanding a first medium, a compressor for compressing a second medium utilising energy extracted in the turbine during the expansion of the first medium. The turbine housing and a compressor housing are each connected to a bearing housing arranged between the same. The turbine housing, and/or the compressor housing and/or the bearing housing form/s a stator-side assembly and/or receive/s a stator-side assembly, which serves for the lubrication, and/or heat conduction, and/or sealing. The respective stator-side assembly which serves for the lubrication, and/or heat conduction, and/or sealing, is produced by a generative manufacturing method.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: Sven BRANDT, Stefan STÖHR, Lutz AURAHS, Stefan ROST, Stefan WEIHARD, Santiago UHLENBROCK, Sebastian SPENGLER
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Patent number: 10648364Abstract: A turbocharger, including a turbine with a turbine rotor, a compressor with a compressor rotor coupled to the turbine rotor via a shaft. At least one bearing, via which the shaft is mounted in the bearing housing, wherein the respective bearing comprises a bearing bush mounted in the bearing housing in a rotationally fixed manner, wherein between the bearing bush and the bearing housing a radially outer lubricating gap and between the bearing bush and the shaft a radially inner lubricating gap is formed. The radially inner lubricating gap is suppliable with lubricating oil via at least one line introduced into the bearing bush, wherein the or each line introduced into the bearing bush, which serves for the oil supply of the radially inner lubricating gap, leads into a lubricating oil pocket of the bearing bush each, which based on the axial length of the bearing bush is placed off-center.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2018Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: MAN Energy Solutions SEInventor: Sven Brandt
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Patent number: 10605306Abstract: A turbocharger, with a turbine a turbine housing and a turbine rotor, with a compressor with a compressor housing and a compressor rotor that is coupled to the turbine rotor via a shaft, with a bearing housing arranged between the turbine housing and the compressor housing, wherein both the turbine housing and also the compressor housing are connected to the bearing housing, with at least one bearing, via which the shaft is mounted in the bearing housing, wherein the respective bearing comprises a bearing bush arranged in the bearing housing, wherein between the bearing bush and the bearing housing a radially outer lubricating gap and between the bearing bush and the shaft a radially inner lubricating gap are formed, wherein the radially outer lubricating gap and the radially inner lubricating gap are suppliable with lubricating oil emanating from an oil supply main line independently of one another.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: MAN Energy Solutions SEInventors: Sven Brandt, Claudius Wurm, Harald Denkel
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Patent number: 10598043Abstract: A turbocharger having a turbine with a turbine rotor, a compressor with a compressor rotor that is coupled to the turbine rotor via a shaft. A bearing housing arranged between the turbine housing and the compressor housing, wherein both the turbine housing and also the compressor housing are connected to the bearing housing, with at least one bearing, via which the shaft is mounted in the bearing housing, wherein the respective bearing includes a bearing bush that is mounted on the bearing housing in a rotationally fixed manner, wherein between the bearing bush and the bearing housing a radially outer lubricating cap and between the bearing bush and the shaft a radially inner lubricating gap is formed, and wherein axial ends of the respective bearing bush, at a radially outer section of the same have a greater axial extent than on a radially inner section of the same.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: MAN Energy Solutions SEInventors: Sven Brandt, Claudius Wurm, Harald Denkel
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Publication number: 20190145280Abstract: A turbocharger, with a turbine a turbine housing and a turbine rotor, with a compressor with a compressor housing and a compressor rotor that is coupled to the turbine rotor via a shaft, with a bearing housing arranged between the turbine housing and the compressor housing, wherein both the turbine housing and also the compressor housing are connected to the bearing housing, with at least one bearing, via which the shaft is mounted in the bearing housing, wherein the respective bearing comprises a bearing bush arranged in the bearing housing, wherein between the bearing bush and the bearing housing a radially outer lubricating gap and between the bearing bush and the shaft a radially inner lubricating gap are formed, wherein the radially outer lubricating gap and the radially inner lubricating gap are suppliable with lubricating oil emanating from an oil supply main line independently of one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2018Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Sven BRANDT, Claudius WURM, Harald DENKEL
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Publication number: 20190145279Abstract: A turbocharger, including a turbine with a turbine rotor, a compressor with a compressor rotor coupled to the turbine rotor via a shaft. At least one bearing, via which the shaft is mounted in the bearing housing, wherein the respective bearing comprises a bearing bush mounted in the bearing housing in a rotationally fixed manner, wherein between the bearing bush and the bearing housing a radially outer lubricating gap and between the bearing bush and the shaft a radially inner lubricating gap is formed. The radially inner lubricating gap is suppliable with lubricating oil via at least one line introduced into the bearing bush, wherein the or each line introduced into the bearing bush, which serves for the oil supply of the radially inner lubricating gap, leads into a lubricating oil pocket of the bearing bush each, which based on the axial length of the bearing bush is placed off-center.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2018Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventor: Sven BRANDT
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Publication number: 20190145281Abstract: A turbocharger having a turbine with a turbine rotor, a compressor with a compressor rotor that is coupled to the turbine rotor via a shaft. A bearing housing arranged between the turbine housing and the compressor housing, wherein both the turbine housing and also the compressor housing are connected to the bearing housing, with at least one bearing, via which the shaft is mounted in the bearing housing, wherein the respective bearing includes a bearing bush that is mounted on the bearing housing in a rotationally fixed manner, wherein between the bearing bush and the bearing housing a radially outer lubricating cap and between the bearing bush and the shaft a radially inner lubricating gap is formed, and wherein axial ends of the respective bearing bush, at a radially outer section of the same have a greater axial extent than on a radially inner section of the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2018Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Sven BRANDT, Claudius WURM, Harald DENKEL
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Publication number: 20190145278Abstract: A turbocharger, with a turbine housing, a compressor housing and a bearing housing that is arranged between the turbine housing and the compressor housing, wherein both the turbine housing and the compressor housing are connected to the bearing housing, with at least one bearing, via which the shaft is mounted in the bearing housing, wherein the respective bearing comprises a bearing bush that is mounted in the bearing housing in a rotationally fixed manner, wherein between the bearing bush and the bearing housing a radially outer lubricating gap and between the bearing bush and the shaft a radially inner lubricating gap are formed, and wherein the bearing bush of the respective bearing is aligned in the radial direction relative to the bearing housing via at least one spring element.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2018Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventor: Sven BRANDT
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Publication number: 20190128139Abstract: A bearing bush of a turbocharger for radially mounting a shaft of the turbocharger. The bearing bush on an inner surface facing the shaft to be mounted, which forms a running surface of the bearing bush, has a microstructuring of multiple cup-shaped recesses at least in sections. The recesses have a maximum depth.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2018Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventors: Sven BRANDT, Jan-Christoph Haag, Lutz Aurahs, Christoph Heinz, Hannes Benetschik
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Publication number: 20190019429Abstract: A crane, a construction machine or an industrial truck, with a control station including at least one input means for inputting control commands, a graphical simulation module for calculating a virtual representation of the machine surroundings and/or machine components visible from the control station, such as a boom or a load hook, and a display device for displaying the calculated virtual representation, wherein a movement simulation module is provided for determining movements and/or deformations of the machine components according to the inputted control commands, depending on which the graphical simulation module calculates the virtual representation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2017Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: Michael Palberg, Jürgen Resch, Sven Brandt, Thomas Steib
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Publication number: 20190019430Abstract: The invention relates to a simulator for a crane, a construction machine or an industrial truck, provided with a control station including at least one input means for inputting control commands, a graphical simulation module for calculating a virtual representation of the machine surroundings and/or machine components visible from the control station, such as a boom or a load hook, and a display device for displaying the calculated virtual representation, a movement simulation module being provided for determining movements and/or deformations of the machine components according to the inputted control commands, according to which the graphical simulation module calculates the virtual representation. According to the invention, the control station is movably mounted and can be moved by a drive device according to the movements and/or deformation of the machine components determined by the movement simulation module.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2017Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: Thomas Steib, Sven Brandt, Michael Palberg, Jürgen Resch