Patents by Inventor Thomas Fitting

Thomas Fitting 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: 9909454
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a compressor (2) which has a compressor housing (3), a turbine (4) which has a turbine housing (5), a bearing housing (6) between the compressor housing (3) and the turbine housing (5), and a control capsule (7) which has a housing (8) on which is provided a retaining device (9) which interacts with a fastening device (10) on the turbocharger in order to fix the control capsule (6) to the compressor housing (3), the turbine housing (5) or the bearing housing (6). The retaining device (9) is arranged on an outer circumferential region (11) of the control capsule (7), and the fastening device (10) fixes the retaining device (9) in a non-positively locking manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Leif Heidingsfelder, Thomas Ramb, Thomas Fitting, Michael Stilgenbauer, Ralf Christmann
  • Patent number: 9822693
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a turbine housing (2), having a compressor housing (3), having a bearing housing (4), which has a bearing housing axis (L), and having a connecting device (5), for connecting the bearing housing (4) to the compressor housing (3) and/or the turbine housing (2). The connecting device has a plurality of connecting elements (6) which each have a connecting element end face (7). The number of bores (8) in the compressor housing (3) corresponds to the number of connecting elements (6). The bores (8) and the connecting elements (6) inserted into the bores (8) are arranged at an acute angle (?) with respect to the bearing housing axis (L), and the connecting element end faces (7) rest on an associated bearing surface (9) of the bearing housing (4) and/or turbine housing (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Buchmann, Thomas Fitting, Oliver Schumnig
  • Patent number: 8926274
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bearing housing body group (1) of an exhaust-gas turbocharger, having a housing (2) for a bearing arrangement of a rotor shaft (3); having a turbine wheel (4) on one end (5) of the rotor shaft (3); having a compressor wheel (6) on the opposite end (7) of the rotor shaft (3); and having a compressor-wheel-side housing cover (8) which can be fixed by means of a fastening device (9) in a compressor-wheel-side housing opening (10), wherein the fastening device (9) is designed as a bayonet connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Hildwin Kuzi, Thomas Fitting
  • Publication number: 20140348672
    Abstract: An exhaust gas turbocharger (1) having a turbine housing (2), having a compressor housing (3), having a bearing housing (4), has a bearing housing axis (L), and having a connecting device (5), for connecting the bearing housing (4) to the compressor housing (3) and/or the turbine housing (2). The connecting device has a plurality connecting elements (6) each have a connecting element end face (7). The number of bores (8) in the compressor housing (3) corresponds to the number of connecting elements (6). The bores and the connecting elements (6) inserted into the bores (8) are arranged at an acute angle (?) with respect to the bearing housing axis (L), and the connecting element end faces (7) rest on an associated bearing surface (9) of the bearing housing (4) and/or turbine housing (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel Buchmann, Thomas Fitting, Oliver Schumnig
  • Publication number: 20130202431
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a compressor (2) which has a compressor housing (3), a turbine (4) which has a turbine housing (5), a bearing housing (6) between the compressor housing (3) and the turbine housing (5), and a control capsule (7) which has a housing (8) on which is provided a retaining device (9) which interacts with a fastening device (10) on the turbocharger in order to fix the control capsule (6) to the compressor housing (3), the turbine housing (5) or the bearing housing (6). The retaining device (9) is arranged on an outer circumferential region (11) of the control capsule (7), and the fastening device (10) fixes the retaining device (9) in a non-positively locking manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Leif Heidingsfelder, Thomas Ramb, Thomas Fitting, Michael Stilgenbauer, Ralf Christmann
  • Publication number: 20110103948
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bearing housing body group (1) of an exhaust-gas turbocharger, having a housing (2) for a bearing arrangement of a rotor shaft (3); having a turbine wheel (4) on one end (5) of the rotor shaft (3); having a compressor wheel (6) on the opposite end (7) of the rotor shaft (3); and having a compressor-wheel-side housing cover (8) which can be fixed by means of a fastening device (9) in a compressor-wheel-side housing opening (10), wherein the fastening device (9) is designed as a bayonet connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Hildwin Kuzi, Thomas Fitting