Patents by Inventor Thomas Knabe

Thomas Knabe 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: 11462374
    Abstract: A switching device having a pole assembly, a drive unit, and a kinematic linkage arrangement is provided. The pole assembly includes interrupter units operably connected via an interlink arrangement representing a circuit breaker and a grounding switch, respectively. The drive unit operates the interrupter units. The kinematic linkage arrangement includes at least a lever member operably connected to the interlink arrangement and the drive unit, a cam member rigidly connected to the drive unit, and an elastic member adjustably connected to the cam member. The kinematic linkage arrangement transfer a predefined torque to the drive unit to maintain the circuit breaker in an open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Abhishek Kale, Thomas Knabe
  • Patent number: 11289290
    Abstract: An adjusting device adjusts the stroke of a vacuum switching tube and the bias of a contact compression spring of a switching device mechanism, the spring being paired with the vacuum switching tube, for a medium-voltage switch and/or high-voltage switch. The adjusting device can be driven by a switch shaft, the switch shaft is connected to a transmission element via a connection element, and the transmission element can be connected to a movable switch contact of a medium-voltage switch and/or a high-voltage switch. The transmission element is arranged in a rotatable manner and in a laterally movable manner in the connection element along a recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Juergen Einschenk, Thomas Knabe, Philipp Last, Sandro Koehler
  • Publication number: 20210350988
    Abstract: A switching device having a pole assembly, a drive unit, and a kinematic linkage arrangement is provided. The pole assembly includes interrupter units operably connected via an interlink arrangement representing a circuit breaker and a grounding switch, respectively. The drive unit operates the interrupter units. The kinematic linkage arrangement includes at least a lever member operably connected to the interlink arrangement and the drive unit, a cam member rigidly connected to the drive unit, and an elastic member adjustably connected to the cam member. The kinematic linkage arrangement transfer a predefined torque to the drive unit to maintain the circuit breaker in an open state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Abhishek Kale, Thomas Knabe
  • Publication number: 20210241986
    Abstract: An adjusting device adjusts the stroke of a vacuum switching tube and the bias of a contact compression spring of a switching device mechanism, the spring being paired with the vacuum switching tube, for a medium-voltage switch and/or high-voltage switch. The adjusting device can be driven by a switch shaft, the switch shaft is connected to a transmission element via a connection element, and the transmission element can be connected to a movable switch contact of a medium-voltage switch and/or a high-voltage switch. The transmission element is arranged in a rotatable manner and in a laterally movable manner in the connection element along a recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Juergen Einschenk, Thomas Knabe, Philipp Last, Sandro Koehler