Patents by Inventor Tilmann RAIBLE

Tilmann RAIBLE 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: 9127562
    Abstract: Rotor having of rotor blades. Every rotor blade has a blade body and coupling segment. A width of the coupling element segment is defined in circumferential direction by edges extending in axial direction. The coupling segment is contoured at a first side such that, on the flow inlet side to a flow inlet edge, the radially outer edge projects beyond the radially inner edge in axial direction. At this side on the flow outlet side of the blade body, the radially inner edge projects beyond the radially outer edge. The coupling segment is contoured at a second side such that, adjacent on the flow outlet side to the flow outlet edge, the radially outer edge extending in axial direction projects beyond the radially inner edge in axial direction. At, this second side facing away from the flow inlet edge the radially inner edge projects beyond the radially outer edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: MAN Diesel & Turbo SE
    Inventor: Tilmann Raible
  • Patent number: 8974186
    Abstract: A rotor of a turbomachine has a rotor base body and a plurality of rotor blades. Every rotor blade has a blade body and a coupling element segment. The coupling element segment of every rotor blade is contoured at a first side and at a second side opposite the first side that, at the first side and at the second side, a radially outer edge of the respective coupling element segment extends substantially in axial direction and a radially inner edge of the respective coupling element segment extends substantially in axial direction respectively delimit two surfaces separated from one another by a separating line. In at least one circumferential position of the rotor between two directly adjacent rotor blades, the separating lines run approximately parallel to, or in alignment with, the mounting direction of the rotor blades at the rotor base body, which mounting direction is defined by the blade roots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: MAN Diesel & Turbo SE
    Inventor: Tilmann Raible
  • Publication number: 20120230826
    Abstract: Rotor having of rotor blades. Every rotor blade has a blade body and coupling segment. A width of the coupling element segment is defined in circumferential direction by edges extending in axial direction. The coupling segment is contoured at a first side such that, on the flow inlet side to a flow inlet edge, the radially outer edge projects beyond the radially inner edge in axial direction. At this side on the flow outlet side of the blade body, the radially inner edge projects beyond the radially outer edge. The coupling segment is contoured at a second side such that, adjacent on the flow outlet side to the flow outlet edge, the radially outer edge extending in axial direction projects beyond the radially inner edge in axial direction. At, this second side facing away from the flow inlet edge the radially inner edge projects beyond the radially outer edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Man Diesel & Turbo SE
    Inventor: Tilmann Raible
  • Publication number: 20120009067
    Abstract: A rotor of a turbomachine has a rotor base body and a plurality of rotor blades. Every rotor blade has a blade body and a coupling element segment. The coupling element segment of every rotor blade is contoured at a first side and at a second side opposite the first side that, at the first side and at the second side, a radially outer edge of the respective coupling element segment extends substantially in axial direction and a radially inner edge of the respective coupling element segment extends substantially in axial direction respectively delimit two surfaces separated from one another by a separating line. In at least one circumferential position of the rotor between two directly adjacent rotor blades, the separating lines run approximately parallel to, or in alignment with, the mounting direction of the rotor blades at the rotor base body, which mounting direction is defined by the blade roots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: MAN Diesel & Turbo SE
    Inventor: Tilmann RAIBLE
  • Publication number: 20110272893
    Abstract: Labyrinth seal for a turbomachine having a plurality of elongated seal blades arranged along a longitudinal direction of the labyrinth seal next to one another and at a distance from one another so that a chamber is formed between adjacent seal blades. The seal blades each have a free end and at least one seal wall extending in longitudinal direction of the labyrinth seal. A seal gap is formed between each free end and the seal wall, adjacent chambers being in fluid communication with one another by the seal gap so that a working fluid impinging on the labyrinth seal can flow through the labyrinth seal in a throttled manner in a throttling direction proceeding from a first seal blade to a final seal blade. A fluid discharge device is provided that is arranged to bring about a continuous reduction in a specific enthalpy of the working fluid by discharging working fluid from the labyrinth seal along the throttling direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: MAN Diesel & Turbo SE
    Inventor: Tilmann RAIBLE