Patents by Inventor Timo Tries

Timo Tries 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: 11536193
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wastegate arrangement for an exhaust gas turbocharger comprising a turbine housing (10) having a bearing mount (19), wherein the bearing mount (19) receives a bearing bushing (50) having a drilled hole (51), wherein the drilled hole (51) holds a shaft (31) having a first shaft end (31.1) disposed in the turbine housing (10), and having a second shaft end (31.2) retained outside the turbine housing (10), wherein the first shaft end (31.1) of the shaft (31) is coupled to a wastegate flap (37) disposed in the turbine housing (10) to close a wastegate passage (15) in a closed position and to release a wastegate passage (15) in an open position, wherein the shaft (31) bears an actuating lever (24) at its second shaft end (31.2) outside of the turbine housing (10), wherein the bearing bushing (50) has a second bearing bushing end (53), which faces the actuating lever (24) in the zone of the outer surface of the turbine housing (10), wherein a spring element (40), a second spring end (40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Inventors: Timo Tries, Fabian Haslinger, Volker Tietsch, Franz Starke, Niklas Rodeck, Carsten John
  • Publication number: 20220260007
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wastegate arrangement for an exhaust gas turbocharger comprising a turbine housing (10) having a bearing mount (19), wherein the bearing mount (19) receives a bearing bushing (50) having a drilled hole (51), wherein the drilled hole (51) holds a shaft (31) having a first shaft end (31.1) disposed in the turbine housing (10), and having a second shaft end (31.2) retained outside the turbine housing (10), wherein the first shaft end (31.1) of the shaft (31) is coupled to a wastegate flap (37) disposed in the turbine housing (10) to close a wastegate passage (15) in a closed position and to release a wastegate passage (15) in an open position, wherein the shaft (31) bears an actuating lever (24) at its second shaft end (31.2) outside of the turbine housing (10), wherein the bearing bushing (50) has a second bearing bushing end (53), which faces the actuating lever (24) in the zone of the outer surface of the turbine housing (10), wherein a spring element (40), a second spring end (40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Timo Tries, Fabian Haslinger, Volker Tietsch, Franz Starke, Niklas Rodeck, Carsten John
  • Patent number: 10125672
    Abstract: A valve device for controlling a bypass of an exhaust-gas turbocharger may include a valve disc for opening and closing a bypass opening of a turbine, and the bypass opening may be surrounded by a valve seat. A mandrel may protrude on a rear side of the valve disc. An adjusting lever for pivoting the valve disc may be connected with the mandrel. The adjusting lever may have a through opening that may be pierced by the mandrel. The through opening may be radially limited by an interior surface of the adjusting lever. At least one spring element may be arranged in the through opening, and the at least one spring element may subject the mandrel to a radial force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Bosch Mahle Turbo Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jochen Goeckelmann, Timo Tries
  • Patent number: 9856786
    Abstract: An actuating device for a valve of an exhaust-gas turbocharger may include a lever arm and a flap plate connected to one another for closing and opening the valve. The flap plate may have a concave recess, and the lever arm may have a spherical region configured in a complimentary manner to the concave recess of the flap plate. A holding device may be disposed on the flap plate and engage around the spherical region of the lever arm to secure the flap plate on the lever arm. The holding device may include at least two holding elements and a connecting element that connects the at least two holding elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Bosch Mahle Turbo Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jochen Goeckelmann, Anatolij Martens, Timo Tries
  • Patent number: 9695702
    Abstract: The invention relates to a turbine (1), in particular of an exhaust gas turbocharger, having a turbine rotor (4), which is rotatably mounted in a housing (2), with which at least one radial inlet channel (9) for a guide apparatus (7) forming a medium which drives the turbine rotor (4) is associated, wherein said guide apparatus (7) has multiple guide vane bearing rings (10), which radially enclose said turbine rotor (4) and have guide vanes (8) which lie in said inlet channel (9), and a guide vane cover ring (12), and wherein said inlet channel (9) is axially delimited by said guide vane bearing ring (10) and said guide vane cover ring (12) and said guide apparatus (7) is mounted in the housing (2) so it is axially and/or radially movable for material relaxation. Furthermore, the invention relates to an exhaust gas turbocharger, in particular for a motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Bosch Mahle Turbo Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Claus Fleig, Matthias Stein, Timo Tries, Andreas Wengert
  • Publication number: 20160348574
    Abstract: An actuating device for a valve of an exhaust-gas turbocharger may include a lever arm and a flap plate connected to one another for closing and opening the valve. The flap plate may have a concave recess, and the lever arm may have a spherical region configured in a complimentary manner to the concave recess of the flap plate. A holding device may be disposed on the flap plate and engage around the spherical region of the lever arm to secure the flap plate on the lever arm. The holding device may include at least two holding elements and a connecting element that connects the at least two holding elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Jochen Goeckelmann, Anatolij Martens, Timo Tries
  • Publication number: 20160341112
    Abstract: A valve device for controlling a bypass of an exhaust-gas turbocharger may include a valve disc for opening and closing a bypass opening of a turbine, and the bypass opening may be surrounded by a valve seat. A mandrel may protrude on a rear side of the valve disc. An adjusting lever for pivoting the valve disc may be connected with the mandrel. The adjusting lever may have a through opening that may be pierced by the mandrel. The through opening may be radially limited by an interior surface of the adjusting lever. At least one spring element may be arranged in the through opening, and the at least one spring element may subject the mandrel to a radial force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Jochen Goeckelmann, Timo Tries
  • Publication number: 20160178028
    Abstract: A charging device may include a first component, a second component, and a spring element. The first component may be pre-stressed against the second component by the spring element. The spring element may be in the form of a securing ring which is open in at least one location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Dirk Lummer, Jochen Gockelmann, Timo Tries
  • Publication number: 20150176433
    Abstract: A turbine housing for an exhaust gas turbocharger may include a wastegate valve that may have at least two apertures. A first aperture may be configured to receive a wastegate shaft and a second aperture may be configured as an inlet to a bypass channel. An insert may include a valve seat for the wastegate valve and a bearing bush for mounting the wastegate shaft. The valve seat may be mounted by a matching valve disc. The valve seat may cover the second aperture and the bearing bush may cover the first aperture in an installed state of the insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Martin Schlegl, Timo Tries
  • Publication number: 20140212306
    Abstract: The invention relates to a turbine (1), in particular of an exhaust gas turbocharger, having a turbine rotor (4), which is rotatably mounted in a housing (2), with which at least one radial inlet channel (9) for a guide apparatus (7) forming a medium which drives the turbine rotor (4) is associated, wherein said guide apparatus (7) has multiple guide vane bearing rings (10), which radially enclose said turbine rotor (4) and have guide vanes (8) which lie in said inlet channel (9), and a guide vane cover ring (12), and wherein said inlet channel (9) is axially delimited by said guide vane bearing ring (10) and said guide vane cover ring (12) and said guide apparatus (7) is mounted in the housing (2) so it is axially and/or radially movable for material relaxation. Furthermore, the invention relates to an exhaust gas turbocharger, in particular for a motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: Claus Fleig, Matthias Stein, Timo Tries, Andreas Wengert
  • Patent number: 8684678
    Abstract: An exhaust gas turbocharger, comprising: a turbine rotor rotatably mounted in a housing, which is associated with at least one guide apparatus forming a radial inlet channel, wherein the guide apparatus includes at least one of a guide vane bearing ring, a plurality of guide vanes radially surrounding the turbine rotor and located in the inlet channel and a guide vane cover ring. The inlet channel is axially delimited by the guide vane bearing ring and the guide vane cover ring wherein the guide vane bearing ring and the guide vane cover ring are moveably mounted at least one of axially and radially relative to each other and to the housing. The guide apparatus is subjected to at least one of an axial and radial preload, wherein a line of axial preload flux runs through the guide apparatus substantially parallel to the rotational axis of the turbine rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Bosch Mahle Turbo Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Claus Fleig, Matthias Stein, Timo Tries, Andreas Wengert
  • Patent number: 8662833
    Abstract: The guide blades provided for the variable turbine geometry are adjustably arranged within a radial gap through which gases can flow on a moveable carrier ring, which is axially clamped against stops on or in the radial gap with a thrust spring device. According to the invention, the thrust spring device loads the carrier ring on the positions closely adjacent to the stops. The thrust spring device is designed open without sealing function and if applicable combined with a separate seal without thrust function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Bosch Mahle Turbo Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Wengert, Timo Tries, Matthias Stein
  • Patent number: 8328503
    Abstract: Charging equipment is disclosed, comprising a variable turbine geometry, and a plurality of guide vanes rotatably mounted between at least one of a guide vane carrier, a cover disc and a turbine housing. The guide vane carrier is positioned on at least one of the cover disc and on the turbine housing by at least one spacer. The geometry has at least two different types of flow channels, a first flow channel wherein flow is influenced by the spacer, and a second flow channel wherein flow is not influenced by the spacer. The first flow channel guide vanes have a radial distance (R1) to a turbine wheel axis, and to a distance from an adjacent guide vane are configured and adjusted such that a gas flow from the first flow channel meeting the turbine wheel corresponds to a gas flow from the second flow channel meeting the turbine wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Bosch Mahle Turbo Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Timo Tries, Gunter Winkler, Matthias Stein
  • Patent number: 8186944
    Abstract: A turbocharger (1) with a variable turbine geometry (VTG), includes a guide baffle (18), which has a blade bearing ring (6) with a plurality of guide blades (7), each of the latter having a blade shaft (8) that is mounted on the blade bearing ring (6). The guide baffle also has an adjusting ring (5), which interacts with the guide blades (7) by means of associated blade levers (20), which are fixed to the blade shafts (8) by one of their ends (21). The other end (22) of each blade lever (20) is provided with a lever head (23), which can be engaged in an associated engagement recess (24) of the adjusting ring (5). Each blade lever (20) is asymmetrical and has a bearing lug (25) in the form of an arched segment on only one side of the central section (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Timo Tries, Ralf Boening
  • Publication number: 20110182717
    Abstract: The invention relates to a turbocharger (1) with variable turbine geometry (VTG), comprising a multiplicity of guide blades (7). Each guide blade (7) has a blade lever (19, 19?), wherein the center plane (Em2) of an intermediate region (24; 24?) of the blade lever (19, 19?) is arranged so as to be offset axially along a blade shaft longitudinal axis (L) at a distance (a) from the center plane (Em1) of a first end region (20; 20?) of the blade lever (19, 19?) and of a second end region (23; 23?) of the blade lever (19, 19?), and wherein a recess (26; 26?) is arranged adjacent to the intermediate region (24; 24?) between the first end region (20; 20?) and the second end region (23; 23?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Timo Tries, Ralf Boening, Dirk Frankenstein
  • Publication number: 20110038742
    Abstract: An exhaust gas turbocharger, comprising: a turbine rotor rotatably mounted in a housing, which is associated with at least one guide apparatus forming a radial inlet channel, wherein the guide apparatus includes at least one of a guide vane bearing ring, a plurality of guide vanes radially surrounding the turbine rotor and located in the inlet channel and a guide vane cover ring. The inlet channel is axially delimited by the guide vane bearing ring and the guide vane cover ring wherein the guide vane bearing ring and the guide vane cover ring are moveably mounted at least one of axially and radially relative to each other and to the housing. The guide apparatus is subjected to at least one of an axial and radial preload, wherein a line of axial preload flux runs through the guide apparatus substantially parallel to the rotational axis of the turbine rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Claus Fleig, Matthias Stein, Timo Tries, Andreas Wengert
  • Publication number: 20100232937
    Abstract: The invention relates to a charging device, more preferably a turbocharger, with a spring for clamping the guide blade carrier (9) against a stop device arranged opposite the spring such as for example a plurality of spacer elements (12) or the like. Particularly advantageous is the use of a cantilever spring (3), as a result of which a region of high thermal load of the cantilever spring (3) can be separated from a region of high mechanical load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Andreas Wengert, Timo Tries, Matthias Stein
  • Publication number: 20100196146
    Abstract: The guide blades provided for the variable turbine geometry are adjustably arranged within a radial gap through which gases can flow on a moveable carrier ring, which is axially clamped against stops on or in the radial gap with a thrust spring device. According to the invention, the thrust spring device loads the carrier ring on the positions closely adjacent to the stops. The thrust spring device is designed open without sealing function and if applicable combined with a separate seal without thrust function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Andreas Wengert, Timo Tries, Matthias Stein
  • Publication number: 20100166541
    Abstract: The invention relates to a charging device (1), more preferably an exhaust gas turbocharger for a motor vehicle, with a turbine housing (3) adjoining a bearing housing (2), in which a variable turbine geometry (4) is arranged. It is substantial for the invention that a one-piece disc spring (5) of plate with a bent over edge region is provided, wherein the bent over edge region forms a spring leg (6), while a protective leg (7) is designed as heat protection for the spring leg (6), that the spring leg (6) on the one hand supports itself on the bearing housing (2) and on the other hand on the variable turbine geometry (4), preloading the latter against the turbine housing (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Jasmin Hausser, Timo Tries
  • Publication number: 20100104425
    Abstract: The invention relates to a piece of charging equipment having a variable turbine geometry (1), which has guide vanes (3, 4) that are rotatably mounted between a guide vane carrier (2) and a cover disc, wherein the cover disc is fixed/positioned on the guide vane carrier (2) by means of spacers (5) and wherein the variable turbine geometry (1) has at least two different types of flow channels (6, 7), namely a first flow channel (6) in which a flow behaviour is influenced by an associated spacer (5), and a second flow channel (7) in which a flow behaviour is not influenced by the spacers (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Timo Tries, Gunter Winkler, Matthias Stein