Patents by Inventor TOBIAS GRUENE

TOBIAS GRUENE 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: 11421691
    Abstract: An electrical motor vehicle vacuum pump arrangement includes a housing assembly which includes an inlet opening arrangement having an inlet opening, an outlet opening arrangement having an outlet opening and an outlet channel, a pump unit having a pump rotor housing with an inlet-side end wall, an outlet side end wall, and a pump rotor housing part arranged therebetween, a drive motor having a motor rotor and a motor stator, sound absorption elements, and a sealing connected to the pump rotor chamber and directed towards the outlet opening. The outlet opening arrangement is connected to one of the sound absorption elements. The outlet channel of the outlet opening arrangement is closed relative to the drive motor and the pump unit. The outlet channel of the outlet opening arrangement, when viewed in a direction of the outlet opening, comprises at least one abrupt change in cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Steffen Schnurr, Nabil Salim Al-Hasan, Stanislaus Russ, Tobias Gruene
  • Publication number: 20220149685
    Abstract: An automotive auxiliary unit with an electric motor. The automotive auxiliary unit includes a motor stator, a rotatable metallic rotor shaft which defines a rotor fixation section, and a motor rotor which is co-rotatably fixable to the rotatable metallic rotor shaft via pressing at the rotor fixation section. The rotor fixation section has material bulgings at a shaft surface of the rotatable metallic rotor shaft. The material bulgings at the shaft surface of the rotatable metallic rotor shaft are provided via a laser engraving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: STEFFEN SCHNURR, NABIL SALIM AL-HASAN, STANISLAUS RUSS, TOBIAS GRUENE, PETRA HAGEN, MARCEL PIOTROWSKI, SEBASTIAN IRMER
  • Patent number: 11261868
    Abstract: A vane type gas pump for a compressible fluid. The vane-type gas pump includes a pump housing which forms a pump chamber in which a pump rotor with at least one slidable sliding element is rotatably mounted. At least one fluid inlet opening and at least one elongated fluid outlet opening are dedicated to the pump chamber. The at least one slidable sliding element has a tangential width. The at least one elongated fluid outlet opening has a tangential width. The tangential width of the at least one slidable sliding element at least corresponds to the tangential width of the at least one elongated fluid outlet opening so that the at least one slidable sliding element temporarily completely covers the at least one elongated fluid outlet opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Steffen Schnurr, Sebastian Cramer, Nabil Salim Al-Hasan, Stanislaus Russ, Tobias Gruene
  • Publication number: 20220003329
    Abstract: A check valve arrangement includes a valve housing which radially defines a valve body chamber, a valve inlet opening arranged in the valve housing, a valve seat arranged at a first axial end of the valve body chamber to radially surround the valve inlet opening, a valve travel limiter arranged at a second axial end of the valve body chamber which is remote from the first axial end and the valve seat, and a disc-shaped valve body which is arranged loosely within the valve body chamber. The valve travel limiter includes a support ring which is fixed to the valve housing, a central transversal platform structure which axially protrudes from a side of the support ring which faces the valve seat, and a platform frame which axially connects the central transversal platform structure with the support ring. The platform frame includes at least one radial frame opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Pierburg Pump Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Steffen SCHNURR, Nabil Salim AL-HASAN, Stanislaus RUSS, Tobias GRUENE, Petra HAGEN, Marcel PIOTROWSKI, Sebastian IRMER
  • Patent number: 11174864
    Abstract: A vane-type gas pump includes a pump housing which forms a pump chamber in which a pump rotor with at least one slidable sliding element is rotatably mounted. At least one fluid inlet opening and at least one fluid outlet opening are dedicated to the pump chamber. The pump housing includes a closed stroke ring, a first separate thrust washer, and a second separate thrust washer. At least one stroke ring adjustment device axially clamps the closed stroke ring directly to the first separate thrust washer. At least one separate housing clamping device axially clamps the first separate thrust washer, the closed stroke ring, and the second separate thrust washer together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: PITERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Steffen Schnurr, Sebastian Cramer, Nabil Salim Al-Hasan, Stanislaus Russ, Tobias Gruene
  • Patent number: 11078912
    Abstract: An automotive auxiliary assembly vacuum pump includes a housing composite structure with an electric motor section, a pump section, a pump inlet opening, and a pump outlet opening, a motor housing part, a bearing plate which closes the motor housing part proximally, and a pump rotor with a rotor body. The electric motor section includes a motor rotor which is surrounded by the motor housing part and which is closed by the bearing plate. The pump section includes a pump housing which defines a pump chamber and which includes a closure element, at least one pump chamber inlet opening, and at least one pump chamber outlet opening. The pump housing is formed at least by axially proximal and axially distal thrust washers and a radial thrust ring. Only the bearing plate and the axially proximal thrust washer are provided as a single-piece flange element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Nabil Salim Al-Hasan, Tobias Gruene, Sebastian Cramer, Steffen Schnurr
  • Patent number: 10995757
    Abstract: A dry-running vane gas pump includes a pump housing which forms a pump chamber, a pump rotor with at least one displaceable slide element which pump rotor is rotatably supported in the pump chamber, at least one fluid inlet opening associated with the pump chamber, a first fluid outlet opening associated with the pump chamber, a second fluid outlet opening associated with the pump chamber, and a non-return valve which closes the first fluid outlet opening. The second fluid outlet opening is permanently open. The first fluid outlet opening is arranged before the second fluid outlet opening in a direction of rotation of the pump rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Tobias Gruene, Nabil Salim Al-Hasan, Steffen Schnurr
  • Publication number: 20200332799
    Abstract: An electrical motor vehicle vacuum pump arrangement includes a housing assembly which includes an inlet opening arrangement having an inlet opening, an outlet opening arrangement having an outlet opening and an outlet channel, a pump unit having a pump rotor housing with an inlet-side end wall, an outlet side end wall, and a pump rotor housing part arranged therebetween, a drive motor having a motor rotor and a motor stator, sound absorption elements, and a sealing connected to the pump rotor chamber and directed towards the outlet opening. The outlet opening arrangement is connected to one of the sound absorption elements. The outlet channel of the outlet opening arrangement is closed relative to the drive motor and the pump unit. The outlet channel of the outlet opening arrangement, when viewed in a direction of the outlet opening, comprises at least one abrupt change in cross-section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: STEFFEN SCHNURR, NABIL SALIM AL-HASAN, STANISLAUS RUSS, TOBIAS GRUENE
  • Publication number: 20200309134
    Abstract: A dry-running vane gas pump includes a pump housing which forms a pump chamber, a pump rotor with at least one displaceable slide element which pump rotor is rotatably supported in the pump chamber, at least one fluid inlet opening associated with the pump chamber, a first fluid outlet opening associated with the pump chamber, a second fluid outlet opening associated with the pump chamber, and a non-return valve which closes the first fluid outlet opening. The second fluid outlet opening is permanently open. The first fluid outlet opening is arranged before the second fluid outlet opening in a direction of rotation of the pump rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: TOBIAS GRUENE, NABIL SALIM AL-HASAN, STEFFEN SCHNURR
  • Publication number: 20190345936
    Abstract: A vane-type gas pump includes a pump housing which forms a pump chamber in which a pump rotor with at least one slidable sliding element is rotatably mounted. At least one fluid inlet opening and at least one fluid outlet opening are dedicated to the pump chamber. The pump housing includes a closed stroke ring, a first separate thrust washer, and a second separate thrust washer. At least one stroke ring adjustment device axially clamps the closed stroke ring directly to the first separate thrust washer. At least one separate housing clamping device axially clamps the first separate thrust washer, the closed stroke ring, and the second separate thrust washer together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: STEFFEN SCHNURR, SEBASTIAN CRAMER, NABIL SALIM AL-HASAN, STANISLAUS RUSS, TOBIAS GRUENE
  • Publication number: 20190345943
    Abstract: A vane type gas pump for a compressible fluid. The vane-type gas pump includes a pump housing which forms a pump chamber in which a pump rotor with at least one slidable sliding element is rotatably mounted. At least one fluid inlet opening and at least one elongated fluid outlet opening are dedicated to the pump chamber. The at least one slidable sliding element has a tangential width. The at least one elongated fluid outlet opening has a tangential width. The tangential width of the at least one slidable sliding element at least corresponds to the tangential width of the at least one elongated fluid outlet opening so that the at least one slidable sliding element temporarily completely covers the at least one elongated fluid outlet opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: STEFFEN SCHNURR, SEBASTIAN CRAMER, NABIL SALIM AL-HASAN, STANISLAUS RUSS, TOBIAS GRUENE
  • Publication number: 20190338642
    Abstract: An automotive auxiliary assembly vacuum pump includes a housing composite structure with an electric motor section, a pump section, a pump inlet opening, and a pump outlet opening, a motor housing part, a bearing plate which closes the motor housing part proximally, and a pump rotor with a rotor body. The electric motor section includes a motor rotor which is surrounded by the motor housing part and which is closed by the bearing plate. The pump section includes a pump housing which defines a pump chamber and which includes a closure element, at least one pump chamber inlet opening, and at least one pump chamber outlet opening. The pump housing is formed at least by axially proximal and axially distal thrust washers and a radial thrust ring. Only the bearing plate and the axially proximal thrust washer are provided as a single-piece flange element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: NABIL SALIM AL-HASAN, TOBIAS GRUENE, SEBASTIAN CRAMER, STEFFEN SCHNURR