Patents by Inventor Ulrich Knott

Ulrich Knott 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: 9114480
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for joining a rotationally asymmetrical part, preferably a turbine blade, which is made of a monocrystalline material, to a part, preferably a rotor core, which is made of polycrystalline material, having the method steps of: —joining the rotationally asymmetrical part to an adapter piece made of polycrystalline material by means of rotational friction welding, and —joining the adapter piece to the part made of polycrystalline material. The present invention also relates to a turbine blisk having a rotor core made of polycrystalline material and turbine blades made of monocrystalline material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES GMBH
    Inventors: Ulrich Knott, Erwin Bayer, Thomas Uihlein
  • Patent number: 8393528
    Abstract: A method for hardfacing a metal component surface (14, 16), especially a shroud surface of a turbine blade made of a TiAl alloy, with at least one metal material (18, 20), in particular a Co—Cr alloy. The hardfacing coating is produced separately from the component surface and is then joined to the component surface in a high-temperature soldering process. A turbine blade including such a hardfacing coating, primarily in a shroud region (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Karl-Hermann Richter, Ulrich Knott, Piotr Kowalczyk
  • Patent number: 8375582
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the fabrication and/or repair of an integrally bladed rotor, specifically of an integrally bladed gas turbine rotor, is disclosed. At least one rotor blade is joined to a main rotor body for fabrication and/or repair. The joining is carried out by diffusion welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Erwin Bayer, Ulrich Knott, Karl-Hermann Richter
  • Publication number: 20120125980
    Abstract: A method for hardfacing a metal component surface (14, 16), especially a shroud surface of a turbine blade made of a TiAl alloy, with at least one metal material (18, 20), in particular a Co—Cr alloy. The hardfacing coating is produced separately from the component surface and is then joined to the component surface in a high-temperature soldering process. A turbine blade including such a hardfacing coating, primarily in a shroud region (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Karl-Hermann Richter, Ulrich Knott, Piotr Kowalczyk
  • Publication number: 20110129353
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for joining a rotationally asymmetrical part, preferably a turbine blade, which is made of a monocrystalline material, to a part, preferably a rotor core, which is made of polycrystalline material, having the method steps of:—joining the rotationally asymmetrical part to an adapter piece made of polycrystalline material by means of rotational friction welding, and—joining the adapter piece to the part made of polycrystalline material. The present invention also relates to a turbine blisk having a rotor core made of polycrystalline material and turbine blades made of monocrystalline material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: MTU AERO ENGINES GMBH
    Inventors: Ulrich Knott, Erwin Bayer, Thomas Uihlein
  • Publication number: 20090200361
    Abstract: A method for joining components using a brazing technique, namely relatively thin-walled components, in particular sheet-metal panels, which are not inherently stable and thus are susceptible to deformation, comprising at least the following steps: a) preparing at least two planar and relatively thin-walled components to be joined together, and a brazing foil; b) placing the brazing foil between the components to be joined together; c) fixing in position the components to be joined together by tack welding in such a way that a tack welding of the components, between which the brazing foil is placed, is carried out at at least one position that is spaced apart from an edge of the components; d) joining the fixed-in-position components by brazing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Knott, Walter Gieg, Anton Reichart
  • Publication number: 20080216316
    Abstract: A method for producing hollow blade blades, in particular for gas turbines such as aircraft jet engines is provided. At least three elements (20, 21, 22) are located one on top of the other in a sandwich structure, are joined together at least in sections by diffusion welding and are then superplastically formed by expansion in such a way that a first element (20) forms a first external wall of the hollow blade to be produced, a second element (22) forms a second external wall of the hollow blade to be produced and a third element (21) forms a central element running between the two external walls of the hollow blade to be produced. At least one nick-minimizing structure is introduced into the first element (20) and the second element (22), which form the two external walls of the hollow blade to be produced, before said elements are arranged together with the third element (21) in the sandwich structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Ulrich Knott, Wolfgang Krueger
  • Publication number: 20080148566
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the fabrication and/or repair of an integrally bladed rotor, specifically of an integrally bladed gas turbine rotor, is disclosed. At least one rotor blade is joined to a main rotor body for fabrication and/or repair. The joining is carried out by diffusion welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Erwin Bayer, Ulrich Knott, Karl-Hermann Richter
  • Publication number: 20070215671
    Abstract: A manufacturing plant, in particular, a rotational friction welding plant for the joining of two components, with two part systems for mutual alignment is disclosed. According to the invention, at least one of both part systems for mutual alignment is provided with an adjustment device, comprising two interleaved frames, whereby two groups, each with at least three adjustment devices, are arranged between the two frames of the adjustment device at an axial separation from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: MTU AERO ENGINES GMBH
    Inventors: Ulrich Knott, Erwin Bayer, Martin Bussmann
  • Patent number: 6431830
    Abstract: A worked nozzle ring for a gas turbine, in particular an aircraft engine, having at least one shroud and at least one blade sheet arranged thereon, whereby, in order to create a worked nozzle ring that is easy to manufacture, the blade sheet comprises, at the frontal side, at least one two-dimensionally profiled connecting space region that is placed in a profiled opening formed in the shroud by beam cutting and is connected therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: MTU Motoren-und Turbinen München GmbH
    Inventors: Karl-Hermann Richter, Josef Reischl, Hans Juergen Schmuhl, Klaus Breitschwerdt, Ulrich Knott, Siegfried Boettcher, Karlheinz Manier, Werner Humhauser
  • Patent number: 6119339
    Abstract: A worked nozzle ring for a gas turbine, in particular an aircraft engine, having at least one shroud and at least one blade sheet arranged thereon, whereby in order to create a worked nozzle ring that is easy to manufacture, the blade sheet comprises, at the frontal side, at least one two-dimensionally profiled connecting space region that is placed in a profiled opening formed in the shroud by means of beam cutting and is connected therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: MTU Motoren-und Turbinen-Union Munchen GmbH
    Inventors: Karl-Hermann Richter, Josef Reischl, Hans Juergen Schmuhl, Klaus Breitschwerdt, Ulrich Knott, Siegfried Boettcher, Karlheinz Manier, Werner Humhauser
  • Patent number: 5913555
    Abstract: In a method of repairing worn blade tips of compressor or turbine blades, the worn blade tip (4) is first removed from the remaining blade portion (2) at a standardized height (h). The actual geometry of the end of the remaining blade portion (2) at the height (h) is measured, for example by optical digital image processing means. A repair part (4') is cut from a plate or sheet of repair material having a thickness (d) essentially corresponding to the difference between the nominal finished height (H) of the repaired turbine blade (1) and the standardized height (h) of the remaining blade portion (2) undergoing repair. The repair part (4') is cut to have a contour corresponding to the measured actual geometry of the end of the remaining blade portion (2) at the standardized cut-off height (h), for example using a laser cutting process CNC-controlled by the acquired data representing the actual blade geometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Assignee: MTU Motoren- und Turbinen-Union Muenchen GmbH
    Inventors: Karl-Hermann Richter, Ulrich Knott
  • Patent number: 5876183
    Abstract: A blade for a rotor, especially a turborotor, is made of two hollow blade foot sections having matching seam surfaces to form a hollow blade with a thickened foot that is butt-welded with its blade foot sole (7) to an integral welding stub of a rotor hub or disk. The two hollow blade foot sections are soldered to each other along a radially outer seam section (5) between the seam surfaces and welded to each other along a radially inner seam section (6) between the seam surface. The radially inner seam section extends from said blade foot sole. The welded seam normally ends in the thickened blade foot section (6) and is thus shorter than the soldered seam section (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: MTU Motoren- und Turbinen-Union Muenchen GmbH
    Inventors: Roberto Furlan, Ulrich Knott, Horst Friedrich
  • Patent number: 5797182
    Abstract: A blade for a rotor, especially a turborotor, is made of two hollow blade foot sections having matching seam surfaces to form a hollow blade with a thickened foot that is butt-welded with its blade foot sole (7) to an integral welding stub of a rotor hub or disk. The two hollow blade foot sections are soldered to each other along a radially outer seam section (5) between the seam surfaces and welded to each other along a radially inner seam section (6) between the seam surface. The radially inner seam section extends from said blade foot sole. The welded seam normally ends in the thickened blade foot section (6) and is thus shorter than the soldered seam section (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Assignee: MTU Motoren- und Turbinen-Union Muenchen GmbH
    Inventors: Roberto Furlan, Ulrich Knott, Horst Friedrich