Patents by Inventor Uwe Knauer

Uwe Knauer 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: 9308576
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a turbocharger (1) with variable turbine geometry (VTG), having a turbine housing (2) with a feed duct (9) for exhaust gases; a turbine rotor (4) which is rotatably mounted in the turbine housing (2); and a guide grate (18) which surrounds the turbine rotor (4) radially at the outside, which has a blade bearing ring (6), which has a multiplicity of guide blades (7) which have in each case one blade shaft (8) mounted in the blade bearing ring (6), which has an adjusting ring (5) operatively connected to the guide blades (7) via associated blade levers (20) fastened to the blade shafts (8) at one of the ends thereof, each blade lever (20) having at the other end a lever head (23) which can be placed in engagement with an associated engagement recess (24) of the adjusting ring (5), and which has a stop (25) at least for setting the minimum throughflow through the nozzle cross sections formed by the guide blades (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Ramb, Uwe Knauer, Leif Heidingsfelder, Urban Radke
  • Publication number: 20130180106
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a turbocharger (1) with variable turbine geometry (VTG), having a turbine housing (2) with a feed duct (9) for exhaust gases; a turbine rotor (4) which is rotatably mounted in the turbine housing (2); and a guide grate (18) which surrounds the turbine rotor (4) radially at the outside, which has a blade bearing ring (6), which has a multiplicity of guide blades (7) which have in each case one blade shaft (8) mounted in the blade bearing ring (6), which has an adjusting ring (5) operatively connected to the guide blades (7) via associated blade levers (20) fastened to the blade shafts (8) at one of the ends thereof, each blade lever (20) having at the other end a lever head (23) which can be placed in engagement with an associated engagement recess (24) of the adjusting ring (5), and which has a stop (25) at least for setting the minimum throughflow through the nozzle cross sections formed by the guide blades (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Ramb, Uwe Knauer, Leif Heidingsfelder, Urban Radke
  • Patent number: 7001142
    Abstract: A turbocharger with an improved suspension mechanism for the actuation ring of a variable nozzle mechanism, for improved maintenance of the geometry of the suspension mechanism in the case of higher temperature oscillations. The suspension mechanism includes a number of guide rollers (48) provided between a housing part (24, 26) and nozzle ring (38) with circumferential grooves (59) in which the inner circumference of the actuating ring rides. The rollers are freely rotatable on pins (55?, 55?), and these pins are inserted in bores (55a or 55b) either in a housing part (24, 26) or in the nozzle ring (38), but not both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Borgwarner Inc.
    Inventors: Uwe Knauer, Siegfried Ritter, Robert Lingenauber
  • Patent number: 6962481
    Abstract: A turbocharger with an improved suspension mechanism for the actuation ring of a variable nozzle mechanism, for improved maintenance of the geometry of the suspension mechanism in the case of extreme temperature oscillations. The suspension mechanism includes a number of guide rollers (149) provided between housing part (126) and nozzle ring (138) with circumferential grooves (159) in which the inner circumference of the actuating ring rides. The rollers are formed as one piece together with axial extensions (149?, 149?, 149a, 149b), which extensions are rotatably seated in appropriate bores in the nozzle ring (138) and/or in the housing part (126). The axial extensions can have diameters which are smaller than or the same as the diameter of the actual roller part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Uwe Knauer, Siegfried Ritter, Robert Lingenauber
  • Publication number: 20030170117
    Abstract: A turbocharger with an improved suspension mechanism for the actuation ring of a variable nozzle mechanism, for improved maintenance of the geometry of the suspension mechanism in the case of higher temperature oscillations. The suspension mechanism includes a number of guide rollers (48) provided between a housing part (24, 26) and nozzle ring (38) with circumferential grooves (59) in which the inner circumference of the actuating ring rides. The rollers are freely rotatable on pins (55′, 55″), and these pins are inserted in bores (55a or 55b) either in a housing part (24, 26) or in the nozzle ring (38), but not both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Uwe Knauer, Siegfried Ritter, Robert Lingenauber
  • Publication number: 20030170116
    Abstract: A turbocharger with an improved suspension mechanism for the actuation ring of a variable nozzle mechanism, for improved maintenance of the geometry of the suspension mechanism in the case of extreme temperature oscillations. The suspension mechanism includes a number of guide rollers (149) provided between housing part (126) and nozzle ring (138) with circumferential grooves (159) in which the inner circumference of the actuating ring rides. The rollers are formed as one piece together with axial extensions (149′, 149″, 149a, 149b), which extensions are rotatably seated in appropriate bores in the nozzle ring (138) and/or in the housing part (126). The axial extensions can have diameters which are smaller than or the same as the diameter of the actual roller part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Uwe Knauer, Sieqfried Ritter, Robert Lingenauber