Patents by Inventor Viktor Raff
Viktor Raff 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).
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Publication number: 20240003461Abstract: An electromagnetic actuator device, in particular an electromagnetic valve device, has at least one magnet core element, has a magnet armature element, which is supported movably relative to the magnet core element and forms a receiving recess, and has a reset spring, which is configured to push the magnet core element and the magnet armature element away from one another, the magnet armature element having an application face, which is arranged inside the receiving recess and on which a first end of the reset spring is supported, wherein the electromagnetic actuator device comprises a damping element, which is arranged between the magnet core element and the magnet armature element and which forms a spring seat, on which a second end of the reset spring, lying opposite the first end, is supported.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2021Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Oliver THODE, Jörg BÜRSSNER, Viktor RAFF, Jörg HEITMANN
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Patent number: 11067189Abstract: The invention relates to an electromagnetic hinged armature valve device with armature means (14) which are configured for interaction with a stationary valve seat (22), are articulated such that they can be pivoted and/or folded in a housing of the valve device relative to stationary core means (16) and coil means (12) which surround them at least in sections, and which armature means (14) are configured to close or open the valve seat as a reaction to an energization of the coil means, wherein a coil carrier assembly (10) which supports a winding of the coil means and encloses the core means and a valve seat assembly (24) which configures the valve seat are configured in such a way that both can be adjusted with respect to one another for assembly of the valve seat device and can then preferably be connected non-releasably to one another, and, in a connected state or assembled state, limit and/or define a pivoting or folding stroke of the armature means which configure at least one flat side, which pivotingType: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: ETO Magnetic GmbHInventors: Oliver Thode, Viktor Raff
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Patent number: 10837573Abstract: The invention relates to an electromagnetically operable valve device, comprising a valve housing (10) which has a first fluid connection (P) and a second fluid connection (E), each designed for controlled opening and closing by moving a closure unit (30), and at least one further fluid connection (A) provided on the valve housing, which forms a fluid channel (46) to the first or second fluid connection that can be intermittently interrupted by the closure unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: ETO MAGNETIC GMBHInventors: Oliver Thode, Viktor Raff
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Patent number: 10830363Abstract: An electromagnetic valve device having a fluid inlet port (1), which is formed in a valve casing (10), for a fluid to be switched, in particular pneumatic fluid, a working port (2), which is realized in the valve casing, for the fluid and locking component(s) (14), which are moveably guided in the valve casing along an axial direction and which are realized for interacting with a valve seat (26) formed in the valve casing and opening a fluid flow path between the fluid inlet port and the working port and which are moveably realized via fluid switched by means of electromagnetic positioning means (32).Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2016Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: ETO Magnetic GmbHInventors: Oliver Thode, Viktor Raff
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Patent number: 10830371Abstract: An electromagnetic valve has an armature (22) movable along an axial direction in a valve housing (14) as a reaction to current flowing through a stationary coil (16) and which at one axial end has a sealing member (28) designed to interact with a valve seat (32) assigned to a first valve inlet (P), wherein at least one second valve inlet and/or outlet (A, R) in the valve housing can be opened to the first valve inlet (P) by action of the armature, and wherein the sealing member is provided as sealing bodies (28) on a portion (26) of the armature of narrowed diameter, such that the sealing body having a larger diameter compared to the narrowed portion can be moved by movement of the armature between sealing positions formed at both axial ends of the sealing body, wherein the sealing body (28) is a component separate from the narrowed portion and/or releasable therefrom and has a sealing portion (42) made of a polymer and/or rubber material, and also a support portion (40) made of a material different than andType: GrantFiled: December 20, 2016Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: ETO Magnetic GmbHInventors: Viktor Raff, Oliver Thode
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Publication number: 20200240541Abstract: The invention relates to an electromagnetically operable valve device, comprising a valve housing (10) which has a first fluid connection (P) and a second fluid connection (E), each designed for controlled opening and closing by moving a closure unit (30), and at least one further fluid connection (A) provided on the valve housing, which forms a fluid channel (46) to the first or second fluid connection that can be intermittently interrupted by the closure unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2017Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: ETO MAGNETIC GMBHInventors: Oliver THODE, Viktor RAFF
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Publication number: 20200124201Abstract: The invention relates to an electromagnetic hinged armature valve device with armature means (14) which are configured for interaction with a stationary valve seat (22), are articulated such that they can be pivoted and/or folded in a housing of the valve device relative to stationary core means (16) and coil means (12) which surround them at least in sections, and which armature means (14) are configured to close or open the valve seat as a reaction to an energization of the coil means, wherein a coil carrier assembly (10) which supports a winding of the coil means and encloses the core means and a valve seat assembly (24) which configures the valve seat are configured in such a way that both can be adjusted with respect to one another for assembly of the valve seat device and can then preferably be connected non-releasably to one another, and, in a connected state or assembled state, limit and/or define a pivoting or folding stroke of the armature means which configure at least one flat side, which pivotingType: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2017Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: ETO Magnetic GmbHInventors: Oliver Thode, Viktor Raff
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Patent number: 10242786Abstract: An electromagnetic valve for safety-related pneumatic systems in motor vehicles, with an armature (9), which, by means of current supplied to an electrical winding (6), can be displaced axially relative to a core (13) and relative to a first valve seat (2), inside an inner channel of a coil carrier carrying the winding (6) on a winding section, wherein, in the armature (9) is arranged a guide channel, into which projects axially a guide pin (3) formed integrally with the coil carrier (1), so as to guide the armature (9) in the course of its axial displacement.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2015Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: ETO Magnetic GmbHInventors: Viktor Raff, Oliver Thode
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Publication number: 20190032799Abstract: An electromagnetic valve device having a fluid inlet port (1), which is formed in a valve casing (10), for a fluid to be switched, in particular pneumatic fluid, a working port (2), which is realized in the valve casing, for the fluid and locking component(s) (14), which are moveably guided in the valve casing along an axial direction and which are realized for interacting with a valve seat (26) formed in the valve casing and opening a fluid flow path between the fluid inlet port and the working port and which are moveably realized via fluid switched by means of electromagnetic positioning means (32).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2016Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: ETO Magnetic GmbHInventors: Oliver Thode, Viktor Raff
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Publication number: 20190024817Abstract: The invention relates to an electromagnetic valve with armature means (22) which are designed to be movable along an axial direction in a valve housing (14) as a reaction to current flowing through stationary coil means (16) and which at one axial end have sealing means (28) designed to interact with a valve seat (32) assigned to a first valve inlet (P), wherein at least one second valve inlet and/or outlet (A, R) in the valve housing can be opened to the first valve inlet (P) by action of the armature means, and wherein the sealing means are provided as sealing bodies (28) on a portion (26) of the armature means of narrowed diameter, such that the sealing body having a larger diameter compared to the narrowed portion can be moved by the movement of the armature means between sealing positions formed at both axial ends of the sealing body, wherein the sealing body (28) designed as a component separate from the narrowed portion and/or designed to be releasable therefrom has a sealing portion (42), made of a poType: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2016Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicant: ETO Magnetic GmbHInventors: Viktor Raff, Oliver Thode
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Publication number: 20170018345Abstract: An electromagnetic valve for safety-related pneumatic systems in motor vehicles, with an armature (9), which, by means of current supplied to an electrical winding (6), can be displaced axially relative to a core (13) and relative to a first valve seat (2), inside an inner channel of a coil carrier carrying the winding (6) on a winding section, wherein, in the armature (9) is arranged a guide channel, into which projects axially a guide pin (3) formed integrally with the coil carrier (1), so as to guide the armature (9) in the course of its axial displacement.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: ETO MAGNETIC GMBHInventors: Viktor RAFF, Oliver THODE
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Patent number: 9236175Abstract: An electromagnetic actuating apparatus having an armature unit, which can be moved through a movement distance in an axial direction relative to a stationary core unit and in reaction to an operating current being passed through a coil unit, which armature unit magnetically interacts axially at one end with the core unit over a control range which at least partially overlaps axially along the movement distance, which, as a section of the armature unit, has a first profile section and, as a section of the core unit, has a second profile section, with an air gap formed between them and forms an extent at right angles to the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2011Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: ETO Magnetic GmbHInventors: Oliver Thode, Viktor Raff
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Patent number: 9117583Abstract: An electromagnetic actuator device, comprising a coil unit (14), which surrounds a first yoke section (13) of a stationary yoke unit and can be activated by energizing the coil unit; and armature elements (10, 12), which are guided so as to be movable relative to the yoke unit and which interact with an output-side actuating partner and which can be driven in order to perform an actuating movement. The armature elements interact with at least one second yoke section (15, 16) of the yoke unit to form an air gap (26, 28) for a magnetic flux produced by the activated coil unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2012Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: ETO Magnetic GmbHInventors: Raphael Bory, Jonas Boll, Daniela Haerter, Robert Steyer, Philipp Terhorst, Thomas Schiepp, Markus Laufenberg, Oliver Thode, Viktor Raff
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Publication number: 20140125437Abstract: An electromagnetic actuator device, comprising a coil unit (14), which surrounds a first yoke section (13) of a stationary yoke unit and can be activated by energizing the coil unit; and armature elements (10, 12), which are guided so as to be movable relative to the yoke unit and which interact with an output-side actuating partner and which can be driven in order to perform an actuating movement. The armature elements interact with at least one second yoke section (15, 16) of the yoke unit to form an air gap (26, 28) for a magnetic flux produced by the activated coil unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: EOT Magnetic GmbH a corporationInventors: Raphael Bory, Jonas Boll, Daniela Härter, Robert Steyer, Philipp Terhorst, Thomas Schiepp, Markus Laufenberg, Oliver Thode, Viktor Raff
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Publication number: 20130265125Abstract: An electromagnetic actuating apparatus having an armature unit, which can be moved through a movement distance in an axial direction relative to a stationary core unit and in reaction to an operating current being passed through a coil unit, which armature unit magnetically interacts axially at one end with the core unit over a control range which at least partially overlaps axially along the movement distance, which, as a section of the armature unit, has a first profile section and, as a section of the core unit, has a second profile section, with an air gap formed between them and forms an extent at right angles to the axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2011Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: ETO MAGNETIC GmbHInventors: Oliver Thode, Viktor Raff