公开(公告)号：US20240209952A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-27

申请号：US18391151

申请日：2023-12-20

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： Manuel KELLNER ,  Jan MÜLLIER ,  Timo ROHNER ,  Melanie SINDEL ,  Albert SBONGK

IPC: F16K27/00 ,  F16K15/14 ,  H01M50/325

CPC classification number: F16K27/003 ,  F16K15/148 ,  H01M50/325 ,  H01M2220/20

Abstract: Disclosed is a valve apparatus having a first pressure compensation valve, a first, gas-tight, cap-like membrane device, and a gas-permeable, moisture-permeable, and yet water-impermeable second membrane device. The first pressure compensation valve, in particular a back-pressure valve, having a first valve housing, which limits a pressure compensation opening and comprising a housing side and a covering side, comprising or consisting of a first, gas-tight, cap-like membrane device covering a first pressure compensation opening and releasing the first pressure compensation opening from a predetermined negative pressure prevailing on the housing side in order to enable a pressure compensation between a housing device and an environment, and a gas-permeable, moisture-permeable, and yet water-impermeable second membrane device arranged on the covering side and in series to the first membrane device, covering a second pressure compensation opening and preventing water entry into the valve housing and thus into a housing device.

公开(公告)号：US20240093799A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18368186

申请日：2023-09-14

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： Melanie SINDEL ,  Jan MÜLLER ,  Manuel KELLNER

IPC: F16K27/02

CPC classification number: F16K27/0236

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus, in particular a valve apparatus, for sealingly connecting to an opening of a carrier component. The apparatus includes a base body made of a hard component for the connection to an edge of a carrier component delimiting an opening, and a sealing device made of a soft component. The base body comprises at least one connection passageway configured as an undercut for the form-fit connection to a correspondingly configured element of the soft component, and a lid element for covering the connecting region.

公开(公告)号：US20230375027A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US18198074

申请日：2023-05-16

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： Gerit VOLLMER ,  Melanie SINDEL ,  Albert SBONGK ,  Jan MÜLLER

IPC: F16B21/08 ,  F16B5/06

CPC classification number: F16B21/086 ,  F16B5/065

Abstract: Disclosed is a fastening apparatus for fastening a component to a carrier component. The fastening apparatus includes a bushing device having a bushing portion that delimits a receiving space for receiving a pin device, and a pin device having a pin portion, wherein the bushing device and the pin device are formed from a first plastic component. An outer casing wall of the pin portion of the pin device includes at least one and preferably two diametrically opposed fastening portions for radially abutting against a recess of a carrier component. The fastening portions are formed from a second plastic component that is softer in comparison to the first plastic component.

公开(公告)号：US20240170798A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US18517347

申请日：2023-11-22

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： Melanie SINDEL ,  Jan MÜLLER

IPC: H01M50/325 ,  H01M50/308

CPC classification number: H01M50/325 ,  H01M50/308 ,  H01M50/3425

Abstract: Disclosed is a valve apparatus, in particular for a battery housing of an electric vehicle, is provided. It includes a base body formed from a soft component and having a first sealing portion for sealing against a first component and a connecting-sealing portion for sealing and connecting to a second component, and wherein the base body bounds a passageway and includes a covering side and a connecting side, a valve element, wherein the valve element is arranged in the region of the passageway of the base body, and a securing element formed from a hard component and having a latch portion, wherein, in a final assembly position, the latch portion is received in the base body so as to limit at least a movement of the connecting-sealing portion of the base body radially inwards in order to thereby secure the final assembly position of the valve apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US20230287919A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-14

申请号：US18179634

申请日：2023-03-07

Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

Inventor： Albert SBONGK ,  Jan MÜLLER ,  Melanie SINDEL

IPC: F16B21/04

CPC classification number: F16B21/04

Abstract: A fastening apparatus for connecting components of different thicknesses includes a base element for insertion into a contoured passage opening of a component, having a first fastening portion in which at least one bayonet-like fastening device is configured for retentive abutment on contour elements of a first component surface of the component, and a rotary element arranged on the base element, having a second fastening portion, in which at least one abutting device for retentive abutment on a second component surface of a component is configured. The base element and the rotary element are rotatably and axially slidably coupled to one another by a threaded axial displacement device.