Patents Assigned to Phoenix Aktiengesellschaft
  • Patent number: 6547907
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a rotationally symmetric body, especially a hose, specifically a large hose, by utilizing a rotating core as a supporting body for the inner layer; a device for storing and guiding the thread, the device being able to move back and forth in a parallel manner relative to the rotating core; and a molding head which can also move back and forth in a parallel manner relative to the rotating core and in which at least two reactive liquid or pasty components for the reaction are brought. The inner layer and the outer layer are constructed by means of the reaction mixture which exits the molding head. In addition, the thread is saturated with the reaction mixture during the production of the strength supporter, whereby the incorporation of the thread results during a reaction degree of no more than 50%. Useful method parameters are introduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Phoenix Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Burkhard Brink, Hans-Werner Friederich, Wolfgang Meyer
  • Patent number: 6511057
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pneumatic suspension system (1) comprising at least the following parts: pneumatic suspension bellows (4) made of an elastomer material encompassing a volume-variable air chamber (5); a pneumatic suspension lid (7) to which one end of the pneumatic suspension bellows is fixed by means of a clamping ring (10) or the like; a pneumatic suspension piston (3) to which the other end of the pneumatic suspension bellows (4) is also fixed by means of a clamping ring (10) or the like and on whose outer wall the pneumatic suspension bellows can roll (6) by forming a rolling contour; a wheel guide element (9); a hinge (8) serving as steering means in relation to the wheel guide element (9) and a body (2), wherein the pneumatic suspension parts are disposed in such a way that only one hinge (8) is provided as a steering element in relation to the wheel guide element (9) inside the pneumatic suspension system (1) without requiring any centric restricted guidance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Phoenix Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Jürgen Berg
  • Patent number: 6484872
    Abstract: The invention relates to belt (1) for a conveyor. The inventive belt is made of rubber or a plastic similar to rubber and is provided with incorporated traction carriers (2) in the form of cables or cords that are made of steel. The inventive conveyor belt comprises, in relation to its total width (B), a center part (A) and two side parts (A′). The invention is characterized in that the center part (A) is interchangeable as a result of a joint (4) between both side parts (1′). Various embodiments of said joint (1) are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Phoenix Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Carsten Jepsen, Karl-Heinz Elvers, Adolfo Kropf-Eilers
  • Patent number: 6477809
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for covering a gap, especially for providing a protective cover for the clearance between the door leaf and the door frame so as to avoid accidents. The novel flexible and strand-shaped gap covering profile is configured as a profiled body with a substantially tubular cross-section which comprises a front part, two lateral parts and two holding feet. The two lateral parts merge into a loop system that extends into the interior of the profiled body. The loop system in turn merges into the two holding feet at the outlet of the profiled body. The inventive loop system which has an essentially inversely symmetrical cross section in relation to the profile median that extends in the direction of the strand is configured in such a manner that the two lateral parts merge into a first loop that extends into the interior of the profiled body passing the holding foot or the holding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Phoenix Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Dorner, Joachim Grage, Uwe Willig
  • Patent number: 6471139
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rail arrangement for a rail superstucture such as a fixed railroad, comprising an elastic intermediate plate (3) which is located between the rail foot and a hard support (6) in the form of a concrete tie and has two through holes for the screws (7) to fasten the rails. For series mounting, which is the solution of choice, the elastic intermediate plate (3) is combined with an elastic intermediate layer (1) in such a way that the additional intermediate layer rests above the intermediate plate directly below the rail foot, whereby the intermediate layer (1) is separated from the intermediate plate (3) by a metal base plate (2) which serves to fasten the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Phoenix Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Bruder, Michail Rabkin, Karl-Heinz Krause, Edgar Böhm, Gerhard Merkmann, Peter Schwob, Klaus Tübel
  • Patent number: 6471138
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rail system consisting of a rail, especially a grooved rail, comprising a head, stem and foot, whereby a base profile, made of an elastomeric material is for the most part arranged underneath the foot of the rail, in addition to guard rail tie bars that are preferably provided with an encasing profile made of an elastomeric material, a driving track made of concrete or other building materials with a built-in space for receiving the rail, packing made of an elastomeric material arranged on both sides of the rail, in addition to a fixture for said rail. The inventive rail system is characterized in that the packing, once it is adapted to the contour of the rail, fills the remaining gap entirely and is provided with electrical insulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Phoenix Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Helmuth Blank, Heiko Höft, Bernd Pahl
  • Patent number: 6468631
    Abstract: Elastic band-shaped base (1) made of rubber or of a material similar to rubber for insulating and absorbing vibrations and impact sound, specially track-bed matting, wherein the base is fitted with spaced tubes (2, 3) running parallel to the ground side (4) of the base on at least two planes (I, II). The tubes have a semicircular, semi-oval, or semi-ellipsoidal cross section. The invention is characterized in that two planes (I, II) are arranged at a distance (A) in relation to each other, irrespective of the total number of the planes of tubes, forming a continuous intermediate covering (5) running parallel to the ground side (4) of the base (1), in such a way that the smoothed down sides of the tubes (2, 3) all face the intermediate covering (5). The inventive design provides for advantageous construction parameters of the elastic base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Phoenix Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernd Pahl, Jan Thiedeitz, Norbert Garbers, Michail Rabkin
  • Patent number: 6434904
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sealing device consisting of two contiguous building elements made of concrete, steel, reinforced concrete, cast iron or other materials, and a shaped sealing element made of an elastomer material which is inserted into a recess and bridges the gap between the building elements in a sealing manner. The building elements are in particular segments which are assembled into a tube-like tunnel such that transverse and longitudinal joints are formed. Each segment has a recess which runs around all bearing surfaces and has two outer side faces and a base side. A rod-shaped sealing element is positioned in the recess. According to the invention the recess within the central area of its base side has a support for the shaped sealing element such that two parallel recesses are formed. Each recess has an outer side face, an inner side face and a base side and a shaped body is housed in each recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Phoenix Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Holger Gutschmidt, Dieter Kassel
  • Patent number: 6371457
    Abstract: This invention concerns a pneumatic spring consisting of a hose roll bellows of elastomer material which is equipped, in particular, with stiffening supports. The ends of the hose roll bellows are pushed onto a connecting element and attached there by a radially ductile clamping ring particularly made out of metal. According to the invention, the connecting element and/or clamping ring are made thicker with a covering elastomer strip in the area of clamping. The elastomer strip is a component which is separate from the hose roll bellows. Several variants are presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Phoenix Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Jürgen Berg
  • Patent number: 6315274
    Abstract: The invention concerns a pneumatic suspension system (1) comprising at least an elastomer bellows (2) provided with reinforcement linings, a cover (5) with a bottom zone (A) whereon is fixed, by means of a clamp ring or the like (3), the bellows (2) top end (2′), a median zone (B) and a top zone (C) which, simultaneously, is assembled with a connecting component, in particular a component integral with the body, and a pneumatic piston (6) whereon is fixed the bellows (2) bottom end (2″), also by means of a clamp ring (3′) or the like, and on whose external wall the bellows can roll. The invention is charaterized in that the system is provided with a pleated structure enclosing in the form of a ring the cover (5) thereby elastically supporting the pleated structure (4) formed in the bellows (2) top end zone, and the pleated structure bearing surface is, once more, supported on a part, which is either part of the cover, or a connecting component, or an auxiliary component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Phoenix Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Ulrich Sonnak
  • Patent number: 6296195
    Abstract: A rail arrangement includes a bullheaded rail having joint ties and a rail head, a rail bridge and a rail foot. There is a driving track made of concrete with an integrated joint, in which the rail is seated in connection with a substrate; as well as profiles made of elastomeric material. The profiles includes a base profile arranged below the foot of the rail and which has flanges on both sides which completely or partially grip around the foot of the rail. The base profile has a plurality of channels having a rhombic cross-sectional shape and extending in the longitudinal direction of the rail, which are arranged in the plane extending parallel with the underside of the foot of the rail. The channels at the edges of the base profile have a smaller cross sectional shape than the channels at the center area. There are two side profiles abutting the rail on both sides. One of the side profiles preferably has a tracking groove on the side of the wheel rim. There is also a joint tie coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Phoenix Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Helmuth Blank, Bernd Pahl
  • Patent number: 6291991
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for continuously monitoring the junction of a conveyor belt which is made of rubber or a rubber-type plastic material and which comprises supports inserted therein for reinforcing the same. In an advantageous embodiment, the device essentially comprises the following constituent members for the junction area: mainly four reference marks, two addresses as well as four detection heads, the heads being located above the carrier surface of the conveyor belt. This invention further relates to other advantageous embodiments of this device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Phoenix Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Wolfgang Schnell
  • Patent number: 6283383
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rail system (1) comprising a line of rails with fixations, cross ties (wood, concrete, etc.), an infrastructure (2) on which the cross ties are laid, as well as an elastomeric cross tie shoe, whose sidewall (7), which tapers upward, entirely or partially surrounds the cross tie, the inner sidewall being in the form of a flexible lip (9) sealingly laid against said cross tie (2); besides, between the bottom of the cross tie shoe (13) and the cross tie underside (2) is inserted an elastic intermediate layer (5). The rail system according to the invention (1) is characterized in that the sidewall (7) of the cross tie shoe (4) presents on its inner face (8) a pattern of ribs and grooves and that the elastic intermediate layer (5) is provided with extruded-like channels (6, 6′, 6″) located virtually in the same plane as that in which two geometries of alternating channels appear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Phoenix Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Helmuth Blank, Bernd Pahl
  • Patent number: 6267536
    Abstract: A sealing arrangement (1) has two abutting construction elements made of concrete, steel, reinforced concrete, cast iron or other materials, as well as a sealing section made of an elastomer material which sealingly bridges the gap between the two construction elements. The construction elements are in particular segments (2, 2″) which are assembled into a tubular tunnel with transverse and longitudinal joints (3). Each segment is preferably provided with a continuous groove on all its abutting sides. An elongated sealing profile (5) is located in each groove, forming a sealing frame with frame corners. The sealing section has elongated open and/or closed flutes arranged on the section base side and elongated ducts arranged between the flutes and the section front side. The sealing section (5) also has at least two groups (A, B) of ducts of which the first (A) is located directly above the flutes while the other (B) is laterally offset with respect to the flutes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Phoenix Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Junn Adachi, Siegfried Glang, Dieter Kassel
  • Patent number: 6254948
    Abstract: A tubular body made of elastomeric material and/or plastics, in particular the bellows of a pneumatic cushioning system, consists of a outer layer, an inner layer, and an embedded reinforcement layer, shaped in particular as axial reinforcing threads. The tubular body is provided with an embedded slit protection and is in particular characterized by the following layers, from the outermost inwards: outer layer, adhesive layer, reinforcement, adhesive layer, slit protection, adhesive layer, and innermost layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Phoenix Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Winfried Hellmig
  • Patent number: 6247306
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pneumatic spring system comprising at least one pneumatic spring which consists of at least the following: a pneumatic spring cap as an upper component; a pneumatic spring piston as a lower component; pneumatic cushioning bellows made of elastomer connecting the two opposite components with the help of fastening elements. The bellows can roll off, when an interior space having elasticity of volume forms at the outer wall of the piston, inside their roll-off zone. The pneumatic spring system also consists of at least one control valve configured in particular as a magnet valve; a compressor having integrated residual pressure maintaining function; and a pilot controlled check valve connected to the pneumatic spring, which is preferably situated in the pneumatic spring cap or piston, and as such is accommodated in a housing, although different mounting variations exist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: Phoenix Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Ulrich Sonnak
  • Patent number: 6238139
    Abstract: A sealing arrangement includes face walls of two construction parts made of concrete, reinforced concrete or the like, these face walls being pressed against each other, particularly of tunnel tube segments, as well as a strand shaped seal made of elastomeric material for sealing the gap between the construction parts or tunnel tube segments, whereby the seal has a base part which, in relation to the sealing part, is widened on both sides, forming flanges, and which, by means of these flanges and suitable additional anchoring parts, is fastened on one of the two face walls of the construction parts or tunnel tube segments, whereas the sealing part, the latter being joined with the base part in one piece, has a trapezoidal shape, viewed cross-sectionally, and, in relation to the base part, a decreasing width, with lateral flanks tapering off at the same time, and seals the gap when the construction parts or tunnel tube segments are pressed together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Phoenix Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Siegfried Glang, Werner Grabe
  • Patent number: 6227527
    Abstract: A pneumatic suspension system forming a McPherson strut has a pneumatic suspension pot with an integrated strut bearing, pneumatic suspension bellows made of an elastomer material, a pneumatic suspension piston, an outer guide and a damping device. The essential features of the system are: the pneumatic suspension bellows have an inclined loop whose effective diameter defined by the top and bottom extremes of the loop is substantially perpendicular to the force application line. The outer surface of the pneumatic suspension piston has cylindrical and conical parts which form a rolling contour which is not rotationally symmetrical with respect to the damping axis and which is adapted to the effective diameter of the inclined loop of the pneumatic suspension bellows in that the effective diameter is substantially parallel to the preferably rounded edges of the rolling contour. The outer guide completely surrounds the inclined loop of the pneumatic suspension bellows during both rebound and spring deflection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Phoenix Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Jürgen Berg
  • Patent number: 6213833
    Abstract: The invention relates to a float (2) for buoyant hoses comprising at least one multi-layer foam body which surrounds the buoyant hose (1), whereby the foam body is composed of individual foam sheets (3, 4, 5). Inside a layer, a radial connection (6) is produced which adheringly joins two adjacent foam sheets (3, 4) to one another. In addition, the float comprises an axial connection (7) which also adheringly joins two adjacent foam sheets (3, 5) to one another from sheet to sheet. According to variant A, the radial connection (6) is exclusively produced by a layer made of a polymer material which expands when heated and occupies a large volume. According to variant B, both the radial connection (6) as well as the axial connection (7) are produced by a layer made of a non-expandable polymer material, whereby the individual layers are joined to one another for the radial and axial connection in such a way that each foam sheet (3, 4, 5) is completely single chambered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Phoenix Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans-Werner Friederich, Uwe Maass
  • Patent number: 6168143
    Abstract: A pneumatic spring, in particular for rail vehicles, trucks and busses, has a bellows made of elastomer material, if required provided with reinforcing inserts; a pot to whose upper part the bellows are secured, the bellows preferably rolling on the outer wall of the pot; a plate-shaped cover spaced apart from the pot and to which the other end of the bellows is secured; a central rod firmly secured to the cover and which projects out of the lid over a distance extends parallel to the bellows and enters the pot; a ball-and-socket joint located between the pot and the rod and supported against the inner wall of the pot; an air pipe; a slide bush arranged between the ball-and-socket joint and the rod and guided on the outer wall of the rod; and an intermediate bush arranged between the ball-and-socket joint and the slide bush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: Phoenix Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dirk Lambrecht, Holger Oertel