Patents Assigned to ThyssenKrupp Bilstein GmbH
  • Publication number: 20190219127
    Abstract: A damper tube which is at least partially filled with damping fluid and in which a piston rod is movable back and forth, wherein a working piston is movable jointly with the piston rod, by means of which working piston the interior space of the damper tube is divided into a piston-rod-side working space and a piston-rod-remote working space. A damping module for the frequency-dependent control of a comfort bypass is formed between the piston-rod-side working space and the piston-rod-remote working space and which comprises a comfort path via which damping fluid can be caused to flow hydraulically in parallel with respect to the flow through the working piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicants: THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN GMBH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Juergen SCHNEIDER, Klaus SCHMIDT, Ole GOETZ
  • Patent number: 10352391
    Abstract: A vibration damper for a vehicle chassis may comprise a damper tube, a piston rod that is movable in an oscillating manner in an axial direction in the damper tube, a working piston disposed on the piston rod, and a closure package that closes the damper tube and through which the piston rod is guided. A spring element that is disposed in a region between the working piston and the closure package may comprise an annular basic body that surrounds the piston rod to form an annular chamber, an upper side facing the closure package, and a lower side facing the working piston. To reduce vibrations and noise from reaching a vehicle body, the spring element may include a lip element on the upper and/or lower side, and a spring rigidity of the lip element may be lower than a rigidity of the annular basic body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignees: THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN GMBH, THYSSENKRUPP AG
    Inventors: Hendrik Adick, Alexander Ehinger
  • Publication number: 20190211897
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vibration damper (1) comprising a damper tube (2) which is at least partially filled with damping fluid and in which a piston rod (3) is movable back and forth, wherein a working piston (4) is movable jointly with the piston rod (3), by means of which working piston the interior space of the damper tube is divided into a piston-rod-side working space (5) and a piston-rod-remote working space (6), a damping module (7) for the frequency-dependent control of a comfort bypass which is formed between the piston-rod-side working space (5) and the piston-rod-remote working space (6) and which comprises a comfort path via which damping fluid can be caused to flow hydraulically in parallel with respect to the flow through the working piston (4), a control piston (8) which is received, such that it can perform stroke movements, in the damping module (7) and which, remote from the piston rod, delimits a pressure chamber (9) arranged in the damping module (7), wherein the pressure ch
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicants: THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN GMBH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Juergen SCHNEIDER, Klaus SCHMIDT, Ole GOETZ
  • Patent number: 10344819
    Abstract: A shock absorber having a shock absorber tube (10) is disclosed and has an external module tube (11) which is connected to the shock absorber tube (10) via a flange (12), wherein the flange (12) has one or more fluid ducts (13, 14) which fluidly couple the module tube (11) to the shock absorber tube (10). The flange (12) has at least one metallic support cage (15) which forms a retentive connection between the shock absorber tube (10) and the module tube (11), and the flange (12) has a plastics body (16) in which the fluid duct (13, 14) for the fluidic coupling of the module tube (11) to the shock absorber tube (10) is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Bilstein GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Schmidt, Ole Götz, Freddy Woenarta
  • Publication number: 20190186582
    Abstract: A vibration damper for a chassis of a vehicle including a damper tube which is filled at least partially with damping liquid and in which a piston rod can be moved to and fro. A working piston is movable with the piston rod, by way of which working piston the interior space of the damper tube is divided into a piston rod-side working space and a working space which is remote from the piston rod. At least one additional attachment unit is connected to the damper tube in a fluid-tight manner by way of a throughflow element. The throughflow element is arranged on the damper tube in a direction which differs from the radial direction of the damper tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicants: THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN GMBH, THYSSENKRUPP AG
    Inventors: Johannes DÖBBER, Ole GÖTZ, Klaus SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20190143778
    Abstract: A single-tube oscillation damper for a motor vehicle may include a damper tube that is at least partially filled with damping fluid and in which a piston rod is movable back and forth, an operating piston that can be moved with the piston rod, and an end remote from the piston rod for bearing in a dome bearing. The end may include a transition region from an outer diameter of the damper tube to an outer diameter of the single-tube end remote from the piston rod. The end may also comprise a support region arranged in the transition region. The single-tube oscillation damper may further include a stop plate and at least one damping element. The stop plate may be arranged on the support region, and the at least one damping element may be arranged on the stop plate at a side facing the end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicants: THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN GMBH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Matthias BECKER, Frank SPRENGER, Peter KNUEPPEL
  • Publication number: 20190078641
    Abstract: An adjustment wheel arrangement for a shock absorber with a first adjustment wheel which is configured to connect in a torque-proof fashion to an adjustment tube of a piston rod of the shock absorber, and a second adjustment wheel which is configured to connect in a torque-proof fashion to an adjustment rod extending through the adjustment tube. The first adjustment wheel and the second adjustment wheel can be twisted relative to each other by means of a push-twist connection but are or can be connected by form-fit to each other in the axial direction. The push-twist connection is configured in the manner of a key-lock, such that the first adjustment wheel and the second adjustment wheel can be connected to or separated from each other only in a single relative orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicants: ThyssenKrupp Bilstein GmbH, Thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Daniel Pitsch, Martin Flick
  • Publication number: 20190063541
    Abstract: An oscillation damper includes a damper inner pipe with a damper inner pipe wall thickness and a damper inner pipe outer wall. A piston rod and piston are reciprocally movable in the damper inner pipe. The damper inner pipe is divided into a piston-rod-side operating space and an operating space remote from the piston rod. A damper outer pipe has a damper outer pipe wall thickness and a damper outer pipe inner wall. The damper outer pipe is arranged around the damper inner pipe and the damper outer pipe is fluidly connected to the damper inner pipe at the side of the operating space remote from the piston rod. The oscillation damper includes support elements arranged between the damper outer pipe inner wall and the damper inner pipe outer wall wherein the damper inner pipe is at least partially supported with respect to the damper outer pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicants: ThyssenKrupp Bilstein GmbH, Thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Martin Flick, Daniel Pitsch
  • Publication number: 20190063539
    Abstract: A vibration damper may include a damper tube filled at least partially with damping liquid. A piston rod is movable to and fro in the damper tube. A working piston is movable with the piston rod by way of which working piston an interior space of the damper tube is divided into two spaces. The vibration damper may have a wedge element and a bracing element, and the piston rod may have a wedge element recess for partially receiving the wedge element. The wedge element may be arranged in the at least one wedge element recess in a braced state, and the at least one bracing element may be connected to the working piston such that the bracing element braces the working piston with respect to the piston rod via the wedge element arranged in the element recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicants: ThyssenKrupp Bilstein GmbH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Daniel Pitsch, Martin Flick
  • Publication number: 20190063540
    Abstract: A vibration damper may comprise a damper tube filled at least partially with damping liquid. A piston rod is movable to and fro in the damper tube, and a working piston is movable with the piston rod. The working piston may divide an interior space of the damper tube into a piston rod-side working space and a working space distal the piston rod. A piston rod attachment may include an attachment element, a bracing element, and a wedge element. On a side that faces away from the working piston, the piston rod may have a wedge element cut-out for partially receiving the wedge element in a braced state. The attachment element may be connected to the bracing element such that the attachment element braces the bracing element with respect to the piston rod via the wedge element arranged in the wedge element cut-out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicants: ThyssenKrupp Bilstein GmbH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Daniel Pitsch, Martin Flick
  • Publication number: 20190032742
    Abstract: A vibration damper may include a damper tube and a damper piston disposed in the damper tube so as to be reciprocatingly movable. The damper tube may be connected to a piston rod extending out of the damper tube, and the damper piston may movably separate a first oil-filled damper chamber on a piston rod side from a second oil-filled damper chamber remote from the piston rod. A bottom element at one end of the damper tube seals the end of the damper tube. The bottom element may protrude into the end of the damper tube and thereby reduce oil volume of the second damper chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicants: THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN GMBH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventor: Michael FRITZ
  • Patent number: 10184541
    Abstract: A flange for connecting a vibration damper tube to a module tube of a vibration damper may include one or more fluid ducts, by which the module tube is fluidically coupled to the vibration damper tube. The flange may further include a plastic body in which the fluid duct for the fluidic coupling is formed and wherein connection elements are provided that extend between the vibration damper tube and the module tube. The connection elements may form a retaining connection between the vibration damper tube and the module tube. The plastic body may comprise two opposite side walls, and the connection elements may be formed by metal plates arranged on the side walls. The plastic body may also comprise retaining means for the retaining of the plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignees: THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN GMBH, THYSSENKRUPP AG
    Inventors: Klaus Schmidt, Michael Fritz
  • Publication number: 20180370316
    Abstract: An air spring connecting device for mounting an air spring strut on a vehicle may include an air spring support bearing having a head bearing receiver, a head bearing having at least one cylindrical outer surface, and a piston rod that is axially guided through the head bearing and is sealed in an airtight manner relative to the head bearing. The head bearing may be positioned in the head bearing receiver of the air spring support bearing positioned coaxially relative to the piston rod. An airtight connection may be formed between the head bearing receiver and the head bearing. A press connection element may be positioned in direct contact with the head bearing receiver and the head bearing. A sealing element may be positioned in a region of the head bearing receiver between the air spring support bearing and the head bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicants: THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN GMBH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Jens PRIESS, Matthias BECKER
  • Publication number: 20180355942
    Abstract: A vibration damper may include a damper cylinder, a guiding closure that is held in the damper cylinder by a first clamping element, a piston rod that is axially guided in the guiding closure, and a piston rod functional group that is connected to the piston rod and disposed in the damper cylinder. At least one second clamping element may be connected to an internal wall of the damper cylinder, and a holding element may be disposed in the damper cylinder. The second clamping element can be disposed between the guiding closure and the holding element, and the holding element can be disposed between the second clamping element and the piston rod functional group. Further, the internal diameter of the second clamping element at least in portions is smaller than the external diameter of the holding element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicants: ThyssenKrupp Bilstein GmbH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Christian Veltum, Raimund Weiffen, Marc Schmitz, Hakan Severcan, Sebastian Stottrop
  • Publication number: 20180355944
    Abstract: A vibration damper with hydraulic damping of a pressure stage stop may include a working piston guided in a damper tube along a longitudinal axis. The working piston may be disposed on a piston rod leading out of the damper tube. For damping the pressure stage stop, a tubular body may be disposed in the damper tube, within which an auxiliary piston can be accommodated such that the auxiliary piston is guided along the longitudinal axis. A spring element may pre-stress the auxiliary piston towards the working piston. Upon a drive-in movement of the piston rod into the damper tube, a stop piston that is movable with the working piston comes to lie against the auxiliary piston and together with the auxiliary piston plunges into the tubular body under a hydraulic damping effect and under compression of the spring element. Consequently, a damping agent in the tubular body may flow through the auxiliary and stop pistons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicants: THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN GMBH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Christian VELTUM, Alexandru-marcel MOLDOVAN, Ole GÖTZ
  • Patent number: 10145437
    Abstract: Disclosed is a valve device for an air spring strut of an air suspension system of a motor vehicle, having a valve unit and a housing which receives the valve unit and has a bearing face for mounting a head bearing of the air spring strut on the valve device. The housing has a surface section for supporting the valve device in the air spring strut in a positively locking manner, with the result that a force which is exerted by the head bearing on the valve device can be introduced via the housing into the air spring strut. A supporting section is configured on the surface section of the housing, onto which supporting section an exchange element which can be disconnected from the housing can be arranged from the direction of a center longitudinal axis of the valve device for supporting on the housing in a positively locking manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Krefeld, Damian Mrugalla
  • Publication number: 20180326806
    Abstract: A receiving arrangement may be utilized by a lower end of a carrier spring on a damper tube of a shock absorber of a suspension strut, in particular for a vehicle. The receiving arrangement may include a bearing unit by way of which the damper tube can twist relative to the carrier spring about a longitudinal axis of the suspension strut. The bearing unit may include an upper bearing ring and a lower bearing ring, which bearing rings may be configured so they can slide on each other to form an axial bearing and a radial bearing between the carrier spring and the damper tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicants: THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN GMBH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventor: Stefan MAGES
  • Publication number: 20180209505
    Abstract: A vibration damper for a motor vehicle may include a damper tube, a piston rod that moves in the damper tube, a working piston attached to the piston rod that divides the damper tube into two working spaces, and first and second damping valves each with an adjustable damping force. Damping liquid may pass through the first damping valve as the piston rod retracts and through the second damping valve as the piston rod extends. Each damping valve may include a valve body that can be moved by a separate, controllable drive device between a closed position and an open position to set a throughflow cross section of each respective damping valve. The valve bodies may be loaded by restoring means counter to an actuating force of the drive device. A first of the restoring means may load a first of the valve bodies into its open position, and a second of the restoring means may load a second of the valve bodies into its closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicants: THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN GMBH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventor: Klaus SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20180202508
    Abstract: A vibration damper, which can be utilized in a chassis of a vehicle, may comprise a damper tube and a working piston that is guided in a longitudinal axis over an inner side of the damper tube. The vibration damper may also include a reinforcing sleeve that is positioned on an outer side of the damper tube. A receptive fork for attachment to the chassis can be arranged on the reinforcing sleeve. The reinforcing sleeve may be delimited in a direction of the longitudinal axis by a peripheral edge. In a region of the peripheral edge, a sealing element enclosing the outer side of the damper tube may be accommodated in the reinforcing sleeve. The peripheral edge may have a plastically deformed reshaping section that engages around the sealing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicants: THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN GMBH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Virgil MUNTEANU, Thilo REIMANN
  • Publication number: 20180156299
    Abstract: A controllable shock absorber may include a cylinder tube with hydraulic fluid, a movable piston that divides the cylinder tube into two working spaces, and a piston rod connected to the piston. Two fluid leadthroughs in the piston may connect the two working spaces. Valve assemblies for damping piston movement in actuating directions may be arranged on the leadthroughs. Each valve assembly may have a pilot control chamber and a valve plate movable between open and closed positions. The valve plate can be prestressed into the closed position by pressure loading the pilot control chamber. Pressures in the pilot control chambers can be set by a pilot control valve having a valve body that is movable between open and closed positions. An outflow cross section between the pilot control chambers and the working spaces is settable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicants: THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN GMBH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventor: Dmitrij SMELJANSKIJ