Patents by Inventor Armin Ihle

Armin Ihle 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: 10202935
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-piece, in particular at least two-piece, piston (1) for an internal combustion engine having a longitudinal axis (L), comprising a piston outer part (10) having a closed piston head (11), which in the fitted state defines a combustion chamber, and a piston body (13) extending axially away from the piston head (11), and a piston inner part (20), which in the fitted state is connected to a connecting rod. An outer surface (2) radially defining the piston (1) is formed exclusively by at least one portion of the piston body (13) of the piston outer part (10). The piston inner part (20), viewed in an axial direction, is arranged radially entirely inside the piston body (13) or its circumferential surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Hirschvogel Umformtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Armin Ihle, Thomas BrĂ¼cher
  • Publication number: 20170276091
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-piece, in particular at least two-piece, piston (1) for an internal combustion engine having a longitudinal axis (L), comprising a piston outer part (10) having a closed piston head (11), which in the fitted state defines a combustion chamber, and a piston body (13) extending axially away from the piston head (11), and a piston inner part (20), which in the fitted state is connected to a connecting rod. An outer surface (2) radially defining the piston (1) is formed exclusively by at least one portion of the piston body (13) of the piston outer part (10). The piston inner part (20), viewed in an axial direction, is arranged radially entirely inside the piston body (13) or its circumferential surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Armin Ihle, Thomas BrĂ¼cher
  • Publication number: 20070026954
    Abstract: The invention concerns a driveshaft (1) with a drive joint (9) for an vehicle, in which the drive joint (9) features a joint inner portion and joint outer portion (12), which are axially placed into one another and contain rolling elements associated with lead-in tracks (16, 17) between them. In order to make sure that the driveshaft (1) does not break and fall apart in case of impermissibly high torque moments, the joint outer portion (12) is constructed in such a manner that it breaks as a predetermined breaking point of the driveshaft (1) when a predefined torque moment barrier is exceeded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Gerald Langer, Armin Ihle, Walter Pischel, Stephan Lutzenberger, Manfred Hirschvogel
  • Patent number: 6691666
    Abstract: In a multipart cooled piston (20) for a combustion engine with a piston upper part (1) of steel comprising a combustion bowl (3) and a ring wall (4) with ring belt (11), and with a piston lower part (2) comprising a piston skirt (9), pin bosses (12) for receiving the piston pin connecting the piston (20) to the connecting rod, and pin boss supports (6) connected to the piston skirt (9), and in a method for manufacture of such a piston (20), inexpensive manufacture and good form stability are to be achieved in that a cooling channel (7) formed inside the piston upper part (1) has forged supporting ribs (8) in its area extending to the combustion bowl (3), which each form sections of an all-round ring rib (5) with a connection surface radially to the longitudinal piston axis (K), in that the piston lower part (2) has an annular and all-round carrier rib (10) with a connection surface connected to the pin boss supports (6), and in that the piston upper part (1) and the piston lower part (2) are non-detachably co
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignees: Mahle GmbH, Volvo Powertrain Corp., Hirschvogel Umformtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Berr, Armin Ihle, Henk Ravenshorst, Magnus Horn, Lars Lundin