Patents by Inventor Axel Sichler

Axel Sichler 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).

  • Elastic rubber bearing
    Patent number: 6997614
    Abstract: An elastic rubber bearing is provided with an intermediate tube, namely, a bush bearing with a reinforcing insert arranged in the elastomeric bearing body. The design of the bearing includes a pretension, which is distributed as uniformly as possible both in relation to the circumference and in the axial direction. The pretension is generated in the elastomer in a bearing body after the vulcanization by calibrating the outer sleeve. A reinforcing element of the bearing includes an intermediate tube slotted on two sides in relation to its axial extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: ZF Lemförder Metallwaren AG
    Inventors: Helmut Kammel, Bernd Kümper, Axel Sichler
  • Elastic rubber bearing
    Publication number: 20040213491
    Abstract: An elastic rubber bearing is provided with an intermediate tube, namely, a bush bearing with a reinforcing insert arranged in the elastomeric bearing body. The design of the bearing includes a pretension, which is distributed as uniformly as possible both in relation to the circumference and in the axial direction. The pretension is generated in the elastomer in a bearing body after the vulcanization by calibrating the outer sleeve. A reinforcing element of the bearing includes an intermediate tube slotted on two sides in relation to its axial extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicant: ZF Lemforder Metallwaren AG
    Inventors: Helmut Kammel, Bernd Kumper, Axel Sichler
  • Rubber bearing with characteristic behaviour which differs in the direction of the circumference
    Patent number: 6378853
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a rubber bearing with different characteristics in the circumferential direction, which is intended for being mounted in a cylindrical mount. The object is to provide a rubber bearing in which comparatively great differences in characteristics can be achieved in different directions and whose design is simplified compared with the prior-art bearings with different characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: ZF Lemförder Metallwaren AG
    Inventors: Helmut Kammel, Axel Sichler