Patents by Inventor Bernhard Kohler
Bernhard Kohler 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).
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Publication number: 20220356028Abstract: A roller for transporting a flexible substrate is described. The roller includes a main body having a plurality of gas supply slits provided in an outer surface of the main body. The plurality of gas supply slits extends in a direction of a central rotation axis of the roller. Further, the roller includes a sleeve provided circumferentially around and in contact with the main body. The sleeve has a plurality of gas outlets extending in a radial direction (R) and being provided above the plurality of gas supply slits.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2021Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Andreas SAUER, Annemarie HLADIK, Bernhard KÖHLER, Thomas DEPPISCH, Claire ARMSTRONG, Wolfgang BUSCHBECK
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Patent number: 9184644Abstract: In compact drive, spiroid gear unit, and method for manufacturing a drive unit that includes at least an electric motor, a brake, a gear unit, and a frequency converter, the output shaft of the gear unit and the rotor shaft are positioned in parallel to each other, and the shaft-center distance is determined by at least one gear stage. The first gear stage includes a first toothed member connected to the rotor shaft, and a second toothed member, which engages with the first toothed member and is connected to an intermediate shaft, the brake, including at least a brake-rotor shaft, being integrated in the housing of the compact drive, the brake-rotor shaft being parallel to the rotor shaft, and the brake-rotor shaft being connected to a toothed member, which engages with the second toothed member.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2014Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Josef Schmidt, Bernhard Köhler, Thomas Leichter, Jochen Mahlein
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Publication number: 20150101179Abstract: In compact drive, spiroid gear unit, and method for manufacturing a drive unit that includes at least an electric motor, a brake, a gear unit, and a frequency converter, the output shaft of the gear unit and the rotor shaft are positioned in parallel to each other, and the shaft-center distance is determined by at least one gear stage. The first gear stage includes a first toothed member connected to the rotor shaft, and a second toothed member, which engages with the first toothed member and is connected to an intermediate shaft, the brake, including at least a brake-rotor shaft, being integrated in the housing of the compact drive, the brake-rotor shaft being parallel to the rotor shaft, and the brake-rotor shaft being connected to a toothed member, which engages with the second toothed member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Josef Schmidt, Bernhard Köhler, Thomas Leichter, Jochen Mahlein
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Patent number: 8943673Abstract: In compact drive, spiroid gear unit, and method for manufacturing a drive unit that includes at least an electric motor, a brake, a gear unit, and a frequency converter, the output shaft of the gear unit and the rotor shaft are positioned in parallel to each other, and the shaft-center distance is determined by at least one gear stage. The first gear stage includes a first toothed member connected to the rotor shaft, and a second toothed member, which engages with the first toothed member and is connected to an intermediate shaft, the brake, including at least a brake-rotor shaft, being integrated in the housing of the compact drive, the brake-rotor shaft being parallel to the rotor shaft, and the brake-rotor shaft being connected to a toothed member, which engages with the second toothed member.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Sew-Eurodrive GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Josef Schmidt, Bernhard Köhler, Thomas Leichter, Jochen Mahlein
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Publication number: 20120060358Abstract: In compact drive, spiroid gear unit, and method for manufacturing a drive unit that includes at least an electric motor, a brake, a gear unit, and a frequency converter, the output shaft of the gear unit and the rotor shaft are positioned in parallel to each other, and the shaft-center distance is determined by at least one gear stage. The first gear stage includes a first toothed member connected to the rotor shaft, and a second toothed member, which engages with the first toothed member and is connected to an intermediate shaft, the brake, including at least a brake-rotor shaft, being integrated in the housing of the compact drive, the brake-rotor shaft being parallel to the rotor shaft, and the brake-rotor shaft being connected to a toothed member, which engages with the second toothed member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Inventors: Josef Schmidt, Bernhard Köhler, Thomas Leichter, Jochen Mahlein
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Patent number: 8079289Abstract: In compact drive, spiroid gear unit, and method for manufacturing a drive unit that includes at least an electric motor, a brake, a gear unit, and a frequency converter, the output shaft of the gear unit and the rotor shaft are positioned in parallel to each other, and the shaft-center distance is determined by at least one gear stage. The first gear stage includes a first toothed member connected to the rotor shaft, and a second toothed member, which engages with the first toothed member and is connected to an intermediate shaft, the brake, including at least a brake-rotor shaft, being integrated in the housing of the compact drive, the brake-rotor shaft being parallel to the rotor shaft, and the brake-rotor shaft being connected to a toothed member, which engages with the second toothed member.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2010Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Sew-Eurodrive GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Josef Schmidt, Bernhard Köhler, Thomas Leichter, Jochen Mahlein
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Publication number: 20110041637Abstract: In compact drive, spiroid gear unit, and method for manufacturing a drive unit that includes at least an electric motor, a brake, a gear unit, and a frequency converter, the output shaft of the gear unit and the rotor shaft are positioned in parallel to each other, and the shaft-center distance is determined by at least one gear stage. The first gear stage includes a first toothed member connected to the rotor shaft, and a second toothed member, which engages with the first toothed member and is connected to an intermediate shaft, the brake, including at least a brake-rotor shaft, being integrated in the housing of the compact drive, the brake-rotor shaft being parallel to the rotor shaft, and the brake-rotor shaft being connected to a toothed member, which engages with the second toothed member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Inventors: Josef Schmidt, Bernhard Köhler, Thomas Leichter, Jochen Mahlein
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Patent number: 7846054Abstract: In compact drive, spiroid gear unit, and method for manufacturing a drive unit that includes at least an electric motor, a brake, a gear unit, and a frequency converter, the output shaft of the gear unit and the rotor shaft are positioned in parallel to each other, and the shaft-center distance is determined by at least one gear stage. The first gear stage includes a first toothed member connected to the rotor shaft, and a second toothed member, which engages with the first toothed member and is connected to an intermediate shaft, the brake, including at least a brake-rotor shaft, being integrated in the housing of the compact drive, the brake-rotor shaft being parallel to the rotor shaft, and the brake-rotor shaft being connected to a toothed member, which engages with the second toothed member.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2004Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Sew-Eurodrive GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Josef Schmidt, Bernhard Köhler, Thomas Leichter, Jochen Mahlein
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Patent number: 7452298Abstract: A compact drive includes at least an electric motor, a transmission, and a frequency converter, the output shaft of the transmission and the rotor shaft being parallel to each other, and the shaft-center distance at least being determined by a spur-gear stage of the transmission or by the design of a variable transmission.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2004Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: Sew-Eurodrive GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Thomas Leichter, Jochen Mahlein, Josef Schmidt, Bernhard Köhler
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Publication number: 20070142139Abstract: A compact drive, including at least an electric motor, a transmission, and a frequency converter, the output shaft of the transmission and the rotor shaft being parallel to each other, and the shaft-center distance at least being determined by a spur-gear stage of the transmission or by the design of a variable transmission.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2004Publication date: June 21, 2007Applicant: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Thomas Leichter, Jochen Mahlein, Josef Schmidt, Bernhard Kohler
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Publication number: 20070007055Abstract: In compact drive, spiroid gear unit, and method for manufacturing a drive unit that includes at least an electric motor, a brake, a gear unit, and a frequency converter, the output shaft of the gear unit and the rotor shaft are positioned in parallel to each other, and the shaft-center distance is determined by at least one gear stage. The first gear stage includes a first toothed member connected to the rotor shaft, and a second toothed member, which engages with the first toothed member and is connected to an intermediate shaft, the brake, including at least a brake-rotor shaft, being integrated in the housing of the compact drive, the brake-rotor shaft being parallel to the rotor shaft, and the brake-rotor shaft being connected to a toothed member, which engages with the second toothed member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2004Publication date: January 11, 2007Inventors: Josef Schmidt, Bernhard Kohler, Thomas Leichter, Jochen Mahlein