Patents by Inventor Björn Spaggiari

Björn Spaggiari 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).

  • Publication number: 20080309042
    Abstract: A process is provided for mounting a joint arrangement, especially for a driven axle of a motor vehicle, as well as, furthermore, to a joint arrangement, especially for a motor vehicle axle. The joint arrangement has a joint fork (1), which can be arranged in the area of a vehicle axle, and a steering knuckle (2), which carries the wheel bearing (3) and is pivotable in relation to the joint fork (1) by two mounting points (4, 5). One of the mounting points is designed as a fixed bearing (4) and the other mounting point is designed as a movable bearing (5) with an outer ring element (8) and an inner ring element (9), wherein the movable bearing (5) has an axial degree of freedom as well as an additional pivot angle degree of freedom. The mounting process provides that the joint fork (1) and the steering knuckle (2) can be designed as one-piece components thanks to a bolt (20) and a space-maintaining auxiliary mounting element (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Matthias Gercke, Holger Klanke, Michael Mühl, Björn Spaggiari