Patents by Inventor Christian Dinger

Christian Dinger 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: 20160333961
    Abstract: A centrifugal pendulum for a drivetrain of a motor vehicle, which is mountable rotatably around an axis of rotation, having a pendulum mass, a first sliding block guide and a pendulum flange, where the pendulum mass includes a first pendulum mass part, where the first pendulum mass part is coupled with the pendulum flange via the first sliding block guide, where the first sliding block guide is designed to guide the first pendulum mass part along an oscillation path in an oscillating motion, where the pendulum mass has an additional pendulum mass part and a coupling, where the additional pendulum mass part is coupled with the first pendulum mass part by the coupling so that it is movable at least in the radial direction relative to the pendulum mass part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventor: Christian Dinger
  • Publication number: 20160178030
    Abstract: A turbine torsional vibration damper, in particular a simple torsional vibration damper, for a vehicle, preferably for a drivetrain of a motor vehicle, having a damper part for introducing a torque into the turbine torsional vibration damper and a damper part for extracting the torque from the torsional vibration damper, wherein a pendulum mass flange of a centrifugal pendulum device is rigidly coupled mechanically with a damper part of the turbine torsional vibration damper. A converter or a torque transmission device for a vehicle, in particular for a drivetrain of a motor vehicle, wherein the converter or torque transmission device has a turbine torsional vibration damper according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Christian Dinger, Jan Hoffmann, Christian Huegel
  • Publication number: 20160025147
    Abstract: The invention relates to a torsional vibration damper, in particular a dual-turbine damper, for a drivetrain of a motor vehicle, preferably for a drivetrain of a motor vehicle having a hydrodynamic torque converter, having a first damper and a second damper connected to the latter in series, where the two dampers are situated essentially on a common circumference or essentially in a common plane of the torsional vibration damper, there being a damper intermediate mass connected between the two dampers connected in series, and a centrifugal pendulum device provided on the damper intermediate mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventor: Christian Dinger
  • Publication number: 20150369334
    Abstract: A centrifugal force pendulum device includes a pendulum flange and at least two pendulum masses attached to both sides of the pendulum flange by a spacer element to make a pendulum mass pair. The pendulum mass pair is guided relative to the pendulum flange by a roller element, and is pivotable to a limited extent. Furthermore, the spacer element is equipped with a damper to damp an impact of the spacer element against an adjacent component, where the damper includes a stopper which limits the maximum deflection of the damper upon impact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Christian DINGER, Thorsten KRAUSE, Simon SCHÄFER, Bernhard JONITZ
  • Publication number: 20150176676
    Abstract: The invention relates to a centrifugal-force pendulum having a pair of pendulum masses and a pendulum flange, in which a curved cut-out having a cut-out contour is provided, wherein the pendulum masses of the pair of pendulum masses are arranged on both sides of the pendulum flange and are connected to each other by at least one spacer pin led through the cut-out, wherein the spacer pin has a damping arrangement which comprises at least one stabilizing element and at least one elastic damping element (64), wherein the damping arrangement is designed to damp an impact of the spacer pin on the cut-out contour of the cut-out, wherein end compression of the damping element can be carried out by the impact, wherein the stabilizing element limits the end compression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Christian Dinger, Christian Huegel, David Schnaedelbach, Florian Baral
  • Publication number: 20150126290
    Abstract: A torsional vibration damper comprises an input side and an output side which are arranged rotatably around an axis of rotation, an intermediate plate, and two elastic elements which are arranged on different circumferences around the axis of rotation, where the first elastic element is set up to transmit a power from the input side to the intermediate plate and the second elastic element is set up to transmit a power from the intermediate plate to the output side. Furthermore, the torsional vibration damper includes a single-piece retainer to support the first elastic element on a radially outer surface, while the retainer includes a contact element for engaging with one end of the first elastic element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Jan Hoffmann, Christian Dinger
  • Patent number: 8739523
    Abstract: A rotary vibration damper with an input part and an output part having a centrifugal force pendulum disposed on a flange part of the input part or output part, with several mass parts distributed over the circumference of the flange part, and disposed on two sides of the flange part, in raceways of the flange part, and limitedly displaceable in the circumferential direction, and in the radial direction by which two mass parts are interconnected respectively on opposite sides of the flange part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Huegel, Christian Dinger
  • Publication number: 20140041479
    Abstract: A torsional vibration damper for transferring torque between a first and a second rotatable element, having a rotatable pressure plate to transfer the torque from the first element, a rotatable output element to transfer the torque to the second element, and a vibration damper element to transfer the torque between the pressure plate and the output element, where the vibration damper element includes an energy-storing spring system. A driving element is formed in a single piece on the pressure plate to fit against the spring system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventor: Christian Dinger
  • Patent number: 8479901
    Abstract: A hydrodynamic torque converter with an impeller connected on the drive side arranged in housing and a turbine driven by the latter, connected with the driven side of the torque converter, with a turbine damper actively disposed between the turbine and driven side. To improve the vibration damping on the driven side of the torque converter, the turbine damper with a first damper part is formed out of an input part connected with the turbine and an intermediate flange, limited and rotatable opposite and against the action of at least a first energy accumulator and a second damper part with the intermediate flange and an output part limited and rotatable oppositely and against the action of at least a second energy accumulator. An adaptive-speed vibration absorber is arranged on the intermediate flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dominique Engelmann, Markus Werner, Stephan Maienschein, Christian Dinger
  • Patent number: 8393972
    Abstract: A torsional vibration damper which has a hub and a flange disposed radially outside the hub. For axial fastening of the flange on the hub, a fixing element and a holding element attached to the hub are provided, which limit movements of the fixing element caused by radially oriented centrifugal force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Christian Dinger
  • Patent number: 8267799
    Abstract: A device for damping vibrations comprising at least two coaxially arranged damper parts rotatable relative to each other to a limited extent in the circumferential direction, coupled by torque transmitting means and damping coupling means, which exhibit at least one energy accumulator unit, and forming the impingement areas for the energy accumulator units. At least one damper part forms a guide channel for the energy accumulator units. The individual impingement area on the damper part forming the guide channel for the energy accumulator units is formed by a stop element, connected in a torsion proof manner at least indirectly to the damper part and forms the abutment faces in the guide channel in the circumferential direction. The abutment face is capable of supporting the energy accumulator unit on both sides of the impingement area on the energy accumulator unit and is a part of the other damper part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: David Schnaedelbach, Christian Huegel, Stefan Jung, Eugen Kombowski, Christian Dinger
  • Publication number: 20110201433
    Abstract: A device for damping vibrations comprising at least two coaxially arranged damper parts rotatable relative to each other to a limited extent in the circumferential direction, coupled by torque transmitting means and damping coupling means, which exhibit at least one energy accumulator unit, and forming the impingement areas for the energy accumulator units. At least one damper part forms a guide channel for the energy accumulator units. The individual impingement area on the damper part forming the guide channel for the energy accumulator units is formed by a stop element, connected in a torsion proof manner at least indirectly to the damper part and forms the abutment faces in the guide channel in the circumferential direction. The abutment face is capable of supporting the energy accumulator unit on both sides of the impingement area on the energy accumulator unit and is a part of the other damper part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: David Schnaedelbach, Christian Huegel, Stefan Jung, Eugen Kombowski, Christian Dinger
  • Publication number: 20110179782
    Abstract: A rotary vibration damper with an input part and an output part having a centrifugal force pendulum disposed on a flange part of the input part or output part, with several mass parts distributed over the circumference of the flange part, and disposed on two sides of the flange part, in raceways of the flange part, and limitedly displaceable in the circumferential direction, and in the radial direction by which two mass parts are interconnected respectively on opposite sides of the flange part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Huegel, Christian Dinger
  • Publication number: 20100279778
    Abstract: A torsional vibration damper according to the invention is proposed, which has a hub and a flange disposed radially outside the hub. For axial fastening of the flange on the hub, a fixing element and a holding element attached to the hub are provided, which limit movements of the fixing element caused by radially oriented centrifugal force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG
    Inventor: Christian Dinger
  • Publication number: 20100269497
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydrodynamic torque converter with an impeller connected on the drive side arranged in housing and a turbine driven by the latter, connected with the driven side of the torque converter, with a turbine damper actively disposed between the turbine and driven side. To improve the vibration damping on the driven side of the torque converter, it is proposed the turbine damper with a first damper part formed out of an input part connected with the turbine and an intermediate flange, limited and rotatable opposite and against the action of at least a first energy accumulator and a second damper part with the intermediate flange and an output part limited and rotatable oppositely and against the action of at least a second energy accumulator, wherein an adaptive-speed vibration absorber is arranged on the intermediate flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG
    Inventors: Dominique ENGELMANN, Markus WERNER, Stephan MAIENSCHEIN, Christian DINGER