Patents by Inventor Christof ACKERMANN

Christof ACKERMANN 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).

  • Process for the adjustment of backlash between a pinon and a rack in a rack-pinion drive
    Patent number: 11835128
    Abstract: In a process for the adjustment of backlash between a pinon (20) and a rack (10) in a rack-pinion drive, a motor-gearbox assembly (30) including a motor and a gearbox is supported on a carrier (40) via a positioning mechanism (42) for precisely positioning the assembly (30) in a radial position relative to the rack (10). In the process, the assembly (30) is positioned in a first radial distance relative to the rack (10), using the positioning mechanism (42) and a first circumferential backlash between the pinon (20) and the rack (10) is determined at a first position of the pinion (20) along the rack (10), based on measurements taken on an input side of the gearbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Güdel AG
    Inventors: Walter Zulauf, Stefan Baumann, Christof Ackermann
  • PROCESS FOR THE ADJUSTMENT OF BACKLASH BETWEEN A PINON AND A RACK IN A RACK-PINION DRIVE
    Publication number: 20220275859
    Abstract: In a process for the adjustment of backlash between a pinon (20) and a rack (10) in a rack-pinion drive, a motor-gearbox assembly (30) including a motor and a gearbox is supported on a carrier (40) via a positioning mechanism (42) for precisely positioning the assembly (30) in a radial position relative to the rack (10). In the process, the assembly (30) is positioned in a first radial distance relative to the rack (10), using the positioning mechanism (42) and a first circumferential backlash between the pinon (20) and the rack (10) is determined at a first position of the pinion (20) along the rack (10), based on measurements taken on an input side of the gearbox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: Güdel AG
    Inventors: Walter ZULAUF, Stefan BAUMANN, Christof ACKERMANN