Patents by Inventor Gerold Steinel

Gerold Steinel 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).

  • Clutch device with axially-acting fluid conveying device
    Patent number: 11339834
    Abstract: A conveying device is located inside a clutch device to amplify a fluid flow in an axial direction, i.e. parallel to a rotation axis of the clutch device, and hence the fluid flow can be kept sufficiently great even in the moved portions of a fluid line. The conveying device can be used in clutch devices which are arranged as separating clutches in a hybrid module. The conveying device allows even the complicated fluid lines within hybrid modules to be supplied with sufficient fluid at all times. The conveying device may be arranged at least on the first or second clutch side, and hence the quantity of conveyed fluid is dependent on the rotation speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Johannes Weis, Steffen Huber, Jens Genter, Andreas Trinkenschuh, Gerold Steinel, Felix Vogel
  • CLUTCH DEVICE WITH AXIALLY-ACTING FLUID CONVEYING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210324917
    Abstract: A conveying device is located inside a clutch device to amplify a fluid flow in an axial direction, i.e. parallel to a rotation axis of the clutch device, and hence the fluid flow can be kept sufficiently great even in the moved portions of a fluid line. The conveying device can be used in clutch devices which are arranged as separating clutches in a hybrid module. The conveying device allows even the complicated fluid lines within hybrid modules to be supplied with sufficient fluid at all times. The conveying device may be arranged at least on the first or second clutch side, and hence the quantity of conveyed fluid is dependent on the rotation speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Johannes Weis, Steffen Huber, Jens Genter, Andreas Trinkenschuh, Gerold Steinel, Felix Vogel