Patents by Inventor Guenther Schlarb

Guenther Schlarb 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).

  • Variable belt tensioner for an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 9638293
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a variable belt tensioner of an internal combustion engine for adjusting a belt tensioning. The tensioner includes in a series configuration an electric motor, a worm drive, a lever drive and a belt tensioner roller. The worm drive is driven by the electric motor and is mechanically connected to the lever drive for transmitting a rotation thereto. The lever drive is mechanically connected to the belt tensioner roller for transmitting a translation thereto, thus allowing the belt tensioner roller to adjust the belt tensioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Torsten Mueller, Tobias Sandmann, Guenther Schlarb
  • VARIABLE BELT TENSIONER FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20150119175
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a variable belt tensioner of an internal combustion engine for adjusting a belt tensioning. The tensioner includes in a series configuration an electric motor, a worm drive, a lever drive and a belt tensioner roller. The worm drive is driven by the electric motor and is mechanically connected to the lever drive for transmitting a rotation thereto. The lever drive is mechanically connected to the belt tensioner roller for transmitting a translation thereto, thus allowing the belt tensioner roller to adjust the belt tensioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Torsten Mueller, Tobias Sandmann, Guenther Schlarb