Patents by Inventor Harald Reulein

Harald Reulein 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).

  • Patent number: 9903428
    Abstract: A brake disc assembly including a brake disk ring, a bell and a connecting mechanism between the brake disk ring and the bell, wherein the connecting mechanism includes a form-locked and/or force-locked connecting element in an axial direction DO of the brake disc ring, the connecting mechanism comprises a bushing for the connecting element and a distance element arranged between the brake disk ring and the bell, wherein the bushing includes a shoulder and a loss prevention, wherein the bushing further includes a region A1 provided for the brake disk ring and a region A2 provided for the bell, wherein the region A1 has an average expansion E4 in an direction perpendicular to DO and the region A2 has an average expansion E2 in an direction perpendicular to DO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: BREMBO SGL CARBON CERAMIC BRAKES GMBH
    Inventor: Harald Reulein
  • Publication number: 20160319893
    Abstract: A brake disc assembly including a brake disk ring, a bell and a connecting mechanism between the brake disk ring and the bell, wherein the connecting mechanism includes a form-locked and/or force-locked connecting element in an axial direction DO of the brake disc ring, the connecting mechanism comprises a bushing for the connecting element and a distance element arranged between the brake disk ring and the bell, wherein the bushing includes a shoulder and a loss prevention, wherein the bushing further includes a region A1 provided for the brake disk ring and a region A2 provided for the bell, wherein the region A1 has an average expansion E4 in an direction perpendicular to DO and the region A2 has an average expansion E2 in an direction perpendicular to DO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: BREMBO SGL CARBON CERAMIC BRAKES GMBH
    Inventor: Harald REULEIN
  • Patent number: 8327980
    Abstract: A sleeve for holding a mounting stud in the bore of a ceramic brake disk wherein the sleeve is made of metal and is equipped on one side with a collar, that slip-proof and captive attachment is effected by a flange on the opposite sleeve end, and that neither the collar nor the flange projects over the boundary planes which form the surface of the ceramic brake disk perpendicular to the axis of the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventor: Harald Reulein
  • Publication number: 20090236190
    Abstract: A sleeve for holding a mounting stud in the bore of a ceramic brake disk wherein the sleeve is made of metal and is equipped on one side with a collar, that slip-proof and captive attachment is effected by a flange on the opposite sleeve end, and that neither the collar nor the flange projects over the boundary planes which form the surface of the ceramic brake disk perpendicular to the axis of the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventor: Harald Reulein
  • Publication number: 20080271965
    Abstract: The invention relates to spring elements having steps for composite brake disks which can also be made as lock washers, and the composite brake disks containing them with improved ease of braking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: Harald Reulein, Thomas Freiermuth
  • Publication number: 20060070831
    Abstract: A carbon-ceramic brake disc which can be secured directly to the wheel axle without a metal hub plate, the brake disc being made from ceramic reinforced with carbon fibres and having the shape of a hub plate in the vicinity of the axis of rotation and the shape of an annular disc in the vicinity of the outer periphery
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Applicant: SGL CARBON AG
    Inventors: Harald Reulein, Peter Winkelmann, Florian Zapf