Patents by Inventor Hartmut Roeper

Hartmut Roeper 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
    Patent number: 9631677
    Abstract: A clutch includes a first clutch part connected to a drive shaft, a second clutch part connected to an output shaft and a pressure element arranged to engage the first and second clutch parts, wherein a reinforcement mechanism is provided in a force flow zone between the pressure element and the second clutch part, wherein the mechanism has first and second ramps to transmit a biasing force for pressing the pressure element against the first clutch part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Hartmut Roeper
  • CLUTCH
    Publication number: 20140083813
    Abstract: A clutch includes a first clutch part connected to a drive shaft, a second clutch part connected to an output shaft and a pressure element arranged between the clutch parts, wherein a reinforcement mechanism is provided in a force flow zone between the pressure element and the second clutch part, which mechanism has ramps to generate an axial servo force for pressing the pressure element against the first clutch part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Hartmut Roeper
  • Flywheel/clutch arrangement for manual-shift synchronized change-speed gearboxes
    Patent number: 5628703
    Abstract: A flywheel/clutch arrangement for a synchronized manual-shift change-speed gearbox having a flywheel drivably connected to an engine, the gearbox drivably connected to a planetary gear unit having a sun gear, a ring gear, and planet gears in meshing engagement with the sun gear and ring gear, the planet gears supported by a planet carrier drivably engaged with the engine, the clutch removably engaging the ring gear and the flywheel and the sun gear being drivably connected to an input shaft of the change-speed gearbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventor: Hartmut Roeper