Patents by Inventor Jens Heim

Jens Heim 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).

  • Publication number: 20070177836
    Abstract: The Invention relates to an outer ring of a wheel bearing. Said outer ring comprises a hollow cylindrical section and a flange which protrudes radially outward from said hollow cylindrical section. The flange extends into the section at a concave groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KG
    Inventors: Peter Niebling, Jens Heim, Heinrich Hofmann, Roland Langer, Darius Dlugai, Horst Doeppling, Wolfgang Steinberger
  • Publication number: 20070160316
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wheel bearing module in a wheel carrier comprising a wheel bearing and a wheel flange. Said wheel flange is mounted by means of the wheel bearing whereby enabling it to rotate relative to the wheel carrier about a rotation axis. The wheel bearing comprises at least one outer ring. The wheel bearing is supported, at least in areas and via an outer ring, at least radial to the rotation axis in the wheel carrier. The outer ring has, at the axial end of the outer ring, a flange radially pointing away from the rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KG
    Inventors: Peter Niebling, Jens Heim, Heinrich Hofmann, Roland Langer, Darius Dlugai, Horst Doeppling, Wolfgang Steinberger
  • Publication number: 20070160317
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wheel bearing in a wheel carrier. This wheel bearing has at least one outer race with at least one row of roll bodies, whereby the wheel bearing is supported at least on a cylindrical section of the outer race at least radial to the rotation axis in the wheel carrier, and the outer race has a flange radial pointing away from the rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KG
    Inventors: Peter Niebling, Jens Heim, Heinrich Hofmann, Roland Langer, Darius Dlugai, Horst Doeppling, Wolfgang Steinberger
  • Publication number: 20070104404
    Abstract: A wheel bearing unit is embodied in a four-rowed angular contact ball bearing form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Peter Niebling, Heinrich Hofmann, Darius Dlugai, Jens Heim, David Ilgert
  • Publication number: 20070086690
    Abstract: The invention relates to an outer ring of a wheel bearing and the axial securing element thereof, which comprises a radial flange. Said radial flange extends radially outward from the axial end of the tubularly embodied outer ring. The flange is provided with recesses which penetrate the flange in an axial direction, are radially open towards the outside, and are used for fastening the flange to a wheel support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KG
    Inventors: Peter Niebling, Jens Heim, Heinrich Hofmann, Roland Langer, Darius Dlugai, Horst Doeppling, Wolfgang Steinberger
  • Patent number: 7178413
    Abstract: Wheel bearing comprising a rotating part and a stationary flange, and rolling contact elements arranged between them. A brake caliper is supported on the stationary flange. At least one sensor is arranged on the stationary flange. The sensor measures the braking force by measuring the change in length in the material of the stationary flange in the flow of force between first fastening openings for receiving the brake caliper and a form-locking connecting element for connecting to a wheel carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Fag Kugelfischer AG
    Inventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Jens Heim, Peter Niebling, Horst Masuch
  • Patent number: 7140228
    Abstract: An antifriction bearing equipped with sensors for measuring the length change in the rolling contact between antifriction elements and the outer ring, region vectors are formed and pass via an interface to an evaluation unit disposed outside the antifriction bearing which add region vectors from the sensors in at least three regions and determines magnitude and direction of force on the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: FAG Kugelfischer AG
    Inventor: Jens Heim
  • Patent number: 7140781
    Abstract: A sealing unit for a wheel bearing, including a cover cap of sheet metal on a rotationally fixed bearing ring. An elastic seal on the cover cap. A baffle plate which protrudes in a radial direction, displaced on a bearing ring which can rotate with respect to the rotationally fixed bearing ring. The cover cap has a rotationally symmetrical hollow shoulder which extends axially in the direction of roller bodies of the bearing. The seal is fixed with respect to the shoulder of the cover cap and at the same time the seal bears with at least one sealing lip, at least once in a radially sealing fashion against a hollow cylindrical section which is fixed with respect to the rotatable bearing ring and protrudes axially from the baffle plate in the direction of the bearing roller bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: FAG Kugelfischer AG
    Inventors: Peter Niebling, Jens Heim, Heinrich Hofmann, Darius Dlugai, Roland Langer
  • Publication number: 20060257060
    Abstract: A meter bearing with a recess located at the periphery of at least one of the bearing rings. Expansion-measuring strips are disposed in the recess and conducting paths and electronic modules are arranged on a supporting material and evaluate and transmit the output signals of the expansion-measuring strips. The expansion-measuring strips are connected to the electrical conducting paths which extend to the electronic modules. In order to reduce the space required for such a measuring and evaluation system in a meter bearing, the expansion-measuring strips are placed below and/or above the radial plane of the supporting material and of the conductor paths and electronic modules located thereupon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Sven Gempper, Joachim Hering, Stefan Gluck, Alfred Pecher, Jens Heim, Timo Schmidt, Stefan Scarting, Edgar Streit
  • Publication number: 20060215947
    Abstract: The invention relates to a seal arrangement for sealing off at least one radial interspace between at least one bearing ring which can rotate and at least one rotationally fixed bearing ring. The seal arrangement is provided with at least a first carrier, the first carrier carrying at least one resilient seal and being fixed to a rotationally fixed bearing ring, and a second carrier, the second carrier being fixed to the bearing ring that can rotate and carrying at least one encoder. The encoder has an outwardly oriented circumferential surface in the shape of a truncated circular cone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Niebling, Jens Heim, Heinrich Hofmann, Darius Dlugai, Roland Langer
  • Publication number: 20060215946
    Abstract: The invention relates to a seal arrangement for sealing off at least one radial interspace between at least one bearing ring which can rotate and at least one rotationally fixed bearing ring. The seal arrangement is provided with at least a first carrier, the first carrier carrying at least one resilient seal and being fixed to a rotationally fixed bearing ring, and a second carrier, the second carrier being fixed to the bearing ring that can rotate and carrying at least one encoder. The encoder has an outwardly oriented circumferential surface in the shape of a truncated circular cone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Niebling, Jens Heim, Heinrich Hofmann, Darius Dlugai, Roland Langer
  • Patent number: 7077574
    Abstract: The invention relates to a seal arrangement for sealing off at least one radial interspace between at least one bearing ring which can rotate and at least one rotationally fixed bearing ring. The seal arrangement is provided with at least a first carrier, the first carrier carrying at least one resilient seal and being fixed to a rotationally fixed bearing ring, and a second carrier, the second carrier being fixed to the bearing ring that can rotate and carrying at least one encoder. The encoder has an outwardly oriented circumferential surface in the shape of a truncated circular cone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: FAG Kugelfischer AG
    Inventors: Peter Niebling, Jens Heim, Heinrich Hofmann, Darius Dlugai, Roland Langer
  • Publication number: 20060037411
    Abstract: Wheel bearing comprising a rotating part and a stationary flange, and rolling contact elements arranged between them. A brake caliper is supported on the stationary flange. At least one sensor is arranged on the stationary flange. The sensor measures the braking force by measuring the change in length in the material of the stationary flange in the flow of force between first fastening openings for receiving the brake caliper and a form-locking connecting element for connecting to a wheel carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Jens Heim, Peter Niebling, Horst Masuch
  • Patent number: 6978866
    Abstract: Wheel-bearing and brake-disk unit designed such that forces (deformations) when the rim is being screwed on largely avoid resulting axial run-out in the brake disk. The bearing flange to which the rim and pot-shaped part of the brake disk are attached has first fastening openings and a larger diameter in the regions of the first openings and a smaller diameter between adjacent first openings. The pot-shaped part of the brake disk has second fastening openings and a larger diameter in the regions of the second openings and a smaller diameter between adjacent second openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: FAG Kugelfischer AG
    Inventors: Peter Niebling, Heinrich Hofmann, Jens Heim, Horst Masuch
  • Publication number: 20050104313
    Abstract: An auxiliary, power-actuated, pivotable wheel bearing unit is accommodated on a wheel carrier such that it can be pivoted about a pivot axis. An actuating element is attached to the bearing unit at a joint axis to pivot the bearing unit about the pivot axis. The axes are positioned with the pivot axis below the mid-axis of the bearing unit and the joint axis above the mid-axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Peter Niebling, Jens Heim, Heinrich Hofmann, Darius Dlugai
  • Publication number: 20050081646
    Abstract: An antifriction bearing equipped with sensors for measuring the length change in the rolling contact between antifriction elements and the outer ring, region vectors are formed and pass via an interface to an evaluation unit disposed outside the antifriction bearing which add region vectors from the sensors in at least three regions and determines magnitude and direction of force on the bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Applicant: FAG KUGELFISCHER AG
    Inventor: Jens Heim
  • Publication number: 20050047693
    Abstract: A sealing unit for a wheel bearing, including a cover cap of sheet metal on a rotationally fixed bearing ring. An elastic seal on the cover cap. A baffle plate which protrudes in a radial direction, displaced on a bearing ring which can rotate with respect to the rotationally fixed bearing ring. The cover cap has a rotationally symmetrical hollow shoulder which extends axially in the direction of roller bodies of the bearing. The seal is fixed with respect to the shoulder of the cover cap and at the same time the seal bears with at least one sealing lip, at least once in a radially sealing fashion against a hollow cylindrical section which is fixed with respect to the rotatable bearing ring and protrudes axially from the baffle plate in the direction of the bearing roller bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Peter Niebling, Jens Heim, Heinrich Hofmann, Darius Dlugai, Roland Langer
  • Publication number: 20050047692
    Abstract: An arrangement of a sensor on a wheel bearing unit, the sensor is fixed to an outer wheel bearing ring of the wheel bearing unit, and at the sensor is located opposite an encoder of the wheel bearing unit which encoder can rotate with respect to the sensor about an axis of rotation of the wheel bearing unit. The wheel bearing unit has at least a first row of roller bodies and has a second row of roller bodies which is adjacent to the first row in the axial direction of the axis of rotation. The bearing ring engages at the same time around at least one of the rows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Peter Niebling, Jens Heim, Heinrich Hofmann, Darius Dlugai, Roland Langer
  • Publication number: 20050047691
    Abstract: The invention relates to a seal arrangement for sealing off at least one radial interspace between at least one bearing ring which can rotate and at least one rotationally fixed bearing ring. The seal arrangement is provided with at least a first carrier, the first carrier carrying at least one resilient seal and being fixed to a rotationally fixed bearing ring, and a second carrier, the second carrier being fixed to the bearing ring that can rotate and carrying at least one encoder. The encoder has an outwardly oriented circumferential surface in the shape of a truncated circular cone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Peter Niebling, Jens Heim, Heinrich Hofmann, Darius Dlugai, Roland Langer
  • Patent number: 6857783
    Abstract: A wheel bearing having an external, rotating, magnetic encoder which registers rotational speed of the bearing, and a magnetic particle trapping device spaced from the magnetic encoder to protect it against contamination. The trapping device includes a permanent magnet and a cooperating soft iron member which together form an L-shaped configuration relative to each other, with the magnet extending axially relative to the rotation of the wheel and the soft iron member extending radially, or vice versa. Contaminants are collected in a space between the soft iron member and the magnet. A magnetically non-conductive element may be provided to separate the trapping device from the metallic housing of the constant velocity joint on which the trapping device is mounted. A wiping finger may be provided to dislodge accumulated contaminant particles, which may then fall to the roadway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: FAG Kugelfischer AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Peter Niebling, Jens Heim, Roland Langer, Heinrich Hofmann