Patents by Inventor Jurgen Osterlanger
Jurgen Osterlanger 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).
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Patent number: 8814748Abstract: Planetary roller gear drive with a spindle nut (2) that is arranged on a threaded spindle (1) and is divided into nut parts (6, 7) that can be adjusted relative to each other in the axial direction, and with a plurality of planets (3) that are arranged distributed around a periphery and are in roller engagement with the spindle nut (2) and the threaded spindle (1). An adjustment part (20) set in the axial direction against the one nut part (6) that can be adjusted in the axial direction is provided and the one nut part (6) that can be adjusted in the axial direction is arranged between this adjustment part and the other nut part (7).Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jurgen Osterlanger, Marco Meisborn
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Patent number: 8800129Abstract: A spindle nut for a ball screw is provided, having a continuous ball track (1) for balls (2), a ball groove (3,14) for the balls (2) extending on an inner periphery of the spindle nut about the rotational axis thereof and along a helical line, the ball groove extending across at least one thread (4), and a diversion device (5), in order to divert with its diverting channel (9) balls (2) from one end of the thread (4) to the beginning of the thread (4). The spindle nut is provided with ball inlets (13, 16), on the one side connected to the ball groove (3, 14) and, on the other side connected to the diverting channel (9), with the ball groove (3, 14) and the ball inlet (13, 16) both having identical cross-sectional profiles.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2010Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jurgen Osterlanger, Dieter Adler, Manfred Kraus, Ralf Mayer
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Patent number: 8800341Abstract: A method for producing a threaded nut (10, 26) of a screw drive, in particular of a ball screw (7, 24), which threaded nut (10, 26) has, on one axial end, a recess (45) which extends over a circumferential segment and which is open at the end side, wherein said recess (45) is delimited radially by a circumferential wall of the threaded nut (10, 26), and wherein said recess (45) is delimited axially by a base (54) formed on the threaded nut (10, 26), and wherein said recess (45) is delimited in the circumferential direction by a stop surface (47), which is formed on the threaded nut (10, 26), for a projection (44), produced according to the following steps: a blank is deformed in a deformation process by deformation of material so as to form the recess (45), wherein the base (54) and the stop surface (47) and the circumferential wall are integrally connected to one another.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2010Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jurgen Osterlanger, Josef Miko, Manfred Kraus, Stefanie Barthlein
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Patent number: 8707812Abstract: A ball screw (7, 24), having a threaded spindle (8, 28) which is mounted in a rolling fashion by balls (9, 27) on a threaded nut (10, 26) and which is supported on an axial bearing (13, 25), wherein the threaded spindle (8, 28) is axially supported with its first bearing surface (18, 23), which is convexly shaped with a radius of curvature (R1), on a preferably conically designed second bearing surface (19, 22), wherein the first bearing surface (18, 23) and the second bearing surface (19, 22) make contact with one another along a contact path (37), wherein a quotient formed from the ratio of the radius of curvature (R1) to the radius (R2) of the contact path (37) assumes values of between 1.2 and 2.4 inclusive.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2010Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jurgen Osterlanger, Josef Miko, Manfred Kraus, Stefanie Barthlein
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Patent number: 8607939Abstract: A braking device, in particular for a motor vehicle, which has a brake disk, a brake caliper fitting around the brake disk, and two brake pads, which rest against the brake disk for the purpose of braking. One of the brake pads can be moved by a motor-driven ball screw which has a threaded spindle and a threaded nut. The ball screw is accommodated within the brake caliper. The threaded nut is connected to a piston which has the brake pad and which is seated on the threaded nut in such a way that it can be tilted relative to the threaded nut, and/or wherein the threaded spindle is mounted on the brake caliper in such a way that it can be tilted relative to the brake caliper.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2010Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Jurgen Osterlanger, Stefanie Barthlein
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Patent number: 8516914Abstract: A suspension actuator (1) for positioning a movably mounted component of a motor vehicle suspension, including a first actuator component (4), which is to be connected to the movably mounted component, and a second actuator component (3), which is to be connected to a fixed suspension component, wherein both actuator components can be axially adjusted relative to one another via a ball-type linear drive (5), which includes a threaded spindle (6) and a nut (7) running thereon. Either the nut can be driven via a drive motor (10) for the axial adjustment of the threaded spindle or the spindle can be driven via a drive motor for axial adjustment of the nut.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2009Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Jürgen Osterlänger, Ralf Mayer, Manfred Kraus, Thomas Mehlis, Stefanie Bärthlein, Meinhard Schmidt, Thomas Dirnberger, Tobias Noss, Falk Heinrich
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Publication number: 20120090418Abstract: A ball screw (7, 24), having a threaded nut (10, 26) which is arranged on a threaded spindle (8, 28) and having a stop (43) for the circumferential abutment of the threaded nut (10, 26) in its stop position provided on the threaded spindle (8, 28), wherein the stop (43) has a first stop surface (47) assigned to the threaded nut (10, 26) and has a second stop surface (48) which is provided for abutting against the first stop surface (47) and which is assigned to the threaded spindle (8, 28), and, in the stop position, an axial overlap of the first stop surface (47) with the second stop surface (48) is provided, which overlap amounts to between 20% and 85% of the pitch of the threaded spindle (8, 28).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Stefanie Barthlein, Manfred Kraus, Josef Miko, Jurgen Osterlanger
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Publication number: 20120085139Abstract: A method for producing a threaded nut (10, 26) of a screw drive, in particular of a ball screw (7, 24), which threaded nut (10, 26) has, on one axial end, a recess (45) which extends over a circumferential segment and which is open at the end side, wherein said recess (45) is delimited radially by a circumferential wall of the threaded nut (10, 26), and wherein said recess (45) is delimited axially by a base (54) formed on the threaded nut (10, 26), and wherein said recess (45) is delimited in the circumferential direction by a stop surface (47), which is formed on the threaded nut (10, 26), for a projection (44), produced according to the following steps: a blank is deformed in a deformation process by deformation of material so as to form the recess (45), wherein the base (54) and the stop surface (47) and the circumferential wall are integrally connected to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2010Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Jurgen Osterlanger, Josef Miko, Manfred Kraus, Stefanie Barthlein
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Publication number: 20120085186Abstract: A ball screw (7, 24), having a threaded nut (10, 26) which is arranged on a threaded spindle (2, 28) and having a circumferential stop (43) which is arranged between the threaded spindle (2, 28) and the threaded nut (10, 26) and which takes effect in a stop position of the threaded nut (10, 26), wherein a stop part (51) is arranged on the threaded spindle (8, 28), wherein the stop part (51) and the threaded nut (10, 26) are provided in each case with a marking (49, 50) for determining a rotational position of the stop part (51) in which the stop part (51) should be arranged on the threaded spindle (8, 28).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2010Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Jurgen Osterlanger, Josef Miko, Manfred Kraus, Stefanie Barthlein
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Publication number: 20120079902Abstract: A ball screw (7, 24), having a threaded spindle (8, 28) which is mounted in a rolling fashion by balls (9, 27) on a threaded nut (10, 26) and which is supported on an axial bearing (13, 25), wherein the threaded spindle (8, 28) is axially supported with its first bearing surface (18, 23), which is convexly shaped with a radius of curvature (R1), on a preferably conically designed second bearing surface (19, 22), wherein the first bearing surface (18, 23) and the second bearing surface (19, 22) make contact with one another along a contact path (37), wherein a quotient formed from the ratio of the radius of curvature (R1) to the radius (R2) of the contact path (37) assumes values of between 1.2 and 2.4 inclusive.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2010Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Jurgen Osterlanger, Josef Miko, Manfred Kraus, Stefanie Barthlein
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Publication number: 20110107859Abstract: A suspension actuator (1) for positioning a movably mounted component of a motor vehicle suspension, including a first actuator component (4), which is to be connected to the movably mounted component, and a second actuator component (3), which is to be connected to a fixed suspension component, wherein both actuator components can be axially adjusted relative to one another via a ball-type linear drive (5), which includes a threaded spindle (6) and a nut (7) running thereon. Either the nut can be driven via a drive motor (10) for the axial adjustment of the threaded spindle or the spindle can be driven via a drive motor for axial adjustment of the nut.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2009Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Jurgen Osterlanger, Ralf Mayer, Manfred Kraus, Thomas Mehlis, Stefanie Barthlein, Meinhard Schmidt, Thomas Dirnberger, Tobias Noss, Falk Heinrich
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Publication number: 20110035930Abstract: A spindle nut for a ball screw is provided, having a continuous ball track (1) for balls (2), a ball groove (3,14) for the balls (2) extending on an inner periphery of the spindle nut about the rotational axis thereof and along a helical line, the ball groove extending across at least one thread (4), and a diversion device (5), in order to divert with its diverting channel (9) balls (2) from one end of the thread (4) to the beginning of the thread (4). The spindle nut is provided with ball inlets (13, 16), on the one side connected to the ball groove (3, 14) and, on the other side connected to the diverting channel (9), with the ball groove (3, 14) and the ball inlet (13, 16) both having identical cross-sectional profiles.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2010Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Jurgen Osterlanger, Dieter Adler, Manfred Kraus, Ralf Mayer
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Publication number: 20100236877Abstract: A braking device, in particular for a motor vehicle, which has a brake disk, a brake caliper fitting around the brake disk, and two brake pads, which rest against the brake disk for the purpose of braking. One of the brake pads can be moved by a motor-driven ball screw which has a threaded spindle and a threaded nut. The ball screw is accommodated within the brake caliper. The threaded nut is connected to a piston which has the brake pad and which is seated on the threaded nut in such a way that it can be tilted relative to the threaded nut, and/or wherein the threaded spindle is mounted on the brake caliper in such a way that it can be tilted relative to the brake caliper.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GmbH & Co., KGInventors: Jurgen OSTERLANGER, Stefanie BARTHLEIN
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Patent number: 7628088Abstract: The ball screw mechanism has spindle nut (1) arranged rotatably on a ball-rolling spindle (2) and between which balls (3) roll on ball grooves (4, 5). A driving wheel (20, 26) is fixed to the spindle nut (1), for driving the spindle nut. (1)The spindle nut (1) is mounted on a housing (8) by a rolling bearing (7). The bearing has an outer ring (9, 23) fixed to the housing (8) the outer ring (9, 23) has a ring (15, 29) surrounding the spindle nut (1), and a bearing running surface (10, 11) formed on the inner circumference of said the ring A radial flange (16, 28), adjoining the ring (15, 29), is fixed to the housing (8).Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2005Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: Ina-Schaeffler KGInventors: Jurgen Osterlanger, Dieter Adler, Manfred Kraus, Ralf Mayer
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Patent number: 7587954Abstract: Ball screw having a spindle nut (2) arranged on a spindle (1), together with balls (3) which are arranged in a series and are capable of rolling in a helical ball track (4), the helical ball track (4) being defined by a thread groove (5) formed on the spindle (1) and by a thread groove (6) formed on the spindle nut (2), the balls (3) arranged in a series being returned in a return duct (7) from an outlet end to an inlet end of the helical ball track (4), the divided circle end play of the series of balls being less than or equal to 0.3 millimeters or the ratio between the pitch of the helical ball track (4) and the diameter of the balls (3) ranging from 1.02 to 1.2 or the thread grooves (5, 6) of the spindle nut (2) and of the spindle (1) in each case having a gothic profile (8, 9), a pressure angle formed by the balls (3) in contact with the gothic profile (8, 9) ranging from 15 to 35 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2004Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Assignee: Ina-Schaeffler KGInventors: Jurgen Osterlanger, Dieter Adler, Manfred Kraus
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Patent number: 7536929Abstract: Method for producing a spindle nut of a ball screw, by provided the circumference of the nut with at least one through-opening for receiving a deflecting piece for balls of the ball screw. A hole punch arranged in the spindle nut and operable to punch out the through-opening from radially inward to radially outward through the casing of the spindle nut.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2003Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: INA-Schaeffler, KGInventors: Jürgen Osterlänger, Rudolf Bauer, Torsten Keller
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Patent number: 7357048Abstract: A ball screw drive comprising a spindle nut (2) that can be disposed on a spindle (1), said spindle nut (2) comprising on an inner periphery, a ball groove (3) that is arranged along a helix and defines a load-bearing channel (8) for balls (5), an external deflector (6, 24) arranged outside of the spindle nut (2) connecting the two ends of the load-bearing channel (8) endlessly to each other for deflecting the balls (5) from one of the two ends of the load-bearing channel (8) to the other of the two ends of the load-bearing channel (8), a drive pinion for driving the spindle nut (2) being arranged on the spindle nut (2), wherein the external deflector (6, 24) is arranged at least substantially within an axial length of the drive pinion.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2005Date of Patent: April 15, 2008Assignee: INA-Schaeffler KGInventors: Gunter Hartig, Jurgen Osterlanger, Dieter Adler, Manfred Kraus, Ralf Mayer, Jorg Wagner, Horst Munck
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Publication number: 20070240532Abstract: A spindle nut for a ball screw is provided, having a continuous ball track (1) for balls (2), a ball groove (3,14) for the balls (2) extending on an inner periphery of the spindle nut about the rotational axis thereof and along a helical line, the ball groove extending across at least one thread (4), and a diversion device (5), in order to divert with its diverting channel (9) balls (2) from one end of the thread (4) to the beginning of the thread (4). The spindle nut is provided with ball inlets (13, 16), on the one side connected to the ball groove (3, 14) and, on the other side connected to the diverting channel (9), with the ball groove (3, 14) and the ball inlet (13, 16) both having identical cross-sectional profiles.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2005Publication date: October 18, 2007Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KGInventors: Jurgen Osterlanger, Dieter Adler, Manfred Kraus, Ralf Mayer
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Patent number: 7263908Abstract: Ball screw, between the spindle nut (1) and threaded spindle (2) of which at least one ball chain (6, 8) formed from balls (9) rolls in each case along a ball channel (5) which is delimited by ball grooves (3, 4) formed on the spindle nut (1) and on the threaded spindle (2), the ball chain (6, 8) being deflected from one end of the ball channel (5) to a start of this ball channel (5) in deflection portions of the ball channel (5), one or more spring elements (11, 17, 27, 35) arranged in the ball chain (6, 8) between balls (9) of the ball chain (6, 8) exerting a pressure force on the balls (9) in the axis of the ball chain (6, 8).Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2005Date of Patent: September 4, 2007Assignee: Ina-Schaeffler KGInventors: Jurgen Osterlanger, Ralf Mayer, Horst Munck
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Patent number: 7237785Abstract: A vehicle roll stabilizer for the chassis of a motor vehicle is provided, with its actuator (3, 38) being energized with independent energy, as necessary, for counteracting a roll. The actuator (3, 38) is provided with at least one additional energy accumulator (33a, 57), with its stored energy additionally counteracting the roll.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2005Date of Patent: July 3, 2007Assignees: Schaeffler KG, Luk Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KGInventors: Manfred Kraus, Jürgen Osterlänger, Harald Hochmuth, Thomas Dirnberger, Wolfgang Reik, Thomas Pfund