Patents by Inventor Karin Sundermann

Karin Sundermann 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: 20150069688
    Abstract: A vibration damper for a motor vehicle includes at least one cylinder tube with a longitudinal extension axis and a support spring, wherein the support spring has a first end portion and a second end portion, the support spring surrounds the cylinder tube in circumferential direction and is axially supported by the first end portion indirectly at a supporting device of the motor vehicle with respect to the longitudinal extension axis of the cylinder tube, and wherein the support spring is axially supported by its second end portion at the cylinder tube of the vibration damper. The cylinder tube has a spring disk which is formed integral with the cylinder tube, is formed out of the cylinder tube, and has a supporting surface for an end coil of the support spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Manfred SCHULER, Andreas HARTUNG, karin SUNDERMANN, Josef Renn, Günther HANDKE, Manuel RUSS, Peter HEUSINGER, Peter MALIK
  • Patent number: 8910759
    Abstract: A vibration damper including a cylinder with a cylinder-side connection member. The at least one mounted component is fastened to the cylinder by a material bond. The cylinder and the mounted component are made of plastic. The mounted component and/or the cylinder are based on at least one ready-prepared semi-finished product that forms the surface of the vibration damper on at least one body side in the final state. Plastic supplemental volume fractions determine the finished body contour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignees: ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Leichtbau-Zentrum Sachsen GmbH
    Inventors: Hendrik Marquar, Manfred Schuler, Josef Renn, Klaus Stretz, Karin Sundermann, Michael Zutzmann, Werner Hufenbach, Martin Lepper, Jens Werner, Enrico Ladusch, Stefan Effmert
  • Patent number: 8297600
    Abstract: A plastic spring having a corrugated tubular body with connection surfaces at its ends for transmitting force between two structural component parts which are movable relative to one another. A connection surface of the plastic spring is constructed as a tubular body which engages in a cup element of one of the supporting structural component parts. The cup element can be filled with a displacement mass, and the tubular body accordingly carries out a displacing movement within the cup element for axially adjusting the preloading of the plastic spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignees: ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Leichtbau-Zentrum Sachsen GmbH
    Inventors: Hendrik Marquar, Manfred Schuler, Josef Renn, Klaus Stretz, Karin Sundermann, Michael Zutzmann, Werner Hufenbach, Martin Lepper, Jens Werner, Christian Köhler
  • Publication number: 20110215209
    Abstract: A supporting tube for a vibration damper including an axial supporting surface on which rests an outer cylinder of the vibration damper. A fixing cap which holds a second axial supporting surface for securing the cylinder against loading in the opposing direction. The fixing cap is connected to the supporting tube by positive engagement, and separate locking elements for both parts are arranged between the fixing cap and the supporting tube, which locking elements position the outer cylinder relative to the supporting tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Hendrik Marquar, Manfred Schuler, Josef Renn, Klaus Stretz, Karin Sundermann, Michael Zutzmann
  • Publication number: 20110057369
    Abstract: A plastic spring having a corrugated tubular body with connection surfaces at its ends for transmitting force between two structural component parts which are movable relative to one another. A connection surface of the plastic spring is constructed as a tubular body which engages in a cup element of one of the supporting structural component parts. The cup element can be filled with a displacement mass, and the tubular body accordingly carries out a displacing movement within the cup element for axially adjusting the preloading of the plastic spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicants: ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Leichtbau-Zentrum Sachsen GmbH
    Inventors: Hendrik MARQUAR, Manfred SCHULER, Josef RENN, Klaus STRETZ, Karin SUNDERMANN, Michael ZUTZMANN, Werner HUFENBACH, Martin LEPPER, Jens WERNER, Christian KÖHLER
  • Publication number: 20110056785
    Abstract: A vibration damper including a cylinder with a cylinder-side connection member. The at least one mounted component is fastened to the cylinder by a material bond. The cylinder and the mounted component are made of plastic. The mounted component and/or the cylinder are based on at least one ready-prepared semi-finished product that forms the surface of the vibration damper on at least one body side in the final state. Plastic supplemental volume fractions determine the finished body contour.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicants: ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Leichtbau-Zentrum Sachsen GmbH
    Inventors: Hendrik MARQUAR, Manfred Schuler, Josef Renn, Klaus Stretz, Karin Sundermann, Michael Zutzmann, Werner Hufenbach, Martin Lepper, Jens Werner, Enrico Ladusch, Stefan Effmert