Patents by Inventor Lothar Neufang

Lothar Neufang 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: 8545101
    Abstract: A linear guide unit, with a guide carriage arranged on a guide rail and rolling bodies which circulate in circulating channels. Each circulating channel has a load section, a return section and two deflection sections endlessly connecting the load section to the return section. The load section is delimited by running tracks for the rolling bodies, which are formed on the guide carriage and guide rail, and with lubricant channels which are formed on the guide carriage and are connected to the circulating channels. An end is connected to a transfer point to a further lubricant channel or the circulating channel. A seal with an annularly closed sealing section is provided between the end of the lubricant channel and the transfer point, and is designed as a valve which prevents the lubricant channel from running at no-load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Lothar Neufang
  • Patent number: 8408794
    Abstract: A linear ball bearing for longitudinally movable mounting of a shaft-like guide rail in a part surrounding the guide rail, which has a sleeve-like cage with recesses arranged one behind the other in the circumferential direction holding ball circuits which have at least one supporting section with supporting balls which are supported such that they can roll on the guide rail. The supporting balls are also supported such that they can roll on a raceway of a supporting race element inserted indirectly or directly into the cage. The supporting race element has at least one radial outer surface, arched outward at least in one direction, for contact against an inner surface of the part which surrounds the guide rail. The outer surface is formed by at least one web-like projection extending in the longitudinal direction of the supporting race element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Kleber, Thomas Winkler, Dietmar Rudy, Lothar Neufang, Peter Lutz, Anna Kania, Matthias Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20100189381
    Abstract: A linear ball bearing for longitudinally movable mounting of a shaft-like guide rail in a part surrounding the guide rail, which has a sleeve-like cage with recesses arranged one behind the other in the circumferential direction holding ball circuits which have at least one supporting section with supporting balls which are supported such that they can roll on the guide rail. The supporting balls are also supported such that they can roll on a raceway of a supporting race element inserted indirectly or directly into the cage. The supporting race element has at least one radial outer surface, arched outward at least in one direction, for contact against an inner surface of the part which surrounds the guide rail. The outer surface is formed by at least one web-like projection extending in the longitudinal direction of the supporting race element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KG
    Inventors: Rainer KLEBER, Thomas WINKLER, Dietmar RUDY, Lothar NEUFANG, Peter LUTZ, Anna KANIA, Matthias SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20090324146
    Abstract: A linear guide unit, with a guide carriage arranged on a guide rail, and rolling bodies which circulate in circulating channels. Each circulating channel has a load section, a return section and two deflection sections endlessly connecting the load section to the return section. The load section is delimited by running tracks for the rolling bodies, which are formed on the guide carriage and guide rail, and with lubricant channels which are formed on the guide carriage and are connected to the circulating channels. An end is connected to a transfer point to a further lubricant channel or the circulating channel. A seal with an annularly closed sealing section is provided between the end of the lubricant channel and the transfer point, and is designed as a valve which prevents the lubricant channel from running at no-load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KG
    Inventor: Lothar Neufang
  • Patent number: 7435000
    Abstract: A guide carriage of a linear roller bearing, having at least one endless raceway for rolling bodies (9), and having a carrying body (1), on the two longitudinal sides of which in each case one carrying section (2, 3) and one return section (5, 6) of the endless raceway is provided, the carrying section (2, 3) being provided rolling bodies (9) which roll under load and the return section (5, 6) being provided for rolling bodies (9) which return without load, and having head pieces (13) which are arranged on end sides of the carrying body (1) and in each case have one deflection section (11, 12) which connects the return section (5, 6) to the carrying section (5, 6) a lubricant channel (24) being provided for the supply of lubricant, which lubricant channel (24) can be connected to the raceway of the rolling body (9) via a valve (30), the valve (30) having a slot (33) which is provide for the passage of lubricant, crosses the cross section of the lubricant channel (24) and is delimited by slot faces (34), the s
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: INA-Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Lothar Neufang, Peter Keller
  • Publication number: 20060177163
    Abstract: A guide carriage of a linear roller bearing, having at least one endless raceway for rolling bodies (9), and having a carrying body (1), on the two longitudinal sides of which in each case one carrying section (2, 3) and one return section (5, 6) of the endless raceway is provided, the carrying section (2, 3) being provided rolling bodies (9) which roll under load and the return section (5, 6) being provided for rolling bodies (9) which return without load, and having head pieces (13) which are arranged on end sides of the carrying body (1) and in each case have one deflection section (11, 12) which connects the return section (5, 6) to the carrying section (5, 6), a lubricant channel (24) being provided for the supply of lubricant, which lubricant channel (24) can be connected to the raceway of the rolling body (9) via a valve (30), the valve (30) having a slot (33) which is provided for the passage of lubricant, crosses the cross section of the lubricant channel (24) and is delimited by slot faces (34), the
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2004
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Lothar Neufang, Peter Keller