Patents by Inventor Martin Struschka

Martin Struschka 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: 11787380
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electromechanical brake booster for a vehicle brake system, comprising an actuating unit that can be coupled to a brake cylinder. The actuating unit comprises at least one actuating element that can be coupled to an electric motor by means of a transmission. The actuating unit also comprises an actuating member that can be coupled to a force input member. The brake booster comprises at least one housing in which at least sections of the actuating unit are received. At least one damping element is arranged between the at least one housing and at least the at least one actuating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: ZF ACTIVE SAFETY GMBH
    Inventors: José Manuel Calvo Martinez, Martin Struschka, Abdallah Ibrahim, Fabian Kern
  • Publication number: 20210309201
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns an assembly (100) for an electromechanical brake booster (200) of a vehicle braking system (1000). The assembly comprises an actuating member (120) which can be loaded with a first actuating force generated by means of a brake pedal, and a housing (160, 160a) in which the actuating member (120) is received, wherein the housing (160, 160a) can be loaded with a second actuating force generated electromechanically. Furthermore, the assembly (100) comprises an output element (150) extending away from the housing (160, 160a). Said element is configured for transmitting the first and second actuating forces to a brake cylinder (300) of the vehicle braking system (1000).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventor: Martin Struschka
  • Publication number: 20210309190
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrically activatable actuating unit (106) for a motor vehicle brake system (1000), having a housing body (122) and an actuating member (124) arranged in a recess (150) of the housing body (122), wherein the actuating member (124) is coupleable to a brake pedal at a first end and coupleable to a motor vehicle brake (400) at a second, opposite end. The housing body (122) and the actuating member (124) are arranged to be displaceable in a braking direction to actuate the motor vehicle brake (400).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventor: Martin Struschka
  • Publication number: 20200384972
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electromechanical brake booster for a vehicle brake system, comprising an actuating unit that can be coupled to a brake cylinder. The actuating unit comprises at least one actuating element that can be coupled to an electric motor by means of a transmission. The actuating unit also comprises an actuating member that can be coupled to a force input member. The brake booster comprises at least one housing in which at least sections of the actuating unit are received. At least one damping element is arranged between the at least one housing and at least the at least one actuating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: José Manuel Calvo Martinez, Martin Struschka, Abdallah Ibrahim, Fabian Kern
  • Patent number: 10279790
    Abstract: A master brake cylinder arrangement for a hydraulic motor vehicle brake system, comprising a master brake cylinder housing with a cylindrical recess and at least one substantially annular groove which is oriented transversally to a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical recess and which is axially delimited by a protruding housing portion. The master brake cylinder arrangement also comprises at least one pressure piston which can be displaced axially in the cylindrical recess of the master brake cylinder housing and which is guided in a sealed manner by means of at least one seal element arranged in the groove. The housing portion has an edge portion which faces the seal element and an edge portion which faces away from the seal element when viewed in the axis-containing longitudinal section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Lucas Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Wolf, Martin Struschka
  • Publication number: 20180029579
    Abstract: A master brake cylinder arrangement for a hydraulic motor vehicle brake system, comprising a master brake cylinder housing with a cylindrical recess and at least one substantially annular groove which is oriented transversally to a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical recess and which is axially delimited by a protruding housing portion. The master brake cylinder arrangement also comprises at least one pressure piston which can be displaced axially in the cylindrical recess of the master brake cylinder housing and which is guided in a sealed manner by means of at least one seal element arranged in the groove. The housing portion has an edge portion which faces the seal element and an edge portion which faces away from the seal element when viewed in the axis-containing longitudinal section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: Lucas Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Wolf, Martin Struschka
  • Patent number: 7966813
    Abstract: A sealing element seals a pressure piston which is movably arranged in a housing of a brake cylinder. The sealing element may be inserted into a ring-shaped groove which is provided in the housing. The sealing element includes an outer sealing lip for contact with a floor of the ring-shaped groove, an inner sealing lip for contact with the pressure piston, and a sealing element back. At least one non-sealing spacer element is provided on the sealing element back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Lucas Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Struschka
  • Publication number: 20080053305
    Abstract: A sealing element seals a pressure piston which is movably arranged in a housing of a brake cylinder. The sealing element may be inserted into a ring-shaped groove which is provided in the housing. The sealing element includes an outer sealing lip for contact with a floor of the ring-shaped groove, an inner sealing lip for contact with the pressure piston, and a sealing element back. At least one non-sealing spacer element is provided on the sealing element back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventor: Martin Struschka
  • Patent number: 7152405
    Abstract: A master cylinder for a vehicle hydraulic brake system has a housing with a bore formed therein, which is open at one end and in which a first pressure piston and a second pressure piston are guided sealingly and displaceably along an axis. Acting counter to an actuating direction upon the first pressure piston is a restrained first restoring spring and upon the second pressure piston a second restoring spring. In order, in a transportation or disassembly state of the master cylinder, to prevent the first pressure piston from being pressed excessively out of the bore, the second pressure piston is supported by means of a stop component counter to the actuating direction positively in the housing of the master cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Lucas Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Ludwig Friedsam, Martin Struschka, Michael Geider
  • Publication number: 20050229596
    Abstract: A master cylinder (10) for a vehicle hydraulic brake system has a housing (12) with a bore (14) formed therein, which is open at one end and in which a first pressure piston (16) and a second pressure piston (18) are guided sealingly and displaceably along an axis (A). Acting counter to an actuating direction (X) upon the first pressure piston (16) is a restrained first restoring spring (34) and upon the second pressure piston (18) a second restoring spring (52). In order, in a transportation or disassembly state of the master cylinder (10), to prevent the first pressure piston (16) from being pressed excessively out of the bore (14), the second pressure piston (18) is supported by means of a stop component (66) counter to the actuating direction (X) positively in the housing (12) of the master cylinder (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventors: Ludwig Friedsam, Martin Struschka, Michael Geider
  • Patent number: 6519940
    Abstract: A master cylinder includes a restraining device arranged between the first and second pistons for preventing the return spring from being compressed and expanded beyond a certain extent. The restraining device includes a first, substantially sleeve-shaped component and a second, substantially pin-shaped component. The pin-shaped component includes a flange which projects radially outwards. The sleeve-shaped component includes a first receiving flange which positively interacts with the flange of the pin-shaped component. The sleeve-shaped component includes at least one introduction opening which enables the flange on the pin-shaped component to be laterally introduced into the sleeve-shaped component. The end of the sleeve-shaped component includes a second receiving flange which positively interacts with a flanged projection on the second piston which projects radially outwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Lucas Industries plc
    Inventors: Hans-Christoph Lange, Peter Linde, Martin Struschka, Hartmut Unterberg
  • Publication number: 20010049941
    Abstract: A master cylinder (10) for a hydraulic vehicle braking system has a housing (12) with a bore (14) formed therein, in which bore a first piston (24) and a second piston (26), which is arranged at an axial distance from the first piston, are guided in a sealing and displaceable manner. A restraining device (40) for a return spring (38) of the first piston (24) is arranged between the first piston (24) and the second piston (26), which device prevents the return spring (38) from being compressed and expanded beyond a certain extent. In order to simplify the structure and assembly of the restraining device (40), the latter consists of a first, substantially sleeve-shaped component (42) and a second, substantially pin-shaped component (44) which is connected to the first component such that it can be disengaged and which comprises at its end which faces the sleeve-shaped component (42) a flange (46) which projects radially outwards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2001
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Inventors: Hans-Christoph Lange, Peter Linde, Martin Struschka, Hartmut Unterberg
  • Patent number: 6203022
    Abstract: An annular sealing element (16) for sealing an annular gap between the inner surface of a cylindrical wall and a cylindrical piston which can be displaced axially relative to said wall and is arranged concentrically therewith, has two separate annular and axially adjoining parts (42, 44), of which the first part (42) consists of an elastomer material and the second part (44) consists of a rigid material. In order to ensure, in conjunction with a displaceable body of a valve, that the opening and closing behavior of the valve is as constant as possible, the two parts (42, 44) are connected to one another in a releasable manner, and the part (44) made of rigid material has an axial protrusion (46) which is formed integrally with it, runs around it in the form of a ring, passes more or less to the full extent through the part (42) made of elastomer material and has its end surface covered over to the full extent by the part (42) made of elastomer material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignees: Lucas Industries public limited, Contitech Forteile GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Struschka, Ulrich Beier