Patents by Inventor Olaf Schuette

Olaf Schuette 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).

  • Rigid vehicle axle with integral trailing arms
    Patent number: 7370872
    Abstract: In a rigid vehicle axle comprising an axle beam with axle journals forming wheel carriers arranged at the ends thereof, and at least two trailing arms rigidly fixed to the axle beam, each half of the rigid vehicle axle comprises an axle beam section, a trailing arm section and a wheel head section arranged adjacent one after another and the ends of the axle tube sections overlap with the adjoining ends of the trailing arm sections and their end faces are congruent with the respectively adjoining end faces of the wheel head sections, at least in some areas, and the adjoining sections are welded together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Dunja Abrat, Olaf Schütte
  • Rigid axle for a vehicle, comprising integrated trailing arms
    Patent number: 7201388
    Abstract: A vehicle rigid axle includes an axle beam with axle journals or wheel carriers arranged at the ends thereof, and at least two trailing arms rigidly fixed to the axle beam. Each half of the vehicle rigid axle—viewed from the middle of the axle—includes an axle beam section, a trailing arm section and a wheel head section arranged in tandem, the wheel head section including at least one axle journal or one wheel carrier. In each case the end faces of the axle tube sections are congruent with the adjoining end faces of the trailing arm sections and their end faces are congruent with the respectively adjoining end faces of the wheel head sections, at least in some areas. The adjoining sections are in each case welded together at their end faces. The vehicle rigid axle may increase the ride comfort and driving safety and may reduce the tire wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Dunja Abrat, Olaf Schuette
  • Rigid axle for a vehicle, comprising integrated trailing arms
    Publication number: 20040188972
    Abstract: A vehicle rigid axle includes an axle beam with axle journals or wheel carriers arranged at the ends thereof, and at least two trailing arms rigidly fixed to the axle beam. Each half of the vehicle rigid axle—viewed from the middle of the axle—includes an axle beam section, a trailing arm section and a wheel head section arranged in tandem, the wheel head section including at least one axle journal or one wheel carrier. In each case the end faces of the axle tube sections are congruent with the adjoining end faces of the trailing arm sections and their end faces are congruent with the respectively adjoining end faces of the wheel head sections, at least in some areas. The adjoining sections are in each case welded together at their end faces. The vehicle rigid axle may increase the ride comfort and driving safety and may reduce the tire wear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Dunja Abrat, Olaf Schuette