Patents by Inventor Rainer-Horst Andra

Rainer-Horst Andra 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: 5168774
    Abstract: A rotational body is made of a deep-drawn sheet metal portion and has a hollow cylindrical center portion integral therewith which can be connected to a shaft. The sheet metal portion 1 and the center portion 2 are manufactured as one continuous piece. A metallic shrink-on sleeve 3 can immovably be affixed to the outer circumference of the center portion by shrink-fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1992
    Assignee: Firma Carl Freudenberg
    Inventors: Rainer-Horst Andra, Gunter Ullrich
  • Patent number: 5138902
    Abstract: A rotary vibration damper for a shaft where the flywheel ring 1 and the hub 2 are connected by first resilient elements 3 uniformly distributed in the circumferential direction, and where second resilient elements 4 of an essentially column-like shape are provided between the first resilient elements 3. The second resilient elements are affixed at one end to the hub 2 and at the other end to the flywheel ring 1. When the rotary vibration damper does not rotate, these elements have a bend 7 in the intermediate zone which protrudes radially inward. This bend 7 can be reduced and eventually eliminated at higher speeds by centrifugal forces, thus causing the spring rigidity to increase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Assignee: Firma Carl Freudenberg
    Inventors: Klaus Muller, Peter Schwibinger, Rainer-Horst Andra