Patents by Inventor Stefan Dorn
Stefan Dorn 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).
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Publication number: 20100012065Abstract: The invention proposes a mechanical roller tappet (1a, 1b) comprising a tappet housing (2a, 2b) shaped out of sheet metal, a drive roller (3) actuable by a cam (9) and an axle (5a, 5b) on which the drive roller (3) is mounted, end portions (24) of the axle (5a, 5b) being supported in axle eyes (23) of the tappet housing (2a, 2b), said tappet housing (2a, 2b) comprising a tappet skirt (10a, 10b) and a tappet bottom (16) possessing a contact surface (21) for an adjacent engine component on a power take-off side.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2008Publication date: January 21, 2010Inventors: Stefan Dorn, Norbert Geyer, Manfred Jansen, Karsten Kucht, Norbert Radinger
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Publication number: 20090278022Abstract: A scanning device scans a dimensional standard which is situated on a guide rail which extends in a longitudinal direction, and has a body with a cross-section that is essentially U-shaped so that it may grip around the guide rail, at least one cover being provided on the outside of the scanning device and is designed as a profiled element, the cross section of which is U-shaped, having a base and two U-shaped legs, the cross-sectional shape of the cover being matched to the cross-sectional shape of the scanning device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2009Publication date: November 12, 2009Inventors: Stefan Dorn, Marcus Mutschler
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Patent number: 7604408Abstract: A linear guide device has a guide rail, a guide carriage having a rolling element recirculating channel, at least one endless row of rolling elements circulating in the rolling element recirculating channel and guiding the guide carriage on and along the rail, wherein the rolling element recirculating channel includes a load-bearing channel section and turnaround channel sections which connect the load-bearing channel section and a return channel section with each other, wherein the guide carriage includes substantially in a longitudinal region in the load-bearing channel section and the return channel section, a carriage body, end piece units provided on axially opposed ends of the carriage body, intermediate piece units located between the carriage body and the endpiece units, a groove element provided in the return channel section, which encloses rolling elements located in the return channel section around at least a portion of their circumference, and wherein the groove element is integrally formed in atType: GrantFiled: November 15, 2006Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: Bosch Rexroth Mechatronics GmbHInventors: Stefan Dorn, Alfred Haub
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Publication number: 20090196539Abstract: A guide carriage for a linear roller bearing is supportable in a longitudinally-moveable manner using at least two rows of endlessly circulating rolling elements on a guide rail which extends in a longitudinal direction, and includes a U-shaped carrier body having a first leg and a second leg, a deflection assembly for the at least two rows of rolling elements located on at least one longitudinal end face of the carrier body and including a first deflection part which is assigned to the first leg and a second deflection part which is assigned to the second leg, the two deflection parts being connected to one another via a connecting body, at least one outer wall surface of a curved deflection channel for the rolling elements is provided in the first and second deflection parts, one first and one second deflection insert are provided in the first and second deflection parts, respectively, on each of which at least one inner wall surface of the curved deflection channel is provided, and the first and second defType: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2009Publication date: August 6, 2009Inventors: Carsten Pfeuffer, Roland Hartmann, Andreas Schupies, Stefan Dorn
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Publication number: 20090136164Abstract: A guide carriage for a linear roller bearing includes a main body, which may bear in a longitudinally movably manner and via at least a first and at least a second endlessly circulating roller row against a guide rail that extends in a longitudinal direction, a deflection assembly provided on an end face of the main body and including at least one curved inner deflection channel for the first roller row, and at least a second curved outer deflection channel for the second roller row, the inner deflection channel being located within the outer deflection channel, the deflection assembly includes an end cap, on the inner side of which—that faces the main body—an outer boundary surface of the outer deflection channel is provided, and at least one separate, one-pieced deflection piece inserted in the end cap, on which an inner boundary surface is provided that covers the entire outer deflection channel. An outer boundary surface is provided that covers the entire inner deflection channel on the deflection piece.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2008Publication date: May 28, 2009Inventors: Carsten Pfeuffer, Andreas Schupies, Stefan Dorn
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Patent number: 7476032Abstract: A guide rail (12) of a linear guide unit (10) is provided with at least one running rail (16), which has at least two races (16a) that have different load transmission directions. According to the present invention, the running rail (16) is attached to the guide rail (12) by means of roller insertion; in the surface sections (12a) associated with the races (16a) of the running rail (16), the guide rail (12) is provided with a plurality supporting ribs (12a1); and the supporting ribs (12a1) associated with one and the same race (16a) are aligned essentially parallel to the load transmission direction (B) of this race (16a). In addition or alternatively, in a section (12d) that is not intrinsically deformed by the roller insertion of the at least one running rail (16), the guide rail (12) has at least one additional rolled section. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing guide rails of this kind (12).Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2007Date of Patent: January 13, 2009Assignee: Rexroth Star GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Kuellstaedt, Richard Kuehnlein, Thomas Wahler, Roland Greubel, German Duetsch, Werner Keller, Stefan Dorn, Steven Worcester, Werner Blaurock
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Publication number: 20080223745Abstract: A palletlike arrangement for packaging goods has a packaging container at least one guide carriage for linear units accommodated removably in the packaging container for stackable storage and protected shipping, the packaging container recess each corresponding to at least one guide carriage and having a shape which is configured for receiving various types of guide carriages that differ in their external dimensions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2008Publication date: September 18, 2008Inventors: Stefan Dorn, Andreas Schupies, Oliver Laquai, Holger Schmitt, Volker Desch, Marcus Mutschler, Roland Greubel
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Publication number: 20080190237Abstract: A mechanical tappet (101, 201, 301, 401, 501, 601, 701, 801, 901, 1001) is provided, in particular for actuating the lifting of a pump piston (39) of a fuel pump of an internal combustion engine, with a sleeve-shaped tappet housing (102, 202, 302, 402, 502, 602, 702, 902, 1002) constructed as a shaped sheet-metal part and with a driving roller (6) supported so that it can rotate. Here, a bolt (4) supports the driving roller so that it is centered, and end sections (7) of the bolt projecting from the driving roller are supported in bolt eyes (8) of the tappet housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2007Publication date: August 14, 2008Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KGInventors: Norbert Radinger, Manfred Jansen, Stefan Dorn, Norbert Geyer, Karsten Kucht
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Publication number: 20080124010Abstract: A spacer for roller bodies, which are guided in a roller bearing and which have an axis of symmetry and have an axis of symmetry, defining a rolling axis, about which they roll in a revolution path of the roller bearing, includes two diametrically opposed, spaced-apart end parts, which are each located transversely to the direction of motion of the roller bodies and have contact faces for rolling faces of the roller bodies; two diametrically opposed, spaced-apart lateral parts, and each of the lateral parts connects the two end parts, has a platelike shape, with a flat side, extending transversely to the rolling axis of the roller bodies, for contact with the roller bodies, and short sides extending substantially in the direction of the rolling axis of the roller bodies, and is stiffened with regard to bending essentially orthogonally to the rolling axis of the roller bodies in such a way that in its motion along the revolution path, it essentially maintains its shape; and at least one rib, connecting the twoType: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2007Publication date: May 29, 2008Inventors: Andreas Schupies, Stefan Dorn, Carsten Pfeuffer
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Publication number: 20080013871Abstract: A guide rail (12) of a linear guide unit (10) is provided with at least one running rail (16), which has at least two races (16a) that have different load transmission directions. According to the present invention, the running rail (16) is attached to the guide rail (12) by means of roller insertion; in the surface sections (12a) associated with the races (16a) of the running rail (16), the guide rail (12) is provided with a plurality supporting ribs (12a1); and the supporting ribs (12a1) associated with one and the same race (16a) are aligned essentially parallel to the load transmission direction (B) of this race (16a). In addition or alternatively, in a section (12d) that is not intrinsically deformed by the roller insertion of the at least one running rail (16), the guide rail (12) has at least one additional rolled section. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing guide rails of this kind (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2007Publication date: January 17, 2008Inventors: Wolfgang Kuellstaedt, Richard Kuehnlein, Thomas Wahler, Ronald Greubel, German Duetsch, Werner Keller, Stefan Dorn, Steven Worcester, Werner Blaurock
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Patent number: 7300208Abstract: A guide rail (12) of a linear guide unit (10) is provided with at least one running rail (16), which has at least two races (16a) that have different load transmission directions. According to the present invention, the running rail (16) is attached to the guide rail (12) by means of roller insertion; in the surface sections (12a) associated with the races (16a) of the running rail (16), the guide rail (12) is provided with a plurality supporting ribs (12a1); and the supporting ribs (12a1) associated with one and the same race (16a) are aligned essentially parallel to the load transmission direction (B) of this race (16a). In addition or alternatively, in a section (12d) that is not intrinsically deformed by the roller insertion of the at least one running rail (16), the guide rail (12) has at least one additional rolled section. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing guide rails of this kind (12).Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2005Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: Rexroth Star GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Kuellstaedt, Richard Kuehnlein, Thomas Wahler, Roland Greubel, German Duetsch, Werner Keller, Stefan Dorn, Steven Worcester, Werner Blaurock
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Publication number: 20070258667Abstract: A linear guide device has a guide rail, a guide carriage having a rolling element recirculating channel, at least one endless row of rolling elements circulating in the rolling element recirculating channel and guiding the guide carriage on and along the rail, wherein the rolling element recirculating channel includes a load-bearing channel section and turnaround channel sections which connect the load-bearing channel section and a return channel section with each other, wherein the guide carriage includes substantially in a longitudinal region in the load-bearing channel section and the return channel section, a carriage body, end piece units provided on axially opposed ends of the carriage body, intermediate piece units located between the carriage body and the endpiece units, a groove element provided in the return channel section, which encloses rolling elements located in the return channel section around at least a portion of their circumference, and wherein the groove element is integrally formed in atType: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2006Publication date: November 8, 2007Inventors: Stefan Dorn, Alfred Haub
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Patent number: 7213971Abstract: A linear roller bearing has a guide rail extending in a longitudinal direction; a guide carriage which is guided longitudinally displaceably on the guide rail; at least two revolving rows of roller bodies, by means of which the guide carriage is guided on the guide rail, a plurality of endless revolution conduits each formed by a load-bearing conduit and a return conduit that extends in the guide carriage, each of the rows of roller bodies being received in the endless revolution conduit; a track provided on the guide rail and a track provided on the guide carriage, which tracks define the load-bearing conduit; and a portion provided on an inner circumferential surface of each return conduit and being movable relative to the track of the guide carriage.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2005Date of Patent: May 8, 2007Assignee: Rexroth Star GmbHInventor: Stefan Dorn
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Publication number: 20070095414Abstract: A device (30) for feeding working fluid to an assembly (14) requiring working fluid includes at least one fluid channel (20, 20a-20d) extending from a surface (16a) and at least one screw element (22, 24) capable of being screwed from the surface (16a) into the at least one fluid channel (20, 20a-20d) for feeding working fluid into the fluid channel (20, 20a-20d) or for closing the fluid channel (20, 20a-20d), the at least one fluid channel (20, 20a-20d) having a first section (32) directly adjacent to the surface (16a) with a larger width, a second section (36) with a smaller width and, between the first section (32) and the second section (36), having a first transition region (34) with an annular surface (34a), and the screw element (22, 24) having at least one sealing surface (22c, 24c) capable of being brought into sealing engagement with the annular surface (34a).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2005Publication date: May 3, 2007Inventors: Stefan Dorn, Alfred Haub, Andreas Schupies
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Publication number: 20070065056Abstract: With a guide rail system composed of a guide rail with undercuts and a clamp bar, the ratio kh=h1.5/b is between 0.2 and 0.5, where b is the width of the base surface, and h is the minimum distance between the holding surface and the base surface of the guide rail, and when the ratio is in this range, guidance inaccuracies are reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Roland Greubel, Ernst Albert, Stefan Dorn, Michael Klein, Mario Ziegler, Carsten Pfeuffer, Werner Keller
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Publication number: 20060180636Abstract: A tube for receiving roller bodies has two tube halves that are joined together in form-locking fashion so as to provide a form lock, and the form lock is configured so that it is undoable only whenever there are no roller bodies located in the tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2006Publication date: August 17, 2006Inventors: Martin Muehleck, Stefan Dorn
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Patent number: 7070041Abstract: A linear guide unit has an elongated guide housing having a longitudinal axis and having walls bordering a guide cavity, with two side walls form a longitudinal opening of the guide cavity, a slider that is movably guided in the direction of the longitudinal axis on at least one guide track provided in the guide cavity and connectable with a unit to be moved by the linear guide unit through the longitudinal opening, a drive device for moving the slider in the direction of the longitudinal axis, a profiled channel attachable to the guide housing for housing functional elements, with the positive connection is additionally secured by frictional engagement or by snapping into place, wherein the profiled channel has at least one lateral mounting projection and is in holding contact via this mounting projection with the exposed end of a side wall or a part joined therewith.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2000Date of Patent: July 4, 2006Assignee: Rexroth Star GmbHInventors: Josef Dirschbacher, Stefan Dorn, Roland Greubel, Roland Hoherz
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Publication number: 20050265637Abstract: A linear roller bearing has a guide rail extending in a longitudinal direction; a guide carriage which is guided longitudinally displaceably on the guide rail; at least two revolving rows of roller bodies, by means of which the guide carriage is guided on the guide rail, a plurality of endless revolution conduits each formed by a load-bearing conduit and a return conduit that extends in the guide carriage, each of the rows of roller bodies being received in the endless revolution conduit; a track provided on the guide rail and a track provided on the guide carriage, which tracks define the load-bearing conduit; and a portion provided on an inner circumferential surface of each return conduit and being movable relative to the track of the guide carriage.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2005Publication date: December 1, 2005Inventor: Stefan Dorn
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Publication number: 20050232521Abstract: A guide rail (12) of a linear guide unit (10) is provided with at least one running rail (16), which has at least two races (16a) that have different load transmission directions. According to the present invention, the running rail (16) is attached to the guide rail (12) by means of roller insertion; in the surface sections (12a) associated with the races (16a) of the running rail (16), the guide rail (12) is provided with a plurality supporting ribs (12a1); and the supporting ribs (12a1) associated with one and the same race (16a) are aligned essentially parallel to the load transmission direction (B) of this race (16a). In addition or alternatively, in a section (12d) that is not intrinsically deformed by the roller insertion of the at least one running rail (16), the guide rail (12) has at least one additional rolled section. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing guide rails of this kind (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2005Publication date: October 20, 2005Inventors: Wolfgang Kuellstaedt, Richard Kuehnlein, Thomas Wahler, Roland Greubel, German Duetsch, Werner Keller, Stefan Dorn, Steven Worcester, Werner Blaurock
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Patent number: 6684838Abstract: A tappet (1) for the transfer of a lifting motion to a sliding part is provided having two parts, including a circular shaped section (2) with a base (5) connected to it as one piece and a separate dome-shaped socket (9) connected to the base (5) made of thin-walled material with a contact surface (10) for the sliding part. The tappet (1), whose socket (9) extends over a considerable length of the circular shaped section (2), can be economically manufactured.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2002Date of Patent: February 3, 2004Assignee: INA-Schaeffler KGInventors: Barbara Pluta, Stefan Dorn