Patents by Inventor Stephan Oberle

Stephan Oberle 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).

  • Publication number: 20030148846
    Abstract: In a final control element for superimposed steering engagement of a vehicle steering system with a superposition gear (12) that has two input shafts (13, 14) and one output shaft (15), in order to attain a radial freedom from play, the superposition gear (12) is provided with a two-stage, modified planetary gear (25), which has a planet carrier (30), at least one stepped planet (31) that comprises two axially aligned planet wheels (311, 312) connected to one another in a manner fixed against relative rotation, and two sun wheels (32, 33); the first input shaft (13) is connected to one sun wheel (32), and the output shaft (15) is connected to the other sun wheel (33), in each case in a manner fixed against relative rotation, while the planet carrier (30) is drivable via the second input shaft (14), and means are provided for suppressing a tooth flank play that occurs between the at least stepped planet (31) and the sun wheels (32, 33).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Gerd Reimann, Michael Bock, Willi Nagel, Rolf Knecht, Heinz Gert Hagedorn, Ruediger Tinter, Stephan Oberle, Ralph Eble