Patents by Inventor Svenja BAUHAUS

Svenja BAUHAUS 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).

  • Drive connection with integrated chain tensioning apparatus for face conveyors
    Patent number: 9499347
    Abstract: A drive connection is disclosed. The drive connection may be configured to be interconnected between a main driving unit and a main gear unit of a driving device configured to drive a chain of a conveyor of a longwall device. The drive connection may have a housing configured to be connected to the main driving unit and to the main gear unit. The drive connection may also have a drive shaft disposed within the housing and configured to transmit torque from the main driving unit to the main gear unit. In addition, the drive connection may have a chain tensioning apparatus disposed within the housing. The chain tensioning apparatus may have a worm drive interacting with the drive shaft. The chain tensioning apparatus may be configured to drive the drive shaft for tensioning the chain of the conveyor when the main driving unit is in a non-operative state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Caterpillar Global Mining Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Adam Gacka, Andreas Scheer, Dennis Grimm, Tobias Kleinbongartz, Thomas Hoelken, Michael Nafe, Peter Pientka, Svenja Bauhaus, Alexander Jänsch, Jessica Johnson
  • DRIVE CONNECTION WITH INTEGRATED CHAIN TENSIONING APPARATUS FOR FACE CONVEYORS
    Publication number: 20160083191
    Abstract: A drive connection is disclosed. The drive connection may be configured to be interconnected between a main driving unit and a main gear unit of a driving device configured to drive a chain of a conveyor of a longwall device. The drive connection may have a housing configured to be connected to the main driving unit and to the main gear unit. The drive connection may also have a drive shaft disposed within the housing and configured to transmit torque from the main driving unit to the main gear unit. In addition, the drive connection may have a chain tensioning apparatus disposed within the housing. The chain tensioning apparatus may have a worm drive interacting with the drive shaft. The chain tensioning apparatus may be configured to drive the drive shaft for tensioning the chain of the conveyor when the main driving unit is in a non-operative state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: Caterpillar Global Mining Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Adam GACKA, Andreas SCHEER, Dennis GRIMM, Tobias KLEINBONGARTZ, Thomas HOELKEN, Michael NAFE, Peter PIENTKA, Svenja BAUHAUS, Alexander JÄNSCH, Jessica JOHNSON