Patents by Inventor Thomas DWOLINSKI

Thomas DWOLINSKI 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: 20240035929
    Abstract: A tire test stand includes a frame, a tire holder on which a tire can be mounted, a hexapod arrangement with six linear drive elements, and a rolling surface unit with a rolling surface. In a starting configuration, the linear drive elements are arranged so that at least one of the linear drive elements is arranged such that, when the at least one linear drive element exerts a force on the tire, the greatest force component of this force is oriented in the direction of a lateral force component. At least one linear drive element is arranged such that the greatest force component is oriented in the direction of a tangential force component. At least one linear drive element is arranged such that the greatest force component is oriented in the direction of a radial force component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Thomas Dwolinski
  • Patent number: 10823641
    Abstract: A rotating drum of a tire, wheel and/or chassis test stand, with an essentially cylindrical running surface (15). The rotating drum of a tire having a hub, side disks arranged on the hub, which in the area of their circumference (3a, 4a) have fixing areas, and a plurality of segments (7) which form the running surface (15) of the rotating drum (1,21). The plurality of segments (7) are arranged on the circumference (3a, 4a) of the fixing areas and are connected to the side disks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventor: Thomas Dwolinski
  • Publication number: 20180231435
    Abstract: A rotating drum of a fire, wheel and/or chassis test stand, with an essentially cylindrical running surface (15). The rotating drum of a tire having a hub, side disks arranged on the hub, which in the area of their circumference (3a, 4a) have fixing areas, and a plurality of segments (7) which form the running surface (15) of the rotating drum (1,21). The plurality of segments (7) are arranged on the circumference (3a, 4a) of the fixing areas and are connected to the side disks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas DWOLINSKI