Patents Assigned to FLENDER GMBH
-
Patent number: 10844905Abstract: A planetary transmission for a wind turbine includes a transmission housing, a central sun gear which has an outer toothing, a ring gear which has an inner toothing, a one-sided planetary carrier, and multiple planetary gears mounted on the planet carrier via a planetary gear bearing configured as a sliding bearing such that they can rotate about planetary gear rotational axes and that have outer toothings that engage with the inner toothing of the ring gear and the outer toothing of the sun gear, where every planetary gear bearing has two annular bearing bodies penetrated by a planetary gear shaft and rotationally fixed thereon and have conical sliding surfaces on the outer circumferential surfaces thereof such that tapered ends of the bearing bodies point towards one another, and where surfaces corresponding to the sliding surfaces of the planetary gear bearing are formed on inner circumferential surfaces of the planetary gear.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: FLENDER GMBHInventor: Thomas Meyer
-
Publication number: 20200347928Abstract: A gear unit includes a toothed wheel, a reservoir receiving lubricant for lubricating the toothed wheel, a displacement body configured to set a lubricant level in the reservoir, and an actuator configured to move the displacement body as a function of a temperature as the displacement body is wetted with the lubricant.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: Flender GmbHInventor: Björn Bauer
-
Publication number: 20200318688Abstract: A package of laminations includes a plurality of lamella segments, which are arranged in layers and embodied to be connected together as ring segments. Each of the lamella segments has a plurality of cutouts and at least one of the lamella segments has at least three cutouts. The lamella segments are interconnected via sleeves. A method for manufacturing a package of laminations, a multi-plate coupling employing the package of laminations and an industrial application using the disclosed type of coupling are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: Flender GmbHInventors: ANDRE JANSEN, STEFAN KLEINEWEGEN, MARCEL REIDL, GÜNTER SCHEITHAUER
-
Publication number: 20200300393Abstract: A coupling includes a plurality of laminations forming a lamination package and having lamination holes arranged flush to form an assembly opening, a ring, and a bush accommodated in the assembly opening and having a first end area connected to the ring via a form-fit connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: FLENDER GMBHInventors: Michael Kropp, Niklas Sondermann
-
Patent number: 10718423Abstract: A wheel hub transmission includes an outer surface configured as an end face. The end face has a plurality of radially oriented cooling fins at regular spaced-apart relationship. A cover is provided to cover the cooling fins at the end face. The cover has a central opening and forms with pairs of adjacent ones of the cooling fins a plurality of radially oriented cooling ducts.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2015Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: FLENDER GMBHInventors: Simon Becka, Frank Keschtges
-
Patent number: 10705512Abstract: The objective of the invention is the computer-assisted selection of the optimal machine component for a use. In the selection, empirical values are collected to create a continuously improving system. To achieve this, the inventive method includes determining properties of the machine component and their corresponding influence quantities, possible uses for the machine component, and the influence quantities to be considered in the use-specific selection and design of the machine component. The method also includes receiving statements relating to the influence quantities and determining, influence quantity interactions. The method further includes formulating the influence quantities, feeding the use and associated influence quantities as inputs into a selection algorithm to select the machine component that is optimally suitable for the use, and supplying the selected machine component.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2016Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Walther Flender GmbHInventors: Andreas Scholzen, Simon-Martin Schmidt
-
Patent number: 10683925Abstract: A gear train includes a housing, a shaft arranged in the housing, a gear wheel arranged on a first shaft shoulder, and first and second axial locks arranged on opposite sides of the gear wheel to axially secure the gear wheel. The second axial lock is attached to a second shaft shoulder having a diameter which is smaller than a diameter of the first shaft shoulder. A radial-axial sliding-contact bearing unit mounts the shaft in the housing and is attached to a third shaft shoulder disposed adjacent to the second shaft shoulder and defined by a diameter which is smaller than the diameter of the second shaft shoulder. A component attached to the shaft has a sliding surface for an axial sliding-contact bearing of the radial-axial sliding-contact bearing unit, with the second axial lock defining a running surface for the axial sliding-contact bearing of the radial-axial sliding-contact bearing unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: FLENDER GMBHInventor: Ralf Gettler
-
Patent number: 10677331Abstract: A vertical mill gearbox includes a drive shaft mounted in a casing for rotation about a rotation axis, and an intermediate shaft configured as a hollow shaft and mounted in the casing for rotation about a vertical second rotation axis. The intermediate shaft has a bevel gear meshing with a bevel-gear pinion of the drive shaft. A torsion shaft is received in fixed rotative engagement with the intermediate shaft and sized to extend beyond the intermediate shaft to define a projecting section to which a sun gear rotatably driven via the intermediate shaft is fixed. A planet carrier is mounted in the casing for rotation about the second rotation axis and rotatably supports an internal gear having an internal tooth system. Mounted to the planet carrier is a rotatable planet gear which meshes with the sun gear and with the internal tooth system of the internal gear.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: FLENDER GMBHInventors: Simon Becka, Steffen Brun, Matthias Friedrich, Guido Josten, Robert Prusak, Eugen Schlegel, Dirk Schroer, Michael Tegelkamp, Franz Schmeink
-
Patent number: 10670135Abstract: A support apparatus for a first gearing and a second gearing or for a drive includes first and second support flanges, a first support mounted to the first support flange and destined to introduce a first supporting force into the second support flange, and a second support mounted on the second support flange and destined to introduce a second supporting force into the first support flange, wherein the first support is sized to extend through the second support.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: FLENDER GMBHInventors: Volker Düvel, Marco Hoffman, Philipp Leuer, Simon Becka
-
Patent number: 10648542Abstract: A planetary gear includes a housing, a first gear stage having a first planet gear carrier, a bearing disposed on a wall of the housing, and a first shaft connected to the first planet gear carrier for torque transmission and supported in the bearing. The planetary gear further includes a second gear stage having a second planet gear carrier connected to a sun gear shaft of the first gear stage for torque transmission. The second planet gear carrier is supported in at least one of two ways, a first way in which the second planet gear carrier is supported in an axially inner bearing arranged on the first planet gear carrier, a second way in which the second planet gear carrier is supported in an axially outer bearing arranged in the wall of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2018Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: FLENDER GMBHInventor: Arno Klein-Hitpass
-
Publication number: 20200141450Abstract: A multi-disk coupling includes a first flange, a second flange, and a disk pack via which the first and second flanges are connected to one another in a torque-transmitting manner. A first fastener connects the multi-disk to one of the first and second flanges, and a second fastener is detachably connected to the first fastener and connected to the multi-disk via a material-fit connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicant: FLENDER GMBHInventor: Stefan Kleinewegen
-
Patent number: 10626978Abstract: A transmission includes a transmission housing with an oil reservoir and a transmission housing cover to close an opening of the transmission housing. A transmission shaft receives a toothed wheel and which can be driven by way of a motor. A cooler is arranged on the outside of the transmission housing, with a fan arranged on the outside of the transmission housing feeding cooling air to the cooler. An oil delivery pump pumps oil through oil delivery lines from the oil reservoir to the cooler, with an oil return line routing oil from the cooler back to the transmission housing. A separate drive motor drives the fan and the oil delivery pump independently of the transmission shaft, with the drive motor, the fan, the cooler and the oil delivery pump being fastened to the transmission housing cover.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: FLENDER GMBHInventor: Simon Becka
-
Publication number: 20200096088Abstract: A transmission includes a housing made from a metallic material and is provided with a cooling structure in the form of a cooling element made from open-cell metal foam. The cooling element can be secured on the housing, in particular on an outer surface of the housing, by a screw connection and/or adhesive bonding and/or magnetically.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Applicant: FLENDER GMBHInventor: Jennifer Papies
-
Patent number: 10598272Abstract: A spur gear arrangement includes a spur gear, and two flange bushings configured to rotatably support the spur gear on a shaft, with each flange bushing including a flange. A lubricating film is provided between an inner side of the spur gear and each of the flange bushings. Two supporting bodies are arranged on the shaft, with the flange bushings being respectively arranged with their flange on the supporting bodies for axially bracing the spur gear.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: FLENDER GMBHInventors: Michael Deitmers, Thomas Meyer
-
Publication number: 20200088173Abstract: A mounting of an intermediate shaft of a gearbox includes a gear element disposed between a first shaft end and a second shaft end of the intermediate shaft. A first radial bearing is disposed at the first shaft end of the intermediate shaft, a second radial bearing is disposed at the second shaft end of the intermediate shaft, a first axial bearing is disposed at the first shaft end of the intermediate shaft, and a second axial bearing is disposed at the second shaft end of the intermediate shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2018Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: Flender GmbHInventor: THOMAS MEYER
-
Patent number: 10550930Abstract: A planet carrier arrangement includes a bearing assembly having first and second roller bearings and a traction element having a first end supported by the bearing assembly such as to enable the traction element to oscillate. A planet carrier is mounted in a suspended manner to the traction element, wherein one of the roller bearings of the bearing assembly is configured to absorb an axial force seeking to lift the planet carrier.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: FLENDER GMBHInventors: Simon Becka, Steffen Brun, Matthias Friedrich, Guido Josten, Christoph Messink, Robert Prusak, Eugen Schlegel, Franz Schmeink, Dirk Schroer, Michael Tegelkamp
-
Publication number: 20200028410Abstract: Provided are a transmission device and an air-cooling island. The transmission device includes: a motor comprising a motor output shaft; and a speed reducer including a speed reducer input shaft. The motor output shaft is directly connected with the speed reducer input shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2017Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: Flender GmbHInventors: Wenming WAN, Dong CHEN, Yichen YOU, Jingran CHEN
-
Publication number: 20190337089Abstract: In a method for making a tooth system of a gearing component, an unfinished tooth-system part is heat-treated. At least part of an oxide layer on the unfinished tooth-system part is mechanically removed, while leaving a residual oxide layer in at least one region, and the residual oxide layer is at least partially removed by irradiating with a laser at least a portion of the residual oxide layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: FLENDER GMBHInventor: Jean-Andre Meis
-
Patent number: 10465791Abstract: A planetary carrier includes an input-side hub, an input-side outer leg, an output-side leg including an output-side axle seat for receiving an output-side end of a planetary axle, a web connecting the input-side outer leg with the output-side leg and an input-side inner leg arranged in parallel to the input-side outer leg. The input-side inner leg includes an input-side axle seat for receiving an input-side end of the planetary axle.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: FLENDER GMBHInventor: Arno Klein-Hitpass
-
Patent number: D873318Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2018Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: FLENDER GMBHInventors: Jan Andersson, Volker Düvel, Stephan Hühne