Patents Assigned to Huebner GmbH
  • Patent number: 8556285
    Abstract: A bellows provides a transition for two vehicles of an articulated vehicle, which are articulately connected to each other. The bellows has at least one substantially U-shaped circumferential frame, the substantially U-shaped circumferential frame includes at least one coupling arrangement for attaching a cover shaped as an expansion or concertina bellows, and the at least one coupling arrangement is connected with the substantially U-shaped circumferential frame by way of at least one articulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Hübner GmbH
    Inventor: Knud Mosaner
  • Patent number: 8499884
    Abstract: A ring-mount joint between two vehicle units of an articulated bus, with the joint comprising two cantilevers, wherein each cantilever is arranged on one of the vehicle units, with each cantilever comprising a slewing ring, wherein the two slewing rings of the cantilever are mounted in each other so that they can be pivoted, wherein a damping device is provided for damping the rotational motion of the two cantilever relative to each other, wherein in the space enclosed by the inner slewing ring, there is arranged an annular chamber damper, wherein the annular chamber damper comprises two inter-mounted housing parts that are rotatable relative to each other, wherein the one housing part is in connection with the one cantilever and the other housing part is in connection with the other cantilever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Hübner GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Karasek, Ralf Schulz, Günther Schneider
  • Patent number: 8459683
    Abstract: A gangway includes an articulated bridge which extends between two vehicles coupled in an articulated manner. The articulated bridge has, at both ends, an enclosed carriage whereby at least one enclosed carriage can be attached to the vehicle in such a manner that it may be displaced in a direction perpendicular to the lengthwise axis of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Hübner GmbH
    Inventor: Volker Jünke
  • Patent number: 8429780
    Abstract: A coupling module is an interface between the cabin of an air passenger bridge and an aircraft, wherein the coupling module has a canopy roof and a floor spanned over by the canopy roof, wherein the coupling module is held by the cabin of the air passenger bridge to be pivotable about the center axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Hübner GmbH
    Inventors: Lothar Scharf, Detlef Gutkuhn
  • Patent number: 8424461
    Abstract: A passageway between two carriages of a rail vehicle, in particular a high-speed rail vehicle, wherein the passageway comprises an inner bellows and, disposed at a distance to said, an outer bellows to form an interior space, wherein the two bellows are each attached to the end face of the vehicle, wherein the two bellows are each designed in their circumference in a box shape, and that the interior space contains a means for at least a partial pressure compensation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Hübner GmbH
    Inventors: André Goebels, Volker Jünke
  • Publication number: 20130049325
    Abstract: A bellows provides a transition for two vehicles of an articulated vehicle, which are articulately connected to each other. The bellows has at least one substantially U-shaped circumferential frame, the substantially U-shaped circumferential frame includes at least one coupling arrangement for attaching a cover shaped as an expansion or concertina bellows, and the at least one coupling arrangement is connected with the substantially U-shaped circumferential frame by way of at least one articulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: Hübner GmbH
    Inventor: Knud Mosaner
  • Patent number: 8382144
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a corrugation bellows of a transfer between two vehicles which are articulated together, comprising a plurality of corrugations which are U-shaped in cross-section, wherein two adjacent corrugations are connected together by a frame, wherein the corrugation of U-shaped cross-section has two limbs as well as a web connecting the limbs, wherein the material thickness of the web is greater than the material thickness of the limbs, wherein the material of web and limbs is identical and wherein the web is of substantially planar construction so that the limbs and the web extend at right angles to one another in a substantially neutral setting of the bellows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Hübner GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Jünke, André Goebels
  • Patent number: 8376332
    Abstract: The invention relates to an elastomer metal element for an elastomer metal bearing, particularly as a bearing connection between a dome module and a vehicle, with an inner cylindrical metal part (2) for connection to a first structural element which is to be supported, with two outer sheet metal shell parts (4, 5; 4?, 5?) lying opposite each other and partly overlapping the inner cylindrical metal part, and with elastomer bodies (6, 7, 8, 9) adhering between the inner metal part (2) and the sheet metal shell parts (4, 5; 4?, 5?), wherein the elastomer metal element (1), with the application of a radial tensioning in the elastomer bodies (6, 7, 8, 9), can be pressed into an accommodating eye (19) at a second structural element which is to be supported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Hübner GmbH
    Inventors: Lothar Scharf, Oliver Lippke, Bernd Zawadzki
  • Patent number: 8282306
    Abstract: A joint (1) between two vehicle components (2, 3) joined to each other with a hinge, such as of an articulated vehicle, comprising an articulated joint (10), wherein the articulated joint (10) comprises two joint segments (11, 12) that are rotatably connected to each other by a tensioning device (20) acting as a vertical axis, the one, first joint segment (11) having a U-shaped, jaw-like opening (13) for seizing the other, second joint segment (12) in the region of the vertical axis, sliding devices (16) being provided between the joint segments (11, 12) and acting in at least the axial direction, the tensioning device (2) operable to generate pretension on the joint segments (11, 12), the one joint segment (11) having two joint segment elements (11a, 11b) that are each separately fastened with screws to the frame (40) of the vehicle frame (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Hübner GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Koch, Lothar Scharf
  • Publication number: 20120237377
    Abstract: The subject matter of the invention is a pump device for a container for liquid, pasty or foamable skin care preparations, e.g. for liquid soaps, disinfectants, skin protection pastes or creams, wherein the pump device comprises a conically tapering bellows, wherein the bellows exhibits several bellows elements each having a different diameter, wherein at least one smaller bellows element can be pushed into an adjacent larger bellows element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: Hübner GmbH
    Inventors: Mario Richardt, Ralf Grimm
  • Publication number: 20120204754
    Abstract: A passageway between two carriages of a rail vehicle, in particular a high-speed rail vehicle, wherein the passageway comprises an inner bellows and, disposed at a distance to said, an outer bellows to form an interior space, wherein the two bellows are each attached to the end face of the vehicle, wherein the two bellows are each designed in their circumference in a box shape, and that the interior space contains a means for at least a partial pressure compensation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: Hübner GmbH
    Inventors: André Goebels, Volker Jünke
  • Patent number: 8230791
    Abstract: A device is provided for covering the sides of a spacing (4) between two vehicles coupled with each other, in particular rail cars (1, 2). The device has two side walls (10) running parallel to each other that deform at least in the longitudinal direction of travel. The side walls (10) are connected to each other in the upper and lower regions by braces (12). The braces (12) are connected to each other, so that they can move relative to each other, in the longitudinal direction of the travel by at least one accordion-like material strip (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Hübner GmbH
    Inventor: Andre Goebels
  • Publication number: 20110304170
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a wall cover on the inner side of a bellows of a transfer between two pivotably interconnected vehicles, wherein the side wall cover is held by two holding devices, wherein each holding device is arranged at the body of a vehicle and wherein the holding device receives the side wall cover to be able to be rolled up when the length of the side wall cover shortens during travel around a curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: Hübner GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhard Hübner, Hermann Benkhoff, Marcus Dietrich, Werner Rätz
  • Publication number: 20100229754
    Abstract: A device is provided for covering the sides of a spacing (4) between two vehicles coupled with each other, in particular rail cars (1, 2). The device has two side walls (10) running parallel to each other that deform at least in the longitudinal direction of travel. The side walls (10) are connected to each other in the upper and lower regions by braces (12). The braces (12) are connected to each other, so that they can move relative to each other, in the longitudinal direction of the travel by at least one accordion-like material strip (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: Huebner GmbH
    Inventor: Andre GOEBELS
  • Patent number: 7743712
    Abstract: The invention is directed to two coupled vehicles (1) such as railbound vehicles or articulated busses, with a connection with at least one bellows (2) as well as with a coupling device comprising two coupling frames (4, 5), said coupling frames (4, 5) comprising interengaging male and female coupling members (10, 15), a locking member (30) being provided for respectively locking the male coupling members (15) in the female coupling members (10), said locking member (30) being slidably guided by the respective locking member (4, 5), said locking member (30) communicating with a force transmitting member (9) that is slidably guided in the respective one of the coupling frames (4, 5), the force transmitting member (9) transmitting both tensile and shear forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Hübner GmbH
    Inventors: Andrè Goebels, Hans-Jakob Rudolph
  • Patent number: 7690065
    Abstract: The subject matter of the invention is an aircraft boarding bridge or aircraft boarding stairs with a gangway bottom plate (30), said aircraft boarding bridge or said aircraft boarding stairs comprising a bellows (1), more specifically a U-shaped bellows, that spans said gangway bottom plate, wherein the clear height (arrow 50) between the upper edge of the gangway bottom plate (30) and the roof of the bellows (1) may be varied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Hübner GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Müller, Jens Karasek
  • Publication number: 20100075085
    Abstract: A bellows is provided as part of a crossway between two vehicles connected to each other in an articulated manner or as a telescopic gangway, with a material web which is provided with a layer of synthetic material. The material web has a top (upper) side made of a textile and a bottom (under) side made of textile (11, 12). The spacer fibers/pile threads (13) are provided between the top side and the bottom side, such that a space between the top side and bottom side results when the material web is in a non-loaded condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: HUEBNER GMBH
    Inventor: Claus-Ekkehard Koukal
  • Patent number: 7669615
    Abstract: The subject matter of the invention is a fabric layer of a bellows, e.g., of a connection between two hinge-linked vehicles or of an aircraft passenger bridge, the fabric layer being plastically deformed by a force acting on the fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Hübner GmbH
    Inventor: Robert Koch
  • Patent number: 7658396
    Abstract: The invention relates to an articulated vehicle consisting of several vehicle parts (1, 2) which are couplable together, each vehicle part (1, 2) comprising at least two axles and one coupling frame (12) that is connected to said vehicle part (1, 2) through a bellows (13), a joint device (20, 31) being provided between said vehicle part (1, 2) and said coupling frame (12), said joint device (20, 31) comprising a coupling carrier (30) that is located approximately in the plane of said coupling frame (12), said coupling carrier (30) comprising at least coupling means (25) for coupling to the joint device (20, 31) of the other vehicle part (1, 2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Hübner GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Koch, Lothar Scharf, Jens Karasek
  • Publication number: 20100013190
    Abstract: The invention relates to a joint (1) between two vehicle components (2,3) joined to each other with a hinge, such as of an articulated vehicle, comprising an articulated joint (10), wherein the articulated joint (10) comprises two joint segments (11, 12) that are rotatably connected to each other by a tensioning device (20) acting as a vertical axis, the one, first joint segment (11) having a U-shaped, jaw-like opening (13) for seizing the other, second joint segment (12) in the region of the vertical axis, sliding devices (16) being provided between the joint segments (11, 12) and acting in at least the axial direction, the tensioning device (2) having means for generating pretension on the joint segments (11, 12), the one joint segment (11) having two joint segment elements (11a, 11b) that are each separately fastened with screws to the frame (40) of the vehicle frame (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: Hübner GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Koch, Lothar Scharf