Patents Assigned to INA-Schaeffler KG
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Publication number: 20050204835Abstract: The invention relates to a roll stabilizer for the chassis of a motor vehicle, comprising an actuator (3), which is mounted between anti-roll bar halves (1, 2) and which rotates these about a rotation axis in opposite directions as necessary. The curved path carriers (4, 5) of the actuator that are assigned to the roll stabilizer halves (1, 2) are each provided with a curved path (17, 18) inside of which a coupling element (13) is guided that can be displaced along these curved paths (17, 18) via an actuating drive (7, 10). The U-shaped or V-shaped curved path (18) of one curved path carrier (5) has two curved path branches (19, 20) that are arranged in a mirror symmetric manner in relation to a longitudinal central plane containing the rotation axis of the actuator (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2005Publication date: September 22, 2005Applicants: INA-Schaeffler KG, LUK Lamellen Und KupplungsbauInventors: Manfred Kraus, Jurgen Osterlanger, Harald Hochmuth, Thomas Dirnberger, Wolfgang Reik, Thomas Pfund
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Publication number: 20050207900Abstract: An electromagnetic hydraulic valve (1), which including an electromagnet (2) with an armature (3) and of a valve housing (4) with an axial bore (5) and a piston valve (6) located therein is provided. The valve housing (4) includes several annular grooves (8, 9, 10) in which several radial openings (11, 12, 13) are located, which open into the axial bore (5), through which the hydraulic valve (1) has a fluid connection with a pressure connection (P), a tank connection (T) and two consumer connections (A, B). The piston valve (6) is acted upon by the armature (3) of electromagnet (2) and includes two ring-shaped control sections (14, 15), which connect alternatively the pressure connection (P) and the tank connection (T) with one of the consumer connections (A, B) through axial movement of piston valve (6). According to the invention, the radial openings (11, 12, 13) in valve housing (4) are provided as windows having a rectangular cross section.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2005Publication date: September 22, 2005Applicant: INA-Schaeffler KGInventors: Klaus Daut, Eduard Golovatai-Schmidt
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Patent number: 6945700Abstract: An axial angle disk, formed in one piece, has a radial segment to which an axially bent part is connected that is provided at at least one point on a periphery thereof with a holding projection that protrudes radially. The holding projection (2.2.1, 5.2.1, 8.2.1, 8.3.1) is formed with by stamping such that an uninterrupted material connection is realized between the bent part (2.2, 5.2, 8.2, 8.3) and the holding projection (2.2.1, 5.2.1, 8.2.1, 8.3.1). The projection height, extending in the radial direction, has maximum magnitude s of ? of the wall thickness b of the axially bent part (2.2, 5.2, 8.2, 8.3).Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2003Date of Patent: September 20, 2005Assignee: INA-Schaeffler KGInventors: Wolfgang Fugel, Alexander Reimchen
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Patent number: 6945205Abstract: An internal-combustion engine with a hydraulic device (1) for rotation angle adjustment of a camshaft (2) relative to a crankshaft is provided and includes a rotor with an impeller form (7), which is rotationally fixed via a central fastener (6) to the camshaft, and a stator (4), which rotates synchronously with a drive wheel (3) driven by the crankshaft, wherein on both sides of the impeller blades of the rotor, there are pressure chambers, which are each limited by radial walls of the stator (4) and can be filled with and emptied of hydraulic fluid via a hydraulic system, wherein the hydraulic fluid is guided, on one hand, via an annular gap (13) between rotor (7) and the central fastener (6) and, on the other hand, through generally axial and radial channels into the pressure chambers.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2004Date of Patent: September 20, 2005Assignee: INA-Schaeffler KGInventors: Dirk Heintzen, Gregory Müller, Roger Meyer
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Publication number: 20050202913Abstract: A tensioning device for a chain drive of an internal combustion engine, having a support member (1) which is pivotally mounted thereupon and is axially snapped onto and retained on a bearing journal (4) of the support member (1) via a bearing lug (5). The support member (1) is formed as a deep-drawn sheet metal component and is formed in a single piece with the bearing journal (4). The bearing journal (4) is provided with a cup-shaped hollow form. The tensioning rail (2) is axially secured to the support member (1) by a wrap-around (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2005Publication date: September 15, 2005Applicant: INA-Schaeffler KGInventor: Thomas Ullein
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Publication number: 20050199201Abstract: A device for electrically adjusting the relative rotation of two shafts, particularly a camshaft (15) in relation to a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine is provided. The adjusting device includes an adjusting gear system which is embodied as a triple-shaft gear mechanism and is provided with a crankshaft-fixed input part, a camshaft-fixed output part, and an adjusting shaft (13) that is connected in a torsion-proof manner to an electric adjusting motor shaft (32) of an electric adjusting motor (3). The adjusting motor (3) is configured as a brushless DC motor having a housing-fixed stator (35) and a permanent magnet rotor (34). A high degree of adjustment accuracy and adjustment speed are provided with minimal space requirements and low power consumption.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2005Publication date: September 15, 2005Applicant: INA-Schaeffler KGInventors: Jens Schafer, Martin Steigerwald, Jon Heywood
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Patent number: 6938513Abstract: A locking device is provided with a locking finger (12), the locking finger (12) being provided with a clearance space (12a).Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2003Date of Patent: September 6, 2005Assignee: INA-Schaeffler KGInventors: Klaus Krämer, Susanne Pintus
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Publication number: 20050185864Abstract: In a linear rolling bearing comprising a guide carriage (1) that can be mounted through rolling bearing rollers (7) on a guide rail (2), said guide carriage (1) comprising at least one endless roller channel (8) for the rollers (7), said roller channel (8) comprising a load-bearing channel (9) for load-bearing rollers (7), a return channel (10) for returning rollers (7) and two deflecting channels (11) that connect the load-bearing channel (9) and the return channel (10) to each other, said guide carriage (1) further comprising a carrier body (3) in which said return channel (10) and said load-bearing channel (9) are arranged, and, on two front ends of the carrier body (3), end members (4) in which said deflecting channels (11) are arranged, said return channel (10) comprising a return tube (27) whose tube ends are connected to said end members (4), and said roller channel comprising raceways for the rollers and side surfaces for laterally delimiting the roller channel, the return tube (27) comprises tonguesType: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2003Publication date: August 25, 2005Applicant: INA-Schaeffler KGInventors: Martin Menges, Thomas Elicker
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Patent number: 6932731Abstract: A tensioner for a traction member includes a faceplate that is stationarily secured to a machine part, with a working eccentric member rotatably supported on the faceplate for limited rotation against a spring force. After pre-installation of the tensioner, a locking device fixes the position of the working eccentric member relative to the faceplate. In one installation position, a catch limits the pivot range of the working eccentric member.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2002Date of Patent: August 23, 2005Assignee: INA-Schaeffler KGInventors: Jörg Kaiser, Herbert Graf
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Publication number: 20050181902Abstract: A tensioner for a traction drive to maintain a belt under tension includes a base part and a pivot arm connected to the base part for swinging about a rotation axis and having a free end for rotatable arrangement of a roller which is supported on the power transmitting member. A torsion spring acts on the pivot arm for urging the roller against the belt and applies an axial force on a damping unit for damping an adjusting movement of the pivot arm. The damping unit includes a slitted friction bushing constructed to have a wedge ring with conical inner and outer surfaces for formfitting engagement in a circular ring shaped recess of the base part or the pivot arm. The recess has contact surfaces to complement the inner and outer surfaces of the friction bushing for formation of two conical contact zones.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2005Publication date: August 18, 2005Applicant: INA-SCHAEFFLER KGInventor: Holger Konanz
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Patent number: 6928967Abstract: An electromagnetic hydraulic valve (1), which including an electromagnet (2) with an armature (3) and of a valve housing (4) with an axial bore (5) and a piston valve (6) located therein is provided. The valve housing (4) includes several annular grooves (8, 9, 10) in which several radial openings (11, 12, 13) are located, which open into the axial bore (5), through which the hydraulic valve (1) has a fluid connection with a pressure connection (P), a tank connection (T) and two consumer connections (A, B). The piston valve (6) is acted upon by the armature (3) of electromagnet (2) and includes two ring-shaped control sections (14, 15), which connect alternatively the pressure connection (P) and the tank connection (T) with one of the consumer connections (A, B) through axial movement of piston valve (6). According to the invention, the radial openings (11, 12, 13) in valve housing (4) are provided as windows having a rectangular cross section.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2004Date of Patent: August 16, 2005Assignee: INA-Schaeffler KGInventors: Klaus Daut, Eduard Golovatai-Schmidt
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Patent number: 6923084Abstract: A device for increasing a selection force is integrated into a support arrangement of a shift lever. The device is pivotable around a pivot axis and also around a tilt axis aligned transversely to the pivot axis. The selection force upon pivoting movements of the shift lever around the tilt axis is produced by at least one lever that is movable against a spring and a runoff roller placed in operative connection with the lever (24, 38). The device is integrated into a support arrangement for pivotable support of the shift lever by a casing in a housing. The support arrangement supports the shift lever pivotably with respect to the casing around the pivot axis and also supports the shift lever with the casing pivotably with respect to the housing around the tilt axis aligned transversely to the pivot axis.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2003Date of Patent: August 2, 2005Assignee: INA-Schaeffler KGInventors: Klaus Krämer, Susanne Pintus
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Patent number: 6920849Abstract: A device for controlling cylinder disconnection in internal combustion engines, with a control device which permits in one of its two switching states an actuation of the valve concerned, with transmission devices which, in dependence on the switching state of the control device, transmit the cam stroke to the valve, and with a control unit acting on the control device. This provides a high switch over reliability with only small requirements for the changeover technology used. For this, the device has a data memory for the detection of the time course of the movement behavior of the gas exchange valves of cylinders of the internal combustion engine, and a data processing unit which provides a combination of gas exchange valves into valve groups with regard to a common activation or deactivation.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2003Date of Patent: July 26, 2005Assignee: INA-Schaeffler KGInventors: Michael Haas, Henning Karbstein
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Publication number: 20050155567Abstract: A hydraulic device in an internal combustion engine for adjusting a rotation angle of a camshaft in relation to a crankshaft includes a tubular stator and a rotor connected in fixed rotative engagement with the camshaft and having plural vanes in spaced apart relationship to define pressure chambers on both sides of the vanes. The stator is connected in fixed rotative engagement with a crankshaft-drive timing pulley and constructed to define with the rotor vanes the pressure chambers. The stator is made by a shaping process without material to effect a mass reduction. Pressure medium is supplied to or purged from the pressure chambers to selectively adjust the position of the rotor in relation to the stator and thereby the position of the camshaft in relation to the crankshaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2004Publication date: July 21, 2005Applicant: INA-SCHAEFFLER KGInventors: Ulrich Wierl, Mike Kohrs, Rainer Ottersbach, Jochen Auchter, Hermann Wiehl
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Publication number: 20050152797Abstract: A switching element (1) for a valve drive of an internal combustion engine is provided, preferably for deactivating a valve. The switching element has an outer section (2), in addition to an inner element (4) that can be axially displaced in a bore (3) of the outer section. The outer section (2) and the inner element (4) are displaced away from one another by action of lost-motion spring elements (5) and can be coupled together in an axially-distant relative position, whereby at least one piston (6), which is situated in a bore (7) that runs transversally through the inner element (4), acts as a coupling element. An annular groove (8), into which the piston (6) can be partially displaced to adopt its coupling position, is located in the bore (3) of the outer section (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2005Publication date: July 14, 2005Applicant: INA-Schaeffler KGInventors: Peter Sailer, Lutz Muller
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Patent number: 6915881Abstract: A linear drive comprising a housing and a rail, which is mounted on the housing such that they can move relatively. Drive elements on the housing and on the rail to produce relative movement between the housing and the rail. The housing has a braking device to interact with a brake track provided on the rail. The brake track is in a groove in the rail. Anti-friction elements between the housing and the rail ride in the groove.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2003Date of Patent: July 12, 2005Assignee: INA-Schaeffler KGInventor: Jörg-Oliver Hestermann
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Publication number: 20050145208Abstract: A hydraulic device in an internal combustion engine for adjusting a rotation angle of a camshaft in relation to a crankshaft includes a tubular stator and a rotor connected in fixed rotative engagement with the camshaft and having plural vanes in spaced apart relationship to define pressure chambers on both sides of the vanes. The stator is connected in fixed rotative engagement with a crankshaft-drive timing pulley and formed in single-piece construction with an end wall to thereby exhibit a pot-shaped structure. The pot is made without material removal from a sheet metal part and constructed to define with the rotor vanes the pressure chambers. Pressure medium is supplied to or purged from the pressure chambers to selectively adjust the position of the rotor in relation to the stator and thereby the position of the camshaft in relation to the crankshaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2004Publication date: July 7, 2005Applicant: INA-SCHAEFFLER KGInventors: Ulrich Wierl, Mike Kohrs, Rainer Ottersbach, Jochen Auchter
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Patent number: 6913391Abstract: A bearing (3) for fixing a steering shaft (1) in a housing (4) is characterized in that the inner bearing ring (8) comprises, in at least one axial direction, an integrally formed cylindrical extension (11) adjoining the raceway (9), and the inner bearing ring (8) is pressed onto the steering shaft (1) with this cylindrical extension (11) which comprises through-holes (12) through which a locking ring (13) positively engages a groove (26) of the steering shaft (1).Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2003Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Assignee: Ina-Schaeffler KGInventors: Ulrike Weisskopf, Rainer Lutz, Jurgen Weiss
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Publication number: 20050130777Abstract: A tensioner for a traction drive includes a cylinder arranged in a housing at a distance to a housing wall to thereby define an interior space which contains hydraulic fluid. A piston is received in the cylinder for back-and-forth movement and bounds a pressure chamber containing hydraulic fluid. The piston has a cylinder-distal end which is operatively connected to a spring-biased tension roller supported on a traction member. Formed between the piston and the cylinder is a leakage gap, and a reservoir for hydraulic fluid is provided in an area of the leakage gap to prevent ingress of air into the pressure chamber, when the traction drive is at a rest.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2004Publication date: June 16, 2005Applicant: INA-SCHAEFFLER KGInventors: Arbogast Grunau,, Thomas Bertelshofer, Eduard Kratz, Christian Schafer, Harald Schafer, Dietmar Jager, Marco Orsi
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Publication number: 20050126523Abstract: A hydraulically actuated, preferably variable, valve drive of an internal-combustion engine is provided, with a slave unit (15), which is embodied as a separate component relative to a master unit. A special characteristic is that the slave unit is provided with a hydraulic backlash compensation element (9), which is connected to a path (12) for feeding hydraulic medium only outside of a stroke phase of a slave piston (5). As a result, on one hand an easy-to-produce valve drive with slave unit (15) is provided. On the other hand, unnecessary “pumping up” of the backlash compensation element (9) during the stroke phases of the slave piston (5) is prevented by the previously mentioned admission of hydraulic medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2004Publication date: June 16, 2005Applicant: INA-Schaeffler KGInventors: Martin Rauch, Michael Haas