Patents Assigned to Schäfer MWN GmbH
  • Patent number: 10864788
    Abstract: A four-point link (1) for a wheel suspension of a vehicle, having a core element (2), a thread (3) and four bushings (6). The thread (3) is pre-impregnated with a resin. The core element (2) has a torsional element (4) and four supporting arms (5) integrally connected to the torsional element (4). A bushing (6) is arranged, on each respective distal end of the supporting arms (5), for holding a respective bearing element. The core element (2) and the respective bushings (6) are at least partially wrapped with the thread (3) in order to connect the bushing (6), in each case, to the thread (3) at least in a non-positive manner. In addition, a method for producing the above-mentioned four-point link (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignees: ZF Friedrichshafen AG, SCHÄFER MWN GMBH
    Inventors: Ingolf Müller, Jens Heimann, Manfred Bürgmann, Ignacio Lobo Casanova, Andre Stieglitz, Carsten Sohl, Valentin Hörtdörfer
  • Patent number: 9303682
    Abstract: A shaft arrangement for transmitting torques from a hub of a wind power plant to a generator has connecting elements at both ends for a mechanical connection. The connecting elements are each overlapped by end regions of a connecting shaft tube, wherein the shaft tube consists of a fibre composite material having a plurality of bundles of fibre. In the region overlapped by the shaft tube, the connecting elements have a plurality of protruding retaining pins about which and between which the bundles of fibre are placed and extend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Schäfer MWN GmbH
    Inventor: Carsten Sohl