Patents by Inventor Andreas MEDER

Andreas MEDER 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).

  • Patent number: 11268606
    Abstract: A toothed wheel system for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle is provided. The least one tooth system has a plurality of teeth that follow one another in the circumferential direction of the gear wheel, and at least one elastomer track adjoining the tooth system in the axial direction. The elastomer track is formed as a regular polygon on the outer circumferential side. The number of sides of the polygon correspond to the number of teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Meder, Nikolaus Koller
  • Patent number: 11002354
    Abstract: A toothed wheel system for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle is provided. The least one tooth system has a plurality of teeth that follow one another in the circumferential direction of the gear wheel, and at least one elastomer track adjoining the tooth system in the axial direction. The elastomer track is formed as a regular polygon on the outer circumferential side. The number of sides of the polygon correspond to the number of teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Meder, Nikolaus Koller
  • Patent number: 10781905
    Abstract: A sprocket for a chain drive, in particular a timing chain drive for an internal combustion engine, is provided. The sprocket includes a radially outer toothed ring and a damping ring. The damping ring is axially spaced apart from, and radially inside of, the toothed ring. The damping ring has a radially outer surface that is shaped to be complementary to link plates of the timing chain. The design of the sprocket results in the damping ring being subject to practically no wear, being producible from a conventional material, and being economical to produce.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Nikolaus Koller, Andreas Meder
  • Patent number: 10309563
    Abstract: A drive unit, in particular an internal combustion engine, has a fluid line arrangement, wherein the fluid line arrangement has a cavity accessible for a fluid via a bore in a first wall element. A spacer element for the fluid line arrangement has a resilient clamping sleeve which can be introduced through the bore. The clamping sleeve has a first longitudinal section which is provided so as to remain in the bore in contact with the bore wall and a second longitudinal section which is set back from the first longitudinal section by way of at least one notch which runs transversely with respect to a longitudinal axis of the clamping sleeve. The second longitudinal section is configured as an axially slotted tube which serves as the spacer element, the borders of the slot being bent radially outwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Andreas Meder
  • Publication number: 20180328479
    Abstract: A toothed wheel system for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle is provided. The least one tooth system has a plurality of teeth that follow one another in the circumferential direction of the gear wheel, and at least one elastomer track adjoining the tooth system in the axial direction. The elastomer track is formed as a regular polygon on the outer circumferential side. The number of sides of the polygon correspond to the number of teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Andreas Meder, Nikolaus Koller
  • Publication number: 20180180156
    Abstract: A sprocket for a chain drive, in particular a timing chain drive for an internal combustion engine, is provided. The sprocket includes a radially outer toothed ring and a damping ring. The damping ring is axially spaced apart from, and radially inside of, the toothed ring. The damping ring has a radially outer surface that is shaped to be complementary to link plates of the timing chain. The design of the sprocket results in the damping ring being subject to practically no wear, being producible from a conventional material, and being economical to produce.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Nikolaus KOLLER, Andreas MEDER
  • Publication number: 20160186903
    Abstract: A drive unit, in particular an internal combustion engine, has a fluid line arrangement, wherein the fluid line arrangement has a cavity accessible for a fluid via a bore in a first wall element. A spacer element for the fluid line arrangement has a resilient clamping sleeve which can be introduced through the bore. The clamping sleeve has a first longitudinal section which is provided so as to remain in the bore in contact with the bore wall and a second longitudinal section which is set back from the first longitudinal section by way of at least one notch which runs transversely with respect to a longitudinal axis of the clamping sleeve. The second longitudinal section is configured as an axially slotted tube which serves as the spacer element, the borders of the slot being bent radially outwards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventor: Andreas MEDER