Patents by Inventor Anke HACKBARTH

Anke HACKBARTH 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).

  • Mechanical latching unit for a main drive unit
    Patent number: 8487202
    Abstract: A mechanical latching unit for a main drive unit includes a rolling mechanical switch within a housing, with a main roller, a counter roller, a carriage and a carriage trip/locking lever, with a first joint created between the main roller and the first end of the carriage, where by the load of the traction link of the main drive unit carried out to the main roller distributes a primary force component carried out to the counter roller and a secondary force component carried out in a direction to a second end of the carriage, where by the mechanical latching unit includes a force reduction mechanism having at least two force reduction stages, a carrier reset spring fastened to the housing which resets the carriage back to a neutral respectively blocking position, and a lever reset spring which resets the carriage trip/locking lever back to a neutral respectively blocking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Anke Hackbarth, Christoph Budde, Günther Mechler, Ryan Chladny, Sebastian Breisch, Sven Soetebier, Daniel Staffas
  • MECHANICAL LATCHING UNIT FOR A MAIN DRIVE UNIT
    Publication number: 20120107041
    Abstract: A mechanical latching unit for a main drive unit includes a rolling mechanical switch within a housing, with a main roller, a counter roller, a carriage and a carriage trip/locking lever, with a first joint created between the main roller and the first end of the carriage, where by the load of the traction link of the main drive unit carried out to the main roller distributes a primary force component carried out to the counter roller and a secondary force component carried out in a direction to a second end of the carriage, where by the mechanical latching unit includes a force reduction mechanism having at least two force reduction stages, a carrier reset spring fastened to the housing which resets the carriage back to a neutral respectively blocking position, and a lever reset spring which resets the carriage trip/locking lever back to a neutral respectively blocking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Anke HACKBARTH, Christoph Budde, Günther Mechler, Ryan Chladny, Sebastian Breisch, Sven Soetebier, Daniel Staffas