Patents by Inventor Armin Zuber
Armin Zuber 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).
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Patent number: 11066102Abstract: The disclosure relates to art auxiliary frame for a vehicle, including: a longitudinal member with a first longitudinal member end that may include a first adapter socket configured to accommodate different attachment adapters configured to fix the longitudinal member on different vehicle frames that may include different frame geometries; and a first attachment adapter in the first adapter socket, wherein the first attachment adapter is configured to fix the longitudinal member on a first particular vehicle frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbHInventors: Armin Zuber, Oliver Mielke, Thomas Prus-Thorns
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Publication number: 20190276079Abstract: The disclosure relates to art auxiliary frame for a vehicle, including: a longitudinal member with a first longitudinal member end that may include a first adapter socket configured to accommodate different attachment adapters configured to fix the longitudinal member on different vehicle frames that may include different frame geometries; and a first attachment adapter in the first adapter socket, wherein the first attachment adapter is configured to fix the longitudinal member on a first particular vehicle frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Armin Zuber, Oliver Mielke, Thomas Prus-Thorns
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Publication number: 20160121676Abstract: The present invention relates to a wheel guide assembly for a wheel of a vehicle, comprising: a bearing bolt (101), a wheel control arm (103) which comprises a bearing (105) with a bearing eye (107), wherein the bearing bolt (101) is extended through the bearing eye (107), a bearing support (115) having a first support limb (119) and a second support limb (121) for accommodating the bearing (105) of the wheel control arm (103), wherein a first guide recess (123) is formed in the first support limb (119, 505) and a second guide recess (125) is formed in the second support limb (121, 507) for the guided displacement of the bearing bolt (101) into a specific mounted position, wherein the bearing bolt (101) is extended through the first guide recess (123) and the second guide recess (125), and a first retaining element (127) and a second retaining element (129) which hold the bearing bolt (101) in the specific mounted position in the first guide recess (123) and in the second guide recess (125), wherein the firstType: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2015Publication date: May 5, 2016Applicant: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbHInventors: Rodscha DRABON, Rudi TÖWS, Jürgen VON-DER-KALL, Armin ZUBER
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Patent number: 9200358Abstract: The present invention relates to a manufacturing process of a structural component for a motor vehicle, wherein a plate bar is heated, is fed to a die in the heated state and is shaped in the die. The process is characterized in that the plate bar is subjected to a nitriding process before the shaping. Furthermore, a plate bar for hot-forming for manufacturing a structural component for a motor vehicle is described, wherein the surface of the plate bar has a nitrided layer. Finally, the present invention relates to a structural component of a motor vehicle, which is manufactured by hot forming from a plate bar having a nitrided layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2010Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Armin Zuber, Andreas Frehn
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Patent number: 8950766Abstract: An axle suspension for a motor vehicle includes a longitudinal leaf spring made of fiber composite and having ends coupled to the motor vehicle. The leaf spring has an attachment zone and two arms which extend from the attachment zone to the ends of the leaf spring to define a trailing arm and a leading arm in a travel direction of the motor vehicle, with the trailing arm having a cross sectional dimension which is greater than a cross sectional dimension of the leading arm. A clamping device couples an axle component to the leaf spring substantially in midsection of the leaf spring and is arranged offset in longitudinal direction from the midsection of the leaf spring.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2013Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignees: Benteler-Automobiltechnik GmbH, Benteler SGL GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Stephan Schönen, Hendrik Reineke, Ulrich Müller, Jan Kurz, Johannes Böke, Rodscha Drabon, Armin Zuber
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Publication number: 20130228992Abstract: An axle suspension for a motor vehicle includes a longitudinal leaf spring made of fiber composite and having ends coupled to the motor vehicle. The leaf spring has an attachment zone and two arms which extend from the attachment zone to the ends of the leaf spring to define a trailing arm and a leading arm in a travel direction of the motor vehicle, with the trailing arm having a cross sectional dimension which is greater than a cross sectional dimension of the leading arm. A clamping device couples an axle component to the leaf spring substantially in midsection of the leaf spring and is arranged offset in longitudinal direction from the midsection of the leaf spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2013Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicants: Benteler SGL GmbH & Co. KG, Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbHInventors: STEPHAN SCHÖNEN, HENDRIK REINEKE, ULRICH MÜLLER, JAN KURZ, JOHANNES BÖKE, RODSCHA DRABON, ARMIN ZUBER
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Patent number: 8454042Abstract: A wheel suspension of a motor vehicle includes a transverse leaf spring arranged along a transverse axis of the motor vehicle. The transverse leaf spring is connected via two bearings with a body of the vehicle and is connected in an articulated manner at its two mutually opposite ends with a stub axle or suspension arm. The bearings are arranged such that the transverse leaf spring is stiffly fixed in a direction of a vertical axis of the vehicle and is movable in a translatory manner in a direction of the transverse axis of the vehicle and is rotationally movable around an axis that is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2011Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbHInventors: Erik Hochapfel, Tobias Ebbing, Hendrik Reineke, Jürgen Von Der Kall, Aloys Schröder, Rodscha Drabon, Christian Schnabel, Armin Zuber
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Patent number: 8444159Abstract: In a method of producing a stabilizer for installation in a bearing unit of a motor vehicle, each end portion of a strip-shaped metal element is provided with a closing contour. The metal element is shaped to assume an undulating configuration having a wave portion. After being placed in a tool, a stabilizer bar is pressed against a circumference of the wave portion of the undulating metal element and the wave portion is formed onto the stabilizer bar such that the wave portion has at least one section which is ironed and the ironed section is urged into forced contact with the stabilizer bar. The metal element is then bent to embrace the stabilizer bar, and the end portions of the metal element are connected by engaging the closing contours of the end portions with a defined incline to thereby form a closed limiter ring fixed to the stabilizer bar.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2011Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbHInventors: Armin Zuber, Ullrich Hammelmaier, Sebastian Saggel
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Patent number: 8418345Abstract: In a method for producing a joint between a hollow profile made from steel and a component made from an aluminum material, a positive and material joint is produced by a braze welding process in conjunction with a pressing operation. The hollow profile is first pressed on a seating region of the component. Subsequently, a weld layer with an additive is applied by thermal joining, producing a positive and material joint between the hollow profile and the component. The positive joint is facilitated by first forming an end of the hollow profile to be pressed on. Preferably, forming is done by widening the end to be pressed on into the shape of a collar.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2010Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbHInventors: Simon Potthast, Siegfried Fecke, Michael Wibbeke, Jürgen Krogmeier, Armin Zuber
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Publication number: 20120228846Abstract: In a method of producing a stabilizer for installation in a bearing unit of a motor vehicle, each end portion of a strip-shaped metal element is provided with a closing contour. The metal element is shaped to assume an undulating configuration having a wave portion. After being placed in a tool, a stabilizer bar is pressed against a circumference of the wave portion of the undulating metal element and the wave portion is formed onto the stabilizer bar such that the wave portion has at least one section which is ironed and the ironed section is urged into forced contact with the stabilizer bar. The metal element is then bent to embrace the stabilizer bar, and the end portions of the metal element are connected by engaging the closing contours of the end portions with a defined incline to thereby form a closed limiter ring fixed to the stabilizer bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2011Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbHInventors: Armin Zuber, Ullrich Hammelmaier, Sebastian Saggel
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Patent number: 8221021Abstract: In an assembly including a tubular member made of steel and a structure made of aluminum, the tubular member has an end portion for engagement in a recess of the structure. At least one receptacle is provided between the end portion of the tubular member and the structure and filled with a welding filler containing aluminum as base material for effecting a connection between the tubular member and the structure.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2009Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbHInventors: Armin Zuber, Jürgen Krogmeier, Rudi Töws
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Publication number: 20120098229Abstract: A wheel suspension of a motor vehicle includes a transverse leaf spring arranged along a transverse axis of the motor vehicle. The transverse leaf spring is connected via two bearings with a body of the vehicle and is connected in an articulated manner at its two mutually opposite ends with a stub axle or suspension arm. The bearings are arranged such that the transverse leaf spring is stiffly fixed in a direction of a vertical axis of the vehicle and is movable in a translatory manner in a direction of the transverse axis of the vehicle and is rotationally movable around an axis that is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2011Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBHInventors: ERIK HOCHAPFEL, TOBIAS EBBING, HENDRIK REINEKE, JÜRGEN VON DER KALL, ALOYS SCHRÖDER, RODSCHA DRABON, CHRISTIAN SCHNABEL, ARMIN ZUBER
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Publication number: 20110274484Abstract: In a method for producing a joint between a hollow profile made from steel and a component made from an aluminum material, a positive and material joint is produced by a braze welding process in conjunction with a pressing operation. The hollow profile is first pressed on a seating region of the component. Subsequently, a weld layer with an additive is applied by thermal joining, producing a positive and material joint between the hollow profile and the component. The positive joint is facilitated by first forming an end of the hollow profile to be pressed on. Preferably, forming is done by widening the end to be pressed on into the shape of a collar.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2010Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbHInventors: Simon Potthast, Siegfried Fecke, Michael Wibbeke, Jürgen Krogmeier, Armin Zuber
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Patent number: 8002167Abstract: A method for connecting a tube and a cast component includes widening an end section of the tube to form a widened section, positioning the cast component adjacent to the widened section, and welding the cast component to enclose at least a portion of the widened section with a weld deposit in at least one step, thereby locking the tube and the cast component together. A connection between a tube and a cast component is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2008Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbHInventors: Armin Zuber, Michael Wibbeke, Simon Potthast
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Patent number: 7980108Abstract: A bending device for a tubular member includes a bending tool which is rotatable about an axis. The bending tool includes a circumferential recess and is split transversely to the axis to form a first tool member and a second tool member. Extending tangentially to the recess and partly embracing the tubular member is a plate-shaped wiper die which has a receiving channel. A non-rotatable disc-shaped support tab is securely fixed to the wiper die and projects between the first and second tool members. The support tab has a circumferential cradle which is configured to match a contour of the tubular member and to merge into the receiving channel of the wiper die in a tangential and smooth manner. An outer clamping jaw is jointly pivotable with the bending tool, and a trough-shaped resistance member is placed in opposition to the wiper die and movable longitudinally along the receiving channel.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2007Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbHInventor: Armin Zuber
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Publication number: 20110120596Abstract: The present invention relates to a manufacturing process of a structural component for a motor vehicle, wherein a plate bar is heated, is fed to a die in the heated state and is shaped in the die. The process is characterized in that the plate bar is subjected to a nitriding process before the shaping. Furthermore, a plate bar for hot-forming for manufacturing a structural component for a motor vehicle is described, wherein the surface of the plate bar has a nitrided layer. Finally, the present invention relates to a structural component of a motor vehicle, which is manufactured by hot forming from a plate bar having a nitrided layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2010Publication date: May 26, 2011Inventors: Armin Zuber, Andreas Frehn
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Patent number: 7926821Abstract: A chassis arrangement includes a stabilizer having a single-piece center part with opposite ends, a first stabilizer arm connected to one of the opposite ends of the center part, and a second stabilizer arm connected to the other one of the opposite ends of the center part. A stabilizer support assembly having two support units supports the center part in relation to a vehicle body. Operatively connected to the center part are at least two brake units for influencing a twistability of the center part, with one of the brake units being arranged between one of the support units and an adjacent one of the first and second stabilizer arms, and the other one of the brake units being arranged between the other one of the support units and an adjacent one of the first and second stabilizer arms.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2007Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbHInventor: Armin Zuber
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Publication number: 20100040408Abstract: In an assembly including a tubular member made of steel and a structure made of aluminum, the tubular member has an end portion for engagement in a recess of the structure. At least one receptacle is provided between the end portion of the tubular member and the structure and filled with a welding filler containing aluminum as base material for effecting a connection between the tubular member and the structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2009Publication date: February 18, 2010Applicant: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbHInventors: ARMIN ZUBER, JÜRGEN KROGMEIER, RUDI TÖWS
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Patent number: 7556273Abstract: In a method of making a control arm for a wheel suspension of a motor vehicle a blank of steel material having a tensile strength of at least 800 MPa is shaped, using a sheet metal forming process, into a shell body having a center web and plural flank portions extending from the center web in a same direction. The flank portions are connected by a latticed reinforcement made of plastic, without application of a heat treatment process.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2006Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Streubel, Armin Zuber, Wolfram Linnig
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Publication number: 20090152865Abstract: A method for connecting a tube and a cast component includes widening an end section of the tube to form a widened section, positioning the cast component adjacent to the widened section, and welding the cast component to enclose at least a portion of the widened section with a weld deposit in at least one step, thereby locking the tube and the cast component together. A connection between a tube and a cast component is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Armin ZUBER, Micheal Wibbeke, Simon Potthast