Patents by Inventor Arthur Schroder

Arthur Schroder 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).

  • Publication number: 20080128237
    Abstract: A clutch device for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The clutch device includes a housing connected to a drive for rotation in common around an axis of rotation and fillable with a fluid; a first friction element carrier having first internal teeth; first friction elements each comprising a plurality of first external teeth and connected non-rotatably to the first friction element carrier with the first external teeth engaging the first internal teeth, each first friction element and the first friction element carrier defining a first fluid pass-through area; a second friction element carrier having second external teeth; second friction elements each comprising a plurality of second internal teeth and connected non-rotatably the second friction element carrier with the second internal teeth engaging the second external teeth, each second friction element and the second friction element carrier defining a second fluid pass-through area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Peter Fenn, Rudiger Lotze, Arthur Schroder, Jorg Sudau, Christian Struck
  • Publication number: 20080083596
    Abstract: A clutch device including a housing connected to a drive for rotation in common around an axis of rotation and fillable with a fluid; first friction elements connected to the housing by a first friction element carrier for rotation in common around the axis of rotation; second friction elements connected to a takeoff by a second friction element carrier for rotation in common around the axis of rotation; a piston element configured to exert a force so that the first and second friction elements frictionally engage each other; an abutment arrangement arranged on the first or second friction element carrier, the abutment arrangement providing a support for the first and second friction elements; and an elastic arrangement disposed in a path of force transmission between the piston element and the abutment arrangement and axially compressible when the piston element exerts the force on the first and second friction elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Jorg Sudau, Christoph Sasse, Arthur Schroder, Rudiger Lotze
  • Publication number: 20080006504
    Abstract: A friction disk for a wet-running clutch for a motor vehicle includes a lining carrier ring, provided with connecting areas for connecting the friction disk to a drive side or to a takeoff side of a clutch, and a plurality of friction lining elements, carried on at least one side of the lining carrier ring, Fluid flow channels are provided between the friction lining elements which are directly adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction, wherein at least some of the fluid flow channels have different channel widths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Jorg Sudau, Rudiger Lotze, Arthur Schroder, Gregor Sueck
  • Publication number: 20070039796
    Abstract: A clutch device has a housing connected to a drive; a takeoff, which is mounted with freedom of rotation in the circumferential direction relative to the housing; and at least one friction clutch, which is mounted in the housing and which can be shifted between an engaged position and a released position. The clutch has clutch components including at least one pressure-exerting device and at least one clutch element which can be actuated by the pressure-exerting device, both the clutch element and the pressure-exerting device being able to shift position to a limited extent in the axial direction. The clutch element has at least one friction surface and a clutch hub in working connection with the takeoff.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Arthur Schroder, Rudiger Lotze, Jorg Sudau
  • Publication number: 20060191761
    Abstract: A clutch apparatus includes a drive; a housing connected to the drive for rotation in common; a takeoff which can rotate relative to the housing, the takeoff having an axial stop; and a takeoff hub connected to the takeoff for rotation in common, the takeoff hub having an axial stop element and being axially movable relative to the takeoff. A friction clutch mounted in the housing and includes at least one first clutch element connected to the housing for rotation in common, at least one second clutch element connected to the takeoff hub for rotation in common, and means for exerting pressure to shift the clutch from a first position to a second position, wherein the first and second clutch elements are frictionally engaged in one of the positions and disengaged in the other of the positions. The stop element and the stop are separated by a gap A defining a maximum distance in the first position, the gap A being at least partially closed in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventor: Arthur Schroder
  • Publication number: 20010027286
    Abstract: A hydrodynamic coupling device includes a housing arrangement and a turbine wheel rotatably arranged in the housing arrangement for rotation about an axis of rotation. The turbine wheel has a turbine wheel shell carries a plurality of turbine wheel blades in its radially outer region and is connected to a turbine wheel hub in its radially inner region. The tubine wheel shell has a connecting portion connecting the radially outer region to the radially inner region. The turbine wheel shell further includes a reinforcing arrangement in its connecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Publication date: October 4, 2001
    Applicant: Mannesmann Sachs AG
    Inventor: Arthur Schroder