Patents by Inventor Bernhard Eilers

Bernhard Eilers 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: 8684381
    Abstract: A stabilizer bar for a commercial vehicle which comprises an elongate torsion spring (5), two suspension arms (6, 7) which are securely connected to and extend away from the torsion spring (5) and, between which the torsion spring (5) extends. An actuator (12) is connected in parallel with the torsion spring (5) and is connected to the torsion spring (5) or the suspension arms (6, 7) with the intermediate connection of hinge joints (23, 25) or leaf springs (17, 19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Manfred Buhl, Friedhelm Langhorst, Bernhard Eilers
  • Publication number: 20110089658
    Abstract: A stabilizer bar for a commercial vehicle which comprises an elongate torsion spring (5), two suspension arms (6, 7) which are securely connected to and extend away from the torsion spring (5) and, between which the torsion spring (5) extends. An actuator (12) is connected in parallel with the torsion spring (5) and is connected to the torsion spring (5) or the suspension arms (6, 7) with the intermediate connection of hinge joints (23, 25) or leaf springs (17, 19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Manfred Buhl, Friedhelm Langhorst, Bernhard Eilers
  • Publication number: 20080001378
    Abstract: A control arm (12) is provided especially for the wheel suspension of a motor vehicle. The control arm (12) includes at least two connection points (13, 14, 15) for the pivotingly movable connection of the control arm 12 to a body structure and to a wheel guide component as well as a strut arrangement, which connects the connection points. The control arm strut arrangement is composed of at least two strut parts (17, 18, 19), wherein the strut parts are designed as separate profiled parts with an essentially flat or open cross-sectional shape. This presents a modular system for the design and the manufacture of control arms of extensively any desired shape for axle systems and wheel suspensions of motor vehicles. Relatively no appreciable tool costs are incurred for generating variants of control arms or new control arm structural shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Jurgen SCHMITZ, Frank Nachbar, Bernhard Eilers, Jorg Tumoset, Martin Wellerding, Karl-Heinz Kallwass, Toralf Huttner, Luzian Kobier, Rafael Teijeiro Castro, Jose' Ramon Izquierdo Nunez