Patents by Inventor Christian Huelz

Christian Huelz 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: 12049924
    Abstract: A sealing arrangement for a wheel bearing having a first bearing part and a second bearing part integrally connected to a wheel bearing flange, and rolling bodies being guided between said bearing parts, includes a carrier element and a stop part. The carrier element is connected to the first bearing part, an elastic element is provided on the carrier element, and the carrier element has a fastening section connected to the first bearing part. The elastic element has a sealing lip. The stop part is fastened to the second bearing part and in sliding contact with the sealing lip. The wheel bearing flange has an axial projection provided such that the projection protrudes in the direction of a cavity formed by an axial projection of the first bearing part. An inner surface of the axial projection of the wheel bearing flange forms a seat for the stop part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Huelz, Branko Katana, Felix Gessner, Andreas Becker, Marco Krapf
  • Publication number: 20230003257
    Abstract: A sealing arrangement for a wheel bearing having a first bearing part and a second bearing part integrally connected to a wheel bearing flange, and rolling bodies being guided between said bearing parts, includes a carrier element and a stop part. The carrier element is connected to the first bearing part, an elastic element is provided on the carrier element, and the carrier element has a fastening section connected to the first bearing part. The elastic element has a sealing lip. The stop part is fastened to the second bearing part and in sliding contact with the sealing lip. The wheel bearing flange has an axial projection provided such that the projection protrudes in the direction of a cavity formed by an axial projection of the first bearing part. An inner surface of the axial projection of the wheel bearing flange forms a seat for the stop part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Huelz, Branko Katana, Felix Gessner, Andreas Becker, Marco Krapf
  • Publication number: 20220397157
    Abstract: An encoder for a wheel bearing includes a carrier plate ring and a magnetic encoding ring. The carrier plate ring has a radially running first leg, and an axially running second leg arranged on an outer ring or on an inner ring of the wheel bearing. The carrier plate ring has, on the radially running first leg, cut-outs distributed over its circumference. The first leg has a fold for forming a folded portion, and the folded portion at least partly covers the cut-outs. The carrier plate ring is at least partly surrounded by the magnetic encoding ring. The encoding ring has unipolar magnetization and at least partly comes into contact in the cut-outs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Mock, Christian Huelz, Marco Krapf, Branko Katana