Patents by Inventor DAVID GAMBUZZI
DAVID GAMBUZZI 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: 12313060Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a zeroing device comprising a piston movable along an axis, at least one biasing member for biasing the piston along the axis, and an axially displaceable zeroing member limiting axial movement of the at least one biasing member. The present disclosure further relates to a variable displacement hydraulic unit including said zeroing device.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2023Date of Patent: May 27, 2025Assignee: DANA MOTION SYSTEMS ITALIA S.R.L.Inventors: Luca Fontanesi, Alessandro Sassi, David Gambuzzi
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Patent number: 12264659Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a piston assembly, the piston assembly comprising a cylinder extending along an axis and having an open axial end, a cap assembly closing the cylinder at its open axial end, wherein the cap assembly comprises an insertion portion received in the cylinder at its open axial end, and a piston axially movably disposed within the cylinder and partially received in the insertion portion of the cap assembly. The present disclosure further relates to a variable displacement hydraulic unit including said piston assembly.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2023Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: DANA MOTION SYSTEMS ITALIA S.R.L.Inventors: Luca Fontanesi, Alessandro Sassi, David Gambuzzi
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Patent number: 12116988Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a coupling assembly for a variable displacement hydraulic unit. The coupling assembly may have a rotatable swashplate, a swashplate bearing including a cage and a plurality of rollers mounted on the cage, a pin fixed to the swashplate, and a coupling member rotatably supported on the pin. The coupling member is configured to contact a portion of the cage to move the swashplate bearing upon rotation of the swashplate.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2023Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: DANA MOTION SYSTEMS ITALIA S.R.L.Inventors: Luca Fontanesi, Alessandro Sassi, David Gambuzzi
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Publication number: 20240337236Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a hydraulic axial piston assembly. The hydraulic axial piston assembly may include a distributor plate, a bearing element directly and orthogonally connected to a side of the distributor plate, and an adjustment screw orthogonally connected to the bearing element, where the adjustment screw is externally accessible and manually rotatable to adjust a timing angle of the distributor plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2023Publication date: October 10, 2024Inventors: Paolo COMODI, David GAMBUZZI, Luca FONTANESI
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Patent number: 12113423Abstract: A system is disclosed including an electric motor having a rotor shaft, a hydraulic pump including a gear; and an end bell housing enclosing an end of the electric motor, the end housing having a plurality of cooling fins, the end housing further supporting the gear coupled to the rotor shaft, the gear pressurizing hydraulic fluid.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2022Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: DANA MOTION SYSTEMS ITALIA S.R.L.Inventors: David Gambuzzi, Luca Buscicchio
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Publication number: 20240328404Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an axial piston hydraulic machine. The axial piston hydraulic machine comprises a swash plate, a first fluid port and a second fluid port. A fluidic bypass is settable that fluidically connects the first fluid port with the second fluid port, and a tilt angle of the swash plate is self-adjustable as a function of a flow cross-section of the fluidic bypass.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Inventors: Luca FONTANESI, Paolo COMODI, David GAMBUZZI
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Patent number: 12092070Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a hydraulic axial piston assembly. The hydraulic axial piston assembly may include a distributor plate, a bearing element directly and orthogonally connected to a side of the distributor plate, and an adjustment screw orthogonally connected to the bearing element, where the adjustment screw is externally accessible and manually rotatable to adjust a timing angle of the distributor plate.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2023Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: DANA MOTION SYSTEMS ITALIA S.R.L.Inventors: Paolo Comodi, David Gambuzzi, Luca Fontanesi
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Publication number: 20240151225Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a zeroing device comprising a piston movable along an axis, at least one biasing member for biasing the piston along the axis, and an axially displaceable zeroing member limiting axial movement of the at least one biasing member. The present disclosure further relates to a variable displacement hydraulic unit including said zeroing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Luca FONTANESI, Alessandro SASSI, David GAMBUZZI
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Publication number: 20240151216Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a piston assembly, the piston assembly comprising a cylinder extending along an axis and having an open axial end, a cap assembly closing the cylinder at its open axial end, wherein the cap assembly comprises an insertion portion received in the cylinder at its open axial end, and a piston axially movably disposed within the cylinder and partially received in the insertion portion of the cap assembly. The present disclosure further relates to a variable displacement hydraulic unit including said piston assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Luca FONTANESI, Alessandro SASSI, David GAMBUZZI
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Publication number: 20240011471Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a coupling assembly for a variable displacement hydraulic unit. The coupling assembly may have a rotatable swashplate, a swashplate bearing including a cage and a plurality of rollers mounted on the cage, a pin fixed to the swashplate, and a coupling member rotatably supported on the pin.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: Dana Motion Systems Italia S.R.L.Inventors: Luca FONTANESI, Alessandro SASSI, David GAMBUZZI
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Publication number: 20230258176Abstract: A system is disclosed including an electric motor having a rotor shaft, a hydraulic pump including a gear; and an end bell housing enclosing an end of the electric motor, the end housing having a plurality of cooling fins, the end housing further supporting the gear coupled to the rotor shaft, the gear pressurizing hydraulic fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2022Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: David GAMBUZZI, Luca BUSCICCHIO
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Patent number: 11248593Abstract: A swash plate bearing is disclosed. The swash plate bearing may have an arcuate cage member having at least one flange and a plurality of rolling elements rotatably coupled to the at least one flange. A coupling seat extends laterally from the at least one flange, the coupling seat may have an insertion hole. A link member may be rotatably coupled to the cage member, the link member having a central portion positioned between a first terminal portion and a second terminal portion. A first stem connects the central portion to the first terminal portion and a second stem connects the central portion to the second terminal portion. The central portion is positioned in the insertion hole.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Dana Motion Systems Italia S.r.l.Inventors: David Gambuzzi, Simone Annovi, Paolo Comodi, Luca Fontanesi
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Publication number: 20210268898Abstract: A hydrostatic drive system for vehicles may have a hydrostatic transmission unit with a hydraulic motor provided with a containment body and a drive shaft rotationally supported around a primary axis inside of the containment body. The system may also have an axle with a housing case for a differential device for the transmission of the drive torque to two half-axles and rotating around a secondary axis transverse to the primary axis. The differential device may also have a toothed conical drive ring gear in rotation about the secondary axis. The coupling member may be a conical pinion rigidly associated in rotation about the primary axis with the drive shaft and directly geared with the ring gear, the pinion being positioned along the terminal section of the drive shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2019Publication date: September 2, 2021Applicant: DANA MOTION SYSTEMS ITALIA S.R.L.Inventors: DAVID GAMBUZZI, NICOLA FRANCESCO MUSCIAGNA, FABIO NATALI, NICOLA TESSARO
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Publication number: 20210010464Abstract: A swash plate bearing is disclosed. The swash plate bearing may have an arcuate cage member having at least one flange and a plurality of rolling elements rotatably coupled to the at least one flange. A coupling seat extends laterally from the at least one flange, the coupling seat may have an insertion hole. A link member may be rotatably coupled to the cage member, the link member having a central portion positioned between a first terminal portion and a second terminal portion. A first stem connects the central portion to the first terminal portion and a second stem connects the central portion to the second terminal portion. The central portion is positioned in the insertion hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2019Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: DANA MOTION SYSTEMS ITALIA S.R.L.Inventors: DAVID GAMBUZZI, SIMONE ANNOVI, PAOLO COMODI, LUCA FONTANESI