Patents by Inventor Dirk Rochell

Dirk Rochell 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: 11454275
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a bearing arrangement for a bearing end of a fastening shackle in a vehicle body of a vehicle that includes an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve and a sleeve-shaped plastic sliding bearing. The inner sleeve is mounted in the outer sleeve so that the inner sleeve is able to slide. The sleeve-shaped plastic sliding bearing surrounds the inner sleeve and is connected to the inner sleeve in a rotationally fixed manner. The sleeve-shaped plastic sliding bearing is also longer than the outer sleeve and is delimited by a first sleeve rim that protrudes beyond the outer sleeve, where the first sleeve rim is configurable to be form-locked and to resist rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Rodscha Drabon, Dirk Rochell
  • Patent number: 10974558
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a check rail for a wheel suspension of a wheel in a vehicle, wherein the wheel suspension may include a wheel carrier configured to support a wheel of a vehicle, the wheel carrier may include an elastic check rail body that may include a fiber-reinforced composite material with a first check rail end and a second check rail end, wherein the first check rail end is configured to be fastened to a structural body component of the vehicle, wherein the first check rail end is constructed without a bearing; and a pivot bearing on the second check rail end and configured to be rotatably fastened on the wheel carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Rochell, Johannes Boeke, Oleg Schelesnikow, Frank Fetscher
  • Patent number: 10807431
    Abstract: The invention relates to a leaf spring arrangement having a leaf spring made of a fibre-composite material and at least one bearing eye holder, wherein at least one end of the leaf spring is accommodated in a retaining element of the at least one bearing eye holder in a form-fitting manner in a longitudinal direction of the leaf spring, wherein the leaf spring has a length and a central longitudinal plane, wherein the leaf spring has, along its length, perpendicularly to the central longitudinal plane, a cross section in which both a depth and a height are constant along the entire length of the at least one end of the leaf spring, wherein the at least one end of the leaf spring is formed in an undulating manner, wherein the retaining element of the at least one bearing eye holder has a receptacle with a matching undulating shape, wherein the at least one end of the leaf spring has at least one undulation, wherein the receptacle of the at least one bearing eye holder is configured to accommodate the at least
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Dirk Rochell, Dennis Kleinhans, Johannes Boeke, Hendrik Reineke, Lars Siervers
  • Patent number: 10632809
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a leaf spring retaining element for rotationally and elastically mounting a leaf spring end of a leaf spring on a vehicle structure. The leaf spring retaining element includes a leaf spring mounting part having a receiving recess to accommodate the leaf spring end; an elastomer molded part configured to rotationally and elastically mount the leaf spring end, wherein the elastomer molded part is arranged in the receiving recess and shaped to at least partially enclose the leaf spring end; and a bearing configured to support the leaf spring mounting part on the vehicle structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: SGL CARBON SE
    Inventors: Rodscha Drabon, Ullrich Hammelmaier, Torsten Howe, Peter Koczar, Thomas Lange, Dirk Rochell
  • Publication number: 20200124088
    Abstract: A bearing bush includes a core, an intermediate sleeve surrounding the core in a manner extending in a circumferential direction, an outer sleeve surrounding the intermediate sleeve in a manner extending in the circumferential direction, an elastomer body disposed between the intermediate sleeve and the outer sleeve, and a stop device. In embodiments, at axial ends of the core, the stop device protrudes from the core in a radial direction and limits a movement of the intermediate sleeve in an axial direction. The intermediate sleeve is mounted on the core and, relative to the stop device, in a circumferentially rotatable manner. The outer sleeve has several projections. The intermediate sleeve has at least one counter-projection which overlaps in the radial direction with the projections for limiting the axial deflection of the outer sleeve relative to the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Bartolomeo Firszt, Oliver Helmcke, Ulrich Fuhrmans, Michael Mess, Rodscha Drabon, Peter Koczar, Dirk Rochell, Lars Sievers
  • Patent number: 10414230
    Abstract: A fastening shackle for fastening a leaf spring to a vehicle body of a vehicle includes: a first bearing end which can be fastened to the vehicle body, a second bearing end, and a shackle body connecting the first bearing end and the second bearing end. The first bearing end has an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve and a sleeve-shaped plastic plain bearing, the sleeve-shaped plastic plain bearing being arranged in the outer sleeve and being slidably mounted in the outer sleeve, and the inner sleeve being affixed to the sleeve-shaped plastic plain bearing. The leaf spring is mountable at the second bearing end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Rodscha Drabon, Torsten Howe, Dirk Rochell
  • Publication number: 20190061454
    Abstract: The invention relates to a leaf spring arrangement having a leaf spring made of a fibre-composite material and at least one bearing eye holder, wherein at least one end of the leaf spring is accommodated in a retaining element of the at least one bearing eye holder in a form-fitting manner in a longitudinal direction of the leaf spring, wherein the leaf spring has a length and a central longitudinal plane, wherein the leaf spring has, along its length, perpendicularly to the central longitudinal plane, a cross section in which both a depth and a height are constant along the entire length of the at least one end of the leaf spring, wherein the at least one end of the leaf spring is formed in an undulating manner, wherein the retaining element of the at least one bearing eye holder has a receptacle with a matching undulating shape, wherein the at least one end of the leaf spring has at least one undulation, wherein the receptacle of the at least one bearing eye holder is configured to accommodate the at least
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Dirk ROCHELL, Dennis KLEINHANS, Johannes BOEKE, Hendrik REINEKE, Lars Siervers
  • Publication number: 20180312026
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a check rail for a wheel suspension of a wheel in a vehicle, wherein the wheel suspension may include a wheel carrier configured to support a wheel of a vehicle, the wheel carrier may include an elastic check rail body that may include a fiber-reinforced composite material with a first check rail end and a second check rail end, wherein the first check rail end is configured to be fastened to a structural body component of the vehicle, wherein the first check rail end is constructed without a bearing; and a pivot bearing on the second check rail end and configured to be rotatably fastened on the wheel carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Dirk Rochell, Johannes Boeke, Oleg Schelesnikow, Frank Fetscher
  • Publication number: 20180187717
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a bearing arrangement for a bearing end of a fastening shackle in a vehicle body of a vehicle that includes an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve and a sleeve-shaped plastic sliding bearing. The inner sleeve is mounted in the outer sleeve so that the inner sleeve is able to slide. The sleeve-shaped plastic sliding bearing surrounds the inner sleeve and is connected to the inner sleeve in a rotationally fixed manner. The sleeve-shaped plastic sliding bearing is also longer than the outer sleeve and is delimited by a first sleeve rim that protrudes beyond the outer sleeve, where the first sleeve rim is configurable to be form-locked and to resist rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Rodscha Drabon, Dirk Rochell
  • Publication number: 20170113504
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a leaf spring retaining element for rotationally and elastically mounting a leaf spring end of a leaf spring on a vehicle structure. The leaf spring retaining element includes a leaf spring mounting part having a receiving recess to accommodate the leaf spring end; an elastomer molded part configured to rotationally and elastically mount the leaf spring end, wherein the elastomer molded part is arranged in the receiving recess and shaped to at least partially enclose the leaf spring end; and a bearing configured to support the leaf spring mounting part on the vehicle structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Rodscha Drabon, Ullrich Hammelmaier, Torsten Howe, Peter Koczar, Thomas Lange, Dirk Rochell
  • Publication number: 20170100977
    Abstract: A fastening shackle for fastening a leaf spring to a vehicle body of a vehicle includes: a first bearing end which can be fastened to the vehicle body, a second bearing end, and a shackle body connecting the first bearing end and the second bearing end. The first bearing end has an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve and a sleeve-shaped plastic plain bearing, the sleeve-shaped plastic plain bearing being arranged in the outer sleeve and being slidably mounted in the outer sleeve, and the inner sleeve being affixed to the sleeve-shaped plastic plain bearing. The leaf spring is mountable at the second bearing end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Rodscha Drabon, Torsten Howe, Dirk Rochell