Patents by Inventor Dominik BÜHL

Dominik BÜHL 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: 20240035519
    Abstract: Torsional damper (34), with an input element (E), an output element (A), an elastic element (16), and a friction device (36). The input element (E) and the output element (A) are rotatable to a limited extent with respect to one another against a restoring force of the elastic element (16). The friction device (36) has a friction disk (24), a holding element (28) and a preloading element (26), wherein the holding element (28) is connected to the friction disk (24) for conjoint rotation therewith. The holding element (28) is connected to the output element (A) for conjoint rotation therewith. The holding element (28) is arranged axially between the friction disk (24) and the preloading element (26). A clutch disk having a torsional damper as described above is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Andreas ECK, Luc Jonckheere, Dominik Bühl, Philipp Günster, Edmont Hofmann, Benedikt Kolb, Andreas Kubisch, Tim Schindler, Fabian Liebst, Andreas Krönert, Michael Bullinger, Andreas Gidt
  • Patent number: 10428876
    Abstract: A torsion damper with at least one torque input disk and at least one torque output disk, wherein the torque input disk can move in circumferential direction relative to the torque output disk against the force of at least one spring storage, wherein the relative movement is damped by a friction device which generates a smaller friction torque in a first swivel angle range than in a second swivel angle range in that the friction device has at least two friction ring pairs which are rotatable opposite one another and which are activated depending on the swivel angle via a driving connection of at least one friction ring with the torque input disk. The driving connection has a spring element which is arranged functionally in series with the friction device and functionally in parallel with the spring storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Dominik Bühl
  • Patent number: 10359081
    Abstract: A clutch disk (10) for a motor vehicle includes at least two axially opposed friction linings (18), a lining spring (16) and a drive carrier disk (14), wherein the lining spring (16) has at least one fastening portion (16a), a supporting portion (16b) and a plurality of spring segments (16c) arranged adjacent to one another in circumferential direction, and the spring segments (16c) are arranged radially outside at the supporting portion (16b) of the lining spring (16), and the fastening portion (16a) is arranged radially inside at the supporting portion (16b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Kai Büdicker, Bernd Förster, Dominik Bühl
  • Patent number: 10302147
    Abstract: A clutch disk (10) for a motor vehicle includes at least two axially opposed friction linings (18), a lining spring (16) and a drive carrier disk (14) with a spring window (24), wherein the lining spring (16) has at least one fastening portion (16a), a supporting portion (16b) and a plurality of spring segments (16c) arranged adjacent to one another in circumferential direction, and the spring segments (16c) are arranged radially outside at the supporting portion (16b) of the lining spring (16), and the fastening portion (16a) is arranged radially inside at the supporting portion (16b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: ZE Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Kai Büdicker, Bernd Förster, Dominik Bühl
  • Publication number: 20170363151
    Abstract: A torsion damper with at least one torque input disk and at least one torque output disk, wherein the torque input disk can move in circumferential direction relative to the torque output disk against the force of at least one spring storage, wherein the relative movement is damped by a friction device which generates a smaller friction torque in a first swivel angle range than in a second swivel angle range in that the friction device has at least two friction ring pairs which are rotatable opposite one another and which are activated depending on the swivel angle via a driving connection of at least one friction ring with the torque input disk. The driving connection has a spring element which is arranged functionally in series with the friction device and functionally in parallel with the spring storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventor: Dominik BÜHL
  • Publication number: 20170363150
    Abstract: A Torsion damper wherein a first group of friction rings is supported in circumferential direction so as to be stationary with respect to the torque output part, and a second group of friction rings is supported in circumferential direction in the first swivel angle range so as to be moveable relative to the torque input disk and torque output disk, and in the second swivel angle range the second group of friction rings is supported in circumferential direction in a driving connection with respect to the torque input disk and executes a synchronous rotational movement with the torque input disk, wherein in the second swivel angle range a relative movement in circumferential direction takes place between the torque output disk and the second friction ring group, and a relative movement in circumferential direction takes place between the torque input disk and the first friction ring group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventor: Dominik BÜHL
  • Publication number: 20170321762
    Abstract: A clutch disk (10) for a motor vehicle includes at least two axially opposed friction linings (18), a lining spring (16) and a drive carrier disk (14) with a spring window (24), wherein the lining spring (16) has at least one fastening portion (16a), a supporting portion (16b) and a plurality of spring segments (16c) arranged adjacent to one another in circumferential direction, and the spring segments (16c) are arranged radially outside at the supporting portion (16b) of the lining spring (16), and the fastening portion (16a) is arranged radially inside at the supporting portion (16b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Kai BÜDICKER, Bernd FÖRSTER, Dominik BÜHL
  • Publication number: 20170321761
    Abstract: A clutch disk (10) for a motor vehicle includes at least two axially opposed friction linings (18), a lining spring (16) and a drive carrier disk (14), wherein the lining spring (16) has at least one fastening portion (16a), a supporting portion (16b) and a plurality of spring segments (16c) arranged adjacent to one another in circumferential direction, and the spring segments (16c) are arranged radially outside at the supporting portion (16b) of the lining spring (16), and the fastening portion (16a) is arranged radially inside at the supporting portion (16b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Kai BÜDICKER, Bernd FÖRSTER, Dominik BÜHL