Patents by Inventor Eberhard Sixt

Eberhard Sixt 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: 8408371
    Abstract: A fan clutch is provided to which a fan may be removably attached with the aid of a flange ring, the fan clutch having a housing that comprises a first front housing part and a second rear housing part to which the flange ring is attachable with the aid of connecting elements. The housing has circumferential attachment niches which are situated in an offset manner in the circumferential direction on both the front and the back of the housing and into which attachment tabs situated on the flange ring are insertable either from the front of the fan clutch or from the rear thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerold Schultheiss, Joerg Angermaier, Eberhard Sixt, Sven Setzer
  • Patent number: 8336692
    Abstract: A fan drive (1) includes a drive shaft (6), a fluid friction clutch (2) as well as a fan (3). The fluid friction clutch (2) includes a drive disc (5) as well as a housing (4) having a front-end housing part (4a) and a rear-end housing part (4b). The housing (4) is journalled on a drive shaft (6) via at least one bearing (7). Air flows against the fluid friction clutch (2) and the fan (3) in flow direction (L). An air-conveying unit (13) is mounted in flow direction (L) behind the fluid friction clutch (2). The fan drive is especially for a motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Eberhard Sixt, Kurt Klein, Michael Jacob
  • Publication number: 20100163362
    Abstract: A fan drive (1) includes a drive shaft (6), a fluid friction clutch (2) as well as a fan (3). The fluid friction clutch (2) includes a drive disc (5) as well as a housing (4) having a front-end housing part (4a) and a rear-end housing part (4b). The housing (4) is journalled on a drive shaft (6) via at least one bearing (7). Air flows against the fluid friction clutch (2) and the fan (3) in flow direction (L). An air-conveying unit (13) is mounted in flow direction (L) behind the fluid friction clutch (2). The fan drive is especially for a motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Eberhard Sixt, Kurt Klein, Michael Jacobi
  • Publication number: 20100018826
    Abstract: A fan clutch is provided to which a fan may be removably attached with the aid of a flange ring, the fan clutch having a housing that comprises a first front housing part and a second rear housing part to which the flange ring is attachable with the aid of connecting elements (8). The housing has circumferential attachment niches which are situated in an offset manner in the circumferential direction on both the front and the back of the housing and into which attachment tabs situated on the flange ring are insertable either from the from of the fan clutch or from the rear thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Gerold SCHULTHEISS, Joerg ANGERMAIER, Eberhard SIXT, Sven SETZER