Patents by Inventor Eivind Lund Vikebo

Eivind Lund Vikebo 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).

  • Pneumatic clutch actuator
    Patent number: 10927902
    Abstract: A pneumatic clutch actuator includes an actuator housing, a piston assembly, a bearing carrier, and a locking element. The piston assembly is disposed within the actuator housing and is movable between a first position and a second position. The piston assembly has a piston head, an elongate member extending from the piston head, and a lock ring coupled to the elongate member. The bearing carrier supports a bearing and is slidably disposed on a portion of the actuator housing. The locking element is operatively connected to the piston assembly and engages the bearing carrier to adjust a total length of the piston assembly as the piston assembly moves from the second position towards the first position to compensate for wear of the clutch assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE AS
    Inventors: Sven Bjorkgard, Eivind Lund Vikebo, Steffen Johnsen, Kent Hall
  • PNEUMATIC CLUTCH ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20200224735
    Abstract: A pneumatic clutch actuator includes an actuator housing, a piston assembly, a bearing carrier, and a locking element. The piston assembly is disposed within the actuator housing and is movable between a first position and a second position. The piston assembly has a piston head, an elongate member extending from the piston head, and a lock ring coupled to the elongate member. The bearing carrier supports a bearing and is slidably disposed on a portion of the actuator housing. The locking element is operatively connected to the piston assembly and engages the bearing carrier to adjust a total length of the piston assembly as the piston assembly moves from the second position towards the first position to compensate for wear of the clutch assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Sven Bjorkgard, Eivind Lund Vikebo, Steffen Johnsen, Kent Hall
  • Velocity dependent brake for clutch actuator
    Patent number: 10228035
    Abstract: A clutch actuator assembly includes a drive member, a threaded rod including a first end operatively connected to the drive member, a second end, and an intermediate portion including a plurality of threads extending therebetween. A member is threadably engaged with the plurality of threads of the threaded rod, a clutch actuator member is arranged at the second end of the threaded rod, and a velocity brake is operatively coupled to the threaded rod. The velocity brake decelerates rotation of the threaded rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE AS
    Inventors: Lars Jimmy Engman, Geir Brudeli, Eivind Lund Vikebø
  • VELOCITY DEPENDENT BRAKE FOR CLUTCH ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20170363165
    Abstract: A clutch actuator assembly includes a drive member, a threaded rod including a first end operatively connected to the drive member, a second end, and an intermediate portion including a plurality of threads extending therebetween. A member is threadably engaged with the plurality of threads of the threaded rod, a clutch actuator member is arranged at the second end of the threaded rod, and a velocity brake is operatively coupled to the threaded rod. The velocity brake decelerates rotation of the threaded rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Lars Jimmy Engman, Geir Brudeli, Eivind Lund Vikebø