Patents by Inventor Ernst-Günter Jördens

Ernst-Günter Jördens 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: 6308942
    Abstract: A two-chamber step bearing with hydraulic damping especially for mounting engines of motor vehicles is presented. It has at least one fluid-filled working chamber and at least one compensating chamber connected to same by a nozzle channel of variable cross section. The cross section of the nozzle channel is changed by means of a first motor-powered actuating drive. The working chamber is provided with a buckling spring, which is integrated in its walls and whose stiffness can be changed by means of a second motor-powered actuating drive. The second motor-powered actuating drive is independent from the first actuating drive. Due to the described design embodiment the two-chamber step bearing can be continuously adapted during the operation of the two-chamber step bearing to both the damping of low-frequency vibrations of large amplitude and the damping of high-frequency vibrations of small amplitude. The bearing is an especially compact and inexpensive design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: ZF Lemförder Metallwaren AG
    Inventors: Metin Ersoy, Ernst-Günter Jördens