Patents by Inventor Eugen Kombowski

Eugen Kombowski 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: 10260626
    Abstract: A cam mechanism for actuating a selector shaft, in particular for a single-motor gearshift actuation device, in particular to carry out a selecting movement of the selector shaft, comprising a cylindrical outer body having an inner circumferential surface and a cam track disposed on the inner circumferential surface and having an endless periodicity in a circumferential direction with at least one highest point and at least one lowest point, an inner body having at least one sliding guide extending in a direction perpendicular to the circumferential direction, at least one guide element disposed in the cam track and in the sliding and suitable for transmitting a movement of the guide element in a direction perpendicular to the circumferential direction to a selector shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Matthias Ehrlich, Volker Kretz-Busch, Jerome Malitourne, Eugen Kombowski
  • Publication number: 20180123420
    Abstract: An actuator for a motor vehicle clutch actuation includes a carrier. The carrier supports at least one stator and one sensor. At least one recess is present in the carrier. A signal transmission and/or power supply element is routed through the recess in order to allow for a signal transmission and/or a power supply to the stator and/or to the sensor. The signal transmission and/or power supply element is integrated into the carrier. An example embodiment includes a hybrid module with a clutch and the actuator and a plug inserted therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Eugen Kombowski, Dominik Höll
  • Publication number: 20170122432
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cam mechanism for actuating a selector shaft, in particular for a single-motor gearshift actuation device, in particular to carry out a selecting movement of the selector shaft, comprising a cylindrical outer body having an inner circumferential surface and a cam track disposed on the inner circumferential surface and having an endless periodicity in a circumferential direction with at least one highest point and at least one lowest point, an inner body having at least one sliding guide extending in a direction perpendicular to the circumferential direction, at least one guide element disposed in the cam track and in the sliding guide, and a transmission element in operative connection with the at least one guide element and suitable for transmitting a movement of the guide element in a direction perpendicular to the circumferential direction to a selector shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Matthias Ehrlich, Volker Kretz-Busch, Jerome Malitourne, Eugen Kombowski
  • Patent number: 9285024
    Abstract: A torque transmission device comprising a torque converter disposed in a drive train of a motor vehicle, in particular a hydrodynamic torque converter or a fluid clutch, wherein the converter or the fluid clutch comprises a turbine shell and a pump shell which can be coupled through a pump clutch and at least one pump damper with a converter cover, and comprising at least one converter damper and at least one converter lock up clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Eugen Kombowski, Dominique Engelmann, Bruno Mueller, Thorsten Krause, Ralf Stopp
  • Patent number: 9140347
    Abstract: A force transfer device, comprising a hub, disposed in the drive train of a motor vehicle for torque transfer between a drive unit and a transmission, in particular a turbine shell hub of a turbine shell of a hydrodynamic machine, coupled to a damper hub with a vibration damper device connected in between. The vibration damping device is provided with a mechanical stop device, which becomes effective, as soon as a maximum design load of the vibration damping device is exceeded, and the mechanical stop device is disposed between the turbine shell hub and the damper hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Eugen Kombowski
  • Patent number: 8936142
    Abstract: A torque transmission device, comprising a hydrodynamic component, a shiftable clutch device and a vibration damper. A turbine shell of the hydrodynamic component is connected with a damper input component of the vibration damper and/or with a turbine shell hub, which is at least indirectly supported in axial direction at a damper hub through a torque-proof connection. At least one axial support surface is provided at a face of a damper component, adjacent to the torque-proof connection in an axial direction, or of the damper hub. The face is oriented away in axial direction from the torque-proof connection. The invention is characterized in that a support element is arranged at the damper component or at the damper hub. The support element includes a support surface forming an axial protrusion, extending through adjacently arranged damper components or portions of a support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Eugen Kombowski, Stephan Maienschein
  • Patent number: 8881622
    Abstract: A centrifugal pendulum mechanism that includes a pendulum flange and pendulum masses which are fastened on both sides of the pendulum flange by a spacing bolt accommodated in a curved cutout of the pendulum flange to form a pair of pendulum masses, where the pair of pendulum masses is guided relative to the pendulum flange by the at least two rollers and can be pivoted restrictively because of a stop, where the rollers are accommodated in curved guide tracks in the pendulum masses and in complementary curved guide tracks in the pendulum flange and can be rolled, and at least two pairs of pendulum masses are arranged so as to be circumferentially adjacent to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stephan Maienschein, David Schnaedelbach, Darius Wysgol, Christian Huegel, Stefan Jung, Thorsten Krause, Eugen Kombowski
  • Patent number: 8863892
    Abstract: An end cap for an arc spring in a torsional vibration damper having a cylindrical section for engaging with the arc spring and a radial section at one end of the cylindrical section for engaging with an input or output side of the torsional vibration damper, the end cap being producible by shaping from a metal sheet. A torsional vibration damper for elastic transmission of torque between an input side and an output side including the described end cap for transmission of force between one of the sides and the arc spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Eugen Kombowski
  • Publication number: 20140057729
    Abstract: A torque transfer device in a drive train, having an input component, which can rotate about a rotational axis and can be connected to a drive side; an output component, which is capable of limited rotation in relation to the input component counter to the action of at least one helical spring and which can be connected to an output side; and having a spring hanger component, which radially delimits the exterior of the helical spring. The helical spring has a wire, which is wound around a spring axis and sections of which are formed on to a radially exterior region in relation to the rotational axis along the spring axis. The cross-section of the wire is substantially circular and the circumference of the cross-section can he described by a first wire radius.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventor: Eugen Kombowski
  • Publication number: 20140014435
    Abstract: An end cap for an arc spring in a torsional vibration damper having a cylindrical section for engaging with the arc spring and a radial section at one end of the cylindrical section for engaging with an input or output side of the torsional vibration damper, the end cap being producible by shaping from a metal sheet. A torsional vibration damper for elastic transmission of torque between an input side and an output side including the described end cap for transmission of force between one of the sides and the arc spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventor: Eugen Kombowski
  • Patent number: 8597130
    Abstract: A force transmission flange, preferably an intermediate force transmission flange, for a torque transmission device or a damper device, in particular for a drivetrain of a motor vehicle, wherein the force transmission flange has driver devices for mechanically coupling energy storage elements, and for at least two energy storage elements arranged offset axially and/or radially with respect to each other, the force transmission flange has at least two driver devices which are formed as one piece of the same material with the force transmission flange and are for coupling the energy storage elements. The invention relates to a device such as a torque converter, Föttinger coupling, damper, torsional vibration damper, turbine damper, pump damper, dual-mass converter or dual-mass flywheel or a combination thereof, optionally with a centrifugal pendulum-type absorber, wherein the device has a force transmission flange, especially an intermediate force transmission flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Eugen Kombowski
  • Publication number: 20130239745
    Abstract: The invention relates to a centrifugal pendulum mechanism that includes a pendulum flange and pendulum masses which are fastened on both sides of the pendulum flange by means of a spacing bolt accommodated in a curved cutout of the pendulum flange to form a pair of pendulum masses, where the pair of pendulum masses is guided relative to the pendulum flange by means of the at least two rollers and can be pivoted restrictively because of a stop, where the rollers are accommodated in curved guide tracks in the pendulum masses and in complementary curved guide tracks in the pendulum flange and can be rolled, and at least two pairs of pendulum masses are arranged so as to be circumferentially adjacent to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Stephan Maienschein, David Schnaedelbach, Darius Wysgol, Christian Huegel, Stefan Jung, Thorsten Krause, Eugen Kombowski
  • Patent number: 8434602
    Abstract: A torque transfer device in the drive train of a motor vehicle for transferring torque between a drive unit and a shaft rotatable about a rotation axis, including: a hydrodynamic torque converter, which includes a converter cover, connectable to the drive unit, and which can be coupled through a pump shell to a turbine shell for torque transfer, which can be bridged by a torque converter lockup clutch for torque transfer, which comprises a piston, movable in an axial direction within a range towards the cover in order to clamp a friction liner support with at least one friction liner between the piston and the cover for torque transfer. A friction ring is disposed between the piston and the friction liner support, and the friction ring is movable in an axial direction within a range between the piston and the friction liner support and connected to the converter cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Eugen Kombowski, Stephan Maienschein
  • Patent number: 8397886
    Abstract: A torque transmission device (10), comprising a pump shell (12), a turbine shell (14) that is drivable by the pump shell, and a torsion vibration damper (11). The torsion vibration damper includes a damper input component (18) and a damper output component (20), wherein a vibration absorber (24) is configured on the damper output component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Eugen Kombowski, Dominique Engelmann, Markus Werner
  • Patent number: 8382597
    Abstract: A vibration damper comprising at least two damper assemblies connectable in series, coupled with one another through a floating intermediary flange, and torque transmission devices and/or damping coupling devices and rotation angle limiting devices between the floating intermediary flange and a damper component of one of the damper assemblies, wherein the damper component is disposed in a force flow in front and/or behind the floating intermediary flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stephan Maienschein, Peter Droll, Eugen Kombowski
  • Patent number: 8359850
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydrodynamic component, comprising at least two bladed shells forming a torus shaped operating cavity in combination, each comprising a blade array supported by a dish, wherein at least one of the bladed shells comprises no support of the blades through the dish in the radially inner end portion of the particular blades. The invention is characterized in that flow control means are provided in the radially inner end portion of the torus shaped operating cavity in the portion where the dish is missing. The invention furthermore relates to a force transmission device with a hydrodynamic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Eugen Kombowski
  • Publication number: 20120329563
    Abstract: A force transmission flange, preferably an intermediate force transmission flange, for a torque transmission device or a damper device, in particular for a drivetrain of a motor vehicle, wherein the force transmission flange has driver devices for mechanically coupling energy storage elements, and for at least two energy storage elements arranged offset axially and/or radially with respect to each other, the force transmission flange has at least two driver devices which are formed as one piece of the same material with the force transmission flange and are for coupling the energy storage elements. The invention relates to a device such as a torque converter, Föttinger coupling, damper, torsional vibration damper, turbine damper, pump damper, dual-mass converter or dual-mass flywheel or a combination thereof, optionally with a centrifugal pendulum-type absorber, wherein the device has a force transmission flange, especially an intermediate force transmission flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventor: Eugen Kombowski
  • Patent number: 8317627
    Abstract: An intermediary flange for coupling spring units of damper assemblies connected in series, the intermediary flange comprising: radially extending bars with contact and support surfaces oriented in circumferential direction opposite to one another for supporting end portions of the spring units of the different damper assemblies. The bars are formed by particular bar elements which are aligned and fix in a circumferential direction with respect to their relative positions through attachment at annular disc shaped lateral components axially disposed on both sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Eugen Kombowski
  • Patent number: 8291700
    Abstract: A drive train, including a hydrodynamic torque converter with a housing arranged to be rotationally driven by a drive unit for a motor vehicle and an output part. The drive train includes an input shaft for a transmission. The output part is non-rotatably connected to the input shaft. An internal circumference of the transmission input shaft is supported by the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Eugen Kombowski, Stephan Maienschein
  • Patent number: 8267799
    Abstract: A device for damping vibrations comprising at least two coaxially arranged damper parts rotatable relative to each other to a limited extent in the circumferential direction, coupled by torque transmitting means and damping coupling means, which exhibit at least one energy accumulator unit, and forming the impingement areas for the energy accumulator units. At least one damper part forms a guide channel for the energy accumulator units. The individual impingement area on the damper part forming the guide channel for the energy accumulator units is formed by a stop element, connected in a torsion proof manner at least indirectly to the damper part and forms the abutment faces in the guide channel in the circumferential direction. The abutment face is capable of supporting the energy accumulator unit on both sides of the impingement area on the energy accumulator unit and is a part of the other damper part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: David Schnaedelbach, Christian Huegel, Stefan Jung, Eugen Kombowski, Christian Dinger