Patents by Inventor Felix KALLASS

Felix KALLASS 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: 11498380
    Abstract: An arrangement of an angle measurement device on the chassis of a vehicle. The chassis includes a control arm (1) and a pivot bearing (2) with a pivot axis. The control arm (1) pivots about the pivot axis and the angle measurement device has a sensor (3) and a signal emitter. The sensor (3) is arranged on the control arm (1), in the area of the pivot axis, and the signal emitter is arranged on the pivot bearing (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Julian Stratmann, Florian Bäumer, Josef Holtheide, Felix Kallaß, Thorsten Sander
  • Patent number: 11279191
    Abstract: A ball joint (1), for a vehicle chassis, having a joint housing (3) and a joint body (4) having a spherical portion (5). The joint body (4) is held by the joint housing (3) at the spherical portion (5) of the joint body such that the joint body is mounted for articulation movement relative to the joint housing. A sensor assembly comprises a first sensor element (6) associated with the joint housing (4) and a second sensor element (7) associated with the joint body (4). The second sensor element interacts with the first sensor element (6) in order to sense the position of the joint body (4) relative to the joint housing (3). The ball joint is characterized in that the second sensor element (7) is arranged in the region of the spherical portion (5) of the joint body (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen
    Inventors: Josef Holtheide, Florian Bäumer, Felix Kallass
  • Patent number: 11192417
    Abstract: An arrangement for connecting a link (1) of a chassis to a wheel carrier (2) by way of a ball sleeve joint (3). The link (1) has an link eye (1a), the ball sleeve joint (3) has a ball sleeve (7), and the wheel carrier (2) has two bearing eyes (4, 5). A sensor is located on the link eye (1a) and a signal generator is located on the ball sleeve (7). The sensor and signal generator form an angle measuring device. The ball sleeve (7) is connected to the bearing eyes (4, 5) via a threaded pin (6). An anti-rotation unit (9, 10) is provided between the ball sleeve (7) and the wheel carrier (2) in order to fix a defined angular position of the ball sleeve (7) with respect to the wheel carrier (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Julian Stratmann, Florian Bäumer, Josef Holtheide, Felix Kallass, Thorsten Sander
  • Publication number: 20200139777
    Abstract: A ball joint (1), for a vehicle chassis, having a joint housing (3) and a joint body (4) having a spherical portion (5). The joint body (4) is held by the joint housing (3) at the spherical portion (5) of the joint body such that the joint body is mounted for articulation movement relative to the joint housing. A sensor assembly comprises a first sensor element (6) associated with the joint housing (4) and a second sensor element (7) associated with the joint body (4). The second sensor element interacts with the first sensor element (6) in order to sense the position of the joint body (4) relative to the joint housing (3). The ball joint is characterized in that the second sensor element (7) is arranged in the region of the spherical portion (5) of the joint body (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Josef HOLTHEIDE, Florian BÄUMER, Felix KALLASS
  • Patent number: 10632808
    Abstract: A trailing arm device (1) of a drivable torsion beam axle (2) is described. The trailing arm device (1) has a housing (5) in which a drive-train (8) can be arranged and is connected to a trailing arm (4). The housing (5), as fitted into position within a vehicle, has a sidewall (11) formed integrally with a central housing region (9) on a side facing toward a wheel. The sidewall delimits a housing interior space (10) that accommodates, at least partially, the drive-train (8). On the side facing away from the wheel, the housing interior space (10) is delimited by at least one cover element (14) that can be detachably connected to the central housing region (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Josef Holtheide, Alfons Nordloh, Markus Wulf, Michael Beyer, Felix Kallass
  • Publication number: 20200114717
    Abstract: An arrangement of an angle measurement device on the chassis of a vehicle. The chassis includes a control arm (1) and a pivot bearing (2) with a pivot axis. The control arm (1) pivots about the pivot axis and the angle measurement device has a sensor (3) and a signal emitter. The sensor (3) is arranged on the control arm (1), in the area of the pivot axis, and the signal emitter is arranged on the pivot bearing (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Julian STRATMANN, Florian BÄUMER, Josef HOLTHEIDE, Felix KALLAß, Thorsten SANDER
  • Publication number: 20200114718
    Abstract: An arrangement for connecting a link (1) of a chassis to a wheel carrier (2) by way of a ball sleeve joint (3). The link (1) has an link eye (1a), the ball sleeve joint (3) has a ball sleeve (7), and the wheel carrier (2) has two bearing eyes (4, 5). A sensor is located on the link eye (1a) and a signal generator is located on the ball sleeve (7). The sensor and signal generator form an angle measuring device. The ball sleeve (7) is connected to the bearing eyes (4, 5) via a threaded pin (6). An anti-rotation unit (9, 10) is provided between the ball sleeve (7) and the wheel carrier (2) in order to fix a defined angular position of the ball sleeve (7) with respect to the wheel carrier (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Julian STRATMANN, Florian BÄUMER, Josef HOLTHEIDE, Felix KALLASS, Thorsten SANDER
  • Publication number: 20180201085
    Abstract: A drivable torsion beam axle (2) with a transverse profiled element and trailing arms (1) connected, at each end, to the profiled element is described, within which, at least in some areas, a drive-train (7) is arranged in each case and by which the torsion beam axle (2) can be connected to a vehicle body. The trailing arms (1) are, in each case, made as two-component housing castings with a housing plane of division extending in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Josef HOLTHEIDE, Alfons NORDLOH, Markus WULF, Michael BEYER, Felix KALLASS
  • Publication number: 20180201081
    Abstract: A trailing arm device (1) of a drivable torsion beam axle (2) is described. The trailing arm device (1) has a housing (5) in which a drive-train (8) can be arranged and is connected to a trailing arm (4). The housing (5), as fitted into position within a vehicle, has a sidewall (11) formed integrally with a central housing region (9) on a side facing toward a wheel. The sidewall delimits a housing interior space (10) that accommodates, at least partially, the drive-train (8). On the side facing away from the wheel, the housing interior space (10) is delimited by at least one cover element (14) that can be detachably connected to the central housing region (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Josef HOLTHEIDE, Alfons NORDLOH, Markus WULF, Michael BEYER, Felix KALLASS