Patents by Inventor Florian Koniger

Florian Koniger 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).

  • Publication number: 20180326782
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wheel bearing unit including a wheel hub. The wheel hub has an integrally formed wheel flange at one end and an inner ring which can be rotated together with the wheel hub. The inner ring is secured on the wheel hub by a rolling rivet connection in order to pretension a row of rolling elements relative to an outer ring. The wheel bearing unit also has an encoder, which is provided on the inner ring and extends radially in the direction of the outer ring, and a protective cover which is secured to the outer ring in order to close and seal annular openings that are formed between the outer ring and the wheel hub. A cylindrical mounting section of the protective cover is pressed into a cylindrical press-in portion of the outer ring, and a shielding section extends from the cylindrical assembly portion inwards in a radial direction (R1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Becker, Florian Koniger, Alexander Happ
  • Patent number: 9956821
    Abstract: Wheel bearing unit with a wheel hub, wherein the wheel hub has an integrally formed wheel flange on one end thereof and an inner ring that is rotatable together with the wheel hub, wherein the inner ring is fastened on the wheel hub through the use of a rolling rivet connection in order to pre-tension a row of rolling elements in relation to an outer ring, and with an encoder provided on the inner ring and extending radially towards the outer ring, and with a protective cover fixed on the outer ring in order to close and seal annular openings formed between the outer ring and the wheel hub, and wherein a cylindrical section of the protective cover is pressed in and wherein a bottom section extends inwardly from the cylindrical section in a radial direction in order to cover an inner-side end of the wheel hub, wherein the cylindrical section is joined with a substance bond to the outer ring and wherein the substance-bond connection is produced through the use of a hardening fluid and wherein the fluid is held
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Kaiser, Florian Koniger, Frank Eichelmann, Ralf Heiss, Markus Reuter, Jonas Lang
  • Patent number: 9731549
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wheel bearing unit (1) for supporting a vehicle wheel which can be driven. This wheel bearing unit (1) includes a wheel hub (2) which forms a hollow space (11) and is rotatably supported by a wheel bearing (3) formed as a rolling bearing, wherein the wheel bearing is inserted (3) in a wheel carrier. Furthermore the wheel hub (2) is connected by a hub flange (21) to the vehicle wheel and reciprocally to the hub flange (21) by an end toothing (9) in positive engagement with a drive joint (8). A measurement of a torque or a torsion takes place by a sensor (18) at an inner wall (17) of the hollow space (11) of the wheel hub (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Christian Mock, Christian Schmitt, Florian Koniger
  • Publication number: 20170043619
    Abstract: Wheel bearing unit with a wheel hub, wherein the wheel hub has an integrally formed wheel flange on one end thereof and an inner ring that is rotatable together with the wheel hub, wherein the inner ring is fastened on the wheel hub through the use of a rolling rivet connection in order to pre-tension a row of rolling elements in relation to an outer ring, and with an encoder provided on the inner ring and extending radially towards the outer ring, and with a protective cover fixed on the outer ring in order to close and seal annular openings formed between the outer ring and the wheel hub, and wherein a cylindrical section of the protective cover is pressed in and wherein a bottom section extends inwardly from the cylindrical section in a radial direction in order to cover an inner-side end of the wheel hub, wherein the cylindrical section is joined with a substance bond to the outer ring and wherein the substance-bond connection is produced through the use of a hardening fluid and wherein the fluid is held
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Kaiser, Florian Koniger, Frank Eichelmann, Ralf Heiss, Markus Reuter, Jonas Lang
  • Publication number: 20160207353
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wheel bearing unit (1) for supporting a vehicle wheel which can be driven. This wheel bearing unit (1) includes a wheel hub (2) which forms a hollow space (11) and is rotatably supported by a wheel bearing (3) formed as a rolling bearing , wherein the wheel bearing is inserted (3) in a wheel carrier. Furthermore the wheel hub (2) is connected by a hub flange (21) to the vehicle wheel and reciprocally to the hub flange (21) by an end toothing (9) in positive engagement with a drive joint (8). A measurement of a torque or a torsion takes place by a sensor (18) at an inner wall (17) of the hollow space (11) of the wheel hub (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Mock, Christian Schmitt, Florian Koniger
  • Publication number: 20100287758
    Abstract: A method and an assembly device for producing a rotary joint between a drive element and a flange are defined. The drive element and the flange are screwed together by a nut and a bolt of the drive element. The bolt is drawn axially in to a bore in the flange by the rotation of the nut and until the drive element attains a final position in relation to the flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Breitenbach, Florian Königer, Peter Niebling
  • Publication number: 20090003963
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10, 30) which is used to produce a screw connection between a first component (14, 60) and at least one additional component (15, 70), by means of a fixing screw (12) or a fixing groove (50, 55) and a corresponding fixing element (16, 73). Said device (10, 30) comprises a rotationally mounted tool (11, 31), wherein the fixing screw (12) and/or the fixing groove (50, 55) is maintained in a manner that prevents it from rotating and in an axially fixed manner and wherein the head (20) of the fixing screw (12) and/or the fixing groove (50, 55) is maintained at a distance (S) in relation to the first component (14, 60) as long as both components (14, 60; 15, 70) are joined together. According to the invention, at least one energy accumulator (18, 48) is provided between the tool (11, 31) and the first component (14, 60).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Alexander Winker, Florian Koniger, Rainer Breitenbach
  • Publication number: 20070160419
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and assembly device for producing a rotary joint between a drive element and a flange. According to the invention, the drive element and the flange are screwed together at least by means of a first nut and a bolt of the drive element at least until the bolt is drawn axially in to a bore in the flange by the rotation of the first nut and until the drive element attains a final position in relation to the flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KG
    Inventors: Rainer Breitenbach, Florian Koniger, Peter Niebling