Patents by Inventor Florian Rössinger

Florian Rössinger 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: 12209626
    Abstract: The invention relates to a restoring device (1) for restoring a brake pad of a motor vehicle disc brake, and to a motor vehicle disc brake which comprises a restoring device of this type. The restoring device (1) comprises a wear compensation means (2) and a tension arrangement (7) for generating a restoring force, having a bearing region (10) for support on a brake carrier of the motor vehicle disc brake, and a coupling section (8), the bearing region (10) defining a bearing plane (AE) by way of a bearing contact (11) which, when the tension arrangement (7) bears against the brake carrier, comes into contact with the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: ZF ACTIVE SAFETY GMBH
    Inventors: Lukas Madzgalla, Marco Becker, Peter Maeurer, Paul Wecker, Joerg Knieper, Florian Rössinger, Philipp Schwenzer, Guido Zenzen
  • Publication number: 20240376947
    Abstract: An actuator assembly of an electromechanical vehicle brake has a linearly displaceable brake piston, a brake calliper unit having a holder for the brake piston, and a rotation prevention arrangement. The rotation prevention arrangement comprises a ring pushed onto a contact surface on the brake piston and connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the brake piston at an inner circumferential surface. The ring has at least one radially outwardly protruding securing projection, and a groove associated with the securing projection, which runs in the axial direction in the inner circumferential surface of the holder. A method for mounting and dismounting the brake piston is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Marco Becker, Florian Roessinger, Michael Weins, Lukas Madzgalla, Hans Friedrich
  • Publication number: 20240301932
    Abstract: A ball-screw drive (16) for an actuator assembly (10) of a vehicle brake is indicated, comprising a rotatably mounted recirculating ball screw (18) on which a cup-shaped screw nut (20) is mounted. On the circumferential surface of the recirculating ball screw (18), at least one thread (26) is formed, and on the inner surface of the screw nut (20), a corresponding thread (28) is formed, wherein, in the threads (26, 28), a plurality of balls (30) are guided in such a way that a rotation of the recirculating ball screw (18) brings about an axial displacement of the screw nut (20) along an axis of rotation of the recirculating ball screw (18), The screw nut (20) is formed in two parts and has an inner part (36), in which the thread (28) is formed, and an outer part (38), on which the circumferential surface (34) of the screw nut (20) is formed, wherein the outer part (38) has protection against corrosion. Furthermore, an actuator assembly (10) and a method for producing a ball-screw drive (16) are indicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Galus Chelaidite, Marco Becker, Michael Weins, Florian Roessinger, Lukas Madzgalla
  • Publication number: 20240301933
    Abstract: There is set out an actuator subassembly (10) for a vehicle brake, having a linearly displaceable, unilaterally open brake piston (20) which is used to apply a brake liner to a brake rotor, having a brake calliper unit (12), in which a receptacle (22) having a running face (24) for the brake piston (20) is provided, and having a rotation prevention member which has at least one axially extending groove (38) in the running face (24) and at least one rotation prevention element (32) and by means of which the brake piston (20) is guided in the brake calliper unit (12) in a rotationally secure manner when the rotation prevention element (32) is received in the groove (38).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Galus Chelaidite, Marco Becker, Michael Weins, Florian Roessinger, Lukas Madzgalla
  • Publication number: 20240301930
    Abstract: A ball-screw drive for an actuator assembly of a vehicle brake is disclosed, comprising a rotatably mounted recirculating ball screw on which a cup-shaped screw nut is mounted. On a circumferential surface of the recirculating ball screw, at least one thread is formed. On the inner surface of the screw nut, a corresponding thread is formed, wherein, in the threads, a plurality of balls are guided in such a way that a rotation of the recirculating ball screw brings about an axial displacement of the screw nut along an axis of rotation of the recirculating ball screw. The screw nut is formed in two parts and has an inner part, in which the thread is formed, and an outer part, on which the circumferential surface of the screw nut is formed. The outer part has protection against corrosion. Furthermore, an actuator assembly and a method for producing a ball-screw drive are indicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Marco Becker, Michael Weins, Florian Roessinger, Lukas Madzgalla
  • Patent number: 11692602
    Abstract: Brake apparatus for a motor vehicle with a restoring apparatus, comprising a brake support body, a brake lining, a restoring apparatus for the brake lining, and a wear compensation means, the restoring apparatus being connected via the wear compensation means to the brake lining, the restoring apparatus having a lever arm which comprises a spring section, a supporting bearing and a lever bearing, the lever bearing being arranged between the spring section and the supporting bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: ZF Active Safety GmbH
    Inventors: Paul Wecker, Marco Becker, Guido Zenzen, Lukas Madzgalla, Joerg Knieper, Florian Roessinger, Peter Mäurer, Philipp Schwenzer
  • Publication number: 20230160445
    Abstract: The disclosure illustrates and describes a guide element which extends from a first end via a guide portion to a second end. The guide element has a fixing portion arranged at the second end and extending along a first extent direction, which runs transversely with respect to the axial direction, to a free end. The guide element has a connecting portion between the guide portion and the fixing portion. The connecting portion extends along a second extent direction, which runs transversely with respect to the axial direction and transversely with respect to the second extent direction, and extends along the axial direction from a first plane, which runs perpendicular to the axial direction, to a second plane, which runs perpendicular to the axial direction. The fixing portion is spaced apart in an axial direction both from the first plane and from the second plane. The disclosure furthermore relates to a corresponding brake anchor and to a corresponding disk brake system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Guido Zenzen, Marco Becker, Peter Maeurer, Lukas Madzgalla, Jörg Knieper, Florian Roessinger, Philipp Schwenzer
  • Publication number: 20230058671
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a disc brake arrangement comprising, a brake carrier, at least one brake lining, and at least one positioning device. The brake carrier comprises a brake disc shaft, comprising at least one outer face which is a side remote from the brake disc shaft, comprising at least one inner face which is a side facing the brake disc shaft, and comprising guide grooves which run in each case from the outer face to the inner face, the direction thereof defining an actuating direction, and which are formed in each case from two opposing guide surfaces and a support surface connecting the guide surfaces. The at least one brake lining comprises a friction lining and a lining carrier which is displaceably mounted by guide ears in the guide grooves in the actuating direction. The at least one positioning device comprises a guide and comprises a clamping device, the brake lining and the brake carrier being coupled thereby so as to be displaceable relative to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Paul Wecker, Marco Becker, Peter Maeurer, Lukas Madzgalla, Florian Roessinger
  • Publication number: 20230034957
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a brake calliper for a disc brake. The brake calliper comprises a supporting structure, a cover with a pin, and a fixing disc. The supporting structure has a bridge and at least one bridge finger which has a brake lining side, an outer side and a bore which is incorporated into the outer side and which runs from the outer side in the direction of the brake lining side. The cover has a pin protruding into the bore. The fixing disc has a disc edge which has an outer diameter D and which is positively held in the bore and with a disc center which has a through-opening, through which the pin protrudes. The disc center has a clamping region which is bulged relative to the disc edge in the direction of the brake lining side and which fixedly clamps the pin in the through-opening by a clamping edge. The disclosure also relates to such a fixing disc itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Guido Zenzen, Philipp Schwenzer, Marco Becker, Florian Roessinger
  • Publication number: 20220397173
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a brake lining arrangement for a vehicle disc brake, comprising at least one brake lining carrier plate, at least one friction lining, and at least one restoring element. The friction lining is attached to the front surface of the at least one brake lining carrier plate. The at least one restoring element is fastened to the rear surface of the at least one brake lining carrier plate and may be coupled to a brake caliper of the vehicle disc brake. At least one restoring element has at least two spring portions. The at least one restoring element is configured such that the at least two spring portions of the at least one restoring element act on the brake caliper under pretensioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Guido Zenzen, Marco Becker, Peter Maeurer, Lukas Madzgalla, Jörg Knieper, Florian Roessinger, Philipp Schwenzer, Paul Wecker
  • Publication number: 20220397170
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a brake caliper for a disk brake, comprising a support structure having a bridge and at least one bridge finger. The at least one bridge finger has a brake lining side, an outer side, and a bore introduced into the outer side. The bore has a bore wall, a bore groove let into the bore wall. A cover having a pin projects into the bore and a pin groove extending into the pin circumferential surface, A sleeve is arranged between the bore wall and the pin circumferential surface and has a sleeve body The sleeve has a spring arm which is bent outward in the radial direction away from the sleeve body and/or a spring arm which is bent inward in the radial direction away from the sleeve body. The outwardly bent spring arm engages into the bore groove and/or the inwardly bent spring arm engages into the pin groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Marco Becker, Florian Roessinger, Philipp Schwenzer
  • Publication number: 20220397171
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a brake caliper for a disk brake comprising a supporting structure having a bridge and at least one bridge finger. The at least one bridge finger has a brake lining side, an outer side and a bore, that extends into the outer side. The bore has a bore axis and a bore wall. A profiling is recessed into the bore wall. A faceplate having a peg, projects into the bore and has a peg circumferential surface. A sleeve, which has a sleeve body is arranged between the bore wall and the peg circumferential surface. The sleeve has a spring arm, which is bent outwardly in the radial direction away from the sleeve body. The profiling is designed in such a way that the outwardly bent spring arm can latch into the profiling at various points of the profiling in the axial direction of the bore axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Marco Becker, Michael Schog, Guido Zenzen, Florian Roessinger, Guido Klein, Philipp Schwenzer
  • Patent number: 11466739
    Abstract: A brake caliper arrangement includes a housing, a restoring device, a first brake lining arrangement and a second brake lining arrangement. The first brake lining arrangement and the second brake lining arrangement can be moved relative to one another from a respective starting position with a reduction of an initial spacing which exists between them. The restoring device includes first and second restoring elements. The first restoring element may prestress the first brake lining arrangement into its starting position, while the second restoring element may prestress the second brake lining arrangement into its starting position. The first and/or second restoring elements may be supported, on both sides of a central region of the brake lining arrangement, on the associated brake lining arrangement. The first and/or second restoring elements may be twisted elastically at least in sections in order to generate the prestress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: ZF Active Safety GmbH
    Inventors: Guido Zenzen, Marco Becker, Frank Wilhelm Madzgalla, Christian Schroeter, Jörg Knieper, Florian Roessinger, Peter Mäurer
  • Publication number: 20220307561
    Abstract: The invention relates to a restoring device (1) for restoring a brake pad of a motor vehicle disc brake, and to a motor vehicle disc brake which comprises a restoring device of this type. The restoring device (1) comprises a wear compensation means (2) and a tension arrangement (7) for generating a restoring force, having a bearing region (10) for support on a brake carrier of the motor vehicle disc brake, and a coupling section (8), the bearing region (10) defining a bearing plane (AE) by way of a bearing contact (11) which, when the tension arrangement (7) bears against the brake carrier, comes into contact with the latter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Lukas Madzgalla, Marco Becker, Peter Maeurer, Paul Wecker, Joerg Knieper, Florian Rössinger, Philipp Schwenzer, Guido Zenzen
  • Patent number: 11448276
    Abstract: A brake lining restoring device includes at least one clamping limb with at least one first aperture, at least one base limb, and at least one clamping limb. The clamping limb and the one base limb may be connected to one another via at least one spring section. The clamping limb may be moved under elastic deformation relative to the at least one base limb. The brake lining restoring device may include a frictionally locking connection to a holding element which is assigned to the brake lining arrangement can be established via one edge (R) of the first aperture of the clamping limb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: ZF Active Safety GmbH
    Inventors: Guido Zenzen, Marco Becker, Lukas Madzgalla, Peter Mäurer, Philipp Schwenzer, Paul Wecker, Jörg Knieper, Florian Roessinger
  • Publication number: 20210180658
    Abstract: A brake pad arrangement for a disc brake of a vehicle braking system includes at least one brake pad carrier plate and at least one friction lining is attached to the at least one brake pad carrier plate, wherein the brake pad carrier plate has at least one fastening section which is configured for fastening the brake pad restoring device, wherein the fastening section has at least one bearing surface for the brake pad restoring device, wherein the at least one bearing surface extends obliquely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the brake pad carrier plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: ZF Active Safety GmbH
    Inventors: Florian RÖSSINGER, Peter MÄURER
  • Publication number: 20210010554
    Abstract: Brake apparatus for a motor vehicle with a restoring apparatus, comprising a brake support body, a brake lining, a restoring apparatus for the brake lining, and a wear compensation means, the restoring apparatus being connected via the wear compensation means to the brake lining, the restoring apparatus having a lever arm which comprises a spring section, a supporting bearing and a lever bearing, the lever bearing being arranged between the spring section and the supporting bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: ZF Active Safety GmbH
    Inventors: Paul Wecker, Marco Becker, Guido Zenzen, Lukas Madzgalla, Joerg Knieper, Florian Roessinger, Peter Mäurer, Philipp Schwenzer
  • Publication number: 20200332850
    Abstract: A brake lining restoring device includes at least one clamping limb with at least one first aperture, at least one base limb, and at least one clamping limb. The clamping limb and the one base limb may be connected to one another via at least one spring section. The clamping limb may be moved under elastic deformation relative to the at least one base limb. The brake lining restoring device may include a frictionally locking connection to a holding element which is assigned to the brake lining arrangement can be established via one edge (R) of the first aperture of the clamping limb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: ZF Active Safety GmbH
    Inventors: Guido Zenzen, Marco Becker, Lukas Madzgalla, Peter Mäurer, Philipp Schwenzer, Paul Wecker, Jörg Knieper, Florian Roessinger
  • Publication number: 20200182316
    Abstract: A brake caliper arrangement includes a housing, a restoring device, a first brake lining arrangement and a second brake lining arrangement. The first brake lining arrangement and the second brake lining arrangement can be moved relative to one another from a respective starting position with a reduction of an initial spacing which exists between them. The restoring device includes first and second restoring elements. The first restoring element may prestress the first brake lining arrangement into its starting position, while the second restoring element may prestress the second brake lining arrangement into its starting position. The first and/or second restoring elements may be supported, on both sides of a central region of the brake lining arrangement, on the associated brake lining arrangement. The first and/or second restoring elements may be twisted elastically at least in sections in order to generate the prestress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: ZF Active Safety GmbH
    Inventors: Guido Zenzen, Marco Becker, Frank Wilhelm Madzgalla, Christian Schroeter, Jöng Knieper, Florian Roessinger, Peter Mäurer
  • Patent number: 9394954
    Abstract: A disc brake assembly having a guide pin disposed in a bore of an anchor bracket such that a guide pin axis is offset relative to a bore axis whereby there is provided at least one defined point of contact between only a portion of the guide pin and a portion of an inner surface of the bore. The guide pin includes a groove formed therein, the groove defines a groove axis which is offset relative to the guide pin axis, and a resilient member is disposed in the groove which is operative to bias the guide pin in the bore such that the guide pin axis is offset relative to bore axis to provide the at least one defined point of contact between only a portion of the guide pin and a portion of the inner surface of the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignees: Kelsey-Hayes Company, Lucas Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Smith, Kraig Gerber, Eduardo Morais, Marco Becker, Florian Roessinger, Christian Schroeter, Guido ZenZen