Patents by Inventor Frank BEECK

Frank BEECK 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: 9926980
    Abstract: A sealing sleeve for a transmission or a clutch of a motor vehicle for use between two torque transmitting devices, which rotate relative to each other, wherein a shell surface of the sealing sleeve is designed for making contact in a sliding and sealing manner with one or more sealing means; and a flange section, which projects radially from the shell surface, is designed for interpositioning between the two torque transmitting devices, wherein the flange section is formed as a running surface for an axial bearing. An automatic transmission or a clutch with a first torque transmitting device and a second torque transmitting device, between which an inventive sealing sleeve is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Schuebel, Georg von Petery, Frank Beeck, Franz Kurth, Alexander Reimchen
  • Publication number: 20170037906
    Abstract: A sealing sleeve for a transmission or a clutch of a motor vehicle for use between two torque transmitting devices, which rotate relative to each other, wherein a shell surface of the sealing sleeve is designed for making contact in a sliding and sealing manner with one or more sealing means; and a flange section, which projects radially from the shell surface, is designed for interpositioning between the two torque transmitting devices, wherein the flange section is formed as a running surface for an axial bearing. An automatic transmission or a clutch with a first torque transmitting device and a second torque transmitting device, between which an inventive sealing sleeve is inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Rainer Schuebel, Georg von Petery, Frank Beeck, Franz Kurth, Alexander Reimchen
  • Patent number: 9464666
    Abstract: A bushing for the force-fitting connection to a force-fitting partner, with a hollow-cylindrical basic body, with the basic body defining a primary axis, with the basic body comprising at least one coupling section with at least one radially extending penetrating opening for a fluidic communication with a fluid section in the force-fitting partner, and with the wall thickness in the coupling section being greater than the wall thickness in the neighboring section of the basic body abutting the coupling section with the basic body showing a track section, extending in the circumferential direction, for supporting a radial guidance of a bearing partner, and a transmission arrangement comprising the bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Ziegler, Frank Beeck, Frank Schoenstein
  • Patent number: 9353794
    Abstract: A bearing position for a torque converter, wherein a pump impeller is connected to a converter neck, and the pump impeller is rotatably mounted on the bearing position by at least one roller bearing in a housing, wherein the roller bearing comprises an outer rolling raceway, assigned to the converter neck and facing radially outwards, and an inner rolling raceway, assigned to the housing and facing radially inwards, and rollers disposed radially between the rolling raceways, wherein the bearing position comprises at least one radially elastically designed section of a sleeve of the roller bearing, where the sleeve is provided with the inner rolling raceway, wherein the section, enclosing an elastic convex raceway curvature, is resiliently prestressed in the radial direction against at least a first roller of the rollers, the first roller supported on the outer rolling raceway, and supported in the opposite radial direction on the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Pabst, Frank Beeck
  • Patent number: 9212697
    Abstract: A ring element, particularly a thrust bearing race ring, which has a peripheral wall, through which a radial load exerting an interference fit occurs. The peripheral wall is configured such that it forms zones with a large overlap and zones with a reduced overlap that succeed each other in a peripheral direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Pabst, Andreas Ziegler, Frank Beeck
  • Publication number: 20150260228
    Abstract: A bushing 4 for the force-fitting connection to a force-fitting partner 2, with a hollow-cylindrical basic body 14, with the basic body 14 defining a primary axis H, with the basic body 14 comprising at least one coupling section 15a, b, c with at least one radially extending penetrating opening 12a4 for a fluidic communication with a fluid section 10a, b; 11a, b in the force-fitting partner, and with the wall thickness in the coupling section 15a, b, c being greater than the wall thickness in the neighboring section 16a, b, c of the basic body 14 abutting the coupling section 15a, b, c, with the basic body 14 showing a track section 18, extending in the circumferential direction, for supporting a radial guidance of a bearing partner 3, and a transmission arrangement (1) comprising the bushing (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Ziegler, Frank Beeck, Frank Schoenstein
  • Publication number: 20150055908
    Abstract: A bearing position for a torque converter, wherein a pump impeller is connected to a converter neck, and the pump impeller is rotatably mounted on the bearing position by at least one roller bearing in a housing, wherein the roller bearing comprises an outer rolling raceway, assigned to the converter neck and facing radially outwards, and an inner rolling raceway, assigned to the housing and facing radially inwards, and rollers disposed radially between the rolling raceways, wherein the bearing position comprises at least one radially elastically designed section of a sleeve of the roller bearing, where the sleeve is provided with the inner rolling raceway, wherein the section, enclosing an elastic convex raceway curvature, is resiliently prestressed in the radial direction against at least a first roller of the rollers, the first roller supported on the outer rolling raceway, and supported in the opposite radial direction on the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Alexander Pabst, Frank Beeck
  • Patent number: 8753244
    Abstract: A bearing pin for a planetary transmission, which has a cylindrical base body with a radial bore formed in one axial end of the base body. A locking element is mounted with a salient radial portion in the radial bore and serves as an anti-rotation feature of the base body. The bearing pin creates a possibility of reliable fixing of a bearing pin in a planetary transmission with a low-complexity manufacturing procedure. Also, a carrier arrangement for a planetary transmission, which includes such a bearing pin is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Pabst, Andreas Ziegler, Frank Beeck
  • Patent number: 8696214
    Abstract: A raceway bushing which has a substantially cylindrical peripheral wall that forms a bushing inner surface and a bushing outer surface, a bottom wall which extends from the peripheral wall and has an inner bottom surface and an outer bottom surface, and a bottom opening configured in the bottom wall. The bottom opening is bordered by an annular collar that rises axially beyond the inner bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Ziegler, Alexander Pabst, Frank Beeck, Dieter Hauck
  • Patent number: 8590104
    Abstract: The invention concerns an interference fit comprising a carrier and at least one stepped bushing seated with an interference fit on the carrier. The stepped bushing is made by shaping a sheet metal and is characterized by a special wall thickness configuration. Through this wall thickness configuration, it becomes possible to assure that the stepped bushing conforms to close shape tolerances in the pressed-in state in regions of functional relevance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Ziegler, Alexander Pabst, Frank Beeck
  • Publication number: 20130067684
    Abstract: A raceway bushing which has a substantially cylindrical peripheral wall that forms a bushing inner surface and a bushing outer surface, a bottom wall which extends from the peripheral wall and has an inner bottom surface and an outer bottom surface, and a bottom opening configured in the bottom wall. The bottom opening is bordered by an annular collar that rises axially beyond the inner bottom surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Andreas ZIEGLER, Alexander PABST, Frank BEECK, Dieter HAUCK
  • Publication number: 20120270696
    Abstract: A bearing pin for a planetary transmission, which has a cylindrical base body with a radial bore formed in one axial end of the base body. A locking element is mounted with a salient radial portion in the radial bore and serves as an anti-rotation feature of the base body. The bearing pin creates a possibility of reliable fixing of a bearing pin in a planetary transmission with a low-complexity manufacturing procedure. Also, a carrier arrangement for a planetary transmission, which includes such a bearing pin is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Alexander PABST, Andreas ZIEGLER, Frank BEECK
  • Publication number: 20120269477
    Abstract: A ring element, particularly a thrust bearing race ring, which has a peripheral wall, through which a radial load exerting an interference fit occurs. The peripheral wall is configured such that it forms zones with a large overlap and zones with a reduced overlap that succeed each other in a peripheral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Alexander PABST, Andreas ZIEGLER, Frank BEECK
  • Publication number: 20120246867
    Abstract: The invention concerns an interference fit comprising a carrier and at least one stepped bushing seated with an interference fit on the carrier. The stepped bushing is made by shaping a sheet metal and is characterized by a special wall thickness configuration. Through this wall thickness configuration, it becomes possible to assure that the stepped bushing conforms to close shape tolerances in the pressed-in state in regions of functional relevance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Andreas ZIEGLER, Alexander PABST, Frank BEECK