Patents by Inventor Frank Beyer

Frank Beyer 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: 11913507
    Abstract: A disc brake for utility vehicles includes a brake disc, a first brake lining on a first side of the brake disc and a second brake lining on a second side of the brake disc opposite the first side. A spreading device is also provided which generates a force that moves the first and the second brake lining away from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: ZF CV Systems Europe BV
    Inventors: Frank Beyer, Jochen Frank, Hans-Christian Jungmann, Marcel Kalmbach, Marcus Keller, Peter Moser, Martin Müller, Vitalij Scherer, Mirko Seip, Markus Stafflinger
  • Publication number: 20210062876
    Abstract: A disc brake for utility vehicles includes a brake disc, a first brake lining on a first side of the brake disc and a second brake lining on a second side of the brake disc opposite the first side. A spreading device is also provided which generates a force that moves the first and the second brake lining away from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Frank Beyer, Jochen Frank, Hans-Christian Jungmann, Marcel Kalmbach, Marcus Keller, Peter Moser, Martin Müller, Vitalij Scherer, Mirko Seip, Markus Stafflinger
  • Patent number: 10837506
    Abstract: A disc brake for utility vehicles includes a brake disc, a first brake lining on a first side of the brake disc and a second brake lining on a second side of the brake disc opposite the first side. A spreading device is also provided which generates a force that moves the first and the second brake lining away from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: WABCO EUROPE BVBA
    Inventors: Frank Beyer, Jochen Frank, Hans-Christian Jungmann, Marcel Kalmbach, Marcus Keller, Peter Moser, Martin Müller, Vitalij Scherer, Mirko Seip, Markus Stafflinger
  • Patent number: 10502273
    Abstract: A pneumatically or electromechanically actuated disk brake includes a brake disk having a preferred direction of rotation in forward travel, a brake carrier extending around the brake disk, a brake caliper extending around the brake disk, a fastening-side brake pad with a friction material, an application device having a pressure-exerting device on one side of the brake disk, and a rim-side brake pad with friction material. A fastening-side line of gravity, in the rest state of the brake, is arranged with a predetermined first offset with respect to a central axis in the direction of the entry side of the brake disk in the preferred direction of rotation. A rim-side line of gravity is arranged either with a predetermined second offset with respect to the central axis, the second offset being unequal to the first offset, or with a third offset with respect to the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: WABCO EUROPE BVBA
    Inventors: Frank Beyer, Hellmut Jaeger, Eugen Kloos
  • Publication number: 20190056000
    Abstract: A disc brake for utility vehicles includes a brake disc, a first brake lining on a first side of the brake disc and a second brake lining on a second side of the brake disc opposite the first side. A spreading device is also provided which generates a force that moves the first and the second brake lining away from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Frank Beyer, Jochen Frank, Hans-Christian Jungmann, Marcel Kalmbach, Marcus Keller, Peter Moser, Martin Müller, Vitalij Scherer, Mirko Seip, Markus Stafflinger
  • Publication number: 20170307032
    Abstract: A pneumatically or electromechanically actuated disk brake includes a brake disk having a preferred direction of rotation in forward travel, a brake carrier extending around the brake disk, a brake caliper extending around the brake disk, a fastening-side brake pad with a friction material, an application device having a pressure-exerting device on one side of the brake disk, and a rim-side brake pad with friction material. A fastening-side line of gravity, in the rest state of the brake, is arranged with a predetermined first offset with respect to a central axis in the direction of the entry side of the brake disk in the preferred direction of rotation. A rim-side line of gravity is arranged either with a predetermined second offset with respect to the central axis, the second offset being unequal to the first offset, or with a third offset with respect to the central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Frank Beyer, Hellmut Jaeger, Eugen Kloos
  • Publication number: 20100044168
    Abstract: The invention relates to a disc brake, in particular for commercial vehicles, comprising a brake disc (2), a brake caliper (1), a pneumatically acting operating cylinder (3) which has an operating device (8), an applying device (5) which has a rotating lever (7) and a camshaft (6) running parallel to a brake disc plane (6) and at least one brake lining (4). On activating the operating cylinder, the operating device presses the brake lining against the brake disc by means of the rotating lever and the camshaft. According to the invention, a frictional damping device (13, 20) is provided outside the force path of application, which influences the resonant behaviour of the brake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: WABCO RADBREMSEN GMBH
    Inventors: Eugen Kloos, Frank Beyer, Andreas Petschke, Andreas Steinmetz, Jürgen Hochlenert, Michael Häussler
  • Patent number: 7623012
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electromagnetic actuator drive (1) for adjusting an actuator drive among at least three positions, comprising a soft magnetic armature (2) which is drive-coupled to the final controlling element and has a plurality of armature faces (5, 6), a plurality of soft magnetic pole elements (7) having a plurality of pole faces (8, 9) on which the armature faces (5, 6) come to rest in two end positions of the armature (2) a restore position (10) which drives the armature (2) by spring force into a horizontal starting position, and a holding device (11) with the help of which the armature (2) can be secured in its end positions by electromagnetic forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Baumbach, Frank Beyer, Alfred Elsässer, Eberhard Kallenbach, Rainer Otto, Wolfgang Schilling, Jan Schmidt, Dietmar Türpe
  • Patent number: 7461725
    Abstract: A disk brake includes a brake disk with a preferred rotational direction, with a first brake pad with a first center of gravity on a first side of the brake disk, a second brake pad with a second center of gravity on a second side of the brake disk, and a caliper for transmitting the braking forces produced by the second brake pad to the first side of the brake disk. The second center of gravity is offset from the first center of gravity by a predetermined distance in the direction toward the side of the brake disk that trails when the disk is rotating in its preferred direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: WABCO Radbremsen GmbH
    Inventors: Eugen Kloos, Frank Beyer
  • Publication number: 20070256900
    Abstract: The invention relates to a disk brake which comprises a brake disk (4), having a preferred running direction (D), a first bake shoe (2), having a first center of gravity (S1) on a first side of the brake disk, a second brake shoe (3), having a second center of gravity (S2) on a second side of the brake disk, and a caliper (1) for transmitting the braking forces produced by the second brake shoe to the first side of the brake disk. A first caliper arm (1.1) is located on the first side of the brake disk, and a second caliper arm (1.2) on the second side of the brake disk. A brake application device (5) has a central axis (N) which is perpendicular to the brake disk and is adapted to force the first brake shoe against the brake disk. The second center of gravity, both in the position of rest and when the brake is actuated, is off-set by a predetermined first path (V) in the direction of a brake disk run-out side corresponding to the preferred running direction of the brake disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2005
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicant: WABCO RADBREMSEN GMBH
    Inventors: Eugen Kloos, Frank Beyer
  • Publication number: 20060279389
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electromagnetic actuator drive (1) for adjusting an actuator drive among at least three positions, comprising a soft magnetic armature (2) which is drive-coupled to the final controlling element and has a plurality of armature faces (5, 6), a plurality of soft magnetic pole elements (7) having a plurality of pole faces (8, 9) on which the armature faces (5, 6) come to rest in two end positions of the armature (2) a restore position (10) which drives the armature (2) by spring force into a horizontal starting position, and a holding device (11) with the help of which the armature (2) can be secured in its end positions by electromagnetic forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Jens Baumbach, Frank Beyer, Alfred Elsasser, Eberhard Kallenbach, Rainer Otto, Wolfgang Schilling, Jan Schmidt, Dietmar Turpe
  • Patent number: 7007921
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high-speed controlling device, suitable for displacing a switching element between two positions with very short switching times. Said device comprises two switchable electromagnets, between which an armature, with a driven coupling to the switching element, is arranged. According to the invention, said armature contacts the first electromagnet in the first position of the switching element and contacts the other electromagnet in the second position of the switching element. In order to obtain particularly short switching times for the switching element, the armature can be firmly secured to a shaft, which is rotatably mounted about its longitudinal axis and to which said switching element is also fixed in an axially offset manner in relation to the armature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: MAHLE Filtersysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Alfred Elsässer, Wolfgang Schilling, Jan Schmidt, Joachim Heinrich, Frank Beyer
  • Publication number: 20040244756
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high-speed controlling device (8), suitable for displacing a switching element (6) between two positions with very short switching times. Said device comprises two switchable electromagnets, between which an armature (19), with a driven coupling to the switching element (6), is arranged. According to the invention, said armature (19) contacts the first electromagnet in the first position of the switching element (6) and contacts the other electromagnet in the second position of the switching element (6). In order to obtain particularly short switching times for the switching element (6), the armature (19) can be firmly secured to a shaft (21), which is rotatably mounted about its longitudinal axis and to which said switching element (6) is also fixed in an axially offset manner in relation to the armature (19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Alfred Elsasser, Wolfgang Schilling, Jan Schmidt, Joachim Heinrich, Frank Beyer
  • Publication number: 20040074710
    Abstract: A disk brake includes a brake disk with a preferred rotational direction, with a first brake pad with a first center of gravity on a first side of the brake disk, a second brake pad with a second center of gravity on a second side of the brake disk, and a caliper for transmitting the braking forces produced by the second brake pad to the first side of the brake disk. The second center of gravity is offset from the first center of gravity by a predetermined distance in the direction toward the side of the brake disk that trails when the disk is rotating in its preferred direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Eugen Kloos, Frank Beyer