Patents by Inventor Frank Stübner

Frank Stübner 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: 7621360
    Abstract: A drive unit for a floor trolley, with at least one steered wheel (1), which is attached to a vehicle chassis (3) so that it can swivel about an essentially vertical swivel axis (2), a drive motor (4) with a drive shaft (5) being arranged coaxially with the swivel axis (2). The motor is in driving connection with the at least one wheel (1) via a gear system (10). The drive motor (4) and the gear system (10) are mounted in a common housing (16), consisting essentially of two separate housing portions, namely, a lower and an upper housing (portion 16a, 16b), that can be joined together by a fastening mechanism (18), and is mounted to rotate on the chassis (3) via at least one roller bearing (19). A drive unit is provided that at least one of the two housing portions (16a, 16b) is associated with a drawbar connection (20) formed integrally therewith by way of the housing (16) being swiveled relative to the chassis (3) about the swivel axis (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Frank Stübner, Dirk Bald
  • Patent number: 7404676
    Abstract: An axial securing system for the wheel bearing of a pole-guided vehicle is described, in which the wheel bearing is positioned in line with the pole pivot point (1) and centrally with respect to the wheel area, the system comprising at least two clip-rings (3) seated in grooves (7), and the parts of the housing (4, 5) that form a gap (6) over the clip-rings (3) are extended in the direction of the clip-rings (3) so that the gap (6) above the clip-rings (3) is smaller than the grooves (7) in which the clip-rings (3) are seated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Frank Stübner
  • Patent number: 7245052
    Abstract: A wheel hub drive for a running wheel (10) is described. The drive having a transmission (7), a motor (8) and a brake (11), such that the enveloping circle (9) of the wheel hub drive is determined by the running wheel and the transmission (7), motor (8) and brake are located within a circle whose radius is determined by the running wheel (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Frank Stübner