Patents by Inventor Franz-Josef Joachim

Franz-Josef Joachim 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: 8057351
    Abstract: A planetary gear device having two sun gears with different diameters that engage with double planet gears having a first gear teeth area, which interacts with the fist sun gear, and a second gear teeth area, which interacts with the second sun gear. The double planet gears are continuous helical gear wheels. The crown circle diameters of the gear teeth areas of the double planet gears and the crown circle diameters of the sun gears are adapted such that the pitch circle diameters between the double planet gears and the sun gears are arranged in the center between the crown circle diameters and the effective root diameters of the gear teeth areas of the double planet gears and the sun gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Franz-Josef Joachim, Karl Benkler, Klemens Humm, Klaus-Peter Brenner
  • Publication number: 20080280725
    Abstract: A planetary gear device having two sun gears with different diameters that engage with double planet gears having a first gear teeth area, which interacts with the fist sun gear, and a second gear teeth area, which interacts with the second sun gear. The double planet gears are continuous helical gear wheels. The crown circle diameters of the gear teeth areas of the double planet gears and the crown circle diameters of the sun gears are adapted such that the pitch circle diameters between the double planet gears and the sun gears are arranged in the center between the crown circle diameters and the effective root diameters of the gear teeth areas of the double planet gears and the sun gears.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Franz-Josef Joachim, Karl Benkler, Klemens Humm, Klaus-Peter Brenner
  • Patent number: 7305901
    Abstract: A rack-and-pinion steering system, in particular for a motor vehicle, has a steering housing and a pinion which is inserted into the steering housing If. A rack whose toothing engages with the pinion is mounted so as to be axially displaceable in the steering housing. The rack-and-pinion steering system has a circulation lubrication system with lubricating oil, an arrangement for conveying lubricating oil from a lubricating-oil reservoir conveying lubricating oil to the toothing engagement location between the rack and the pinion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: ZF Lenksysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Franz-Josef Joachim, Jens-Uwe Hafermalz, Rainer Schaenzel, Karl Benkler, Hartmut Specht, Hermann Ocker
  • Publication number: 20050034916
    Abstract: A rack-and-pinion steering system 1, in particular for a motor vehicle, has a steering housing 2 and a pinion 3which is inserted into the steering housing 2. A rack 4 whose toothing 5 engages with the pinion 3 is mounted so as to be axially displaceable in the steering housing 2. The rack-and-pinion steering system 1 has a circulation lubrication system with lubricating oil 8, means 7 for conveying lubricating oil 8 from a lubricating-oil reservoir 6 conveying lubricating oil 8 to the toothing engagement location 9 between the rack 4 and the pinion 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Franz-Josef Joachim, Jens-Uwe Hafermalz, Rainer Schaenzel, Karl Benkler, Harmut Specht, Hermann Ocker