Patents by Inventor Fuhrer Gerd

Fuhrer Gerd 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: 4811825
    Abstract: Dog clutch with locking synchronization for gear shifts, wherein a synchronizer body (1) and a gear (2) turning with a different rotational speed are coupled together form-lockingly with the aid of an axially displaceable, annularly shaped sliding sleeve (3) when synchronized, whereby an inner toothing (31) of the sliding sleeve (3) engages in one respective external toothing (11, 12) of the synchronizer body (1) and the gear (2) with a locking pin and or plunger (4) located between the synchronizer body (1) and the sliding sleeve (3), which in the uncoupled stage engage in a recess (32) on the inside of the sliding sleeve (3) and have axially displaceable compression surfaces (41) which cooperate with the compression surfaces (51) on the synchro ring (5, 6) arranged between synchronizer body (1) and the gear (2), whereby at least two synchro rings (5, 50; 6, 60) are mutually connected via entrainment devices (52, 520; 62, 620) and are in entrainment connection with the synchronizer body (1) in both circumfer
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1989
    Assignee: Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Klaus Christian, Fuhrer Gerd