Patents by Inventor Günther Zimmer

Günther Zimmer 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: 8287218
    Abstract: In a cement anchor for use in connection with lightweight construction panels, wherein the anchor comprises a cylindrical body with at least one piston forming with the cylindrical body a displacement area in which a meltable cement is disposed together with a heatable melt body, the melt body is heated just before the anchor is inserted into a bore in the panel so that the cement is liquefied and, upon compression of the anchor, is displaced from the displacement area into the space around the anchor, so that, upon solidification of the cement, the anchor is firmly connected to the lightweight construction panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Inventors: Günther Zimmer, Martin Zimmer
  • Patent number: 8250828
    Abstract: In an anchor for use in a lightweight construction panel including a support core provided at opposite sides with upper and lower cover plates, wherein the anchor comprises a cylindrical body having a bottom and including a cement containment and a displacement body for moving, upon insertion of the displacement body, engagement elements of the cylindrical body outwardly and causing the cement to be released from the containment and be directed via passages provided by the anchor into areas next to the top and bottom plates of the lightweight construction panel, where the cement solidifies for firmly connecting the anchor to the lightweight construction panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Inventors: Günther Zimmer, Martin Zimmer, Rüdiger Walz
  • Patent number: 8251625
    Abstract: In a cement anchor for use in lightweight construction panels which anchor comprises a cylindrical body and at least one piston body and which includes a sealed cylinder interior filled with a flowable cement, the cylindrical body has at opposite ends at least one discharge opening which is closed but can be opened by a pressure-controlled valve structure for discharging the cement to the ambient area when installed in the lightweight construction panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Inventors: Günther Zimmer, Martin Zimmer
  • Patent number: 8235478
    Abstract: In an acceleration device including a carrier element movably disposed in a housing together with a first energy store which is connected to the carrier element for moving the carrier element from a locked parking position to an end position while its energy is being discharged, a second energy store, which is charged with an initial energy amount when the carrier element is in the parking position, is associated with a guide element and is discharged upon release of the carrier element from the parking position while the carrier element is moved to an end position opposite the parking position. The second energy store, while being discharged to a residual energy amount, controls, by means of the guide element, the energy change rate of the first energy store at least in a part of its discharge time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Inventors: Günther Zimmer, Martin Zimmer
  • Publication number: 20120180262
    Abstract: In an arrangement for damping and/or retarding a movable part, including a housing with a pressure member slidably supported in the housing and a cylinder piston unit arranged in the pressure member and in the housing wherein the housing includes a mounting flange with a support surface provided with at least two throughbores, the mounting flange has at least two spaced guide surfaces which are oriented at least approximately normal to the support surface, the guide surfaces delimiting an adapter area at several sides thereof. The damping arrangement can be used and installed rapidly and accurately to various types of hinges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Günther Zimmer, Martin Zimmer
  • Publication number: 20120180261
    Abstract: In an arrangement for damping and retarding a movable part including a housing with a pressure member guided in the housing and a cylinder-piston unit arranged in the housing and in the pressure member. An anchoring piece is adjustably disposed in the housing and engages the pressure member in which the cylinder piston unit is arranged. The anchoring piece is connectable to the housing in at least two different positions in a form-, force- and/or material locking manner for adaptation to different installation conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Günther Zimmer, Martin Zimmer
  • Patent number: 8186489
    Abstract: In a pull arrangement including a housing with a guide structure movably supporting a carrier element which has a park position at one end of the guide structure and a rest position at the other end and a reversing structure is provided at the other end of the guide structure and a tension spring extending around the reversing structure is connected with one end to the carrier element and the opposite end to the housing for moving the carrier element to the end position, the tension spring comprises an area of high spring stiffness where it extends around the reversing structure and an area of low spring stiffness where the spring is connected to the housing away from the reversing structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Inventors: Günther Zimmer, Martin Zimmer
  • Patent number: 8171697
    Abstract: In an anchor for use in a lightweight construction panel having upper and lower cover plates with a support core disposed therebetween, which anchor comprises a cylinder body including a cement container with rupture areas and having engagement elements which, upon insertion of a displacement body into the cylinder body, spread the engagement elements outwardly below the upper cover plate and push liquid cement out of the cement container into the areas of the upper and the lower cover plates, the displacement body is coupled to the cylinder body for rotation therewith and the cylinder body has a bottom with broaching elements for cleaning the contact area of the lower bottom plate in front of the anchor upon rotation of the displacement body during anchor installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Inventors: Günther Zimmer, Martin Zimmer
  • Patent number: 8136640
    Abstract: In a brake- and/or clamping arrangement for a shaft supported in a device housing and comprising a braking disc mounted on the shaft rigidly for rotation therewith and a clamping ring supported in the device housing, the braking disc has a friction area comprising two truncated cone-shaped friction surfaces with at least one brake cone arranged in the device housing and one arranged on an activating member. One brake cone abuts during braking or clamping the brake disc whereas the other brake cone abuts a clamping ring, which is disposed between contact areas of the brake cones, the clamping ring in contact with the brake disc and a brake cone being mounted to the apparatus housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Inventors: Günther Zimmer, Martin Zimmer
  • Publication number: 20120031713
    Abstract: In a frictional engagement arrangement for a carriage supported on, and guided by, at least one guide track and provided with a friction engagement mechanism actuated by a slide wedge drive which includes a pressure member which is engageable with the guide track, the slide wedge drive includes an operating mechanism which is arranged in a multistep through bore extending in parallel with the longitudinal extent of the guide track with the pressure member and a slide wedge cage movably disposed in a bore extending normal to the multi-step through bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Günther Zimmer, Martin Zimmer
  • Patent number: 8046964
    Abstract: In an anchor for the attachment to construction panels including two cover plates and an intermediate support core layer wherein the anchor comprises an expansion body and a wedge body which inserted into the expansion body and includes an opening for screwing or pounding in a mounting means, the installed anchor is disposed in an opening of the panel which extends through the first cover plate and the intermediate support core plate. The expansion body has locking zones and engagement elements which are spreadable by wedge elements. With the anchor installed, a wedging zone spreads out the engagement elements of the expansion body behind the cover plate and the locking zones are interlocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Inventors: Günther Zimmer, Martin Zimmer
  • Publication number: 20110232223
    Abstract: In an anchor for use in a lightweight construction panel having upper and lower cover plates with a support core disposed therebetween, which anchor comprises a cylinder body including a cement container with rupture areas and having engagement elements which, upon insertion of a displacement body into the cylinder body, spread the engagement elements outwardly below the upper cover plate and push liquid cement out of the cement container into the areas of the upper and the lower cover plates, the displacement body is coupled to the cylinder body for rotation therewith and the cylinder body has a bottom with broaching elements for cleaning the contact area of the lower bottom plate in front of the anchor upon rotation of the displacement body during anchor installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Günther Zimmer, Martin Zimmer
  • Publication number: 20110232224
    Abstract: In an anchor for use in a construction panel which includes upper and lower cover plates, wherein the anchor includes a cylinder body, a displacement body and a cement container provided with desired rupture locations and installed in the cylinder body and the cylinder body is provided with engagement elements for extending behind the upper cover plate, the cement container includes at least two chambers separated by an intermediate wall and is provided with an upper and a lower opening each closed by a thin-walled rupturable foil, with the intermediate wall being also rupturable by the displacement member upon movement thereof into the cylinder body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Günther Zimmer, Martin Zimmer, Rüdiger Walz
  • Publication number: 20110154817
    Abstract: In an operating mechanism for a movable furniture part with a drive arrangement including a shape memory element, wherein the drive arrangement is fixed to one furniture part and comprises a drive element and which abuts another furniture part for moving the other furniture part, the drive element includes a shape memory element which is heatable to change its shape for operating the drive arrangement directly or for charging a spring store storing the energy for operating the drive arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Günther Zimmer, Martin Zimmer
  • Publication number: 20110138801
    Abstract: In an operating mechanism for a moving a furniture part via a drive arrangement including a shape memory element, the shape memory element is connected between a stationary support point and a part to be moved via a force- or form-locking coupling structure having a limited holding force to prevent over-stressing the shape memory element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Günther Zimmer, Martin Zimmer
  • Publication number: 20110083397
    Abstract: In an anchor for the attachment to flat building components including two cover plates and an intermediate support core layer wherein the anchor comprises an expansion body and a wedge body which is inserted into the expansion body and includes an opening for inserting a mounting means, the installed anchor is disposed in an opening of the component which extends through the cover plates and the intermediate support core plate. The expansion body has spreadable engagement elements, wherein, with the anchor installed, a cylinder zone is in contact with the bore wall of the first cover plate, and a wedging zone spreads out engagement elements behind the first cover plate. A part of the anchor is additionally disposed in the second cover plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Günther Zimmer, Martin Zimmer
  • Publication number: 20110085870
    Abstract: In a tool pivot unit with a pivot head which is disposed in a housing and in which a drivable tool holder is supported so as to be rotatable by at least 100 degrees about a pivot axis which extends transverse to the movement direction of the machine tool carriage, the pivot head is movable with respect to the housing by means of a drive, which converts a linear movement into a pivot head rotation. The drive includes a linear carriage, which for inducing the movement, the linear carriage contacts at least one stop, while the housing is moved relative to this stop by the machine tool carriage and the machine tool table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Günther Zimmer, Martin Zimmer
  • Publication number: 20110080080
    Abstract: In an acceleration device including a carrier element movably disposed in a housing together with a first energy store which is connected to the carrier element for moving the carrier element from a locked parking position to an end position while its energy is being discharged, a second energy store, which is charged with an initial energy amount when the carrier element is in the parking position, is associated with a guide element and is discharged upon release of the carrier element from the parking position while the carrier element is moved to an end position opposite the parking position. The second energy store, while being discharged to a residual energy amount, controls, by means of the guide element, the energy change rate of the first energy store at least in a part of its discharge time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Günther Zimmer, Martin Zimmer
  • Publication number: 20110027037
    Abstract: In an anchor for use in a lightweight construction panel including a support core provided at opposite sides with upper and lower cover plates, wherein the anchor comprises a cylindrical body having a bottom and including a cement containment and a displacement body for moving, upon insertion of the displacement body, engagement elements of the cylindrical body outwardly and causing the cement to be released from the containment and be directed via passages provided by the anchor into areas next to the top and bottom plates of the lightweight construction panel, where the cement solidifies for firmly connecting the anchor to the lightweight construction panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Günther Zimmer, Martin Zimmer, Rüdiger Walz
  • Publication number: 20110023370
    Abstract: In an acceleration and deceleration device which includes at least one energy storage device and a cylinder with at least one piston movably disposed in the cylinder and moved therein by a carrier element and a sliding door including a slidable door panel provided with an acceleration and deceleration device, a second carrier element is provided guiding either the first piston or the second piston for movement in the cylinder so as to control the movement of pistons and of the sliding door neat its end positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Günther Zimmer, Martin Zimmer