Patents by Inventor Gerhard Eichner

Gerhard Eichner 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).

  • Finger lever of a valve train of an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 7533642
    Abstract: The invention concerns a finger lever (1) of a valve train of an internal combustion engine, said finger lever comprising two side walls (3, 4) connected through a transverse portion (2). The finger lever (1) further comprises on one end (6) of an underside (5) of the transverse portion (2), a complementary cavity (7) for a head of a support element and additionally comprises on this one end (6), a reception (8) for a coupling element (8a) for optionally coupling the finger lever (1) to a further lever (9) for achieving different cam lifts. According to the invention, the two portions (7, 8) are made in the form of a single assembled unit as a separate component. This is advantageous from the manufacturing point of view particularly if the levers (1, 9) are made of sheet metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: INA-Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Markus Proschko, Peter Spitzer, Gerhard Eichner
  • Valve lever of a valve train of an internal combustion engine
    Publication number: 20060260579
    Abstract: The invention concerns a finger lever (1) of a valve train of an internal combustion engine, said finger lever comprising two side walls (3, 4) connected through a transverse portion (2). The finger lever (1) further comprises on one end (6) of an underside (5) of the transverse portion (2), a complementary cavity (7) for a head of a support element and additionally comprises on this one end (6), a reception (8) for a coupling element (8a) for optionally coupling the finger lever (1) to a further lever (9) for achieving different cam lifts. According to the invention, the two portions (7, 8) are made in the form of a single assembled unit as a separate component. This is advantageous from the manufacturing point of view particularly if the levers (1, 9) are made of sheet metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Markus Proschko, Peter Spitzer, Gerhard Eichner