Patents by Inventor Gerhard Fahnle

Gerhard Fahnle 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: 5452646
    Abstract: A radial hydrostatic motor (radial piston machine) has a cylinder spider rotationally fixed and secured against axial displacement on a shaft and having a plurality of radial bores with pistons and sliding blocks that slide on the inner face of a hub ring or bushing. The bores communicate through control slots with high/low pressure delivery channels that open laterally into the cylinder spider in order to control the hydraulic media flow rate. Two mutually spaced rotors have bores with intercommunicating opposite control slots. Between both rotors is provided a housing intermediate partition having control disks opposite to the rotors and provided with channels which correspond to the control slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1995
    Assignee: J. M. Voith GmbH
    Inventor: Gerhard Fahnle
  • Patent number: 5394787
    Abstract: A hydrostatic displacement machine has in a revolving cylinder block several displacement elements movable in a guideway and having a radial position during the rotation of the cylinder block determined by a nonrotating displacement ring. The displacement elements, viewed axially, are retained on the displacement ring by two retaining rings. The retaining rings feature relative to the displacement ring a radial seal. The axial seal of the retaining rings is effected in standstill, relative to the housing or housing lid, by way of spring elements, and during the pumping operation, by a contact force which is indirectly dependent on the operating pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: J. M. Voith GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Fahnle, Gunther Nagel
  • Patent number: 5374165
    Abstract: A pump with axial thrust compensation having an external housing, a main shaft within the housing to which are axially fixed two spaced apart rotors. The main shaft supports the rotors apart at respective collars against which the rotors are clamped. Each rotor including a series of radially displaceable elements within respective bores. The stroke rings for the rotors are rigidly attached to each other by a respective bearing shaft. A respective stroke ring around each rotor for moving the displaceable elements into and out of the bores. A respective control slot into each of the bores in the rotor and the control slots of each rotor extending laterally toward the other rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1994
    Assignee: J. M. Voith GmbH
    Inventor: Gerhard Fahnle