Patents by Inventor Heinz Schaefer

Heinz Schaefer 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: 9249832
    Abstract: A ring-shaped metal rolling bearing cage, which has cage pockets for receiving rolling elements. The cage is formed by a first and a second cage segment. Adjoining ends of the cage segments are connected to one another by suitable connection assemblies. At least one of the assemblies permits a change of the cage diameter when the cage temperature changes. The suitable assembly, on one side, is configured as a joint mechanism and, on another side, as a locking mechanism, and at least one of the assemblies has a lash. A rolling bearing cage configured with the joint mechanism and the locking mechanism can be mounted with low time expenditure in a simple and reliable manner over a shaft, particularly in the case of an idler pinion mourning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Peter Friedrich, Michael Krueger, Steffen Saebsch, Heinz Schaefers, Matthias Fick, Manfred Winkler, Johannes Enders
  • Patent number: 9133881
    Abstract: A radial roller bearing assembly, in particular for a needle bush (1), which substantially comprises a thin-walled outer ring (4), which can be inserted into a bore (2) or a housing (3), having two ribs (5, 6) directed radially inward, and a needle cage assembly (7) that is held in the outer ring (4) by said ribs (5, 6). According to the invention, the needle cage assembly (7) is formed by a needle cage (8) and a plurality of bearing needles (9) guided therein in the circumferential direction at regular distances, which roll on the inner shell surface (10) of the outer ring (4) and on the outer shell surface (11) of a shaft (12) to be borne or a separate inner ring. Furthermore, at least two seals (15, 16) are arranged axially next to the side surfaces (13, 14) of the needle cage (8) which protect the needle bush (1) from contamination from the outside and from the loss of lubricant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heinz Schaefers, Johannes Enders
  • Patent number: 8790020
    Abstract: A rolling bearing cage, which has two annular elements and cage crossbars connecting the annular elements to each other so as to form pockets for receiving rolling elements arranged between every two adjacent cage crossbars and the annular elements. The cage crossbars have an elastic configuration. Also, a rolling bearing is disclosed that has a rolling bearing cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Peter Friedrich, Michael Krueger, Steffen Saebsch, Heinz Schaefers, Matthias Fick, Manfred Winkler, Johannes Enders
  • Patent number: 8764306
    Abstract: A multi-row rolling bearing, which has a cage for rows of rolling elements that is detachably connected to a respective adjoining cage. For assembly and safety of assembly, the detachable connection between the cages is at least one predetermined breaking point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Peter Friedrich, Michael Krueger, Steffen Saebsch, Heinz Schaefers, Matthias Fick, Manfred Winkler, Johannes Enders
  • Publication number: 20140177992
    Abstract: A radial roller bearing assembly, in particular for a needle bush (1), which substantially comprises a thin-walled outer ring (4), which can be inserted into a bore (2) or a housing (3), having two ribs (5, 6) directed radially inward, and a needle cage assembly (7) that is held in the outer ring (4) by said ribs (5, 6). According to the invention, the needle cage assembly (7) is formed by a needle cage (8) and a plurality of bearing needles (9) guided therein in the circumferential direction at regular distances, which roll on the inner shell surface (10) of the outer ring (4) and on the outer shell surface (11) of a shaft (12) to be borne or a separate inner ring. Furthermore, at least two seals (15, 16) are arranged axially next to the side surfaces (13, 14) of the needle cage (8) which protect the needle bush (1) from contamination from the outside and from the loss of lubricant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heinz Schaefers, Johannes Enders
  • Patent number: 8573851
    Abstract: A needle roller bearing, which has a rimless inner ring or a rimless inner ring bushing and a plurality of rolling elements that are arranged and rotatable in the cage. For coherence of the needle roller bearing after manufacturing and for mounting in an installation space, the cage has, at least on one front end, a radially inward pointing retaining device and the inner ring or the inner ring bushing has a retaining element on its outer periphery that cooperates with the retaining device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Peter Friedrich, Michael Krueger, Reinhart Malik, Steffen Saebsch, Heinz Schaefers, Matthias Fick, Manfred Winkler, Johannes Enders
  • Patent number: 7632038
    Abstract: A road finisher F for producing a continuous sprayed carpet T of a bonding agent on a planum has a spraying system S on a vehicle having at least two spraying facilities 11, 11?, 14, 14? which are located offset to each other in the and laterally to the traveling motion direction R and a control device which operates the spraying facilities using a method such that during a traveling motion of the vehicle a sprayed carpet T is produced with front and rear boundaries V, H which are continuous over the width of the sprayed carpet and which are parallel to a respective reference line L which is placed on the planum in front of the spraying facility which is the frontmost in traveling motion direction. The sprayed carpet T is produced such that each spraying facility 11, 11?, 14, 14? first is activated or deactivated depending on the traveling motion with a predetermined distance from the or when reaching the respective reference line L.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Joseph Voegele AG
    Inventors: Martin Buschmann, Karl-Heinz Schaefer, Arthur Braun, Guenter Zegowitz
  • Publication number: 20080124173
    Abstract: A road finisher F for producing a continuous sprayed carpet T of a bonding agent on a planum has a spraying system S on a vehicle having at least two spraying facilities 11, 11?, 14, 14? which are located offset to each other in the and laterally to the traveling motion direction R and a control device which operates the spraying facilities using a method such that during a traveling motion of the vehicle a sprayed carpet T is produced with front and rear boundaries V, H which are continuous over the width of the sprayed carpet and which are parallel to a respective reference line L which is placed on the planum in front of the spraying facility which is the frontmost in traveling motion direction. The sprayed carpet T is produced such that each spraying facility 11, 11?, 14, 14? first is activated or deactivated depending on the traveling motion with a predetermined distance from the or when reaching the respective reference line L.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: Joseph Voegele AG
    Inventors: Martin Buschmann, Karl-Heinz Schaefer, Arthur Braun, Guenter Zegowitz
  • Patent number: 6320274
    Abstract: In order to reduce the battery load, a second elevated onboard electrical system voltage is provided at least for high-current consuming components. The voltage is derived from the battery voltage via a step-up switching regulator (SUSR) or is supplied by a starter-generator (SG) via a converter (CONV) in the generator mode of the starter-generator, which is coupled with an internal combustion engine (ICE) of the vehicle. The step-up switching regulator is used for battery supply of a start capacitor (CAP) and the converter is used for triggering of the starter-generator to start the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Siemens AG
    Inventors: Thomas Goetze, Hans-Peter Johanning, Heinz Schaefer
  • Patent number: 5743146
    Abstract: The locking device for locking of two relative to each other longitudinally moveable elements comprises an electromagnet including a magnetic yoke, an operating winding and a magnet armature. The operating winding and magnetic yoke are positionally fixed on the first element, while the magnet armature is fixed on the second element in respect to the longitudinal movement direction X. The magnet armature presses with one of its walls via a spring device against an opposing wall of the magnetic yoke. The walls of the magnet armature and magnetic yoke which lie opposed to each other are provided with an at least approximately form fitting register contour, so that magnet armature and magnetic yoke can be held in a locked position with respect to each other. For locking, the electromagnet is activated in the register position. Upon application of a predetermined amount of force in the longitudinal direction upon the first or second element the locking position can be release or disengaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: Binder Magnete GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Oesterle, Heinz Schaefer, Wolfgang Blaffert