Patents by Inventor Herbert Grolig

Herbert Grolig 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: 4796486
    Abstract: A gear mechanism for a full-track vehicle has a carrier-like housing (1) in which and on which are only fastened and positionally fixed in respect to each other prefabricated and examined subassemblies (2 to 11), while the functional--operative fluid and electric--connections between the subassemblies (2 to 11) result via flexible connections which compensate for deformations caused by heat and load and deviations caused by tolerance. The fastening of the subassemblies (3, 4, 5, 8) by bearing, centering and fastening elements (12) makes possible, if there is a good positional fixing, a great simplification. The functional connection of the subassemblies (2 to 11) also leads directly, together with the reduction of the coupling points, to a simplification of the gear housing (1) and to a reduction in the cost of machining and control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1989
    Assignee: Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Binger, Hans J. Eickhoff, Paul Maier, Anton Engstler, Herbert Grolig