Patents by Inventor Horst Masuch

Horst Masuch 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).

  • Publication number: 20160003298
    Abstract: A cage section (36), particularly for a meander-shaped cage (12) of a rolling contact bearing (14, 15), including at least one cage part (10, 11, 11?) made of a Z-shaped bent sheet-metal strip (16, 17) with a first arm (20), a connecting part (18) and a second arm (22), wherein the first arm (20) and the second arm (22) are bent substantially perpendicularly to the sheet metal plane (23). The invention further relates to a method for producing a cage portion (36), particularly for a meander-shaped cage (12) of a rolling contact bearing (14, 15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Horst Masuch, Hermann Geyer, Michael Bernutz
  • Publication number: 20150377291
    Abstract: A cage part (1, 20, 40) for a rolling bearing cage (30), having a connecting part (3) extending in a longitudinal direction (Z), at the ends of which a first supporting arm (4) and a second supporting arm (5) are arranged, each of which extends beyond the connecting part (3) on both sides in a first transverse direction (X) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (Z). The supporting arms (4, 5) each include two half arms (7, 8, 9, 10) angled in the opposite direction to one another away from the web (3) and which are offset with respect to one another in a second transverse direction (Y) perpendicular to the first transverse direction (X) and the longitudinal direction (Z).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Horst Masuch, Hermann Geyer, Roland Eichler, Florian Vogelgesang, Sabine Plischki, Manuel Rettinger, Manfred Jansen, Christian Seubert, Christoph Meder, Lorenz Bell
  • Patent number: 9080602
    Abstract: A bearing device having a bearing which rotatably supports a shaft, and a safety bearing (1) which receives the shaft in the event of a failure of the bearing. The aim of extending the service life of the safety bearing in the bearing device described above is achieved according to the invention in that a bearing race (2) of the safety bearing (1) facing the shaft comprises a lateral surface (3) having a convex contour (4) facing toward the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Pausch, Wolfgang May, Horst Masuch, Jan Georgi
  • Publication number: 20140072254
    Abstract: A bearing arrangement for mounting a shaft on a connection structure, the arrangement including a housing (1), a bearing which supports the shaft, and a backup bearing which includes a bearing ring that makes contact with the housing (1). According to the invention, the problem of providing a bearing arrangement which includes a backup bearing and allows the forces which arise in a loaded state to be better absorbed in the backup bearing, is solved by a slit (9) being provided in the housing (1), this slit being designed as an opening and extending substantially in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co., KG
    Inventors: Michael Pausch, Wolfgang May, Hermann Golbach, Peter Siebke, Horst Masuch
  • Publication number: 20140003755
    Abstract: A bearing device having a bearing which rotatably supports a shaft, and a safety bearing (1) which receives the shaft in the event of a failure of the bearing. The aim of extending the service life of the safety bearing in the bearing device described above is achieved according to the invention in that a bearing race (2) of the safety bearing (1) facing the shaft comprises a lateral surface (3) having a convex contour (4) facing toward the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG &CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael Pausch, Wolfgang May, Horst Masuch, Jan Georgi
  • Publication number: 20120251025
    Abstract: An angular contact ball bearing, which has an outer ring, an inner ring, and a plurality of balls arranged between the outer ring and the inner ring in a cage rotatably about a bearing axis. The cage is guided via a cage guiding surface of the outer ring. The angular contact ball bearing has a nominal pressure angle of less than or equal to 30 degrees. In a sectional view, a circular arc runs from a point of a track of the outer ring furthest away from the bearing axis along the track in the direction of a track end facing the cage guiding surface to an intersecting point of the circular arc a straight line through the cage guiding surface has a central angle that is greater than or equal to 60 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Christoph Haizmann, Otmar Hartling, Volker Kestler, Norbert Kretzer, Manuel Lommel, Horst Masuch, Wolfgang May
  • Patent number: 7407045
    Abstract: A wheel bearing having fixed part accommodating the brake caliper. The fixed part of the wheel bearing is connected to the wheel carrier by connecting elements. At least one projection is integrated with the fixed part, the wheel carrier or the connecting element. The projection transmits to the wheel carrier at least the torque acting in the fixed part during braking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Fag Kugelfischer AG
    Inventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Jens Heim, Peter Niebling, Horst Masuch
  • Patent number: 7178413
    Abstract: Wheel bearing comprising a rotating part and a stationary flange, and rolling contact elements arranged between them. A brake caliper is supported on the stationary flange. At least one sensor is arranged on the stationary flange. The sensor measures the braking force by measuring the change in length in the material of the stationary flange in the flow of force between first fastening openings for receiving the brake caliper and a form-locking connecting element for connecting to a wheel carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Fag Kugelfischer AG
    Inventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Jens Heim, Peter Niebling, Horst Masuch
  • Publication number: 20060037411
    Abstract: Wheel bearing comprising a rotating part and a stationary flange, and rolling contact elements arranged between them. A brake caliper is supported on the stationary flange. At least one sensor is arranged on the stationary flange. The sensor measures the braking force by measuring the change in length in the material of the stationary flange in the flow of force between first fastening openings for receiving the brake caliper and a form-locking connecting element for connecting to a wheel carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Jens Heim, Peter Niebling, Horst Masuch
  • Patent number: 6978866
    Abstract: Wheel-bearing and brake-disk unit designed such that forces (deformations) when the rim is being screwed on largely avoid resulting axial run-out in the brake disk. The bearing flange to which the rim and pot-shaped part of the brake disk are attached has first fastening openings and a larger diameter in the regions of the first openings and a smaller diameter between adjacent first openings. The pot-shaped part of the brake disk has second fastening openings and a larger diameter in the regions of the second openings and a smaller diameter between adjacent second openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: FAG Kugelfischer AG
    Inventors: Peter Niebling, Heinrich Hofmann, Jens Heim, Horst Masuch
  • Publication number: 20040134720
    Abstract: Wheel-bearing and brake-disk unit designed such that forces (deformations) when the rim is being screwed on largely avoid resulting axial run-out in the brake disk. The bearing flange to which the rim and pot-shaped part of the brake disk are attached has first fastening openings and a larger diameter in the regions of the first openings and a smaller diameter between adjacent first openings. The pot-shaped part of the brake disk has second fastening openings and a larger diameter in the regions of the second openings and a smaller diameter between adjacent second openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: FAG Kugelfischer AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Peter Niebling, Heinrich Hofmann, Jens Heim, Horst Masuch
  • Publication number: 20040032160
    Abstract: A wheel bearing having fixed part accommodating the brake caliper. The fixed part of the wheel bearing is connected to the wheel carrier by connecting elements. At least one projection is integrated with the fixed part, the wheel carrier or the connecting element. The projection transmits to the wheel carrier at least the torque acting in the fixed part during braking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Applicant: FAG Kugelfischer AG & Co., KG
    Inventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Jens Heim, Peter Niebling, Horst Masuch
  • Patent number: 6551071
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multiflow liquid ring pump, comprising a rotor housing that encompasses the pump rotor. A side shield is arranged on both front ends. Each side shield has an inlet and an outlet on the side facing the other side shield, the inlet and outlet being interconnected. An admission hole for the feed line and a pressure hole for the discharge line are provided. Each side shield has at least one additional connection hole. The invention is characterized in that the outer jacket surface of each side shield (3, 4) flushes with and closes the outer jacket surface of the rotor housing (2) and in that the inlet (7, 9), the outlet (8, 10) and the connection hole (11, 12, 13, 14) are connected by channels (15, 16, 30, 31) arranged in the rotor housing (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Gardner Denver Wittig GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Blender, Rolf Jäger, Karl-Heinz Kulas, Horst Masuch, Patrick Müller, Wolfgang Tempel
  • Patent number: 6484582
    Abstract: A rolling bearing which has as rolling bearing components one bearing race with a first running surface, a second bearing race with a second running surface opposed to the first surface, and rolling elements arranged between the running surfaces. At least one sensing unit is integrated into the rolling bearing components. The sensing unit can be interrogated by radio via antennas or can be connected to an interrogator by a cable. The sensing unit uses at least one component operating on the SAW or BAW principle to sense changes in length and/or changes in temperature in the material of the rolling bearing component and sends the result of the measurement after the arrival of a radio signal via the antenna or via a cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignees: FAG OEM und Handel AG, Institut fur Mikrotechnik Mainz GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Ehrfeld, Volker Graeff, Frank Michel, Sven Gempper, Jens Heim, Joachim Hering, Horst Masuch, Edgar Streit, Vasilis Hassiotis, Henri Van Der Knokke
  • Publication number: 20020062694
    Abstract: A rolling bearing which has as rolling bearing components one bearing race with a first running surface, a second bearing race with a second running surface opposed to the first surface, and rolling elements arranged between the running surfaces. At least one sensing unit is integrated into the rolling bearing components. The sensing unit can be interrogated by radio via antennas or can be connected to an interrogator by a cable. The sensing unit uses at least one component operating on the SAW or BAW principle to sense changes in length and/or changes in temperature in the material of the rolling bearing component and sends the result of the measurement after the arrival of a radio signal via the antenna or via a cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Applicant: FAG OEM und Handel AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Ehrfeld, Volker Graeff, Frank Michel, Sven Gempper, Jens Heim, Joachim Hering, Horst Masuch, Edgar Streit, Vasilis Hassiotis, Henri Van Der Knokke