Patents by Inventor Jens Stolzenburg

Jens Stolzenburg 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: 7823687
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric power steering for a motor vehicle that may include a gear rack (11) that is positioned axially displaceable inside a steering housing (I) and is driven by an electric servomotor (16), arranged inside a motor housing (7), with the aid of a belt (14) that runs inside a surrounding housing part (6) and a gear (12) for assisting the steering, wherein the belt (14) is configured ferromagnetically and at least one magnet (20) is arranged inside the housing part (6), beside the belt (14) and at a distance to the belt (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Presta SteerTec GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Spengler, Jens Keppler, Jens Stolzenburg
  • Patent number: 7823688
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric power steering for a motor vehicle, that may include a gear rack (11) that is positioned axially displaceable inside a steering housing (1) and can be driven by an electric servomotor (16), arranged inside a motor housing (7), with the aid of a belt (14) and a gear (12) for assisting with the steering. A simple and reliable belt tensioning is possible by providing an insertion wedge (21) between the motor housing (7) and the steering housing (1), which pushes the motor housing (7) away from the steering housing (1) for the purpose of tensioning of the belt (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Presta SteerTec GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Spengler, Jens Keppler, Jens Stolzenburg
  • Publication number: 20100059308
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric power steering for a motor vehicle, comprising a gear rack (11) that is positioned axially displaceable inside a steering housing (1) and is driven by an electric servomotor (16), arranged inside a motor housing (7), with the aid of a belt (14) that runs inside a surrounding housing part (6) and a gear (12) for assisting the steering, wherein the belt (14) is configured ferromagnetically and at least one magnet (20) is arranged inside the housing part (6), beside the belt (14) and at a distance to the belt (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: ThyssenKrupp Presta SteerTec GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Spengler, Jens Keppler, Jens Stolzenburg
  • Publication number: 20100044145
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric power steering for a motor vehicle, comprising a gear rack (11) that is positioned axially displaceable inside a steering housing (1) and can be driven by an electric servomotor (16), arranged inside a motor housing (7), with the aid of a belt (14) and a gear (12) for assisting with the steering. A simple and reliable belt tensioning is possible by providing an insertion wedge (21) between the motor housing (7) and the steering housing (1), which pushes the motor housing (7) away from the steering housing (1) for the tensioning of the belt (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: ThyssenKrupp Presta SteerTec GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Spengler, Jens Keppler, Jens Stolzenburg
  • Patent number: 7311033
    Abstract: A retroactive device as part of a hydraulic servo-steering system that also includes a hydraulic servo-valve device, the retroactive device comprising an arrangement for hydraulically producing a restoring moment into a central position that produces the restoring moment as a function of the pressure differential between a pressure side and a low-pressure side. The system has at least one valve arrangement that, when pressure is applied in the central position of the servo-valve, is adapted to produce a pressure differential between the external and internal chambers of the valve. The valve arrangement is disposed hydraulically in series with the retroactive device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Presta SteerTec GmbH
    Inventors: Edwin Breuning, Carmine Cioppi, Jens Stolzenburg
  • Publication number: 20060207821
    Abstract: A retroactive device as part of a hydraulic servo-steering system that also includes a hydraulic servo-valve device, the retroactive device comprising an arrangement for hydraulically producing a restoring moment into a central position that produces the restoring moment as a function of the pressure differential between a pressure side and a low-pressure side. The system has at least one valve arrangement that, when pressure is applied in the central position of the servo-valve, is adapted to produce a pressure differential between the external and internal chambers of the valve. The valve arrangement is disposed hydraulically in series with the retroactive device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Edwin Breuning, Carmine Cioppi, Jens Stolzenburg
  • Patent number: 6435300
    Abstract: A gaiter or bellows for a power-assisted steering system for motor vehicles is connected on one hand to a steering gear housing and on the other hand to an adjacent track rod. The gaiter or bellows is characterized in that it is manufactured at least partially from a gas permeable, liquid repellent material. In a common configuration the power assisted steering system has a steering rod disposed in a general longitudinally extending manner in a steering gear housing as well as having track rods associated with the steering rack. The gaiter or bellows is connected in such an application at one end to the steering gear housing and at the other end to an adjacent track rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Mercedes Benz Lenkungen GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Stolzenburg, Bernd Schiek