Patents by Inventor Jesko-Henning Tanke

Jesko-Henning Tanke 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: 20240077111
    Abstract: A cage segment for a segmented bearing cage includes first and second end walls configured to oppose first and second end surfaces of a rolling element and a first side wall and a second side wall extending from the first end wall to the second end wall and defining with the first and second end walls end a pocket for receiving the rolling element. The first and second side walls are configured to oppose a curved side surface of the rolling element. The first and/or second end wall includes at least one protrusion extending into the pocket that is configured to contact an end surface of the rolling element. Also an assembly of the cage segment and the rolling element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Berthold BEYFUSS, Hans-Juergen FRIEDRICH, Alfred RADINA, Maximilian Soellner, Jonas Schierling, Martin KEMMER, Jesko-Henning Tanke
  • Patent number: 11619306
    Abstract: A seal assembly for sealing a grease lubricated large rolling-element bearing includes a radial shaft seal having at least one seal lip configured to sealingly abut against a shaft to seal a bearing interior and substantially prevent a grease discharge from the bearing and a grease flow regulation device, such as an annular pumping ring, for regulating a grease pressure at the at least one seal lip, the grease flow regulation device being mounted adjacent to the radial shaft seal at a side of the radial shaft seal that is intended to face the bearing interior in an installed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Christian Kogler, Wolfgang Swete, Jesko-Henning Tanke
  • Patent number: 11313416
    Abstract: An assembly tool for a bearing ring having roller members, the tool including a ring configured to be arranged on a side face of the bearing ring and including sliding elements received in receiving members on the ring. The sliding elements are distributed peripherally in a uniform manner around the ring and are configured to be displaced from a starting position into an end position relative to the ring. When the tool is mounted on the ring, the sliding elements, positioned in their end positions, extend between adjacent roller members and limit a radial movability of the roller members relative to the bearing ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Dominik Fritz, Michael Reugels, Jesko-Henning Tanke, Thomas Zika
  • Publication number: 20220034365
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bearing assembly, in particular a large bearing assembly, including at least one inner ring and at least one outer ring, between which at least one circumferential seal is disposed that slips on a circumferential slip surface of the inner ring or of the outer ring, wherein guide channels are formed on the slip surface or the circumferential seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Klaus Dahinten, Werner Schimmel, Jesko-Henning Tanke
  • Publication number: 20210301924
    Abstract: A seal assembly for sealing a grease lubricated large rolling-element bearing includes a radial shaft seal having at least one seal lip configured to sealingly abut against a shaft to seal a bearing interior and substantially prevent a grease discharge from the bearing and a grease flow regulation device, such as an annular pumping ring, for regulating a grease pressure at the at least one seal lip, the grease flow regulation device being mounted adjacent to the radial shaft seal at a side of the radial shaft seal that is intended to face the bearing interior in an installed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Christian Kogler, Wolfgang Swete, Jesko-Henning Tanke
  • Patent number: 11053979
    Abstract: A bearing ring for a rolling-element bearing or plain bearing has at least one first region that is inductively hardened or is configured to be inductively hardened and at least one second region that is not inductively hardened and is not intended to be inductively hardened, and the at least one second region includes at least one stress-relief recess and/or at least one stress-relief projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Martina Sticht, Fred Menig, Juergen Reichert, Jesko-Henning Tanke, Gerhard Wagner, Michael Wendel
  • Publication number: 20210095723
    Abstract: An assembly tool for a bearing ring having roller members, the tool including a ring configured to be arranged on a side face of the bearing ring and including sliding elements received in receiving members on the ring. The sliding elements are distributed peripherally in a uniform manner around the ring and are configured to be displaced from a starting position into an end position relative to the ring. When the tool is mounted on the ring, the sliding elements, positioned in their end positions, extend between adjacent roller members and limit a radial movability of the roller members relative to the bearing ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Dominik Fritz, Michael Reugels, Jesko-Henning Tanke, Thomas Zika
  • Patent number: 10808762
    Abstract: A bearing assembly includes an inner ring and an outer ring that define a bearing interior between them and either the inner ring or the outer ring is fixed. When the inner ring is fixed, the inner ring includes at least one substantially radial through opening and when the outer ring is fixed, the outer ring includes at least one substantially axial and/or radial through opening, or at least one substantially axial and/or radial through opening is provided on a ring fixedly connected to the outer ring. The through opening is disposed between a 9 o'clock position and a 3 o'clock position on the inner ring when the inner ring is fixed or on the outer ring when the outer ring is fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignees: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF, SKF LUBRICATION SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Jesko-Henning Tanke, Kai Engemann, Martin Teupner
  • Patent number: 10731708
    Abstract: A bearing includes a first ring, a second ring and a plurality of rolling elements between the first and second rings. The first ring is a split ring formed of a first ring part and a second ring part that meet at a joint region, and each of the ring parts includes a recess that extends axially into the respective ring part from the joint region. A cylindrical seal is disposed in the recess of the first ring part and extends across the joint into the recess of the second ring part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Jesko-Henning Tanke, Christian Kogler, Holger Kristandt
  • Patent number: 10704601
    Abstract: A bearing assembly includes first and second rolling-element bearings each having first and second bearing rings, a raceway and a flange element at both ends of the raceways. Two of the flange elements are formed on a common flange body, and the flange body is axially pressed onto cylindrical mounting surfaces of the first bearing rings of the first and second rolling-element bearings and held in place by a press fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Jesko-Henning Tanke, Steffen Sendner, Sven Simon, Johannes Ullmann
  • Publication number: 20200040944
    Abstract: A bearing ring for a rolling-element bearing or plain bearing has at least one first region that is inductively hardened or is configured to be inductively hardened and at least one second region that is not inductively hardened and is not intended to be inductively hardened, and the at least one second region includes at least one stress-relief recess and/or at least one stress-relief projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Martina Sticht, Fred Menig, Juergen Reichert, Jesko-Henning Tanke, Gerhard Wagner, Michael Wendel
  • Publication number: 20190285118
    Abstract: A bearing assembly includes an inner ring and an outer ring that define a bearing interior between them and either the inner ring or the outer ring is fixed. When the inner ring is fixed, the inner ring includes at least one substantially radial through opening and when the outer ring is fixed, the outer ring includes at least one substantially axial and/or radial through opening, or at least one substantially axial and/or radial through opening is provided on a ring fixedly connected to the outer ring. The through opening is disposed between a 9 o'clock position and a 3 o'clock position on the inner ring when the inner ring is fixed or on the outer ring when the outer ring is fixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Jesko-Henning Tanke, Kai Engemann, Martin Teupner
  • Publication number: 20190264747
    Abstract: A bearing includes a first ring, a second ring and a plurality of rolling elements between the first and second rings. The first ring is a split ring formed of a first ring part and a second ring part that meet at a joint region, and each of the ring parts includes a recess that extends axially into the respective ring part from the joint region. A cylindrical seal is disposed in the recess of the first ring part and extends across the joint into the recess of the second ring part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Jesko-Henning Tanke, Christian Kogler, Holger Kristandt
  • Publication number: 20190186542
    Abstract: A bearing assembly includes first and second rolling-element bearings each having first and second bearing rings, a raceway and a flange element at both ends of the raceways. Two of the flange elements are formed on a common flange body, and the flange body is axially pressed onto cylindrical mounting surfaces of the first bearing rings of the first and second rolling-element bearings and held in place by a press fit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Jesko-Henning Tanke, Steffen Sendner, Sven Simon, Johannes Ullmann
  • Patent number: 10180162
    Abstract: A rolling-element bearing includes a first ring having two raceways and at least one second ring having two raceways and rolling elements between the rings, and a ring raceway width is defined as an axial distance between the axially outer ends of the first ring raceways. A radially extending integral mounting flange extends from the first ring at a location between first and second sides of the first ring, and the flange has an axial abutment surface. A first shoulder extends from the first side toward the axial abutment surface. The first axial abutment surface is located an axial distance from the first side of the first ring, the axial distance being 10% to 50% of the ring raceway width, and a ratio of an outer diameter of the mounting flange to the width of the first ring raceways is from 5 to 25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Peter Scheibner, Jonas Kristensen, Mats Persson, Jesko-Henning Tanke
  • Patent number: 10107337
    Abstract: A bearing assembly includes a bearing for supporting a first machine part relative to a second machine part, a seal assembly configured to seal a first space in a region of the bearing relative to a second space, a pressure equalization passage fluidically connecting the first space and the second space, a valve configured to open and close the pressure equalization passage, and a controller configured to control the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Baozhu Liang, Jesko-Henning Tanke
  • Publication number: 20180023622
    Abstract: A rolling-element bearing includes a first ring having two raceways and at least one second ring having two raceways and rolling elements between the rings, and a ring raceway width is defined as an axial distance between the axially outer ends of the first ring raceways. A radially extending integral mounting flange extends from the first ring at a location between first and second sides of the first ring, and the flange has an axial abutment surface. A first shoulder extends from the first side toward the axial abutment surface. The first axial abutment surface is located an axial distance from the first side of the first ring, the axial distance being 10% to 50% of the ring raceway width, and a ratio of an outer diameter of the mounting flange to the width of the first ring raceways is from 5 to 25.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Peter Scheibner, Jonas Kristensen, Mats Persson, Jesko-Henning Tanke
  • Patent number: 9541130
    Abstract: A rolling-element bearing includes inner and outer rings and a cage between the rings, the cage having a plurality of cage segments with lateral boundary walls defining a receiving pocket for a rolling element having a diameter Dw, the pockets being dimensioned such that in a load-free state the rolling elements are positionable in the receiving pockets with a circumferential clearance (c) on the pitch circle between adjacent boundary walls of the pocket such that the clearance satisfies the relationship: cmax?c?Cmin, where: cmin=0.01*Dw?0.5 mm and cmax=0.02*Dw?0.4 mm, and wherein the diameter (Dw) of the rolling-element bearing is at least 50 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Baozhu Liang, Jesko-Henning Tanke
  • Publication number: 20160312833
    Abstract: A bearing assembly includes a bearing for supporting a first machine part relative to a second machine part, a seal assembly configured to seal a first space in a region of the bearing relative to a second space, a pressure equalization passage fluidically connecting the first space and the second space, a valve configured to open and close the pressure equalization passage, and a controller configured to control the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Baozhu Liang, Jesko-Henning Tanke
  • Publication number: 20160084310
    Abstract: A rolling-element bearing includes inner and outer rings and a cage between the rings, the cage having a plurality of cage segments with lateral boundary walls defining a receiving pocket for a rolling element having a diameter Dw, the pockets being dimensioned such that in a load-free state the rolling elements are positionable in the receiving pockets with a circumferential clearance (c) on the pitch circle between adjacent boundary walls of the pocket such that the clearance satisfies the relationship: cmax?c?Cmin, where: cmin=0.01*Dw?0.5 mm and cmax=0.02*Dw?0.4 mm, and wherein the diameter (Dw) of the rolling-element bearing is at least 50 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Baozhu Liang, Jesko-Henning Tanke