Patents by Inventor Jochen Krenkler

Jochen Krenkler 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: 8511451
    Abstract: A clutch assembly for connecting a shaft to a rotary member mounted on said shaft in a rotationally fixed manner comprises: a sliding sleeve which is rotationally fixed to the shaft, is axially slidably mounted on said shaft and is provided with a first gearing. A clutch body is rotationally fixed to the rotary member and provided with a second gearing which can mesh with the first gearing to connect the shaft and the rotary member in a rotationally fixed manner. And, a locking synchronization unit having a synchronizer ring with a friction surface the ring permitting the speeds of the shaft and the rotary member to be synchronized before the meshing of the first and second gearings. The locking synchronization unit further comprises a locking member which is coupled to the sliding sleeve by a detent groove and to the synchronizer ring in the rotational direction (D) by a pair of locking surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Hoerbiger Synchron Technik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Erol Ledetzky, Jochen Krenkler
  • Publication number: 20100078283
    Abstract: A clutch assembly for connecting a shaft to a rotary member mounted on said shaft in a rotationally fixed manner comprises: a sliding sleeve which is rotationally fixed to the shaft, is axially slidably mounted on said shaft and is provided with a first gearing, A clutch body which is rotationally fixed to the rotary member and provided with a second gearing which can mesh with the first gearing to connect the shaft and the rotary member in a rotationally fixed manner. And, a locking synchronisation unit having a synchroniser ring with a friction surface the ring permitting the speeds of the shaft and the rotary member to be synchronised before the meshing of the first and second gearings. The locking synchronisation unit further comprises a locking member which is coupled to the sliding sleeve by a detent groove and to the synchroniser ring in the rotational direction (D) by a pair of locking surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Erol Ledetzky, Jochen Krenkler