Patents by Inventor Johann Baumgartner

Johann Baumgartner 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: 20170138426
    Abstract: A disc brake for a vehicle, in particular for a commercial vehicle, is provided. The disc brake includes a guide device that increases the guide length of the brake caliper by applying spring-loaded tensile force to an application-side brake pad form-fitting in a supporting brake carrier and compressive force to a back-side brake pad. A corresponding set of brake pads is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Manfred SCHOENAUER, Wolfgang PAHLE, Markus BARTEL, Tobias FISCHL, Johann BAUMGARTNER, Andreas PETSCHKE, Richard L. LANTZ, Robert TEKESKY
  • Patent number: 9599176
    Abstract: A disc brake for a motor vehicle has a brake application device, a floating caliper that reaches over a brake disc, preferably a lining wear adjustment device, and a brake carrier having guiding surfaces opposite each other in the circumferential direction of the brake disc. Between the guiding surfaces, on the brake application side and the reaction side of the brake disc, at least one respective brake pad having a lining carrier and having at least one friction lining is guided movably parallel to an axis of rotation of the brake disc and can be actuated by a brake application force. At least one restoring device which supports at least the reaction-side brake pad on the brake carrier via the lining carrier, wherein the restoring device includes at least two restoring elements, which are attached to the lining carrier of at least the reaction-side brake pad in such a way that the restoring elements are guided movably parallel to the axis of rotation of the brake disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Johann Baumgartner, Alexander Werth, Robert Weggartner, Rudolf Kielbasa, Tobias Fishchl
  • Patent number: 9457786
    Abstract: A measuring arrangement for brake application force measurement of a disc brake, includes two components of the disc brake which can be displaced relative to each other along a travel path when a brake application force is applied, at least one brake application force sensor with a housing; a measurement object which can be permanently connected to one or the other of the two components and having at least one element or at least one target object which has at least one such element for contact-free interaction with the brake application force measurement sensor; and an evaluation unit. The brake application force sensor is designed for the detection of a displacement of the measurement object along the path with the evaluation unit for the conversion of the detected displacement in a measurement variable as a measurement for the brake application force. The brake application force sensor and the measurement object can be mounted with each of the two components in a removable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Johann Baumgartner, Alexander Werth, Matthias Seidenschwang
  • Patent number: 9382955
    Abstract: A disc brake for a commercial vehicle is equipped with a wear adjustment device having two adjustment spindles and a slip clutch actuated when a certain torque is exceeded. The slip clutch is designed such that it can be installed in existing installation spaces. The slip clutch is a safety adapter that is pressed onto the end region of each adjustment spindle via a press fit. In order to achieve the press fit, an inner contour of the safety adapter deviates from a circular shape and that an oversize is selected such that sufficient press forces are generated. The disc brake is particularly suited for heavy trucks and cantilevers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventor: Johann Baumgartner
  • Patent number: 9377072
    Abstract: A wet-running multi-disc brake includes stator discs, which are arranged in parallel to and at a distance from each other in a rotationally fixed manner, and a rotatable rotor disc positioned in each case between the stator discs. The radially extending stator discs and rotor discs can be pressed against one another during braking by way of a brake application device while overcoming a clearance. The wet-running multi-disc brake is designed such that the brake application device can be mechanically actuated and, via an actuating unit, engages a self-energizing device, which includes a pressure ring that can be pressed towards the rotor discs during braking independently from the rotational direction of the rotor discs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Johann Baumgartner, Aleksandar Pericevic, Robert Gruber, Steffen Geissler
  • Patent number: 9334909
    Abstract: A disc brake for vehicles, in particular for commercial vehicles, includes brake pads which are arranged on both sides of a brake disc, a brake application device for applying one of the brake pads and a brake caliper for transmitting the application force to the brake pad on the other side, that is to say on the reaction side, of the brake disc. The brake caliper of the disc brake has a caliper frame which is produced from a shaped hollow profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Johann Baumgartner, Alexander Werth
  • Publication number: 20160032996
    Abstract: A disc brake, in particular for a motor vehicle, has a brake application device, preferably with a brake rotary lever, at least one spindle unit having at least one threaded tube with an external thread that cooperates with an internal thread of a bridge, and at least one bidirectional wear adjustment device which is coupled to the brake application device, preferably to the brake rotary lever. The bidirectional wear adjustment device has an adjustment arrangement and at least one preloading arrangement which is designed to influence a flank position of a thread pairing of the external thread of the at least one threaded tube and the associated internal thread of the bridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Johann BAUMGARTNER, Robert TRIMPE
  • Patent number: 9188179
    Abstract: A brake pad for a disc brake, which can be installed into a wheel that has a size of 22.5?, includes a ring segment-shaped pad support plate which supports a friction lining material, an inner radius Ri of which merges with straight bearing surfaces on both sides, and which has two molded-on pressure pieces that are arranged in a mutually spaced manner on the pad support plate rear face that faces away from the friction lining material. The brake pad is designed such that the length of the pad support plate is 245-250 mm, the inner radius is 115-135 mm, and the outer radius of the pad support plate is 205-220 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Jose Camilo-Martinez, Johann Baumgartner, Wolfgang Pahle
  • Patent number: 9097301
    Abstract: A disc brake, having a brake caliper which straddles over a brake disc and in which brake pads are arranged which are provided with friction linings and can be pressed in each case with their friction lining on both sides against friction rings of the brake disc. The disc brake is configured such that the friction rings are covered outside an overlap region of the friction linings by a housing which is stationary with respect to the brake caliper and is connected to a suction device. A dust removal device is provided between the housing and the suction device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Pahle, Johann Baumgartner
  • Publication number: 20150034429
    Abstract: A disc brake for vehicles, in particular for commercial vehicles, includes brake pads which are arranged on both sides of a brake disc, a brake application device for applying one of the brake pads and a brake caliper for transmitting the application force to the brake pad on the other side, that is to say on the reaction side, of the brake disc. The brake caliper of the disc brake has a caliper frame which is produced from a shaped hollow profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Johann BAUMGARTNER, Alexander WERTH
  • Patent number: 8944221
    Abstract: A disc brake, particularly for a commercial vehicle, includes a brake caliper configured as a sliding caliper, two brake pads, which are disposed in the brake caliper, at least one guide spar for fastening the brake caliper to a stationary carrier, a brake application device, effective via at least one adjusting spindle, an adjusting device, which is non-rotatably connected to the adjusting spindle, for compensating brake pad wear, and a restoring device, disposed on the action side and having a restoring element that is elastically deformable if the brake caliper is displaced as a function of the braking operation and by which the caliper can be automatically brought into a starting position. The disc brake is configured such that the restoring device has a supporting part, which remains in position relative to the brake anchor plate if the brake caliper is displaced as a function of the braking operation, and which interacts with the resilient restoring element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Aleksandar Pericevic, Stephan Pitzing, Johann Baumgartner, Steffen Geissler, Robert Trimpe
  • Publication number: 20150027817
    Abstract: A measuring arrangement for brake application force measurement of a disc brake, includes two components of the disc brake which can be displaced relative to each other along a travel path when a brake application force is applied, at least one brake application force sensor with a housing; a measurement object which can be permanently connected to one or the other of the two components and having at least one element or at least one target object which has at least one such element for contact-free interaction with the brake application force measurement sensor; and an evaluation unit. The brake application force sensor is designed for the detection of a displacement of the measurement object along the path with the evaluation unit for the conversion of the detected displacement in a measurement variable as a measurement for the brake application force. The brake application force sensor and the measurement object can be mounted with each of the two components in a removable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Johann BAUMGARTNER, Alexander WERTH, Matthias SEIDENSCHWANG
  • Publication number: 20150008080
    Abstract: A disc brake for a motor vehicle has a brake application device, a floating caliper that reaches over a brake disc, preferably a lining wear adjustment device, and a brake carrier having guiding surfaces opposite each other in the circumferential direction of the brake disc. Between the guiding surfaces, on the brake application side and the reaction side of the brake disc, at least one respective brake pad having a lining carrier and having at least one friction lining is guided movably parallel to an axis of rotation of the brake disc and can be actuated by a brake application force. At least one restoring device which supports at least the reaction-side brake pad on the brake carrier via the lining carrier, wherein the restoring device includes at least two restoring elements, which are attached to the lining carrier of at least the reaction-side brake pad in such a way that the restoring elements are guided movably parallel to the axis of rotation of the brake disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Johann BAUMGARTNER, Alexander WERTH, Robert WEGGARTNER, Rudolf KIELBASA, Tobias FISHCHL
  • Patent number: 8910755
    Abstract: A self-energizing disc brake includes a brake caliper held on a fixed brake carrier, an active-side and a reaction-side brake pad, which may be pressed against a brake disc, an actuating device with a self-energizing device and an adjuster device for compensating pad and/or disc wear. The self-energizing device has at least one pressure ram, in contact on the front face with the active-side pad by way of a split bearing and fixed by the end thereof facing the brake pad to a guide plate movably held in the brake carrier, designed such that the split bearing is enclosed by a seal arrangement when the self-energizing device is in a non-functioning state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Johann Baumgartner, Robert Gruber, Aleksandar Pericevic, Steffen Geissler, Robert Trimpe
  • Patent number: 8899041
    Abstract: A fresh gas supply device for an internal combustion engine having an exhaust gas turbocharger includes a charge air inlet for letting in compressed charge air from the exhaust gas turbocharger; an outlet connected to the charge air inlet, wherein the connection is closable via at least one backflow flap pivotable about a rotational flap axis; a compressed air inlet for letting compressed air into the outlet; an adjusting unit for adjusting the at least one backflow flap; at least one additional turbocharging unit having an air turbine and a compressor coupled thereto. The air turbine is disposed upstream of the compressed air inlet in the flow direction of the compressed air and compressed air can flow through the air turbine. The compressor is designed to take in and compress additional charge air from the charge air inlet and deliver compressed additional charge air to the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventor: Johann Baumgartner
  • Patent number: 8899386
    Abstract: A pneumatic disc brake has a caliper which straddles a brake disc, brake pads pressable against the brake disc, wherein a brake-application-side brake pad can be actuated by a brake lever of a brake application device pivotable about an eccentric axis. Against the end side, the brake lever bears a brake ram which is coupled at the other side to the brake pad or to a guide plate coupled thereto. Two pressure rams are aligned in the same direction and spaced apart from the brake ram. The pressure rams are connected in each case to the caliper and to the brake pad or to the guide plate and have a self-energizing device. The caliper has spherical-cap-shaped bearing receptacles in which rest corresponding plain bearing elements, by which the brake lever, and the pressure rams are supported on the caliper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Johann Baumgartner, Robert Gruber, Aleksandar Pericevic, Steffen Geissler, Robert Trimpe
  • Publication number: 20140345983
    Abstract: A brake pad retention system is provided for a disc brake of a motor vehicle, in particular of a commercial vehicle. The disc brake includes a brake caliper which engages over a brake disc, a brake carrier which is positionally fixed on the vehicle, the brake carrier having entry-side and exit-side carrier horns and having a bridge which connects the carrier horns to one another, and at least one brake pad which is provided with a pad carrier plate and a friction pad fastened thereto and which is guided in a pad shaft formed by the carrier horns and by the bridge. At least one of the carrier horns of the carrier and the support surface, adjacent thereto, of the pad carrier plate can be fixed to one another in a positively locking manner with play. The at least one brake pad is held in the pad shaft under spring loading exerted by a pad retention spring which extends transversely with respect to the axial direction of the brake disc and which is radially deflectable on the brake pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Johann BAUMGARTNER, Michael PESCHEL, Alexander WERTH
  • Patent number: 8851241
    Abstract: A hydraulic disc brake includes at least one brake piston that acts upon a brake pad and a parking brake mechanism. A return piston is accommodated in a piston head having a recess. The piston head faces the brake pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Aleksandar Pericevic, Johann Baumgartner, Steffen Geissler, Robert Trimpe
  • Patent number: 8827049
    Abstract: A multi-disc brake, in particular for a road vehicle, is provided with parallel discs which are arranged at a distance from each other and which are rotationally stable and between which a rotatable disc brake is positioned. The radially extending discs and the brake discs can be pressed against one another during braking, by way of a brake application device, while overcoming a clearance and once the brake is released, the discs are separated from each other thus forming a clearance. For transferring the feed motion during braking, a transmission gearing is connected in a movement-dependent manner to a pivotable brake lever of the brake application device and also actively connected to the brake discs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Johann Baumgartner, Aleksandar Pericevic
  • Patent number: 8739946
    Abstract: A brake disc, in particular an internally ventilated brake disc, implemented as a casting includes a friction ring having an inner toothed rim and a neck materially separated therefrom and retained against rotation by an outer toothed rim. The neck is connecting to a wheel hub. Cast-in sliding elements are provided between the teeth to allow for a radial displacement of the friction ring relative to the neck. Each sliding element has a U-shape, the opposite legs thereof being disposed between the radially and axially oriented side faces of the associated teeth facing each other, wherein a web connecting the legs extends radially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Pahle, Johann Baumgartner