Patents by Inventor Johannes AIGNER

Johannes AIGNER 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: 10711706
    Abstract: An exhaust gas flap drive for an internal combustion engine, including a driveshaft which has a central axis m, an exhaust gas flap shaft, which is indirectly connected to the driveshaft and has a central axis k, and a coupling element, which is designed as a spring. The coupling element has a first end portion which is rotationally fixed to the driveshaft, and the driveshaft has a receiving area in which the end portion is mounted. The coupling element additionally has a second end portion which is rotationally fixed to the exhaust gas flap shaft via a coupling element, and the receiving area is designed as a groove which is provided on the end face of the driveshaft. The groove has a groove base and two groove flanks which delimit a width b of the groove. The width b decreases towards the groove base, and/or the coupling element has a form-fitting connection with the second end portion in a direction of the central axis k.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: TENNECO GMBH
    Inventors: Johannes Aigner, Bernd Fuhrmann
  • Publication number: 20170268433
    Abstract: An exhaust gas flap drive for an internal combustion engine, including a driveshaft which has a central axis m, an exhaust gas flap shaft, which is indirectly connected to the driveshaft and has a central axis k, and a coupling element, which is designed as a spring. The coupling element has a first end portion which is rotationally fixed to the driveshaft, and the driveshaft has a receiving area in which the end portion is mounted. The coupling element additionally has a second end portion which is rotationally fixed to the exhaust gas flap shaft via a coupling element, and the receiving area is designed as a groove which is provided on the end face of the driveshaft. The groove has a groove base and two groove flanks which delimit a width b of the groove. The width b decreases towards the groove base, and/or the coupling element has a form-fitting connection with the second end portion in a direction of the central axis k.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Johannes AIGNER, Bernd FUHRMANN