Patents by Inventor Jurgen Osterlaenger

Jurgen Osterlaenger 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: 8516914
    Abstract: A suspension actuator (1) for positioning a movably mounted component of a motor vehicle suspension, including a first actuator component (4), which is to be connected to the movably mounted component, and a second actuator component (3), which is to be connected to a fixed suspension component, wherein both actuator components can be axially adjusted relative to one another via a ball-type linear drive (5), which includes a threaded spindle (6) and a nut (7) running thereon. Either the nut can be driven via a drive motor (10) for the axial adjustment of the threaded spindle or the spindle can be driven via a drive motor for axial adjustment of the nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Osterlänger, Ralf Mayer, Manfred Kraus, Thomas Mehlis, Stefanie Bärthlein, Meinhard Schmidt, Thomas Dirnberger, Tobias Noss, Falk Heinrich
  • Patent number: 7806017
    Abstract: A ball screw is provided having a ball roller screw (1) and a screw nut (2) arranged thereon, whereby the balls (3) are arranged to endlessly circulate in a ball channel (6) defined by ball tracks (4, 5) on the ball roller screw (1) and the screw nut (2). The ball channel (6) includes a load section (7) wound about the ball roller screw (1), the beginning and end of which are endlessly connected by a load-free return section (8). A minimum of two and a maximum of four balls (3) are housed in a common ball cage (10, 22), the cage pockets (11) of which each house one of the balls (3), whereby the ball cage (10, 22) includes discs (12, 15) at the axial ends thereof and between adjacent balls (3), that engage the ball channels (4, 5), and provided on the sides thereof facing the balls (3) with a concave receptacle (14) for the balls (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Jurgen Osterlaenger, Dieter Adler, Manfred Kraus, Ralf Mayer, Jorg Wagner, Jean Walter, Dietmar Rudy
  • Patent number: 7536929
    Abstract: Method for producing a spindle nut of a ball screw, by provided the circumference of the nut with at least one through-opening for receiving a deflecting piece for balls of the ball screw. A hole punch arranged in the spindle nut and operable to punch out the through-opening from radially inward to radially outward through the casing of the spindle nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: INA-Schaeffler, KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Osterlänger, Rudolf Bauer, Torsten Keller
  • Publication number: 20080000320
    Abstract: A ball screw is provided having a ball roller screw (1) and a screw nut (2) arranged thereon, whereby the balls (3) are arranged to endlessly circulate in a ball channel (6) defined by ball tracks (4, 5) on the ball roller screw (1) and the screw nut (2). The ball channel (6) includes a load section (7) wound about the ball roller screw (1), the beginning and end of which are endlessly connected by a load-free return section (8). A minimum of two and a maximum of four balls (3) are housed in a common ball cage (10, 22), the cage pockets (11) of which each house one of the balls (3), whereby the ball cage (10, 22) includes discs (12, 15) at the axial ends thereof and between adjacent balls (3), that engage the ball channels (4, 5), and provided on the sides thereof facing the balls (3) with a concave receptacle (14) for the balls (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KG
    Inventors: Jurgen Osterlaenger, Dieter Adler, Manfred Kraus, Ralf Mayer, Jorg Wagner, Jean Walter, Dietmar Rudy
  • Patent number: 7237785
    Abstract: A vehicle roll stabilizer for the chassis of a motor vehicle is provided, with its actuator (3, 38) being energized with independent energy, as necessary, for counteracting a roll. The actuator (3, 38) is provided with at least one additional energy accumulator (33a, 57), with its stored energy additionally counteracting the roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignees: Schaeffler KG, Luk Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Manfred Kraus, Jürgen Osterlänger, Harald Hochmuth, Thomas Dirnberger, Wolfgang Reik, Thomas Pfund
  • Patent number: 7107805
    Abstract: Method for the production of a spindle nut (3) of a spherical thread drive mechanism, whereby the spindle nut (3) has at least one screw-shaped track (4) formed as a single piece on its inner circumference, whose threads (38) are limited by shoulders (6). The shoulder (6) is interrupted by a deflecting recess (23) at at least one deflecting position, in order to deflect balls (13) out of one thread into an adjacent thread (38). The method includes locating a tool arbor (56) in a hollow blank (57), whereby the tool arbor (56) has on its outer circumference a counter profile of the screw-shaped track (4) and a projecting part (59) for each deflecting recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: INA-Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Osterlänger, Manfred Kraus, Torsten Keller, Thomas Motz
  • Patent number: 7100926
    Abstract: Roll stabilizer for the chassis of a motor vehicle having an actuator (3) arranged between stabilizer halves (1, 2) and rotating them relative to one another around a rotational axis, when necessary. The actuator (3) is provided with a failsafe device (34), which connects the two stabilizer halves (1, 2) in a torque proof manner, when necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: INA-Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Osterlänger, Manfred Kraus
  • Publication number: 20060101934
    Abstract: Ball screw, having a spindle nut (2) which may be provided on a recirculating ball screw (1) and on the inner circumference of which turns (3) of ball grooves (4), helically wound around an axis, are provided in which balls (5) can roll, at least one return element (8), arranged on the outer circumference of the spindle nut (2) and provided with a return duct (9) for the balls (5), at its two ends connecting a start of a turn (3) to an end of a turn (3) in order to permit a continuous recirculation of the balls (5), the return element (8) between its two ends being supported on a support (15, 21), the return element (8) being resiliently supported by means of at least one spring element (14) on the support (15, 21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Jurgen Osterlaenger, Ralf Mayer, Dieter Adler, Manfred Kraus
  • Patent number: 6470909
    Abstract: A hydraulic system for a motor vehicle has at least one pressure restricting valve with a housing that has two or more connections. At least one conduit cross-section in the housing can be closed by means of a closing body that is movable axially against the action of an energy accumulator. At least a part of the axial travel of the closing body is damped by means of a damping device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Osterlänger, Gerhard Prosch, Walter Parzefall, Jean-Francois Heller, Manfred Homm, Alexandre Fidline, Eugen Kremer