Patents by Inventor Klaus Dussel

Klaus Dussel 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: 8813334
    Abstract: A torque transmitting device in a drive train of a vehicle, which has an assembly on the engine side and an assembly on the transmission side. A geometrically defined installation position of the torque transmitting device between the assemblies can be set by inserting a compensating element, such as an adjustment disk. A thickness of the compensating element depends on the air gap of the torque transmitting device to be set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marcus Adolph, Klaus Dussel, Bernhard Wolf
  • Patent number: 8770366
    Abstract: A clutch unit which has a friction clutch, that includes a pressure plate, which is rotationally fixed to the housing, yet displaceable to a limited extent in the axial direction. The housing can be connected to a counter-pressure disk, and lever elements which are positioned in an annular arrangement and which are disposed between the housing and the pressure plate. The elements are supported on a rolling support carried by the housing and to which pressure can be applied at the radially inner lever tips thereof in order to close the friction clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Klaus Dussel, Goetz Rathke, Dirk Reimnitz
  • Patent number: 8734076
    Abstract: A rivet, in particular a solid rivet, for riveting components, which has a primary head for bearing on a component to be riveted and a rivet shank, which is plastically deformable to form a closing head, joined to the primary head so as to constitute a single piece therewith. The primary head has a greater hardness than the rivet shank. Owing to the greater hardness of the primary head, the rivet joint can be produced in a reliable and cost effective manner, even in the case of a rivet header bearing only partially on the primary head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Klaus Dussel, Dominique Wagner
  • Patent number: 8408374
    Abstract: A coupling assembly which has an adjusting device. In order to prevent uncontrolled adjusting of the adjusting device during transport until installation, a transport lock is provided. In order to be able to further propose an installation space-neutral solution, which, in particular, has no negative impact on the actuating system, grabber arms are disposed for lever elements of the coupling assembly axially in the direction of the counterpressure plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Klaus Dussel, Victor Wiege, Aurelie Christophel, Ivo Agner
  • Patent number: 8172062
    Abstract: A device for actuating a friction clutch with automatic adjustment. An actuating movement for engaging and disengaging the clutch is transmitted to a pressing component. The adjusting device includes a sensing component that is biased in the direction of an adjusting movement and compensates for sensing play that occurs as a result of wear when the clutch is engaged, and that compensates for play that occurs when the clutch is disengaged after compensation of the sensing play in the movement transmission between the actuating component and the transmission component. When the clutch is engaged and wear is present, the sensing component moves out of contact against a spring component which, when the clutch is engaged and wear is present, comes into contact against a stop before the fully engaged state of the clutch is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Götz Rathke, Klaus Dussel
  • Publication number: 20110315504
    Abstract: A rivet, in particular a solid rivet, for riveting components, which has a primary head for bearing on a component to be riveted and a rivet shank, which is plastically deformable to form a closing head, joined to the primary head so as to constitute a single piece therewith. The primary head has a greater hardness than the rivet shank. Owing to the greater hardness of the primary head, the rivet joint can be produced in a reliable and cost effective manner, even in the case of a rivet header bearing only partially on the primary head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Klaus DUSSEL, Dominique WAGNER
  • Publication number: 20110209963
    Abstract: A coupling assembly which has an adjusting device. In order to prevent uncontrolled adjusting of the adjusting device during transport until installation, a transport lock is provided. In order to be able to further propose an installation space-neutral solution, which, in particular, has no negative impact on the actuating system, grabber arms are disposed for lever elements of the coupling assembly axially in the direction of the counterpressure plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Klaus DUSSEL, Victor WIEGE, Aurelie CHRISTOPHEL, Ivo AGNER
  • Publication number: 20110155529
    Abstract: A torque transmitting device in a drive train of a vehicle, which has an assembly on the engine side and an assembly on the transmission side. A geometrically defined installation position of the torque transmitting device between the assemblies can be set by inserting a compensating element, such as an adjustment disk. A thickness of the compensating element depends on the air gap of the torque transmitting device to be set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Marcus Adolph, Klaus Dussel, Bernhard Wolf
  • Publication number: 20090229940
    Abstract: A device for actuating a friction clutch with automatic adjustment. An actuating movement for engaging and disengaging the clutch is transmitted to a pressing component. The adjusting device includes a sensing component that is biased in the direction of an adjusting movement and compensates for sensing play that occurs as a result of wear when the clutch is engaged, and that compensates for play that occurs when the clutch is disengaged after compensation of the sensing play in the movement transmission between the actuating component and the transmission component. When the clutch is engaged and wear is present, the sensing component moves out of contact against a spring component which, when the clutch is engaged and wear is present, comes into contact against a stop before the fully engaged state of the clutch is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: Luk Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Gotz Rathke, Klaus Dussel
  • Publication number: 20090218188
    Abstract: A clutch unit which has a friction clutch, that includes a pressure plate, which is rotationally fixed to the housing, yet displaceable to a limited extent in the axial direction. The housing can be connected to a counter-pressure disk, and lever elements which are positioned in an annular arrangement and which are disposed between the housing and the pressure plate. The elements are supported on a rolling support carried by the housing and to which pressure can be applied at the radially inner lever tips thereof in order to close the friction clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG
    Inventors: Klaus DUSSEL, Goetz RATHKE, Dirk REIMNITZ
  • Patent number: 4565417
    Abstract: For a single pole plug connector arranged at the end of a single conductor shielded cable, an insulator is used which is slipped on an appropriately prepared cable end. A sealing sleeve is disposed between the insulator and the shield wires folded over backwards on the cable jacket. The shield wires are then brought through a finger-like extension of an elastic cap by means of a connnecting lead, the cap resting also on the insulator and the cable jacket. The shield side end of the connecting lead is fixed relative to the cable by a hose clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1986
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Dussel, Werner Orlowski, Gerhard Ott, Hans Toczelowski