Patents by Inventor Manfred Kahrs
Manfred Kahrs 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).
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Patent number: 6227099Abstract: A brake power assist unit for motor vehicles, the control valve of which can be electrically actuated by means of an electromagnet which actuates a third sealing seat that allows ventilation of the operating chamber. In order to stabilize the characteristic of the load system formed by the armature of the electromagnet, a sleeve that carries the third sealing seat and the valve body of the control valve by means of constructive modifications of the control valve of the externally actuated brake power assist unit, in particular, during the pressure reduction phase, the invention proposes means that allow a controlled pneumatic pressure compensation between the operating chamber and the vacuum chamber or a reduction in the force to be generated by the electromagnet during the pressure reduction phase, i.e., during the return movement of the third sealing seat from the valve body.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 1999Date of Patent: May 8, 2001Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Manfred Kahrs, Alfred Eckert, Thomas Berthold, Michael Vogt, Christof Klesen
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Patent number: 5961189Abstract: A brake system for automotive vehicles has a pneumatic brake power booster with two chambers one of the chambers being adapted to be acted upon by a low pressure and the other one by a higher pressure, and at least one of the chambers being adapted to be connected to a pneumatic pump. A device is provided to activate and deactivate the pump in response to the pressure that prevails in the chamber of the brake power booster associated with the pump.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 1996Date of Patent: October 5, 1999Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co., oHGInventors: Harald Lutteke, Peter Bohm, Peter Drott, Hans-Jorg Feigel, Manfred Kahrs, Peter Rieth
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Patent number: 5551389Abstract: A hydraulic pump driven by an internal combustion engine is an externally pressurized radial piston pump, which is internally driven by an eccentric. The hydraulic pump is integrated within the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 1994Date of Patent: September 3, 1996Assignee: ITT Automotive Europe GmbHInventors: Manfred Kahrs, Gerhard Kunz
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Patent number: 5509383Abstract: A hydraulic system with a hydraulic pump driven directly by an internal-combustion engine reduces the dimension, weight and number of component parts used in the state of the art systems while optimizing energy exploitation. A plurality of elements, one of which is a cam shaft adjusting device, are supplied with hydraulic pressure fluid by one and the same pump. A series of simplified hydraulic connections enables equivalent devices to be driven simultaneously by one or more pump circuits.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 1993Date of Patent: April 23, 1996Assignee: ITT Automotive Europe GmbHInventors: Manfred Kahrs, Gerhard Kunz, Franz Fleck, Hans-Gebhard Krines, Walter Peterknecht, Winfried Huthmacher
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Patent number: 5348110Abstract: A device for actuating the control valve (14) of a hydraulic power steering system for automotive vehicles, the rotary motion of a steering wheel being transmitted by means of a steering shaft (2) and the steering torque being transmitted by a relative rotation between the steering shaft (2) and a pinion shaft (4), and wherein the control valve (14) is a linear slide valve. A sleeve (6) embracing the steering shaft (2)and the pinion shaft (4) converts the relative rotation between the two shafts into an axial displacement axially and helically extending coulisse-type guides (7, 8), angularly disposed to one another, within which pins (9, 10), rigidly coupled to the steering shaft (2) and the pinion shaft (4), are received.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 1992Date of Patent: September 20, 1994Inventors: Hans-Christof Klein, Manfred Kahrs, Peter Drott, Wilhelm Beer, Joachim Baier, Peter Kraft, Andreas Lang
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Patent number: 5295797Abstract: A suction-restricted radial piston pump is described, in particular for use with automotive vehicles. The pump delivers a flow constant over a broad speed range and involving low losses in output and generating only negligible noise. In one embodiment, a control slot (13), on the pressure side, is subdivided into several grooves (27,28) which at least in part are in communication, through check valves (32), with the pressure connection (20). An alternative embodiment provides a shape of the pressure-sided control slot in which the introducing end thereof is comparatively narrow to reduce noise at a high speed and the outlet-sided end thereof with a wider width sufficient to meet the required output. According to a third embodiment, the suction-sided slot (12) is provided with a narrow width section and a subsequent wider width section.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 1992Date of Patent: March 22, 1994Assignee: Alfred Teves GmbHInventors: Manfred Kahrs, Gerhard Kunz, Franz Fleck, Hermann Schoellhorn, Gerhard Schudt, Winfried Huthmacher
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Patent number: 5201175Abstract: A hydraulic actuating system and method comprises a pump which continuously circulates hydraulic fluid out of a reservoir into a pressure line limited to a predetermined maximum pressure by a pressure-limiting valve and a control valve connected to the pressure line controlling flow of hydraulic fluid to an operating cylinder. A clearance volume in communication with the pressure line collects compressed air entrained in the hydraulic fluid flow which upon opening of the inlet valve expands to displace a portion of the volume of flow of hydraulic fluid required for actuation of the operating cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 1991Date of Patent: April 13, 1993Assignee: Alfred Teves GmbHInventors: Manfred Kahrs, Gerhard Kunz, Franz Fleck, Gerhard Schudt
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Patent number: 5147007Abstract: A hydraulic power steering system for automotive vehicles wherein the hydraulic power assistance takes place only above a predetermined steering power. A power cylinder (6) is coupled to a mechanical steering assembly, a pump (19, 36), and a control valve (12). In order to achieve safety in operation and a simple arrangement of the power steering system, a slide of a component (2) of the mechanical steering assembly is slidable with respect to the vehicle body. The slide is effected by the steering power overcoming a prestressing power, serves for the mechanical actuation of the control valve (12).Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 1990Date of Patent: September 15, 1992Assignee: Alfred Teves GmbHInventors: Manfred Kahrs, Lothar Kunze, Joachim Baier, Gerhard Kunz, Bernhard Moeller, Wilhelm Beer, Hans-G. Krines, Gerhardt Schudt
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Patent number: 4818196Abstract: A vane-type motor is disclosed including a rotor disposed in a housing having a plurality of cam rings surrounding the rotor, which cam rings are displaceable relative to one another in the circumferential direction. Vanes associated with the cam rings subdivide a work chamber provided between the rotor and the cam rings into work cells and side plates laterally confine the work chamber. An inlet channel supplies pressure fluid to the work chamber and a discharge channel provides for discharge of the pressure fluid from the work chamber. Control channels are provided to preclude pressure impacts and noises with the cam ring displaced. The control channels terminate in the work chamber and connect the work chamber to the inlet channel. The rotor forms a control element for the control channels.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 1987Date of Patent: April 4, 1989Assignee: Alfred Teves GmbHInventors: Manfred Kahrs, Hermann Schoellhorn
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Patent number: 4770616Abstract: A variable vane-type pump in which a cam ring with variable eccentricity encompasses a rotary piston comprising vanes guided in radial slots. At least one lateral surface of the rotary piston abuts on the contact surface of a control disc with pressure pocket and suction pocket. A channel is provided in the control disc whose intake opening is disposed in the direction of rotation of the pump between pressure pocket and suction pocket and in direct vicinity of the end of the pressure pocket. The channel terminates in a housing chamber, the waste oil chamber, the lubricating channels and/or into the under-vane chambers. After displacement of the cam ring, a connection can be established between the channel and the pressure pocket so that the pressure fluid still delivered can discharge via the channel to safeguard lubrication of the pump.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 1983Date of Patent: September 13, 1988Assignee: ITT Industries, Inc.Inventor: Manfred Kahrs
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Patent number: 4659297Abstract: A vane motor is disclosed in which the volumetric displacement, torque, or speed are continuously adjustable. The vane motor includes a housing having a rotor and cam ring disposed axially around the rotor. The rotor includes vanes in radial slots which divide the motor between the rotor and cam rings. One cam ring is rotatable relative to the other so as to change volumetric displacement.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 1985Date of Patent: April 21, 1987Assignee: Alfred Teves GmbHInventor: Manfred Kahrs
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Patent number: 4566870Abstract: In an adjustable vane-type pump, there is provided an idle stroke adjusting device for variation of the pre-compression. The device comprises a laterally arranged adjustable supporting element having a substantially planar supporting surface bearing against the curved supporting surface area of the cam ring. The plane of the supporting surface of the supporting element is inclined relative to the plane which is defined by the joint axis of the delivery-limiting device and the pressure-control device as well as by the rotor axis. The curved supporting surface area of the cam ring is formed by the cylindrical peripheral surface of the cam ring. By using this extremely straightforward idle stroke adjusting device, wherein the idle stroke adjustment changes in response to the output pressure and the flow rate, respectively, a more favorable noise emission over the entire operating range of the pump is accomplished.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 1983Date of Patent: January 28, 1986Assignee: ITT Industries, Inc.Inventor: Manfred Kahrs
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Patent number: 4550372Abstract: A control system for a vehicular braking system incorporating a hydrodynamic brake and a friction brake. The control system optimizes the cooperation by the hydrodynamic brake and the friction brake and improves the reliability of operation thereof by producing a control signal corresponding to the desired total braking torque and applying this control signal as an input variable to an open-loop associated with the hydrodynamic brake and to a closed-loop associated with the friction brake with a signal responsive to the instantaneous deceleration being fed back to the input of the closed-loop.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 1983Date of Patent: October 29, 1985Assignee: ITT Industries, Inc.Inventor: Manfred Kahrs
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Patent number: 4256443Abstract: A rotary vane-type engine includes a rotor, a cam ring surrounding the rotor, and working vanes slidably disposed in radial slots of the rotor and engaging with one of their ends the inner contour of the cam ring. The vanes subdivide the space formed between the rotor and the cam ring into working spaces which are limited axially by side plates. Control ports provided in the side plates have throttle channels which extend in the rotor circumferential direction and connect the working spaces arranged on either side of the throttle channel with each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 1979Date of Patent: March 17, 1981Assignee: ITT Industries, Inc.Inventors: Lothar Kunze, Manfred Kahrs