Patents by Inventor Markus Frankemölle

Markus Frankemölle 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: 20230407580
    Abstract: An earth working machine encompasses a machine body having a machine frame and a drive configuration rotationally drivable relative to the machine frame around a drive axis (A). It further encompasses a working apparatus (32) for earth working to which the drive configuration is releasably connected in drive torque-transferring fashion for rotation together, the drive configuration projecting from an axial end axially into the working apparatus (32) and the working apparatus (32) being retained on the drive configuration, against axial displacement relative to the drive configuration, by an accessible central bolt arrangement having a bolt axis collinear with the drive axis (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Christian Berning, Karsten Buhr, Markus Frankemölle, Thomas Lehnert, Andreas Salz, Hardy Wilhelmi
  • Patent number: 11725351
    Abstract: A bearing component for mounting a replaceable milling drum on an earth working machine includes an annular connecting flange having a central axis. A bearing stem protrudes from the connecting flange axially in a first direction to a first axial end, the bearing stem having an outer surface including at least first and second cylindrical bearing surfaces axially spaced from each other. The bearing stem further includes a centering recess open at a second axial end opposite the first axial end, the centering recess including an opening angle decreasing in steps so that the centering recess tapers in the first direction, the centering recess forming a portion of the central opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Inventors: Christian Berning, Karsten Buhr, Markus Frankemölle, Thomas Lehnert, Andreas Salz, Hardy Wilhelmi
  • Publication number: 20220389670
    Abstract: An earth working machine encompasses a machine body having a machine frame and a drive configuration rotationally drivable relative to the machine frame around a drive axis (A). It further encompasses a working apparatus (32) for earth working to which the drive configuration is releasably connected in drive torque-transferring fashion for rotation together, the drive configuration projecting from an axial end axially into the working apparatus (32) and the working apparatus (32) being retained on the drive configuration, against axial displacement relative to the drive configuration, by an accessible central bolt arrangement having a bolt axis collinear with the drive axis (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Berning, Karsten Buhr, Markus Frankemölle, Thomas Lehnert, Andreas Salz, Hardy Wilhelmi
  • Patent number: 11313087
    Abstract: A replaceable milling drum for an earth working machine includes a milling drum tube and a protrusion structure fixed to the milling drum tube. A bearing stem protrudes from the protrusion structure axially away from a drive axial end of the milling drum tube. The bearing stem has an outer surface including at least first and second cylindrical bearing surfaces axially spaced from each other, a furthest one of the cylindrical bearing surfaces from the drive axial end having a smaller diameter than a next furthest one of the cylindrical bearing surfaces from the drive axial end, the bearing stem having a central opening therethrough co-axial with the drive axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Berning, Karsten Buhr, Markus Frankemölle, Thomas Lehnert, Andreas Salz, Hardy Wilhelmi
  • Publication number: 20200407927
    Abstract: An earth working machine encompasses a machine body having a machine frame and a drive configuration rotationally drivable relative to the machine frame around a drive axis (A). It further encompasses a working apparatus (32) for earth working to which the drive configuration is releasably connected in drive torque-transferring fashion for rotation together, the drive configuration projecting from an axial end axially into the working apparatus (32) and the working apparatus (32) being retained on the drive configuration, against axial displacement relative to the drive configuration, by an accessible central bolt arrangement having a bolt axis collinear with the drive axis (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Christian Berning, Karsten Buhr, Markus Frankemölle, Thomas Lehnert, Andreas Salz, Hardy Wilhelmi
  • Patent number: 10724187
    Abstract: An earth working machine (10) includes a machine body (13) having a machine frame (12) and a drive configuration (46), rotationally drivable relative to the machine frame (12), and to which configuration a working apparatus (32) embodied for earth working is releasably connected in torque-transferring fashion, in an operating position, for rotation together around a drive axis (A), such that when the connection is released, the working apparatus (32) is removable from the operating position in an axial direction relative to the drive configuration (46) for deinstallation from the drive configuration (46) and, for installation on the drive configuration (46), is conveyable into the operating position in an axial direction relative to the drive configuration (46), an actuator (65) being provided which is embodied to move the working apparatus (32) out of the operating position when the connection is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Wirtgen GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Berning, Karsten Buhr, Markus Frankemölle, Thomas Lehnert, Andreas Salz, Hardy Wilhelmi
  • Patent number: 10724186
    Abstract: An earth working machine (10) includes a machine body (13) having a machine frame (12) and a drive configuration (46), rotationally drivable relative to the machine frame (12) around a drive axis (A), to which configuration a working apparatus (32) embodied for earth working is releasably connected in torque-transferring fashion, in an operating position operational for earth working, for rotation together around the drive axis (A), such that when the connection is released, the working apparatus (32) is removable from the operating position in an axial direction relative to the drive configuration (46) for deinstallation from the drive configuration (46) and, for installation on the drive configuration, is conveyable into the operating position in an axial direction relative to the drive configuration (46).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Wirtgen GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Berning, Karsten Buhr, Markus Frankemölle, Thomas Lehnert, Andreas Salz, Hardy Wilhelmi
  • Patent number: 10724188
    Abstract: An earth working machine includes a drive configuration and a working apparatus releasably connected together by a bolt component. A bolting moment bracing arrangement is connected or connectable in bolting moment-transferring fashion to the bolt component, and includes a bracing region that is embodied for bolting moment-bracing abutment in a bracing bolting direction against a counterpart bracing region, the drive configuration being embodied to be driven to rotate, in a rotation direction codirectional with the bracing bolting direction, while the bracing region is in abutment against the counterpart bracing region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Wirtgen GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Berning, Karsten Buhr, Markus Frankemölle, Thomas Lehnert, Andreas Salz, Hardy Wilhelmi
  • Patent number: 10590612
    Abstract: An actuating unit for locking a component of a construction machine, in particular a road milling machine or a surface miner, the actuating unit comprising a retaining part for fastening to the construction machine. A self-propelled construction machine, in particular a road milling machine or a surface miner, comprising at least one actuating unit of this type. The basic principle of the actuating unit is the design of the cylinder of a piston/cylinder arrangement as a “locking bolt”. In the actuating unit, a piston is connected to the retaining part and is surrounded by a cylinder, with a first cylinder chamber being formed on one side of the piston and a second cylinder chamber being formed on the other side of the piston. A cut-out which extends in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the cylinder and through which the retaining part extends is provided in the cylindrical wall of the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Wirtgen GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Frankemölle, Ronald Lull, Cyrus Barimani
  • Publication number: 20180340299
    Abstract: An earth working machine (10) encompasses a machine body (13) having a machine frame (12) and a drive configuration (46), rotationally drivable relative to the machine frame (12) around a drive axis (A), to which configuration a working apparatus (32) embodied for earth working is releasably connected in torque-transferring fashion, in an operating position operational for earth working, for rotation together around the drive axis (A), such that when the connection is released, the working apparatus (32) is removable from the operating position in an axial direction relative to the drive configuration (46) for deinstallation from the drive configuration (46) and, for installation on the drive configuration, is conveyable into the operating position in an axial direction relative to the drive configuration (46).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Christian Berning, Karsten Buhr, Markus Frankemölle, Thomas Lehnert, Andreas Salz, Hardy Wilhelmi
  • Publication number: 20180340300
    Abstract: An earth working machine (10) encompasses a machine body (13) having a machine frame (12) and a drive configuration (46), rotationally drivable relative to the machine frame (12) around a drive axis (A) that defines an axial direction, that extends along the drive rotation axis (A) from an introduction longitudinal end (46a) at which the drive configuration (46) is embodied for introduction of a drive torque to a functional longitudinal end (46b) located axially oppositely from the introduction longitudinal end (46a), and to which configuration a working apparatus (32) embodied for earth working is releasably connected in torque-transferring fashion, in an operating position, for rotation together around the drive axis (A), such that when the connection is released, the working apparatus (32) is removable from the operating position in an axial direction relative to the drive configuration (46) for deinstallation from the drive configuration (46) and, for installation on the drive configuration (46), is conve
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Christian Berning, Karsten Buhr, Markus Frankemölle, Thomas Lehnert, Andreas Salz, Hardy Wilhelmi
  • Publication number: 20180340301
    Abstract: An earth working machine encompasses a machine body having a machine frame and a drive configuration rotationally drivable relative to the machine frame around a drive axis (A). It further encompasses a working apparatus (32) for earth working to which the drive configuration is releasably connected in drive torque-transferring fashion for rotation together, the drive configuration projecting from an axial end axially into the working apparatus (32) and the working apparatus (32) being retained on the drive configuration, against axial displacement relative to the drive configuration, by an accessible central bolt arrangement having a bolt axis collinear with the drive axis (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Christian Berning, Karsten Buhr, Markus Frankemölle, Thomas Lehnert, Andreas Salz, Hardy Wilhelmi
  • Publication number: 20180163351
    Abstract: The invention relates to an actuating unit for locking a component of a construction machine, in particular a road milling machine or a surface miner, the actuating unit comprising a retaining part 26 for fastening to the construction machine. Furthermore, the invention relates to a self-propelled construction machine, in particular a road milling machine or a surface miner, comprising at least one actuating unit of this type. The basic principle of the actuating unit according to the invention is the design of the cylinder of a piston/cylinder arrangement as a “locking bolt”. In the actuating unit according to the invention, a piston 27 is connected to the retaining part 26 and is surrounded by a cylinder 30, with a first cylinder chamber 31 being formed on one side of the piston and a second cylinder chamber 32 being formed on the other side of the piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Markus Frankemölle, Ronald Lull, Cyrus Barimani