Patents by Inventor Martin Menges
Martin Menges 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: 7111987Abstract: In a linear rolling bearing comprising a guide carriage (1) that can be mounted through rolling bearing rollers (7) on a guide rail (2), said guide carriage (1) comprising at least one endless roller channel (8) for the rollers (7), said roller channel (8) comprising a load-bearing channel (9) for load-bearing rollers (7), a return channel (10) for returning rollers (7) and two deflecting channels (11) that connect the load-bearing channel (9) and the return channel (10) to each other, said guide carriage (1) further comprising a carrier body (3) in which said return channel (10) and said load-bearing channel (9) are arranged, and, on two front ends of the carrier body (3), end members (4) in which said deflecting channels (11) are arranged, said return channel (10) comprising a return tube (27) whose tube ends are connected to said end members (4), and said roller channel comprising raceways for the rollers and side surfaces for laterally delimiting the roller channel, the return tube (27) comprises tonguesType: GrantFiled: May 15, 2003Date of Patent: September 26, 2006Assignee: INA-Schaeffler KGInventors: Martin Menges, Thomas Elicker
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Publication number: 20060018572Abstract: The invention proposes a linear guide unit comprising a guide carriage (1) that is mounted through rollers (3) for sliding on a guide rail (2), and further comprising a roller chain (8) comprising a cage (8a) for receiving the rollers (3), said cage being formed by spacers (16) arranged between adjacent rollers (3) and flexible belts (17) arranged at two front ends of the rollers (3) for connecting the spacers (16) to one another, said roller chain (8) being arranged for rotating in an endless roller channel (7) comprising a load-bearing section (10), in which the rollers (3) roll under load on raceways (4, 11) of the guide carriage (1) and of the guide rail (2), a return section (12), that is arranged substantially parallel to the load-bearing section (10) and in which the rollers (3) of the roller chain (8) are unloaded, and two deflecting sections (13) that connect the return section (12) and the load-bearing section (10) endlessly to each other, said endless roller channel (7) comprising lateral rims (14)Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2005Publication date: January 26, 2006Inventors: Stefan Hantke, Peter Lutz, Martin Menges
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Publication number: 20060013515Abstract: A linear roller bearing is provided having a guide carriage (1) which can be mounted on a guide rail (2) in a rolling manner via roller bodies (4). The guide carriage is provided with at least one continuous roller body channel (3) for the roller bodies (4). The roller body channel (3) includes a support channel (5) for supporting the roller bodies (4), a return channel (11) for returning the roller bodies (4), and deflecting channels (10) which connect the support channel (5) to the return channel (11). The deflecting channels (10) are provided in end elements (9) of the guide carriage (1), and the roller bodies (4) in the roller body channel (3) are subject to displacement resistance in the direction of rotation. The end elements (9) are respectively provided with a sensor (12), whereby a preferably electric sensor signal therefrom is dependent on the displacement resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2005Publication date: January 19, 2006Applicant: INA-Schaeffler KGInventors: Dietmar Rudy, Peter Lutz, Martin Menges
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Publication number: 20050185864Abstract: In a linear rolling bearing comprising a guide carriage (1) that can be mounted through rolling bearing rollers (7) on a guide rail (2), said guide carriage (1) comprising at least one endless roller channel (8) for the rollers (7), said roller channel (8) comprising a load-bearing channel (9) for load-bearing rollers (7), a return channel (10) for returning rollers (7) and two deflecting channels (11) that connect the load-bearing channel (9) and the return channel (10) to each other, said guide carriage (1) further comprising a carrier body (3) in which said return channel (10) and said load-bearing channel (9) are arranged, and, on two front ends of the carrier body (3), end members (4) in which said deflecting channels (11) are arranged, said return channel (10) comprising a return tube (27) whose tube ends are connected to said end members (4), and said roller channel comprising raceways for the rollers and side surfaces for laterally delimiting the roller channel, the return tube (27) comprises tonguesType: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2003Publication date: August 25, 2005Applicant: INA-Schaeffler KGInventors: Martin Menges, Thomas Elicker
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Publication number: 20050105834Abstract: In a linear rolling bearing comprising a guide carriage (1) that can be mounted through rolling bearing rollers (7) on a guide rail (2), said guide carriage (1) comprising at least one endless roller channel (8) for the rollers (7), said roller channel (8) comprising a load-bearing channel (9) for load-bearing rollers (7), a return channel (10) for returning rollers (7) and two deflecting channels (11) that connect the load-bearing channel (9) and the return channel (10) to each other, said guide carriage (1) further comprising a carrier body (3) in which said return channel (10) and said load-bearing channel (9) are arranged, and, on two front ends of the carrier body (3), end members (4) in which said deflecting channels (11) are arranged, said return channel (10) comprising a return tube (27), said roller channel (8) comprising raceways (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) for the rollers (7) and side surfaces (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23) for laterally delimiting the roller channel (8), and each end member (4) comprisingType: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2004Publication date: May 19, 2005Inventors: Martin Menges, Thomas Elicker
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Publication number: 20040234176Abstract: In a linear rolling bearing element comprising a carrier body that is mounted through rolling elements for sliding on the running surface (5) of a guide rail (4), and, for forming a rolling element circuit, said bearing element further comprising a load-bearing zone and a return channel which extend parallel to the direction of movement of the linear rolling bearing element, said load-bearing zone and said return channel being connected to each other through deflecting channels that are arranged on the carrier body in frontally adjoining head pieces (11) that contain lubricant ducts starting at a filling point of each head piece (11) and leading to the rolling elements, at least one lubricant duct for a rolling element circuit is divided into a supply duct (13) and an exit duct (14), which supply and exit ducts (13, 14) are connected to each other by a sealable lubricant pocket (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2004Publication date: November 25, 2004Inventors: Michael Sattler, Martin Menges, Dietmar Rudy
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Patent number: 6802647Abstract: A linear rolling bearing comprises a guide carriage (1) that can be mounted on a guide rail (2) through rolling elements (5). The guide carriage (1) comprises at least one endless rolling element channel (3) for the rolling elements (5). The rolling element channel (3) comprises a load-bearing channel (4) for load-bearing rolling elements (5), a return channel (6) for returning rolling elements (5) and deflecting channels (7) arranged at both ends of the load-bearing channel (4) and the return channel (6), which deflecting channels (7) connect the load-bearing channel (4) and the return channel (6) endlessly to each other and deflect the rolling elements (5) out of the return channel (6) into the load-bearing channel (4), and vice versa. The rolling elements (5) are received in pockets (8) of a cage strip (9) having at least two free ends (13, 14).Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2003Date of Patent: October 12, 2004Assignee: INA-Schaeffler KGInventors: Franziska Hausberger, Thomas Winkler, Martin Menges
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Patent number: 6715920Abstract: A linear rolling bearing element for mounting on a running surface of a guide rail, said element having a carrier body that comprises, for a rolling element circuit, a load-bearing zone and a return channel that are parallel to a direction of movement of the carrier body while being connected to each other by two deflecting channels disposed in head pieces that are arranged on ends of the carrier body. The head pieces comprise lubricant ducts, and a rolling element guiding means in the form of a plastic coating is arranged in the load-bearing zone, the return channel and the deflecting channels. Each head-piece is formed by a cage arranged on an end of the carrier body and by a one-piece sealing plate comprising lubricant ducts, said plate being adapted to and disposed on the cage.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2002Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Assignee: INA Schaeffler KGInventors: Martin Menges, Thomas Elicker, Ralf Franz
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Publication number: 20030231812Abstract: A linear rolling bearing comprises a guide carriage (1) that can be mounted on a guide rail (2) through rolling elements (5). The guide carriage (1) comprises at least one endless rolling element channel (3) for the rolling elements (5). The rolling element channel (3) comprises a load-bearing channel (4) for load-bearing rolling elements (5), a return channel (6) for returning rolling elements (5) and deflecting channels (7) arranged at both ends of the load-bearing channel (4) and the return channel (6), which deflecting channels (7) connect the load-bearing channel (4) and the return channel (6) endlessly to each other and deflect the rolling elements (5) out of the return channel (6) into the load-bearing channel (4), and vice versa. The rolling elements (5) are received in pockets (8) of a cage strip (9) having at least two free ends (13, 14).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2003Publication date: December 18, 2003Inventors: Franziska Hausberger, Thomas Winkler, Martin Menges
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Publication number: 20020181810Abstract: A linear rolling bearing element for mounting on a running surface of a guide rail, said element having a carrier body that comprises, for a rolling element circuit, a load-bearing zone and a return channel that are parallel to a direction of movement of the carrier body while being connected to each other by two deflecting channels disposed in head pieces that are arranged on ends of the carrier body. The head pieces comprise lubricant ducts, and a rolling element guiding means in the form of a plastic coating is arranged in the load-bearing zone, the return channel and the deflecting channels. Each head-piece is formed by a cage arranged on an end of the carrier body and by a one-piece sealing plate comprising lubricant ducts, said plate being adapted to and disposed on the cage.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2002Publication date: December 5, 2002Inventors: Martin Menges, Thomas Elicker, Ralf Franz
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Patent number: 6318895Abstract: A linear rolling bearing element mounted to a running surface of a guide rail, includes a main body which having a rolling-element circuit for guiding the main body along a guide rail via a plurality of rolling elements, with the rolling-element circuit having a load-bearing track and a return track. The main body has opposite ends, each of the ends having formed therein a bay which is accessible through an adjacent end face of the main body. Received in each of the bays of the main body is a deflection member which has formed therein an arcuate passageway for interconnecting the load-bearing track and the return track. Disposed in the load-bearing track, the return track and the arcuate passageways is a guide system of a polymer material, for guiding the rolling elements. The guide system includes a coating which is applied through an injection-molding process in a single working step in the load-bearing track and the return track.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2000Date of Patent: November 20, 2001Assignee: Ina Wälzlager Schaeffler oHGInventor: Martin Menges