Patents by Inventor Martin VÖLK

Martin VÖLK 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).

  • Axle assembly for a heavy goods vehicle, heavy goods vehicle comprising at least one axle assembly of this kind, and hydraulic arrangement, in particular for adjusting an adjustable unit that is formed as a cylinder-piston arrangement
    Patent number: 11235632
    Abstract: The invention relates to an axle assembly of a heavy goods vehicle, comprising a pivot bearing steering rotational axis (X), a wheel support comprising at least one wheel that is mounted thereon so as to be rotatable about a wheel rotational axis (Z), the wheel rotational axis (Z) being arranged behind the steering rotational axis (X), in the travel direction (V), in every deflection state of the axle assembly, during straight travel, and a unit that is adjustable about the steering rotational axis (X) when the wheel support is rotated, the adjustable unit being adjustable between two operating states, specifically a forwards travel operating state in which it damps the rotational movement of the wheel support about the steering rotational axis (X), and a reverse travel operating state in which it introduces a steering force, which steers the axle assembly, into the axle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: GOLDHOFER AG
    Inventors: Georg Maier, Martin Völk, Simon Steinmayer, Horst Häfele
  • AXLE ASSEMBLY FOR A HEAVY-GOODS VEHICLE, HEAVY-GOODS VEHICLE WITH AT LEAST ONE SUCH AXLE ASSEMBLY AND A HYDRAULIC UNIT, IN PARTICULAR FOR ADJUSTING AN ADJUSTABLE UNIT DESIGNED AS A CYLINDER-PISTON ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20200384819
    Abstract: The invention relates to an axle assembly of a heavy goods vehicle, comprising a pivot bearing steering rotational axis (X), a wheel support comprising at least one wheel that is mounted thereon so as to be rotatable about a wheel rotational axis (Z), the wheel rotational axis (Z) being arranged behind the steering rotational axis (X), in the travel direction (V), in every deflection state of the axle assembly, during straight travel, and a unit that is adjustable about the steering rotational axis (X) when the wheel support is rotated, the adjustable unit being adjustable between two operating states, specifically a forwards travel operating state in which it damps the rotational movement of the wheel support about the steering rotational axis (X), and a reverse travel operating state in which it introduces a steering force, which steers the axle assembly, into the axle assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: GOLDHOFER AG
    Inventors: Georg MAIER, Martin VÖLK, Simon STEINMAYER, Horst HÄFELE