Patents by Inventor Martin Vilkner

Martin Vilkner 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: 9062722
    Abstract: A clutch device having at least one torque transmission device, which has at least one pressure plate which is connected non-rotatingly to a housing component, a pressing plate which may be moved non-rotatingly and in an axial direction with respect to the pressure plate, and a clutch plate which may be clamped in a frictionally engaged manner between the pressure plate and the pressing plate, and having at least one wear adjustment device which has at least one ramp ring which is rotatable in a circumferential direction by means of at least one coil spring for sensing and for compensating for wear-induced axial play between the housing component and the pressing plate, wherein the coil spring is mounted on the ramp ring side and on the housing component side, there being a hook-in securing means provided between the ramp ring and the coil spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Martin Vilkner
  • Publication number: 20140048376
    Abstract: A clutch device having at least one torque transmission device, which has at least one pressure plate which is connected non-rotatingly to a housing component, a pressing plate which may be moved non-rotatingly and in an axial direction with respect to the pressure plate, and a clutch plate which may be clamped in a frictionally engaged manner between the pressure plate and the pressing plate, and having at least one wear adjustment device which has at least one ramp ring which is rotatable in a circumferential direction by means of at least one coil spring for sensing and for compensating for wear-induced axial play between the housing component and the pressing plate, wherein the coil spring is mounted on the ramp ring side and on the housing component side, there being a hook-in securing means provided between the ramp ring and the coil spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventor: Martin Vilkner