Patents by Inventor Matthias Fischer
Matthias Fischer 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: 6050380Abstract: A friction clutch for a motor vehicle is embodied with a centrifugal mass device, which has at least one mass-bearing compensating system. At least one component of the centrifugal mass device is equipped, to form the compensating system, with at least one chamber that holds, to a predetermined degree of fullness, a fluid medium, whose position in the chamber changes when a torsional vibration occurs. The effect resulting from this position change depends on the density and viscosity of the medium, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, on the arrangement of the chamber, which determines the vibrational behavior of the medium, the shape of the chamber, which determines the movement resistance, and its degree of fullness.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 1998Date of Patent: April 18, 2000Assignee: Mannesmann Sachs AGInventors: Bernd Peinemann, Reinhard Feldhaus, Matthias Fischer
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Patent number: 5927457Abstract: A motor vehicle friction clutch with automatic wear compensation has a wear compensation element, which wear compensation element can rotate around a clutch axis. The friction clutch also includes an adjustment device, which adjustment device includes a worm rotatably mounted on a carrier. The wear compensation element is a worm gear that meshes with the worm to advance the wear compensation element along the clutch axis to compensate for wear. Axial play in the direction of the clutch axis is provided between the worm gear and the worm to detect wear of the friction linings.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 1997Date of Patent: July 27, 1999Assignee: Fichtel & Sachs AGInventors: Andreas Orlamunder, Matthias Fischer
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Patent number: 5823119Abstract: A pull-out table having two leaf sections. Each leaf section can be displaced in parallel along in each case one curved control path in such a manner relative to a stationary pull-out axis which both leaf sections have in common that the separating edge of each leaf section is aligned along the whole movement path always at a right angle to the common stationary pull-out axis.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 1997Date of Patent: October 20, 1998Inventor: Matthias Fischer
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Patent number: 5771999Abstract: A clutch disc for a motor vehicle clutch which has an input part and an output part with relative rotational play. A friction device is located between the input part and output part. The friction device includes a friction disc located non-rotationally on the input part or on the output part, which friction disc has friction areas which have different coefficients of friction around its periphery, There also are contact areas which in the effective range of angular rotation of the clutch disc move essentially from one friction area at least partly to another friction area.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1996Date of Patent: June 30, 1998Assignee: Fichtel & Sachs AGInventors: Jurgen Kleifges, Matthias Fischer, Norbert Lohaus
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Patent number: 5748748Abstract: An apparatus for modifying noise oscillations in a passenger compartment (12) of a motor vehicle (14) includes a memory device (38) for storing a plurality of predetermined oscillation patterns (SM), an operating condition determination device (18) for determining an operating condition (BZ) of the motor vehicle (14), a selector device (36) for selecting an oscillation pattern (SM) as a function of the determined operating condition (BZ) of the motor vehicle (14), and an oscillation generator device (39-42-44) for generating oscillations corresponding to the selected oscillation pattern (SM) into the passenger compartment (12) of the motor vehicle (14).Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 1996Date of Patent: May 5, 1998Assignee: Fichtel & Sachs AGInventors: Matthias Fischer, Reinhard Feldhaus, Andreas Orlamunder
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Patent number: 5579880Abstract: Friction clutch, in particular for motor vehicles, consisting of a driving portion as a counterpressure plate, a pressure plate oriented so that it can move axially but not rotationally with respect to the counterpressure plate, a clutch plate with clutch linings which can be fixed between the two and which is located non-rotationally on a drive shaft, whereby the clutch plate is provided if necessary with a load and/or idle damper, whereby there are also pressure elements for the clutch plate and/or the damper. On such a friction clutch, the object of the invention is to realize different, predetermined moments of friction with the identical geometry of the friction device. The invention teaches that this object can be achieved by providing as the pressure element at least one permanent magnet and/or at least one magnet system and/or at least one electrically energized magnetic circuit.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 1994Date of Patent: December 3, 1996Assignee: Fichtel & Sachs AGInventors: Reinhard Feldhaus, Matthias Fischer, Joachim Lindner
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Patent number: 5520122Abstract: A piece of furniture comprises a stationary top as well as at least two leaves which, in the rest position underneath the stationary top, are disposed in parallel above one another at respective different planes and have guiding devices of different slopes. Each leaf is held by a supporting element whose areas situated outside the leaf contour do not intersect the path of the movement of at least one other leaf.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 1994Date of Patent: May 28, 1996Inventor: Matthias Fischer
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Patent number: 5251736Abstract: A clutch plate for a motor vehicle friction clutch is proposed in which a lateral disc of a load torsional vibration damper of the clutch plate is radially centered on spring tongues which extend and project either axially or peripherally from a hub of the clutch plate. The spring tongues extend into a central opening in the lateral disc, and the spring tongues rest in the central opening under radial tension. Radially acting stops on the hub can be provided peripherally between the individual spring tongues to limit the spring travel.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 1992Date of Patent: October 12, 1993Assignee: Fichtel & Sachs AGInventors: Harald Jeppe, Matthias Fischer, Martin Langfeldt, Peter Schultes, Winfried Feller
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Patent number: 5249660Abstract: The clutch disc for a motor vehicle friction clutch comprises a hub (1) on which side discs (7, 9) are rotatably mounted, arranged axially spaced, rigidly joined together, carrying the clutch linings (17). A hub plate (19) joined with the hub (1) solid in rotation, but with rotary play, is coupled rotationally elastically by means of springs (23) with the side discs (7, 9). Mounted axially between the hub plate (19) and one of the side discs (7) is a friction ring (41) of plastic material from which there protrude lugs (39) engaging into recesses (61) of the side disc (7). The lugs (39) guide the friction ring (41) solid in rotation but axially movable on the lateral disc (7). Axially mounted between the frictional ring (41) in frictional contact with the hub plate (19) and the side disc (7) is a disc spring (43) which applies with a plurality of flexible tongues protruding from its inner circumference on the friction ring (41). The flexible tongues engage in recesses of the friction ring (41).Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 1992Date of Patent: October 5, 1993Assignee: Fichtel & Sachs AGInventors: Reinhard Feldhaus, Matthias Fischer, Harald Jeppe
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Patent number: 5213188Abstract: A clutch disk for a motor vehicle friction clutch is proposed of which the torsional vibration damper, designed for idle running, is arranged radially between a hub and springs of a torsional vibration damper designed for load running. The idling damper is arranged axially between a hub disk and one of the lateral disks of the load damper torsionally elastically coupled to the hub disk. The idling damper comprises an input part, produced from plastics material, which is non-rotatably connected to the hub disk coupled with rotational play but otherwise non-rotatably to the hub. The output part of the idling damper also consists of plastics material and is non-rotatably connected to the hub. Helical springs, couple the output part torsionally elastically to the input part. Pairs of projections, shaped on the input part, enclose the springs between themselves and are supported through the pockets on the hub disk.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 1992Date of Patent: May 25, 1993Assignee: Fichtel & SachsInventors: Erich Feser, Harald Jeppe, Matthias Fischer
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Patent number: 5209334Abstract: A clutch disc with torsional vibration damper is proposed in which synthetic plastics material guide parts are arranged between a hub disc protruding from a hub and two side discs arranged axially on both sides of the hub disc, which guide parts, stressed axially by a spring, fix the side discs axially on the hub disc and guide them radially on the hub, by means of formed-on collars. The guide parts are coupled rotationally elastically through springs of an idling damper with the hub disc and at the same time determine the friction moment in idling.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 1991Date of Patent: May 11, 1993Assignee: Fichtel & Sachs AGInventors: Matthias Fischer, Harald Jeppe, Gerda Rudolph
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Patent number: 5167310Abstract: The invention relates to the production of a multi-part hub part for a clutch disc, wherein all parts are joined together by a weld. Different designs are possible, depending on the various welding processes. The apertures for damper springs can be produced very exactly in the hub disc owing to the production in individual parts. It is also possible to arrange lubricant reservoirs in a simple manner in the region of the points of separation of the individual components.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 1991Date of Patent: December 1, 1992Assignee: Fichtel & Sachs AGInventors: Matthias Fischer, Peter Wiggen, Harald Jeppe
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Patent number: 5016744Abstract: It is proposed for the clutch disc of a motor vehicle friction clutch that one of the lateral discs of a torsional vibration damper of the clutch disc be mounted via a radially resilient mounting ring on a cylindrical bearing face of a hub of the clutch disc. The mounting ring has a closed annular part which is fixed radially and axially in a central opening of the lateral disc and, on its internal periphery, has a substantially conical, preferably radially slotted, radially resilient connecting region. On its internal periphery, the connection region is provided directly or via a shaped-on tube region with a cylindrical opposing bearing face which rests substantially without initial tension on the bearing face of the hub. Spacer blocks limit the radial spring path and are used for the non-rotational guidance of the mounting ring on the lateral disc.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 1990Date of Patent: May 21, 1991Assignee: Fichtel & Sachs AGInventors: Matthias Fischer, Rainer Wiedmann, Kurt Fadler, Harald Jeppe
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Patent number: 4903812Abstract: The invention relates to a clutch disc including an idling damping device and an under-load damping device, wherein the idling damping device is active between two hub parts coupled with each other by a toothing having play in the circumferential direction. In order to avoid the load-change impact, centrifugal weights are provided between the two parts. The centrifugal weights frictionally couple the two parts by means of a self-intensifying effect.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 1988Date of Patent: February 27, 1990Assignee: Fichtel & Sachs AGInventors: Matthias Fischer, Harald Jeppe
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Patent number: 4881468Abstract: Described in a suspension conveyor system suitable for the use of conveyance units having two travelling rollers interconnected by an open yoke. The suspension conveyor system is universally applicable and capable of optimum adaptation to operating and space conditions in a given plant. To this purpose the system comprises changeover means selectively operable to tilt a conveyance unit to a left or right laterally suspended position or a center-suspended position to thereby permit for instance the radii of curved rail sections to be considerably shortened and particularly achieve a less complicated construction of required switches. In a preferred embodiment the switch is formed as an integral shaped member, so that the continuity of the rail circuit has not to be interrupted for guiding a conveyance unit onto selected branch rails.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 1987Date of Patent: November 21, 1989Assignee: Veit GmbH & Co.Inventors: Josef Hafner, Werner Bergmeier, Rolf Schonenberger, Matthias Fischer
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Patent number: 4789053Abstract: The torsional vibration damper suitable for the clutch disc of a motor vehicle friction clutch comprises an idling damper, the springs of which are retained in recesses of a toothing which couple the hub of the damper with a disc part, with limited play in rotation. The end faces of the spring lie for the one part on stop edges of the disc part and for the other part on stop edges of two retaining discs which annularly enclose the hub. The retaining discs are coupled non-rotatably, by axial bent-out portions, with a hub disc of the hub, and for assembly are pushed axially on to the hub. The retaining discs can be produced simply and fitted without problem. FIG. 1.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 1987Date of Patent: December 6, 1988Assignee: Fichtel & Sachs AGInventors: Matthias Fischer, Rainer Ziss
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Patent number: 4669595Abstract: Clutch disc for a motor vehicle friction clutch comprises a hub and a disc part enclosing the hub and coupled with predetermined play in rotation but otherwise non-rotatably with the hub. Side discs on axially opposite sides of the disc part form one unit mounted on the hub rotatably through a limited first angle relative to the disc part. The disc part is coupled rotationally elastically with the hub through at least one spring of an idling vibration damper. Several springs of an under-load vibration damper, arranged in windows of the disc part and of the two side discs, couple the side discs rotationally elastically with the disc part. The under-load vibration damper comprises a friction device having two control discs arranged on axially opposite sides of the disc part between the disc part and one each of the two side discs. The control discs are connected non-rotatably with one another.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1985Date of Patent: June 2, 1987Assignee: Fichtel & Sachs AGInventors: Matthias Fischer, Franz Hartig, Dieter Bernhard, Hilmar Gobel
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Patent number: 4667801Abstract: A cluch disc of a motor vehicle clutch comprises a clutch disc hub and a hub flange integral therewith. The hub flange is provided with a plurality of coherent windows each of which receives both a helical compression spring and an interconnection bolt interconnecting the cover plates of the clutch disc which are angularly movably mounted on the clutch disc hub. The window is closed at its radially outer side by an uninterrupted web.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 1985Date of Patent: May 26, 1987Assignee: Fichtel & Sachs AGInventors: Matthias Fischer, Peter Wiggen, Rainer Ziss
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Patent number: 4640402Abstract: The clutch disc for a motor vehicle friction clutch comprises a hub and a friction lining carrier mounted rotatably on the hub. A torsional vibration spring means is arranged in the torque transmission path between the friction lining carrier and the hub. A torsional vibration damper comprises at least two friction elements lying axially resiliently flat against one another. One of the friction elements is connected non-rotatably with the hub and the other friction element is connected non-rotatably with the friction lining carrier. One of the friction elements is held displaceably in the radial direction, along the friction face of the other friction element, on the hub or the friction lining carrier. By radial adjustment of the friction element the friction torque can be adjusted and construction tolerances of the clutch disc can be compensated.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 1985Date of Patent: February 3, 1987Assignee: Fichtel & Sachs AGInventors: Franz Hartig, Matthias Fischer, Dagwin Tomm