Patents by Inventor Matthias Lehnert

Matthias Lehnert 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: 9671020
    Abstract: A central release unit for a hydraulic clutch actuator has a plastic cylinder housing which is produced by injection molding and which has at least one cylinder wall provided, on an outer circumference, with a reinforcement sleeve. The reinforcement sleeve can be fastened to the cylinder wall after the injection molding of the cylinder housing, for which purpose a snap-action connection is provided on a forward end, which faces away from the pressure connection piece, of the reinforcement sleeve. The connection is formed by a radially inwardly bent detent portion of the reinforcement sleeve and by a rib integrally formed on the outer circumference of the cylinder wall. The reinforcement sleeve has a main portion which adjoins the detent portion and which is of conical shape complementary to an outer circumferential surface, which is of conical form in the reinforcement region, of the cylinder wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: FTE automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Gebert, Matthias Lehnert, Ruthard Braun, Elmar Kuhn, Ernst Möller, Jan Gnyp
  • Publication number: 20150007715
    Abstract: A central release unit for a hydraulic clutch actuator has a plastic cylinder housing which is produced by injection molding and which has at least one cylinder wall provided, on an outer circumference, with a reinforcement sleeve. The reinforcement sleeve can be fastened to the cylinder wall after the injection molding of the cylinder housing, for which purpose a snap-action connection is provided on a forward end, which faces away from the pressure connection piece, of the reinforcement sleeve. The connection is formed by a radially inwardly bent detent portion of the reinforcement sleeve and by a rib integrally formed on the outer circumference of the cylinder wall. The reinforcement sleeve has a main portion which adjoins the detent portion and which is of conical shape complementary to an outer circumferential surface, which is of conical form in the reinforcement region, of the cylinder wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: FTE AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Gebert, Matthias Lehnert, Ruthard Braun, Elmar Kuhn, Ernst Möller, Jan Gnyp