Patents by Inventor Matthias MENDEL

Matthias MENDEL 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).

  • Publication number: 20230130289
    Abstract: A rotary bearing (50), especially for harmonic gearing, comprising an outer bearing ring (1b) and an inner bearing ring (1a) arranged therein; whereby the inner bearing ring (1a) and the outer bearing ring (1b) are each provided with at least one receptacle (10, 11) through which, when the two receptacles (10, 11) are in a corresponding position with respect to one another, rolling elements (8) can be inserted through a receptacle opening (22) formed by the two receptacles (10, 11) into an anti-friction bearing between the bearing surface (7) of the inner bearing ring (1a) and the bearing surface (9) of the outer bearing ring (1b), wherein a guide ring (20) for the rolling elements (8) is arranged in at least one of the two receptacles (10, 11) between the receptacle opening (22) and the rolling elements (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Harmonic Drive SE
    Inventors: Matthias MENDEL, Alexander SCHÄFER, Michael SCHAFFER
  • Patent number: 11092225
    Abstract: A strain wave gear mechanism (1) has a gear mechanism component (CS) and an elastically deformable transmission component (FS) that is at least partially in alignment therewith in the radial direction (29) and can be deformed elliptically by way of a drive component (WG). Internal or external toothing systems (8, 9) on the gear mechanism component (CS) and the transmission component (FS) are brought into engagement in opposite regions of an elliptical axis to rotate the transmission component (FS) and the gear mechanism component (CS) relative to one another. The transmission component (FS) and the gear mechanism component (CS) are mounted such that they can be rotated relative to one another by means of a pivot bearing (30) which has a bearing intermediate space (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Harmonic Drive AG
    Inventors: Matthias Mendel, Michael Schaffer, Dominik Göbel, Alexander Arthen, Johannes Petrus Koenen
  • Patent number: 10876614
    Abstract: A transmission component set has a bearing ring (1) and a strain wave gear mounted thereon. Said strain wave gear comprises an input or drive component (2), a flexible or resilient transmission component (4) having external teeth (3), and a gear (6) having an internal teeth (5). The transmission component (4) is fitted onto the drive component (2) and thereby is elliptically deformable such that the external teeth (3) of the transmission component (4) engage with the internal teeth (5) of the gear (6) in opposing areas of a major axis of the ellipse, wherein the gear (6) or the transmission component (4), via its bearing surface (7), can be mounted on a bearing surface (9) of the bearing ring (1) by means of rolling elements (8). The gear (6) or the transmission component (4) and the bearing ring (1) are each provided with at least one indentation or receptacle (10, 11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Harmonic Drive AG
    Inventors: Matthias Mendel, Michael Schaffer
  • Publication number: 20200003288
    Abstract: A strain wave gear mechanism (1) has a gear mechanism component (CS) and an elastically deformable transmission component (FS) that is at least partially in alignment therewith in the radial direction (29) and can be deformed elliptically by way of a drive component (WG). Internal or external toothing systems (8, 9) on the gear mechanism component (CS) and the transmission component (FS) are brought into engagement in opposite regions of an elliptical axis to rotate the transmission component (FS) and the gear mechanism component (CS) relative to one another. The transmission component (FS) and the gear mechanism component (CS) are mounted such that they can be rotated relative to one another by means of a pivot bearing (30) which has a bearing intermediate space (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: Harmonic Drive AG
    Inventors: Matthias MENDEL, Michael SCHAFFER, Dominik GÖBEL, Alexander ARTHEN, Johannes Petrus KOENEN
  • Publication number: 20180051789
    Abstract: A transmission component set has a bearing ring (1) and a strain wave gear mounted thereon. Said strain wave gear comprises an input or drive component (2), a flexible or resilient transmission component (4) having external teeth (3), and a gear (6) having an internal teeth (5). The transmission component (4) is fitted onto the drive component (2) and thereby is elliptically deformable such that the external teeth (3) of the transmission component (4) engage with the internal teeth (5) of the gear (6) in opposing areas of a major axis of the ellipse, wherein the gear (6) or the transmission component (4), via its bearing surface (7), can be mounted on a bearing surface (9) of the bearing ring (1) by means of rolling elements (8). The gear (6) or the transmission component (4) and the bearing ring (1) are each provided with at least one indentation or receptacle (10, 11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Harmonic Drive AG
    Inventors: Matthias MENDEL, Michael SCHAFFER