Patents by Inventor Michael Mathieu
Michael Mathieu 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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Publication number: 20250027549Abstract: A wheel-mounted brake disk including at least two friction disks, arranged on both sides of a stem of a wheel body of a rail wheel and fastened by fasteners, wherein the at least two friction disks include cooling fins and fastening bosses, wherein the fasteners extend through the fastening bosses of the at least two friction disks and through the stem, wherein the at least two friction disks include round stems, and at least one annular fin, wherein the round stems and the at least one annular fin form the cooling fins.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2024Publication date: January 23, 2025Inventors: Bernhard HAEMMERL, Maro-Gregory ELSTORPFF, Jury MESHENBERG, Michael MATHIEU
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Patent number: 10816050Abstract: A brake lining for a disc brake includes a distribution of lining elements which are arranged on a lining support or on group supports in groups, and the group supports are secured to the lining support. The lining elements have first lining elements and second lining elements, and the group supports have a first group support and a second group support. The first lining elements are arranged on the first group support or on the lining support in a non-tiltable and/or inflexible manner, and the second lining elements are arranged on the second group support or on the lining in a tiltable and/or flexible manner.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2017Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FÜR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBHInventors: Marc-Gregory Elstorpff, Michael Mathieu, Rupert Lang, Jörg Huber, Erich Fuderer, Bernhard Hämmerl, Markus Seidl, Marco Langwadt
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Patent number: 10718392Abstract: An arrangement for a brake lining, method for actuating the brake lining and the brake lining itself are a partially lined disc brake of a rail vehicle that has a lining support and multiple group elements arranged on the lining support. Each of the group elements consists of a support plate and multiple lining elements arranged on the support plate, and lining elements with at least two friction surfaces of differing sizes are arranged on each support plate. The lining elements are arranged such that their total surface area at least approximates a ring sector, and at least two different first and second group elements are arranged on the lining support.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2015Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEM FÜR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBHInventors: Erich Fuderer, Marc-Gregory Elstorpff, Michael Mathieu, Marco Langwadt, Alexander Jung
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Publication number: 20180372173Abstract: A brake lining for a disc brake includes a distribution of lining elements which are arranged on a lining support or on group supports in groups, and the group supports are secured to the lining support. The lining elements have first lining elements and second lining elements, and the group supports have a first group support and a second group support. The first lining elements are arranged on the first group support or on the lining support in a non-tiltable and/or inflexible manner, and the second lining elements are arranged on the second group support or on the lining in a tiltable and/or flexible manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2017Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Marc-Gregory ELSTORPFF, Michael MATHIEU, Rupert LANG, Jörg HUBER, Erich FUDERER, Bernhard HÄMMERL, Markus SEIDL, Marco LANGWADT
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Publication number: 20180355931Abstract: A brake pad mounting of a brake pad of a disc brake of a rail vehicle on a pad holder of the disc brake is described, wherein the pad holder has a holder plate and at least one locking element for securing the pad carrier on the holder plate, the brake pad has a pad carrier plate and at least one pad element arranged thereon, in the mounted position of the brake pad on the pad holder the pad carrier plate is held on the pad holder in a form-fitting manner, wherein border-side embracing webs which extend in the direction of the pad carrier plate and have grooves open with respect to the surface centre of the holder plate are integrally formed on the holder plate. A brake pad and a pad holder are furthermore described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2015Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Marc-Gregory ELSTORPFF, Michael MATHIEU, Marco LANGWADT, Alexander JUNG, Erich FUDERER
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Publication number: 20180291972Abstract: An arrangement for a brake lining, method for actuating the brake lining and the brake lining itself are a partially lined disc brake of a rail vehicle that has a lining support and multiple group elements arranged on the lining support. Each of the group elements consists of a support plate and multiple lining elements arranged on the support plate, and lining elements with at least two friction surfaces of differing sizes are arranged on each support plate. The lining elements are arranged such that their total surface area at least approximates a ring sector, and at least two different first and second group elements are arranged on the lining support.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2015Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: Erich FUDERER, Marc-Gregory ELSTORPFF, Michael MATHIEU, Marco LANGWADT, Alexander JUNG
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Patent number: 10071715Abstract: A method for determining a braking torque on a braking system for a rail vehicle. The braking system associated with at least one wheel or at least one wheelset includes at least one brake disc for generating a braking force in response to at least one brake signal, at least one brake lining interacting with the brake disc and a brake caliper connected to the brake lining and a brake housing and a securing bracket. The brake caliper is mounted together with a brake housing in at least one first bearing point and a second bearing point, the second bearing point is at a distance from the first bearing point at a predefined bearing distance, a first sensor for providing a first measuring signal and a second sensor for providing a second measuring signal are arranged on the brake housing or between the housing and the bracket.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2014Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FÜR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBHInventors: Michael Mathieu, Roman Grepl, Erich Fuderer, Michael Schubert, Marc-Gregory Elstorpff, Rupert Lang
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Publication number: 20180017123Abstract: A brake lining for a partial-lining disk brake of a rail vehicle includes a lining carrier and a plurality of lining elements mounted on the lining carrier via carrier plates spherically, wherein the mounting of the lining elements on the lining carrier via the carrier plates are designed such that a surface pressure of the lining elements generated by a brake application force during pressing of the lining elements against a brake disk decreases radially relative to the axis of rotation of the brake disk with increasing distance of the lining elements from the axis of rotation of the brake disk.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2015Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: Marc-Gregory ELSTORPFF, Michael MATHIEU, Alexander JUNG, Erich FUDERER, Marco LANGWADT
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Publication number: 20160229382Abstract: A method for determining a braking torque on a braking system for a rail vehicle. The braking system associated with at least one wheel or at least one wheelset includes at least one brake disc for generating a braking force in response to at least one brake signal, at least one brake lining interacting with the brake disc and a brake caliper connected to the brake lining and a brake housing and a securing bracket. The brake caliper is mounted together with a brake housing in at least one first bearing point and a second bearing point, the second bearing point is at a distance from the first bearing point at a predefined bearing distance, a first sensor for providing a first measuring signal and a second sensor for providing a second measuring signal are arranged on the brake housing or between the housing and the bracket.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2014Publication date: August 11, 2016Applicant: KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FÜR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBHInventors: Michael MATHIEU, Roman GREPL, Erich FUDERER, Michael SCHUBERT, Marc-Gregory ELSTORPFF, Rupert LANG
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Patent number: 8991567Abstract: The invention relates to a combination cylinder, including a service brake cylinder as an active service brake with at least one service brake piston actuated by a pressure medium, the piston actuating a brake mechanism via a service brake piston rod, and further including a spring-loaded brake cylinder as a passive parking brake with a spring-loaded brake piston actuated by a pressure medium against the action of at least one pre-loaded spring, wherein the spring-loaded brake piston in the event of the parking brake is actuated transmits the power of the at least one pre-loaded spring by means of a power-transmitting transmission to the service brake piston rod. According to the invention, the transmission is designed such that the movements of the spring-loaded brake piston and the service brake piston rod are coaxial and the power transmission increases with increasing stroke of the spring-loaded brake piston.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2008Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Knorr-Bremse Systeme fur Schienenfahrzeuge GmbHInventors: Harry-Werner Kraus, Armin Ostler, Erich Fuderer, Michael Mathieu, Christian Ebner
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Patent number: 8893861Abstract: A brake device of a railway vehicle, having at least one operating brake cylinder having at least one operating brake piston actuated by a pressurizing medium, the piston actuating an operating brake piston rod coaxial to the brake cylinder axis, and having a parking brake device having a pivotally supported actuating lever, the rotary motion thereof being transmitted to a shaft rotationally supported by at least one shaft bearing on a housing, wherein the rotary motion of the shaft induced by the actuating lever can be converted to a linear motion parallel to the brake cylinder axis of at least one support roller rotationally supported by a support roller bearing on a rotary axis disposed parallel to the shaft, in that at least one cam having an operating cam face and rotationally fixed to the shaft is provided, the cam interacting with a radially outer support roller surface of the support roller during a tightening or releasing stroke of the parking brake device, wherein the linear motion of the support roType: GrantFiled: April 28, 2010Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Knorr-Bremse Systeme fur Schienenfahrzeuge GmbHInventors: Christian Ebner, Michael Mathieu, Erich Fuderer, Harry-Werner Kraus
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Patent number: 8826801Abstract: The invention relates to a pneumatic brake cylinder including a piston for transferring the pneumatic pressure to a brake, a pressure chamber defined by the piston and part of the inner wall of the brake cylinder, and a sealing ring sealing a gap between the piston and the inner wall of the brake cylinder. According to the invention, the sealing ring is vulcanised onto the piston.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2009Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Knorr-Bremse Systeme fur Schienenfahrzeuge GmbHInventors: Marc-Gregory Elstorpff, Christian Ebner, Michael Mathieu, Erich Fuderer
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Patent number: 8776960Abstract: The invention relates to a pneumatic brake cylinder including a piston for transferring the pneumatic pressure to a brake, and a device for automatic adjustment in the event of wear of the brake linings, the device comprising a spindle, an adjusting nut, and a control sleeve that can be engaged with the adjusting nut. According to the invention, the control sleeve is embodied as a composite part including a metallic coupling ring and a sliding sleeve of a plastic material.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2009Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Knorr-Bremse Systeme fur Schienenfahrzeuge GmbHInventors: Marc-Gregory Elstorpff, Robert Haupt, Michael Mathieu
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Patent number: 8770354Abstract: The invention relates to a pneumatic brake cylinder including a housing, a piston that can be moved in the housing and is used to transfer the pneumatic pressure to a brake, and a device for automatic adjustment in the event of wear of the brake linings, the device including a spindle, an adjusting nut, and a piston tube that can be engaged with the adjusting nut. According to the invention, a torque applied to the piston tube by the adjusting nut is introduced by the piston tube directly into elements connected to the housing in a fixed manner.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2009Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Knorr-Bremse Systeme fur Schienenfahrzeuge GmbhInventors: Marc-Gregory Elstorpff, Christian Ebner, Michael Mathieu, Erich Fuderer
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Patent number: 8689949Abstract: A connection of a brake lining, preferably a disc brake of a railway vehicle, having a lining mount, wherein the brake lining includes a guide bar on the back side thereof lying in a guide track of the lining mount and held on the lining mount by means of a clamping element of at least one clamping device engaging behind the guide bar under spring load and pressing against the guide track, designed so that the clamping element can be brought out of engagement by an actuating element rotatably or displaceably mounted on the lining mount.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2010Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Knorr-Bremse Systeme fur Schienenfahrzeuge GmbHInventors: Christian Mosbach, Michael Mathieu, Michael Lehneis, Christian Ebner, André Stegmann
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Publication number: 20120152666Abstract: A connection of a brake lining, preferably a disc brake of a railway vehicle, having a lining mount, wherein the brake lining includes a guide bar on the back side thereof lying in a guide track of the lining mount and held on the lining mount by means of a clamping element of at least one clamping device engaging behind the guide bar under spring load and pressing against the guide track, designed so that the clamping element can be brought out of engagement by an actuating element rotatably or displaceably mounted on the lining mount.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FÜR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBHInventors: Christian Mosbach, Michael Mathieu, Michael Lehneis, Christian Ebner, André Stegmann
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Publication number: 20120043169Abstract: A brake device of a railway vehicle, having at least one operating brake cylinder having at least one operating brake piston actuated by a pressurizing medium, the piston actuating an operating brake piston rod coaxial to the brake cylinder axis, and having a parking brake device having a pivotally supported actuating lever, the rotary motion thereof being transmitted to a shaft rotationally supported by at least one shaft bearing on a housing, wherein the rotary motion of the shaft induced by the actuating lever can be converted to a linear motion parallel to the brake cylinder axis of at least one support roller rotationally supported by a support roller bearing on a rotary axis disposed parallel to the shaft, in that at least one cam having an operating cam face and rotationally fixed to the shaft is provided, the cam interacting with a radially outer support roller surface of the support roller during a tightening or releasing stroke of the parking brake device, wherein the linear motion of the support roType: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2010Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBHInventors: Christian Ebner, Michael Mathieu, Erich Fuderer, Harry-Werner Kraus
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Publication number: 20110266102Abstract: The invention relates to a pneumatic brake cylinder including a piston for transferring the pneumatic pressure to a brake, and a device for automatic adjustment in the event of wear of the brake linings, the device comprising a spindle, an adjusting nut, and a control sleeve that can be engaged with the adjusting nut. According to the invention, the control sleeve is embodied as a composite part including a metallic coupling ring and a sliding sleeve of a plastic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2009Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBHInventors: Marc-Gregory Elstorpff, Robert Haupt, Michael Mathieu
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Publication number: 20110226568Abstract: The invention relates to a pneumatic brake cylinder including a piston for transferring the pneumatic pressure to a brake, a pressure chamber defined by the piston and part of the inner wall of the brake cylinder, and a sealing ring sealing a gap between the piston and the inner wall of the brake cylinder. According to the invention, the sealing ring is vulcanised onto the piston.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2009Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: Knorr-Bremse Systeme fur Schienenfahrzeuge GMBHInventors: Marc-Gregory Elstorpff, Christian Ebner, Michael Mathieu, Erich Fuderer
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Patent number: 8006816Abstract: The invention relates to a combination cylinder including a service brake cylinder as an active service brake with at least one pressure-medium-actuated service brake piston which actuates a brake mechanism via a service brake piston rod, and a spring store brake cylinder as a passive parking brake with a spring store brake piston which is actuated by pressure medium counter to the action of at least one store spring, with the spring store brake piston transmitting the force of the at least one store spring to the service brake piston rod by a force-transmitting gearing in the parking braking situation. The invention provides for the gearing to be designed such that the movements of the spring store brake piston and of the service brake piston rod are coaxial and the force transmission ratio becomes greater with progressive stroke of the spring store brake piston.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2010Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Knorr-Bremse Systeme fur Schienenfahrzeuge GmbHInventors: Harry-Werner Kraus, Armin Ostler, Erich Fuderer, Michael Mathieu, Christian Ebner