Patents by Inventor Monnic HOENKE

Monnic HOENKE 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).

  • Joint for a vehicle and method for producing such a joint
    Patent number: 11041522
    Abstract: A joint for a vehicle, the joint having an outer sleeve, a joint shell for receiving a movably supported joint inner portion, and an inner sleeve, at least part of which is arranged between the joint shell and the outer sleeve. The inner sleeve has two radially outwardly projecting rim cylinders which are axially mutually spaced and run around the outer periphery of the inner sleeve, and the two rim cylinders define a peripheral recess on the outer periphery of the inner sleeve. The joint is characterized in that a press-fit device designed integrally with the inner sleeve extends in the region of at least one rim cylinder of the inner sleeve radially outwards beyond the outer diameter of the rim cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Klaus Broeker, Monnic Hoenke
  • JOINT FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A JOINT
    Publication number: 20190293111
    Abstract: A joint for a vehicle, the joint having an outer sleeve, a joint shell for receiving a movably supported joint inner portion, and an inner sleeve, at least part of which is arranged between the joint shell and the outer sleeve. The inner sleeve has two radially outwardly projecting rim cylinders which are axially mutually spaced and run around the outer periphery of the inner sleeve, and the two rim cylinders define a peripheral recess on the outer periphery of the inner sleeve. The joint is characterized in that a press-fit device designed integrally with the inner sleeve extends in the region of at least one rim cylinder of the inner sleeve radially outwards beyond the outer diameter of the rim cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Klaus BROEKER, Monnic HOENKE