Patents by Inventor Olaf HERTEL

Olaf HERTEL 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: 12697850
    Abstract: A twist beam axle has two side arms and a torsion profile. The torsion profile is connected to a side arm by a weld seam in each case. At least in the area of the welded connection, the torsion profile has a wall having a wall thickness that is greater than the wall thickness of a wall of a side arm. The torsion profile has a joining surface at each end section and the side arms each have a joining surface, wherein the torsion profile and the side arms are each connected at mutually facing joining surfaces by a weld seam. The joining surface at the end section of the torsion profile has a bevel. The joining gap formed between the mutually facing joining surfaces of the end section and the side arm is configured as V-shaped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Lars Claussen, Olaf Hertel, Andreas Rieckmann, Eduard Schmidt-Beljawski, Klaus Schneider, Erik Schultz
  • Publication number: 20250121645
    Abstract: A twist beam axle has two side arms and a torsion profile. The torsion profile is connected to a side arm by a weld seam in each case. At least in the area of the welded connection, the torsion profile has a wall having a wall thickness that is greater than the wall thickness of a wall of a side arm. The torsion profile has a joining surface at each end section and the side arms each have a joining surface, wherein the torsion profile and the side arms are each connected at mutually facing joining surfaces by a weld seam. The joining surface at the end section of the torsion profile has a bevel. The joining gap formed between the mutually facing joining surfaces of the end section and the side arm is configured as V-shaped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Lars CLAUSSEN, Olaf HERTEL, Andreas RIECKMANN, Eduard SCHMIDT-BELJAWSKI, Klaus SCHNEIDER, Erik SCHULTZ
  • Publication number: 20250121644
    Abstract: A twist beam axle has two side arms and a twist profile. The twist profile is joined to a side arm by a weld. At least in the area of the welded joint, the twist profile has a wall with a wall thickness that is greater than the wall thickness of a wall of one side arm. The twist profile has a joining surface at each end section and the side arms each have a joining surface, wherein the twist profile and the side arms are each joined at mutually facing joining surfaces by a weld. The joining surface on the end section of the twist profile has a bevel manufactured without cutting. The joining gap formed between the mutually facing joining surfaces of the end section and the side arm is configured in a V-shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Lars CLAUSSEN, Olaf HERTEL, Andreas RIECKMANN, Eduard SCHMIDT-BELJAWSKI, Klaus SCHNEIDER, Erik SCHULTZ