Patents by Inventor Peter Foessl

Peter Foessl 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).

  • Belt drive for auxiliary units of an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 7367916
    Abstract: A belt drive for a secondary unit of an internal combustion engine includes a friction wheel drive having a friction wheel, a cam device for adjusting the engagement of the friction wheel to the drive wheel of the secondary unit, the cam device having a cam, a swivel arm by which the friction wheel is connected to the cam which is rotationally mounted on a side of the engine, and a spring biasing the swivel arm in a tension direction. The friction wheel is in permanent position of frictional engagement with a drive wheel of the secondary unit to drive the secondary unit and with an outside of a belt on a drive wheel of the internal combustion engine or of another secondary unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignees: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Peugeot Citroen Automobiles Societe Anonyme
    Inventors: Rudolf Wimmer, Peter Foessl, Philipp Wieser, Heinz Lemberger
  • Belt drive for auxiliary units of an internal combustion engine
    Publication number: 20050215392
    Abstract: A belt drive for a secondary unit of an internal combustion engine includes a friction wheel drive having a friction wheel, a cam device for adjusting the engagement of the friction wheel to the drive wheel of the secondary unit, the cam device having a cam, a swivel arm by which the friction wheel is connected to the cam which is rotationally mounted on a side of the engine, and a spring biasing the swivel arm in a tension direction. The friction wheel is in permanent position of frictional engagement with a drive wheel of the secondary unit to drive the secondary unit and with an outside of a belt on a drive wheel of the internal combustion engine or of another secondary unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
    Inventors: Rudolf Wimmer, Peter Foessl, Philipp Wieser, Heinz Lemberger