Patents by Inventor Rainer DREXLER

Rainer DREXLER 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: 9382991
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-disc clutch lock having a differential housing in which a differential pinion between axle bevel wheels, disc sets between the axle bevel wheels and the differential housing is untwisted, but thrust rings are arranged such as to be axially movable. The multi-disc clutch lock comprises outer discs of the disc sets that are non-rotatably connected to the differential housing and inner discs that are non-rotatably connected to the axle bevel wheels. As a result, an introduced driving torque is transmitted via the differential pinion to the thrust rings in order to press the disc sets together with the axial forces produced under load on the oblique contact surface of the differential pinion. An axially movable thrust piece is arranged between at least one disc set and the differential housing in order to transmit a lifting movement initiated by an actuator to the disc set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Inventor: Rainer Drexler
  • Publication number: 20140288790
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-disc clutch lock having a differential housing in which a differential pinion between axle bevel wheels, disc sets between the axle bevel wheels and the differential housing is untwisted, but thrust rings are arranged such as to be axially movable. The multi-disc clutch lock comprises outer discs of the disc sets that are non-rotatably connected to the differential housing and inner discs that are non-rotatably connected to the axle bevel wheels. As a result, an introduced driving torque is transmitted via the differential pinion to the thrust rings in order to press the disc sets together with the axial forces produced under load on the oblique contact surface of the differential pinion. An axially movable thrust piece is arranged between at least one disc set and the differential housing in order to transmit a lifting movement initiated by an actuator to the disc set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventor: Rainer DREXLER