Patents by Inventor Rainer Eidloth

Rainer Eidloth 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: 8235851
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tensioning or deflector pulley, in particular for the belt drive on an internal combustion engine, essentially comprising a plastic or steel running pulley, formed by an inner hub ring, an outer running ring and a pulley disc, connecting both rings to each other, with a radial roller bearing fixed in the hub ring of the running pulley, made up of an inner bearing ring and an outer bearing ring with a number of rolling bodies running between the bearing rings in channeled running tracks, retained at regular separations from each other by a bearing cage with a seal to both sides of the roller bodies, by means of which the cavity, formed between the bearing rings and designed as a grease reservoir, is sealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Eidloth, Rainer Schenk, Georg Goppelt
  • Patent number: 8057104
    Abstract: The angular contact roller bearing has an outer bearing ring, an inner bearing ring, a plurality of ball rollers arranged between the rings, and a bearing cage. The ball rollers in the two adjacent rows have pressure angle axes extending parallel to one another and are arranged directly one next to the other with their side faces point toward one another. Adjacent ball rollers in the two rows are arranged on a common rotational axis. The ball rollers have diameters and widths which are dimensioned in such a way that envelope cones which form tangents with all the ball rollers at their diameters are arranged with their cone tips precisely at the intersection point of the common rotational axes of the bearing longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Horst Doeppling, Rainer Eidloth, Gottfried Ruoff
  • Patent number: 8047723
    Abstract: A radial anti friction bearing (1) which is configured as a single-row spherical roller bearing, which includes an outer bearing ring (2), an inner bearing ring (3) and a plurality of spherical rollers (5) that are arranged between the bearing rings (2, 3). The spherical rollers have respectively two side faces (6, 7) which are flattened symmetrically from a spherical base shape, are retained with uniform spacing to each other a bearing cage (4) and roll with their running faces (8) in two groove-shaped raceways (11, 12) which are defined, respectively, by two axial rims (13, 14 and 15, 16). The width (bK) of the spherical rollers (5) between their side faces (6, 7) is smaller than the distance (aB) between the radially opposing axial rims (13, 15 and 14, 16), such that the spherical rollers (5) can be in the space therebetween via the axial mounting method in the radial anti friction bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Horst Doppling, Rainer Eidloth, Georg Goppelt
  • Patent number: 7938585
    Abstract: A radial antifriction bearing which has an outer bearing ring, an inner bearing ring and a multitude of rollers, arranged between the bearing rings and held by a bearing cage. The rollers are configured as spherical disks that each have two parallel lateral surfaces which are symmetrically flattened from a basic spherical shape. The bearing cage has cage pockets in which the rollers are axially guided between the bearing rings via two low-friction point contacts between the center areas of their lateral surfaces and the longitudinal webs of the cage pockets. The rollers have a defined degree of freedom for tilt movements exerted at an angle to the running direction and a defined degree of freedom for self-adjustment to the pressure angle of the radial antifriction bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Horst Doppling, Andreas Bohr, Rainer Eidloth
  • Patent number: 7891880
    Abstract: A radial rolling bearing, which has an outer bearing ring, an inner bearing ring, and rollers, which are arranged between the bearing rings and held at uniform distances from one another in a peripheral direction by a bearing cage in individual cage pockets. The rollers are spherical disks that have parallel lateral surfaces which are symmetrically flattened from a basic spherical shape and which roll in groove-type raceways with their faces. The raceways are incorporated into the inner face of the outer bearing ring and the outer face of the inner bearing ring. The rollers are axially guided between the bearing rings via two low-friction line contacts between lateral surfaces and the longitudinal webs of the cage pockets. The rollers are configured to have a defined degree of freedom for self-alignment to the pressure angle of the radial rolling bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Horst Doppling, Andreas Bohr, Rainer Eidloth
  • Publication number: 20100247019
    Abstract: A wheel mounting for automotive vehicles substantially comprising a multi-row angular contact rolling bearing comprising an inner bearing ring arranged on or at least partially integrated in a hub of a wheel side-fixing flange, an outer bearing ring coaxial to the inner bearing ring and arranged in or at least partially integrated in a hub of a vehicle side-fixing flange, and a plurality of rolling elements arranged in a plurality of rows next to one another between the inner and the outer bearing rings, which rolling elements roll on defined, inclined pressure angle axes in groove-shaped raceways of the inner and the outer bearing rings and are retained uniformly spaced from one another in peripheral direction in a plurality of bearing cages wherein all the rolling elements of the angular contact rolling bearing are configured in form of ball-rollers comprising two parallel side surfaces obtained by symmetric flattening of a basic ball shape such that a width of the ball-rollers between these side surfaces i
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Horst Döppling, Heinrich Hofmann, Rainer Eidloth, Robert Plank, Ludwig Winkelmann
  • Publication number: 20090317030
    Abstract: The invention relates to an angular contact roller bearing having an outer bearing ring, an inner bearing ring, a plurality of ball rollers arranged between the rings, and a bearing cage. The ball rollers in the two adjacent rows have pressure angle axes extending parallel to one another and are arranged directly one next to the other with their side faces point toward one another. Adjacent ball rollers in the two rows are arranged on a common rotational axis. The ball rollers have diameters and widths which are dimensioned in such a way that envelope cones which form tangents with all the ball rollers at their diameters are arranged with their cone tips precisely at the intersection point of the common rotational axes of the bearing longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KG
    Inventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Horst Doeppling, Rainer Eidloth, Gottfried Ruoff
  • Publication number: 20090290825
    Abstract: In order to provide a roller bearing ball, a roller bearing and a method for treating roller bearing balls, which are distinguished by an inexpensive and, in terms of production technology, simple surface treatment or coating of the rolling bodies, there is provision for the spherical rolling face of the roller bearing ball which rolls on a running face of a roller bearing in operation to have at least one flattened portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KG
    Inventors: Rainer Eidloth, Peter Schuster
  • Publication number: 20090185770
    Abstract: A radial anti friction bearing (1) which is configured as a single-row spherical roller bearing, which includes an outer bearing ring (2), an inner bearing ring (3) and a plurality of spherical rollers (5) that are arranged between the bearing rings (2, 3). The spherical rollers have respectively two side faces (6, 7) which are flattened symmetrically from a spherical base shape, are retained with uniform spacing to each other by a bearing cage (4) and roll with their running faces (8) in two groove-shaped raceways (11, 12) which are defined, respectively, by two axial rims (13, 14 and 15, 16). The width (bK) of the spherical rollers (5) between their side faces (6, 7) is at least 70% of the diameter (dK) of the spherical base shape and as a result, is greater than the distance (aB) between the axial rims (13, 15 and 14, 16) of the raceways (11, 12) in the bearing rings (2, 3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KG
    Inventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Horst Doppling, Rainer Eidloth, Georg Goppelt
  • Publication number: 20090180724
    Abstract: A radial anti friction bearing (1) which is configured as a single-row spherical roller bearing, which includes an outer bearing ring (2), an inner bearing ring (3) and a plurality of spherical rollers (5) that are arranged between the bearing rings (2, 3). The spherical rollers have respectively two side faces (6, 7) which are flattened symmetrically from a spherical base shape, are retained with uniform spacing to each other a bearing cage (4) and roll with their running faces (8) in two groove-shaped raceways (11, 12) which are defined, respectively, by two axial rims (13, 14 and 15, 16). The width (bK) of the spherical rollers (5) between their side faces (6, 7) is smaller than the distance (aB) between the radially opposing axial rims (13, 15 and 14, 16), such that the spherical rollers (5) can be in the space therebetween via the axial mounting method in the radial anti friction bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KG
    Inventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Horst Doppling, Rainer Eidloth, Georg Goppelt
  • Publication number: 20090098967
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tensioning or deflector pulley, in particular for the belt drive on an internal combustion engine, essentially comprising a plastic or steel running pulley, formed by an inner hub ring, an outer running ring and a pulley disc, connecting both rings to each other, with a radial roller bearing fixed in the hub ring of the running pulley, made up of an inner bearing ring and an outer bearing ring with a number of rolling bodies running between the bearing rings in channeled running tracks, retained at regular separations from each other by a bearing cage with a seal to both sides of the roller bodies, by means of which the cavity, formed between the bearing rings and designed as a grease reservoir, is sealed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KG
    Inventors: Rainer Eidloth, Rainer Schenk, Georg Goppelt
  • Publication number: 20080310786
    Abstract: The invention relates to a radial antifriction bearing which substantially consists of an outer bearing ring and of an inner bearing ring as well as of a multitude of rollers, arranged between the bearing rings and held by a bearing cage. The rollers are configured in the form of spherical disks that each have two parallel lateral surfaces which are symmetrically flattened from a basic spherical shape. The bearing cage according to the invention is characterized by having cage pockets in which the rollers are axially guided between the bearing rings via two low-friction point contacts between the center areas of their lateral surfaces and the longitudinal webs of the cage pockets. The rollers are configured to have a defined degree of freedom for tilt movements exerted at an angle to the running direction and a defined degree of freedom for self-adjustment to the pressure angle of the radial antifriction bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KG
    Inventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Horst Doppling, Andreas Bohr, Rainer Eidloth
  • Publication number: 20080304781
    Abstract: The invention relates to a radial rolling bearing, especially a single-row deep groove rolling bearing, which substantially consists of an outer bearing ring and of an inner bearing ring as well as of a multitude of rollers, arranged between the bearing rings and held at uniform distances from one another in the peripheral direction by a bearing cage which is assembled from two ring halves. The rollers of the radial rolling bearing are configured in the form of spherical disks that each have two parallel lateral surfaces which are symmetrically flattened from a basic spherical shape and which roll off in two groove-type raceways with their faces. Said raceways are incorporated into the inner face of the outer bearing ring and into the outer face of the inner bearing ring. The bearing cage according to the invention is characterized by having individual cage pockets for each roller, said pockets encircling the roller on a reference line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KG
    Inventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Horst Doppling, Andreas Bohr, Rainer Eidloth
  • Patent number: 6676561
    Abstract: A torque transfer system of a motor vehicle has a clutch, a transmission, a control device, and a traction load detecting device. The traction load is the variable resistance that a vehicle has to overcome to start or to keep moving, e.g., going uphill or downhill, with a heavy or light load, with or without a trailer or a roof load. The control device controls the torque transfer system, in particular the clutch, dependent on input signals received from the traction load detecting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Anton Fritzer, Franz Bitzer, Rainer Eidloth, Carsten Weinhold, Thomas Jager, Martin Vornehm, Hans-Jürgen Renk
  • Patent number: 6585613
    Abstract: An infinitely variable transmission has a pair of driving conical flanges arranged on a first shaft and a pair of driven conical flanges arranged on a second shaft. Each pair has one axially movable conical flange and one axially fixed conical flange. The transmission is equipped with a locking device which when necessary can frictionally lock at least one driving conical flange to a driven conical flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: LuK Getriebe-Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Walter, Kurt Graef, Rainer Eidloth
  • Patent number: 6506136
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission wherein each of two parallel shafts carries a pulley having a fixed flange and a second flange movable axially of the shaft toward and away from the respective fixed flange. An endless torque transmitting chain or belt is trained over the two pulleys. At least one flange of at least one of the pulleys is assembled of two or more parts which consist of sheet metal and are welded and/or otherwise affixed to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: LuK Geriebe-Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Schmid, Rainer Eidloth, Carsten Weinhold, Roland Hölz, Bernhard Walter
  • Publication number: 20020084129
    Abstract: A torque transfer system of a motor vehicle has a clutch, a transmission, a control device, and a traction load detecting device. The traction load is the variable resistance that a vehicle has to overcome to start or to keep moving, e.g., going uphill or downhill, with a heavy or light load, with or without a trailer or a roof load. The control device controls the torque transfer system, in particular the clutch, dependent on input signals received from the traction load detecting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Applicant: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Anton Fritzer, Franz Bitzer, Rainer Eidloth, Carsten Weinhold, Thomas Jager, Martin Vornehm, Hans-Jurgen Renk
  • Patent number: 6397875
    Abstract: The pressure of hydraulic fluid which is supplied to the continuously variable transmission in the power train of a motor vehicle is regulated by an apparatus wherein an adjustable pilot valve can receive fluid from a pilot conduit leading to a pressure reducing valve. The pilot conduit normally receives fluid from a further conduit, wherein the pressure of fluid is at least substantially constant, by way of a flow restrictor. A branch conduit serves to evacuate fluid from the pilot conduit into the pilot valve when the latter is at least partially open. The fluid-discharging end of the flow restrictor confronts the inlet of the branch conduit, and such inlet is narrowed to reduce the likelihood of turbulence developing in the fluid stream flowing from the pilot conduit, across the further conduit and into the inlet of the pilot valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: LuK Getriebe-Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Benjamin Kemmner, Thomas Frietsch, Rainer Eidloth
  • Patent number: 6342024
    Abstract: A continuously variable belt-drive transmission for a motor vehicle with two pairs of conical discs (11, 21) has a compact layout arrangement where the torque flows from a prime mover through an input shaft (2), start-up element (4), torque sensor (10), first conical-disc pair (11), chain-belt (25), second conical-disc pair (21), direction-reversing element (28), and output shaft (3) to the wheels of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Walter, Anton Fritzer, Rainer Eidloth, Carsten Weinhold, Franz Bitzer
  • Patent number: 6322466
    Abstract: A continuously variable chain-belt transmission has two cone-disk pulleys (pairs of conical disks) (4, 5), a chain belt (2) as well as a noise-damping device (23) for damping the noise generated by the chain-belt running over the cone-disk pulleys. The noise-damping device is arranged at the bearings of the conical disks (4, 5) and prevents sound waves from being transmitted through material portions of the transmission from the conical disks to adjacent parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: LuK Getriebe-Systeme GmbH
    Inventor: Rainer Eidloth