Patents by Inventor Rainer Engels

Rainer Engels 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).

  • Publication number: 20240149944
    Abstract: A steering system of a motor vehicle comprises a sensor device comprising a rotational angle sensor, which is connected to a toothed wheel and detects a rotation of the toothed wheel is disclosed. The toothed wheel is fitted on a steering tie rod such that it meshes with a spindle thread on the steering tie rod which is part of a ball screw drive of a servo drive of the steering system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Eduard Span, Rainer Engel, Heinz-Dieter Heitzer
  • Publication number: 20230074605
    Abstract: An electrically driven rack and pinion steering system of a motor vehicle has an axially displaceably mounted rack which transmits a steering movement for steered wheels of the motor vehicle, has an electric drive which provides a steering force and interacts with the rack, and has a housing which receives the rack and a drive element of the drive. The drive element is in engagement with a toothing system of the rack. A bearing assembly is arranged on a section of the rack without a toothing system axially on each side of the drive element, with a carrier cylinder, on the outer shell face of which an outer contact seal is arranged and on the inner shell face of which an inner contact seal is arranged, the contact seals sealing the housing with respect to the rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Eduard Span, Yavuz Demir, Rainer Engel, Heinz-Dieter Heitzer
  • Patent number: 10245649
    Abstract: A workpiece clamping system for a measuring machine includes a rotary table disposed in a workpiece rotation axis and includes a chuck for the concentric accommodation of a workpiece, a rotary drive for the rotary table, an upper centering tip mountable or mounted on the measuring machine in the workpiece rotation axis vertically opposed to the rotary table, and a lower centering tip mountable or mounted on the rotary table in addition to the chuck for accommodating a workpiece between the centering tips instead of in the chuck, wherein the lower centering tip is provided and formed to be concentrically clamped in the chuck instead of a workpiece, and in that the workpiece clamping system is provided with a conveying device for vertically or vertically and horizontally conveying the lower centering tip into and from its clamping position in the chuck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: KLINGELNBERG AG
    Inventors: Georg Mies, Rainer Engels
  • Publication number: 20170234668
    Abstract: A workpiece clamping systems for a measuring machine includes a rotary table disposed in a workpiece rotation axis and includes a chuck for the concentric accommodation of a workpiece, a rotary drive for the rotary table, an upper centering tip mountable or mounted on the measuring machine in the workpiece rotation axis vertically opposed to the rotary table and a lower centering tip mountable or mounted on the rotary table in addition to the chuck for accommodating a workpiece between the centering tips instead of in the chuck, wherein the lower centering tip is provided and formed to be concentrically clamped in the chuck instead of a workpiece, and in that the workpiece clamping system is provided with a conveying device for vertically or vertically and chuck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Klingelnberg AG
    Inventors: Georg Mies, Rainer Engels
  • Patent number: 8960046
    Abstract: A locking device for a vehicle steering system, having a steering gear, a servomotor which is adapted to provide a steering assist force, a blocking ring which is assigned to a motor shaft of the servomotor, and a locking member which is adapted to engage in the blocking ring to block rotation of the motor shaft of the servomotor and thereby to lock the steering gear, further provision being made for an actuating member having the locking member adjustably mounted thereon, and the actuating member being adjustable by a drive motor between a blocking position and a release position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: TRW Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Rainer Engel
  • Publication number: 20130255431
    Abstract: A locking device for a vehicle steering system, having a steering gear, a servomotor which is adapted to provide a steering assist force, a blocking ring which is assigned to a motor shaft of the servomotor, and a locking member which is adapted to engage in the blocking ring to block rotation of the motor shaft of the servomotor and thereby to lock the steering gear, further provision being made for an actuating member having the locking member adjustably mounted thereon, and the actuating member being adjustable by a drive motor between a blocking position and a release position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventor: Rainer Engel
  • Patent number: 7793556
    Abstract: A torque sensor for a steering wheel with a center axis has an input member, an output member, the input and output members being rotatable about the common center axis, and a spring member that is arranged in a flow of force between the input member and the output member, the spring member is configured as a flat spring member extending in a plane perpendicular to the center axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: TRW Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Engel, Heinz-Dieter Heitzer
  • Publication number: 20090056473
    Abstract: A torque sensor for a steering wheel with a center axis has an input member, an output member, the input and output members being rotatable about the common center axis, and a spring member that is arranged in a flow of force between the input member and the output member, the spring member is configured as a flat spring member extending in a plane perpendicular to the center axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Rainer ENGEL, Heinz-Dieter HEITZER
  • Publication number: 20060089088
    Abstract: Holding apparatus for an optical element In a holding apparatus (1) for an optical element (2) that holds the optical element during an abrasive processing of the latter, the optical element (2) is in contact with a pressure piece (9) that is adapted to a force distribution to be expected inside the optical element (2) during the processing of the optical element (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Joachim Feucht, Rainer Engel
  • Patent number: 4430262
    Abstract: Isocyanates and derivatives thereof are prepared by oxidative conversion of compounds having at least one group ##STR1## wherein X represents OY or ##STR2## wherein Y is H, a metal ion or group NR.sup.3 R.sup.4 R.sup.5 R.sup.6 wherein each of R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 which may be the same or different, is H, alkyl or (substituted) (alk)aryl and Z is a (substituted) alkyl or aryl group. Phenyl isocyanate and derivatives thereof are preferably prepared electrochemically from the corresponding oxamides and oxanilides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1984
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Rainer Engels, Jan H. H. Meurs