Patents by Inventor Rainer Ottersbach

Rainer Ottersbach 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: 11905862
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gear device for a motor vehicle, as is used, for example, for adjusting a camshaft in a combustion engine in order to influence the phase angle between crankshaft and camshaft. Such gear devices have to be constructed compactly and also have to have high resistance to wear, in particular upon reaching end stops during adjustment of the phase angle. For this purpose, the gear device has hydraulic end stop damping by the drive unit and the output unit having communicating cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Juergen Weber, Rainer Ottersbach, Resat Aras
  • Patent number: 11821503
    Abstract: A harmonic drive, more particularly in an electromechanical camshaft phaser, comprises a drive element (2), a flexible transmission element (26) connected to the drive element (2) and having external teeth (29), and an output element (4) that is designed as a ring gear and has internal teeth (30) that partially mesh with the external teeth (29). The flexible transmission element (26) is pot-shaped, and is coupled in a torque-transmitting manner to the drive element (2) radially inside the outer teeth (29).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Resat Aras, Richard Baier, Harald Hofmann, Rainer Ottersbach
  • Publication number: 20230272727
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gear device (101) for a motor vehicle, as is used, for example, for adjusting a camshaft in a combustion engine in order to influence the phase angle between crankshaft and camshaft. Such gear devices (101) have to be constructed compactly and also have to have high resistance to wear, in particular on reaching end stops during adjustment of the phase angle. For this purpose, the gear device (101) has hydraulic end stop damping by the drive unit (103) and the output unit (105) having communicating cavities (113, 115).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Juergen Weber, Rainer Ottersbach, Resat Aras
  • Patent number: 11668383
    Abstract: A strain wave gear, in particular for an electromechanical camshaft adjuster, comprises a housing element, an internally toothed drive element connected thereto in a rotationally fixed manner, an elastic, externally toothed gear element, and an internally toothed output element. The drive element has positive locking elements with which it is connected to the housing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marco Hildebrand, Rainer Ottersbach, Daniel Heise
  • Patent number: 11326681
    Abstract: An elastic gear wheel for a harmonic drive has a cylinder portion with tooth, and a flange which is integrally designed with the cylinder portion. The flange has recesses for fastening, and through-apertures for fastening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Tobias Preuss, Rainer Ottersbach
  • Publication number: 20220065340
    Abstract: A harmonic drive, more particularly in an electromechanical camshaft phaser, comprises a drive element (2), a flexible transmission element (26) connected to the drive element (2) and having external teeth (29), and an output element (4) that is designed as a ring gear and has internal teeth (30) that partially mesh with the external teeth (29). The flexible transmission element (26) is pot-shaped, and is coupled in a torque-transmitting manner to the drive element (2) radially inside the outer teeth (29).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Resat Aras, Richard Baier, Harald Hofmann, Rainer Ottersbach
  • Publication number: 20210396160
    Abstract: A camshaft phaser for variably adjusting the control times of gas exchange valves of an internal combustion engine, including: a stator and a rotor which can be rotated relative to the stator, wherein a plurality of hydraulic chambers are formed between the stator and the that are separated by radially inwardly projecting webs of the stator. Radially outwardly projecting vanes are formed on the rotor that divide each of the hydraulic chambers into first and second groups of working chambers with an opposing effective direction. A pressure medium pump is adapted to apply a pressure medium to the working chambers. A central valve controls the oil pressure in the working chambers. The pressure medium pump is directly connected to the working chambers in each ease via a pressure medium channel; the central valve is connected to the working chambers via discharge channels; and the central valve exclusively controls the pressure medium discharge from the working chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Enno SCHMITT, Jürgen WEBER, Rainer OTTERSBACH
  • Publication number: 20210317903
    Abstract: A strain wave gear, in particular for an electromechanical camshaft adjuster, comprises a housing element, an internally toothed drive element connected thereto in a rotationally fixed manner, an elastic, externally toothed gear element, and an internally toothed output element. The drive element has positive locking elements with which it is connected to the housing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marco Hildebrand, Rainer Ottersbach, Daniel Heise
  • Patent number: 11098796
    Abstract: A harmonic drive is provided that comprises a wave generator, a flexible, externally toothed gear element that can be deformed by said wave generator, and at least one internally toothed gear component which meshes with the flexible, externally toothed gear element. The externally toothed element has, with respect to its mechanically unloaded state, a non-circular shape that deviates from an elliptical shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Ottersbach, Peter Zierer, Tobias Preuß
  • Publication number: 20190072172
    Abstract: A harmonic drive is provided that comprises a wave generator, a flexible, externally toothed gear element that can be deformed by said wave generator, and at least one internally toothed gear component which meshes with the flexible, externally toothed gear element. The externally toothed element has, with respect to its mechanically unloaded state, a non-circular shape that deviates from an elliptical shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Ottersbach, Peter Zierer, Tobias Preuß
  • Publication number: 20180372205
    Abstract: An elastic gear wheel for a harmonic drive has a cylinder portion with tooth, and a flange which is integrally designed with the cylinder portion. The flange has recesses for fastening, and through-apertures for fastening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Tobias PREUSS, Rainer OTTERSBACH
  • Publication number: 20170107868
    Abstract: A hydraulic camshaft adjuster (1) having a rotor (2) with at least two parts is provided. The at least two-part rotor (2) is mounted such that it can rotate about an axis (A) and consists of a first rotor element (4) and a second rotor element (6). At least one first, second and/or a third drainage recess (8, 10, 12) is formed in the first and/or second rotor element (4, 6), such that oil can be discharged from a contact surface (14) of the first and second rotor elements (4, 6) of the camshaft adjuster (1) to the outer side (16) of the first and/or second rotor elements (4, 6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Rainer OTTERSBACH, Juergen WEBER
  • Patent number: 8978607
    Abstract: A device (11) for variably adjusting the control times of gas exchange valves (9, 10) of an internal combustion engine (1), including a drive element (13) that can be brought into driven connection with a crankshaft (2) of the internal combustion engine (1), an output element (14) which can be brought into driving connection with a camshaft (6, 7) of the internal combustion engine (1) and which is arranged in a pivotable manner with respect to the drive element (13), and at least one lateral cover (15) which lies on an axial lateral surface of the output element (14) or of the drive element (13), which is connected to the drive element (13) or to the output element (14) in a rotationally fixed manner and which has a disk-shaped portion (33).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Weber, Rainer Ottersbach
  • Publication number: 20150068484
    Abstract: A rotor (2) for a hydraulic camshaft phaser (1), including a hub (5) that holds a camshaft and including an outer shell (6) with a plurality of vane elements (7), whereby hydraulic-medium channels (24, 26) run from the interior of the hub (5) to the outer shell (6). At least one hydraulic-medium channel (24, 26) is interrupted by an axial recess (16) in the material, whereby a bushing (47) that connects the interrupted hydraulic-medium channel (24, 26) is inserted into the recess (16) in the material. A hydraulic camshaft phaser (1) having such a rotor (2). The recess (16) provided in the material renders the rotor (2) and the camshaft phaser (1) particularly lightweight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Olaf Boese, Rainer Ottersbach
  • Patent number: 8950369
    Abstract: A device for varying the angular position of a camshaft relative to a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine. The device has a drive element, which is driven by the crankshaft via a gearwheel and which is supported so that it can rotate in relation to the camshaft. The device also has at least two hydraulic chambers, to which a hydraulic fluid can be admitted in order to set a defined relative rotational position between the drive element and the camshaft, formed between the drive element and the camshaft. In order to produce an optimum axial support of the camshaft in terms of weight and cost, the gearwheel form a bearing face for the axial contact of the camshaft or of a component rotationally fixed to the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Ottersbach, Juergen Weber, Christoph Betz
  • Patent number: 8844483
    Abstract: A clamping disk (1) for the non-positive connection of components in a cam adjusting system, a cam adjusting system (15) having a clamping disk (1) and a method for checking the mounting of the clamping disk (1) are provided. The clamping disk (1) has an essentially circular base body (2) which has at least one friction surface for a contact partner. The base body (2) is axially penetrated by a material recess (10). The mounting of the clamping disk (1) can be controlled in a simple manner by distance measuring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Ottersbach, Christoph Betz, Rudiger Herzog, Stefan Christel, Stefan Sebald, Uwe Stollberger
  • Patent number: 8578899
    Abstract: A camshaft adjuster (1) having a stator (3) and a rotor (5) located in the stator (3), having vanes (7) that are each located in a chamber (9) formed between the stator (3) and the rotor (5), each of the vanes (7) dividing its respective chamber (9) into two partial chambers, and pressurized oil being adapted to be supplied to each of the partial chambers and conducted out from each of the partial chambers via oil channels (21), so that through the pressurized oil a torque can be exerted on the rotor (5) by which the rotor (5) can be rotated, so that a camshaft adjustment can be set thereby. The rotor (5) is constructed from a metallic base frame (15) that has, axially adjacent, a casing (17) made of plastic in which at least one of the oil channels (21) is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Ottersbach, Jürgen Weber
  • Publication number: 20130199479
    Abstract: A rotor for a camshaft phaser includes a hub part having an oil supply passage, at least one vane radially disposed on the hub part, as well as oil channels extending through the hub part and fluidically connected to the oil supply passage. The manufacture of the rotor is considerably simplified because the rotor is made up of a main body and at least one cover element arranged on an end face of the main body. The oil channels are axially closed by the cover element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Schaeffer Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Ottersbach, Juergen Weber
  • Patent number: 8479695
    Abstract: A device for varying the relative angular position of a camshaft (2) with respect to a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine. The device has a drive element which is driven by the crankshaft via a gearwheel and which is mounted rotatably with respect to the camshaft. Between the drive element and the camshaft, there is at least two hydraulic chambers which can be acted upon with a pressure fluid in order to set a defined relative rotary position between the drive element and the camshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Ottersbach, Jürgen Weber, Christoph Betz
  • Publication number: 20130047943
    Abstract: A device (11) for variably adjusting the control times of gas exchange valves (9, 10) of an internal combustion engine (1), including a drive element (13) that can be brought into driven connection with a crankshaft (2) of the internal combustion engine (1), an output element (14) which can be brought into driving connection with a camshaft (6, 7) of the internal combustion engine (1) and which is arranged in a pivotable manner with respect to the drive element (13), and at least one lateral cover (15) which lies on an axial lateral surface of the output element (14) or of the drive element (13), which is connected to the drive element (13) or to the output element (14) in a rotationally fixed manner and which has a disk-shaped portion (33).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Weber, Rainer Ottersbach