Patents by Inventor Rainer Stegmann

Rainer Stegmann 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: 11571930
    Abstract: An axle system includes an axle stub and a clamping unit, the axle stub being formed in a substantially rotationally symmetrical manner about a stub axis, the clamping unit in an assembled state transmitting a clamping force to the axle stub, the clamping unit and the axle stub in the assembled state being secured non-positively to prevent movement relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: SAF-HOLLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Armin Christ, Rainer Stegmann
  • Patent number: 11459043
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle combination having a towing vehicle and a trailer, wherein the trailer has a drive which is coupled to a wheel of the trailer, wherein a control unit is provided and is designed to receive a signal of a sensor, wherein the control unit controls the operation of the drive as a function of the signal. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for controlling a drive in a vehicle combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SAF-HOLLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Hößle, Rainer Stegmann, Stefan Wallmeier
  • Patent number: 11215249
    Abstract: A bearing element for use in a drum brake includes a holding region for interlocking on a brake shoe and a support region for indirect or direct support on a carrying unit, wherein the holding region has a first holding geometry which is designed to form an undercut with the brake shoe along a first holding axis, wherein the support region is designed to transmit a support force, which acts along the holding axis, indirectly or directly to the carrying unit, and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SAF-HOLLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Stegmann, Marco Krebs
  • Patent number: 11002323
    Abstract: A drum brake includes a brake drum with an attaching region for arranging the brake drum on a vehicle part, such as a wheel hub, and a shell region with a first contact face, and a friction lining with a second contact face which faces toward the shell region, the first and second contact face being curved along or in a radial plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: SAF-HOLLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Muhammet Arpaci, Rainer Stegmann, Elmar Weber
  • Publication number: 20200070575
    Abstract: An axle system includes an axle stub and a clamping unit, the axle stub being formed in a substantially rotationally symmetrical manner about a stub axis, the clamping unit in an assembled state transmitting a clamping force to the axle stub, the clamping unit and the axle stub in the assembled state being secured non-positively to prevent movement relative to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Armin Christ, Rainer Stegmann
  • Patent number: 10563715
    Abstract: A shoe element for use in a drum brake includes a web segment and a support segment, wherein the support segment includes a spherical segment, the web segment includes a web-side engagement segment for interlocking engagement with a shoe web or is integrally formed with a shoe web, and wherein the web segment and the support segment are integrally formed with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: SAF-HOLLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Stegmann, Stefan Fleckenstein, Jean Khoury, Bernd Brüser, Josef Brüser
  • Publication number: 20190202511
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle combination having a towing vehicle and a trailer, wherein the trailer has a drive which is coupled to a wheel of the trailer, wherein a control unit is provided and is designed to receive a signal of a sensor, wherein the control unit controls the operation of the drive as a function of the signal. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for controlling a drive in a vehicle combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Florian Hößle, Rainer Stegmann, Stefan Wallmeier
  • Publication number: 20180252277
    Abstract: A drum brake includes a brake drum with an attaching region for arranging the brake drum on a vehicle part, such as a wheel hub, and a shell region with a first contact face, and a friction lining with a second contact face which faces toward the shell region, the first and second contact face being curved along or in a radial plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: SAF-HOLLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Muhammet Arpaci, Rainer Stegmann, Elmar Weber
  • Publication number: 20180231077
    Abstract: A bearing element for use in a drum brake includes a holding region for interlocking on a brake shoe and a support region for indirect or direct support on a carrying unit, wherein the holding region has a first holding geometry which is designed to form an undercut with the brake shoe along a first holding axis, wherein the support region is designed to transmit a support force, which acts along the holding axis, indirectly or directly to the carrying unit, and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Rainer Stegmann, Marco Krebs
  • Publication number: 20180231078
    Abstract: A shoe element for use in a drum brake includes a web segment and a support segment, wherein the support segment includes a spherical segment, the web segment includes a web-side engagement segment for interlocking engagement with a shoe web or is integrally formed with a shoe web, and wherein the web segment and the support segment are integrally formed with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Rainer Stegmann, Stefan Fleckenstein, Jean Khoury, Bernd Brüser, Josef Brüser
  • Patent number: 8830319
    Abstract: A device for detecting and displaying the rear and/or side traffic of a motor vehicle is to be improved upon such that the driver can safely and quickly detect the present traffic situation by way of the overall image shown, in particular when the direction of travel is changed. This is accomplished in that the device for detecting and displaying the rear and/or side view of a motor vehicle (1) comprises a first apparatus (3) for producing images of the optically detected rear view (A), one or more further apparatuses (2) for producing images of the optical side view (B,C) of the motor vehicle (1), a display apparatus (6) adapted to display images or image sections of the first and/or the further apparatuses (2, 3) in partial areas (T1, T2), and a control apparatus (5) adapted to select the images or image sections and to assign them to the partial areas (T1, T2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignees: Magna Electronics Europe GmbH & Co. KG, Magna Mirrors Engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Stegmann, Peter Krebs
  • Patent number: 8456317
    Abstract: A sensor module is mounted at a windshield of a vehicle. The sensor module can be connected, via a fastening section that is arranged on a module housing, to an element that is fixed to the vehicle body or to an element which is connected to a part that is fixed to the vehicle body. A sensor is accommodated in the module housing and is retained such that it can be displaced and/or pivoted from a first starting position into a second end position in order to rest against the windscreen. The adjusting movement can be initiated by an adjusting element which can be preloaded in the direction of the end position by means of a spring element and can be blocked in the starting position by means of a blocking element. Also, a delaying element is provided that can influence a parameter of the adjusting movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Magna Electronics Europe GmbH & Co KG
    Inventors: Rainer Stegmann, Heribert Werner
  • Publication number: 20110043634
    Abstract: A device for detecting and displaying the rear and/or side traffic of a motor vehicle is to be improved upon such that the driver can safely and quickly detect the present traffic situation by way of the overall image shown, in particular when the direction of travel is changed. This is accomplished in that the device for detecting and displaying the rear and/or side view of a motor vehicle (1) comprises a first apparatus (3) for producing images of the optically detected rear view (A), one or more further apparatuses (2) for producing images of the optical side view (B,C) of the motor vehicle (1), a display apparatus (6) adapted to display images or image sections of the first and/or the further apparatuses (2, 3) in partial areas (T1, T2), and a control apparatus (5) adapted to select the images or image sections and to assign them to the partial areas (T1, T2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Rainer Stegmann, Peter Krebs
  • Publication number: 20100308094
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to improve a sensor module that is mounted in the region of a windshield of a motor vehicle in such a way that said sensor module is easier to mount and damage to the sensor during the mounting process can be prevented as much as possible. Said aim is achieved by the fact that the sensor module (2, 20) can be connected, via a fastening section (10) that is arranged on a module housing (3, 30), to an element that is fixed to the vehicle body or to an element which is connected to a part that is fixed to the vehicle body. Furthermore, a sensor (4, 40) is accommodated in the module housing (3, 30). Said sensor (4, 40) is retained such that it can be displaced and/or pivoted from a first starting position into a second end position in order to rest against the windscreen (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Rainer Stegmann, Heribert Werner