Patents by Inventor Rainer Ziss

Rainer Ziss 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: 4789053
    Abstract: The torsional vibration damper suitable for the clutch disc of a motor vehicle friction clutch comprises an idling damper, the springs of which are retained in recesses of a toothing which couple the hub of the damper with a disc part, with limited play in rotation. The end faces of the spring lie for the one part on stop edges of the disc part and for the other part on stop edges of two retaining discs which annularly enclose the hub. The retaining discs are coupled non-rotatably, by axial bent-out portions, with a hub disc of the hub, and for assembly are pushed axially on to the hub. The retaining discs can be produced simply and fitted without problem. FIG. 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1988
    Assignee: Fichtel & Sachs AG
    Inventors: Matthias Fischer, Rainer Ziss
  • Patent number: 4667801
    Abstract: A cluch disc of a motor vehicle clutch comprises a clutch disc hub and a hub flange integral therewith. The hub flange is provided with a plurality of coherent windows each of which receives both a helical compression spring and an interconnection bolt interconnecting the cover plates of the clutch disc which are angularly movably mounted on the clutch disc hub. The window is closed at its radially outer side by an uninterrupted web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1987
    Assignee: Fichtel & Sachs AG
    Inventors: Matthias Fischer, Peter Wiggen, Rainer Ziss