Patents by Inventor Reinhold Riedl
Reinhold Riedl 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).
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Patent number: 10682991Abstract: A height-adjustable support for a vehicle having an outer support pipe, an inner support pipe displaceably supported in the outer support pipe and deployable out of and retractable into the outer support pipe by a drive spindle, a gear unit arranged in the outer support pipe and a drive unit for driving the gear unit for moving the inner support pipe relative to the outer support pipe, wherein the drive unit has a motor arranged outside the cross section of the outer support pipe and a transmission unit, wherein a rotation axis defined by a motor shaft extends outside the outer support pipe and the transmission unit is configured to transmit a torque from the motor shaft to the gear unit, and wherein the transmission unit has a housing and a drive pinion protruding out of the housing and engaging the gear unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2015Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: SAF-HOLLAND GmbHInventor: Reinhold Riedl
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Patent number: 10246062Abstract: A semi-trailer landing gear, in particular for trailers of utility vehicles, wherein the semi-trailer landing gear extends along a longitudinal axis and comprises an outer supporting tube and/or a transmission box, wherein the outer supporting tube and/or the transmission box comprise an outer wall, and wherein the outer wall comprises a fastening side, wherein at least one fastening portion is formed in the region of the fastening side, and wherein the fastening portion is designed to fasten and/or to arrange the semi-trailer landing gear on a further element, in particular a trailer, characterized in that a transmission is arranged in the transmission box, which transmission is coupled to a spindle drive, in that the fastening portion comprises at least one fastening element, and/or in that the fastening portion comprises at least one arrangement portion for arranging and/or fastening the at least one fastening element, and in that a ratio of a distance between the fastening elements and/or the arrangementType: GrantFiled: January 13, 2015Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: SAF-HOLLAND GmbHInventors: Stefan Wallmeier, Reinhold Riedl
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Patent number: 9790067Abstract: A support device, preferably for commercial vehicles such as semi-trailers, includes an inner support tube and an outer support tube moveable relative to one another along a longitudinal axis in a retraction and extension direction; a spindle rotated via a gear section and is arranged such that the spindle is stationary relative to the outer support tube; and a spindle nut which is mounted on the spindle, wherein the spindle nut is fixed on a mounting region of the inner support tube, and the mounting region is configured as a support edge facing the longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2013Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: SAF-HOLLAND GmbHInventor: Reinhold Riedl
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Patent number: 9731689Abstract: The invention relates to a supporting device of a vehicle, in particular of a semi-trailer or trailer, comprising an outer pipe which is designed to be attached to the vehicle in a stationary manner, an inner pipe which is arranged in the outer pipe so as to be movable in the insertion and extension direction, an actuating device for moving the inner pipe between a transport position and an operating position, and an engagement device which is designed, in a first operating state, to fix the inner pipe in the operating position in relation to the outer pipe in such a way that a movement of the inner pipe in the insertion direction is prevented.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2013Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: SAF-HOLLAND, GmbHInventor: Reinhold Riedl
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Patent number: 9623847Abstract: A support winch, in particular for utility vehicle trailers, is configured to provide for a height adjustment, and comprises a steep thread drive, wherein the steep thread drive comprises a threaded spindle, wherein a pitch of the thread is adapted for rapid height adjustment.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: SAF-HOLLAND GmbHInventor: Reinhold Riedl
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Publication number: 20160325717Abstract: A semi-trailer landing gear, in particular for trailers of utility vehicles, wherein the semi-trailer landing gear extends along a longitudinal axis and comprises an outer supporting tube and/or a transmission box, wherein the outer supporting tube and/or the transmission box comprise an outer wall, and wherein the outer wall comprises a fastening side, wherein at least one fastening portion is formed in the region of the fastening side, and wherein the fastening portion is designed to fasten and/or to arrange the semi-trailer landing gear on a further element, in particular a trailer, characterized in that a transmission is arranged in the transmission box, which transmission is coupled to a spindle drive, in that the fastening portion comprises at least one fastening element, and/or in that the fastening portion comprises at least one arrangement portion for arranging and/or fastening the at least one fastening element, and in that a ratio of a distance between the fastening elements and/or the arrangementType: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2015Publication date: November 10, 2016Applicant: SAF-HOLLAND GmbHInventors: Stefan Wallmeier, Reinhold Riedl
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Publication number: 20160264107Abstract: A height-adjustable support for a vehicle having an outer support pipe, an inner support pipe displaceably supported in the outer support pipe and deployable out of and retractable into the outer support pipe by a drive spindle, a gear unit arranged in the outer support pipe and a drive unit for driving the gear unit for moving the inner support pipe relative to the outer support pipe, wherein the drive unit has a motor arranged outside the cross section of the outer support pipe and a transmission unit, wherein a rotation axis defined by a motor shaft extends outside the outer support pipe and the transmission unit is configured to transmit a torque from the motor shaft to the gear unit, and wherein the transmission unit has a housing and a drive pinion protruding out of the housing and engaging the gear unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2015Publication date: September 15, 2016Applicant: SAF-HOLLAND GmbHInventor: Reinhold RIEDL
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Publication number: 20150224966Abstract: The invention relates to a supporting device of a vehicle, in particular of a semi-trailer or trailer, comprising an outer pipe which is designed to be attached to the vehicle in a stationary manner, an inner pipe which is arranged in the outer pipe so as to be movable in the insertion and extension direction, an actuating device for moving the inner pipe between a transport position and an operating position, and an engagement device which is designed, in a first operating state, to fix the inner pipe in the operating position in relation to the outer pipe in such a way that a movement of the inner pipe in the insertion direction is prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2013Publication date: August 13, 2015Inventor: Reinhold Riedl
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Publication number: 20150166022Abstract: A support winch, in particular for utility vehicle trailers, is configured to provide for a height adjustment, and comprises a steep thread drive, wherein the steep thread drive comprises a threaded spindle, wherein a pitch of the thread is adapted for rapid height adjustment.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2014Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventor: Reinhold Riedl
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Publication number: 20150158465Abstract: The invention relates to a support winch, in particular for trailers of utility vehicles, comprising a support unit extending along a vertical axis, wherein the support unit comprises an upper part and a lower part, and wherein the upper part and the lower part each have a longitudinal axis, wherein an angle between the longitudinal axes can be adjusted.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2014Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventor: Reinhold Riedl
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Publication number: 20150014608Abstract: A support device, preferably for commercial vehicles such as semi-trailers, includes an inner support tube and an outer support tube moveable relative to one another along a longitudinal axis in a retraction and extension direction; a spindle rotated via a gear section and is arranged such that the spindle is stationary relative to the outer support tube; and a spindle nut which is mounted on the spindle, wherein the spindle nut is fixed on a mounting region of the inner support tube, and the mounting region is configured as a support edge facing the longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2013Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventor: Reinhold Riedl
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Publication number: 20140131986Abstract: A support device for commercial vehicles, that includes a support outer pipe adapted to be fixed to a chassis of the commercial vehicle, and a support inner pipe displaceably mounted in the support outer pipe, wherein the support inner pipe is connected to a nut in engagement with a spindle driven by a gearbox comprising an output shaft, a bevel gear step and a switchable region composed of a low gear wheel and a fast gear pinion that are fixed on the output shaft, a low gear intermediate gear wheel set having a low gear intermediate gear wheel and a low gear intermediate pinion engaged with the low gear wheel, a fast gear wheel engaged with the fast gear pinion, and a low gear pinion engageable with the low gear intermediate gear wheel and the fast gear wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2012Publication date: May 15, 2014Inventor: Reinhold Riedl
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Patent number: 8622425Abstract: A height adjustable support for semi-trailers includes a shaft tube body modable on a chassis of a semi-trailer, a slidable support inner tube arranged in the shaft tube and having a foot mounted to an end region thereof by a nut located on a spindle which is drivable by a transmission, wherein the transmission has a switchable spur gear region and beveled gear assemblies. The switching region of the transmission is formed from a lower-gear pinion and a fast-gear pinion each adapted to engage a crank drive, and a low-gear gearwheel and a fast-gear pinion each adapted to engage clutch coupling elements, wherein power is transmitted from the crank drive via the low-gear pinion to the low-gear gearwheel and alternatively from the crank drive via the fast-gear gearwheel to the fast-gear pinion.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2010Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: SAF-Holland GmbHInventor: Reinhold Riedl
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Patent number: 8622426Abstract: A height-adjustable support for semi-trailers and the like includes a shaft tube body, a slidable support inner tube arranged in the shaft tube and body and having a foot mounted to an end region thereof by a nut located on a spindle which is drivable by a transmission, wherein the transmission has a switchable spur gear region and a beveled gear stage. The shifting region of the transmission comprises a low-gear pinion and a fast-gear wheel, wherein the low-gear pinion is coupled to a drive shaft that can mesh with a low-gear gearwheel, the fast-gear gearwheel is adapted to drive a fast-gear pinion, and wherein the fast-gear gearwheel is coupled to the drive shaft. The drive shaft is supported in an unrotatable and axially slidable manner in a sleeve bearing that is supported rotatably in at least a select one of a bearing block or load bearing base supporting the spindle.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2010Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: SAF-HOLLAND GmbHInventor: Reinhold Riedl
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Patent number: 8276941Abstract: A height-adjustable support (10) for semi-trailers or similar, comprising a locally fixed external support tube (13), an internal support tube (14), which is fixed to a nut (18) on a spindle (17), the spindle being driven by a change-over gear and a bevel gear assembly. The change-over gear has two gear wheel stages which can be alternately activated, a separate gear stage comprising bevel gear toothing being provided for the distribution of forces after each gear wheel stage.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2007Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: SAF-Holland GmbHInventor: Reinhold Riedl
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Patent number: 8136840Abstract: A height-adjustable support (10) for semi-trailers or the like, comprising a support outer tube (13) which can be fastened to a chassis of the semi-trailer, a slidable support inner tube (14) arranged in the support outer tube (13), at whose lower end region a foot (15) is fastened and which is connected with a nut (17) located on a spindle (16) which is drivable by means of a transmission wherein the transmission has at least a bevel gear stage (20, 24) and a shiftable transmission area located upstream having gearwheels with spur toothing for a fast-gear operation and a low-gear operation, and wherein the at least present gearwheels and pinions, i.e.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2010Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: SAF-Holland GmbHInventor: Reinhold Riedl
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Publication number: 20110266784Abstract: A height-adjustable support for semi-trailers and the like includes a shaft tube body, a slidable support inner tube arranged in the shaft tube and body and having a foot mounted to an end region thereof by a nut located on a spindle which is drivable by a transmission, wherein the transmission has a switchable spur gear region and a beveled gear stage. The shifting region of the transmission comprises a low-gear pinion and a fast-gear wheel, wherein the low-gear pinion is coupled to a drive shaft that can mesh with a low-gear gearwheel, the fast-gear gearwheel is adapted to drive a fast-gear pinion, and wherein the fast-gear gearwheel is coupled to the drive shaft. The drive shaft is supported in an unrotatable and axially slidable manner in a sleeve bearing that is supported rotatably in at least a select one of a bearing block or load bearing base supporting the spindle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Inventor: Reinhold Riedl
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Publication number: 20110115205Abstract: A height adjustable support for semi-trailers includes a shaft tube body modable on a chassis of a semi-trailer, a slidable support inner tube arranged in the shaft tube and having a foot mounted to an end region thereof by a nut located on a spindle which is drivable by a transmission, wherein the transmission has a switchable spur gear region and beveled gear assemblies. The switching region of the transmission is formed from a lower-gear pinion and a fast-gear pinion each adapted to engage a crank drive, and a low-gear gearwheel and a fast-gear pinion each adapted to engage clutch coupling elements, wherein power is transmitted from the crank drive via the low-gear pinion to the low-gear gearwheel and alternatively from the crank drive via the fast-gear gearwheel to the fast-gear pinion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Inventor: Reinhold Riedl
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Publication number: 20110057430Abstract: A height-adjustable support (10) for semi-trailers or the like, comprising a support outer tube (13) which can be fastened to a chassis of the semi-trailer, a slidable support inner tube (14) arranged in the support outer tube (13), at whose lower end region a foot (15) is fastened and which is connected with a nut (17) located on a spindle (16) which is drivable by means of a transmission wherein the transmission has at least a bevel gear stage (20, 24) and a shiftable transmission area located upstream having gearwheels with spur toothing for a fast-gear operation and a low-gear operation, and wherein the at least present gearwheels and pinions, i.e.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Inventor: Reinhold Riedl
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Publication number: 20100164213Abstract: A height-adjustable support (10) for semi-trailers or similar, comprising a locally fixed external support tube (13), an internal support tube (14), which is fixed to a nut (18) on a spindle (17), the spindle being driven by a change-over gear and a bevel gear assembly. The change-over gear has two gear wheel stages which can be alternately activated, a separate gear stage comprising bevel gear toothing being provided for the distribution of forces after each gear wheel stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2007Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: GEORG FISCHER VERKEHRSTECHNIK GMBHInventor: Reinhold Riedl