Patents by Inventor Rik BEQUÉ

Rik BEQUÉ 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: 10626977
    Abstract: A corrosion inhibitor container configured to be screwed into a core hole of a gearbox housing via at least one external thread includes at least one chamber for holding a corrosion inhibitor, at least one gas-permeable wall separating the at least one chamber from an interior of the gearbox housing when the corrosion inhibitor container is screwed into the core hole, the at least one external thread, at least one internal thread, and a screw plug configured to be screwed into the internal thread. The screw plug is configured to be screwed into the core hole when the corrosion inhibitor container is not screwed into the core hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignees: ZF Friedrichshafen AG, ZF Wind Power Antwerpen N.V.
    Inventors: Rik Beque, Stijin Rottiers, Andy Maes, Koen Krieckemans
  • Publication number: 20190120680
    Abstract: An arrangement includes a shaft, a case, and a capacitor having a first electrode and a second electrode. A gap is formed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The shaft extends through an opening in the case. The capacitor is arranged such that lubricant leaking out of the case through the opening at least partially enters the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Johannes SCHAEFER, Georg TENCKHOFF, Kris SMOLDERS, Luk GEENS, Rik BEQUE
  • Publication number: 20190048989
    Abstract: A corrosion inhibitor container configured to be screwed into a core hole of a gearbox housing via at least one external thread includes at least one chamber for holding a corrosion inhibitor, at least one gas-permeable wall separating the at least one chamber from an interior of the gearbox housing when the corrosion inhibitor container is screwed into the core hole, the at least one external thread, at least one internal thread, and a screw plug configured to be screwed into the internal thread. The screw plug is configured to be screwed into the core hole when the corrosion inhibitor container is not screwed into the core hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicants: ZF Friedrichshafen AG, ZF Wind Power Antwerpen N.V.
    Inventors: Rik BEQUÉ, Stijn ROTTIERS, Andy MAES, Koen KRIECKEMANS
  • Publication number: 20170138460
    Abstract: A transmission for a wind turbine has a planetary gearset with a fixed sealing surface and at least one cavity. The gearset includes a rotating planetary carrier or a rotating ring gear. The cavity is fixed relative to the carrier or ring gear and has at least one opening. The transmission has an oil reservoir. The carrier or ring gear can rotate to at least three positions. By rotating, the carrier or ring gear can move from the first to the second position and from the second to the third position. In the first position of the carrier or ring gear, oil can flow from the oil reservoir through the opening into the cavity and in the third position the oil can flow through the opening out of the cavity. In the second position of the carrier or ring gear the opening is closed by the sealing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicants: ZF Friedrichshafen AG, ZF WIND POWER ANTWERPEN N.V.
    Inventors: Rik BEQUÉ, Nico DE BIE, Sander GOETHALS