Patents by Inventor Robert Zelinka

Robert Zelinka 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).

  • Differential whose a ring gear is mounted in sound damping manner on its carrier
    Patent number: 4796488
    Abstract: A drive axle with a gear ring meshing with a drive pinion is designed with silent running properties, in that an intermediate member is secured to the differential carrier and is connected to the gear ring by an elastic coupling. Between the contacting faces of the gear ring and the intermediate member there are annular grooves and a cylindrical space is formed between an inner face of the gear ring and an outer cylindrical face of the intermediate member. The cylindrical space and the annular rings are filled with a viscous substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1989
    Assignee: MAN Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Faust Hagin, Franz Seethaler, Robert Zelinka, Manfred Stiglmaier