Patents by Inventor Roland Widmann

Roland Widmann 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: 12467220
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive device for a construction machine, in particular for a trench cutter, comprising a connection support and a wheel support, which is rotatably supported on the connection support via at least one rolling bearing and which can be rotationally driven relative to the connection support by a drive motor via at least one gear stage, wherein the gear wheel of the gear stage, the wheel being arranged within the connection support and meshing or being in rolling engagement with at least one other gear wheel, is movably and/or tiltably supported in the radial direction relative to the connection support by a flexible and/or movable bearing element so as to be rotationally fixed to the connection support and/or to a bearing shield rigidly connected thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2025
    Assignee: Liebherr-Components Biberach GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Widmann, Johannes Halder
  • Patent number: 12378746
    Abstract: The present invention relates in general to slurry wall cutters for cutting slurry walls in specialist foundation engineering. The invention relates in particular to the cutting wheel assembly for such a slurry wall cutter (1), comprising a rotationally drivable cutter hub (8) and a cutting wheel (3) which can be detachably fastened to the cutter hub for conjoint rotation. According to the invention, the cutting wheel and the cutter hub are clamped against one another at the end faces thereof and are interlockingly secured to one another in order to transmit the high operating forces non-frictionally or at least not only frictionally. According to the invention, the end faces of the cutting wheel and the cutter hub that can be placed against one another are provided with lateral teeth (16, 17) which mesh with one another for conjoint rotation. The meshing pair of lateral teeth allows the cutter hub and the cutting wheel to be interlockingly held relative to one another for conjoint rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Liebherr-Components Biberach GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Widmann, Johannes Halder
  • Patent number: 12366047
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive device for a diaphragm wall cutter, with a hydraulic motor, a gear unit, to which at least one cutting wheel of the diaphragm wall cutter can be connected on the output side, and a drive shaft which connects the hydraulic motor to the gear unit, wherein the drive shaft is mounted by way of at least one drive shaft bearing which is arranged between the hydraulic motor and the gear unit, wherein the drive shaft bearing has a lubricant feed line which is connected to a leakage discharge line of the hydraulic motor and/or to the hydraulic circuit in order to operate the hydraulic motor, and is configured to lubricate the drive shaft bearing with hydraulic oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Liebherr-Components Biberach GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Widmann, Johannes Halder, Stefan Duelli
  • Patent number: 12188199
    Abstract: A drive device for a diaphragm wall cutter, having a drive housing and/or gear housing, which encloses an interior for accommodating drive and/or gear elements and comprises two housing parts which are rotatable relative to one another and sealed off from one another by a sealing device, and having a pressure equalization device for pressure equalization between the interior and the surroundings. A diaphragm wall cutter having such a drive device. The pressure equalization device comprises at least one intermediate chamber, which is pressurized and is sealed off from the interior by an inner seal and off from the surroundings by an outer seal. By virtue of such a sealed intermediate chamber that can be considerably smaller in terms of volume than the interior, the pressurization for pressure equalization between interior and surroundings is considerably simpler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Liebherr-Components Biberach GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Widmann, Johannes Halder
  • Publication number: 20220205212
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive device for a construction machine, in particular for a trench cutter, comprising a connection support and a wheel support, which is rotatably supported on the connection support via at least one rolling bearing and which can be rotationally driven relative to the connection support by a drive motor via at least one gear stage, wherein the gear wheel of the gear stage, said wheel being arranged within the connection support and meshing or being in rolling engagement with at least one other gear wheel, is movably and/or tiltably supported in the radial direction relative to the connection support by a flexible and/or movable bearing element so as to be rotationally fixed to the connection support and/or to a bearing shield rigidly connected thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Roland WIDMANN, Johannes HALDER
  • Publication number: 20220064897
    Abstract: The present invention relates in general to slurry wall cutters for cutting slurry walls in specialist foundation engineering. The invention relates in particular to the cutting wheel assembly for such a slurry wall cutter (1), comprising a rotationally drivable cutter hub (8) and a cutting wheel (3) which can be detachably fastened to the cutter hub for conjoint rotation. According to the invention, the cutting wheel and the cutter hub are clamped against one another at the end faces thereof and are interlockingly secured to one another in order to transmit the high operating forces non-frictionally or at least not only frictionally. According to the invention, the end faces of the cutting wheel and the cutter hub that can be placed against one another are provided with lateral teeth (16, 17) which mesh with one another for conjoint rotation. The meshing pair of lateral teeth allows the cutter hub and the cutting wheel to be interlockingly held relative to one another for conjoint rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Liebherr-Components Biberach GmbH
    Inventors: Roland WIDMANN, Johannes HALDER
  • Publication number: 20220056661
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive device for a diaphragm wall cutter, with a hydraulic motor, a gear unit, to which at least one cutting wheel of the diaphragm wall cutter can be connected on the output side, and a drive shaft which connects the hydraulic motor to the gear unit, wherein the drive shaft is mounted by way of at least one drive shaft bearing which is arranged between the hydraulic motor and the gear unit, wherein the drive shaft bearing has a lubricant feed line which is connected to a leakage discharge line of the hydraulic motor and/or to the hydraulic circuit in order to operate the hydraulic motor, and is configured to lubricate the drive shaft bearing with hydraulic oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Liebherr-Components Biberach GmbH
    Inventors: Roland WIDMANN, Johannes HALDER, Stefan DUELLI
  • Publication number: 20210404140
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a drive device for a diaphragm wall cutter (1), having a drive housing and/or gear housing (11), which encloses an interior (16) for accommodating drive and/or gear elements and comprises two housing parts (13, 14) which are rotatable relative to one another and which are sealed with respect to one another by a sealing device (15), and having a pressure equalization device (19) for pressure equalization between the interior and the surroundings. The invention also relates to a diaphragm wall cutter having such a drive device. It is proposed here not to pressurize the entire interior of the housing, but only an interspace (20) arranged upstream with respect to the surroundings, and to seal said interspace with respect to the interior on the one hand and with respect to the surroundings on the other hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Roland WIDMANN, Johannes HALDER
  • Patent number: 10487935
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive device, in particular in the form of a pivot drive for material-transferring devices such as mining excavators, comprising an engine, a transmission that is connected to the engine and is lubricated by a transmission lubricant, and a circulation filter device for filtering the transmission lubricant in circulation, wherein the circulation filter device has at least one circulation pump for circulating the transmission lubricant. According to the invention, the circulation pump is integrated into the transmission, wherein the pump wheel of the circulation pump is configured as a peripheral wheel and is arranged for conjoint rotation with a transmission element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Liebherr-Components Biberach GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Marquard, Roland Widmann
  • Patent number: 10355559
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a drive apparatus for a wheel of a work machine, having an electric motor which comprises a rotor which is rotatably received in a stator and which is supported at bearing plates which are arranged at the end side and between which coil head spaces are provided for receiving coil heads, wherein a cooling apparatus for cooling of the stator and the rotor comprises at least one coolant path through the coil head spaces which is suppliable with coolant from a peripheral side via a coolant inlet preferably provided at a peripheral side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Liebherr-Components Biberach GmbH
    Inventors: Marijo Mendes, Johann Lis, Stefan Duelli, Roland Widmann
  • Publication number: 20180238438
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive device, in particular in the form of a pivot drive for material-transferring devices such as mining excavators, comprising an engine, a transmission that is connected to the engine and is lubricated by a transmission lubricant, and a circulation filter device for filtering the transmission lubricant in circulation, wherein the circulation filter device has at least one circulation pump for circulating the transmission lubricant. According to the invention, the circulation pump is integrated into the transmission, wherein the pump wheel of the circulation pump is configured as a peripheral wheel and is arranged for conjoint rotation with a transmission element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: LIEBHERR-COMPONENTS BIBERACH GMBH
    Inventors: Philipp MARQUARD, Roland WIDMANN
  • Publication number: 20160261171
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a drive apparatus for a wheel of a work machine, having an electric motor which comprises a rotor which is rotatably received in a stator and which is supported at bearing plates which are arranged at the end side and between which coil head spaces are provided for receiving coil heads, wherein a cooling apparatus for cooling of the stator and the rotor comprises at least one coolant path through the coil head spaces which is suppliable with coolant from a peripheral side via a coolant inlet preferably provided at a peripheral side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Marijo MENDES, Johann LIS, Stefan DUELLI, Roland WIDMANN
  • Patent number: 5836116
    Abstract: A tank system includes a tank, a rainwater feed mechanism and a run-off for contaminated water. The rainwater feed mechanism includes a switch unit that passes contaminated water to the run-off. When large quantities of rainwater are received, the switch unit passes the rainwater to the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Inventor: Roland Widmann