Patents by Inventor Rolf-Dieter Betzer

Rolf-Dieter Betzer 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: 6427810
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spot-type disc brake for automotive vehicle with a floating caliper (2) displaceably borne on a vehicle-fixed brake support (1) and bridging a brake disc as well as brake pads (7,8) arranged on both sides of the brake disc, where the brake pads (7,8) are axially displaceably guided in the brake support (1). To achieve a particularly radially rattle-free fixation of the brake pads (7,8) as well as the floating caliper (2) on the brake support (1), it is provided to support the floating caliper (2) on its, with respect to the vehicle, outside on the brake support (1) through the outer brake pad (7). To this end, the outer brake pad (7) is radially locked on the brake support (1), and the outer brake pad (7) itself on the corresponding housing leg (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co., OHG
    Inventors: Michael Schorn, Karl Störzel, Rudolf Thiel, Rolf-Dieter Betzer, Ralf Sundheim
  • Publication number: 20010013448
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spot-type disc brake for automotive vehicle with a floating caliper (2) displaceably borne on a vehicle-fixed brake support (1) and bridging a brake disc as well as brake pads (7,8) arranged on both sides of the brake disc, where the brake pads (7,8) are axially displaceably guided in the brake support (1). To achieve a particularly radially rattle-free fixation of the brake pads (7,8) as well as the floating caliper (2) on the brake support (1), it is provided to support the floating caliper (2) on its, with respect to the vehicle, outside on the brake support (1) through the outer brake pad (7). To this end, the outer brake pad (7) is radially locked on the brake support (1), and the outer brake pad (7) itself on the corresponding housing leg (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Publication date: August 16, 2001
    Inventors: Michael Schorn, Karl Storzel, Rudolf Thiel, Rolf-Dieter Betzer, Ralf Sundheim
  • Patent number: 5911425
    Abstract: A steering knuckle assembly for the drive wheels of automotive vehicles including a carrier component adapted to be secured to the wheel suspension and carrying a floating-caliper brake and a wheel axle bearing, and a rotatably mounted wheel axle having a constant-velocity joint for the drive and a flange for the attachment of a brake disc. According to the present invention, the carrier component with the disc brake and the wheel axle bearing together with the wheel axle, the flange, the brake disc and a bowl shaped part of the constant-velocity joint are coupled to form a module which can be secured to the wheel suspension as a preassembled unit in the final assembly of the automotive vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Assignee: ITT Automotive Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Rolf-Dieter Betzer, Rolf Weiler