Patents by Inventor Siegfried Kaltmann

Siegfried Kaltmann 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: 6662920
    Abstract: A wet multi-disk clutch comprises an input member (2) and an output member (3), and first disks (22) and second disks (21), which are connected to the input member (2) and the output member (3) respectively and can be pressed together by actuating means (24). In order to create a low-vibration tribosystem with a long life, the first disks (22) are composed of steel and their friction faces are linings (42) composed of carbon fibers embedded in a carbon matrix and having channels (43) leading from the inside outward, and the second disks (21) are composed of steel and their friction faces are provided with a nickel dispersion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Steyr Powertrain AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Manfred Hofer, Siegfried Kaltmann
  • Publication number: 20030000794
    Abstract: A wet multi-disk clutch comprises an input member (2) and an output member (3), and first disks (22) and second disks (21), which are connected to the input member (2) and the output member (3) respectively and can be pressed together by actuating means (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Manfred Hofer, Siegfried Kaltmann
  • Patent number: 6440027
    Abstract: The invention relates to a speed difference dependent hydraulic coupling, consisting of rotating drive casing (2), a hydrostatic displacement machine (7) disposed therein, an output shaft (3) and a friction coupling (6) for connecting the output shaft (3) to the drive casing (2), wherein pressure is built up in a pressure chamber (26; 85) when a different speed emerges between the drive casing and the output shaft, said pressure impinging upon the friction clutch (6). In order to more accurately compensate for temperature-dependent fluctuations in viscosity, a throttle valve (33) is provided that is formed by a valve body (48) guided in a valve chamber (4) and supported on an element whose length (47) depends upon the temperature, said body having a control edge (51) cooperating with a control port (55) of the valve chamber (40), wherein the control port (55) produces the connection between the pressure chamber (26; 85) and the chamber with the lower pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Steyr-Daimler-Puch Fahrzeugtechnik
    Inventors: Manfred Hofer, Siegfried Kaltmann