Patents by Inventor Simon Aramah

Simon Aramah 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: 9073402
    Abstract: A torsion beam axle for a wheel suspension of a motor vehicle. The torsion beam axle has a torsionally compliant transverse section. A trailing arm is fixed at each opposed end of the transverse section. Each trailing arm supports a wheel carrier that pivots about a respective steering axis. The wheel carriers are connected to one another via ball joints and a tie rod, and couple an actuating mechanism for producing steering movement of the wheel carriers about their respective steering axes. A kinematic coupling system is connected to the tie rod and designed to regulate the degree of freedom of rotational movement of the tie rod. A torsion beam axle in which —to minimizing track angle differences or unsymmetrical bouncing behavior—the tie rod and actuating mechanism maintain optimum kinematic conditions in all operating situations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Christoph Elbers, Simon Aramah, Jens Vortmeyer, Marc Wiesenthal
  • Publication number: 20140203532
    Abstract: A torsion beam axle for a wheel suspension of a motor vehicle. The torsion beam axle has a torsionally compliant transverse section. A trailing arm is fixed at each opposed end of the transverse section. Each trailing arm supports a wheel carrier that pivots about a respective steering axis. The wheel carriers are connected to one another via ball joints and a tie rod, and couple an actuating mechanism for producing steering movement of the wheel carriers about their respective steering axes. A kinematic coupling system is connected to the tie rod and designed to regulate the degree of freedom of rotational movement of the tie rod. A torsion beam axle in which—to minimizing track angle differences or unsymmetrical bouncing behavior—the tie rod and actuating mechanism maintain optimum kinematic conditions in all operating situations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Christoph Elbers, Simon Aramah, Jens Vortmeyer, Marc Wiesenthal
  • Patent number: 7878511
    Abstract: A wheel suspension for a motor vehicle is described, in which at least a first and at least a second control arm (1, 2) are coupled in an articulated manner to a wheel carrier (4) carrying a vehicle wheel (3). The wheel suspension has a compensating device (5, 6) for correcting wheel positions, and each control arm (1, 2) has a portion of the compensating device (5, 6) or is connected to a portion of the compensating device (5, 6). The compensating device portions (5, 6) of one wheel are connected to one another by at least one coupling member (7, 8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Felix Haeusler, Christoph Elbers, Knut Heidsieck, Simon Aramah
  • Publication number: 20100090431
    Abstract: A wheel suspension of a motor vehicle with a two-part wheel carrier (2) that supports a vehicle wheel (1) is proposed, whose first part (3) is articulated to a second part (4), at least one compensation means (5, 6) being provided for connecting the first part (3) of the wheel carrier (2) to the second part (4) of the wheel carrier (2). According to the invention, the vehicle wheel (1) is actively connected by a stabilizer (7) to a vehicle wheel on the opposite side of the vehicle as viewed in the transverse direction of the motor vehicle. The stabilizer (7) is articulated to the compensation means (5, 6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Simon Aramah, Knut Heidsieck, Felix Haeusler
  • Publication number: 20100044979
    Abstract: An independent wheel suspension for a motor vehicle in which at least a first and at least a second link arm are respectively articulated to a wheel carrier supporting a vehicle wheel. The independent wheel suspension includes a compensation unit for the correcting the wheel positions. The first and the second link arms either include or are connected to compensation units and at least two compensation units, of each wheel, are connected to one another by at least one coupling element. The wheel position of at least one of the vehicle wheels, that deviates from a neutral position, can be sensed by a sensor unit having a measured-value transmitter and receiver that are arranged on at least one of the compensation units of the vehicle wheel concerned, or associated with at least one of the compensation units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Felix Haeusler, Simon Aramah, Knut Heidsieck
  • Publication number: 20100013176
    Abstract: A wheel suspension assembly with a two-part wheel carrier (2) that supports a vehicle wheel (1). A first part (3) of the wheel carrier (2) is articulated to a second part (4) of the wheel carrier (2). Pivoting links (5, 6, 7) connect the first part (3) of the wheel carrier (2) to the second part (4) of the wheel carrier (2) and provide camber and/or tracking adjustment of the vehicle wheel (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Simon Aramah, Knut Heidsieck, Felix Haeusler
  • Publication number: 20090096183
    Abstract: A wheel suspension for a motor vehicle is described, in which at least a first and at least a second control arm (1, 2) are coupled in an articulated manner to a wheel carrier (4) carrying a vehicle wheel (3). The wheel suspension has a compensating device (5, 6) for correcting wheel positions, and each control arm (1, 2) has a portion of the compensating device (5, 6) or is connected to a portion of the compensating device (5, 6). The compensating device portions (5, 6) of one wheel are connected to one another by at least one coupling member (7, 8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Felix Haeusler, Christoph Elbers, Knut Heidsieck, Simon Aramah