Patents by Inventor Simon Eckerle

Simon Eckerle 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: 11333218
    Abstract: A centrifugal pendulum device for use in a drive train of a vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine includes at least one support flange rotatable about an axis of rotation to which pendulum masses are mounted thereon in a circumferential direction via a bifilar pendulum suspension. The pendulum masses are configured to perform a relative movement with respect to the support flange when a rotational irregularity occurs in the drivetrain under effects of centrifugal force in conjunction with cylindrical rollers which are guided in roller tracks of the support flange. The pendulum masses run in opposite directions to one another and thereby absorb vibrations. The support flange includes roller tracks which are open in a direction of the axis of rotation and all the cylindrical rollers are acted upon by force by a prestressing element radially in the direction of the roller tracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Simon Eckerle
  • Publication number: 20210095739
    Abstract: A centrifugal pendulum device for use in a drive train of a vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine includes at least one support flange rotatable about an axis of rotation to which pendulum masses are mounted thereon in a circumferential direction via a bifilar pendulum suspension. The pendulum masses are configured to perform a relative movement with respect to the support flange when a rotational irregularity occurs in the drivetrain under effects of centrifugal force in conjunction with cylindrical rollers which are guided in roller tracks of the support flange. The pendulum masses run in opposite directions to one another and thereby absorb vibrations. The support flange includes roller tracks which are open in a direction of the axis of rotation and all the cylindrical rollers are acted upon by force by a prestressing element radially in the direction of the roller tracks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Simon Eckerle