Patents by Inventor Stefan Schelter

Stefan Schelter 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: 10190448
    Abstract: A hydraulic camshaft adjuster of the vane cell type, including a rotor and a stator and including a cover having fastening holes extending all the way through for accommodating fasteners. Via the fasteners the cover is fastened at an end face to the stator. The cover has a locking hole, into which a locking pin accommodated in the rotor can be displaced in an axial direction in order to lock the rotor in relation to the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Schelter, Christoph Betz
  • Publication number: 20170101904
    Abstract: A hydraulic camshaft adjuster of the vane cell type, including a rotor and a stator and including a cover having fastening holes extending all the way through for accommodating fasteners. Via the fasteners the cover is fastened at an end face to the stator. The cover has a locking hole, into which a locking pin accommodated in the rotor can be displaced in an axial direction in order to lock the rotor in relation to the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Stefan Schelter, Christoph Betz
  • Patent number: 9200542
    Abstract: A configuration of a camshaft phaser (1) having a stator (2) and a rotor (3), the stator (2) and the rotor (3) being formed as sheet-metal parts and having integral shaped sheet-metal sections (12) for receiving a spring (4) and the spring ends (5, 6) thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Juergen Weber, Stefan Schelter
  • Publication number: 20150184557
    Abstract: A camshaft adjustment device for an internal combustion engine, having a stator (1) that can be driven by a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine, having a rotor (3) that can be connected rotationally conjointly to the camshaft, having working chambers which are arranged between the stator (1) and the rotor (3) and which are divided into first and second pressure chambers (A, B) by vanes (18) assigned to the rotor (3), wherein, in the rotor (3) there are provided first pressure medium ducts (5) which issue into the first pressure chambers (A) and second pressure medium ducts (6) which issue into the second pressure chambers (B), wherein the rotor (3) has an inner ring (15) and an outer ring (14) which are connected to one another by means of a disk-shaped web (9), and the first pressure medium ducts (5) are arranged on one side of the web (9) and the second pressure medium ducts (6) are arranged on the other side of the web (9), and the first and second pressure medium ducts (5,6) are formed by pressur
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Stefan Schelter
  • Patent number: 8931448
    Abstract: A cover (4) for covering an axial side of a rotor core (6) that is arranged in a camshaft adjuster (50) and has a passage bore (28) for holding a locking pin (30) with which the rotor core (6) can be secured against rotation relative to a stator (54) of the camshaft adjuster (50). The specified cover includes a base body (8) for axially covering at least one area of the rotor core (6) with the passage bore (28) and a support element (38) that is arranged on the base body (8) for the axial counter support of the locking pin (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Stefan Schelter
  • Patent number: 8869761
    Abstract: A camshaft adjuster (2) having a vane-type design with a stator (4) and a rotor (6), which can be rotated relative to the stator (4), and at least two pressure chambers (8a, 8b) formed between the stator (4) and the rotor (6). The pressure chambers (8a, 8b) are separated from each other by a radially oriented vane (12) of the rotor (6), wherein the pressure chambers (8a, 8b) can be alternately supplied with a pressure medium. The vane (12) has a radial face (20) and two lateral faces (20) that are directed toward the pressure chambers (8a, 8b). The radial face (20) is sealed by a U-shaped sealing element (26) having a main limb (30) and two side limbs (32) seated against the lateral faces (22). The pressure chambers (8a, 8b) of the camshaft adjuster (2) are sealed particularly reliably by designing check valves (28) on the side limbs (32) of the sealing element (26) and by designing, on the lateral faces (22) of the vane (12), outlets for the pressure medium with which the check valves (28) are associated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Busse, Stefan Schelter
  • Patent number: 8857393
    Abstract: A camshaft adjuster (1) is provided with a drive element (2) and an output element (3), including a locking mechanism (5) which is arranged in a locking bore (6) and has precisely two locking pistons (8, 9) and a locking spring (7), the locking bore (6) is formed in the drive element (2) or in the output element (3) and the respective other element (2, 3) which does not have the locking bore (6) includes the locking receivers (10, 11) associated with the locking pistons (8, 9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Holger Brenner, Stefan Schelter
  • Publication number: 20130263805
    Abstract: A configuration of a camshaft phaser (1) having a stator (2) and a rotor (3), the stator (2) and the rotor (3) being formed as sheet-metal parts and having integral shaped sheet-metal sections (12) for receiving a spring (4) and the spring ends (5, 6) thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Juergen Weber, Stefan Schelter
  • Publication number: 20130233264
    Abstract: A camshaft adjuster (1) is provided with a drive element (2) and an output element (3), including a locking mechanism (5) which is arranged in a locking bore (6) and has precisely two locking pistons (8, 9) and a locking spring (7), the locking bore (6) is formed in the drive element (2) or in the output element (3) and the respective other element (2, 3) which does not have the locking bore (6) includes the locking receivers (10, 11) associated with the locking pistons (8, 9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Holger Brenner, Stefan Schelter
  • Publication number: 20130025553
    Abstract: A camshaft adjuster (2) having a vane-type design with a stator (4) and a rotor (6), which can be rotated relative to the stator (4), and at least two pressure chambers (8a, 8b) formed between the stator (4) and the rotor (6). The pressure chambers (8a, 8b) are separated from each other by a radially oriented vane (12) of the rotor (6), wherein the pressure chambers (8a, 8b) can be alternately supplied with a pressure medium. The vane (12) has a radial face (20) and two lateral faces (20) that are directed toward the pressure chambers (8a, 8b). The radial face (20) is sealed by a U-shaped sealing element (26) having a main limb (30) and two side limbs (32) seated against the lateral faces (22). The pressure chambers (8a, 8b) of the camshaft adjuster (2) are sealed particularly reliably by designing check valves (28) on the side limbs (32) of the sealing element (26) and by designing, on the lateral faces (22) of the vane (12), outlets for the pressure medium with which the check valves (28) are associated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael Busse, Stefan Schelter
  • Patent number: 8302573
    Abstract: A hydraulic camshaft adjuster for an internal combustion engine. The hydraulic camshaft adjuster has a drive part that can be drive-connected to a crankshaft, an output part which has a central, first axial opening for the rotatably fixed connection to a first camshaft and is mounted such that it can be adjusted rotatably with respect to the drive part, a hydraulic actuating mechanism, by which a rotary angle position between the drive part and the output part can be adjusted, and a screw plug which is screwed to the drive part for closing the first axial opening. The screw plug is manufactured from a shaped part which is produced by a forming process without the removal of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Juergen Weber, Stefan Schelter
  • Publication number: 20120152188
    Abstract: An arrangement of a camshaft adjuster which has a drive wheel, a stator and a rotor. The camshaft adjuster is held together via sleeves arranged coaxially with respect to the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Juergen WEBER, Stefan SCHELTER
  • Publication number: 20100242881
    Abstract: A hydraulic camshaft adjuster for an internal combustion engine. The hydraulic camshaft adjuster has a drive part that can be drive-connected to a crankshaft, an output part which has a central, first axial opening for the rotatably fixed connection to a first camshaft and is mounted such that it can be adjusted rotatably with respect to the drive part, a hydraulic actuating mechanism, by which a rotary angle position between the drive part and the output part can be adjusted, and a screw plug which is screwed to the drive part for closing the first axial opening. The screw plug is manufactured from a shaped part which is produced by a forming process without the removal of material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Juergen WEBER, Stefan SCHELTER