Patents by Inventor Stefan Steichele

Stefan Steichele 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).

  • Publication number: 20130019824
    Abstract: A camshaft for a combustion engine has a shaft and at least one cam thermally joined to a joining surface on the shaft side via a joining surface on the cam side. The shaft is embodied as a drawn and not additionally worked tube. Because of this the production of commercial vehicle camshafts can be realised in a more cost-effective manner since these do not have to be additionally ground or turned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Antonio Menonna, Falk Schneider, Stefan Steichele, Thomas Flender, Michael Kreisig
  • Publication number: 20130019823
    Abstract: The invention relates to a camshaft for an internal combustion engine with a shaft and at least one cam joined therewith, which is connected via a joining surface on the cam side with a joining surface on the shaft side. The joining surface on the cam side and alternatively or additionally the joining surface on the shaft side may be constructed such that they have a predefined roughness. Hereby, the friction between the shaft and the cam can be increased. The invention further relates to a cam for such a camshaft and a method for the manufacture of such a camshaft or respectively of such a cam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Antonio Menonna, Falk Schneider, Stefan Steichele
  • Publication number: 20120318224
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine may include at least one camshaft mounted via at least one bearing with at least one phase adjuster. The at least one bearing may be a rolling bearing. An oil feed ring may surround the camshaft adjacent to the rolling bearing, wherein the oil feed ring may have at least one external annular channel and at least one first radial bore aligned with a second radial bore in the camshaft. An outer diameter of the oil feed ring may be smaller than an outer diameter of the rolling bearing. An oil supply of the at least one phase adjuster may be introduced via an oil gallery defined in a cylinder head through the annular channel through the second radial bore into the camshaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas Flender, Michael Kreisig, Antonio Menonna, Falk Schneider, Stefan Steichele
  • Publication number: 20120000436
    Abstract: A cam for a camshaft of an internal combustion engine may include an axial extension with a holding contour for receiving a holding tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Falk Schneider, Antonio Menonna, Stefan Steichele
  • Publication number: 20110315100
    Abstract: A camshaft of a combustion engine may include a drive element and first and second roller bearings for mounting the camshaft in the combustion engine. The drive element and at least the first roller bearing may be adjacent and exchangeable with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Falk Schneider, Thomas Flender, Stefan Steichele
  • Publication number: 20110265749
    Abstract: A bearing block comprises a camshaft in an internal combustion engine and a valve drive. The valve drive may include at least one rocker arm mounted on a rocker arm shaft, wherein the bearing block is formed concurrently with the mounting of the at least one rocker arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Thomas Flender, Michael Kreisig, Falk Schneider, Stefan Steichele
  • Publication number: 20110265756
    Abstract: A cylinder head of an internal combustion engine comprises a camshaft that is mounted in the axial direction via at least one rolling bearing, wherein the at least one rolling bearing may be formed such that all occurring axial forces may be absorbed via the at least one rolling bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Thomas Flender, Michael Kreisig, Falk Schneider, Stefan Steichele