Patents by Inventor Steffen Aberle

Steffen Aberle 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: 11940035
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a planetary wheel (10) for a planetary gear (14) with a planetary wheel bore (28) which runs coaxially or parallel to the planetary wheel axis of rotation (APR) and which at least partially runs through the planetary wheel axis (22). The invention also relates to a planetary carrier (44) for such a planetary wheel (10), comprising a carrier body (46) with a first disk-shaped body (48) which has at least one first bearing recess (60), which has at least one circumferentially extending first catching projection (64), and with a second disk-shaped body (50) having at least one second bearing recess (62), which has at least one circumferentially extending second catching projection (66).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: IMS GEAR SE & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Marius Suess, Simon Schwoerer, Steffen Aberle, Jens Fechler
  • Publication number: 20230204097
    Abstract: A planetary gear for a planetary gearset has a gear body and a planetary gear shaft defining a planetary gear rotational axis (APR) of the planetary gear. The gear body includes a gear rim having a first number (n1) of teeth and a second number (n2) of ribs. The ribs extend between the planetary gear shaft and the gear rim, and planetary gear contact projections are arranged on the ribs and project beyond the gear rim along the planetary gear rotational axis (APR). Also disclosed is a planet carrier for such a planetary gear, including an insert for removing torque from the carrier body, which insert is connected to the first disk-shaped body. The first disk-shaped body forms a first free planet carrier face on which a number of reinforcing ribs are arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Marius SÜSS, Steffen ABERLE, Simon SCHWÖRER
  • Publication number: 20230193979
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a planetary wheel (10) for a planetary gear (14) with a planetary wheel bore (28) which runs coaxially or parallel to the planetary wheel axis of rotation (APR) and which at least partially runs through the planetary wheel axis (22). The invention also relates to a planetary carrier (44) for such a planetary wheel (10), comprising a carrier body (46) with a first disk-shaped body (48) which has at least one first bearing recess (60), which has at least one circumferentially extending first catching projection (64), and with a second disk-shaped body (50) having at least one second bearing recess (62), which has at least one circumferentially extending second catching projection (66).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Marius SUESS, Simon SCHWOERER, Steffen ABERLE, Jens FECHLER
  • Publication number: 20230184315
    Abstract: A gear drive (12) with a first gear (10) which has first tooth flanks (26), and a second gear (30) which has second tooth flanks (32) and which engages with the first gear (10), the first gear (10) having a tip circle (14) with a tip circle radius (16), a root circle (18) with a root circle radius (20) and a modification circle (22) with a modification circle radius arranged between the tip circle (14) and the root circle (18). (24), wherein the first tooth flanks (26) between the root circle (18) and the modification circle (22) each have a recess (28) in such a way that, when the gears (10, 30) mesh, there is no contact between the first tooth flanks (26) and the second tooth flanks (32) between the root circle (18) and the modification circle (22), and a longitudinal seat adjustment for a motor vehicle with a gear drive (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Steffen ABERLE, Manuel IRION, Gabriel FUCHS, Manuel HENGSTLER
  • Patent number: 11549578
    Abstract: A gear pairing for a helical gear unit or a spur gear unit, comprising a first gear with a first toothing portion, and a second gear with a second toothing portion, wherein the first gear has a first axis and the second gear has a second axis, which enclose a shaft angle, which is between 0 and 90°, the first toothing portion and the second toothing portion can be brought into meshing engagement and, when engaged, form an involute toothing, the materials of the first and second toothing portions are chosen so that, when engaged, a material pairing metal/plastic results, and the toothing portion made of plastic has a first helix angle and the toothing portion made of metal has a second helix angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: IMS Gear SE & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Steffen Aberle, Egor Melnikov, Jens Fechler
  • Patent number: 11041543
    Abstract: A gearwheel pairing for a helical gearing, comprising a helical gear with a first toothing segment, and a worm with a second toothing segment, wherein the first toothing segment and the second toothing segment can be brought into intermeshing and form an involute toothing when intermeshed, the materials of the first and the second toothing segments are chosen such that when intermeshed there results a plastic-metal material pairing, and the toothing segment made of plastic has a first normal tooth thickness and the toothing segment made of metal has a second normal tooth thickness, wherein the ratio of the first normal tooth thickness to the second normal tooth thickness is increased by 10 to 200% with respect to a reference profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: IMS Gear SE & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Steffen Aberle, Egor Melnikov, Sebastian Schlude, Matthias Koop
  • Publication number: 20180340603
    Abstract: The present application relates to a gear pairing for a helical gear unit or a spur gear unit, comprising a first gear with a first toothing portion, and a second gear with a second toothing portion, wherein the first gear has a first axis and the second gear has a second axis, which enclose a shaft angle, which is between 0 and 90°, the first toothing portion and the second toothing portion can be brought into meshing engagement and, when engaged, form an involute toothing, the materials of the first and second toothing portions are chosen so that, when engaged, a material pairing metal/plastic results, and the toothing portion made of plastic has a first helix angle and the toothing portion made of metal has a second helix angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: IMS Gear SE & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Steffen Aberle, Egor Melnikov, Jens Fechler
  • Publication number: 20180340602
    Abstract: A gearwheel pairing for a helical gearing, comprising a helical gear with a first toothing segment, and a worm with a second toothing segment, wherein the first toothing segment and the second toothing segment can be brought into intermeshing and form an involute toothing when intermeshed, the materials of the first and the second toothing segments are chosen such that when intermeshed there results a plastic-metal material pairing, and the toothing segment made of plastic has a first normal tooth thickness and the toothing segment made of metal has a second normal tooth thickness, wherein the ratio of the first normal tooth thickness to the second normal tooth thickness is increased by 10 to 200% with respect to a reference profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: IMS Gear SE & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Steffen Aberle, Egor Melnikov, Sebastian Schlude, Matthias Koop