Patents by Inventor Stephan Dehlwes

Stephan Dehlwes 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: 11148495
    Abstract: An air spring system for a vehicle axle includes a link element which can be pivotably arranged on a vehicle frame for mounting the vehicle axle, an air spring which can be arranged on the link element and has a piston, and an additional reservoir, the link element having an upper side which faces the vehicle frame and a lower side which faces away from the vehicle frame, the additional reservoir being configured to be mounted on the lower side of the link element, and the air spring being configured to be mounted on the upper side of the link element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: SAF-HOLLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Fäth, Stefan Wallmeier, Stephan Dehlwes
  • Patent number: 10895300
    Abstract: An air spring for a motor vehicle or a driver's cab of a motor vehicle has a cover, a rolling piston and at least one air spring bellows. At least two damping devices are integrated into the air spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: VIBRACOUSTIC CV AIR SPRINGS GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Dehlwes, Michael Weber
  • Publication number: 20190248202
    Abstract: An air spring system for a vehicle axle includes a link element which can be pivotably arranged on a vehicle frame for mounting the vehicle axle, an air spring which can be arranged on the link element and has a piston, and an additional reservoir, the link element having an upper side which faces the vehicle frame and a lower side which faces away from the vehicle frame, the additional reservoir being configured to be mounted on the lower side of the link element, and the air spring being configured to be mounted on the upper side of the link element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Stefan Fäth, Stefan Wallmeier, Stephan Dehlwes
  • Publication number: 20180298974
    Abstract: An air spring for a motor vehicle or a driver's cab of a motor vehicle has a cover, a rolling piston and at least one air spring bellows. At least two damping devices are integrated into the air spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Stephan Dehlwes, Michael Weber
  • Patent number: 10060496
    Abstract: An air spring includes a rolling piston having a fastening section. An air spring bellows has at least a first one-sided bead portion and a buffer element. The first bead portion bears against an outer side of the fastening section. The buffer element is fixed onto the outer side of the fastening section via a snap-lock connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: VIBRACOUSTIC CV AIR SPRINGS GMBH
    Inventor: Stephan Dehlwes
  • Publication number: 20170204928
    Abstract: An air spring includes a rolling piston having a fastening section. An air spring bellows has at least a first one-sided bead portion and a buffer element. The first bead portion bears against an outer side of the fastening section. The buffer element is fixed onto the outer side of the fastening section via a snap-lock connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventor: Stephan Dehlwes
  • Patent number: 9604520
    Abstract: An air spring assembly or air spring damper with an integrated valve control for controlling a level position of a vehicle or of a driver's cab includes a rolling tube, a lid and an air spring bellows which together delimit a pressure chamber with compressed air. A control valve includes an actuation device for feeding compressed air into the pressure chamber or for discharging compressed air from the pressure chamber. A compression spring device has a first end operatively connected to the rolling piston or the lid and a second end operatively connected to the actuation device. The compression spring device is configured with at least two parts including a central spring facing towards the rolling piston or the lid and a control valve biasing spring facing towards the control valve. The central spring is biased to a greater extent than the control valve biasing spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: VIBRACOUSTIC CV AIR SPRINGS GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Weber, Stephan Dehlwes
  • Patent number: 9428023
    Abstract: A pneumatic spring for utility vehicles comprising a rolling bellows and a rolling piston. The rolling bellows has at least one bead-like plug-on edge. The rolling piston is of unipartite form and includes an interior space constantly exchanging air with an air chamber enclosed by the rolling bellows. At the plug-on edge, the rolling bellows has a sealing bead with an inelastic bead core for connection to the rolling piston. The fastening of the plug-on edge to the rolling piston, with position securing action and sealing action, is disposed on an inner side of a rolling piston edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: VIBRACOUSTIC CV AIR SPRINGS GMBH
    Inventor: Stephan Dehlwes
  • Patent number: 9327573
    Abstract: An air spring attachment system for motor vehicles. The air spring attachment system includes at least one air spring and at least one link for the suspension of a wheel on a chassis. The air spring attachment system also includes a plug-in connection connecting the air spring to the link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: VIBRACOUSTIC CV AIR SPRINGS GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Weber, Stephan Dehlwes
  • Patent number: 9278597
    Abstract: An air spring for a vehicle with a lifting function includes an upper rolling piston and a lower rolling piston disposed opposite to each other. A rolling bellows encloses a compressed air space and has double rolling folds. The pressure effective surfaces of the rolling folds are coordinated with each other in such a manner that, during dynamic spring operation of the air spring over a predetermined spring travel, the pressure effective surface of the rolling fold on the lower rolling piston is larger than the pressure effective surface of the rolling fold on the upper rolling piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: VIBRACOUSTIC CV AIR SPRINGS GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Dehlwes, Jonny Dreves
  • Publication number: 20160016452
    Abstract: An air spring assembly or air spring damper with an integrated valve control for controlling a level position of a vehicle or of a driver's cab includes a rolling tube, a lid and an air spring bellows which together delimit a pressure chamber with compressed air. A control valve includes an actuation device for feeding compressed air into the pressure chamber or for discharging compressed air from the pressure chamber. A compression spring device has a first end operatively connected to the rolling piston or the lid and a second end operatively connected to the actuation device. The compression spring device is configured with at least two parts including a central spring facing towards the rolling piston or the lid and a control valve biasing spring facing towards the control valve. The central spring is biased to a greater extent than the control valve biasing spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Weber, Stephan Dehlwes
  • Publication number: 20150210134
    Abstract: A pneumatic spring for utility vehicles comprising a rolling bellows and a rolling piston. The rolling bellows has at least one bead-like plug-on edge. The rolling piston is of unipartite form and includes an interior space constantly exchanging air with an air chamber enclosed by the rolling bellows. At the plug-on edge, the rolling bellows has a sealing bead with an inelastic bead core for connection to the rolling piston. The fastening of the plug-on edge to the rolling piston, with position securing action and sealing action, is disposed on an inner side of a rolling piston edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: VIBRACOUSTIC CV AIR SPRINGS GMBH
    Inventor: Stephan Dehlwes
  • Publication number: 20140367900
    Abstract: An air spring attachment system for motor vehicles. The air spring attachment system includes at least one air spring and at least one link for the suspension of a wheel on a chassis. The air spring attachment system also includes a plug-in connection connecting the air spring to the link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Weber, Stephan Dehlwes
  • Publication number: 20140210170
    Abstract: An air spring for a vehicle with a lifting function includes an upper rolling piston and a lower rolling piston disposed opposite to each other. A rolling bellows encloses a compressed air space and has double rolling folds. The pressure effective surfaces of the rolling folds are coordinated with each other in such a manner that, during dynamic spring operation of the air spring over a predetermined spring travel, the pressure effective surface of the rolling fold on the lower rolling piston is larger than the pressure effective surface of the rolling fold on the upper rolling piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: VIBRACOUSTIC CV AIR SPRINGS GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Dehlwes, Jonny Dreves
  • Publication number: 20040017030
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pneumatic spring assembly comprised of at least one pressure reservoir (1) with a connection to the chassis, with a roll-off piston, a pneumatic spring bellows (2), which encloses a volume-elastic air chamber (3), and with a shock absorber comprising, in turn, a reservoir tube and a piston rod (12) that dips into the reservoir tube in a sliding manner. The pressure reservoir (1) comprises a pressure chamber (4) and a, for the most part, pot-shaped accommodating chamber (5), whereby a shock-absorber bearing (6) comprising an elastomer body (7) and a supporting piece (8) can be placed inside said accommodating chamber (5). The inventive pneumatic spring assembly is characterized in that the pressure reservoir (1) is provided with a dynamic seal (16) in the area of the bottom opening (11) of the accommodating chamber (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Stephan Dehlwes, Helmut Lau