Patents by Inventor Stephan Oberle
Stephan Oberle 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).
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Patent number: 11927257Abstract: A toothed gear for use in a gearing, comprising a base body that forms a ring gear with a number of first teeth having a first deformability and a number of second teeth having a second deformability, wherein the second deformability is greater than the first deformability and to a gear pair of a gearing, comprising such a toothed gear and at least one further toothed gear which can be made to mesh or is in mesh with the toothed gear. The invention relates moreover to a gearing with such a gear pair.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: IMS Gear SE &Co. KGaAInventors: Adrian Rieple, Matthias Koop, Sebastian Birk, Stephan Oberle
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Patent number: 11852230Abstract: The present invention relates to a gear wheel comprising an outer part (12) having a gear rim (14), an insert (16) which has an insert outer diameter (dEa) and a receptacle section (32) having an insert part inner diameter (dEi) for forming a shaft-hub connection, and a connecting part (18) which is arranged between the insert part (16) and the outer part (12) and which connects the insert part (16) and the outer part (12) in a formfitting and/or materially-bonded and/or friction-locked manner, wherein the connecting part (18) has a number of ribs (27) or the connecting part (18) is formed by a number of ribs (27), wherein the ribs (27) each extend along a tangent (T) which abuts a tangent circle (CT), wherein the tangent circle (CT) has a tangent circle diameter (dCT) which is larger than or equal to the insert inner diameter (dEi) and smaller than or equal to the insert outer diameter (dEa).Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: IMS GEAR SE & CO. KGAAInventors: Gregor Mauerlechner, Sebastian Schlude, Markus Bernhard, Jonas Kuhn, Sebastian Birk, Stephan Oberle
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Patent number: 11813967Abstract: The present invention relates to a linear drive (1), comprising a drive shaft (10) arranged along a longitudinal axis (X), at least two propulsion teeth (20), and at least one rack (30) having a plurality of teeth (31), wherein the propulsion teeth (20) can move in a stroke transversely to the longitudinal axis (X) and are drivingly coupled to the drive shaft (10) in such a manner that the at least two propulsion teeth (20) perform at least one cyclical stroke movement (21) in the course of one rotation (?) of the drive shaft (10) and enter and exit the at least one rack (30) to generate a propulsion in the longitudinal axis (X), and wherein the cyclical stroke movement (21) of the at least two propulsion teeth (20) takes place with a phase shift (??). In addition, the present invention relates to a longitudinal adjustment unit and to a motor vehicle having such a longitudinal adjustment unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: IMS GEAR SE & CO. KGAAInventors: Wolfram Hofschulte, Jens Fechler, Marco Werschler, Marcel Mittelbach, Nikolai Benz, Stephan Oberle
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Patent number: 11754164Abstract: A gearwheel pair for a gear unit, comprising a first gear and a second gear, which can be meshed with one another, wherein the first gear consists entirely or partially of metal or plastic and the second spur gear comprises an outer part having a gear rim made of a first plastic and having a number of injection-molded portions, an inlay part made of metal, and a connecting part, which is arranged between the inlay part and the outer part and is made of a second plastic for the interlocked and/or materially-bonded connection of the inlay part and the outer part and further relates to the second spur gear per se, a gear unit having such a gearwheel pair, and a method for producing a second gear, which is used for such a gear unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2018Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: IMS Gear SE & Co. KGaAInventors: Matthias Koop, Stephan Oberle, Egor Melinkov, Eugen Stoppel, Sebastian Birk
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Patent number: 11680632Abstract: The present invention relates to a gear ring carrier part (10) for a two- or multi-component gear (11), the gear ring carrier part (10) having a circular ring section (12) rotating in the circumferential direction about an axis of rotation (A), a gear ring (14) arranged radially on the outside of the circular ring section (12), and an extension (16) extending radially inward from the circular ring section (12), the extension (16) having a first extension face (30) and a second extension face (32), a number of first ribs (34) and an equal number of first pockets (36) being arranged on the first extension face (30), and/or a number of second ribs (38) and an equal number of second pockets (40) being arranged on the second extension face (30), the first ribs (34) and the first pockets (36) and/or the second ribs (38) and the second pockets (40) each extending radially and being arranged adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: IMS GEAR SE & CO. KGAAInventors: Eugen Stoppel, Sebastian Birk, Egor Melnikov, Stephan Oberle
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Patent number: 11662009Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-component gear (1) with an axis of rotation (X) and a first end face (11) and a second end face (12), having an inner part (20) and an outer part (30) made of a plastic with at least one injection-molding section (32), wherein the outer part (30) is arranged on an outer lateral surface (24) of the inner part (20) in a form-fitting and/or integral manner on the inner part (20), and wherein the outer part (30) on the first and/or the second end face (11, 12) has at least one tab (40) which is free-standing in the circumferential direction around the axis of rotation (X) and which protrudes over the relevant end face (11, 12) of the inner part (20). The present invention also relates to a gear (2) and a planetary gearset (3).Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: IMS GEAR SE & CO. KGAAInventors: Adrian Rieple, Stephan Oberle, Sebastian Birk
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Publication number: 20220325784Abstract: The present invention relates to a linear drive (1), comprising a drive shaft (10) arranged along a longitudinal axis (X), at least two propulsion teeth (20), and at least one rack (30) having a plurality of teeth (31), wherein the propulsion teeth (20) can move in a stroke transversely to the longitudinal axis (X) and are drivingly coupled to the drive shaft (10) in such a manner that the at least two propulsion teeth (20) perform at least one cyclical stroke movement (21) in the course of one rotation (?) of the drive shaft (10) and enter and exit the at least one rack (30) to generate a propulsion in the longitudinal axis (X), and wherein the cyclical stroke movement (21) of the at least two propulsion teeth (20) takes place with a phase shift (4). In addition, the present invention relates to a longitudinal adjustment unit and to a motor vehicle having such a longitudinal adjustment unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2020Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Wolfram HOFSCHULTE, Jens FECHLER, Marco WERSCHLER, Marcel MITTELBACH, Nikolai BENZ, Stephan OBERLE
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Publication number: 20220090668Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-component gear (1) with an axis of rotation (X) and a first end face (11) and a second end face (12), having an inner part (20) and an outer part (30) made of a plastic with at least one injection-molding section (32), wherein the outer part (30) is arranged on an outer lateral surface (24) of the inner part (20) in a form-fitting and/or integral manner on the inner part (20), and wherein the outer part (30) on the first and/or the second end face (11, 12) has at least one tab (40) which is free-standing in the circumferential direction around the axis of rotation (X) and which protrudes over the relevant end face (11, 12) of the inner part (20). The present invention also relates to a gear (2) and a planetary gearset (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Adrian RIEPLE, Stephan OBERLE, Sebastian BIRK
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Publication number: 20210095751Abstract: The present invention relates to a gear ring carrier part (10) for a two- or multi-component gear (11), the gear ring carrier part (10) having a circular ring section (12) rotating in the circumferential direction about an axis of rotation (A), a gear ring (14) arranged radially on the outside of the circular ring section (12), and an extension (16) extending radially inward from the circular ring section (12), the extension (16) having a first extension face (30) and a second extension face (32), a number of first ribs (34) and an equal number of first pockets (36) being arranged on the first extension face (30), and/or a number of second ribs (38) and an equal number of second pockets (40) being arranged on the second extension face (30), the first ribs (34) and the first pockets (36) and/or the second ribs (38) and the second pockets (40) each extending radially and being arranged adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Eugen STOPPEL, Sebastian BIRK, Egor MELNIKOV, Stephan OBERLE
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Publication number: 20210062906Abstract: The present invention relates to a gear wheel comprising an outer part (12) having a gear rim (14), an insert (16) which has an insert outer diameter (dEa) and a receptacle section (32) having an insert part inner diameter (dEi) for forming a shaft-hub connection, and a connecting part (18) which is arranged between the insert part (16) and the outer part (12) and which connects the insert part (16) and the outer part (12) in a formfitting and/or materially-bonded and/or friction-locked manner, wherein the connecting part (18) has a number of ribs (27) or the connecting part (18) is formed by a number of ribs (27), wherein the ribs (27) each extend along a tangent (T) which abuts a tangent circle (CT), wherein the tangent circle (CT) has a tangent circle diameter (dCT) which is larger than or equal to the insert inner diameter (dEi) and smaller than or equal to the insert outer diameter (dEa).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Gregor MAUERLECHNER, Sebastian SCHLUDE, Markus BERNHARD, Jonas KUHN, Sebastian BIRK, Stephan OBERLE
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Patent number: 10871217Abstract: A bearing assembly for supporting a helical-wheel shaft of a helical planetary gear, in particular an adjustment device in vehicles for adjusting two mutually adjustable vehicle parts, wherein the helical-wheel planetary gear is a helical-wheel shaft with a helical-gear toothing, which shaft is rotatably mounted about a helical-wheel shaft axis, and a planetary carrier comprising at least three helical planetary gears, each rotatably mounted in the planetary carrier about a planetary gear axis, and each having a planetary gear toothing, wherein the helical gear planetary axes extend obliquely to the helical-wheel shaft axis, and the bearing assembly for supporting the helical gear shaft has a first bearing section and a second bearing section, wherein the first bearing section consists of an axial and radial bearing, and the second bearing section consists of helical-wheel planetary gears, wherein the planetary gear toothing in the second bearing section meshes with the helical-gear toothing.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2019Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: IMS Gear SE & Co. KGaAInventors: Simon Albert, Matthias Kieninger, Stephan Oberle
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Publication number: 20200240503Abstract: A toothed gear for use in a gearing, comprising a base body that forms a ring gear with a number of first teeth having a first deformability and a number of second teeth having a second deformability, wherein the second deformability is greater than the first deformability and to a gear pair of a gearing, comprising such a toothed gear and at least one further toothed gear which can be made to mesh or is in mesh with the toothed gear. The invention relates moreover to a gearing with such a gear pair.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: IMS Gear SE & Co. KGaAInventors: Adrian Rieple, Matthias Koop, Sebastian Birk, Stephan Oberle
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Patent number: 10641341Abstract: A connection system for connecting a component to a gear wheel, wherein the gear wheel comprises helical gearing having a tooth helix angle and a first connecting section, and the component comprises a second connecting section by way of which the component can be connected or is connected to the first connecting section, wherein the component, in the second connecting section, comprises at least one depression or elevation that is operatively connected to the first connecting section when the component is connected to the first connecting section, wherein the depression has a connection helix angle, and the connection helix angle is defined as follows: 0°????. The disclosure furthermore relates to a device for transmitting a rotational movement, comprising a rotatable component and a gear wheel, wherein the gear wheel and the component are connected by way of such a connection system.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: IMS Gear SE & Co. KGaAInventors: Eugen Stoppel, Stephan Oberle, Manuel Seidel
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Publication number: 20190257404Abstract: A bearing assembly for supporting a helical-wheel shaft of a helical planetary gear, in particular an adjustment device in vehicles for adjusting two mutually adjustable vehicle parts, wherein the helical-wheel planetary gear is a helical-wheel shaft with a helical-gear toothing, which shaft is rotatably mounted about a helical-wheel shaft axis, and a planetary carrier comprising at least three helical planetary gears, each rotatably mounted in the planetary carrier about a planetary gear axis, and each having a planetary gear toothing, wherein the helical gear planetary axes extend obliquely to the helical-wheel shaft axis, and the bearing assembly for supporting the helical gear shaft has a first bearing section and a second bearing section, wherein the first bearing section consists of an axial and radial bearing, and the second bearing section consists of helical-wheel planetary gears, wherein the planetary gear toothing in the second bearing section meshes with the helical-gear toothing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Applicant: IMS Gear SE & Co. KGaAInventors: Simon Albert, Matthias Kieninger, Stephan Oberle
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Publication number: 20190093748Abstract: A gearwheel pair for a spur gear unit, comprising a first spur gear and a second spur gear, which can be meshed with one another, wherein the first spur gear consists entirely or partially of metal or plastic and the second spur gear comprises an outer part having a gear rim made of a first plastic and having a number of injection-molded portions, an inlay part made of metal, and a connecting part, which is arranged between the inlay part and the outer part and is made of a second plastic for the interlocked and/or materially-bonded connection of the inlay part and the outer part and further relates to the second spur gear per se, a spur gear unit having such a gearwheel pair, and a method for producing a second spur gear, which is used for such a spur gear unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: IMS Gear SE & Co. KGaAInventors: Matthias Koop, Stephan Oberle, Egor Melinkov, Eugen Stoppel, Sebastian Birk
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Patent number: 9932066Abstract: A worm gearbox having a worm wheel is arranged, in a torsionally resistant manner, on a steering shaft and rotates around a steering axis. A worm shaft is supported to rotate around a rotational axis, with the worm shaft having an end on the engine side and an end away from the engine. Worm toothing engages the teeth of the worm wheel and when the worm shaft rotates around the rotational axis, the worm wheel and the steering shaft rotate around the steering axis. A gearbox housing supports the worm wheel and the worm shaft and allows them to rotate. A compensating element has a middle section, a rear end section connected to the gearbox housing and a front end section retaining the end away from the engine of the worm shaft or a holder accommodating the end away from the engine of the worm shaft.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2016Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: IMS GEAR SE & CO. KGAAInventors: Stephan Oberle, Gregor Mauerlechner
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Publication number: 20180031044Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a connection system for connecting a component to a gear wheel, wherein the gear wheel comprises helical gearing having a tooth helix angle and a first connecting section, and the component comprises a second connecting section by way of which the component can be connected or is connected to the first connecting section, wherein the component, in the second connecting section, comprises at least one depression or elevation that is operatively connected to the first connecting section when the component is connected to the first connecting section, wherein the depression has a connection helix angle, and the connection helix angle is defined as follows: 0°????. The disclosure furthermore relates to a device for transmitting a rotational movement, comprising a rotatable component and a gear wheel, wherein the gear wheel and the component are connected by way of such a connection system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Applicant: IMS Gear SE & Co. KGaAInventors: Eugen Stoppel, Stephan Oberle, Manuel Seidel
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Patent number: 9835238Abstract: The invention relates to a multicomponent gear having an outer part with a toothed rim, an inner part, and a connecting part made of plastic for the positive locking connection of the inner part and the outer part. The outer part is thereby arranged on an outer circumferential surface and the inner part is arranged on an inner circumferential surface of the connecting part. The connecting part is additionally provided with a plurality of indentations on two opposite primary surfaces lying outside and perpendicular to a rotational axis. The invention is thereby characterized in that the indentations in the first primary surface of the connecting part are, in comparison to the indentations in the second primary surface of the connecting part, arranged offset to each other radially and/or in the circumferential direction to the rotational axis.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2015Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: IMS GEAR SE & Co. KGaAInventors: Stephan Oberle, Markus Bernhard, Manuel Seidel, Christian Kutscher, Eugen Stoppel
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Patent number: 9464706Abstract: The present invention is directed to a shaft with two front sides and an axis of rotation, whereby the shaft comprises at least one gear with the same axis of rotation, which gear borders at least a first one of the front sides in an axial area. Viewed from radially inside toward radially outside, the gear comprises a connection part with a central receptacle for the shaft, and an outer part with teeth. The connection part is cast directly between the shaft and the outer part. The connection part extends over the shaft in axial direction and covers the first front side.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2011Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: IMS GEAR GMBHInventors: Stephan Oberle, Bernd Schilling, Uwe Probst, Markus Bernhard
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Publication number: 20160236707Abstract: A worm gearbox having a worm wheel is arranged, in a torsionally resistant manner, on a steering shaft and rotates around a steering axis. A worm shaft is supported to rotate around a rotational axis, with the worm shaft having an end on the engine side and an end away from the engine. Worm toothing engages the teeth of the worm wheel and when the worm shaft rotates around the rotational axis, the worm wheel and the steering shaft rotate around the steering axis. A gearbox housing supports the worm wheel and the worm shaft and allows them to rotate. A compensating element has a middle section, a rear end section connected to the gearbox housing and a front end section retaining the end away from the engine of the worm shaft or a holder accommodating the end away from the engine of the worm shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventor: Stephan OBERLE