Patents by Inventor Stephan Penner
Stephan Penner 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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Publication number: 20220128131Abstract: A damper device for a wrap-around means of a wrap-around transmission includes a carrier body formed from a composite reinforced plastic and comprising a surface, a sliding surface forming a first part of the surface, and a bearing surface for a pivoting means, the bearing surface forming a second part of the surface. The sliding surface or the bearing surface may be formed from a separate layer free of composite reinforcing means. The separate layer may be produced as a step of a multi component injection molding method with the carrier body being produced in a common injection mold in another step, as a coating on the carrier body, or as a separate component mechanically connected to the carrier body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2019Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Nicolas Schehrer, Stephan Penner
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Patent number: 11242910Abstract: A plate link chain for a continuously variable cone pulley transmission is disclosed. The plate link chain includes a first chain link, a second chain link, and a third chain link having plates and being connected to one another by joints having rocker pins. The rocker pins have end faces configured to transmit friction forces between the plate link chain and cone pulleys, wherein at least one of the plates has at least one overlapping tip. The first, second, and third chain links form a triplet and have different plate assemblies comprised of a first plate unit or a second plate unit, each of the chain links having at least one plate positioned transversely to a running direction of the plate link chain and are repeated in the running direction of the plate link chain.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2016Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Alaa Harmouch, Yudhi Lukito, Stephan Penner, Carsten Trautmann
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Patent number: 10883576Abstract: A plate link chain for a continuously variable transmission in a motor vehicle comprising chain links. The chain links have link plates coupled to one another by pairs of rocker pins and at least two different sprocket pitches. At least one absorption mass is arranged between two pairs of rocker pins in an absorption space within a link plate inner contour.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2016Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Alaa Harmouch, Sandra Schaub, Stephan Penner
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Patent number: 10473194Abstract: The disclosure relates to a sliding system for a wraparound transmission for reducing vibrations and undulations of a wraparound means, the sliding system comprising a wraparound means for connecting a transmission input shaft to a transmission output shaft in a torque-transmitting manner. The wraparound means has a plurality of deflecting axes and a height oriented transversely with respect to the deflecting axes. The sliding system also includes a sliding rail which comprises a sliding channel with an inner sliding face and an outer sliding face, wherein the sliding channel defines a running direction for the wraparound means, and the sliding channel being divided in the running direction into an entry section, a main section and an exit section. The sliding channel has a setpoint height adapted to the height of the wraparound means.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2016Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Pierre Werny, Stephan Penner
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Patent number: 10295016Abstract: A plate link chain for a continuously variable transmission of a motor vehicle. The chain is formed from longer and shorter chain links that are formed from and that include respective longer and shorter link plates that are coupled to each other by pairs of rocker pressure members. Both the shorter link plates and the longer link plates have at least one longitudinally extending external appendage.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2015Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KGInventors: Konstantin Braun, Stephan Penner, Alaa Harmouch, Jürgen Ochs
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Patent number: 10184550Abstract: A plate link chain for a continuously variable transmission in a motor vehicle. The chain includes longer and shorter chain links that include longer and shorter link plates that are coupled to each other by pairs of rocker pressure pieces. The plate link chain includes only two types of link plates, namely shorter link plates and longer link plates.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2015Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Stephan Penner, Jürgen Ochs, Konstantin Braun
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Publication number: 20180347674Abstract: A plate link chain for a continuously variable transmission in a motor vehicle comprising chain links. The chain links have link plates coupled to one another by pairs of rocker pins and at least two different sprocket pitches. At least one absorption mass is arranged between two pairs of rocker pins in an absorption space within a link plate inner contour.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2016Publication date: December 6, 2018Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Alaa Harmouch, Sandra Schaub, Stephan Penner
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Publication number: 20180223952Abstract: A plate link chain for a continuously variable cone pulley transmission is disclosed. The plate link chain includes a first chain link, a second chain link, and a third chain link having plates and being connected to one another by joints having rocker pins. The rocker pins have end faces configured to transmit friction forces between the plate link chain and cone pulleys, wherein at least one of the plates has at least one overlapping tip. The first, second, and third chain links form a triplet and have different plate assemblies comprised of a first plate unit or a second plate unit, each of the chain links having at least one plate positioned transversely to a running direction of the plate link chain and are repeated in the running direction of the plate link chain.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2016Publication date: August 9, 2018Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Alaa Harmouch, Yudhi Lukito, Stephan Penner, Carsten Trautmann
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Patent number: 9933052Abstract: A chain guide element having a pair of guide rails spaced from each other to guide a moving chain therebetween. A coupling element extends from one guide rail for receiving a transversely arranged holding element for allowing pivotal movement of the chain guide element relative to the holding element. A securing element is carried by the holding element for engagement with the coupling element.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2014Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Stephan Penner, Pierre Werny
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Publication number: 20180038458Abstract: The disclosure relates to a sliding system for a wraparound transmission for reducing vibrations and undulations of a wraparound means, the sliding system comprising a wraparound means for connecting a transmission input shaft to a transmission output shaft in a torque-transmitting manner. The wraparound means has a plurality of deflecting axes and a height oriented transversely with respect to the deflecting axes. The sliding system also includes a sliding rail which comprises a sliding channel with an inner sliding face and an outer sliding face, wherein the sliding channel defines a running direction for the wraparound means, and the sliding channel being divided in the running direction into an entry section, a main section and an exit section. The sliding channel has a setpoint height adapted to the height of the wraparound means.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2016Publication date: February 8, 2018Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Pierre Werny, Stephan Penner
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Publication number: 20180038445Abstract: A plate link chain for a continuously variable transmission of a motor vehicle. The chain is formed from longer and shorter chain links that are formed from and that include respective longer and shorter link plates that are coupled to each other by pairs of rocker pressure members. Both the shorter link plates and the longer link plates have at least one longitudinally extending external appendage.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2015Publication date: February 8, 2018Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Konstantin BRAUN, Stephan PENNER, Alaa HARMOUCH, Jürgen OCHS
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Patent number: 9797472Abstract: A plate-link chain for a continuously variable transmission of a motor vehicle. The chain includes relatively long and relatively short chain links. In long-short regions the chain links are arranged to overlap in a chain running direction by arranging plate-links disposed adjacent to one another transversely with respect to the chain running direction, and coupled to one another by pairs of rocker pressure members. In the long-short regions the plate-links of the chain links are arranged in a double configuration or in a triple configuration. Spacing or biasing elements are provided between pairs of side-by-side plate-links to provide damping of the plate-link chain when in operation.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2013Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Stephan Penner, Jürgen Ochs, Anna Ruf
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Patent number: 9765857Abstract: A chain guide element having a first guide rail and a second guide rail which is spaced from the first guide rail to guide a moving chain therebetween. On each lateral side of the chain guide element connecting elements connect the two guide rails in spaced relationship to slidably receive a moving chain. First supporting elements are positioned on the laterally arranged connecting elements that connect the first and second guide rails, and second supporting elements are carried by a stationary component to cooperate with the first supporting elements so that the chain guide element is pivotable and is linearly movable relative to the second supporting elements.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2014Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Pierre Werny, Stephan Penner
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Publication number: 20170074352Abstract: A rocker joint for a plate link chain. The rocker joint is defined by pairs of contacting rocker pressure pieces that pass through openings formed in chain link plates. Each of the rocker pressure pieces has a rocker pressure piece height, and each includes a rocker pressure piece rocking radius that is in contact with the rocking radius of an adjacent rocker pressure piece. The ratio between the rocking radius and the rocker pressure piece height of the rocker pressure pieces is selected to be small so that a contact point of the contacting rocker pressure pieces moves less far than conventional rocker pressure piece movements during travel of the plate link chain around and between pairs of spaced conical disks.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Stephan PENNER, Jürgen OCHS, Konstantin BRAUN
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Publication number: 20170009852Abstract: A plate link chain for a continuously variable transmission in a motor vehicle. The chain includes longer and shorter chain links that include longer and shorter link plates that are coupled to each other by pairs of rocker pressure pieces. The plate link chain includes only two types of link plates, namely shorter link plates and longer link plates.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2015Publication date: January 12, 2017Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Stephan PENNER, Jürgen OCHS, Konstantin BRAUN
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Publication number: 20160238111Abstract: A chain guide element having a pair of guide rails spaced from each other to guide a moving chain therebetween. A coupling element extends from one guide rail for receiving a transversely arranged holding element for allowing pivotal movement of the chain guide element relative to the holding element. A securing element is carried by the holding element for engagement with the coupling element.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2014Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: Stephan PENNER, Pierre WERNY
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Publication number: 20160208891Abstract: A chain guide element having a first guide rail and a second guide rail which is spaced from the first guide rail to guide a moving chain therebetween. On each lateral side of the chain guide element connecting elements connect the two guide rails in spaced relationship to slidably receive a moving chain. First supporting elements are positioned on the laterally arranged connecting elements that connect the first and second guide rails, and second supporting elements are carried by a stationary component to cooperate with the first supporting elements so that the chain guide element is pivotable and is linearly movable relative to the second supporting elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2014Publication date: July 21, 2016Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Pierre WERNY, Stephan PENNER
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Publication number: 20150285338Abstract: A plate-link chain for a continuously variable transmission of a motor vehicle. The chain includes relatively long and relatively short chain links. In long-short regions the chain links are arranged to overlap in a chain running direction by arranging plate-links disposed adjacent to one another transversely with respect to the chain running direction, and coupled to one another by pairs of rocker pressure members. In the long-short regions the plate-links of the chain links are arranged in a double configuration or in a triple configuration. Spacing or biasing elements are provided between pairs of side-by-side plate-links to provide damping of the plate-link chain when in operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2013Publication date: October 8, 2015Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Stephan Penner, Jürgen Ochs, Anna Ruf
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Patent number: 8366576Abstract: A toothed chain, which has a multiplicity of toothed links and cover links articulatedly connected to one another by cradle pieces. The cradle pieces are arranged in cradle piece openings of the toothed links and cover links. The cover links form guide links situated at the outside at both sides of a longitudinal direction and hold the toothed links between them. The cover links are formed with link yokes, which have a respective opening for the cradle pieces, and with an upper and lower link web which connect the link yokes. An opening is formed in the region between the upper and lower link webs, which has, in plan view, a substantially trapezoidal shape with sides of substantially equal lengths and an upper side and lower side of different lengths. The upper side is assigned to the upper link web and the lower side to the lower link web.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2011Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Matthias Neutz, Olga Ispolatova, Marcus Junig, Stephan Penner, Anton Simonov
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Patent number: 8057341Abstract: A chain drive with at least two sprocket wheels provided with teeth having an evolvent spline, and a toothed chain that engages therewith, especially for a vehicle propulsion system, which toothed chain includes individual rows of link plates that have openings, wherein the link plates are movably connected with each other by rocker pieces penetrating the openings and have chain teeth. The chain drive is characterized in that the tooth flanks of at least one tooth of least one of the sprocket wheels are designed differently.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2008Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KGInventors: Stephan Penner, Marcus Junig, Anton Simonov, Michael Pichura