Patents by Inventor Susanne Sporl

Susanne Sporl 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).

  • Eccentric idler pulley
    Patent number: 9464698
    Abstract: An idler pulley (1) of a traction mechanism drive, on which a traction mechanism (24), such as a belt or chain, is guided, and which idler pulley is adjustable via an adjusting eccentric (5) and can be fastened to a machine part (2) in conjunction with a fastening means (8). The adjusting eccentric (5) and the fastening means (8) together form a fixing device (17) with which at least one end position of the adjusting eccentric (5) and consequently of the idler pulley (1) can be defined. For this purpose, the fixing device (17) comprises at least one lug (15) which is oriented radially or axially and interacts with at least one stop (16) of the associated further component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Mennerat, Susanne Sporl
  • ECCENTRIC IDLER PULLEY
    Publication number: 20130165284
    Abstract: An idler pulley (1) of a traction mechanism drive, on which a traction mechanism (24), such as a belt or chain, is guided, and which idler pulley is adjustable via an adjusting eccentric (5) and can be fastened to a machine part (2) in conjunction with a fastening means (8). The adjusting eccentric (5) and the fastening means (8) together form a fixing device (17) with which at least one end position of the adjusting eccentric (5) and consequently of the idler pulley (1) can be defined. For this purpose, the fixing device (17) comprises at least one lug (15) which is oriented radially or axially and interacts with at least one stop (16) of the associated further component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Mennerat, Susanne Sporl