Patents by Inventor Thomas Schrüllkamp

Thomas Schrüllkamp 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: 12097741
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stabilizer assembly of a two-track vehicle for stabilizing a rolling movement, the stabilizer assembly being operable on at least two different spring characteristics, comprising a first and a second stabilizer half, each coupled to a wheel of the vehicle, wherein the first and the second stabilizer halves are coupled such that they can rotate relative to each other about their longitudinal axis by means of a spring element, whereby the stabilizer is operable with a first spring characteristic, and wherein the first and the second stabilizer halves can be hydraulically coupled such that they can rotate relative to each other about their longitudinal axis by means of a hydraulic actuator, whereby the stabilizer is operable using at least one second spring characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignees: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, MUHR UND BENDER KG
    Inventors: Robert Krueger, Daniel Schröder, Thomas Schrüllkamp, Alexander Stichling, Simon Hofrichter
  • Publication number: 20230415534
    Abstract: A stabilizer assembly for a two-track vehicle comprises: a first and a second stabilizer section; a spring element between the stabilizer sections; a hydraulic actuator having an actuator outer part and an actuator inner part, each of which is non-rotatably connected to one of the stabilizer sections, and an intermediate element connected to the actuator outer part and actuator inner part respectively via outer and inner engagement means, wherein one of the engagement means has a pitch component in the axial direction and the other runs parallel to the longitudinal axis, so that a relative rotational movement of the actuator parts is converted into an axial movement of the intermediate element, wherein the intermediate element pressurises a first and second hydraulic chamber respectively; the hydraulic chambers being hydraulically connected to one another with interposition of a control element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel Schröder, Thomas Schrüllkamp, Andreas Gersmeier, Serge Vos, Gerhard Zeller
  • Publication number: 20220212515
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stabilizer assembly of a two-track vehicle for stabilizing a rolling movement, the stabilizer assembly being operable on at least two different spring characteristics, comprising a first and a second stabilizer half, each coupled to a wheel of the vehicle, wherein the first and the second stabilizer halves are coupled such that they can rotate relative to each other about their longitudinal axis by means of a spring element, whereby the stabilizer is operable with a first spring characteristic, and wherein the first and the second stabilizer halves can be hydraulically coupled such that they can rotate relative to each other about their longitudinal axis by means of a hydraulic actuator, whereby the stabilizer is operable using at least one second spring characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Krueger, Daniel Schröder, Thomas Schrüllkamp, Alexander Stichling, Simon Hofrichter