Patents by Inventor Tilo Janz

Tilo Janz 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: 10132708
    Abstract: What is shown and described is a clamping device (1) with hub centering for attachment of an automobile wheel to the shaft of a balancing machine, with a contact flange (2) with several centering elements (3) guided in a radially moveable manner on the contact flange (2) for centering engagement in a centering hole of the rim, and with a clamping sleeve (4) guided in a moveable manner axially to the contact flange (2), wherein the clamping sleeve (4) and the centering elements (3) are kinematically coupled such that an axial movement of the clamping sleeve (4) leads to a radial movement of the centering elements (3). According to the invention, a provision is made that at least one tension lever (16) connected in an articulated manner to the clamping sleeve (4) and a centering element (3) is provided for the kinematic coupling of clamping sleeve (4) and centering element (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: HAWEKA AG
    Inventors: Dirk Warkotsch, Tilo Janz
  • Publication number: 20150241294
    Abstract: What is shown and described is a clamping device (1) with hub centering for attachment of an automobile wheel to the shaft of a balancing machine, with a contact flange (2) with several centering elements (3) guided in a radially moveable manner on the contact flange (2) for centering engagement in a centering hole of the rim, and with a clamping sleeve (4) guided in a moveable manner axially to the contact flange (2), wherein the clamping sleeve (4) and the centering elements (3) are kinematically coupled such that an axial movement of the clamping sleeve (4) leads to a radial movement of the centering elements (3). According to the invention, a provision is made that at least one tension lever (16) connected in an articulated manner to the clamping sleeve (4) and a centering element (3) is provided for the kinematic coupling of clamping sleeve (4) and centering element (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: HAWEKA AG
    Inventors: Dirk Warkotsch, Tilo Janz
  • Patent number: 8604437
    Abstract: A method for measuring and testing a vehicle frame (15), in particular a commercial vehicle or bus frame, wherein a radiation source and a radiation receiver are arranged in front of the frame (15) and radiation is beamed from the radiation source toward the frame (15) and onto a reflector support (1) having at least one reflector (2, 3, 4, 5). The reflector (2, 3, 4, 5) is assigned to a part of the frame (15), and the radiation is reflected by the reflector (2, 3, 4, 5) to the radiation receiver and a measuring device determines location coordinates of the reflector (2, 3, 4, 5) at different measuring points of the frame part. A substantially non-deformed section (A) of the frame part is ascertained from the resulting measuring points (P) and the variation of the measuring points (P) from the non-deformed section (A) is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Haweka AG
    Inventors: Dirk Warkotsch, Alexander Eberle, Tilo Janz, Harald Schenitzki
  • Publication number: 20130200264
    Abstract: A method for measuring and testing a vehicle frame (15), in particular a commercial vehicle or bus frame, wherein a radiation source and a radiation receiver are arranged in front of the frame (15) and radiation is beamed from the radiation source toward the frame (15) and onto a reflector support (1) having at least one reflector (2, 3, 4, 5). The reflector (2, 3, 4, 5) is assigned to a part of the frame (15), and the radiation is reflected by the reflector (2, 3, 4, 5) to the radiation receiver and a measuring device determines location coordinates of the reflector (2, 3, 4, 5) at different measuring points of the frame part. A substantially non-deformed section (A) of the frame part is ascertained from the resulting measuring points (P) and the variation of the measuring points (P) from the non-deformed section (A) is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: HAWEKA AG
    Inventors: Dirk Warkotsch, Alexander Eberle, Tilo Janz, Harald Schenitzki