Patents by Inventor Tobias MEHLHORN

Tobias MEHLHORN 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).

  • Sliding cam module with a bearing element and a camshaft with a sliding cam module, as well as a cover module
    Patent number: 10544709
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sliding cam module for a camshaft, which comprises at least one sliding cam with at least one cam segment, comprising at least two cams with cam tracks that are different to one another as well as a closed bearing element, which is arranged on the sliding cam in a rotatable and axially non-displaceable manner for mounting the sliding cam, wherein the bearing element comprises a recipient area to hold at least one section of a locking device to lock the sliding cam in an axial position. Furthermore, the invention relates to a camshaft with at least one corresponding sliding cam module as well as a shaft, on which the sliding cam module is arranged in a rotationally fixed manner and can be moved in an axial direction along a longitudinal axis of the shaft and a cover module, which comprises a cylinder-head cover as well as a closed bearing element, which comprises a recipient area to hold at least one section of a locking device to lock the sliding cam in an axial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignees: Thyssenkrupp AG, ThyssenKrupp Presta TecCenter AG, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Norbert Nitz, Jens Schirmer, Tobias Mehlhorn, Dietmar Schwarzenthal
  • SLIDING CAM MODULE WITH A BEARING ELEMENT AND A CAMSHAFT WITH A SLIDING CAM MODULE, AS WELL AS A COVER MODULE
    Publication number: 20190112950
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sliding cam module for a camshaft, which comprises at least one sliding cam with at least one cam segment, comprising at least two cams with cam tracks that are different to one another as well as a closed bearing element, which is arranged on the sliding cam in a rotatable and axially non-displaceable manner for mounting the sliding cam, wherein the bearing element comprises a recipient area to hold at least one section of a locking device to lock the sliding cam in an axial position. Furthermore, the invention relates to a camshaft with at least one corresponding sliding cam module as well as a shaft, on which the sliding cam module is arranged in a rotationally fixed manner and can be moved in an axial direction along a longitudinal axis of the shaft and a cover module, which comprises a cylinder-head cover as well as a closed bearing element, which comprises a recipient area to hold at least one section of a locking device to lock the sliding cam in an axial position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Norbert NITZ, Jens SCHIRMER, Tobias MEHLHORN, Dietmar SCHWARZENTHAL