Patents by Inventor Torsten Baustian

Torsten Baustian 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: 7819406
    Abstract: An improve spring rate of a stabilizer is provided with an extended spring length. An inner rotary part (4) of an oscillating motor (2) and a second stabilizer part (1) are connected to one another with a non-positive connection (force transmitting friction connection) designed such that the axial center of the force-transmitting length of the second stabilizer part (1) and the axial center of the force-transmitting length of the inner rotary part (4) are located on a common radial plane. The non-positive connection between the inner rotary part (4) and a fitting cylinder (14) of the second stabilizer part (1) is formed either from a shrunk-on fit or a toothed part (21) and a fitting part (22), wherein the toothed part (21) and the fitting part (22) are likewise shrunk on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beetz, Winfried Krueger, Torsten Baustian
  • Publication number: 20080314714
    Abstract: One-part stabilizers are designed for road traffic only or for off-road travel only. Two-part stabilizers with a shiftable clutch have drawbacks in terms of quality and safety. A clutch is therefore presented, whose radial carriers (14, 16) are located on the same plane and which are fixed without clearance via a shiftable and axially displaceable locking piston (17) with locking elements (23) or are released over a predetermined pivot angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Stefan Beetz, Winfried Kruger, Torsten Baustian
  • Patent number: 7441493
    Abstract: Swivel motors have a large number of tightness problems on the inside, in particular in a broad operating temperature range. Therefore, to improve the tightness over a temperature range of ?40° C. to +130° C., a sealing device (20) is provided with an inner soft sealing element (20) and a plurality of outer rigid sealing elements (21, 22, 23, 24). The soft sealing element (20) and the rigid sealing elements (21, 22, 23, 24) are undetachably connected to one another. The circumferential sealing surfaces of the rigid sealing elements (21, 22, 23, 24), in the unloaded state, close flush with the sealing surface of the soft sealing element (20). The rigid sealing elements (21, 22, 23, 24) are spaced apart from one another by at least one radial compensating groove (25) and at least one axis-parallel compensating groove (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beetz, Klaus Reichei, Torsten Baustian
  • Publication number: 20080124229
    Abstract: To improve the surface finish of the inner circumferential surfaces of the stator and to reduce the manufacturing effort, it is proposed that the stator with a stator housing 1 and with the stator blades 13 have a two-part design and to insert the stator blade 13 into the stator housing 5 in such a way that they rotate in unison. In terms of the process, it is proposed that a commercially available tube with an inner circumferential surface suitable for use as a sealing surface be used and that longitudinally extending joining means be prepared. The stator blades 13 manufactured as an individual part receive corresponding joining means, so that the stator housing 5 and the stator blades 13 are welded, clamped or screwed together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2005
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Stefan Beetz, Winfried Krueger, Torsten Baustian, Joachim Uecker
  • Publication number: 20080042377
    Abstract: An improve spring rate of a stabilizer is provided with an extended spring length. An inner rotary part (4) of an oscillating motor (2) and a second stabilizer part (1) are connected to one another with a non-positive connection (force transmitting friction connection) designed such that the axial center of the force-transmitting length of the second stabilizer part (1) and the axial center of the force-transmitting length of the inner rotary part (4) are located on a common radial plane. The non-positive connection between the inner rotary part (4) and a fitting cylinder (14) of the second stabilizer part (1) is formed either from a shrunk-on fit or a toothed part (21) and a fitting part (22), wherein the toothed part (21) and the fitting part (22) are likewise shrunk on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2005
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beetz, Winfried Krueger, Torsten Baustian
  • Publication number: 20080000710
    Abstract: A switchable stabilizer is provided as a compact assembly unit. The hydraulic system of the hydraulic and control part (9) may form a closed circuit with the piston-and-cylinder unit of the switchable coupling unit (3)and the hydraulic and control part (9) may be integrated in the cylindrical housing (10) of the switchable coupling (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Jens Vortmeyer, Andreas Hartmann, Bernd Grannemann, Mauro Zanella, Stefan Beetz, Torsten Baustian, Gerald Festner
  • Publication number: 20070170796
    Abstract: Swivel motors have a large number of tightness problems on the inside, in particular in a broad operating temperature range. Therefore, to improve the tightness over a temperature range of ?40° C. to +130° C., a sealing device (20) is provided with an inner soft sealing element (20) and a plurality of outer rigid sealing elements (21, 22, 23, 24). The soft sealing element (20) and the rigid sealing elements (21, 22, 23, 24) are undetachably connected to one another. The circumferential sealing surfaces of the rigid sealing elements (21, 22, 23, 24), in the unloaded state, close flush with the sealing surface of the soft sealing element (20). The rigid sealing elements (21, 22, 23, 24) are spaced apart from one another by at least one radial compensating groove (25) and at least one axis-parallel compensating groove (26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Stefan Beetz, Klaus Reichei, Torsten Baustian
  • Patent number: 7204494
    Abstract: A connection of the stabilizer parts of a two-part stabilizer to an actuator is usually performed in a positive-locking manner, as a result of which an additional axial securing and hydraulic sealing toward the outside become necessary. To simplify the design and the manufacturing process, it is provided that the teeth between the outer rotary part (4) and the second stabilizer part (2) be made clearance-free and welded together by a circumferential weld seam (18), wherein the seam area is preheated to a temperature of 350° C. and subsequently cooled to a martensite content of 30% in the microstructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: ZF Lemförder Metallwaren AG
    Inventors: Klaus Reichel, Torsten Baustian, Winfried Krüger, Stefan Beetz, Christian Klasen, Jochen Peters
  • Publication number: 20060174469
    Abstract: Cams for clutches have been produced by a machining in a highly complex manner. To reduce the corresponding production costs, the cam (6) is first formed or deformed in such a way that the outer surface (13) has its finished measures and the cam journal (18) has an overlength. Mechanical machining is carried our, the finished outer surface (13) being used as an abutment for the clamping device. After the mechanical machining, the overlength of the cam journal (18) is twisted off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Applicant: PNP automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Winfried Kruger, Torsten Baustian, Stefan Beetz
  • Publication number: 20050029722
    Abstract: A connection of the stabilizer parts of a two-part stabilizer to an actuator is usually performed in a positive-locking manner, as a result of which an additional axial securing and hydraulic sealing toward the outside become necessary. To simplify the design and the manufacturing process, it is provided that the teeth between the outer rotary part (4) and the second stabilizer part (2) be made clearance-free and welded together by a circumferential weld seam (18), wherein the seam area is preheated to a temperature of 350° C. and subsequently cooled to a martensite content of 30% in the microstructure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Klaus Reichel, Torsten Baustian, Winfried Kruger, Stefan Beetz, Christian Klasen, Jochen Peters