Patents by Inventor Uwe Wohanka

Uwe Wohanka 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).

  • Actuator for an active chassis of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 7631736
    Abstract: An actuator for an active chassis of a motor vehicle is proposed which includes a body spring and a vibration damper, and which incorporates a hydraulic or pneumatic positioning cylinder (3) and a compensation spring (2). The actuator (1) is so designed and positioned that the static body mass (13) is borne by the compensation spring (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Andreas Thies, Uwe Wohanka, Christoph Pelchen
  • Active chassis for a motor vehicle
    Publication number: 20070137913
    Abstract: An active chassis for a motor vehicle is proposed that comprises an actuator (2) with a hydraulic or pneumatic positioning cylinder (3) and a vibration absorber (4), wherein the actuator (2) features a partial load-bearing mounting spring (5), where a partial load-bearing second mounting spring (1) is connected in parallel to the actuator (2), the vibration absorber (4) is connected in parallel to the mounting spring (5) of the actuator (2) and the adjusting cylinder (3) is connected in series to the mounting spring (5) and to the vibration absorber (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Uwe Wohanka, Andreas Thies, Wolfgang Kinzelmann, Heinz Knecht
  • Actuator for an active chassis of a motor vehicle
    Publication number: 20070132197
    Abstract: An actuator for an active chassis of a motor vehicle is proposed which includes a body spring and a vibration damper, and which incorporates a hydraulic or pneumatic positioning cylinder (3) and a compensation spring (2). The actuator (1) is so designed and positioned that the static body mass (13) is borne by the compensation spring (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Andreas Thies, Uwe Wohanka, Christoph Pelchen