Patents by Inventor Uwe Zellner

Uwe Zellner 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: 10125764
    Abstract: The invention proposes a vane pump (VP) with adjustable delivery volume, which vane pump has a pump housing (G), a cam ring (KR) arranged therein, and a rotor (R) which is rotatably movably mounted therein. The vane pump (VP) has a regulating device (RV) through which the delivered pressure medium (DM) flows and which has two outlets (A1, A2) which are each connected to one of two pressure chambers (DK1, DK2) in order to charge these with regulable proportions of the pressure medium (DM), wherein, to change the eccentricity of the cam ring (KR) relative to the rotor (R), the two pressure chambers (DK1, DK2) act on the outer surface of the cam ring (KR). The vane pump (VP) has two criss-crossing control ducts (STK*, STK#) which connect in each case one of the outlets (A1, A2) to one of the two pressure chambers (DK1, DK2) in order to charge these with the regulable proportions of the pressure medium (DM).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch Automotive Steering GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Burdiak, Richard Vogt, Uwe Zellner
  • Publication number: 20170045047
    Abstract: The invention proposes a vane pump (VP) with adjustable delivery volume, which vane pump has a pump housing (G), a cam ring (KR) arranged therein, and a rotor (R) which is rotatably movably mounted therein. The vane pump (VP) has a regulating device (RV) through which the delivered pressure medium (DM) flows and which has two outlets (A1, A2) which are each connected to one of two pressure chambers (DK1, DK2) in order to charge these with regulable proportions of the pressure medium (DM), wherein, to change the eccentricity of the cam ring (KR) relative to the rotor (R), the two pressure chambers (DK1, DK2) act on the outer surface of the cam ring (KR). The vane pump (VP) has two criss-crossing control ducts (STK*, STK#) which connect in each case one of the outlets (A1, A2) to one of the two pressure chambers (DK1, DK2) in order to charge these with the regulable proportions of the pressure medium (DM).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Johannes Burdiak, Richard Vogt, Uwe Zellner
  • Patent number: 6004110
    Abstract: In a displacement pump for pumping pressure medium out of a container to a consumer, in particular a servo-assisted steering system for motor vehicles, a pump package (2) is inserted into the interior of a housing (1). The pump package (2) comprises a rotor (3), a cam ring (4) and a plurality of operating rods (5). Between the cam ring (4) and the rotor (3), work chambers divided by the operating rods (5) are formed, which are bounded in the axial direction by control plates (8, 9). A bypass flow limiting to valve (11) is used to regulate an effective flow. A throttle (12) of the bypass flow limiting valve (11) is formed by at least one bore. The throttle (12) is embodied in a throttle insert (13), which to adjust a characteristic effective flow curve can be mounted in various positions between a pressure chamber of the pump and the bypass flow limiting valve (11). To that end, the throttle insert (13) is integrated with a control plate (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: Zf Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Johann Merz, Ralf Steindl, Uwe Zellner
  • Patent number: 6000914
    Abstract: A vane cell pump with a flow regulating valve (13), upon whose regulating piston (17) the outlet pressure and a spring force act on one side. Between a pressure chamber (1) and an outlet channel (19), an orifice (14) is provided in the control plate (7), the orifice having a frustum protruding into the pressure chamber. The frustum brings about a flow rate dependent on the pump rpm, which flow in the outlet channel (19) acts upon the face end of the regulating piston (17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Konrad Eppli, Uwe Zellner