Patents by Inventor Volker MESSMER

Volker MESSMER 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).

  • Brake module of a wheel module having a wheel drivable about a wheel axis by a drive module and indefinitely steerable about a steering axis
    Patent number: 12066068
    Abstract: A brake module (1) of a wheel module (2) has an anchor plate (20) adjacent to a wheel (10) and is indefinitely rotatable about the steering axis (L) with the wheel (10). A lifting unit (30) is fixed adjacent to the anchor plate (20) and fixed about the steering axis (L). A brake wheel (21) is arranged on the wheel shaft (11) and is rotatable about the wheel axis (R) with the wheel (10). At least one transfer element (22, 22?) extends from the anchor plate (20) towards the brake wheel (21). The lifting unit (30) is configured to move the anchor plate (20) from a first state to a second state. In the first state, the elements (20, 30, 22, 22?) are spaced apart without any contact. In the second state, the at least one transfer element (22, 22?) abuts against the brake wheel (21) generating a brake force at the brake wheel (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: ebm-papst St. Georgen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Johannes Fehrenbach, Jörg Hornberger, Wolfgang Hermann, Volker Messmer, Jürgen Besch
  • Modular system for producing drives comprising a transmission unit, an electric motor unit and an electronic unit
    Patent number: 11418087
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a modular system for producing drives, in particular piece goods conveyor drives, with different drive properties, comprising at least one first group of transmission units, said first group comprising at least one transmission unit, at least one second group of motor units, said second group comprising at least one motor unit, and a third group of electronic units, said third group comprising at least one electronic unit for actuating the motor unit, wherein the groups can be combined together in order to produce the drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: ebm-papst St. Georgen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Flaig, Serkan Poyraz, Jürgen Sopejstal, Volker Messmer, Hermann Rappenecker, Jörg Hornberger
  • MODULAR SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING DRIVES COMPRISING A TRANSMISSION UNIT, AN ELECTRIC MOTOR UNIT AND AN ELECTRONIC UNIT
    Publication number: 20210281147
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a modular system for producing drives, in particular piece goods conveyor drives, with different drive properties, comprising at least one first group of transmission units, said first group comprising at least one transmission unit, at least one second group of motor units, said second group comprising at least one motor unit, and a third group of electronic units, said third group comprising at least one electronic unit for actuating the motor unit, wherein the groups can be combined together in order to produce the drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Markus FLAIG, Serkan POYRAZ, Jürgen SOPEJSTAL, Volker MESSMER, Hermann RAPPENECKER, Jörg HORNBERGER
  • BRAKE MODULE OF A WHEEL MODULE HAVING A WHEEL DRIVABLE ABOUT A WHEEL AXIS BY A DRIVE MODULE AND INDEFINITELY STEERABLE ABOUT A STEERING AXIS
    Publication number: 20210213914
    Abstract: A brake module (1) of a wheel module (2) has an anchor plate (20) adjacent to a wheel (10) and is indefinitely rotatable about the steering axis (L) with the wheel (10). A lifting unit (30) is fixed adjacent to the anchor plate (20) and fixed about the steering axis (L). A brake wheel (21) is arranged on the wheel shaft (11) and is rotatable about the wheel axis (R) with the wheel (10). At least one transfer element (22, 22?) extends from the anchor plate (20) towards the brake wheel (21). The lifting unit (30) is configured to move the anchor plate (20) from a first state to a second state. In the first state, the elements (20, 30, 22, 22?) are spaced apart without any contact. In the second state, the at least one transfer element (22, 22?) abuts against the brake wheel (21) generating a brake force at the brake wheel (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Johannes FEHRENBACH, Jörg HORNBERGER, Wolfgang HERMANN, Volker MESSMER, Jürgen BESCH