Patents by Inventor Volker Y. Erichsen

Volker Y. Erichsen 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).

  • Flap lever system for rotary flaps
    Patent number: 4977791
    Abstract: The invention regards a flap linkage for several rotary flaps arranged along a parallel axis and positioned within a frame. The rotary flap shafts have a double-armed lever on each end. Transmission elements of an adjustment gear mesh on the arms of the double-armed lever. The transmission elements are rigid pushrods, and the levers have been configured in an articulated manner on the ends of the rotary flap shafts. The swivel axes of the levers are parallel to a line that intersects the rotation axes of the pushrods at the lever arms. Hubs have been rigidly connected to the ends of the rotary flap shafts. The hubs are supported with the aid of springs against the intermediate levers mounted on the ends of the rotary flap shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1990
    Assignee: Stober & Morlock, Warmekraft Gesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Volker Y. Erichsen