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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7415908 | Clamping device for a steering column A clamping device includes a first clamping plate and a second clamping plate, the first clamping plate being rotatable between a released position and a clamped position in relation to the second clamping plate. The clamping device further includes a rolling body w... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410301 | Linear rolling bearing This mounting system features a base displaced from a mounting plate which is used to anchor a base mounted receiver releasably. The base has a pair of flexible arms to engage the receiver in channels that have a catch edge at the ends of the channels. The base is c... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7393139 | Linear guiding unit A linear guide unit comprising a guide carriage (3) that is mounted through rolling elements (2) for sliding on a guide rail (1), said guide carriage (3) comprising a carrier body (4) and end caps (5) arranged on front ends ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7392819 | Method of setting the ball travel of a valve-lash-adjusting element The invention relates to a method of setting the ball travel of a valve-closing body, designed as valve ball, of a control valve of a hydraulic valve-lash-adjusting element which has a plunger with a plunger head and a central bore, a valve seat being provided at th... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7377988 | Positional fixing of a shaft The invention concerns the fixing of a bearing shaft (6) in a reception bore (1.3) of a housing, at least one end of the shaft being adapted to be swaged to the reception bore (1.3) for achieving at least one of a force locking and a positive en... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7347309 | Device for auxiliary units of an internal combustion engine In a device for damping rotary oscillations in a traction mechanism drive for auxiliary units of an internal combustion engine, having an overrunning clutch (27), which is arranged between a pulley (25) and a hub (26), according to the invention... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7296547 | Device for adjusting the camshaft of an internal combustion engine and a mounting tool The invention relates to a device (1) for adjusting the camshaft of an internal combustion engine, which has an internal rotor (2) which can be adjusted rotationally in relation to an external rotor (3), with the internal rotor (2) being ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296929 | Linear guide unit The invention proposes a linear guide unit comprising a guide carriage (1) that is mounted through rollers (3) for sliding on a guide rail (2), and further comprising a roller chain (8) comprising a cage (8a) for receiving t... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7263908 | Ball screw Ball screw, between the spindle nut (1) and threaded spindle (2) of which at least one ball chain (6, 8) formed from balls (9) rolls in each case along a ball channel (5) which is delimited by ball grooves (3, 4) formed on t... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261075 | Hydraulic support element The invention relates to a hydraulic support element (1) for a valve gear for an internal combustion engine. Said element consists of a cylindrical hollow case (2) in whose bore hole (3) a pressure piston (4) made of a glass or carbon fib... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7246586 | Wear-resistant coating and process for producing it The present invention relates to a process for producing a wear-resistant coating and to a wear-resistant coating on predetermined surfaces of machine or engine parts, in particular for internal combustion engines, which are exposed to frictional wear, comprising at... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7207303 | Switching element A switch element (1) is proposed for valve shut-off, fabricated as cam follower for a plunger rod valve drive of an internal combustion engine, having an outer part (2) and an inner element (4) axially movable in its bore (3) and with rot... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7189183 | Stop disk of a planetary gear Stop disks (9, 12) that on both sides delimit planet wheels (6) and that are provided on at least two evenly spaced-apart peripheral positions with inner axial passages (9.2, 12.2) that are linked with their respective location bores (9.1, 12... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182521 | Axial bearing unit An axial roller bearing includes two bearing disks placed in plane-parallel relationship to one another. Each bearing disk has a radial section to form a raceway and an axial collar connected to the radial section, wherein the collar of one bearing disk and the coll... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7174870 | Valve train of an internal combustion engine comprising a tappet and a hollow tappet pushrod A valve train of an internal combustion engine comprising a tappet and a hollow tappet pushrod that is actuated by said tappet, said tappet pushrod comprising on one end, a first support for an at least indirectly contacting pressure piston of a hydraulic lash adjus... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174869 | Switchable finger lever of a valve train of an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a rocker actuator (1) switchable to different cam travels. The inventive rocker actuator (1) comprises an external lever (2) which is arranged between the arms (3) and to which an internal lever (4) is pivo... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7086360 | Assembly and torsional stop device for roller tappets of a drive in an internal combustion engine The invention concerns a mounting and anti-rotation device (mounting aid) (1) for roller tappets of a valve train of an internal combustion engine in which gas exchange valves are activated by roller tappets. The roller tappets comprising a substantially cyli... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7011593 | Tensioning or deflection pulley for a belt drive A tensioning or deflection pulley for a belt drive includes a carrier and a track roller comprised of an inner ring, an outer ring, and a connecting assembly, including a wheel disk extending between the inner and outer rings, and a rib assembly disposed in both sid... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6997154 | Switch element A switch element (1) is proposed for valve shut-off, fabricated as cam follower for a plunger rod valve drive of an internal combustion engine, having an outer part (2) and an inner element (4) axially movable in its bore (3) and with rot... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6857787 | Axial thrust bearing An axial bearing includes three running disks disposed in neighboring disposition, thereby defining two outer running disks and a middle running disk between the outer running disks. A first rim of rolling bodies is arranged between one outer running disk and the mi... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6767305 | Actuating unit An actuating unit for use on an electromechanically actuated disc brake for automotive vehicles including a drive unit or an electric motor, an actuating element for actuating one of two friction linings displaceably arranged in a brake caliper, and a first and a se... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6609435 | Actuating element a straight-toothed gearbox An actuating element for shifting a variable-speed gearbox intended for use in vehicles and including a rotatable shift shaft, which is shiftable in an axial direction and made of steel, for play-free attachment of at least one metallic driver in a manner... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6564764 | Switchable tappet for directly transmitting a cam lift onto a tappet push rod A switchable tappet for directly transmitting a cam lift onto a tappet push rod, includes a housing having a push rod distal end which is formed with a ramp surface for contact by a cam. An inner element is placed in a recess of thehousing and has a push ... | 05/20/2003 |
