Kurt Häussermann
Kurt Häussermann (* 1915 in Stuttgart ; † 1990 there ) was a German entrepreneur and inventor .
Life
Kurt Häussermann studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Stuttgart from 1934 to 1939 and received his doctorate at the Materials Testing Institute of the Technical University of Stuttgart under Professor Siebel with the dissertation on the development of bracket joints made of spring steel strip on the dynamic properties of spring steels .
In 1939 Kurt Häussermann became the technical manager of August Häussermann Lamellen- und Kupplungsbau LuK GmbH in Esslingen near Stuttgart, the company of his father August Häussermann .
In cooperation with leading German steelworks, Kurt Häussermann developed the chrome-vanadium steel 51CrV4 after the Second World War , in order to manufacture resilient, dynamically highly stressed components such as disc springs. Today the use of 51CrV4 for disc springs is the worldwide standard.
At the end of the 1950s, Kurt Häussermann recognized that the previously common compression spring technology could be radically improved with a disc spring solution, and so he introduced the first European disc spring clutch . This quickly became the basis for most automotive clutches worldwide. Kurt Häussermann also designed and delivered the first diaphragm spring double clutch for tractors, the first customer in 1960 was the Porsche Diesel company in Friedrichshafen.
Kurt Häussermann applied for over 150 patents in the course of his career. He died in Stuttgart in 1990.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Häussermann, Kurt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Haussermann, Kurt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur and inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stuttgart |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1990 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |