Patents Examined by Roger Pang
  • Patent number: 9534666
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft into which power of an engine is input, an output shaft that outputs shifted power, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, a fourth planetary gear set, a first rotational shaft selectively connected to a transmission housing, a second rotational shaft directly connected to the input shaft, a third rotational shaft selectively connected to the transmission housing, a fourth rotational shaft selectively connected to the first rotational shaft and the second rotational shaft, a fifth rotational shaft, a sixth rotational shaft selectively connected to the first rotational shaft, a seventh rotational shaft directly connected to the output shaft, and selectively connected to the fifth rotational shaft, an eighth rotational shaft, and six friction elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Wonmin Cho, Jae Chang Kook, Myeong Hoon Noh, Seongwook Ji, Kangsoo Seo, Seong Wook Hwang
  • Patent number: 9528401
    Abstract: A planet bearing has a single row of spherical rolling elements between an outer wheel and an inner wheel. A planet gear is supported by the outer wheel from a radially inner side. A planet carrier supports the inner wheel from a radially inner side. An elastic component is interposed between the inner wheel and the planet carrier. A driving rotor or a driven rotor has a thrust bearing part that supports the planet gear from one side in the axial direction. The outer wheel is in contact with the spherical rolling element at a rolling contact point and defines a contact angle on the one side in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, NIPPON SOKEN, INC.
    Inventors: Makoto Otsubo, Taei Sugiura, Hiroki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9527375
    Abstract: A powertrain is provided that has an engine with a rotatable crankshaft. The powertrain has a transmission with a transmission input member and a transmission output member. A final drive is operatively connected to the transmission output member and includes a drive axle. An engine clutch has an engaged state that operatively connects the engine crankshaft with the transmission input member, and has a disengaged state that operatively disconnects the engine crankshaft from the transmission input member. A motor/generator is provided and a first torque-transmitting device has a selectively engaged state in which the first torque-transmitting device transmits torque between the motor/generator and the transmission output member independent of the engine, the crankshaft, and the engine clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: GM Global Technoogy Operations LLC
    Inventors: Roger A. Clark, Alan G. Holmes
  • Patent number: 9527377
    Abstract: A powertrain apparatus may include a planetary gear set including a first rotary member connected to a first motor and selectively operating as an input element or a fixing element, a second rotary member supplied with power from an engine and selectively operating as an input element, and a third rotary member connected to an output shaft and selectively operating as an output element, a second motor supplying power to a motor input shaft, and a transmission including a plurality of pairs of engaged gears forming different transmission gear ratios, the pairs of engaged gears being provided on the motor input shaft and the output shaft, respectively, with an engaging unit provided on the motor input shaft at a location between the pairs of engaged gears and selecting one of the pairs of engaged gears corresponding to a driving speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jong Yun Park, Jae Young Choi, Kyung Ha Kim, Ki Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 9523412
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting changed torque of the engine, a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements, a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements, a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements, a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotation elements, and seven friction elements disposed to selectively connect the rotation elements and selectively connect the rotation elements with a transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: KyeongHun Lee, Chang Wook Lee, JongSool Park, Sueng Ho Lee, Dong Hwan Hwang
  • Patent number: 9523424
    Abstract: An epyciclic transmission has a sun gear rotational about a transmission axis, a plurality of planet wheels meshing with the sun gear, and a carrier which supports the planet wheels and is rotational about the transmission axis; the transmission also has a lubricating system provided with at least one nozzle arranged in fixed position, with a collection channel fixed with respect to the carrier and configured to receive a jet of oil exiting from the nozzle, and with at least one pump having a casing fixed to the carrier; the pump is actuated by means of a transmission device in response to the rotation of the carrier to pump the oil from the collection channel to zones on the carrier which require lubrication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: GE AVIO S.R.L.
    Inventor: Paolo Altamura
  • Patent number: 9518636
    Abstract: A transmission, in particular a multi-speed transmission for a motor vehicle, includes a housing, a drive shaft, an output shaft, at least four planetary gear sets, whereas each of the planetary gear sets comprises one sun gear, at least one planet, one planetary carrier and one ring gear, along with several shift elements in the form of at least four clutches and at least two brakes. The sun gear of the fourth planetary gear set is connected to the housing. The planetary carrier of the fourth planetary gear set is connectable through the fourth clutch to the output shaft. The second brake is connected to the sun gear of the first planetary gear set. The first brake is connected to the ring gear of the first planetary gear set and to the planetary carrier of the first planetary gear set. The first brake is connectable through the third clutch to the drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Patent number: 9517694
    Abstract: Vehicles, systems and a method for mitigating power hop in a vehicle are provided. The vehicle, for example, may include, but is not limited to a drivetrain, an electronic limited slip differential mechanically coupled to the drivetrain, and a controller communicatively coupled to the electronic limited slip differential, wherein the controller is configured to determine when the vehicle is experiencing a power hop event or when the vehicle may experience a future power hop event, and cause, when the vehicle is experiencing the power hop event or when the vehicle may experience the future power hop event, the electronic limited slip differential to apply torque differentiation pulses to the drivetrain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Jason J. Nolte, Dejvis Seitllari
  • Patent number: 9512902
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft and an output shaft, a first planetary gear device, a second planetary gear device, a third planetary gear device, and a fourth planetary gear device provided between the input shaft and the output shaft so as to transfer a torque and each including three rotating elements, and at least six shifting elements connected to the rotating elements of the first to fourth planetary gear devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Won Min Cho, Jae Chang Kook, Myeong Hoon Noh, Seong Wook Ji, Kang Soo Seo, Seong Wook Hwang
  • Patent number: 9512904
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting changed torque, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set including, a fourth planetary gear set, a first rotation shaft, a second rotation shaft selectively connected to a transmission housing, a third rotation shaft selectively connected to the transmission housing, a fourth rotation shaft selectively connected to the second shaft or the third shaft, a fifth rotation shaft directly connected to the input shaft, a sixth rotation shaft, a seventh rotation shaft selectively connected to the transmission housing, and an eighth rotation shaft selectively connected to the sixth rotation shaft, and directly connected to the output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Wonmin Cho, Jae Chang Kook, Myeong Hoon Noh, Seongwook Ji, Kangsoo Seo, Seong Wook Hwang
  • Patent number: 9505400
    Abstract: A method for controlling a hybrid vehicle having a trailer hitch includes detecting the trailer hitch being in use, commanding an engine to stop, and commanding the engine to start in response to a torque to accelerate being within a predetermined offset below an unladen vehicle torque pull up schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Wright, Bernard D. Nefcy, Jeffrey Allen Doering
  • Patent number: 9505414
    Abstract: A device and method for estimating the charge of a motor vehicle. A device for estimating the charge of a combustion or hybrid powered motor vehicle comprising an automatic transmission, comprising a module for determining the charging of the vehicle capable of determining if the vehicle is charged and an activation module for activating a program for controlling the automatic transmission on the basis of the determination of the charging of the vehicle. The module for determining the charging comprises a first unit for estimating a first slope value on the basis of the acceleration of the vehicle derived from the driving force and the longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle, a second unit for estimating a second slope value on the basis of the moment of inertia applied to a non-driving wheel of the vehicle and the engine and resistant torques and a third unit for determining the charging of the vehicle on the basis of the first and second slope values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Gregory Planche, Benoit Verbeke, Kamal Zaoui
  • Patent number: 9488250
    Abstract: The present disclosure is a multi-stage transmission for a vehicle that has at least ten forward shifting stages and one reverse shifting stage. The multi-stage transmission has a relatively small number of parts and a simple configuration such that an engine may be operated at desired operation, thereby providing an improvement in the fuel efficiency of the vehicle, and the engine may be operated more quietly, thereby improving the quietness of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Won Min Cho, Jae Chang Kook, Myeong Hoon Noh, Seong Wook Ji, Kang Soo Seo, Seong Wook Hwang
  • Patent number: 9490679
    Abstract: A wheel driving device includes a speed reducer for transmitting rotation of an electric motor to a hub ring supporting a vehicle wheel after reducing its speed. The speed reducer is a cycloid speed reducer including an external gear, and an internal gear meshing with the external gear and rotationally fixed to the speed reducer casing through a rotational fixing arrangement which is also capable of elastically supporting the internal gear. The rotational fixing arrangement absorbs, by elastic deformation, vibration of the internal gear due to torque transmitted from the external gear to the internal gear, thereby preventing the vibration of the internal gear from being transmitted to the speed reducer casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ken Yamamoto, Minoru Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9488249
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting changed torque, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, a fourth planetary gear set, a first rotation shaft, a second rotation shaft directly connected to the output shaft, a third rotation shaft selectively connected to a transmission housing, a fourth rotation shaft selectively connected to the first rotation shaft, a fifth rotation shaft selectively connected to the first rotation shaft, a sixth rotation shaft, a seventh rotation shaft directly connected to the input shaft, and an eighth rotation shaft selectively connected to the first rotation shaft, the sixth rotation shaft, or the transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seongwook Ji, Jae Chang Kook, Wonmin Cho, Myeong Hoon Noh, Kangsoo Seo, Seong Wook Hwang
  • Patent number: 9488248
    Abstract: An actuator includes an output member having an output shaft (9) rotated about a rotation axis (Ar) thereof, a stationary crown gear (5) disposed at an input side of the output member and having a plurality of teeth disposed about the rotation axis in parallel, a wobbling crown gear (6) having a different number of teeth from stationary crown gear (5) about a central axis (Ac) and meshed with the stationary crown gear (5), a plurality of drivers (4) disposed at an input side of the wobbling crown gear (6) about the rotation axis in parallel in a circumferential direction and configured to displace a portion of the wobbling crown gear (6) corresponding thereto in the axial direction, and a stopper (5s) configured to come in contact with a portion of the wobbling crown gear (6) to restrict inclination of the wobbling crown gear (6) and configured to restrict a meshing depth of the stationary crown gear (5) and the wobbling crown gear (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FUKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Sonobe, Fumio Inayoshi, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Takayuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9482320
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for vehicles may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting changed torque, a first planetary gear set including a first sun gear, a first planetary carrier, and a first ring gear, a second planetary gear set including a second sun gear, a second planetary carrier, and a second ring gear, a third planetary gear set including a third sun gear, a third planetary carrier, and a third ring gear, a fourth planetary gear set including a fourth sun gear, a fourth planetary carrier, and a fourth ring gear, a first rotational shaft, a second rotational shaft, a third rotational shaft, a fourth rotational shaft, a fifth rotational shaft, a sixth rotational shaft, a seventh rotational shaft, an eighth rotational shaft, and six friction elements selectively connecting the rotational shafts and the transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Wonmin Cho, Jae Chang Kook, Myeong Hoon Noh, Seongwook Ji, Kangsoo Seo, Seong Wook Hwang
  • Patent number: 9475542
    Abstract: A brake for an electric bicycle is described, said brake comprising at least one mounting block (21) including a brake lever bracket (13) and a brake lever (5). Suitably, the brake comprises an internal support-piece (17) in turn comprising at least one first hole (17A) for housing a brake cable (11) connected to a suitable braking apparatus and a seating portion (17B) for seating a sensor cable (19) connecting a braking sensor (19A) to an electric motor of said electric bicycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Askoll Eva S.r.l.
    Inventor: Elio Marioni
  • Patent number: 9470279
    Abstract: A dry clutch control apparatus may include a vibration component extractor configured to generate a virtual target input shaft speed from a wheel speed and detect a vibration component based on a difference between an actually measured input shaft speed and the virtual target input shaft speed; and a feedback controller configured to feedback-apply as an anti judder control input a clutch control torque corresponding to only an amplitude in any one direction from a center of an amplitude of the vibration component recognized in the vibration component extractor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventor: Jin Sung Kim
  • Patent number: 9464694
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft into which power of an engine is input, a first planetary gear set including a first sun gear, a first planetary carrier, and a first ring gear, a second planetary gear set including a second sun gear, a second planetary carrier, and a second ring gear, a third planetary gear set including a third sun gear, a third planetary carrier, and a third ring gear, a fourth planetary gear set including a fourth sun gear, a fourth planetary carrier, and a fourth ring gear, a first rotational shaft, a second rotational shaft, a third rotational shaft, a fourth rotational shaft, a fifth rotational shaft, a sixth rotational shaft, a seventh rotational shaft, and an eighth rotational shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Wonmin Cho, Kangsoo Seo, Jae Chang Kook, Myeong Hoon Noh, Seongwook Ji, Wookjin Jang, Seong Wook Hwang