Patents by Inventor Arto Honkanen
Arto Honkanen 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).
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Patent number: 11959523Abstract: The invention relates to a brake assembly, including a brake housing; a wheel rotor rotatable around a rotational axis; a friction member coupled to the wheel rotor; a first braking member and a second braking member arranged to sandwich the friction member; and a wear indicator assembly for indicating wear of the at least one friction member at an indication position on an outside of the brake housing. The wear indicator assembly includes an indicator rod having a first end inside the brake housing and a second end visible from the outside of the brake housing. The second end of the indicator rod is at a second distance from the rotational axis, greater than the first distance of the first end.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2018Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ABInventors: Johan Abrahamsson, Arto Honkanen
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Patent number: 11554663Abstract: A wheel hub drive system includes a drive motor with a drive shaft, an input planetary gear set (PGS), an output PGS and an intermediate PGS. Each PGS includes a sun gear, a planet carrier and planet gears provided upon the planet carrier. The drive shaft is rotationally fixed with the sun gear of the input PGS. The planet carrier of the input PGS is rotationally fixed with the sun gear of the intermediate PGS, and the planet carrier of the intermediate PGS is rotationally fixed with the sun gear of the output PGS. The planet carrier of the output PGS is adapted to be rotationally fixed with a rim of a wheel. The output PGS is provided axially in-between the input PGS and the intermediate PGS.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2018Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Volvo Construction Equipment ABInventors: Carl Fredrik Wangenborn, Arto Honkanen, Thomas Andersson
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Publication number: 20220360188Abstract: The invention relates to a power converter assembly including at least two power converter units; a busbar; at least two connecting elements, each connecting element electrically connecting one of said power converter units to the busbar, thereby interconnecting the at least two power converter units; and at least one converter housing, enclosing and shielding at least one of said power converter units. It further includes a busbar housing in which the busbar is contained and shielded, wherein the at least two connecting elements are electrically isolated from the busbar housing and from the at least one converter housing. The invention further relates to a working machine and a power system including said power converter assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2019Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Anders Berg-Palmqvist, Arto Honkanen, Carl Fredrik Wangenborn, Alexander Svensson
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Patent number: 11345232Abstract: A wheel hub arrangement for a driving wheel of a vehicle is provided. The wheel hub arrangement is provided with a planetary gear train including: a centrally arranged sun gear wheel fixed to a drive shaft that extends in an axial direction of the wheel hub arrangement; a set of planet gear wheels distributed circumferentially around and meshing with the sun gear wheel; a ring gear wheel member extending circumferentially around the planet gear wheels and being provided with a ring gear wheel meshing with the planet gear wheels; a stationary planet wheel carrier; an annular rolling-element bearing arranged between the ring gear wheel member and the planet wheel carrier, wherein the ring gear wheel member is configured to be fixed to the driving wheel of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2018Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ABInventors: Arto Honkanen, Thomas Andersson, Mats â„«kerblom
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Publication number: 20220048381Abstract: A wheel hub drive system includes a drive motor with a drive shaft, an input planetary gear set (PGS), an output PGS and an intermediate PGS. Each PGS includes a sun gear, a planet carrier and planet gears provided upon the planet carrier. The drive shaft is rotationally fixed with the sun gear of the input PGS. The planet carrier of the input PGS is rotationally fixed with the sun gear of the intermediate PGS, and the planet carrier of the intermediate PGS is rotationally fixed with the sun gear of the output PGS. The planet carrier of the output PGS is adapted to be rotationally fixed with a rim of a wheel. The output PGS is provided axially in-between the input PGS and the intermediate PGS.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2018Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Carl Fredrik Wangenborn, Arto Honkanen, Thomas Andersson
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Publication number: 20210339624Abstract: A wheel hub arrangement for a driving wheel of a vehicle is provided. The wheel hub arrangement is provided with a planetary gear train including: a centrally arranged sun gear wheel fixed to a drive shaft that extends in an axial direction of the wheel hub arrangement; a set of planet gear wheels distributed circumferentially around and meshing with the sun gear wheel; a ring gear wheel member extending circumferentially around the planet gear wheels and being provided with a ring gear wheel meshing with the planet gear wheels; a stationary planet wheel carrier; an annular rolling-element bearing arranged between the ring gear wheel member and the planet wheel carrier, wherein the ring gear wheel member is configured to be fixed to the driving wheel of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2018Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Arto HONKANEN, Thomas ANDERSSON, Mats Ã…KERBLOM
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Publication number: 20210246956Abstract: The invention relates to a brake assembly, including a brake housing; a wheel rotor rotatable around a rotational axis; a friction member coupled to the wheel rotor; a first braking member and a second braking member arranged to sandwich the friction member; and a wear indicator assembly for indicating wear of the at least one friction member at an indication position on an outside of the brake housing. The wear indicator assembly includes an indicator rod having a first end inside the brake housing and a second end visible from the outside of the brake housing. The second end of the indicator rod is at a second distance from the rotational axis, greater than the first distance of the first end.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2018Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Johan Abrahamsson, Arto Honkanen
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Patent number: 10576820Abstract: A wheel hub unit is provided including at least one planetary gear set, including a sun gear, one set of planet gears, a carrier, and a ring gear, wherein each of the planet gears of the set of planet gears is provided with an engagement arrangement adapted for engagement with a corresponding engagement arrangement of the ring gear, wherein the engagement is provided at an engagement area in which the engagement arrangement of the planet gears overlap the engagement arrangement of the ring gear, a bearing, including an inner bearing ring, an outer bearing ring and rolling elements, wherein the inner bearing ring constitutes the ring gear of the planetary gear set, and wherein a center of each of the respective rolling elements is axially displaced in relation to the engagement area. A vehicle including such a wheel hub unit is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ABInventors: Arto Honkanen, Thomas Andersson, Mats Akerblom
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Publication number: 20180361849Abstract: A wheel hub unit is provided including at least one planetary gear set, including a sun gear, one set of planet gears, a carrier, and a ring gear, wherein each of the planet gears of the set of planet gears is provided with an engagement arrangement adapted for engagement with a corresponding engagement arrangement of the ring gear, wherein the engagement is provided at an engagement area in which the engagement arrangement of the planet gears overlap the engagement arrangement of the ring gear, a bearing, including an inner bearing ring, an outer bearing ring and lolling elements, wherein the inner bearing ring constitutes the ring gear of the planetary gear set, and wherein a center of each of the respective rolling elements is axially displaced in relation to the engagement area. A vehicle including such a wheel hub unit is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2015Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ABInventors: Arto HONKANEN, Thomas ANDERSSON, Mats AKERBLOM
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Patent number: 4119452Abstract: A method of manufacturing packaging-container blanks is disclosed which method includes forming a substantially continuous sheet of blanks which sheet comprises a substrate and a coating material attached to said substrate. The coating material at the edges of the blanks of said sheet either extends beyond the substrate or is unattached to the substrate adjacent the edge, or both. The sheet of blanks is manufactured by extruding a molten thermoplastic coating material onto the substrate between two revolving cylindrical rolls. The substrate and the coating material are joined in such a manner that at spaced, selected intervals, elongated zones are provided where they are unattached to each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 1978Date of Patent: October 10, 1978Assignee: Pekema OYInventors: Erik Stolpe, Arto Honkanen, Erkki Laiho
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Patent number: 4093486Abstract: Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for manufacturing an even laminated product by extruding a molten thermoplastic coating material track onto a basic-material track. The edge strips of the coating material track are cooled by means of jets of heat absorbing material to keep the said edge strips of coating material from adhering to the basic-material track. The edge strips of each track are then cut off said tracks, chopped separately, and directed separately for recovery.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 1976Date of Patent: June 6, 1978Assignee: Pekema OYInventors: Arto Honkanen, Erkki Laiho