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).

  • Patent number: 11959523
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB
    Inventors: Johan Abrahamsson, Arto Honkanen
  • Patent number: 11554663
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Volvo Construction Equipment AB
    Inventors: Carl Fredrik Wangenborn, Arto Honkanen, Thomas Andersson
  • Publication number: 20220360188
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Anders Berg-Palmqvist, Arto Honkanen, Carl Fredrik Wangenborn, Alexander Svensson
  • Patent number: 11345232
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB
    Inventors: Arto Honkanen, Thomas Andersson, Mats â„«kerblom
  • Publication number: 20220048381
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Carl Fredrik Wangenborn, Arto Honkanen, Thomas Andersson
  • Publication number: 20210339624
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Arto HONKANEN, Thomas ANDERSSON, Mats Ã…KERBLOM
  • Publication number: 20210246956
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Johan Abrahamsson, Arto Honkanen
  • Patent number: 10576820
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB
    Inventors: Arto Honkanen, Thomas Andersson, Mats Akerblom
  • Publication number: 20180361849
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB
    Inventors: Arto HONKANEN, Thomas ANDERSSON, Mats AKERBLOM
  • Patent number: 4119452
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1978
    Assignee: Pekema OY
    Inventors: Erik Stolpe, Arto Honkanen, Erkki Laiho
  • Patent number: 4093486
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1978
    Assignee: Pekema OY
    Inventors: Arto Honkanen, Erkki Laiho