Patents by Inventor Christian Meixner

Christian Meixner 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: 11619290
    Abstract: An assembly set for transmission devices for motor vehicles. Each of the transmission devices has an input shaft which can be operatively connected to a drive device of the motor vehicle, as well as a first output shaft, and a second output shaft, and has a spur gear differential transmission designed as a planetary transmission, via which the input shaft and an intermediate shaft that is coupled or can be coupled to an electric machine arranged coaxially to the input shaft are coupled to the first output shaft and the second output shaft. The electric machine is coupled to the input shaft in a first shift position of a shift device and to the intermediate shaft in a second shift position of the shift device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Carsten Trautmann, Christian Meixner, Christian Wirth, Jürgen Tschullik
  • Patent number: 11168773
    Abstract: A transmission device for a motor vehicle, having an input shaft, which is operatively connectable to a drive device of the motor vehicle, and a first output shaft and a second output shaft, and comprising a spur gear differential transmission which is designed as a planetary transmission, by means of which the input shaft is coupled to the first output shaft and the second output shaft. It is provided that the spur gear differential transmission comprises a first sun gear coupled to the first output shaft and a second sun gear coupled to the second output shaft, wherein the first sun gear meshes with a first planet gear which is rotatably mounted on a planet gear carrier coupled to the input shaft, which first planet gear also meshes with a second planet gear which is likewise rotatably mounted on the planet gear carrier and which meshes with the second sun gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Carsten Trautmann, Christian Meixner, Christian Wirth, Jürgen Tschullik
  • Publication number: 20210310550
    Abstract: An assembly set for transmission devices for motor vehicles. Each of the transmission devices has an input shaft which can be operatively connected to a drive device of the motor vehicle, as well as a first output shaft, and a second output shaft, and has a spur gear differential transmission designed as a planetary transmission, via which the input shaft and an intermediate shaft that is coupled or can be coupled to an electric machine arranged coaxially to the input shaft are coupled to the first output shaft and the second output shaft. The electric machine is coupled to the input shaft in a first shift position of a shift device and to the intermediate shaft in a second shift position of the shift device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Carsten TRAUTMANN, Christian MEIXNER, Christian WIRTH, Jürgen TSCHULLIK
  • Patent number: 11137072
    Abstract: A transmission device and method for operating a transmission for a motor vehicle, which transmission device has an input shaft which is operatively connectable to a drive device of the motor vehicle, and has a first output shaft and a second output shaft, and has a spur gear differential transmission configured as a planetary transmission, whereby the input shaft and an intermediate shaft are coupled to the first output shaft and the second output shaft. An electric machine is coupled to the input shaft in a first shifting position of the shifting device and to the intermediate shaft in a second shifting position of the shifting device, and the electric machine is operated for applying a torque to the input shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Carsten Trautmann, Christian Meixner
  • Publication number: 20210284014
    Abstract: A final drive for a motor vehicle, including a first input shaft, a second input shaft, a first output shaft, and a second output shaft, wherein the first input shaft is permanently coupled to the first output shaft by a first bevel-gear transmission and the second input shaft is permanently coupled to the second output shaft by a second bevel-gear transmission. The first input shaft and the second input shaft are arranged coaxial to each other and the first output shaft and the second output shaft extend from the respective bevel-gear in opposite directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Christian MEIXNER
  • Patent number: 11111994
    Abstract: An assembly set for transmission devices for motor vehicles. Each of the transmission devices has an input shaft which can be operatively connected to a drive device of the motor vehicle, as well as a first output shaft, and a second output shaft, and has a spur gear differential transmission designed as a planetary transmission, via which the input shaft and an intermediate shaft that is coupled or can be coupled to an electric machine arranged coaxially to the input shaft are coupled to the first output shaft and the second output shaft. The electric machine is coupled to the input shaft in a first shift position of a shift device and to the intermediate shaft in a second shift position of the shift device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Carsten Trautmann, Christian Meixner, Christian Wirth, Jürgen Tschullik
  • Patent number: 11105400
    Abstract: A gearbox unit for a motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle has a first wheel axle and a second wheel axle, with the second wheel axle being composed of at least one first sub-axle and one second sub-axle. Provided here are a first connecting shaft, which is operatively connectible to the first sub-axle, a second connecting shaft, which is operatively connectible to the second sub-axle, as well as a coupling gearbox with a drive input shaft, which is operatively connectible to a drive assembly of the motor vehicle, and with a drive output shaft, which is operatively connectible to the first wheel axle, wherein, by way of the coupling gearbox, the drive input shaft is operatively connected to the first connecting shaft and the second connecting shaft in a torque-splitting manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Christian Meixner, Carsten Trautmann, Christian Wirth, Jürgen Tschullik
  • Patent number: 11085519
    Abstract: A transmission arrangement for a motor vehicle, having a transmission housing, a first pinion shaft, and a second pinion shaft, which is arranged coaxially to the first pinion shaft, and having a first transmission output shaft and a second transmission output shaft. The first pinion shaft is mounted by a first bearing, and the second pinion shaft is mounted by a second bearing, on the transmission housing, and a first pinion meshing with a first crown gear arranged on the first transmission output shaft is arranged in a rotationally fixed manner on the first pinion shaft, and a second pinion meshing with a second crown gear arranged on the second transmission output shaft is arranged in a rotationally fixed manner on the second pinion shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Christian Meixner, Carsten Trautmann
  • Publication number: 20210190180
    Abstract: A gearbox unit for a motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle has a first wheel axle and a second wheel axle, with the second wheel axle being composed of at least one first sub-axle and one second sub-axle. Provided here are a first connecting shaft, which is operatively connectible to the first sub-axle, a second connecting shaft, which is operatively connectible to the second sub-axle, as well as a coupling gearbox with a drive input shaft, which is operatively connectible to a drive assembly of the motor vehicle, and with a drive output shaft, which is operatively connectible to the first wheel axle, wherein, by way of the coupling gearbox, the drive input shaft is operatively connected to the first connecting shaft and the second connecting shaft in a torque-splitting manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Christian MEIXNER, Carsten TRAUTMANN, Christian WIRTH, Jürgen TSCHULLIK
  • Publication number: 20210164553
    Abstract: A transmission device for a motor vehicle, having an input shaft, which is operatively connectable to a drive device of the motor vehicle, and a first output shaft and a second output shaft, and comprising a spur gear differential transmission which is designed as a planetary transmission, by means of which the input shaft is coupled to the first output shaft and the second output shaft. It is provided that the spur gear differential transmission comprises a first sun gear coupled to the first output shaft and a second sun gear coupled to the second output shaft, wherein the first sun gear meshes with a first planet gear which is rotatably mounted on a planet gear carrier coupled to the input shaft, which first planet gear also meshes with a second planet gear which is likewise rotatably mounted on the planet gear carrier and which meshes with the second sun gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Carsten TRAUTMANN, Christian MEIXNER, Christian WIRTH, Jürgen TSCHULLIK
  • Patent number: 10962091
    Abstract: A transmission device for a motor vehicle, having an input shaft, which is operatively connectable to a drive device of the motor vehicle, and a first output shaft and a second output shaft, and including a spur gear differential transmission which is designed as a planetary transmission, by which the input shaft is coupled to the first output shaft and the second output shaft, An electric machine arranged coaxially to the input shaft can be coupled by a shifting device to the input shaft and/or an intermediate shaft coupled across the spur gear differential transmission to the first output shaft and the second output shaft. The electric machine is coupled across a transmission gearing to the shifting device. The transmission gearing has at least two planetary gear sets which are coupled to one another and either have identical stationary gear ratios or are within a determined stationary gear range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Carsten Trautmann, Christian Meixner
  • Publication number: 20200347917
    Abstract: A transmission device for a motor vehicle, having an input shaft, which is operatively connectable to a drive device of the motor vehicle, and a first output shaft and a second output shaft, and including a spur gear differential transmission which is designed as a planetary transmission, by which the input shaft is coupled to the first output shaft and the second output shaft, An electric machine arranged coaxially to the input shaft can be coupled by a shifting device to the input shaft and/or an intermediate shaft coupled across the spur gear differential transmission to the first output shaft and the second output shaft. The electric machine is coupled across a transmission gearing to the shifting device. The transmission gearing has at least two planetary gear sets which are coupled to one another and either have identical stationary gear ratios or are within a determined stationary gear range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: Carsten TRAUTMANN, Christian MEIXNER
  • Patent number: 10823266
    Abstract: A transmission device for a motor vehicle includes a first connecting shaft operatively connectable to a first subaxle of a wheel axle of the motor vehicle; a second connecting shaft operatively connectable to a second subaxle of the wheel axle; a coupling transmission having a drive shaft operatively connectable with a drive aggregate of the motor vehicle, and an output shaft operatively connectable with the first wheel axle, wherein via the coupling transmission the drive shaft is operatively connected with the output shaft and with the first and the second connecting shaft for torque distribution; and a superposition transmission, wherein the output shaft is operatively connectable with at least one of the first connecting shaft and the second connecting shaft via the superposition transmission by shifting the superposition transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Christian Meixner
  • Patent number: 10800242
    Abstract: In a vehicle axle for a motor vehicle, two electric drives are arranged in a frame construction for driving the wheels of an axle. The frame construction is provided with at least one transverse carrier, which is at its ends connected to longitudinal carriers. The two electric drives are arranged approximately axially parallel next to each other with their axes of rotation arranged transversely to the direction of travel. The at least one transverse carrier extends between the two electric drives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Hans-Jürgen Langhoff, Sven Schmalzrieth, Vladimir Idelevitch, Christian Meixner
  • Publication number: 20200318725
    Abstract: A transmission arrangement for a motor vehicle, having a transmission housing, a first pinion shaft, and a second pinion shaft, which is arranged coaxially to the first pinion shaft, and having a first transmission output shaft and a second transmission output shaft. The first pinion shaft is mounted by a first bearing, and the second pinion shaft is mounted by a second bearing, on the transmission housing, and a first pinion meshing with a first crown gear arranged on the first transmission output shaft is arranged in a rotationally fixed manner on the first pinion shaft, and a second pinion meshing with a second crown gear arranged on the second transmission output shaft is arranged in a rotationally fixed manner on the second pinion shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: Christian MEIXNER, Carsten TRAUTMANN
  • Patent number: 10773585
    Abstract: A drive device for a motor vehicle, with a first drive assembly, a second drive assembly, and a planetary gearing, via which the first drive assembly and the second drive assembly, which has a drivable axle of the motor vehicle, can be operatively connected. In this case, it is provided that the first drive assembly can be operatively connected to the planetary gearing via a first clutch coupling, and the drivable axle can be operatively connected to the planetary gearing via a second clutch coupling, and the second drive assembly and an auxiliary assembly are permanently operatively connected to the planetary gearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Markus Störmer, Christian Meixner, Thomas Hoffmann, Frank Vollmer, Tassilo Scholle, Josef Winkler, Alfred Ottowitz
  • Publication number: 20200240518
    Abstract: A transmission device and method for operating a transmission for a motor vehicle, which transmission device has an input shaft which is operatively connectable to a drive device of the motor vehicle, and has a first output shaft and a second output shaft, and has a spur gear differential transmission configured as a planetary transmission, whereby the input shaft and an intermediate shaft are coupled to the first output shaft and the second output shaft. An electric machine is coupled to the input shaft in a first shifting position of the shifting device and to the intermediate shaft in a second shifting position of the shifting device, and the electric machine is operated for applying a torque to the input shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Carsten TRAUTMANN, Christian MEIXNER
  • Publication number: 20200240498
    Abstract: An assembly set for transmission devices for motor vehicles. Each of the transmission devices has an input shaft which can be operatively connected to a drive device of the motor vehicle, as well as a first output shaft, and a second output shaft, and has a spur gear differential transmission designed as a planetary transmission, via which the input shaft and an intermediate shaft that is coupled or can be coupled to an electric machine arranged coaxially to the input shaft are coupled to the first output shaft and the second output shaft. The electric machine is coupled to the input shaft in a first shift position of a shift device and to the intermediate shaft in a second shift position of the shift device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Carsten TRAUTMANN, Christian MEIXNER, Christian WIRTH, Jürgen TSCHULLIK
  • Publication number: 20200032888
    Abstract: A final drive for a motor vehicle, comprising a first input shaft, a second input shaft, a first output shaft, and a second output shaft, wherein the first input shaft is permanently coupled to the first output shaft by a first ring gear transmission and the second input shaft is permanently coupled to the second output shaft by a second ring gear transmission. The first input shaft and the second input shaft are arranged coaxial to each other and the first output shaft and the second output shaft extend from the respective ring gear transmissions in opposite directions, wherein an axis plane contains the axes of rotation of the input shafts and a plane perpendicular to the axis plane includes an angle of at least 75° and at most 90°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Christian MEIXNER, Dirk BRANDL, Jürgen TSCHULLIK
  • Publication number: 20200032901
    Abstract: A final drive for a motor vehicle, with a first input shaft, a second input shaft, a first output shaft and a second output shaft, the first input shaft being permanently coupled to the first output shaft by a first crown gear drive and the second input shaft being permanently coupled to the second output shaft by a second crown gear drive. The first input shaft and the second input shaft are arranged coaxially with each other and the first output shaft and the second output shaft extend in opposite directions starting from the respective crown gear drives, an axial plane extending the rotational axes of the input shafts and encloses a plane perpendicular to the axis plane with the rotational axes of the output shafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Christian MEIXNER