Patents by Inventor Eberhard Biermann
Eberhard Biermann 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: 11486489Abstract: A drive train unit (HY, G) for a motor vehicle includes a first shaft (TW), a second shaft (PW), and a third shaft (AN). The first shaft (TW) is rotatably mounted at an inner diameter of the second shaft (PW) with a first bearing (L1). The second shaft (PW) is rotatably mounted at an inner diameter of the third shaft (AN) with a second bearing (L2, L2x). A lube oil feed to the first bearing (L1) and the second bearing (L2, L2x) takes place through a bore hole (B1) arranged in the first shaft (TW). An oil baffle chamber (S) is formed at an inner surface of the second shaft (PW) and includes a first outflow (S1) and a second outflow (S2). A drive train for a motor vehicle may include such a drive train unit (HY, G).Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Andre Willburger, Oliver Angele, Angelika Ebert, Monika Rößner, Christian Staiger, Eberhard Biermann, Markus Herrmann, Tobias Miller, Florian Lanz
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Publication number: 20210079997Abstract: A drive train unit (HY, G) for a motor vehicle includes a first shaft (TW), a second shaft (PW), and a third shaft (AN). The first shaft (TW) is rotatably mounted at an inner diameter of the second shaft (PW) with a first bearing (L1). The second shaft (PW) is rotatably mounted at an inner diameter of the third shaft (AN) with a second bearing (L2, L2x). A lube oil feed to the first bearing (L1) and the second bearing (L2, L2x) takes place through a bore hole (B1) arranged in the first shaft (TW). An oil baffle chamber (S) is formed at an inner surface of the second shaft (PW) and includes a first outflow (S1) and a second outflow (S2). A drive train for a motor vehicle may include such a drive train unit (HY, G).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Andre Willburger, Oliver Angele, Angelika Ebert, Monika Rössner, Christian Staiger, Eberhard Biermann, Markus Herrmann, Tobias Miller, Florian Lanz
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Patent number: 9243712Abstract: A seal for a fluid-fillable vessel of a gearing or motor is provided. The seal includes a first sealing body with a first inside sealing lip, with a first leg protruding from the sealing body, at the distal end of which there is arranged a second outer sealing lip which protrudes from the first leg. Reliable sealing can thus be achieved and apparent leakiness of a fluid vessel can be prevented at the same time.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2009Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: IBS FILTRAN KUNSTSOFF-/METALLERZUEGNISSE GMBHInventors: Dietmar Sahm, Eberhard Biermann, Josef Haupt
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Publication number: 20100126304Abstract: A seal for a fluid-fillable vessel of a gearing or motor is provided. The seal includes a first sealing body with a first inside sealing lip, with a first leg protruding from the sealing body, at the distal end of which there is arranged a second outer sealing lip which protrudes from the first leg. Reliable sealing can thus be achieved and apparent leakiness of a fluid vessel can be prevented at the same time.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2009Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: IBS Filtran Kunststoff-/Metallerzeugnisse GmbHInventors: Dietmar Sahm, Eberhard Biermann, Josef Haupt
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Publication number: 20100059324Abstract: A coupling arrangement, particularly for a hydrodynamic coupling device, including a first friction surface arrangement that is rotatable around an axis of rotation with a housing filled with fluid, a second friction surface arrangement, which is rotatable around the axis of rotation with a driven member, and a pressing arrangement that is actuated by pressure fluid. The first friction surface arrangement and the second friction surface arrangement are brought into frictional engagement by the pressing arrangement. The pressing arrangement includes an annular piston element that is movable in its radial inner area in a fluid-tight manner in direction of the axis of rotation on a guide disk element which is secured to an inner side of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2009Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventor: Eberhard BIERMANN
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Patent number: 7270620Abstract: A planetary gear carrier for a planetary gearset comprising a web for receiving planetary gear pins on which planetary gears of the planetary gearset are disposed, also comprises an oil baffle which axially abuts the web on the side of the web plate facing away from the planetary gears and forms a lubricating oil chamber in conjunction with the web for guiding an amount of lubricating oil into lubricating holes of the planetary gear pin. The web has a locking profile for a positive connection between the planetary gear carrier and a gearbox component, which is axially adjacent to the planetary gear carrier on the side of the web facing away from the planetary gears. The oil baffle comprises a device for axially securing the gear component abutting the planetary gear carrier to the locking profile of the web in a mounted state.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2004Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Peter Tiesler, Eberhard Biermann
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Publication number: 20060160654Abstract: The invention relates to a planetary gear carrier (5) for a planetary gearset (1), comprising a web (10) for accommodating planetary gear pins (9), on which planetary gears (8) of the planetary gearset (1) are seated, an oil baffle (14), which axially abuts the web (10) on the side of the web plate (10) facing away from the planetary gears (6, 8) and together with the web (10) forms a lubricating oil chamber (19) for guiding a lubricating oil quantity into lubricating holes (21, 22) of the planetary gear pins (9), wherein the web (10) comprises a catch profile (11) for the positive connection of the planetary gear carrier (5) to a gearbox element (24), which abuts the planetary gear carrier (5) axially on the side of the web (10) facing away from the planetary gears (6, 8). The oil baffle (14) comprises a device for axially securing the gearbox element (24) abutting the planetary gear carrier (5) on the catch profile (11) of the web (10) in the mounted state.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2004Publication date: July 20, 2006Inventors: Peter Tiesler, Eberhard Biermann
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Patent number: 7001298Abstract: A clutch system for a transmission with one clutch (1) which comprises one disc carrier (3) and one servo mechanism (10) situated within the disc carrier (3) with dynamic pressure balance for actuating the clutch (1) and with a planet carrier of a planetary gear set (26) the spider plate (27) of which abuts in axial direction on a pressure balance space (15) of the dynamic pressure balance of the servo mechanism (10). It is proposed that the spider plate (27) be non-torsionally connected with the disc carrier (3) and be axially fixed via a locking element (31) on the disc carrier (3) in a manner such that the servo mechanism (10) is prestressed against the disc carrier (3) by the axial fixing of the spider plate (27).Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2003Date of Patent: February 21, 2006Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Eberhard Biermann, Peter Tiesler
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Patent number: 6984187Abstract: A multi-stage gearbox with a drive input shaft connected to a reduction planetary gear set, with a drive output shaft connected to a main planetary gear set, and with shift elements. An input speed of the drive input shaft can be transferred, by the engagement of at least seven forward gears to the drive output shaft, in such manner that to shift from one gear to the next-higher or next-lower gear, only one shift element is disengaged and another shift element is engaged. The reduction planetary gear set has an output shaft rotating at an output speed of the reduction planetary gear set. The main planetary gear set is connected to the drive input shaft. The main planetary gear set is connected to the output shaft of the reduction planetary gear set.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2002Date of Patent: January 10, 2006Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventor: Eberhard Biermann
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Patent number: 6968935Abstract: A shift element sub-assembly for a transmission having two axially adjacent shift elements (2, 3) that are located in a transmission housing (1). The discs of both shift elements (2, 3) lie axially adjacent in the interior of the disc carrier (4) and are separated from one another by a central partition (40) of the disc carrier (4). Each shift element (2, 3) has a piston (23, 33) and a closing pressure chamber (24, 34), and at least one resetting element (27, 37, 39) for resetting the piston. Additionally, each shift element (2, 3) has a secondary piston (26, 36), which acts on the discs of each shift element (2, 3) in opposition to a resetting force of the resetting element (27, 37, 39) of each shift element (2, 3), via the piston (23, 33) of each shift element (2, 3), and at least one resetting element (27, 37, 39) of the shift element sub-assembly is configured as a drain pressure chamber (27, 37) that can be hydraulically or pneumatically actuated.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2002Date of Patent: November 29, 2005Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Eberhard Biermann, Georg Gierer
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Patent number: 6926635Abstract: A multi-speed transmission with an input shaft (1) and an output shaft (2) with two spur gear speeds (ST1, ST2) that are connected tightly on the input side with the input shaft (1) and generate two output rotational speeds (n1, n2), with a main gearset that is connected with the output shaft (2) and is constructed as a two webbed four shaft transmission with two coupled, shiftable planetary gearsets (RS1, RS2) to which the output rotational speeds (n1, n2) of the spur gear speeds (ST1, ST2) are transferable through several shifting elements (A to E) through their selective closing to the clutch of at least six forward gears and can be shifted without group shifting. A total of six shifting elements (A to F) are provided. The output rotational speed (n1) of the first spur gear speed (ST1) is transferable through the sixth shifting element (F) to the second shaft of the main gearset, and at least eight forward gears and maximally two reverse gears are shiftable.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2002Date of Patent: August 9, 2005Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventor: Eberhard Biermann
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Patent number: 6840362Abstract: A shifting element system for a transmission comprising at least one first shifting element (10) and one free wheel (20) wherein one input element of the free wheel (20) is mechanically coupled with one input element of the first shifting element (10) and wherein one output element of the free wheel (20) is non-torsionally connected with one output element of the first shifting element (10). It is proposed that input and output elements of the first shifting element (10), discs (17) of the first shifting element (10), a free wheel (20) and input and output elements of the free wheel (20) form a pre-assemblable unit wherein a free-wheel sprag unit (27) of the free wheel (20) has one bending elastic holding device (28) by which the input element of the free wheel (20), during and after assembly of the pre-assembled unit, is axially movably secured opposite the output element of the first shifting element (10).Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2003Date of Patent: January 11, 2005Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Eberhard Biermann, Peter Tiesler
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Publication number: 20040182668Abstract: A shift element sub-assembly for a transmission comprises two axially adjacent shift elements (2, 3) that are located in a transmission housing (1), in addition to a common disc carrier (4) for receiving external discs (20, 21) or internal discs of both shift elements (2, 3). The discs of both shift elements (2, 3) lie axially adjacent in the interior of the disc carrier (4) and are separated from one another by a central partition (40) of the disc carrier (4). Each shift element (2, 3) has a piston (23, 33) and a closing pressure chamber (24, 34), located in the vicinity of the front faces (41, 43) of the disc carrier (4), for hydraulic actuation. Each shift element (2, 3) has at least one resetting element (27, 37, 39) for resetting the piston, the element being located in the disc carrier (4) radially above the discs of the respective shift element (2, 3).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2003Publication date: September 23, 2004Inventors: Eberhard Biermann, Georg Gierer
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Publication number: 20040147358Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-stage gearbox comprising a drive shaft (1) which is connected to a front-mounted unit (VS) and a driven shaft (3) which is connected to a rear-mounted unit (NS), and shift elements (A, B, D, M, H, L) which are selectively shifted in order to transfer the input speed (n) of the drive shaft to the driven shaft (3) for the shifting of at least seven forward gears such that only one shift element of the actuated shift elements is disengaged or another shift element engaged in order to shift up to the next higher gear or down to the next lower gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2003Publication date: July 29, 2004Inventor: Eberhard Biermann
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Publication number: 20040092357Abstract: A multi-speed transmission with an input shaft (1) and an output shaft (2) not coaxial in relation to this, with two spur gear speeds (ST1, ST2) that are connected tightly on the input side with the input shaft (1) rotating at an input rotational speed (n) and generate two output rotational speeds (n1, n2), with a main gearset that is connected with the output shaft (2) and is constructed as a two webbed four shaft transmission with two coupled, shiftable planetary gearsets (RS1, RS2) to which the output rotational speeds (n1, n2) of the spur gear speeds (ST1, ST2) are transferable through several shifting elements (A to E) through their selective closing to the clutch of at least six forward gears and can be shifted without group shifting.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Inventor: Eberhard Biermann
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Publication number: 20040077449Abstract: A clutch system for a transmission with one clutch (1) which comprises one disc carrier (3) and one servo mechanism (10) situated within the disc carrier (3) with dynamic pressure balance for actuating the clutch (1) and with a planet carrier of a planetary gear set (26) the spider plate (27) of which abuts in axial direction on a pressure balance space (15) of the dynamic pressure balance of the servo mechanism (10). It is proposed that the spider plate (27) be non-torsionally connected with the disc carrier (3) and be axially fixed via a locking element (31) on the disc carrier (3) in a manner such that the servo mechanism (10) is prestressed against the disc carrier (3) by the axial fixing of the spider plate (27).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2003Publication date: April 22, 2004Inventors: Eberhard Biermann, Peter Tiesler
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Publication number: 20040053724Abstract: A shifting element system for a transmission comprising at least one first shifting element (10) and one free wheel (20) wherein one input element of the free wheel (20) is mechanically coupled with one input element of the first shifting element (10) and wherein one output element of the free wheel (20) is non-torsionally connected with one output element of the first shifting element (10). It is proposed that input and output elements of the first shifting element (10), discs (17) of the first shifting element (10), a free wheel (20) and input and output elements of the free wheel (20) form a pre-assemblable unit wherein a free-wheel sprag unit (27) of the free wheel (20) has one bending elastic holding device (28) by which the input element of the free wheel (20), during and after assembly of the pre-assembled unit, is axially movably secured opposite the output element of the first shifting element (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2003Publication date: March 18, 2004Inventors: Eberhard Biermann, Peter Tiesler
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Patent number: 4672356Abstract: A potentiometer chamber on the intake pipe wall of an internal combustion engine for containing an electrical potentiometer. The potentiometer chamber comprises a limiting wall, formed by the intake pipe wall, a sidewall extends thereto from which serves as lateral limits of the chamber. A partition made by injection molding from plastic, into which are embedded electrical contacts extends from the sidewall and a lid is placed on the partition. Therefore the limiting wall, the sidewall, the partition, and the lid form the chamber that encloses a potentiometer.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 1985Date of Patent: June 9, 1987Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Eberhard Biermann, Erwin Nagele, Peter Romann
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Patent number: 4665757Abstract: A flow rate meter which serves to ascertain the mass of a flowing medium, in particular the flow rate of the air aspirated by an internal combustion engine via its air intake tube. The flow rate meter includes a measuring device that is pivotable about a bearing shaft in a flow conduit, in order to reduce the measurement error at maximum flow rate of the medium, a connecting conduit discharges downstream of the measuring device and its opening remote from the flow conduit leads into the damping chamber.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 1986Date of Patent: May 19, 1987Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Richard Bertsch, Eberhard Biermann, Dieter Gunther, Claus Ruppmann, Erwin Nagele
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Patent number: 4649367Abstract: An electric potentiometer used for conversion of a rotating movement into an electrical value. The potentiometer has a wiper passing across a resistance path and, on the other end, the wiper is rotatingly coupled with a bearing shaft. The resistance path is disposed on a mounting plate next to which is disposed on the intake pipe wall an elongated plug, made of plastic by injection molding, in which are embedded contact prongs, which are connected on the other side in an electrically conducting manner with connecting contacts extending generally perpendicular to the contact prongs.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 1985Date of Patent: March 10, 1987Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Eberhard Biermann, Heinz Rilling, Peter Romann