Patents by Inventor ERNST WILSKE

ERNST WILSKE 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: 11674569
    Abstract: The invention relates to a toothed belt (10a, 10b) with two mutually oppositely arranged running surfaces (2, 4), wherein, on the running surfaces (2, 4), there are arranged toothings (12, 14) arranged obliquely with respect to the axial direction (X), wherein the obliquity is defined in each case by helix angles (16, 18) between the axial direction (X) and the direction of the tooth flanks of the respective toothings (12, 14). It is provided that the helix angle (16) of the first toothing (12) is oriented oppositely to the helix angle (18) of the second toothing (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: ContiTech Antriebssysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Konya, Thomas Melz, Peter Marx, Mirko Traue, Thomas Knopp, Ernst Wilske, Eberhard Rulf
  • Patent number: 11459030
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for measuring a torque in a force-feedback actuator for a steer-by-wire steering system has a housing element, a control unit, a drive apparatus, and a transmission apparatus to be coupled to a steering device. At least one motion sensor detects a motion of the transmission apparatus relative to the housing element and provide a motion signal resulting from the motion to the control unit. The transmission apparatus is coupled to the housing element by way of at least one reset-reversible adjusting device which has at least one mechanical property. A torque of the transmission apparatus, and thus of a connectable steering device, may be ascertained by the control unit using the at least one mechanical property, which has at least one changing state value during the movement of the transmission apparatus, in combination with the motion signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christopher Kreis, Thomas Knopp, Peter Marx, Mirko Przybylski, Ernst Wilske
  • Publication number: 20210131535
    Abstract: The invention relates to a toothed belt (10a, 10b) with two mutually oppositely arranged running surfaces (2, 4), wherein, on the running surfaces (2, 4), there are arranged toothings (12, 14) arranged obliquely with respect to the axial direction (X), wherein the obliquity is defined in each case by helix angles (16, 18) between the axial direction (X) and the direction of the tooth flanks of the respective toothings (12, 14). It is provided that the helix angle (16) of the first toothing (12) is oriented oppositely to the helix angle (18) of the second toothing (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: ContiTech Antriebssysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Konya, Thomas Melz, Peter Marx, Mirko Traue, Thomas Knopp, Ernst Wilske, Eberhard Rulf
  • Patent number: 10773745
    Abstract: A steering handle for inputting a driver's steering command into a steer-by-wire vehicle steering mechanism comprises a rotatably mounted main part for actuation by the driver. A transmission is arranged in a receptacle on the main part, an input member of the transmission can be coupled to an electric motor, and an output member of the transmission is coupled to the main part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Ernst Wilske, Mark Klügel, Klaas-Simon Jenke
  • Publication number: 20200148248
    Abstract: A steering handle for inputting a driver's steering command into a steer-by-wire vehicle steering mechanism comprises a rotatably mounted main part for actuation by the driver. A transmission is arranged in a receptacle on the main part, an input member of the transmission can be coupled to an electric motor, and an output member of the transmission is coupled to the main part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ernst Wilske, Mark Klügel, Klaas-Simon Jenke
  • Publication number: 20200070880
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for measuring a torque in a force-feedback actuator for a steer-by-wire steering system has a housing element, a control unit, a drive apparatus, and a transmission apparatus to be coupled to a steering device. At least one motion sensor detects a motion of the transmission apparatus relative to the housing element and provide a motion signal resulting from the motion to the control unit. The transmission apparatus is coupled to the housing element by way of at least one reset-reversible adjusting device which has at least one mechanical property. A torque of the transmission apparatus, and thus of a connectable steering device, may be ascertained by the control unit using the at least one mechanical property, which has at least one changing state value during the movement of the transmission apparatus, in combination with the motion signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER KREIS, THOMAS KNOPP, PETER MARX, MIRKO PRZYBYLSKI, ERNST WILSKE
  • Patent number: 10421481
    Abstract: A utility vehicle steering system includes a steering gear for transmitting a manual torque from a steering wheel to a steering drop arm. An electric motor provides an auxiliary torque for the steering boost, which is provided exclusively electrically over the entire operating range of the steering system. An input shaft and an output shaft have axes of rotation that are skewed with respect to each other. A first gear device couples the input shaft to the output shaft. A second gear device has the electric motor connected to the input side and has at least one speed-reduction gear stage in the form of a coaxial gear with a high transmission ratio. The output side of the second gear device is coupled to the output shaft and its speed reduction gear stage, a coaxial gear with a high transmission ratio, is coaxial with the output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ernst Wilske, Jens Rogall, Stefan Blumberg
  • Publication number: 20180244303
    Abstract: A utility vehicle steering system includes a steering gear for transmitting a manual torque from a steering wheel to a steering drop arm. An electric motor provides an auxiliary torque for the steering boost, which is provided exclusively electrically over the entire operating range of the steering system. An input shaft and an output shaft have axes of rotation that are skewed with respect to each other. A first gear device couples the input shaft to the output shaft. A second gear device has the electric motor connected to the input side and has at least one speed-reduction gear stage in the form of a coaxial gear with a high transmission ratio. The output side of the second gear device is coupled to the output shaft and its speed reduction gear stage, a coaxial gear with a high transmission ratio, is coaxial with the output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: ERNST WILSKE, JENS ROGALL, STEFAN BLUMBERG