Patents by Inventor Gerhard Höring
Gerhard Höring 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: 11971103Abstract: A seal device (3) for a rotating shaft (1). The seal device has a shaft seal (4), a shaft grounding connection (6) and a holding feature (9) for holding the shaft seal (4) and the shaft grounding connection (6). The holding feature (9) has at least one opening (10), between the shaft seal (4) and the shaft grounding connection (6), for clearing particles away from the shaft seal (4) and the shaft grounding connection (6). An electric machine with a rotor shaft (1) that can be driven in rotation and with a seal device (3) of the above type for sealing the rotor shaft (1) and, therefore, also sealing an inside space of the electric machine. Furthermore, a drive unit for electrically driving a motor vehicle, including an electric machine of the above type for providing drive power of the drive unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2019Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Vyacheslav Brushkivskyy, Gerhard Höring
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Publication number: 20240030773Abstract: An electric machine for driving a motor vehicle has a rotor with a rotor shaft (3), an axially fixed bearing, an axially floating bearing (5), a machine housing (7), a securing pin (19) and a protective element (24). The axially fixed bearing is fitted into the electric machine (1) rotationally fixed and not able to move in an axial direction (x) of the electric machine (1), whereas the axially floating bearing (5) is fitted in the machine housing (7) so that it can move in the axial direction (x). The securing pin (19) is designed to prevent an outer ring (10) of the floating bearing (5) from rotating in its circumferential direction (U) relative to the machine housing (7). The protective element (24) is designed to prevent the securing pin (19) from being driven into the machine housing (7) and blocking the floating bearing (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2021Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Vyacheslav Brushkivskyy, Gerhard Höring
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Publication number: 20220003267Abstract: A seal device (3) for a rotating shaft (1). The seal device has a shaft seal (4), a shaft grounding connection (6) and a holding feature (9) for holding the shaft seal (4) and the shaft grounding connection (6). The holding feature (9) has at least one opening (10), between the shaft seal (4) and the shaft grounding connection (6), for clearing particles away from the shaft seal (4) and the shaft grounding connection (6). An electric machine with a rotor shaft (1) that can be driven in rotation and with a seal device (3) of the above type for sealing the rotor shaft (1) and, therefore, also sealing an inside space of the electric machine. Furthermore, a drive unit for electrically driving a motor vehicle, including an electric machine of the above type for providing drive power of the drive unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2019Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Vyacheslav BRUSHKIVSKYY, Gerhard HÖRING
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Publication number: 20220003318Abstract: A seal device (3) for a rotating shaft (1). The seal device has a shaft seal (4) and a collecting device (5) for the contactless removal of leakage, that penetrates through the shaft seal (4), from the shaft (1). Further, an electric machine has a rotor shaft (1) that can be driven in rotation and a seal device (3) of the type for sealing the rotor shaft (1) and, therefore, also an inside space of the electric machine. Additionally, a drive device for the electrical driving of a motor vehicle that has an electric machine of the type for the provision of a drive power of the drive device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2019Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Vyacheslav BRUSHKIVSKYY, Gerhard HÖRING
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Patent number: 10944305Abstract: An electric drive unit with an electric machine arranged in a motor housing. The electric machine has a rotor and a stator. A transmission is arranged in a transmission housing and driven by the electric machine. A cooling sleeve is provided, which forms a radially outward facing hollow space for a coolant by virtue of a spiral-shaped circumferential web between itself and the surrounding motor housing. Furthermore the cooling sleeve has a holding web which is designed to be clamped between two motor housing components.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2017Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Alexander Banerjee, Gerhard Höring
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Publication number: 20190280553Abstract: An electric drive unit with an electric machine arranged in a motor housing. The electric machine has a rotor and a stator. A transmission is arranged in a transmission housing and driven by the electric machine. A cooling sleeve is provided, which forms a radially outward facing hollow space for a coolant by virtue of a spiral-shaped circumferential web between itself and the surrounding motor housing. Furthermore the cooling sleeve has a holding web which is designed to be clamped between two motor housing components.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2017Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Alexander BANERJEE, Gerhard HÖRING
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Publication number: 20180123422Abstract: An electrical machine has a housing (2), a stator (3) arranged in the housing (2) in a rotationally fixed manner, and with a rotor (4) mounted so that the rotor (4) can rotate in the housing (2). A degree of freedom is provided, in the radial direction, between the housing (2) and the stator (3) so as to permit material-related thermal expansion differences between the housing (2) and the stator (3) in the radial direction. Throughout the operating range of temperatures encountered during use, the stator (3) is held in the housing (2) and is aligned concentrically with the rotor (4) by the interlocking connection elements (5). The interlocking connection elements (5) are designed and arranged in such manner that the housing (2) can expand and contract, in a stress-free manner, relative to the stator (3). In addition the electrical machine is arranged in a vehicle transmission.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Stefan RENNER, Rayk GERSTEN, Maximilian SCHEUFLER, Gerhard HÖRING, Jürgen RAUTER
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Patent number: 8656808Abstract: A transmission system for either a manual shift transmission, an automatic transmission or an automated transmission in which the electrical connections and the pneumatic connections including any ventilation port, for the internal components of the transmission are combined with one another so as to exit the transmission housing via a single unified connection formed in the housing wall of the transmission.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2007Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Josef Bader, Gerhard Birkenmaier, Andreas Graf, Kim Führer, Kai Heinrich, Frank Gessler, Klaus Wöhr, Hubert König, Manfred Vetter, Gerhard Höring, Ludger Ronge, Henrik Schuh, Markus Ulbricht, Mario Steinborn, Karl-Fritz Heinzelmann, Bernhard Walter
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Patent number: 8549948Abstract: An arrangement of a shift rocker (1), in a transmission housing, comprising a sliding sleeve (2) and a shift rod (3). The shift rocker (1) is mounted to pivot relative to the housing about a pivot axis, can be actuated by the shift rod (3), and engages with an annular groove of the sliding sleeve (2), via sliding blocks (6, 7). The pivot axis of the shift rocker is substantially vertically orientated and the shift rocker (1) has at least one supporting element (9), located outside the vertically orientated pivot axis, which rests on the shift rod (3).Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2008Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Gerhard Hoering, Martin Miller
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Patent number: 7946190Abstract: A shift rocker arrangement for a transmission including a two-arm bracket shift rocker that extends around a transmission element to be shifted and is supported by pivot bearings on the arms of the bracket within a transmission housing to pivot about an axis located essentially in the plane of the bracket. The shift rocker has bearing elements formed on the bracket arms and complementary bearing shells are formed on the inside wall of the closed housing. The bearing shells that support the bearing elements of the shift rocker are either formed on a bearing bar, which is supported at both ends by the housing, or they are formed directly on inside walls of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2006Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventor: Gerhard Höring
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Publication number: 20100116076Abstract: An arrangement of a shift rocker (1), in a transmission housing, comprising a sliding sleeve (2) and a shift rod (3). The shift rocker (1) is mounted to pivot relative to the housing about a pivot axis, can be actuated by the shift rod (3), and engages with an annular groove of the sliding sleeve (2), via sliding blocks (6, 7). The pivot axis of the shift rocker is substantially vertically orientated and the shift rocker (1) has at least one supporting element (9), located outside the vertically orientated pivot axis, which rests on the shift rod (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2008Publication date: May 13, 2010Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Gerhard Hoering, Martin Miller
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Publication number: 20090320642Abstract: A transmission (8) having a transmission housing (26) having a region in which gear wheels (66, 68) rotate and a heat exchanger (30) which absorbs the heat generated in the transmission (8). This heat is transferred to a transmission lubricant and released to a coolant to transport the heat away from the transmission (8). A recess (56) is provided, in the transmission housing (26) outside of the region in which the gearwheels (66, 68) rotate, through which transmission lubricant flows and in which the heat exchanger (30) is arranged. The heat exchanger (30) has a bypass valve (48) which enables the heat exchanger (30) to be bypassed starting at a predefined low or excess pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2007Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Gerhard Führer, Gerhard Höring
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Publication number: 20090235770Abstract: A shift device (13) for a manual transmission having actuation mechanisms for shifting and selecting in which the selection motion is carried out by way of a selector actuator (10), which is connected to a driving lug (5) of a selector plate (4). An anchor (1) of the selector actuator (10) consists of a permanent magnet (2). End stops (3) of the selector actuator (10) are configured of ferromagnetic material, where the anchor (1) of the selector actuator (10) is fixed in a defined position for the installation of the selector actuator (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2007Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Josef Bader, Gerhard Birkenmaier, Kim Führer, Frank Gessler, Andreas Graf, Kai Heinrich, Karl-Fritz Heinzelmann, Gerhard Höring, Hubert König, Ludger Ronge, Henrik Schuh, Mario Steinborn, Markus Ulbricht, Manfred Vetter, Bernhard Walter, Klaus Wöhr
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Patent number: 7168335Abstract: An arrangement of the intermediate gear for a reverse gear (1) is proposed for a transmission with a drive shaft and an output shaft (2) arranged coaxially in relation to it and with one additional intermediate shaft (4) arranged parallel to the drive and output shafts (2) for a power take-off. The intermediate gear for the reverse gear (1) is driven by a shaft (3) and drives the output shaft (2), in which the intermediate gear for the reverse gear (1) is arranged above an imaginary plane (A) extended through the axes of the driving shaft (3) and the output shaft (2) and, with a horizontal orientation of plane (A), the driving shaft (3) is located to the right of the output shaft (2) in the direction of travel.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2003Date of Patent: January 30, 2007Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Gerhard Führer, Hermann Lanz, Gerhard Höring, Roland Stauber