Patents by Inventor Herbert Wallner
Herbert Wallner 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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Publication number: 20240007015Abstract: A single-phase module of an inverter of an electric drive system of an at least partially electrically powered vehicle is disclosed, comprising a baseplate, at least two semiconductor packages comprising half-bridges which are arranged on the baseplate and are directly fastened thereto, conductor rails configured in a stacked arrangement on the half-bridges and electrically contact-connected with associated power terminals, comprising a DC-positive conductor rail, a DC-negative conductor rail and an AC conductor rail, wherein the conductor rails, at least in regions at which they are to be electrically insulated from other components, are enclosed in an electrically non-conductive cladding, and wherein components are configured such that each of the latter, in regions at which, upon assembly, they are to be positioned in relation to other components, comprise at least one positioning geometry for positioning, which engages with a corresponding mating structure provided in the other components.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Cornelius WEIS, Christoph SCHIKORA, Hermann THURN, Herbert WALLNER, Thomas WITTIG
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Patent number: 10167889Abstract: The present embodiments are related to a device for hot riveting by using a stud. The device may have a docking surface for the docking against a workpiece and a recess section for the shaping of a sealing head of the plastic stud. The recess section may include a cavity corresponding to the docking surface with a first depth. The device may have a compensation section arranged adjacent to the recess section, the compensation section configured to form an edge section of the plastic stud by accommodating displaced material from the sealing head of the plastic stud. The compensation section may have a second depth in relation to the docking surface, the second depth being less than the first depth.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventor: Herbert Wallner
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Patent number: 9769945Abstract: A cover device for a contact section of a printed circuit board for a mechatronics module is proposed. The printed circuit board includes a contact section which has at least one connection hole, for connecting an electrical connection element to the printed circuit board. The cover device is characterized in that the cover device has a voltage protection element and a sealing element for sealing the at least one connection hole. The sealing element has at least one blind hole thereby, for receiving an end section of the electrical connection element.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2013Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Josef Loibl, Herbert Wallner, Roland Friedl
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Patent number: 9614420Abstract: A redundant brushless drive system, including a coil (12) having first and second phase windings operable independently of one another and first and second independently operable sensor groups for the rotational position of a rotor (11) and for commutation of the phase windings. The first and second sensor groups are positioned along the motor axle one-behind-the-other parallel to each other and symmetrical to the motor axle (10). An encoder circuit board (7) is configured such that an association of the sensor groups (G1, G2) to a phase winding (W1, W2) is configurable such that either the first sensor group (G1) is used for controlling the first phase winding (W1) and the second sensor group (G2) for controlling the second phase winding (W2), or the first sensor group (G1) is used for controlling the second phase winding (W2) and the second sensor group (G2) for controlling the first phase winding (W1).Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2015Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: DR. FRITZ FAULHABER GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Herbert Wallner, Sanjay Jadhav
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Patent number: 9520659Abstract: A proposal is made for a plug device for a circuit board of a control unit for a vehicle transmission. The circuit board has at least one contact hole. The plug device has a housing, at least one contact device arranged in the housing for a cable of a peripheral module fed into the housing and at least one contact plug that is electrically connected with the contact device and that protrudes at least partially from the housing for producing an electrical and mechanical connection with the contact hole of the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2013Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Josef Loibl, Herbert Wallner, Roland Friedl
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Publication number: 20160243754Abstract: The present embodiments are related to a device for hot riveting by using a stud. The device may have a docking surface for the docking against a workpiece and a recess section for the shaping of a sealing head of the plastic stud. The recess section may include a cavity corresponding to the docking surface with a first depth. The device may have a compensation section arranged adjacent to the recess section, the compensation section configured to form an edge section of the plastic stud by accommodating displaced material from the sealing head of the plastic stud. The compensation section may have a second depth in relation to the docking surface, the second depth being less than the first depth.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventor: Herbert Wallner
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Publication number: 20150263593Abstract: A redundant brushless drive system, including a coil (12) having first and second phase windings operable independently of one another and first and second independently operable sensor groups for the rotational position of a rotor (11) and for commutation of the phase windings. The first and second sensor groups are positioned along the motor axle one-behind-the-other parallel to each other and symmetrical to the motor axle (10). An encoder circuit board (7) is configured such that an association of the sensor groups (G1, G2) to a phase winding (W1, W2) is configurable such that either the first sensor group (G1) is used for controlling the first phase winding (W1) and the second sensor group (G2) for controlling the second phase winding (W2), or the first sensor group (G1) is used for controlling the second phase winding (W2) and the second sensor group (G2) for controlling the first phase winding (W1).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventors: Herbert Wallner, Sanjay Jadhav
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Publication number: 20150098193Abstract: A cover device for a contact section of a printed circuit board for a mechatronics module is proposed. The printed circuit board includes a contact section which has at least one connection hole, for connecting an electrical connection element to the printed circuit board. The cover device is characterized in that the cover device has a voltage protection element and a sealing element for sealing the at least one connection hole. The sealing element has at least one blind hole thereby, for receiving an end section of the electrical connection element.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2013Publication date: April 9, 2015Inventors: Josef Loibl, Herbert Wallner, Roland Friedl
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Publication number: 20150077959Abstract: A proposal is made for a plug device (130) for a circuit board of a control unit for a vehicle transmission. At the same time, the circuit board has at least one contact hole. The plug device (130) has a housing (334) and at least one contact device arranged in the housing (334) for a cable (125) of a peripheral module fed into the housing (334) and at least one contact plug (332) that is electrically connected with the contact device and that protrudes at least partially from the housing (334) for producing an electrical and mechanical connection with the contact hole of the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Josef Loibl, Herbert Wallner, Roland Friedl
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Patent number: 8896163Abstract: A miniature electric motor (1) with an outer diameter (DA) that is smaller than or equal to 6 mm, has a hollow cylindrical stator (2) with stator coils (8) and a magnetic rotor (4) rotatably arranged around a rotational axis (16) in the stator (2) by means of a rotor shaft (10). The stator coils (8) can be energized in order to generate a magnetic rotational field in dependence upon the rotational position of the magnetic rotor (4). A sensor chip (20) having at least one magnetic field sensor (22) is arranged in such a manner in an area axially adjacent to a front face of the magnetic rotor (4) located within a plane that is vertical to the rotational axis (16) that the magnetic field sensor (22) is impinged in such a way by the magnetic field that the rotational position of the rotor can be evaluated.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2012Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Dr. Fritz Faulhaber GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Herbert Wallner
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Patent number: 8770017Abstract: A method of producing an insert molded sensor assembly having at least one sensor element accommodated on a first side of a circuit board of the sensor assembly. During a first step, a plurality of pins are introduced and penetrate through the circuit board. The circuit board, including the at least one sensor element, is then disposed, during a second step, into a two-part insert mold tool so that the pins are supported on both sides of the circuit board in a direction transverse to a plane defined by the circuit board. A defined spacing distance, between a surface of the sensor element and the insert mold tool, is produced by the pins. During a third step of the method, the insert mold tool is filled with insert molding material, particularly a duroplast.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Herbert Wallner, Roland Friedl
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Patent number: 8581458Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical actuating drive (1) for devices to be adjusted mechanically, having an electrical drive motor (2) and an output-drive shaft (4) which can be adjusted over a rotation actuating range of more than 360°, comprising an integrated contactless sensor angle measurement system (6) for determining and feeding back the respective rotation position of the output-drive shaft (4). The sensor angle measurement system (6) produces an output signal which largely simulates the characteristics of a conventional multiple potentiometer system.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2010Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Dr. Fritz Faulhaber GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Herbert Wallner, Alexander Ernst, Jens Haug, Sabine Freyhardt, Stefan Woessner
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Publication number: 20130215582Abstract: The invention relates to a control device assembly, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a printed circuit board that receives the control device electronics. At least one discretely formed frame element is supported on a populated face of the printed circuit board, enclosing at least one electronic component. A seal sits against an outer circumferential surface of the frame element, said seal surrounding the circumferential surface, and the seal is pressed against the printed circuit board by a housing element in order to form an electronic chamber that is sealed in a media-tight manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2011Publication date: August 22, 2013Inventors: Jörg Dittrich, Herbert Wallner, Hermann Josef Robin, Josef Loibl
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Publication number: 20120200203Abstract: A miniature electric motor (1) with an outer diameter (DA) that is smaller than about 6 mm, having a hollow cylindrical stator (2) with stator coils (8) and a magnetic rotor (4) rotatably arranged around a rotational axis (16) in the stator (2) by rotor shaft (10). The stator coils (8) can be energized in order to generate a magnetic rotational field in dependence upon the rotational position of the magnetic rotor (4). To detect the rotational position of the magnetic rotor (4), a sensor chip (20) having at least one magnetic field sensor (22) is arranged in an area axially adjacent to a front face of the magnetic rotor (4) located within a plane that is vertical to the rotational axis (16). The magnetic field sensor (22) is impinged by the magnetic field of the magnetic rotor (4) so that the rotational position of the rotor can be evaluated.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: DR. FRITZ FAULHABER GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Herbert Wallner
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Publication number: 20100277042Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical actuating drive (1) for devices to be adjusted mechanically, having an electrical drive motor (2) and an output-drive shaft (4) which can be adjusted over a rotation actuating range of more than 360°, comprising an integrated contactless sensor angle measurement system (6) for determining and feeding back the respective rotation position of the output-drive shaft (4). The sensor angle measurement system (6) produces an output signal which largely simulates the characteristics of a conventional multiple potentiometer system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2010Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: Dr. Fritz Faulhaber GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Herbert Wallner, Alexander Ernst, Jens Haug, Sabine Freyhardt, Stefan Woessner
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Patent number: 7726208Abstract: A combined steering angle and torque sensor that inductively and with eddy current damping generates two absolute angle measurement signals over an angle range of 360 degrees including a first damping rotor being disposed on an end of an input shaft of steering column divided by a torsion element; a second damping rotor being disposed on an end of an output shaft of the steering column; at least one carrier being fixed to a housing of the steering column and through which the steering column passes at a right angle, the at least one carrier being fitted with flat coils in a complete angle range; and at least one passive actuating element, without periodically repeated structures, being borne on each of said first and second damping rotors, the actuating elements being in two different locations of said angle range acting on the flat coils of the at least one carrier.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2007Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Reinhold Hoeller, Dirk Raschke, Herbert Wallner, Hans-Ludwig Goetz
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Publication number: 20080150519Abstract: A combined steering angle and torque sensor that inductively and with eddy current damping generates two absolute angle measurement signals over an angle range of 360 degrees including a first damping rotor being disposed on an end of an input shaft of steering column divided by a torsion element; a second damping rotor being disposed on an end of an output shaft of the steering column; at least one carrier being fixed to a housing of the steering column and through which the steering column passes at a right angle, the at least one carrier being fitted with flat coils in a complete angle range; and at least one passive actuating element, without periodically repeated structures, being borne on each of said first and second damping rotors, the actuating elements being in two different locations of said angle range acting on the flat coils of the at least one carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2007Publication date: June 26, 2008Inventors: Reinhold Hoeller, Dirk Raschke, Herbert Wallner, Hans-Ludwig Goetz
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Patent number: 6905013Abstract: A component tape transport wheel, a component tape transport system and a method of operating a component tape transport system are provided, in which there is a rigid coupling between a transport wheel and an encoder wheel which is arranged on the transport wheel and whose position relative to a sensor can be determined. By this rigid coupling between the transport wheel which moves the component tape and a registration system including an encoder wheel and sensor for registering the position of the transport wheel, it is possible to register the position of the transport wheel at any time with the greatest accuracy. Even after a component tape transport system has been switched off, a determination of the absolute position of the transport wheel is possible, since the distance between two encoder elements of the encoder wheel is less than any play possibly caused by a drive of at least one of the transport wheel and an associated gear mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2003Date of Patent: June 14, 2005Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Thomas Liebeke, Herbert Wallner
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Patent number: 6860384Abstract: A feed device is for a conveyor belt loaded with pick-and-place components. The feed device includes at least one transport wheel which can be coupled with the conveyor belt to move the conveyor belt, and a drive device coupled with a transport wheel. The transport wheel is provided with a control mechanism whose input shaft and output shaft cross.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2001Date of Patent: March 1, 2005Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Andre Baumeister, Thomas Liebeke, Herbert Wallner
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Publication number: 20040031665Abstract: A feed device is for a conveyor belt loaded with pick-and-place components. The feed device includes at least one transport wheel which can be coupled with the conveyor belt to move the conveyor belt, and a drive device coupled with a transport wheel. The transport wheel is provided with a control mechanism whose input shaft and output shaft cross.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2003Publication date: February 19, 2004Inventors: Andre Baumeister, Thomas Liebeke, Herbert Wallner