Patents by Inventor Karl-Heinz Keuth

Karl-Heinz Keuth 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: 7351178
    Abstract: A driving axle for a vehicle driven by an electric motor disposed on a driven motor shaft. Drive shafts are coupled to the motor shaft via the interposition of a reduction transmission stage and a following differential transmission. As part of the transmission stage an externally toothed sun pinion is disposed on the motor shaft, which is mounted in motor shaft bearings connected to a gearbox and absorbing radial and axial forces. A sleeve is disposed between, and supported on opposite sides against, the motor shaft bearings and sun pinion. A securing device is disposed on the free end of the motor shaft for fixing the sun pinion against the sleeve. Gears of the transmission stage mesh with the sun pinion, which together with the gears are embodied as helical gears having a force component acting in the direction of the motor shaft bearings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Ewald Speth Antriebstechnik
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Keuth
  • Patent number: 7112155
    Abstract: The invention relates to a driving axle for electric motor-driven vehicles provided with at least one electric motor mounted on the axle and drive shafts driven by the motor shaft thereof with a planetary gear step inserted therebetween, connected to the output shafts bearing the wheels resting on the drive axle with a braking device and another planetary gear inserted therebetween. The invention is characterised in that two controlled asynchronous motors (10, 11) are disposed on the axle, said motors working separately and being controlled by a common control in the working functions thereof. The motor shafts (13) of both asynchronous motors (10, 11) are connected respectively by the planetary gear step (15, 16, 17) to the drive shaft (19) driving the downstream output shaft (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Ewald Speth Antriebstechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Keuth
  • Publication number: 20060009324
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive axle for electrically-driven vehicles with an electric motor (11), arranged on the driven motor shaft (12) and driveshafts (14, 15), connected to the motor shaft (12) with an interposed reduction gear train (13) and a subsequent differential gear for each wheel arranged thereon. An externally-toothed sun pinion (19) is arranged on the motor shaft (12), supported in motor shaft bearings (25) connected to the gearbox housing of the gear train as part of the reduction gear train, characterised in that the motor shaft bearings (25) are embodied as bearings for support of radial and axial forces and a bush (26) is arranged between the motor shaft bearings (25) and the sun pinion (19) which is supported on both sides against the motor shaft bearing (25) and the sun pinion (19). The sun pinion (19) is fixed against the bush (26) by a fixing means (28), located at the free end of the motor shaft (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Keuth
  • Publication number: 20050148421
    Abstract: The invention relates to a driving axle for electric motor-driven vehicles provided with at least one electric motor mounted on the axle and drive shafts driven by the motor shaft thereof with a planetary gear step inserted therebetween, connected to the output shafts bearing the wheels resting on the drive axle with a braking device and another planetary gear inserted therebetween. The invention is characterised in that two controlled asynchronous motors (10, 11) are disposed on the axle, said motors working separately and being controlled by a common control in the working functions thereof. The motor shafts (13) of both asynchronous motors (10, 11) are connected respectively by the planetary gear step (15, 16, 17) to the drive shaft (19) driving the downstream output shaft (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Keuth