Patents by Inventor Mark Schweiher

Mark Schweiher 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: 10193415
    Abstract: An electric machine arrangement for a motor vehicle drivetrain, having a machine housing which can be fixed to a drivetrain housing, a stator which is fixed relative to the machine housing, a rotor which is mounted, concentrically with respect to the stator, within the machine housing and which has a rotor axis, wherein an air gap is defined between the stator and the rotor. Here, the rotor has a rotary bearing section which is mounted, with a radial clearance, rotatably relative to a housing bearing section of the machine housing, wherein the radial clearance is smaller than the air gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: GETRAG Getriebe- und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagen
    Inventors: Harald Ihben, Holger Berg, Mark Schweiher, Thomas Hoffmeister
  • Patent number: 10119539
    Abstract: An internal-gear pump has a housing which has a first fluid port and a second fluid port. An inner rotor is mounted in the housing so as to be rotatable about an inner rotor axis and has an external toothing. An outer rotor is rotatable in the housing about an outer rotor axis and has an internal toothing which, to generate a pump action, engages with the external toothing of the inner rotor. The internal-gear pump furthermore has a ring element which is mounted movably in the housing so as to be pivotable between a first position and a second position. At least a third fluid port is formed on the housing. The third fluid port is arranged relative to the ring element such that, in the first position of the ring element, the third fluid port is connected to the second fluid port. In the second position, said third fluid port is separated from the second fluid port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: GETRAG Getriebe—und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagen
    Inventors: Mark Schweiher, Thomas Hoffmeister, Sven Schuster, Holger Berg
  • Patent number: 9939031
    Abstract: Hybrid automotive transmission arrangement with a gear transmission for establishing at least one transmission ratio between a transmission input and a transmission output, wherein the gear transmission has a gear set with a coupling gear. An electric machine has a machine output shaft with a drive gear, which is coupled directly or via a coupling gear set to the coupling gear of the transmission gear set so that a power transmission pathway is established from the machine output shaft to the coupling gear. A slip clutch is arranged in the power transmission path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: GETRAG GETRIEBE-UND ZAHNRADFRABRIK HERMANN HAGENMEYER GMBH & CIE KG
    Inventors: Mark Schweiher, Thomas Hoffmeister, Harald Ihben
  • Patent number: 9739363
    Abstract: A gearbox for a motor vehicle. The gearbox comprises at least one fluid supply system. The fluid supply system comprises at least one pump. The fluid supply system comprises at least one fluid sump. The fluid supply system comprises at least one fluid reservoir. The fluid reservoir comprises at least a first fluid outflow leading into the fluid sump. The first fluid outflow can be controlled as a function of a state variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: GETRAG GETRIEBE- UND ZAHNRADFABRIK HERMANN HAGENMEYER GMBH & CIE KG
    Inventors: Mark Schweiher, Ulrich Eggert, Andreas Hegerath
  • Publication number: 20160301281
    Abstract: An electric machine arrangement for a motor vehicle drivetrain, having a machine housing which can be fixed to a drivetrain housing, a stator which is fixed relative to the machine housing, a rotor which is mounted, concentrically with respect to the stator, within the machine housing and which has a rotor axis, wherein an air gap is defined between the stator and the rotor. Here, the rotor has a rotary bearing section which is mounted, with a radial clearance, rotatably relative to a housing bearing section of the machine housing, wherein the radial clearance is smaller than the air gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Harald Ihben, Holger Berg, Mark Schweiher, Thomas Hoffmeister
  • Patent number: 9242546
    Abstract: A drivetrain for a motor vehicle has a first electric machine provides drive power, wherein the first electric machine is connected to an electrical energy store. A differential can distribute drive power to two driven wheels or axles of the motor vehicle. A first transmission arrangement which connects the first electric machine to the differential. A second electric machine which is coupled to an internal combustion engine in order to charge the electrical energy store in a generator mode. A second transmission arrangement connects the internal combustion engine to the differential. The second transmission arrangement has a first gear stage and a second gear stage which can be alternately engaged, for the transmission of drive power from the internal combustion engine to the differential, by means of a clutch arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: GETRAG Getriebe- und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer GmbH & Cie KG
    Inventors: Günter Rühle, Jochen Bausch, Mark Schweiher, Jörg Meissner
  • Publication number: 20150362025
    Abstract: Hybrid automotive transmission arrangement with a gear transmission for establishing at least one transmission ratio between a transmission input and a transmission output, wherein the gear transmission has a gear set with a coupling gear. An electric machine has a machine output shaft with a drive gear, which is coupled directly or via a coupling gear set to the coupling gear of the transmission gear set so that a power transmission pathway is established from the machine output shaft to the coupling gear. A slip clutch is arranged in the power transmission path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Schweiher, Thomas Hoffmeister, Harald Ihben
  • Publication number: 20150345616
    Abstract: A gearbox for a motor vehicle. The gearbox comprises at least one fluid supply system. The fluid supply system comprises at least one pump. The fluid supply system comprises at least one fluid sump. The fluid supply system comprises at least one fluid reservoir. The fluid reservoir comprises at least a first fluid outflow leading into the fluid sump. The first fluid outflow can be controlled as a function of a state variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Schweiher, Ulrich Eggert, Andreas Hegerath
  • Patent number: 9126576
    Abstract: A clutch arrangement for a drivetrain of a motor vehicle. The clutch arrangement has a first clutch, a second clutch, and a hydraulic actuator arrangement. The actuator arrangement has a first hydraulic cylinder for actuating the first clutch and a second hydraulic cylinder for actuating the second clutch. The actuator arrangement has an actuator pump which is driven by means of an electric motor and which can be operated in two directions of rotation. The actuator pump has a first port, which is connected to the first hydraulic cylinder, and a second port, which is connected to the second hydraulic cylinder. The actuator arrangement actuates the first or the second clutch depending on the direction of rotation of the actuator pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: GETRAG Getriebe—und Zahnradfabrik Harmann Hagenmeyer GmbH & Cie KG
    Inventors: Günter Rühle, Mark Schweiher
  • Patent number: 9045034
    Abstract: A drive train for a motor vehicle has an internal combustion engine and a hydraulically shiftable transmission unit. The input of the transmission can be connected via a clutch arrangement to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine. The output of the transmission can be connected to driven wheels of the motor vehicle. The crankshaft is connected to a pump shaft which drives a pump arrangement for a hydraulic arrangement, by means of which the transmission unit is shifted and/or lubricated. The pump shaft is connected to an electric machine. The pump shaft is connected to the crankshaft via a constrained motion mechanism. The electric machine is arranged in the axial direction between the constrained motion mechanism and a pump of the pump arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: GETRAG Getriebi-und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer GmbH & Cie KG
    Inventors: Mark Schweiher, Birgit Reindt, Torsten Kramm
  • Publication number: 20150086403
    Abstract: An internal-gear pump has a housing which has a first fluid port and a second fluid port. An inner rotor is mounted in the housing so as to be rotatable about an inner rotor axis and has an external toothing. An outer rotor is rotatable in the housing about an outer rotor axis and has an internal toothing which, to generate a pump action, engages with the external toothing of the inner rotor. The internal-gear pump furthermore has a ring element which is mounted movably in the housing so as to be pivotable between a first position and a second position. At least a third fluid port is formed on the housing. The third fluid port is arranged relative to the ring element such that, in the first position of the ring element, the third fluid port is connected to the second fluid port. In the second position, said third fluid port is separated from the second fluid port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Schweiher, Thomas Hoffmeister, Sven Schuster, Holger Berg
  • Publication number: 20140080650
    Abstract: A drivetrain for a motor vehicle has a first electric machine provides drive power, wherein the first electric machine is connected to an electrical energy store. A differential can distribute drive power to two driven wheels or axles of the motor vehicle. A first transmission arrangement which connects the first electric machine to the differential. A second electric machine which is coupled to an internal combustion engine in order to charge the electrical energy store in a generator mode. A second transmission arrangement connects the internal combustion engine to the differential. The second transmission arrangement has a first gear stage and a second gear stage which can be alternately engaged, for the transmission of drive power from the internal combustion engine to the differential, by means of a clutch arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: Günter Rühle, Jochen Bausch, Mark Schweiher, Jörg Meissner
  • Publication number: 20140080666
    Abstract: A clutch arrangement for a drivetrain of a motor vehicle. The clutch arrangement has a first clutch, a second clutch, and a hydraulic actuator arrangement. The actuator arrangement has a first hydraulic cylinder for actuating the first clutch and a second hydraulic cylinder for actuating the second clutch. The actuator arrangement has an actuator pump which is driven by means of an electric motor and which can be operated in two directions of rotation. The actuator pump has a first port, which is connected to the first hydraulic cylinder, and a second port, which is connected to the second hydraulic cylinder. The actuator arrangement actuates the first or the second clutch depending on the direction of rotation of the actuator pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: GETRAG Getriebe-und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer GmbH & Cie KG
    Inventors: Günter Rühle, Mark Schweiher
  • Patent number: 8344565
    Abstract: An actuator arrangement for the axial displacement of an actuation member by means of a drive force which is generated by an electric machine, in particular for a shift-clutch arrangement of a multi-step gear change transmission. The actuation member is mounted axially displaceably on a rotary shaft. The electric machine has a stator fixed to a housing and a rotor which is coupled to the actuation member and is arranged coaxially with respect to the actuation member. The rotor is coupled to the actuation member with a form fit in the axial direction. Here, the rotor or the actuation member has a radial projection which engages into a radial groove of the other part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: GETRAG Getriebe- und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer GmbH & Cie KG
    Inventors: Mark Schweiher, Uli Christian Blessing, Thorsten Gatzka, Ulrich Knoedel
  • Publication number: 20120227394
    Abstract: A drive train for a motor vehicle has an internal combustion engine and a hydraulically shiftable transmission unit. The input of the transmission can be connected via a clutch arrangement to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine. The output of the transmission can be connected to driven wheels of the motor vehicle. The crankshaft is connected to a pump shaft which drives a pump arrangement for a hydraulic arrangement, by means of which the transmission unit is shifted and/or lubricated. The pump shaft is connected to an electric machine. The pump shaft is connected to the crankshaft via a constrained motion mechanism. The electric machine is arranged in the axial direction between the constrained motion mechanism and a pump of the pump arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: GETRAG Getriebe-und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer GmbH & Cie KG
    Inventors: Mark SCHWEIHER, Birgit REINDT, Torsten KRAMM
  • Patent number: 7861839
    Abstract: A lock arrangement for a transmission, in particular in the form of a parking-lock arrangement for an automated transmission. The lock arrangement is prestressed by a first spring accumulator into a locking position in which the transmission is locked. The lock arrangement is capable of being shifted by means of an actuator from the locking position into a release position in which the transmission is released. The lock arrangement has an electronically activatable blocking device which is designed for blocking the lock arrangement mechanically in the locking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: GETRAG Getriebe-und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer GmbH & Cie KG
    Inventors: Mark Schweiher, Lothar Herdle, Armin Flaig
  • Patent number: 7832537
    Abstract: A dual clutch arrangement with an input shaft, with a first friction clutch, and with a second friction clutch. The input element of the first friction clutch is connected to the input shaft and the output element thereof is connected to a first output shaft. The input element of the second friction clutch is connected to the input shaft and the output element thereof is connected to a second output shaft. The output shafts are connectable to corresponding input shafts of a dual clutch transmission. An electric machine is connected to the first output shaft. The electric machine is arranged coaxially with the first friction clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: GETRAG Getriebe- unk Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer GmbH & Cie KG
    Inventors: Uli Christian Blessing, Thomas Deigner, Kuno Fronius, Hansi Gremplini, Guenter Ruehle, Mark Schweiher, Walter Wolf
  • Publication number: 20090066169
    Abstract: An actuator arrangement for the axial displacement of an actuation member by means of a drive force which is generated by an electric machine, in particular for a shift-clutch arrangement of a multi-step gear change transmission. The actuation member is mounted axially displaceably on a rotary shaft. The electric machine has a stator fixed to a housing and a rotor which is coupled to the actuation member and is arranged coaxially with respect to the actuation member. The rotor is coupled to the actuation member with a form fit in the axial direction. Here, the rotor or the actuation member has a radial projection which engages into a radial groove of the other part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Mark Schweiher, Uli Christian Blessing, Thorsten Gatzka, Ulrich Knoedel
  • Publication number: 20070283735
    Abstract: A lock arrangement for a transmission, in particular in the form of a parking-lock arrangement for an automated transmission. The lock arrangement is prestressed by a first spring accumulator into a locking position in which the transmission is locked. The lock arrangement is capable of being shifted by means of an actuator from the locking position into a release position in which the transmission is released. The lock arrangement has an electronically activatable blocking device which is designed for blocking the lock arrangement mechanically in the locking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: GETRAG Getriebe-und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer GmbH & Cie KG
    Inventors: Mark Schweiher, Lothar Herdle, Armin Flaig
  • Publication number: 20070175723
    Abstract: A dual clutch arrangement with an input shaft, with a first friction clutch, and with a second friction clutch. The input element of the first friction clutch is connected to the input shaft and the output element thereof is connected to a first output shaft. The input element of the second friction clutch is connected to the input shaft and the output element thereof is connected to a second output shaft. The output shafts are connectable to corresponding input shafts of a dual clutch transmission. An electric machine is connected to the first output shaft. The electric machine is arranged coaxially with the first friction clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Uli Blessing, Thomas Deigner, Kuno Fronius, Hansi Gremplini, Guenter Ruehle, Mark Schweiher, Walter Wolf