Patents by Inventor Mats Akerblom
Mats Akerblom 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: 8505658Abstract: A hub unit includes an electric machine adapted for driving a wheel. The hub unit includes at least two planetary gears coupled in series between the electric machine and a wheel hub, and a gear shifting device for connecting and disconnecting, respectively, one of the planetary gears from being drivingly connected to the electric machine.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2006Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Volvo Construction Equipment ABInventors: Christian Wargh, Mats Akerblom
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Publication number: 20130137543Abstract: A continuously variable transmission has an input shaft and an output shaft. The transmission includes a variator unit having an input shaft and an output shaft, and a planetary gear wheel unit having a planet carrier, a first sun wheel and a second sun wheel. The input shaft of the transmission is rotationally connectable to the planet carrier and to the input shaft of the variator unit, and a shaft rotationally fixed to the first sun wheel is rotationally connectable to the output shaft of the variator unit. The planet carrier is provided with a first inner set of planet wheels for meshing engagement with the first sun wheel and a second outer set of planet wheels for meshing engagement with the second sun wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2010Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ABInventors: Per Mattsson, Mats Akerblom
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Publication number: 20130123055Abstract: A continuously variable transmission includes a variator unit having a variator input shaft and a variator output shaft, and first, second and third planetary gear sets. The first and second planetary gear sets are arranged together and each includes a first member operatively connected to a common transmission input shaft and a second member operatively connected to a common output shaft, each of the first and second planetary gear sets further including a third member. The third planetary gear set has a first, second and third member. The variator input shaft is operatively connected to the third member of the second planetary gear set and the variator output shaft is operatively connected to the third member of the first planetary gear set. The first member of the third planetary gear set is operatively connected to the variator output shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2010Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ABInventors: Per Mattsson, Mats Ã…kerblom
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Publication number: 20110131967Abstract: A vehicle and a brake system for a vehicle include at least one hydraulic pump, wherein the at least one hydraulic pump is connected to an input fluid conduit and an output fluid conduit. A flow resistance unit is provided in the output fluid conduit of the at least one hydraulic pump for being selectively coupled into the output fluid conduit when brake torque is requested.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2008Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ABInventors: Christian Wargh, Mats Akerblom, Daniel Jansson
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Publication number: 20110098150Abstract: A disk brake includes a set of brake disks, which includes a set of rotor disks and a set of stator disks, which are arranged so that every other brake disk includes a stator disk and every second disk includes a rotor disk. The brake disks are displaceable in relation to one another along a central axis for engagement and disengagement with one another. There is a layer of coating material on at least one of the sides of the stator disk for engagement with the adjacent rotor disk.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2005Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HOLDING SWEDEN ABInventors: Tim Kingston, Mats Ã…kerblom
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Publication number: 20100294576Abstract: A hub unit includes an electric machine adapted for driving a wheel. The hub unit includes at least two planetary gears coupled in series between the electric machine and a wheel hub, and a gear shifting device for connecting and disconnecting, respectively, one of the planetary gears from being drivingly connected to the electric machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2006Publication date: November 25, 2010Inventors: Christian Wargh, Mats Akerblom
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Publication number: 20100072021Abstract: A power transmission arrangement includes a differential gear adapted to transfer power from an input shaft to a first output shaft, and a first brake adapted to effect the first output shaft and a second brake adapted to effect the input shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2007Publication date: March 25, 2010Inventors: Timothy Kingston, Mats Akerblom, Thomas Andersson
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Publication number: 20080268998Abstract: A planetary transmission includes a sun gear, which constitutes an input drive to the planetary transmission, a ring gear arranged around the sun gear, and a planet carrier which is designed to rotate and which carries at least one planet wheel, which planet wheel meshes with the sun gear and the ring gear. The planet carrier constitutes an output drive from the planetary transmission. The planetary transmission further includes a wet disk brake, a first set of brake disks in the brake being rotationally locked to the planet carrier and thereby in operation rotating at the rotational speed of the planet carrier. The planetary transmission further comprises an arrangement for circulation of a cooling fluid through the brake which is rotationally locked to the sun gear and thereby in operation rotates at the rotational speed of the sun gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2005Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HOLDING SWEDEN ABInventors: Tim Kingston, Mats Akerblom
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Publication number: 20070227836Abstract: Method and device for displacing an object (4) a certain distance between a forward position (9) and a rearward position (10). An unit (14) is included that is displaceable between a first position (12) and a second position (13) for driving the object a distance corresponding to the distance between the first and the second position utilizing a friction joint (15) when the driving unit (14) is displaced from the first position to the second position. The friction joint is designed to enable displacement of the driving unit (14) and the object (4) relative to each another under the influence of a certain lowest force. Furthermore, the device includes a member (16) arranged to act on the driving unit (14) in a direction towards the second position (13) utilizing a spring force and a component (21) for interconnecting the driving unit (14) and the object (4). The interconnecting component (21) has a surface (22) designed to form the friction joint (15) in cooperation with a surface (23) of the driving unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2004Publication date: October 4, 2007Applicant: Volvo Construction Equipment Holding Sweden ABInventors: Timothy Kingston, Jonny Strandberg, Mats Akerblom
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Patent number: 7156769Abstract: An annular member intended to form a part of a bearing unit includes a first portion which radially externally forms a race for receiving at least one row of balls and radially internally is provided with teeth and forms a gear rim. The first portion is provided with a through-hole in the radial direction through the gear rim, which hole has a sufficiently great cross section to allow introduction of the balls radially from inside into the race.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2005Date of Patent: January 2, 2007Assignee: Volvo Construction Equipment Holding Sweden ABInventors: Tim Kingston, Mats Akerblom
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Patent number: 7044883Abstract: The invention relates to a device for driving a wheel of a vehicle. The device includes a hub for carrying the wheel in a rotationally fixed manner, a planetary gear connected between a driving axle and the hub, which planetary gear includes a planet carrier which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the hub, and an arrangement for fixing the hub and the planet carrier in the intended position relative to one another in the axial direction. Both the hub and the planet carrier include a hole which extends in the axial direction. At least one of the holes forms at least a part of a continuous opening through the hub and the planet carrier in the axial direction. The fixing arrangement comprises an elongate element arranged in the continuous opening and an arrangement for fixing the hub and the planet carrier relative to one another in the axial direction via the elongate element.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2005Date of Patent: May 16, 2006Assignee: Volvo Construction Equipment Holding Sweden ABInventors: Thomas Andersson, Lars Larsson, Mats Akerblom
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Publication number: 20060019789Abstract: An annular member intended to form a part of a bearing unit includes a first portion which radially externally forms a race for receiving at least one row of balls and radially internally is provided with teeth and forms a gear rim. The first portion is provided with a through-hole in the radial direction through the gear rim, which hole has a sufficiently great cross section to allow introduction of the balls radially from inside into the race.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2005Publication date: January 26, 2006Applicant: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HOLDING SWEDEN ABInventors: Tim Kingston, Mats Akerblom
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Publication number: 20050288145Abstract: The invention relates to a device for driving a wheel of a vehicle. The device includes a hub for carrying the wheel in a rotationally fixed manner, a planetary gear connected between a driving axle and the hub, which planetary gear includes a planet carrier which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the hub, and an arrangement for fixing the hub and the planet carrier in the intended position relative to one another in the axial direction. Both the hub and the planet carrier include a hole which extends in the axial direction. At least one of the holes forms at least a part of a continuous opening through the hub and the planet carrier in the axial direction. The fixing arrangement comprises an elongate element arranged in the continuous opening and an arrangement for fixing the hub and the planet carrier relative to one another in the axial direction via the elongate element.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2005Publication date: December 29, 2005Applicant: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HOLDING SWEDEN ABInventors: Thomas Andersson, Lars Larsson, Mats Akerblom
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Publication number: 20050009663Abstract: Method and arrangement for driving a wheel of a vehicle in which the arrangement includes a planetary gear transmission (6) which in turn has a sun gear (7) connected to a driving axle (4), a planet carrier (11) on which at least one planet gear (8) is arranged and the planet gear is also arranged in engagement with the sun gear (7), and a ring gear (9) arranged around, and also in engagement with the planet gear. The driving arrangement also includes a braking device (16) and a wheel hub (12), which hub is connected to the planet carrier (11). The braking device is adapted to brake the planet carrier relative to a static part (18) arranged outside the planet gear carrier in the radial direction. The ring gear (9) and the outer, static part (18) are constructed in one piece in the form of an annular member (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2004Publication date: January 13, 2005Applicant: Volvo Construction Equipment ComponentsInventors: Timothy Kingston, Mats Akerblom
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Publication number: 20050000759Abstract: An annular member (20?) intended for a braking device (16?) in the form of a multiple disk brake. The annular member includes a first portion which forms a part of a brake housing of the braking device and a second portion which forms a pressure surface for the disks in the braking device. The invention also relates to an arrangement for driving a wheel of a vehicle including the annular member.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2004Publication date: January 6, 2005Applicant: Volvo Construction Equipment ComponentsInventors: Timothy Kingston, Mats Akerblom