Patents by Inventor Rainer Rinck

Rainer Rinck 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: 8725372
    Abstract: A method for adjusting the point of engagement of a friction clutch of a step-variable transmission for a motor vehicle, in particular a friction clutch of a dual clutch transmission. The friction clutch is controllably actuated by means of a clutch actuator and at least one synchronizer shifting clutch is controllably actuated by means of a shift actuator for the engagement and disengagement of a gear ratio of the spur-gear transmission. A set-point of the clutch actuator for the point of engagement of the friction clutch is adjusted as a function of a speed gradient value, which ensues from a transitional state with the friction clutch actuated and the shifting clutch actuated, once the shifting clutch is opened. The transitional state is established by setting the clutch actuator and the shift actuator to a respective transitional value substantially at the same time or, at least in sections, in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignees: GETRAG Getriebe-und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer GmbH & Cie KG, Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Rinck, Markus Schuerlein, Tobias Soller
  • Publication number: 20100282561
    Abstract: A method for adjusting the point of engagement of a friction clutch of a step-variable transmission for a motor vehicle, in particular a friction clutch of a dual clutch transmission. The friction clutch is controllably actuated by means of a clutch actuator and at least one synchronizer shifting clutch is controllably actuated by means of a shift actuator for the engagement and disengagement of a gear ratio of the spur-gear transmission. A set-point of the clutch actuator for the point of engagement of the friction clutch is adjusted as a function of a speed gradient value, which ensues from a transitional state with the friction clutch actuated and the shifting clutch actuated, once the shifting clutch is opened. The transitional state is established by setting the clutch actuator and the shift actuator to a respective transitional value substantially at the same time or, at least in sections, in parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicants: GETRAG Getriebe- und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer GmbH & Cie KG, Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Rinck, Markus Schuerlein, Tobias Soller
  • Patent number: 7308373
    Abstract: A velocity and acceleration are measured (14) in a method for determining a vehicle reference velocity, said vehicle reference velocity being used for determining and selecting a suitable transmission ratio. If a measured acceleration (aist) exceeds (16) a maximally possible acceleration (amax), a vehicle reference acceleration (aref) is determined depending on said exceeding. For this purpose, an acceleration correction value (BKF) is calculated (22) by means of which acceleration correction value a vehicle reference acceleration is calculated (24). The vehicle reference velocity (vref) is determined (26) by means of the vehicle reference acceleration (aref). A gearbox transmission ratio is determined (20) by means of the determined vehicle reference velocity. This branch of the procedure represents the case in which at least one wheel equipped with sensors slips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Gaertner, Volker Wehren, Helge Dittrich, Rainer Rinck
  • Publication number: 20060129343
    Abstract: A velocity and acceleration are measured (14) in a method for determining a vehicle reference velocity, said vehicle reference velocity being used for determining and selecting a suitable transmission ratio. If a measured acceleration (aist) exceeds (16) a maximally possible acceleration (amax), a vehicle reference acceleration (aref) is determined depending on said exceeding. For this purpose, an acceleration correction value (BKF) is calculated (22) by means of which acceleration correction value a vehicle reference acceleration is calculated (24). The vehicle reference velocity (vref) is determined (26) by means of the vehicle reference acceleration (aref). A gearbox transmission ratio is determined (20) by means of the determined vehicle reference velocity. This branch of the procedure represents the case in which at least one wheel equipped with sensors slips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Volker Gaertner, Volker Wehren, Helge Dittrich, Rainer Rinck