Patents by Inventor Rolf Koestel

Rolf Koestel 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: 10300781
    Abstract: A drivetrain for a hybrid vehicle comprising an electric machine and a double clutch device (which has an input side assigned to a drive unit, a first clutch arrangement assigned to a first transmission input shaft of a transmission for selective torque transmission between the drive unit and the first transmission input shaft, and a second clutch arrangement assigned to a second transmission input shaft of the transmission for selective torque transmission between the drive unit and the second transmission input shaft, wherein the first clutch arrangement has a first clutch input side which interacts with the electric machine, and the second clutch arrangement has a second clutch input side, wherein the first clutch input side of the first clutch arrangement is connected to the input side of the double clutch device via a freewheel or to the second clutch input side of the second clutch arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Florian Schneider, Viren Saxena, Hans Juergen Hauck, Alexander Moser, Rolf Koestel
  • Publication number: 20180111472
    Abstract: A drivetrain for a hybrid vehicle comprising an electric machine and a double clutch device (which has an input side assigned to a drive unit, a first clutch arrangement assigned to a first transmission input shaft of a transmission for selective torque transmission between the drive unit and the first transmission input shaft, and a second clutch arrangement assigned to a second transmission input shaft of the transmission for selective torque transmission between the drive unit and the second transmission input shaft, wherein the first clutch arrangement has a first clutch input side which interacts with the electric machine, and the second clutch arrangement has a second clutch input side, wherein the first clutch input side of the first clutch arrangement is connected to the input side of the double clutch device via a freewheel or to the second clutch input side of the second clutch arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Florian SCHNEIDER, Viren SAXENA, Hans Juergen HAUCK, Alexander MOSER, Rolf KOESTEL
  • Patent number: 9611901
    Abstract: A freewheel arrangement having a freewheel, which comprises an inner ring, an outer ring rotatable in a first direction of rotation relative to the inner ring, and clamping elements between the inner ring and the outer ring, which prevent a rotation of the outer ring relative to the inner ring in a second direction of rotation. The outer ring and the inner ring and the clamping elements may be formed as a stamped sheet metal part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Norbert Bastel, Till Martin Lutz Ebner, Rolf Koestel, James Ronald Papania, Volker Heinz, Dirk Achim Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20150136557
    Abstract: A freewheel arrangement having a freewheel, which comprises an inner ring, an outer ring rotatable in a first direction of rotation relative to the inner ring, and clamping elements between the inner ring and the outer ring, which prevent a rotation of the outer ring relative to the inner ring in a second direction of rotation. The outer ring and the inner ring and the clamping elements may be formed as a stamped sheet metal part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: BorgWamer In.
    Inventors: Norbert Bastel, Till Martin Lutz Ebner, Rolf Koestel, James Ronald Papania, Volker Heinz, Dirk Achim Schmitt
  • Patent number: 6481549
    Abstract: The invention concerns a sub-assembly of a hydrodynamic converter which is comprised of an overrunning clutch with bearing rings, a stator of with integrated overrunning clutch outer ring, as well as two thrust bearings. The invention is identified by the following characteristics: the overrunning clutch has one or two cages and two bearing rings; the overrunning clutch has an overrunning clutch inner ring; the overrunning clutch has an overrunning clutch outer ring; the stator consists of glass reinforced plastic and is manufactured in an injection process; the stator is injected around the overrunning clutch outer ring during the injection process, so that it encompasses this—seen in axial section—in a U shape; each of the thrust bearings are arranged on axially opposite surfaces of the material surrounding the overrunning clutch outer ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: BorgWarner, Inc.
    Inventors: Jürgen Kroll, Rolf Köstel