Patents by Inventor Roman Schoepe
Roman Schoepe 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: 10466076Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor device (100) having an incremental sensor unit (40, 40?, 40?) for a shaft rotatable about a rotational axis, in particular for a steering shaft of a motor vehicle, wherein the incremental sensor unit (40, 40?, 40?) is designed to acquire at least one defined rotational angle position of the shaft. The incremental sensor unit (40, 40?, 40?) comprises a transmitting element (41, 41?) and a housing-fixed receiving element (42), wherein a signal (MInk_planar) emitted by the transmitting element (41, 41?) and transmitted along a signal path is receivable by the receiving element (42) and it is recognizable on the basis of the signal (MInk_planar) received by the receiving element (42) whether the shaft is located in the defined rotational angle position (?def) or not. If the shaft reaches the defined rotational angle position (?def), a signal pulse can be generated.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2016Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbHInventors: Roman Schoepe, Hans-Jörg Liebfried, Ekkehart Fröhlich
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Publication number: 20180023980Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor device (100) having an incremental sensor unit (40, 40?, 40?) for a shaft rotatable about a rotational axis, in particular for a steering shaft of a motor vehicle, wherein the incremental sensor unit (40, 40?, 40?) is designed to acquire at least one defined rotational angle position of the shaft. The incremental sensor unit (40, 40?, 40?) comprises a transmitting element (41, 41?) and a housing-fixed receiving element (42), wherein a signal (MInk_planar) emitted by the transmitting element (41, 41?) and transmitted along a signal path is receivable by the receiving element (42) and it is recognizable on the basis of the signal (MInk_planar) received by the receiving element (42) whether the shaft is located in the defined rotational angle position (?def) or not. If the shaft reaches the defined rotational angle position (?def), a signal pulse can be generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2016Publication date: January 25, 2018Applicant: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbHInventors: Roman Schoepe, Hans-Jörg Liebfried, Ekkehart Fröhlich
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Patent number: 9821846Abstract: A device for a motor vehicle having a torque sensor device for detecting a torque applied to a steering shaft of the motor vehicle and with a steering angle sensor device for detecting a current steering angle of the steering shaft is disclosed. The torque sensor device has a magnetic stator designed to conduct magnetic flux from a magnet to at least one flux conductor and through the same to at least one magnetic sensor of the torque sensor device, and two stator parts that are disposed so as to be displaced in the axial direction relative to each other, each of which comprises an annular edge element extending in the radial direction. The steering angle sensor device includes at least one rotation transmission element with a permanent magnet and a magnetic field detector for detecting a rotary motion of the rotation transmission element.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2013Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbHInventors: Roman Schoepe, Jens Thom, Ekkehart Froehlich, Dirk Rachui, Katalin Hadobas-Roessel
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Patent number: 9702776Abstract: A sensor device for measuring a measurement variable characterizing a rotation state of a shaft portion of a motor vehicle, in particular a steering axle of the motor vehicle, is disclosed. The sensor device includes a holder which can be connected to the shaft portion of the motor vehicle, a magnetic stator portion which is arranged on the holder and which is constructed for conducting magnetic flux from a magnet towards a magnetic sensor and which has an annular radial base element, which is axially supported with the axial front side thereof on the holder, and a fixing element for fixing the stator portion at least in an axial direction to the holder from the axial rear side thereof which is opposite the front side, wherein the holder has at least one welding rib, via which the holder is connected to the fixing element by friction welding.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2013Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbHInventors: Roman Schoepe, Dirk Rachui, Ekkehart Froehlich, Jens Thom
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Patent number: 9518880Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a magnet unit (1) for a sensor device for detecting a measured variable which characterizes a rotational state of a steering shaft of a motor vehicle, by way of provision of an annular magnet element (3), provision of a sleeve (2) for connecting the magnet unit (1) to a shaft part of the steering shaft, and connection of the magnet element (3) to the sleeve (2), the sleeve (2) being configured with a main body (6) and a multiplicity of tabs (7) which protrude from the main body (6), and the connection comprising the tabs (7) being embedded into respective cut-outs (5) of the magnet element (3) with heating of the magnet element (3).Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2014Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbHInventors: Roman Schoepe, Ekkehart Froehlich
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Publication number: 20160214648Abstract: A device for a motor vehicle having a torque sensor device for detecting a torque applied to a steering shaft of the motor vehicle and with a steering angle sensor device for detecting a current steering angle of the steering shaft is disclosed. The torque sensor device has a magnetic stator designed to conduct magnetic flux from a magnet to at least one flux conductor and through the same to at least one magnetic sensor of the torque sensor device, and two stator parts that are disposed so as to be displaced in the axial direction relative to each other, each of which comprises an annular edge element extending in the radial direction. The steering angle sensor device includes at least one rotation transmission element with a permanent magnet and a magnetic field detector for detecting a rotary motion of the rotation transmission element.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2013Publication date: July 28, 2016Applicant: VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBHInventors: Roman Schoepe, Jens Thom, Ekkehart Froehlich, Dirk Rachui, Katalin Hadobas-Roessel
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Publication number: 20160054187Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a magnet unit (1) for a sensor device for detecting a measured variable which characterizes a rotational state of a steering shaft of a motor vehicle, by way of provision of an annular magnet element (3), provision of a sleeve (2) for connecting the magnet unit (1) to a shaft part of the steering shaft, and connection of the magnet element (3) to the sleeve (2), the sleeve (2) being configured with a main body (6) and a multiplicity of tabs (7) which protrude from the main body (6), and the connection comprising the tabs (7) being embedded into respective cut-outs (5) of the magnet element (3) with heating of the magnet element (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBHInventors: Roman Schoepe, Ekkehart Froehlich
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Publication number: 20150276524Abstract: A sensor device for measuring a measurement variable characterizing a rotation state of a shaft portion of a motor vehicle, in particular a steering axle of the motor vehicle, is disclosed. The sensor device includes a holder which can be connected to the shaft portion of the motor vehicle, a magnetic stator portion which is arranged on the holder and which is constructed for conducting magnetic flux from a magnet towards a magnetic sensor and which has an annular radial base element, which is axially supported with the axial front side thereof on the holder, and a fixing element for fixing the stator portion at least in an axial direction to the holder from the axial rear side thereof which is opposite the front side, wherein the holder has at least one welding rib, via which the holder is connected to the fixing element by friction welding.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2013Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GMBHInventors: Roman Schoepe, Dirk Rachui, Ekkehart Froehlich, Jens Thom
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Patent number: 8502528Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for detecting rotation angles on a rotating component, having transducers and sensors, detecting a physical variable as digitally processable signals as a function of the rotation angle change of the rotating component. The rotating component has at least one satellite of a smaller circumference that is coupled at the circumference thereof and rotates by means of the rotation thereof, preferably having an angle sensor, which drives a likewise rotating hypocycloidal disc or hypocycloidal gear wheel via an axially coupled hypocycloidal gearbox, the circumferential speed of which can be geared down by the hypocycloidal gearbox such that a speed of the rotating component and the absolute wheel angle across multiple revolutions of the steering axle can be determined using a revolution sensor system.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2009Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbHInventors: Christian Ruetz, Roman Schoepe
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Publication number: 20110043198Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for detecting rotation angles on a rotating component, having transducers and sensors, detecting a physical variable as digitally processable signals as a function of the rotation angle change of the rotating component. The rotating component has at least one satellite of a smaller circumference that is coupled at the circumference thereof and rotates by means of the rotation thereof, preferably having an angle sensor, which drives a likewise rotating hypocycloidal disc or hypocycloidal gear wheel via an axially coupled hypocycloidal gearbox, the circumferential speed of which can be geared down by the hypocycloidal gearbox such that a speed of the rotating component and the absolute wheel angle across multiple revolutions of the steering axle can be determined using a revolution sensor system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2009Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBHInventors: Christian Ruetz, Roman Schoepe
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Patent number: 6912923Abstract: Device for determining a torque exercised on a shaft, wherein the shaft comprises a first shaft section and a second shaft section, wherein the two shaft sections can be rotated relative to another, with a multi-pole magnetic ring which surrounds the first shaft section and is connected thereto, and a stator holder which is mounted to the second shaft section, wherein two stator elements are mounted to a stator holder and each stator element comprises fingers projecting in an axial or radial direction which are distributed uniformly at least over part of the periphery with gaps between them, wherein the fingers of each stator element are interconnected via a magnetic flux ring, wherein the magnetic flux rings have a mutual separation and a magnetic field sensor is disposed between the magnetic flux rings, wherein at least one magnetic flux concentrator is associated with the magnetic field sensor, wherein the magnetic flux concentrator surrounds the magnetic flux rings.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2004Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Assignee: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbHInventors: Ekkehart Froehlich, Frank Jerems, Matthias Proft, Dirk Rachui, Roman Schoepe
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Publication number: 20040194560Abstract: Device for determining a torque exercised on a shaft, wherein the shaft comprises a first shaft section and a second shaft section, wherein the two shaft sections can be rotated relative to another, with a multi-pole magnetic ring which surrounds the first shaft section and is connected thereto, and a stator holder which is mounted to the second shaft section, wherein two stator elements are mounted to a stator holder and each stator element comprises fingers projecting in an axial or radial direction which are distributed uniformly at least over part of the periphery with gaps between them, wherein the fingers of each stator element are interconnected via a magnetic flux ring, wherein the magnetic flux rings have a mutual separation and a magnetic field sensor is disposed between the magnetic flux rings, wherein at least one magnetic flux concentrator is associated with the magnetic field sensor, wherein the magnetic flux concentrator surrounds the magnetic flux rings.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2004Publication date: October 7, 2004Applicant: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbHInventors: Ekkehart Froehlich, Frank Jerems, Matthias Proft, Dirk Rachui, Roman Schoepe