Patents by Inventor Siegfried Stutzle

Siegfried Stutzle 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: 7454991
    Abstract: A shiftable multispeed reverse transmission having one input shaft (1) and a plurality of countershafts (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) and one output shaft (8). One of gears and/or idle gears being situated upon the countershafts (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) for non-rotatably connection with the countershafts, via shiftable clutches, for gear and direction change. The reduction ratios being generated by spur pinion stages and at least one shiftable planetary stage (P).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Buck, Wolfgang Rebholz, Siegfried Stützle, Michael Riedhammer, Hugo Burkhart, Michael Herlitzek, Jürgen Legner, Jochen Schneider, Michael Thielmann, Roland Fischer
  • Publication number: 20070068294
    Abstract: A shiftable multispeed reverse transmission having one input shaft (1) and a plurality of countershafts (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) and one output shaft (8). One of gears and/or idle gears being situated upon the countershafts (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) for non-rotatably connection with the countershafts, via shiftable clutches, for gear and direction change. The reduction ratios being generated by spur pinion stages and at least one shiftable planetary stage (P).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Gerhard Buck, Wolfgang Rebholz, Siegfried Stutzle, Michael Riedhammer, Hugo Burkhart, Michael Herlitzek, Jurgen Legner, Jochen Schneider, Michael Thielmann, Roland Fischer
  • Patent number: 7014028
    Abstract: A drive device comprises a first switchgear (9) and a second switchgear (11) which can be actuated respectively hydraulic pressure in an opening direction and via spring force in a closing direction, and which are provided with a device (26) by which the first switchgear (9) and the second switchgear (11) are to be actuated in the opening direction when the switchgears are actuated in the closing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Buck, Helmut Eymüller, Siegfried Stützle
  • Patent number: 6949042
    Abstract: A shiftable transmission in which at least two clutches (2, 7) actuated in closing direction by spring force and in opening direction by the exertion of pressure are arranged, wherein output of the transmission is stopped by unpressurized shifting of both actuation devices (9, 13) thereby closing both clutches (2, 7). When pressure is exerted upon the second actuation device (13), the actuation force of the first actuation device (9) is composed of a spring force of the first actuation device (9) and a hydraulic force from the pressurization of the second actuation device (13). The clutch belonging to the first actuation device can thus be impinged upon with different forces depending on whether or not the second actuation device is impinged upon with pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Helmut Eymüller, Siegfried Stützle, Jürgen Legner
  • Publication number: 20040168874
    Abstract: A drive device comprises a first switchgear (9) and a second switchgear (11) which can be actuated respectively hydraulic pressure in an opening direction and via spring force in a closing direction, and which are provided with a device (26) by which the first switchgear (9) and the second switchgear (11) are to be actuated in the opening direction when the switchgears are actuated in the closing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Gerhard Buck, Helmut Eymuller, Siegfried Stutzle
  • Publication number: 20040121872
    Abstract: A shiftable transmission in which at least two clutches (2, 7) actuated in closing direction by spring force and in opening direction by the exertion of pressure are arranged, wherein output of the transmission is stopped by unpressurized shifting of both actuation devices (9, 13) thereby closing both clutches (2, 7). When pressure is exerted upon the second actuation device (13), the actuation force of the first actuation device (9) is composed of a spring force of the first actuation device (9) and a hydraulic force from the pressurization of the second actuation device (13). The clutch belonging to the first actuation device can thus be impinged upon with different forces depending on whether or not the second actuation device is impinged upon with pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Helmut Eymuller, Siegfried Stutzle, Jurgen Legner
  • Patent number: 6250180
    Abstract: A traveling mechanism having a driving motor (24) which drives a feed pump (25) and a hydrostatic variable displacement pump (2), a zero fluctuating hydrostatic variable displacement motor (1) which forms with the hydrostatic variable displacement pump (2) a hydrostatic circuit and a hydrostatically driven 2-speed gear mechanism (11) which is engaged when the torque to be transmitted is minimal and the hydrostatic variable displacement motor (1) is at zero displacement capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Jürgen Legner, Egon Mann, Siegfried Stützle
  • Patent number: 5172611
    Abstract: An engine-rpm-dependent arrest device to prevent non-permitted down shifts in motor vehicle transmissions containing a pilot valve (1) and a control valve (2), both having two shift positions. One shift position of the control valve (2) is engaged by the pressure acting upon a piston surface (36) of the control-valve piston (31) and exceeding a given value of an engine-rpm-dependent low-pressure pump (20). The control valve (2) is exclusively in contact with the pressure medium conveyed by the low-pressure pump (20) and controls the large end surface (40) and the annular surface (41) of a pilot-valve piston (38) designed as stepped piston. If when the high gear is engaged and the engine rpm is above a certain limit value, the gear-shift valve (7) is moved to its position for low gear, then an actuation of the actuation device (15) for the low gear is prevented via the pilot valve (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1992
    Assignee: Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Helmut Eymuller, Siegfried Stutzle, Jurgen Legner, Gerhard Buck
  • Patent number: 5151068
    Abstract: A driving mechanism, specially for mobile excavators and similar construction machines, having a power-shiftable two-gear transmission (4) constructed as planetary gear and driven by a hydromotor, includes two speed levels alternatively engageable and disengageable via hydraulically shiftable friction clutches (9, 10). Both friction clutches (9, 10) are designed as spring accumulator clutches controllable by oil pressure. Both friction clutches (9, 10) are radially telescoped and are to be used both for shifting the gears and as parking brake and auxiliary service brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1992
    Assignee: Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Egon Mann, Helmut Eymuller, Siegfried Stutzle