Patents by Inventor Tassilo Scholle
Tassilo Scholle 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: 11268610Abstract: A drive device and a motor vehicle, having at least one drive machine and at least one gearbox. The drive device has at least one cooling system, which is designed to apply a cooling medium to the at least one drive machine and to the at least one gearbox, at least in regions. The disclosure further relates to a motor vehicle having a drive device.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2018Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: AUDI AGInventor: Tassilo Scholle
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Publication number: 20210207703Abstract: A drive device and a motor vehicle, having at least one drive machine and at least one gearbox. The drive device has at least one cooling system, which is designed to apply a cooling medium to the at least one drive machine and to the at least one gearbox, at least in regions. The disclosure further relates to a motor vehicle having a drive device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2018Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: AUDI AGInventor: Tassilo SCHOLLE
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Patent number: 10988018Abstract: A transmission arrangement for a hybrid vehicle, in which a connection for an internal combustion engine, a connection for an electric machine, and a transmission part are arranged in a manner able to be coupled to each other. The transmission part comprises a simple Ravigneaux planetary gear set with two planetary gears (PG1, PG2) and a single ring gear. The ring gear is coupled to a spur and bevel gear transmission (KT), which forms a power takeoff of the transmission arrangement. The transmission part furthermore comprises two brakes (B1, B2) and two clutches (K1, K2) as force-locking shifting elements.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2018Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: AUDI AGInventor: Tassilo Scholle
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Patent number: 10807456Abstract: A transmission arrangement for a hybrid vehicle, in which a connection for an internal combustion engine, a connection for an electric machine and a transmission part of the transmission arrangement are arranged so as to be couplable to one another. Here, the transmission part includes a single Ravigneaux planetary gear set with two planetary transmissions and a single internal gear. The transmission part furthermore has two brakes and two clutches as frictionally locking shift elements. A drive arrangement having a transmission arrangement of this type and having in each case an internal combustion engine and electric machine connected thereto. Further, a method for operating a drive arrangement of said type, and a hybrid vehicle equipped with a drive arrangement of this type.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Tassilo Scholle, Markus Störmer, Thomas Hoffmann
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Patent number: 10773585Abstract: A drive device for a motor vehicle, with a first drive assembly, a second drive assembly, and a planetary gearing, via which the first drive assembly and the second drive assembly, which has a drivable axle of the motor vehicle, can be operatively connected. In this case, it is provided that the first drive assembly can be operatively connected to the planetary gearing via a first clutch coupling, and the drivable axle can be operatively connected to the planetary gearing via a second clutch coupling, and the second drive assembly and an auxiliary assembly are permanently operatively connected to the planetary gearing.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2016Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Markus Störmer, Christian Meixner, Thomas Hoffmann, Frank Vollmer, Tassilo Scholle, Josef Winkler, Alfred Ottowitz
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Publication number: 20200122563Abstract: A transmission arrangement for a hybrid vehicle, in which a connection for an internal combustion engine, a connection for an electric machine, and a transmission part are arranged in a manner able to be coupled to each other. The transmission part comprises a simple Ravigneaux planetary gear set with two planetary gears (PG1, PG2) and a single ring gear. The ring gear is coupled to a spur and bevel gear transmission (KT), which forms a power takeoff of the transmission arrangement. The transmission part furthermore comprises two brakes (B1, B2) and two clutches (K1, K2) as force-locking shifting elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: AUDI AGInventor: Tassilo SCHOLLE
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Publication number: 20190270371Abstract: A transmission arrangement for a hybrid vehicle, in which a connection for an internal combustion engine, a connection for an electric machine and a transmission part of the transmission arrangement are arranged so as to be couplable to one another. Here, the transmission part includes a single Ravigneaux planetary gear set with two planetary transmissions and a single internal gear. The transmission part furthermore has two brakes and two clutches as frictionally locking shift elements. A drive arrangement having a transmission arrangement of this type and having in each case an internal combustion engine and electric machine connected thereto. Further, a method for operating a drive arrangement of said type, and a hybrid vehicle equipped with a drive arrangement of this type.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2017Publication date: September 5, 2019Applicant: AUDI AGInventors: Tassilo SCHOLLE, Markus STÖRMER, Thomas HOFFMANN
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Patent number: 10328787Abstract: A drive device for a hybrid-drive motor vehicle, having an internal combustion engine as a primary drive, an electric engine as a secondary drive, and having planetary gear units that are coupled with one another that can be shifted into different gear steps through shift elements and brakes. The planetary gear units being connectable to a common output shaft by way of input elements and output elements. The reaction elements thereof can be coupled or firmly braked, wherein the drive device can be operated in an electromotor drive, a primary drive having gear steps (gears), or in a hybrid drive.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2015Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Tassilo Scholle, Christian Wirth, Simon Brummer
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Publication number: 20180345781Abstract: A drive device for a motor vehicle, with a first drive assembly, a second drive assembly, and a planetary gearing, via which the first drive assembly and the second drive assembly, which has a drivable axle of the motor vehicle, can be operatively connected. In this case, it is provided that the first drive assembly can be operatively connected to the planetary gearing via a first clutch coupling, and the drivable axle can be operatively connected to the planetary gearing via a second clutch coupling, and the second drive assembly and an auxiliary assembly are permanently operatively connected to the planetary gearing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2016Publication date: December 6, 2018Applicant: AUDI AGInventors: Markus STÖRMER, Christian MEIXNER, Thomas HOFFMANN, Frank VOLLMER, Tassilo SCHOLLE, Josef WINKLER, Alfred OTTOWITZ
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Publication number: 20170341502Abstract: A drive device for a hybrid-drive motor vehicle, having an internal combustion engine as a primary drive, an electric engine as a secondary drive, and having planetary gear units that are coupled with one another that can be shifted into different gear steps through shift elements and brakes. The planetary gear units being connectable to a common output shaft by way of input elements and output elements. The reaction elements thereof can be coupled or firmly braked, wherein the drive device can be operated in an electromotor drive, a primary drive having gear steps (gears), or in a hybrid drive.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2015Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: AUDI AGInventors: Tassilo SCHOLLE, Christian WIRTH, Simon BRUMMER
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Patent number: 9651119Abstract: A hybrid drive device for a motor vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, an electric machine, and two planetary gear trains which are shiftable into different gear stages by shifting elements and which are connectable via input elements and output elements with a driven input shaft and an output shaft and have shiftable transmission elements that can be coupled or braked. The internal combustion engine is in driving relation to a first input shaft and the electric machine is in driving relation to a second coaxial input shaft. The two planetary gear trains are coupled to each other such that, when the shifting elements are activated, shifting of four forward gears can be implemented via the internal combustion engine and shifting of three forward gears or reverse gears can be implemented via the electric machine.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2014Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: AUDI AGInventor: Tassilo Scholle
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Patent number: 9631709Abstract: A hybrid drive device for a motor vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, an electric machine, and two planetary gear trains which are shiftable into different gear stages by shifting elements and brakes and which are connectable via input elements and output elements with a driven input shaft and an output shaft and have reaction elements which can be coupled or braked. The internal combustion engine is in driving relation to a first input shaft and the electric machine is in driving relation to a second coaxial input shaft. The two planetary gear trains are coupled to each other such that via the clutches and brake shifting of four forward gears can be implemented via the internal combustion engine and shifting of three forward gears or reverse gears can be implemented via the electric machine.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2014Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Tassilo Scholle, Frank Vollmer, Steffen Hummel, Christian Meixner, Jörg Müller, Rico Resch, Mirko Leesch
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Publication number: 20170074598Abstract: A heat transfer arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a heat exchanger, a heat sink, and a heat pipe, with the heat pipe connected to the heat sink and connected via the first heat exchanger to a heat source of the motor vehicle. A latent heat accumulator is further operatively connected to the heat exchanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: Audi AGInventors: JOSEF WINKLER, FRANK VOLLMER, TASSILO SCHOLLE, THOMAS HOFFMANN, MARKUS STÖRMER, ALFRED OTTOWITZ, CHRISTIAN MEIXNER
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Publication number: 20160201770Abstract: A hybrid drive device for a motor vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, an electric machine, and two planetary gear trains which are shiftable into different gear stages by shifting elements and which are connectable via input elements and output elements with a driven input shaft and an output shaft and have shiftable transmission elements that can be coupled or braked. The internal combustion engine is in driving relation to a first input shaft and the electric machine is in driving relation to a second coaxial input shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2014Publication date: July 14, 2016Applicant: Audi AGInventor: Tassilo Scholle
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Publication number: 20160201769Abstract: A hybrid drive device for a motor vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, an electric machine, and two planetary gear trains which are shiftable into different gear stages by shifting elements and brakes and which are connectable via input elements and output elements with a driven input shaft and an output shaft and have reaction elements which can be coupled or braked. The internal combustion engine is in driving relation to a first input shaft and the electric machine is in driving relation to a second coaxial input shaft. The two planetary gear trains are coupled to each other such that via the clutches and brake shifting of four forward gears can be implemented via the internal combustion engine and shifting of three forward gears or reverse gears can be implemented via the electric machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2014Publication date: July 14, 2016Applicant: Audi AGInventors: TASSILO SCHOLLE, FRANK VOLLMER, STEFFEN HUMMEL, CHRISTIAN MEIXNER, JÖRG MÜLLER, RICO RESCH, MIRKO LEESCH
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Patent number: 8556053Abstract: A twin-clutch for a twin-clutch variable speed transmission in motor vehicles includes two wet running multi-disk-clutches which are arranged axially in succession in a transmission housing, wherein end walls of the transmission housing are provided on respective sides of the multi disk clutches, a driving clutch housing; two transmission hubs outputting to transmission input shafts, and alternately drivingly connectable with the clutch housing via clutch disks; ring pistons shiftably supported in the end walls of the transmission housing and hydraulically pressurizeable with pressure oil via ducts arranged in the end walls to thereby cause a shifting of the ring pistons, wherein the ring pistons alternately act on the clutch disks via pressure disks, and wherein the pressure disks are actuatable from outside the clutch housing by the ring pistons; and axial rolling bearings respectively arranged between the ring pistons and the pressure disks.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2011Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Audi AGInventors: Mathias Jakob-Bodenhagen, Hans-Peter Fleischmann, Tassilo Scholle
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Publication number: 20130056323Abstract: A twin-clutch for a twin-clutch variable speed transmission in motor vehicles includes two wet running multi-disk-clutches which are arranged axially in succession in a transmission housing, wherein end walls of the transmission housing are provided on respective sides of the multi disk clutches, a driving clutch housing; two transmission hubs outputting to transmission input shafts, and alternately drivingly connectable with the clutch housing via clutch disks; ring pistons shiftably supported in the end walls of the transmission housing and hydraulically pressurizeable with pressure oil via ducts arranged in the end walls to thereby cause a shifting of the ring pistons, wherein the ring pistons alternately act on the clutch disks via pressure disks, and wherein the pressure disks are actuatable from outside the clutch housing by the ring pistons; and axial rolling bearings respectively arranged between the ring pistons and the pressure disks.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2011Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: AUDI AGInventors: Mathias Jakob-Bodenhagen, Hans-Peter Fleischmann, Tassilo Scholle