Patents by Inventor Thomas Schleich
Thomas Schleich 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: 11009103Abstract: A multi-speed gearbox for a vehicle has fewer than 4 shiftable gears and has a gearbox input shaft, a gearbox output shaft, a gearbox housing and a planetary gearbox. The planetary gearbox has a planetary gearbox gear set, which has the following planetary gearbox elements: a sun gear, a first ring gear, and a second ring gear, at least one first planetary gear, which is engaged with both the sun gear and the first ring gear, at least one second planetary gear, which is engaged with the second ring gear, and with a planetary gear carrier, on which the at least one first planetary gear is rotatably mounted. The planetary gearbox gear set has multiple shift elements, which are designed to selectively connect one of the planetary gearbox elements to a further one of the planetary gearbox elements or to the gearbox housing for conjoint rotation and therefore to provide different gears.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Julian Mangold, Thomas Schleich
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Patent number: 10989278Abstract: A manual transmission unit has one transmission input shaft, one transmission output shaft, a first intermediate shaft, a second intermediate shaft, a plurality of gear wheels, of which a first and a second drive gear wheel are arranged on the transmission input shaft and connectable in a rotationally fixed manner thereto, in particular in a permanently rotationally fixed manner thereto, and a plurality of torque transmission units for selective connection of additional gear wheels to at least one of the intermediate shafts. The first drive gear wheel intermeshes together with two intermediate wheels and the second drive gear wheel intermeshes together with two additional intermediate wheels. At least two, preferably at least three and more preferably at least four of the intermediate wheels are selectively connectible to the intermediate shafts for power transmission.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2017Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventor: Thomas Schleich
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Patent number: 10871204Abstract: A manual transmission unit has at least one input shaft, a transmission output shaft, a first intermediate shaft, a second intermediate shaft, a traction device, a plurality of gears and at least two traction wheels and a plurality of torque transmission devices for selectively connecting tooth and traction wheels to at least one of the shafts. Torque from the transmission input shaft can be transferred directly to the transmission input shaft by the traction device.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventor: Thomas Schleich
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Patent number: 10830315Abstract: A motor vehicle transmission includes: a transmission input shaft and a transmission output shaft having a transmission housing; three planetary gear sets, each of which includes the transmission elements of a sun pinion, ring gear and planet carrier for rotatably receiving at least one planet gear and which are provided with a plurality of torque transmission devices for changing a transmission ratio between the transmission input shaft and the transmission output shaft; and two spur gear stages, each having a first spur gear, which is arranged concentrically with respect to the transmission input shaft and a second spur gear, which is arranged concentrically with respect to the transmission output shaft. The second and third planetary gear sets are connected to each other by a first coupling and a second coupling. For the first coupling, one of the transmission elements of the second planetary gear set is connected to the same transmission element of the third planetary gear set.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Jonas Laubmann, Julian Mangold, Thomas Schleich
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Publication number: 20200103005Abstract: A multi-speed gearbox for a vehicle has fewer than 4 shiftable gears and has a gearbox input shaft, a gearbox output shaft, a gearbox housing and a planetary gearbox. The planetary gearbox has a planetary gearbox gear set, which has the following planetary gearbox elements: a sun gear, a first ring gear, and a second ring gear, at least one first planetary gear, which is engaged with both the sun gear and the first ring gear, at least one second planetary gear, which is engaged with the second ring gear, and with a planetary gear carrier, on which the at least one first planetary gear is rotatably mounted. The planetary gearbox gear set has multiple shift elements, which are designed to selectively connect one of the planetary gearbox elements to a further one of the planetary gearbox elements or to the gearbox housing for conjoint rotation and therefore to provide different gears.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Julian MANGOLD, Thomas SCHLEICH
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Patent number: 10533649Abstract: A combined multistage gearing has a spur gearing having at least one first and one second spur wheel arranged on a spur gear shaft, an epicyclic gearing having at least one first and one second, in particular reduced, planetary wheel set and an epicyclic gearing shaft, wherein at least one of the planetary wheel sets is arranged concentrically to the epicyclic gearing shaft, a gearing housing, wherein the spur gear shaft and the epicyclic gearing shaft are rotatably mounted relative to the gearing housing, and a plurality of switching apparatuses. The first spur gear can be selectively connected in a torque-transmitting manner to the spur gear shaft. The first spur gear can be selectively connected in a torque-transmitting manner to the gearing housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventor: Thomas Schleich
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Publication number: 20190331201Abstract: A motor vehicle transmission includes: a transmission input shaft and a transmission output shaft having a transmission housing; three planetary gear sets, each of which includes the transmission elements of a sun pinion, ring gear and planet carrier for rotatably receiving at least one planet gear and which are provided with a plurality of torque transmission devices for changing a transmission ratio between the transmission input shaft and the transmission output shaft; and two spur gear stages, each having a first spur gear, which is arranged concentrically with respect to the transmission input shaft and a second spur gear, which is arranged concentrically with respect to the transmission output shaft. The second and third planetary gear sets are connected to each other by a first coupling and a second coupling. For the first coupling, one of the transmission elements of the second planetary gear set is connected to the same transmission element of the third planetary gear set.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Jonas LAUBMANN, Julian MANGOLD, Thomas SCHLEICH
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Patent number: 10228048Abstract: A vehicle transmission with multiple gear ratios includes a spur-gear gearbox with a first spur gear and a second spur gear arranged on a spur-gear shaft, wherein the first spur gear meshes with a fourth spur gear and the second spur gear meshes with a third spur gear, and an epicyclic gear train with a first and a second epicyclic gear sets and a epicyclic gear train shaft. Each of the epicyclic gear sets has a ring gear and at least one epicyclic gear, and at least one of the epicyclic gear sets has a sun gear and at least one planet carrier. A gear box, the spur-gear shaft and the epicyclic gear train shaft are rotatably mounted relative to the gear box. A plurality of speed changing devices are provided, wherein the first spur gear can be selectively connected in a torque-transmitting manner to the spur-gear shaft.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2017Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventor: Thomas Schleich
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Patent number: 10107366Abstract: A spur-gear planetary gearbox with multiple ratios has a spur-gear gearbox with at least one first idler gear arranged concentrically to a spur-gear shaft, and a spur gear connected to this spur-gear shaft, a planetary gear mechanism with a first planetary gear set and a second planetary gear set and a planetary gear shaft rotatable about a planetary gear mechanism axis. One of the planetary gear sets is arranged concentrically to the planetary gear mechanism axis. A first planetary gear and a second planetary gear arranged concentrically to the planetary gear mechanism axis. A gear box and a plurality of speed changing devices are provided, wherein the first idler gear meshes with the first planetary gear, and the spur gear meshes with the second planetary gear. The planetary gearbox is characterized in that a second idler gear is arranged on the spur-gear shaft and can be selectively connected thereto in a torque-transmitting manner.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2017Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventor: Thomas Schleich
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Publication number: 20170254391Abstract: A spur-gear planetary gearbox with multiple ratios has a spur-gear gearbox with at least one first idler gear arranged concentrically to a spur-gear shaft, and a spur gear connected to this spur-gear shaft, a planetary gear mechanism with a first planetary gear set and a second planetary gear set and a planetary gear shaft rotatable about a planetary gear mechanism axis. One of the planetary gear sets is arranged concentrically to the planetary gear mechanism axis. A first planetary gear and a second planetary gear arranged concentrically to the planetary gear mechanism axis. A gear box and a plurality of speed changing devices are provided, wherein the first idler gear meshes with the first planetary gear, and the spur gear meshes with the second planetary gear. The planetary gearbox is characterized in that a second idler gear is arranged on the spur-gear shaft and can be selectively connected thereto in a torque-transmitting manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventor: Thomas SCHLEICH
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Publication number: 20170248201Abstract: A manual transmission unit has one transmission input shaft, one transmission output shaft, a first intermediate shaft, a second intermediate shaft, a plurality of gear wheels, of which a first and a second drive gear wheel are arranged on the transmission input shaft and connectable in a rotationally fixed manner thereto, in particular in a permanently rotationally fixed manner thereto, and a plurality of torque transmission units for selective connection of additional gear wheels to at least one of the intermediate shafts. The first drive gear wheel intermeshes together with two intermediate wheels and the second drive gear wheel intermeshes together with two additional intermediate wheels. At least two, preferably at least three and more preferably at least four of the intermediate wheels are selectively connectible to the intermediate shafts for power transmission.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2017Publication date: August 31, 2017Inventor: Thomas SCHLEICH
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Publication number: 20170198791Abstract: A combined multistage gearing has a spur gearing having at least one first and one second spur wheel arranged on a spur gear shaft, an epicyclic gearing having at least one first and one second, in particular reduced, planetary wheel set and an epicyclic gearing shaft, wherein at least one of the planetary wheel sets is arranged concentrically to the epicyclic gearing shaft, a gearing housing, wherein the spur gear shaft and the epicyclic gearing shaft are rotatably mounted relative to the gearing housing, and a plurality of switching apparatuses. The first spur gear can be selectively connected in a torque-transmitting manner to the spur gear shaft. The first spur gear can be selectively connected in a torque-transmitting manner to the gearing housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2017Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventor: Thomas SCHLEICH
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Publication number: 20170191554Abstract: A vehicle transmission with multiple gear ratios includes a spur-gear gearbox with a first spur gear and a second spur gear arranged on a spur-gear shaft, wherein the first spur gear meshes with a fourth spur gear and the second spur gear meshes with a third spur gear, and an epicyclic gear train with a first and a second epicyclic gear sets and a epicyclic gear train shaft. Each of the epicyclic gear sets has a ring gear and at least one epicyclic gear, and at least one of the epicyclic gear sets has a sun gear and at least one planet carrier. A gear box, the spur-gear shaft and the epicyclic gear train shaft are rotatably mounted relative to the gear box. A plurality of speed changing devices are provided, wherein the first spur gear can be selectively connected in a torque-transmitting manner to the spur-gear shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2017Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventor: Thomas SCHLEICH
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Publication number: 20170167573Abstract: A manual transmission unit has at least one input shaft, a transmission output shaft, a first intermediate shaft, a second intermediate shaft, a traction device, a plurality of gears and at least two traction wheels and a plurality of torque transmission devices for selectively connecting tooth and traction wheels to at least one of the shafts. Torque from the transmission input shaft can be transferred directly to the transmission input shaft by the traction device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2017Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventor: Thomas SCHLEICH
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Patent number: 4743134Abstract: A ring-type binder for retaining loose-leaf sheets of paper is disclosed. The binder has base and top members which are slidably secured to each other. Mounted to each of these members along and projecting from an edge are a plurality of half-ring members. With this configuration the base and top members can be slid between an open position and a closed position in which the half-rings of the top member are mated with the half-rings of the base member.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 1987Date of Patent: May 10, 1988Inventors: William Reinherz, Thomas Schleich