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).

  • Patent number: 11009103
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Julian Mangold, Thomas Schleich
  • Patent number: 10989278
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Thomas Schleich
  • Patent number: 10871204
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Thomas Schleich
  • Patent number: 10830315
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jonas Laubmann, Julian Mangold, Thomas Schleich
  • Publication number: 20200103005
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Julian MANGOLD, Thomas SCHLEICH
  • Patent number: 10533649
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Thomas Schleich
  • Publication number: 20190331201
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Jonas LAUBMANN, Julian MANGOLD, Thomas SCHLEICH
  • Patent number: 10228048
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Thomas Schleich
  • Patent number: 10107366
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Thomas Schleich
  • Publication number: 20170254391
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventor: Thomas SCHLEICH
  • Publication number: 20170248201
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventor: Thomas SCHLEICH
  • Publication number: 20170198791
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventor: Thomas SCHLEICH
  • Publication number: 20170191554
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Thomas SCHLEICH
  • Publication number: 20170167573
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventor: Thomas SCHLEICH
  • Patent number: 4743134
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1988
    Inventors: William Reinherz, Thomas Schleich