Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Rieger

Wolfgang Rieger 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: 9353833
    Abstract: The multi-speed transmission comprises four planetary gear sets eight rotatable shafts and six shifting elements. The sun gear of the first planetary gear set is connected to the fifth shaft, which is attachable to the housing through a third brake. The input shaft is, through a first coupling, connectable to the seventh shaft connected to the sun gear of the third planetary gear set, which is connected to the bar of the first planetary gear set and is connectable to the fourth shaft through a third coupling, which is connected to the sun gear of the second planetary gear set and is attachable to the housing through a second brake. The input shaft is, through a second coupling, connectable to the eighth shaft connected to the sun gear of the fourth planetary gear set and the third shaft is connected to the ring gear of the first planetary gear set, the bar of the second planetary gear set, and the ring gear of the fourth planetary gear set, and is attachable to the housing through a first brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Patent number: 9353834
    Abstract: A transmission includes a drive shaft, an output shaft, a housing, three planetary gear sets, six shift elements, comprising a first brake, a second brake along with a first clutch, a second clutch, a third clutch and a fourth clutch. The shift elements are selectively actuated, by which nine forward gears and one reverse gear are realized. The drive shaft and the output shaft are arranged in a manner axially offset to each other, and the drive shaft is connectable through the first clutch to the second brake and through the second clutch to the sun gear of the second planetary gear set and to the sun gear of the third planetary gear set, whereas the sun gear of the second planetary gear set and the sun gear of the third planetary gear set are also connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Publication number: 20160131226
    Abstract: A planetary multi-speed transmission for a vehicle with a housing is proposed. A first shaft is provided as a drive (An) and a second shaft is provided as an output (Ab) that is axially parallel to the drive. Three planetary gear sets and additional shafts, along with six shifting elements are provided, through which the actuation of several gears are realized. Machine elements are provided for transfer of torque between the drive (An) and the output (Ab). The first shaft, as a drive, is connectable to the planetary gear carrier of the third planetary gear set, to the ring gear of the first planetary gear set, to the sun gear of the second planetary gear set, to the ring gear of the third planetary gear set, to the ring gear of the second planetary gear set, and to the first machine element. The second shaft is connected or connectable, as a drive (Ab), to the first machine element and to the second machine element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Publication number: 20160131227
    Abstract: A planetary multi-speed transmission for a vehicle with a housing is proposed. A first shaft is provided as a drive and a second shaft is provided as an output that is axially parallel to the drive. Three planetary gear sets and additional shafts, along with six shifting elements, are provided, through which the actuation of several gears can be realized. Machine elements are provided for the transfer of torque between the drive and the output. The first shaft is connectable, as the drive, to the sun gear of the second planetary gear set, to the sun gear of the first planetary gear set, to the planetary gear carrier of the second planetary gear set, to the planetary gear carrier of the first planetary gear set, and to the first machine element. The second shaft is connected or connectable, as a drive, to the first machine element and to the second machine element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Publication number: 20160084353
    Abstract: The multi-stage transmission comprises four planetary gear sets, eight rotatable shafts and six shift elements. Sun of first set is connected to fifth shaft which is couplable, via third brake, to housing. Drive shaft is connectable, via first clutch, to fourth shaft connected to ring of first set and carrier of second set and which is couplable, via second brake, to housing. Drive shaft is connectable, via second clutch, to seventh shaft connected to carrier of fourth set and ring of third set and is connectable, via third clutch, to eighth shaft connected to sun of second set. Sixth shaft is connected to carrier of first set, ring of second set and ring of fourth set. Third shaft is connected to sun of third set and sun of fourth set and is couplable, via first brake, to housing. Drive shaft is connected to carrier of third set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan BECK, Christian SIBLA, Wolfgang RIEGER
  • Publication number: 20160084356
    Abstract: A multi-speed transmission is provided for a motor vehicle and includes a housing, a drive shaft, an output shaft, at least four planetary gear sets, whereas each of the planetary gear sets comprises one sun gear, at least one planet, one planetary carrier and one ring gear. The transmission includes several shift elements in the form of at least four clutches and at least two brakes. The drive shaft is connectable through the second clutch to the sun gear of the first and second planetary gear sets. The sun gear of the fourth planetary gear set is connected to the housing. The ring gear of the fourth planetary gear set is connectable to the planetary carrier of the second planetary gear set. The planetary carrier of the fourth planetary gear set is connectable through the fourth clutch to the output shaft. The ring gear of the second planetary gear set is connected through the second brake to the housing. The drive shaft is connectable through the third clutch to the first brake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Patent number: 9285016
    Abstract: A transmission with nine forward and one reverse gear having four planetary gearsets, eight shafts and six shifting elements. The sun gears of gearsets (P1, P3) couple shaft (5), and can couple the housing by brake (05). Input shaft (1) can couple, via clutch (14), shaft (4), which couples carrier and sun gears of respective gearsets (P3, P2) and can couple housing via brake (04). Shaft (1) can couple, via clutch (17), shaft (7), which couples ring gear of gearset (P3) and can couple, via clutch (18), shaft (8) which couples ring gear and carrier of respective gearsets (P4, P2). Shaft (6) couples ring gear and carrier gear of respective gearsets (P2, P4). Shaft (3) couples sun gear of gearset (P4) and can couple, via brake (03), the housing. Output shaft (2) couples carrier and ring gear of respective gearsets (P4, P1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Patent number: 9285018
    Abstract: A multi-speed transmission in which a sun gear of a fourth planetary gear set is connected with the housing in a non-rotatable manner, a ring gear of a first planetary gear set is permanently connected with a ring gear of the fourth planetary gear set, a sun gear of the first planetary gear set and a sun gear of a second planetary gear set can be coupled with the housing, via a first brake, a carrier of the first planetary gear set can be coupled with the housing, via a second brake, and the output shaft can be coupled with a carrier of the fourth planetary gear set, via a first clutch. Variations of other couplings within the multi-speed transmission forms a set of transmissions having similar properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Publication number: 20160061298
    Abstract: A multi-speed transmission for a motor vehicle includes a housing, a drive shaft, an output shaft, at least four planetary gear sets, whereas each of the planetary gear sets comprises one sun gear, at least one planet, one planetary carrier and one ring gear, along with several shift elements in the form of at least four clutches and at least two brakes. The sun gear of the fourth planetary gear set is connected to the housing. The planetary carrier of the fourth planetary gear set is connectable through the fourth clutch to the drive shaft. The second brake is connected to the sun gear of the second planetary gear set. The first brake is connected to the ring gear of the second planetary gear set. The ring gear of the fourth planetary gear set is connected to the planetary carrier of the second planetary gear set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Publication number: 20160053868
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmission, in particular a multi-clutch transmission for a motor vehicle, comprising the elements of drive shaft, several planetary gear sets, whereas one planetary gear set comprises the planetary elements of a sun gear, one or more planetary gears, one bar and one ring gear, N shift elements, comprising several clutches, whereas N is a whole number greater than four, and an output shaft, whereas, by means of at least one of the N shift elements, the drive shaft is connectable to the output shaft for the presentation of various gears by means of at least one of the planetary transmissions, whereas the N shift elements comprise at least M brakes and N?M clutches, whereas M is a whole number greater than or equal to one, and whereas at least (N?M)/2 clutches work together with the drive shaft and/or the output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Publication number: 20160053865
    Abstract: A multi-speed planetary transmission, in particular an automatic transmission for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing (3) featuring a housing longitudinal axis (2), a drive shaft (10) connectable to a drive train for transferring a drive torque from the drive train to the multi-speed planetary transmission (1), a drive shaft (11) connectable to a drive train for transferring a drive torque from the multi-speed planetary transmission (1) to the drive train, four single planetary transmissions (12, 13, 14, 15) arranged along the housing longitudinal axis (2), the planetary gear (21, 25, 29, 33) featuring, in each case, one sun gear (18, 22, 26, 30), one ring gear (19, 23, 27, 31) and at least one bar (20, 24, 28, 32), sixth shift elements arranged within the housing (3), which are designed as four clutch elements (4, 5, 6, 7) and two brakes (8, 9), and connecting shafts (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44) for connections between the single planetary transmissions (12, 13, 14, 15), the drive shaft (10), the o
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Publication number: 20160053866
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmission, in particular a multi-speed transmission for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing, a drive shaft, an output shaft, at least four planetary gear sets, whereas each of the planetary gear sets comprises one sun gear, at least one planet, one planetary carrier and one ring gear, along with several shift elements in the form of at least four clutches and at least two brakes, whereas the sun gear of the fourth planetary gear set is connected to the housing, the planetary carrier of the fourth planetary gear set is connectable through the fourth clutch to the output shaft, the second brake is connected to the sun gear of the first planetary gear set, the first brake is connected to the ring gear of the first planetary gear set and to the planetary carrier of the first planetary gear set and the first brake is connectable through the third clutch to the drive shaft. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle with a transmission and a method for operating a transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Publication number: 20160053867
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmission, in particular a multi-speed transmission for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing, a drive shaft, an output shaft, at least four planetary gear sets, whereas each of the planetary gear sets comprises one sun gear, at least one planet, one planetary carrier and one ring gear, along with several shift elements, whereas six shift elements are formed in the form of at least three clutches and at least two brakes, and the drive shaft is connectable through the second clutch to the planetary carrier of the first planetary gear set and through the second brake to the housing, and the drive shaft is connectable through the third clutch to the first brake and to the sun gear of the first planetary gear set. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle with a transmission and a method for operating a transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Publication number: 20160053869
    Abstract: Transmission, in particular a multi-speed transmission for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing, a drive shaft, an output shaft, at least four planetary gear sets, whereas each of the planetary gear sets comprises one sun gear, one planet, one planetary carrier and one ring gear, along with several shift elements in the form of at least four clutches and at least two brakes, whereas the drive shaft is connectable through the second clutch to the planetary carrier of the third planetary gear set and to the planetary carrier of the fourth planetary gear set, whereas the first brake is connected to the ring gear of the first planetary gear set and to the planetary carrier of the second planetary gear set, whereas the second brake is connected to the sun gear of the first planetary gear set, and whereas the planetary carrier of the first planetary gear set is connected to the sun gear of the fourth planetary gear set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Patent number: 9267576
    Abstract: Multi-stage transmission comprises four planetary gear sets, rotatable shafts and six shift elements. Sun of first set is connected to fifth shaft which is connectable, via first clutch, to drive shaft and is couplable, via third brake, to housing. Drive shaft is connectable, via second clutch, to seventh shaft which is connectable to carrier of fourth set and ring of third set and is connectable, via third clutch, to eighth shaft which is connected to sun of second. Sixth shaft is connected to ring of first set, carrier of second set and ring of fourth set. Third shaft is connected to sun of third set and sun of fourth set and can be coupled, via first brake, to housing. Fourth shaft is connected to carrier of first set and ring of second set and is couplable, via second brake, to housing. Drive shaft is connected to carrier of third set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Publication number: 20160047442
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmission, in particular a multi-speed transmission for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing, a drive shaft, an output shaft, at least four planetary gear sets, whereas each of the planetary gear sets comprises one sun gear, at least one planet, one planetary carrier and one ring gear, along with several shift elements in the form of at least three clutches and at least three brakes, whereas the drive shaft is connectable through the second clutch to the planetary carrier of the first planetary gear set, and the planetary carrier of the first planetary gear set is connected to the second brake, and the ring gear of the first planetary gear set is connected to the planetary carrier of the fourth planetary gear set, and the planetary carrier of the fourth planetary gear set is connected to the sun gear of the third planetary gear set, and the sun gear of the fourth planetary gear set is connected to the third brake and the planetary carrier of the third planetary gear set is conne
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Publication number: 20160040756
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmission, in particular a multi-speed transmission for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing, a drive shaft, an output shaft, at least four planetary gear sets, whereas each of the planetary gear sets comprises one sun gear, at least one planet, one planetary carrier and one ring gear, along with six shift elements in the form of at least three clutches and at least two brakes, whereas the drive shaft is connectable through the second clutch to the planetary carrier of the first planetary gear set, and the planetary carrier of the first planetary gear set is connectable to the second brake, and the drive shaft is connectable through the third clutch to the first brake, and the drive shaft is connectable through the third clutch to the sun gear of the first planetary gear set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Publication number: 20160040757
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmission, in particular a multi-speed transmission for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing, a drive shaft, an output shaft, at least four planetary gear sets, whereas each of the planetary gear sets comprises one sun gear, at least one planet, one planetary carrier and one ring gear, along with several shift elements in the form of at least four clutches and at least two brakes, whereas the drive shaft is connectable through the third clutch to the first brake and to the sun gear of the first planetary gear set and to the sun gear of the second planetary gear set, and whereas the ring gear of the first planetary gear set is connected to the planetary carrier of the fourth planetary gear set, and whereas the planetary carrier of the fourth planetary gear set is connectable through the fourth clutch to the drive shaft, and whereas the sun gear of the fourth planetary gear set is connected to the housing, and whereas the second brake is connected to the planetary carrier of the f
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Publication number: 20160033013
    Abstract: A multi-speed transmission in planetary design for a vehicle includes a housing, a first shaft (1) as a drive (An), and a second shaft (2) provided as an output (Ab) that is arranged in a manner axially parallel to the drive. Three planetary gear sets, additional shafts, along with six shifting elements are also provided, through which the actuation of several gears are realized. Machine elements are provided for the transfer of torque between the drive and the output. The first shaft is connectable to the planetary gear carrier of the second planetary gear set, to the sun gear of the first planetary gear set, to the ring gear of the second planetary gear set, to the planetary gear carrier of the first planetary gear set, and to the first spur gear stage. The second shaft is connected or connectable to the first machine element and to the second machine element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Publication number: 20160010727
    Abstract: A multi-speed transmission in planetary design for a vehicle with a housing (11) includes a first shaft 1 (1) provided as a drive (An) and a second shaft (2) provided as an output (Ab) that is arranged axially parallel to the drive. Three planetary gear sets (RS1, RS2, RS3) and additional shafts (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) along with six shifting elements (K1, K2, K3, K4, B1, B2) are provided, through which the actuation of several gears are realized. Machine elements (ST1, ST2) are provided for the transfer of torque between the drive (An) and the output (Ab). The first shaft (1) is connectable, as a drive, to the sun gear (SR3) of the third planetary gear set (RS2), to the planetary gear carrier (PT2) of the second planetary gear set (RS2), to the planetary gear carrier (PT3) of the third planetary gear set (RS3), and is connectable or connected to the sun gear (SR1) of the first planetary gear set (RS1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger