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: 9234569
    Abstract: Multi-stage transmission comprising four planetary gear sets, eight rotatable shafts and six shift elements. Sun of first set is connected to eighth shaft connected to sun of second set and is connectable, via third clutch, to drive shaft. Drive shaft is connectable, via first clutch, to fourth shaft connected to carrier of first set and is culpable, via second brake, to housings. Drive shaft is connectable, via second clutch, to seventh shaft connected to carrier of fourth set and ring of third set. Sixth shaft is connected to ring of first set, carrier of second set and ring of fourth planetary gear set. Third shaft is connected to sun of third set and sun of fourth set and is couplable, via first brake, to housing. Fifth shaft is connected to ring of second set and is couplable, via third brake, to housing. Output shaft is connected to carrier of third set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Publication number: 20160003328
    Abstract: A multi-speed transmission in planetary design is proposed for a vehicle. A first shaft is provided as a drive (An) and a second shaft is provided as an output (Ab) arranged axially parallel to the drive. Three planetary gear sets (RS1, RS2, RS3) and additional shafts along with six shifting elements (K1, K2, K3, K4, B1, B2) are provided, through which actuation of several gears is realized. Machine elements (ST1, ST2) are provided for transfer of torque between the drive (An) and the output (Ab). The first shaft is connected or connectable, as a drive, the ring gear (HR3) of the third planetary gear set (RS3) and to the planetary gear carrier (PT2) of the second planetary gear set (RS2). The second shaft (2), as an output shaft (Ab), is connectable or connected to the first machine element (ST1) and to the second machine element (ST2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Publication number: 20160003330
    Abstract: A multi-speed transmission in planetary design for a vehicle with a housing (11) is proposed, whereas a first shaft (1) is provided as a drive (An) and a second shaft (2) is provided as an output (Ab) that is arranged in a manner axially parallel to the drive, whereas 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 can be realized, whereas machine elements (ST1, ST2) are provided for the transfer of torque between the drive (An) and the output (Ab), whereas the first shaft (1), as a drive, is connectable to the sun gear (SR3) of the third planetary gear set (RS3), to the sun gear (SR2) 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 (SRI) of the first planetary gear set (RS1), and whereas the second shaft (2) is connected or connectable, as a dr
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Publication number: 20160003329
    Abstract: A multi-speed transmission in planetary design with a housing is proposed. A first shaft (1) is provided as a drive (AN) and a second shaft (2) is provided as an output (Ab) arranged axially parallel to the drive. Three planetary gear sets (RS1, RS2, RS3) and additional shafts (3-9) along with six shifting elements (K1, K2, K3, K4, B1, B2) are provided for the actuation of several gears. 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 or connected, as a drive, to a sun gear (SR1) of the first planetary gear set (RS1), to the sun gear (SR3) of the third planetary gear set (RS3), and to the planetary gear carrier (PT2) of the second planetary gear set (RS2). The second shaft (2), as an output shaft (Ab), is connectable or connected to the first machine element (ST1) and to the second machine element (ST2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Publication number: 20150377325
    Abstract: A multi-speed transmission in planetary design for a vehicle with a housing (9) is proposed, whereas a first shaft (1) is provided as a drive (An) and a second shaft (2) is provided as an output (Ab) that is arranged in a manner axially parallel to the drive, whereas 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 can be realized, and whereas machine elements (ST1, ST2) are provided for the transfer of torque between the drive (An) and the output (Ab).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Patent number: 9222553
    Abstract: A multi-speed transmission includes four planetary gear sets, eight rotatable shafts and six shifting elements. The eight rotatable shafts include an input shaft and an output shaft. Selective actuation of the six shifting elements brings about different transmission ratio relationships between the input shaft and the output shaft of the eight rotatable shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Publication number: 20150369341
    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: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Patent number: 9212729
    Abstract: Multi-speed transmission comprising four planetary gear sets, eight rotatable shafts and six shifting elements, the sun gear of the first planetary gear set is connected to the third shaft, which is selectively coupleable or detachably connectable to the input shaft through a first clutch and is attachable to the transmission housing through a first brake, whereas the input shaft is, through a second clutch, selectively coupleable or detachably connectable to the fourth shaft connected to the bar of the third planetary gear set, which is attachable to the bar of the first planetary gear set through a second brake, which is coupled to the transmission housing, whereas the input shaft is connected to the sun gear of the fourth planetary gear set, whereas the eighth shaft is connected to the ring gear of the first planetary gear set, the sun gear of the second planetary gear set and the sun gear of the third planetary gear set, and the fifth shaft is connected to the bar of the second planetary gear set, the rin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Patent number: 9206884
    Abstract: A four-stage multi-gear transmission in which the carrier of a fourth gearset (4) is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to a housing (72), a ring gear of a first gearset (1) is connected rotationally fixed to a sun gear (41) of the fourth gearset (4), a drive input (70) can couple, via a first clutch (61), a sun gear (11) of the first gearset (1), a ring gear (42) of the fourth gearset (4) can couple, via a second clutch (62), a drive output (71), a carrier (13) of the first gearset (1) can couple, via a first brake (51), a housing (72) and the sun gear (11) of the first gearset (1) can couple, via a second brake (52=), the housing (72). Varying other couplings within the multi-gear transmission can provide a range of transmissions with similar properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Patent number: 9194464
    Abstract: A four-stage multi-stage transmission, in which a ring gear of a first planetary gear set is connected to a sun gear of a fourth planetary gear set, a ring gear of the fourth planetary gear set is connected to the output shaft, a sun gear of the first planetary gear set and a carrier of a second planetary gear set are couplable to the housing via a first brake, a carrier of the first planetary gear set is couplable to the housing via a second brake, the drive shaft is couplable to the carrier of the fourth planetary gear set via a first clutch, and a ring gear is couplable to the sun gear of the fourth planetary gear set via a second clutch. Adjustment of further couplings, within the multi-stage transmission, facilitates a set of gears having similar properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Patent number: 9182014
    Abstract: Nine gear transmission with four planetary gear sets, rotatable shafts and six shift elements. Sun of first set is connected to fifth shaft connected to sun of second set and is couplable to housing by third brake. Drive shaft is releasably connected by first clutch to fourth shaft connected to carrier of second set and is couplable by second brake to housing. Drive shaft is connectable by of second clutch to seventh shaft connected to ring of second set and sun of third set and is connectable by of third clutch to eighth shaft connected to ring of fourth set and carrier of third set. Shaft (6) is connected to ring of third set and carrier of first, and third shaft is connected to sun of fourth set and is couplable by first brake to housing. Output shaft is connected to carrier of fourth set and ring of first set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Patent number: 9175750
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission with nine forward and one reverse gear includes four planetary gearsets, shafts and shifting elements. The sun gear of gearset (P1) couples shaft (5) which can coupled, via brake (05), the housing. The input shaft can couple, via clutch (14), shaft (4) which couples the carriers of gearsets (P1, P2) and can coupled, via brake (04), the housing. The input shaft can couple, via clutch (17), shaft (7) which couples the ring gear of gearset (P1) and the sun gear of gearset (P2) and can couple, via clutch (18), shaft (8), which couples the carrier of gearset (P4) and the ring gear of gearset (P3). Shaft (6) couples the ring gears of gearsets (P2, P4). Shaft (3) couples the sun gears of gearsets (P3, P4) and can couple, via brake (03), the housing. The output shaft couples the carrier of gearset (P3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Patent number: 9175752
    Abstract: Transmission with four gear sets, shafts and six shift elements. Sun of first set is connected to fifth shaft, which is couplable to housing by second brake and connectable by first clutch to driveshaft, which is connectable to seventh shaft connected by second clutch to carrier of second set and is connectable by third clutch to eighth shaft connected to carrier of first set and to sun of second set. Seventh shaft is connectable to third shaft connected to ring gear of third set by fourth clutch. Sixth shaft is connected to ring gear of second set and carrier of fourth set. Fourth shaft is connected to ring gear of first set and to sun of fourth set and is couplable to housing by first brake. Sun of third set is coupled to housing. Output shaft is connected to carrier of third set and to ring gear of fourth set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Patent number: 9175751
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission which has a sun gear of a fourth planetary gear set 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 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, the input drive shaft can be coupled with sun gear of the first planetary gear set via a first clutch, and the drive shaft can be coupled with a carrier of the fourth planetary gear set via a second clutch. Variations of other couplings within the multi-stage transmission result in transmissions having similar properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Publication number: 20150300457
    Abstract: A transmission has one drive shaft, one output shaft, one housing, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, and a third planetary gear set, six shift elements, including a first brake, a second brake, a first clutch, a second clutch, a third clutch, and a fourth clutch. The shift elements selectively actuated, by which nine forward gears and one reverse gear are realized through different transmission ratio relationships between the drive shaft and the output shaft. Each planetary gear set features at least one sun gear, one planetary gear, one planetary carrier, and one ring gear. The drive shaft and the output shaft are arranged in a manner axially offset to each other, and the drive shaft is connectable to the sun gear of the first planetary gear set through the first clutch and to the first brake and the ring gear of the second planetary gear set through the second clutch. The ring gear of the second planetary gear set and the first brake are also connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Publication number: 20150300460
    Abstract: A multi-speed transmission has four planetary gear sets, eight rotatable shafts and six shifting elements. The sun gear of the first planetary gear set is connected to the third shaft, which is detachably connectable to the input shaft through a first coupling and is attachable to the housing through a first brake. The input shaft is, through a second coupling, detachably connectable to the fourth shaft connected to the bar of the third planetary gear set, which is attachable to the bar of the first planetary gear set through a second brake, that is coupled to the housing (G). The input shaft is connected to the sun gear of the fourth planetary gear set. The eighth shaft is connected to the ring gear of the first planetary gear set, the sun gear of the second planetary gear set, and the sun gear of the third planetary gear set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Publication number: 20150300458
    Abstract: A transmission includes a drive shaft (1), an output shaft (2), a housing (G), a first planetary gear set (PR1), a second planetary gear set (PR2) and a third planetary gear set (PR3), as well as six shift elements, comprising a first brake (B1), a second brake (B2), a first clutch (K1), a second clutch (K2, K2?), a third clutch (K3, K3?, K3?) and a fourth clutch (K4, K4?). The shift elements are selectively actuated, by which nine forward gears and one reverse gear are realized through different transmission ratio relationships between the drive shaft (1) and the output shaft (2). Each planetary gear set (PR1, PR2, PR3) features a sun gear (S1, S2, S3), a planetary gear, a planetary carrier (PT1, PT2, PT3) and a ring gear (H1, H2, H3). The drive shaft (1) and the output shaft (2) are arranged in a manner axially offset to each other and the drive shaft (1) is connectable to the ring gear (H3) of the third planetary gear set (PR3) and the second brake (B2) through the first clutch (K1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Publication number: 20150300459
    Abstract: A transmission for motor vehicles includes a drive shaft; an output shaft; a housing (GE); six shift elements in the form of a first brake (B1) and a second brake (B2) along with a first clutch (K1), a second clutch (K2, K2?, K2?, K2??, K2??, K2???), a third clutch (K3) and a fourth clutch (K4, K4?); a first planetary gear set (PR1), a second planetary gear set (PR2) and a third planetary gear set (PR3). The shift elements are selectively actuated, by which ten forward gears and one reverse gear can be realized through different transmission ratio relationships between the drive shaft and the drive shaft. The drive shaft and the output shaft are arranged in a manner axially offset to each other and the drive shaft is connectable to a planetary carrier (PT1) of the first planetary gear set (PR1) through the third clutch (K3) and the planetary carrier (PT1) of the first planetary gear set (PR1) is connectable to the housing (GE) by means of the second brake (B2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Publication number: 20150292599
    Abstract: A transmission includes a drive shaft (1), an output shaft (2), a housing (G), a first planetary gear set (PR1), a second planetary gear set (PR2) and a third planetary gear set (PR3, PR3?), six shift elements, comprising a first brake (B1), a second brake (B2) along with a first clutch (K1), a second clutch (K2), a third clutch (K3, K3?, K3?, K3??) and a fourth clutch (K4, K4?), whereas the shift elements are selectively actuated, by which nine forward gears and one reverse gear can be realized through different transmission ratio relationships between the drive shaft (1) and the drive shaft (2), whereas each planetary gear set (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR3?) features at least one sun gear (S1, S2, S3), one planetary gear, one planetary carrier (PT1, PT2, PT3, PT3?) and one ring gear (H1, H2, H3), characterized in that the drive shaft (1) and the output shaft (2) are arranged in a manner axially offset to each other, and the drive shaft (1) is connectable through the first clutch (K1) to the second brake (B2) and thro
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger
  • Publication number: 20150285342
    Abstract: A transmission includes a drive shaft (1), an output shaft (2), a housing (G), a first planetary gear set (PR1), a second planetary gear set (PR2) and a third planetary gear set (PR3), and six shift elements, comprising a first brake (B1), a second brake (B2) along with a first clutch (K1), a second clutch (K2), a third clutch (K3, K3?, K3?, K3??) and a fourth clutch (K4, K4?). The shift elements are selectively actuated, by which nine forward gears and one reverse gear can be realized through different transmission ratios between the drive shaft (1) and the output shaft (2). Each planetary gear set (PR1, PR2, PR3) has a sun gear (S1, S2, S3), one planetary gear, one planetary carrier (PT1, PT2, PT3) and one ring gear (H1, H2, H3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Christian Sibla, Wolfgang Rieger