Patents Assigned to Audi AG
  • Patent number: 11174935
    Abstract: A pressure compensation device for a housing, in particular of a motor vehicle, having at least one pressure compensation valve, which has a casing surface on the inner circumference delimiting a volume of the pressure compensation valve through which a gaseous medium can flow, a casing surface on the outer circumference facing away from the casing surface on the inner circumference, and at least one pressure compensation opening, through which the medium can flow and which is delimited by wall regions of the pressure compensation valve formed from an elastically deformable material, and having at least one protective cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Michael Streicher, Marco Utschig
  • Patent number: 11174906
    Abstract: A method for operating a clutch of a drive train of a vehicle wherein the clutch, a drive motor primary axis having first wheels that can be driven by the drive motor as first axis and a second axis having second wheels are driven by the drive motor via the clutch as second axis, with the clutch being adjusted between a closed position, wherein a first coupling torque of the clutch is set, and at least one second position differing from the closed position, wherein a second coupling torque of the clutch that is lower than the first coupling torque is set: determining at least one coefficient of friction of a roadway the vehicle is located on; and as a factor of the determined coefficient of friction: adjusting a basic torque of the clutch, with the clutch being prestressed in the second position by the basic torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Michael Baer, Martin Arndt, Christian Graf, Michael Wein, Marc Baur, Stefan Lehner, Stefan Huefner
  • Publication number: 20210351474
    Abstract: A high-voltage battery for an electrically operated vehicle, the battery housing of which has a housing cover and a housing lower part which delimit a housing interior which is divided into at least one battery cell compartment equipped with battery cells and at least one component compartment for electronic components. A degassing space is formed between a battery cell top of the battery cells and the housing cover, into which space hot exhaust gas flows during a thermal event in one of the battery cells from an exhaust gas outlet of the damaged battery cell. The high-voltage battery has a partition wall which separates the degassing space from the component compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Marvin CZECH, Eduard MAIN
  • Publication number: 20210351651
    Abstract: An electrical machine, including a winding carrier, which has a multiple grooves and bears at least one winding. Each winding is formed by a conductor having multiple groove portions, which are led through respective grooves of the winding carrier and conductively connected by connection portions of the conductor that lie outside of the grooves; when current flows through the conductor in question from a first connection point to a second connection point of the winding in question, the current is led about an axis of rotation of the electrical machine with a first direction of revolution in all the connection portions that lie in a first conductor portion of said conductor, which first conductor portion includes multiple connection portions, and with a second direction of revolution opposite the first direction of revolution in all the connection portions that lie in a second conductor portion of said conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Korbinian WEBER
  • Publication number: 20210351448
    Abstract: A method for performing a test of a thermal management system for a vehicle. The thermal management system includes a number of thermal components and at least one sensor, wherein a setup of the thermal management system is tested by a control device before delivery of the vehicle when the thermal management system is or will be incorporated in the vehicle during a final assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Michael LENZ
  • Publication number: 20210346986
    Abstract: A method for producing a traction battery of a motor vehicle. At least one cell module having multiple battery cells is arranged in a receptacle compartment of a battery housing of the traction battery. The battery cells are provided with a separate temperature sensor At least one temperature sensor is arranged on a metal carrier in each case and the metal carrier is welded to a cell housing of the respective battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Walter SCHMIEDER
  • Patent number: 11172345
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for transmitting at least one data packet between a first communication subscriber of a communication arrangement and at least one second communication subscriber of the communication arrangement, wherein the at least one data packet is transmitted from the first communication subscriber to the second communication subscriber at least partially via a bidirectional direct connection set up between a communication module of the first communication subscriber and a communication module of the at least one second communication subscriber, wherein the first communication subscriber and/or the at least one second communication subscriber is a vehicle, and wherein the at least one second communication subscriber feeds back a receipt for respective data of the at least one data packet to the first communication subscriber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventor: Jürgen Spehl
  • Patent number: 11167662
    Abstract: A method for operating an electrical energy storage device for a motor vehicle, which energy storage device includes an energy storage unit, which has an energy storage unit voltage during normal operation, and which, during a charging process, is charged by electrical energy provided at a charging connection point at a charging voltage that is lower than the energy storage unit voltage. Based on the energy storage unit voltage and the charging voltage, the energy storage unit is divided into a plurality of energy storage subunits, at least one of which has an energy storage subunit voltage that corresponds to the charging voltage and is electrically connected to the charging connection point for the at least partial charging of the energy storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Roman Strasser, Johann Scherer
  • Patent number: 11168773
    Abstract: A transmission device for a motor vehicle, having an input shaft, which is operatively connectable to a drive device of the motor vehicle, and a first output shaft and a second output shaft, and comprising a spur gear differential transmission which is designed as a planetary transmission, by means of which the input shaft is coupled to the first output shaft and the second output shaft. It is provided that the spur gear differential transmission comprises a first sun gear coupled to the first output shaft and a second sun gear coupled to the second output shaft, wherein the first sun gear meshes with a first planet gear which is rotatably mounted on a planet gear carrier coupled to the input shaft, which first planet gear also meshes with a second planet gear which is likewise rotatably mounted on the planet gear carrier and which meshes with the second sun gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Carsten Trautmann, Christian Meixner, Christian Wirth, Jürgen Tschullik
  • Patent number: 11171348
    Abstract: A method for operating a fuel cell system comprising a control unit and at least one fuel cell comprises a cycle of the following steps: recording of an actual U/I characteristic curve of the fuel cell, comparison of the recorded actual U/I characteristic curve of the fuel cell with a target U/I characteristic curve stored in a memory, at least within a predetermined or pre-determinable current range, and determination of the difference between the target U/I characteristic curve and the actual U/I characteristic curve within the current range, comprising the following steps: continuous or clocked repetition of the cycle until the difference reaches or exceeds a predetermined or pre-determinable difference limit value, and adjustment of at least one parameter of the control unit to reduce or minimize the difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Markus Ruf, Kai Müller
  • Patent number: 11167640
    Abstract: At least one piece of information is displayed by a display apparatus in a motor vehicle. The display apparatus has a first subregion in the form of a viewing window of the motor vehicle, where the viewing window is part of the boundary of an interior of the motor vehicle. A second display subregion, designed to display the information, is formed integrally with the first subregion, such that the first subregion and the second display subregion lead into one another at an angle. At least regions of the second display subregion are designed so as to project into the interior of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Joris Mertens, Jacques Hélot, Immo Redeker
  • Publication number: 20210340895
    Abstract: A method for operating a drive device which includes a drive unit and an exhaust gas purification device arranged in an exhaust gas line for purifying exhaust gas from the drive unit. The exhaust gas purification device is heated at least temporarily by an electrical heating assembly, which includes a heating element for heating a fluid and a bypass line branching off the exhaust gas purification device from the exhaust gas line on the one hand and opening into it on the other hand, in which a fluid pump for conveying the fluid through the exhaust gas purification device is arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Matthew David HALL, Guido SCHIEDT
  • Publication number: 20210339645
    Abstract: A method for positioning an electric vehicle over a charging plate for inductive charging of a high-voltage storage device of an electric vehicle and to a device suitable for the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Matthias HARDT, Dominik MÜLLER, Bianca EHN
  • Patent number: 11162584
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an actuating device for actuating an emergency release of a transmission, including a parking lock, which is mechanically locked by means of the parking lock when the parking lock is activated, of a motor vehicle, having at least one vehicle-fixed actuating element, by which the parking lock is manually and mechanically deactivatable, and having a tool formed separately from the actuating element, via which the actuating element is manually and mechanically actuatable to manually deactivate the parking lock, wherein the tool is designed as a push rod, which can be pushed along a direction and includes a formfitting device, which can be brought into formfitting interaction with the actuating element by pushing the push rod, to thus actuate the actuating element and thereby deactivate the parking lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Georg Scheiblecker, Bodo Wilke, Maximilian Steffan, Iris Puckelwaldt
  • Patent number: 11161454
    Abstract: A motor vehicle, having a plurality of image recording devices arranged across the entire vehicle for recording images of the vehicle environment, includes a control device for generating an image representation showing the 360° environment around the motor vehicle on the basis of the images. The motor vehicle further includes a display device for displaying the image representation. The control device is designed to generate an additional partial image representation showing the area below the motor vehicle on the basis of images recorded, and to integrate the partial image representation into the displayed image representation for outputting an overall image representation. At least one sensor device is provided which detects the area below the motor vehicle and communicates with the control device. The overall image representation can be modifiable at least in the area of the partial image representation on the basis of the sensor information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventor: Michael Lübcke
  • Patent number: 11165308
    Abstract: A drive mechanism for a motor vehicle, with a driven shaft and an electric machine, including a stator as well as a rotor mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation with respect to the stator, the rotor being coupled by way of an angular gearing to the driven shaft. An electrical winding of the stator and/or an electrical winding of the rotor projects in the axial direction, with respect to the axis of rotation, beyond a coil former to form a winding head and the angular gearing is arranged overlapping with the winding head at least in regions, when viewed in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Sebastian Albl, Albert Scharlach
  • Patent number: 11162548
    Abstract: A method for operating a dual-clutch transmission of a motor vehicle, wherein a first clutch is operated closed or engaged and in this way a first transmission branch is driven, in which a current actual gear is engaged, and in a pre-selection phase for a gear changed to a desired gear in a second transmission branch, the desired gear is engaged, and in a second clutch, a clutch hydraulic system is filled and, in this way, the second clutch is closed. The gear change shall be made faster. The filling of the clutch hydraulic system is begun already during the pre-selection phase, and, in this case, the clutch hydraulic system is filled in the pre-selection phase but at most up to reaching a touch point of the second clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Andreas Birk, Mathias Weinhardt
  • Patent number: 11161520
    Abstract: A redundant mechatronic system. The redundant mechatronic system is formed with two channels and is or can be connected for the output of a varying mechanical power to a mechanical arrangement, wherein each of the two channels includes an energy supply and an actuation circuit or a common energy supply is connected upstream of both channels, and both channels can be controlled by at least one control unit. The control unit acts on the actuation circuits in such a manner that the actuation circuits in each case switch an electric power specified by the control unit and drawn from the energy supply through to in each case a winding set of at least one electrically operated actuator, in order to generate the mechanical power. The two channels are operated in parallel during normal operation, in such a manner that each channel provides half of the mechanical power to be instantaneously output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: André Wesenberg, Michael Käßmeyer
  • Patent number: 11163368
    Abstract: Methods for recognizing an input of a person with a sensor, wherein the input is recognized by the sensor by at least one gesture of the person assigned to the input, wherein a first gesture for sensing the input is applied, said gesture being sensed by the sensor, wherein a functionality of the sensor for sensing the first gesture is checked, wherein, in the event that the functionality for recognizing the first gesture is not given, alternatively a second gesture is selected and assigned to the input, wherein a switch is made from the first gesture to the second gesture for recognizing the input by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Frank Müller
  • Publication number: 20210335045
    Abstract: Operation of a head-worn display device in a motor vehicle includes a control device checking a condition of whether there is a vehicle occupant in the motor vehicle other than a driver, when the motor vehicle is not operated in an autonomous driving mode. If the condition is satisfied then a display of all content by the head-worn display device is stopped by the control device if the display device is virtual reality glasses and the display of exclusively traffic-relevant content by the display device is enabled by the control device if the display device is augmented reality glasses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Marcus KUEHNE