Patents Assigned to Audi
  • Patent number: 11780334
    Abstract: A method and a device for controlling the active discharge of a high-voltage intermediate circuit via a discharge resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Thomas Baumeister, Stephan Brüske, Simon Haussmann, Jochen Heusel
  • Patent number: 11784373
    Abstract: A method for supporting a battery housing when a battery module is inserted. A support device includes a support for supporting the battery housing. Here, the support has several mutually movable pin elements for setting down the battery housing. A negative shape corresponding to a shape of a base bottom side of a housing base of the battery housing by the pin elements is set on the basis of a selective displacement of the support along a predetermined translational direction of movement in that each pin element is displaced from a respective starting position to a respective end position when it reaches the base bottom side and locked at the respective end position by a locking unit. After the negative shape has been set, the support is displaced by a defined offset distance opposite to the direction of movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Michael Frauenhofer, Marc Gormanns, Ruben Heid, Oliver Schieler
  • Patent number: 11780504
    Abstract: A frame device for a vehicle, including a subframe which can be attached to a structure of the vehicle and which has two side members spaced apart from one another in the transverse direction of the subframe and at least one cross member via which the side members are interconnected. The frame device also includes at least one support element, which is formed separately from the subframe and has at least one attachment element by which at least one component of the vehicle can be attached to the support element, and a steering gear which is formed separately from the subframe and separately from the support element for a steering system of the vehicle. Both the steering gear and the support element are attached to the subframe by one and the same fastening element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Gilbert Schantl, Ruben Goldberg, Thomas Klinger, Marek Bujak, Hans-Peter Frensch, Martin Dobel, Eike Malte Manske
  • Patent number: 11783093
    Abstract: Single-chip system, having multiple computing units, in particular computer cores and/or CPUs, at least one input/output unit, a memory unit, and an input/output control unit that coordinates the communication between the computing units and the at least one input/output unit, wherein the single-chip system further has an attack detection unit, produced as hardware, that is connected by means of a hardware signal connection to at least the input/output control unit as a component of the single-chip system and evaluates input signals received from the input/output control unit for a rule infringement in a set of attack detection rules, which rule infringement needs to be logged and/or responded to with at least one measure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Markus Klein, Kamil Zawadzki, Changsup Ahn, Hans Georg Gruber
  • Patent number: 11780396
    Abstract: An airbag control device for controlling the volume of an airbag (10) of a restraining means, comprising an inflator (14) for inflating the airbag (10) and an electrically controllable decoupling device (22) for tension means via which the geometry of the airbag (10) can be varied, is characterized in that the inflator (14) and the decoupling device (22) are fluid-communicated and the decoupling device (22) includes at least one outlet opening (36) the cross-section of which is variable by an electrically controllable actuator (46) and through which gas can escape from the inflator (14) to the atmosphere. Moreover, the invention describes an airbag unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH, AUDI AG
    Inventor: Gerd Zischka
  • Patent number: 11780375
    Abstract: A trim element for a tailgate of a motor vehicle. A receptacle is formed in the trim element which is open towards an inside of the vehicle and in which a warning triangle received in a case can be placed or is placed. The receptacle has: a rear wall portion having at least one elastic clamping element; two front restraining portions; a support portion; and the clamping element, the front restraining portions and the support portion are designed in such a way that they are in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting connection with the case when the warning triangle is placed. The rear wall portion has a guide portion above the clamping element which is curved concavely towards the inside of the vehicle and along which the case of the warning triangle can be introduced into or removed from the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Richard Philipp Groh
  • Publication number: 20230311803
    Abstract: A motor vehicle and a method secure a passenger in the motor vehicle in a collision. The motor vehicle has a seat including a seat body, which forms a seat surface, and a backrest connected to the seat body. An inertial force acting on the passenger in a collision is transmitted by a seatbelt arrangement to the backrest in such a manner that the latter pivots forwards relative to the seat body counter to the restoring effect of an elastic and/or plastic deformation of at least part of the backrest. A force which counteracts the pivoting-forwards action is generated by a force generator, and transmitted to the backrest, and/or the maximum pivoting path of the backrest is limited by a limiting device in that, when a predetermined reference acceleration is present, a deviation between a present pivoting path of the backrest and a predetermined reference pivoting path is minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicants: AUDI AG, Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Bernd JAKOBS, Jörg HAESSER, Walter KRÖNES, Christoph GRUNDHEBER, Johann UNGER, Oliver ADOLPH, Marc SCHOCK
  • Publication number: 20230316918
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a A method for communication between road users, including at least one motor vehicle, in a traffic situation, wherein each road user has a communication device that uses a communication channel to periodically transmit basic information comprising at least one operating parameter and a position of the road user, wherein, to form a communication group for an application, in particular a movement maneuver, a road user that is planning to perform the application transmits a request message via the communication channel, wherein a response message from at least one further road user that is likewise planning or performing the application results in the communication group being established with said further road user, wherein at least one group member of the communication group periodically transmits a group status message via the communication channel as communication leader representing all group members, said group member status message using identification information to des
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Julia RAINER
  • Patent number: 11777357
    Abstract: An electric machine comprises a rotor and a stator, wherein the stator comprises a stator body which carries at least one respective winding of at least one phase, wherein the winding of the respective phase or at least one of the windings of the respective phase is conductively connected to a respective contact bridge, which connects the respective winding to an associated power source and/or drain, wherein the respective winding and the contact bridge connected to it each end in a conductor section which extends away from the stator body in the axial direction of the electric machine, these conductor sections being conductively connected to one another, wherein a fixing section of the respective contact bridge is arranged stationary with respect to a housing accommodating the stator by being fixed by an insulation element or directly, on the one hand, to the housing itself and/or, on the other hand, to the power source and/or drain, which, in turn, is fixed to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Korbinian Weber, Patrick Herrmann
  • Patent number: 11776398
    Abstract: Technologies and techniques for merging/resolving MAP data and signal phase and timing (SPaT) messages for traffic light data prediction a vehicle in an intelligent transportation system. SPaT data and/or MAP data may be received in a vehicle from a direct source and a network source, and processed to merge data from the two different platforms. The merging of the data allows a vehicle to generate inferences relating to traffic light data received on direct, low-latency, connections, while taking advantage of the more comprehensive data provided from the network source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, AUDI AG
    Inventors: Joerg Christian Wolf, Michael Zweck, Christian Steen, Dmitriy Kuzikov
  • Publication number: 20230305879
    Abstract: A control unit for a user interface of a motor vehicle comprising a system on a chip having a main processor and a flash memory arrangement that can be used by the system on a chip, wherein the system on a chip comprises a hypervisor that implements a first virtual machine and a second virtual machine. The first virtual machine is configured to execute a first function, associated with a driving operation of the motor vehicle. The second virtual machine is configured to execute a second function, the second function being an infotainment function for the user, wherein at least one of an availability requirement, a safety requirement, a robustness requirement, or a drive readiness requirement for the first function is higher than the second function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Jürgen LERZER, Hans Georg GRUBER, Jan MELETZKY
  • Patent number: 11767025
    Abstract: Described is an approach for operating a motor vehicle, which has an autopilot system designed for completely automatically guiding the motor vehicle, in which technical activatability information is determined depending on driving situation data and/or operating state data of the motor vehicle and system boundaries information describing the range of application of the autopilot system. The motor vehicle also has a display device with a first output element displaying the activatability of the autopilot system according to the technical activatability information. Driver-related recommendation information is determined depending on the operating situation and on preferences in relation to the autopilot system and/or driver data describing the status of the driver in relation to the vehicle guidance. On this basis, a second output element of the display device displays an activation recommendation and/or a deactivation recommendation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Reimund Limbacher, Daniel Lepczyk
  • Patent number: 11766916
    Abstract: A device for mounting an air-conditioner compressor on a vehicle body of a motor vehicle, having a retaining unit, which is mounted by at least two bearing elements on the vehicle body and to which the air-conditioner is attached. The retaining unit is arranged on a driven axle of the motor vehicle. In addition to the air-conditioner compressor, a drive assembly of the motor vehicle is attached to the retaining unit. The drive assembly is mounted by at least two further bearing elements on the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Sebastian Albl, Manuel Schreiner, Marek Bujak
  • Patent number: 11767027
    Abstract: A method for performing recuperation for an ego vehicle, which has at least one electrical machine and is located with at least one further road user on a route in a traffic situation, wherein a drone which has at least one camera is used, wherein the ego vehicle is accompanied on the route by the flying drone, wherein the traffic situation in which the ego vehicle is located is acquired using the at least one camera, wherein the recuperation for the ego vehicle is performed in dependence on the acquired traffic situation, wherein mechanical energy of the ego vehicle is converted into electrical energy using the at least one electrical machine during performance of the recuperation for the ego vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Andreas Roth
  • Publication number: 20230294568
    Abstract: An assembly for a vehicle, which includes two adjustment rails, arranged spaced apart and extending in parallel, for a seat of the vehicle and at least one transverse strut extending transversely to the adjustment rails, which rigidly connects the two adjustment rails to one another, as well as a body shell structure for a vehicle and a floor for a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Dirk ECKENROTH, Mario GABBERT, Christian NEUFELDT
  • Patent number: D1001011
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Stephan Fahr-Becker, Juan Carlos Huerta Martinez
  • Patent number: D1001014
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Stephan Fahr-Becker, Juan Carlos Huerta Martinez
  • Patent number: D1001016
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Jason Battersby, Amar Vaya
  • Patent number: D1001044
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Andreas Valencia Pollex
  • Patent number: D1001045
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Albert Rosello Visa