Patents Assigned to Audi
  • Patent number: 12220999
    Abstract: A conductive charging unit for a motor vehicle for electrically charging an energy storage device of the motor vehicle, including a charging contact unit with a charging contact which, for electrically conductive coupling to a charging connection of a charging plate external to the motor vehicle, is moved from a retracted position into an extended position in an extension direction and has a protective cover surrounding the charging contact unit perpendicular to the extension direction, which protective cover is extended together with the charging contact. The protective cover has a first end and a second end opposite in the extension direction with an edge region. The edge region has a circumferential hollow chamber, which includes at least one opening which provides a fluidic connection between the environment of the charging unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Roman Straßer
  • Patent number: 12220969
    Abstract: A cooling system with a heat pump function for a motor vehicle is described, includes a base system with a refrigerant compressor. A directly or indirectly working external heat exchanger which is arranged downstream of the refrigerant compressor. A directly or indirectly working first evaporator as part of an air conditioning device for the interior air conditioning of the motor vehicle, arranged down-stream of the external heat exchanger and preceded by a first expansion element. At least one second evaporator as part of a cooling device of an electric drive or storage unit, which evaporator is arranged fluidically parallel to the first evaporator, and which is preceded by a second expansion element. At least one low-pressure side collector arranged downstream of the first and second evaporators, or at least one high-pressure side collector arranged downstream of the external heat exchanger and upstream of the first and second evaporators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Christian Rebinger, Dirk Schroeder
  • Patent number: 12224639
    Abstract: A star disc has integrated current busbars for the interconnecting of rotor windings. A rotor may comprise the star disc, and a method may comprise producing the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Martin Gerngroß, Lars Wetterau
  • Patent number: 12215778
    Abstract: A lubricant supply system, for a drive apparatus of an electrically operated vehicle having at least one electric machine which outputs power to at least one vehicle wheel via a gear mechanism arrangement, includes an electric machine hydraulic circuit in which a lubricant tank is connected via a suction line to a pressure pump which conveys lubricant to the electric machine via an electric machine supply line, and includes a gear mechanism hydraulic circuit, via which lubricant can be conveyed to the gear mechanism arrangement. The pressure pump is associated as a common pressure pump with both the electric machine hydraulic circuit and the gear mechanism hydraulic circuit so that lubricant during pump operation can be recirculated both in the electric machine hydraulic circuit and in the gear mechanism hydraulic circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Ivo Greiter
  • Patent number: 12219447
    Abstract: A method of locating a second V2X-capable vehicle by a first V2X-capable vehicle is described. A request is transmitted from the first vehicle to the second vehicle via a V2X communication connection, sensor data from at least one sensor of the second vehicle are received by the first vehicle via the V2X communication connection and are evaluated. At least one action is carried out by the first vehicle, the second vehicle is located relative to the first vehicle if the at least one action by the first vehicle is detected on the basis of the received sensor data from the at least one sensor of the second vehicle. A system is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Thorsten Hehn, Julia Rainer
  • Publication number: 20250034915
    Abstract: A method for operating a lock arrangement for a motor vehicle, the lock arrangement has a lock which fixes a vehicle flap movably mounted on the motor vehicle in a closed position when the lock is in the locking position, holds it in the closed position when the lock is in the unlocking position or releases it for displacement into a first open position and releases it for displacement into a second open position different from the first open position when the lock is in the release position. The lock is actuated using an actuator by which an actuating element can be displaced. The lock is brought from the locking position to the unlocking position upon a first displacement of the actuating element and from the unlocking position to the release position upon a second displacement of the actuating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Andre SCHUBERT, Bernd ELLEMANN, Matthias HAHN
  • Publication number: 20250038285
    Abstract: A battery arrangement with a sensor device for detecting a gas discharge from at least one battery cell of the battery arrangement. The battery cell has a releasable cell degassing opening. The sensor device for detecting the gas discharge has a sensor unit with an electrical line which can be subjected to a test voltage. The sensor unit is arranged in such a way that a gas escaping from the cell degassing opening impinges on the sensor unit, and the electrical line can be damaged by a gas flowing out of the cell degassing opening. In particular, the sensor unit is designed in such a way that the electrical line can be damaged by the outflow pressure of a gas discharging from the cell degassing opening in the event of thermal runaway of the battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Markus PFEIFF
  • Publication number: 20250033606
    Abstract: A vehicle securing arrangement, with a brake pedal which is articulated on a pedal bracket and which is connected to a braking device in a force-transmitting manner via an actuating rod. The braking device is arranged on a front side, relative to the vehicle, of a braking device support structure and the pedal bracket is arranged on a rear side, relative to the vehicle, of a pedal bracket support structure which is spaced from the braking device support structure by a longitudinal offset. The securing arrangement has at least one spacer which bridges the longitudinal offset between the brake device support structure and the pedal bracket support structure. The spacer is connected to a front joint, relative to the vehicle on the braking device, and to a rear joint, relative to the vehicle on the pedal bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Thomas HANISCH
  • Patent number: 12212049
    Abstract: The invention relates to a radar antenna arrangement (1) for a vehicle (2), comprising at least one vehicle component (3), wherein the radar antenna arrangement (1) comprises a plurality of radar devices (4) which are configured to transmit and/or receive a radar beam (12). The radar devices (4) are arranged on a component surface (5) of the vehicle component (3). The invention provides for the radar antenna arrangement (1) to comprise at least one antenna row (6) for determining an azimuthal angle (10) of the radar beam (12), said antenna row comprising a plurality of the radar devices (4). Directly adjacent radar devices (4) have respective horizontal distances (8) from one another. The radar antenna arrangement (1) comprises at least one antenna column (7) for determining an elevation angle (11) of the radar beam (12), said antenna column comprising a plurality of the radar devices (4). Directly adjacent radar devices (4) have respective vertical distances (9) from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignees: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, AUDI AG, SICOYA GMBH
    Inventors: Heiko Kurz, Thorsten Bagdonat, Michael Schwenkert, Christoph Scheytt, Hanjo Rhee, Thomas Schneider, Joerg Schoebel, Fabian Schwartau, Stefan Preussler
  • Patent number: 12208683
    Abstract: A display device includes a flexible screen device and a pivot mechanism. The flexible screen device is movable between a stowed position, in which the flexible screen device is bent along a circular arc and stowed in a housing, and a use position, in which the flexible screen device protrudes at least partially from the housing. The pivot mechanism is configured to move the flexible screen device between the stowed position and the use position, and includes a motor and a pivot arm. The pivot arm is rotatably mounted on a foot region of the flexible screen device so as to be pivotable about an axis of rotation. The pivot arm is configured to receive a torque from the motor to move the foot region along the circular arc. The flexible screen device is thereby alternately pushed into the use position and pulled into the stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Christian Wall
  • Patent number: 12212244
    Abstract: A system for the electrical power supply of a vehicle and a method for the electrical power supply of a vehicle are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Mario Wildgruber
  • Publication number: 20250026196
    Abstract: A drive device for an electrically operated vehicle axle of a two-track vehicle, with a drive unit in which an electric machine drives vehicle wheels via a gearbox. The electric machine is arranged transversely in the vehicle axle, and a stator housing of the electric machine is axially extended in the vehicle transverse direction with a gearbox housing. The drive unit is supported in a three-point bearing via three unit bearings in the vehicle body. The three-point bearing has two gearbox-side unit bearings via which the gearbox housing is supported in the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Andreas WEBER, Harald GLOEDE, Frank RÖTHLINGSHÖFER, Korbinian WEBER, Christian HOLZAPFEL
  • Publication number: 20250026191
    Abstract: A coolant circuit for an at least partially electrically operated motor vehicle includes a first coolant line with a first coolant pump, the first coolant line is connected to a battery storage device for cooling or heating the battery storage device. A second coolant line with a second coolant pump, the second coolant line is connected to further motor vehicle components. A heat exchanger is arranged in a heat exchanger section of the coolant circuit and is connected to a refrigerant circuit of the motor vehicle. An electrical heating element is arranged at a heating section of the coolant circuit and is designed to heat coolant circulating in the coolant circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Philipp GRIESSL
  • Publication number: 20250027980
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for evaluating an electric connection of an electric energy storage device to an onboard electrical system of a vehicle. A voltage converter which is connected to the energy storage device is used to supply at least one component of the onboard electrical system with an output voltage of the voltage converter. The method comprises changing the specified voltage of the voltage converter in a specified time interval, whereby the battery voltage and the battery current of the energy storage device can be influenced, detecting the battery voltage of the energy storage device within the time interval, detecting the battery current of the energy storage device within the time interval, comparing the time curve of the battery voltage and the time curve of the battery current, and evaluating the electric connection on the basis of the compared time curves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicants: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, AUDI AG
    Inventors: Marco Baumgarth, Rolf Naumann
  • Patent number: 12204099
    Abstract: A display device that can be worn on the head of a vehicle occupant of a motor vehicle is controlled to display a virtual environment within which the vehicle occupant wearing the display device virtually moves according to a detected movement of the motor vehicle. A potential stopping point of the motor vehicle is determined. A deceleration of the motor vehicle is detected within a given environment of the potential stopping point and the display device is controlled to output a virtual scene staging within the virtual environment which causes a deceleration of the virtual movement of the vehicle occupant within the virtual environment corresponding to the deceleration of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Marcus Kuehne
  • Patent number: 12202537
    Abstract: An adjustment unit including a bearing having an inner core formed with a passage extending in the longitudinal direction of the inner core. A spacing element is arranged in the passage, which spacing element has an opening for receiving a bearing pin, the opening extends along a longitudinal axis which defines the attachment axis of the bearing, and the attachment axis and the bearing axis are adjustable relative to one another by adjusting the spacing element. The spacing element is movably arranged in the direction of extension of the passage. When the bearing is installed, the spacing element is axially adjusted along the attachment axis and causes a translational deflection of the inner core transversely to the attachment axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Maximilian Reisner
  • Patent number: 12202338
    Abstract: A display device includes a transparent display screen element, which has a front side and a rear side opposite to the front side, and a polarizing element arranged flatly on the rear side of the transparent display screen element. The polarizing element is to attenuate light output by at least one lighting element of the transparent display screen element. A motor vehicle may have such a display device, in particular where the display device may be arranged freestanding at or on an interior trim element of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Mueller, Jacques Helot
  • Publication number: 20250018957
    Abstract: Method for guiding a motor vehicle in an at least partially automated manner, wherein the parameter value of at least one parameter of the at least partially automated guidance depends on occupant information relating to a vehicle occupant, wherein the item of occupant information is determined on the basis of sensor data from at least one interior sensor at least partially representing the vehicle occupant of the motor vehicle and/or from at least one temperature sensor recording a body temperature of the vehicle occupant and/or a temperature of the interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Christina BÖHMER, Florian SCHWENSFEIER
  • Publication number: 20250018966
    Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle, wherein input data concerning the motor vehicle and/or surroundings and/or a user of the motor vehicle are ascertained, wherein at least one trigger condition dependent on the input data is evaluated, wherein, in the event of the respective trigger condition being met, an indication of an activatable vehicle function (28, 32, 44, 51) associated with the respective trigger condition is output to the user, following which, after detection of a predefined control action performed by the user, this vehicle function is activated immediately or after an additional condition has been met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Hendrik GRONAU, Jörg MICHAEL, Christoph SCHMUTZ, Thorsten SCHRADER, Werner WILDING
  • Publication number: 20250023130
    Abstract: A battery arrangement with a sensor device for detecting a gas discharge from at least one battery cell, which includes a releasable cell degassing opening. The battery arrangement has a gas discharge channel with at least one gas inlet region, a gas discharge region and at least one flow path from the at least one gas inlet region to the at least one gas discharge region. The sensor device includes at least one sensor element protruding into the flow path with an electrical line which can be damaged by a gas flowing through the gas discharge channel along the at least one flow path and which has escaped from the at least one battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Markus PFEIFF