Patents Assigned to Audi
  • COOLANT SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRICALLY OPERATED VEHICLE AXLE
    Publication number: 20240333103
    Abstract: A coolant supply system for a drive device of an electrically operated vehicle axle of a two-track vehicle with an electric machine. The coolant supply system has an electric machine hydraulic circuit in which a coolant tank, the interior of a cylindrical stator housing and a stator housing sump are integrated, in which the coolant draining from the stator housing collects, which can be returned from there to the coolant tank by at least one return pump. The stator housing sump has a suction point on each of its axially opposite axial sides, from which the coolant can be sucked off by the return pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Andreas WEBER, Ivo GREITER, Harald GLOEDE, Herbert TSCHENTSCHER, Frank RÖTHLINGSHÖFER
  • COOLANT SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRICALLY OPERATED VEHICLE AXLE
    Publication number: 20240333102
    Abstract: A coolant supply system for a drive device of an electrically operated vehicle axle with an electric machine which has a cylindrical stator housing, in which there is a winding head space axially on both sides of a rotor/stator arrangement, at the bottom of which coolant collects. The two winding head spaces are fluidly connected to one another via a coolant sump, and the stator housing height and the coolant sump height in the electric machine vertical direction add up to a total height. In order to reduce the total height, the coolant sump is offset by a transverse offset from a rotor axis vertical plane. In this way, the stator housing height and the coolant sump height can at least partially overlap in the vertical direction of the electric machine by an overlap amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Andreas WEBER, Ivo GREITER, Harald GLOEDE, Herbert TSCHENTSCHER, Frank ROETHLINGSHOEFER
  • BATTERY MODULE WITH TERMINAL COOLING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BATTERY MODULE
    Publication number: 20240332666
    Abstract: A battery module for a motor vehicle, including a cell stack with a first stack side and with a plurality of battery cells, each of which has a first pole terminal on a first cell side which is part of the first stack side, and including a module housing in which the cell stack is arranged and which has a cooling cover. A space is formed between the first stack side and the cooling cover, which space is only partially filled with the heat-conducting compound, so that at least a contiguous first partial region of the space, which is located between the first pole terminals and the cooling cover, is completely filled with the heat-conducting compound, and a second partial region of the space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Waldemar BAUER, Florian EIDMANN, Jens FRONEMANN, Eduard MAIN, Martin MOISSL
  • Direct cooling of a power converter by using a stamped plate
    Patent number: 12108580
    Abstract: A power converter including a semiconductor module having a base plate and a cooling housing. The cooling housing includes a receptacle plate and a cover. The receptacle plate has an opening. The receptacle plate is connected to the base plate of the semiconductor module around the opening. The cover is connected to the receptacle plate along a closure path around the opening, and either the receptacle plate or the cover is formed as a stamped or deep-drawn plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignees: AUDI AG, Hitachi Energy Ltd
    Inventors: Thomas Gradinger, Andreas Apelsmeier, Benjamin Söhnle, Daniele Torresin
  • Window pane assembly for a vehicle
    Patent number: 12103367
    Abstract: A window pane assembly for a vehicle includes a window pane that moves in a receiving gap of a receiving shaft between a closed position and an open position. The window pane completely covers a window opening in the closed position and at least partially exposes the window opening in the open position. The window pane includes a first edge region facing the vehicle roof and a second edge region located opposite the first edge region and received in the receiving gap of the receiving shaft. The window pane has a wedge-shaped thickened section on an outer face of the window pane at the second edge region. The thickened section engages an outer seal element when the window is set in the closed position and the vehicle is driving. The thickened section is spatially separated from the outer seal element when the vehicle is parked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Markus Peter
  • System for the electric power supply of a vehicle
    Patent number: 12107418
    Abstract: A system for the electric power supply of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises multiple electricity users, comprises an energy accumulator and a DC/DC converter, wherein the energy accumulator comprises n strands each having at least one energy accumulator cell and the DC/DC converter comprises n input modules, wherein each time one strand of the energy accumulator and one input module of the DC/DC converter form a closed circuit, wherein n circuits are interconnected, and wherein each circuit is connected to the users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Franziska Eckelmann, Thomas Glass, Stefan Schoberer, Mario Wildgruber
  • Support device for a display having a switchable flexibility
    Patent number: 12103391
    Abstract: A base support of a display apparatus has a flexible support at least partially delimited by at least one boundary region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Christian Wall
  • DISPLAY DEVICE FOR OUTPUTTING PIXEL-BASED DISPLAY CONTENT, CARRIER ELEMENT FOR THE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING THE DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240324124
    Abstract: A display device to display content, comprising a display film to display the content; and a flexible carrier element including a rear side which bears the display film; and a rolling mechanism to allow at least a part of the display film and at least a part of the flexible carrier element to roll about a rolling-up axis so as to form a roll shape. The flexible carrier element is configured as a carrier film on which is configured a support structure that projects perpendicular from the carrier film and extends on a side of the carrier film facing away from the display film. The support structure has a plurality of cells open on one side and delimited on an opposite side by a cell base with cell sides delimited by cell walls projecting perpendicular where a cell wall is shared in pairs to thereby form a honeycomb structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Christian WALL, Johannes HEROLD, Jens SCHIRMER
  • WHEEL SUSPENSION FOR A WHEEL OF AN AXLE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20240317004
    Abstract: A wheel suspension for a wheel of an axle of a motor vehicle, including a pivot bearing supporting the wheel, which is articulated in an upper link level via at least one link on the motor vehicle body. The pivot bearing includes a pivot bearing arm on which the link is mounted by a ball joint having a ball pin, the ball pin is aligned extending in the vertical direction of the vehicle and the ball of the ball pin is received in a receptacle on the link side and the shaft of the ball pin is received in a receptacle on the pivot bearing arm side. The receptacle on the pivot bearing arm side is formed as a longitudinally slotted clamping hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Dominik MOHRLOCK
  • WALL FOR THE PASSAGE OF GASES EMERGING FROM A BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, MOTOR VEHICLE, AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20240322358
    Abstract: A wall for arrangement on at least one battery cell and for the passage of gases emerging from the at least one battery cell. The wall has an opening area through which, in case of gas emerging from the at least one battery cell, in which gas emerges from the at least one battery cell, the emerging gas can be conducted through the wall. The opening area includes an opening device which is fluid-tight in a closed state and which is designed to carry out an exothermic chemical reaction triggerable by an activation event, by which at least part of the opening device can be melted, due to which the opening device passes from the closed state into an open state, in which the gas emerging from the at least one battery cell can be conducted through the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Lars KRUSE
  • METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEADLIGHT DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20240317134
    Abstract: A method for operating a headlight device of a motor vehicle, wherein the headlight device has comprises a projection device and a control unit which is designed to control the projection device for projecting a predetermined light pattern in a predetermined projection region of the projection device, wherein the. The light pattern in a polygon operating mode of the headlight device comprises a polygon mesh with polygon surfaces having polygon edges defined by projection points as corner points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Tilman ARMBRUSTER, Quirin VENI
  • ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240322338
    Abstract: An energy storage device with a housing and with at least one storage module accommodated therein, and a frame to which the housing is fastened by screw elements screwed at distinct fastening positions. The frame has at least two longitudinal beams, which are formed by metal hollow profile elements. Each hollow profile element has a main portion and at least one chamber portion which projects laterally therefrom towards the housing, into which the screw elements are screwed in. The chamber portion is provided with one or more weakening devices to facilitate collapse of the chamber portion in the event of a force acting with a horizontal force component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Thorsten BUßMANN
  • LOCKING MEANS FOR A FRONT FLAP OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20240318475
    Abstract: A locking apparatus for a front flap of a motor vehicle comprises a double-stroke lock, including a first locking element and a second locking element, to mechanically lock the front flap in a closed position and in a locked position; an unlocking element, coupled to the double-stroke lock, to unlock the first locking element by a first stroke and the second locking element by a second stroke separate from the first stroke; an actuator, coupled to the unlocking element, to move the unlocking element to unlock the first locking and the second locking element; a drive motor to drive the actuator; a first control device and a second control device to separately control the drive motor; and a changeover element to change over control of the actuator from the first control device to the second control device and vice versa based on a position of the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Andre SCHUBERT, Thomas LIEPOLD
  • Method for operating electronic data glasses in a motor vehicle, and electronic data glasses
    Patent number: 12099115
    Abstract: Contents are displayed by use of electronic smartglasses a vehicle occupant is wearing in a motor vehicle. The electronic smartglasses have a satellite-based capturing device by use of which a position of the motor vehicle is continuously captured. A movement of the motor vehicle is ascertained based on the continuously captured position of the motor vehicle and the contents displayed by use of the electronic smartglasses are adapted to the ascertained movement of the motor vehicle to prevent kinetosis in the vehicle occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Marcus Kühne
  • Motor vehicle and method for operating an illumination device of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 12097797
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a motor vehicle, comprising an illumination device, which comprises a plurality of light sources and a control device for illuminating an illumination region which can be simultaneously illuminated and which completely covers the surroundings of the motor vehicle in the circumferential direction. The illumination region is divided by the control device into illumination segments, which are controllable independently for illumination as part of at least one light function, in particular an assisting light function, of a vehicle system, wherein the illumination region of the illumination device has at least two illumination segments, one following the other in a spacing direction from the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Valentin Schmidt, Michael Flachhuber
  • Self-piercing rivet joint and self-piercing rivet
    Patent number: 12098736
    Abstract: A self-piercing rivet joint, having at least two components made of formable metallic materials having a strength up to 300 MPa, which are connected to one another in a riveting procedure, in which a self-piercing rivet pierces the first, stamp-side component with a setting force and is driven into the second, die-side component, specifically while maintaining a residual base thickness in the second component and while spreading out the self-piercing rivet to a spreading diameter in the second component. The self-piercing rivet is compressed after the riveting procedure down to 60% of its starting length and the spreading diameter is enlarged up to 140% to 150%, in particular to up to 140% of the rivet shaft diameter, specifically without damaging the self-piercing rivet by self-piercing rivet material cracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Norbert Hornbostel, Heiko Hellmeier, Frank Björn Barkhausen
  • Braking system for an autonomous vehicle
    Patent number: 12097838
    Abstract: A braking system in an at least partially autonomous vehicle, having one vehicle wheel brake per vehicle wheel and having a primary brake regulation system and a redundant secondary brake regulation system. One hydraulic actuator for actuating the vehicle brake is provided per vehicle wheel in a first vehicle axle which actuator is assigned to both the primary brake regulation system and also the secondary brake regulation system. One electromechanical primary actuator per vehicle wheel is assigned to the primary brake regulation system in the second vehicle axle and one electromechanical secondary actuator is assigned to the secondary brake regulation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Tobias Brok, Simone Macorig
  • Display device for a vehicle and a method for operating the display device
    Patent number: 12097761
    Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes a display panel, a control circuitry, and a supporting arrangement. The display panel displays a graphic display object and the control circuitry enables the displaying of the graphic display object, such that the information represented by the graphic display object is displayed based on a predefined physical environment condition. The supporting arrangement supports the display panel which is adjustable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the graphic display object is visually accessible to a user inside the vehicle and in the second position, the graphic display object is visually accessible to at least one person outside the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Daniel Lottes, Christian Wall, Romain Diboine, Doh Yeon Kim, Seonghwan Kim
  • Vehicle brake system and method for operating a vehicle brake system
    Patent number: 12097836
    Abstract: A brake system in a motor vehicle, the friction brake system of which, on the front and rear wheels, each case including vehicle wheel brakes which can be actuated via an electronic control device which includes an axle-specific braking force distributor unit by which a front axle target deceleration and a rear axle target deceleration can be determined from a friction brake system target deceleration, and which includes a wheel-specific braking force distributor unit by which front wheel target decelerations can be determined from the front axle target deceleration, and rear wheel target decelerations can be determined from the rear axle target deceleration, on the basis of which the wheel-specific braking force distributor unit generates control signals for the actuation of the vehicle wheel brakes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Ulrich Treffer
  • Vehicle wheel rim
    Patent number: D1044673
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Albert Rosello Visa