Patents by Inventor Albert SCHARLACH

Albert SCHARLACH 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).

  • Publication number: 20230369928
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method of providing a component for an electric machine having a body including multiple grooves and multiple indentations, and a cover including multiple recesses and multiple fixation elements. The method includes arranging at least one of the indentations at an edge of each of the grooves of the body, arranging at least one of the fixation elements at each of the recesses, and arranging the cover on the body with each of the recesses of the cover associated with a respective one of the grooves of the body, and each of the fixation elements of the cover arranged in a respective one of the indentations of the grooves of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventor: Albert SCHARLACH
  • Patent number: 11323010
    Abstract: An electric machine, including a stator and a rotor shaft having a cooling device, which shaft carries at least one slip ring, which has a lateral surface, which electrically contacts a contact element fixed on the stator, and which is at least partially accommodated in a recess of the rotor shaft, wherein an extension section of the slip ring, which is at least partially accommodated in the recess, extends beyond the lateral surface in one or both axial directions of the rotor shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Martin Floß, Peter Maischak, Michael Schwarzer, Albert Scharlach, Philipp Uhlmann
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20210036582
    Abstract: An electric machine, including a stator and a rotor shaft having a cooling device, which shaft carries at least one slip ring, which has a lateral surface, which electrically contacts a contact element fixed on the stator, and which is at least partially accommodated in a recess of the rotor shaft, wherein an extension section of the slip ring, which is at least partially accommodated in the recess, extends beyond the lateral surface in one or both axial directions of the rotor shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Martin FLOß, Peter MAISCHAK, Michael SCHWARZER, Albert SCHARLACH, Philipp UHLMANN
  • Patent number: 10773581
    Abstract: A drive device for a vehicle, which has an electric motor, a power electronics unit and a transmission. The power electronics unit is arranged between a shaft of the electric motor and a shaft of the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Albert Scharlach, Sebastian Albl, Manuel Schreiner
  • Patent number: 10770949
    Abstract: An electric machine with a housing, in which a stator having a plurality of winding heads is arranged. The housing has at least one cooling channel through which can flow a cooling medium. The cooling channel has at least one circular-shaped or circular-segment-shaped annular channel section, by way of which the cooling medium can be introduced to at least one winding head through at least one opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Albert Scharlach
  • Patent number: 10630143
    Abstract: An electric machine, which includes a rotor rotatable about a shaft and a stator. The stator is provided with a stator metal plate whose outer wall is locally limited and flattened in at least one location and otherwise is formed with a round shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Sebastian Albl, Jürgen Schmitz, Albert Scharlach
  • Patent number: 10615665
    Abstract: An electric machine, with a stator and a rotor. The rotor is provided with a sheet metal packet fixed to the rotor shaft of the electric machine having sheet metal plates stacked in the axial direction of the rotor. The sheet metal packet and at least one short-circuit ring arranged on an axial side of the sheet metal plate form at least one cooling channel for a cooling fluid which extends at least in sections in the radial direction of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Albert Scharlach
  • Patent number: 10336178
    Abstract: A final drive for a motor vehicle. A drive assembly having a drive shaft, the drive shaft is coupled via a gear stage to an output shaft of the final drive. The drive shaft is coupled to the gear stage via an intermediate shaft that is arranged offset with respect to it. The intermediate shaft is present on a first side of a conceptual plane that incorporates an axis of rotation of the drive shaft, and a power electronics unit is electrically connected to the drive assembly via connection terminals arranged at its front end on a second side of the plane, which lies opposite to the first side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Sebastian Albl, Daniel Laurijssen, Dominik Mohrlock, Sandro Weigelt, Christoph Schmutz, Patrik Frommann, Stefan Hübler, Stefanie Seide, Albert Scharlach, Jürgen Schmitz, Michael Streicher
  • Publication number: 20190165647
    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: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: Sebastian Albl, Albert Scharlach
  • Publication number: 20190118630
    Abstract: A drive device for a vehicle, which has an electric motor, a power electronics unit and a transmission. The power electronics unit is arranged between a shaft of the electric motor and a shaft of the transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Albert SCHARLACH, Sebastian ALBL, Manuel SCHREINER
  • Patent number: 10189308
    Abstract: A drive device for a motor vehicle, having a first drive assembly, a second drive assembly, and a wheel axle having a first axle member and a second axle member. The axle members are arranged in the lengthwise direction relative to an axis of rotation of the first axle member and/or the second axle member, at least partially, on sides of the first drive assembly and the second drive assembly lying opposite to one another, and wherein the first axle member is coupled to the first drive assembly and the second axle member is coupled to the second drive assembly in order to transmit torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Sebastian Albl, Jürgen Schmitz, Stefan Hübler, Albert Scharlach
  • Publication number: 20190006908
    Abstract: An electric machine with a housing, in which a stator having a plurality of winding heads is arranged. The housing has at least one cooling channel through which can flow a cooling medium. The cooling channel has at least one circular-shaped or circular-segment-shaped annular channel section, by way of which the cooling medium can be introduced to at least one winding head through at least one opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Albert SCHARLACH
  • Publication number: 20180250982
    Abstract: A drive device for a motor vehicle, having a first drive assembly, a second drive assembly, and a wheel axle having a first axle member and a second axle member. The axle members are arranged in the lengthwise direction relative to an axis of rotation of the first axle member and/or the second axle member, at least partially, on sides of the first drive assembly and the second drive assembly lying opposite to one another, and wherein the first axle member is coupled to the first drive assembly and the second axle member is coupled to the second drive assembly in order to transmit torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Sebastian ALBL, Jürgen SCHMITZ, Stefan HÜBLER, Albert SCHARLACH
  • Publication number: 20180241284
    Abstract: an electric machine, which includes a rotor rotatable about a shaft and a stator. The stator is provided with a stator metal plate whose outer wall is locally limited and flattened in at least one location and otherwise is formed with a round shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Sebastian ALBL, Jürgen SCHMITZ, Albert SCHARLACH
  • Publication number: 20180162215
    Abstract: A final drive for a motor vehicle. A drive assembly having a drive shaft, the drive shaft is coupled via a gear stage to an output shaft of the final drive. The drive shaft is coupled to the gear stage via an intermediate shaft that is arranged offset with respect to it. The intermediate shaft is present on a first side of a conceptual plane that incorporates an axis of rotation of the drive shaft, and a power electronics unit is electrically connected to the drive assembly via connection terminals arranged at its front end on a second side of the plane, which lies opposite to the first side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Sebastian Albl, Daniel Laurijssen, Dominik Mohrlock, Sandro Weigelt, Christoph Schmutz, Patrik Frommann, Stefan Hübler, Stefanie Seide, Albert Scharlach, Jürgen Schmitz, Michael Streicher
  • Publication number: 20180145562
    Abstract: An electric machine, with a stator and a rotor. The rotor is provided with a sheet metal packet fixed to the rotor shaft of the electric machine having sheet metal plates stacked in the axial direction of the rotor. The sheet metal packet and at least one short-circuit ring arranged on an axial side of the sheet metal plate form at least one cooling channel for a cooling fluid which extends at least in sections in the radial direction of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Albert SCHARLACH