Patents by Inventor Alexander Gutsche

Alexander Gutsche 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).

  • Hybrid drive unit and drive train for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 11548367
    Abstract: A hybrid drive unit (HY, G) for a motor vehicle includes a housing (GG), in which a torque converter (TC) and an electric machine (EM) are accommodated. The electric machine (EM) and the torque converter (TC) are arranged directly next to each other such that the electric machine (EM) is arranged at a first face end (TC1) of the torque converter housing (TCG). An oil guide shell (LS) at least partially encompasses a section of the torque converter (TC). The oil guide shell (LS) has an L-shaped cross-section including a first section (LS1) and a second section (LS2) and is arranged in such that the first section (LS1) partially encompasses a second face end (TC2) of the torque converter housing (TCG) and the second section (LS2) partially encompasses a circumferential surface of the torque converter housing (TCG).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Tamas Gyarmati, Leschek Debernitz, Thorsten Müller, Stephan Stroph, Alexander Gutsche, Peter Reinders, Thomas Ratzmann
  • Hybrid Drive Unit and Drive Train for a Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20210053433
    Abstract: A hybrid drive unit (HY, G) for a motor vehicle includes a housing (GG), in which a torque converter (TC) and an electric machine (EM) are accommodated. The electric machine (EM) and the torque converter (TC) are arranged directly next to each other such that the electric machine (EM) is arranged at a first face end (TC1) of the torque converter housing (TCG). An oil guide shell (LS) at least partially encompasses a section of the torque converter (TC). The oil guide shell (LS) has an L-shaped cross-section including a first section (LS1) and a second section (LS2) and is arranged in such that the first section (LS1) partially encompasses a second face end (TC2) of the torque converter housing (TCG) and the second section (LS2) partially encompasses a circumferential surface of the torque converter housing (TCG).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Tamas Gyarmati, Leschek Debernitz, Thorsten Müller, Stephan Stroph, Alexander Gutsche, Peter Reinders, Thomas Ratzmann