Patents by Inventor Anders Hedman

Anders Hedman 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: 20260097646
    Abstract: A transmission arrangement for a vehicle has an input component drivingly connected to an electric motor, a first planetary gear system, a first sun gearwheel and a first ring gearwheel being rotationally connectable to the input component by a first sleeve and a second sleeve, respectively, and a first planet carrier being rotationally connected to an output component, and a crawler unit drivingly connectable between the first planetary gear system and the output component. The first sleeve is configured to selectively rotationally connect the first sun gearwheel to a stationary member, the second sleeve selectively rotationally connects the first ring gearwheel to the stationary member via a third sleeve. The third sleeve is rotationally connected to the stationary member, and selectively rotationally connects one gear member of the crawler unit to the stationary member to cause the first ring gearwheel to rotate in an opposite direction compared to the first planet gearwheel carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2025
    Publication date: April 9, 2026
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Johan FOLKESSON, Anders Hedman
  • Publication number: 20260043462
    Abstract: An electric axle assembly for a vehicle is disclosed. The electric axle assembly comprises a planetary gearset comprising a sun gearwheel, a planet carrier carrying a plurality of planet gearwheels, and a ring gearwheel. The electric axle assembly further comprises a first drive shaft rotatably passing through the sun gearwheel. The electric axle assembly further comprises a first gear engaging device configured to selectively engage or disengage the sun gearwheel to respectively enable or disable torque transfer via the planetary gearset to the first drive shaft. The sun gearwheel, when disengaged, is not supported against any fixed component apart from the planetary gearset. A plain bearing is arranged between the sun gearwheel and the first drive shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2025
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Inventor: Anders Hedman
  • Publication number: 20260036194
    Abstract: A vehicle transmission has a fixed housing, comprising a central part and a transversal wall, extending radially from the central part and a rotatable shaft. at least one bearing, radially interposed between the shaft and the housing, and coaxial with the shaft, comprising: an inner ring, seated in the housing; an outer ring, seated in the shaft; and tapered rollers. The inner ring is axially movable with respect to the housing to adjust an axial gap and/or a preload in a system. An adjustment device axially moves the inner ring, the adjustment device being in axial contact with the inner ring through openings of the transversal wall, the adjustment device being threadedly mounted on the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2025
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anders HEDMAN, Sven NORBERG
  • Publication number: 20260014850
    Abstract: A drive unit for an electric vehicle comprises an electric motor, a differential, a transmission and drive shafts. The transmission comprises a planetary gear train and a carrying structure, both coaxial with the drive shafts. The differential and the planetary gear train are mounted inside of the carrying structure. The carrying structure is driven by the electric motor and drives the planetary gear train. The transmission comprises a shift assembly, comprising a shift ring coaxially mounted around the carrying structure, axially moveable and rotationally fixed relative to the carrying structure. The shift assembly is configured to cooperate with an input member of the planetary gear train so as to engage or disengage the input member with the carrying structure depending on the axial position of the shift ring relative to the carrying structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2025
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Inventors: Anders HEDMAN, Sven NORBERG
  • Publication number: 20260009455
    Abstract: A transmission arrangement for a vehicle. comprising a first planetary gearset, a first secondary reduction gearset. a second planetary gearset, and at least one drive shaft. The disclosure also relates to a powertrain and a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2025
    Publication date: January 8, 2026
    Inventors: Anders Hedman, Sven Norberg
  • Patent number: 12429129
    Abstract: An assembly for lubricating a gearwheel of a transmission includes a shaft arranged to rotate about a rotational axis extending in an axial direction, the gearwheel arranged rotationally fixed on the shaft, a first ring member arranged coaxially and rotationally fixed on the shaft adjacent the gearwheel, and a lubricant distribution ring member for providing lubricant to gear valleys between respective adjacent gear teeth of the gearwheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2025
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anna Wikström, Anders Hedman, Henrik Hagerman
  • Publication number: 20250257791
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a transmission arrangement including an input shaft, and an output shaft, a first gear stage including a first gear wheel and a second gear wheel drivingly connected to each other, a first planetary gear set including a first sun gear, a first ring gear and a first planet carrier, wherein the first planet carrier is rotationally connected to the output shaft, and a crawler unit being drivingly connectable between the first planetary gear set and the output shaft by a first clutch, wherein the first clutch is configured to rotationally connect one of the plurality of gear members of the crawler unit to one of the first ring gear, the first planet carrier or a stationary member of the transmission arrangement, to cause the first ring gear to rotate in an opposite direction compared to a rotational direction of the first planet carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2025
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Inventors: Johan Folkesson, Sven Norberg, Anders Hedman
  • Publication number: 20250198502
    Abstract: An assembly for lubricating a gearwheel of a transmission includes a shaft arranged to rotate about a rotational axis extending in an axial direction, the gearwheel arranged rotationally fixed on the shaft, a first ring member arranged coaxially and rotationally fixed on the shaft adjacent the gearwheel, and a lubricant distribution ring member for providing lubricant to gear valleys between respective adjacent gear teeth of the gearwheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Anna Wikström, Anders Hedman, Henrik Hagerman
  • Patent number: 12234896
    Abstract: A transmission for a vehicle includes: an input shaft, a main shaft, and a countershaft, the main shaft being coaxial with the input shaft and the countershaft being parallel therewith, first and second primary gear planes arranged for torque transfer between the input shaft and the countershaft, and at least one secondary gear plane arranged for torque transfer between the countershaft and the main shaft. The transmission further includes a crawler shaft arranged in parallel with the main shaft, wherein the first primary gear plane comprises a first crawler shaft gearwheel arranged on the crawler shaft, and wherein the second primary gear plane comprises a second crawler shaft gearwheel arranged on the crawler shaft, the second crawler shaft gearwheel being selectively rotationally connectable to the first crawler shaft gearwheel so as to engage a crawler gear of the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Anders Hedman
  • Patent number: 12196296
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a powertrain for a vehicle, comprising: a transmission and a differential gear which are drivingly connected to each other, wherein the differential gear is configured to be drivingly connected to driving wheels of the vehicle; wherein the transmission comprises a first set of gearwheels and a second set of gearwheels, at least one gearwheel of the first set of gearwheels being drivingly connected to at least one gearwheel of the second set of gearwheels via at least a first shaft which is configured to rotate about a first rotational axis, wherein the first set of gearwheels is arranged on a first side of the differential gear and the second set of gearwheels is arranged on a second opposite side of the differential gear. The disclosure also relates to a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anders Hedman, Andrius Charitonovas
  • Patent number: 12128760
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a powertrain for a vehicle, the powertrain including: a transmission, a propeller shaft and a differential gear, wherein the transmission comprises an output shaft which is drivingly connected or connectable to the propeller shaft, the propeller shaft is drivingly connected to the differential gear and the differential gear is configured to provide a driving torque to a respective half-shaft of a drive axle for driving the vehicle, the transmission further including: an input shaft configured to be drivingly connected to a power unit; a planetary gearset; a first gearset and a second gearset. The disclosure also relates to a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Johan Folkesson, Anders Hedman
  • Patent number: 12129914
    Abstract: A vehicle transmission includes: a first and second input shaft (IS), a countershaft, a main shaft, and an output shaft, a first gear plane (GP) comprising a first IS gearwheel (ISG), a first main gearwheel (MG), and a first countershaft gearwheel (CG), a second GP comprising a second ISG, a second MG, and a second CG, the first CG connectable to the second CG, a range gear comprising at least a first, second, and third range gear component (RGC), the first RGC connected to the output shaft, a first gear engaging device (GED) settable to: a state connecting the first MG to the first RGC, a neutral state, and a state connecting the first MG to the second RGC, a second GED settable to at least: a state connecting the second MG to the second RGC, a neutral state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Johan Folkesson, Anders Hedman, Sven Norberg
  • Publication number: 20240318711
    Abstract: A gearwheel arrangement for a transmission is disclosed. The gearwheel arrangement includes a first gearwheel and a second gearwheel coaxially arranged and selectively rotationally connectable to one another, a first pair of cylindrical roller bearings configured to support radial load, the first pair of cylindrical roller bearings being arranged to support the first gearwheel in a radial direction, a second pair of cylindrical roller bearings configured to support radial load, the second pair of cylindrical roller bearings being arranged to support the second gearwheel in the radial direction, and a common rolling element bearing configured to support axial load, the common rolling element bearing being arranged to support both of the first and second gearwheels in an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Johan Folkesson, Anders Hedman
  • Publication number: 20240295258
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a powertrain for a vehicle, comprising: a transmission and a differential gear which are drivingly connected to each other, wherein the differential gear is configured to be drivingly connected to driving wheels of the vehicle; wherein the transmission comprises a first set of gearwheels and a second set of gearwheels, at least one gearwheel of the first set of gearwheels being drivingly connected to at least one gearwheel of the second set of gearwheels via at least a first shaft which is configured to rotate about a first rotational axis, wherein the first set of gearwheels is arranged on a first side of the differential gear and the second set of gearwheels is arranged on a second opposite side of the differential gear. The disclosure also relates to a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anders HEDMAN, Andrius CHARITONOVAS
  • Patent number: 12038073
    Abstract: A transmission for a vehicle includes a first input shaft, a second input shaft, an output shaft, a planetary gear set arranged on the output shaft, including a sun gear, planet carrier and ring gear, an output shaft first gearwheel, an output shaft second gearwheel, wherein the first input shaft gearwheel is drivingly connected with the output shaft first gearwheel and the second input shaft gearwheel is drivingly connected with the output shaft second gearwheel, wherein the output shaft second gearwheel is permanently connected to the sun gear and rotatable with respect to the output shaft, the output shaft first gearwheel is rotatable with respect to the output shaft, and the output shaft first gearwheel is further engageable with the output shaft in a first gear mode and engageable with the output shaft second gearwheel in a second gear mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Johan Folkesson, Richard Torsein, Anders Hedman
  • Patent number: 12031615
    Abstract: A transmission for a vehicle includes a first input shaft, a second input shaft, a countershaft, a main shaft, and an output shaft, a first gear plane including a first input shaft gearwheel, a first main gearwheel, and a first countershaft gearwheel, and a second gear plane including a second input shaft gearwheel, a second main gearwheel, a second countershaft gearwheel, a first gear engaging device, a second gear engaging device, wherein the output shaft is drivingly connectable to the main shaft, and wherein the transmission is configured to only enable transfer of torque between the first input shaft and the output shaft via the main shaft, and to only enable transfer of torque between the second input shaft and the output shaft via the main shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anders Hedman, Johan Folkesson, Sven Norberg
  • Publication number: 20240181872
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a powertrain for a vehicle, the powertrain including: a transmission, a propeller shaft and a differential gear, wherein the transmission comprises an output shaft which is drivingly connected or connectable to the propeller shaft, the propeller shaft is drivingly connected to the differential gear and the differential gear is configured to provide a driving torque to a respective half-shaft of a drive axle for driving the vehicle, the transmission further including: an input shaft configured to be drivingly connected to a power unit; a planetary gearset; a first gearset and a second gearset. The disclosure also relates to a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Johan Folkesson, Anders Hedman
  • Patent number: 12000462
    Abstract: A transmission assembly for a vehicle includes a first input shaft, a second input shaft and a common output shaft, a first input shaft first gear wheel and a first input shaft second gear wheel arranged axially offset with respect to each other on the first input shaft, a second input shaft first gear wheel and a second input shaft second gear wheel arranged axially offset with respect to each other on the second input shaft, an output shaft first gear wheel and an output shaft second gear wheel arranged axially offset with respect to each other on the common output shaft, wherein each one of the first input shaft first gear wheel and the second input shaft first gear wheel is meshing with the output shaft first gear wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Anders Hedman
  • Patent number: 11981197
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle powertrain, comprising: first and second power units (PUs), a propeller shaft, (PS) a power take-off, (PTO), a transmission comprising: first and second input shafts connected to the PUs, an output shaft connected to the PS, and a countershaft connected to the PTO, first and second input shaft gearwheels (ISGs) on the input shafts, first and second countershaft gearwheels (CSGs), the first CSG being in driving connection with the second ISG, first, second and third output shaft gearwheels (OSGs) in driving connection with the first ISG and the first and second CSGs, first and second gear engaging devices (GEDs), wherein, in a mode of operation, the first GED rotationally connects the first OS G to the output shaft, and the second GED rotationally disconnects the output shaft from the second and third OSGs, no parts of the powertrain being drivingly connected to both of the PUs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Johan Folkesson, Anders Hedman
  • Publication number: 20240133448
    Abstract: A transmission for a vehicle includes a first input shaft, a second input shaft, an output shaft, a planetary gear set arranged on the output shaft, including a sun gear, planet carrier and ring gear, an output shaft first gearwheel, an output shaft second gearwheel, wherein the first input shaft gearwheel is drivingly connected with the output shaft first gearwheel and the second input shaft gearwheel is drivingly connected with the output shaft second gearwheel, wherein the output shaft second gearwheel is permanently connected to the sun gear and rotatable with respect to the output shaft, the output shaft first gearwheel is rotatable with respect to the output shaft, and the output shaft first gearwheel is further engageable with the output shaft in a first gear mode and engageable with the output shaft second gearwheel in a second gear mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Johan FOLKESSON, Richard TORSEIN, Anders HEDMAN