Patents by Inventor Andre Schauer

Andre Schauer 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).

  • Patent number: 10738880
    Abstract: A control unit arrangement for controlling a fluid arrangement includes at least one transmission actuator element, at least one valve and at least one pump, for clutch and transmission activation. The control unit arrangement also includes a plurality of control units. At least one control unit of the plurality of control units is configured to actuate the at least one transmission actuator element and at least one control unit of the plurality of control units is configured to actuate the at least one pump. One of the control units from the plurality of control units is configured to actuate the at least one valve, or at least two of the control units from the plurality of control units are connected via an OR logic for a common actuation of the at least one valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO.KG
    Inventors: Dominik Herkommer, Andre Schauer, Markus Baehr, Marco Grethel, Jürgen Eich
  • Publication number: 20200182314
    Abstract: A method for adjusting an operating point of a hydraulic actuator arrangement, in which a volumetric flow source is connected to a hydraulic cylinder via a pressure line which is filled with a hydraulic fluid, wherein a volume of the hydraulic fluid is regulated via the volumetric flow source and the operating point corresponds to a position of the actuator arrangement for a predefined parameter of a device which is to be actuated by the actuator arrangement, wherein the volume of the hydraulic fluid which is required to adjust the operating point is derived from a rotational position of a volumetric flow source motor and/or the volumetric flow source. In a method which facilitates a reliable start of the volume determination, a volume determination is started by means of a rotary angle regulation at a predefined pressure, wherein the predefined pressure is lower than a system pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Yunfan WEI, Marco GRETHEL, Markus BAEHR, Andre SCHAUER
  • Patent number: 10393197
    Abstract: A method for adjusting and adapting an operating point of a hydraulic actuator arrangement, in which a volume flow source is connected to a hydraulic cylinder via a pressure line that is filled with a hydraulic fluid. The method includes regulating a volume of the hydraulic fluid by the volume flow source, wherein an operating point of a position of the actuator arrangement corresponds, with respect to a predefined parameter, to a device which is to be actuated by the actuator arrangement. A modified volume of the hydraulic fluid which is necessary to adjust the operating point is derived from a rotational position of a volume flow source motor and/or of the volume flow source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Markus Baehr, Dominik Herkommer, Andre Schauer, Marco Grethel
  • Publication number: 20190241058
    Abstract: A hydraulic circuit for a hybrid drive train for changing driving operation states of a hybrid-operated vehicle, comprising a first fluid flow source including a first pump actuator, a second fluid flow source featuring a second pump actuator, a first shuttle valve arranged between the first pump actuator and the second pump actuator, a first clutch and a second clutch that are fluidically connected to the first shuttle valve so that the first clutch and the second clutch can respectively be fluidically controlled via the first pump actuator or the second pump actuator, a third clutch configured to be fluidically controlled at least via the first pump actuator, and a fourth clutch configured to be fluidically controlled at least via the second pump actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Marco GRETHEL, Yunfan WEI, Andre SCHAUER
  • Publication number: 20180306315
    Abstract: A control unit arrangement for controlling a fluid arrangement is disclosed, having at least one transmission actuator element, at least one valve and at least one pump, for clutch and transmission activation. The control unit arrangement includes a plurality of control units, wherein at least one control unit of the plurality of control units is configured to actuate the at least one transmission actuator element and at least one control unit of the plurality of control units is configured to actuate the at least one pump. One of the control units from the plurality of control units is configured to actuate the at least one valve, or at least two of the control units from the plurality of control units are connected via an OR logic for a common actuation of the at least one valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dominik Herkommer, Andre Schauer, Markus Baehr, Marco Grethel, Jürgen Eich
  • Publication number: 20180106305
    Abstract: A method for adjusting and adapting an operating point of a hydraulic actuator arrangement, in which a volume flow source is connected to a hydraulic cylinder via a pressure line that is filled with a hydraulic fluid. The method includes regulating a volume of the hydraulic fluid by the volume flow source, wherein an operating point of a position of the actuator arrangement corresponds, with respect to a predefined parameter, to a device which is to be actuated by the actuator arrangement. A modified volume of the hydraulic fluid which is necessary to adjust the operating point is derived from a rotational position of a volume flow source motor and/or of the volume flow source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Baehr, Dominik Herkommer, Andre Schauer, Marco Grethel