Patents by Inventor Andreas GRELL

Andreas GRELL 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: 8727087
    Abstract: A torque transmission includes a housing arrangement drivable around an axis of rotation and filled with fluid and a clutch arrangement between the housing arrangement and a driven member. The clutch arrangement has a first friction surface formation rotatable with the housing arrangement and a second friction surface formation rotatable with the driven member. A clutch piston is movable axially for producing and canceling frictional engagement of the first and the second friction surface formation. A piston carrying element is connected to the clutch piston on the radially inner side for axial movement of the clutch piston. The piston carrying element has in its radially inner end region a first axial supporting area for axially supporting the driven member at the piston carrying element and a second axial supporting area for supporting the piston carrying element at the housing arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Ralf Fambach, Georg Mencher, Gregor Sueck, Andreas Grell, Michael Heuler
  • Publication number: 20130037368
    Abstract: A torque transmission includes a housing arrangement drivable around an axis of rotation and filled with fluid and a clutch arrangement between the housing arrangement and a driven member. The clutch arrangement has a first friction surface formation rotatable with the housing arrangement and a second friction surface formation rotatable with the driven member. A clutch piston is movable axially for producing and canceling frictional engagement of the first and the second friction surface formation. A piston carrying element is connected to the clutch piston on the radially inner side for axial movement of the clutch piston. The piston carrying element has in its radially inner end region a first axial supporting area for axially supporting the driven member at the piston carrying element and a second axial supporting area for supporting the piston carrying element at the housing arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Ralf FAMBACH, Georg MENCHER, Gregor SUECK, Andreas GRELL, Michael HEULER
  • Publication number: 20120205212
    Abstract: A torque transmission arrangement includes a housing arrangement which is drivable for rotation around an axis of rotation and a clutch arrangement in the torque transmission path between the housing arrangement and a driven member. The clutch arrangement has a first friction surface formation, which is rotatable with the housing arrangement and a second friction surface formation, which is rotatable with the driven member, and a clutch piston, which is movable axially for producing and canceling a frictional engagement of the first friction surface formation with the second friction surface formation. A piston carrying element, which is connected in a substantially fluid-tight manner to the clutch piston on the radially inner side, permits an axial movement of the clutch piston. The piston carrying element is produced substantially in its entirety from plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Ralf FAMBACH, Georg MENCHER, Gregor SUECK, Andreas GRELL, Michael HEULER